Beautiful music and words. I have always loved this song and especially the line, "You know my heart keeps tellin' me, you're not a kid at 33; you play around you lose your wife, you play too long you lose your life." Loved your reactions and am glad that you both enjoyed it, too!
Absolutely Classic Country, Danny O’Keefe was more of a songwriter, but hit it big with this Juke Box hit, back when Juke Boxes had a real influence ✌️
“Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues” might have been his ‘one’ AM-radio hit, but UA-cam this: “Along For the Ride” and “Sidewalk Symphony.” I never heard them on the radio but I heard him do them live, at a cafe in Gig Harbor, Washington. You’ll love them; I guarantee it!!! Enjoy.
@@Ou81gi812That’s why I would always buy the album. If I really liked a singer, I’d buy the album because I always found at least one song that I liked just as much or more than the hits. One example is Charlie Rich, Behind closed doors LP. I liked every song, but especially, We love each other. Another one is Donna Fargo, The happiest girl in the whole U.S.A. One of my favorites was, It would have been just perfect. I haven’t heard a Elvis Presley, or Beatles song that I didn’t like. But I still like country music the best, and some singers you probably haven’t heard of, the Cordillera Songbirds.
@@Amen.22 Back in the 60’s & 70’s, we had no choice but to buy the albums…unless you wanted the 45’s. Buying the albums not only turned you on to more music but your favorite song was LONGER!!! In ‘81, I bought my first country album by Juice Newton because I had heard “Ride ‘em Cowboy” and I was pleasantly surprised by the rest of the songs on it. Those were the days for music. Kids now days don’t know what they’re missing…they also don’t know what “talent” is, can’t play an instrument, (much less read or write music) yet they call themselves “musicians!!!” Go figure.
@@Ou81gi812Many artists labeled as one-hit wonders had other excellent songs, they just weren't played on the radio. Will definitely check out the songs you suggested!
@@Ou81gi812If you are talking about writing music in the sense of putting the notes on paper in musical notation, there's been many great musicians who couldn't do that for hundreds of years. John Lennon said in a 1980 interview "None of us could read music… None of us can write it.”. Some other musicians of that era who couldn't read music include Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Elvis (who played guitar and bass in his earlier years and piano all his life), Eddie Van Halen, MIchael Jackson, Prince, and Eric Clapton. Older songwriter/ performers included Dave Brubeck and Irving Berlin. And today we have Taylor Swift. The ability to read and write music notation has no relationship to the talents of creating and performing it.
Oh my gosh, what a beautifully haunting song from 1972. Country melancholy at its finest. O'Keefe was primarily known as a songwriter, but really hit the bullseye as a performer with this song. Many people have identified with it over the years. Thanks for choosing this one.
That's one for sippin' whiskey listening on a hammock Jay!😁 This song was climbing the charts in '72 around this time. I also remember a couple of other tunes around this time for you to react and I think you would like, "Garden Party" by Rick Nelson & "City Of New Orleans " By Arlo Guthrie. Thanks. 😎
Good choices. " The City of New Orleans " was the name of a passenger line that ran from New Orleans to Chicago. I believe when it ran the other way it was called The Panama Limited because it took laborers who were shipping out from New Orleans to work on the Panama Canal. Steve Goodman wrote the song and does a good version of it, but Arlo's version was the hit.
I wouldn't call this swampy -- to me it's just 1970s country/soft rock crossover. His laid-back, almost "lazy" vocal delivery so perfectly fits the feel of the lyrics.
It's a fabulous song. I love to go back and listen to songs that were from my youth and this is one of those songs that really takes you back. Thank you. Glad you liked it a lot too.
Haven't heard this one in a long time. Loved it as a kid. Never really appreciated the beautifully subtle arrangement of this simple country song until tonight.
I ca't explain it, I have never felt hopeless or torn down a day in my life, but for some reason I can totally relate to how this guy is feeling. To the point of sitting here crying, this song touches my soul.
Anyone else appreciate this song in a whole other light from finally realizing you're actually now "Good Time Charlie"?💔😭 If ya know, then you know!!! BEAUTIFUL & TRAGIC! AMAZING SONG & LYRICS AS IS YALLS REACTION!
This song was popular with Vietnam vets back in the day. My mom and dad loved this song, and I absolutely find it amazing that the both of you feel this music so deeply. Made me smile today..
I don’t remember the last time that I ever heard this song. Maybe forty years or longer. 4:51 What a great song. 4:51 ! Thank you so very very much for playing this song.
Man, there was a time when this was my favorite song in the world. And somehow, someway, I forgot all about until you guys brought it back into my life. And you know what, it still gives me the chills. Amber definitely has a way of pinning down exactly what these country artists are trying to say and how they're trying to say it. Thanks again guys for rekindling a shipload of memories.
You two get me every so often with songs that I know well but have forgotten about. You did it again to me today. I know and love this song from my youth but you just don't hear it anymore so you tend to forget about those songs. Thanks for reminding me of this one. 😃
Love this song. Danny O'Keefe is an American folk singer & songwriter. "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" was his biggest solo hit in 1972. But he wrote numerous songs that have been covered by many famous artists that became hits.
This is one of my favorite songs. I still remember all the words even though I haven’t heard it in years. This is a bike ride song, like riding a bike, you never forget your absolute favorite songs.
OH - I used to LOVE THIS SONG!!! :) Thanks for listening to this one!! Wanna talk about Whisky-In-Hand-Music, Jay!! This one kind of reminds me of Charlie Rich's Rollin' With The Flow!! Another good one!! HUGS, YA'LL!!! ❤❤❤
Would you react to J.J. Jackson's song, "But It's Alright." I know you will love it. It was popular in 1966 and the St. Louis radio stations played it a lot. Great song!! Thank you!
Not sure when I first heard this one, but I know it! I was 4 in 72! But I remember it and I really like it! So, I obviously heard it more than once!👏👏 Thanks guys!👍👏👏
Its a little more than just being stuck alone in a small town, altho that is cause enough for The BLUES ! 💙 Love this Channel & watching You Guys, always love the inspiring posiivity, beautiful ppl with beautiful hearts!🥰
Growing up in Tucson, this song used to really hit. Seemed like every year another few friends headed to California. I even wound up doing that when I was 21, but I had to keep coming back. My small town has turned into a hell of a good-sized city, but I'm glad I got to be here to watch. Plenty of new friends who never did leave town.
Listen to his voice when he says he's "got his pills to ease te pain". He was resigned to his fate. Like a one legged man at a square dance, he couldn't go back, and he couldn't go forward. It's enough to give anybody the blues.😎
Wow kids im old and I remember my mom playing this sing when I was a kid LMAO ! It was sure nice to feel that memory again ! Thanks 😭 almost made my cry cuz I miss my mom 😂
Oh my! The music started, I dropped 40 years and I knew all the words again. What a slice of Life this song. You are miss what "Good Time Charlie" means, Good Time Charlie was there only for the good times, not someone you can depend on. The 3rd verse really lays it out there: "You're not a kid at 33, play around you lose you wife, play some more you lose your life."
Thank you for playing these songs, i'd forgotten all about this song, i was 15 in 72 when it was released and loved it but i thought it was Charlie Rich that did it.🙏
Love the way you guys love music. You find the good in every song, songs that i didnt much care for coming up, i listen to you guys listen and i find myself liking old songs. Good on ya both!
@@timcarr6401 I've loved Elvis like forever, but he definitely didn't "nail" every song he ever did and this is one of them. O'Keefe's version is much better.
Such a great song! I was in high school and partying around most of the time. Every time I’d slow down, my mom would sing good time Charlie’s got the blues! Great memories! Chiguy
Hey guys, Elvis did a wonderful cover of this. I’ve only ever heard Elvis’s version. This is very good as well. Definitely check out the Elvis version.
Love this song. Gotta admit as a kid…1st time I heard this song was Elvis’ version (I realized later after hearing O’Keefe’s version)…that Elvis left out the line about “pills”. Even Charlie Rich covered this tune! Thanks!
Like the 'baseball hat' Look, Amber! :) Man! I haven't heard This One in FAR Too Long! Love It! '...Not A Kid at 33'??? YES, You Are! :) Ha! Great Choice & Reaction, You Guys!! :)
Another great lonesome song from Danny is "The Road". This whole album is memorable. In the mid seventies I used to listen to it every day/night. His version of this is the best, no one else can put that lonely emotion into it as he does.
"Morso" is a small wine bar at the head of the harbor in our town. The owner is a friend of Danny's, so Danny comes into town a couple of times a year to visit. When he does, he will do a set at the wine bar. Since Morso is limited to 25 seats, it is an incredibly intimate show. I have loved this song since he firsr released it, so being able to finally hear Danny play it live the first time was incredible. But to also be able to sit, drink wine, and chat with him afterwards ... !!! Danny is this song, and this song is him - laid back, mellow, and someone with whom the hours melt away in great conversation. Thank you for reacting to it!
I remember hearing this a lot when I was a kid. Now listening to the lyrics it seems like he was singing about all the artists that left wherever they were to go to L.A. to either make it or not in the music business.
I love this song, but I haven't thought about it in years even though it was in my setlist for many years. Now I have to pull out my guitar and see if I remember how I played it, just for old time's sake! Thanks, and I really enjoyed your reaction!❤
This played on the jukebox in my home town, and I must admit that I played the he'll out of it. The flip side of the 45 rpm record was a song called Magdalena, and I loved that one as well... still do. Give it a listen, you won't be disappointed.
This is one of those songs that I may not hear it for years, decades even and I remember every word.
Love it, thanks for playing.
Same, fellow fan, same. I'd all but completely forgotten in over the decades and the moment I saw the title I was singing the chorus.
I immediately began singing along. Haven't heard it for years.
*Thanks for making me smile.*
totally agree with the comment and all 3 replies. The words JUST come back.
Me too!
Such an underappreciated classic......certainly sets the mood for a couple of minutes of quiet reflection. Thanks for posting.
Beautiful music and words. I have always loved this song and especially the line, "You know my heart keeps tellin' me, you're not a kid at 33; you play around you lose your wife, you play
too long you lose your life." Loved your reactions and am glad that you both enjoyed it, too!
Absolutely Classic Country, Danny O’Keefe was more of a songwriter, but hit it big with this Juke Box hit, back when Juke Boxes had a real influence ✌️
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Miss the REAL jukeboxes and the days that they were actually loved and appreciated 🎵🎶😢
@@farrahlynne7121back when you went to a bar BECAUSE of the Juke Box ✌️
Calling him a one-hit wonder really ignores this fact.
Amber, I absolutely love the way you analyze a song. You have an incredible gift. Keep it coming! Oh by the way, that fellow of yours is a lucky man.
Always loved this. A great song to listen to on a lonely summer's night. The 70's had the greatest one-hit wonders ever, hands down.
“Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues” might have been his ‘one’ AM-radio hit, but UA-cam this: “Along For the Ride” and “Sidewalk Symphony.” I never heard them on the radio but I heard him do them live, at a cafe in Gig Harbor, Washington. You’ll love them; I guarantee it!!! Enjoy.
@@Ou81gi812That’s why I would always buy the album. If I really liked a singer, I’d buy the album because I always found at least one song that I liked just as much or more than the hits. One example is Charlie Rich, Behind closed doors LP. I liked every song, but especially, We love each other. Another one is Donna Fargo, The happiest girl in the whole U.S.A. One of my favorites was, It would have been just perfect. I haven’t heard a Elvis Presley, or Beatles song that I didn’t like. But I still like country music the best, and some singers you probably haven’t heard of, the Cordillera Songbirds.
@@Amen.22 Back in the 60’s & 70’s, we had no choice but to buy the albums…unless you wanted the 45’s. Buying the albums not only turned you on to more music but your favorite song was LONGER!!! In ‘81, I bought my first country album by Juice Newton because I had heard “Ride ‘em Cowboy” and I was pleasantly surprised by the rest of the songs on it. Those were the days for music. Kids now days don’t know what they’re missing…they also don’t know what “talent” is, can’t play an instrument, (much less read or write music) yet they call themselves “musicians!!!” Go figure.
@@Ou81gi812Many artists labeled as one-hit wonders had other excellent songs, they just weren't played on the radio. Will definitely check out the songs you suggested!
@@Ou81gi812If you are talking about writing music in the sense of putting the notes on paper in musical notation, there's been many great musicians who couldn't do that for hundreds of years.
John Lennon said in a 1980 interview "None of us could read music… None of us can write it.”.
Some other musicians of that era who couldn't read music include Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Elvis (who played guitar and bass in his earlier years and piano all his life), Eddie Van Halen, MIchael Jackson, Prince, and Eric Clapton. Older songwriter/ performers included Dave Brubeck and Irving Berlin. And today we have Taylor Swift.
The ability to read and write music notation has no relationship to the talents of creating and performing it.
0h wow ! this song really gets to me. This is such a forgotten beauty... thank you !
Totally agree with you 🙋🏻♀️
Oh my gosh, what a beautifully haunting song from 1972. Country melancholy at its finest. O'Keefe was primarily known as a songwriter, but really hit the bullseye as a performer with this song. Many people have identified with it over the years. Thanks for choosing this one.
That's one for sippin' whiskey listening on a hammock Jay!😁 This song was climbing the charts in '72 around this time. I also remember a couple of other tunes around this time for you to react and I think you would like, "Garden Party" by Rick Nelson & "City Of New Orleans " By Arlo Guthrie. Thanks. 😎
"City Of New Orleans " is a great tune telling the story of the growing irrelevance of the railroads.
ALL GOOD ONES!!! 👍
Good choices. " The City of New Orleans " was the name of a passenger line that ran from New Orleans to Chicago. I believe when it ran the other way it was called The Panama Limited because it took laborers who were shipping out from New Orleans to work on the Panama Canal. Steve Goodman wrote the song and does a good version of it, but Arlo's version was the hit.
This one ranks right up there with Please Come To Boston as two of my favorites from that time. Both haunting and lonesome feeling.
Danny O'Keefe wrote and performed the song "The Road" which Jackson Browne covered.
It has that “Rainy Night in Georgia” by Brooke Benton feeling. That should be your next song.
Oh, most certainly!
They both have a very unappreciated quality in music, psychological tension.
How can you not love this song.....
I wouldn't call this swampy -- to me it's just 1970s country/soft rock crossover. His laid-back, almost "lazy" vocal delivery so perfectly fits the feel of the lyrics.
Perfectly stated!
It's a fabulous song. I love to go back and listen to songs that were from my youth and this is one of those songs that really takes you back. Thank you. Glad you liked it a lot too.
Love good time charlie got the blue's
Haven't heard this one in a long time. Loved it as a kid. Never really appreciated the beautifully subtle arrangement of this simple country song until tonight.
Great song loved hearing it again! Thank you
this was such a classic...bravo--and perfect review
His song "The Road" on Jackson Browne's Running on Empty album is a great tune as well.
Browne does O' Keefe justice
I ca't explain it, I have never felt hopeless or torn down a day in my life, but for some reason I can totally relate to how this guy is feeling. To the point of sitting here crying, this song touches my soul.
A decades long favorite of mine.
This is such a classic from Pop Radio back in the day. It was covered by dozens of famous artists including Elvis.
Anyone else appreciate this song in a whole other light from finally realizing you're actually now "Good Time Charlie"?💔😭
If ya know, then you know!!!
BEAUTIFUL & TRAGIC!
AMAZING SONG & LYRICS AS IS YALLS REACTION!
Yep. When I got my hip replaced.
This song was popular with Vietnam vets back in the day. My mom and dad loved this song, and I absolutely find it amazing that the both of you feel this music so deeply.
Made me smile today..
It's a haunting arrangement and song.
One of my favorites
Only one of the all-time best songs ever.
My all-time favorite country song.
Love it. Wish it was longer.
I don’t remember the last time that I ever heard this song. Maybe forty years or longer. 4:51 What a great song. 4:51 ! Thank you so very very much for playing this song.
I remember this when I was a kid.
Man, there was a time when this was my favorite song in the world. And somehow, someway, I forgot all about until you guys brought it back into my life. And you know what, it still gives me the chills. Amber definitely has a way of pinning down exactly what these country artists are trying to say and how they're trying to say it. Thanks again guys for rekindling a shipload of memories.
One of my all-time favorites.
My favorite Danny O'Keefe song is "Magdalena". Love his distinctive voice.
You two get me every so often with songs that I know well but have forgotten about. You did it again to me today. I know and love this song from my youth but you just don't hear it anymore so you tend to forget about those songs. Thanks for reminding me of this one. 😃
Great song... Good time memories ❤
thank you for bringing back old tunes i loved and forgot about.
O - M - G! I haven't heard this song in YEARS. This takes me back to my childhood.
Gotta listen to listed to Mark Bruessard “Home” for the best swampy blues sound you ever heard!
Great song and a great record. I love that lonely whistle at the end. 🕊❤️🎼
Love this song. Danny O'Keefe is an American folk singer & songwriter. "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" was his biggest solo hit in 1972. But he wrote numerous songs that have been covered by many famous artists that became hits.
TO WATCH SOMEONE ENJOY MUSIC AS MUCH AS I DO, IS SUCH A JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dwight Yoakam did a great cover of this. I seem to remember Leon Russell doing this as well.
Jay is always saying a song is a good song for different things too this one is a great floating down the river song
Musical instruments can definitely make you feel things too, beautiful song♥️
This is one of my favorite songs. I still remember all the words even though I haven’t heard it in years. This is a bike ride song, like riding a bike, you never forget your absolute favorite songs.
OH - I used to LOVE THIS SONG!!! :) Thanks for listening to this one!! Wanna talk about Whisky-In-Hand-Music, Jay!! This one kind of reminds me of Charlie Rich's Rollin' With The Flow!! Another good one!! HUGS, YA'LL!!! ❤❤❤
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SONG!!
Love love love this song!❤❤❤
Would you react to J.J. Jackson's song, "But It's Alright." I know you will love it. It was popular in 1966 and the St. Louis radio stations played it a lot. Great song!! Thank you!
Love this song.
Not sure when I first heard this one, but I know it! I was 4 in 72! But I remember it and I really like it! So, I obviously heard it more than once!👏👏
Thanks guys!👍👏👏
It's got a great melody. Country / soft rock and a good combo of lyrics and voice. Great choice
Its a little more than just being stuck alone in a small town, altho that is cause enough for The BLUES ! 💙 Love this Channel & watching You Guys, always love the inspiring posiivity, beautiful ppl with beautiful hearts!🥰
Growing up in Tucson, this song used to really hit. Seemed like every year another few friends headed to California. I even wound up doing that when I was 21, but I had to keep coming back.
My small town has turned into a hell of a good-sized city, but I'm glad I got to be here to watch. Plenty of new friends who never did leave town.
Listen to his voice when he says he's "got his pills to ease te pain". He was resigned to his fate. Like a one legged man at a square dance, he couldn't go back, and he couldn't go forward. It's enough to give anybody the blues.😎
Great song.
Wow kids im old and I remember my mom playing this sing when I was a kid LMAO ! It was sure nice to feel that memory again ! Thanks 😭 almost made my cry cuz I miss my mom 😂
Oh my! The music started, I dropped 40 years and I knew all the words again. What a slice of Life this song. You are miss what "Good Time Charlie" means, Good Time Charlie was there only for the good times, not someone you can depend on. The 3rd verse really lays it out there: "You're not a kid at 33, play around you lose you wife, play some more you lose your life."
Was just finishing up 10cc 😂... this fits right in the Derek and the Domino's groove and some Nilsson vibes.
Geez; haven’t heard this song in 50 years!! Totally forgot about it! Good pick!👍👍
Beautiful song :)
Love the 70's tunes!! How about some 70's Bonnie Raitt for Female Friday, or any 70's female?
This song went on to be covered by many great artists: Willie Nelson, Conway Twitty, Leon Russel, ...
Elvis
I'm pretty sure I remember hearing Jerry Lee Lewis do a version of this also.
Thank you for playing these songs, i'd forgotten all about this song, i was 15 in 72 when it was released and loved it but i thought it was Charlie Rich that did it.🙏
Love the way you guys love music. You find the good in every song, songs that i didnt much care for coming up, i listen to you guys listen and i find myself liking old songs. Good on ya both!
This one’s been covered by tons of people. Charlie Rich and Elvis had great versions of it.
I have the utmost respect for Charlie, however, Elvis nailed it with his exquisite vocals.
@@timcarr6401 I've loved Elvis like forever, but he definitely didn't "nail" every song he ever did and this is one of them. O'Keefe's version is much better.
@@terryr55 I did not make the claim that he nailed every song he sang. But on this particular one he did indeed. Your protestations notwithstanding.
@@terryr55 No way, lol.
Hadn't heard this in years!! So glad y'all reacted to it!!! Love y'all and look forward to listening to you every night!❤
I completely forgot about this one; great choice!
Such a great song! I was in high school and partying around most of the time. Every time I’d slow down, my mom would sing good time Charlie’s got the blues! Great memories! Chiguy
Just Smooth
One of the great songs. Great selection.
Hey guys, Elvis did a wonderful cover of this. I’ve only ever heard Elvis’s version. This is very good as well. Definitely check out the Elvis version.
That is the best rendition of that song. You got the best.
Love this song. Gotta admit as a kid…1st time I heard this song was Elvis’ version (I realized later after hearing O’Keefe’s version)…that Elvis left out the line about “pills”.
Even Charlie Rich covered this tune! Thanks!
Like the 'baseball hat' Look, Amber! :) Man! I haven't heard This One in FAR Too Long! Love It! '...Not A Kid at 33'??? YES, You Are! :) Ha! Great Choice & Reaction, You Guys!! :)
Another great lonesome song from Danny is "The Road". This whole album is memorable. In the mid seventies I used to listen to it every day/night. His version of this is the best, no one else can put that lonely emotion into it as he does.
I had issues with depression in my teens and 20s, and this song sang to my mood. I could play it over and over again.
Always loved this song. A very melancholy, reflective song. Sit on your back porch on a warm summer evening, and listen to this song.
I love this song. 20 yrs old when I first heard this
I discovered this song when Dwight Yoakam covered it, love that version… but then listened to the original… FIRE!!!
Here is an absolute little known gem from the 70s. Country went mainstream on the charts in the 70's and this song was part of that.
Great song, a classic. Keep going with the classics, this newer stuff just doesn’t cut it
Taken way too young,, Bobby Bloom "Montego Bay"...R.I.P. Bobby 🙏❤️
"Morso" is a small wine bar at the head of the harbor in our town. The owner is a friend of Danny's, so Danny comes into town a couple of times a year to visit. When he does, he will do a set at the wine bar. Since Morso is limited to 25 seats, it is an incredibly intimate show.
I have loved this song since he firsr released it, so being able to finally hear Danny play it live the first time was incredible. But to also be able to sit, drink wine, and chat with him afterwards ... !!!
Danny is this song, and this song is him - laid back, mellow, and someone with whom the hours melt away in great conversation. Thank you for reacting to it!
Great tune and words !
She REALLY gets the words and music. Of all the music they review.
The Road by danny is one of my all time favourites.
the sheer variety of musical styles and artists you two check out is amazing and really appreciated by me. thanks and keep up the great work.
My goodness, I totally forgot about this song. My DJ used to play it all the time in my country western bar in Germany. Thank you ❣❣
I’ve had this song on my playlist for a couple of years now. I find the instrumentation somewhat haunting in a beautiful way.
I remember hearing this a lot when I was a kid. Now listening to the lyrics it seems like he was singing about all the artists that left wherever they were to go to L.A. to either make it or not in the music business.
Swampy song "The Witch Queen from New Orleans"
I never heard of him or this song, new artist for me. Thanks.
another of his you need to hear is 'Sidewalk Symphony'. he is special. ♥
..."Class of 76"...From a different station but...Another Radio Hit!...
I love this song, but I haven't thought about it in years even though it was in my setlist for many years. Now I have to pull out my guitar and see if I remember how I played it, just for old time's sake! Thanks, and I really enjoyed your reaction!❤
I remember this being a solid crossover hit with top 40. Beautiful tune.
This played on the jukebox in my home town, and I must admit that I played the he'll out of it. The flip side of the 45 rpm record was a song called Magdalena, and I loved that one as well... still do. Give it a listen, you won't be disappointed.
One of my favorites. So glad you chose to listen to this. Been watching y'all for a couple of years. So glad you're doing this. Much love your way.