JV remember when you thought Wild Cherry was a group of black dudes?? My whole life I thought this song was sung by a white dude! 😂😂 His voice so reminds me of the Australian great Glenn Shorrock! 😂👍💖 Gorgeous!
first time I heard it was in a picker's tent in a cherry orchard in Northern California around 1973. On a stressful day it still makes me cry when I just want to drift away.
Try and remember this song comes from a time when you didn't have all the electronics to use. They had to have pure talent and sing with real emotions.
I always loved this song because it so speaks to the power of music. No matter what is going on, how hard life is, what experience you're going through: there is music to match it, music to get you through it, music to get you over it. I love musicians so much, they have saved my life a million times. And I thank them for the joy that they've given me!
One of my favorite songs to listen to while laying on the sand at the beach during summer vacation at T street in San Clemente. Dobie (pronounced "Dohbee." Doobie is something you smoke while laying on the sand at the beach!) Gray is very close to a one hit wonder.
@@SkyDog59 Yes, it got to #13 on the chart. Hence why I said "very close." If course it's subjective but at what number could we consider that song not a sufficient enough hit to keep the OHW status. I put it at 25. If they have no other hit higher than 25, they're a OHW in my book. So gray was close, imo.
This is aging me, but this song was one of the most played in our smoking lounge when I was in high school! Yes!! If you can believe it! We actually had a smoking lounge just for the students, and it had jukebox. This song played many, many, times while I was in there smoking Players Filter Regular! Bwahaha! I don't smoke cigarettes any longer. I just keep it green now. You can always make me feel the music again with your reactions. Thanks!
@farfarmaway I believe the schools started that so the bathrooms wouldn't be filled with smokers flushing cigarette butts down the toilets causing plumbing problems..lol
You reacted to Drift Away, the same way it still gives off that feeling, as if it was the 1st time ever hearing it, after all these yrs. VERY MASTERFUL SONG & VOICE!
64 year old white man here. I grew up listening to the best music/songs of all time. Dobie Gray is and always be a part of my youth. Thank's for the memories.
This is my families anthem. My dad played this song all the time. At his funeral my sister and I heard it on the radio just as we were setting of and we cried because we knew it was my father sending it to us. My sister died last year and this is the song she requested. Now it's my ring tone. ♥️
Jay I am hearing you loud and clear....it is perfect.....Now with that being said....I don't know what subscriber sent this song to you....but he sent this song as a message to you from your subscribers and viewers who are literally suffering because of our self-quarantine and Pandemic outside our quarantine bubbles(our homes)...and you have made our lives easier to endure by reacting to what we send in as requests...and it just makes time and circumstances lot bearable.....thank you and thank that person that sent this song in.
Yeah man! Dobie was the man. Great track! That awesome guitar riff was played by the great session player Reggie Young Jr. Sadly, Dobie Gray passed in 2011. Mentor Williams wrote it in 1970, and Clarence Carter sang it first in 1972. Dobie Gray's version came out in 1973...
Bill Withers "Ain't no Sunshine". He was the man!Passed away not long ago. I'm a newbie so I don't know if you reacted to it or not 😉 ANYTHING by Bill is worth hearing. "Use Me" is a great one also! Peace, 💫Light💫 & Love 💫
One of my ALL TIME favorite songs... listened to this so many times when it was popular in the 70s. His name is pronounced like doe - doebie... Thanks for the great memories.
I RAN when I got this notification. This song is the top of the Classics. This song hit me hard and I was a child! Will forever “worship” this song! The lyrics for the love of music, I don’t know of another that touches this.
What a wonderful song. This was on the very first record album I ever bought, a K-Tel Hits record of varied artists. This song was the last one on the record, a perfect song to drift away on. I wanna thank you for these videos, man. You reactors are a lifeline for me during this isolated time. I look forward to all of you and your reactions. You take me back to other times, so many of these songs have really specific memories attached to them. :)
I heard this on that K-tel record, as well . The only problem with that version is that it is a radio edit and skips the second verse. It took about 15 years before I actually heard the whole song. And the second verse is important to the lyrics.
Grew up on this and remember it well! You're right though....the whole song is a masterpiece, not just the vocals. Everything compliments the other! Great reaction to a timeless classic!
Superb soulful voice. Dobie also sang IM IN WITH THE IN CROWD back in the 60's. Also the studio band backing Dobie was superb. Guitars bass piano and violin fills. Perfect song to take you away.
Always loved this song . . . written in 1970 (I was 11 years old), and Dobie Gray made it a big hit when I was 14 years old. It was a huge hit with lots or radio play.
What a great voice Dobie Grey had! I didn't realize that this was a cover. He definitely made it his own! Great song; sung to perfection. Great reaction, as always!
I love this song. Dobie moved to my neighborhood in Nashville 40 years ago. He was the best neighbor, always waving as he was entering his gate in his Cadillac for over 30 years before he passed. My grandson, now a church musician and minister, went in for visits to his home studio along with the same age neighbor who lived next door. I ran into him in the drugstore.
So happy you reacted to this and enjoyed it!! This is on my playlist too!! I think you are one of the first to react to this. I’ve recommended this a few times to reactors (perhaps even you). Such a great song!! A certain timeless quality to this IMO!
AWESOME REACTION Bro👊 Really enjoy you're "FIRST" reactions to songs that "some" of us "may" know 💯 Gives me a different perspective on any particular song you react to! Thanks again my brother 👊
JayveeTV, I couldn't help thinking, we're countin' on you (and your reaction colleagues) to pull us through. Getting lost in your rock-n-roll, and drifting in that vibe of peace & joy! Thank you man!
I always loved this song, i remember seeing him on English tv when this song came out. I bought it & played it so much i had to buy another copy! It gives you such a boost
There are times when I watch you and I can tell that you’re just going through the motions. Then there are times like these. It is a joy watching you lose yourself in a song. Watching you fight with your words because the music has you almost speechless. Yes, this is an iconic song in the beautiful music of rock and roll. Well done.
This was a huge hit in my youth. It has always astonished me that we didn't get a never ending bevy if magic from such a voice. But no one ever said that life will always make sense. So, when the gold does show itself then just sit back and enjoy when it's staring you right in the face. Like it is here.
Oh my gosh I haven't heard this song in sooooo LONG!! It's ONE of my ALL TIME FAVORITE songs EVER...❤🔥❤🔥❤ Thank y'all for reacting to this and appreciating music from a bygone era...artists now days should take lessons from these GREATS!! 👏❤👏❤👏 I'm singing along with him and my husband is looking at me like I've LOST my MIND...😂😂😂 I can't help it...it is what it is!! 😍😍😍
Amazing, amazing song. I’ve loved it since I was like 4 years old. Dobie Gray is a soul legend. I remain disappointed at the lack of his albums on Spotify
Discovered this song 5 years after release, 12 years old, first set of big can headphones, stole this from my older sister's room, vinyl on repeat for hours. Still love this song ❤
This was the song that got me interested in music when I was a wee little pup. Just wait for the bridge of the song where he really cuts loose with the soul. It's chilling.
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Fair warning guys for some reason my mic volume went way too loud so lower the volume for videos tonight
Nah. I like it LOUD!!!! 😂😂
@@turdferguson400 was this fine? I honestly dont want to upload any more because of this
I don't think it is to loud you are good
JV remember when you thought Wild Cherry was a group of black dudes?? My whole life I thought this song was sung by a white dude! 😂😂 His voice so reminds me of the Australian great Glenn Shorrock! 😂👍💖 Gorgeous!
JayveeTV All good at this end, man. 👍👍👍
One of the best songs ever, regardless of genre.
Its either Rock, Soul or Country
Yes yes yes!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏👏
J 😂😂👍
first time I heard it was in a picker's tent in a cherry orchard in Northern California around 1973. On a stressful day it still makes me cry when I just want to drift away.
@@thomasdematteo2281 definitely soul/rhythm & blues 😊
Try and remember this song comes from a time when you didn't have all the electronics to use. They had to have pure talent and sing with real emotions.
Wish I could've been born in the 50s cause today's music sucks
@@TherealBo4_God863 there's a few, and I mean FEW, bangers out in the universe somewheres...
This is one of my favourite songs of all time, along with Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers, and Sitting on the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding.
Sitting on the dock of the Bay.
My favorite when I started college. Being from SF.
Excellent trio of depth and meaning.
You are my music doppelganger.
@@marshallmom1962 Clearly we have excellent taste in music!
I always loved this song because it so speaks to the power of music. No matter what is going on, how hard life is, what experience you're going through: there is music to match it, music to get you through it, music to get you over it. I love musicians so much, they have saved my life a million times. And I thank them for the joy that they've given me!
Beautifully said. Music is the closest we'll ever get to time travel.
Pat Nice! Guitars coming through to soothe me!
Oh gimme the beat boys and free my soul, I wanna get lost in your rock n roll and drift away . . .
Beach Boys
Best chorus ever.
If I could have given multiple likes on this one, I would have.
I agree....and you did!
Mannnn, I havent heard this in a lonnnng time. We had SO much good music back then.
Amen.
One of my favorite songs to listen to while laying on the sand at the beach during summer vacation at T street in San Clemente.
Dobie (pronounced "Dohbee." Doobie is something you smoke while laying on the sand at the beach!) Gray is very close to a one hit wonder.
Speaking of which... * ssssssssssssssssssst * * pass *
RJ Johnson Pretty much.
😂
He had another very big hit... "The In Crowd".
@@SkyDog59 Yes, it got to #13 on the chart. Hence why I said "very close." If course it's subjective but at what number could we consider that song not a sufficient enough hit to keep the OHW status. I put it at 25. If they have no other hit higher than 25, they're a OHW in my book. So gray was close, imo.
This is aging me, but this song was one of the most played in our smoking lounge when I was in high school! Yes!! If you can believe it! We actually had a smoking lounge just for the students, and it had jukebox. This song played many, many, times while I was in there smoking Players Filter Regular! Bwahaha! I don't smoke cigarettes any longer. I just keep it green now. You can always make me feel the music again with your reactions. Thanks!
At my high school we had "the pit".
@farfarmaway I believe the schools started that so the bathrooms wouldn't be filled with smokers flushing cigarette butts down the toilets causing plumbing problems..lol
Canadian?
We had a smoking lounge too. Lol.
@@karenchalas8761 Pure bred Albertan! lol
I always love the a cappella break in the middle of a song. So dramatic.
OMG I haven't heard this in sooooo long!!! This was a major hit in the day.....
He is talking about the power of music!!!
Gorgeous voice, fab song
True classic!
I love to see what joy "my" kind of music (the era) brings you.
Haven't heard this song for a long time. I love it.
You reacted to Drift Away, the same way it still gives off that feeling, as if it was the 1st time ever hearing it, after all these yrs. VERY MASTERFUL SONG & VOICE!
64 year old white man here. I grew up listening to the best music/songs of all time. Dobie Gray is and always be a part of my youth. Thank's for the memories.
This is my families anthem. My dad played this song all the time. At his funeral my sister and I heard it on the radio just as we were setting of and we cried because we knew it was my father sending it to us. My sister died last year and this is the song she requested. Now it's my ring tone. ♥️
Jay I am hearing you loud and clear....it is perfect.....Now with that being said....I don't know what subscriber sent this song to you....but he sent this song as a message to you from your subscribers and viewers who are literally suffering because of our self-quarantine and Pandemic outside our quarantine bubbles(our homes)...and you have made our lives easier to endure by reacting to what we send in as requests...and it just makes time and circumstances lot bearable.....thank you and thank that person that sent this song in.
Anthony Blakely And all the hatefullness/bad manners...music heals all. Thanks for posting Anthony.
Well stated, Anthony!
VERY well said my friend 🙏
Amen!
Exactly what I was thinking!
This great song is a moooood! Still a go to after all these years. Dobie OWNS this, no one else compares. Great reaction, too. 👍
And he did it without running scales between every note...Outstanding!
Yeah man!
Dobie was the man. Great track! That awesome guitar riff was played by the great session player Reggie Young Jr. Sadly, Dobie Gray passed in 2011.
Mentor Williams wrote it in 1970, and Clarence Carter sang it first in 1972. Dobie Gray's version came out in 1973...
Gray's version charted way higher than any of those other, lesser versions.
Bill Withers "Ain't no Sunshine". He was the man!Passed away not long ago. I'm a newbie so I don't know if you reacted to it or not 😉 ANYTHING by Bill is worth hearing. "Use Me" is a great one also! Peace, 💫Light💫 & Love 💫
Lovely Day, I really like that one too
One of my ALL TIME favorite songs... listened to this so many times when it was popular in the 70s. His name is pronounced like doe - doebie... Thanks for the great memories.
I RAN when I got this notification. This song is the top of the Classics. This song hit me hard and I was a child! Will forever “worship” this song! The lyrics for the love of music, I don’t know of another that touches this.
I love this song so much. Even after 45 years of hearing it it still gives me wonderful chills.
One of my favorite songs of all time!! And NOBODY DOES IT LIKE DOBIE GRAY!!!!!
Thank you brother. Brings back memories
What a wonderful song. This was on the very first record album I ever bought, a K-Tel Hits record of varied artists. This song was the last one on the record, a perfect song to drift away on.
I wanna thank you for these videos, man. You reactors are a lifeline for me during this isolated time. I look forward to all of you and your reactions. You take me back to other times, so many of these songs have really specific memories attached to them. :)
I heard this on that K-tel record, as well . The only problem with that version is that it is a radio edit and skips the second verse. It took about 15 years before I actually heard the whole song. And the second verse is important to the lyrics.
It just disarms every piece of anger that we could have. You just gotta’ tranquilo.
True classic!
Such a great talent that didn’t get the recognition he deserved.
No doubt about it this is Dobie's song!!!
Great Reaction.
I'm gonna listen again!
" Wow! Man! Who is this guy?"
Yes Jayvee, That was the reaction most of us had when we heard this for the first time.
Cheers.
Thanks, Jay..... I haven't heard this song in years. I so enjoyed it. take care and be well. Peace.
My favorite of all time
The voice
What a gorgeous song & voice
One of the great singers, and one of the great songs of the 70s. Thankyou!
This song is amazing! It's so soulful. Love it!!!
This song rode the charts for ever and crossed genre's at the radio stations and was therapeutic to me just turn it up and drift away
This song was so well put together, even the orchestral string section at the end fit right into the mix seamlessly.
Even my parents loved this song and they were what we called “square” lol
Oh my!!!! This song, is such a beautiful and timeless song EVER!!!! There's just something about this song, that always brings me to tears!!!
Grew up on this and remember it well! You're right though....the whole song is a masterpiece, not just the vocals. Everything compliments the other! Great reaction to a timeless classic!
Superb soulful voice.
Dobie also sang IM IN WITH THE IN CROWD back in the 60's.
Also the studio band backing Dobie was superb.
Guitars bass piano and violin fills.
Perfect song to take you away.
Dobie Gray was somebody I listened to as a kid. His voice and soul moved me. Still does even after all these years.
Love this song so much but can’t help but be reminded of another great band, the Drifters and their song “Under the Boardwalk”
The power of music! Loved this song back in the day! This song explains why we need music - amazing!
Oh man LOVE this song. Sang it a million times. So smooth and carefree. Just let the stress melt away.
Always loved this song . . . written in 1970 (I was 11 years old), and Dobie Gray made it a big hit when I was 14 years old. It was a huge hit with lots or radio play.
I love this song. It is therapeutic for me in a way when I hear it.
I just get lost in this song, great choice, nice reaction. A truly great song gets you singing along before the end, which you just have
This song is still amazing. Can't help but sing along. Every time.
One of favorites back on the 70's
The 'In' Crowd is a great song of his too.....from back in 1965.
I remember that song. I never realized it was the same guy. Wow.
I love this song! Have u ever heard of Billy Ocean? Plz listen to "Suddenly".
I love that song, very beautiful. Love Billy O
There were so many great artists and songs back in the day....this was certainly one of them...
Every bar band player got this song in their back pocket! Crowd pop, sing along!!😊👍
This song was a mega hit. I remember feeling glad when this song came through rotation on the radio.
I love this song so much. One of those songs you never tire of.
Volume worked out perfectly. Love your glasses...good style on you. ☺👍
Glad you enjoyed this classic.
Grew up hearing these warm rich vocals on AM radio as a kid. Impressed even as a kid with thus tune.
What a great voice Dobie Grey had! I didn't realize that this was a cover. He definitely made it his own! Great song; sung to perfection. Great reaction, as always!
This is your song, Jayvee...... free my soul, wanna get lost in the rock n roll and drift away...:-)
One of my dad's favourite songs ever; he can sing it perfectly even now...my dads so cool (and getting along in years). Music of his younger days.
This was one of my favorite songs back then. It creates such a great feeling.
I love this song. Dobie moved to my neighborhood in Nashville 40 years ago. He was the best neighbor, always waving as he was entering his gate in his Cadillac for over 30 years before he passed. My grandson, now a church musician and minister, went in for visits to his home studio along with the same age neighbor who lived next door. I ran into him in the drugstore.
Absolutely love this song, so amazing, perfect for the time...Best version...Thanks, Jayvee, Peace
Loved this song when I was a kid. Music kicked ass like his mellow voice.
Another song on the radio in 1973 🔥. Even as a kid, the soul in 2nd-half of this classic hit differently. HOF single.
One of the most beautiful songs and a fantastic performance. Thanks!
This song takes me back to the 70's like no other...xo
So happy you reacted to this and enjoyed it!! This is on my playlist too!! I think you are one of the first to react to this. I’ve recommended this a few times to reactors (perhaps even you). Such a great song!! A certain timeless quality to this IMO!
Legendary, soul-touching song. GREAT times
AWESOME REACTION Bro👊 Really enjoy you're "FIRST" reactions to songs that "some" of us "may" know 💯 Gives me a different perspective on any particular song you react to! Thanks again my brother 👊
Amen....this is an awesome song. Free my soul....drift away! What a great song.
Absolutely loved this song when it came out. He has an amazing voice!
One of my favorites wish it could go on forever ❤️❤️❤️
This is the music we were listing to in the 70 .I was in Jr high .We did not care what color the singer were .Its all about the music .
JayveeTV, I couldn't help thinking, we're countin' on you (and your reaction colleagues) to pull us through. Getting lost in your rock-n-roll, and drifting in that vibe of peace & joy! Thank you man!
Phillip Bailey Phil Collins "Easy Lover"!!!! PLEASE
PLEEEZE!!!
I always loved this song, i remember seeing him on English tv when this song came out.
I bought it & played it so much i had to buy another copy!
It gives you such a boost
I love this song! You've been choosing some excellent songs lately.👍
There are times when I watch you and I can tell that you’re just going through the motions. Then there are times like these. It is a joy watching you lose yourself in a song. Watching you fight with your words because the music has you almost speechless. Yes, this is an iconic song in the beautiful music of rock and roll. Well done.
I love this song.. an oldie but a goodie
I can never get tired of listening to this classic. Thanks.
This was a huge hit in my youth. It has always astonished me that we didn't get a never ending bevy if magic from such a voice. But no one ever said that life will always make sense. So, when the gold does show itself then just sit back and enjoy when it's staring you right in the face. Like it is here.
WOW..You are pulling out the "best of the best"....classics...all of them...Keep it up! WOO HOO!
Oh my gosh I haven't heard this song in sooooo LONG!! It's ONE of my ALL TIME FAVORITE songs EVER...❤🔥❤🔥❤ Thank y'all for reacting to this and appreciating music from a bygone era...artists now days should take lessons from these GREATS!! 👏❤👏❤👏 I'm singing along with him and my husband is looking at me like I've LOST my MIND...😂😂😂 I can't help it...it is what it is!! 😍😍😍
Love this song. Dobie also released a song during the 70s called Out On The Floor which is Northern Soul anthem.
My most favorite song of all! Absolutely love it!
Amazing, amazing song. I’ve loved it since I was like 4 years old. Dobie Gray is a soul legend. I remain disappointed at the lack of his albums on Spotify
One of my favorites, sing it lots even when I don't hear it playing!!
Discovered this song 5 years after release, 12 years old, first set of big can headphones, stole this from my older sister's room, vinyl on repeat for hours. Still love this song ❤
O gosh listen to that voice Mr dobie grey so soulful wow. His song out on the floor is so good. Wicked reaction Jay. Just wow ☺☺💖💕💖
I have always enjoyed this song, easy listening with a powerful message.
This was the song that got me interested in music when I was a wee little pup. Just wait for the bridge of the song where he really cuts loose with the soul. It's chilling.
Absolute classic song
8 tracks, headphones, parents basement, living life best times ever