Hey! It’s DonnaLou Stevens. A friend of mine just sent this to me. I’d been having a Twilight Zone experience the last few days of weird and icky stuff going on, so when I got this video, it was like a fun and soothing balm for all that. Thanks for the big smile. Actually the Kickstarter launched at the same time Older Ladies launched and I produced second video, If I Were Enlightened (I wish I had chosen another, more universal theme as well for my second video, but hindsight is 20x20, right? You were right on a couple of things. I’ve been an actress all my life and those women were a collection of my friends and their friends and their friends. We had a total 100% blast making that video. I’m in another band called The Texas Lovebirds now. We do mostly my original music and it’s all very theatrical, uplifting and often funny. Unfortunately we were just getting off the ground when Covid hit, but hope to resume soon. Anyway, you asked me to leave a comment, so here it is. I appreciate your fun review and outgoing personality. This made my day. Take care.
@donnalou stevens Well this made my day, having you stop by and share some thoughts!! Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for your energy and wonderful work (and also your infectious smile--it's like the cutest thing I've seen in a long time :-)). I hope you're able to get things jumpstarted again once Covid goes sayonara, and given your acting chops and evident drive, I have little doubt you'll be back up and running in due course. Happy New Year, and thank you for obliging my request to drop by--what a great way to close out the year on the channel!!
@donnalou stevens @rockn2country Donnalou you are exactly what the doctor ordered! I'm glad Don introduced us to you, all the ladies on the channel had a blast and were reminded that we are still fabulous! :-) Your charisma is contagious and your confidence is inspiring, thanks for what you do! Can't wait for Texas Lovebirds to get rolling! :-)
@@christineems8754 Thanks for the lovely message. I hope we get rolling too. We have so much fun. I write most of our songs, so a lot of them are funny, but just like Older Ladies, most of them have an underlying message that can be taken seriously. I also write jazzy little 40's sounding tunes and poignant songs. All of them though are 'feel good' in nature. That has always been important to after learning that my songs stick in people's heads. "Well," I questioned, "What do I want to get stuck in there then?" Take care.
@@RockN2Country Hey Don, I posted this video on my FB page and shared it with my sisters. Everyone loved it and thought you were a total joy to watch. I spent the last little bit of my evening watching other videos on your channel. I'm wondering the story of how you started doing this. You're funny, sincere and thoughtful; that's a good combo for a music critic. ANNNDDD, you reviewed some kick ass singers that I've never heard of. 'Songs She Sang in the Shower'... wow... Colter Wall - blown away... I entered a lyrics contest and this guy's song won first place. I love it and think you might too. americansongwriter.com/shawn-byrne-scores-2020-lyric-contest-grand-prize/ and here's a pretty one of mine you might like to give you an idea of the flip side of what I write... ua-cam.com/video/uCJZ_6fDsXU/v-deo.html Ciao from Austin
@donnalou Stevens Well that put a big smile on my face. I have two sisters--I'm the one in the middle, go figure--and know the risks involved with sharing things with siblings, especially my older one--ha!! I'm glad they had fun with it and thank you and them for the kind sentiments. I am also humbled by your words--like, turning a little red as I type this. As for how I got started with the channel, I went to Florida to help my mom look for a smaller place to live, since she'd been talking about it with me for a while. I had planned on being there for a couple of months, but while I was there she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. So I decided to stay and take care of her even though she was asymptomatic and had no pain. That of course changed, and I didn't want her dying in a nursing home, as (of all things) I couldn't fathom staring up at a strange ceiling in the final months and days of my life, and didn't want that for her. She outlasted the prognosis by quite a bit, and to fill in some of the time and to remain somewhat relevant, I discovered reaction videos. I had no idea they were a thing, but when I saw a few the idea got in my head to do a country-music reaction channel. I started with Nashville country, though mostly non-pop stuff, and once I got going people started requesting traditional country. I'm a word nerd who was also born with an unhealthy dose of compassion, and traditional fired on all cylinders. I was hooked. So almost all of the songs I react to are brand new to me, even if the artists aren't. And when I get to experience an artist like you, of which there are no others, whose artistry, intellect, confidence, beauty and joie de vivre all show up in a song and video, I say to myself, "damn, I'm so glad I started doing this!" So there ya go. My nephew went to UT Austin and has lived there since graduating a few years ago, so if/when I visit I'll shoot you a PM and maybe we can say hi in person. Stay tuned!
She is an amazing woman,and this is my favorite song of hers,but she is so much more than this!! Someday I hope to be able to meet her. You go Donna Lou !!!
"If you don't think I rock then we ain't gonna roll"! This is great! All my "Littles" are looking at me like I done lost my damn mind! How great this was! Will be singing this all day! Thanks for posting! Love and hugs for all~stay safe!
The nice thing about older women is that we have the confidence to laugh at ourselves (or should), but also know very well our strengths and weaknesses! So why not have fun with it? At 48 I'm definitely in that category, as I've noticed a few young men at the store or work call me "young lady" UGH what?! Gentlemen, it's only charming on 80 year olds! 😄 But I still have to laugh as it's just part of aging! This song was super fun! 😂
Hysterical! I came across this video accidently and will show it to all my friends in their 60's 70's and 80's. So funny and all so true. You go ladies! Love that the men got into the act. Great fun!
I'm 58 yrs old. I see women that are sexy to me from 18 - 80....whatever. The real beauty of a person is only revealed after you know them. My wife is a few yrs older than I and my woman ROCKS. Older ladies are great.
Never come across Don [?] or The Stone Pony before, well I am from UK. I have been performing this song over here for a few years now - introduce it by telling audience that I am going to teach them how to Yodel ! It is very fitting for a lady of a certain age but still with 'attitude' ! Incidentally by singing 'Older Ladies' you can join in any song with a yodel chorus !
She’s one of my best and longest time friends. She is both .. not giving a shit, talented and an actor and artist. Ans she’s funnier than hell. Follow her
@Jan Kuchel Good stuff, Jan! And of course if you make it into one of her videos, you have to let me know so I can do a reaction and give you tons of attention! :-)
@@RockN2Country haha it was in the second video which wasn’t as “mainstream”’and especially for your crowd. It’s called “if I was enlightened” and I was a 3 second shot as a slut snd a few seconds as a shaman LOL. We always have had such fun ... life with Donna Lou is always an adventure, even in our quiet coffee talks. 😎
@@RockN2Country yep this is me I had to change my profile Pic and everything I haven't got one set up yet ( I got a new computer) The first thing I did was get your channel back on LOL!!! Love watching your reactions and listening to your comments and reading the comments from the other subscribers, I have gotten my two daughters ,my sister and Aunt and a couple of friends watching .I hope you don't mind I have been sharing the videos with all of them . Please don't change love you being you.
Oh and for a request please try a better Statler Brothers video They were the best vocal group and such sweethearts, They knew how to treat their fans. Class of 57, Elizabeth , Thank you world, What ever happened to Randolph Scott so many and that doesn't even begin to touch their catalog they had a television show back in late 89's I think it was so much fun,Harold the bass singer just passed in April of this year
Love The Stone Pony T. There are exceptions but most older women are in better shape than older men. Ha!! I said it. Again mot everyone but nothing fits everyone. Funny song and she does have her truth. Thanks for going out on a limb and tackling this! Brave man! Thanks Don. Lovin the Channel.
As you said, this lady's from Austin...nuff said. :-) I know this was mostly a joke, but there was some well-intentioned social commentary inserted in the message too. Will it work? My vote would have to be "yes" from the amount of saggy, fatty, uncovered skin being paraded through the aisles of Walmart these days. I actually felt sorry for some of her friends in the video. Yes, some women with the right DNA or Hollywood trainers and surgeons certainly quality for the title of "GILF", but for the rest of the world, the preservation of dignity must continue to rely on wisdom, experience, humor, and the precise timing of a light switch. :-)
One small correction: Neither the recording nor the video was funded by crowd funding. (I am not at liberty to say how it was funded.) After the video caught on, DannaLou used crowd funding to produce her next video, If I Were Enlightened. Also, I want to add the she did not monitorize Older Ladies; she considered it her gift to women.
The crowd funding was to pay for the cost of hiring a production company to help them make a professional looking music video. She said in a TV interview that she had never filmed a music video. Filming, sound recording and mixing, editing, costumes all cost money, equipment and experiance they didn't have. This video has never been monetized on youtube. She put it out there for fun and affirmation. She is a professional local coffeehouse. performer. You just didnt get this one did you? The guys in their video were their actual menfolk who do love them just the way they are! So much that they were willing to dress up and be in their silly video. If you spent 30+yrs loving someone, dressing up as Bavarian peasants yodeling out for your love and listening for the reply back is not a big ask.😂 The song isn't just about the women's standards but about the specific men in their lives who love them back. Its a reaffirming statement by all women to their men going through midlife crisis that question whether they still got it and think they want to find a younger model. Love isn't about physical appearances, but about the years of experiences you had together that made you who you both are. You won't find it in a younger woman that hasn't gone through it yet. The older wiser versions of yourselves are making no apologies. At this point I like the person I've become; that's self love and self acceptance. If you can't see it you aren't worth my time after all.😂
Hey! It’s DonnaLou Stevens. A friend of mine just sent this to me. I’d been having a Twilight Zone experience the last few days of weird and icky stuff going on, so when I got this video, it was like a fun and soothing balm for all that. Thanks for the big smile.
Actually the Kickstarter launched at the same time Older Ladies launched and I produced second video, If I Were Enlightened (I wish I had chosen another, more universal theme as well for my second video, but hindsight is 20x20, right?
You were right on a couple of things. I’ve been an actress all my life and those women were a collection of my friends and their friends and their friends. We had a total 100% blast making that video.
I’m in another band called The Texas Lovebirds now. We do mostly my original music and it’s all very theatrical, uplifting and often funny. Unfortunately we were just getting off the ground when Covid hit, but hope to resume soon.
Anyway, you asked me to leave a comment, so here it is. I appreciate your fun review and outgoing personality. This made my day. Take care.
@donnalou stevens Well this made my day, having you stop by and share some thoughts!! Thank you for the kind words, and thank you for your energy and wonderful work (and also your infectious smile--it's like the cutest thing I've seen in a long time :-)). I hope you're able to get things jumpstarted again once Covid goes sayonara, and given your acting chops and evident drive, I have little doubt you'll be back up and running in due course. Happy New Year, and thank you for obliging my request to drop by--what a great way to close out the year on the channel!!
@donnalou stevens @rockn2country Donnalou you are exactly what the doctor ordered! I'm glad Don introduced us to you, all the ladies on the channel had a blast and were reminded that we are still fabulous! :-) Your charisma is contagious and your confidence is inspiring, thanks for what you do! Can't wait for Texas Lovebirds to get rolling! :-)
@@christineems8754 Thanks for the lovely message. I hope we get rolling too. We have so much fun. I write most of our songs, so a lot of them are funny, but just like Older Ladies, most of them have an underlying message that can be taken seriously. I also write jazzy little 40's sounding tunes and poignant songs. All of them though are 'feel good' in nature. That has always been important to after learning that my songs stick in people's heads. "Well," I questioned, "What do I want to get stuck in there then?" Take care.
@@RockN2Country Hey Don, I posted this video on my FB page and shared it with my sisters. Everyone loved it and thought you were a total joy to watch. I spent the last little bit of my evening watching other videos on your channel. I'm wondering the story of how you started doing this. You're funny, sincere and thoughtful; that's a good combo for a music critic. ANNNDDD, you reviewed some kick ass singers that I've never heard of. 'Songs She Sang in the Shower'... wow... Colter Wall - blown away...
I entered a lyrics contest and this guy's song won first place. I love it and think you might too. americansongwriter.com/shawn-byrne-scores-2020-lyric-contest-grand-prize/ and here's a pretty one of mine you might like to give you an idea of the flip side of what I write... ua-cam.com/video/uCJZ_6fDsXU/v-deo.html
Ciao from Austin
@donnalou Stevens Well that put a big smile on my face. I have two sisters--I'm the one in the middle, go figure--and know the risks involved with sharing things with siblings, especially my older one--ha!! I'm glad they had fun with it and thank you and them for the kind sentiments. I am also humbled by your words--like, turning a little red as I type this.
As for how I got started with the channel, I went to Florida to help my mom look for a smaller place to live, since she'd been talking about it with me for a while. I had planned on being there for a couple of months, but while I was there she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. So I decided to stay and take care of her even though she was asymptomatic and had no pain. That of course changed, and I didn't want her dying in a nursing home, as (of all things) I couldn't fathom staring up at a strange ceiling in the final months and days of my life, and didn't want that for her. She outlasted the prognosis by quite a bit, and to fill in some of the time and to remain somewhat relevant, I discovered reaction videos. I had no idea they were a thing, but when I saw a few the idea got in my head to do a country-music reaction channel. I started with Nashville country, though mostly non-pop stuff, and once I got going people started requesting traditional country. I'm a word nerd who was also born with an unhealthy dose of compassion, and traditional fired on all cylinders. I was hooked. So almost all of the songs I react to are brand new to me, even if the artists aren't.
And when I get to experience an artist like you, of which there are no others, whose artistry, intellect, confidence, beauty and joie de vivre all show up in a song and video, I say to myself, "damn, I'm so glad I started doing this!" So there ya go. My nephew went to UT Austin and has lived there since graduating a few years ago, so if/when I visit I'll shoot you a PM and maybe we can say hi in person. Stay tuned!
She is an amazing woman,and this is my favorite song of hers,but she is so much more than this!! Someday I hope to be able to meet her. You go Donna Lou !!!
"If you don't think I rock then we ain't gonna roll"! This is great! All my "Littles" are looking at me like I done lost my damn mind! How great this was! Will be singing this all day! Thanks for posting! Love and hugs for all~stay safe!
9.6, that's a disappointment for our Donna, she deserves 100x 100 for the song. it brilliant.
I can't quit watching this . Thanks so much for putting this on here. SO funny!!!!!!!!!!!
The nice thing about older women is that we have the confidence to laugh at ourselves (or should), but also know very well our strengths and weaknesses! So why not have fun with it? At 48 I'm definitely in that category, as I've noticed a few young men at the store or work call me "young lady" UGH what?! Gentlemen, it's only charming on 80 year olds! 😄 But I still have to laugh as it's just part of aging! This song was super fun! 😂
A 10 with humility...yeah I scored big time! :-)
I love this! I played this for my granddaughter and she was mortified Hahahaha! Thanks for this reaction - what fun!
Hysterical! I came across this video accidently and will show it to all my friends in their 60's 70's and 80's. So funny and all so true. You go ladies! Love that the men got into the act. Great fun!
I'm 58 yrs old. I see women that are sexy to me from 18 - 80....whatever. The real beauty of a person is only revealed after you know them. My wife is a few yrs older than I and my woman ROCKS. Older ladies are great.
Truth!
Never come across Don [?] or The Stone Pony before, well I am from UK. I have been performing this song over here for a few years now - introduce it by telling audience that I am going to teach them how to Yodel ! It is very fitting for a lady of a certain age but still with 'attitude' ! Incidentally by singing 'Older Ladies' you can join in any song with a yodel chorus !
Love it! Reminds me of the comical woman's version of Ronnie McDowell's Older Women Make Good Lovers.
LOL, haven’t heard this one before, love it.
As an older lady, I believe this song should be our anthem.
Holy shit I agree . and as a 61 year old woman I get it thanks for the laughs again . Stay safe Don
I love this song so much. Totally fun and happy.
She’s one of my best and longest time friends. She is both .. not giving a shit, talented and an actor and artist. Ans she’s funnier than hell. Follow her
@Jan Kuchel Good stuff, Jan! And of course if you make it into one of her videos, you have to let me know so I can do a reaction and give you tons of attention! :-)
@@RockN2Country haha it was in the second video which wasn’t as “mainstream”’and especially for your crowd. It’s called “if I was enlightened” and I was a 3 second shot as a slut snd a few seconds as a shaman LOL.
We always have had such fun ... life with Donna Lou is always an adventure, even in our quiet coffee talks. 😎
LOVE IT!!!!!! THANK YOU DON YOU ABSOUTELY MADE MY DAY you are right Hilarious!!!
@gloria shaeffer I knew it!! Glad you enjoyed it, it's too much fun not to. :-)
@@RockN2Country yep this is me I had to change my profile Pic and everything I haven't got one set up yet ( I got a new computer) The first thing I did was get your channel back on LOL!!! Love watching your reactions and listening to your comments and reading the comments from the other subscribers, I have gotten my two daughters ,my sister and Aunt and a couple of friends watching .I hope you don't mind I have been sharing the videos with all of them . Please don't change love you being you.
Oh and for a request please try a better Statler Brothers video They were the best vocal group and such sweethearts, They knew how to treat their fans. Class of 57, Elizabeth , Thank you world, What ever happened to Randolph Scott so many and that doesn't even begin to touch their catalog they had a television show back in late 89's I think it was so much fun,Harold the bass singer just passed in April of this year
I love this video and watch it often....love the song, love the video, love the theme, love the ladies!
Love The Stone Pony T. There are exceptions but most older women are in better shape than older men. Ha!! I said it. Again mot everyone but nothing fits everyone. Funny song and she does have her truth. Thanks for going out on a limb and tackling this! Brave man! Thanks Don. Lovin the Channel.
9.6 Really? 100 💯💯💯💯 All the way! This lady is Awesome!
As you said, this lady's from Austin...nuff said. :-) I know this was mostly a joke, but there was some well-intentioned social commentary inserted in the message too. Will it work? My vote would have to be "yes" from the amount of saggy, fatty, uncovered skin being paraded through the aisles of Walmart these days. I actually felt sorry for some of her friends in the video. Yes, some women with the right DNA or Hollywood trainers and surgeons certainly quality for the title of "GILF", but for the rest of the world, the preservation of dignity must continue to rely on wisdom, experience, humor, and the precise timing of a light switch. :-)
Lighting is as forgiving as a faithful dog. Dimmers for all!!
@@wenbren LOL...nothing wrong with a lady using a little smoke and mirrors. :-)
Timing is everything. ...ha.
Gotcha Don, I knew you'd love this
Thanks Frank!
@Frank Novack Just tagging you because someone special responded to your post. :-)
Good way to start the day. A great good hearted song. 😅
Donna Lou is the awesome friend we sometimes need. She sings it as it is!!! )
love her. love the song
That was fun!
You go Donna!!
she has seen this and sent it to me!
I love this video
Love it when you hid your eyes! HOOK UM HORNS!
The song is goofy. The sentiment is not. I'm almost 64 and quite a catch.
Good rating, Don. 😉
I'll vouch for that! :-)
@@davidemswiler4351 You're too kind. 😉
One small correction: Neither the recording nor the video was funded by crowd funding. (I am not at liberty to say how it was funded.) After the video caught on, DannaLou used crowd funding to produce her next video, If I Were Enlightened.
Also, I want to add the she did not monitorize Older Ladies; she considered it her gift to women.
I am a big fan of Donna Stevens. Please review her other song Enlightment
Watch her video "If I were Enlightened". Not as good as Older Ladies, but kind of cute.
👍❤️
What did I just watch lol.
Please review “If I were Enlighten” by Donna Stevens
It's ok music
Ya don’t have to be perfect to be brilliant!
@Linda Luke Amen!! But DonnaLou was pretty darn close in that video. :-)
The crowd funding was to pay for the cost of hiring a production company to help them make a professional looking music video. She said in a TV interview that she had never filmed a music video. Filming, sound recording and mixing, editing, costumes all cost money, equipment and experiance they didn't have. This video has never been monetized on youtube. She put it out there for fun and affirmation. She is a professional local coffeehouse. performer. You just didnt get this one did you? The guys in their video were their actual menfolk who do love them just the way they are! So much that they were willing to dress up and be in their silly video. If you spent 30+yrs loving someone, dressing up as Bavarian peasants yodeling out for your love and listening for the reply back is not a big ask.😂 The song isn't just about the women's standards but about the specific men in their lives who love them back. Its a reaffirming statement by all women to their men going through midlife crisis that question whether they still got it and think they want to find a younger model. Love isn't about physical appearances, but about the years of experiences you had together that made you who you both are. You won't find it in a younger woman that hasn't gone through it yet. The older wiser versions of yourselves are making no apologies. At this point I like the person I've become; that's self love and self acceptance. If you can't see it you aren't worth my time after all.😂