Why as a brown skin 46 yr woman in 2019 sitting at work fighting tears listening to this song..... Why... Because music and true story telling transcends race, culture and time.....I often listen this song IT'S SO POWERFUL
Listen to the original by Bobbie Gentry, she wrote it and Ode To Billie Joe. She brings that Mississippi poverty to life. Miss Reba is the only cover of Fancy that carries the heartache.
Keenan Hunt I have loved that song since Vickie Lawerence released it. There’s a video of them doing it together and talking about the song. I hate that happened to your Mom, women were treated so differently back then. I’d like to believe in today’s society we wouldn’t let a girl or any kid be railroaded. So glad she was able to get your siblings back, that was a major accomplishment for that time. Thank you for sharing I’ll think of you & your Mom whenever I hear the song now.
I don't give a shit what anyone says, I'm a hard working, blue collar man. But this song still brings a tear to my eye every time it comes on the radio.
I remember being dragged to some karaoke night at some bar in New Hampshire back in the 90s. It was miserable. Then some middle aged woman got up, nothing special, and absolutely dropped the room with a version of this song. She absolutely belted it. Book, cover, etc.
Not a Reba fan specifically or even usually a fan of Country in general, but my best estimate is I came across this song about 8-10 years ago and it immediately gripped my soul.
Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much 🌹💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍 Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
As a little girl growing up in the back of the trailer park this song was like a beacon of hope for me. I always told myself that I was "Fancy" and that I was gonna make it no matter how little I had. Although we never had roaches, only mice, there were many nights my mom went to bed hungry, crying herself to sleep over the stress....but some nights she would hold me and sing this song to me and at the end she would always promise to get us outta there..."one day Megan, one day we will have a real home." She worked so hard...multiple jobs at a time, everything from exterminator to secretary, but she finally did it. We moved when I was 13. She now owns her own 2 story, 3 bedroom home and Im 33 with my own home thats so big I dont know what to do with all this space. My 3 kids will never be able to relate to what I went threw growing up and thats the thing I am most proud of today but I still blast Reba on cleaning days and sometimes they catch me shedding a few tears as it plays but I will never tire of Rebas stunning voice and storytelling lyrics. 🥰 Shoutout to all the other little girls who grew up relating way too closely to Fancy ❤
Reading this made me tear up. You and your momma should both be so proud of yourselves for doing whatever it takes to keep your kids out of poverty and suffering.
As an orphan this song makes me cry, living in London making my dreams come true as an artist. It’s surreal. I’ll say this I’ve done things and accomplished more than I ever had dreamed at 25, in spite of some very humble beginnings. Remain fancy if you wish and are reading this - because one thing is for *certain* - the wheels of fate, they DO be turning!
I was adobted when i was 6 and my adobted dad didnt think he would have todo it alone with me and my brother but my adobted mom walked out when i was 10. and my dad made sure we had food and clothes and roof over are head. And there is days were we didnt have tv because dad didnt have enough money to pay for it but you know what that don't matter to me as long i have my brother and dad. I grew up kinda poor but you know what money doesn't buy everything.
24 now, grew up here in Oklahoma in a one room shack. Parents were abusive, this song and Reba’s music got me through. Still don’t have a whole lot but that’s alright ❤
Where they abusive, like lock you in a room with a chain and no lights, dinner once a week and daddy only comes in to shove something in you type of abuse or daddy whooped you a few times when you threatened him and stole beer. Because having seen the former grow up and live very successful lives despite what I described, it makes me think the later like to use their discipline and rude mamas/daddys as an excuse for why their lives turned out shit. If youre parents were togther and chose to keep you in your home, youre already doing better than literally %50 of people born.
The incredible thing is that there are so many mothers and daughters who can relate to this song. It's probably what makes it so popular. It's how it was in rural and poor America during trying times. I'm sure the mommas weren't proud of it, but they just wanted a better life for their babies. Sad....but, some....survived and even thrived.
@UrlocalVirgo03 my mother was also married off at 15. Then she ran away and landed in the small town I've called home my entire life. She had 4 kids by 21 and we lived in a one room run down shack in rural ga. She died when I was 19 but not before she gave me everything I needed to be successful woman. I've come back to this song my entire life to remind myself that I'm not the only woman who walked a hard road and arrived somewhere beautiful.
I happened upon this song I don't even know how, this is the first time I've heard it. I read this comment and I was like pfft. Then she turned and said "It's okay, Momma, I understand." And now it's so dusty in here? What is happening to my eyes??
That Generation was tough Generation, at that time America wasn't what it now. And people had to be tough. Every relative front that era. Is one tough S.O.B.
I grew up poor and in a dysfunctional home. This song meant so much to me then and still does. I promised that things will be different for me and every step had been to keep that promise. 💜
About 17 years since I first heard this classic still holds up today in 2019 amazing song also if you want to sing this in a music game buy it in rock band on xbox 360 or ps3 amazing and fun to both sing and play
I’m the same way. I grew up with my parents listening to country and Reba was one of the main ones. I found my mom’s old Black Sabbath vinyl and listened to it and fell in love and now while I listen to a vast variety of genres I absolutely love rock/metal the most
@@passingthru69 Why is it sad? She made a great life for herself, and gave something back to the poor society from which she had escaped. She opened the safe refuge for runaways.
@@littleredrose6254 Yes, I will agree with you on your statement. What I was kinda getting at, is the families who literally force or expect their daughter or even son to do this and give the family the money. Over my travels, I have met some who have done well and also seen some that it has ruined them..
I grew up in a lower middle class, always on the verge of being super poor. This song resonates with me. I’m lucky to met my husband to be when young and get the hell out of there. I’m not rich now but higher middle class, and now I have privileges I thought I’d never have. Once in awhile I’ll drive by the house I grew up in and cry. Boy those were hard times. I feel ya Fancy.
Wow.. lower middle class, on the verge of "poor".. how you made it through, we will probably never be able to really understand. But you obviously did, and I am sure that you are an inspiration to all around you who have had to bear the shame of sometimes having to buy store-brand bread. Stories like yours really help me to put into perspective my own trivial problems and complaints. God bless you.
It happens more than people people admit poverty makes people fight to survive. I have clients who had no choice. Survival isn't always pretty. "You can gauge a society by how they care for thier most vulnerable" and we my friend are failing.
اگه مادر مهستی من ناراحت نمیشم یه خورده می خوام خودمو خالی کنم🌷 میدونم همیشه یادمون بودی خودم درک می کنم🌷 خداوند می خواست چه کار میشه بکنیم سرنوشت هر انسانی🌷 که من تو جنگ ایران و عراق کشته نشم و شما بیام واقعیت آن بینم🌷 کاری نمیشه کرد تقدیر روزگار از دست من ناراحت نباشی مادر🌷 اگه مادر مهستی من دوست داریم🌷 خدانگهدار شما🌷
Hey ya'll, Bobbie Gentry in 1969 wrote and sung Fancy!!!! In 1992 Reba had permission, etc to sing Fancy...so glad !!! I'm a southerner by birth!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a descendant of William Anderson Anse Devil Hatfield 👹yeah!!!! My birth daddy in 1967 when I was born nicknamed me Fancy Lord have mercy!!!!!!!++++ I'm a proud mama to 2 adorable spitfire 👱♂️s!!!!!!!!! I'm trying to locate and reunite with my birth daddy!!!!! I want my birth daddy to say to me hey my Fancy, my 1st child, I'm proud of you, 😘 my grand babies you gave me, etc!!!!!!! Know he'd kick ass when necessary, etc!!!!! I'm in a complicated relationship with my 👱♂️s dad. I can't and won't walk, as got my babies to keep, 😘, etc!!!!!! I ain't gonna gamble and wind up ❤broken separated from my babies!!!!! Even with agencies that can help, my KIN will step up to the plate, etc I ain't gonna risk it!!!!+ Hence my daddy Ray, this is your 52 + @ half Melissa, your Fancy aching, longing to hug my daddy again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have you 👀 and fall in 😘 with your grand babies from me, you'd not met yet!!!!!! I know God has a soulmate for me too on 🌎!!!!! He knows, has 👀n,👂, etc whatever has occurred yikes scares the 👹 out of me!!!!! God our Creator, God, 🌅 Father has a plan!!!! Hope it gives me a stellar good surprise!!!!++ I'm hanging in there!!!!!!! We'd lost a close deputy we knew, were friends. Our #1 ,he's a 😇 way too damn young in 🌅 due to the lethal, serious cornavirus!!!!!!!! He was a stellar Godly man, not a bad bone, always kind selfless acts to his family, his fiance, his friends and neighbors!!!!!!!!!!!! Our 👱♂️a sure miss running ro him, being swooped up individual by him!!!! A good strong hug, a kiss on their cheek or top of their heads! I'm 😭ing. I was hit the hardest of our family on his passing!!!!! I will miss my hugs, a quick cheek kiss, his.😁,❤, a kindred souled man, my #1 hero!!!!!!!! NOW IM 😭ING MORE ACHING, BROKEN ❤ED, R.I.P. OUR 😇, OUR BELOVED DEPUTY WHO PROTECTED OUR 👱♂️S, OUR 1 SON'S SCHOOL!!!!!++ WE WILL CARRY ON YOUR STELLAR LEGACY ALWAYS, YOU WON'T BE 4GOTTEN !!!!!!!!!!!! THE 👱♂️S SO MISS AND WILL ALWAYS 😘YOU, SPEAK OF YOU WITH SUCH ADMIRATION, 😘.AND RESPECT DAILY!!!! THEIR DAD CHANGED IN SOME WAYS DUE TO THE CHATS YOU 2 HAD, GOD, ETC!!!!! IT'S STILL ROUGH BETWEEN US ON+OFF. PLEASE YA'LL CHERISH YOUR FAMILY, YOUR LIFE, YOUR BABIES, YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, YOUR INNER CIRCLE WHO ARE TRUE FRIENDS!!!!!!!!! KEEP YOUR SELF ON THE NARROW PATH NOT THE 🌎LY AND UNGODLY 1 TO 👹!!YA GO TO 🌅!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP YOUR HEALTH, LIGHT, 🌅, BE SAFE AND WELL!!!!!!!!!! BEST WISHES, HUGS AND 😘: Melissa
@@rebamcentire6281 This song and video has made a huge impact in at least one of my clients' lives. This is how I came to know about this song. One of my client's passed this on to me because she absolutely relates to it. Only her mother wasn't sad or sorry about what she did. Her mother wasn't trying to save a baby. Just knowing that others have been through similar has brought some peace to my client's mind. Thank you.
This is a great song, musically. But the story it tells is extraordinary. I am not a big fan of Reba McEntire, but the times when I am listening to Country music stations, and this song comes on, I always stop what I am doing and listen carefully to the lyrics. This is the first time I have seen this video (watching 2024-03-14), so now, these are the images that will be flowing through my head the next time it comes on the radio.
This might sound stupid but when I was young, I didn't have a very good childhood. And me being a red head, felt drawn to Reba and often wished she'd be my mom and rescue me. I really want to thank Reba from the bottom of my heart for gifting us with her music (I'm aware this song is a remake). You have no idea what you've done for me.
Growing up with this song I didn't realize it's story. Now at 73 watching this video with the song brings torrents of tears to my eyes. Then to read the comments and stories here is almost unbearable. God bless all of you.
Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much ❤💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍 Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
The song first came out when I graduated from high school 30 years ago, and I cannot believe it took sitting in a karaoke bar to hear it song for the first time. Even sung badly, it was amazing to me, and I immediately looked it up. I’m not a country fan but this might just turn me country. I have been listening to it nonstop for the last week trying to learn it so I can sing it karaoke, but it’s gonna take a while to even catch a shimmer of the gloriousness that is Reba McEntire. This song is amazing.
@@rebanellmcentire3118 And now we know that it is completely automated when supposed celebrities replied to their video comments. You seriously just told somebody that it’s great his mother died. 🤦♀️
Ladies and Gentleman, Reba McEntire, Here is a singer/song writer that was telling full blown stories in 3-5 minute video's. Can someone tell these new generation that this is what country music was all about. Queen of the Country Mountain, Reba McEntire!!
All you people that voted thumbs-down have no idea what it is like to live in grinding poverty with no hope and no escape. You don't know and hopefully you never will.
Very well said Bill Michael!!! I know for a fact, that one of the reasons why I love this song so much is because I can definitely identify with the childhood she had in this video!!! My momma didn't turn me out like Fancy's did, but we were very poor growing up and my mom did whatever the hell she had to do to feed and clothe us 3 kids. No matter where I go or what I do in my lifetime, I will never forget my roots!!! So, very well said!!!
Maybe, I think alot of younger people can't get into older music unless they heard it as a kid. I'm 32, grew up in trailer parks and lower middle class neighborhoods. Used to hear this song alot as a kid. Shit gives me goose bumps every time lol.
You NEVER know what you would do until you are faced with those decisions. If her momma did nothing She could have been raped and murdered right there A NO ONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME. New Orleans has NEVER BEEN a good place. Never ever make a judgement you have not faced. She made the hardest possible decision but in her mind it was her only decision.
As a mom to two girls, 5 and 15, I couldn't imagine doing this to them. Unfortunately, there was a time in history where people would sell their kids when they couldn't afford them, hoping that they would have a better life elsewhere. Her mom was dying and she knew the state would take care of her little one. But being 18, fancy would just be alone and lost with no one to help her. This is what her mom knew would almost guarantee a cushy life, and it did. Escorting is still huge money today. 🤷♀️
All my life, I related to this song. For years, I believed it was a story befitting my mother and her mother, but now that I'm grown up for myself, I realize it fits myself and my mother even more. On New Years Eve, my mother (who is severely mentally ill) attempted to harm me and/or herself with a firearm. We struggled and I was able to disarm her, tossing it outside to get it away from her. While Fancy tells the story of her mother doing whatever she could to get her daughter to a better place... my mother has always done her best to destroy my life or tear me down. I think this will be the last time I'll see my mama for a long time, if ever again. All I can do is look forward now and try to build something better down a new path I've never known. Reba, thank you for making such beautiful music. It gives women like me a voice and the strength to carry on in such a cruel, cold world at times. Sometimes, it's the only thing that keeps us here at all.
Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face...
here in brazil we have an like same music (speaking about a story) an this music had a movie. so i can say that, if this music could had a movie, this will be awesome (more than faroeste caboclo)
Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much 🌹💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍 Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
This will forever be my favorite Reba song. I always loved it but it wasn't until after I became a parent myself that I ball my eyes out every time I hear this song. It showcases the ultimate sacrifice a mother makes to save her child. Looking at mom's face as her daughter walks away.. knowing she would never see her again.. Heartbreaking but done out of love and desperation. Then when "Fancy" says at the end. "It's ok Mama, I understand".. get the damn tissues!! LOL.
Who sends a child off with a grown man. I've been homeless hungry back in the day with my momma she never trick me off to some guy. It was a crime sick. No desperate there depravity and sick she was a child.
Reba' s story was my mother's story. she charmed the rich ,famous, and many political figures. she died this year without ever meeting my daughter, her only granddaughter. rip mom.
i listened back to back with the original by bobbie gentry. reba's is an excellent cover but the raw emotion in the original is palpable. this is bobbie's song. reba just borrowed it.
There is only one person who could even step up an compare to the quality of reba an it is chevele Shepard she is only 18 years old an won the voice TV show at the age of 15 with kelly clarkson as her coach she has a very powerful an sweet voice
At first she showed how much it hurt her. But she forgave her mother!! That’s why she bought the property and is building a home for girls . Girls like she was in the beginning!!
This woman can sing. They just don't make em like they used to. :( And what a song she's singing! This is one of the few where I can definitely say I like it better than the original, in this case _much_ better. Reba took a good song, sung pretty well, and made it her own, turned it into a powerhouse that people still know every word to - and every nuance in the way she sings it - 20 years later. Hell yes Reba.
RemyDeLeMonde no reason not to , her original version was well done. a country classic, Reba took it to another level though, I think even Bobbie would say so. love me some Bobbie Gentry, great artist, really soulful voice. I agree with @schradeya Reba's version is more fun to listen to , really loved te version she and Kelly Clarkson did on crossroads, if you haven't seen it you are really missing out. she. Kelly and the band! the band was Phenomenal!
Ally S. The first song I memorized all the words to. I sat through the whole San Antonio Rodeo to hear her sing this. An unforgettable night with her beautiful red hair and emerald green top!
@rebamcentirefanpage. I would not say I am a fan. I just like some of her songs. For example, I would want her autographed signature or anything or even go see her live in a concert, but I do enjoy several of her songs.
I used to live right besides Reba's ranch in Gallatin, Tennessee.. until she sold & moved just a few yrs back. But for my entire life I was right next door! The coolest part I remember to this day was that, In the winter the leaves would fall & you could see her ranch how big & beautiful it was & every so often you'd catch a view of her out at her lovely barn..(Which was closer to the main road & the side where I lived, I have moved now myself..) But at rare times you could catch a glimpse of her with her beautiful horses. Bringing them out in the snow, or just so they could get some of that magical fresh snowy Tennessee air!.. Her main barn was as big as my house but it was a beautiful house, barn, view, & ranch all together! I envied it my entire life! But it was enough for my mother(also a huge Reba fan) & myself to just catch the rare view of Miss Reba through the bare winter trees when going to our mailbox! Memories of my childhood like that, are irreplaceable, & I'll never forget. & unfortunately Miss Reba will never know about.. But it was all good enough for me just to be so close, yet so far away. But it did make me feel so close to her & her life as well! (& Miss Reba was a huge part of my life growing up and to this day, she always brought my family together. During all of the holiday seasons, disagreements or hard times, & of course all the GREAT times too. I remember singin, dancin & laughin. Or singing along in my daddy's truck, or after church on Sundays every week.. my favorite being after church on a sunny day in the fields picnicking behind my home! So for my family & myself it was such a true honor being anywhere close to a true classy lady as herself! To this day.. Miss Dolly Parton & Miss Reba McIntyre, Miss Faith Hill & Miss Shania Twain, are the Legendary, Classy, Ladies that keep the heart of Country Music alive! Country Music is the back bone of the south & these Hardworking, Strong, Classy, selfless women make sure to keep that tradition alive everyday! Happy holidays Reba! & to the Tennessee readers, & to all the Country Music lovers out there! ❄️☃️🎅🏼🎄❄️ -Katelyn Dixon
My dad lived on the road right past Reba’s house at the end of the road the back side of her house and his property line met! I can’t remember the name of the rd but she had a beautiful home with a beautiful horse barn and there were spotlights in all the trees and on the ground it was so beautiful
I just saw Reba live in Memphis three days prior to this post. I gotta say, she still puts on one hell of a show and still has that spunk and charisma after performing more than 40 years!
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Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much 🌹💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍 Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
@@fionagold7257 To answer your question, probably around '03 when I started listening to and appreciating country music. I was 31 at the time and was listening to rock all my life and wanted to branch out to other genres.
I cried this whole song. My dad is a single father and we dont have alot of dam money but you know what me and my brother are taken care of and we have food and cloths and roof over are head and my dad made sure that for school i had shoes and clothes. There is been days were we didn't have tv to watch because dad couldnt pay the bill but dam that doesnt matter as long as i had my dad and my little brother. I dont care about being poor. My dad is the best man alive thank your parents for what you have because when there gone it will be to late to say dam i had a good life.
As a mother your only choice is to protect your children. Sometimes the only way of keeping them alive is to send them out on their own. Its an unfair decision for anyone, but especially for a real mother. She clutches the baby as she sends her daughter away, shes probably seeing the older girl as a baby, and its tearing her apart to send her baby into that awful situation, but she knows if she doesnt do something then they will all die from poverty. And by the time the girl got on her feet, it was too late to save her mom. Only a real mother can make that kind of sacrifice. Sadly there arent many real mothers or fathers in this world. "If you want out, well its up to you" she even explains it, this is your way out. I cant keep going, but you have to.
Every time I hear this song I can't help but put myself into Fancy's shoes and feel the hurt and betrayal that must have gone through her heart as a young girl being turned out by her mother, just the feeling of absolute betrayal must be decastating, even though in the end 15 years later she realizes her mother must have also betrayed herself with her choice, Fancy knows her mother did the only thing she could to give her a chance to make her own life.
Adversely i also put myself into the mother's shoes, the stuggle with herself that she must have fought to put her daughter into such a world, even if it was the only choice she had she must have felt wretched having to do so, the pain these two women face in this song is more than most could ever bear to deal with, and just getting a glimpse at this pain as listeners is what tryly made this song as famous as it is. We can only guess as to the hardships faced, especially considering that during the time period this song is set in (40s-ish) women had very little in terms of what they could do with their lives, so sadly the events of this song occurred more often than we would like to think, and most of those tales did not have the happy ending that this song's heroine does. This kind of music is what makes me feel alive, a story of emotion, not just sex drugs and rock n roll (or in todays case rap n dubstep) I do not mean to insult anyone's musical preferences, I just felt the need to establish how this song makes me feel when I hear it, what I go through mentally when debating the lyrics within my own mind, and to hear the emotion behind Reba's voice as she goes from singing as if she were an unsure 18 year old frightened girl to belting out the lyrics as an angry 33 year old woman who is jaded with the world and how it works. Sorry for taking up so much space on the somments page, I just needed the catharsis of getting this out there.
I remember the first time I heard this song after as it was becoming a hit. The first thing I noticed was how much different and grittier this was compared with Reba’s typical sound. She sounded almost angry, and then the line about being “born just plain white trash” kinda jumps out at you and I was like “Whoa!” A great song and one of Reba’s classics, written by the very talented Bobbie Gentry.
Bobby Gentry released Fancy on her 6th studio album titled Fancy The album's first single, "Fancy", was released in November 1969. It peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening chart, Reba Covered this Bobby Gentry Song in 1990.. its much older that 20 years
Reba, you need never explain yourself to anyone! We made you the Queen of Country Music because you are the Queen. Queens do not explain themselves! If in times past you had situations happen, such as divorce, you are the Lady all girls look to, do not explain yourself, you are better than that!
I mostly like rock but some of the country artist touched on major issues such as farmers daughter boardline angle Martia McBride ConcreateAngel Independence day etc
Reba and Dolly know how to tell stories in my songs. Not just random words. I miss that. I wish they'd do more covers of each other's songs And I'd like to hear a Miley Cyrus cover of Fancy and That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
Reba has been trying to tell us for YEARS! This isn't just a song. Its sad that this is still happening as I type in 2022! Many of us can relate to this. If you don't know what I'm talking about... Listen to the lyrics, read the lyrics. She tells us EXACTLY what's up. Thank you, Reba. You have no idea how many people out here have lived this. God bless
My single mother raised four girls; she worked very hard long hours to keep a roof over our heads. She gave us unconditional love, home cooking so we had food on the table ( sometimes she went hungry so me and my three sisters would have enough); she sacrificed a lot. And, she did it without putting any of us out (No injury intended). When we were old enough, we worked baby sitting jobs, after school jobs and summer jobs to help out with things we needed. My mother was an excellent seamstress, and sometimes she would make us some clothes, but mostly we bought them locally. It all depends on your family values. I'm grateful that our lives were spared the harsh realities of this song. Again, no injury intended.
Reba has a way of making you feel every single note she delivers in each and every song she sings! Love you Reba! Adrian from the great state of North Carolina! Peace
As a sex worker myself, this song is heavy. So, so heavy. I cry my eyes out every time I liten to it. I didn't grow up in a shack. I grew up in an abusive home. And my life turned around the day I walked into a strip club and asked for a job. Now I'm away from that abusive family. Just be nice to the gentlemen and they'll be nice to you indeed.
Im glad you found a better life . any one who lools down on some one for there method of clawing them selves out of poverty needs to look down on a system that allows such poverty and forces ppl into extreme circumstance !!!
Robyn Johnson hey I’m from Nevada and there is definitely a difference between the ones who do it legally and ones who are doing it to support a habit (as in drug abuse problem) I see nothing wrong with what anyone does for work as long as it is legal. I am just glad that you are safe now I too once lived in abuse so yes it is never something that you want to stay in I’m glad that you found a way out!
Fancy is the best song Reba has ever done. It tells the story of abject poverty and no hope, so she did what she felt she had to do. Too many young people feel that way.
For me, music was always and still is about telling a story and carrying it's emotions threw the peace. I'm so glad to see that people still think that way (:
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@@AnnaLVajda Theres a difference between a career prositute and someone doing what they got to to get ahead. Its all about the end game. Fuck ANYONE who hates on the way you got there. They just didnt have the tenacity to do it themselves.
It's a song about a mother doing what she had to do give her child a slim chance to avoid slavery in all but name. The daughter learned early as so many if us do that help usually comes with a price. Fancy paid the price of survival. Anyone condems her for that is just an asswipe.
@@DirtyPrancing It's not romanticized. Every person I see finding out someone's a prostitute or escort says "poor girl", assuming every woman that does it had no choice. Some women genuinely love doing it because it's fun and they get to meet a lot of people and learn about them. If a woman is getting regular health-checks to make sure she's clean, and enjoys giving/having orgasms for a living, who are we to judge? Fuck if I had the body confidence I'd do it, it sounds like it can be a lot of fun
Did anyone else cry? I guess I'm the momma in this story. I'm trying my best but it doesn't seem good enough. One day I'll get my son the house he deserves. 😢
I'm so grateful to be apart of at a time when we had such iconic and legendary singers like Reba to give us songs like Fancy. The most amazing thing is I'm a metal fan yet this is one of my favourite all-time songs. I believe I knew that You didn't even have to be a fan of country to recognized that this was a diamond. It's also amazing how many women can truly relate Fancy's story. Bless your heart Reba. BTW I absolutely loved her sitcom.
Rock bottom is a location I am familiar with. Keep in mind that from here, the only way to go is UP. Hang in there, every day is a new chance to start over. I wish you all the good things in life from this point onward. 💖
Rock bottom is good for us all. Once your toes and feet feel the bottom we are able to push off, straight UP! Just like being at the bottom of a pool. I promise you, you got this. Chin up...
this was the comment I was looking for!! I feel better knowing I'm not the only one that cries every time I hear this song. idk why that is either... it just chokes me up so badly and tears stream down my face. I didn't grow up poor either. Actually, my parents are very wealthy and we always lived in 3 story houses. I think I cry bc it's just so touching I can feel the emotion. However, I do prefer Bobbie Gentry's version over anyones.
It's a song that tells a story! A part of history. A part of history that is seldom recognized. It's not a part of history for one race but rather for many it is a way of surviving... its also not as far back in our history as people would like to believe. Unfortunately, giving rights does not instantly change individuals' way that is taught from one generation to the next for survival. This story had a happy ending of coarse its a story... more than not reality is not what we WANT in fairytale... reality is real. Heck most of the similar stories in our history is not even about finding "wealthy" men... just a man was required. "Wealthy" was part of the fairytale that very few got! Sadly so many still do not understand that now there is another way and other options. It's not easy but not impossible, and it's easier than losing your sanity. For me, I can't wait for the day that all see that reality and stop letting others manipulate and control us with history, something that is no longer real! The only power that allows this history to be present today is us!
Man I swear she's the best singer ever. And the music man how do you come up with a sound like this?? To be able to tell a detailed emotional story while you're singing is something special that a lot of people can't do... This woman is so good at this sometimes I tear up while listening to Reba.... God that woman is amazing.
Love Reba she inspired me thru some dark times in life… for I am a survivor… can I get a amen… ❤ and today I try to inspire any young woman that she can make it . With her children by herself
Listening to this song and watching the video for a second time made me break down and cry... My heart hurts and goes out to victims of sex trafficking and anyone who’s been abused while being involved in any kind of s*x work. You are loved by God The Most High and one day you will be the happiest you can ever imagine. God loves you and you are perfect in His eyes. He forgives of any and all. God bless y’all!
@@Grizzly_Adams. I agree! I can’t believe the amount of normalized pedophilia and people trying to groom children. This world is full of evil. God save our kids.
Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much 🌹💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍 Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
@@justiceharrison5142 Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much 🌹💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍 Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
I will always will I love this woman I don't care who it is cuz she is #1 to me and my daughter we just love her #We love you Reba McEntire forever and always❤❤❤❤
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Why as a brown skin 46 yr woman in 2019 sitting at work fighting tears listening to this song..... Why... Because music and true story telling transcends race, culture and time.....I often listen this song IT'S SO POWERFUL
Listen to the original by Bobbie Gentry, she wrote it and Ode To Billie Joe. She brings that Mississippi poverty to life. Miss Reba is the only cover of Fancy that carries the heartache.
Keenan Hunt I have loved that song since Vickie Lawerence released it. There’s a video of them doing it together and talking about the song. I hate that happened to your Mom, women were treated so differently back then. I’d like to believe in today’s society we wouldn’t let a girl or any kid be railroaded. So glad she was able to get your siblings back, that was a major accomplishment for that time. Thank you for sharing I’ll think of you & your Mom whenever I hear the song now.
It is a very powerful story
It's definetly inspirational
Nkenga Warren .. agree with you but from a man’s side.. Reba can sing a story for sure!!!
If you're watching this in 2021, I love you and you're not alone
Thanks bud
Thanksss
Holla!
Love for Music won't leave anybody alone.
Thank you.
I don't give a shit what anyone says, I'm a hard working, blue collar man. But this song still brings a tear to my eye every time it comes on the radio.
This shit motivates me
Yes, bc in 2018 people judge men for crying.
Me too. Im crying like a baby.
Lmao I'm a female and i don't even cry to this.
Hard at work in the comments section haha
I remember being dragged to some karaoke night at some bar in New Hampshire back in the 90s. It was miserable. Then some middle aged woman got up, nothing special, and absolutely dropped the room with a version of this song. She absolutely belted it. Book, cover, etc.
She sounds iconic af ❤ 🔥
1997 sold but it was a 1996calriceclassic 5:16 🎉
Amen
She was singing her life along with reba's. passion is a hell of a drug.
Back when country music sang about stories... GOSH! I miss this era...
You and me both brother.
Agree!
@BRADY KIM don’t forget guns and fish
its Bobbie Gentry's song from 1969
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Reba doesn’t sing songs, she sings a story with all of her music
Rocket25 facts
Rocket25 that’s country
Reba didn’t write this song
this is bobbie gentry's songwriting.
Nobody said Reba wrote this. She sings stories with her music. True story.
This song gives me chills. What a masterpiece of song, tells a heart wrenching story.
Me too
So how long have you been a fan…?
Not a Reba fan specifically or even usually a fan of Country in general, but my best estimate is I came across this song about 8-10 years ago and it immediately gripped my soul.
❤
Yes!! The chills
2024 who's watching??
Grow up
Absolutely here watching
Wanna get married 😅
Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much 🌹💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍
Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
Absolutely ❤
As a little girl growing up in the back of the trailer park this song was like a beacon of hope for me. I always told myself that I was "Fancy" and that I was gonna make it no matter how little I had. Although we never had roaches, only mice, there were many nights my mom went to bed hungry, crying herself to sleep over the stress....but some nights she would hold me and sing this song to me and at the end she would always promise to get us outta there..."one day Megan, one day we will have a real home." She worked so hard...multiple jobs at a time, everything from exterminator to secretary, but she finally did it. We moved when I was 13. She now owns her own 2 story, 3 bedroom home and Im 33 with my own home thats so big I dont know what to do with all this space. My 3 kids will never be able to relate to what I went threw growing up and thats the thing I am most proud of today but I still blast Reba on cleaning days and sometimes they catch me shedding a few tears as it plays but I will never tire of Rebas stunning voice and storytelling lyrics. 🥰 Shoutout to all the other little girls who grew up relating way too closely to Fancy ❤
Nice, comment!!
Reading this made me tear up. You and your momma should both be so proud of yourselves for doing whatever it takes to keep your kids out of poverty and suffering.
don't forget the poor little boys.
Don't forget to give back ♥️
Don't forget to give back !❤️
As an orphan this song makes me cry, living in London making my dreams come true as an artist. It’s surreal. I’ll say this I’ve done things and accomplished more than I ever had dreamed at 25, in spite of some very humble beginnings. Remain fancy if you wish and are reading this - because one thing is for *certain* - the wheels of fate, they DO be turning!
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I was adobted when i was 6 and my adobted dad didnt think he would have todo it alone with me and my brother but my adobted mom walked out when i was 10. and my dad made sure we had food and clothes and roof over are head. And there is days were we didnt have tv because dad didnt have enough money to pay for it but you know what that don't matter to me as long i have my brother and dad. I grew up kinda poor but you know what money doesn't buy everything.
Keep at it. Get you yours
❤️
The worst thing you can ever be given is everything. You have no ambition, drive, or cares. Welcome to my life...of regrets
2020 anyone ? I still love reba
You know it
Mhm! I'm a youngin' but I grew up on her! So glad I was
@Redheaded Stranger rube
@Redheaded Stranger rude
@@alyssawallace8705 I am too
24 now, grew up here in Oklahoma in a one room shack. Parents were abusive, this song and Reba’s music got me through. Still don’t have a whole lot but that’s alright ❤
if you have Jesus, you have everything. ❤️ 🙏🏼
wishing you all the best 💜
Where they abusive, like lock you in a room with a chain and no lights, dinner once a week and daddy only comes in to shove something in you type of abuse or daddy whooped you a few times when you threatened him and stole beer. Because having seen the former grow up and live very successful lives despite what I described, it makes me think the later like to use their discipline and rude mamas/daddys as an excuse for why their lives turned out shit. If youre parents were togther and chose to keep you in your home, youre already doing better than literally %50 of people born.
@@spoons250are you really minimizing someone else’s trauma? That’s very insensitive and heartless of you.
Hope things are better for you now. May God bless and watch over you 🙏🏻❤️
"It's okay, Momma. I understand."
I DARE you to hear that line and not cry.
It's so satisfying because she made peace with it :)
Well I didn’t cry
Hell no i dont understand how any mother coukd pimp her child out
How much was donnel scott
Red rose oh really
This is such a powerful song/story. I feel like I just watched a movie.
And a really good movie. Ballads are amazing like that.
Oh man, this would be an awesome movie.
@@lisakukla459 You right.
@@angelworlds9588 nm.
this is what we had before Dolly Partons Heartstrings lol
It's 2020. We NEED a fancy movie. This cannot be said enough.
Sara Scott yes!!
Yes!!!
I agree, Reba needs to star in it.
I would love a "Fancy" movie if there were roles for Reba McIntyre and Bobbye Gentry!!!!
Sara Scott no.... no movie, don’t ruin a great song
The incredible thing is that there are so many mothers and daughters who can relate to this song. It's probably what makes it so popular. It's how it was in rural and poor America during trying times. I'm sure the mommas weren't proud of it, but they just wanted a better life for their babies. Sad....but, some....survived and even thrived.
My momma got married at 15 and had 4 kids by 22 we can definitely relate ❤
@@Nothemomma904how did she get married at 15!?? Is not legal till ur 18+
@@UrlocalVirgo03if the parents give permission you can get married. My grandpa married my grandmother when she was 16
@UrlocalVirgo03 back then children were bought.and sold like anything else.
@UrlocalVirgo03 my mother was also married off at 15. Then she ran away and landed in the small town I've called home my entire life. She had 4 kids by 21 and we lived in a one room run down shack in rural ga. She died when I was 19 but not before she gave me everything I needed to be successful woman. I've come back to this song my entire life to remind myself that I'm not the only woman who walked a hard road and arrived somewhere beautiful.
Fancy: I'll be a while.
Cabbie: How long?
Fancy: Long enough to reduce everyone listening to tears.
Cabbie: So... about 5 minutes?
You seem like the kind of person that puts ketchup on their steak.
@@onefreebird1 What?😂
This is one of those comments that I hope to find every time I'm browsing. All I can say is exactly.
I happened upon this song I don't even know how, this is the first time I've heard it. I read this comment and I was like pfft. Then she turned and said "It's okay, Momma, I understand." And now it's so dusty in here? What is happening to my eyes??
@@sweetieasylum Do you mind if I ask how old you are. I'm just curious if the younger folk are still moved by a song like Fancy.
This song came so close to my heart. I am from India. Yet the pains of humanity and the struggle to survive tells the same same story. Trust me.
🙏
I can only imagine what you've seen over there.
That Generation was tough Generation, at that time America wasn't what it now. And people had to be tough. Every relative front that era. Is one tough S.O.B.
I know that's right, fellow human. 🖤 From 🇺🇸
@@bernicegoldham1509 Thank you fellow human from the US. Loved AZ when I visited back in 2018. Stay safe. 💛 From India.
Her mom did what she though would get her daughter out of her shitty life and situation. This song always gives me chills and Reba is queen
I agree
Same very few songs give me chills and this ones it.
+pottskl27 me too every time
one of my favorite songs
do u give the same respect to the ho's on the street.
I grew up poor and in a dysfunctional home. This song meant so much to me then and still does. I promised that things will be different for me and every step had been to keep that promise. 💜
20 years later and this song still sends chills through me.
Me too. Mostly because teens actually get sold into prostitution every day and don't end up rich and famous. They end up with brutally short lives.
@@meredithwilliams4671 I can't really argue with this. The money wants what the child porn wants.
No one cares
About 17 years since I first heard this classic still holds up today in 2019 amazing song also if you want to sing this in a music game buy it in rock band on xbox 360 or ps3 amazing and fun to both sing and play
Never knew how to describe that feeling til now. It does!
This metal head will always appreciate his country roots!
I’m the same way. I grew up with my parents listening to country and Reba was one of the main ones. I found my mom’s old Black Sabbath vinyl and listened to it and fell in love and now while I listen to a vast variety of genres I absolutely love rock/metal the most
I need a metal cover of this though
Amen brother. Release the fancy slayer fans!!
Same! I love my old country way more than newer stuff, although some newer isn't too bad. But I normally listen to rock and metal
Yes! The more I drink the more I come back to early 90’s country or WAYLON JENNINGS!
This could be any Girl/Woman’s Story. No matter of RACE, COLOR OR CREED!!
Sadly it still happens in 2019
@@passingthru69 Why is it sad? She made a great life for herself, and gave something back to the poor society from which she had escaped. She opened the safe refuge for runaways.
@@littleredrose6254 Yes, I will agree with you on your statement.
What I was kinda getting at, is the families who literally force or expect their daughter or even son to do this and give the family the money.
Over my travels, I have met some who have done well and also seen some that it has ruined them..
To bad the rest of the World don't see that.
YES!!!! WELL PUT!!!
Heard this first at 19 in 1990 from Fancy's POV, listening now at 53 from Fancy's mamas POV. Still holds up
I grew up in a lower middle class, always on the verge of being super poor. This song resonates with me. I’m lucky to met my husband to be when young and get the hell out of there. I’m not rich now but higher middle class, and now I have privileges I thought I’d never have. Once in awhile I’ll drive by the house I grew up in and cry. Boy those were hard times. I feel ya Fancy.
Hello kaffe.. how are you doing?
I'm happy you overcame everything. You are a strong woman. God blessed you with a happy ending for all the struggle.
Wow.. lower middle class, on the verge of "poor".. how you made it through, we will probably never be able to really understand. But you obviously did, and I am sure that you are an inspiration to all around you who have had to bear the shame of sometimes having to buy store-brand bread.
Stories like yours really help me to put into perspective my own trivial problems and complaints. God bless you.
They should write a song about people who go from silver spoon to copper spoon. lol
The lyrics are strong, but Reba's voice makes it powerful !
It happens more than people people admit poverty makes people fight to survive. I have clients who had no choice. Survival isn't always pretty. "You can gauge a society by how they care for thier most vulnerable" and we my friend are failing.
@@audisnewbeginning8616 I agree.
@@audisnewbeginning8616 +
More powerful than most come to reilize
اگه مادر مهستی من ناراحت نمیشم یه خورده می خوام خودمو خالی کنم🌷 میدونم همیشه یادمون بودی خودم درک می کنم🌷 خداوند می خواست چه کار میشه بکنیم سرنوشت هر انسانی🌷 که من تو جنگ ایران و عراق کشته نشم و شما بیام واقعیت آن بینم🌷 کاری نمیشه کرد تقدیر روزگار از دست من ناراحت نباشی مادر🌷 اگه مادر مهستی من دوست داریم🌷 خدانگهدار شما🌷
Sad story. Reba did an amazing job telling it while being cool, deep and true. Deep subject.
Hey ya'll,
Bobbie Gentry in 1969 wrote and sung Fancy!!!! In 1992 Reba had permission, etc to sing Fancy...so glad !!! I'm a southerner by birth!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm a descendant of William Anderson Anse Devil Hatfield 👹yeah!!!! My birth daddy in 1967 when I was born nicknamed me Fancy Lord have mercy!!!!!!!++++
I'm a proud mama to 2 adorable spitfire 👱♂️s!!!!!!!!!
I'm trying to locate and reunite with my birth daddy!!!!! I want my birth daddy to say to me hey my Fancy, my 1st child, I'm proud of you, 😘 my grand babies you gave me, etc!!!!!!!
Know he'd kick ass when necessary, etc!!!!!
I'm in a complicated relationship with my 👱♂️s dad.
I can't and won't walk, as got my babies to keep, 😘, etc!!!!!!
I ain't gonna gamble and wind up ❤broken separated from my babies!!!!! Even with agencies that can help, my KIN will step up to the plate, etc I ain't gonna risk it!!!!+
Hence my daddy Ray, this is your 52 + @ half Melissa, your Fancy aching, longing to hug my daddy again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you 👀 and fall in 😘 with your grand babies from me, you'd not met yet!!!!!!
I know God has a soulmate for me too on 🌎!!!!! He knows, has 👀n,👂, etc whatever has occurred yikes scares the 👹 out of me!!!!! God our Creator, God, 🌅 Father has a plan!!!!
Hope it gives me a stellar good surprise!!!!++ I'm hanging in there!!!!!!!
We'd lost a close deputy we knew, were friends. Our #1 ,he's a 😇 way too damn young in 🌅 due to the lethal, serious cornavirus!!!!!!!! He was a stellar Godly man, not a bad bone, always kind selfless acts to his family, his fiance, his friends and neighbors!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our 👱♂️a sure miss running ro him, being swooped up individual by him!!!! A good strong hug, a kiss on their cheek or top of their heads!
I'm 😭ing. I was hit the hardest of our family on his passing!!!!!
I will miss my hugs, a quick cheek kiss, his.😁,❤, a kindred souled man, my #1 hero!!!!!!!!
NOW IM 😭ING MORE ACHING, BROKEN ❤ED, R.I.P. OUR 😇, OUR BELOVED DEPUTY WHO PROTECTED OUR 👱♂️S, OUR 1 SON'S SCHOOL!!!!!++ WE WILL CARRY ON YOUR STELLAR LEGACY ALWAYS, YOU WON'T BE 4GOTTEN !!!!!!!!!!!! THE 👱♂️S SO MISS AND WILL ALWAYS 😘YOU, SPEAK OF YOU WITH SUCH ADMIRATION, 😘.AND RESPECT DAILY!!!! THEIR DAD CHANGED IN SOME WAYS DUE TO THE CHATS YOU 2 HAD, GOD, ETC!!!!! IT'S STILL ROUGH BETWEEN US ON+OFF.
PLEASE YA'LL CHERISH YOUR FAMILY, YOUR LIFE, YOUR BABIES, YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, YOUR INNER CIRCLE WHO ARE TRUE FRIENDS!!!!!!!!!
KEEP YOUR SELF ON THE NARROW PATH NOT THE 🌎LY AND UNGODLY 1 TO 👹!!YA GO TO 🌅!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP YOUR HEALTH, LIGHT, 🌅, BE SAFE AND WELL!!!!!!!!!!
BEST WISHES, HUGS AND 😘:
Melissa
You know it wasn't really about reba
Yea I wonder how she felt after it
@@melissaderosa4253 1990 fancy was released not 92
@@rebamcentire6281 This song and video has made a huge impact in at least one of my clients' lives. This is how I came to know about this song. One of my client's passed this on to me because she absolutely relates to it. Only her mother wasn't sad or sorry about what she did. Her mother wasn't trying to save a baby. Just knowing that others have been through similar has brought some peace to my client's mind. Thank you.
This is a great song, musically. But the story it tells is extraordinary. I am not a big fan of Reba McEntire, but the times when I am listening to Country music stations, and this song comes on, I always stop what I am doing and listen carefully to the lyrics. This is the first time I have seen this video (watching 2024-03-14), so now, these are the images that will be flowing through my head the next time it comes on the radio.
This might sound stupid but when I was young, I didn't have a very good childhood. And me being a red head, felt drawn to Reba and often wished she'd be my mom and rescue me. I really want to thank Reba from the bottom of my heart for gifting us with her music (I'm aware this song is a remake). You have no idea what you've done for me.
Amen
A remake of Bobbie Gentry’s song which Gentry also wrote.
Jesus Christ..........this is some REAL music right here.
You got that right
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Quito PoloDown you got that right
Quito PoloDown Really
you got that right!!!!
Growing up with this song I didn't realize it's story. Now at 73 watching this video with the song brings torrents of tears to my eyes. Then to read the comments and stories here is almost unbearable.
God bless all of you.
Bless you Jerry
Thank you 🙏
sleep well cuddle buddy
Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much ❤💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍
Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
The song first came out when I graduated from high school 30 years ago, and I cannot believe it took sitting in a karaoke bar to hear it song for the first time. Even sung badly, it was amazing to me, and I immediately looked it up. I’m not a country fan but this might just turn me country. I have been listening to it nonstop for the last week trying to learn it so I can sing it karaoke, but it’s gonna take a while to even catch a shimmer of the gloriousness that is Reba McEntire. This song is amazing.
I agree 😢❤
“To thine own self be true” stay blessed those that had a hard life.
@James Anderson nah its a story.. James. however its a fact some women do. sadly.
You as well.
@James Anderson ITS NOT ABOUT A STREETWALKER ITS ABOUT A MISTRESS HUGE DIFF
James Anderson I praise god you never where put in a post that you really didn’t have a choice. I pray you have mercy on those that where.
@James Anderson are you the kind of man that jumps to conclusions online and gets his briefs wrinkled
Now this is a downright masterpiece of a song! The raw emotion of it just hits me every time.
Hi fan
Keep it up
@@trevorsmith9715 how you doing Trevor? How long have you been my fan?
Hello
Tears. Sad story of triumph out of adversity.
My mother passed away today and this was her favorite song and I want to say thank you for it
That's great. Thanks for your love and support, i hope you dont stop watching my videos. How long you been a fan of mine?
Sorry for your loss, How're you doing today?
Sorry for your loss.
So sorry for your loss!❤️
@@rebanellmcentire3118 And now we know that it is completely automated when supposed celebrities replied to their video comments.
You seriously just told somebody that it’s great his mother died. 🤦♀️
I am ... and tears ~ yet I understand ~ thank you Reba ~
Ladies and Gentleman, Reba McEntire, Here is a singer/song writer that was telling full blown stories in 3-5 minute video's. Can someone tell these new generation that this is what country music was all about. Queen of the Country Mountain, Reba McEntire!!
"It's okay, Momma. I understand."
I DARE you to hear that line and not cry.
This could be any Girl/Woman’s Story. No matter of RACE, COLOR OR CREED!!
yes ❤
THIS IS many mother daughters stories.
All you people that voted thumbs-down have no idea what it is like to live in grinding poverty with no hope and no escape. You don't know and hopefully you never will.
Very well said Bill Michael!!! I know for a fact, that one of the reasons why I love this song so much is because I can definitely identify with the childhood she had in this video!!! My momma didn't turn me out like Fancy's did, but we were very poor growing up and my mom did whatever the hell she had to do to feed and clothe us 3 kids. No matter where I go or what I do in my lifetime, I will never forget my roots!!! So, very well said!!!
I was poor growing up, think it made me a better person! Learned to make do with what I have!
7.7k Dumbasses who don't know good country music when they hear it
Or they just... Dont like the song/video.
Maybe, I think alot of younger people can't get into older music unless they heard it as a kid.
I'm 32, grew up in trailer parks and lower middle class neighborhoods. Used to hear this song alot as a kid. Shit gives me goose bumps every time lol.
It’s so sad because as a mom to a 13-year-old daughter, I could never do something like this to her. Poor Fancy 😢
My mom and her Mom have a very cold relationship. It can happen
You NEVER know what you would do until you are faced with those decisions. If her momma did nothing She could have been raped and murdered right there A NO ONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME. New Orleans has NEVER BEEN a good place. Never ever make a judgement you have not faced. She made the hardest possible decision but in her mind it was her only decision.
@@monicaandrade4049
So did my mother and hers. But for some odd reason, I was my grandma’s favorite grandchild. Humans are so odd sometimes. 🤷🏻♀️
As a mom to two girls, 5 and 15, I couldn't imagine doing this to them. Unfortunately, there was a time in history where people would sell their kids when they couldn't afford them, hoping that they would have a better life elsewhere. Her mom was dying and she knew the state would take care of her little one. But being 18, fancy would just be alone and lost with no one to help her. This is what her mom knew would almost guarantee a cushy life, and it did. Escorting is still huge money today. 🤷♀️
@@pamelaibarra790 It still happens around the world, unfortunately 😢
This has ALWAYS been one of my favorite Reba songs. Touches my soul EVERY TIME
Hi beautiful. How are you. I will love to know you better. Hope you don't mind being friends.
Hi April hope you’re okay?
It's a Bobby Gentry Song. Lynn Anderson covered it next, then Reba.
I was also sent away for a better life but when I was 9. This song chokes me but I love it
@@johnjairogarcia1003 reba mcentire
All my life, I related to this song. For years, I believed it was a story befitting my mother and her mother, but now that I'm grown up for myself, I realize it fits myself and my mother even more. On New Years Eve, my mother (who is severely mentally ill) attempted to harm me and/or herself with a firearm. We struggled and I was able to disarm her, tossing it outside to get it away from her. While Fancy tells the story of her mother doing whatever she could to get her daughter to a better place... my mother has always done her best to destroy my life or tear me down. I think this will be the last time I'll see my mama for a long time, if ever again. All I can do is look forward now and try to build something better down a new path I've never known. Reba, thank you for making such beautiful music. It gives women like me a voice and the strength to carry on in such a cruel, cold world at times. Sometimes, it's the only thing that keeps us here at all.
Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face...
Can somebody please turn this into a damn movie!
mathiasmorqubus that. would be rad.
here in brazil we have an like same music (speaking about a story) an this music had a movie. so i can say that, if this music could had a movie, this will be awesome (more than faroeste caboclo)
mathiasmorqubus OMG THIS WOULD MAKE THE BEST MOVIE!!!!
+mathiasmorqubus the totally should! I would watch it!!
+mathiasmorqubus It would be a great to be in a movie!! Her voice gives me the chills, I love the attitude in her voice!!
People don't even know. I ache for the songs like this I don't know.
For years I thought "Fancy" was the way Reba grew up. She sang this song with such conviction.
Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much 🌹💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍
Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
@@fionagold7257 A long time, most of my life.
Its 2024 and I still listen to her music to this day!
I love how this is posted 11 years ago but it’s a 30 year old song and it’s still a amazing
That's because TH-cam wasn't around 30 years ago.
Pretty much every song older than 11 years were posted in 2009 on a Vevo channel
actually a 50 year old song Bobby Gentry did it in 1970
My name is Bobby Joe Gentry Jr /Reba made it a hit+!
Love me some Reba
I can still hear the desperation in my poor Mama's voice ringing in my ear. She said, "Here's your one chance Fancy, don't let me down."
Thanks so much for your likes and support towards my music ,I really appreciate that God bless you and your family 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi Mike, How're you doing today?
At 18, my dad passed and I left my small town for the city. I still get misty eyed listening to this
just watched her perform this at the CMAs.. thats why Im here💜❤
Sunny Kennon same
Me too! :)
@@leavesthemstanding.firstna7677 it does explain her past...this song explains her past
🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️ me too
You are all so late to talent
This will forever be my favorite Reba song. I always loved it but it wasn't until after I became a parent myself that I ball my eyes out every time I hear this song. It showcases the ultimate sacrifice a mother makes to save her child. Looking at mom's face as her daughter walks away.. knowing she would never see her again.. Heartbreaking but done out of love and desperation. Then when "Fancy" says at the end. "It's ok Mama, I understand".. get the damn tissues!! LOL.
Hello how are you doing..?
Hello dear, I Guess you're a good country MUSIC lover?
just listening to this song and looking at comments. came across yours and thought if only we understood at the time not after we lose our mama.
Song reminds me of Crime and Punishment.
Who sends a child off with a grown man. I've been homeless hungry back in the day with my momma she never trick me off to some guy. It was a crime sick. No desperate there depravity and sick she was a child.
Reba' s story was my mother's story. she charmed the rich ,famous, and many political figures. she died this year without ever meeting my daughter, her only granddaughter. rip mom.
Cynthia King ' im sorry to hear for you im not sure what write , 💚
Cynthia King
this is by Bobbi gentry
This song is not Reba's biography. It may be based on the story of the original writer.
Wow
Cynthia King I’m sorry for your loss.
I'm 73 years old...this brings back a lot of memories
This song is timeless. Absolutely amazing. Reba blew it out of the park. No one can compare.
i listened back to back with the original by bobbie gentry. reba's is an excellent cover but the raw emotion in the original is palpable. this is bobbie's song. reba just borrowed it.
Hello dear, I Guess you're a good country MUSIC lover?
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There is only one person who could even step up an compare to the quality of reba an it is chevele Shepard she is only 18 years old an won the voice TV show at the age of 15 with kelly clarkson as her coach she has a very powerful an sweet voice
Kelly clarkson
Reba and dolly had a large black audience to,in the 80$,I remember them two famous artists very well,growing up as a kid,
Amen
“It’s ok, momma. I understand.”
❤️❤️❤️
Hello pretty 👋
Old but new to me, Hi how are you doing??🇺🇸
Those words are powerful .
At first she showed how much it hurt her. But she forgave her mother!! That’s why she bought the property and is building a home for girls . Girls like she was in the beginning!!
2019... What I hear in this song is the sad fact of life for too many in this world... It tells the sad truth of too many!
This woman can sing. They just don't make em like they used to. :( And what a song she's singing! This is one of the few where I can definitely say I like it better than the original, in this case _much_ better. Reba took a good song, sung pretty well, and made it her own, turned it into a powerhouse that people still know every word to - and every nuance in the way she sings it - 20 years later. Hell yes Reba.
I agree when people hear this song they think of Reba. shes awesome
I know right
Nat Herbert
Nat Herbert No offense to Reba, but people I know think of the legendary Bobbie when we hear this.
RemyDeLeMonde
no reason not to , her original version was well done. a country classic, Reba took it to another level though, I think even Bobbie would say so. love me some Bobbie Gentry, great artist, really soulful voice. I agree with @schradeya Reba's version is more fun to listen to , really loved te version she and Kelly Clarkson did on crossroads, if you haven't seen it you are really missing out. she. Kelly and the band! the band was Phenomenal!
It's funny, country music has always been hit or miss for me but Reba always gets to me like no one else! This song gives me goosebumps every time.
I'm the same way. There are very few exceptions in country that I enjoy; Reba's one of those exceptions.
Just thinking the same thing.
Ally S.
The first song I memorized all the words to. I sat through the whole San Antonio Rodeo to hear her sing this. An unforgettable night with her beautiful red hair and emerald green top!
My sister is real IRISH Red Hair @ freckels, when she was young she believed the myth boys don't like red hair
OH GOD hit or miss i guess they never miss huh?
I have always liked the song and how "Fancy" forgives her mother at the end, that part always makes me tear up.
@rebamcentirefanpage. The United States. I am from North Carolina originally but now live in Texas.
@rebamcentirefanpage. I would not say I am a fan. I just like some of her songs. For example, I would want her autographed signature or anything or even go see her live in a concert, but I do enjoy several of her songs.
I used to live right besides Reba's ranch in Gallatin, Tennessee.. until she sold & moved just a few yrs back. But for my entire life I was right next door! The coolest part I remember to this day was that, In the winter the leaves would fall & you could see her ranch how big & beautiful it was & every so often you'd catch a view of her out at her lovely barn..(Which was closer to the main road & the side where I lived, I have moved now myself..) But at rare times you could catch a glimpse of her with her beautiful horses. Bringing them out in the snow, or just so they could get some of that magical fresh snowy Tennessee air!.. Her main barn was as big as my house but it was a beautiful house, barn, view, & ranch all together! I envied it my entire life! But it was enough for my mother(also a huge Reba fan) & myself to just catch the rare view of Miss Reba through the bare winter trees when going to our mailbox! Memories of my childhood like that, are irreplaceable, & I'll never forget. & unfortunately Miss Reba will never know about.. But it was all good enough for me just to be so close, yet so far away. But it did make me feel so close to her & her life as well! (& Miss Reba was a huge part of my life growing up and to this day, she always brought my family together. During all of the holiday seasons, disagreements or hard times, & of course all the GREAT times too. I remember singin, dancin & laughin. Or singing along in my daddy's truck, or after church on Sundays every week.. my favorite being after church on a sunny day in the fields picnicking behind my home! So for my family & myself it was such a true honor being anywhere close to a true classy lady as herself! To this day.. Miss Dolly Parton & Miss Reba McIntyre, Miss Faith Hill & Miss Shania Twain, are the Legendary, Classy, Ladies that keep the heart of Country Music alive! Country Music is the back bone of the south & these Hardworking, Strong, Classy, selfless women make sure to keep that tradition alive everyday! Happy holidays Reba! & to the Tennessee readers, & to all the Country Music lovers out there! ❄️☃️🎅🏼🎄❄️ -Katelyn Dixon
Katelynn that was a very nice comment!
My dad lived on the road right past Reba’s house at the end of the road the back side of her house and his property line met! I can’t remember the name of the rd but she had a beautiful home with a beautiful horse barn and there were spotlights in all the trees and on the ground it was so beautiful
I'm from Lawrenceburg Tennessee.
I hope Reba reads this!
You should send this to her Twitter account hopefully she sees it and replies to you .
I just saw Reba live in Memphis three days prior to this post. I gotta say, she still puts on one hell of a show and still has that spunk and charisma after performing more than 40 years!
That's great thanks for your love and support for me throughout the years. Its a season of love for me so I decided to put a smile on the faces of my fans by going through my TH-cam channel and checking out on my fans, so I can get to communicate better with my fans through discussion of depth and humour listening to compliments and criticism of my career. Lets talk about your thoughts and advice for me kindly send me your email address
Lucky you! She's pure talent ✨️
Well I'm from Memphis...but believe it or not I saw Reba live in Boston about 20 years ago..fantastic show
Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much 🌹💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍
Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
@@fionagold7257 To answer your question, probably around '03 when I started listening to and appreciating country music. I was 31 at the time and was listening to rock all my life and wanted to branch out to other genres.
It's 2022 and I'm still listening on a regular basis this has been my favorite song since I was a young girl and still is I love it♥️
Same
Same
I cried this whole song. My dad is a single father and we dont have alot of dam money but you know what me and my brother are taken care of and we have food and cloths and roof over are head and my dad made sure that for school i had shoes and clothes. There is been days were we didn't have tv to watch because dad couldnt pay the bill but dam that doesnt matter as long as i had my dad and my little brother. I dont care about being poor. My dad is the best man alive thank your parents for what you have because when there gone it will be to late to say dam i had a good life.
no one sings like this anymore!
@@kristenh.565 nope reba is amazing with all of her songs it is like she is telling a story about her life and others life.
As a mother your only choice is to protect your children. Sometimes the only way of keeping them alive is to send them out on their own. Its an unfair decision for anyone, but especially for a real mother. She clutches the baby as she sends her daughter away, shes probably seeing the older girl as a baby, and its tearing her apart to send her baby into that awful situation, but she knows if she doesnt do something then they will all die from poverty. And by the time the girl got on her feet, it was too late to save her mom. Only a real mother can make that kind of sacrifice. Sadly there arent many real mothers or fathers in this world. "If you want out, well its up to you" she even explains it, this is your way out. I cant keep going, but you have to.
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Ummm… listen to/read the lyrics at the same time. you know the mother sold her into prostitution, right?
Um no. There’s no excuse for selling your child into sex trafficking. Tf?
The fuck no. There's no reason to sell your child into prostitution.
@@heyitsme881facts.
I get chills every time I listen to this song... I used to sing it with my momma... Rip Momma I miss you & love you so much
Aww... I'm sure she's looking down upon you now! 😊
Awww! Just know that she loves you.
legoexplosion922 thank you 😃
Kaitlyn Ellerbe thank you 😃
+Cherokee Rose of course!
Every time I hear this song I can't help but put myself into Fancy's shoes and feel the hurt and betrayal that must have gone through her heart as a young girl being turned out by her mother, just the feeling of absolute betrayal must be decastating, even though in the end 15 years later she realizes her mother must have also betrayed herself with her choice, Fancy knows her mother did the only thing she could to give her a chance to make her own life.
Adversely i also put myself into the mother's shoes, the stuggle with herself that she must have fought to put her daughter into such a world, even if it was the only choice she had she must have felt wretched having to do so, the pain these two women face in this song is more than most could ever bear to deal with, and just getting a glimpse at this pain as listeners is what tryly made this song as famous as it is. We can only guess as to the hardships faced, especially considering that during the time period this song is set in (40s-ish) women had very little in terms of what they could do with their lives, so sadly the events of this song occurred more often than we would like to think, and most of those tales did not have the happy ending that this song's heroine does. This kind of music is what makes me feel alive, a story of emotion, not just sex drugs and rock n roll (or in todays case rap n dubstep) I do not mean to insult anyone's musical preferences, I just felt the need to establish how this song makes me feel when I hear it, what I go through mentally when debating the lyrics within my own mind, and to hear the emotion behind Reba's voice as she goes from singing as if she were an unsure 18 year old frightened girl to belting out the lyrics as an angry 33 year old woman who is jaded with the world and how it works. Sorry for taking up so much space on the somments page, I just needed the catharsis of getting this out there.
Blake O'Kelley No... no she didn't. She took the easy way.
Blake O'Kelley no
Even if it is the forties or fifties, why can't Fancy, like, wait tables or something? How is prostitution her only career option?
Hookahhhhh
I remember the first time I heard this song after as it was becoming a hit. The first thing I noticed was how much different and grittier this was compared with Reba’s typical sound. She sounded almost angry, and then the line about being “born just plain white trash” kinda jumps out at you and I was like “Whoa!” A great song and one of Reba’s classics, written by the very talented Bobbie Gentry.
Bobby Gentry released Fancy on her 6th studio album titled Fancy The album's first single, "Fancy", was released in November 1969. It peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening chart, Reba Covered this Bobby Gentry Song in 1990.. its much older that 20 years
Reba, you need never explain yourself to anyone! We made you the Queen of Country Music because you are the Queen. Queens do not explain themselves! If in times past you had situations happen, such as divorce, you are the Lady all girls look to, do not explain yourself, you are better than that!
They don't make country like this anymore! I don't listen to modern country, because it is trash! I love the classics,like this!
Tabitha Miller I like bouth they do still have sup modern storey line songs look up church beels I am sorry I can’t spell for shit
raelynn is a little blond girl that can bring back real country
Real life
Amen!
I'm here right noe
Not a country fan myself but this song makes me feel empowered. This song and video tell a STORY. It’s very moving and emotional.
I mostly like rock but some of the country artist touched on major issues such as farmers daughter boardline angle Martia McBride ConcreateAngel Independence day etc
Listen to more 90s and earlier country, that feeling is a staple of the genre
Reba and Dolly know how to tell stories in my songs. Not just random words. I miss that. I wish they'd do more covers of each other's songs And I'd like to hear a Miley Cyrus cover of Fancy and That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
@@elizabethtolentino2969 ok
Empowered? Wow. She becomes a prostitute.
Reba has been trying to tell us for YEARS! This isn't just a song. Its sad that this is still happening as I type in 2022! Many of us can relate to this. If you don't know what I'm talking about... Listen to the lyrics, read the lyrics. She tells us EXACTLY what's up. Thank you, Reba. You have no idea how many people out here have lived this. God bless
I guess you are a Country Music lover..?
@@jamessmith24786 I love all kinds of music.
@@sugarsauce2435 Ok dear that's good to know, me too
My single mother raised four girls; she worked very hard long hours to keep a roof over our heads. She gave us unconditional love, home cooking so we had food on the table ( sometimes she went hungry so me and my three sisters would have enough); she sacrificed a lot. And, she did it without putting any of us out (No injury intended). When we were old enough, we worked baby sitting jobs, after school jobs and summer jobs to help out with things we needed. My mother was an excellent seamstress, and sometimes she would make us some clothes, but mostly we bought them locally. It all depends on your family values. I'm grateful that our lives were spared the harsh realities of this song. Again, no injury intended.
I personally don't know one prostitute, or if "charmed" just means pouring tea, then I guess I misunderstood lol
This is actually a cover but Reba's voice makes this version great. I have love this song since I was a child.
Hello how are you doing?
Hello, how are you today? It’s nice to meet you here.
Reba has a way of making you feel every single note she delivers in each and every song she sings! Love you Reba! Adrian from the great state of North Carolina! Peace
Ohgay fan boy
NC 4 life
Who reported my comment,??? Fk it..I'll say it again,
She has a way of making me feel something different
hello Adrian, how're you doing today?
@Fun buns How many weeks have you served on a jury?
I love you Fun buns... but I cannot support ignorance.
Here's your one chance, FANCY, don't let me down. Forgive me for what I do. Reba is beautiful and sang that song with heart of 💎
A lot better than Vicky Lawrence. Sorry can't stand her as Mamaso it taints everything
she gets better looking with age and her voice seems to get stronger
kiki
True
Thanks so much for your likes and support towards my music ,I really appreciate that God bless you and your family 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Tears every time. Beautiful Americana song of desperation, hope and perseverance.
I’m watching June 26 2024 I will forever love this song
Hello Shirley
How are you doing?
As a sex worker myself, this song is heavy. So, so heavy. I cry my eyes out every time I liten to it. I didn't grow up in a shack. I grew up in an abusive home. And my life turned around the day I walked into a strip club and asked for a job. Now I'm away from that abusive family.
Just be nice to the gentlemen and they'll be nice to you indeed.
Robyn Johnson Bobbi Gentry made this song
Im glad you found a better life . any one who lools down on some one for there method of clawing them selves out of poverty needs to look down on a system that allows such poverty and forces ppl into extreme circumstance !!!
Glad you made it out that life! 😘
Robyn Johnson hey I’m from Nevada and there is definitely a difference between the ones who do it legally and ones who are doing it to support a habit (as in drug abuse problem) I see nothing wrong with what anyone does for work as long as it is legal. I am just glad that you are safe now I too once lived in abuse so yes it is never something that you want to stay in I’m glad that you found a way out!
Hope youre doing well Robyn! Have a merry Christmas! 💕
Her facial expressions in this video are just amazing 😍😍.
Love from Jamaica ❤
Fancy is the best song Reba has ever done. It tells the story of abject poverty and no hope, so she did what she felt she had to do. Too many young people feel that way.
When music actually told meaningful stories.
BelAfricana When COUNTRY music told stories.
Ian Luman All genres of music are pretty mediocre at the moment.
Eh. Respectfully disagree bubby.
Iron maiden empire of the clouds. Listen, then we'll talk
They still do. You just gotta look.
37 yr old man sitting here getting chills listening to this, Reba ur awesome❤
For me, music was always and still is about telling a story and carrying it's emotions threw the peace.
I'm so glad to see that people still think that way (:
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same here sister!
Same here my brothers
This reminds me of my mom...June 12 2019...rest in peace mom..i wont let you down...
I'm sorry to hear that. My condolences to you and your family. God Bless.
Sorry about your lose God bless you 🙏
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Lol😂😂😂
@@SanjanaRanasingha omg 😂😂 you have my since of humor
She really has a beautiful country singing voice!
@Tourettes guy she's from Oklahoma, parts of it are really country sounding 😂
If you’re watching this in 2023… and you’re thinking Reba is still perfect… can I get an AMEN!!!
Amen
Love
🔥💜🔥⚜️AMEN⚜️🔥💜🔥
She definitely had a beautiful voice ❤
🙏
This song just about says it all for many a woman trying to survive on her own.
Yeah people keep calling her a prostitute too just sounds like she wasn't a bitch so her boyfriends helped her out.
@@AnnaLVajda Theres a difference between a career prositute and someone doing what they got to to get ahead. Its all about the end game. Fuck ANYONE who hates on the way you got there. They just didnt have the tenacity to do it themselves.
It's a song about a mother doing what she had to do give her child a slim chance to avoid slavery in all but name. The daughter learned early as so many if us do that help usually comes with a price. Fancy paid the price of survival. Anyone condems her for that is just an asswipe.
I don't judge who anyone who goes through something like this. With that said, we can do our part by not romanticizing prostitution.
@@DirtyPrancing It's not romanticized. Every person I see finding out someone's a prostitute or escort says "poor girl", assuming every woman that does it had no choice. Some women genuinely love doing it because it's fun and they get to meet a lot of people and learn about them.
If a woman is getting regular health-checks to make sure she's clean, and enjoys giving/having orgasms for a living, who are we to judge? Fuck if I had the body confidence I'd do it, it sounds like it can be a lot of fun
Did anyone else cry? I guess I'm the momma in this story. I'm trying my best but it doesn't seem good enough. One day I'll get my son the house he deserves. 😢
One day at a time ❤
Or he'll get you the house you deserve...
This song is about a mother prostituting out her daughter cause she can't take care of her
This was her absolute peak . . . I've still never seen anything else that could hold a candle to this. #All-time Queen.
Hi fan
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.
See Lainey Wilson, Wait In The Truck.
God did good on Reba!!!!
I'm so grateful to be apart of at a time when we had such iconic and legendary singers like Reba to give us songs like Fancy. The most amazing thing is I'm a metal fan yet this is one of my favourite all-time songs. I believe I knew that You didn't even have to be a fan of country to recognized that this was a diamond. It's also amazing how many women can truly relate Fancy's story. Bless your heart Reba. BTW I absolutely loved her sitcom.
Hello Dixie
Hello,how are you doing
Metal head too but damn Reba my girlllll
Reba is transcendent
Hello Dixie how are you doing!!
I cry every time I hear this song. I’m still fighting stronger than ever. I’m going to make it because I’ve already hit rock bottom.
Keep your head up and every situation there's always brighter day.
Rock bottom is a location I am familiar with. Keep in mind that from here, the only way to go is UP. Hang in there, every day is a new chance to start over. I wish you all the good things in life from this point onward. 💖
Don't stop keep on going.
Rock bottom is good for us all. Once your toes and feet feel the bottom we are able to push off, straight UP! Just like being at the bottom of a pool. I promise you, you got this. Chin up...
this was the comment I was looking for!! I feel better knowing I'm not the only one that cries every time I hear this song. idk why that is either... it just chokes me up so badly and tears stream down my face. I didn't grow up poor either. Actually, my parents are very wealthy and we always lived in 3 story houses. I think I cry bc it's just so touching I can feel the emotion. However, I do prefer Bobbie Gentry's version over anyones.
I’m 36 with a wife and two kids and this song always chokes me up. Roll Tide!
Hello dear, I guess you're a country Music lover?
America
I'm your age and from the south, same
It's a song that tells a story! A part of history. A part of history that is seldom recognized. It's not a part of history for one race but rather for many it is a way of surviving... its also not as far back in our history as people would like to believe. Unfortunately, giving rights does not instantly change individuals' way that is taught from one generation to the next for survival. This story had a happy ending of coarse its a story... more than not reality is not what we WANT in fairytale... reality is real. Heck most of the similar stories in our history is not even about finding "wealthy" men... just a man was required. "Wealthy" was part of the fairytale that very few got! Sadly so many still do not understand that now there is another way and other options. It's not easy but not impossible, and it's easier than losing your sanity. For me, I can't wait for the day that all see that reality and stop letting others manipulate and control us with history, something that is no longer real! The only power that allows this history to be present today is us!
First heard this song in 2001 and it has been one of my favs
to this day. 😍
Now go listen to the original!!!
"You know I might have been born just plain white trash, BUT FANCY WAS MY NAME!" Is one of the most bad ass lyrics in country music, and music period.
Agreed!! That’s the part that gets me every time!!
I agree! Sing loud, sing proud
I always SCREAM that part!
lmaooooo
Great lyric but I don’t let anyone call me trash.
Man I swear she's the best singer ever.
And the music man how do you come up with a sound like this??
To be able to tell a detailed emotional story while you're singing is something special that a lot of people can't do...
This woman is so good at this sometimes I tear up while listening to Reba....
God that woman is amazing.
Love Reba she inspired me thru some dark times in life… for I am a survivor… can I get a amen… ❤ and today I try to inspire any young woman that she can make it . With her children by herself
Listening to this song and watching the video for a second time made me break down and cry... My heart hurts and goes out to victims of sex trafficking and anyone who’s been abused while being involved in any kind of s*x work. You are loved by God The Most High and one day you will be the happiest you can ever imagine. God loves you and you are perfect in His eyes. He forgives of any and all. God bless y’all!
Me too n
Can’t believe all the people who are pro sex slavery especially for children in 2022
@@Grizzly_Adams. I agree! I can’t believe the amount of normalized pedophilia and people trying to groom children. This world is full of evil. God save our kids.
This song brings you right in and captivates you doesn’t it?
Golly Gee Wiz... "If I die before I wake, please never allow me to steal from Sirena Lagasse for telliing the truth about me. "Thank You!" AMEN!
The opening notes send shivers down my spine, and tears from my eyes.
Love ya, Reba!
Hello there Karen nice meeting you here
Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much 🌹💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍
Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
@@justiceharrison5142 Reba is a very talented and gifted singer and she has this magical voice and lyrics that I love so much 🌹💕her songs will be forgotten in this world🌍
Since when have you been listening to Reba songs?
I will always will I love this woman I don't care who it is cuz she is #1 to me and my daughter we just love her #We love you Reba McEntire forever and always❤❤❤❤