This song meant everything to those of us who young women when it came out. I recently went through breast cancer treatment and I played this on the way to radiation each day. When I rang the bell at the end of treatment I sang this so loudly from my car that someone honked at a red light 🤣🤣🤣. Women can and do anything hey put their mind and heart into!
This song was the anthem for the equal rights for women movement. It absolutely captures what our fore mothers were fighting for. A great song. An iconic song!
Yes. Most Wisdom is born of Pain. I've been in chronic pain for 48 years. I'm so wise I prefer to keep my mouth shut most of the time. I'm in full confidence to let women handle it.
@@trhansen3244 Yes, the a holes of the 60s and 70s (my teen decade) were instrumental in the ruin of our culture as currently constituted. We were the "me" generation, and look at the results.
Not long before her death, Helen Reddy performed this onstage at The Women's March in January 2017. She was in the early throes of dementia but had the lyrics on a paper nearby for reminding and a stageful and audienceful of women to help her sing this song again. She looked so happy and excited to perform once again and her voice was just as strong as ever. The moment was unforgettable. Amazing and uplifting for those of us who grew up during the 70s, admiring her so. Thank you for bringing her back.
And it was a Number 1 song in late 1972, AND got Reddy a Grammy for best female vocal performance. In her acceptance she famously referred to God as a "she."
John Sparks...they should do much more of her...I just thot of the beautiful... Peaceful, easy feeling. Or is it just Peaceful? You know I like these 2 but they pause and talk so much. It just ruins it for me.
It was and is an anthem. RIP dear Helen Reddy. Very powerful and personal. And you guys, on this very same 1975 episode of the Midnight Special, she sang "To Love Somebody" with the Bee Gees. Please consider it too. Barry is unbelievable.
Yes! Thank goodness for DVD. I bought the Midnight Special box set immediately when I saw it. I was a bit young when the show was on. The show introduced me to the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, and countless others . Also the iconic Wolfman Jack!
@@seanswinton6242 And, now the Midnight Special folks have a new YT channel. They are starting to post performance clips and episodes with good audio and video from the original sound.
in the 70's a woman needed a husband's permission to get a credit card......we've come a long way though it feels we are going backwards lately. I LOVED this song.
I remember the bank would send 2 credit cards with my father’s name and my mother would have to sign the back as an authorized user. I agree it does feel like some are trying to push us back decades in time.
I remember when I went to buy my first car on my own (1976) the salesman ask where my husband was. It took 2 weeks to hear back from the dealership, by then I had gone elsewhere with my daddy (I was only 18) Now I can buy a car in an hour. lol
@@linrn53 That happened to me about 20 years ago. I went with my brother-in -law. Even though we told the salesman several times I was looking for the car, he ignored me. I ended up buying elsewhere. When shopping for a new car a couple years ago I was always ready to walk and I let them know it.
This was such an important song. It told women they were not alone, that their collective voice could be so loud that men would have no chance to continue to ignore them. It made me proud to hear it then, and it makes me just as proud to hear it today. We have so very very far to go, but this song started us on the path.
She sang “Candle on the Water” in the Disney movie “Pete’s Dragon” where she played the character Nora. The song was nominated for an Academy Award. You should give it a listen!
A distinctive voice with lyrics that register with the soul. Olivia Newton -John, Linda Ronstadt and Helen were a chorus of beautiful voices that represent the 70's. So many great artists appeared on "The Midnight Special". What a great time to be alive.
@@suave-rider but an Aussie none the less….she won a trip to America after winning a singing competition on a TV show called ‘Bandstand’ and conquered the charts there…..(and worldwide)…it was the 1960s when the reality was that Aussie artists had to move overseas to ‘make it’…so what if she developed an American accent?….most of us would if we lived there for over 50 years as she did….
@@terencemccarthy8615 she developed the accent straight away by changing the way she pronounced words look at his at 6:00 ua-cam.com/video/4PlgevjlAn8/v-deo.html compared to Olivia after 45 years in the US ua-cam.com/video/BJ83BGQW0N4/v-deo.html
This is a brilliant pop song. I was only about 10 when this hit but even I recognized the social impact this seemed to be having. I remember there being grown men who were somewhat scandalized that a woman would come right out and claim equality so boldly. Not only that, but that her song would become this massive worldwide hit, and, to their chagrin, they would have to hear it everywhere they went for the better part of a year...
@@clemdane Any time women assert our rights or rejoice in our strengths, some men accuse us of hating them. Utterly foolish of them, but sadly true. For too many men, this world is all about...men.
This song gave women so much strength. Made them realize they CAN do anything. I had a few firsts back in the 70's. I was one of the first lady letter carriers. One of the first lady bartenders (prior to early 70's women in CA weren't allowed to tend bar). I never thought there was a job I couldn't do, but because I was young and pretty I had to prove myself every time. My dad and mom encouraged me. My dad taught me some mechanics and my mom was a small business owner and acted as a strong role model. But when "I Am Woman" came on the airwaves it was confirmation!
As a boy raised by a single mother in the '70s, this song and Reddy's You & Me Against the World both hit such a chord with me as a kid watching the struggles my mother was going through. Great reaction guys.
Yes. If I ever build my time machine I am going back to the 70s. Primarily so I can see Jaws on the big screen. But also to see if That 70s Show was in any way realistic.
Helen Reddy was probably the most popular female pop singer of the first half of the 1970's. She wasn't known for her songwriting, but she wrote the lyrics to this one, which not only was THE anthem for the Women's Rights Movement, but also has proven to be a timeless classic that is still relevant today. She was really talented, and had lots of stage presence. I was genuinely sad when she passed away a few years ago.
Finally! She's an icon, for sure. So many great songs from her from the 70's on. I'm a single mom from back then and her song, "You and Me Against the World" is one of my all time favorite songs ever. It could have been written about my life.
I grew up during the ERA movement. Now at 61 and hearing this song for the first time in a few decades almost brought tears to my eyes. Nothing more beautiful than a strong woman.
Yet another great singer from Australia - this was the anthem of the women's movement everywhere. Her Sister was Toni Lamond who was a singer, songwriter and actress - a divorce of parents meant that Toni raised Helen like her own, even though she was only 10 years older. RIP Helen - Toni is 90yo now.
yes we australians are proud of her, Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia-died September 29, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an Australian-born American singer-songwriter, the first Australian-born pop singer to win a Grammy Award
Oh Jay and Amber! THANK YOU SO MUCH for this song! It’s one of my favourites! It’s not only an anthem, it is a history of Women! LOVE your channel! I’m typing this with tears in my eyes! This song ALWAYS does it for me! Peace and Blessings from Australia.
I'm a 65 yr. old male (pre teen & early teen during the women's movement) and remember this song well. It was a very big hit. And ladies, your voice did not fall on deaf ears: to this day, I proudly consider myself a feminist.
My daddy was so proud of his "women" - my mom, my sister and me and he would belt this song out and dance with my sissy on his feet and me on his shoulders. It is soooo very beautiful when a man is strong enough NOT to put females down!
As pretty much everyone else has said this was a huge anthem of the woman's movement of the 70's but she has quite catalog of songs worth exploring-You and Me Against the World, I Don't Know How to Love Him, Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady, Somewhere in the Night and her two other biggest hits- Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) and Angie Baby which is a trip in itself.
This was Helen's biggest hit, her signature song. I also like "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (from the musical, "Jesus Christ, Superstar") and "Angie Baby" (a Twilight Zone episode disguised as a song).
Heading to college in 1974 it was pretty much essential that we went with a copy of "Our Bodies, Ourselves", Carole King's "Tapestry", and this song. We were ready to take on the world.
Play this constantly for your girls while they're little, engage them in the lyrics while it's playing, we all need messages of positivity, men and women both.
Yes, every girl needs to know this song. The clarity of it's lyrics that express an unchanged truth will tell them they are so much more than they yet know.
One of the greatest songs ever written. The anthem for women everywhere. Helen Reddy sang this song perfectly. Another song from this wonderful singer is Angie Baby.
Helen Reddy and Olivia Newton John were friends. Olivia counted Helen as a mentor and Helen opened a lot of doors for Olivia. Two Aussie greats. Thank you to all Aussie's out there for sharing them with the rest of the world. They are greatly missed.
This song was everything to women when it came out in the 70s. I was about 10 yrs old and ill never forget it along with the book my mom brought home and laid right on the coffee table.....Our Bodies Ourselves. They were huge!
I can remember being in the gymnasium at school, grade 7 I think, and this song was playing, and all the girls were singing along with the chorus. What a great memory! Thanks Amber for this great choice! I've been having myself a Female Friday marathon today and this is another amazing and dynamic singer, and woman.
Yep, definitely became the anthem for the women's movement - can't begin to tell you how big this song was or how powerful. My favorite of hers is Angie Baby, but she had a few hits worth listening to. Delta Dawn was also a big one for her.
Watching this brings tears to my eyes. I had the privilege of meeting her while I was stationed in Seoul South Korea. She was awesome and I was able to chat with her. If you want to see what she went through to get where she wanted to be, you should watch the movie called "I am woman". I was sad when she passed.
Another great song by her is "Angie Baby" so different from the other songs of that period that it went to number #1 in a lot of countries. The lyrics tell a great intriguing story.
Australian singer. This is an important song which has made a big impact. Helen was born in Melbourne as was Germaine Greer who wrote Female Eunach which had an incalculable affect on the world. Germaine was awarded a Doctorate for her work from the University of Melbourne.
I had the joy of seeing Helen Reddy in person, and what was so awesome, at least I thought so, the workers handed out "45" records of this song to anyone in the audience who wanted one. I took one back home and later played it on my record player. I had never heard of Helen Reddy, but it was at 6 Flags Over Mid-America and the concert was free. I'm so glad I took the time to go to the concert and hear her sing.
She was amazing as she was knocked down and treated badly to get her promised record deal. She had to go behind the record executives to perform her song in clubs and places until it was requested on the radio and they had to acknowledge her. She was one of the top performers male or females in the 70’s
This song was made against the odds....her record company tried to bury it, but women heard it and demanded radio stations play it. Her story is fascinating, and you guys should watch the bio pic.
Man that song brings me back to the 70’s as a kid! That song was a big hit on the radio at the time and my mom was hip, let us stay up and watch the midnight special as she danced around our lava lamp, bright orange beanbag chair and curtains made out of beads ha ha! I remember watching that performance the first time it aired and overheard my mom and stepdad being wowed by her as well :)
She also sang a couple of songs you guys may want to lister to ITS ALL PEACEFUL HERE, ANGIE BABY and DELTA DAWN. these were her other hits. Love me some Helen Reddy! This song helped the woman’s movement.
I love this song because my mother played it nonstop when I was a young child. Helen Reddy was huge in the early 70s and I’m glad I know this song. So happy you both liked this great song! 🤗
My favorite lyrics in the song are: " Yes I am wise. But it wisdom born of pain. Yes I've paid the price. But look how much I've gained. As a teenage girl, this song meant a lot to me.
When I went to The Women’s March on Washington in 2017, groups of us marched and sang this song over and over. Sometimes we would shout the lyrics. Unbelievable experience!
You'll definitely put a big smile on my face today thank you for playing this song she wrote it. I got to admit you made me cry 2. So very happy that you guys enjoyed it. Take care God bless you and your family
Nice reaction to the late, great Helen Reddy. She could still sing her hits in the original key when she was in her 70s. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE TWO OF YOU!! 😊👍 I'm 63 years old, and I still remember all the lyrics to this toe-tapping little ditty. I used to recite it like a poem to female friends and coworkers, who were going through difficult times. I wanted them to know that they were stronger than their circumstances. New subscriber
This song was a big deal in the early 70's. It was perfect timing for the period and the "Woman's Liberation" movement that was taking place during that era, used the song as their anthem as others noted here already. I was only about 6 or 7 years old at the time but knew of the "movement" in that period in time.
Guys this song won the Grammy for best pop vocal performance female made Helen Reddy a household name had other hit songs Delta Dawn Angie baby even had a summer music and variety series .RIP HELEN we'll never forget you or your songs 🌺
This song meant everything to those of us who young women when it came out. I recently went through breast cancer treatment and I played this on the way to radiation each day. When I rang the bell at the end of treatment I sang this so loudly from my car that someone honked at a red light 🤣🤣🤣. Women can and do anything hey put their mind and heart into!
Bless you!
God bless you and congratulations on ringing the bell
Bless you and congratulations, ringing the bell!
Congrats!!!!
Yes you can (and did)!
This was absolutely RADICAL when it came out. She caught love and hate from multiple directions.
😍😍😍Her song "Angie Baby" is my favorite. "Delta Dawn", "You And Me Against The World" and "Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady" are fantastic too. 💖
Don't forget "I don't know how to love him".
So many great songs …I had every album
Love all of those!
Lots of classics but Angie Baby is the one for me. That song still freaks me out lol :)
@@carolbradshaw9646 Also "Somewhere In the Night"
This song was the anthem for the equal rights for women movement. It absolutely captures what our fore mothers were fighting for. A great song. An iconic song!
It’s too bad some folks are now trying to tear down all the hard work we did. Shameful actually. Once again it’s time to fight for what’s right.
@@Pahdopony Yup, the hard work of murdering 63 million fetuses after making 63 million immoral decisions. Bravo.
And just like that Qhristian Qonservatives plummeted women back over half a century😒
Girls Just Want To Have Fun-damental human rights!
@@Xcris_crosX No they didn't, it was just sent back to the States where it started.
“Yes, I am wise, but it’s wisdom born of pain”- you better preach, Helen.
Yes. Most Wisdom is born of Pain. I've been in chronic pain for 48 years. I'm so wise I prefer to keep my mouth shut most of the time. I'm in full confidence to let women handle it.
Finally!!!! ❤❤❤ Our 70’s women’s anthem!
Oh, so that's when woke culture really started? Curse you, 70s!
Kimsim....where's the #1 man's anthem? What is a good song? Hahaha 🤣
@@trhansen3244 Yes, the a holes of the 60s and 70s (my teen decade) were instrumental in the ruin of our culture as currently constituted. We were the "me" generation, and look at the results.
@@michaelasay8587 My Way? It's a Man's World? I'll Make a Man Out of You? It's Raining Men? That's What Girls Are For by Steel Panther?
@@trhansen3244 60s was the apex of that.
Not long before her death, Helen Reddy performed this onstage at The Women's March in January 2017. She was in the early throes of dementia but had the lyrics on a paper nearby for reminding and a stageful and audienceful of women to help her sing this song again. She looked so happy and excited to perform once again and her voice was just as strong as ever. The moment was unforgettable. Amazing and uplifting for those of us who grew up during the 70s, admiring her so. Thank you for bringing her back.
You have to understand the era of this song. It was in the midst of the women's movement in the 70s and it was our anthem!!
And it was a Number 1 song in late 1972, AND got Reddy a Grammy for best female vocal performance. In her acceptance she famously referred to God as a "she."
Exactly.....
LOVE HELEN REDDY!! This tune was a flat out A THEM for the ladies of theb70's women's lib movement.
ANTHEM even...
John Sparks...they should do much more of her...I just thot of the beautiful... Peaceful, easy feeling. Or is it just Peaceful? You know I like these 2 but they pause and talk so much. It just ruins it for me.
@@emdennis10 Already corrected in the 2nd post.
It’s not about you listening to the song…it’s about their reaction to the song. Please pause all you need to tell us your thoughts!!
Yes. That was for Michael Assay
It was and is an anthem. RIP dear Helen Reddy. Very powerful and personal. And you guys, on this very same 1975 episode of the Midnight Special, she sang "To Love Somebody" with the Bee Gees. Please consider it too. Barry is unbelievable.
Yes! Thank goodness for DVD. I bought the Midnight Special box set immediately when I saw it. I was a bit young when the show was on. The show introduced me to the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, and countless others . Also the iconic Wolfman Jack!
@@seanswinton6242 And, now the Midnight Special folks have a new YT channel. They are starting to post performance clips and episodes with good audio and video from the original sound.
in the 70's a woman needed a husband's permission to get a credit card......we've come a long way though it feels we are going backwards lately. I LOVED this song.
I remember being a little girl in the early 1970s and seeing the job classified ads that specified “Men only” or “Women only “.
I remember the bank would send 2 credit cards with my father’s name and my mother would have to sign the back as an authorized user.
I agree it does feel like some are trying to push us back decades in time.
I remember when I went to buy my first car on my own (1976) the salesman ask where my husband was. It took 2 weeks to hear back from the dealership, by then I had gone elsewhere with my daddy (I was only 18) Now I can buy a car in an hour. lol
@@linrn53 That happened to me about 20 years ago. I went with my brother-in -law. Even though we told the salesman several times I was looking for the car, he ignored me. I ended up buying elsewhere. When shopping for a new car a couple years ago I was always ready to walk and I let them know it.
I was just a few years of having to be Mrs My Husband’s Name. And I was married in 1990. Forget that.
This was such an important song. It told women they were not alone, that their collective voice could be so loud that men would have no chance to continue to ignore them. It made me proud to hear it then, and it makes me just as proud to hear it today. We have so very very far to go, but this song started us on the path.
This song was a really big deal when it came out!! It got a lot of air play and inspired many woman to demand the respect they deserved!
My sisters and I 3 of us! We would stand on my mothers kitchen chairs and sing this song! My mom thought we were losing our minds!🔥😊
Played every 15 minutes!
“If I have to I can do anything”. Oh hell yes!
Finally THE WOMAN who kicked doors open for other women in the industry.
She sang “Candle on the Water” in the Disney movie “Pete’s Dragon” where she played the character Nora. The song was nominated for an Academy Award. You should give it a listen!
I was going to suggest they find a copy of PETE'S DRAGON to share with their kids, actually. Great movie, and Helens performance is wonderful!
Candle in the Wind is very inspirational to me I also really love You and Me Against the World. A beautiful mother daughter song.
Love the movie one of my favorites as a child and who am I kidding as an adult
I was going to mention that she was in Pete’s Dragon. Loved the movie and even as a young girl I liked her character and her singing.
A distinctive voice with lyrics that register with the soul. Olivia Newton -John, Linda Ronstadt and Helen were a chorus of beautiful voices that represent the 70's. So many great artists appeared on "The Midnight Special". What a great time to be alive.
A terrific song R.I.P Helen Reddy 29 September 2020. Let me say that the strength of women has always left me in awe.
Very sad because Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died September 2020 too. Both were champion of women’s rights in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Another amazing Australian performer!! Helen Reddy really was big in the early to mid 70s!! Great performance.
The only expat Aussie with a thick American accent 😟
@@suave-rider but an Aussie none the less….she won a trip to America after winning a singing competition on a TV show called ‘Bandstand’ and conquered the charts there…..(and worldwide)…it was the 1960s when the reality was that Aussie artists had to move overseas to ‘make it’…so what if she developed an American accent?….most of us would if we lived there for over 50 years as she did….
@@sg-yq8pm 6:00 sweetie ua-cam.com/video/4PlgevjlAn8/v-deo.html
@@terencemccarthy8615 she developed the accent straight away by changing the way she pronounced words look at his at 6:00 ua-cam.com/video/4PlgevjlAn8/v-deo.html compared to Olivia after 45 years in the US ua-cam.com/video/BJ83BGQW0N4/v-deo.html
Her signature song- a great vocal performance.
This is a brilliant pop song. I was only about 10 when this hit but even I recognized the social impact this seemed to be having. I remember there being grown men who were somewhat scandalized that a woman would come right out and claim equality so boldly. Not only that, but that her song would become this massive worldwide hit, and, to their chagrin, they would have to hear it everywhere they went for the better part of a year...
Yeah, it's weird. I remember some men calling her a "man-hater" over this and making fun of the song. I don't know what they were listening to!
@@clemdane Any time women assert our rights or rejoice in our strengths, some men accuse us of hating them. Utterly foolish of them, but sadly true. For too many men, this world is all about...men.
This song gave women so much strength. Made them realize they CAN do anything. I had a few firsts back in the 70's. I was one of the first lady letter carriers. One of the first lady bartenders (prior to early 70's women in CA weren't allowed to tend bar). I never thought there was a job I couldn't do, but because I was young and pretty I had to prove myself every time. My dad and mom encouraged me. My dad taught me some mechanics and my mom was a small business owner and acted as a strong role model. But when "I Am Woman" came on the airwaves it was confirmation!
She's like come on, she let you know, and she did it so nicely. She's like bring it on, it makes me stronger.
I was there when Helen was singing this. Here tonight enjoying you all. 62 year old white woman. Peace
As a boy raised by a single mother in the '70s, this song and Reddy's You & Me Against the World both hit such a chord with me as a kid watching the struggles my mother was going through. Great reaction guys.
Love You and Me Against the World
Ditto.
I too was a boy raised by a single mother in the '70s. Your comment, Jeff, hit the nail on the head. Thank you!
the 70s and the US and the world will never be the same. this song had power and Helen just captured a moment in time. great talent.
Yes. If I ever build my time machine I am going back to the 70s. Primarily so I can see Jaws on the big screen. But also to see if That 70s Show was in any way realistic.
@@trhansen3244 it kind of was. great time to be a teenager.
Helen Reddy was probably the most popular female pop singer of the first half of the 1970's.
She wasn't known for her songwriting, but she wrote the lyrics to this one, which not only was THE anthem for the Women's Rights Movement, but also has proven to be a timeless classic that is still relevant today.
She was really talented, and had lots of stage presence. I was genuinely sad when she passed away a few years ago.
Finally! She's an icon, for sure. So many great songs from her from the 70's on. I'm a single mom from back then and her song, "You and Me Against the World" is one of my all time favorite songs ever. It could have been written about my life.
She always was here in Australia her home land 🥰🇦🇺😊
I got to hear her sing this at the Women's March in L.A. in 2017. What a thrill. I cried singing it with her. 50 years. FIFTY YEARS.
And we still have so much more work to do! FORWARD! Not backwards!
I grew up during the ERA movement. Now at 61 and hearing this song for the first time in a few decades almost brought tears to my eyes. Nothing more beautiful than a strong woman.
Yet another great singer from Australia - this was the anthem of the women's movement everywhere. Her Sister was Toni Lamond who was a singer, songwriter and actress - a divorce of parents meant that Toni raised Helen like her own, even though she was only 10 years older. RIP Helen - Toni is 90yo now.
yes we australians are proud of her, Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia-died September 29, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an Australian-born American singer-songwriter, the first Australian-born pop singer to win a Grammy Award
Oh Jay and Amber! THANK YOU SO MUCH for this song! It’s one of my favourites! It’s not only an anthem, it is a history of Women! LOVE your channel! I’m typing this with tears in my eyes! This song ALWAYS does it for me! Peace and Blessings from Australia.
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Women are the best of us!!!
We need to resurrect this song AND the women's movement.
One of the things I loved about Helen Reddy is she always looked so happy. This song and "Delta Dawn" were everywhere in the early ‘70s.
I'm a 65 yr. old male (pre teen & early teen during the women's movement) and remember this song well. It was a very big hit. And ladies, your voice did not fall on deaf ears: to this day, I proudly consider myself a feminist.
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We appreciate our male feminist so much 💕
I was a kid i loved it
Yay!!!! This song was so meaningfUl to so many women in the 70's when fighting so hard for our rights. ❤
I remember watching her sing when I was younger...powerful song of the time.
Still powerful ✌️
My daddy was so proud of his "women" - my mom, my sister and me and he would belt this song out and dance with my sissy on his feet and me on his shoulders.
It is soooo very beautiful when a man is strong enough NOT to put females down!
Yes, what a great role model! My Dad has also been very encouraging and supportive of the strong women in his life- my mom and me! ❤
As pretty much everyone else has said this was a huge anthem of the woman's movement of the 70's but she has quite catalog of songs worth exploring-You and Me Against the World, I Don't Know How to Love Him, Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady, Somewhere in the Night and her two other biggest hits- Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) and Angie Baby which is a trip in itself.
I love how are you referred to Angie baby as a trip. I think they would like the strange story in that song.😂
Hear me Roar… what a line….lol. We love Helen..
plus a perfect anthem for our daughters
I hope by 'daughters' you are inclusive. Transgendered daughters are daughters, too.
This was Helen's biggest hit, her signature song. I also like "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (from the musical, "Jesus Christ, Superstar") and "Angie Baby" (a Twilight Zone episode disguised as a song).
Hah! Perfect description of Angie Baby.
My mother was born in 1929. This was one of her favorite songs! Mom was very cool in many ways.
She sounds awesome 😊
Heading to college in 1974 it was pretty much essential that we went with a copy of "Our Bodies, Ourselves", Carole King's "Tapestry", and this song. We were ready to take on the world.
Play this constantly for your girls while they're little, engage them in the lyrics while it's playing, we all need messages of positivity, men and women both.
Yes, every girl needs to know this song. The clarity of it's lyrics that express an unchanged truth will tell them they are so much more than they yet know.
This song was so inspiring to a 17 year old girl back then.
Helen is just gorgeous and I'm so proud of her for all of her achievments.. A very PROUD AUSTRALIAN.
Delta Dawn is another great song by Helen Reddy.
One of the greatest songs ever written. The anthem for women everywhere. Helen Reddy sang this song perfectly. Another song from this wonderful singer is Angie Baby.
Helen gave all of her millions to Charity,she kept just enough to live on.
Helen wrote the lyric! She meant every word and it still hits home right now - a true classic!
I have been waiting for you guys to react to Helen Reddy. She was so popular in the 70's. Delta Dawn needs to be the next song you react to.
They did Delta Dawn by Tanya Tucker
This was the anthem for many of us who grew up in the 70s. Love your reaction! ❤
Righteous words. I am woman right on
She also sings Angie Baby
Was already a huge fan of hers, and then She starred in the original Pete's Dragon, and I was IN LOVE!!!!
This song always reminds me of my Grandmother who over came so much in her life ❤️
God, our grandmas had to go through so much, didn't they?
Helen Reddy and Olivia Newton John were friends. Olivia counted Helen as a mentor and Helen opened a lot of doors for Olivia. Two Aussie greats. Thank you to all Aussie's out there for sharing them with the rest of the world. They are greatly missed.
This song was everything to women when it came out in the 70s. I was about 10 yrs old and ill never forget it along with the book my mom brought home and laid right on the coffee table.....Our Bodies Ourselves. They were huge!
Great empowering song! R.I.P. Miss Ready✌️
Such a fantastic singer!!!! She really blew it out of the ballpark, with this song.
Happy Friday all - remember to always give these reactions a thumbs up - It only takes a second and Amber and J deserve the kudos
I can remember being in the gymnasium at school, grade 7 I think, and this song was playing, and all the girls were singing along with the chorus. What a great memory! Thanks Amber for this great choice! I've been having myself a Female Friday marathon today and this is another amazing and dynamic singer, and woman.
Yep, definitely became the anthem for the women's movement - can't begin to tell you how big this song was or how powerful. My favorite of hers is Angie Baby, but she had a few hits worth listening to. Delta Dawn was also a big one for her.
Now you need to react to her song “you and me against the world “ a song she wrote for her daughter.
A beautiful song
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Watching this brings tears to my eyes. I had the privilege of meeting her while I was stationed in Seoul South Korea. She was awesome and I was able to chat with her. If you want to see what she went through to get where she wanted to be, you should watch the movie called "I am woman". I was sad when she passed.
And now you've met Helen Reddy who introduced so many of your favorites on Midnight Special
Just what I was thinking; Jay and Amber have SEEN her even if they haven't HEARD her.
Another one of hers is Delta Dawn
Another great song by her is "Angie Baby" so different from the other songs of that period that it went to number #1 in a lot of countries. The lyrics tell a great intriguing story.
🔥 Ultimate woman's anthem! 💛😊
This song was the Women's Liberation Anthem.
Australian singer. This is an important song which has made a big impact. Helen was born in Melbourne as was Germaine Greer who wrote Female Eunach which had an incalculable affect on the world. Germaine was awarded a Doctorate for her work from the University of Melbourne.
This is one of my favorite songs. Helen's voice is outstanding as are the lyrics to I Am Woman. RIP Helen Reddy, we miss you.
This song meant a lot to the young ladies in the 70s and 80s.
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Sure did 😊
I love that Jay always understands these type of songs and what they mean. You're a great bloke Jay !
This was our ANTHEM. ❤
Hi there, just love listening to Helen Reddy, it's such a long long time ago!! Think I'm ancient as I remember her so well!! 🥰
Helen helped Wolfman host Midnight special for a while. Early classic grl power. Thanx so much, Many Blessings
I had the joy of seeing Helen Reddy in person, and what was so awesome, at least I thought so, the workers handed out "45" records of this song to anyone in the audience who wanted one. I took one back home and later played it on my record player. I had never heard of Helen Reddy, but it was at 6 Flags Over Mid-America and the concert was free. I'm so glad I took the time to go to the concert and hear her sing.
YESSSSSS.....classic Anthem of the 70s. I go around work all the time singing....I Am Woman...Hear Me Roar ☺️💓
This song was number 1 pop song 1973 , meant a lot for equality
Thank you for acknowledging the struggle of the women in the 70's. It is too often either downplayed or forgotten.
She was amazing as she was knocked down and treated badly to get her promised record deal. She had to go behind the record executives to perform her song in clubs and places until it was requested on the radio and they had to acknowledge her. She was one of the top performers male or females in the 70’s
Anthem which was a sign of the times in the ‘70s.❤
This song was made against the odds....her record company tried to bury it, but women heard it and demanded radio stations play it. Her story is fascinating, and you guys should watch the bio pic.
Ray Burton, who wrote most of this song,
is insulted that the biopic doesn't even
acknowledge his contribution.
I think he should sue.
@@laustcawz2089 That's sad! I hate when talented folks are given credit due.
Thank you for bringing this song back to my attention. Loved it back then, but it means even more now to this 64 year old
Another great song of my youth! RIP Helen you are missed……
Man that song brings me back to the 70’s as a kid! That song was a big hit on the radio at the time and my mom was hip, let us stay up and watch the midnight special as she danced around our lava lamp, bright orange beanbag chair and curtains made out of beads ha ha!
I remember watching that performance the first time it aired and overheard my mom and stepdad being wowed by her as well :)
She also sang a couple of songs you guys may want to lister to ITS ALL PEACEFUL HERE, ANGIE BABY and DELTA DAWN. these were her other hits. Love me some Helen Reddy! This song helped the woman’s movement.
I love this song because my mother played it nonstop when I was a young child. Helen Reddy was huge in the early 70s and I’m glad I know this song. So happy you both liked this great song! 🤗
OMGosh, this song. I loved it so much when I was young in the 70s-80s. This was my mom.
My favorite lyrics in the song are: " Yes I am wise. But it wisdom born of pain. Yes I've paid the price. But look how much I've gained. As a teenage girl, this song meant a lot to me.
When I went to The Women’s March on Washington in 2017, groups of us marched and sang this song over and over. Sometimes we would shout the lyrics. Unbelievable experience!
Now this is a classic R.I.P
Wait- she died???
@@jvandervest2578 unfortunately yes, 2020
Yes we are strong and can do anything. I have loved this song for many years.
You'll definitely put a big smile on my face today thank you for playing this song she wrote it. I got to admit you made me cry 2. So very happy that you guys enjoyed it. Take care God bless you and your family
She spoke for all of us
She played in Puff the Magic Dragon, my favorite movie as a young boy, and Helen Reddy was my first crush❤❤ Yes, I got it wrong Pete’s Dragon.
Might that be Pete's Dragon? Disney movie, live action but with an animated dragon.
Pete's Dragon 🐲
@@ncthom88 yes, my bag Pete’s Dragon
@@FUBAR1986 No worries! I wasn't trying to be "that guy," I swear.
So glad you have finally found Helen Reddy
Love Helen Reddy, do Angie Baby next
Nice reaction to the late, great Helen Reddy. She could still sing her hits in the original key when she was in her 70s.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE TWO OF YOU!! 😊👍 I'm 63 years old, and I still remember all the lyrics to this toe-tapping little ditty. I used to recite it like a poem to female friends and coworkers, who were going through difficult times. I wanted them to know that they were stronger than their circumstances.
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This song was a big deal in the early 70's. It was perfect timing for the period and the "Woman's Liberation" movement that was taking place during that era, used the song as their anthem as others noted here already. I was only about 6 or 7 years old at the time but knew of the "movement" in that period in time.
Guys this song won the Grammy for best pop vocal performance female made Helen Reddy a household name had other hit songs Delta Dawn Angie baby even had a summer music and variety series .RIP HELEN we'll never forget you or your songs 🌺