Over 50 years ago. In the Day the PTA thought that they were Child Protective service, especially in small towns. Momma put the whole board of Front Street. This was pre Roe. The Late Great Tom T. Hall wrote it, try his King Of The Road, England Swings.
Today, the CPS (part of the United States Corporation) can take your kids because they actually own you and your kids via the birth certificate. We are all slaves in the system, owned by the corporation, traded on the stock exchange, and this song only hinted at what was coming.
When I was a 5th grader (1974) I went to the Halloween party dressed as Hester Prynne. Those older ladies at the school couldn't believe that my mother let me do that!
The song is from the late 1960s. Back then, the consensus of opinion was that it actually was the business of others to criticize those who weren't conforming to the social norms of the time. The song actually served to delegitimize that attitude...but only for a time. Modernly, that attitude has again become ascendant...but the social norms being enforced are rather opposite to what they were 60 years ago. So, different day, same evil...but with the dominant social norms reversed.
this is how diss tracks were made back in the day. No cussing, no violence... just classy way of putting someone in their place. I love seeing all these young people checking out older classics. If I recall correctly, this cam out in the 60's before color television.
I thought I’d fill you in on some of the lyrics- Mrs Taylor using a lot of ice when hubby’s away refers to the ice delivery man delivering more than ice (if you know what I mean😉)and “this is just a little Peyton Place” refers to a 1960’s prime time soap opera called “Peyton Place” which had all kinds of drama and scandal.
I always took it that she was drinking a lot. She would use a lot of ice for her drinks. She knew husband was cheating. They did not have ice delivered in the 60’s, refrigerators had already replaced the icebox.
@@donabaypro6782 there were still ice delivery companies in the 1960’s. My friend’s grandfather had an ice delivery, with a huge square truck with sawdust in the back to help preserve the ice. He used to chip off chunks for us in the summer. This was in the Northeast, so there had to have been plenty of other areas that had the same. The old blues/ novelty songs all had lyrics of innuendo re the ice man and the wives taking advantage of the delivery “services”, and the implication that the husband wasn’t at home during the delivery times.
Harper Valley was written by Tom T. Hall. That's a rabbit hole you need to go down. Starting with Tom's song, Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine. He had great titles: Ballad of Forty Dollars, Salute to a Switch Blade, A Week in a County Jail; to name a few.
The introduction of the miniskirt back in the 1960s caused a lot of consternation. Women had never shown that much leg before in public, so it was viewed as scandalous by the moralistic. It was all a part of the break in cultural norms that occurred in the 1960s, along with war protests and disrespect for authority by youth, easy-to-use birth control, liberalization of pre-marital sex, the use of psychoactive drugs, the embrace of rock and roll music, etc.
"Sock it to me" was a big saying at the time. It was made famous by Richard Nixon who got savage treatment form the press before he was elected President. His answer after he got elected was to go ahead, "Sock it to me". The TV Show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in, kind of the SNL of the time used the saying so often it became a catch phrase. In good humor, Nixon went on the show and was taped saying it and it became more famous. So good for Jeannie's character for Socking it to the PTA!
This song is over 50 years old and the "guitar" he's playing is called a Dobro and they are configured a little differently from a regular guitar in that the strings sit a little higher from the neck on some and it is playing with a slide.
Back then the social norms were completely different than today. You could be sent home from school for hair too long, skirt too short, and if a woman complained she was patted on the butt she was told "calm down honey, you're being emotional." This song was a protest song that many people were sympathetic to at the time. I know, I was there.
Jeannie C. Riley is best known for her 1968 country & pop hit "Harper Valley PTA". But she had some other songs such as "The Girl Most Likely", "There Never Was A Time," "The Rib," "The Back Side of Dallas," "Country Girl," "Oh Singer," & "Good Enough To Be Your Wife". Later she became a born-again Christian and began recording gospel music during the late 1970's.
Great reaction. This was on one of my girl mix tapes way back in the day; along with The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, Ode to Billy Joe, You're So Vain, Fist City, etc. Fun!
This was written by Tom T Hall. Jeannie C Riley recorded it in 1968. In 1970 she started singing gospel music. She didn't like the message this song sent. In 1984, Tom T Hall wrote a sequel that takes place years later in which Mrs. Johnson is now a grandmother and she talks about how all the PTA members straightened up. Jeannie recorded that also
I was a single mom for at least 18 years in the 80's and 90's. This song still runs true. I was judged by horrible "good Christian " mothers. I didn't even walk around in mini skirts or hang out in bars. I was simply seen as a threat to these pious, insecure women worried about their husband's infidelity.. I would never have an affair with a married man or someone in a relationship as I would not respect them
The instrument you like is a dobro (essentially a guitar with a metal resonator attached). It is usually played using a slide (a piece of metal or glass held in the hand or tube around one finger) rather than pushing down on the frets it "slides" along the string giving "slippery" transitions.
Barbara Eden played the role of Mom in the movie named the same, forget what year. Yeah...this was early to mid 70s. This kind of thing happened in small towns.
There was a movie made "Harper Valley PTA" station Barbara Eden of "I dream of Jeannie" TV show When Mrs Johnson walked in to the PTA meeting in her mini skirt she walked up to the chalk board & dragged her finger nails down it before speaking, such a classic moment 😊
unfortunately, back in the 60s, this kind of crap did happen. my dad told me "what you do can get your mother fired". my mother was a local grade school teacher. he was not exaggerating.
Riley did a USO show at NATTC Memphis when I was there for the summer of 1971. I was assigned busboy duties at the event, so I was standing near the walkway when she entered the venue. Her body guards were about twice her size, and she came to about my chin.
This one was made for your reaction, Shon. Loved it. This song is still in heavy rotation in my truck. Now I will think of you when it comes on again! As I’ve said before, I would have liked it if we could have hung out during the 70s 🧨 I guess we are doing that now though.
This was the 70s small town USA and your business was everyone's business. I grew up in a similar small town in the 70s, mini skirts and gogo boots. And the slide action on the guitar is the way they turn a regular guitar into a steel guitar.
You need to the 2nd song which has Mrs. Johnson’s reminiscing over the PTA and where their at years later. It’s called “return to Harper Valley “ it will probably resonate with you even more as it’s about today’s struggles in society and schools.
Couldn’t WAIT to get Home to watch this, and start reading the Comments. Always a Fun Song. Hysterical. Watched it 3 times. Good stuff. As always. Btw…in 1974 the “Equal Credit Opportunity Act” passed in the US. Until then, Banks required single, widowed, or, divorced women to bring a man along to cosign any credit application, regardless of their income. Truth! Times were different. BIG Different.
I hear you like the harmonica. Check these out. #1 Midnight Cowboy 1969 Harmonica Theme. Midnight Cowboy was best movie 1969. #2 The Waifs - Crazy Train - Wave Aid 2005 You can thank Fred.
I remember my parents first used to turn off the radio when this came on, and then one day my Dad said you should probably listen and learn from this. The song had been out for a few years and I was like 5 at that time. I guess my Dad thought I could handle it (I had no idea what the song was about other than short skirts and something about school). Miss Ya Dad!! Lol, Peace, Love!!
Over 50 years ago. In the Day the PTA thought that they were Child Protective service, especially in small towns. Momma put the whole board of Front Street. This was pre Roe. The Late Great Tom T. Hall wrote it, try his King Of The Road, England Swings.
Today, the CPS (part of the United States Corporation) can take your kids because they actually own you and your kids via the birth certificate. We are all slaves in the system, owned by the corporation, traded on the stock exchange, and this song only hinted at what was coming.
Tom T Hall was awesome! I’m pretty sure Roger Miller wrote England Swings and King of the Road.
@@devonbell6795 If so my bad.
Wrong yes Tom T. Hall wrote Harper Valley PTA,but Roger Miller wrote King of the Road and England Swings.
Tom T Hall has said this is loosely based on true events
She is spilling ALLLLLLLLL the tea.
Yaaaassss
For sure, for sure! : )
I didn't really remember the lyrics until it started. It's a great story 😊
If you like story telling songs, you have to listen to "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia."
Yes, but listen to the audio, not the video. The video has conversations going on and you can't hear all of the lyrics.
I was going to recommend the Piña Colada Song by Rupert Holmes as another fun story type song, lol.
@@sylvanaire This is my pic too. Lol
For a story, try What's Your Mama's Name by Tanya Tucker.
A very VERY young Vicki Lawrence. Great song
Shon, the secretary had to leave this town because she was pregnant great reaction ❤
Love your reviews...i am a 73 yr old woman ...was there for these song
According to the writer, this was based on a true story. And yes, people back then did think they had the right to judge everyone.
When I was a 5th grader (1974) I went to the Halloween party dressed as Hester Prynne. Those older ladies at the school couldn't believe that my mother let me do that!
Nothings changed
Back then? People still get in other people's business. They just do it online now.
This song kills the “it takes a village to raise a child” doctrine.
The song is from the late 1960s. Back then, the consensus of opinion was that it actually was the business of others to criticize those who weren't conforming to the social norms of the time. The song actually served to delegitimize that attitude...but only for a time. Modernly, that attitude has again become ascendant...but the social norms being enforced are rather opposite to what they were 60 years ago. So, different day, same evil...but with the dominant social norms reversed.
Peyton Place was a Prime Time soap opera from the 60's
this is how diss tracks were made back in the day. No cussing, no violence... just classy way of putting someone in their place. I love seeing all these young people checking out older classics. If I recall correctly, this cam out in the 60's before color television.
I thought I’d fill you in on some of the lyrics- Mrs Taylor using a lot of ice when hubby’s away refers to the ice delivery man delivering more than ice (if you know what I mean😉)and “this is just a little Peyton Place” refers to a 1960’s prime time soap opera called “Peyton Place” which had all kinds of drama and scandal.
Ohhhh! Thx for explaining the ice reference.
I always took it that she was drinking a lot. She would use a lot of ice for her drinks. She knew husband was cheating. They did not have ice delivered in the 60’s, refrigerators had already replaced the icebox.
@@donabaypro6782 there were still ice delivery companies in the 1960’s. My friend’s grandfather had an ice delivery, with a huge square truck with sawdust in the back to help preserve the ice. He used to chip off chunks for us in the summer. This was in the Northeast, so there had to have been plenty of other areas that had the same. The old blues/ novelty songs all had lyrics of innuendo re the ice man and the wives taking advantage of the delivery “services”, and the implication that the husband wasn’t at home during the delivery times.
Also, the reason the secretary had to leave town was because boss got her pregnant.
Used a lot of ice, simply meant she did a lot of “entertaining” it was not referring to the ice delivery man. 😂
There was a movie about this song. Actress Barbara Eden played the lead. There is a video to this song
Yes! Loved that movie!
Harper Valley was written by Tom T. Hall. That's a rabbit hole you need to go down. Starting with Tom's song, Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine. He had great titles: Ballad of Forty Dollars, Salute to a Switch Blade, A Week in a County Jail; to name a few.
Don't forget "I Love"
my mom used to sing sneaky snake to my kids when they were little :)
And “I Care”. But yes, “I Love” such a good song it’s the first thing I learned to play on my mandolin❤️
Oh, and Sneaky Snake! Loved that song as a kid!
Yes! Tom T Hall is amazing.
She sang this song in 1968. 56 years ago. When the GO GO shirt became popular in the 60's and 70's.
"Over 30 yrs ago.." oh child, you so sweet. :)
The instrument is called a dobro or a resonater guitar. It can be played flat(like you see) or like a regular guitar.
the same instrument that Curtis Lowe used
Harold Morrison playing it there, a fantastic picker of many instruments and a comedian too
And he's playing it with a bottleneck slide.
The guitar is actually called a DOBRO and makes beautiful sounds and as widely used in country music❤
The introduction of the miniskirt back in the 1960s caused a lot of consternation. Women had never shown that much leg before in public, so it was viewed as scandalous by the moralistic. It was all a part of the break in cultural norms that occurred in the 1960s, along with war protests and disrespect for authority by youth, easy-to-use birth control, liberalization of pre-marital sex, the use of psychoactive drugs, the embrace of rock and roll music, etc.
And the no bra/ bra burns
"Sock it to me" was a big saying at the time. It was made famous by Richard Nixon who got savage treatment form the press before he was elected President. His answer after he got elected was to go ahead, "Sock it to me". The TV Show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in, kind of the SNL of the time used the saying so often it became a catch phrase. In good humor, Nixon went on the show and was taped saying it and it became more famous. So good for Jeannie's character for Socking it to the PTA!
This song is over 50 years old and the "guitar" he's playing is called a Dobro and they are configured a little differently from a regular guitar in that the strings sit a little higher from the neck on some and it is playing with a slide.
PTA'S back then were the HOA'S of today !
Closer to almost 60 years ago
They actually made a movie based on this song way back in the day and it was hilarious!
Exactly, Barbara Eden played Ms. Johnson...I remember watching it with my mom when I was little😂
I love your reactions! So genuine and fresh. You’re totally opened to ALL kinds of music. Appreciate and enjoy your channel.
Back then the social norms were completely different than today. You could be sent home from school for hair too long, skirt too short, and if a woman complained she was patted on the butt she was told "calm down honey, you're being emotional." This song was a protest song that many people were sympathetic to at the time. I know, I was there.
This was written in 1968 by Tom Hall.....people were a lot different back then. It was a hugely popular song!!!🎶🎼🎵🎸🎹🎙🥁🎧🎤🔥🔥🔥🤣🤣🤣
The song was so epic, it actually inspired a t.v. series.
TOM T HALL, the story teller, wrote this song. He has many many great songs.
I loved this song, when it came out and love it to this day. Nobody can call out a hypocrite than a Southern woman, who's been disrespected.
CLASSIC COUNTRY!!!
Great reaction! This is one of the many great story telling songs written by Tom T Hall.
You are CONTAGIOUS, I love your content. Your delight in music and attention to lyrics. FANTASTIC WORK looking forward to seeing your next one.
I remember when this song came out and thoroughly enjoyed it and still do.
Oh i love this song!!! This is how you shut people up!!!
Jeannie C. Riley is best known for her 1968 country & pop hit "Harper Valley PTA". But she had some other songs such as "The Girl Most Likely", "There Never Was A Time," "The Rib," "The Back Side of Dallas," "Country Girl," "Oh Singer," & "Good Enough To Be Your Wife". Later she became a born-again Christian and began recording gospel music during the late 1970's.
I loved your reaction! 😂 Mama brought the smoke! Tom T. Hall wrote this song and many more. And yeah, it really was like that in some small towns USA.
Imagine her in congress. I’d pay to see that.
There is an album called Harper Valley PTA. Tells the story of each person in the town. Really good album
grew up and sing all this stuff...great memories. Thanks for this.
I love the song. Man, this brings me back to when I was a kid singing it as a kid and not realizing the content til about 20 yrs later. LOL
Great reaction. This was on one of my girl mix tapes way back in the day; along with The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, Ode to Billy Joe, You're So Vain, Fist City, etc. Fun!
This was written by Tom T Hall. Jeannie C Riley recorded it in 1968. In 1970 she started singing gospel music. She didn't like the message this song sent. In 1984, Tom T Hall wrote a sequel that takes place years later in which Mrs. Johnson is now a grandmother and she talks about how all the PTA members straightened up. Jeannie recorded that also
I saw her in concert at Cobb Center in Smyrna Ga
I was a single mom for at least 18 years in the 80's and 90's. This song still runs true. I was judged by horrible "good Christian " mothers. I didn't even walk around in mini skirts or hang out in bars. I was simply seen as a threat to these pious, insecure women worried about their husband's infidelity.. I would never have an affair with a married man or someone in a relationship as I would not respect them
I love Jeannie C. Riley - she's so sassy !
Lady had some killer eyes and smile.
Now u have to do part 2 “Return to Harper Valley” 😉
What didn't know there was a #2 ty for that info.💗🎶🎵
@@debrablumrogers5096 yes ma’am, you’re welcome….enjoy!!!! ❤️
I love your reaction so much!! Iwish I could use a laugh symbol instead of a thumbs up 👍 🤣 😂
small southern towns did do this to some extent
Thanks, Shon! This an awesome story-song! I LOVE it.. calling out all the hypocrites.. lol .. and love your reaction...
I just watched your reaction to I Believe. You got my subscription and like sir.
Mic drop! Barbara Eden the beautiful actress in I Dream Of Jeannie played the momma in the movie Harper Valley PTA❤
One of my all time favorite 😍
Always such a good reaction to this song. And another one here.
I love Jeannie C.Riley, great song.
A great, "hold my beer" moment 😂
The instrument you like is a dobro (essentially a guitar with a metal resonator attached). It is usually played using a slide (a piece of metal or glass held in the hand or tube around one finger) rather than pushing down on the frets it "slides" along the string giving "slippery" transitions.
I love the story telling songs too 😊 thanks....great reaction!
So many great songs. April Wine Roller us the bomb.
Barbara Eden played the role of Mom in the movie named the same, forget what year. Yeah...this was early to mid 70s. This kind of thing happened in small towns.
I grew up with this song and then attached show. Watch it, moass of fun.
That guitar work is off the charts and whimsical.
It was a hit in 1968...when many parents were PRUDES...I love the Mother's SASS BACK AT 'EM.
There was a movie made "Harper Valley PTA" station Barbara Eden of "I dream of Jeannie" TV show
When Mrs Johnson walked in to the PTA meeting in her mini skirt she walked up to the chalk board & dragged her finger nails down it before speaking, such a classic moment 😊
There is another song called Return to Harper Valley and there was a movie from this song.
That is exactly the way that it was back in the day😂😂
unfortunately, back in the 60s, this kind of crap did happen. my dad told me "what you do can get your mother fired". my mother was a local grade school teacher. he was not exaggerating.
They open the bag now she is spilling the beans
The 'guitar' is a Dobro. It has a metal dish under the plate that makes it's unique resonator sound.
such a fun song!
This channel is always good for a smile. Look forward to your reactions.
You made this song so fun. I am 74
They actually made a movie out of this song. It would have you rolling on the floor. 🙂
She's so beautiful..
Back in the day in the South, especially the PTA would be all up in your business.
Yep, she called them out by name.
This was written by the great Tom T Hall
Riley did a USO show at NATTC Memphis when I was there for the summer of 1971. I was assigned busboy duties at the event, so I was standing near the walkway when she entered the venue. Her body guards were about twice her size, and she came to about my chin.
It’s a fun song lol, thanks Shon
you going back some years with this one! im that old!
She is beautiful.
This one was made for your reaction, Shon. Loved it. This song is still in heavy rotation in my truck. Now I will think of you when it comes on again! As I’ve said before, I would have liked it if we could have hung out during the 70s 🧨 I guess we are doing that now though.
How true was this. People need to mind their on business.😊😊😊
They even made a movie based on this song, starring Barbara Eden
This was the 70s small town USA and your business was everyone's business. I grew up in a similar small town in the 70s, mini skirts and gogo boots. And the slide action on the guitar is the way they turn a regular guitar into a steel guitar.
It was fun watching you react to this one. 😂
People love this because haven't we all dreamed of just spilling the tea on those that are judging us? Just putting it ALL out there.
You need to the 2nd song which has Mrs. Johnson’s reminiscing over the PTA and where their at years later. It’s called “return to Harper Valley “ it will probably resonate with you even more as it’s about today’s struggles in society and schools.
She did a follow up to this in 1984, it's called "Return to Harper Valley PTA"
Mr Morrison just Killen it!
She’s calling them all out for their hypocrisy. There is a follow up song about this called returning to Harper Valley.
Couldn’t WAIT to get Home to watch this, and start reading the Comments.
Always a Fun Song. Hysterical. Watched it 3 times. Good stuff. As always.
Btw…in 1974 the “Equal Credit Opportunity Act” passed in the US.
Until then, Banks required single, widowed, or, divorced women to bring a man along to cosign any credit application, regardless of their income. Truth!
Times were different. BIG Different.
Reached #11 on Billboard top 100 - 1968. 56 years ago.
This song was written by country legend Tom T. Hall and there was a movie that come out in 1978
Shon, that is a steel guitar🎉 it is very popular in country music. I so love your reactions
The are so real❤🎉
Such a good song! 😎
There's also an updated version by Jeannie c Reilly called return to Harper valley
Great reaction!
well done, Shon. Well done.
I hear you like the harmonica. Check these out.
#1 Midnight Cowboy 1969 Harmonica Theme. Midnight Cowboy was best movie 1969.
#2 The Waifs - Crazy Train - Wave Aid 2005
You can thank Fred.
I remember my parents first used to turn off the radio when this came on, and then one day my Dad said you should probably listen and learn from this. The song had been out for a few years and I was like 5 at that time. I guess my Dad thought I could handle it (I had no idea what the song was about other than short skirts and something about school). Miss Ya Dad!! Lol, Peace, Love!!