OMG SHE'S THE BEST STORY TELLER EVER!!! BOBBY GENTRY - FANCY (REACTION)
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Most people don't know that Reba McEntire's monster 1991 hit was actually a cover of this 1969 hit. This is the original.
I had no idea until just now.
@@barbieg821 A lot of Reba's hits are covers.
Kathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers
The Nights The Lights Went Out In Georgia by Vicki Lawrence
Because of You-Kelly Clarkson
I'D Really Love To See You Tonight by England Dan aka Dan Seals and John Ford Coley
If I Were A Boy by Beyonce
I Was Country But Country Wasn't Cool by Barbara Mandrell
Jolene by Dolly Parton
Sunday Kind Of Love by Claude Thornhill and his Orchestra
Sweet Music Man by Anne Murray
You Keep Me Hanging On by The Supremes later done my Kim Wilde
You Lie by Cee Cee Chapman
Reba do have some soulfull voice in her way of singing. Tina Turner's debut solo album was in the genre of country which inspired Reba and other country singers.
I love bobby gentry but...No one can do this song better than Reba
Bobbie Gentry: The original and the best, by far.
I had no idea that Reba was a cover to this
What you would need to understand is, for the time period, this was a provocative song and her performance was just shy of Rated R for television. Thank you Johnny Cash for getting Bobby Gentry on a visual record with this hit.
Outstanding song. Bobby Gentry is one of the greatest song writers of our time. Also, a very good example of old school Country & Western music that takes our minds and imaginations to places we've never been. And, thank you Shawn and Mel for traveling down all roads simply called music. Thanks 👍
Reba did a bang up job covering this but the original will always be my favorite
Bobby Gentry is an American singer-songwriter who was one of the first female artists to compose & produce her own material. A lot of her songs were stories. Her biggest hit was in 1967 with "Ode To Billy Joe". Other songs are "Mississippi Delta", "Fancy", "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head", "I'll Never Fall In Love Again", "Sunday Mornin" (with Glen Campbell) etc.
"Raindrops" is a Burt Bacharach song that she covered.
Bobbi was hugely talented! She, like Fancy in this song, got hers and got out of the music scene as quick as she got in.
I’d always liked this song but hadn’t heard it in over 20 years. It’s amazing in its deep and (like Ode) depressing details that, with her delivery, you can only sit back and marvel!
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Bobby Gentry is so lit 🔥 she would be fire in any era. Her swag is through the roof.
Her name is Bobbie, Bobby is a man’s name.
There is a picture of Bobby in Muscle Shoals Sound Studio I believe and she looked Smokin HOT! HOT! She was leaning over a counter.
@@kenperk9854 - Again the name is Bobbie. Not Bobby. Only males are named Bobby.
@@Parker-930 well bless your heart. That's just a tiny side note.
@@kenperk9854 - It’s her name. Literacy matters. Someone’s name is not a tiny side note. If you can’t get that right, how can anything else you have to say be relevant?
easily the best song reaction video ever; much love to shawn & mel
This song brings me to tears everytime I hear it....how desperate her mom must have been...gives me chills.
Hell,, ALL of us were Dirt pour back then!😊
In real life she married Bill Harrah who owned Harrah's Casinos, who was 30 years older than she was. She divorced him a year later, a very wealthy woman. One of the great female voices.
This video was taken from a televised performance from The Johnny Cash Show, which explains his introduction at the start of this video. He hosted a variety show which featured musical guest from many genres. Glen Campbell also had his show during this time, the end of the 60's and early 70's
So glad you did the original!
Shawn and Mel. Bobbie Gentry did perform a duet with the legendary Johnny Cash. This performance by Bobbie Gentry of "Fancy" was done back on January 27, 1970, On the Johnny Cash Show (EP. 16). The song they had sung together was called "On the Byou." Great reaction to one of the greatest female singer/songwriters and artist Ms. Bobbie Gentry. Awesome.
This solemn and self-help song was written by one of music greatest singer/songwriter Bobbie Gentry back in (1969). And in 1991Reba Macintire would cover bobbie's song. Making it even more famous with a new audience. It would become Reba's biggest hit and signature song. Note: If you want to see more of Bobbie Gentry dancing and singing. Then take a look and listen to her song "Niki Hoeky."
She is beautiful in every way, voice, looks and body! WOW!!
Such a good reaction ☺ Another great song dealing with hard times is "Patches" by Clarence Carter (1970)
I’m depending on you, son . . . Yes!
I love her version best! She's soooo talented.
The mother knew the state would take care of the little baby, but as "grown woman", no one was obligated to take in Fancy. The last few dollars of the mother were the only thing that stood between Fancy being imminently homeless and potentially wealthy. The chance existed that Fancy might STILL be destitute, if things didn't go right...but the dress was a chance. I can't imagine knowing I'm dying very soon and I can either leave my infant to my destitute daughter without even enough for her to feed them...in the streets, or I can send her away dressed to kill and have the baby taken by strangers to raise. How awful...she dies with the futures of BOTH her children entirely in the hands of complete strangers, and she KNOWS she's headed for a pauper's grave that neither chikd will ever be able to find easily...if at all. Anyone talking about being disadvantaged here today, needs to understand this still exists as a reality all over the world.
What an insightful assessment!
The most hurting part in this song is when she says 'the baby's bout to starve to death.' It' shouldn't be like this anywhere. Babies shouldn't be starving to death and young women shouldn't have to sell their bodies to be able to survive.
@@sandragray4598 The fallen world at its finest.
Wow! I just love hearing these songs again. 🎵
Love Bobbie yet Reba rocked this! They both are fabulous
Thank you guys so much for not pausing this song!
My grandmother Ruby ordered this album through the mail and I listened to it on her Victrola as she called it.She purchased it with green stamps
She's the best.Bobby Gentry.
Fantastic thank you.
Shawn and Mel, you should react to more of her songs. Try her "Niki Hoeky", "He Made a Woman Out of Me", "My Elusive Dreams" and "Let It Be Me" both with Glen Campbell and so many more of her songs. I love Reba's songs, but her "Fancy" (IMO) can't hold a candle to Bobbie's. Enjoy your reactions, keep what you are doing and you'll reach that 100,000 mark.
Love Niki Hoeky. Soooo good
I like this song 🎵
Yeah, she was poetry in motion!
This classic story song by Bobbie Gentry has sold over 25 million records on close to twenty covers. I want to share a funny story I heard about the song when Reba McEntire covered it in the early 1990's. Reba was doing a world tour sponsored by potato chip giant Frito Lay. They wanted to do a Reba commercial licensing the music of Fancy for it. One problem: Songwriter Bobbie Gentry rebuffed the 50k offer telling friends " no song of mine is going to used to sell corn chips" Frito Lay kept up the pressure to license the song. Finally an exasperated Bobbie Gentry instructed her rep to demand 1 million dollars in a take it or leave it offer thinking that would put an end to it. She was stunned when they pony upped the 1 million calling her bluff ! The commercial can still be seen on TH-cam.
Wow what a song ♥️
She wrote all those songs too !
As much as I adore Reba's iconic version of this song and video, I will always prefer this video.
Wow ... it's been decades since I heard this. Great song.
Momma was tryng to help Fancy survvive -" Just be nice to the gentlemen Fancy, and they;ll be nice too you."
Her *swag*!
I did what I had to do.
That's why so many people get this song.
Man.. . when i first heard this song a week ago in passing while watching "George & Tammy", my face was just like you guys'.
i couldn't believe what i was hearing, but i had to Shazam the mini series so that i could look the song up on TH-cam.
The story is old as time, but i completely understand.
i have never been that poor, but i get not having much and having to rely on natural resources and the kindness of strangers to survive. It really made me want to know more about Fancy.
i wanted to know more about her parents before her father ran off, her infant sibling. ..
THIS is the song that should have been made into a movie, NOT "Ode to Billie Joe".
i don't even understand why people were so captivated by a song about suicide, when a perfectly good song about survival in spite of everything was nearly forgotten.
Thank God it's the version of the late ,Great Producer, Rick Hall in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
this was a HUGE Country hit by Reba McIntire in early 90's.
Only because most people didn't know who Bobbie was at that time.
@@kenperkins7921 Bobbie Gentry record of "Fancy" was 1969!!
You learn something new every day, I had no idea she recorded this song first!!!!
She not only recorded it, she wrote it.
"may a' been born just plain white trash, but Fancy was my name...!" I've loved Bobbie Gentry since '67. She still doesn't answer my letters, though. Bobbie did a couple of great duets with Glen Campbell and others.
A great Ballardist
Poor girl, Mom fixed her up to look good for the men uptown. What a story teller, her Mother did the best she could. Very sad. What is even sadder is this stuff happens to some. It's like going to a sad movie.
Now try The Supremes' Love Child.
That’s a great song
Yes!
s&m good song love it b.j. thomas rain drops keep falling on my head
Her voice is amazing. Ode to Billy Joe is haunting and so amazing! Love this song as well that Reba redid and made into a HUGE giant hit. An FYI, this song was also done by Vicki Lawrence of Carol Burnett show, and it was a hit as well for Vicki. That was early/mid 70s.
I remember because I was 10 years old and my sister was 18 and mother told her to quit singing that song and I Asked why? It was years before I understood why my Mama didn’t want to discuss the subject with her 10 year old daughter!
This was a very bold song for it's day. Song radio stations wouldn't play it at first because of it's content. Fancy had to sell herself to get by. So sad.
not many people react to this fine song from Bobby. incredible song writer. and gorgeous.
Yes she wrote olde to billy joe and fancy
Never forget she made this song, pre vidios, it brought some of us poor folks hope.
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Bobbie Gentry disappeared from public eye and retreated to her home and will not interview. There's only one picture when she was 72 with a family member. She's 78 now. Still beautiful.
I like this song sung by Bobby Gentry because her voice is very sultry and haunting and I also like Reba's remake that has more energy and hard hit emotions. It was her biggest hit. Either way, this song tells what people in desperation will do to survive. Nobody would understand, unless they were in that predicament
Another song "Ode to Billy Jo" by Bobby Gentry
Wonderful reaction and comments to a great great song and singer
Bobbie has hits. Lots of them. My favorite song by her is Louisiana Man.
You guys should check out another classic 'story song' 'The night the lights went out in Georgia' from Vicki Lawrence - 1972 - it's a classic
I am old enough to remember how scandalous this was. I remember Ode to Billy Joe, too, when that came out. She was an amazing story teller. She told the truth. And people were shocked.
This was on "The Johnny Cash show", it was a show Johnny and his wife June Carter Cash put on. They did comedy skits and had different singers of the time on it. I loved that show! If you like Johnny Cash, check it out. 🥰 Bobby Gently was a force to be reckoned with when it came to music!
Love you guys watch you all the time, I love when she said poor-white-trash because I'm from Canada but I grew up in the sixties and seventies and my brothers and sisters we were poor white trash and I don't know I don't think anything bad of that now and I'm not a millionaire in any way maybe I still in poor white trash but I'm damn proud of it
If you love Johnny, give Bobbie's version of "Sermon" a listen (years earlier and way more up-tempo than Johnny's version), or anything from her Delta Sweete album.
I did know this was her song. Reba did a wonderful job re making it. Loved this reaction.
SWEET LADY. 😋
Did you two react to her Ballad of Billy Joe? It’s her best work!
They did. Loved their heartfelt reaction
Check out Kenny Rodgers and new addition, just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
You should do a reaction to a trio of ladies in the country genre who go by the name Chapel Hart. They are indie country artists, and one of their songs is an answer to Dolly Parton's song. The song is called You Can Have Him Jolene.
didn't know anyone besides Reba had done this song
Can this woman tell a story or what?
I would like to see you react to Sonny James. His career was sadly short. He is a Native American, had cross overs into Country and Rock. My favorites were Young Love and Runnin' Bear.
Hey Fam!!! LETS GO!!!
Great reaction. You should do a reaction for Reba McEntires cover.
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You should see Reba's video of this song!
This is a new topic you should test out. Dance Songs. You have probably done Chubby Checkers the Twist. But there's also Dee Dee Sharp's "Mashed Potatoes" and "Gravy". Do the Jerk by the Larks, And other Shawn & Mel squad members will offer more.
The Delta Sweete Album is fire. Check out her song Reunion.
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Ya'll need to do some Ike & Tina Turner!!
The way I have always looked at it, is mama knew she was done. She knew someone would take the baby, because everyone will take a baby. The last thing she could do in this world, was what she thought was best for her daughter. Maybe it wasn't the right thing, that's not up to us to judge.
In the toughest of times, "one less mouth to feed" is the best thing you can do for your family.
If you liked this song it was covered by Reba McIntire 12 years later and Reba had a monster hit with it. You really should check out Reba's version.
Try 22 years later.
@@Parker-930 You're right I added it up wrong, sorry.
@@stevebeck7704 - No worries. I lived though both Eras, and remember them well. So the error just jumped out at me.
@@Parker-930 I'm 65 so I lived through them both also. I was just tired and thought it was 81 instead of 91, so I added wrong.
Don’t worry buddy. This guy is a joke. Commented on my post that I was insulting people when I was just quoting someone. Then he told another person on their post that you need a brain to understand this song. Wow what a hypocrite. Deleted my post when I called him out
so nice to see you guys speechless.. because in fact.. the mood of this song and the story is too much to comment on actually ... and it makes a fool of the listener because the hardship cannot be grasped
Reba did this also
Unfortunately for us.
Devil right hand by Steve Earl
Ok, I have never heard this version, But now that I have.. I dont know which version I like best. Hers or Reba's. Tell ya the truth, I did not know Reba did a cover of this song.
Wine women and song you should play that's from loretta lynn you love that sand talks about her husband Do little
Nancy Wilson sang a great rendition.
Definitely check out Rebas version… music video
Allison Debson "The Gift"
Watch Reba's version.
Daps on Jonny Cash..
Y'all gotta check out Reba's version.
This is the original, The one that matters, performed by the songwriter herself.
song only went to # 31 I guess cuz of the lyrics
The Reba video is the best
Who gives a scrap about dumb videos. Its About THE music!
Now you got to watch reba McEntire version.
Do some research on Johnny Cash! His daughter Roseanne Cash is good too!
This is good.. but Reba is mhy Queen.. don't mess with Reba
I wonder if some of her music were lost in time just like her because we did not accept that little southern white women behaved this way? Of course we progress the reality of critical thinking by the time Reba came along and it all of a sudden became an honor and an honest profession.
Guys please do the Reba version
Watch Reba cover Fancy
I would like to request two I thick you like. Janis Joplin Me and Bobby McGee and Johnny Cash Hurt
check out Reba's version and her video!! Much better in my opinion.