At the height of this song my Dad was a chief of police in a small town in Texas. He notice in the early morning hours that the lights were on in a self serve laundromat that should have been closed. So he pulled around back and there was a touring bus parked there. He went in and Jeanie C. Riley was washing her cloths along with the Band. He sat there and talked to her until she finished the laundry. I still have the picture she signed for him.
So glad you got to this! The writer was Tom T Hall and he stated although the names are fictional the story is true. It won a Grammy in 1968 for best Country song. She was the first female singer to have the number one spot on the Top 100 charts and Hot Country Singles at the same time with the same song. Dolly Parton would be the second female singer in 1981 with her song 9 to 5.
I remember this song well from when I was just a little kid. I remember the PTA sending a note home to my parents about something I said at school...something about my parents being divorced, but they weren't. They needed that addressed right them. Very small town and embarrassed my parents to death! LOL They were truly like that back in the day! They aren't like that anymore, around where I live anyway!
Jeannie C. Riley is best known for her 1968 country & pop hit "Harper Valley PTA". But she had some other songs such as "The Girl Most Likely", "There Never Was A Time," "The Rib," "The Back Side of Dallas," "Country Girl," "Oh Singer," & "Good Enough To Be Your Wife". Later she became a born-again Christian and began recording gospel music during the late 1970's.
Small town politics, the P.T.A. especially in the Deep South are a bunch of gossiping busybodies in the 1950’s / 1960’s / 1970’s. This song was supposed to have come about because of an incident in a small town in South Carolina that involved a widow and one of the local business owners who was unmarried because the women of the P.T.A. were jealous and he was quite handsome and the widow young and pretty.
Yes, you're correct! They are the same in both countries. As you are, my Mom was a chairman (chairwoman!) for a couple of years when I was in elementary school in the early 60's. But ours was not as insidious as Harper Valley's was (at least, not that I was aware)! LOL! When Ms. Riley first came on the music scene and became popular, I was amazed to see her because I had a first cousin whose wife, Betty, looked just like her! By the way, it's "GEE'-NEE"(as in Aladdin's lamp "genie" pronunciation. Lol!) Great reaction!
Such a great classic. I knew you would love this Craig. Makes you wonder how many little towns are like this around the world. So much fun. Great reaction. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Written by the great Tom T. Hall This is the song that gave Tom T. his big break. This song was a Smash hit, and once it literally took over the Country, every star in Nashville looking for a hit record, wanted to know what else Tom T. had written. And as they say, the rest is history.
@@Kentuckyfatwhiteboy Yep. I was not really surprised when I heart Tom took his own life. From all I had read I knew he wouldn’t last too long after his wife Dixie passed. They were, like, joined at the hip.
Yep. In Country we’ve lost Naomi Judd, Tom T, and further back Faron Young to suicide. And I’m sure I’m forgetting others. I’m like you, I used to go see Tom T at the Palamino Club in North Hollywood back in the 70’s (at least 30 times. We went there so often my brothers and I were on a first name basis with him lol) and I remember once he said from the stage “I wouldn’t want to go on without my Dixie” (he was a tad “lubed” lol) So, to tell the truth I was kind of expecting it eventually. My favorite artist (after Hank). And in my opinion, the best songwriter after Hank that Country Music ever had. I swear, the guy could write a song about ANYTHING.
I agree with the comments about watching the movie. It's hilarious. I looked up the actress that played her daughter, and she played Audrey Rose in the the film by the same name. Good if you're in the mood for Halloween stuff. Loved your reaction, and glad that TH-cam sent me a notification as I'm subscribed to your channel. I think they're a little behind, so I'm going to catch up.🙂
I wondered what you would think of the song after your wonderful introduction, and I’m glad it didn’t offend you! This was in a time when the older, established beacons of society were outraged at the young with their hippie ways and lax morals. They didn’t hesitate to criticize what they objected to, and the growing legions of younger adults soon learned to sass them right back. Ah, the good ol’ days! Fun song and a fun reaction. Well done. Peace from Ohio …
No PTA I’ve ever heard of in the USA would do anything like send that letter to a parent. They were all about fund raising and improving the school and supplies for the students. That being said, I always loved this song.🐝🤗❤️
In the 50s this was common. We didn't get a letter but my mother was informed that I was barred from being a girl scout because my mother had been married 3 times and they felt I would be a bad influence on the other girls.My mother was more hurt than I was. She had saved up money to buy me a girl scout uniform.
@@lindabeckworth8637 now that just breaks my heart. You’re poor mama saved for that. I really detest self-righteous people who shouldn’t throw stones (glass houses).
@@lindabeckworth8637 awwww, how cruel! Such people have no business having anything to do with children. They were the ones who were the bad influence.😔
From early school years, it was catchy. Only later did I understand it. PTA's were really like this back then. Going into 3rd grade, my parents were informed that I needed to stop being left handed, which could cause me to have artistic tendencies (1971 meaning - homosexual). Mom's response: "then he will be artistic!". As I grew up, she loved her macho baby boy with artistic talents, who shocked everyone by coming out as a teen in 1981. She would laugh and say I am gay because I sneezed once and a teacher did not say "god bless you", allowing the demons to get in. Had to love her. (RIP)
Sorry for your loss. I am also left handed born in 1958, I was lucky I was never told to use my right hand. I also always notice left handed people, on TV out in public, I'll say Look their left handed lol
My dad in tbe 40s had his left hand tied behind his back to force right hand dominance. He went back to left hand later. Was able to write well at the same time with both. Most of his Grandkids are left handed.
I have loved this song for many years.She is a sassy little thing isn't she.You should branch out and do a movie reaction.I suggest Harper Valley PTA.Yes,it was made into a movie.Or just watch it on your own.Tou will love it.
Dolly Parton does a song that isn't brought up much because she has so many great songs!! It's called...The Bargain Store is Open!! I think you'll like it! 🧚🏻♀️💜
When you said you were a member of the PTA I knew you didn’t know what was coming! Lol. you’ll have to listen to her sequel of this about the PTA a few years later! WNice reaction
I love that you’re the Director of your schools PTA! I was also President of my PTA at one time! It’s such an important organization that keeps parents and teachers working together to promote good things for the kids in their school! We never sent out any notices to parents Except to ask for help with the next benefit for the students! Good luck with the next project at your school!!
That song is just a simple little morality play. Remember that it was sung back in the 60s supposedly by the daughter of the heroic Mrs. Johnson, so the event would have probably taken place in the 50s. Big difference in the small-town Christian PTA back then and the much more secular UK of today. Like you said though, good song and it was amazingly successful in both the Top 40 and Country genres. I was there! Good reaction sir.
My Mom had this on vinyl and it was one of my favorites. We used to sing it together all the time! We still do on occasion. This one makes me giggle every time I hear it! It makes me smile❤
Howdee! Have you gotten any suggestions for Lynn Anderson, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden?" The live video is intimate but when the audience starts dancing...pretty funny. My Dad died in '75 when I was 6 and Lynn was a favorite of his. He used to buy Breyer horse models for me - was going to buy me a horse at 7 - I'm a shrimp - and I also have Lynn's Sorrel Breyer horse model whose name I can't remember. Still do...don't make the models like they used to...if I hadn't played with them, they'd be worth something.
check out Ben Colder's version. he is a character played by sheb wooley. he is a drunk that stumbles into the pta meeting, likes it, and has a few things to say. also Jeannie C. Riley made a video/song Return to Harper Valley PTA and is set in the next generation where her daughter is a mother of two kids at that school.
I had a pair of white knee high go go boots. I wore them with black fish net stockings & a mini skirt. Good Lord, what was my mom thinking? Looking back at my Jr high photos I still get embarrassed to this day. 4 years later , my going away dress from my wedding party was so short there was no way I could have leaned over even the slightest. Good thing I had shapely legs because then came hot pants & Daisy Dukes. lol😂
I think the topics have changed, but way to many Americans are quick to judge others and will use any excuse to criticize them. As others have mentioned, Tom T Hall wrote this song. He was a good singer and a master song writer. I'd suggest checking him out. A few suggestions: Faster Horses The Year That Clayton Delaney Died Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine. Thanks for a fun reaction.
I remember this song from when I was a kid. Back in the time this was written, it was common for the PTA to assume the role of a "morality police". They had no reservations about calling people out for their lifestyle or behavior. Thankfully, it isn't that way now.
My mother loved this song. She bought the single and played it and danced to it. Odd since Momma was really straight laced. I remember her drinking a glass of champagne once. In all the years I knew her she only had that 1 glass of champagne. Anyway, she wasca PTA officer too. She was a character.
I remember when this song came out. You see my mother was a divorced woman from an abusive stepfather in 1968. Nobody was happy with that situation! The Girl Scouts of America actually asked my mother to take my sister and I 11 and 10 out of Girl Scouts. Since my mom was single now. They didn't want that kind of example in their Institution! True facts! I finally felt like they had wrote a song to explain what my sister's brother and I went through, not to mention our poor mother. I don't know how she did it but she did. Rip mom
Love the slide guitar on that resonator guitar. I just love the sound of a resonator guitar you can really make so many different sounds and styles with them.
This was and probably still is the way it was in small towns and saw this first hand in a small town in Kentucky in the ‘60s; gossip galore, and everyone seemed to immerse themselves in everyone else’s’ business. The PTA in the States goes way back to when I was a kid in the ‘50s and 60s and stands for the Parent Teachers Association. It used to be really worthwhile back in the day, but education over here is so messed up that nothing much can benefit it at this point. This was a song, though, that was a lot more fact than fiction,at least in smaller more rural towns when I was growing up. I am happy that you enjoyed it, and it did bring back memories.😊
Hi, I sure do enjoy your channel and am a new subscriber. Having been a little girl in the late 60's this kind of thing absolutely did happen especially in the smaller rural town. My kind, sweet mother was one of those beautiful red haired 1960's mini skirt wearing mothers. She actually looked quite a bit like Jeanne C. Riley, and she got a lot of jealous looks from the other mothers in the town. :). It was a different world then, so different it is truly almost unrecognizable. Wearing a mini skirt , and not today's mini skirt mind you, but a skirt only two inches above the knee was truly just about the worst thing a mother could do. Enjoyed your reaction and hope you have a lovely day ahead.
Yay!! I love this song!! Her name is pronounced Genie. Don't be so sure it doesn't happen there yet. It's more the older ones, like preteens & teenagers. The parents are talking about what the kids are doing & their kids tell evvvverybody in school!! Some teachers are like that too. My house was always filled with kids when my daughter was younger. She was going to her dad's for the weekend so I decided to go out with my bff. I put a dress & heels on. I asked her if the dress looked ok & she said yes. One of the boys went home & told his mom I was a stripper & he could never come over again! lol It's funny now, but it was then! He still talks to me now. I had about 20 kids calling me mom, but I darn sure didn't give birth to that many!! 😂😂
If you like songs that tell a story I would encourage you to review Tom T. Hall’s “old dogs and children and watermelon Wine!” Or any of his songs for that matter he was a master at telling a story!
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How the American school boards have changed …
At the height of this song my Dad was a chief of police in a small town in Texas. He notice in the early morning hours that the lights were on in a self serve laundromat that should have been closed. So he pulled around back and there was a touring bus parked there. He went in and Jeanie C. Riley was washing her cloths along with the Band. He sat there and talked to her until she finished the laundry. I still have the picture she signed for him.
That's a wonderful anecdote.
Great story.
So glad you got to this!
The writer was Tom T Hall and he stated although the names are fictional the story is true.
It won a Grammy in 1968 for best Country song.
She was the first female singer to have the number one spot on the Top 100 charts and Hot Country Singles at the same time with the same song.
Dolly Parton would be the second female singer in 1981 with her song 9 to 5.
Yes, supposedly took place in the Harpeth Valley, TN.
I can remember watching the tv movie based on this song in the late 70's. It starred Barbara Eden
Tom T Hall (songwriter and singer in his own right) and Jeannie C Riley are both excellent rabbit holes to go down.
The person who wrote this song is country music legend “Tom T. Hall” whose nickname was the storyteller!
I remember this song well from when I was just a little kid. I remember the PTA sending a note home to my parents about something I said at school...something about my parents being divorced, but they weren't. They needed that addressed right them. Very small town and embarrassed my parents to death! LOL They were truly like that back in the day! They aren't like that anymore, around where I live anyway!
boy named sue, ode to billy joe, etc just a great time for songs..
I love the story telling and the melody
This song was made into a movie and then a TV series both staring Barbra Eden, better known as Jennie
I remember that, it was really good!
The song is based on a true story
Tom T Hall is worth a series, imo
Jeannie C. Riley is best known for her 1968 country & pop hit "Harper Valley PTA". But she had some other songs such as "The Girl Most Likely", "There Never Was A Time," "The Rib," "The Back Side of Dallas," "Country Girl," "Oh Singer," & "Good Enough To Be Your Wife". Later she became a born-again Christian and began recording gospel music during the late 1970's.
You should play it at your next PTA meeting for a laugh 🤣
I laughed when you said you'd never heard of a song about the PTA...I knew what was coming!
They made TV show called Harper Valley PTA in 70s with Barbara Eden..
Small town politics, the P.T.A. especially in the Deep South are a bunch of gossiping busybodies in the 1950’s / 1960’s / 1970’s. This song was supposed to have come about because of an incident in a small town in South Carolina that involved a widow and one of the local business owners who was unmarried because the women of the P.T.A. were jealous and he was quite handsome and the widow young and pretty.
Yes, you're correct! They are the same in both countries. As you are, my Mom was a chairman (chairwoman!) for a couple of years when I was in elementary school in the early 60's. But ours was not as insidious as Harper Valley's was (at least, not that I was aware)! LOL! When Ms. Riley first came on the music scene and became popular, I was amazed to see her because I had a first cousin whose wife, Betty, looked just like her! By the way, it's "GEE'-NEE"(as in Aladdin's lamp "genie" pronunciation. Lol!) Great reaction!
Fantastic song written by Tom T Hall. You should do a reaction to his song " Old Dogs and Children "
The song is called “Watermelon Wine”. Sigh
Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine. It's even printed on vinyl album cover that way.
Well damn, sorry I left a word out. Didn't know I'd get crucified for it🤣
Renee Rollins, I agree.. One of my very favorite Tom T. Hall songs!
Thx for reacting to it. I completely forget bout this little jewel. Yeah, u can visualize the story. Thx 👍👏.
I love how you’ve done the background with enlarged blur. Excellent.
You should show this to your PTA...just for fun!
Loved this as a movie too!
Wow. What a flashback. This was always a feel good song. Thanks for this reaction.
They made a tv show about this song i remember watching it when i was a kid
Oh what a gem you found
Thank you for a good response and sincerity, Jeanie C. Riley is a class act
another great story telling song is Mississippi Squirrel Revival. You would get a bang out of it
There is a seuel to the song, "Return to Harper Valley" which takes place about 15 years after the events of this song.
HAHAHA my Mama is laughing, she hasn't heard it in a while she said. Very nice! 😂
Back decades ago, PTAs in the US tended to act as moral and ethical authorities for towns.
Great reactions bro! Glad you like our American country. Brits gave us a LOT of music and glad we can return the favor👍🏻🎼
Such a great classic. I knew you would love this Craig. Makes you wonder how many little towns are like this around the world. So much fun. Great reaction. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Written by the great Tom T. Hall
This is the song that gave Tom T. his big break.
This song was a Smash hit, and once it literally took over the Country, every star in Nashville looking for a hit record, wanted to know what else Tom T. had written.
And as they say, the rest is history.
Good ole Tom, from Olive Hill Kentucky
@@Kentuckyfatwhiteboy Yep. I was not really surprised when I heart Tom took his own life. From all I had read I knew he wouldn’t last too long after his wife Dixie passed. They were, like, joined at the hip.
Yep. In Country we’ve lost Naomi Judd, Tom T, and further back Faron Young to suicide. And I’m sure I’m forgetting others.
I’m like you, I used to go see Tom T at the Palamino Club in North Hollywood back in the 70’s (at least 30 times. We went there so often my brothers and I were on a first name basis with him lol) and I remember once he said from the stage “I wouldn’t want to go on without my Dixie” (he was a tad “lubed” lol)
So, to tell the truth I was kind of expecting it eventually.
My favorite artist (after Hank). And in my opinion, the best songwriter after Hank that Country Music ever had. I swear, the guy could write a song about ANYTHING.
this was written about a true story
I agree with the comments about watching the movie. It's hilarious. I looked up the actress that played her daughter, and she played Audrey Rose in the the film by the same name. Good if you're in the mood for Halloween stuff. Loved your reaction, and glad that TH-cam sent me a notification as I'm subscribed to your channel. I think they're a little behind, so I'm going to catch up.🙂
I wondered what you would think of the song after your wonderful introduction, and I’m glad it didn’t offend you! This was in a time when the older, established beacons of society were outraged at the young with their hippie ways and lax morals. They didn’t hesitate to criticize what they objected to, and the growing legions of younger adults soon learned to sass them right back. Ah, the good ol’ days! Fun song and a fun reaction. Well done. Peace from Ohio …
No PTA I’ve ever heard of in the USA would do anything like send that letter to a parent. They were all about fund raising and improving the school and supplies for the students. That being said, I always loved this song.🐝🤗❤️
you clearly don't live in Wisconsin specifically mid sized towns and some of the small ones
In the 50s this was common. We didn't get a letter but my mother was informed that I was barred from being a girl scout because my mother had been married 3 times and they felt I would be a bad influence on the other girls.My mother was more hurt than I was. She had saved up money to buy me a girl scout uniform.
@@lindabeckworth8637 now that just breaks my heart. You’re poor mama saved for that. I really detest self-righteous people who shouldn’t throw stones (glass houses).
@@SBQDawn No, I lived in a tiny place in Kentucky with about 300 people.🐝🤗❤️
@@lindabeckworth8637 awwww, how cruel! Such people have no business having anything to do with children. They were the ones who were the bad influence.😔
From early school years, it was catchy. Only later did I understand it. PTA's were really like this back then. Going into 3rd grade, my parents were informed that I needed to stop being left handed, which could cause me to have artistic tendencies (1971 meaning - homosexual). Mom's response: "then he will be artistic!". As I grew up, she loved her macho baby boy with artistic talents, who shocked everyone by coming out as a teen in 1981. She would laugh and say I am gay because I sneezed once and a teacher did not say "god bless you", allowing the demons to get in. Had to love her. (RIP)
Sounds like an amazing mom. =)
Sorry for your loss. I am also left handed born in 1958, I was lucky I was never told to use my right hand. I also always notice left handed people, on TV out in public, I'll say Look their left handed lol
My youngest can use both equally. I always notice left handed people too. Lol!!
My mom was an amazing parent, I was lucky to have her for 56 years
My dad in tbe 40s had his left hand tied behind his back to force right hand dominance.
He went back to left hand later. Was able to write well at the same time with both.
Most of his Grandkids are left handed.
You need to look for part 2 of that song, she did another, she sings about what happened to those in the first song.
Small town and it was in the 50's that is why the PTA was so involved with the lives of both parents and children from the school of the children.
I absolutely love your reactions, keep up the good work
Another song / artist that sings a fun song that is a great memory from my childhood (my dad loved the song), check out Leapy Lee with LITTLE ARROWS
I have loved this song for many years.She is a sassy little thing isn't she.You should branch out and do a movie reaction.I suggest Harper Valley PTA.Yes,it was made into a movie.Or just watch it on your own.Tou will love it.
Dolly Parton does a song that isn't brought up much because she has so many great songs!! It's called...The Bargain Store is Open!! I think you'll like it! 🧚🏻♀️💜
You should play the song for your PTA!😂 Remember this was 1968 and miniskirts were risque!
Great great
When you said you were a member of the PTA I knew you didn’t know what was coming! Lol. you’ll have to listen to her sequel of this about the PTA a few years later! WNice reaction
I love that you’re the Director of your schools PTA! I was also President of my PTA at one time! It’s such an important organization that keeps parents and teachers working together to promote good things for the kids in their school! We never sent out any notices to parents Except to ask for help with the next benefit for the students! Good luck with the next project at your school!!
That song is just a simple little morality play. Remember that it was sung back in the 60s supposedly by the daughter of the heroic Mrs. Johnson, so the event would have probably taken place in the 50s. Big difference in the small-town Christian PTA back then and the much more secular UK of today. Like you said though, good song and it was amazingly successful in both the Top 40 and Country genres. I was there! Good reaction sir.
The writer Tom T Hall is from my hometown Olive Hill Ky
My Mom had this on vinyl and it was one of my favorites. We used to sing it together all the time! We still do on occasion. This one makes me giggle every time I hear it! It makes me smile❤
Oh my gosh! I haven't heard this in years! Memory lane for sure!
A great song written by Tom . T. Hall
I've bet you've never gone to a P.T.A. meeting like that before!😂
Howdee! Have you gotten any suggestions for Lynn Anderson, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden?" The live video is intimate but when the audience starts dancing...pretty funny. My Dad died in '75 when I was 6 and Lynn was a favorite of his. He used to buy Breyer horse models for me - was going to buy me a horse at 7 - I'm a shrimp - and I also have Lynn's Sorrel Breyer horse model whose name I can't remember. Still do...don't make the models like they used to...if I hadn't played with them, they'd be worth something.
Gotta love a kickass mom socking it to the hypocrites. xD
This is true even to this day. Most small towns even in the northern part of the United States it happens. Especially since everyone knows each other
This song came out in 1968 when I was only 5 years old.
Song by Tom T Hall. You should listen to Old dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine by Tom T Hall, classic ❤️🇨🇦
check out Ben Colder's version. he is a character played by sheb wooley. he is a drunk that stumbles into the pta meeting, likes it, and has a few things to say. also Jeannie C. Riley made a video/song Return to Harper Valley PTA and is set in the next generation where her daughter is a mother of two kids at that school.
It’s self explanatory, a P.TA. pointing out the faults of a parent, while having problems of their own staff
We had a karaoke system here at home for years and that was one of my favorites to sing. Miss that a lot.
I am now old enough to be a grandmother and every time I see this video I still want a pair of white go-go boots.
I had a pair of white knee high go go boots. I wore them with black fish net stockings & a mini skirt. Good Lord, what was my mom thinking? Looking back at my Jr high photos I still get embarrassed to this day. 4 years later , my going away dress from my wedding party was so short there was no way I could have leaned over even the slightest. Good thing I had shapely legs because then came hot pants & Daisy Dukes. lol😂
Not Jenine, it's Jeannie. Common mistake. Great reaction. Keep them coming!!
I think the topics have changed, but way to many Americans are quick to judge others and will use any excuse to criticize them. As others have mentioned, Tom T Hall wrote this song. He was a good singer and a master song writer. I'd suggest checking him out. A few suggestions:
Faster Horses
The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine.
Thanks for a fun reaction.
This was a big hit when it came out. You are correct about PTA definition
Excellent song. Love the way she delivered it,too.
Fun song about "busy bodies"!!
Love this song! Gotta love hypocrites getting what they deserve 😆
You can also Listen to Fru Johnsen 1969 she sang this song i think in Swedish called Inger Lise Rypdal
There is a movie of the same name staring Barbara Eden
This was also a movie called Harper valley PTA. Really great movie starring Barbara Eden. ❤️
I remember this song from when I was a kid. Back in the time this was written, it was common for the PTA to assume the role of a "morality police". They had no reservations about calling people out for their lifestyle or behavior. Thankfully, it isn't that way now.
There's a miniseries of the same name starring BARBARA EDEN (I dream of Jeannie) awesome Reaction 💯
Fyi. There I s a followup where the daughter is now a mother in pta. I believe its called RETURN to Harper Valley
Don't Tell Mama by Gary Allan. Storytelling at its best.
If you want a song with no words try the Orange Blossom Special just a great jam!
Love this song
Awwww. you've just taken me back to my 5 year old little girl self. I still remember EVERY Word.
My mother loved this song. She bought the single and played it and danced to it.
Odd since Momma was really straight laced. I remember her drinking a glass of champagne once. In all the years I knew her she only had that 1 glass of champagne.
Anyway, she wasca PTA officer too.
She was a character.
I remember when this song came out. You see my mother was a divorced woman from an abusive stepfather in 1968. Nobody was happy with that situation! The Girl Scouts of America actually asked my mother to take my sister and I 11 and 10 out of Girl Scouts. Since my mom was single now. They didn't want that kind of example in their Institution! True facts! I finally felt like they had wrote a song to explain what my sister's brother and I went through, not to mention our poor mother. I don't know how she did it but she did. Rip mom
She didn't, she sang it and brought life to it. But Tom T. Hall wrote it. It really happened, names were changed.
You need to check out Tom T Hall. He wrote this song and many more , great story teller.
Watermelon Wine was a good one by the same writer Tom T Hall.
Love the slide guitar on that resonator guitar. I just love the sound of a resonator guitar you can really make so many different sounds and styles with them.
This was and probably still is the way it was in small towns and saw this first hand in a small town in Kentucky in the ‘60s; gossip galore, and everyone seemed to immerse themselves in everyone else’s’ business. The PTA in the States goes way back to when I was a kid in the ‘50s and 60s and stands for the Parent Teachers Association. It used to be really worthwhile back in the day, but education over here is so messed up that nothing much can benefit it at this point. This was a song, though, that was a lot more fact than fiction,at least in smaller more rural towns when I was growing up. I am happy that you enjoyed it, and it did bring back memories.😊
Hi, I sure do enjoy your channel and am a new subscriber. Having been a little girl in the late 60's this kind of thing absolutely did happen especially in the smaller rural town. My kind, sweet mother was one of those beautiful red haired 1960's mini skirt wearing mothers. She actually looked quite a bit like Jeanne C. Riley, and she got a lot of jealous looks from the other mothers in the town. :). It was a different world then, so different it is truly almost unrecognizable. Wearing a mini skirt , and not today's mini skirt mind you, but a skirt only two inches above the knee was truly just about the worst thing a mother could do. Enjoyed your reaction and hope you have a lovely day ahead.
Yay!! I love this song!! Her name is pronounced Genie. Don't be so sure it doesn't happen there yet. It's more the older ones, like preteens & teenagers. The parents are talking about what the kids are doing & their kids tell evvvverybody in school!! Some teachers are like that too. My house was always filled with kids when my daughter was younger. She was going to her dad's for the weekend so I decided to go out with my bff. I put a dress & heels on. I asked her if the dress looked ok & she said yes. One of the boys went home & told his mom I was a stripper & he could never come over again! lol It's funny now, but it was then! He still talks to me now. I had about 20 kids calling me mom, but I darn sure didn't give birth to that many!! 😂😂
I know that you really like Jeannie C Reilly Harper Valley PTA. She did other song it was call Harper Valley PTA Return
Small town gossip😊they also made a spin-off tv series with Barbra eden as the mother!!
There's a sequel to this song called "Return To Harper Valley" by Jeanne C. Riley .
They did a movie about this song in Lebanon, Ohio
This song raised a lot of eyebrows.
If you haven't already, you should react to the sequel to this song called "Return to Harper Valley".
One of my all 👏 time 👏 favorites 👏
There is a movie about this song. Really good. I think Barbara Eden is in it.
She spilled all the tea! 😂😂😂
It was the 60's and times were changing. Btw I was so born in '61
If you like songs that tell a story I would encourage you to review Tom T. Hall’s “old dogs and children and watermelon Wine!” Or any of his songs for that matter he was a master at telling a story!
No the US PTA isn't like that..today. But, I loved this song . The movie was about the song. It's about small town or community that gossip.
Our PTA's are like yours..this was just a fictional story which became a movie then later a television series.