i am gonna sound sad, but i miss hee haw. it was the only place you got to see country music on when i was little. this has been one of my favorite songs for years.
The absolute greatest singer to ever step to a microphone is John Anderson. He is so underrated by the public at large. I love all his music and have almost every album of his.
Wow, love this song. Brings back memories of my husband singing this after having too much homemade shine. He couldn't sing a note sober but after a few swigs he sounded awesome. But then I was sippin too.
You know, for all the "hick" comments that were lobbed at Hee Haw(network TV country music show, for those not in the know), that show did something most others didn't: LIVE MUSIC, no lip-synching crap.....John Anderson is one of the under-appreciated greats in country music. Thanks for posting this clip up!
Great live performance! John and the band sure can make this song swing. The fiddler is awesome too. "They can just take you up yonder, honey. You're already Wild n Blue! "
That is one badass fiddle player lol, I wish real country artists like John Anderson got more play on todays radio.... country today is NOT true country...its more pop and rock music than anything.
I recently saw version of this song performed by Anderson, on a Hee Haw episode, with an ensemble of players. In it, the fiddle player looked like Mark O'Connor. It, too, was an impressive performance, by all of those involved, including the one I think was M. O'Connor. This is a great post. Thanks.
WOW,,,,,,maybe these new fake country singers can listen to the voice of JOHN ANDERSON and learn what COUNTRY MUSIC IS!!! John is heart and soul COUNTRY MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@onstageagain Actually, I'd forgotten his name, but I remembered he was credited on the Wild and Blue album (along with Buddy Spicher, who played fiddle on most of the early JA albums.)
Morley's fiddle is great as is Stuart Duncan, Vassar Clements, etc. but John's unique voice makes it for me. ... but, they're all just so enjoyable to listen to. You can bet 'Possum listened to a bunch of 'em before he checked out - Bless him.
John Anderson is one of my favorite country music and I love this wild & blue. He does an wonderful job of singing this song and there have been a lot of version of this song but John Anderson version is the best of them all.
This song is a prime example of so many things which make country music great. The fiddle and steel are great. The lyrics and John's voice bring the heartbreak of country blues to life. John owns this song, don't get me wrong, but I would have loved to hear Hank Sr. sing it, but then I love to hear Hank Sr. sing anything.
When JA made this song it was the last era of true country music. Hopefully we will get back to it in the near future. Tho' Taylor Swift is good at what she does.. It ain't country.. don't know what it is but it ain't country as much of today's country music is far away from traditional country. Just because they put on a cowboy hat doesn't make'em country. Darius Rucker is far closer to being a real country singer...
I was 8 years old (1990) when I started taking my dads's tapes and listening to them on my walkman. John Anderson's "Eye of a Hurricane" was one of them. Finding music like this at a young age is a great thing, makes you appreciate storytellers and real musicians who put the time in.
@bowslap I cant understand why he gets no respect even in the country music scene. I went to a concert of his last year at a local county fair...I got there extra early so I could get good seats and couldnt help but overhear what half the people there were saying. Most of them seemed to have no clue who he was...they were just there for a free concert. That pissed me off so I had to move to the back which turned out to be a good idea. I ended up with way better seats directly facing the stage.
If I was in Colombia, I'd buy you a cold beer and take you out two-stepping. You sound sooo homesick. I was an expatriate for Conoco in Mexico of all the forsaken places to lose yourself... I can sure identify with you. Take care!
Man, what a tune! Yessir! This is what Country Music is SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE!! Thank you for posting this!
Yes sir. In my opinion one of the most "country" country songs ever created.
i was lucky enough to see him in ga.off hwy 41 at the crystal chandilier it was 6 bucks and worth every penny...thank's john
John Anderson IS country music!
sweet, i just quit shitting my diaper when this song came out !!!!!!!!! great music though i love it !!!!!!!!
John Anderson is a legend no contest... He's up there with all the great in country music no doubt.
That's for dang sure!
My favorite country singer of all time. He lived in Apopka and has a 2 disc greatest hits album that's possibly my favorite ever.
John is the REAL KING of country music, Not bad for a carpenter working on the roof of the new grand old opry when he was discovered. Awesome
Awesome stuff...never knew that...could you imagine hearing that voice before he was discovered...
i am gonna sound sad, but i miss hee haw. it was the only place you got to see country music on when i was little. this has been one of my favorite songs for years.
@John Anderson I’ve gotta support my fellow Floridians. My mama was from Eustis. I was raised in Jax. It’s amazing you saw my comment
The absolute greatest singer to ever step to a microphone is John Anderson. He is so underrated by the public at large. I love all his music and have almost every album of his.
I didn’t take him seriously between Swangin’ and Seminole Wind. I missed a lot.
Agreed. Awesome song.
Just make sure certain folks go back to work u know I could be so mean like outsiders
Wow, love this song. Brings back memories of my husband singing this after having too much homemade shine. He couldn't sing a note sober but after a few swigs he sounded awesome. But then I was sippin too.
Ozark mama, love the name. Grew up country, now surrounded by concrete. Listen to this music cause I really miss those days.
amen .... I Truly miss "real country " music!! John is great. he should've won best song with Siminal Winds .
THIS IS TRUE COUNTRY.
JOHN IS GREAT
best country singer!! from my home town Apopka Florida !!!
One of the best country songs of all time, and my personal favorite country singer.
Love John Anderson music, he is real country music!!
One of those backup singers was identical to the other one
John Anderson is as country as a ear of corn! As good as country music gets.
My favorite country western song - saw him live in Houston In the 80's- he never got the acclaim he should have got
"In somebody's room on the far side of town, with your minds all made up and your shades all pulled down..."
Great lyrics!
PAYDAY NUTTS!!!!!!!
David Allen COE should have sang that song
You know, for all the "hick" comments that were lobbed at Hee Haw(network TV country music show, for those not in the know), that show did something most others didn't:
LIVE MUSIC, no lip-synching crap.....John Anderson is one of the under-appreciated greats in country music.
Thanks for posting this clip up!
Great live performance! John and the band sure can make this song swing. The fiddler is awesome too. "They can just take you up yonder, honey. You're already Wild n Blue! "
That is one badass fiddle player lol, I wish real country artists like John Anderson got more play on todays radio.... country today is NOT true country...its more pop and rock music than anything.
Fiddler is Tom Morley (formerly of Fairhope, AL; now in Chattanooga)
I recently saw version of this song performed by Anderson, on a Hee Haw episode, with an ensemble of players. In it, the fiddle player looked like Mark O'Connor. It, too, was an impressive performance, by all of those involved, including the one I think was M. O'Connor. This is a great post. Thanks.
One of my all time favorites. Love the drawl.
Paul Hoffmann Hes a good ole Florida boy !
John's songs are still great..I was 12yrs old when this song came out.
Love me some John Anderson! Always have and always will!
County music I was raised to 💯👍
Is there anything better than this???
this is the best country song .and i am only 30 yrs old
I love how the stage is like 3 inches off the floor
1983 Letting it Rip!!!
WOW,,,,,,maybe these new fake country singers can listen to the voice of JOHN ANDERSON and learn what COUNTRY MUSIC IS!!! John is heart and soul COUNTRY MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The young man on the fiddle knows country music and John Anderson doesn't get the accolades he deserves.
This is country music at it's best.
What happened to country music these days.
One of the BEST COUNTRY songs EVER!!! GREAT FIDDLE too!!!
JOHN NAILS it!!!
Man I miss them good old days
His name's Tom Morley - he's currently playing with a traditional/Celtic
group called Mithril.
love this its real country!!
That song gives me chills lol. good stuff
Sing it John!
Wish the crap they call country these days sounded like this,being from north florida i'm proud to say i'm a big fan of John Anderson of Apopka Fla.
John has a very unique voice and I love it, one of my all time favorites.
Okeechobee here...feel the same as you do buddy....
One of the first albums I ever bought with my own money was "Wild and Blue". That fiddle is so cool!
He hawt AF🌹🌹🌹love him
I agree! He has always been my fantasy man.
This song always moves me, no matter how many times I listen.
I love this song so much I just want to scream.
I've always loved John Anderson's music ever since I got to met him when I six years old in Simthville, Tn.
Definitely a cajun influence in this song
Yeah, this was from Hee Haw - the show ran till 1992.
Txmusicam miss that show. Saturday night after a bath in the tub m folks would watch this show. Back in the 70’s something worth watching on tv
The real deal
Handsome
what can you that everybody has already said. Except, I agree with y'all.
His voice just gets to you don't it. I know, bad english.
I dated Tom Morley . He is really one of the nices men I have ever met
Janis Biasatti Wiley Oct.21st,2011 7:05 Texas Time
Simply the best voice out there today, bar none.
Just a good ole country boy and he sure can sang.
That's our fiddle player, Tom Morley on that white fiddle...he was with John for about 5 years during that time.
@onstageagain Actually, I'd forgotten his name, but I remembered he was credited
on the Wild and Blue album (along with Buddy Spicher, who played fiddle on most
of the early JA albums.)
Love it!
Officerv
John is the best
My fav country singer of all time
Fanawesometastic 🙏💕🐦😊💕!
Merriest of Christmases and A Blessed Happy New year to everyone!
A present to myself..
Love this man!!
Morley's fiddle is great as is Stuart Duncan, Vassar Clements, etc. but John's unique voice makes it for me. ... but, they're all just so enjoyable to listen to. You can bet 'Possum listened to a bunch of 'em before he checked out - Bless him.
John Anderson is one of my favorite country music and I love this wild & blue. He does an wonderful job of singing this song and there have been a lot of version of this song but John Anderson version is the best of them all.
Good.job.john.anderson
This song is a prime example of so many things which make country music great. The fiddle and steel are great. The lyrics and John's voice bring the heartbreak of country blues to life. John owns this song, don't get me wrong, but I would have loved to hear Hank Sr. sing it, but then I love to hear Hank Sr. sing anything.
Studio version was ACC's #65 song of '83. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! Have a blessed weekend!
When JA made this song it was the last era of true country music. Hopefully we will get back to it in the near future. Tho' Taylor Swift is good at what she does.. It ain't country.. don't know what it is but it ain't country as much of today's country music is far away from traditional country. Just because they put on a cowboy hat doesn't make'em country. Darius Rucker is far closer to being a real country singer...
Saw that fiddle!!
Absolutely perfect.
it's 2022 A.D. !
He sings this song so good! Great vocals! :)
Love this song.Will country ever get back to being country ? Rebel with a cause.
I think its gone for good my friend. At least in our lifetime. Sad days in country music.
Leah Duke
Yep bunch of pretty boys singing someone elses songs. Only one man could pull that off and he's left the building.
Jaime Johnson is making a go of it
You reckon I'm the only 17 year old here?
I was 8 years old (1990) when I started taking my dads's tapes and listening to them on my walkman. John Anderson's "Eye of a Hurricane" was one of them. Finding music like this at a young age is a great thing, makes you appreciate storytellers and real musicians who put the time in.
not the only one... Im here too... not many of us, that for sure.
I'm 16 and love Johns music
You kids have good taste in music!
Shaun Tune 15
@bowslap I cant understand why he gets no respect even in the country music scene. I went to a concert of his last year at a local county fair...I got there extra early so I could get good seats and couldnt help but overhear what half the people there were saying. Most of them seemed to have no clue who he was...they were just there for a free concert. That pissed me off so I had to move to the back which turned out to be a good idea. I ended up with way better seats directly facing the stage.
I wonder what kind of coffee did the fiddle player have?, McDonald's or Starbucks ?
i love, love, love this song. since i was 12 and i am 36. thanks so much for putting it.
If I was in Colombia, I'd buy you a cold beer and take you out two-stepping. You sound sooo homesick. I was an expatriate for Conoco in Mexico of all the forsaken places to lose yourself... I can sure identify with you. Take care!
He helped build the new ryman autoriom
@bowslap People who didn't like Hee Haw didn't understand it.
songs been going threw my head for a week or more.
definately one of the best.. songs and voice..
I was 6 when he sang on this stage and the haunting lyrics and melody take me back to atleast 16
I LOVE THIS SONG..... LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT. GOOD MEMORIES. TRUE COUNTRY, WHEN COUNTRY WAS REALLY COUNTRY. WHAT FUN!
sweet, i just quit shitting my diaper when this song came out !!!!!!!!! great music though i love it !!!!!!!! 1983 i was in in like 2nd grade
He may not be Merle,but at least he never did a song that was half as bad as "Let's chase each other around the room tonight"
Written by Legend, John Scott Sherril🇺🇲👈🎸
i got a two year old that loves this song he will sing along
Do you think Charlie Daniels was true country like Anderson?
I've got this on vinyl,which was handed down from my parents !
Great voice!
@bowslap so true John anderson sure could sing.
Great song check it out NO dislikes.. if someone changes that they like Justin Bieber
love this song and i love john anderson
It is too bad that radio stations no longer plays this song any more.
is it just me or dose he look and sound just like Keith Whitley?
Neither...
Keith has the KY accent. Sandy hook, KY i lived not far from his hometown an saw the monument an my family knows his family.
they oguta take you up yonder honey man john has a southern draw like i do
Still My Favorite present to Myself ❤️🐦💕
Wow i haven't heard this song in years!! Awesome:-)
John Anderson, the Hillbilly Viking.