This song makes me cry everytime....Country music today holds NO CANDLE to country back then. The songwriting and delivery was head and shoulders better than anything we hear today.
It is a great song sung by the late Dan Seals. This was a gathering of legendary country musicians you notice, this song hit home right through their hearts. You can see the facial expression of BJ THOMAS. It was such a beautiful realistic song applicable to most travelling musicians trying to make it big. Great reaction Michael.
Thank you for doing this. It is one of my all-time favorites. I'd just like to note that he's playing that guitar left-handed, too. I always thought that falsetto just added to the vulnerability- he's just so wide-open in this song.
Couple of things Y'all missed. That's a monster 12 string he's playing upside down. Perhaps more importantly, he's making all the arpeggiated picking patterns, that a right hander playing a right handed guitar would, except he's playing them perfectly from bottom to top, not top to bottom.
The video of Dan performing that song is from Opry Family Reunion. I watch this series of videos time and time again and the tears flow. Music is so powerful.
First, my name is Mark and Marta is my wife. She is a concert pianist from Argentina & I used to do videos for her. I just now found your channel and really enjoyed your musician perspective. This is a real tearjerker of a song and my favorite from Dan Seals. He was earlier in England Dan & John Ford Coley and his older brother James, was half of Seals and Crofts in the 70's with several top 40 hits between the two groups. This song made it to number one in the U.S. and Canada in 1986 and the year before he hit #1 with "Meet Me In Montana with Marie Osmond" that is worth a look. Thanks for the insights...I have subscribed! Best to you & your family.
Dan was one of the nicest guys ever in the world. I remember running into him in the Odessa mall when he had the #1 song on country radio at the time and no one in the mall knew who he was was. One of Upton Counties finest people ever.
Dan had a very nice pop/rock career as 'England' Dan, of England Dan & John Ford Coley. He is not from England; he and his brother, Jim, of Seals & Crofts fame, were from Texas. Dan followed his pop/rock career with a very nice country music career. He passed away in 2009 from cancer. Great artist!
Dan Seals was England Dan in his younger days, had some huge hits there. He’s also the brother of the Seals in Seals and Croft. Very talented dude, amazing song writer. I listen to his stuff on road trips, something about his music just goes well with the passing miles.
I've always respected country music but never been a big listener of it but sometimes when u wanna get in your feels there's nothing better than a great country tune. Good country song's are able to just paint such a vivid picture that u can begin to relate and even picture yourself in that story and feel that emotion they're going for. I love good music!
This song came out when I was just becoming a teenager and it didn’t really mean much then. But let me tell ya brother, at 49 it brought a tear to my eye and made the hair on my arms stand up.
@@darkstar92772 No problem. Stoney is part of the Texas/Red Dirt Country scene. Lots of good stuff that Nashville won’t touch. Cody Jinks, Jason Boland and hundreds of others.
@@adamr9215 That is definitely up my alley then. I love classic country but don’t really know to much from the last 25 or so years. I dig Cody Jinks and stuff I’ve heard from that scene. I will for sure check it out. Head in’ that way now.
@@adamr9215 I went and checked out a couple of tunes and I like what I hear and will investigate further. I still prefer Dan Seal’s version. If for no other reason than the falsetto that he does. No knock on Stoney at all.
First off this is a beautifully written song, I was hoping you would notice or point out though that Dan was playing left handed, but if you look closely it’s not a left handed guitar. It’s a right handed guitar flipped over and he’s playing it upside down and left handed!! Pure talent from that man, not to mention he played a lot on a 12 string the same way!
With the song in the key of E, capo on 2nd fret, the guitar is at concert pitch as well. (E2- E4). 12 strings are beasts to play in standard tuning. Ya gotta press hard
As a father and a musician, this video and your take really resonates with me. I’ve gone all in on my family as well and am now a therapist who gets to play music when and where it works out for the family. Thank God I didn’t get all the “glitter”, especially as a young man. But I still want the big stage when the kids go to college:)))
Thanks for doing this one Michael! I never dreamed you would get to doing this one so quickly. I hope you enjoyed the music and got to feel the gut wrenching effect of those lyrics. They just don't write them that way anymore and I miss that in the country music today especially. Thanks again and hopefully the all-star musician cast in that video inspires a few more great country classics to react to!
Thank you for doing these songs, I think country gets a bad wrap because of the stereotypes but what I love about it is that it tells real stories, hard stories and ones that always make you think a little deeper about the meaning of life. I think music is so much more than just sound and entertainment and people like you keep it alive, so from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!
I so wish you had heard this song the first time, when he properly sung it. Masterpiece so beautifully song. Listen to the original version of it. You’ll be glad you did.
As a military father I get this song so much! Training, deployments, nights on duty. Every missed birthday, sons football game, daughters violin concert, or a books at bedtime even. And the workload of the military wife at home. You sign contracts for 3 to 6 years at a time. Unfortunately your in the military so long it's no longer a choice, it one day became your life and starting over is hard. When your closer to retirement your children are teenagers need you and your guidance the most you loose more to leave than ever before. Yes you CAN retire at 20 years but you pay a HEAVY price. Another song in this vein I SO RELATE to is You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive by Brad Paisley. A song about a coal miner that worked himself to death even though it was killing him long term cause that's all he knew how to do. Brad Paisley's most underrated song.
Just subscribed to you brother not because I can learn to play the guitar but because I really admire you and your life decisions what a guy love the emotion wish you every sucesss
dan always looks exactly how I thought he would, dan died from lymph node cancer and I think that's affecting his voice here, he was also in the band England Dan, they have that great song "I'd really love to see you tonight", he has soo many great songs, very distinct sound and voice, look at all those legends singing along this video is from a FANTASTIC country music channel called Country Road TV and there's another one called Larry's Country Diner, ya gotta see those channels, AMAZING content
And that's why I watch reaction videos. I've always loved this song and have been stuck on this video for a couple weeks (like at least 5 times a day, lol), thinking that someone needed to react to it. I'm glad it was you. I knew that last falsetto would get you. it's just a perfect rendition of a great tune.
I am so grateful that you found what you do. You have encouraged and inspired me to go for my passion, learning to play music. I am not sure that without your channel and community I would have found my way. 💕🙋🎶
So...for such a talented musician as your self. I think you missed the reason you were asked to watch this. Watch again. He's left handed playing upside down. He's one of the most impressive guitarists I've ever seen simply because of this. Watch the superstars sitting next to him shake their heads! This was the first full song I learned on guitar when I was 10. Of course I am right handed and play that way lol. I hope you see this comment and add an edit, or new video to see what you think of his method. Watch any of his videos, he was one of the most unique styles out there!
Ryman Country Homecoming, comes in 3 separate cds! Best money spent, Dan Seals, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gale, Lorrie Morgan the list goes on!
Man I absolutely love your channel. I always look forward to watching your reaction and sharing in music with you. If you get a chance I highly recommend Matt Corby’s performance of Brother if you haven’t already. Keep on keeping on man I look forward to your next video!
Michael Palmisano, I liked your review very much. This song is a classic and one of my favorites. I know it’s been a while since this review, and I am, as usual, late to the party.
Michael - ...."ALL in on my family" No QUESTION is the right choice, and I admire you for it. Sadly, in today's society too many fathers fail in this - and the consequences are DEVESTATING to our society. Keep up the good work, keep the focus on your family, and you WILL be a rock star - to THEM!! Nothing more important than that...
Excellent reaction-alysis Michael, always loved (England) Dan throughout his career and you certainly paid due respect with this offering. I would like (again) to request that you check out Danny Gatton as he was considered "The greatest unknown guitarist" by Rolling Stone mag in the early '90s. More specifically, The Sun Medley feat. Delbert McClinton on vocals. (heavy Elvis vibes, which is probably why he wasn't as popular as he could have been since he's primarily considered rockabilly). I was fortunate enough to see him live 6 months before his suicide and I will always remember this performance. (Playing awesome slide guitar with an open beer bottle and continuing to play while wiping down the neck def added to the experience!) Regardless, enjoyed this vid and your Zebra video that I watched before this one. Rock on sir!
Hey Michael. Just wanted to say thank you for being the "headlight" of our "northbound train". Haha. Anyhow... i'd love to see your (hopefully blind) reaction to either Trey Hensley's cover of "Sundown"... or, if you could help a brother figure out, Josh Turner Guitar's acoustic deut cover of "Life In The Fast Lane". Thanks again.
Ah yes Danny or as we used to call him originally the late England Dan. What a run before he decided to go country with John Ford nights Are forever without You the Todd rundgren love is the answer the ultimate yacht Rock I'd really love to see you tonight great stuff and his country period was just as great. One of my favorites from country Dan is an amazing song called they rage on absolutely powerful Video was really cool it was a neat little country summit for a bunch of great singer-songwriters got together and Nashville Waylon did a really cool couple of numbers too
I would'nt belive you if you said you don't know this song. There was a time when this song was known be all. Plus Dan Seals had his time in the sun and was big time at one time
I love this song. Thanks to the recommender and Michael for playing it. Aside from the beauty of the song itself, it’s interesting to imagine how society would think about the story if the genders of the characters were reversed.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. It's "Where Rainbows Never Die" by the Steeldrivers, one of Chris Stapleton's bands before he hit the mainstream. ua-cam.com/video/FZsuKbUdms4/v-deo.html
@@chuckbrown5035 But Chris Stapleton wasn't. Adele covered one of their songs and was talked about how amazing Chris's voice was and didn't even know his name.
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This song makes me cry everytime....Country music today holds NO CANDLE to country back then. The songwriting and delivery was head and shoulders better than anything we hear today.
It is a great song sung by the late Dan Seals. This was a gathering of legendary country musicians you notice, this song hit home right through their hearts. You can see the facial expression of BJ THOMAS. It was such a beautiful realistic song applicable to most travelling musicians trying to make it big. Great reaction Michael.
Woah! Like a country music HOF sitting in. Waylon, Willie, Roy Clark, Chet, Crystal Gayle, Glen Campbell!! Good stuff.
Ray Stevens, Ferlin Husky, Janie Fricke
Also Bobby Bare. It’s from the Ryman Homecoming.
BJ Thomas, and I think that's T. Graham Brown. Is that Barbara Fairchild behind him?
Yes love seeing them all there! 🪕🎻🎸
I've always enjoyed watching Dan play a standard strung guitar upside down and left-handed.
So much talent on one stage. We sure miss you Dan, Waylon, Glen,Roy......................
I still tear up and this one has always hit home for me.....
Dan Seals is the man! What a voice!!
The album version is one of my favorites!! That falsetto on the album is flawless!
Love the whistling too.
Since Dan is one of my favorites, I have watched this video a hundred times - glad to see Michael do a reaction to it!!
The best falsetto in a country song..ever 😊
Thank you for doing this. It is one of my all-time favorites. I'd just like to note that he's playing that guitar left-handed, too. I always thought that falsetto just added to the vulnerability- he's just so wide-open in this song.
You Win! The one thing he didn't notice was the left hand guitarist playing a right handed guitar upside down!
Dan Seals has always been one i watched because of this. It's super impressive!
@@masonfrazier89 this guy kinda misses the point
Couple of things Y'all missed. That's a monster 12 string he's playing upside down. Perhaps more importantly, he's making all the arpeggiated picking patterns, that a right hander playing a right handed guitar would, except he's playing them perfectly from bottom to top, not top to bottom.
This is why country music is the greatest. Story telling at it's finest..
There's not many talents like this anymore. such emotion in his performance.
The video of Dan performing that song is from Opry Family Reunion. I watch this series of videos time and time again and the tears flow. Music is so powerful.
First, my name is Mark and Marta is my wife. She is a concert pianist from Argentina & I used to do videos for her. I just now found your channel and really enjoyed your musician perspective. This is a real tearjerker of a song and my favorite from Dan Seals. He was earlier in England Dan & John Ford Coley and his older brother James, was half of Seals and Crofts in the 70's with several top 40 hits between the two groups. This song made it to number one in the U.S. and Canada in 1986 and the year before he hit #1 with "Meet Me In Montana with Marie Osmond" that is worth a look. Thanks for the insights...I have subscribed! Best to you & your family.
Dan was one of the nicest guys ever in the world. I remember running into him in the Odessa mall when he had the #1 song on country radio at the time and no one in the mall knew who he was was. One of Upton Counties finest people ever.
This song always gets to me. Interesting fact Dan was England Dan and John Ford Coley. A 70s rock pop band. RIP Dan
Dan had a very nice pop/rock career as 'England' Dan, of England Dan & John Ford Coley. He is not from England; he and his brother, Jim, of Seals & Crofts fame, were from Texas. Dan followed his pop/rock career with a very nice country music career. He passed away in 2009 from cancer. Great artist!
Dan Seals was England Dan in his younger days, had some huge hits there. He’s also the brother of the Seals in Seals and Croft. Very talented dude, amazing song writer. I listen to his stuff on road trips, something about his music just goes well with the passing miles.
Dan Seals. Timeless! Thank you for doing this.
I've always respected country music but never been a big listener of it but sometimes when u wanna get in your feels there's nothing better than a great country tune. Good country song's are able to just paint such a vivid picture that u can begin to relate and even picture yourself in that story and feel that emotion they're going for. I love good music!
Thanks for reacting to this song.. your reaction was genuine and enjoyable.. R.I.P to Dan Seals one of my favourite singers of all time❤
Being a huge fan of this song, i got so excited when i saw you finally picked this song to react to.
Also, the ending of this video really hit home. Just got home from being on tour for 3 weeks and that “unshareable life” point is the truth.
This song came out when I was just becoming a teenager and it didn’t really mean much then. But let me tell ya brother, at 49 it brought a tear to my eye and made the hair on my arms stand up.
Have you heard the cover by Stoney LaRue? He did a live show that was incredible, and his cover of this song was one of the best.
@@adamr9215 I’ve never even heard of Stoney LaRue. Thanks for the tip. I’ll check it out.
@@darkstar92772 No problem. Stoney is part of the Texas/Red Dirt Country scene. Lots of good stuff that Nashville won’t touch. Cody Jinks, Jason Boland and hundreds of others.
@@adamr9215 That is definitely up my alley then. I love classic country but don’t really know to much from the last 25 or so years. I dig Cody Jinks and stuff I’ve heard from that scene. I will for sure check it out. Head in’ that way now.
@@adamr9215 I went and checked out a couple of tunes and I like what I hear and will investigate further. I still prefer Dan Seal’s version. If for no other reason than the falsetto that he does. No knock on Stoney at all.
First off this is a beautifully written song, I was hoping you would notice or point out though that Dan was playing left handed, but if you look closely it’s not a left handed guitar. It’s a right handed guitar flipped over and he’s playing it upside down and left handed!! Pure talent from that man, not to mention he played a lot on a 12 string the same way!
With the song in the key of E, capo on 2nd fret, the guitar is at concert pitch as well. (E2- E4). 12 strings are beasts to play in standard tuning. Ya gotta press hard
Totally underrated talent and song. Love it.
Thanks Michael. it's so true.....great stuff!
As a father and a musician, this video and your take really resonates with me. I’ve gone all in on my family as well and am now a therapist who gets to play music when and where it works out for the family. Thank God I didn’t get all the “glitter”, especially as a young man. But I still want the big stage when the kids go to college:)))
such a great talent And his time as England Dan is historic too
It’s cool to see some of the greats sitting around in that video
Thanks for doing this one Michael! I never dreamed you would get to doing this one so quickly. I hope you enjoyed the music and got to feel the gut wrenching effect of those lyrics. They just don't write them that way anymore and I miss that in the country music today especially. Thanks again and hopefully the all-star musician cast in that video inspires a few more great country classics to react to!
Thank you for doing these songs, I think country gets a bad wrap because of the stereotypes but what I love about it is that it tells real stories, hard stories and ones that always make you think a little deeper about the meaning of life. I think music is so much more than just sound and entertainment and people like you keep it alive, so from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!
I can literally see the heartfelt reaction in your video so much love in your own heart brother
A lot of music in the 80s told a story and that's what made it so great they don't really do that anymore.
I so wish you had heard this song the first time, when he properly sung it. Masterpiece so beautifully song. Listen to the original version of it. You’ll be glad you did.
He was older in this video. Listen to the album version when he first released t. His voice is much better in the earlier version
Fantastic watching you from kenya
As a military father I get this song so much! Training, deployments, nights on duty. Every missed birthday, sons football game, daughters violin concert, or a books at bedtime even. And the workload of the military wife at home. You sign contracts for 3 to 6 years at a time. Unfortunately your in the military so long it's no longer a choice, it one day became your life and starting over is hard. When your closer to retirement your children are teenagers need you and your guidance the most you loose more to leave than ever before. Yes you CAN retire at 20 years but you pay a HEAVY price.
Another song in this vein I SO RELATE to is You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive by Brad Paisley. A song about a coal miner that worked himself to death even though it was killing him long term cause that's all he knew how to do. Brad Paisley's most underrated song.
Amen Michael!
100% correct, that is what the song is about. The girl is a Rodeo star
I love Dan Seals because he plays a righty guitar left handed. As a lefty I'm amused.
Just subscribed to you brother not because I can learn to play the guitar but because I really admire you and your life decisions what a guy love the emotion wish you every sucesss
dan always looks exactly how I thought he would, dan died from lymph node cancer and I think that's affecting his voice here, he was also in the band England Dan, they have that great song "I'd really love to see you tonight", he has soo many great songs, very distinct sound and voice, look at all those legends singing along
this video is from a FANTASTIC country music channel called Country Road TV and there's another one called Larry's Country Diner, ya gotta see those channels, AMAZING content
Thanks Michael. 🎸
And that's why I watch reaction videos. I've always loved this song and have been stuck on this video for a couple weeks (like at least 5 times a day, lol), thinking that someone needed to react to it. I'm glad it was you. I knew that last falsetto would get you. it's just a perfect rendition of a great tune.
I fucking love you man. Your heart and soul is more beautiful than the music you play and that is saying a lot.
Props… he’s a southpaw. Thanks Mike. Roy Clark.. Glenn. And probably very many Famous people I don’t recognize.
Yeah....I also play guitar southpaw...I am right handed(North Paw???)at EVERYTHING else.
First time viewer, I am hooked! 👍
Michael during this same session Glenn Campbell plays Gentle on my Mind with a amazing guitar solo. I would like you to check it out. Great job!
Funny how time slips away. Willie Nelson same series, another magical song. Thanks for these.
Another song to listen to if you want your heart wrung out is Tulsa's Last Magician by Willi Carlisle
Wow, that one hits hard. Did not expected this. 🥺😨
Yep we spend alot of time chasing, and not enough time embracing what we already have. Great song and thanks for the video!
I am so grateful that you found what you do. You have encouraged and inspired me to go for my passion, learning to play music. I am not sure that without your channel and community I would have found my way. 💕🙋🎶
A great song. Cant wait to watch this one
So...for such a talented musician as your self. I think you missed the reason you were asked to watch this. Watch again. He's left handed playing upside down. He's one of the most impressive guitarists I've ever seen simply because of this. Watch the superstars sitting next to him shake their heads! This was the first full song I learned on guitar when I was 10. Of course I am right handed and play that way lol. I hope you see this comment and add an edit, or new video to see what you think of his method. Watch any of his videos, he was one of the most unique styles out there!
Awesome song! John Paul White has an incredible cover of it that is outstanding
He's playing left-handed on a right-hand strung guitar!
Ryman Country Homecoming, comes in 3 separate cds! Best money spent, Dan Seals, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gale, Lorrie Morgan the list goes on!
love seeing the change
Excellent. I’m enjoying your videos very much, you got a new subscriber!
I couldn’t help noticing all the country stars in that room that have passed.
Don’t tell Willie
Man I absolutely love your channel. I always look forward to watching your reaction and sharing in music with you.
If you get a chance I highly recommend Matt Corby’s performance of Brother if you haven’t already.
Keep on keeping on man I look forward to your next video!
Love your video and music brother. I love this it’s helping me play guitar better 🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶
Love your passion Michael!
Great song, it's the song that my mom got my name from. Glad to see you react to it and teach it.
Hold on I’m so impressed that you picked it up the song instantly like that
Michael Palmisano, I liked your review very much. This song is a classic and one of my favorites. I know it’s been a while since this review, and I am, as usual, late to the party.
Glen Campbell covering Jimmy Webb's Careless Weed is also a worthwhile stop
This song makes me cry not gonna lie
actually a family member of mine! pretty cool to see this.
I try to get my students to watch you. i have one LOL
Brilliant. Have you ever looked at Ryan Bingham’s work? I think you’d like him.
Love it! ❤❤❤
Thanks Michael. Awesome channel.
Michael - ...."ALL in on my family" No QUESTION is the right choice, and I admire you for it. Sadly, in today's society too many fathers fail in this - and the consequences are DEVESTATING to our society. Keep up the good work, keep the focus on your family, and you WILL be a rock star - to THEM!! Nothing more important than that...
Amen!
Great review!
Excellent reaction-alysis Michael, always loved (England) Dan throughout his career and you certainly paid due respect with this offering. I would like (again) to request that you check out Danny Gatton as he was considered "The greatest unknown guitarist" by Rolling Stone mag in the early '90s. More specifically, The Sun Medley feat. Delbert McClinton on vocals. (heavy Elvis vibes, which is probably why he wasn't as popular as he could have been since he's primarily considered rockabilly). I was fortunate enough to see him live 6 months before his suicide and I will always remember this performance. (Playing awesome slide guitar with an open beer bottle and continuing to play while wiping down the neck def added to the experience!) Regardless, enjoyed this vid and your Zebra video that I watched before this one. Rock on sir!
A little sauced here, I like it 👍
if you didnt notice. he playa upside down right handed guitar.
Hey Michael. Just wanted to say thank you for being the "headlight" of our "northbound train". Haha. Anyhow... i'd love to see your (hopefully blind) reaction to either Trey Hensley's cover of "Sundown"... or, if you could help a brother figure out, Josh Turner Guitar's acoustic deut cover of "Life In The Fast Lane". Thanks again.
ever hear the japanese metal band "loudness"....the guitar player akira takasaki....if not hes worth a look
Seeing you acknowledge Glen Campbell made my day. So many overlook him.
Ah yes Danny or as we used to call him originally the late England Dan.
What a run before he decided to go country with John Ford nights Are forever without You the Todd rundgren love is the answer the ultimate yacht Rock I'd really love to see you tonight great stuff and his country period was just as great.
One of my favorites from country Dan is an amazing song called they rage on absolutely powerful
Video was really cool it was a neat little country summit for a bunch of great singer-songwriters got together and Nashville Waylon did a really cool couple of numbers too
Got your number off a stall door at a truckstop out by Tulsa....Guess your still the sweetheart of the Conoco
Good rambling
awesome video
He was dying of cancer when this was recorded.
I would'nt belive you if you said you don't know this song. There was a time when this song was known be all. Plus Dan Seals had his time in the sun and was big time at one time
Such a guy punch..great tune
Not to mention he's playing the guitar left handed upside down
You should do Elephant by Jason Isbell
I love this song. Thanks to the recommender and Michael for playing it.
Aside from the beauty of the song itself, it’s interesting to imagine how society would think about the story if the genders of the characters were reversed.
Check out Linda Davis's "White Collar Man."
You should react to Ricky Skaggs “Country Boy”
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is just me hes playing left handed and the low E as the bottom ??
You should hear Stoney do it…
😵Appreciated video of expression & explaining except cuss word @ very end❗😌
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. It's "Where Rainbows Never Die" by the Steeldrivers, one of Chris Stapleton's bands before he hit the mainstream. ua-cam.com/video/FZsuKbUdms4/v-deo.html
Um, The Steeldrivers were mainstream.
@@chuckbrown5035 But Chris Stapleton wasn't. Adele covered one of their songs and was talked about how amazing Chris's voice was and didn't even know his name.
This isn't even his best work. You'll have to listen to "Addicted" and "I'd really love to see you tonight".
It's beyond me how he plays the guitar upside down!