Legend has it, when Ram Jam was getting ready to record 'Black Betty', their producer gave them a budget of just $500. So they spent $450 on weed and beer, and then recorded it in the drummer's back yard. 🤘😎👍
This came out in 1977. I was in High School and used to blast this on my giant boom box at school and all the black girls would gather around and dance
SO BLESSED to have been born in 1962 and grew up with the greatest era of music EVER!!! 1960's through the 80's...I have a music library I listen to all the time in my truck. No more radio for me...43,000+ songs in my library!!!
I'm glad people in this thread appreciate the song for what it is. There's people in the comments that want to cry racism and all this garbage and crap instead of just appreciating that this is a bunch of good friends that are not racist who decided to write some of their Own lyrics to the song and make a video in their own backyard having a freaking blast. That's all it is and nothing more. So to all the comments crying racism and boohoo and boohoo, chill the hell out and shut the hell the fuk up and go to another platform where you can spout off your racist hate. If a black guy that showed up during this video they either would have asked him to join in or have a beer or have a hit off this freaking joint. That's it doesn't more you idiots. This is not a racist video. I have an idea. To anyone that thinks this is racist band making a racist statement somehow, can kiss my non-racist ass. Go to a platform where racism should be given its proper light, because this is not one that you can grandstand on as something racist. Again, if you do you can kiss my non-racist ass
This WAS the shortened version! The guitar riffs in the middle were cropped. But they could extend this song for 3 more minutes and it'd still be too short! GREAT Reaction!
this is a cover of a military cadence from prior to civil war, where "Black Betty" was many things: in the first verse she is a musket that was very inaccurate due to lack of rifling, so the child (bullet) went wild (off target) and gone blind (the heavy smoke blocking vision after firing the weapon), 2nd verse is alcoholic drink of available for cheap to give to soldiers, and 3rd verse is an actual woman who "serviced" the soldiers at a local "men's club" in Alabama. "Bam a lam" is the reference sound of the musket firing and the beat of the singing cadence
@@drServitis Don't take info on Wikipedia as fact. If you listen to the song, you can hear the correlation to what the OP was talking about. "Black Betty" as a whip doesn't make sense if you just look at it from a logical and poetic point of view. Black Betty had a child that went wild and blind. How can that be made to fit a whip? "She gets me high" - how would a chain gang whip get someone high? Quite the reverse really...
@@tattoodude8946 In those days whipping children was common, as was whipping inmates. The song talks about the chain-gang as if they're children and the parent is Black Betty the whip; the whip made the inmates go crazy, and even blinded some of them. That's what I read on Wikipedia at least. And it doesn't make sense to say "Black Betty's Life Mattered," so of course the song is talking about a whip and not a person.
@@drServitis Who said Black Betty's life mattered? What are you talking about? I mean I understand what Wikipedia said and your explanation, but where did you get that line? I also believe if you read the whole page on Wikipedia you will find they make reference to it also being a bottle of whisky and/or a prison transfer vehicle. I have also read in other areas about the musket reference. But again, I would not rely solely of Wikipedia as a 100% ironclad reference point.
@@tattoodude8946 So are you saying it's a blatantly racist song conveying that Black Betty's life didn't matter?? I agree the song would be pejorative towards Black Betty if it were talking about a person, but I've found nothing that says it was written to be racist at all. All I've found is that the song is about a non-human thing, a whip, as I said earlier. I haven't found anyone who says it was written to denigrate a person.
Girl.. my husband.. now passed.. was 10 yrs older than me.. He grew up 70's.. I was 80's.. truly never heard this song till I met my husband.. he loved this song..
This Ram Jam version of this song came out in 1977. The exact definition of what Black Betty refers to, has been the subject of much debate. Bill Bartlett, the lead singer of Ram Jam, said he altered the songs lyrics from Leadbelly’s version of an old prison song. I wrote about Betty Page, Bartlett said, she’s a pin-up queen from the ‘50s, she was my inspiration for the last two verses. His response to what he thinks the song means? As long as you’re having a good time listening to it, I don’t care what you think it’s about.
@@timmytwodogs Maybe, but what most people don’t realize, if they bothered to take the time to research it, is that the song dates back to before the civil war; and there are dozens of different versions of this song with dozens of different meanings. So one persons meaning of the song, could be one of the dozens of meanings to the song. So EVERYBODY is right! And people will argue to the max that their version is the right one. The song has dozens of versions & meanings, whichever one you like, is the right version. Just leave it at that & move on.🎶
I grew up on this song. Started singing it at work the other day and was visited by HR later in the afternoon. I think I accidentally added my own verse.
Listen to “Original Black Betty” recorded in 1933 at a Texas prison. Or Lead Belly. But the most haunting to me is James “Iron Head” Baker. The song goes even farther back. It’s considered a chain gang song. And in pre internet oral history was said to refer to the prison whip. The original writer is unknown.
If this story is true, I see the entire chain gang writing the song. Now the question is, How to figure out the royalties. I gather the liars got that money. Ram Jam didn't get it. Nor did Lead Belly.
LOL at the Price is Right mic. That guy there was in the Lemon Pipers who hat a hit with Green Tambourine in the 60s. Cool song too, psych pop and quite different. There's video. Yeah, BB is a jam. By the way Britt, I really like your voice.
@@brittreacts I was a wild child in Alabama when I first heard that song. Loved it then and still love it to this day. You can't help but jamming to it when you hear it.
There's a long version out there. Heard this about 25 times. Only heard the long version twice. It's really good . Never gets old. Heard this when it first came out. Had a lot more fun in those days then you do today. A lot more freedom.
its a party . They were given 500 dollars to shoot the video . Spent 450 on gear and beer and filmed it in the backyard for 50. Love your reactions. thankyou.
Oh dear! Pretty certain the person who wrote the original would be delighted their song continues to excite people. Just by playingg the song artists give "credit".
There's lots of legend behind "Black Betty" being an old, Revolutionary War, British musket that was less than reliable. The song is "ancient." Google will help. The reason it's so short is that the original version has been edited down for AM radio back in the day. The longer version has an amazing musical break you should seek out. It's quite satisfying.
From what I understand, the original versions were revolutionary war, possibly dating back to England where the rifle/musket was a dark wood/painted lacquer black customized version of the standard British Army issue Brown Bess musket
My original hearing of this song from recording from the 1920's/30's by Huddey Ledbetter, (aka LEADBELLY). "a down south" BLUES MAN. Much of his song knowledge was recoded to preserve the songs. Long LIVE the blues from this era.
I remember being about 17 and being a little stoned, and I friend showed off his new stereo system by playing this song at full volume. It was mind blowing.
Such a fun song - sounds like one of those things where they had some good guitar licks, and an interesting vocal hook, and were like "this is enough, right?". And it was, in fact, enough.
They recorded two versions of songs back in the day, singles had to be 3 minutes or less to go on the radio. The album version of the song could be any length, the album version of this song is about 4 minutes long.
You are too cute for words. This happens to be a song on a playlist I created for an aviation action movie I'm developing about a female repo pilot. Thanks for reacting to it.
Hi Britt, we were wearing those collared T-Shirts back in 72, 73, 74. I kept mine until 2004 had to move and discard much stuff. Had outgrown them as they were mediums and I now was extra-large.
Keep researching this song. On youtube you will find versions from Lead Belly and the cadence of rail workers. You will find a version where it is claimed that the original singer in his later years is singing. There is even a cut where the actual lead singer for the group (The hand clapper in the video) talks about recording it in the backyard, taking his son to college, and hearing it, etc.
Meaning of “Black Betty” in researching the history of the term, it has been noted that none other than American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin himself used the expression back in 1736, some 250 years before Ram Jam dropped this song. And in that case he was apparently referring to, succinctly put, liquor. And accordingly, it seems that “black Betty” was synonymous with a bottle of whiskey in particular dating as far back as 17th century London. Now going back to the British, it is also said that ‘Black Betty’ was a nickname for a certain type of musket, i.e. an old-timey gun with black paint. And in that regard, the phrase “bam-ba-lam”, as recited in the lyrics, is said to be intended to imitate the sound of gunfire.
This is one of those Jams that Rams right into my ears and mind...then straight to my soul. Leaving me days and confused. I don't know what just happened..but I know i like it. Aaalot 😂
An exceptional garage band of the late 60s early 70s. That's how we did it back then. However, the video is unusually good for the time. They got it from a work gang song and a Lead Belly song. They just pepped it up and did a great recording of it. Thanks for reacting to it.
I reacted like this first time. I heard this song. Of course it was when it was when it initially came out, and black betty was a rifled musket from the civil war
Ram Jam front singer name is Bill Barlett from England. This was filmed in 1977. They were a one hit wonder. Hit the billboard at #18. This song was originally done in the 1933 by James Iron Head Baker, LeadBelly 1939, Starstruck 1975, and Ram Jam 1977. Check out the longer version. It is even better😊 I'm up dancing 💃 🕺 Ooooh Bkack Betty😊
I was in the 6th grade when this song came out in 1977. We would all listen to it in class on the record player. We 12 year old kids back then couldn't get over the word damn in the song. By the way, this whole production was made at the lead singers home on a $30 budget.
I remember the OG "Price is Right" too... ran from 1956 - 1965, hosted by Bill Cullen (who is still the standard against which game show hosts are judged).
Fun Fact.. The singer in this song came from another little group from the 60's called The Lemon Pipers who had a one hit wonder called Green Tamborine.
The end of the song was added by Ram Jam. I believe the theory of it being referred to as a black powder musket. Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching it!
Britt, you missed your calling....you should have been a detective. You summarized the singer and the microphone, etc in 5 seconds! "Price is Right" microphone comment had me laughing out loud. Love the channel!
Check out the much older version by Lead Belly. He was the singer that popularized it. Lead Belly was one of Kurt Cobain's (of Nirvana) major musical influences while growing up.
Legend has it, when Ram Jam was getting ready to record 'Black Betty', their producer gave them a budget of just $500.
So they spent $450 on weed and beer, and then recorded it in the drummer's back yard. 🤘😎👍
LOL! Great comment! Made my day!
That would have bought several kegs and a couple pounds
That makes the song even more fun. hehe
Outstanding info🤙
A drummer having a nice house like that? 😂😂
It's funny watching reactors to this song, It almost always takes them by surprise so they end up rewinding the begining. It's aged really well.
This came out in 1977. I was in High School and used to blast this on my giant boom box at school and all the black girls would gather around and dance
I graduated in 77. those were the days. Would love to back to them days!
That would have been my guess. They still had the wide bottom jeans.
I wish my high school had been like that, lol
I remember my rock band in high school learning this one when it came out. People went nuts when we played it.
Girl, back in the day music didn't have a color, we just had great music
SO BLESSED to have been born in 1962 and grew up with the greatest era of music EVER!!! 1960's through the 80's...I have a music library I listen to all the time in my truck. No more radio for me...43,000+ songs in my library!!!
Damn. 27,000 for me, and I was under the impression that's a lot 😂
@@EskWIRED I wish I could add a picture on here so you would not think I was being untruthful.
Born in 63....64 to 80...just kick ass music
@@gerald833 AMEN!!!!
The instruments are PHENOMENALLY played in this song. I especially love the guitar playing.
Ditto!
Yes......on the album long version they show how well they can play
And at 2 and quarter minutes long, they still manage to squeeze in a drum solo!
I'm glad people in this thread appreciate the song for what it is. There's people in the comments that want to cry racism and all this garbage and crap instead of just appreciating that this is a bunch of good friends that are not racist who decided to write some of their Own lyrics to the song and make a video in their own backyard having a freaking blast. That's all it is and nothing more. So to all the comments crying racism and boohoo and boohoo, chill the hell out and shut the hell the fuk up and go to another platform where you can spout off your racist hate. If a black guy that showed up during this video they either would have asked him to join in or have a beer or have a hit off this freaking joint. That's it doesn't more you idiots. This is not a racist video. I have an idea. To anyone that thinks this is racist band making a racist statement somehow, can kiss my non-racist ass. Go to a platform where racism should be given its proper light, because this is not one that you can grandstand on as something racist. Again, if you do you can kiss my non-racist ass
I never payed that much attention to it, but recently saw Sina do a drum cover, and she was working hard. It's quite a workout.
This WAS the shortened version! The guitar riffs in the middle were cropped. But they could extend this song for 3 more minutes and it'd still be too short!
GREAT Reaction!
"The Price is Right" microphone. That line alone got you my sub girl. Keep up your great reactions.
this is a cover of a military cadence from prior to civil war, where "Black Betty" was many things: in the first verse she is a musket that was very inaccurate due to lack of rifling, so the child (bullet) went wild (off target) and gone blind (the heavy smoke blocking vision after firing the weapon), 2nd verse is alcoholic drink of available for cheap to give to soldiers, and 3rd verse is an actual woman who "serviced" the soldiers at a local "men's club" in Alabama. "Bam a lam" is the reference sound of the musket firing and the beat of the singing cadence
This was a chain-gang song and 'Black Betty' was the prison whip, according to Wikipedia.
@@drServitis Don't take info on Wikipedia as fact. If you listen to the song, you can hear the correlation to what the OP was talking about. "Black Betty" as a whip doesn't make sense if you just look at it from a logical and poetic point of view. Black Betty had a child that went wild and blind. How can that be made to fit a whip? "She gets me high" - how would a chain gang whip get someone high? Quite the reverse really...
@@tattoodude8946 In those days whipping children was common, as was whipping inmates. The song talks about the chain-gang as if they're children and the parent is Black Betty the whip; the whip made the inmates go crazy, and even blinded some of them. That's what I read on Wikipedia at least. And it doesn't make sense to say "Black Betty's Life Mattered," so of course the song is talking about a whip and not a person.
@@drServitis Who said Black Betty's life mattered? What are you talking about? I mean I understand what Wikipedia said and your explanation, but where did you get that line?
I also believe if you read the whole page on Wikipedia you will find they make reference to it also being a bottle of whisky and/or a prison transfer vehicle. I have also read in other areas about the musket reference. But again, I would not rely solely of Wikipedia as a 100% ironclad reference point.
@@tattoodude8946 So are you saying it's a blatantly racist song conveying that Black Betty's life didn't matter?? I agree the song would be pejorative towards Black Betty if it were talking about a person, but I've found nothing that says it was written to be racist at all. All I've found is that the song is about a non-human thing, a whip, as I said earlier. I haven't found anyone who says it was written to denigrate a person.
Black Betty was on every garage band's playlist back in the day.
If it wasn't for sampling and autotune, most modern music wouldn't exist.
Girl.. my husband.. now passed.. was 10 yrs older than me.. He grew up 70's.. I was 80's.. truly never heard this song till I met my husband.. he loved this song..
THIS WAS 1977 GREAT TIMES
I love that line "This is the best chaos I've heard in my life". An excellent explanation of this song.
This Ram Jam version of this song came out in 1977. The exact definition of what Black Betty refers to, has been the subject of much debate. Bill Bartlett, the lead singer of Ram Jam, said he altered the songs lyrics from Leadbelly’s version of an old prison song. I wrote about Betty Page, Bartlett said, she’s a pin-up queen from the ‘50s, she was my inspiration for the last two verses. His response to what he thinks the song means? As long as you’re having a good time listening to it, I don’t care what you think it’s about.
It may refer to the whips used in the prison system by the gun bulls and as a form of corporal punishment, hence the "bam ba lam".
@@timmytwodogs
Maybe, but what most people don’t realize, if they bothered to take the time to research it, is that the song dates back to before the civil war; and there are dozens of different versions of this song with dozens of different meanings. So one persons meaning of the song, could be one of the dozens of meanings to the song. So EVERYBODY is right! And people will argue to the max that their version is the right one. The song has dozens of versions & meanings, whichever one you like, is the right version. Just leave it at that & move on.🎶
This version is MUCH MUCH BETTER than the original 🙂
I grew up on this song. Started singing it at work the other day and was visited by HR later in the afternoon. I think I accidentally added my own verse.
You described it beautifully. "Chaotic Masterpiece" Best description of this song ever.
I was lucky to grow up in the 70s .an amazing time for music . 66 and still rocken
64 and still rockn lol
My kids always tell me how lucky I was to grow up in this era! We had great music and it was always a PARTY!
Listen to “Original Black Betty” recorded in 1933 at a Texas prison. Or Lead Belly. But the most haunting to me is James “Iron Head” Baker. The song goes even farther back. It’s considered a chain gang song. And in pre internet oral history was said to refer to the prison whip. The original writer is unknown.
I have it by Led belly thats all I know. Jim
Daaang...what a storied history.
@@D0nut42 right?
If this story is true, I see the entire chain gang writing the song. Now the question is, How to figure out the royalties. I gather the liars got that money. Ram Jam didn't get it. Nor did Lead Belly.
This song dates way back to the 18th century in Britain.
LOL at the Price is Right mic. That guy there was in the Lemon Pipers who hat a hit with Green Tambourine in the 60s. Cool song too, psych pop and quite different. There's video.
Yeah, BB is a jam. By the way Britt, I really like your voice.
Everyone freaks out when they hear this. I enjoy watching people’s reactions. A great song.
Black Betty was a civil war Era rifle, it was know to discharge on its own,had a child damn things gone wild.
Glad you liked it, Bam a Lam!!
LOVED IT!
@@brittreacts I was a wild child in Alabama when I first heard that song. Loved it then and still love it to this day. You can't help but jamming to it when you hear it.
There's a long version out there. Heard this about 25 times. Only heard the long version twice. It's really good . Never gets old. Heard this when it first came out. Had a lot more fun in those days then you do today. A lot more freedom.
Hit the billboard in 1977. It was #18. This was a one hit wonder.😊 You had me dancing 💃
My son and I went down a rabbit hole on the history and meaning of this when he was in high school several years ago. There is so much more here.
its a party . They were given 500 dollars to shoot the video . Spent 450 on gear and beer and filmed it in the backyard for 50.
Love your reactions. thankyou.
A "chaotic masterpiece".
Quotable.
No one, but no one can beat the rendition of this song these guys fly
Britt, you are a fun, energetic and lovely lady and love your natural reactions and personality. I'm sold and subbed to keep on rocking with you!
Bill bartlette the singer was in the lemon pipers and had a hit with green tambourine. Psychedelic/bubble gum..
And he first recorded Black Betty as Starstruck. A label picked him up and he released a slightly different edit as Ram Jam.
Lead Belly - "Black Betty" song this between 1925 and 1933; It can be found in the Smithsonian Institute...
I will keep it in mind, thanks!
In the Smithsonian and on my Ipod (yeah, I still have one).
You are absolutely right in your analysis of the time, according to the fashions worn. Dead on!
New sub from Baltimore. Great band. This song has been sampled a million times and is in a lot of movies. Thanks for sharing.
This song is nearly 100 years old. It’s a shame that history doesn’t provide for the original artists to get their credit.
I thought the original roots of this song went back to the civil war.
Leadbelly! Enough said.
Oh dear! Pretty certain the person who wrote the original would be delighted their song continues to excite people. Just by playingg the song artists give "credit".
I don't think anyone can say, with 100% certainty, where this song originated, let alone the "original" artist.
This song is different than the original.Its meant to be fun not stir up all this dissension.Lighten up guys.Enjoy the music.
I discovered you within the last week. I'm tuned in now. Your reactions are spot on.
Be safe lady!
It is a cover from 1933. I requested you to react to this and I am glad you. Your reaction lived up to my expectation. You have a so born in my era
"I did not want that to be so short" You said it. I heard you. Was it the time? of course it was. That was the point!
There's lots of legend behind "Black Betty" being an old, Revolutionary War, British musket that was less than reliable. The song is "ancient." Google will help.
The reason it's so short is that the original version has been edited down for AM radio back in the day. The longer version has an amazing musical break you should seek out. It's quite satisfying.
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Actually the British musket was known as Brown Bess, Black Betty was the colonial musket.
LOLOL..Love that tune from back in da day !! I so dig it. Thanks for sharing. Love your "chaotic masterpiece" choice of words. Peace !!
From what I understand, the original versions were revolutionary war, possibly dating back to England where the rifle/musket was a dark wood/painted lacquer black customized version of the standard British Army issue Brown Bess musket
lot of fun times as a teen in Canada when that one came on..
The best chaotic. That’s the best description of this ‘ jam ‘ I’ve heard.
Love this woman's reactions..!!
Ram jam singing black Betty was a cover from an old blues singer back in the 40’s named lead belly old black man.
My original hearing of this song from recording from the 1920's/30's by Huddey Ledbetter, (aka LEADBELLY). "a down south" BLUES MAN. Much of his song knowledge was recoded to preserve the songs. Long LIVE the blues from this era.
Loving your video, I'm 68 .ove all the tunes, loving that they effect you like they did for me 50 yrs ago x
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos!
Your energy is infectious.. in a good way! 🫶
You're good. Loved your reaction.
I remember being about 17 and being a little stoned, and I friend showed off his new stereo system by playing this song at full volume. It was mind blowing.
Love your channel, Britt. Love the look - so much light! Love the passion for the music. "Is that what I heard?" Awesome. Keep it up.
This was done by "Lead Belly" around 80 years ago.
Nothing like some loud, fun classic rock. Just enjoy!!
Such a fun song - sounds like one of those things where they had some good guitar licks, and an interesting vocal hook, and were like "this is enough, right?". And it was, in fact, enough.
I did grow up in that era.....and your spot on !!
They recorded two versions of songs back in the day, singles had to be 3 minutes or less to go on the radio. The album version of the song could be any length, the album version of this song is about 4 minutes long.
You are too cute for words. This happens to be a song on a playlist I created for an aviation action movie I'm developing about a female repo pilot. Thanks for reacting to it.
LOL! -"The best chaos I've ever heard in my life!" - Great quote! :D
Hi Britt, we were wearing those collared T-Shirts back in 72, 73, 74. I kept mine until 2004 had to move and discard much stuff. Had outgrown them as they were mediums and I now was extra-large.
Chaotic masterpiece in this case, is right. Ha. ✌ Layers of various meanings and uses.
Keep researching this song. On youtube you will find versions from Lead Belly and the cadence of rail workers. You will find a version where it is claimed that the original singer in his later years is singing. There is even a cut where the actual lead singer for the group (The hand clapper in the video) talks about recording it in the backyard, taking his son to college, and hearing it, etc.
The original Black Betty was a song about a soldier's Flintlock musket about 200 years ago. His muskets name was Black Betty.
I was raised in that era and loved it
Meaning of “Black Betty”
in researching the history of the term, it has been noted that none other than American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin himself used the expression back in 1736, some 250 years before Ram Jam dropped this song. And in that case he was apparently referring to, succinctly put, liquor. And accordingly, it seems that “black Betty” was synonymous with a bottle of whiskey in particular dating as far back as 17th century London.
Now going back to the British, it is also said that ‘Black Betty’ was a nickname for a certain type of musket, i.e. an old-timey gun with black paint. And in that regard, the phrase “bam-ba-lam”, as recited in the lyrics, is said to be intended to imitate the sound of gunfire.
you. are. THE ABSOLUTE BEST. i feel a little bit shinier myself, for having heard you.😜🤪😝
As a little girl I remember my dad a Vietnam vet listen to this and Pink Floyd and I named my black charger black Betty
Ram Jam, 1 hit wonders.
You just enjoy the music, and get up and dance. The 70's were really great.
Ok @BrittReacts…I love love love listening to you
Most excellent call re: the era... this was released in 1977. Damn, girl, you GOOD.
Just today, I saw where this song has 322 MILLION views, just off of 1 channel. That's pretty fricken awesome.
it SHOULD HAVE @LEAST 4 BILLION VIEWS COMPARED TO MOST CRAPP WITH BILLIONS OF VIEWS EAZY
You are so sweet and amazing to see reacting to the videos 😊..love your expressions...
New subscriber! Love your reactions!
WELCOME TO THE PARTY!!!
As usual, I loved your reaction and comments - "Come sit down" "Mind your business" - PLEASE keep'em comin'
This is one of those Jams that Rams right into my ears and mind...then straight to my soul. Leaving me days and confused. I don't know what just happened..but I know i like it. Aaalot 😂
I’m loving the reaction to this song 👌👌👌👌🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡 bloody love it
Love your reactions 🤩
I saw them in '77 along with Mother's Finest - check out "Baby Love" from Mother's Finst.
This is one of the first rock songs I can remember hearing on the radio
I LOVE your reactions. Keep up the awesome work!
It's one hell of a banger... that never gets old.
Luv your take and articulation on 70’s and 80’s rock and roll. You can’t help it……..you’re addicted
The best guitar instrumental ever
An exceptional garage band of the late 60s early 70s. That's how we did it back then. However, the video is unusually good for the time. They got it from a work gang song and a Lead Belly song. They just pepped it up and did a great recording of it. Thanks for reacting to it.
I reacted like this first time. I heard this song. Of course it was when it was when it initially came out, and black betty was a rifled musket from the civil war
Ram Jam front singer name is Bill Barlett from England. This was filmed in 1977. They were a one hit wonder. Hit the billboard at #18. This song was originally done in the 1933 by James Iron Head Baker, LeadBelly 1939, Starstruck 1975, and Ram Jam 1977. Check out the longer version. It is even better😊 I'm up dancing 💃 🕺 Ooooh Bkack Betty😊
I was in the 6th grade when this song came out in 1977. We would all listen to it in class on the record player. We 12 year old kids back then couldn't get over the word damn in the song. By the way, this whole production was made at the lead singers home on a $30 budget.
I remember the OG "Price is Right" too... ran from 1956 - 1965, hosted by Bill Cullen (who is still the standard against which game show hosts are judged).
Black Betty what a great song, thank you for listening to this song.👍🥁
Black Betty was the old black powder rifle back in the day. The child was the pistol that accompanied it.
My boyfriend and I watch old TPIR all the time on Pluto. 😆 We are old enough to have watched the pretty old ones but still love it. 👍
Fun Fact.. The singer in this song came from another little group from the 60's called The Lemon Pipers who had a one hit wonder called Green Tamborine.
"A chaotic masterpiece" is the perfect description.
Looks just like my grandma's house. All my uncles play music, even down to the motorcycles.
Black Betty always ready .....i like it
The end of the song was added by Ram Jam. I believe the theory of it being referred to as a black powder musket. Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching it!
Bill of Ram Jam wrote 2 verses for this song it and wasn't given credit
Britt, you missed your calling....you should have been a detective. You summarized the singer and the microphone, etc in 5 seconds! "Price is Right" microphone comment had me laughing out loud. Love the channel!
😂😂😂😂❤❤ you Crack me up!! Loved your reaction and comments and questions😂😂
And they're all left handed. That's a big wow!
You are great loved your review keep'em coming!!!
this goes way way back to the late 30's. wow Ram Jam really Ramed Jammed it good
Check out the much older version by Lead Belly. He was the singer that popularized it. Lead Belly was one of Kurt Cobain's (of Nirvana) major musical influences while growing up.