The KLF were like no one else in the world, but having the QUEEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC, TAMMY WYNETTE definitely made it even crazier. Check out "3A.M. Eternal" too.
The entire song and the video is an artistic masterpiece, and getting Tammy Wynette to sing the lead was a master stroke. However Maxine Harvey's voice on the chorus juxtaposes Tammy beautifully.
I was 9 when this came out but remember it being played everywhere..... only in the last year or so do I understand how much of a masterpiece this track is.
Tammy Wynette sent this song to that completely otherworldly level. The juxtaposition of sounds has captivated me since it came out when I was 13. This song has always been magical.
Incredible collaboration between a British dance/trance band and a legendary American country and western singer. It shouldn't have worked but it just did. Love this. 3am eternal is a must for you to listen to.
I was a radio dj when this came out....they actually had two versions.....one without Tammy Wynette......all everyone wanted was Tammy. So.....The Queen of Country was being blasted on fm stations and in dance clubs everywhere and I believe she was about 70. She probably made a lot of money off this....well deserved. God bless you and keep you Miss Wynette! I have no idea if she knew....KLF and the Illuminati.....these guys were huge fans of Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson which.....to some was fiction....to others.....a tribe and way of life. And that's where their name KLF, MuMu Land and "kick out the jams" and almost all their lyrics came from. They got filthy rich and burned the money. All hail discordia!!! I'm one with the squirrel as well ;) FNORD
Tammy, sadly died about one month befor her 56th birthday. She was in her early 50's when this video was made, about the same age as Jennifer Lopez is now! I have heard she was plauged with health problems. Might be why she looks to be in her 70's to you.
You are a smart one. This is about Atlantis, and to make a long story short, this is related to Satanism. Freemasons gave us all this symbolism. Freemasons worship the Lightbearer, which they eventually learn is Lucifer if they are promoted.
You loved it lass! I'm 64 and I am still loving and playing this in my kitchen. My sons.... youngest is 42... think it's great. So do I! KLF is STILL gonna rock ya! 30 years on! Bring the beat back!
I'm so old that I remember this song as a fresh hit on MTV. I was 12 years old in 1991, the iron curtain in the USSR collapsed, Belarus became free and foreign music began to penetrate us :)
@@fatdad64able In the USSR they listened to foreign music, listened to a lot. My father listened to the Beatles in the 60's and 70's and so on. Music is an international thing. It does not require explanation :)
Tammy Wynette was a classic country music singer, mostly known for her hit "Stand By Your Man" in 1968. It was quite a surprise when she lent her vocals to this dance/pop song by the British band KLF.
To paraphrase Michael Caine - "I had not listened to the song that I made. I've heard it's pretty awful. I have seen the house it paid for, however, and that is magnificent."
This song is one of all time favorites, EVER! I was living in Colorado Springs when this was released and the radio stations wouldn't say who was singing it. They had a contest to see who could name the singer. I knew right away, because my parents listened to Tammy Wynette when I was young and her voice was so recognizable to me.
"Cause it's the jamminist jam that's ever been jammed!!! A truly fantastic song that goes on every music lovers "top whatever" list. Even super whitey whites like me cant sit still in thier seats when this jam starts up!
Tammy Wynette was the queen of country music in the 60s and 70s - one of the greatest female voices of all time - thank you for showing. I loved your reactions!
3 am Eternal is a great song, but I LOVE this song, and it's so cool that the Legend Tammy Wynette went all in. A very cool lady. There is nothing like flying through the interstate from GA to TN with this song blasting on your car stereo. Exhilarating.
My God this is possibly my favourite song of all time. It's a classic and if you're old enough, like me, to enjoy Radio 2 in the UK you'll still hear this at least once a week. Never tire of hearing it.. Really enjoyed watching you get into the rhythm India. Liked and subscribed.
It was ingenious for KLF to invite Tammy Wynette to perform on this song...it was also good on her to accept. Collaborations between Country & R&B Artist were much rarer then than now. I suggest you react to "Till I Can Make it On My Own" my favorite Tammy Wynette Song.
To say this song makes me smile is an understatement. I'd just had knee surgery when this song came out, in a lot of pain but this got me through it!! I'll take on anyone after listening to this.x
Tammy Wynette was best known for her country hit single "Stand By Your Man." Justified and Ancient premiered in the US about a week after she died. When this video premiered in The Nashville Network (country MTV, at the time, now Spike), it was on a show called Crook and Chase. After the video, the hosts didn't know what to make of it. It's one of those moments you had to be there for. All they knew going in was it was a new Tammy Wynette song, so they were expecting another "Stand By Your Man." Instead they got this and expressed the kind of confusion one would have if getting something other than what they expected. I can only imagine how all the old school country fans reacted after seeing it that day.
This song and music video are so weird and wonderful. I love it! The pairing of country singer Tammy Wynette with the KLF was a stroke of genius. Tammy was best known for her 1968 No. 1 country hits "Stand by Your Man" and "D-I-V-O-R-C-E." So when this funky song came out some 23 years later, it showcased her in a totally different light! Tammy gives a nod to "Stand by Your Man" when she sings "Stand by the Jams." :-)
@Jon-Paul Filkins The number 23 is there for good reason, as most of symbols in their music, videos and performances: The universe that Drummond & Caulty describes and reflects in their work, isn't so much their invention as it's their discovery (or even perhaps journey). Their music has such symbolical depth because their creations are more or less based on "The Illuminatus! Triology" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illuminatus!_Trilogy). Please do check it out, but hold on tight to your head! :-D
Love this reaction! You felt the KLF! This song was THE effin jam in my college days. The KLF always filled the dance floor. I still listen to this, still dance my ass off to this amazing song! Check out 3AM Eternal, just to start. Edited to add: Tammy Wynette is a big country star, from way back. This crossover blew minds at the time!
The KLF has a whole backstory to it. They had a number of incarnations. You should try American: What time is love, 3 am eternal , It's Grim Up North, Whitney joins the jams
to be honest, there were other, even more interesting things happening at the time, the klf just got a lot of attention b/c they knew how to make a great pop song and b/c of their controversies. probably one of the best trolls in music history and they became so influential for a very good reason.
Mikael Ahremark God. When the lights goes out in the club and the d.j.starts Last train to trancetal. 🔈🔈🔈❤️❤️❤️Huge adrenaline explosion. Those where the times.
I had forgotten about that song going over 2 decades now. But in the last 2 years I began to go back to the nineties and the vibe has stuck with me ever since .The 90s holds back the best dance tunes ever. Music today means absolutely nothing compared to what it was like back then. I have played this tune many times within this year. It’s ancient, but classic.
Before they became famous as The KLF they had various hit songs under different names. After one of those songs got to number one in the UK they wrote a book about how to write a number one song and offered a money back guarantee to anyone who didn't get a number one song. So far no-one has claimed their money back.
EDELWEISS - Bring Me Edelweiss, said they followed the manual and got to No1 in several european countries. The Euro House group Scooter also claimed to have followed the Manual and while no No1, they did VERY well out of it (a recording career featuring multiple hit singles and albums!)
How did they get Tammy? Wow, just the best collaboration ever! For country, she really brings it! Will go down as one of the most respected songs of the 90's!
According to a recent documentary, the KLF sent Tammy an instrumental track to lay the vocal track onto. Unfortunately, Tammy had never worked without a live band in the recoding stage and the attempts were really unsuccessful. They bought tapes back to their studio and had to sync Tammy's vocals to the instrumental track by speeding up or slowing down as needed.
Love The KLF to bits! Their other songs definitely worth checking out are: "3 AM Eternal", "Last Train to Transcentral", "America: What Time is Love?" and "The White Room."
I guy I know in the biz told me that they were payed that money by their label to make a video, they were trying to figure out how what to do with it, and one of them said 'how do we burn a million quid?!', the rest is history...
Nothing like music from the 80s and 90s. Everything was so experimental and creative! FYI This song peaked at No 3 on the Australian charts in early 1992. Their third top 5 hit from The White Room. Their other hits 3 Am Eternal & Last Train to Trancentral charted in 1991. Check out Doctorin' The Tardis (1988) when they released under a different name' The Timelords. which was also a top 5 smash down under
What was hilarious is that the song is actually making fun of their own success and lots of the lyrics reference their earlier hits. At this point they were kind of over it and started to tear their own image apart. At heart they are experimental artists and they never expected huge success and it actually made them kind of unhappy to have it. Some people saw that as integrity others saw it as pretentiousness and they seemed to see it as both.
The million pounds wasn't a figure they picked out of the air. It's basically what they made as KLF. Then they deleted their back catalog so as to not make any more money. I don't know if that's integrity or pretension, but I know not a lot of folks would do it. They really put their money where their mouth was.
@@tommyturk - Cress definitely saw it as pretentious and said they could have given it to charity. It was actually one of the factors in her break-up with Jimmy apparently. She went on to do cancer research and I think she thought that money could have helped people but the boys wanted to do one of their big grandiose performance art things. I agree that virtually nobody else would do it because you need to have a kind of unique mix of artistic temperament, showmanship, lack of greed and self absorption. They did similar stuff when ABBA knocked them back on that sample early on dumping the copies of the track. I get both sides of the argument because whilst it shows their lack of avarice it also was sort of wanky. Thats them though.
@@tommyturkCress apparently saw it as pretentious the boys saw it as performance art and having integrity. Cress was kind of over Jimmy's "art statements" at that point hence the divorce and she went on to do cancer research and had wanted the money to go to charity. I get both sides of the argument to be honest but tend to side with her - giving it all away to some needy cause would have been better but the boys did like their big flashy statements. They did something not to dissimilar when ABBA knocked them back early on with copies of the track. Pretty sure nobody else would do it of course because you need a mix of a total lack of avarice, overwhelming showiness, artistic integrity, a desire for privacy and a lot of self-absorption to think that it was the right thing to do with that much money. I can see both sides - it was art but it was also kind of a jerk thing to do.
@@alphaomega7191 Drummond said once (and you only have his word for it I guess) that one of his kids came home and said a kid on the playground told him he burned a hundred quid and asked if it was true and he said "I wish it was".
@@tommyturk - Impossible to tell the veracity of anything that comes out of his mouth of course, he loves to tell yarns from what I can tell. I would say that at some point he would have realised that the whole burning money stuff was ultimately pointless because he's not an idiot. He was always a showman and would have loved the idea at the time but later ... seeing Cress divorce Jimmy and having time to reflect on things I'm sure he would understand how that sort of stuff isn't important.
The KLF - Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty - were basically a huge conceptual prank that somehow ended up producing the most exhilarating hit music of the early 90s. They were jokesters but serious about creating the biggest and catchiest dance tunes possible. And all this was liberally drenched with overwhelming visuals and self-mythology. The music scene became noticeably duller and greyer when they left. All their big hits are pure gold and well worth reacting to: Last Train To Trancentral (Live from the Lost Continent) 3 A.M. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.) What Time Is Love? (Live at Trancentral) It's important to include the whole title with the brackets when searching because there are several versions of these songs. Of course, none of these were actually recorded live.
I like their club banger "What Time Is Love". The two guys at the centre of the 'KLF' got bored making hit songs and retired from it...after a while, when they had 1 £million left, they decided to burn it as some 'artistic statement'...I remember it was shown on UK TV...piles of cash burning!!! The music industry hated them coz they did crazy s**t...like one time, after getting a Brit Award and performing...they fired blanks from machine gun at horrified music industry people!! And dropped a dead sheep at the after show party!!
Not only did they burn money which they stacked up to resemble "art", they were advised they needed a tax write off, so they funded what they were assured would be a flop movie, with an aged star in, guaranteed to fail, except it was a blockbuster: Crocodile Dundee. Not only that they made 2 sequels which were also blockbusters. They bought what they were assured would be a useless racehorse, they named Khelef, which turned out to be super fast, became a super stallion, still producing good foals to this day.
@@philproffitt8363 I remember seeing the item on the evening news of the money being burned outside The National Theatre in London. I didn't know paper money was fiat back then.
Don't forget that when ABBA went after them for using "Dancing Queen" for one of their songs they burned every copy they could get their hands on, rereleased it with the samples removed, and included handy step-by-step instructions on how to splice in the samples again. They then went to Sweden in an effort to arrange a meeting with Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, or Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Whoever was the lead at the time. When that fell through they hired an escort while in Stockholm and had her as a stand in for Agnetha and filmed themselves apologizing for the song.
1991. Before Nirvana hit and the tidal wave of grunge wiped everything else off the music map. It's too bad that happened because there was some really unique, quirky, and interesting stuff going on before it was all replaced by feedback and flannel. KLF always seemed more art project than actual band to me, but I love Doctorin' the Tardis.... catchy tune, goofy video.
One of the best examples of cross-over. Who would have imagine an old country legend (in her late 60's at the time) would end up in something like this, and it coming out excellent no less? awesome.
Major Country Star Tammy Wynette on this raised some eyebrows back then, especially with those who like to shout about "experimenting" and "dance pop being commercial fodder ". KLF had this Mu thing going on. Mu is thought to be one of the ancient sunken continents in mythology along the Atlantis and Lemuria, with hidden mystic secrets and powers since forgotten, hence the "ancients of Mu Mu" theme.
Well look at that, they had several Albums besides the one I had. From What I recall, they just disappeared, but looks like they just went someplace I wasn't./ I stand corrected.
im today years old realizing that was Tammy Wynette singing on this song from on the radio back in the day , i was stationed in Korea when this dropped, heard it in the clubs there but never saw the video until just now. im legitimately floored...
What Time Is Love? 3AM Eternal Last Train To Transcentral Build A Fire The White Room The White Room album is awesome stuff, The KLF were also known as The Timelords, The Justified Ancients Of Mu-Mu and The JAMS.
Tip that cart over! Well this is really appropriate for our current situation. I love that Tammy Wynette was bold enough to step out and to do music like this. I completely forgot about this song Thank you for bringing it back into my life India.
Until today I hadn't seen a reaction video that I really liked. The KLF were such a huge influence on my young adulthood (I'm British and was 21 years old when this was released). It really made my day seeing how much you enjoyed this!
Tammy Wynette is a country music legend. She was also married to George Jones at one time. She past away in 1998. She was also called, "The First Lady of Country Music". I recommend doing a reaction to one of her most known hits like, "Stand By Your Man" or "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" or you can do a reaction of her duet with her then husband George Jones, like "Golden Ring" or "We're Gonna Hold On".
It's funny for some reason this song has been in my head for days so I had to listen to it again its been years since I last heard it, great song it's got everything.
great to see the KLF getting some love. check out the Stadium House Trilogy: 3am Eternal, Last Train to Transcentral and What Time is Love. I also recommend America/What Time is Love. absolute banger of a track
All I remember about he nineties was Oasis, The Mock Turtles, and other bland wishy washy guitar bands . How did I forget this track? I must have nodded off at the end of the eighties.
@@mondegreen9709 Definitelly Kopyright Liberation Front - a lot of their early stuff was built of samples of other tunes, they got in some legal wrangles... Even if the original samples were unrecognisable and improved on...
@@hopefuldave Yeah, I was just looking it up the other day and according to Wikipedia "KLF has been reported as being an initialism for 'Kopyright Liberation Front', or 'Kings of the Low Frequencies'. Sleevenotes from 1991 said that Cauty and Drummond have 'yet to find out what K.L.F. stands for'." 😂
@@greyjackal It has always been Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty. The Jams, The Timelords, The KLF and the K Foundation was the same band, under different names. Neither Ricardo da Force, Wanda Dee or any other "band member" was part of the band.
I LOVED this song when it came out. I forgot all about it. I love Tammy Wynette too! How strange to partner regge with an old country song! It worked awesome!
Hi Indie, please listen to Soul II Soul "Back to life" Acapella version and "Keep on Moving" think you will love it and it will blow your mind. Back to life was their only UK no 1 in 1989 was there for 4 weeks, Love It, please please please do a react it will be massive in UK
I was 18 years old and a freshman in college when this song was a MONSTER hit in clubs. Gay clubs weren't very strict about IDing fresh faced young boys in those days. The dance floor would be completely packed with pretty boys screaming the Tammy parts!!
Tammy Wynette wasn't initially keen to take part in this, but was persuaded otherwise and hit the last hit of her career with this before she sadly passed. If you like this then you need to check out, in this order, the following: Last Train to Transcentral America, What Time is Love? Then you can listen to whatever else of theirs you like...
The KLF were like no one else in the world, but having the QUEEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC, TAMMY WYNETTE definitely made it even crazier. Check out "3A.M. Eternal" too.
M. Roy Clark - not as much fun as setting fire to a million pounds🤣
The White Room hit it out of the park and it never came back! That was a whole new level right there.
Uh-ha uh-ha x
@@chris_ackroyd Hehe amd you know they did it :)
TAMMY was and is still a legend in my book. She will remain the back Bone of country music.
The entire song and the video is an artistic masterpiece, and getting Tammy Wynette to sing the lead was a master stroke. However Maxine Harvey's voice on the chorus juxtaposes Tammy beautifully.
Just a fantastic combination.
I was 9 when this came out but remember it being played everywhere..... only in the last year or so do I understand how much of a masterpiece this track is.
I know Im kinda off topic but does anybody know of a good website to watch newly released movies online ?
@Jackson Hamza I use Flixzone. You can find it on google :)
@Colten Ronald yea, I've been using flixzone for since march myself =)
Tammy Wynette sent this song to that completely otherworldly level. The juxtaposition of sounds has captivated me since it came out when I was 13. This song has always been magical.
I was 12. I still remember hearing it the first time. Floored. Still am, 30 years later.
Yes it is
Incredible collaboration between a British dance/trance band and a legendary American country and western singer. It shouldn't have worked but it just did. Love this. 3am eternal is a must for you to listen to.
Here is another mix of KLF a British/American 3am eternal that I hope you will enjoy. th-cam.com/video/f7euqPvGYxA/w-d-xo.html thanks.
I was a radio dj when this came out....they actually had two versions.....one without Tammy Wynette......all everyone wanted was Tammy. So.....The Queen of Country was being blasted on fm stations and in dance clubs everywhere and I believe she was about 70. She probably made a lot of money off this....well deserved. God bless you and keep you Miss Wynette! I have no idea if she knew....KLF and the Illuminati.....these guys were huge fans of Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson which.....to some was fiction....to others.....a tribe and way of life. And that's where their name KLF, MuMu Land and "kick out the jams" and almost all their lyrics came from. They got filthy rich and burned the money. All hail discordia!!! I'm one with the squirrel as well ;) FNORD
Hail Eris, JB!
Tammy, sadly died about one month befor her 56th birthday. She was in her early 50's when this video was made, about the same age as Jennifer Lopez is now! I have heard she was plauged with health problems. Might be why she looks to be in her 70's to you.
You are a smart one. This is about Atlantis, and to make a long story short, this is related to Satanism. Freemasons gave us all this symbolism. Freemasons worship the Lightbearer, which they eventually learn is Lucifer if they are promoted.
This was one of their better hits, however, you really need to hear "3 a.m. Eternal" by KLF, guarantee you'll love it.
yeah 3 am eternal is even beter than this one
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Every time I hear 3.a.m. Eternal I'm taken right back to the Brixton Academy. Fantastic song.
Yeah check out the trilogy
You loved it lass! I'm 64 and I am still loving and playing this in my kitchen. My sons.... youngest is 42... think it's great. So do I! KLF is STILL gonna rock ya! 30 years on! Bring the beat back!
Oi oi...
I'm so old that I remember this song as a fresh hit on MTV.
I was 12 years old in 1991, the iron curtain in the USSR collapsed, Belarus became free and foreign music began to penetrate us :)
Same age as you.
Belarus run by a tyrannical nut job your the only Europeans that are oppressed
What was it like? What were you thinking about this music?
I was 30 years old in 1991....I've seen a thing or two as well. Anyway....I always had this as 1 of my favorite jams. No pun intended. Lol
@@fatdad64able In the USSR they listened to foreign music, listened to a lot. My father listened to the Beatles in the 60's and 70's and so on. Music is an international thing. It does not require explanation :)
This is the first cross of Hip Hop and Country music! They aimed high with the Queen of Country. KLF 4 EVER
The late Tammy Wynette, one of the greatest country singers of all time
She was justified and ancient
BUT WHAT A ROCK VOICE!!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY!
@A S Well aren't you just a cheeky little bugger.
Fabulous voice
@@MB-oc1nw Too ancient apparently.
Tammy Wynette was a classic country music singer, mostly known for her hit "Stand By Your Man" in 1968. It was quite a surprise when she lent her vocals to this dance/pop song by the British band KLF.
To paraphrase Michael Caine - "I had not listened to the song that I made. I've heard it's pretty awful. I have seen the house it paid for, however, and that is magnificent."
@@DaveF. Yeah, but, like, this was an epic song.
Hat s off to her to give a,chance THE YOUNG GUYS.
The dance floor was on overload when KLF played ! YEAH
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The KLF are legends. It's not just the music. It's the artistic merit which is incredible.
I agree. Check out this new KLF fan music video.
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The look on Indias' face when Tammy Wynette starts is priceless. Tears are streaming down my face. Brilliant!
This song is one of all time favorites, EVER! I was living in Colorado Springs when this was released and the radio stations wouldn't say who was singing it. They had a contest to see who could name the singer. I knew right away, because my parents listened to Tammy Wynette when I was young and her voice was so recognizable to me.
How can this be nearly 30 years ago? Memories of clubbing in my early 20's...
Probably because you're ancient.
@@ashyclaret Child. Learn the ways of Mu.
@@ashyclaret No ass...it is timeless!
@@ashyclaret justified, though.
"Cause it's the jamminist jam that's ever been jammed!!!
A truly fantastic song that goes on every music lovers "top whatever" list. Even super whitey whites like me cant sit still in thier seats when this jam starts up!
There had been nothing like this before and also since. KLF were ahead of their time
The Orb are a favourite of mine who are on the same page I think
Tammy Wynette was the queen of country music in the 60s and 70s - one of the greatest female voices of all time - thank you for showing. I loved your reactions!
Tammy Wynette...one of the best country singers...EVER! (she was singing..btw)
Tammy Wynette has soul... Wow!, who would ever thought. Don't mess with those aliens
Magnificent tune and video. I remember my mind was blown when it came out! RIP Tammy.
3 am Eternal is a great song, but I LOVE this song, and it's so cool that the Legend Tammy Wynette went all in. A very cool lady.
There is nothing like flying through the interstate from GA to TN with this song blasting on your car stereo. Exhilarating.
My God this is possibly my favourite song of all time. It's a classic and if you're old enough, like me, to enjoy Radio 2 in the UK you'll still hear this at least once a week. Never tire of hearing it.. Really enjoyed watching you get into the rhythm India. Liked and subscribed.
Thirty years on, and I'm still wanting a 99.
It was ingenious for KLF to invite Tammy Wynette to perform on this song...it was also good on her to accept. Collaborations between Country & R&B Artist were much rarer then than now. I suggest you react to "Till I Can Make it On My Own" my favorite Tammy Wynette Song.
Til I Can Make It On My Own is a masterpiece and my favourite song ever!
The legendary Ms. Tammy Wynette puts a touch of country to the amazing track!
To say this song makes me smile is an understatement. I'd just had knee surgery when this song came out, in a lot of pain but this got me through it!! I'll take on anyone after listening to this.x
If you're not moving while this is playing, you already dead!!😂
I'm 64 and still movin' to the KLF! Guess I'm immortal!
Tammy Wynette was best known for her country hit single "Stand By Your Man." Justified and Ancient premiered in the US about a week after she died. When this video premiered in The Nashville Network (country MTV, at the time, now Spike), it was on a show called Crook and Chase. After the video, the hosts didn't know what to make of it. It's one of those moments you had to be there for. All they knew going in was it was a new Tammy Wynette song, so they were expecting another "Stand By Your Man." Instead they got this and expressed the kind of confusion one would have if getting something other than what they expected. I can only imagine how all the old school country fans reacted after seeing it that day.
This song came out in ‘91. Tammy was 49. She died in 1998 at 56.
This song and music video are so weird and wonderful. I love it! The pairing of country singer Tammy Wynette with the KLF was a stroke of genius. Tammy was best known for her 1968 No. 1 country hits "Stand by Your Man" and "D-I-V-O-R-C-E." So when this funky song came out some 23 years later, it showcased her in a totally different light! Tammy gives a nod to "Stand by Your Man" when she sings "Stand by the Jams." :-)
Hmm, 23, that number again (a reoccurring number in the KLF Mythos)
@Jon-Paul Filkins The number 23 is there for good reason, as most of symbols in their music, videos and performances: The universe that Drummond & Caulty describes and reflects in their work, isn't so much their invention as it's their discovery (or even perhaps journey). Their music has such symbolical depth because their creations are more or less based on "The Illuminatus! Triology" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illuminatus!_Trilogy). Please do check it out, but hold on tight to your head! :-D
Stand by the JAMMS you mean. Justified Ancients of Mu Mu.
@@EfftupSmith kick out the JAMMs?!
You have 2 and 3 fingers on each hand.
Love this reaction! You felt the KLF! This song was THE effin jam in my college days. The KLF always filled the dance floor. I still listen to this, still dance my ass off to this amazing song! Check out 3AM Eternal, just to start. Edited to add: Tammy Wynette is a big country star, from way back. This crossover blew minds at the time!
The KLF has a whole backstory to it. They had a number of incarnations. You should try American: What time is love, 3 am eternal , It's Grim Up North, Whitney joins the jams
The KLF were the best of their time, my favourite song was 'Last Train To Trancentral [Live From The Lost Continent]'. :)
They made reference to The Last Train to Transcentral, in the lyrics of this song, "The last train left an hour ago".
@@DJKav And the lost continent is Mu Mu, home of the justified ancients. :)
The J.A.M.M. or The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu
to be honest, there were other, even more interesting things happening at the time, the klf just got a lot of attention b/c they knew how to make a great pop song and b/c of their controversies. probably one of the best trolls in music history and they became so influential for a very good reason.
Mikael Ahremark God. When the lights goes out in the club and the d.j.starts Last train to trancetal. 🔈🔈🔈❤️❤️❤️Huge adrenaline explosion. Those where the times.
I had forgotten about that song going over 2 decades now. But in the last 2 years I began to go back to the nineties and the vibe has stuck with me ever since .The 90s holds back the best dance tunes ever. Music today means absolutely nothing compared to what it was like back then. I have played this tune many times within this year. It’s ancient, but classic.
Before they became famous as The KLF they had various hit songs under different names. After one of those songs got to number one in the UK they wrote a book about how to write a number one song and offered a money back guarantee to anyone who didn't get a number one song. So far no-one has claimed their money back.
EDELWEISS - Bring Me Edelweiss, said they followed the manual and got to No1 in several european countries.
The Euro House group Scooter also claimed to have followed the Manual and while no No1, they did VERY well out of it (a recording career featuring multiple hit singles and albums!)
18 when this was issued and loved dancing along in the clubs to this! Sending love from Scotland.
How did they get Tammy? Wow, just the best collaboration ever! For country, she really brings it! Will go down as one of the most respected songs of the 90's!
They called her up in Tennessee and said "Tammy, stand by the jams" She said yes.
@@pennhiker5117 😂Yes She Did!😆
@@pennhiker5117 That is literally the story. They were not kidding.
According to a recent documentary, the KLF sent Tammy an instrumental track to lay the vocal track onto. Unfortunately, Tammy had never worked without a live band in the recoding stage and the attempts were really unsuccessful. They bought tapes back to their studio and had to sync Tammy's vocals to the instrumental track by speeding up or slowing down as needed.
@@mapleleafmackem7202 Despite the editing magic that they did on Tammy, the result is stunning!
Love The KLF to bits! Their other songs definitely worth checking out are: "3 AM Eternal", "Last Train to Transcentral", "America: What Time is Love?" and "The White Room."
Great memories of dancing to this song back in the 90s! Tammy Wynette was perfection!
I was 21 when this song came out and it was amazing in the clubs! Last Train To Trancentral is another great one too! Tammy Wynette was the jam!
The KLF burned $1 million on an island in Scotland, and deleted all their back catalog of music. Check our their song "3am eternal"
Yes, they did, the knuckleheads. “3 A.M. Eternal” is a beast of a song.
One million pounds.
@@OGBobNoxious not really, they sold signed bricks made from the ashes for more than they burned
I guy I know in the biz told me that they were payed that money by their label to make a video, they were trying to figure out how what to do with it, and one of them said 'how do we burn a million quid?!', the rest is history...
@@vladtheinhaler93 as they were not releasing records by that time for 2 years and they were their own record label it wouldnt make too much sense.
Nothing like music from the 80s and 90s. Everything was so experimental and creative! FYI This song peaked at No 3 on the Australian charts in early 1992. Their third top 5 hit from The White Room. Their other hits 3 Am Eternal & Last Train to Trancentral charted in 1991. Check out Doctorin' The Tardis (1988) when they released under a different name' The Timelords. which was also a top 5 smash down under
So many memories of dancing at the club to this with the girls.....best times ❤
They were a fun group. I used to love the song, 3 am Eternal.
Tammy Wynette was a country music legend. R.I.P..
WOW! Talk about diversification. Hadn't heard this song in forever. Thanks, India for giving the background. Love it!
What was hilarious is that the song is actually making fun of their own success and lots of the lyrics reference their earlier hits. At this point they were kind of over it and started to tear their own image apart. At heart they are experimental artists and they never expected huge success and it actually made them kind of unhappy to have it. Some people saw that as integrity others saw it as pretentiousness and they seemed to see it as both.
The million pounds wasn't a figure they picked out of the air. It's basically what they made as KLF. Then they deleted their back catalog so as to not make any more money. I don't know if that's integrity or pretension, but I know not a lot of folks would do it. They really put their money where their mouth was.
@@tommyturk - Cress definitely saw it as pretentious and said they could have given it to charity. It was actually one of the factors in her break-up with Jimmy apparently. She went on to do cancer research and I think she thought that money could have helped people but the boys wanted to do one of their big grandiose performance art things. I agree that virtually nobody else would do it because you need to have a kind of unique mix of artistic temperament, showmanship, lack of greed and self absorption. They did similar stuff when ABBA knocked them back on that sample early on dumping the copies of the track. I get both sides of the argument because whilst it shows their lack of avarice it also was sort of wanky. Thats them though.
@@tommyturkCress apparently saw it as pretentious the boys saw it as performance art and having integrity. Cress was kind of over Jimmy's "art statements" at that point hence the divorce and she went on to do cancer research and had wanted the money to go to charity. I get both sides of the argument to be honest but tend to side with her - giving it all away to some needy cause would have been better but the boys did like their big flashy statements. They did something not to dissimilar when ABBA knocked them back early on with copies of the track. Pretty sure nobody else would do it of course because you need a mix of a total lack of avarice, overwhelming showiness, artistic integrity, a desire for privacy and a lot of self-absorption to think that it was the right thing to do with that much money. I can see both sides - it was art but it was also kind of a jerk thing to do.
@@alphaomega7191 Drummond said once (and you only have his word for it I guess) that one of his kids came home and said a kid on the playground told him he burned a hundred quid and asked if it was true and he said "I wish it was".
@@tommyturk - Impossible to tell the veracity of anything that comes out of his mouth of course, he loves to tell yarns from what I can tell. I would say that at some point he would have realised that the whole burning money stuff was ultimately pointless because he's not an idiot. He was always a showman and would have loved the idea at the time but later ... seeing Cress divorce Jimmy and having time to reflect on things I'm sure he would understand how that sort of stuff isn't important.
Years later, this is still my favorite reaction video. Watching you move to the music is magical.
The KLF - Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty - were basically a huge conceptual prank that somehow ended up producing the most exhilarating hit music of the early 90s. They were jokesters but serious about creating the biggest and catchiest dance tunes possible. And all this was liberally drenched with overwhelming visuals and self-mythology. The music scene became noticeably duller and greyer when they left. All their big hits are pure gold and well worth reacting to:
Last Train To Trancentral (Live from the Lost Continent)
3 A.M. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.)
What Time Is Love? (Live at Trancentral)
It's important to include the whole title with the brackets when searching because there are several versions of these songs. Of course, none of these were actually recorded live.
The KLF : possibly the most successful Discordians ever, though I suspect Boards Of Canada to also be somewhat Discordian.
I listen to Chill Out most nights during the summer 👍
I like their club banger "What Time Is Love". The two guys at the centre of the 'KLF' got bored making hit songs and retired from it...after a while, when they had 1 £million left, they decided to burn it as some 'artistic statement'...I remember it was shown on UK TV...piles of cash burning!!! The music industry hated them coz they did crazy s**t...like one time, after getting a Brit Award and performing...they fired blanks from machine gun at horrified music industry people!! And dropped a dead sheep at the after show party!!
Not only did they burn money which they stacked up to resemble "art", they were advised they needed a tax write off, so they funded what they were assured would be a flop movie, with an aged star in, guaranteed to fail, except it was a blockbuster: Crocodile Dundee. Not only that they made 2 sequels which were also blockbusters. They bought what they were assured would be a useless racehorse, they named Khelef, which turned out to be super fast, became a super stallion, still producing good foals to this day.
@@anotherblonde wow...I didn't know that. They sure had the Midas touch. It seems they made string of hit songs without taking it seriously too.
@@philproffitt8363 I remember seeing the item on the evening news of the money being burned outside The National Theatre in London. I didn't know paper money was fiat back then.
@@anotherblonde it was inxs who invested in dundee as a tax right off
Don't forget that when ABBA went after them for using "Dancing Queen" for one of their songs they burned every copy they could get their hands on, rereleased it with the samples removed, and included handy step-by-step instructions on how to splice in the samples again. They then went to Sweden in an effort to arrange a meeting with Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, or Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Whoever was the lead at the time. When that fell through they hired an escort while in Stockholm and had her as a stand in for Agnetha and filmed themselves apologizing for the song.
1991. Before Nirvana hit and the tidal wave of grunge wiped everything else off the music map. It's too bad that happened because there was some really unique, quirky, and interesting stuff going on before it was all replaced by feedback and flannel. KLF always seemed more art project than actual band to me, but I love Doctorin' the Tardis.... catchy tune, goofy video.
Nirvana was already out in 91 and so was smells like teen spirit, the band was garbage
I remember going to "raves" and dancing to this song. In other words, my ass is old. 🤣
Love the KLF and all of their iterations. Your reaction video cracked me up. Good stuff. For sure check out more of their tunes!
The whole White album that this was taken from is pure timeless genius. 67 yo and can't stay still listening to this, great memories.
Gosh, I was 27 in 1991 and the KLF, La Bouche, or Snap...that was some crazy sh...tuff.^^
Don't forget Black Box, they were the bomb!
OMG!!!
This is one of my favorite songs ever.
This is gold! ✌🏻😉
I just love your reaction. Thank you God for allow me to live in the 90s...!!!
One of the best examples of cross-over. Who would have imagine an old country legend (in her late 60's at the time) would end up in something like this, and it coming out excellent no less? awesome.
I keep coming back here, my fave reaction by far❤️
The tribe was their old project called the jams . KLF have always been close to my heart
Yup Justified Ancients of Mu Mu(JAMS) 😂
@@boofuls Justified ancient moo society
You made my day. I always loved KLF, and to see you dig right into and jamming to this great song was joyful to my old(er) heart/
I agree with everyone who says to also check out KLF's Last train to Trancentral, and also check out What Time is Love.
Love the t-shirt *India,* let's go you guys!
Yes! Who can sit still on this one? Great reaction India!
Loved this video what a song ..i heard. It back then still love it today..some songs never leave you.
It was just a great mix between them!.
Last train to transcentral is a killer track.
Ant warrior logo - cool!!
Apparently the first trance hit but I'm unsure!
Major Country Star Tammy Wynette on this raised some eyebrows back then, especially with those who like to shout about "experimenting" and "dance pop being commercial fodder ". KLF had this Mu thing going on. Mu is thought to be one of the ancient sunken continents in mythology along the Atlantis and Lemuria, with hidden mystic secrets and powers since forgotten, hence the "ancients of Mu Mu" theme.
Since Tammy Wynette is no longer with us I sure would love to see Dolly Parton do her version of this song if she already hasn't.
Lol
I'm just addicted to your reactions because i can see that you are very open minded and I just love it.
The KLF is gonna rock you. For one Album.
One album ? Check out ,Chill Out,Space,What the fuck is going on
One album? You're kidding right?
It's 1987... what the fuck is going on?
Well look at that, they had several Albums besides the one I had. From What I recall, they just disappeared, but looks like they just went someplace I wasn't./ I stand corrected.
Hahahahaha
im today years old realizing that was Tammy Wynette singing on this song from on the radio back in the day , i was stationed in Korea when this dropped, heard it in the clubs there but never saw the video until just now. im legitimately floored...
What Time Is Love?
3AM Eternal
Last Train To Transcentral
Build A Fire
The White Room
The White Room album is awesome stuff, The KLF were also known as The Timelords, The Justified Ancients Of Mu-Mu and The JAMS.
Tip that cart over! Well this is really appropriate for our current situation. I love that Tammy Wynette was bold enough to step out and to do music like this. I completely forgot about this song Thank you for bringing it back into my life India.
Even in 1991 they said "Bring the beat back"
Until today I hadn't seen a reaction video that I really liked. The KLF were such a huge influence on my young adulthood (I'm British and was 21 years old when this was released). It really made my day seeing how much you enjoyed this!
Tammy Wynette is a country music legend. She was also married to George Jones at one time. She past away in 1998. She was also called, "The First Lady of Country Music".
I recommend doing a reaction to one of her most known hits like, "Stand By Your Man" or "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" or you can do a reaction of her duet with her then husband George Jones, like "Golden Ring" or "We're Gonna Hold On".
It's funny for some reason this song has been in my head for days so I had to listen to it again its been years since I last heard it, great song it's got everything.
great to see the KLF getting some love. check out the Stadium House Trilogy: 3am Eternal, Last Train to Transcentral and What Time is Love. I also recommend America/What Time is Love. absolute banger of a track
Wow! I had totally forgotten about this collaboration with Tammy Wynette... I love this song!
"Pop... techno.. a little bit of hip-hop' It's 'Stadium House'. In this case Stadium House + Country. Utterly unique
I love Tammy Wynette for doing this.
Better than any pop for the last 20 years. Love it.
All I remember about he nineties was Oasis, The Mock Turtles, and other bland wishy washy guitar bands . How did I forget this track? I must have nodded off at the end of the eighties.
They took a big chance using a country music singer for their song but it turned out to be a genius move
I LOVE this song so much! You should check out KLF "Doctorin the Tardis"! It's a Doctor Who song!
I think they called themselves 'The Timelords' when they released it, that song is awesome. :)
@@Ahris22 You are correct sir! I forgot to mention that. Thank you. :)
Good request!
Soo awesome!!!! I adore the KLF!!!! I was 14 when I first heard it, and 30 years later, I still do. Wicked reaction India!!!
Iconic Masterpiece!
Your reaction was my exact reaction in 1991 and I'm still listening.
KLF, Kopyright Liberation Front, Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, further more known as the JAMS
I always thought that KLF stood for "Kings of the Low Frequencies", or so I'd been told anyway.
@@mondegreen9709 Definitelly Kopyright Liberation Front - a lot of their early stuff was built of samples of other tunes, they got in some legal wrangles... Even if the original samples were unrecognisable and improved on...
@@hopefuldave Yeah, I was just looking it up the other day and according to Wikipedia "KLF has been reported as being an initialism for 'Kopyright Liberation Front', or 'Kings of the Low Frequencies'. Sleevenotes from 1991 said that Cauty and Drummond have 'yet to find out what K.L.F. stands for'." 😂
@@mondegreen9709 Its actually from The Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson & Robert Shea. Bill Drummond was a bit obsessed by the book.
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This song comes from the band's alternative name, The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu
Also known as 'The JAMs'!
which comes from the Illuminatus sci fi trilogy
@@VictorKibalchich ...as does The KLF.
Watching from the uk, the KLF were amazing , Love your channel and reactions 💖😻💘
"Doctorin The Tardis"
YES! Another great song by The KLF
The BBC hated this and tried to ban it as I remember. Hence it went to No.1. You gotta laugh! And that police car turned up in my home town.
@@MrSinnerBOFH Technically "The Timelords". But it was Jimmy & Bill.
Shame that Gary Glitter gets a cut of the royalties for his sample. The greatest hits album even had a version of the song with more Glitter samples.
@@greyjackal It has always been Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty. The Jams, The Timelords, The KLF and the K Foundation was the same band, under different names. Neither Ricardo da Force, Wanda Dee or any other "band member" was part of the band.
i loved your reaction to this all time classic ...i was exactly the same when i first heard it in the UK back in the day ...stay safe
Must watch the Stadium House Trilogy.
RIP Ricardo da Force
He died?
@@matrix2004 2013 of a brain hemorrhage.
I LOVED this song when it came out. I forgot all about it. I love Tammy Wynette too! How strange to partner regge with an old country song! It worked awesome!
Hi Indie, please listen to Soul II Soul "Back to life" Acapella version and "Keep on Moving" think you will love it and it will blow your mind.
Back to life was their only UK no 1 in 1989 was there for 4 weeks, Love It, please please please do a react it will be massive in UK
I was 18 years old and a freshman in college when this song was a MONSTER hit in clubs. Gay clubs weren't very strict about IDing fresh faced young boys in those days. The dance floor would be completely packed with pretty boys screaming the Tammy parts!!
P. S think you need to react to Tammy now ✌️
Your reaction when Tammy starts singing was about the same as mine when I heard this on the radio for the first time :) Great stuff!
Tammy Wynette wasn't initially keen to take part in this, but was persuaded otherwise and hit the last hit of her career with this before she sadly passed.
If you like this then you need to check out, in this order, the following:
Last Train to Transcentral
America, What Time is Love?
Then you can listen to whatever else of theirs you like...