I have listened to this a million times over the years. I still remember listening to this for the first time, while I was in university with my earbuds in and having to rush out of the lecture hall because I was not capable of holding back the laughter. Thank you so much for the laughs Norm.
@@jimmyjones4921 It's the weirdest feeling. I've felt disappointed or even saddened by celebrity deaths before, but I've never been 3 months in mourning.
I remember driving to work when this came on & being late because I sat in the parking lot listening to the end. Best part was Gatlin Bros sitting innocently at the Grammy’s when someone yells “you raped Becky!”! Maybe the funniest thing I have ever heard on the radio.
This was a hit when I was like 8 years old. I had not a clue what was going on but it was a good tune. Then 20 years later it’s playing while I’m in a mall in a store and I’m all excited telling this younger girl that works there I used to love this song😂 and as the story unfolds I’m like wow this is fucked up lyrics and we’re both laughing as obviously she’s never heard it before and I just got her all pumped up it’s a good song 😂 she’s laughing watching me have this moment questioning wtf was wrong with me when I was child! 😂
this is the funniest fucking thing i've listened to in...god i don't know. "I don't think his dad, in his wildest imagination, could've worked 'The Gatlin Boys' into the scenario..." 4:50
Have you ever heard of a channel called "Styrofoam Bonfire"? It's a new channel and the first vid he put out is called "Norm Mcdonald had a secret" it's a fantastic piece of media man, some brilliant stuff in there I was so shocked that it was the dudes first release.. (it blew up 4 him rightly) it'll give you a dose of the feels for sure, but by the end you're smiling through the tears. A few things I didn't know were in there too. Well worth a look bud. A lovely tribute to the ol chunk o coal.
This video is the first clip I've seen in two months which truly made me laugh aloud. The last few minutes are hilarious. I hope part 2 is even better.
Probably the last time Kenny was fueled by passion and dealing with loss (Liberty records/UA publishers). Cuz of 1980 Moral Majority etc. Kenny was sent to cool down and with help of Kim Carnes, Sheena Easton, and finally Dolly Parton (including the Bee Gees and the Gatlins). Good for Carolla to tackle the tough topics that no one dares to address...
The funny thing is that the actual gatlin brothers talked about this in an interview and apparently they all really were being accused of being rapists after it came out
7:13 - "You wish. It'll be the best rape day of your life...". There are so many layers of dark comedy here. Is there EVER such a thing as 'the best rape day of your life'?
I wonder if Kenny thought the song "sweet Becky Walker" sounds kind of rapey, or if he just didn't like The Gatlin Brothers. No way that was a coincidence of him using their name like that.
Wow lol. Not even crazy about Carolla, but I just heard this for the first time & I've never heard someone make Norm laugh so much so hard. Not even close! If I were Adam, I'd take that to my grave as one of my greatest accomplishments. Making the king of comedy laugh. It's like a regular person beating Tiger in golf (before the accident)
Probably told the kids in school he would never fight. after his dad told him not too. You remember how it was as kids. If you got a rep for something it stuck! No social media to tell your side back then.
That does not seem like a wholly unlikely scenario, given the scandalous behavior of many women. But on the other hand, the narrator mentions that "in her arms, he didn't have to prove he was a man". That means that she KNOWS that he's not what everybody else thinks he is. Shit, she'd HAVE to know better to stick with a guy that had a reputation as a coward. In any case, I think the moral of the story is that all of this could have been avoided if Tommy had kicked a few asses early on.
I grew up listening to this song as a little kid, I NEVER thought that was about gang rape. I guess I just thought they roughed her up or something. You didn’t play the rest of the song, Tommy beats the ever loving snot out of those gatlin boys. That’s the best part of the story, he locks the door and again, I my innocent mind at the time the just picked on Becky and Tommy beat them up, now that we are talking about rape I imagine Tommy killed them.
"The Gatlin Brothers?...Can't week just pick another name? What other names would be good for rapin'?" One day while he was working, Tony Orlando & Dawn came calling They hogtied Becky with a big yellow ribbon, and there was three of them.
I love Kenny Rogers! But it’s just that song off the Big Lebowski “what condition my, condition was in” that made me a fan! Then he was such a Mack in his day
"That's gold Jerry!" They would've had the most hilarious podcast together minus the girl trying to be funny but in her defense she's trying to keep up with legends.
I have listened to this a million times over the years. I still remember listening to this for the first time, while I was in university with my earbuds in and having to rush out of the lecture hall because I was not capable of holding back the laughter. Thank you so much for the laughs Norm.
Missing norm often like he was a close friend & I never met the guy :(
@@jimmyjones4921 It's the weirdest feeling. I've felt disappointed or even saddened by celebrity deaths before, but I've never been 3 months in mourning.
@@jimmyjones4921 same man. His passing still hits me so hard. 😥
I just discovered it and I'm on my 4th go-round with it. Gold.
Agreed, this is as funny as 2 guys get together
I've never heard Norm laughing so much, I didn't know he and Adam were so great together.
They both played Death on Family Guy
@@ratsalad9401 ha! I love that
Whoever edited the press picture of Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers in synch with the lyric "The Gatlin Boys came callin" is a comedic genius!!!!!
Just found this gem. What a hilarious observation by legends of comedy.
Miss you, Norm.
Was this song too depressing ? It sure got some funny reactions from Norm and Adam. It was just a song guys.
@@chinaexpertdennis6371 it's just fodder for jokes, my man.
I remember driving to work when this came on & being late because I sat in the parking lot listening to the end. Best part was Gatlin Bros sitting innocently at the Grammy’s when someone yells “you raped Becky!”! Maybe the funniest thing I have ever heard on the radio.
What a great memory. Did you listen regularly or was this a matter of luck?
Never seen someone make norm laugh so much. Adam is amazing
With the topic of gang rape too no less 😂😂😂
You still haven't "seen" it. Its radio.
"ZZ Top, those dirty rapers!" lol norm
This is the funniest shit ever. I love how much they laugh when Kenny Rogers says, “There was three of them.”
This was a hit when I was like 8 years old. I had not a clue what was going on but it was a good tune. Then 20 years later it’s playing while I’m in a mall in a store and I’m all excited telling this younger girl that works there I used to love this song😂 and as the story unfolds I’m like wow this is fucked up lyrics and we’re both laughing as obviously she’s never heard it before and I just got her all pumped up it’s a good song 😂 she’s laughing watching me have this moment questioning wtf was wrong with me when I was child! 😂
LOL im imagining norm and adam sitting here listening to your story laughing their asses off. that story is hilarious
Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer...hits just as close to home and does not disappoint.
I am so glad I found this after you passed Norm..I have not laughed so hard in a very long time..literal tears of laughter..Legends live forever
this is the funniest fucking thing i've listened to in...god i don't know. "I don't think his dad, in his wildest imagination, could've worked 'The Gatlin Boys' into the scenario..." 4:50
greatest line ever
I am so glad my algorithm knows me well enough to share new-to-me Norm and Patrice. Miss them both so much.
This is gold!
The way he said "there was three of them" was so fucking funny. I didn't remember it being like that
Norm and Adam bursting out laughing at that line was fucking priceless.
Yeah that was a good line
great line
"I drove off the road into a drainage ditch the first time I heard that" Lmao Adam
Man, gang-rape country music just isn't like this anymore.
Me and my sister Mama agree
Go see an early 80's TV Casey's Top 10 and watch when he reads the Country Top 10 and see if your opinion changes....
I was about 8 when I first heard this song.
I thought the lyrics "they took turns with Becky" I thought it meant dancing.
Bless you for being the appropriate amount of innocence at 8 years old. It's so rare these days it's a breath of fresh air when it's seen....
It wasn’t dancing? I’m so confused.
I was today.years old when I learned.becky was raped
"They took turns *at* Becky" is what the actual lyrics say.
"I thought the lyrics "..." I thought it meant dancing."
Oh, you thought, did you?
Horizontal mambo
This Norm McDonald interview was my favorite moment of all of ACS. I still have the entire interview on my iPod.
Kenny Roger's sucks and so does this song. It's funny because it's terrible.
2:25 this is me trying to watch a movie with my girl. "Just wait honey and maybe they'll FUCKING EXPLAIN IT LATER!"
I nearly shat myself laughing when Adam said, "Sure, that's great rape etiquette"....
They were on fire with pure silliness! I love this!
Omg..One of the best moments ever in comedy..I'd bet Carolla holds this recording close to his heart of all time fun!! Norm R.I.P..
Tommy, don't grab dad's picture. Grab the Winchester 12 gauge.
Why?
@@hihosilencemeviolateme949 Why? I think that is reasonable response to a gang rape of your girlfriend. 😏
@@WALTERBROADDUS he decided to be a man.
@@hihosilencemeviolateme949 We don't differ on that point.😎
@@WALTERBROADDUS we do though. Oh well. I just don't get the love for this bit.
"They took turns with Becky." "WHAT?" Perfect response.
The Gatlin Boys disliked this video.
There was three o'them
i like how calm kenny rogers said that. ".....and there was three of them....."
I miss Norm. I keep hoping he is playing the ultimate joke on us.
Amen. (He could be🤷🏻)
How the hell was Kenny Rogers not sued by the real Gatlin brothers. This definitely wouldn't happen today.
The loss of Norm Macdonald still hurts.
Have you ever heard of a channel called "Styrofoam Bonfire"? It's a new channel and the first vid he put out is called "Norm Mcdonald had a secret" it's a fantastic piece of media man, some brilliant stuff in there I was so shocked that it was the dudes first release.. (it blew up 4 him rightly) it'll give you a dose of the feels for sure, but by the end you're smiling through the tears. A few things I didn't know were in there too. Well worth a look bud. A lovely tribute to the ol chunk o coal.
This video is the first clip I've seen in two months which truly made me laugh aloud. The last few minutes are hilarious. I hope part 2 is even better.
One of the Gatlin Brothers greatest hits was "Broken Lady". No joke, it makes me giggle when I hear it.
Norm & Adam: "There was 3 of them"
Adam: I think he had wood when he said that!
Norm: I know!! LMAO
I could not stop laughing! The tears are still going. So funny!
"they took turns with Becky....and there was 3 of them!"
OMG!!!! I A'INT LAUGHED like this in years.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’d still have to say Red Sovine Teddy Bear takes the cake.
Definitely also Don't take the girl
Probably the last time Kenny was fueled by passion and dealing with loss (Liberty records/UA publishers). Cuz of 1980 Moral Majority etc. Kenny was sent to cool down and with help of Kim Carnes, Sheena Easton, and finally Dolly Parton (including the Bee Gees and the Gatlins). Good for Carolla to tackle the tough topics that no one dares to address...
“Hay Maker” 😂 I always thought the same. In the 70s I remember thinking WTF?!
I heard this was retribution for the Gatlin Brothers song "All the Gold in California" which was supposedly a jab at Kenny Roger's wealth.
Rapists are always singing about other men's "gold".
Country quote "artists" are a catty bunch.
@@hankkingsley9300 People get so peeved when you associate them with gang-rape
"Just like The View. Except without four annoying broads"
I can’t breath listening to this. 🤣
The funniest part is that there were actually 3 Gatlin Bros.
I was literally LOL-ing with tears in my eyes from this! 😆😂
Gosh this is so funny but the best parts are when the LAAADY chimes in. She has so many worthwhile inclusions.
I've never had as much fun in my life as when I listened to this.
One of the greatest moments in comedic history
Adam simply killed. Laughing so hard my eyes are stinging from tears
Mel Tillis wrote “ Ruby”
Love me some Mel. He usedta play down in Branson.
Comedy GOLD
Carrolla and McDonald have great chemistry ⚛️
The funny thing is that the actual gatlin brothers talked about this in an interview and apparently they all really were being accused of being rapists after it came out
RIP Norm
how in the world have i never heard of this...i missed out
This is when i realized adam carolla could be funny
Adam is always very funny
@@Eric_the_miserable_midget I always thought he was just a full grown edge lord, but he is hilarious here
You should listen to all of his old Loveline shows, always funny.
@@MrSpaghettiWestern19 hilarious how?
Funny how?
Even Marty McFly got pissed when Biff called him "chicken."
It was the era's equivalent of calling a dude a pussy.
7:13 - "You wish. It'll be the best rape day of your life...".
There are so many layers of dark comedy here. Is there EVER such a thing as 'the best rape day of your life'?
The Jackson 5 came to town and 4 of them had Becky. Michael and Bubbles just stared and walked away.
This is arguably the best interview ever recorded.
Sure miss Norm. This was fantastic comedy gold.
Doing bench bench while listening. Almost crushed my larynx when he said “Becky called him yellow too.”
Always see the Gatlin Brothers band in my head when I hear this song
this was hilarious. maybe those who don't get it are too young maybe...
Turns out it was the Statler Brothers, disguised as the Gatlins.
Gatlin Bros. Had a song called sweet Becky walker. Hmmmm
I wonder if Kenny thought the song "sweet Becky Walker" sounds kind of rapey, or if he just didn't like The Gatlin Brothers. No way that was a coincidence of him using their name like that.
@@nealm6764 ikr
The first time I heard this song that's what expected him to do, "he reached up on the fireplace and"...took down his daddy's picture? What the hell?
I get the feeling that Norm Macdonald appreciated homeboy's comedy.
Odd that nobody picked up on the Dad's advice to "turn the other cheek"
They used all Becky’s cheeks
omigod..haven't laughed so hard.. gratitude that it ended cause I was laughing too hard. oh god.. good stuff.
Wow lol. Not even crazy about Carolla, but I just heard this for the first time & I've never heard someone make Norm laugh so much so hard. Not even close! If I were Adam, I'd take that to my grave as one of my greatest accomplishments. Making the king of comedy laugh. It's like a regular person beating Tiger in golf (before the accident)
The guys kinda blew past the gal when she got off “It coulda been the Jackson Five - cuz there was Five of them”
“Oak ridge boys came to town…..”lol I cried y’all!
How would he be so cowardly that everyone would know him as such by the age of 20?
Probably told the kids in school he would never fight. after his dad told him not too. You remember how it was as kids. If you got a rep for something it stuck! No social media to tell your side back then.
He probably saw his shadow at the chapel during his big solo and ran away crying...there were three of them after all.
When you gamble and someone thinks it's funny to sing "you've got to know when to hold em', know when to fold em'"...it's not funny.
Or mid-quoting caddyshack on the golf course. Bad rape etiquette
Norm, norm ,norm....you are missed so much.
Straight comedic gold
Let’s be honest. Becky didn’t respect him cause he was yellow. She started flirting and things got out of hand.
That does not seem like a wholly unlikely scenario, given the scandalous behavior of many women.
But on the other hand, the narrator mentions that "in her arms, he didn't have to prove he was a man". That means that she KNOWS that he's not what everybody else thinks he is. Shit, she'd HAVE to know better to stick with a guy that had a reputation as a coward.
In any case, I think the moral of the story is that all of this could have been avoided if Tommy had kicked a few asses early on.
gotta love the haymaker delivery
What the Hell? Some of the funniest s..t I ever heard.🤣😂😂🤣
I grew up listening to this song as a little kid, I NEVER thought that was about gang rape. I guess I just thought they roughed her up or something. You didn’t play the rest of the song, Tommy beats the ever loving snot out of those gatlin boys. That’s the best part of the story, he locks the door and again, I my innocent mind at the time the just picked on Becky and Tommy beat them up, now that we are talking about rape I imagine Tommy killed them.
I heard an interview with Larry Gatlin where he said this really did upset their mom, enough that she called Kenny and gave him the what for!
Kenny Rogers didn’t write Coward of the County, he just recorded it. But it is a great song though.
Stg, my whole life I thought it was "the cabin boys."
This is 'fall down laughing comedy' in a style befitting The Man Show.
Buckle up!
His father definitely clarified to walk away from trouble if he could. Some things, you just can't. That should clear everything up.
CLMAO! That sh!t is funnier than you think
i can listen to this every day and still laugh
"The Gatlin Brothers?...Can't week just pick another name? What other names would be good for rapin'?"
One day while he was working, Tony Orlando & Dawn came calling
They hogtied Becky with a big yellow ribbon, and there was three of them.
"What about songs about dogs that have died or you runnin' shine?"
I miss this old Adam show, with Dave Dameshek and deaf frat guy
I just commented the same thing. The Damesheck/Carrola calls home to family members explaining news headlines bit was the best ever.
I think we we're talking about bad gambling advice with Norm.....
I love Kenny Rogers! But it’s just that song off the Big Lebowski “what condition my, condition was in” that made me a fan! Then he was such a Mack in his day
Sounds like the gambler tune
Tammy Wynette had a strap-on …….. those words had never been said
Damn, this had me roaring.
"That's gold Jerry!" They would've had the most hilarious podcast together minus the girl trying to be funny but in her defense she's trying to keep up with legends.
In her defense no living women can keep up with these two
@@ronniejdio9411 I was thinking what a useless appendage she is, but you're right. Hard to run with these guys.
Every radio show has to have the token woman trying to keep up. Even Quivers is a hackette.
I dont think shes trying to be funny, just reacting.
there was 3 of dem
Still as funny as the day it aired
Norm was the best
These guys talking like they have discovered some long-buried deep-cut no one has ever heard before and must introduce it to the world lol.
There were three of them !!!😮🙋🙋♀️🙋♂️
his daddy mayve knew that the gatlin boys came a callin' every other week or so.