My dad worked at a very tiny private college in the early to mid 1970's. They had a pair of streakers run across campus on evening. One of them was easily identified, as he was the only African-American student at the time, the other one tripped and face planted on the sidewalk, he was identified when he went to the nurse the next day to get rug burn ointment for his whole body.
At one Oscars ceremony a streaker ran across the stage behind David Niven. He didn’t bat an eye and said Something like “for the rest of his life, that young man will be known for his shortcomings”. I fell on the floor laughing 😆 i
You see how much fun us older peeps had? Now you know why many of us don't understand why today's music has to be so suggestive, lude, crude, etc...to enjoy. I really enjoyed house music too when I was younger and loved dancin' in the clubs...Believe it or not, they played the Streak in our school music class...some parents were sorta upset. :P
Streaking was big for a while for some reason. I think it started in the 60s but people were still doing it well into the 90s. Usually at sporting events. Some naked person would just suddenly run out onto the field & zig zag around trying to avoid the posse of arena security guards chasing them (who probably had no desire to touch a naked stranger). And it would usually stop game play for a few minutes until security finally cornered & carried them off the field. Both men & women would do it.
You can still see it in Europe especially during the big championship games. I saw one last week from a soccer match. They guy was doing pretty good dodging security but he got too close to a player and the guy just body slammed him to the turf and then went back to doing what he was before he was interrupted.
Ray Stevens range and versatility is amazing. He's known for country and comedy, but also gospel and singing a lot of the standards. He's written hits for other singers. If you're in Nashville at any time before December, go see his live show. This is the last year He's doing regularly scheduled shows there.
Ray's been around since the '50s. He was noted for doing what was known as novelty tracks, which were more or less comedy songs. His first single to crack the top ten was Ahab the Arab. His best songs in my opinion were Gitarzan, Bagpipes - That's My Bag, Along Came Jones (a remake of an old Coaster's song), and Bridget the Midget. Ray also had some hits with 'serious' songs including Mr Businessman, Misty and the number 1 song Everything is Beautiful.
Ray wrote this song because he was reading the newspaper about the streaker and wrote the song. He's one of the best song writers ever. His songs make me laugh every time I hear one I am glad you found his songs
Streaking was big in the 70s. I can remember we had this on a 45 record. We were young kids and my little brother and I listened to it all the time and giggled.
It's worth mentioning back in the day these tracks were audio-only (unless we were watching a live or televised performance), so we were left to our own devices to imagine the events taking place during the songs. Ray Stevens is a gold mine of musical comedy, and it's a valid observation that some of the jokes in his work wouldn't fly in this day and age. Ray is also an accomplished gospel and country singer, and his work in those genres is also top-notch.
I was a sophomore at TCU in Ft Worth, living in an all girl's dorm when ABC news filmed the streaking phenomena as around midnight, a bunch of guys were streaking between our dorm and another behind it. Peter Jennings covered in his national newscast. It was a great deal of fun to witness! Made some unusual memories! 💜
First heard this in 6th Grade (1972), It was done before there were music videos. Ray is a master of Comedy novelty songs. The videos were done 20years after the song.
I remember when this came out and we had streakers guide often back then. I was in a restaurant and a streaker ran right by the big windows in front lol❤️🐝🤗
This song hit home with me for two reasons. First, we had a group of streakers come right through my high school choir concert back in the 70s. And......my wife's first name was Ethel. Funny, for sure.
During my high school graduation in '76 we had a streaker.. Our school principal warned the whole school that Nobody(pun not intended) had better get the bright idea to try it during graduation or else!! Our football quarterback didn't listen, lol! He already had a scholarship lined up for USC and was the school golden boy, so I guess he felt fairly safe from the principal's vague threat!😄 And let me tell you, he had reason to be "proud as he can be of his anatomy", and all of us girls clapped as he streaked by!😉😃😄💫
For a brief period in the 70s, there was a huge group of people that would go streaking buck naked and many different places. Eventually, it paid at after about 2 to 3 years and ceased to be a thing. But Ray Stevens being the funny guy. He is took the opportunity to write a song about. And? Turn it into a video.
I am pretty sure there if video, probably on YT, of the time in the 1970s when someone streaked across the stage at the Academy Awards. I can clearly remember that.
You might enjoy Wildwood Weed. I love Ray Stevens! He was funny, irreverent, and absolutely fun loving. We lost him earlier this year but its so good to see that someone from the younger generation is discovering his genius. Thank you!
Me too. I was in college and whenever students gathered at games etc there was always streakers and the security would take off chasing. So funny. Also during that time, when driving down the streets cars would pull up beside you and guys would moon you. (show you their butts)
You have to understand that "Streaking" was a popular thing mostly by college students during this time in history and Ray Stevens jumped on the bandwagon by witing and performing this hilarious song. He is certainly a unique song writer and performer.
“It’s Me Again, Margaret” would be controversial today (“How can you joke about that?”), but it’s hilarious. And “Everything is Beautiful” is Ray Stevens’s Grammy-winning song that’s worth checking out.
Streaking was a bit of a fad back in the 70's and this song became quite popular. Ray Stevens did lots of great funny songs but I think this one was probably the most popular.
I'll never forget in 1975, I was 12 yrs old and was at the mall in Sears with my mom and some guy comes steaking by us. We were both so shocked and above all else I just remember the guy stunk! LOL I wish I would've been more aware, I could've easily just stuck my foot out and tripped the guy....he was that close. Glad you don't see that much anymore. It was probably a college prank or initiation.
I'm from that time and we had alot of music that was funny. We lived life like that. Our shows music etc. Welcome to my world that I miss so much He still writes songs.
Okay I just ran across your channel you are very funny and yes stricken was extremely popular in the 70s I remember out at woodfield Mall add a place called Farrell's it was ice cream place our whole family was having some ice cream and there went a streaker right across the restaurant windows and my mother got up and ran after him he kept on running but unfortunately he ran through the plate glass window and we had called an ambulance but yes streaking was extremely popular back in the 70s shadow
The lady in the suit that is all upset was supposed to be a censor that tells them when they go to far and stuff can't be shown hahaha There are a lot of really great country comedian singers. Check out Indian and the Whiteman singing "the ding dong song".
Mooning was around a long time. I remember in the mid 60s two band members mooning traffic out the back of the bus on a long band trip. They were immediately put off the bus and their parents called to come get them miles from home. Never had that particular problem occur again. Those two were legends in school for awhile, though.
Best reaction EVER to a streaker was given by actor David Niven while hosting the Academy Awards. He watched a naked guy racing across the stage, scratched his ear and just commented, dry as dust, "Funny that he'd choose to expose his shortcomings for all the world to see!" -- and seamlessly went back to business. PRICELESS!
A joke from back in those days goes like this: Did you hear about the 90 year old man that streaked at the flower show? He won for best dried arrangement.
You should also hear the single version of The Streak by Ray. It was a #1 pop novelty hit and has its own laugh track😮😊! This video version was not done at the time the original single was released and IMHO, it is not as funny. Just saying.😮😊
Me & some of the neighborhood kids were hanging out and a guy runs by streaking. We thought it was hysterical, it was a fad at the time. Anyway, my father happen to see him as well and took off like a bat out of hell after the dude. Thank God he didn't catch him, he was pretty pissed off. Us teenager's were laughing our arse's off.....
We had two high school classmates streak during a student assembly being held in the gym, our senior year back in ‘77. Even though they both were wearing ski masks, a lot of people seemed to know who they were. I don’t remember if it was a cold day, but those two guys must have been freezing, if you get my drift. Didn’t see them in school for the rest of the year, so they must have been caught. I do hope they were fully dressed at the time!
You've probably seen it looking for the videos yoi didreact to, but Ray is a big, hilarious rabbit hole to go into. And I'll second Shriner's Convention for a reaction.
I hope everyone remembers the streaker at the oscars(74?). David Niven was at the mic and said the streaker was showing his shortcomings
Ray Stevens It's me Again Margaret. Very funny!
Ray played all the characters
Everything Is Beautiful is a different side of Ray it's a beautiful song
❤ great reaction
Streaking peaked in popularity in the mid-70s. I witnessed a few but never participated!
We had a streaker at graduation.
I streaked my girlfriends birthday party. That was BEFORE I met her dad.
I streaked across Purdue University!!!
My dad worked at a very tiny private college in the early to mid 1970's. They had a pair of streakers run across campus on evening. One of them was easily identified, as he was the only African-American student at the time, the other one tripped and face planted on the sidewalk, he was identified when he went to the nurse the next day to get rug burn ointment for his whole body.
@@ganggreen9012 hehehe, those were the days, lol.
Sitting up with the dead is good too.
I humbly suggest "Convoy" by C.W.McCall.😂
At one Oscars ceremony a streaker ran across the stage behind David Niven. He didn’t bat an eye and said Something like “for the rest of his life, that young man will be known for his shortcomings”. I fell on the floor laughing 😆 i
Another Ray Stevens song that came out about the same time was, "Ahab the A-Rab".
My favorite is "I'm my own grandpa"
Ray did a beautiful song Everything is Beautiful
You see how much fun us older peeps had? Now you know why many of us don't understand why today's music has to be so suggestive, lude, crude, etc...to enjoy. I really enjoyed house music too when I was younger and loved dancin' in the clubs...Believe it or not, they played the Streak in our school music class...some parents were sorta upset. :P
One of his that I love and you would love is "Shriner's Convention".
I can recommend Sitting up with the Dead!
Oh man, this was hugely popular and I got a kick out of you getting it!!! There was even a streaker at the 1974 Oscar ceremony!!!
Streaking was big for a while for some reason. I think it started in the 60s but people were still doing it well into the 90s. Usually at sporting events. Some naked person would just suddenly run out onto the field & zig zag around trying to avoid the posse of arena security guards chasing them (who probably had no desire to touch a naked stranger). And it would usually stop game play for a few minutes until security finally cornered & carried them off the field. Both men & women would do it.
You can still see it in Europe especially during the big championship games. I saw one last week from a soccer match. They guy was doing pretty good dodging security but he got too close to a player and the guy just body slammed him to the turf and then went back to doing what he was before he was interrupted.
Sitting Up With The Dead is a Ray Stevens songs that I want played at my funeral, lol 😂
Love Ray
Ray Stevens range and versatility is amazing. He's known for country and comedy, but also gospel and singing a lot of the standards. He's written hits for other singers.
If you're in Nashville at any time before December, go see his live show. This is the last year He's doing regularly scheduled shows there.
Everything is Beautiful is Ray's biggest hit.
Hi Ace from North Shields, England.
I ❤ Ray Stevens
Ray's been around since the '50s. He was noted for doing what was known as novelty tracks, which were more or less comedy songs. His first single to crack the top ten was Ahab the Arab. His best songs in my opinion were Gitarzan, Bagpipes - That's My Bag, Along Came Jones (a remake of an old Coaster's song), and Bridget the Midget.
Ray also had some hits with 'serious' songs including Mr Businessman, Misty and the number 1 song Everything is Beautiful.
Ray wrote this song because he was reading the newspaper about the streaker and wrote the song. He's one of the best song writers ever. His songs make me laugh every time I hear one I am glad you found his songs
His song Everything Is Beautiful is awesome. Please take a listen. Thanks.
Streaking was big in the 70s. I can remember we had this on a 45 record. We were young kids and my little brother and I listened to it all the time and giggled.
It's worth mentioning back in the day these tracks were audio-only (unless we were watching a live or televised performance), so we were left to our own devices to imagine the events taking place during the songs. Ray Stevens is a gold mine of musical comedy, and it's a valid observation that some of the jokes in his work wouldn't fly in this day and age. Ray is also an accomplished gospel and country singer, and his work in those genres is also top-notch.
Ray Stevens has one about sitting up with the dead that is hysterical! You should listen to that one, too.
I was a sophomore at TCU in Ft Worth, living in an all girl's dorm when ABC news filmed the streaking phenomena as around midnight, a bunch of guys were streaking between our dorm and another behind it. Peter Jennings covered
in his national newscast. It was a great deal of fun to witness! Made some unusual memories! 💜
My sister graduated from high school in 1974, and there was a couple of streakers.
My uncle had a V.S.H. tape of Ray's video's and one of my favorites was 'I Ain't Sittin' Up With The Dead'. It was so funny!
Thanks for the memories
First heard this in 6th Grade (1972), It was done before there were music videos. Ray is a master of Comedy novelty songs. The videos were done 20years after the song.
The talk singing is called schechstimme.
Like Ray's comedy songs, and Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady.
I remember when this came out and we had streakers guide often back then. I was in a restaurant and a streaker ran right by the big windows in front lol❤️🐝🤗
There were literally thousands of people nationwide in the 70’s that went streaking.
This song hit home with me for two reasons. First, we had a group of streakers come right through my high school choir concert back in the 70s. And......my wife's first name was Ethel. Funny, for sure.
During my high school graduation in '76 we had a streaker.. Our school principal warned the whole school that Nobody(pun not intended) had better get the bright idea to try it during graduation or else!! Our football quarterback didn't listen, lol! He already had a scholarship lined up for USC and was the school golden boy, so I guess he felt fairly safe from the principal's vague threat!😄
And let me tell you, he had reason to be "proud as he can be of his anatomy", and all of us girls clapped as he streaked by!😉😃😄💫
I grew up during this era, streakers in my high school.
I was born in 1970, I grew up with his stuff, my dad loved him. 😂😂😂😂
It is just funny..not more nor less.Ray Stevens is great
About 1973 there was a fad of streaking at sporting events. It also happened on college campuses.
Friday night football games seemed popular for streaking. I remember a couple instances when I was High School 😂
Anything Ray Stevens is guaranteed to be hilarious. He has his own style.
We streaked in the 70's. A bunch of us streaked across Purdue University.
For something completely different "Everything is Beautiful"
Gitarzan!
We had a streaker at our graduation in 1974. 50 years ago. Lot young boys did it at big events. LOL
YAYYY can't wait to watch!! You're gonna crack up, I know it!!
For a brief period in the 70s, there was a huge group of people that would go streaking buck naked and many different places. Eventually, it paid at after about 2 to 3 years and ceased to be a thing. But Ray Stevens being the funny guy. He is took the opportunity to write a song about. And?
Turn it into a video.
I am pretty sure there if video, probably on YT, of the time in the 1970s when someone streaked across the stage at the Academy Awards. I can clearly remember that.
You might enjoy Wildwood Weed. I love Ray Stevens! He was funny, irreverent, and absolutely fun loving. We lost him earlier this year but its so good to see that someone from the younger generation is discovering his genius. Thank you!
We had sooo much fun watching streamers in the 70's. Now watch him do Along Came Jones with Andy Williams and Danny Thomas. Fun. 😂😂😂😂😂
Ray Stevens was big in the 70s and 80s. He was the king of novelty songs kinda like Weird Al in the 80s.
Streaking was popular in the early 70’s. People, especially college students running round, neked as a jbird 😮
Me too. I was in college and whenever students gathered at games etc there was always streakers and the security would take off chasing. So funny. Also during that time, when driving down the streets cars would pull up beside you and guys would moon you. (show you their butts)
You have to understand that "Streaking" was a popular thing mostly by college students during this time in history and Ray Stevens jumped on the bandwagon by witing and performing this hilarious song. He is certainly a unique song writer and performer.
Just pure fun!!!
“It’s Me Again, Margaret” would be controversial today (“How can you joke about that?”), but it’s hilarious. And “Everything is Beautiful” is Ray Stevens’s Grammy-winning song that’s worth checking out.
👍😊
You should do his sitting up with the dead and its me again Margaret
Streaking was a bit of a fad back in the 70's and this song became quite popular. Ray Stevens did lots of great funny songs but I think this one was probably the most popular.
I'll never forget in 1975, I was 12 yrs old and was at the mall in Sears with my mom and some guy comes steaking by us. We were both so shocked and above all else I just remember the guy stunk! LOL I wish I would've been more aware, I could've easily just stuck my foot out and tripped the guy....he was that close. Glad you don't see that much anymore. It was probably a college prank or initiation.
There was a streaker at the Kentucky Derby one year. He also climbed the flag pole. 😂😂😂😂
One song you should react to is his song everything is beautiful he had a very beautiful voice on it you will be surprise
Ray made songs that were taken from everyday people or headlines. Religion or politics were at the top of many songs, even haters were made fun of
I'm from that time and we had alot of music that was funny. We lived life like that. Our shows music etc.
Welcome to my world that I miss so much
He still writes songs.
I remember someone sang a song, "don't want no short people around here."
@OkiePeg411 short people by randy Newman. My theme song in the 70s. I'm short
His song It's Me Again Margaret is really funny. For a serious song from him check out Everything Is Beautiful or Misty. Great reaction!! 🙂
I love Ray Stevens, you might call him the Weird Al of Country, one of my favorites is called The Day I Taught Charlene Mackenzie How To Drive
Okay I just ran across your channel you are very funny and yes stricken was extremely popular in the 70s I remember out at woodfield Mall add a place called Farrell's it was ice cream place our whole family was having some ice cream and there went a streaker right across the restaurant windows and my mother got up and ran after him he kept on running but unfortunately he ran through the plate glass window and we had called an ambulance but yes streaking was extremely popular back in the 70s shadow
Streaking was a thing in the 70s. I remember we are at a football game and a guy ran out on the field and streaked the whole 100 yards lol.
There's also the "I want to sing and dance" song.
Ray Stevens - the haircut song - awesome e song
Listen to his "everything is beautiful"
The lady in the suit that is all upset was supposed to be a censor that tells them when they go to far and stuff can't be shown hahaha There are a lot of really great country comedian singers. Check out Indian and the Whiteman singing "the ding dong song".
Check out wildwood weed and Spiders and Snakes!! Lol
Gitarzan, Harry The Hairy Ape, Along Came Jones, Mississippi Squirrel Revival. Also check out Jim Stafford’s The Wildwood Weed.
If you'd like to hear Ray singing in a more serious song I highly recommend, Everything is Beautiful.
Is it scary what is in your mind now? lol. I was surprised to see it so quickly. thanks for making me smile. Wish you grew up when I did.
If you like these two you should check out "Ahab the Arab" by Ray
Streaking was a fad in the mid to late 70s (if memory serves). Even the Academy Awards was streaked. This song was a commentary on the situation.
Another fad was "mooning" where you would present your butt cheeks to the public. Stevens also had a non-comical song called Everything is Beautiful "
Mooning was around a long time. I remember in the mid 60s two band members mooning traffic out the back of the bus on a long band trip. They were immediately put off the bus and their parents called to come get them miles from home. Never had that particular problem occur again. Those two were legends in school for awhile, though.
There's one called Turn Your Radio On,that's a gospel song.
Ray Steven’s sitting up with the dead is my favorite give that one a watch.
Jerry Reed also did some comical songs like this.
Streaking was an outrageous fad in 1973. Ray released this song in 1974.
I was going to tell you to check this one out but I wanted to see if you did before I suggested it. I love this one. I love ray. He's hilarious. 😂
Best reaction EVER to a streaker was given by actor David Niven while hosting the Academy Awards. He watched a naked guy racing across the stage, scratched his ear and just commented, dry as dust, "Funny that he'd choose to expose his shortcomings for all the world to see!" -- and seamlessly went back to business. PRICELESS!
A joke from back in those days goes like this: Did you hear about the 90 year old man that streaked at the flower show? He won for best dried arrangement.
From my quick glance at the history of Streaking, it seems 1974 was a big year in the USA. :D
You should also hear the single version of The Streak by Ray. It was a #1 pop novelty hit and has its own laugh track😮😊! This video version was not done at the time the original single was released and IMHO, it is not as funny. Just saying.😮😊
Me & some of the neighborhood kids were hanging out and a guy runs by streaking. We thought it was hysterical, it was a fad at the time. Anyway, my father happen to see him as well and took off like a bat out of hell after the dude. Thank God he didn't catch him, he was pretty pissed off. Us teenager's were laughing our arse's off.....
Check out "Mississippi Squirrel 🐿️ Revival by Ray Stevens.
We had two high school classmates streak during a student assembly being held in the gym, our senior year back in ‘77. Even though they both were wearing ski masks, a lot of people seemed to know who they were. I don’t remember if it was a cold day, but those two guys must have been freezing, if you get my drift. Didn’t see them in school for the rest of the year, so they must have been caught. I do hope they were fully dressed at the time!
Check out the live version of Guitarzan That song is certainly a crowd pleaser God bless
It was clean dirty music that little kids could listen to and love. Streaking was halfway popular for drunk folks in the 60 or 70's as a joke or dare.
look up the streaker at the oscars. david niven didn't even blink.
Listen to Gitarzan, it's just as funny. Ray Steven's was my first lo album in the early 70's.
You've probably seen it looking for the videos yoi didreact to, but Ray is a big, hilarious rabbit hole to go into. And I'll second Shriner's Convention for a reaction.
Hey it was the seventies! You had to be there!
Listen to Jim Stafford’s Wildwood Weed and Bobby Bare’s Numbers and The Winner.
It’s great to see a young person, laughing at something that’s just silly and fun and not trying to be “politically correct”
It’s Me Again Margaret!
This song actually did good in the ratings.