Same here. The song perfectly encapsulates my feelings toward my college girlfriend that I felt would have made my perfect mate if not for my stupidity. Also, I'm from the same hometown as Paul Davis and remember him giving a free concert in our high school gym while I was in high school, though I don't know if he sang this song. I believe he wrote it later in his career.
I was 17 years old when this song came out, and although I liked it a lot, it was just a song. Five years later, I experienced the exact lyrics after losing the love of my life to another man with only myself to blame. The song hit every emotion I felt, as if I had written it myself. Today, I am 62 years old and still get a lump in my throat when I hear it.
Funny I had the same thing happen to me, the only difference I was in my twenties at the time, We both married others and raised our families only to both divorce years later. I then had a chance to rekindle the relationship but decided not to just figuring things would not to be. now we'll never know. Bittersweet.
I was on a plane to my first USAF duty station back in '78 when this song came on the entertainment system. Made me think about the girl I left behind as we were banking through the clouds. I can still picture it... (Fast forward...We just celebrated our 22nd Anniversary!!)
this was the first song i ever danced to with my neighbor, i was 8 she was 10.. first girl i kissed, first girl to play doctor with me.. we were great friends.. years later we still talk on fb.. i sent her this song a year ago, i did not expect her to cry when i did
My Dad managed a band in Paul's hometown Meridian MS.he would come over and jam i was like 7. I knew good music lol. The Bass Player in the ban Chris Etheridge was a founding member of The Flying Burrito Brothers. One of the early Country Roxk bands
"Ok, I was not expecting that, when you look at him...." 😂I thought the same thing, this song played over the intercom at work and Shazam'd it, certainly didn't expect that voice and those lyrics out of a dude looking like that.
Yet another Mississippi musician. Paul was from Meridian, MS. He died in his hometown on April 22, 2008, one day after his 60th birthday! Great singer/songwriter!
My wife is from Meridian and I grew up 23 miles south in Quitman. I also worked in radio there in the Mid 80's, played his songs and worked with friends of Paul. He was a wonderful person and great artist and is surely missed.
This bittersweet cut is at the top of my list of these kind of soft rock songs. If as an adult this song hasn't happened to you then you haven't live long enough.
LOVED, Paul Davis, RIP.----------------------This song hits way too close, because it is just what I experienced after running into my former GF, who had broken up with me. It tore me up, & I still remember & feel it. ------------------MJL< 75 y/o
The surprise that even after a time of separation when one might have thought they have "moved on" only to find the sad truth....that those feelings never really went away....and the old familiar ache wells up inside....that the truth is.... those feelings are still there and real...and here again
❤ And Paul looks AMAZING - Just Stunning with his nordic long blond hair and beard - oh Paul what a wonderful talent you were - Thank you for those beautiful songs we miss you - RIP hes waitin 4 the Resurrection ❤
This song, " I go crazy" was on the Billboard Hot 100 for 40 weeks and peaked at #1. Everyone loves when an old lover looks in your eyes and they still go crazy! Paul was hot. He was only in his 20's here. The long blonde hair is sexy on him, and the facial hair, moustache and beard are gorgeously masculine. He was somewhat shy and stayed out of the limelight. Their are not that many videos of this man playing this song, either. He could play any of the instruments in his band, very talented that way. He didn't tour much. He had filled our radiowaves with romantic magic and we ate it up back then. I love a lot of different music, but this song is so beautiful, it can reignite an old flame. His other hit 'Cool Night" will also set lover's hearts on fire! Yes I am in love with a dead man. I think I can be forgiven. Thanks for reviewing one of the great masters of love songs!
@@terry21651 - I had heard Paul Davis talk about how much he preferred fishing and just being at home doing things he enjoyed and being out in the woods having fun with his friends. According to one of his closest friends, musician and songwriter Paul Davis was more comfortable at home in Meridian than he was in the spotlight shone upon him as a result of his many hits, said Art Matthews, a past owner of a local radio station, who was friends with Davis for more than 33 years. "He didn't set out to be famous and he didn't relish traveling and touring," said Matthews. "He was very much a homebody. A nocturnal person who enjoyed people and his music. He was every bit as normal as everyone else whose talent happened to be associated with a high profile industry." I had never heard that he did not fly, but I will continue to look for the source of that. If you have that source, I would appreciate letting me know where that video clip is located. Thank you for your input. I know when he was shot in the stomach during a mugging, his health went downhill. It's so sad that they doctors could not save him when he had the heart attack that took his life. Thanks for your reply and the information on Paul Davis! His music and his legacy will live on! 💜💥🎼
There was this wonderful time in the 70’s , they called the singer/songwriter. It was a brief moment where it didn’t matter if you were good looking or cool or marketable. If you could write a good song,you could sing it yourself. Jim Croce, Harry Chapin,Leon Russell,Carole King,Gordon Lightfoot… too many to name. But def worth checking some of them out
Yes there is that someone who leaves an indelible mark that you will take to your last days, yet there is still that joy that they brought you when you envision them
Just found you today, and you're beautiful and awesome!! LOVE that a younger person can react and breathe to life her deepest feelings and emotions to each song! My first girlfriend played this song to me over the phone after we had broke up...over 45 years ago! We both have moved on in life and live in the same town, and I bump into her from time to time, and we are still good friends. Each time I hear this song I think of her, and maybe what could have been, though we are both happily married..I do still go crazy.....
We just covered this song on our channel - This is one of those 70's classic rock songs you heard before but don't know who wrote it. Personally, I love this song and is one of my all time favorites to perform.
Hello Angela: Ah, the bittersweet lament of lost but never forgotten love. Who among us does not have a yearning for a former lover who still resides in the best part of our memory? Paul Davis can really deliver on these kinds of songs...and yes, he wrote and composed this. I loved the introduction where the host referred to him as "...looking like an Allman brother." That was a priceless observation. Thank you for reacting to this, and for that lovely smile!👍👍❤❤
@@realcoolbreeze Ha! You are so right! I did not look close enough to realize that when I watched the first time. Funny...I was just thinking the other day about the Ozzie and Harriet episode where he sung "My Dad." Very powerful.
@@stephenlutz3907 Hmmmm. Wasn t that Paul Peterson on the Donna Reed Show ??😊Btw… I was in love with Shelly Fabares then. Anyway , Leave It To Beaver, Donna Reed and Ozzie & Harriet shows were about family and were great to watch. Regards.
Angela, I know I tell you all the time, but you are one beautiful, wonderful, precious, and compassionate human being, in oh so MANY ways !!! You are the type of girl I WISHED I had the brains to pursue when I was dating. I made these same mistakes and it this song has always served as an anthem to me ... didn't make me sad, really, but made me realize how much I HAD to grow, and how much I have. Doesn't do me much good now, but I have collected a lot of people who care about me, and who know my heart is in the right place, and even though it's not quite the same or quite as good, it's something.
This song reminds of my 1st husband, whom I lost twins at his hands. But it made me realize, you know you can love with everything you have, but life has to continue. I did and I have some who really likes and loves me. I hope evey one has that. Memories hurt but you get stronger with time. Your such a good soul, thank you.
This was a great song by Paul Davis and it was his biggest hit. It ended up spending 40 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 which was a record at the time. I can remember living in a suburb of Dallas at the time, having moved there just three years earlier from the Chicago area. I would listen to Chicago's WLS at night because it would come in just as clearly as Dallas stations and this is one of the songs I remember hearing then. Great memories.
You're so vulnerable in some of these reaction videos that discuss former loves, it's so beautiful. I wish you healing from the loss you are feeling 🥰
Every time I hear this song, I get teary bc it reminds me of one person in particular that I’ll never get over..
I know exactly how you feel Carrie
It happens to you too?
@@SantiagoTM1 absolutely
Same here. The song perfectly encapsulates my feelings toward my college girlfriend that I felt would have made my perfect mate if not for my stupidity. Also, I'm from the same hometown as Paul Davis and remember him giving a free concert in our high school gym while I was in high school, though I don't know if he sang this song. I believe he wrote it later in his career.
Yep, same
When this song came out in 1977, it made my teenage self tear up every time. Listening to it as a 58-year-old, it still does.
I was 10 yrs old when this song came out. I remember loving this song. I haven’t heard it in a long time. Had no idea who sang it. Great song.
What would I give to see '77 again? Wow.
Same remember hearing it then cruising down rd in our 66 chevy I was 7
I was 9 years old and I felt the same. Loved it then, still love it. Also liked his follow-up hits "Cool Night" and " '65 Love Affair".
me too....
I was 17 years old when this song came out, and although I liked it a lot, it was just a song. Five years later, I experienced the exact lyrics after losing the love of my life to another man with only myself to blame. The song hit every emotion I felt, as if I had written it myself. Today, I am 62 years old and still get a lump in my throat when I hear it.
Funny I had the same thing happen to me, the only difference I was in my twenties at the time, We both married others and raised our families only to both divorce years later. I then had a chance to rekindle the relationship but decided not to just figuring things would not to be. now we'll never know. Bittersweet.
Welcome to the seventies. Every time we turned on the radio there was another gem.
I'm here for paul David thank you for your reaction
Don’t ever be afraid of letting music move you emotionally… it just shows your humanity… God bless you❤🎉
Don't be feel weak for showing tears. It means you can feel!
It warms my heart to the Highest when I see the younger generation truly enjoy and get music from my generation. :)
Yes....the amazing Paul Davis! Looks like a Hell's Angel, sings like a Real Angel!! RIP Paul. 😇
And he sounds like a good ol boy when he speaks but sings like a Renaissance Man.
I agree 1000% percent!! This song..my heart..but great music will do that!
He definitely had great music!👌😎👍
Exactly!!! 👍
This song brings tears to my eyes! My heart still belongs to my ex Fred! I found old pictures and that love hasn't left!!
"'65 Love Affair" and "Cool Night" by Paul Davis are also very good. I think so anyway.
I know she would like "Cool Night."
💞Cool night💞
Definitely!
Sweet life
all 3 great songs!
Yes, Paul Davis did write the song. But, let's not ignore how beautifully he performed the song.
I was on a plane to my first USAF duty station back in '78 when this song came on the entertainment system. Made me think about the girl I left behind as we were banking through the clouds. I can still picture it... (Fast forward...We just celebrated our 22nd Anniversary!!)
Happy anniversary
beautiful tale ! glad your story ended happily ! beautiful !
I was ready to tear up when I began reading the final line. Happy Anniversary!!!!!
Paul Davis wrote this beautiful song and sang it like he meant it.
This song right here does something to me.....those summer nights,that crazy young love!! I go crazy......❣️
Haunting song. Bring back real music with melody, harmony, soul and respect for women.
this was the first song i ever danced to with my neighbor, i was 8 she was 10.. first girl i kissed, first girl to play doctor with me.. we were great friends.. years later we still talk on fb.. i sent her this song a year ago, i did not expect her to cry when i did
My Dad managed a band in Paul's hometown Meridian MS.he would come over and jam i was like 7. I knew good music lol. The Bass Player in the ban Chris Etheridge was a founding member of The Flying Burrito Brothers. One of the early Country Roxk bands
Oh what a special meaning this has to me- 💜✌️👍
And to so many others!!!! Such a fabulous, though painful, song!!😊
"I Go Crazy" is a song written, composed, and recorded by American singer-songwriter Paul Davis.
The 70s was the Greatest Era of 🎶 I'm a 90s baby 😆
"Ok, I was not expecting that, when you look at him...." 😂I thought the same thing, this song played over the intercom at work and Shazam'd it, certainly didn't expect that voice and those lyrics out of a dude looking like that.
This song by Paul Davis is very emotional #RIP Paul Davis 😢
Yet another Mississippi musician. Paul was from Meridian, MS. He died in his hometown on April 22, 2008, one day after his 60th birthday! Great singer/songwriter!
My wife is from Meridian and I grew up 23 miles south in Quitman. I also worked in radio there in the Mid 80's, played his songs and worked with friends of Paul. He was a wonderful person and great artist and is surely missed.
Another one for the heart,,,mmm memories
Boy, this takes me right back to my 70's childhood. Great song.
A real classic…….70’s goodness
This bittersweet cut is at the top of my list of these kind of soft rock songs. If as an adult this song hasn't happened to you then you haven't live long enough.
Or well enough
LOVED, Paul Davis, RIP.----------------------This song hits way too close, because it is just what I experienced after running into my former GF, who had broken up with me. It tore me up, & I still remember & feel it. ------------------MJL< 75 y/o
I absolutely love you selections you share with us. 65 years old and this was the playlist of my youth. Thank you.
i was thirteen and in love with my teen sweetheart! this song just brings back so many memories!
Instant smile comes to her face with the first verse! That’s a timeless classic❤
RIP Paul Davis
My favorite since 1978
What n amazing song.
One of my favorites because I h e been there.
This song hits all of us someway or another, a lost love that we fondly remember. Sweet memories of long ago.
The surprise that even after a time of separation when one might have thought they have "moved on" only to find the sad truth....that those feelings never really went away....and the old familiar ache wells up inside....that the truth is.... those feelings are still there and real...and here again
❤ And Paul looks AMAZING - Just Stunning with his nordic long blond hair and beard - oh Paul what a wonderful talent you were - Thank you for those beautiful songs we miss you - RIP hes waitin 4 the Resurrection ❤
My favorite song of all time! This song will never get old.
You can't judge a book by its cover , Heavy metal look , with a smooth voice and great soft rock song.
This song, " I go crazy" was on the Billboard Hot 100 for 40 weeks and peaked at #1. Everyone loves when an old lover looks in your eyes and they still go crazy! Paul was hot. He was only in his 20's here. The long blonde hair is sexy on him, and the facial hair, moustache and beard are gorgeously masculine. He was somewhat shy and stayed out of the limelight. Their are not that many videos of this man playing this song, either. He could play any of the instruments in his band, very talented that way. He didn't tour much. He had filled our radiowaves with romantic magic and we ate it up back then. I love a lot of different music, but this song is so beautiful, it can reignite an old flame. His other hit 'Cool Night" will also set lover's hearts on fire! Yes I am in love with a dead man. I think I can be forgiven. Thanks for reviewing one of the great masters of love songs!
@LaLaAuraMoonbeam....I think he did not tour much because in a video clip I saw here on UA-cam Paul Davis mentioned something about he did not fly.
@@terry21651 - I had heard Paul Davis talk about how much he preferred fishing and just being at home doing things he enjoyed and being out in the woods having fun with his friends. According to one of his closest friends, musician and songwriter Paul Davis was more comfortable at home in Meridian than he was in the spotlight shone upon him as a result of his many hits, said Art Matthews, a past owner of a local radio station, who was friends with Davis for more than 33 years. "He didn't set out to be famous and he didn't relish traveling and touring," said Matthews. "He was very much a homebody. A nocturnal person who enjoyed people and his music. He was every bit as normal as everyone else whose talent happened to be associated with a high profile industry." I had never heard that he did not fly, but I will continue to look for the source of that. If you have that source, I would appreciate letting me know where that video clip is located. Thank you for your input. I know when he was shot in the stomach during a mugging, his health went downhill. It's so sad that they doctors could not save him when he had the heart attack that took his life. Thanks for your reply and the information on Paul Davis! His music and his legacy will live on! 💜💥🎼
One of the greatest light rock / love song writer singers ever for me. So many great songs.
Never judge a book by its cover. Most people wouldn't think this voice would go with this mountain man look. Jmho
There was this wonderful time in the 70’s , they called the singer/songwriter. It was a brief moment where it didn’t matter if you were good looking or cool or marketable. If you could write a good song,you could sing it yourself. Jim Croce, Harry Chapin,Leon Russell,Carole King,Gordon Lightfoot… too many to name. But def worth checking some of them out
Back then talent spoke for itself.
Bobby caldwell and Billy paul should be added too.
@@eder7468 love Bobby Caldwell.
I love this song, I love singing this song. Paul left way too soon. I will never get tired of hearing it.
A Masterpiece of a Great Song ‼️💋💋😘, it a Love Hurt, I can't Stop listening to it Now, over 30years, so Lovely 🔥💞🔥💞🔥🎶 Thanks Paul‼️💗🥺
This song has a special memory for me of a long lost love. Thank you for reacting to it.
Sweet Life is another great hit by Mr. Davis
Yes there is that someone who leaves an indelible mark that you will take to your last days, yet there is still that joy that they brought you when you envision them
Another great 70's song is "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" by England Dan and John Ford Coley.
Songs like this is pain being released. Great reaction as always
This song always gets me in the feels.
Paul was so good on this song! Many memories from way back in the day.
I must have played this song a hundred times. Really great music and lyrics.
RIP Paul. We still miss you.
I'm emotional like you. A lot of these songs that you've been listening to have some heartbreaking memories for me. 💔
One of my favorites. I had this record back in the day. Played it over and over. He sang it with such feeling and yes he did write the song.
Angela, you're very tuned in for such a young lady, I echo what you said and enjoy all your reactions
Just found you today, and you're beautiful and awesome!! LOVE that a younger person can react and breathe to life her deepest feelings and emotions to each song! My first girlfriend played this song to me over the phone after we had broke up...over 45 years ago! We both have moved on in life and live in the same town, and I bump into her from time to time, and we are still good friends. Each time I hear this song I think of her, and maybe what could have been, though we are both happily married..I do still go crazy.....
That's right .. come Paul , give it to us daddy ❤️❤️❤️ u got us going #Crazy
Love Paul Davis. My favorite is Sweet Life. Give it a look.
This is a timeless classic that's still popular. I can never get sick of hearing it. I was very little when this came out but I absolutely love it
This song is saying the quiet part out loud. Many people have felt this, but keep it to themselves.
Amazing song! Such an emotional feeling when I hear this.
Just watching your reaction is priceless, this is my favorite song. And yes it brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it .
nice song by paul davis its a heartfelt song and its a classic song good job.
Paul Davis has a slew of hits. I like Cool night.I go crazy is a great song
We just covered this song on our channel - This is one of those 70's classic rock songs you heard before but don't know who wrote it. Personally, I love this song and is one of my all time favorites to perform.
I love your reaction to this song!
Hello Angela: Ah, the bittersweet lament of lost but never forgotten love. Who among us does not have a yearning for a former lover who still resides in the best part of our memory? Paul Davis can really deliver on these kinds of songs...and yes, he wrote and composed this. I loved the introduction where the host referred to him as "...looking like an Allman brother." That was a priceless observation. Thank you for reacting to this, and for that lovely smile!👍👍❤❤
That host was the late ( very young tv idol ) and singer Ricky Nelson.
@@realcoolbreeze Ha! You are so right! I did not look close enough to realize that when I watched the first time. Funny...I was just thinking the other day about the Ozzie and Harriet episode where he sung "My Dad." Very powerful.
@@stephenlutz3907 Hmmmm. Wasn t that Paul Peterson on the Donna Reed Show ??😊Btw… I was in love with Shelly Fabares then. Anyway , Leave It To Beaver, Donna Reed and Ozzie & Harriet shows were about family and were great to watch. Regards.
@@realcoolbreeze Wow...my memory of that is so clear...and yet completely innacurate. Age is taking its toll I guess.
Me. I met my one and only when I was 16 and he was 26. We were married 40 years when I lost him 3 years ago. The grief almost killed me.
Beautiful 100%.
This is one of the best songs ever by Paul Davis. If this song doesn't make you cry, I don't know what song would
Never stop being you, and thank you for sharing it with us!
Thank You for the reaction, young lady.
We'll never, ever forget the few of those who we really and truly loved throughout our lifetime.
Angela, I know I tell you all the time, but you are one beautiful, wonderful, precious, and compassionate human being, in oh so MANY ways !!! You are the type of girl I WISHED I had the brains to pursue when I was dating.
I made these same mistakes and it this song has always served as an anthem to me ... didn't make me sad, really, but made me realize how much I HAD to grow, and how much I have. Doesn't do me much good now, but I have collected a lot of people who care about me, and who know my heart is in the right place, and even though it's not quite the same or quite as good, it's something.
She nailed it in every way.
Best reaction I have heard about this song. I think every guy has a girl somewhere in his background that he has regrets about. You were spot on.
Introducing Paul Davis was Ricky Nelson. He died in a plane crash on New Years eve 1985.
I love his music,sad we lost him.
The melody when I look in your eyes I go crazy ……..is what makes my heart go crazy. Love that song.
T said it before and i'll say it again.. Viva la 70's haha
A magnificent singer / songwriter and performer ! This song brought a part of Love that we all needed to feel and surface through ! Miss you man !
He was a prolific songwriter as well as a very good singer. loved his stuff. Thanks you!
I have always enjoyed this song.
Very, very , very good reaction. Nailed it.
Great song. Another great ballad is Sometimes When We Touch by Dan Hill.
SOME men grow up and are able to be vulnerable like that. Beautiful song.
Sweetie…..you have such a beautiful spirit & way of expressing yourself! Saw your reactions to The Bee Gees’ ballads & you’re like any other girl😉.
Perfect reaction to this song.
This is a 70's Soft Rock Classic for sure, glad your getting a chance to experience all this great music Angela
You are one of the best reactors!!!
Such an under appreciated talent.
An amazing voice. Great live performances. His song Cool Night is all about consent. I love it.
This song reminds of my 1st husband, whom I lost twins at his hands. But it made me realize, you know you can love with everything you have, but life has to continue. I did and I have some who really likes and loves me. I hope evey one has that. Memories hurt but you get stronger with time. Your such a good soul, thank you.
Awesome song great reaction ! You look ready for fly fishing in Wyoming, in your flannel shirt ! Very cute
This was a great song by Paul Davis and it was his biggest hit. It ended up spending 40 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 which was a record at the time. I can remember living in a suburb of Dallas at the time, having moved there just three years earlier from the Chicago area. I would listen to Chicago's WLS at night because it would come in just as clearly as Dallas stations and this is one of the songs I remember hearing then. Great memories.
The late, great Paul Davis
There is NO auto-tune back then. This was a man with a voice and an amazing band, Thats it. INCREDIBLE, even now.