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Marty was a story teller. His hit "Big Iron" is a great example.
Yes ! That one and mr.shorty, are favorites of mine.
The Grateful Dead used to do Big Iron on occasion.
Yes he was.
Strawberry Roan is an excellent example. You can just "see" that outlaw (onery horse) as he describes him. It's a hilarious description and story.
Utah Carol is another prime example.
Big Iron is my favorite country song of all time!
I was introduced to Big Iron when the singer from Social Distortion sang it.
Mr Shorty us a great story song too!
Part 2 is the song "Feleena", and then 3 is "El Paso City". It's like a movie trilogy. Enjoy 🤠
I love El Paso city 👍🏼 you can still hear those two lovers in the wind
Marty died before he could complete "part four" . . . . The Mystery of Old El Paso.
Neither of the sequels are worth listening to, in my opinion.
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Feleena is not bad, but El Paso City is very good. I would love to have heard a fourth one.
Oddly enough, the posse wasn't after him for the gunfight, the stranger drew first. The unforgivable crime was stealing a horse. Great song.
Yes, you are right.
Yes I agree stinks if he hadn't panicked he probably could of been with the lady a might longer. As shown in the song Faleena that she loved him to.
Ha, I was going to say that.😄
Yep. The guy was a stranger. Who's going to avenge him?
True, but he killed their buddy so that didn't help.
this is part of a trilogy. Fallena, El Paso, and El Paso City. Fallena is from her perspective, El Paso from the cowboys, and strangely enough El Paso City is the him reborn in modern times remembering what happened in his previous life. All three are great songs.
You asked for stories!! He was a great singer!! (NOTE: Marty was a part-time yet competitive NASCAR driver until heart issues ended his driving g days.)
Give a listen to "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" by him, he won a Grammy for it. Marty has one of the smoothest, easy to listen to voices in country music.
‘Don’t worry about Me,’ another great, by Marty .
That's a great song. Dean Martin's version is really good also.
And, "You Gave Me a Mountain"
Soon after Marty died, I heard an interview of him, and he talked about writing a 4th song in the El Paso series. He even sang a few lines:"If I'm the cowboy that rode in and out of El Paso/ Who is Felina, where does she live in this life? / If I'm the cowboy that rode back and died in El Paso, / Then is Felina My Woman, My Woman, My Wife?"
I wish he could have recorded that song.
Literally my dad's favorite song: "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife."
It does this 63 year old mans heart good to see a younger generation learn to appreciate the music I grew up listening to. You listen to the story and understand. Great reactions
I was hesitant to say I've loved this since I was a kid, I'm 59. 🙂 Between Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, and Johnny Horton's Western Ballads I want to be a gunslinger. LOL
58 here and i agree. its a blessing to see the younger generations experience the golden voices of the past.
Similar comment lol. If she likes this, she got more to come. She may not fall,asleep.
Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist & NASCAR racing driver. Robbins was one of the most popular and successful country & western singers for nearly five decades 40's-80's. He had so many hits such as "Singing The Blues", "Devil Woman", "A White Sport Coat", "The Story Of My Life", "Don't Worry", "Big Iron", "Knee Deep In The Blues", "Honkytonk Man", "Don't Worry 'Bout Me", "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" etc.
The story of him "losing" his restrictor plate at Talladega in '72 in order to run with the leaders is one of my favorites. They asked him how he managed to run 15mph faster than he qualified and he says, " I cheated..."🤣
Every one was solid gold!
LOVE your reactions!!! LOVE when you yell out your feelings!!! You have not experienced Marty's story telling however until you hear Big Iron.
His concerts were awesome. Now you have to hear the other 2 songs that go with this.
Marty's ballads are legendary in country music. One of the great story tellers. In the pop/ folk genre you need to check out Jim Croche another story teller. We seasoned citizens can direct you to just about any kind of music pre- 1980's . We didn't have video games or internet, we spent a lot of time and money building and listening to our stereo systems.
Nothing like playing a stack of vinyl. Will always be the best sound from any speaker. The now generation has no idea.
And tapes don't forget recording tapes for our cassette playlists
Another good story teller was Harry Chapin. Cat's in the Cradle, Taxi, 30,000 Pounds of Bananas
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Marty Robbins had his own TV show. Wicked Felena is saying Felena was wicked for talking to another guy.
Felena was a barmaid and in the wild west era that usually meant they were basically if not literally prostitutes for the owner of the bar so technically she HAD socialize with the cowboys if she wanted to keep her job.
These have been brought up by others, but to reiterate... This is part of a trilogy, so you really should hear Feleena and El Paso City next. More importantly, Big Iron is probably one of the best ballads ever.
So happy you have found the marvelous Marty Robbins!
It was my grandfather's favourite song. RIP granddad.
May he rest peacefully
I've always loved the Tex-Mex feel to this song, but with so many classical Mexican stylings, the tremolo strumming patterns and riffs, plus the overall musical theme of the arrangement. The vocals are perfect, as if they're singing a traditional _corrido,_ but one translated into English. You feel transported back to Old Mexico in the mid-19th century, seated at your own table in Rose's Cantina, witnessing the tragic events unfold in person. Powerful storytelling!
This was my dad's favorite artist. Marty had a very smooth voice.
That is one helluva a song! I have loved that song for 50 or 60 years.
Every kid in the early to mid 1960s, dad had this record at home, and played it while having a Beer on a hot summer night. I knew the words by heart, as I'm guessing every other 9-year-old Boy did across America. Great memories for this now 67-year-old man.
Thank you.
Ditto...and im only 53....pops gave up the drinkin b4 i was born tho
I was one of those kids, and I am also 67! Even though I’m more of a “rocker”, I still enjoy the music my parents played when I was young.
I was also one of those kids whose father had this album -- "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs", with a red cover and Marty, dressed head to toe in black as a gunfighter, with his right hand on the six-shooter he has just drawn from its holster, as if drawing on another desperado. I listened to this album frequently and knew every song by heart. All of them seemed authentic to me, and I "saw" Marty in every song...but maybe they weren't actual songs from the period. My father was an amateur guitar player and singer and I watched him as he played this song at dozens of friends and relatives parties, where people who knew the song would chime in on phrases such as "out where the horses were TIED ...." This song won Robbinson the Grammy in 1959, so you know it was hella-popular! Other great songs on this memorable album: Big Iron, Cool Water, They're Hanging Me Tonight, and The Master's Call. The whole album was recorded in one day in 8 hours ... you know, with actual musicians, not digitally created tracks and beats and auto-tune. It was a different time. Thanks for reacting to this song, Brit.
Marty was my favorite singer. He wrote and recorded a lot of great songs, but I would have listened to him sing any song with that beautiful voice.
Marty Robbins was a tall, handsome Arizona cowboy, great songwriter and singer. This is the music of my childhood. This song was so huge, and is still a favorite.
The funny thing about this story is the young cowboy drew his gun first and our anti hero then drew and killed him. In most towns in the west this would be considered self defense and probably never would have even seen a court room. The real error he made, was as he fled the cantina, he stole a horse. Stealing a horse is a hanging offense, no excuses in the west. So they formed a posse and chased him because he was a horse thief, not because he killed the young cowboy. Sad but true in most cases in the old west. Great reaction and thanks for sharing. Chris
awesome insight!
When you think that a man's horse could spell the difference between life and death in those days it's understandable that it was a hanging offense.
Marty Robbins has a son, I think named Ronnie Robbins.. I randomly found him a couple of years ago on an old performance with him and Marty when he was like 16-17. He carried Marty out on stage, and they sang together.
Then I found a video of him performing a medley of Marty's songs a couple of years after Marty passed away, when he looked to be in his mid 30's. Then I watched a couple of more recent videos where he sang this song and another song. He was a hit older.
It was such a trip, because I went from not knowing Marty had a son that sang, to watching him age through life in a matter of minutes. He sounds almost exactly like Marty, and even sings with the same exact facial expressions and mannerisms.
The protagonist made one misstep after another, all in the name of love.
My grandma has his greatest hits album, which I listened to many, many times growing up.
I've known this song for close to 50 years and it still makes me cry.
My father, a country singer, was friends with Marty. I met him when he joined us for dinner in between his shows in Las Vegas, 1969. I was 15 and knew he was a big deal but I was a fan of rock/pop music back then. I've grown to appreciate the old cowboy classics since then.
Love your reactions. Another artist that tells a story is Ray Stevens. His stories are funny and unique. I would suggest “Mississippi Squirrel Revival “.
Oh my gosh. I am so excited to see you react to Marty Robbins!!!! He was moms all time favorite singer! My mom is gone now, but one of my favorite yet sad stories of hers....was the one and only time she had tickets to see him live in concert, but ended up having to leave before the show because someone she was with.....was way too drunk. Marty Robbins passed away less than 2 weeks later. I cant listen to any of his songs, without crying like a baby.
Marty Robbins did an album called Gunfighter Ballads that was full of similar songs. This one and one called “Big Iron “ were the most popular songs from the album. When they are doing a fast draw they will put the holster down where your hand just rests on your pistol grip and then they will tie the bottom of the holster to your leg so it stays where you put it when you pull the pistol out. Despite what Hollywood and story tellers say this is a very uncomfortable and awkward way to wear your holster when on a horse. It takes a lot of practice to be a quick draw artist and it is really neat to watch the competitions of it but most amateurs sooner or later will shoot themselves in the foot or leg or if they are really unlucky in the groin,although that usually happens when they put the firearm in the waistband of their pants.
@Steve Davis - Luke Short was a Western writer, but before that he was a barkeep in Dodge City during the Earp years and he got into a gunfight and both he and his opponent had their pistols stuck in their back pockets. As to how a gun is/was worn, it depended on your rig as to how comfortable it was. Many gunfighters wore custom rigs that were altered to fit better. Random cowboys just wore a gun in a holster on their belt and usually it was high on the hip or in a cross-draw holster. Gunfighters wore their guns any number of ways, just whatever was comfortable for them and allowed for their fastest draws. The low slung gun was worn, but it wasn't as low as you describe, you wanted your palm to rest at the same height as the cylinder so your hooked fingers caught the grip at the same time as the lifting action allowed your thumb to catch the hammer and pull it back to firing position all in one smooth motion. If you watch the fastest draw on UA-cam, the guy positioned his hand in the same way, he just wore his gun canted forward and much higher to account for his short arms. If your gun butt was lower, then you had to reach for the hammer with your thumb on the draw which is an added action that is unnecessary.
If you listen to the words, you will hear that the handsome young stranger drew first so he killed the stranger in self defens however he ends up wanted and shot for Horse Theft which was a hanging offence.
The guitar is played by Glen Campbell. He's not in this video, but he played it on the record. At the time, he was just a session player.
There was a session crew known as The Wrecking Crew that backed up hundreds of Top 40 Albums in LA through the '60s & '70s. Glen Campbell was one of the best guitar players of that time, backing up The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor and hundreds more. Without those session players, there would have been very few independent musicians capable of producing a record. Many of them eventually released their own solo acts but many didn't.
Hate to disagree, not on Campbells mastery of the guitar, but the man who played the guitar accompaniment for El Paso was Grady Martin.
WOW I can't believe I never knew that, thank you!
I wondered how long it would take for you to discover Marty Robbins! He did GREAT "story songs" -- something you always enjoy.
Marty Robbins grandfather was a retired Arizona Ranger who told young Marty many stories that inspired his own singer songwriter storytelling. Many grandparents are precious treasures for us all.
The Master's Call is another wonderful story telling song from Marty. Just one of hundred of songs from Marty Robbins.
That is a tied down holster. It is to stop the gun from sticking in the holsters. It is also why they oiled the inside of the holster!
first album I bought with my own money was marty robins Big Iron, I was 8
The best story teller in country music history.
ElPaso huge hit, one of many from this great singer, Marty Robbins
The "shoestring" that holds his holster is for the so called "quickdraw" rig. The holster is hung low, more on his thigh than on his hip, and the leather thong holds the holster against his leg and keeps it from flopping around. It's used in a LOT of old western movies, though in reality it wasn't invented until the mid 20th century for, you got it, the movie industry.
Im a foolish old man that song long in my past, it still brings a tear to my eyeeeeyaee!
Marty Robbins. A troubadour he was my father’s favorite.
I met Marty Robbins at the airport in Salt Lake City...in the early 70s....I was five....He was walking by and I recognized him immediately. I said "Hey! You're Marty Robbins!! ...He said "Yes, I am.."...He stopped and talked to me for 5-10 minutes....I told him my favorite song of his was I WALK ALONE. He was soooo approachable and generous with his time. That's pretty great thing to a five year old...
Marty Robbins said his music is western, and he made a clear distinction between country and western.
In an interview clip I watched of him.. I agree with him, but people today don't know the difference. Probably because I don't even think western music is really being produced much today.
Wow! This is an oldie! I'm not a spring chicken any longer and I remember an album my parents listened to with Marty Robbins singing this. It brings back good childhood memories of when my parents were young.
A dirty poor boy from Glendale, Arizona, singer, songwriter and nascar driver. he died in the early 80's. His Grandfather was an Arizona Ranger( his song Big Iron).
Marty's cowboy ballads are all amazing, and worth listening to. Almost everyone remembers “El Paso” (1959), but few people realize that it was the first of a trilogy of songs about El Paso. In 1966, Marty recorded a prequel called “Feleena (from El Paso).” It tells the story of Feleena, the Mexican girl who falls in love with the wild cowboy from the first song. In it, we learn her history as well as her tragic end. Then in 1976, Marty completes the trinity with the song “El Paso City.” In this song, a passenger on a flight over El Paso City is reminded of a song he heard long ago about a cowboy and a girl. Marty had planned to do a fourth song, “The Mystery of Old El Paso,” but died before he could complete it.
This is the music I grew up on great reaction and always love your comments during the song 💙
When I was little I wouldn’t go to sleep until my brother sang this song to me. Bless him
"He's on the run from El Paso to New Mexico...boy, I tell ya!!" hahahaha perfect! Love this classic song and the reaction :)
The 'Rose's Cateena he sings about is a real place and still going strong today on I-10 in El Paso '
Rosa cantina till today is still open and still the number one song
Something you will love about Marty Robbins... Most of his songs tell a story. I recommend "Big Iron", "The Hanging Tree", or "A White Sport Coat"
This crossed over to no. 1 on the pop charts also.
The string on the holster was tied around the leg to keep it from flopping when walking.
“My love is stronger then my fear of death” 👍🏻👍🏻
Oh man you just opened whole section of country called western ballads and Marty is the greatest of em all in the light education the tied down gun is and was a mark of the old time gunfighters
IM DYING! This woman is amazing! Her energy is enough to make me a better man. Black people are soooo animated. A good thing!
Marty was one talented and iconic man. The story telling in his ballads continues to win new fans for him today. Starting in '70 a group of friends and I would go to the Daytona 500 and less frequently the Firecracker 400, usually staying in the infield. Marty ran his own car, I think in '72 or '73, and had enough NASCAR racing talent to qualify and finish some of those races.
When they say country and western music, this is what they are talking about.
I still have this 45 record. It belonged to my dad.
Brit, you really need to react to 'My Woman, My Woman, My Wife' by Marty!!!!! In reality though, he wouldn't have been in trouble for the duel, but stealing the horse would've been an executable offense!!!
Britt it is so wonderful to see a young person such as your enjoying a Texas troubadour most of his songs are late 1800s stories , if you do some digging you will find that the songs he sings have a history behind them. glad you enjoy songs that I grew up singing along to. I'm , 75 yrs young and you make my heart sing with joy that there is hope for your generation yet GOD BLESS
Country music always tells a story.
When I was about 4 or 5 I was sick, and my father did advertising for a NASCAR sponsor. we were in the company RV, and that year Loretta Lynn was spokesperson for the sponsor, and Marty Robbins was driving a car, and had crashed his car. They both sang me to sleep, lying in her lap. I'll never forget that.
The string on he holster is to keep it from flapping around and losing the pistol ehrn riding. It also serves as an anchor to keep the holster straight for a clean smooth draw.
What a lot of people get wrong about the story is that he wasn't being chased about the shooting (if you listen close, the stranger drew first), but that in his fear, he stole a horse. In those days, a horse thief was worse than a killer and it was the death penalty for stealing someone's horse. The posse was after a horse thief and shot him. He barely made it in time to get one quick kiss before he died...he loved her that much
I love live performances. However the recorded, hit version is magic. It's faster, in a higher key and nicely produced.
My dad was born in 25 and he was a farmhand untill he went to Korea but he used to listen to these old songs alot
This is a trilogy!! El Paso, then Feleena, and finally El Paso City. You HAVE to listen to them...back to back
Marty Robins, to this day is the best story teller. I hope you do "Feleena" and "El Paso City" in that order. If you want another beautiful story, Check out "Patches" by Dickey Lee 1962 (black and white pics is the best version).
Brit - I love your reactions. So honest and full of expressive facial reactions. I've watched most of your videos, only commented on a view. My Dad loved Marty Robbins and had several of his albums in the late 50's and early 60's. I grew up listening to these songs. Marty tell great stories - Big Iron, Cool Water, Ghost Riders in the Sky, etc. Peace be with you and yours.
Marty Robbins is a great story teller. His voice is beautiful. His catalog is great. Give "Devil Woman" a listen.
Seconds on devil woman, it Is differnt then the bruce Willis one you did after d rices response
dang it. I love this artist.
his story telling is legendary. My late grand dad's favorite singer.
RiP gandpa eddie.
There were a few singers that embraced the old west, American history, and some world history. Marty Robbins was one of if not the best, those artists were responsible for my love of History and American history. After 3rd grade they helped me work on math in history class or sneak in a nap. The other guy went for his pistol, Marty just cleared leather first
The shoestring around his is part of a fast draw holster, that string is tied to the bottom of the holster so when he draws the gun will come out of the holster.
Parts 2 & 3. Then Big Iron.
One of the best stories.
What you was calling a shoestring. Is a strip of leather to hold the holster down. So when you draw your gun it would come out easier! It also keeps your gun next to your leg while you're riding your horse or walking!
Omg!!! That’s so cool! Thank you!!
I was a senior in high school when this came out and have loved it ever since. Incidentally, you should hear the studio version with Grady Martin on guitar playing counterpoint to Marty's vocals.
I am a retired cowboy and i love marty. Nofeleena was an old west saloon girl that he just loved. Yep times were rough back then you dont f with another mans girl
In Montana State Prison, 1971-72, when El Paso came on the radio, entire population gathered around and bulls didn't say anything. When Marty was done, work resumed. Only other song that happened with was Cotton Jennie by Anne Murray.
I had a friend who sang backup for Marty. He'd come into our local bar on Karaoke night and just smash us with My Woman My Woman My Wife. I cried every time.
Fun Fact, That "Shoe String" can save your life, because it holds your Holster down , stopping it from rising when you draw, and subsequently preventing you from getting your pistol out. "Strapped" is a reference to the practice of tying your Holster down the way The Gunfighters did in The Old West. From 1911 -1985 The holsters issued by The US Military for The .45 Automatic had these "Shoestrings ' (Leather Straps) on them for The Very Same Purpose. Modern Tactical Holsters do The same thing using Nylon. Most everyone carried guns in The Old West, someone wearing his tied down indicated he was a Gunfighter, Lawman, or Bounty Hunter.
One of my dad's favorite singers this song and white carnation. Thank you
If you like country storytellers Marty is the best of them in my opinion. I recommend listening to his gunfighter ballads album. El Paso is one of the songs from that album. Master's Call is my favorite.
Robbins’ first hit song was A White Sports Coat (And A Pink Carnation) released in 1957 followed by El Paso in 1959.
Perhaps one of my favorite songs of his is Don’t Worry released in 1961.
It was his 7th #1 hit.
The string tied to his holster was made of rawhide and secured the bottom of the holster around the thigh. This kept your holster from bouncing around and also prevented it from possibly pulling up while drawing your gun, which could prevent a clean, fast draw.
"The girl you love's name is wicked Felina?! This will not end well for you, buddy!" Classic! lol
Some of the best of cowboy poetry. A great story well told.
When this came out….I wasn’t the only teenage girl who cried buckets over this sad story. El Paso is the first song of a trilogy the next song is called “ Faleena “ ( her story ) and the last one is “ El Paso City “ ( that ends the story ).
As a child I lived in Las Cruses New Mexico and also in a very small town called LeMesa New Mexico which was between Las Crusis and Elpaso. In the late 60’s when I was a child we had some Real Cowboys who were then much older and went to our church. One old gentleman that went to our church was a man name JL Eslinger who died in 1976 but what amazed me was he was born in 1889 and was 21 in 1900 and was a real old school cowboy. This song was one of my fathers favorite songs and he loved stories of the WILD WEST so this song brings back a lot of old west memories for me
My all-time favorite singer!! My mother loved Marty as well, and I knew every word of this song (and many other Marty Robbins songs) by the time I was 5 years old. I'm 66 now, and the songs and his voice are as fresh to listen to now as they were all those years ago. My personal favorite song of Marty's has to be Don't Worry - you should check that one out. He wrote many of his songs as well. You can listen to every song Marty Robbins ever recorded, and I can guarantee he will sound fantastic singing it. Marty was an artist beyond compare, and his incredible voice will live on forever! 💖💖💖
It’s kind of old fashioned but you have to admit he’s got an amazing voice. And that guitar is so smooth.
my dad had that album when i was a little kid 65 or so years ago, still remember that album cover, the quick draw !
The “shoestring” on his holster prevented it from flopping around while riding, and also from hanging up with his pistol in a fast draw situation.
“The Wicked Faleena” was a player, doing her job by being a schill at Rose’s, flirting with everyone, encouraging them to spend. Sadly, our hero didn’t recognize that she really loved HIM. And so a strong man, falls to insecurity, does really stupid things, because of flashing eyes and soft femininety.
Proud to be a man, except being beguiled, and blessed with a wonderful woman! (But, dang-it … don’t mess with her!)
I'm so glad you reacted to this song, one of my all-time favorites! Marty Robbin sure could sing and tell the story. ( He wrote the lyrics to the song as well)
The harmony parts are just beautiful. When I listen to this song I can just envision it all unfolding like a movie.
As a young boy in the early 70s this was my favorite album my mom owned I would play it as often as she would let me , her Johnny Horton album was a close second , North To Alaska was my favorite from that album
Marty Robbin “big iron” good story
Marty wrote that song traveling between El Paso and Phoenix, his home, while in NM.
This may be the best reaction to this song I've ever seen.
I'm a couple months late, but the reason he has the shoestring around his leg is to hold the holster down when he draws. If the holster is too tight, the whole thing will just pull up when you try to draw, and you won't get your gun out in time to win a quick draw. So they used the thin band around the leg to hold the holster in place.
Marty was very committed to his cowboy persona.
I was singing this song while working in a retirement center. Hit the high note. An aide came and said, "Who fell?!"