SO GOOD! STORYTELLING AT IT'S FINEST! First Time Hearing Marty Robbins - El Paso Reaction!
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- 📜 About Marty Robbins - “El Paso”: Marty Robbins was a legendary country music artist known for his distinctive voice and storytelling ability. “El Paso,” released in 1959, is one of his most iconic songs and a classic of the country genre. The song tells the tale of a man who falls in love with a woman in the city of El Paso, Texas, but is forced to flee after a violent confrontation. Robbins’ rich voice and the song’s cinematic lyrics bring this western ballad to life, making it one of the most memorable songs in country music history. “El Paso” blends elements of traditional country with a bit of a western film-like narrative, showcasing Robbins’ masterful storytelling skills.
Join us as we react to Marty Robbins’ “El Paso” for the first time! Get ready for a captivating journey through this classic country ballad, filled with rich imagery and emotion.
🔍 What to Expect in This Video:
• First Impressions: Our initial reactions to the storytelling, Marty Robbins’ vocal delivery, and the vivid imagery in “El Paso.”
• Lyrical Breakdown: We’ll dive into the song’s narrative, exploring the themes of love, loss, and the consequences of passion.
• Musical Breakdown: Analyzing the song’s arrangement and how the music complements the storytelling to create a truly immersive experience.
🤜🤛 Who We Are: We’re a couple who loves discovering timeless country songs and exploring the art of storytelling in music. Join us as we react to Marty Robbins’ “El Paso” and discuss why this track remains a classic in the country genre.
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This is part of the El Paso trilogy,. The trilogy goes as this: "El Paso,"
"Feleena (From El Paso)," and "El Paso City."
May they pay attention
You've got to react to the other two songs, please!!!!
I agree. The three together tell the whole story.
I was just going to say that. My parents had many of Marty Robbins albums. He was a great singer and story teller!
I’m 71, and while watching your reaction, I can see my Dad’s Gunfighter Ballads album on display by my stereo. I was raised on this album, and it’s a treasured possession. Every song on this album is great…..love Marty Robbins! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
I am 70 and my parents had that same album. I found out later that he had a Gunfighter Ballads II album and it is great - it's on TH-cam - check i t out. He had oe major pop hit too called WHITE SPORT COAT. As a side line, he also was very successful racecar driver.
@@markwatson450 I'm right with you. I'm 64 and I remember listen to Marty with my grandfather when I was very young. one of my favorites is Man Walks Among Us.
@ White Sport Coat and My Woman, My Woman, My Wife are great songs❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
The same for me I am 73 and both my father and mother loved Marty Robbins and later I also loved Marty and I bought that same record album and listen a lot. I now live in the Philippines and went back last year and brought back all my record albums and can listen to all of my great collection of music.
Same story here (I'm 67).
Marty was a writer, singer, actor, Nascar Driver, guitar player from Glendale, Az. This was the first of three songs. next up Are Big Iron; The Master's Call; My Woman, My Woman, My Wife; White Sports Coat. This song takes place in the late 1800's. The shooting wasn't the trouble, the stealing of the horse was the capital crime.
came here to say this myself.
yup, the shooting was self defense, since the other cowboy made his play as well. it was the stealing of a horse, that would have got him hung. For those who read this and wonder WTF /Why ??? It's because in the south west, stealing a man's horse was akin to giving him a death sentence. a slow suffering death of no water, and impossible distance to travel to the next town on foot that would all but guarantee his death.
@@nadjasunflower1387 Yes your right stealing horses was not a good thing to do back then
Marty was one of the greatest.
From my understanding of the old west, the narrator wasn't in trouble for the shootout(it was mutual combat)but for stealing the horse he escaped with.....that was a hanging offense
The moral of the story is, Do not steal a horse in Texas. They will shoot you when you come back to town, lol
Right...! ;-)
😂 this 👆😂
Otherwise it was self defense.
One of my Dads favorite songs. Always played it when cooking on Sundays. Along with lots of Johnny Cash. Good times. Dad's long gone.....and now Marty Robbins and Cash are always on my Playlists and Players. He had good taste in music...I'm missing these sundays...So, friends: If your Dad is still around, give him a call or if possible a good hug.
Marty was my mom’s fav and Cash was my dad’s….both are long gone too. Like you…when I hear them it takes me back. Good advice too.
Marty had so many hits. Known as the man with a tear in his voice. Also, a professions racing car driver
I was a little girl when I first heard this song, I remember the words very well. I was so amazed by it then, and still amazed now at 75. Love the song.
Was my mother’s favorite singer. Every time I hear Marty I see her singing . Hard to believe she’s been gone 22 years
Marty Robbins was the last of the singing cowboys.
Chris LeDoux begs to differ
The reason more people might not have recommended him is because I was sure you had already done at least one song by him. Love the artist. I would say Big Iron is his biggest song after El Paso, but he has many great story telling songs. He is kind of to country, what Jim Croce was to folk. Story tellers with a feel for a catchy tune.
What about "Devil Woman"?
Funny! We have another one coming from Marty in the future and Sam mentioned the Jim Croce relevance!
Beautiful guitar riffs as the song goes along. The riffs were emotive of the feelings expressed in the song
Feleena (From El Paso) and El Paso City are good ones
Great song! Never ever get tired of this gem!! Country used to be called Country & Western aka C&W no too too long ago, but of course I'm older every day=D
He appeared all over tv shows in that year and years after. It became one of his famed songs. Great singer and performer.
Don't forget the fantastic guitar work. Wow.
A simple song yet epic. Will be played for centuries to come.
Marty was a great story teller, singer, songwriter, NASCAR racer and, If memory serves me, he appeared in a couple of movies. I heard this song on the radio when I was in Army boot camp, so I knew the story's ending very well. Thanks Guys. Keep rummaging around in the past. It will never disappoint.
Cheers.
The guitar work on this song is awesome.
Best first song to react to from Marty Robbins
This Tex'/Mex' song of Marty's 'El Paso Trilogy' inspired 2 Western song writer's "Seven Spanish Angels", sung by their friends Willie Nelson and Ray Charles, re-telling more of this song, so ya'll should experience all 4 of this story's 'chapters'!
1985 was when Seven Spanish Angels came out.
Country\Western song writer icons Troy Seals & Eddie Setser wrote epic 'ballad': "7SA\Seven Spanish Angels"...
AKA\"Siete Español Angelas",
ala' Marty Robbin's good ol' cowboy story- telling style after he Rested In Peace in 1982, after still racing NASCAR out of his hometown, Glendale, Arizona, right up until the very day before "Seven Spanish Angels took another angel home..."
I was six when this came out, Remember my dad playing it on the record player. Love it.
"Big Iron" is a great listen. Marty is a master storyteller.
OMG!? this is one of my dad’s favorite songs! he loves it so much! i remember hearing it on a car trip that my family and i took, and i heard it, and i’ve loved it ever since. also, fun fact, steve martin does a skit with this song. very funny.
YES, more Marty Robbins.
I still have the original 1959 album that from when I was 9. Marty was also a NASCAR driver who drove a purple Plymouth. He had hart issues and died fairly young.
Another story teller face then was Jimmy Dean, yes the sausage guy. He wrote Big Bad John and later a follow up song about then president John F. Kennedy called PT 109. That was the boat Kennedy captained in WW2 and made him a hero.
Please play more marty robertson. His songs are beautiful thank you. We love him.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
the harmony of the vocals in the final verses is so good.
So glad you did this song. My dad would put on Marty Robbins records, and I always really enjoyed it.
Another great song from Marty Robbins is the Ballad of the Alamo.
Keep the songs coming guys!
Aw, the memories! I used to listen to this album, belonging to my big brother over and over again as a little kid. Marty was awesome. Fun fact, he was also a race car driver.
My Dad used to play an 8-Track of songs from the 50s. Among them was this one and I heard it over and over. Its a good song and its nice to see it still being reviewed 56 years after it came out.
One of my absolutely favorite songs!
I remember as a ten year old in75 l came across Marty Robbins Greatest Hits in my mom's records I played it so much my mom gave it to me My mom has passed on and I miss her but I still have the album and I still love Mom and the album
Marty was the Western part of Country & Western music. He was an Arizona cowboy, songwriter, singer, poet, actor, and NASCAR stock car racer. He sang songs he wrote plus covered many traditional Western songs. My dad's favorite artist so I grew up listening to him, and have my own cds too.
I grew up hearing Marty. Great singer. I actually have this album.
Marty Robbins was a true country music superstar for four decades, and the Academy of Country Music voted him the artist of the decade for the 1960s. He's a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. His songs were recorded by Elvis, Johnny Cash, the Grateful Dead and many, many others. Don McLean of American Pie fame recorded an entire album of Marty Robbins songs. Johnny Cash once said "there is no greater country singer than Marty Robbins." Oh, and when he wasn't busy writing and singing, he was a well-known Nascar driver.
Big Iron is a great song to react to. Good storytelling and a great song.
Love that song!
Everyone seems to forget one thing about the story. It wasn't the duel that was the problem. It was a fair fight. The other guy drew first. He had witnesses. It was the fact that the lover was a horse thief ("I got a good one, it looked like it could run, up on its back and away I did ride"). If that doesn't sound like a horse thief, I don't know what is. The importance of a horse in those days can't be under stressed. That's put more men to the gallows than just about anything else. There's a story in my family about a relative that was hung as a horse thief back in the mid-19th century. But that doesn't make the story sound like a love story.
My favorite is still "Big Iron." Great story.
Marty has a wide selection. "Big Iron" was a big hit, but my favorite MR 'cowboy story' song was "Mr. Shorty". For a little more depth of emotion and not a cowboy song, give a listen to "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife". You could also check into him as a man. Quite a story.
The power of music memories... this takes me back to listening to Marty and other great artists with my grandmother on Sunday evenings...there are lots of great stories to hear from Marty...thanks for reminding me of a great lady who helped shape who I am....Karl from eastern Canada 👍👍👍
One of mom's favorite singers.
This song is somewhat unique in that it has no chorus. It starts the story and goes all the way through to the end without much of a break. My dad would sing this every once in a while, in the evening on our back porch. Not sure how our neighbors felt about that, but I enjoyed it!
Marty Robbins was a singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist & NASCAR racing driver. Robbins was one of the most popular & successful country & western singers for nearly five decades 40's-80's. He had so many hits such as "Singing The Blues", "Devil Woman", "A White Sport Coat", "The Story of My Life", "Don't Worry", "Big Iron", "Knee Deep In The Blues", "Honkytonk Man", "Don't Worry 'Bout Me", "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife" etc.
Marty was one of a kind. He did a lot of "cowboy" music. Well worth going down a rabbit hole of his music. Another one of my favorites is "My Woman My Wife, " which he wrote for his wife.
Marty Robbins was an incredibly talented singer/songwriter, so much of his output were his own songs right throughout his career. He was a guest on the Johnny Cash show four times, such was the man in black's high opinion of him. Marty sang back up on John's recording of Marty's 'Song Of The Patriot' which surprisingly was not a big hit for Cash. Marty could sing many genres of music and is still today, one of the greatest vocalists that there has ever been in the music world.
he has amazing vocals and has many great hits!!!!
My first time to see your show! Many childhood memories for this Texas gal! Marty had a sweet voice and was not only into cowboy songs, although his Gunfighter Ballad Album has been huge in Texas. Considered one of the greats due to his crossover ability. Check out his 50’s “A White Sport Coat”… Unfortunately he lost a battle with cancer too soon.
Beautiful song. Grew up listening to his music thanks to my mom.
So great you did this! You're certainly not afraid to go outside the box.
What a talented song writer and singer Marty Robbins was. He also wrote “You Gave Me a Mountain”, that Elvis made a big hit out of.
This song Never gets old!!!
Listening to this in El Paso rn
If you were a kid in the early 1960s, chances are your Dad had this album in his record collection next to the "Hi-Fi. (stereo record player) This song was played constantly on the AM radio stations. I think I was 7 or 8 yrs. old at the time. Westerns like Bonanza and Gunsmoke were the top-rated shows on tv at the time, so listening to this great cowboy story, made you feel right at home.
Thanks guys
This is the western side of what used to be called Country and Western Music.
I recommend anything by Marty but "Big Iron" is one of my favorites.
Marty Robbins told a story in all his songs you should listen to Big Iron next
Marty lived across the road from us growing up. We played hide and seek in his BIG house. Super nice man. Ask me about Tom T Hall too🤠
Martin David Robinson aka Marty Robbins (1925-1982). During his career in music from 1948 to 1982, Marty Robbins recorded over 60 albums. Prior to his career, Marty served in US Navy during WWII. During his music career, Marty was also a NASCAR Racer from his 1st race in 1966 to last race in 1982.
My parents had this album. My sister and I used to listen to it a lot. Some other good songs off of it are "Big Iron" , "Cool Water" and "The Master's Call"
I understand that you are looking at this song with a 21st century lens. As someone who grew up in the 60s, I had to shiver a bit when you referred to it's genre as "country". Its actual genre is much rarer now, "western". Back then, there were very few, if any, country radio stations. They were "country and western" stations, as this song shows, for good reason.
So smooth. Robbins is my all time male favorite performer.
I was born and raised in El Paso and still live here. Rosa’s Cantina is still here hugging the border with Mexico and serving great food and live music! There hasn’t been a gunfight there in at least a couple of weeks, maybe more. 😂
A song with a similar feel would be Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford. I think you would love that one as well.
Great suggestion!
Noted!
Devil Woman, The Hanging Tree, A White Sport Coat ! More great Marty tunes
Now they need to hear part 2! El Paso City
part two is probably Feleena as it takes place in the same time frame. El Paso is set in the then modern era and is about a modern man dreaming of the events in the first song. The song may imply he is the reincarnation of the cowboy in the first song.
Love this song!
“El Paso” was a staple of old Grateful Dead sets back in the day.
I love Bobby doing this one and Big Iron.
So glad you are checking out Marty Robbins. He has so many good story telling songs. Notice that there is no chorus and no repetition. Just one continuous story from beginning to end. It's like watching a movie in your mind while listening to Marty.
If you want more Marty Robbins just like that and just as good, check out "Big Iron" and "Master's Call"
Loved Marty's vocals and this song. Thanks much for reacting to it. Hope you listen to more from him soon.
This was great. And great lyrics and melody. I like this very much.
One of the best story songs ever.
Nothing beats old Country
I remember back in the 70's starting my teen years, my dad had an 8-track tape player in his 65 Impala and he had a set of 8-track tapes called "Country Classics" and he would pop them in when we went places and this song was on one of them. I remember telling him that, these songs are OLD. And he said, " These songs are classics, what you talking about boy". But through the years I strated getting into them.
Another song on there that I love is from one of my dad's favorite old time singer's name Del Reeves. Back then, trucking songs were getting popular and there is one by Del Reeves called "Girl On The Billboard". Y'all should react to it someday. It's catchy and cool. I'll give one hint. Like the song says, it's about a girl wearing nothing but a smile, etc, etc, etc. LOL.
The version I chose is of Del singing it live on Country's Family Reunion Celebration surrounded by lots of country talent like the Glen Campbell song you two reacted to a while back. Del is older here , but still could put that song out like his younger days. "Del Reeves sings "Girl on the Billboard" live on Country's Family Reunion Celebration"
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This is my favorite country song of all time!
Beautiful song💯
My grandmother was born & raised in El Paso, TX in the early 20th century but her name was Maria Alicia not Felena. She was ¼ Mescalero Apache & Mexica [meh SHEE kah] but she always said she was a "Texan". Being reminded of my grandma when I hear this song always brings a smile to my face & a little tear to my eye.
Interestingly enough, there actually is a Rosa's Cantina in El Paso open for business in 2025.
Thanks for reacting to this western classic.
❤❤❤ great to evaluate the older ones. I love it.❤❤❤
This song reminds me of "Spring Time In Alaska" by Johnny Horton. A very good song and story. Marty Robbins was also a race car driver.
I agree to the above conmmm. Plrase react to the whole trilogy. And the other songs mentioned. Great cataIouge. I love Marty Robbins. So does my 23 yr. old daughter. She grew up listening to hin driving with me and the family. Still loves him!
I believe that Marty drove a race car in NASCAR. Another singer for you to check out is Johnny Horton. I think his biggest hit was "The Battle of New Orleans". "Bismark" "Comanche" "North to Alaska". A John Wayne movie by the same name.
Aw man, I remember my mom and dad playing this song on the "hi fi" in the living room!
This song is the first in a trilogy,To complete the story you need the other two!
You won’t get much better than Marty when it comes to cowboy songs.
I listened to this and other classics; when listening to my Grandmother's records, about 50 years ago.
Marty Robbins: ‘A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)’, ‘Just Married’, ‘She Was Only Seventeen’, ‘Devil Woman’. My favourite Marty Robbins song is ‘My Woman, My Woman, My Wife’. Marty Robbins wrote this song whilst he was convalescing in a hospital bed after suffering a heart attack and as he was reflecting on his wife Marizona. The story goes that Marty asked his wife to hand him his guitar that was resting against the wall and he started serenading her leading to this song. This song would win Marty Robbins his second Grammy.
Every Sunday while I was growing up, my dad would load the "record changer" up with 5 albums about a 1/2-hour before dinner. I think this was one of his favorites, because I'm pretty sure it played about once a month, and he had maybe 100 LPs. I recall asking my dad if horse thievery was a higher crime than murder via gunfight, and he said, "Often times, yes." And he asked if I realized the song was sung in the afterlife... think about THAT one!
Great reaction! Thanks for the wonderful memories!
just discovered your channel guys and really enjoying it...
This song almost didn't get released because at 4 minutes, 38 seconds it was about twice as long as disc jockeys at the time wanted to play on the radio. Some interesting things about Marty. He was a pretty good race car driver with 35 NASCAR races under his belt with six top ten finishes. He had a bad heart and he had a heart attack on stage one time and actually finished his performance, so he had a lot in common with Bobby Darin. Due to his health problems perhaps there was a marked change in his appearance from his early days to later in life; when he started out he was noticeably chubby and later on he seemed to drop about fifty pounds or so and looked quite thin; a similar transformation as the comedian Sid Caesar. As for El Paso there are a lot similarities between El Paso and the Jay and the Americans' song Come A Little Bit Closer which was released five years later and which I'm sure you'd enjoy as well.
I’ve always loved this song. It’s iconic and in my opinion one of the best story songs of all time. Marty had so many great songs.
An instrumental version plays on the background music soundtrack in Frontierland at Disneyland.
A few years ago I was pouring through a couple crates of used LP records at a garage sale and came across an original pressing of "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs" by Marty Robbins in good condition. "El Paso" is the opening track on side 2. I bought it for the asking price of $1. Some days Erato, the ancient Greek muse of lyric choral poetry, just smiles upon a mere mortal.
If you want to hear what Marty can do with his voice, listen to The Master’s Call from the same Gunfighters album. Pure magic and pure perfection.
Its actually part of a trilogy. Second is Faleena ( from El Paso) and El Paso City. Makes a great thru story arc sung over 10 years apart
Hope you guys do the other two soon to keep them together and see what you think of this wonderful storytelling
It was meant to be a four parter he wrote but never recorded the last one before he died in a plane crash
Another similar love song like this are SEVEN SPANISH ANGELS with Willie Nelson and also CROSS THE BRAZOS AT WACO
Welcome to the western ballad world of Marty Robbins. And yes, people occasionally die in them.
Another great one to check out of his would be "Mr. Shorty", which is a personal favorite.
I fell in love with this song while I was patrolling the Mojave😂
This is my favorite Marty Robbins song.
Greetings from New Mexico! We have no bad lands haha 😝 But do you two know Townes Van Zandt? He was a master! Dig To Live Is To Fly, Marie, Tecumseh Valley, Pancho & Lefty, Ain't Leavin' Yr Love, Waitin' Round To Die, White Freightliner. Really magical artist from late 60's til the 90's. Widely beloved.
I was hoping you would mention the wonderful guitar playing in the background that punctuates the melody and provides fills. A full western in 3 minutes
This was my parent's "love song". They married in 1960.
Faleena's story is in a follow-up song, "Faleena," by Marty Robbins. Then finally, "El Paso City" completes the trilogy.
Great reaction. The sad part of this story is that in the west. In most towns, a stranger and a local have a gunfight. No matter who wins, it is usually ruled self defense by the sheriff and no trial. Most times the stranger would be found guilty if he won, because towns looked after their own people. What sealed his fate, was he stole a horse. That is a death sentence, no excuses. No trial in most places. So the gunfight wasn't as big a deal but in his panic after killing a man, he ran and stole a horse. That was his big mistake and why he was being hunted down. Not for the shooting, but being a horse thief. Weird how the laws of the old west are different from today. Eventually as time passed, dueling, gunfights became the bigger crime as trains connected the west and horses became less important. Thanks for sharing your reaction.