Jamal , hear me now, you outta listen and react to Dread Zeppelin. Lead singer is an Elvis impersonator doing Zeppelin's songs - reggae style . Robert Plant approved .
That song changed my life....gave me strength to divorce my abusive husband. He dissappeared. Thank goodness. Wasn't good news at the time, but we came to appreciate that it was the best thing that happened. Thanks for playing!
Getting to sing this at the Women's March along with Helen (and 10,000 other women) was one of the most intense moments of my life. I was weeping as we swept into the last chorus. I remember when this song came out, and how far we came, and now here we are, having to start all over again.
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist The song, "Respect" was brought to Mr. Otis Redding by a gentleman named Mr. Speedo Sims (who was originally going to record the song with his own band). The current consensus is the original songwriter has never been confirmed.
"Oh yes I am wise But it's wisdom born of pain Yes, I've paid the price But look how much I gained If I have to, I can do anything I am strong (strong) I am invincible (invincible) I am woman"
When I was a kid my mom often played the 8 track of Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits. I enjoyed all the songs on it including this one. My favorite was "Ruby Red Dress (Leave Me Alone)". Very fond memories. RIP to both Helen Reddy and my mother.
I love this woman and this song!! I was 16. Also love the Midnight Special!! She was a teacher before she became a musical artist. That could be the reason fir the kids.
Throughout most of the 70's and early 80's my mom was a Navy wife. Talk about strong, independent women! All military wives I have ever met have always been awesome about doing what had to be done, taking on whoever stood in their way, etc. Mom and her friends could change the oil in the car, one woman had a tackle box with medical supplies, and she'd been known to stitch up a wound or two when we'd get hurt. Although married, they all spent most of the year as single parents when the guys would be out to sea, or on a deployment and I have the utmost respect for them all. I remember mom belting out this song in the car on more than one occasion during our carpools to school. Miss ya bunches mom!!!!!!!!
When I was a little kid this was my mum's theme song and later mine. RIP to an Australian legend. Helen had a very successful career in the US. Us ladies have sung this in our choral concert. Very powerful!
A number of 'buried' female artists like this that don't get the airplay anymore but had such a strong career. Crystal Gale, Anne Murray, and Carly Simon even, to name a few. Quite the catalogue of hits, but hard to get anyone to watch.
She starred in my favorite Disney movie as a kid, Pete's Dragon. And, I really like her song in that movie. "Candle On The Water" I liked it as a kid, and in college we did that song in choir.
I'm a child of the 70's and I also remember hearing this song but not really understanding it's importance. My grandpa was one of "those" men. I remember some comments he made. One was "women were put on earth to serve man." He'd say he was kidding, but I question it. He also said that women shouldn't be in the workplace making important decisions! When I told him I was going to law school, I thought he was going to have a stroke! I had to walk away from grandpa! Don't misinterpret this...my grandpa was a great man that provided extremely well for his family's future. My grandma was his Queen and he proved that everyday of their lives! But, that knuckle-dragging, chauvinistic thinking was strong in gramps! I also need to thank all the women from the generation before me for finally taking a stand - the stand that allows me to be in the profession of my choice! From the bottom of my heart, I thank you all!
Helen was actually the host of The Midnight Special for a couple years in the mid-70s. The other years they would just have a guest host every week. You might remember her introducing artists on some of the other Midnight Special vids you did.
I was a little girl when this song came out. Women were still trying to get respect and rights. Sexual harassment was more the norm than the exception. Keep in mind this song was released 3 years before women were allowed to even own a credit card unless they had a husband IF he agreed to co-sign and give her permission,
Yet despite that this was one of the stupidest songs I'd ever heard. A weak-sauce bra-burning protest song that made more money for Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug than it ever would for Helen Reddy, and for me it was emblematic of how 60s protest and rock music had burned itself almost completely out by 1972. Well, the joke is on the feminists now -- because you can't even get a Supreme Court justice to acknowledge what a woman even _is,_ assuming one ever existed. Trans and gender-fluid apparently have more rights and political power than the half of the population that put up with so much shit to finally achieve their due. This song has about as much impact as a sparrow farting in the forest.
I believe your facts are not accurate and misleading. A lot of it depended on what state you lived in. Credit cards didn’t exist too long before this song. It started with Bank-Americard and by this time most any college student qualified for a card. Around this time LAPD and LACFD lowered their height, weight and strength standards so women qualified when a man of equal or stronger/taller/ weight were still ineligible. I want the ‘best person’ protecting or rescuing me or my family, not a quota hire. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY especially in safety and or military situations
Notice the ones putting down this song are men. What a shocker. As for credit cards, my best friend got married on the late 70's and was denied a credit card unless she would put it in her husband's name.
Helen had a stream of wonderful hits, two of my favorites are “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” and “Angie Babie”! Go check her out, her music was beautiful!
Because women today don't know how it was and what we fought for and won.They need to listen to women who fought the good fight cause the way they are acting now they are taking us back to those times.
I agree wholeheartedly. We are about to lose a constitutional right here in the U.S. and I fear it won’t stop there. For the life of me, I can’t understand why…I hear them saying something but it just sounds like blah blah blah…while my mind screams no no no….
@@Serai3 you really don't want to know what I think.I remember how it was.I saw and lived it.So I'm gonna be nice and not say what I want cause I respect the channel and won't bring drama to it.So go pick your fight somewhere else.
Jamel… Helen wrote this song with another fellow Aussie named Ray Burton & she first arrived in the US as a single mother at just 24 & this song appeared on her debut album called “I don’t know how to love him”. A song of that exact title also exists in the soundtrack to the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar”. This song was also heard in the closing credits for the movie “stand up & be counted”. Sadly, she passed away in 2020 at the age of 78. She was a true trailblazer for female musicians in Australia & it’s a definite song of feminine empowerment & a true classic 🇦🇺✊️😁🇦🇺
@@christelheadington1136 … I don’t know too much about dementia myself but from what I hear from friends who have family members who have passed away from it, it’s heartbreaking to watch & knowing you’re powerless to do anything to prevent it 💔🥺💔
This song takes me back to 1st or 2nd grade. I did not like or dislike the song but I knew every word. This song was everywhere. No one could escape it. It was a huge anthem for the women’s movement which was taking off in the early 70’s. Helen Reddy was popular through the 70’s and eventually became the host of the Midnight Special.
RIP Helen. This is so much more than a great song. It's a anthem for a generation, and considering the times, we would all do well to pay attention again. BTW, the Bee Gees were on this same Midnight Special. Helen sang a slowed down bluesy version of "To Love Somebody" with them. It was a performance that still give me goose bumps. Here is a link. th-cam.com/video/OeopHemuZtM/w-d-xo.html (It would be a great reaction hint hint)
I was about 8 years old and could tell this was going to be an important song. I had a little tape recorder that I sang this song and Love To Love Ya Baby by Donna Sommer. My mother thought it was quite amusing and played it for all her friends. Lawd!
@debbieomi I was 8 years old in 1971 too. I also had a portable tape recorder that I took everywhere. I recorded songs from several TV shows. I wish I had those tapes now. They are long gone.
Same here! The 70's really did start opening doors for us little girls. Girls' sports boomed and I was on the first girls' softball and swimming teams. Transgenders have no right to take fair competitions away from little or big girls. Sorry, not sorry.
@@karencolley-smidt864 I would give almost anything to have mine. Remember recording from the radio and praying the dj wouldn't talk over any of the song? lol
Haven't heard this for ages. Delta dawn is a good one. I know you like a song that tells a story. You should react to Roger Whittaker The Last Farewell or Durham Town. For something a bit different you should react to MORPHINE Do Not Go Quietly Unto Your Grave or Thursday.
ive always loved this song... I remember it coming out and learning about womens rights and what they could and couldnt do... Like.. before 1972... a woman couldnt have a credit card or a bank account in her own name... but yeah.. its ancient history according to the youth now..
A beautiful Aussie voice! 🇦🇺 My daughter, who is 27, had to listen to this as she grew up LOL I wanted her to know about all the women the women who came before her to have what she has. ❤
I went to a taping of the Midnight Special as a teenager, and they had mats on the floor instead of chairs. You had to sit on the floor I guess the television audience would think that it was a bigger venue is my guess. In Hollywood back in those days they had people out on Hollywood Blvd. giving out free tickets to various shows. Anything done before a live audience, game shows, comedy shows, you name it
Helen Reddy opened the door for many female artists. This song was the female anthem of the time. She has a great catalog and should be explored! Great reaction!
The Midnight Special was basically Soul Train + American Bandstand if it was shown in the middle of the night as a concert. What I'm trying to say is there were a lot of kids there. And I believe it was showing live also.
I would LOVE to see you react to Helen Reddy on the Muppet Show, the greatest show of the 1970s! Start with "We'll Sing in the Sunshine," a song she does with a muppet camel!
@B Gallagher I've been urging reactors to dip into these incredbly rich old appearances on the Muppet Show and so far haven't gotten anyone to try! I love Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem's renditions of "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "Jungle Boogie" as well. Plus the EltonJohn and Paul Simon episodes!
My mother had the crap beaten out of her by her first husband. She went to the police station with his still red hand prints on her neck hoping they would finally take her seriously. The police just said, "Ma'am, go home to your husband." This was only just in the 60's.
Helen Reddy had a great voice. Although, this is not really a good song. By far, her best songs are the "Delta Dawn" remake and "Angie Baby". R.I.P. Helen Reddy.
Absolutely everything about it is amazing, this includes you Mr Jamal, I love your reactions. You get it MAN.....you and I cant become a woman period....
I can’t believe you didn’t recognize her. She was the host of Midnight Special for a number of years! Some of those bands play you reacted to at The Midnight Special she introduced them go back and look!
Good evening, My favorite song that Helen Reddy ever recorded is, “Candle on the Water” from the 1977 Disney film, “Pete’s Dragon.” I would love to watch a video of you reacting to it…if you ever get a chance. God bless.
Love your new intro, btw. Attention-grabbing. It says "Schwiiiing!" :) This song was both a reflection of the self-empowerment of women, and one of the products that aided in the cause. I should think that there is a tremendous need for such solidarity and progress through songs and other art offerings, as those same freedoms are now at risk of being taken away, which is wrongheaded, wronghearted, backward, and low class. No civilized people act to make others less free. It should not even be on the docket. Mercy and kindness never sides with an oppressor. It is a simple matter of kindness and mercy. RIP kind Helen.
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Jamal , hear me now, you outta listen and react to Dread Zeppelin. Lead singer is an Elvis impersonator doing Zeppelin's songs - reggae style . Robert Plant approved .
Please listen to "Delta Dawn". One of my favorites.
@@batmanforpresident9655 yes also please do Delta Dawn and Me and you against the world by Helen Reddy
Also Helen Reddy and the Bee Gees performed live together "Love Somebody" you will love it
You and me against the world was written for her daughter.... it's a beautiful version when she sangs it to her live
This was the women’s anthem back in the day when the song came out. Helen Reddy has many fantastic songs.🇨🇦
We need to start playing this everywhere again!
@@silverghostcat1924 I agree.
Absolutely
When she sang "I can do anything," it was such a powerful message for young women back then.
@@olga138 it still is 😊
That song changed my life....gave me strength to divorce my abusive husband. He dissappeared. Thank goodness. Wasn't good news at the time, but we came to appreciate that it was the best thing that happened. Thanks for playing!
Good for you Sally, bless you!🙌
Hi! Jane here. I'm so sorry. I hope you were able to find peace in Jesus.
This song never gets old. Check out her songs, "Angie Baby" and "Delta Dawn". RIP Helen Reddy.
Classic song that's probably been mostly forgotten. Thanks for reacting to it and giving it some attention!
Getting to sing this at the Women's March along with Helen (and 10,000 other women) was one of the most intense moments of my life. I was weeping as we swept into the last chorus. I remember when this song came out, and how far we came, and now here we are, having to start all over again.
I wasn’t there, but I have seen footage of everyone singing with Helen Reddy and it was beautiful!
I gotcha sister! 2022 and STILL fighting this f*cking sh*t!
Abortion is murder. Roe V Wade is history. Glad you had a moment though.
@@crusadeelectronics2444 Ah, the sad little man clutching his raisins. You're late.
@@Pahdopony A day I'll never forget.
I still love this song! RIP The first woman empowerment song.
Incorrect, there were: "You Don't Own Me", by Leslie Gore in 1963 and of course, " Respect", by Aretha Franklin. There have been others.
@@batmanforpresident9655 incorrect. Respect was written by Otis Redding
@@batmanforpresident9655 The song, "You Don't Own Me" was written by Mr. John Madara and Mr. David White.
@@truckerkevthepaidtourist The song, "Respect" was brought to Mr. Otis Redding by a gentleman named Mr. Speedo Sims (who was originally going to record the song with his own band). The current consensus is the original songwriter has never been confirmed.
@@julespumachu fine whatever
i can remember hearing this song growing up and i really liked it then , nice to see a reaction to it
My goodness. Hearing this song, at this time, brought tears.
At what time? You had a sex change? Don't worry, you're still the sex you were before those clowns operated.
50 years later, we still need this song!
Really???
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"Oh yes I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman"
She was so strong independent and invisible that she got a man to write the music for her.
When I was a kid my mom often played the 8 track of Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits. I enjoyed all the songs on it including this one. My favorite was "Ruby Red Dress (Leave Me Alone)". Very fond memories. RIP to both Helen Reddy and my mother.
This song takes me back to my childhood, in a great way 💗💗
It's an appropriate song for the current Supreme Court decision pending. Numbers too big to ignore.
Especially for the great decision that may save unborn women's lives.
This song was so important to young women and girls coming of age in the 70s. R-E-S-P-E-C-T the sequel.
I love this woman and this song!! I was 16. Also love the Midnight Special!! She was a teacher before she became a musical artist. That could be the reason fir the kids.
she's a great singer and this song is really needed today
It's a great song by a great lady. RIP Helen.⚘
Helen has some great song. I always liked ANGIE BABY and Delta Dawn. Thank you and love to your family.
This song never gets old! RIP
HUGE AND ANTHEMIC HIT!!!
Whose time has come again!!!
Uhh...no--
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Throughout most of the 70's and early 80's my mom was a Navy wife. Talk about strong, independent women! All military wives I have ever met have always been awesome about doing what had to be done, taking on whoever stood in their way, etc. Mom and her friends could change the oil in the car, one woman had a tackle box with medical supplies, and she'd been known to stitch up a wound or two when we'd get hurt. Although married, they all spent most of the year as single parents when the guys would be out to sea, or on a deployment and I have the utmost respect for them all. I remember mom belting out this song in the car on more than one occasion during our carpools to school. Miss ya bunches mom!!!!!!!!
Jamel, her "Delta Dawn" was another #1 hit for her!
One of my all time favorite recordings, great remake (Tanya Tucker, original).
I grew up with Helen's Delta Dawn. Love it still.
@@batmanforpresident9655 Alex Harvey (the one who wrote it) & Bette Midler released it before Tucker, and it hit number one only by Reddy.
When I was a little kid this was my mum's theme song and later mine. RIP to an Australian legend. Helen had a very successful career in the US. Us ladies have sung this in our choral concert. Very powerful!
Love Helen.
A number of 'buried' female artists like this that don't get the airplay anymore but had such a strong career. Crystal Gale, Anne Murray, and Carly Simon even, to name a few. Quite the catalogue of hits, but hard to get anyone to watch.
An anthem for women at the time
I miss those days before the craziness we have to endure now a days.
She starred in my favorite Disney movie as a kid, Pete's Dragon. And, I really like her song in that movie. "Candle On The Water" I liked it as a kid, and in college we did that song in choir.
@@celticpoet21 I fixed it, I said candle on the water in my head when I typed it.
Agreed it is a great Disney song.
If you like her voice, I think "Angie Baby" was one of her better songs:
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I agree
Yes a another great song
Angie Baby was the musical version of The X-Files! A spooky song! But a great song!
I'm a child of the 70's and I also remember hearing this song but not really understanding it's importance. My grandpa was one of "those" men. I remember some comments he made. One was "women were put on earth to serve man." He'd say he was kidding, but I question it. He also said that women shouldn't be in the workplace making important decisions! When I told him I was going to law school, I thought he was going to have a stroke! I had to walk away from grandpa! Don't misinterpret this...my grandpa was a great man that provided extremely well for his family's future. My grandma was his Queen and he proved that everyday of their lives! But, that knuckle-dragging, chauvinistic thinking was strong in gramps! I also need to thank all the women from the generation before me for finally taking a stand - the stand that allows me to be in the profession of my choice! From the bottom of my heart, I thank you all!
Helen was actually the host of The Midnight Special for a couple years in the mid-70s. The other years they would just have a guest host every week. You might remember her introducing artists on some of the other Midnight Special vids you did.
Helen followed Wolfman Jack
@@texadan314 yeah, he should react to Clap for the Wolfman.
@@2dashville He should. He should indeed.
I was a little girl when this song came out. Women were still trying to get respect and rights. Sexual harassment was more the norm than the exception. Keep in mind this song was released 3 years before women were allowed to even own a credit card unless they had a husband IF he agreed to co-sign and give her permission,
Same with bank accounts.My dad had to give permission for my mom to get money out.
Yet despite that this was one of the stupidest songs I'd ever heard. A weak-sauce bra-burning protest song that made more money for Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug than it ever would for Helen Reddy, and for me it was emblematic of how 60s protest and rock music had burned itself almost completely out by 1972. Well, the joke is on the feminists now -- because you can't even get a Supreme Court justice to acknowledge what a woman even _is,_ assuming one ever existed. Trans and gender-fluid apparently have more rights and political power than the half of the population that put up with so much shit to finally achieve their due. This song has about as much impact as a sparrow farting in the forest.
I believe your facts are not accurate and misleading. A lot of it depended on what state you lived in. Credit cards didn’t exist too long before this song. It started with Bank-Americard and by this time most any college student qualified for a card. Around this time LAPD and LACFD lowered their height, weight and strength standards so women qualified when a man of equal or stronger/taller/ weight were still ineligible. I want the ‘best person’ protecting or rescuing me or my family, not a quota hire. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY especially in safety and or military situations
Notice the ones putting down this song are men. What a shocker. As for credit cards, my best friend got married on the late 70's and was denied a credit card unless she would put it in her husband's name.
@@rcmaze8400 Yup, backwards men
This woman was awesome even up to her last breath! Killer voice, mind, body, heart and soul! Rest In Peace
I was 21.. this was our anthem! Thanks for the amazing memory!!
Big empowerment song. I am woman, hear me roar. LOVE IT.
Helen had a stream of wonderful hits, two of my favorites are “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” and “Angie Babie”! Go check her out, her music was beautiful!
I don't know how to love him was from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar written by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice.
Did she do Delta Dawn? Which was huge.
@@chrisa4695 Helen Reddy did have a big hit with Delta Dawn but so did Tanya Tucker.
@@chrisa4695 Yes she did. She was a great singer all a round.
HELLLLLEEENNNNN!!! God bless her soul. Fantastic Aussie lady, sorely missed❤️❤️❤️🇦🇺
There's a great little doc i watched on TH-cam about her. She was living a modest life in an apartment in Australia after she "retired."
A woman who wants you but doesn't need you, that's awesome!
Then she better be ready if/when
she does need a man!
sad, but this song needs a current reboot as we are regressing.
Because women today don't know how it was and what we fought for and won.They need to listen to women who fought the good fight cause the way they are acting now they are taking us back to those times.
@@michelleortega1514 Are you seriously laying the blame for this regression on WOMEN? Oh, I hope you're kidding.
I agree wholeheartedly. We are about to lose a constitutional right here in the U.S. and I fear it won’t stop there. For the life of me, I can’t understand why…I hear them saying something but it just sounds like blah blah blah…while my mind screams no no no….
@@Serai3 you really don't want to know what I think.I remember how it was.I saw and lived it.So I'm gonna be nice and not say what I want cause I respect the channel and won't bring drama to it.So go pick your fight somewhere else.
@@michelleortega1514 Giving you the benefit of the doubt. Could you please explain what you mean?
Jamel… Helen wrote this song with another fellow Aussie named Ray Burton & she first arrived in the US as a single mother at just 24 & this song appeared on her debut album called “I don’t know how to love him”. A song of that exact title also exists in the soundtrack to the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar”. This song was also heard in the closing credits for the movie “stand up & be counted”. Sadly, she passed away in 2020 at the age of 78. She was a true trailblazer for female musicians in Australia & it’s a definite song of feminine empowerment & a true classic 🇦🇺✊️😁🇦🇺
Very sad, she died with dementia.
@@christelheadington1136 … I don’t know too much about dementia myself but from what I hear from friends who have family members who have passed away from it, it’s heartbreaking to watch & knowing you’re powerless to do anything to prevent it 💔🥺💔
I remember this from when I was a little girl! Helen was on all of the fun variety shows.
One of our parents generation musical icons.
This song takes me back to 1st or 2nd grade. I did not like or dislike the song but I knew every word. This song was everywhere. No one could escape it. It was a huge anthem for the women’s movement which was taking off in the early 70’s. Helen Reddy was popular through the 70’s and eventually became the host of the Midnight Special.
You Don't Own Me by Leslie Gore. Very powerful, especially for the mid-60's.
Written by two men!!
John Madara & David White.
RIP Helen. This is so much more than a great song. It's a anthem for a generation, and considering the times, we would all do well to pay attention again. BTW, the Bee Gees were on this same Midnight Special. Helen sang a slowed down bluesy version of "To Love Somebody" with them. It was a performance that still give me goose bumps. Here is a link. th-cam.com/video/OeopHemuZtM/w-d-xo.html (It would be a great reaction hint hint)
My first concert. I was a teen but was so excited when she was there in the aisle 2 feet from me and smiled just before she was introduced
She did a cover of a song from Jesus Christ Superstar called, I Don't Know How to Love Him. You should check that one out
Yes, I second this recommendation
Beautiful song lyrics.
This song was Helen Reddy career starter
I was about 8 years old and could tell this was going to be an important song. I had a little tape recorder that I sang this song and Love To Love Ya Baby by Donna Sommer. My mother thought it was quite amusing and played it for all her friends. Lawd!
@debbieomi I was 8 years old in 1971 too. I also had a portable tape recorder that I took everywhere. I recorded songs from several TV shows. I wish I had those tapes now. They are long gone.
Same here! The 70's really did start opening doors for us little girls. Girls' sports boomed and I was on the first girls' softball and swimming teams. Transgenders have no right to take fair competitions away from little or big girls. Sorry, not sorry.
@@karencolley-smidt864 I would give almost anything to have mine. Remember recording from the radio and praying the dj wouldn't talk over any of the song? lol
if you want another feminist anthem, look up "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore
Was gonna say the same
Most feminist anthems were, ironically,
written by men (including this one,
written by John Madara & David White).
That’s such a beautiful uplifting song with a great beat.
My favorite group is Helen Reddy.
Helen Reddy has such a unique voice. Great music. Check out Anne Murray, Joan Baez for some other incredible voices
Later in life she gave almost all her money to charity except for a small amount to keep her in a small apartment in Australia.
Haven't heard this for ages. Delta dawn is a good one. I know you like a song that tells a story. You should react to Roger Whittaker The Last Farewell or Durham Town. For something a bit different you should react to MORPHINE Do Not Go Quietly Unto Your Grave or Thursday.
Midnight special was on the air for such a long time❤️ miss it
that was the year i was born ;) love helen reddy
ive always loved this song... I remember it coming out and learning about womens rights and what they could and couldnt do... Like.. before 1972... a woman couldnt have a credit card or a bank account in her own name... but yeah.. its ancient history according to the youth now..
A beautiful Aussie voice! 🇦🇺 My daughter, who is 27, had to listen to this as she grew up LOL I wanted her to know about all the women the women who came before her to have what she has. ❤
💜💜💜 I saw her in concert when I was 5 and sang along. (I still sing this in the shower. LOL)
Brings back soooo many memories
This played all the time when i was in eight grade . She has several good songs but this one was probably her biggest hit. Angie baby is a good one
She had a lot of hits, but this was her signature tune and a real anthem of the times.
The number one song on my first birthday. I love it!!
When my youngest daughter was 3 our song was you and me against the world by Helen reddy....is still our song
Helen Reddy has so many good songs, please react some more to her
You called it, Brother Jamel. About this song, the performance, and relationships.
I went to a taping of the Midnight Special as a teenager, and they had mats on the floor instead of chairs. You had to sit on the floor I guess the television audience would think that it was a bigger venue is my guess. In Hollywood back in those days they had people out on Hollywood Blvd. giving out free tickets to various shows. Anything done before a live audience, game shows, comedy shows, you name it
Iconic song and great song to
This song was a defining moment for me (as a 10-year-old!) and many many other females!
Hey, thanks for this. I didn't know how much I needed to hear this song right now.
Helen Reddy opened the door for many female artists. This song was the female anthem of the time. She has a great catalog and should be explored! Great reaction!
My sister and I used to play this song over and over when we were just 9 and 11 like we knew what we were singing about 😅
Her song "You and Me Against the World" is a beautiful song about motherhood.
The Midnight Special was basically Soul Train + American Bandstand if it was shown in the middle of the night as a concert. What I'm trying to say is there were a lot of kids there. And I believe it was showing live also.
I would LOVE to see you react to Helen Reddy on the Muppet Show, the greatest show of the 1970s! Start with "We'll Sing in the Sunshine," a song she does with a muppet camel!
@B Gallagher I've been urging reactors to dip into these incredbly rich old appearances on the Muppet Show and so far haven't gotten anyone to try! I love Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem's renditions of "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "Jungle Boogie" as well. Plus the EltonJohn and Paul Simon episodes!
My mother had the crap beaten out of her by her first husband. She went to the police station with his still red hand prints on her neck hoping they would finally take her seriously. The police just said, "Ma'am, go home to your husband." This was only just in the 60's.
These days, it's the other way around
(if the men complain at all, which they're
pressured by society to never do).
I'm a guy. I'm not a feminist ..... but I love this song. It's great!
It was an anthem for women then and Now
Iconic song.
She was a big star in the '70s for a while
💞 love this song
Helen Reddy had a great voice. Although, this is not really a good song. By far, her best songs are the "Delta Dawn" remake and "Angie Baby". R.I.P. Helen Reddy.
I was going to suggest "Angie Baby."
I beg to differ. This is the best women’s empowerment song ever written. It’s an anthem for women of multiple generations.
Speak for youself. For millions of us, this song was and still is essential.
@@PahdoponyListen to "You Don't Own Me" by Leslie Gore. Or "Respect" by Aretha Franklin.
@@Serai3 I did not say it wasn't essential to some people. I said it is not really a good song. The lyrics are banal.
Angie Baby is another great song....and a little haunting...
Absolutely everything about it is amazing, this includes you Mr Jamal, I love your reactions. You get it MAN.....you and I cant become a woman period....
I can’t believe you didn’t recognize her. She was the host of Midnight Special for a number of years! Some of those bands play you reacted to at The Midnight Special she introduced them go back and look!
Can't believe I remember all the lyrics
I was just 3 when this song came out 😱😱😱. Damn I feel old 🤣🤣🤣
Candle on the Water is her best song. She died a few years back. Feminist Icon.
Wrong. A "few years back"?? She died in September of 2020, it hasn't been even 2 years yet.
@@alamc200 2020... A few years back... Get bent...
Good evening,
My favorite song that Helen Reddy ever recorded is, “Candle on the Water” from the 1977 Disney film, “Pete’s Dragon.”
I would love to watch a video of you reacting to it…if you ever get a chance.
God bless.
Love your new intro, btw. Attention-grabbing. It says "Schwiiiing!" :)
This song was both a reflection of the self-empowerment of women, and one of the products that aided in the cause. I should think that there is a tremendous need for such solidarity and progress through songs and other art offerings, as those same freedoms are now at risk of being taken away, which is wrongheaded, wronghearted, backward, and low class. No civilized people act to make others less free. It should not even be on the docket. Mercy and kindness never sides with an oppressor. It is a simple matter of kindness and mercy. RIP kind Helen.
Great Song
when i was a kid, i didn't realize right away that as a boy i was not supposed to be singing along with this song
Your getting into an oldie but goody here😊
She was the actress on the original Disney’s “Pete’s Dragon”. She sang some good songs on their too.
Remember her introducing Wild Cherry on midnight special?
Ha! This is where it comes from. My mom always said this growing up
She also did Angie Baby. Rest In Peace ❤️