HILARIOUS!| FIRST TIME HEARING Jim Stafford - Wildwood Weed REACTION

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  • @michaellockhart554
    @michaellockhart554 Рік тому +647

    Spiders and Snakes, Swamp Witch, Cow Patty, My Girl Bill, and on top of it all, he can absolutely shred on a guitar

    • @suzannehawkins383
      @suzannehawkins383 Рік тому +23

      love spiders and snakes, probably my intro to Jim Stafford.

    • @richardlong475
      @richardlong475 Рік тому +4

      Microbial music head of its time

    • @suewilliamson5382
      @suewilliamson5382 Рік тому +27

      Spiders and snakes, and My Girl Bill have to be next. Both great songs with humor😂

    • @sunnystormy4973
      @sunnystormy4973 Рік тому +5

      🕷 🐍 🤘 #cheers !

    • @gypsygirl3255
      @gypsygirl3255 Рік тому +13

      Cow Patty! Great song!

  • @paulmahon1613
    @paulmahon1613 Рік тому +11

    Jim Stafford is also a virtuoso on the guitar. He'll make your jaw drop.

    • @rogerwilliams5382
      @rogerwilliams5382 5 місяців тому

      He's a very talented individual. A great guitar player. Funny songwriter and story teller. I think he had a TV show or specials in the 70s.

  • @suzannehawkins383
    @suzannehawkins383 Рік тому +225

    so I have a Jim Stafford story for ya'll! I am in Canada. For many years I worked for the Calgary Stampede. during this time Jim Stafford was performing on the free Coke Stage every night. He was staying in a hotel across the very busy street and would have to walk a long way around to get in a gate. So he made his own gate. He cut out a part of the fence and every evening he would cross the busy road and sneak in that way. and every couple of days our ground crew wound fix the fence. after a couple of years of this, we made him his own gate, just for him.

    • @jayarr961
      @jayarr961 Рік тому +11

      I saw him play in Ottawa. He opened for Kenny Rogers. It was a great day. We had special tickets. The day started with a bus ride out to a big ranch. There we had free beer, a corn roast, and listened to, and watched, the Family Brown playing all afternoon. They were spectacular. The bus then took us to Landsdowne Park where we had seats with a table and beer served. From there we watched and enjoyed a great set by Stafford. Cow Patty was a hit at the time. The Kenny came on with all of his catalogue. Very special night.

    • @russlynde2616
      @russlynde2616 Рік тому +6

      We only had Wildwoid Flower down here, and y'all had Coke? I'm not making light of drugs, but I couldn't help myself. My cousins live in Calgary, it's a beautiful city!

    • @garylarue3899
      @garylarue3899 Рік тому +2

      Great funny story. Sounds like him.

  • @benmobi
    @benmobi Рік тому +8

    Can't wait until you discover and present Jim Stafford's "My Girl Bill", "Spiders and Snakes" and "Cow Patty".

  • @winsloweskimo1
    @winsloweskimo1 Рік тому +260

    Another classic comic country artist to check out is Roger Miller. Some of his songs include Dang Me, Kansas City Star, You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd, Chug-A-Lug, and many more. He also has some beautiful heartfelt melodies.

    • @cwalokie9559
      @cwalokie9559 Рік тому +1

      He has even written an opera.

    • @RicoBurghFan
      @RicoBurghFan Рік тому +11

      Don't forget King of the Road, one of my favorites!

    • @mw7584
      @mw7584 Рік тому +3

      Though not necessarily funny King of the Road!

    • @jackwells8107
      @jackwells8107 Рік тому +2

      Roger Miller also wrote the music and lyrics for Big River: the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (a Broadway show for which he won a Tony), and it has some incredibly heartfelt songs like River in the Rain, Worlds Apart, and Leavin' ain't the Only Way To Go, as well as a couple of hilarious ones, like the Royal Nonesuch.

    • @sheryldalton8965
      @sheryldalton8965 Рік тому +5

      Trailer For Sale or Rent
      Rooms to let 50 cents

  • @stevenblock9712
    @stevenblock9712 Рік тому +5

    Spiders and Snakes was his fun first hit, and My Girl Bill has a sweet twist ending.

  • @johnandrews3151
    @johnandrews3151 Рік тому +145

    Spiders And Snakes was Jim's biggest hit and hit #1 on both the Country and the Pop Charts!😮😊

  • @reneeallen3569
    @reneeallen3569 Рік тому +1

    Oh wow! So glad you did my song! Thank you! Take a trip ad never leave the farm… next thing you know you’re just wandering around behind the little animals! Net song should. E spiders and snakes.

  • @P-M-869
    @P-M-869 Рік тому +5

    when in the Navy, the big ropes were made out of Hemp. I was in a class where the instructor said if the ship was to sink and were stuck on a desert island, you could smoke some of the rope.

  • @TedHuppert
    @TedHuppert Рік тому +49

    Nobody has mentioned "Sixteen Little Red Noses and a Horse That Sweats," during which Jim plays a fabulous blues banjo! He has also recorded a version of "Mr. Bojangles" that will bring a tear to the eye. Jim Stafford covers everything from humor to pathos. He once said that he was raised as a Frisbeeterian. "We believe that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and you can't get it down." Love your reactions!

    • @tinkerstrade3553
      @tinkerstrade3553 Рік тому

      Now that might be a spirited group I could stand being around!🤣

    • @pattiholder8961
      @pattiholder8961 Рік тому +1

      I played that song one night on my guitar. My parents thought I’d lost my mind. Lol!

  • @ncthom88
    @ncthom88 Рік тому +2

    I was seven years old when Stafford's "Swamp Witch" was released. That song was scary!

  • @TracyfromNC
    @TracyfromNC Рік тому +60

    Jim had a great variety show on TV in the 70s.

    • @BC-ui9yt
      @BC-ui9yt Рік тому

      With his buddy Rodney (wasn't that the name?)

  • @darcyferrier775
    @darcyferrier775 Рік тому +48

    Actually I had forgotten this song! Thanks for bringing back all those great memories that were attached to it 😅
    Y'all should react to Mac Davis "Hard to be Humble". The next time you're looking for a comedy song. It was a huge hit when it came out and never gets old (Jay in particular should love it!)

    • @bartjones6180
      @bartjones6180 Рік тому +5

      Second - Mac Davis "Hard to be Humble".

    • @WBCRO
      @WBCRO Рік тому +2

      Yaaassssss to Hard to be Humble!! I still sing the chorus sometimes. 😉

    • @sf0tacticalguy
      @sf0tacticalguy Рік тому +1

      The one video of Mac Davis doing "Hard to be Humble" that I could find on UA-cam was apparently during a Kenny Rogers show.

    • @carlajenkins1990
      @carlajenkins1990 Рік тому +1

      Gets a recommend from me

  • @douglasg.9271
    @douglasg.9271 Рік тому +18

    Jim Stafford had his own variety show on tv for a while in the 70’s

  • @karendoss6026
    @karendoss6026 Рік тому +15

    Corn cob pipe is what he said!! Jim Stafford is a hoot and he had several hits. Spiders and Snakes was one of my favorites. As for Ray Stevens he has so many and one of my favorites of his is "The Streak". We had fun with our music back in the day!

    • @fermisparadox01
      @fermisparadox01 Рік тому

      How can you not know about a corn cob pipe. 😂

  • @Butterflyandhearts95
    @Butterflyandhearts95 Рік тому +86

    I have loved this song for YEARS. So glad y’all reacted.

  • @tomaroni6670
    @tomaroni6670 Рік тому +2

    ..."Class of 76"...Howdy Y'all, wavin to ya over in Oklahoma from the Arkansas Ozarks...

  • @jimbrown868
    @jimbrown868 Рік тому +97

    Great reaction! You'd love "Spiders and Snakes," "Swamp Witch, and "A Real Good Times." All Jim Stafford classics. Love you guys,

  • @oakhillfound847
    @oakhillfound847 Рік тому +27

    Jim Stafford is hilarious and he had his own show in Branson. Swamp Witch is a spooky story and many of his other songs are riffs that take a song in. Completely different directions like Cow Patty and My Girl Bill.
    Roger Miller is another great singer of funny stories but he also had some straight songs as well.

  • @micahhawkins-bs9gf
    @micahhawkins-bs9gf Рік тому +17

    I'm never gonna be able to play The Wildwood Flower without grinning now.

  • @seiraeiramasil2302
    @seiraeiramasil2302 Рік тому +22

    There's another by Jim Stafford titled "Spider and Snakes" and there's also another by Jerry Reed titled "When You're Hot You're Hot" and there's a couple by Ray Stevens, you might like titled "The Streak" and "Gitarzan". This song really brings back some good memories. Thanks so much for this reaction!

  • @tidentrue
    @tidentrue Рік тому +39

    Now you gotta do “I don’t like spiders and snakes”

  • @elizabethfranco1284
    @elizabethfranco1284 Рік тому +72

    Wildwood Flower is an old song probably dating back hundreds of years with some of the lyrics changing. The Carter Family recorded and released the most popular version in 1928. They were the first country or hillbilly group,consisting of AP Carter, Sarah his wife and her cousin Maybelle who was married to AP ‘s brother Ezra. Her youngest daughter June was Johnny Cash’s second wife.

    • @Hobodeluxe960
      @Hobodeluxe960 Рік тому +5

      different song. wildwood weed is Jim's song. wildwood flower is the old standard.

    • @wtk6069
      @wtk6069 Рік тому +3

      ​@@Hobodeluxe960BIG difference.

    • @waltnorth8359
      @waltnorth8359 Рік тому

      I'm just glad the squad is getting into these old songs. I'm hoping they will eventually go even farther back to see the evolution of all the genres we have today. Most genres today have common roots at some point in the past.
      In this case.... yes the wildwood week lyrics are Jims. However the tune being played is the classic wildwood flower (actually the tune itself goes way way back I think before the wildwood flower lyrics). Here is a recording well worth listening two of Mother Maybelle Carter. and the Carter family. I'm not sure but that might be Johnny Cash wife to be June Carter on the autoharp.
      ua-cam.com/video/ewnfWoSQz3o/v-deo.html

    • @emmitstewart1921
      @emmitstewart1921 Рік тому +2

      @@Hobodeluxe960 True, but the opening chords to Jim's song are from the old carter song. oldtimers would expect the old song about a girl with an unfaithful lover, and suddenly find themselves hearing something else entirely.

    • @sourisvoleur4854
      @sourisvoleur4854 Рік тому

      The Carters are country royalty, present from before the Opry. Ma Carter co-invented the bum-chick bum-chick style of guitar playing (I forget the technical title) that so many country artists, including her son-in-law Johnny Cash, used.

  • @tjerwin1
    @tjerwin1 Рік тому +3

    I grew up listening to this along with so many other classics from the 60's and 70's. My oldest brother God rest his soul had a stack of 45 records with this among them. We just sat there for hours and just rocked it out and laughed our assses off. It was just a great time to grow up. PEACE TO YOU ALL!!!!!

  • @danielshea518
    @danielshea518 Рік тому +23

    You need to look up " Dr. Demento". He was a radio dj who played nothing but novelty songs just like this. He's a classic.

  • @malcolmmceasy2252
    @malcolmmceasy2252 Рік тому +9

    The tune this song was based on, "Wildwood Flower", was a VERY popular song by the "Carter Family"; (the same family of June Carter, who married Johnny Cash). Maybelle Carter (in her elder years known as "Mother Maybelle") is credited with popularizing the "Carter Scratch"; a manner of playing the guitar. See the black and white version of "Wildwood Flower" for a good example and closeup. In her much elder years, Maybelle also went on Johnny Cash's TV show to perform a variation on the song, called "Pick the Wildwood Flower"

  • @fscottgray9784
    @fscottgray9784 Рік тому +28

    Jim is a great guitarist also. Very funny in concert.

  • @757optim
    @757optim Рік тому +3

    The music is the old classic "Wildwood Flower" which Jim put "Wildwood Weed" lyrics over. He's got several novelty song hits in his catalog. Jim was successful in the '70s and even had a six week run with his own variety show on TV. In addition to being a great guitarist, he played fiddle, banjo, piano, organ and harmonica. Jim still performs in Branson, Missouri.

  • @Stoney_Snark
    @Stoney_Snark Рік тому +44

    If you liked this you might like “Long Haired Country Boy” by Charlie Daniels. No fiddle, but it’s a great song. Jim Stafford has “Spiders & Snakes” and “My Girl Bill” that hit the charts!!

    • @paulpeacock1181
      @paulpeacock1181 Рік тому +8

      Also Charlie Daniels song Uneasy Rider is also a funny storytelling song

    • @Stoney_Snark
      @Stoney_Snark Рік тому

      @@paulpeacock1181 , I was hesitant to suggest that one because is uses the word “fag”. It might cause a stir for them.

    • @richardbertrand3217
      @richardbertrand3217 Рік тому

      @@Stoney_Snark them they shouldn't be doing reaction vids.

    • @Stoney_Snark
      @Stoney_Snark Рік тому

      @@richardbertrand3217 , that doesn’t make sense to me. Why should they invite controversy? This is a fun reaction channel, not a political one. And UA-camrs get enough trolling comments. No need to be perceived as a bigot by accident. I happen to love that Charlie Daniels song, but wouldn’t broadcast something I know is going to offend.

    • @denroy3
      @denroy3 Рік тому

      Cow Patty was up there as his biggest hit.

  • @Doggeslife
    @Doggeslife Рік тому +6

    Jim's "Spiders And Snakes" became a big hit on the radio and the guy eventually got his own TV variety show for awhile (seems like everyone famous had a variety show at some time or another. I honestly didn't hear this song until I found it on a download site decades later.

  • @richarddexter7641
    @richarddexter7641 Рік тому +32

    Jim Stafford plays a bit of "Cow Patti" in a scene in Clint Eastwood's "Any Which Way You Can". Some of his better songs not already mentioned here is "Cows With Guns", "Marie Lavoe", and the most especially comical "Under the Scotsman's Kilt". Spiders and Snakes, Swamp Witch, and Wildwood Weed are probably his most well known tunes--and you can't go wrong listening to any of them.
    As far as Ray Stevens goes, I'd highly recommend "The Streak" and "Gitarzan" as must reactions.

  • @ParkerAllen2
    @ParkerAllen2 Рік тому +4

    I saw Jim Stafford in concert in the 1980s. He put on a great show. Besides his humor, he's musically very gifted with some serious guitar skills.

  • @thomastimlin1724
    @thomastimlin1724 Рік тому +43

    What you don;t know is Jim Stafford was a top notch guitarist, could play the snot out of it.

  • @dmbrew54
    @dmbrew54 Рік тому +13

    Jim Stafford is a great guitar player and he's half singer and half comedian in concert. Saw him, The James Gang, and The Beach Boys all in one night's concert for $3. There was a streaker on stage that night during The Beach Boys. If you want to become more familiar with streakers, react to Ray Steven's song "The Streak". Yes, that was another thing going on in the 70's as Amber likes to point out.

  • @richardripberger2902
    @richardripberger2902 Рік тому +10

    Great pick, I hadn't thought about this song in decades. As a teenager at the time, who was known to partake. I loved the in your face reference.

  • @JamesCarson-tm8df
    @JamesCarson-tm8df Рік тому +3

    Great singer song writer and comedian and fantastic guitar player always loved Spiders and snakes the most he's an actor too had his own variety show for awhile

  • @pamspead9090
    @pamspead9090 Рік тому +10

    absolutely love this another funny one by him is Spiders and Snakes!

  • @1963bigivan
    @1963bigivan Рік тому +2

    I bought this 45 record back in the day. It's a great memory and I have to say, though I never went up the windmill, I did take a few trips from our North Dakota farm and never left!

  • @bevil4aday
    @bevil4aday Рік тому +9

    You guys need to check out Jim Stafford playing guitar on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He performs Classical Gas and it is amazing.

  • @toneman501
    @toneman501 Рік тому +8

    Jim was a brilliant musician...he even does a version of Devil Went Down To Georgia...playing fiddle !!!
    "Swamp Witch" is an absolute classic....

  • @larryharrington7846
    @larryharrington7846 Рік тому +14

    Jim Stafford has a lot of great funny songs but my favorite has to be " Turn Loose of My Leg "😂

  • @genecase9464
    @genecase9464 Рік тому +3

    Wildwood Weed, Hotrod Lincoln, Monster Mash, The Streak!, even Mama Told Me Not To Come, and so many more!. The early 70's also had a great sense of humor!

  • @youtubelar1415
    @youtubelar1415 Рік тому +8

    Some Ray Stevens suggestions:"The Streak"(Streaking was a fairly popular fad in the 1970s,running naked real fast in front of groups of people),"Shriners' Convention","It's Me Again,Margaret","Santa Claus Is Watching You",and two serious songs by Ray Stevens:"Everything's Beautiful" and "Turn Your Radio On".

    • @afry6400
      @afry6400 Рік тому

      I grew up on Ray Stevens... great suggestions. One that might be fun around halloween is Sittin' Up With The Dead. It's a bit later but funny and a bit creepy at the same time.

  • @scruffdog95
    @scruffdog95 Рік тому +2

    Spiders and Snakes was my intro to Jim Stafford. 50 years later and I still smile when I hear it! Keep diving into these amazing story tellers.

  • @jl6166
    @jl6166 Рік тому +5

    I know you have done Jerry Reed, but you need to listen to "She got the goldmine, I got the shaft." Very funny.

  • @ThisWorldIsNotMyHome
    @ThisWorldIsNotMyHome Рік тому +8

    I've been a fan of Jim Stafford since I was a kid. This song along with Real Good Time, Spiders and Snakes, Cow Patty, Sixteen Little Red Noses and a Horse That Sweats, and too many others to list here are some of my all-time favorites. A few years ago, I got to see him perform at his theater in Branson. If you're ever up that way, you should definitely catch his show. He has a lot of great funny songs, but he is also an excellent guitarist on par with Jerry Reed, Roy Clark, Eddie Van Halen... whatever guitarist you can name, he can hold his own with them. BTW, it was a corn cob pipe they put it in to smoke it.

  • @chrisedwards7095
    @chrisedwards7095 Рік тому +4

    June Carter's mother recorded "Wildwood Flower" in 1928.
    You need to hear Jim Stafford's "Cow Patti"

  • @jeannemiller1461
    @jeannemiller1461 Рік тому +3

    You'll love Bobby Bare "Marie LeVeau" and "The Winner"

  • @mickeymayfield4192
    @mickeymayfield4192 Рік тому +9

    His yippee hi ho cow patty is hilarious

  • @dggydddy59
    @dggydddy59 Рік тому +7

    Believe it or not, this song reached Number 5 on the hit singles charts in 1974!

  • @nicolehutchins4531
    @nicolehutchins4531 Рік тому +1

    I love these talking blues/country songs. These lyrics!😂

  • @spikebeans9563
    @spikebeans9563 Рік тому +5

    Oh heck yes. Been awhile since I've heard this one. Enjoy you two. Spiders and Snakes another great one.

  • @hippielady123
    @hippielady123 Рік тому +2

    What's so funny is I was about 13 when the song came out and I loved it but didn't know what is was really about. Now im a wild wood weed girl myself lol

  • @Cheryltwin2012
    @Cheryltwin2012 Рік тому +4

    I had almost forgotten about this one. Jim Stafford is one heck of a funny guy! Yes, we all smoked the "Wildwood Weed" back in the 70's. In fact, I had my fist joint before I had my fist cigarette LOL. What a great memory and your reactions are right on!

  • @magneto7930
    @magneto7930 Рік тому +2

    Love Jim Stafford. I almost started to laugh when I saw the song title you were reacting to!

  • @malcolmr3
    @malcolmr3 Рік тому +3

    Y’all need to listen to “spiders and snakes” and “swamp witch” by Jim Stafford too. He’s a great singer/songwriter known almost exclusively for comedy songs. Also, Jerry Reed doing “Amos Moses” is another great comedy song. Jerry Reed is also considered one of the best and most versatile guitarists ever. I used to work for a local favorite band (Amarilla in Greenwood, SC) and we opened for Jerry Reed there in a medium venue (~10,000 people) and were able to spend some time backstage talking with him and his band. He was a great person and just as hilarious in backstage as on stage.

  • @rondryden4534
    @rondryden4534 Рік тому +2

    Thank you both for cheering me up ❤❤

  • @stevehatton-bw3bo
    @stevehatton-bw3bo Рік тому +14

    Ray Stevens has a bunch of comedy songs; biggest hits being “The Streak” and “Guitarzan”. Bobby Bare has a few also; “Numbers”, “The Winner” and “Marie Laveau” to name three. Also check out Roy Clark “Thank God & Greyhound”; although not evident in this song, he was one of the greatest guitar players of all time. Someone mentioned “Malagueña” by Jim Stanford, but Roy Clark’s versions are incredible!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @edwardmeade
      @edwardmeade Рік тому

      I'll second "Thank God & Greyhound". There is also my favorite love song, "Roller Derby Queen" by Jim Croce.

    • @gwenking7700
      @gwenking7700 Рік тому

      Malaguena is best watched live I think. Along Came Jones by Ray Steven's is good too

    • @stevehatton-bw3bo
      @stevehatton-bw3bo Рік тому

      @@gwenking7700 you should check out Roy Clark’s version(s) of Malagueña; the best I’ve seen, by far!

  • @SherryDocchio
    @SherryDocchio 6 місяців тому +2

    Jim Stafford was a real cutie and did some great story telling with his humorous songs. He had a TV show for a while and my mother and I would laugh our butts off. He was married for a short time to Bobby Gentry who was also a story teller through her songs like Ode to Billy Joe and Fancy. Love hearing these old songs again so thank you.

  • @DG2244
    @DG2244 Рік тому +4

    Spiders and Snakes is one of his best!

  • @mybrainhurts1856
    @mybrainhurts1856 Рік тому +2

    Can't believe it still remember all the words! ❤😂

  • @dess8287
    @dess8287 Рік тому +15

    Jay and Amber, this song was quite the laugh. I can think of one that stands up to it and that would be *Charlie Daniels' song Uneasy Rider.* Well ya know Charlie is a very good story teller plus some of the other songs in his catalogue like *The Legend Of Wooely Swamp.* He keeps em' interesting *Love ❤️ Peace ✌️ and Happiness 😃 Y'all !!!*

    • @mikemaricle9941
      @mikemaricle9941 Рік тому +2

      But not the revised Uneasy Rider, that one stinks.

    • @dess8287
      @dess8287 Рік тому +1

      @@mikemaricle9941 I totally agree with you. The revised Uneasy Rider 88' did not live up to the original's storyline.

    • @moorek1967
      @moorek1967 Рік тому

      There's things out there in the middle of them woods make a strong man die from fright.

  • @jlocke78759
    @jlocke78759 Рік тому +2

    Hadn't heard this song in a VERY long minute! Thanks for the memories and the smiles!

  • @cajunsamgaming4061
    @cajunsamgaming4061 Рік тому +4

    Loved the reaction. This has always been one of the songs that always makes me laugh and feel better. Thanks a lot for doing this one. Another great singer/storyteller in this vein is C W McCall. His song Convoy started the CB craze in the Mid-70's and influenced American culture greatly, for a while anyway. He has many good story songs, one of my other favorites is Wolf Creek Pass.

  • @herrzimm
    @herrzimm Рік тому +2

    My dad had this on a 45rmp record, and for YEARS I had no idea what the "Wildwood Weed" really was. But when I got older (about 14yrs old) and played this one, one day for laughs, realizing WHAT he was talking about for the 1st time made me love the song even more. I can still see my dad (almost 40 years later) coming home from work catching me "playing with his stereo" and being upset UNTIL I explained to him that I now actually "got" the song.

  • @kenwojczynski788
    @kenwojczynski788 Рік тому +7

    Try Mac Davis, "Lord, It's Hard to be Humble."

  • @charlesyarb
    @charlesyarb Рік тому +1

    “Saturday morning confusion “ by Bobby Russell is a must for great funny storytelling

  • @myrongrotta6881
    @myrongrotta6881 Рік тому +4

    "Existential Blues" by T-Bone Stankus is the most bizzare, clever, hip, & funny storytelling song i've ever heard (from 1985, it was often featured on the Dr. Demento radio show)

  • @mildredpierce4506
    @mildredpierce4506 Рік тому

    Hallelujah! Someone reacted to this song. I had meant to suggest it but someone beat me to it and I am glad.

  • @abashal
    @abashal Рік тому +3

    You guys would like John Denver’s “Grandmas Feather Bed”!

  • @deb_is_here1425
    @deb_is_here1425 Рік тому +2

    Spiders and Snakes! BTW: He and Bobbie Gentry were married way back then for a short while. I worked for a Rental Car Company years ago and rented him a car. He was nice and funny!!!

  • @otter3095
    @otter3095 Рік тому +13

    So great to be a teen in the 70’s😎
    Love you 2 💛

  • @gmxkey
    @gmxkey Рік тому +2

    Jim Stafford tells the story so well. Enjoyed your reactions, too. Are you ready for some snacks... try this tune...
    Junk Food Junkie
    Song by Larry Groce

  • @jackbrooks5487
    @jackbrooks5487 Рік тому +3

    I'm so glad you enjoyed Wild Wood Weed. The song that is. Spiders and Snakes, Cow Patti, My Girl Bill, and Swamp Witch were his biggest hits, but he had so many other great songs. He's an excellent guitar player as well.
    Ray Stevens' It's Me Again, Margaret; The Streak, and Sitting Up With the Dead are all hilarious.
    Jerry Clower's Coon Hunting Story is a country classic.
    Hoyt Axton is a great country storyteller. Della and the Dealer and Rusty Old Halo are two of his best.
    I would love to see you all react to Rhiannon Giddens live version of Ruby. She plays one awesome banjo as well as having a wonderful voice.

  • @scubaspookryu
    @scubaspookryu Рік тому +2

    As soon as I saw this song, I knew you were going to love it. It is such a funny song. Love you guys!

  • @lynneblacketer6479
    @lynneblacketer6479 Рік тому +9

    If you want to see just how amazing a guitar player he is check out his live performances at Branson. Especially Malenguela

    • @waltnorth8359
      @waltnorth8359 Рік тому

      Are you thinking of Roy Clarke?

    • @lynneblacketer6479
      @lynneblacketer6479 Рік тому

      @waltnorth8359 ua-cam.com/video/-UUvuW0NbLQ/v-deo.html. No. Although Roy Clark does a fantastic version. The one I'm thinking of combines Malenguela, comedy and Classical Gas all while wearing suit that defies description 😄

    • @waltnorth8359
      @waltnorth8359 Рік тому

      @@lynneblacketer6479 Thank You.

  • @sabrinamassie5606
    @sabrinamassie5606 Рік тому +2

    I graduated HS in '75 ... Raised in the back-wood mountains of Virginia ... and that's EXACTLY what it was like... Slow, easy ... floating along at peace with the world ... and all those cute little weeds !

  • @fatherman9
    @fatherman9 Рік тому +9

    Try the Charlie Daniels Band doing Uneasy Rider - This is a great story song

  • @p.j.morris
    @p.j.morris Рік тому +1

    This is so hilarious i love this can't hear it enough lol. Awesome reaction.

  • @timothycook2917
    @timothycook2917 Рік тому +4

    Sittin there...on that sack of seeds :-))

  • @mikerobertson4041
    @mikerobertson4041 Рік тому +1

    Great entertainer! I only saw him in person once, many years ago, but I still remember it! He's known for his comedic songs, but he is also a GREAT guitarist!

  • @littleogeechee223
    @littleogeechee223 Рік тому +4

    You must do Swamp Witch! Another great story song with a real twist at the end. It’s very much a Halloween song.

  • @sclerismockrey8506
    @sclerismockrey8506 Рік тому

    I had the great pleasure and honor to work and play with Jim off and on for years, and I LOVED watching people 'discover' his music. He's a funny, funny man and a consummate, genius guitarist.

  • @mikehubby3245
    @mikehubby3245 Рік тому +6

    The streak by Ray Steven’s is a good one

    • @morningcoffeebreak7367
      @morningcoffeebreak7367 Рік тому +3

      J and Amber, it might help to research the "streaking" fad of the 70's. It'll help you understand the song more.

  • @thecadman99
    @thecadman99 Рік тому +2

    I swear the funniest part of the whole song is after he says his brother claimed he flew up in the windmill, he says he had to fly up and get him down.

  • @yearoftherabbitoftheyear
    @yearoftherabbitoftheyear Рік тому +3

    Jim Stafford did a duet with Dolly Parton live I don’t like spiders and snakes! That’s the one you should watch

    • @4tuneagent
      @4tuneagent Рік тому

      Yes that is great.. from his TV show..

  • @nickimontie
    @nickimontie Рік тому +1

    There’s one from the 70’s: Larry Groce singing “Junk Food Junkie”. Funny how it’s still relevant today, too!

  • @librarylady13
    @librarylady13 Рік тому +3

    💖💖💖 His songs are GREAT! I love Jim Stafford. "Your Bull Dog Drinks Champagne", "Spiders and Snakes", "My Girl Bill", "None Of Us Are Here" and he does a great version of "Mr. Bojangles/Visit With An Old Friend".

    • @tfodthogtmfof7644
      @tfodthogtmfof7644 Рік тому +1

      I love his Mr Bojangles/Visiting with an old friend medley. My favorite Jim Stafford songs are Flight 313 and None of Us Are Here.

    • @librarylady13
      @librarylady13 Рік тому

      @@tfodthogtmfof7644 I have always loved "Mr. Bojangles" and "None Of Us Are Here". The first makes me cry and the second makes me wonder.

  • @thejim3501
    @thejim3501 4 місяці тому +2

    Old man here, the music in the background is from an old country tune WILDWOOD FLOWER. 🙂

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau Рік тому +10

    Jay & Amber, you''ll love his "Spiders And Snakes"!!!

  • @brotherrandyll4093
    @brotherrandyll4093 Рік тому +2

    Jim Stanford also hosted a variety show in the 70’s

  • @kellyman2103
    @kellyman2103 Рік тому +6

    Great reaction, y’all! Just wanted to tell you that Ray Stevens’ The Streak, Gitarzan and Ahab the Arab are hilarious! Also, his songs Misty and Everything is Beautiful aren’t funny but really lovely!! Y’all should check them out.

  • @johnfrick9639
    @johnfrick9639 Рік тому

    I have never heard of Jim Stafford before, much less this song. Saw it was gonna be funny. Was in the mood for funny. Sure as hell didn't expect THAT! That was great. looking forward to hearing more with y'all.

  • @derwoodbowen5954
    @derwoodbowen5954 Рік тому +4

    Wildwood Flower is indeed a famous country song. Chet Atkins made it famous.

  • @SteveInTheOC
    @SteveInTheOC Рік тому +1

    We found “wildweed” when we were kids. We picked it, dried it on my neighbour’s roast that was cooking in the oven. 🤣

  • @gallery963
    @gallery963 Рік тому +5

    Spider's and Snakes

  • @tangoindiamike9189
    @tangoindiamike9189 Рік тому +1

    Ray Steven's "The Streak" is a funny song about a crazy 70's fad called 'streaking'. Streaking is when people would get naked and run through a public place. People streaked onto football fields, around high schools, all kinds of places. I won't say that I ever did it, but I won't say that I didn't, especially across an interstate highway...😊

  • @VIDSTORAGE
    @VIDSTORAGE Рік тому +1

    ''16 Little Red Noses And A Horse That Sweats'''' .. That is a Jim Stafford song you should hear by force ,whether you want to or not ..

  • @ChrisB-xm3mg
    @ChrisB-xm3mg Рік тому +1

    Jim Stafford is such a great songwriter and he’s also a hell of a guitar player. He doesn’t get as much respect as he probably deserves. I recommend checking out the song, swamp, witch, and spiders and snakes.

  • @emeraldmaiden63
    @emeraldmaiden63 Рік тому +1

    Your reaction was priceless! I love to watch people the first time they hear this song.