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FIRST TIME HEARING Helen Reddy - I Am Woman REACTION

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  • FIRST TIME HEARING Helen Reddy - I Am Woman REACTION
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  • @jerilynbowler6321
    @jerilynbowler6321 ปีที่แล้ว +457

    This song meant everything to those of us who young women when it came out. I recently went through breast cancer treatment and I played this on the way to radiation each day. When I rang the bell at the end of treatment I sang this so loudly from my car that someone honked at a red light 🤣🤣🤣. Women can and do anything hey put their mind and heart into!

    • @lorriew8627
      @lorriew8627 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Bless you!

    • @FUBAR1986
      @FUBAR1986 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      God bless you and congratulations on ringing the bell

    • @cassyharrison3592
      @cassyharrison3592 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bless you and congratulations, ringing the bell!

    • @daynagillham7393
      @daynagillham7393 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Congrats!!!!

    • @janicetrimmell6897
      @janicetrimmell6897 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes you can (and did)!

  • @joelscottarnold3262
    @joelscottarnold3262 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    “Yes, I am wise, but it’s wisdom born of pain”- you better preach, Helen.

    • @mrnobody3161
      @mrnobody3161 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes. Most Wisdom is born of Pain. I've been in chronic pain for 48 years. I'm so wise I prefer to keep my mouth shut most of the time. I'm in full confidence to let women handle it.

  • @librarylady13
    @librarylady13 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    😍😍😍Her song "Angie Baby" is my favorite. "Delta Dawn", "You And Me Against The World" and "Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady" are fantastic too. 💖

    • @carolbradshaw9646
      @carolbradshaw9646 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Don't forget "I don't know how to love him".

    • @judydubiel
      @judydubiel ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So many great songs …I had every album

    • @clemdane
      @clemdane ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Love all of those!

    • @affirmedny
      @affirmedny ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@carolbradshaw9646 Also "Somewhere In the Night"

    • @rabidsamfan
      @rabidsamfan ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Think you would have a great reaction to Angie Baby!

  • @lurker125
    @lurker125 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Not long before her death, Helen Reddy performed this onstage at The Women's March in January 2017. She was in the early throes of dementia but had the lyrics on a paper nearby for reminding and a stageful and audienceful of women to help her sing this song again. She looked so happy and excited to perform once again and her voice was just as strong as ever. The moment was unforgettable. Amazing and uplifting for those of us who grew up during the 70s, admiring her so. Thank you for bringing her back.

  • @Messaiiina
    @Messaiiina ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World" always brings me to tears. It's a beautiful song.

    • @ShadowsGathered
      @ShadowsGathered 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh, that song tears me up. I'm not talking a little teary eyed. It's full on sobbing! It's one of three songs I have that reaction to every single TIME I hear them. The other two are Gordon Lightfoot's 'If You Could Read My Mind', and 'Puff the Magic Dragon' by Peter, Paul and Mary. Ugly crying... 😭

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did Katy Pary still parts of this song ?

  • @kellifranklin4432
    @kellifranklin4432 ปีที่แล้ว +346

    This song was the anthem for the equal rights for women movement. It absolutely captures what our fore mothers were fighting for. A great song. An iconic song!

    • @Pahdopony
      @Pahdopony ปีที่แล้ว +54

      It’s too bad some folks are now trying to tear down all the hard work we did. Shameful actually. Once again it’s time to fight for what’s right.

    • @watchmanonthewall14
      @watchmanonthewall14 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Pahdopony Yup, the hard work of murdering 63 million fetuses after making 63 million immoral decisions. Bravo.

    • @Xcris_crosX
      @Xcris_crosX ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And just like that Qhristian Qonservatives plummeted women back over half a century😒

    • @susanpeterson9947
      @susanpeterson9947 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Girls Just Want To Have Fun-damental human rights!

    • @deedeethomas7835
      @deedeethomas7835 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Xcris_crosX No they didn't, it was just sent back to the States where it started.

  • @KimSimful
    @KimSimful ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Finally!!!! ❤❤❤ Our 70’s women’s anthem!

    • @trhansen3244
      @trhansen3244 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh, so that's when woke culture really started? Curse you, 70s!

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kimsim....where's the #1 man's anthem? What is a good song? Hahaha 🤣

    • @watchmanonthewall14
      @watchmanonthewall14 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trhansen3244 Yes, the a holes of the 60s and 70s (my teen decade) were instrumental in the ruin of our culture as currently constituted. We were the "me" generation, and look at the results.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@michaelasay8587 My Way? It's a Man's World? I'll Make a Man Out of You? It's Raining Men? That's What Girls Are For by Steel Panther?

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@trhansen3244 60s was the apex of that.

  • @wendydouglas425
    @wendydouglas425 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    This was the anthem for many of us who grew up in the 70s. Love your reaction! ❤

  • @NeetkaAbru
    @NeetkaAbru ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This was such an important song. It told women they were not alone, that their collective voice could be so loud that men would have no chance to continue to ignore them. It made me proud to hear it then, and it makes me just as proud to hear it today. We have so very very far to go, but this song started us on the path.

  • @markbarnwell942
    @markbarnwell942 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    the 70s and the US and the world will never be the same. this song had power and Helen just captured a moment in time. great talent.

    • @trhansen3244
      @trhansen3244 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. If I ever build my time machine I am going back to the 70s. Primarily so I can see Jaws on the big screen. But also to see if That 70s Show was in any way realistic.

    • @markbarnwell942
      @markbarnwell942 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@trhansen3244 it kind of was. great time to be a teenager.

  • @ezwriter5589
    @ezwriter5589 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Helen Reddy was probably the most popular female pop singer of the first half of the 1970's.
    She wasn't known for her songwriting, but she wrote the lyrics to this one, which not only was THE anthem for the Women's Rights Movement, but also has proven to be a timeless classic that is still relevant today.
    She was really talented, and had lots of stage presence. I was genuinely sad when she passed away a few years ago.

  • @TigerRogers0660
    @TigerRogers0660 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Another amazing Australian performer!! Helen Reddy really was big in the early to mid 70s!! Great performance.

    • @suave-rider
      @suave-rider ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The only expat Aussie with a thick American accent 😟

    • @terencemccarthy8615
      @terencemccarthy8615 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@suave-rider but an Aussie none the less….she won a trip to America after winning a singing competition on a TV show called ‘Bandstand’ and conquered the charts there…..(and worldwide)…it was the 1960s when the reality was that Aussie artists had to move overseas to ‘make it’…so what if she developed an American accent?….most of us would if we lived there for over 50 years as she did….

    • @suave-rider
      @suave-rider ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sg-yq8pm 6:00 sweetie th-cam.com/video/4PlgevjlAn8/w-d-xo.html

    • @suave-rider
      @suave-rider ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@terencemccarthy8615 she developed the accent straight away by changing the way she pronounced words look at his at 6:00 th-cam.com/video/4PlgevjlAn8/w-d-xo.html compared to Olivia after 45 years in the US th-cam.com/video/BJ83BGQW0N4/w-d-xo.html

  • @josephscally6270
    @josephscally6270 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    A terrific song R.I.P Helen Reddy 29 September 2020. Let me say that the strength of women has always left me in awe.

    • @rpdbu8250
      @rpdbu8250 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very sad because Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died September 2020 too. Both were champion of women’s rights in the 1960’s and 1970’s.

  • @RFWieder
    @RFWieder ปีที่แล้ว +107

    This song was a really big deal when it came out!! It got a lot of air play and inspired many woman to demand the respect they deserved!

    • @sheilameyers152
      @sheilameyers152 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My sisters and I 3 of us! We would stand on my mothers kitchen chairs and sing this song! My mom thought we were losing our minds!🔥😊

    • @fmtalks1386
      @fmtalks1386 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Played every 15 minutes!

  • @jeffallard3221
    @jeffallard3221 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    As a boy raised by a single mother in the '70s, this song and Reddy's You & Me Against the World both hit such a chord with me as a kid watching the struggles my mother was going through. Great reaction guys.

    • @ericclark244
      @ericclark244 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Love You and Me Against the World

    • @walterrutherford8321
      @walterrutherford8321 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ditto.

    • @Kirk-LS
      @Kirk-LS ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I too was a boy raised by a single mother in the '70s. Your comment, Jeff, hit the nail on the head. Thank you!

  • @johnsparks8083
    @johnsparks8083 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    LOVE HELEN REDDY!! This tune was a flat out A THEM for the ladies of theb70's women's lib movement.

    • @johnsparks8083
      @johnsparks8083 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ANTHEM even...

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 ปีที่แล้ว

      John Sparks...they should do much more of her...I just thot of the beautiful... Peaceful, easy feeling. Or is it just Peaceful? You know I like these 2 but they pause and talk so much. It just ruins it for me.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@emdennis10 Already corrected in the 2nd post.

    • @davidwoolbright3675
      @davidwoolbright3675 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s not about you listening to the song…it’s about their reaction to the song. Please pause all you need to tell us your thoughts!!

    • @davidwoolbright3675
      @davidwoolbright3675 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. That was for Michael Assay

  • @jvandervest2578
    @jvandervest2578 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Her signature song- a great vocal performance.

  • @Serai3
    @Serai3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I got to hear her sing this at the Women's March in L.A. in 2017. What a thrill. I cried singing it with her. 50 years. FIFTY YEARS.

    • @nanner3200
      @nanner3200 ปีที่แล้ว

      And we still have so much more work to do! FORWARD! Not backwards!

  • @janicetrimmell6897
    @janicetrimmell6897 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    It was and is an anthem. RIP dear Helen Reddy. Very powerful and personal. And you guys, on this very same 1975 episode of the Midnight Special, she sang "To Love Somebody" with the Bee Gees. Please consider it too. Barry is unbelievable.

    • @seanswinton6242
      @seanswinton6242 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes! Thank goodness for DVD. I bought the Midnight Special box set immediately when I saw it. I was a bit young when the show was on. The show introduced me to the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, and countless others . Also the iconic Wolfman Jack!

    • @janicetrimmell6897
      @janicetrimmell6897 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@seanswinton6242 And, now the Midnight Special folks have a new YT channel. They are starting to post performance clips and episodes with good audio and video from the original sound.

  • @beverlycoulston8058
    @beverlycoulston8058 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I remember watching her sing when I was younger...powerful song of the time.

  • @jellyrollnorton
    @jellyrollnorton ปีที่แล้ว +24

    One of the things I loved about Helen Reddy is she always looked so happy. This song and "Delta Dawn" were everywhere in the early ‘70s.

  • @csharporbflat2006
    @csharporbflat2006 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    She sang “Candle on the Water” in the Disney movie “Pete’s Dragon” where she played the character Nora. The song was nominated for an Academy Award. You should give it a listen!

    • @stevenbentley310
      @stevenbentley310 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was going to suggest they find a copy of PETE'S DRAGON to share with their kids, actually. Great movie, and Helens performance is wonderful!

    • @ashrimpcalledhank
      @ashrimpcalledhank ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Candle in the Wind is very inspirational to me I also really love You and Me Against the World. A beautiful mother daughter song.

    • @ericclark244
      @ericclark244 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love the movie one of my favorites as a child and who am I kidding as an adult

    • @medit6194
      @medit6194 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was going to mention that she was in Pete’s Dragon. Loved the movie and even as a young girl I liked her character and her singing.

  • @davidruvalcaba6740
    @davidruvalcaba6740 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    A distinctive voice with lyrics that register with the soul. Olivia Newton -John, Linda Ronstadt and Helen were a chorus of beautiful voices that represent the 70's. So many great artists appeared on "The Midnight Special". What a great time to be alive.

  • @avidrdr5640
    @avidrdr5640 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Finally! She's an icon, for sure. So many great songs from her from the 70's on. I'm a single mom from back then and her song, "You and Me Against the World" is one of my all time favorite songs ever. It could have been written about my life.

    • @aussiekat6379
      @aussiekat6379 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      She always was here in Australia her home land 🥰🇦🇺😊

  • @eddieking2976
    @eddieking2976 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I grew up during the ERA movement. Now at 61 and hearing this song for the first time in a few decades almost brought tears to my eyes. Nothing more beautiful than a strong woman.

  • @jonathanlocke6404
    @jonathanlocke6404 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    This is a brilliant pop song. I was only about 10 when this hit but even I recognized the social impact this seemed to be having. I remember there being grown men who were somewhat scandalized that a woman would come right out and claim equality so boldly. Not only that, but that her song would become this massive worldwide hit, and, to their chagrin, they would have to hear it everywhere they went for the better part of a year...

    • @clemdane
      @clemdane ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah, it's weird. I remember some men calling her a "man-hater" over this and making fun of the song. I don't know what they were listening to!

    • @LisaH776
      @LisaH776 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@clemdane Any time women assert our rights or rejoice in our strengths, some men accuse us of hating them. Utterly foolish of them, but sadly true. For too many men, this world is all about...men.

  • @Pushindazees
    @Pushindazees ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Yay!!!! This song was so meaningfUl to so many women in the 70's when fighting so hard for our rights. ❤

  • @snowbirdlady8496
    @snowbirdlady8496 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    My mother was born in 1929. This was one of her favorite songs! Mom was very cool in many ways.

  • @dorothystorry1733
    @dorothystorry1733 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Hear me Roar… what a line….lol. We love Helen..
    plus a perfect anthem for our daughters

    • @trhansen3244
      @trhansen3244 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope by 'daughters' you are inclusive. Transgendered daughters are daughters, too.

  • @wendyryder2708
    @wendyryder2708 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Oh Jay and Amber! THANK YOU SO MUCH for this song! It’s one of my favourites! It’s not only an anthem, it is a history of Women! LOVE your channel! I’m typing this with tears in my eyes! This song ALWAYS does it for me! Peace and Blessings from Australia.

  • @shelleybleu4903
    @shelleybleu4903 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This song was so inspiring to a 17 year old girl back then.

  • @joel65913
    @joel65913 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    As pretty much everyone else has said this was a huge anthem of the woman's movement of the 70's but she has quite catalog of songs worth exploring-You and Me Against the World, I Don't Know How to Love Him, Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady, Somewhere in the Night and her two other biggest hits- Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) and Angie Baby which is a trip in itself.

    • @renee5748
      @renee5748 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love how are you referred to Angie baby as a trip. I think they would like the strange story in that song.😂

  • @hectorsmommy1717
    @hectorsmommy1717 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Heading to college in 1974 it was pretty much essential that we went with a copy of "Our Bodies, Ourselves", Carole King's "Tapestry", and this song. We were ready to take on the world.

  • @bigs1546
    @bigs1546 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yet another great singer from Australia - this was the anthem of the women's movement everywhere. Her Sister was Toni Lamond who was a singer, songwriter and actress - a divorce of parents meant that Toni raised Helen like her own, even though she was only 10 years older. RIP Helen - Toni is 90yo now.

    • @gamergirl5317
      @gamergirl5317 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yes we australians are proud of her, Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia-died September 29, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an Australian-born American singer-songwriter, the first Australian-born pop singer to win a Grammy Award

  • @FEFE0611
    @FEFE0611 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    One of the greatest songs ever written. The anthem for women everywhere. Helen Reddy sang this song perfectly. Another song from this wonderful singer is Angie Baby.

  • @sandragray4598
    @sandragray4598 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Play this constantly for your girls while they're little, engage them in the lyrics while it's playing, we all need messages of positivity, men and women both.

    • @gbdewbery
      @gbdewbery ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, every girl needs to know this song. The clarity of it's lyrics that express an unchanged truth will tell them they are so much more than they yet know.

  • @26shedan
    @26shedan ปีที่แล้ว +208

    in the 70's a woman needed a husband's permission to get a credit card......we've come a long way though it feels we are going backwards lately. I LOVED this song.

    • @kathyastrom1315
      @kathyastrom1315 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I remember being a little girl in the early 1970s and seeing the job classified ads that specified “Men only” or “Women only “.

    • @suewilliamson5382
      @suewilliamson5382 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I remember the bank would send 2 credit cards with my father’s name and my mother would have to sign the back as an authorized user.
      I agree it does feel like some are trying to push us back decades in time.

    • @linrn53
      @linrn53 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I remember when I went to buy my first car on my own (1976) the salesman ask where my husband was. It took 2 weeks to hear back from the dealership, by then I had gone elsewhere with my daddy (I was only 18) Now I can buy a car in an hour. lol

    • @suewilliamson5382
      @suewilliamson5382 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@linrn53 That happened to me about 20 years ago. I went with my brother-in -law. Even though we told the salesman several times I was looking for the car, he ignored me. I ended up buying elsewhere. When shopping for a new car a couple years ago I was always ready to walk and I let them know it.

    • @steph990
      @steph990 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I was just a few years of having to be Mrs My Husband’s Name. And I was married in 1990. Forget that.

  • @mj95b
    @mj95b ปีที่แล้ว +15

    My daddy was so proud of his "women" - my mom, my sister and me and he would belt this song out and dance with my sissy on his feet and me on his shoulders.
    It is soooo very beautiful when a man is strong enough NOT to put females down!

    • @dv3507
      @dv3507 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, what a great role model! My Dad has also been very encouraging and supportive of the strong women in his life- my mom and me! ❤

  • @sherrellbennett1333
    @sherrellbennett1333 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This song gave women so much strength. Made them realize they CAN do anything. I had a few firsts back in the 70's. I was one of the first lady letter carriers. One of the first lady bartenders (prior to early 70's women in CA weren't allowed to tend bar). I never thought there was a job I couldn't do, but because I was young and pretty I had to prove myself every time. My dad and mom encouraged me. My dad taught me some mechanics and my mom was a small business owner and acted as a strong role model. But when "I Am Woman" came on the airwaves it was confirmation!

  • @johndalley1288
    @johndalley1288 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I have been waiting for you guys to react to Helen Reddy. She was so popular in the 70's. Delta Dawn needs to be the next song you react to.

    • @suegreene7841
      @suegreene7841 ปีที่แล้ว

      They did Delta Dawn by Tanya Tucker

  • @bobbuethe1477
    @bobbuethe1477 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This was Helen's biggest hit, her signature song. I also like "I Don't Know How to Love Him" (from the musical, "Jesus Christ, Superstar") and "Angie Baby" (a Twilight Zone episode disguised as a song).

    • @chele6828
      @chele6828 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hah! Perfect description of Angie Baby.

  • @roypartible9759
    @roypartible9759 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Delta Dawn is another great song by Helen Reddy.

  • @mrlookin4mr
    @mrlookin4mr ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I'm a 65 yr. old male (pre teen & early teen during the women's movement) and remember this song well. It was a very big hit. And ladies, your voice did not fall on deaf ears: to this day, I proudly consider myself a feminist.

  • @johnsparks8083
    @johnsparks8083 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Was already a huge fan of hers, and then She starred in the original Pete's Dragon, and I was IN LOVE!!!!

  • @jeffmitchell1123
    @jeffmitchell1123 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This song always reminds me of my Grandmother who over came so much in her life ❤️

    • @theshadowfax239
      @theshadowfax239 ปีที่แล้ว

      God, our grandmas had to go through so much, didn't they?

  • @ta2gypsy
    @ta2gypsy ปีที่แล้ว +9

    And now you've met Helen Reddy who introduced so many of your favorites on Midnight Special

    • @twentyfiveyears5010
      @twentyfiveyears5010 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just what I was thinking; Jay and Amber have SEEN her even if they haven't HEARD her.

    • @debbieamaral1315
      @debbieamaral1315 ปีที่แล้ว

      Another one of hers is Delta Dawn

  • @itchyandred4131
    @itchyandred4131 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great empowering song! R.I.P. Miss Ready✌️

  • @colintebble5380
    @colintebble5380 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Helen is just gorgeous and I'm so proud of her for all of her achievments.. A very PROUD AUSTRALIAN.

  • @heyou702pc
    @heyou702pc ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This song was everything to women when it came out in the 70s. I was about 10 yrs old and ill never forget it along with the book my mom brought home and laid right on the coffee table.....Our Bodies Ourselves. They were huge!

  • @melanieelliott89
    @melanieelliott89 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Righteous words. I am woman right on

  • @suzy260
    @suzy260 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Helen Reddy and Olivia Newton John were friends. Olivia counted Helen as a mentor and Helen opened a lot of doors for Olivia. Two Aussie greats. Thank you to all Aussie's out there for sharing them with the rest of the world. They are greatly missed.

  • @patriciaadams-rl4iz
    @patriciaadams-rl4iz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such a fantastic singer!!!! She really blew it out of the ballpark, with this song.

  • @louisejohnson6057
    @louisejohnson6057 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I can remember being in the gymnasium at school, grade 7 I think, and this song was playing, and all the girls were singing along with the chorus. What a great memory! Thanks Amber for this great choice! I've been having myself a Female Friday marathon today and this is another amazing and dynamic singer, and woman.

  • @Fairygrl_TW
    @Fairygrl_TW ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Helen helped Wolfman host Midnight special for a while. Early classic grl power. Thanx so much, Many Blessings

  • @nadinemarie3811
    @nadinemarie3811 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This song meant a lot to the young ladies in the 70s and 80s.

  • @lindaslater7782
    @lindaslater7782 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had the joy of seeing Helen Reddy in person, and what was so awesome, at least I thought so, the workers handed out "45" records of this song to anyone in the audience who wanted one. I took one back home and later played it on my record player. I had never heard of Helen Reddy, but it was at 6 Flags Over Mid-America and the concert was free. I'm so glad I took the time to go to the concert and hear her sing.

  • @johnsexton2200
    @johnsexton2200 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    She also sings Angie Baby

  • @bethshadid2087
    @bethshadid2087 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    YESSSSSS.....classic Anthem of the 70s. I go around work all the time singing....I Am Woman...Hear Me Roar ☺️💓

  • @MsBananasmel
    @MsBananasmel ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love that Jay always understands these type of songs and what they mean. You're a great bloke Jay !

  • @richardburnett6123
    @richardburnett6123 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Another great song by her is "Angie Baby" so different from the other songs of that period that it went to number #1 in a lot of countries. The lyrics tell a great intriguing story.

  • @bsrk3170
    @bsrk3170 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “If I have to I can do anything”. Oh hell yes!

  • @jackieknows9129
    @jackieknows9129 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Happy Friday all - remember to always give these reactions a thumbs up - It only takes a second and Amber and J deserve the kudos

  • @VicEclectica
    @VicEclectica ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Yep, definitely became the anthem for the women's movement - can't begin to tell you how big this song was or how powerful. My favorite of hers is Angie Baby, but she had a few hits worth listening to. Delta Dawn was also a big one for her.

  • @jimearnest4342
    @jimearnest4342 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Helen gave all of her millions to Charity,she kept just enough to live on.

  • @Pauba1946
    @Pauba1946 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Now you need to react to her song “you and me against the world “ a song she wrote for her daughter.

    • @suegreene7841
      @suegreene7841 ปีที่แล้ว

      A beautiful song

    • @jancw
      @jancw ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😭

  • @petercourtien4581
    @petercourtien4581 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Anthem which was a sign of the times in the ‘70s.❤

  • @kenpatton8761
    @kenpatton8761 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another great song of my youth! RIP Helen you are missed……

  • @herminiahernandez1512
    @herminiahernandez1512 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yes we are strong and can do anything. I have loved this song for many years.

  • @debibailey2968
    @debibailey2968 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Helen Reddy was our icon as a teen in the 70's! Another great song for strength in women is Gloria Gaynor 's "I Will Survive"!!! ❤️

    • @laustcawz2089
      @laustcawz2089 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most of "I Am Woman"
      was written by a man--Ray Burton;
      & "I Will Survive" was written by
      2 men--Freddie Perren & Dino Fekaris.

    • @elinstar6034
      @elinstar6034 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah baby!😊

  • @FUBAR1986
    @FUBAR1986 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    She played in Puff the Magic Dragon, my favorite movie as a young boy, and Helen Reddy was my first crush❤❤ Yes, I got it wrong Pete’s Dragon.

    • @ncthom88
      @ncthom88 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Might that be Pete's Dragon? Disney movie, live action but with an animated dragon.

    • @scottdettmar
      @scottdettmar ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pete's Dragon 🐲

    • @FUBAR1986
      @FUBAR1986 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ncthom88 yes, my bag Pete’s Dragon

    • @ncthom88
      @ncthom88 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FUBAR1986 No worries! I wasn't trying to be "that guy," I swear.

  • @fayetarajcak8799
    @fayetarajcak8799 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She also sang a couple of songs you guys may want to lister to ITS ALL PEACEFUL HERE, ANGIE BABY and DELTA DAWN. these were her other hits. Love me some Helen Reddy! This song helped the woman’s movement.

  • @suecolthorp9623
    @suecolthorp9623 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This song was number 1 pop song 1973 , meant a lot for equality

  • @gypsyroadhog
    @gypsyroadhog ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Now this is a classic R.I.P

    • @jvandervest2578
      @jvandervest2578 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wait- she died???

    • @gypsyroadhog
      @gypsyroadhog ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jvandervest2578 unfortunately yes, 2020

  • @beckyhalvorsen2126
    @beckyhalvorsen2126 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for acknowledging the struggle of the women in the 70's. It is too often either downplayed or forgotten.

  • @Tessmage_Tessera
    @Tessmage_Tessera ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I really miss the 1970's. Especially the early 70's, which in my opinion was the most musically diverse period in the history of modern music. It's never been topped.

  • @thomashansen2192
    @thomashansen2192 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She was amazing as she was knocked down and treated badly to get her promised record deal. She had to go behind the record executives to perform her song in clubs and places until it was requested on the radio and they had to acknowledge her. She was one of the top performers male or females in the 70’s

  • @pattyduke3079
    @pattyduke3079 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My favorite lyrics in the song are: " Yes I am wise. But it wisdom born of pain. Yes I've paid the price. But look how much I've gained. As a teenage girl, this song meant a lot to me.

  • @alanafarrell8068
    @alanafarrell8068 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was there when Helen was singing this. Here tonight enjoying you all. 62 year old white woman. Peace

  • @lijohns57
    @lijohns57 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You have to understand the era of this song. It was in the midst of the women's movement in the 70s and it was our anthem!!

  • @Ellechristine-ow4zc
    @Ellechristine-ow4zc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I LOVE THAT YOU TWO FOUND HER! So awesome as a younger generation. Thank you!

  • @teri7398
    @teri7398 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This song was a big deal in the early 70's. It was perfect timing for the period and the "Woman's Liberation" movement that was taking place during that era, used the song as their anthem as others noted here already. I was only about 6 or 7 years old at the time but knew of the "movement" in that period in time.

  • @TonyRom257
    @TonyRom257 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This song was made against the odds....her record company tried to bury it, but women heard it and demanded radio stations play it. Her story is fascinating, and you guys should watch the bio pic.

    • @laustcawz2089
      @laustcawz2089 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ray Burton, who wrote most of this song,
      is insulted that the biopic doesn't even
      acknowledge his contribution.
      I think he should sue.

    • @TonyRom257
      @TonyRom257 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@laustcawz2089 That's sad! I hate when talented folks are given credit due.

  • @t.lucalake8963
    @t.lucalake8963 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice reaction to the late, great Helen Reddy. She could still sing her hits in the original key when she was in her 70s.
    I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE TWO OF YOU!! 😊👍 I'm 63 years old, and I still remember all the lyrics to this toe-tapping little ditty. I used to recite it like a poem to female friends and coworkers, who were going through difficult times. I wanted them to know that they were stronger than their circumstances.
    New subscriber

  • @gbh0031
    @gbh0031 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Her version of “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” was a big hit in the 70s.

  • @stormy8207
    @stormy8207 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Australian singer. This is an important song which has made a big impact. Helen was born in Melbourne as was Germaine Greer who wrote Female Eunach which had an incalculable affect on the world. Germaine was awarded a Doctorate for her work from the University of Melbourne.

  • @ericclark244
    @ericclark244 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You'll definitely put a big smile on my face today thank you for playing this song she wrote it. I got to admit you made me cry 2. So very happy that you guys enjoyed it. Take care God bless you and your family

  • @rickycole6327
    @rickycole6327 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Guys this song won the Grammy for best pop vocal performance female made Helen Reddy a household name had other hit songs Delta Dawn Angie baby even had a summer music and variety series .RIP HELEN we'll never forget you or your songs 🌺

  • @SD-mw1hz
    @SD-mw1hz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She's like come on, she let you know, and she did it so nicely. She's like bring it on, it makes me stronger.

  • @sallysharp3845
    @sallysharp3845 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This song was the Women's Liberation Anthem.

  • @MatthewMullen
    @MatthewMullen ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man that song brings me back to the 70’s as a kid! That song was a big hit on the radio at the time and my mom was hip, let us stay up and watch the midnight special as she danced around our lava lamp, bright orange beanbag chair and curtains made out of beads ha ha!
    I remember watching that performance the first time it aired and overheard my mom and stepdad being wowed by her as well :)

  • @steph990
    @steph990 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMGosh, this song. I loved it so much when I was young in the 70s-80s. This was my mom.

  • @rosemarriott7486
    @rosemarriott7486 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for bringing this song back to my attention. Loved it back then, but it means even more now to this 64 year old

  • @texadan314
    @texadan314 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Helen was hostess for The Midnight Special for a time.

  • @domn1c
    @domn1c ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love this song because my mother played it nonstop when I was a young child. Helen Reddy was huge in the early 70s and I’m glad I know this song. So happy you both liked this great song! 🤗

  • @drieuxkoeppel8152
    @drieuxkoeppel8152 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I went to The Women’s March on Washington in 2017, groups of us marched and sang this song over and over. Sometimes we would shout the lyrics. Unbelievable experience!

  • @midnightfury9001
    @midnightfury9001 ปีที่แล้ว

    This song does have all the 70's sounds to it backing vocals, horn and orchestra guitar and Helens voice. R IP Helen Reddy.

  • @joelbusald6416
    @joelbusald6416 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love Helen Reddy, do Angie Baby next

  • @elizabethfranco1284
    @elizabethfranco1284 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Rest In Peace Helen Reddy

  • @Luuuc
    @Luuuc ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Songs don't get much more iconic than this. Perfect choice for FF.

  • @Shari225
    @Shari225 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I delighted you have discovered Helen Reddy and her signature song. It carried me through my 20's, when it first came out.