Drift Away - Dobie Gray | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION!
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I'm 60. I've been listening to this song almost all my life and I've never gotten tired of it.
I got tired of it in the first minute of the first time hearing it.
@@nonrepublicratYes. Song is so meh.
@@nonrepublicrat Well, nobody asked your for your bitter nastiness, so why not go somewhere else.
@@nonrepublicrat TOO BAD WE LIKE THEM SO YOU CANT LOL
Normally I say to each their own, but anyone who doesn't like this song is seriously broken somewhere. Possibly even a psychopath.
When he passed, Gray willed his music and royalties in a trust to benefit a school for the blind and St. Jude hospital. For a timeless song like this, nice to know it's doing as much good on the back end as it does for its listeners.
Thank you for sharing that. He was a great, generous man.
Considering Mentor Williams (Mentor's brother is Paul Williams) wrote "Drift Away" the royalties from this song didn't belong to Dobie Gray.
@Spinspiel The artist receives royalties too. Not as much as the songwriter though. It was a very kind gesture to donate to charity no matter what the amount was
@Spinspiel It depends. The performance royalties belong to Mr. Gray and the writing royalties belong to the songwriter. They we must ask whether these rights have been permanently assigneed.
I am 67 and I have never gotten tired of this song.
👍🏻👴
Well I’m 70 and I’VE never got tired of it either.
(Some 71 yr old will beat that!)
@@TheCornishCockney👴👍🏻
Anyone who can get tired needs to see a therapist and neurologist.
I’m 67 and a half! Me too! 😁
Same here! ❤
Dobie Gray and only Dobie Gray for this song.
Exactly!
Although Dobie Gray recorded the definitive version it is actually a cover. The song was written by country songwriter Mentor Williams, brother of famous songwriter Paul Williams. A couple of versions were recorded before Dobie Gray released his in 1972.
The Stones do a killer version of this.
The Doobies did a great version
I've always been partial to the John Kay (Steppenwolf) version. But this song has been covered TONS of times. And this isn't even the original, either.
Well-deserved "S"! It's been an S for me for the past 50 years.
For the last 51 years, I've always considered this the love song to music. Makes my eyes leak every time.
Yep!!
Yes.. to me it beautifully expresses the thanks and appreciation many of us feel toward our favorite artists..... for the music and songs they've created which have impacted us so deeply.
This. I can never hear this song and not cry. It is the love letter to the music that I so adore.
1973, the year my wife and myself got married, this was one of our cruising and courting songs, we are still together and listening 51 years later, thanks guys.
Congrats❤
@@ffc303 thanks much.
We've also had our 50th wedding anniversary and love this song.
I wouldn't mind having this and a couple others played on a loop at my funeral or memorial service.
Congratulations 🎉❤
That rare song that even after six decades, if you hear it , then you pause and listen-even in a mall.
If there is a sing-along song, this is it.
I'm 60, this is one of those songs that has always been there and will always be here.
72 here & still love it😊
Perfectly said 👍🧡(62, here in PA)
This was the closing song on the very first record I ever bought, a K-Tel compilation album I ordered through the mail in 1974. I was in 8th grade, just stepping out into my own taste in music, learning and discovering rock and roll as I transitioned into my teenage years. It makes me tear up now as I look back on all the years I've loved music. It also expresses what I feel about you guys and all you great reacters, who keep it alive for me in my fading years. I miss so many friends that are gone now, and watching all of you makes me feel like I still have friends to hang out and listen to music with. Thanks, guys, from the heart.
I could've written your letter myself, word for word- same age & everything- except I couldnt possibly say what's the 1st album I bought. Liked the Beatles early on, even Skynyrd in like 6th grade, but anyway, mad respect for you remembering that! I do remember K-Tel & others like the Columbia Record
Club (or whatever) but my first album...no way. Cheers!
@@andychisarick6879 I still remember the record cover, even. :)
Yep, I had it on a K-Tel compilation as well (Sound Explosion, 1974). They edited the hell out of it, but it still stood out as a powerful song. I was also learning to play drums back in '74 and I used to play along with this and other songs on the album.
yep.i have sound explosion.both power hits one other forget snd country crossover 80s other is metal.hits i think as kids local 7 11 had ktel records just a few dollars
KTel kid here too.
One of my dad's favourite songs. He wants it at his funeral. Gimme the beat boys and free my soul...
Everytime this song comes on my wife turns it up and closes her eyes and smiles…..everytime
The song is more than 50 years old and it is still perfect vocally, musically and thematically.
Dobie had a hit in '64 with "The In-Crowd'" and this "Drift Away" in '74!
Loving Arms is a pretty good song as well.
"The 'In' Crowd" is a fantastic song, and a great performance by Dobie (albeit of a very different flavor than "Drift Away"). Tons and tons of swagger in that one.
I'll bet that Andy and Alex would love it based just upon the fact that they like song titles with interesting punctuation, and "The 'In" Crowd" has interior quotes around the word in the middle.
You guys come up with some of the smartest comments and analyses. Many people, passive listeners mostly, don't allow themselves the experience of letting the music wash over them, letting emotion take over, then talk about those emotions, and what created them. Words, melody, engineering, instrumentation, vocal quality. You constantly surprise me, and that ain't just blowing smoke up your trouser leg, guys. It's the reason I stay with you. Much thanks.
I totally agree. What I love about A&A is they just close their eyes and *experience* the music.
There are other reactors that I watch, but these guys are S-tier. My biggest issue is when a reactor watches a video of the song, and spend the whole time talking about the weird clothes or funny haircuts people had “back then”, and just end with “that was a good song, I liked it!”
I'm 65, and there are a few magical, nearly perfect songs that immediately take me.back to certain eras of my childhood when I hear them. "Drift Away" is one of the closest to perfect of that kind. I hear that and I am instantly back on my parents back patio with my transistor radio jammed up to my ear. ❤
I was 10 when this song was popular, I'm 61 now, wow, this song has always been with me over the years , there's the bridge that almost always brings a tear," thanks for the joy that you given me.." everything about this song is an "S" thanks for sharing
YESSSSSS. S-tier without a doubt. This song IS timeless. ❤❤❤
I love this song and his Loving Arms. Dobie Gray had such a great voice. All these years later, I never tire of his music. I am 64.
This song is a masterclass in the use of dynamics. Although the tempo never changes it feels like it speeds up and slows down. Brilliant.
Great call guys! This is the definition of an 'S-tier' song. There's no music and voices like early 70s Soul/Motown.
DEFINITELY!
I'm 65, and this is my favorite song!! Brings back a lot of memories.✌
70 yrs old and this song still rings so true after five decades. Everyone has had those days that were so shitty that you just wanted to put on the headphones and forget about the outside world for a while.....just drift away.
This one of those songs that is familiar to everyone, but it has been said that many people can't tell you who sang it. Respect to Dobie Gray!
Plus, it's been covered multiple times, and done well for those folks, too. If you know who the ORIGINAL artist is, that's saying something.
@@PhoenixRisen63- Original is by Mike Berry in 1972. This version is a cover.
This is one of the classics. Don't know why he never had more hits. Great voice. An S-tier. Good for you guys. This one still sounds fresh in 2024, which doesn't always happen. Nice reaction.
Loved this song at 7 years old when it came out. At 57 the joy this makes me feel is just as pure.
First time I was ever awake for a "live" reaction! One of the all-time classics of the era.
This song never gets old
This might be 'the' classic song of that decade. So iconic. Never grows old. Love the layered vocals at the end. I'd be OK with this being the last song I ever heard in my life. As a kid I thought he was saying "Give me the Beach Boys".
I always thought he was saying, “I wanna get lost til you rock and roll.” It didn’t make sense to me but it didn’t matter. The song is fire. 🔥
I’m still giggling about “Give me The Beach Boys”. I’m still learning the real lyrics to songs I grew up with, thanks to these reaction videos.
Lol, a few others did too!🎉
@@awoken1445 🙋♀
When me and a group of friends became beach boys fanatics… (not just surf stuff- but pet sounds / sunflower / surfs up / holland… we would sing it this way
We only heard this in MONO and knew it was Iconic. It's up there as one of the greatest songs ever.
Just as beautiful in 2024 as it was in 1973!!!
Learn this for karaoke and you will never leave the bar alone.
I used to sing this back when I was in a band and every single time we did this song, there would be someone on the dance floor singing along with the chorus.
Story time. The year was probably 1999, I was 13 years old at the time. With my father, uncle, and two brothers, went out to a remote lake around Taos NM. Saw a man playing fetch with his Australian Shepard and started up conversation with him. Well, turned out to be Mentor Williams, brother of the more famous singer/songwriter Paul Williams. Mentor chatted with us about writing this song and about living in a home nearby overlooking the lake. Also noted that Michael Bolton helped him build his home. Not sure of their connection, but Bolton did cover the song years later. Will never forget that beautiful afternoon on the remote crystal clear lake chatting with him. Very nice guy. Also, great tune! Cheers
Thx for sharing- I love this story.. I know the northern part of the state… but all of New Mexico is indeed magical- this reminds me that I need to retire there someday
Glad to share! NM is indeed a beautiful state, especially the northern areas. I feel it is definitely overlooked/underappreciated, or at least it was many years ago when I was there.
I'm so happy I don't have to write this suggestion anymore - I bet I've written it about 15-20 times. Love it - thank you Gentlemen!
Dudes, you get it. The 70s 'crushed it' for the best music. Country style, soul, folk, laid back, hard rock, ot has it, without computer and auto-tune. Pure talent.
Once again proving that the original is always so much better than covers and remakes!! Thanks for doing this one!!
This IS a cover! It was originally recorded by British singer Mike Berry in 1972.
Once in a while on your channel I feel sorry that you haven't had some songs in your life for 50+ years - this is one of those times. It is great to hear for the first time - but this song is an old and good friend - it leaves you happier for having known it so long.
Billboard Had Drift Away as #17 Song of The Year in 1973! For Me, This Should Easily Be In The Top 10 Songs of The Year!!
I'm 58 and consider this to be a Boomer tune, and it took getting into my late 30s to listen and appreciate it. It's a stellar song, indeed.
One of the all-time greatest choruses, killer bridge, and seriously tasty guitar fills throughout. S tier all the way.
This song is both timeless and ageless. One of the best songs of its era or any era for that matter. A song that I always find myself coming back to and will never get tired of.
People my age have known the greatness of this song for decades. And now, you know too.
When they strip it back, you really get a sense of how good the chorus is just as a piece of pure songwriting
Love song to R&B ,Rock n Roll, etc the sounds of the era . Heard this for what 60 ish years. love it forever
This great song is timeless -- it has never become outdated, and I doubt it ever will.
If you want an example of an instrument "serving the song" behold the guitar on this beauty.
guitar: Reggie Young .... bass: Tommy Cogbill .... composer: Mentor Williams (Paul William's brother)
Agreed. Sits back in the mix and serves the song perfectly. It's as if the guitar lines are written in a way to represent all sweet lines in all of music.
Yes! This would be easy to Over-Play. Slow jams like this are a test for shredder's ability to find The Pocket.
@@fredjones7675 Reggie Young and Tommy Cogbill were two of the Memphis Boys, the house band at American Sound Studio in Memphis where so much fantastic R&B, soul, country, and rock was made over the decades.
@@gregsager2062 there is a book, coincidentally called The Memphis Boys, that archives American Sound Studio from the beginnings to the end .... it's 33 HOURS of audio book and goes into excruciating detail about the minutiae of the entire run of the studio .... the Elvis sessions, Dusty in Memphis, Neil Diamond, King Curtis, and on and on and on ..... histories of ALL of the players (Christman, Woods, Emmons, Cogbill, Leech, Reggie, Chips Moman et al.) ..... .... fascinating to a guy like me that has no life ......
He performed this live on The Midnight Special back in 1973. It's a great version of this classic.
The Midnight Special was such a great show!!
Once again growing up in the 70's was great because of all the super music we had. I'm 66 and this never gets old. The message it conveys is so true. I love to listen to good Rock & Roll and Drift Away. Now that I'm much older even more so. S tier for sure.
When I was a child I thought they were saying "give me the Beach Boys"
Heard it thousands of times and hope I hear it thousands more!
Same, lol.
One of the greatest songs of all time....CLASSIC!
At 58, this classic allows me to drift away from life's craziness for a few minutes. If I choose to have a funeral/viewing, your damn straight this song will be on the rotation :)
If your show had a theme song, this would be it.
It completely defines what you two do so well!!
I served lunch to Dobie Gray in 1986 or '87.
I could tell he was an entertainer but didn't recognize him.
He paid with a credit card.
This song still moves me in ways unexplainable.
It truly frees the soul, does it not?
@@PhoenixRisen63 Indeed.
My favorite song as a kid. Just a great song.
73' I was in 8th grade , I had this on a 45 , played it over and over , such a great tune ...... great memories !
One of the all-time memory tracks for those like me who have loved it from the beginning. The sad part about growing up back then is not getting to hear these songs with headphones, but radio was good enough for us.
Wow remember hearing this wonderful song as I was growing up all the time. Fantastic!!!
its an absolutely magnificent tribute to the healing power of music.
Such rich vocals, backed by incredible & layered instrumentals.
The anthem of my youth. Still on my playlist
Yeah this song has everything you want in a straight from the soul vibe, it never gets old listening to it, awesome!
This song gives you chunks of Soul, Rock, and a touch of Country! Masterpiece! And if you thought "Give Me The Beat Boys" was the title, you aren't alone, hahaha!!
I want this played at my wedding, the birth of my children, my funeral and tomorrow at breakfast, just for good measure.
Amazing story behind this song and Dobie
So excited you thought it was a 'S' because, yes, for me, this is timeless and truly speaks to what music means to me.
Song perfection.
I have always loved this song. A real love song.
Can't tell you how long it's been since I've heard this last. Still know it word for word. We were rocking out with some great songs done by very talented people.
Timeless. Never gets old. Another great ode to music is Mac Davis, "I Believe in Music."
I love this song!
I just heard this on Sirius. Great song, always loved it, and a continuous part of my playlists. You have to try 'Lean On Me' by Bill Withers. S-tier.
I'm 55, which means I was 4 years old when this excellent song came out, and inherited the 45 when one of my sisters bought his album. 😅
I played this song so much!
Still love it to this day!❤❤❤
YES!!! :) Remember hearing this for the first time when I was NINE - have LOVED IT: EVER SINCE!!! SOLID!!! :) THANKS, GUYS!!!
S-tier all the way. This song is timeless and reflects what all of us music lovers feel when listening to a really good song.
This song came out when I was in 6th or 7th grade. I loved it when I first heard it on the radio and I still love it to this day.
My favorite sing along in the car song.
Thanks guys. This is one of those songs that it is a love song to music and those are the best songs. Rush spirit of the radio comes to mind, but there are so many songs about making music, listening to music, loving music. I find the ones about radio particularly interesting. We kind of have a love-hate relationship with radio I wish that kids now knew what radio was like when I was a kid when you called into stations so you could hear your favorite song songs that weren’t available yet because the album wasn’t out. Or sometimes just a song that didn’t get a lot of AirPlay.
Anyway, thanks for playing this and the artist as well. The musicians were incredible and his vocals are just so amazing. I’ve known this song since I was a very small child. I’ve always loved it and I always will rock on.
One of my favorite songs. It's amazing on headphones.
Yeah you can never get tired of listening to this song, and I’m 58. Gotta love it. 😎
❤❤Such a perfect, timeless song❤❤
One of the greatest songs of all time.
One of my favorite songs that never gets old. Gray has that Southern Soul voice that’s so emotional that you can feel what he’s singing. He reminds me of another artist, Clarence Carter, who has that same voice. “Patches” is the song you definitely need to hear next.
1,000% THIS!!!!! If you don't shed a tear listening to Clarence Carter's "Patches", well you aren't human!!! Then to stop the tear, you have to hear Carter's "Strokin'"
I was introduced to this song as a kid because of the Uncle Kracker version ft. Dobie. It was everywhere.
I was a senior in college, going to songwriter concerts! Loved that it had R&B sounds that reminded me of Steve Cropper guitar (Booker T & The MG's, and pre disco bass). My older brother made me a Ray Charles fanatic and for the 70's to have some laid back soulful vibes like this made me proud of our decade. Still living for records, songs instrumentaists. My Dad(born 1906) loved Jazz, my brother (1941) 50s and 60s, me born 1951, inhaled it all, thanks to my family and I'm still discovering new artists, tho I never became a songwriter as I dreamed at 22, I love afficcionados like you guys who pick out details like my Dad did and I still do. I learn musically and virtually get to hang out listening to music! ❤
68 here, and our 3-piece band just started covering this song. I do the harmony as well as bass guitar, might add some keys somewhere along the line. Always loved this song!!! Glad you enjoyed it!
One of my Favorites 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉.....YES "S"!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This one never gets old. It's been part of the soundtrack of my life...and I'm 66. So glad you guys gave it an "S" rating. Well deserved and it makes me smile to know another generation will go on enjoying this song and others like it. Love the reactions, guys. Your honest reactions and thoughtful analysis give us hope...lol. Keep 'em comin'!
One of the best songs of all time.
First Hymn sung at The Church of Rock-n’-Roll!
It’s more than great. It’s soul healing.
Excellent reaction.
This is and has always been an "S" tier soul full Rock classic .
I first heard this one riding the school bus to or from jr high school. Heard it on the bus the next 2 dozen times or so too. :-) Loved every second of it. I was introduced to so many new great songs on that daily round-trip ride.
Great song!! Done this with friends a kajillion times. 🤟🏼😉🎶❤️✨️🕊
The bass in this song is an absolute chef's kiss.
This song got my dad hooked on rock and roll, way back in the day 😊
This is why it's good to watch reaction channels. I've always liked this song but in the same way I like my kitchen table, it was part of the musical furniture for me. then you guys play it and I have to listen to it 'properly', and boom! what a perfect song. Thanks guys.
One of my all-time favorite songs. Also, I believe this is the same guy that had the hit "The In Crowd" in the 1960s (another great song.)