The Kenny Rogers song "Coward of the County" is a song you will also like and tells a story. Isn't music magical? A Romanian gal in Germany reacting to Kenny Rogers song written in 1978.
Yep he says in the next line that he thinks about the Gambler’s “final words” which is the chorus. And earlier in the song he says “all you can hope for is to die in your sleep” and that’s what happens to the Gambler. He put out his cigarette. Looked out the window. Went to sleep and died.
As true in this song as it was for hundreds of years before, with the idiom “play your cards right.” Even at the lowest of stakes, life can be a gamble.
The chorus is the perfect advice for getting through life...know what to keep, throw away what's not needed and run like hell from what's not desirable.
I was lucky enough to see Kenny Rogers in concert. During the concert, he tasked a woman in the front row to raise her hand every time he sang a song that went to number one in the charts. She went home with $2400. Great showman, great artist and a great performance. RIP Gambler. ❤️
This was really popular when it came out, so much so that it was turned into a made for TV movie starring Kenny Rogers as the gambler. His song Coward of the County also became a TV movie, after which Kenny starred in a few theatrical release movies. The 80’s.
Hi Miss Bisscute 👋 ( Madalina 😊 ) The Gambler is A Fantastic story song & Kenny Can deliver it well !!! Yet for Me one of his Most Beautiful songs was ( She Believes in me 🤗 ) &( Love will turn you around ) but that's my humble Opinion !!! Like button ✅ has been Illuminated 😁👍👍😎🎙️🎧🎹🎸🎵
Kenny was just a talented man. During the late 70's and into the middle 80's everything he put out became a hit. He had over 21 no. 1 songs during his career. He also was a very good actor and stared in the movie version of "The Gambler" and "Coward of the County".
Coward of the County, Love Will Turn You Around, and Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town are all fantastic songs from this era of Kenny's career. They're all worthy of a reaction.
Kenny was both Country and Rock at the same time. Many of his Songs were on the Charts for both at the same time! He Also did Duets as well... He did a cover with Sheena Easton called "We got Tonight", Then There's "Don't fall in love with a Dreamer", "Islands in the Stream" and "Every time 2 fools Collide". Kenny also sang in the Legendary 80's Anthem, "WE ARE THE WORLD"!
Great Reaction.... Happy Birthday Beautiful..... Kenny Made 4 TV Movies inspired by his song "The Gambler"..... Kenny made a TV Movie based on his song "Coward of the County"
For other Kenny Rogers songs, I recommend "Coward of the County", "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" Happy Birthday! If your Birthday is Western/Cowboy themed, a few good songs would be Marty Robbins - "El Paso", "Big Iron", "Ghost Riders in the Sky"
From WikiPedia: "(Kenny's cover of "The Gambler") was a No. 1 country hit, and made its way to the pop charts at a time when country songs rarely crossed over. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler, and won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980." Riding the wave of success of this song, Kenny went on to use his character (Brady Hawkes) as the basis for...not one...not two...but FIVE movies!
A Kenny classic!!! For me, the most beautiful Kenny song that I was able to dedicate to my wife while she was alive was "Through the Years "(1981). and I am grateful for it. It was our song until she left us. Thanks for nice reaction.
You'll want to check out Islands In the Stream...Kenny's iconic duet with Dolly Parton (another country music legend!!). Have an amazing birthday party, cowgirl 🤠
According to the stories Kenny originally wanted to do country but when he signed the contract for recording he was bound to do what they wanted and soft rock was the big deal. When he was established and was signing a new contract he said that now he had made it. When asked what that meant he said when they sign you and they tell you what to do you are on your way. When you reach the point where you can tell them what you are going to do then you have made it.
Definitely my favorite Kenny Rogers song and one of the catchiest songs I've ever listened to. I want to also recommend Home Free's cover of this song which is really good. Great reaction Biss!! ❤👏👏
I'm almost 50. My mom was a huge Kenny Rogers fan so I know him well and yes, COUNTRY. This review gave me chills with all the memories as I sang word for word (even after not hearing it for probably 20 years) and the comments brought up other KR songs....oh man. thank you for this. It made an old man feel young.
I've mentioned a lot of this before, but Kenny Rogers had been around a long time and done different stuff before he really broke out as a huge solo artist, and by this time, had pretty much been doing more Country than Rock, and this is definitely considered a Country song. Rock N Roll really originated out of a mixture of, among other genres, mainly The Blues and Country, so there is a lot of times where there's crossover, and they basically sound very similar, and particularly at that time, a lot of the popular Country music that was coming out of Nashville, was considered much more Pop than Country, so there wasn't always that much of a difference in the mainstream. Yes though! This song was such a super hit, and still probably his biggest song ever because of how catchy that chorus is. I think I was born the same year this song came out, and I mentioned last time that it inspired a series of TV movies when I was a little boy, and there's no way that you didn't know this song back then, and that it didn't get stuck in your head! I'd check out "I Just Dropped In" next. It's an older song of his from when he was with the band First Edition, and it's more Rock than you've heard from him yet. You actually have heard it already, as it was heavily featured in "The Big Lebowski".
The low singer you heard was Kenny Rogers - he did some of the backing vocals for this song as well. This song also inspired four TV miniseries/movies starring Kenny Rogers (he could also act) as Brady Hawks, a gambler in the American West.
The guy with the super low bass voice you were talking about, used to be more of a common thing in certain types of music like Barbershop Quartet, or a lot of the old Motown stuff. Basically when you'd have groups of 4 or more singers that would harmonize, you'd have some one to represent the different ranges. Like you'd have the guy that can sing real high, real low, the mid range melody, or whatever. So, there would definitely be the one guy that would go super low and bass sounding.
Tennessee Ernie Ford made a solo career as a bass. The Oak Ridge Boys were one if the major acts to do group vocsls, and they did team up with Ford once. Home Free has a similar range. They also teamed with the Oaks on a video, but they have made a big impact with their own material.
He was in a movie called Six Pack, and the theme song was called "Love will Turn You Around" about a race car driver that comes across a group of orphans that can work on cars
You are entirely correct to feel Country vibes. He is considered one of country music's greatest legends, with tons of awards and recognition. Some other songs of his to consider for storytelling are "Coward of the County" or "Lucille". "She Believes in Me", "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer", "Love Will Turn you Around" or "Through the Years" are great showcases of his romantic spirit and his voice. "Island in the Stream" is probably his best known duet, it features Dolly Parton, but he has live versions with many great female vocalists.
In my country (Argentina) that type of voice and especially in the tango environment is called "throat with sand" (garganta con arena) as it feels like it scratches the person singing.
One of my mom's favorite singers. This was one of the last songs she ever heard. Kenny was heavily featured in that playlist for her last couple of days. ♥
the Fact that Rogers is probably the best country storyteller singer ever born (just an opinion), any well known one is worth a listen. It really depends on your mood...he's done badass ones like this one or "coward of the county", or like heart break ones like "Ruby" (don't take your love to town), or pure romance ones (to many to mention..lol)....its quite a back log of songs to go through
Hi Bisscute. Liked your reaction to Kenny Rogers 'The Gambler ' a lot of artists add their own voice to the backing vocals I could be wrong and a Happy Birthday to you in advance of the big day ❤❤❤🎂🎂🎂🎂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💙💙💙💙💙💙💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
Thank you for your kind reaction. I enjoy Kenny Roger's music. Another country music storyteller is Johnny Cash. You may want to react to some of his songs as well. Such as Folsom Prison Blues or Big River.
This song is an absolute Classic from my early childhood, and I don't believe it will ever get old (unlike me). 6:09 Bisscute's vocal analysis here is excellent, followed almost immediately by adorable sartorial humour.🤣😻
Definitely a country song. It's hard to put a finger on what makes a country song precisely, but it usually involves storytelling in the song, acoustic guitar, plain and simple language that may use words like "countin'" instead of "counting". The instruments are often certain classic instruments like a mandolin, banjo, fiddle, perhaps a little piano occasion. The way the performer is dressed in a video is often a clue as well, because things like cowboy hats and boots are common. Sometimes the lyrics as well. The old joke is "What do you get if you play a country song backwards? You get your wife back, you get your dog back, you get your car back..." because a lot of older country in particular talks about being down on your luck and dealing with trying to pick yourself back up.
Another classic, thank you for being so open to the different genres of music. I apologize for losing your response to my request but were you able to find Can You Stand the Rain?
You say you like the combination of Kenny and story telling songs....There are two where Kenny weaves great stories through music....."Coward of the County" and "Lucille"....you will love them both, I know you will!
"Through the Years" is a beautiful song by him and he sings higher at the end of the song. Definitely recommend!! Another beautiful song of his is "You Decorated My Life"
That rough gravely voice is also known as a Whiskey Voice. Because they're sitting in the bar drinking in a dark smokey room, smoking cigars. Where your getting second hand smoke whether you do or not.
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The Kenny Rogers song "Coward of the County" is a song you will also like and tells a story. Isn't music magical? A Romanian gal in Germany reacting to Kenny Rogers song written in 1978.
Coward of the county is a great song. Very shocking but has a very important moral lesson.
Please do coward of the county!
Coward of the county is a good choice .
"Somewhere in the darkness, the Gambler he broke even." That means he died in his sleep.
Cool never knew that
it doesn't really, it means he died without debt, you read your bible like you read lord of the rings
Yep he says in the next line that he thinks about the Gambler’s “final words” which is the chorus.
And earlier in the song he says “all you can hope for is to die in your sleep” and that’s what happens to the Gambler. He put out his cigarette. Looked out the window. Went to sleep and died.
@@Flum666 I'm sorry that you're incapable of understanding the lyrics
It absolutely does.
Kenny Rogers did a great rendition when he appeared on THE MUPPET SHOW!
He had another big hit with "Islands in the Stream", a duet with Dolly Parton 🙂👍
Yes, Islands in the Stream is beautiful. 👍🏼
Hi, a song written by the bee gees
Honestly, any Kenny and Dolly duet is always good. They had such amazing chemistry.
This song is a Metaphor of life.
As true in this song as it was for hundreds of years before, with the idiom “play your cards right.” Even at the lowest of stakes, life can be a gamble.
The chorus is the perfect advice for getting through life...know what to keep, throw away what's not needed and run like hell from what's not desirable.
Very true!
"Coward of the County"
Another Kenny Rogers song that tells a story.
Kenny was a big crossover artist in the late 70’s into the 80’s. Everyone knew his songs, no matter what type of music you liked.
No joke. Everyone from the cowboys to the metalheads sing along to this every time.
See what condition my condition was in.
Ruby, don't take your love to town
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition.
@@Rystefnthere was an old video from the 80s that had lemmy singing along to Kenny rogers and explaining why he liked his voice to someone off camera.
The great thing about the Gambler's advice is that it's not really about gambling, even though it works for gambling.
I was lucky enough to see Kenny Rogers in concert. During the concert, he tasked a woman in the front row to raise her hand every time he sang a song that went to number one in the charts. She went home with $2400. Great showman, great artist and a great performance. RIP Gambler. ❤️
I too was lucky enough to see him, but it was back in the 70's when it was Kenny Rogers and the First Edition at a Dinner Theater
This is THE song that comes to mind when I think of Kenny Rogers, such an iconic song lol
Yes, this is a country music song. Although this crossed over on the music charts at the time.
Kenny Rogers was such a great story teller with his music
Throng is metaphorical. It's about life. He's telling him the lessons of life in metaphors.
This was really popular when it came out, so much so that it was turned into a made for TV movie starring Kenny Rogers as the gambler. His song Coward of the County also became a TV movie, after which Kenny starred in a few theatrical release movies. The 80’s.
Hi Miss Bisscute 👋 ( Madalina 😊 )
The Gambler is A Fantastic story song & Kenny Can deliver it well !!! Yet for Me one of his Most Beautiful songs was ( She Believes in me 🤗 ) &( Love will turn you around ) but that's my humble Opinion !!! Like button ✅ has been Illuminated 😁👍👍😎🎙️🎧🎹🎸🎵
It's really awesome how some of the newer generation is actively discovering the great music from yesteryear. Makes me happy :)
Kenny and The First Edition. ..
Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town...live
Thank you my sweet mother for sharing Kenny Rogers with me when I was a little one!!! 🕯️🕯️🕯️🥰🥰🥰
I think the word your looking for is "Gravelly". Kenny could have a gravelly voice at times.
Yay, The Gambler. She's going to know, When to hold them... (nods)
Kenny was just a talented man. During the late 70's and into the middle 80's everything he put out became a hit. He had over 21 no. 1 songs during his career. He also was a very good actor and stared in the movie version of "The Gambler" and "Coward of the County".
Coward of the County, Love Will Turn You Around, and Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town are all fantastic songs from this era of Kenny's career. They're all worthy of a reaction.
He was so unassuming. Almost a reluctant superstar
I'm sure you would like Kenny's "coward of the County" which is another great story telling song.
Kenny was both Country and Rock at the same time. Many of his Songs were on the Charts for both at the same time!
He Also did Duets as well... He did a cover with Sheena Easton called "We got Tonight", Then There's "Don't fall in love with a Dreamer", "Islands in the Stream" and "Every time 2 fools Collide".
Kenny also sang in the Legendary 80's Anthem, "WE ARE THE WORLD"!
Great Reaction.... Happy Birthday Beautiful.....
Kenny Made 4 TV Movies inspired by his song "The Gambler".....
Kenny made a TV Movie based on his song "Coward of the County"
For other Kenny Rogers songs, I recommend "Coward of the County", "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town"
Happy Birthday! If your Birthday is Western/Cowboy themed, a few good songs would be Marty Robbins - "El Paso", "Big Iron", "Ghost Riders in the Sky"
My mother used to play Kenny Rogers all the time when we were young. I still know all the lyrics to some of his songs.
It's about giving relationship advice. Know when to hold em, know when to get rid of them and when to get the hell out and never look back.
From WikiPedia: "(Kenny's cover of "The Gambler") was a No. 1 country hit, and made its way to the pop charts at a time when country songs rarely crossed over. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler, and won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980."
Riding the wave of success of this song, Kenny went on to use his character (Brady Hawkes) as the basis for...not one...not two...but FIVE movies!
A Kenny classic!!! For me, the most beautiful Kenny song that I was able to dedicate to my wife while she was alive was "Through the Years "(1981). and I am grateful for it. It was our song until she left us. Thanks for nice reaction.
Love your reaction as usual Miss Bisscute❤❤❤. Kenny Is a musical Icon. You should react to His song The coward of The Country.
Definitely Country!!! 🤠🤠🤠
This is real country.
Kenny Rogers was one of the best. I saw him in concert about 5 times
You'll want to check out Islands In the Stream...Kenny's iconic duet with Dolly Parton (another country music legend!!). Have an amazing birthday party, cowgirl 🤠
Kenny's career began with the successful rock band The First Edition. He moved to country music when he went solo in 1974.
According to the stories Kenny originally wanted to do country but when he signed the contract for recording he was bound to do what they wanted and soft rock was the big deal. When he was established and was signing a new contract he said that now he had made it. When asked what that meant he said when they sign you and they tell you what to do you are on your way. When you reach the point where you can tell them what you are going to do then you have made it.
Cowboy songs..
Happy Trails...
Tumbling Tumbleweed...
El Paso...Theme to
The Good The Bad and The Ugly
Definitely my favorite Kenny Rogers song and one of the catchiest songs I've ever listened to. I want to also recommend Home Free's cover of this song which is really good. Great reaction Biss!! ❤👏👏
Kenny Rogers has been in a number of movies. One of my favorites is 'Six Pack' with a young Diane Lane and Anthony Michael Hall.
I absolutely adore that movie.
R.I.P Kenny Rogers.💔
I'm almost 50. My mom was a huge Kenny Rogers fan so I know him well and yes, COUNTRY. This review gave me chills with all the memories as I sang word for word (even after not hearing it for probably 20 years) and the comments brought up other KR songs....oh man. thank you for this. It made an old man feel young.
Yeah it's called the Smokers voice cause smokers generally have it! And this song is amazing!
Kenny Rogers is one of the great storytellers. His voice is perfect for this sort of song.
Coward of the County , would be a good one to watch next
The coward of the county...❤
I've mentioned a lot of this before, but Kenny Rogers had been around a long time and done different stuff before he really broke out as a huge solo artist, and by this time, had pretty much been doing more Country than Rock, and this is definitely considered a Country song. Rock N Roll really originated out of a mixture of, among other genres, mainly The Blues and Country, so there is a lot of times where there's crossover, and they basically sound very similar, and particularly at that time, a lot of the popular Country music that was coming out of Nashville, was considered much more Pop than Country, so there wasn't always that much of a difference in the mainstream. Yes though! This song was such a super hit, and still probably his biggest song ever because of how catchy that chorus is. I think I was born the same year this song came out, and I mentioned last time that it inspired a series of TV movies when I was a little boy, and there's no way that you didn't know this song back then, and that it didn't get stuck in your head!
I'd check out "I Just Dropped In" next. It's an older song of his from when he was with the band First Edition, and it's more Rock than you've heard from him yet. You actually have heard it already, as it was heavily featured in "The Big Lebowski".
Kenny Rodgers had so many hit's Biss I really love "Buy Me A Rose" 🥰
The game the Gambler taught him to play was the game of Life
The low singer you heard was Kenny Rogers - he did some of the backing vocals for this song as well. This song also inspired four TV miniseries/movies starring Kenny Rogers (he could also act) as Brady Hawks, a gambler in the American West.
The guy with the super low bass voice you were talking about, used to be more of a common thing in certain types of music like Barbershop Quartet, or a lot of the old Motown stuff. Basically when you'd have groups of 4 or more singers that would harmonize, you'd have some one to represent the different ranges. Like you'd have the guy that can sing real high, real low, the mid range melody, or whatever. So, there would definitely be the one guy that would go super low and bass sounding.
Tennessee Ernie Ford made a solo career as a bass. The Oak Ridge Boys were one if the major acts to do group vocsls, and they did team up with Ford once. Home Free has a similar range. They also teamed with the Oaks on a video, but they have made a big impact with their own material.
I knew you will like it! And i agree that "the coward of the county" must be the next one!
He was in a movie called Six Pack, and the theme song was called "Love will Turn You Around" about a race car driver that comes across a group of orphans that can work on cars
You are entirely correct to feel Country vibes. He is considered one of country music's greatest legends, with tons of awards and recognition.
Some other songs of his to consider for storytelling are "Coward of the County" or "Lucille". "She Believes in Me", "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer", "Love Will Turn you Around" or "Through the Years" are great showcases of his romantic spirit and his voice. "Island in the Stream" is probably his best known duet, it features Dolly Parton, but he has live versions with many great female vocalists.
Yes it is country. Kenny Rogers is a country icon.
This is the first song of his that i ever heard as a small boy and have been a fan of his until he passed and beyond
In my country (Argentina) that type of voice and especially in the tango environment is called "throat with sand" (garganta con arena) as it feels like it scratches the person singing.
"Just Dropped In" Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
When I was a little kid, I would lay by the speakers and play this Kenny Rogers tune over and over again.
My first interaction with anything Kenny was his Cameo in George of the jungle as a kid but later finding his music was awesome
your a breath of fresh air I like your reactions it's fun entertaining always look forward to new uploads
It's time for Coward of the County. Good song that tells a story and it was also a made for tv movie (1981).
Great country song..... Thanks for the great music.
A must for any fan of Kenny Rogers and/or Dolly Parton is their live duet of "Islands In The Stream" (written by Barry Gibbs of the Bee Gee's).
Cute outfit Biss. Congrats on 300k! ❤
One of my mom's favorite singers. This was one of the last songs she ever heard. Kenny was heavily featured in that playlist for her last couple of days. ♥
He even made a whole movie based on this song
If you like Kenny Rogers then you should do more Bob Seger. They have similar voices.
A group of movies were made with this song and a lot of big names play parts some just cameos.
This and Lady are probably his most well known songs. I also really like She Believes In Me.
Woow,welcome back...Biscutt❤❤❤
This song and the song Coward of the County were turned into movies.
Iconic man & song. RIP.
Happy birthday
❤❤❤ hermosa. Canción. Cuntry. Y. Kenny. Un. Especialista. Abrazos. Biss
Through the years from Kenny Rogers is a must that lady or vice versa .
My parents listened to this when I was young
My favorite Kenny song is a lesser known song, Love Will Turn You Around
the Fact that Rogers is probably the best country storyteller singer ever born (just an opinion), any well known one is worth a listen. It really depends on your mood...he's done badass ones like this one or "coward of the county", or like heart break ones like "Ruby" (don't take your love to town), or pure romance ones (to many to mention..lol)....its quite a back log of songs to go through
Best country story teller...Tom T Hall would be my choice.
George Jones beats them both, but great singers nonetheless.
I totally agree with your opinion 👍 lol😊
don't forget Scarlett Fever.
Jones is very much up there too...kind of hard to pick but liked Rogers more growing up so am biased @@kens.4198
Hi Bisscute. Liked your reaction to Kenny Rogers 'The Gambler ' a lot of artists add their own voice to the backing vocals I could be wrong and a Happy Birthday to you in advance of the big day ❤❤❤🎂🎂🎂🎂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💙💙💙💙💙💙💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
Thank you for your kind reaction. I enjoy Kenny Roger's music. Another country music storyteller is Johnny Cash. You may want to react to some of his songs as well. Such as Folsom Prison Blues or Big River.
Life is a gamble Biss and Kenny song is referring to how we play the cards dealt to us in life whether good or bad.
This song is an absolute Classic from my early childhood, and I don't believe it will ever get old (unlike me).
6:09 Bisscute's vocal analysis here is excellent, followed almost immediately by adorable sartorial humour.🤣😻
Definitely a country song. It's hard to put a finger on what makes a country song precisely, but it usually involves storytelling in the song, acoustic guitar, plain and simple language that may use words like "countin'" instead of "counting". The instruments are often certain classic instruments like a mandolin, banjo, fiddle, perhaps a little piano occasion. The way the performer is dressed in a video is often a clue as well, because things like cowboy hats and boots are common. Sometimes the lyrics as well. The old joke is "What do you get if you play a country song backwards? You get your wife back, you get your dog back, you get your car back..." because a lot of older country in particular talks about being down on your luck and dealing with trying to pick yourself back up.
Have you checked out his duets with Dolly Pardon yet? Islands in the Stream I think was one of their biggest hits.
If you listen to this then you are an icon for me. really, greetings from the Netherlands
No human can listen tho this and say they don't like this and start singing.
Very much in the gambing attire Biss. Enjoyed.😊😊❤❤
Another classic, thank you for being so open to the different genres of music. I apologize for losing your response to my request but were you able to find Can You Stand the Rain?
"Ruebin James" Kenny Rogers and the 1st Edition. You'll love it!
I could listen to you speak pretty much anytime any day and it would be music. Love the accent.
They were both gamblers in life only one was older than the other and giving advice.
Great reaction to a great artist.
You say you like the combination of Kenny and story telling songs....There are two where Kenny weaves great stories through music....."Coward of the County" and "Lucille"....you will love them both, I know you will!
"Through the Years" is a beautiful song by him and he sings higher at the end of the song. Definitely recommend!! Another beautiful song of his is "You Decorated My Life"
“Lady” “Coward of the County”
That is a great song, and I enjoyed your reaction to this. Also, pre-emptive Happy Birthday!
I enjoy your reactions. Witty and charming. Your eyes are beautiful, it's nice to see without the eye makeup.
That rough gravely voice is also known as a Whiskey Voice. Because they're sitting in the bar drinking in a dark smokey room, smoking cigars. Where your getting second hand smoke whether you do or not.
quite simply- you are awesome!