The first time I heard this song was on Armed forces Radio Vietnam. We had had just arrived at some dusty tiny fire support base in the middle of nowhere . And I heard the song and was struck by the power of its story. Fifty years and a little more have passed by since then. and I am still moved by it. Rest in peace Kenny Rodgers
Make it short and sweet , rest in peace Kenny Rogers and the angels will come to see you my little lad less sugar alive I ain't just one of your sugar and spice and everything nice that's what you were bye-bye 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💗💗💗💗💗
A lot of people think this one is too mawkish and melodramatic but I always found it very moving. It was a cautionary tale about just one of the ongoing problems that many vets faced - and you could extrapolate from there. Great delivery by Kenny.
Every time I hear this song, which I have a love/hate feeling for, I am dragged back to my Basic Training in the Army. My fiancé took her love to town when I was at quite a low time in my life. We broke up as soon as I got back, and I then I met the girl I needed to be with. We’ve been married 50 years this month. I thank God every day for that breakup.
Congrats, Richard to you and your bride of 50 yrs. Thank you for your service. Garth Brooks wrote a song called UNANSWERED PRAYERS. If you haven't listened to it, you might want to. I believe all people, men and women have loved that song and been thankful at one time or another for "UNANSWERED PRAYERS."
I was 17 and my buddy and I flew from Denver to Gunnison, CO in December 1970 to ski at Crested Butte. The plane was a Frontier Airlines Convair 580 turboprop and the trip from Denver started out with the plane aborting takeoff due to excess weight because Kenny Rogers and The First Edition had too much weight with their amplifiers, PAs and lighting equipment. They off loaded the equipment and put it on another Frontier jet flight to Grand Junction where it could be trucked to Gunnison. Once we were enroute, the weather deteriorated so we couldn't land in Gunnison. We ended up in Montrose, CO where Frontier chartered a Continental Trailways bus to take us - me, my buddy and the band - to Gunnison. It was a blizzard and we were moving at 10 mph through snow drifts. We ended up stopping until a plow came along to clear the road. They were all so cool. They had their acoustic guitars and played Ruby and Condition while we passed a doob. True story. Damn I miss those days.
This has always been my favorite Kenny Rogers tune. It is such a unique but powerful song. RIP Kenny...thanks for leaving us with all of your musical treasures.
Still my favorite Kenny Rogers performance. Kenny's timing and husky voice and the first edition timing of the instruments..it's just perfect. RIP Kenny.
Wow this song is pure gold. Summer of 1969. Even though his story is quite depressing, it still has one of the most soothing tones. Takes me right back to a simpler time when things were less hurried.
Rick Loera this seems to be a song about a bloke who’s gone to Nam, got his balls shot off and come back to a wife who, needing to be catered for, pops into town now and then for a little action
I loved the song but it was a sort of depressing song. I don't understand why Kenny turned it into a "happy" song with a speeded up tempo and people clapping and singing along.
@jusssayin480 Jackie Wilson did the same thing when he was on Ed Sullivan. He was singing Lonely Teardrops in an upbeat tempo while snapping his fingers smiling at the audience. My wife didn't see it until I brought up the song on TH-cam. Bug difference.
So funny at the end to hear the yells and applause of an apparent kids' matinee crowd after hearing a song that wasn't exactly bubble gum pop! A very underrated song...brilliant words by Mel Tillis, and the usual greatness of Kenny Rogers. Not many people can sing intense lyrics like that with such a quiet but fierce delivery. I wish music today had the classy edge that this songs like this used to.
my older brother , a purple heart, bronze star winner with 25th army division identified with this song. Miss him a lot this marine does. finally dying this past year.
The Lead Guitar ( TERRY WILLIAMS ) makes the Hit , coming in with his perfect Riff : 40 Something about the tone, and the musicianship is stellar. The arrangements are perfect. Those guitar flourishes are perfect and perfectly played. How can anyone listen to this only once? “Ruby is a real life narrative about a soldier coming home from World War II in 1947 to Palm Beach County, Florida,” says Tillis, himself a Florida native. “The soldier brought along with him a pretty little English woman he called ‘Ruby,’ his war bride from England, one of the nurses that helped to bring him around to somewhat of a life. He had recurring problems from war wounds and was confined mostly to a wheelchair. He’d get drunk and accuse Ruby of everything under the sun. Having stood as much as she could, Ruby and the soldier eventually divorced, and she moved on.” Tillis Changed the One Line to give it a teal towards our Asian Wars.
I remember hearing this version when I was young, only to be disappointed over the next 30 years hearing the non-riff version on the radio. This is a song I someday plan to learn to play. I have purchased the Tillis sheetmusic, which should be close enough to get me started.
You will always be a part of me growing up and your band had such a huge impact on my love of country music. Your music takes me back to a simpler time when country music was country. RIP KENNY
Mel Tillis wrote this song in 1945 when he was around 13 yrs old. It's a true story about Tillis' neighbor who was a wounded WWII Vet. The Vet married a nurse in Great Britain who was caring for the vet as his wounds from WWII healed. Tillis later changed the words in his song sometime in the late 50s early 60s to referencing the Korean War: "crazy Asian war." Johnny Darrell was the first to record it in 1967. The single was a hit on Country Charts at the #9 position.
I was not familiar to country music at the time, and yes I realized this was so different but so good and soothing in spite of the bleak story line. Summer of '69 was the bomb!!! So many good songs. This is one of my favs from that period together with 5thD's "Wedding Bell Blues".
Met the lovely young lady of the first edition when they appeared Birmingham England around late sixties. Only briefly during band break. Really fell for her,could not take my eyes off her. Never forgotten her,only seen her on film recordings since. Great girl,of a great band with Kenny brilliant. What a lovely memory which I treasure.
When this song was released in 1969 I was a Navy Hospital Corpsman stationed at the Chelsea Naval Hospital in Boston, Mass. I was assigned to work on Ward 'F' which was the Neurosurgery ward having an average daily census of anywhere between 50-to-60 patients, the overwhelming majority of which were wounded warriors returning home from Viet Nam. These brave men had suffered a wide range of injuries to their brains, their spinal columns and their extremities. A large number of these individuals sustained paralyzing injuries from either the neck down, the waist down and on occasion even one half of their bodies were paralyzed. Oh sure, we had our automobile injuries and diving accidents resulting in the same form of paralysis, but as mentioned, the majority of the wounded were returning Viet Nam vets. Needless to say, this song was not popular with these men. It was banned from being played or listened to by the patients or staff alike by our Chief of Neurosurgery, Dr. Nickolaus P. Kitrinos, Captain USN Medical Corps. If the song started playing on the radio (which most guys had at their bedsides) it was my job to ensure that the radio was turned off or the volume lowered so as it could not be heard by anyone. After a suitable amount of time had passed, the radios were permitted to be turned on again. Keep in mind that this was a large, open ward with no private rooms. I went on to serve two tours of duty with the Marines after leaving Ward F, but I will always remember the guys and the times we shared with each other.
My brother and I had a garage band with a couple other guys, thru high school, did some county fairs and such...always brought the house down with RUBY....hooked up some AWESOME harmony in the chorus....THANK YOU KENNY FOR THE MEMORIES,,,
My favorite musicians of the non hard rock n roll singer of the Vietnam Era music! This was such a great song and Kenny Rogers had such a good voice. I love this version best of all, because he sings it slower. He wasn't ever hard on the eyes either! Just sitting back on a very early Sat/Sun am listening to the music I loved most of all when I was young. Kenny Rogers is one of the many of my favorites, that will be missed. I didn't realize Mel Tillis wrote this song. He was another great.
I'm from SEAsia. I first saw this clip on my b&w TV back in early 70s. This song was a big hit then & I saw him on TV for the 1st time. He looked cool & handsome. I became a fan of him ever since. Thanks for all the joy & tears in the songs he brought to me. RIP
You are singing now with the choir invisible. May your spirit have a grand old time dear man. You will be missed here but you earned your wings to join that choir. You will be missed, hope to see ya later perhaps I can sing along side of you but not too soon..
@Philip Betts uk song writer and performer I'm 65 and grew up listening to Kenny. My sister, 2.6 years older and I went out weekend nights listening to music while raising the temp in the house with our hair dryers. Darn teenagers. I was in the bathroom getting my face together when sister shouted to me "Marianne! Somethings Burning!" one of our favorite Kenny songs came on the radio. Poor Daddy, he was 47 when I was born I never saw him move so fast after that! Daddy was a professional musician his entire life, he was born in 1908 and played at the best venues. Piano and organ. That man could play like nothing else, from slow but he loved Art Tatum. I remember his hands flying on the keys.
I know what he is saying here and feel it for the guys that didn't make it back as when they left. It is a great song for those of us who understand it!
This song is one of my guilty pleasures. ("Guilty" in the sense that I have always been a rock girl). Something about the tone, and the musicianship is stellar. The arrangements are perfect. Those guitar flourishes are perfect and perfectly played. How can anyone listen to this only once?
I was eventualy a wounded (left arm) hospital corpsman that worked both in a field hospital (receiving)and (first aid) as a grunt with the marines (1/1) in 1966/67 near Da Nang, Vietnam. Dealth with a lot of dead and wounded, nearly drove me crazy. I was medically discharged in 1968. That song in 1969 was/is heavy to my heart. I got my Dear John overseas to add insult to injury.
Agreed. Mickey was a fascinating artist and actor. His video of his 1966 world tour with Bob Dylan, and related interviews, added a huge and missing perspective to that event. Seemed to be a universally well-liked and very talented person. RIP.
Ruby - This brings me right back to the late 1960s. I was around about 13. The radio was always on and my Mum loved this song. Kenny Rogers then gave us Lucille, Coward of the County, Daytime Friends and The Gambler in the 1970s. Very happy times for me and these records are part of the sound track. And, of course, his duets with Dolly weren't bad either - Islands in the Stream - love it. Thank you, Kenny. You gave us some wonderful music. RIP.
I was a college freshman. I bought a copy of the 45 from the student bookstore, which I still have almost 51 years later (has it been that long??). He was a consummate performer and will be missed. RIP.
A primeira vez que ouvi essa música tinha 14 anos e até hoje 53 anos depois não deixo de ouvir pelo menos uma vez ao dia. Obrigado Kenny, continue cantando, as estrelas cintilam mais forte!
This song spoke to the times and I know as I was there listening on the AM radio. I never understood why he took the country route, after hearing this song and "I just dropped in..., but to each their own. It's a really great song the way they used to make them with great instrumentation and singing and the most important factor of all - truly meaningful lyrics.
I was born in 1980. My dad was in the Korean war,the forgotten war. He was a great man,and this was one of his fav songs. He use to play it when I was little.
I remember watching this years ago. Love this song and also Kenny too. What a handsome guy. His song hit home for many of our brave men who were in Vietnam.
The first time I heard this song was on Armed forces Radio Vietnam. We had had just arrived at some dusty tiny fire support base in the middle of nowhere . And I heard the song and was struck by the power of its story. Fifty years and a little more have passed by since then. and I am still moved by it. Rest in peace Kenny Rodgers
Glad you made it home, sir, thank you for your service.
Alan Rappaport thank you for your service sir. May you be well served by a grateful country.
Thank you for your service- total Respect
Welcome home!
Thank you for your American support sir. 👍 My pop was drafted in 66', I was born in 69'.
That line near the end "For God's sake turn around" still haunts me to this day.
To all the veterans commenting on this video, thank you for your service. ❤️🇺🇸
The legend!! Unique! Humble kindness.We are going to miss you.. Rip
Make it short and sweet , rest in peace Kenny Rogers and the angels will come to see you my little lad less sugar alive I ain't just one of your sugar and spice and everything nice that's what you were bye-bye 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💗💗💗💗💗
He wasn't that humble when I knew him.
God I love this song. My fave Kenny Rogers song. He was such a storyteller, the way he sang those lyrics was just mesmerizing✨
Mel Tillis wrote this MASTERPIECE!!!!!
A lot of people think this one is too mawkish and melodramatic but I always found it very moving. It was a cautionary tale about just one of the ongoing problems that many vets faced - and you could extrapolate from there. Great delivery by Kenny.
Every time I hear this song, which I have a love/hate feeling for, I am dragged back to my Basic Training in the Army. My fiancé took her love to town when I was at quite a low time in my life. We broke up as soon as I got back, and I then I met the girl I needed to be with. We’ve been married 50 years this month. I thank God every day for that breakup.
Richard Hansen been there done that!! Found out over Christmas break.
ha. great testimony...love kenny rip
That's why, after I pray for what I WANT, I end with telling Him that I may have wishes, but I really pray that HIS will be done.
Drink another
Congrats, Richard to you and your bride of 50 yrs. Thank you for your service.
Garth Brooks wrote a song called UNANSWERED PRAYERS. If you haven't listened to it, you might want to. I believe all people, men and women have loved that song and been thankful at one time or another for "UNANSWERED PRAYERS."
The comments and memories shared from listening to this Song is beautiful !
RIP Kenny. The First Edition was a killer group. Cheers for it all.
I was 17 and my buddy and I flew from Denver to Gunnison, CO in December 1970 to ski at Crested Butte. The plane was a Frontier Airlines Convair 580 turboprop and the trip from Denver started out with the plane aborting takeoff due to excess weight because Kenny Rogers and The First Edition had too much weight with their amplifiers, PAs and lighting equipment. They off loaded the equipment and put it on another Frontier jet flight to Grand Junction where it could be trucked to Gunnison. Once we were enroute, the weather deteriorated so we couldn't land in Gunnison. We ended up in Montrose, CO where Frontier chartered a Continental Trailways bus to take us - me, my buddy and the band - to Gunnison. It was a blizzard and we were moving at 10 mph through snow drifts. We ended up stopping until a plow came along to clear the road. They were all so cool. They had their acoustic guitars and played Ruby and Condition while we passed a doob. True story. Damn I miss those days.
This has always been my favorite Kenny Rogers tune. It is such a unique but powerful song. RIP Kenny...thanks for leaving us with all of your musical treasures.
This song dedicated to Kenny Rogers who died last weekend and I love this song.
Hands down, the coolest song in the history of the universe. "For God's sake, turn aound."
I love this song . Doesn't get old. RIP Kenny
Still my favorite Kenny Rogers performance. Kenny's timing and husky voice and the first edition timing of the instruments..it's just perfect. RIP Kenny.
RIP Kenny. Thank you for all of your beautiful music you shared with us.
What a stupendously great song...delivered to perfection!
I remember this song from my childhood. Made my Mom cry. Haven't heard it in years. Totally get it now.
Wow this song is pure gold. Summer of 1969. Even though his story is quite depressing, it still has one of the most soothing tones. Takes me right back to a simpler time when things were less hurried.
Rick Loera this seems to be a song about a bloke who’s gone to Nam, got his balls shot off and come back to a wife who, needing to be catered for, pops into town now and then for a little action
@@johnlawrence2757 That could be why Ruby took her love to town.
I think it's Rogers' almost nonchallant interpretation that makes it all the more powerful.
I loved the song but it was a sort of depressing song. I don't understand why Kenny turned it into a "happy" song with a speeded up tempo and people clapping and singing along.
@jusssayin480 Jackie Wilson did the same thing when he was on Ed Sullivan. He was singing Lonely Teardrops in an upbeat tempo while snapping his fingers smiling at the audience. My wife didn't see it until I brought up the song on TH-cam. Bug difference.
So funny at the end to hear the yells and applause of an apparent kids' matinee crowd after hearing a song that wasn't exactly bubble gum pop! A very underrated song...brilliant words by Mel Tillis, and the usual greatness of Kenny Rogers. Not many people can sing intense lyrics like that with such a quiet but fierce delivery. I wish music today had the classy edge that this songs like this used to.
So 1960s...LOVE IT...my era that I was born in (1965) R.I.P Kenny Rogers.
Seeing a video to this classic is such a delight. Rest in peace Kenny Rogers. You are missed. God bless you 😢💔🌹.
Kenny. There will never be another.
Kenny sure looks young here; no gray in his hair or beard. I'm used to ALWAYS seeing him with white hair. RIP Kenny.
Check out his hippie phase on Just Dropped In.
my older brother , a purple heart, bronze star winner with 25th army division identified with this song. Miss him a lot this marine does. finally dying this past year.
Rest in peace Kenny Rogers, love this song.
I have never seen footage of him so young! Amazing artist and he OWNED country music in the '80s. RIP dear, Kenny 💔
The Lead Guitar ( TERRY WILLIAMS ) makes the Hit , coming in with his perfect Riff : 40 Something about the tone, and the musicianship is stellar. The arrangements are perfect. Those guitar flourishes are perfect and perfectly played. How can anyone listen to this only once? “Ruby is a real life narrative about a soldier coming home from World War II in 1947 to Palm Beach County, Florida,” says Tillis, himself a Florida native. “The soldier brought along with him a pretty little English woman he called ‘Ruby,’ his war bride from England, one of the nurses that helped to bring him around to somewhat of a life. He had recurring problems from war wounds and was confined mostly to a wheelchair. He’d get drunk and accuse Ruby of everything under the sun. Having stood as much as she could, Ruby and the soldier eventually divorced, and she moved on.” Tillis Changed the One Line to give it a teal towards our Asian Wars.
" Crazy Asian War " I always thought it was about Vietnam? just saying.
I remember hearing this version when I was young, only to be disappointed over the next 30 years hearing the non-riff version on the radio. This is a song I someday plan to learn to play. I have purchased the Tillis sheetmusic, which should be close enough to get me started.
One of the great "Story" songs. Heartfelt, unique & tuneful.
***** Who says murder can't be heartfelt?
You will always be a part of me growing up and your band had such a huge impact on my love of country music. Your music takes me back to a simpler time when country music was country. RIP KENNY
Mel Tillis wrote this song in 1945 when he was around 13 yrs old. It's a true story about Tillis' neighbor who was a wounded WWII Vet. The Vet married a nurse in Great Britain who was caring for the vet as his wounds from WWII healed. Tillis later changed the words in his song sometime in the late 50s early 60s to referencing the Korean War: "crazy Asian war."
Johnny Darrell was the first to record it in 1967. The single was a hit on Country Charts at the #9 position.
Nice info fella.
Thanks for helping and saving us in WW2.
NOT ENOUGH say it; so I just did!
🇬🇧🇺🇸
This song was so different and unique...Already more of a country song than anything on rock radio.
I was not familiar to country music at the time, and yes I realized this was so different but so good and soothing in spite of the bleak story line. Summer of '69 was the bomb!!! So many good songs. This is one of my favs from that period together with 5thD's "Wedding Bell Blues".
Still sounds good, turn it up! Classic….
Met the lovely young lady of the first edition when they appeared Birmingham England around late sixties. Only briefly during band break. Really fell for her,could not take my eyes off her. Never forgotten her,only seen her on film recordings since. Great girl,of a great band with Kenny brilliant. What a lovely memory which I treasure.
This song is DEEP! Ruby is the story of most veterans even if all there private parts work! 23 yrs Retired Army!
Great Kenny Rogers classic, ! I remember when it first came out in August 1969 and it never looked back.
Rip my fellow Houston , Texan one of the greatest of all time. At one point in time Kenny Rodgers was one of the Biggest stars in the world.
When this song was released in 1969 I was a Navy Hospital Corpsman stationed at the Chelsea Naval Hospital in Boston, Mass. I was assigned to work on Ward 'F' which was the Neurosurgery ward having an average daily census of anywhere between 50-to-60 patients, the overwhelming majority of which were wounded warriors returning home from Viet Nam. These brave men had suffered a wide range of injuries to their brains, their spinal columns and their extremities. A large number of these individuals sustained paralyzing injuries from either the neck down, the waist down and on occasion even one half of their bodies were paralyzed. Oh sure, we had our automobile injuries and diving accidents resulting in the same form of paralysis, but as mentioned, the majority of the wounded were returning Viet Nam vets. Needless to say, this song was not popular with these men. It was banned from being played or listened to by the patients or staff alike by our Chief of Neurosurgery, Dr. Nickolaus P. Kitrinos, Captain USN Medical Corps. If the song started playing on the radio (which most guys had at their bedsides) it was my job to ensure that the radio was turned off or the volume lowered so as it could not be heard by anyone. After a suitable amount of time had passed, the radios were permitted to be turned on again. Keep in mind that this was a large, open ward with no private rooms. I went on to serve two tours of duty with the Marines after leaving Ward F, but I will always remember the guys and the times we shared with each other.
+Carl Loud Thanx for sharing this story to germany. best wishes.
...what happened to those guys after they left the ward?
I can't imagine. Thanks for your service and welcome home to all who went.
+w9j15g - So true.
I doff my cap sir! Your work was so critical to these men (take out the music and orders).
Rest in peace, Kenny Rogers.
I have never seen him young before. This is awesome. RIP you sweet man. We all loved you and your music.
This song still is top shelf after all these years
RIP Mickey Jones....a great drummer and hell of a man!
And a good character actor too. ;)
K & B construction!
He drummed on the Bob Dylan Tour when he was booed for playing electric
Rest in Peace Kenny You may he gone But your music will live on forever
RIP Kenny and thank you for the memories.
A super gifted interpreter of everything he sang - a voice that owns your soul!
Thank you Kenny for all the years of beautiful music ♥️
One of my best liked song of all time great message, great singing.
My brother and I had a garage band with a couple other guys, thru high school, did some county fairs and such...always brought the house down with RUBY....hooked up some AWESOME harmony in the chorus....THANK YOU KENNY FOR THE MEMORIES,,,
My favorite musicians of the non hard rock n roll singer of the Vietnam Era music! This was such a great song and Kenny Rogers had such a good voice. I love this version best of all, because he sings it slower. He wasn't ever hard on the eyes either! Just sitting back on a very early Sat/Sun am listening to the music I loved most of all when I was young. Kenny Rogers is one of the many of my favorites, that will be missed. I didn't realize Mel Tillis wrote this song. He was another great.
Kenny was always so smooth..still is. I was 5 the year this was a hit. My mom had the record...great stuff.
Me too
MISS KENNY ROGERS 💓❣️
A legendary song. Sung by one sexy legend. Kenny Rogers forever. Rest in paradise with gratitude for sharing your gift.
I'm from SEAsia. I first saw this clip on my b&w TV back in early 70s. This song was a big hit then & I saw him on TV for the 1st time. He looked cool & handsome. I became a fan of him ever since. Thanks for all the joy & tears in the songs he brought to me. RIP
The dissolves and transitions here are sweet.
You are singing now with the choir invisible. May your spirit have a grand old time dear man. You will be missed here but you earned your wings to join that choir. You will be missed, hope to see ya later perhaps I can sing along side of you but not too soon..
@Philip Betts uk song writer and performer It just bubbled from my heart.
@Philip Betts uk song writer and performer I'm 65 and grew up listening to Kenny. My sister, 2.6 years older and I went out weekend nights listening to music while raising the temp in the house with our hair dryers. Darn teenagers. I was in the bathroom getting my face together when sister shouted to me "Marianne! Somethings Burning!" one of our favorite Kenny songs came on the radio. Poor Daddy, he was 47 when I was born I never saw him move so fast after that! Daddy was a professional musician his entire life, he was born in 1908 and played at the best venues. Piano and organ. That man could play like nothing else, from slow but he loved Art Tatum. I remember his hands flying on the keys.
I know what he is saying here and feel it for the guys that didn't make it back as when they left. It is a great song for those of us who understand it!
Was kind of odd to see Kenny without gray. Seems like he had that gray beard forever! He was a hit-making machine with a voice like no other!
We lost a legend..... RIP Kenneth
Memories...R I P, NAMASTE MR KENNY ROGERS!
This song is one of my guilty pleasures. ("Guilty" in the sense that I have always been a rock girl). Something about the tone, and the musicianship is stellar. The arrangements are perfect. Those guitar flourishes are perfect and perfectly played. How can anyone listen to this only once?
I was eventualy a wounded (left arm) hospital corpsman that worked both in a field hospital (receiving)and (first aid) as a grunt with the marines (1/1) in 1966/67 near Da Nang, Vietnam. Dealth with a lot of dead and wounded, nearly drove me crazy. I was medically discharged in 1968. That song in 1969 was/is heavy to my heart. I got my Dear John overseas to add insult to injury.
You,did well.
What a hunk of beautiful man and a voice to match. A class act
RIP Mickey Jones (seen here on the drums) he passed away today.
Agreed. Mickey was a fascinating artist and actor. His video of his 1966 world tour with Bob Dylan, and related interviews, added a huge and missing perspective to that event. Seemed to be a universally well-liked and very talented person. RIP.
And Kenny today!
And today Kenny did too. RIP
Mickey Jones, was always one of the best drummers out there on the music scene, Donnie! Thanks for bringing that to all of our attention,
The drums really made this song special.
RIP i never seen this video so use to him having gray hair. still love him and his music always.
What a “Ruby” of a gem!!
TIMELESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Kenny Rogers..You break my heart..♥️♥️♥️
favourite song ever, we miss you Kenny Rogers. R. I. P. 🙏😇💔
Ruby, one of his best songs. Thanks for the memories Kenny. RIP!
Kenny Rogers and Mel Tillis were both great
Repose en paix Kenny.❤️
Such a sad song (and story).
Ruby - This brings me right back to the late 1960s. I was around about 13. The radio was always on and my Mum loved this song. Kenny Rogers then gave us Lucille, Coward of the County, Daytime Friends and The Gambler in the 1970s. Very happy times for me and these records are part of the sound track. And, of course, his duets with Dolly weren't bad either - Islands in the Stream - love it. Thank you, Kenny. You gave us some wonderful music. RIP.
I was a college freshman. I bought a copy of the 45 from the student bookstore, which I still have almost 51 years later (has it been that long??). He was a consummate performer and will be missed. RIP.
💟 OH. YES. !!!!!!!! 💟
Powerful. Exceptional...
I had this on 8track when I was a kid a wore it out...loved it then ...
Live it still.
My Lord, he was great!!♡♡ Lucille gets me every time
A primeira vez que ouvi essa música tinha 14 anos e até hoje 53 anos depois não deixo de ouvir pelo menos uma vez ao dia. Obrigado Kenny, continue cantando, as estrelas cintilam mais forte!
This song spoke to the times and I know as I was there listening on the AM radio. I never understood why he took the country route, after hearing this song and "I just dropped in..., but to each their own. It's a really great song the way they used to make them with great instrumentation and singing and the most important factor of all - truly meaningful lyrics.
Remember this coming out. This is where I first heard KR. Loved his music from then on.
When I was a young boy, I loved this song on the radio!
God, that last line is so chilling....
Rest in Peace Mickey Jones. Best drummer ever!
*MIA/RIP..to all my brothers & sisters who served..I hear you.*
Una cancion melancolica y sensacional,compre el single español y todavia lo conservo en mi discoteca.Me gustaba y me gusta muchisimo esta cancion
Rest in peace. Thanks for great memorable songs..
Always was so handsome
Kenny you look so young❤️great song!
I really love his voice !!!
Mel Tillis is a great song writer!
well I'll be damned!
Yes absolutely, but it was Kenny Rogers who took this song to new heights and popularity.
Mel also co-wrote Bobby Bare's 1963 classic "Detroit City".
My favorite song of his I have the 45. RIP, Kenny
This song and performance by all is a classic,
Born 1960. I was a young child, but this song affected me greatly. "War is a racket."
I was born in 1980. My dad was in the Korean war,the forgotten war. He was a great man,and this was one of his fav songs. He use to play it when I was little.
Always loved to hear this one, it takes me back to my innocence and discoveries.
Godspeed, Kenny
this is when music was music.it meant something
I remember watching this years ago. Love this song and also Kenny too. What a handsome guy. His song hit home for many of our brave men who were in Vietnam.