This may be one of the most beautiful songs ever sung and the video (with Alan's real life wife) is perfection. Lex's real and vulnerable reaction is so spot on. I've said this on another similar channel that I'm a 59 year old white man and channels like yours are doing more to bring people together than anything else I can think of. I believe there are many groups in our country and in the world that are intentionally trying to tear us apart by race, gender, and age. I can't thank you enough for your channel and what you do.
u are spot on and the MAIN ones are in WH at 1600. Thankfully I really think 65 % of usa knows and come NOV the DEMS will be GETTIN smacked ,and get the message and we can start to put things back together
I completely agree with you. Their channel, and many others like it, show us that there is so much more that brings us together than sets us apart. And this song is the perfect one to prove just how true that is.
As a German who fell in love with US country music about 20 years ago this is something I noticed very often: People in the US say things like „I usually don‘t listen to country but this was good“ or „I never thought a country song could make me cry“ and similar statements. Why do people in the US tend to disregard country music so much? You have such a great genre there with so many treasures to discover. Keep searching for more, you‘ll find a lot more to enjoy.
Too true! As an Irishman who loves American country I could recommend several tearjerkers. Alans own 'Where were you?', Randy Travis 'Three Wooden Crosses', Brad and Alisons 'Whiskey Lullaby' etc etc.
Oh I think that is just the folks that are not Country Fans normally…it’s like there is almost a disbelief from themselves when they like a Country song vs. say Pop music. 90s Country to me was my favorite time in Country…but I still love the genre and have noticed a shift with more artists getting back to that 90s style.
Part of the reason is because modern "country" music isn't the same. Another reason is that there's a cultural stereotype/prejudice against it. Nearly all things "country" gets portrayed badly in media most of the time.
it's just my opinion, but i think it's because Country Music has the assumed stigma of being for poor dumb white people. Same as how for years Rap had the stigma of being for poor black thugs. Every genre has a perception of its type of fans. Thats why so many love YT reactors who are reacting to genres that is not of what "we" normally think of people. Same with non-music. You are German. Many, at least in the US, have the longstanding perception that all Germans are racist and/or nazi sympathizers.
The songs that hit the hardest are the ones you can relate to!! This song touches my heart because this year my wife and I celebrated our 40th anniversary!! It still amazes me that I've been able to fool her for so long...she's way too good for me!!!
Richard, gotcha by six, but I don't think I really fooled her though. I'd like to think I did.... I certainly understand your last statement though ! Met my wife in middle school and dated until I left school in 72 and enlisted in the navy, made my one tour in the gulf of Tonkin and being a reservist I was back home before twenty after serving my two active ! We've actually been together for fifty !
@@jaycoopz2152 THANK YOU, I was so used to either,not admitting, or I'd be so embarrassed because you really didn't hear those kind words very much that I'd be embarrassed. Hope that makes sense, but thank you just the same !
It's a blessing that we have the internet today. You can listen to beautiful songs like this and ignore all the "modern" crossover crap, the garbage in cowboy boots that is coming out of Nashville nowadays.
This song makes you cry because it is life and its happy tears for all the blessings we have and had have will have , Enjoy life in every stage for each day is a blessing
Alan wrote that for his wife Denise for their 20th Anniversary. They were high school sweethearts from Newnan, Ga. They will be married 43 years in December of this year! 3 beautiful daughters...Gotta react to his songs Home and Small Town Southern Man!!
Alan Jackson has had a good life. Though he has had some personal ups and downs. He unfortunately was diagnosed recently with some kind of nerve condition.
This is "That" song, IMO, that makes you realize that when you always thought that your heart was a 6-string, you suddenly discover it's actually a 12-string.
you 2 are on a good path. xo keep doing what you're doing, and you'll grow together. Brad, I know.. you know, you got a keeper. And not because Lex is so beautiful. Lex shines from the inside out. ^_^
I love King George.. but Alan... wow... I've seen them both in concert... and truly Alan hit me more to the heart because I saw him at my state fair... I saw George in Baltimore.. just wasn't the same as at my Delaware State Fair.. Alan kicked butt
Say him for the 3rd time Friday night in Biloxi. Awesome concert you want be disappointed. I saw him first in Biloxi back in 1991. It’s a great thing to grow old listening to such an awesome singer. Guess I can say we grew old together. Great family man, Great singer, but also a Christian.
This song hits me too Lex. We played this at my Mom's funeral. She had Alzheimer's and he watched her dye in Hospice over a 2 month period. My dad was in Vietnam in the 101st and every airborne unit in the Army over his 24 year career as a medic in Nam and a hospital Ward Sergeant later. He balled and That was only the 2nd time I had ever seen him cry. At his funeral we played He Stopped Loving Her Today by George Jones. We thought it was fitting. Keep up the good work.
I’ve been married 41 years. It’s getting closer to when we won’t have each other anymore. But a nice long life. You both still have more to come, make the most of it. Thank you peace ✌️
I've gotten to the point that it just gets a little blurry on this one. Alan is a traditional country artist and is one of the greats. Sadly, he inherited CMT, which is a progressive nerve disorder which caused Alan to announce a farewell tour. Prayers for Alan and his family.
Alan will be 64 years old in October,, He married his high school sweetheart in 1979 - and despite some trials and tribulations along the way, they have now been married 42 years. This alone adds a lot of poignancy to this song, much more than if he had been wedded and divorced three or four times,
I had such a horrific childhood and the rest hasn't been too good either. But I found someone and she truly loves me even though I'm such a broken person. I say that only to add this, I can't get past the first 10 seconds of this beautiful song without drowning in tears.
Lexy, my darling. Be happy. You have discovered that life and love is always as you hoped it would be. While young girls dream of love and long life, it is only us older men who realize, after it has passed, that it is that which we also sought and are grateful we've been blessed to enjoy as have I. That and that alone is what Country music is about: Life. We're born and, hopefully, are cherished, live a little while; find love of our own; raise a family; grow old; and, eventually die with our children and grandchildren praying for our souls. That's all there truly is...for any of us. You can't take money, power and fame with you when you go. There are happy times in life too. That's why there dance songs like those in Cajun and Tejano music and much more. Also there are songs to appreciate mother, father, home, patriotism, morality and heroism in order to teach us those values as Americans. The Heartland, where the Heart of America's moral heart lies, is represented in these songs. Please listen to them and appreciate them. It is your home. Like visiting the kitchen of your grandmother, there is wonder, beauty, sorrow and pride to be gained. God bless you all.
A singer's job is to make us feel like we are in it and this one does just that. Lex you are so special because you bring joy to so many people it's unreal don't ever let anyone take that away from you love you guys
My mom listens to this song with Dad and they talk about the kids, grandkids and great grandkids. Stay together, you two. My greatest regret is getting my divorce and never having what this song is about.
I am 67 years old been married 42 years to the love of my life. You too have so much ahead of you. I pray you enjoy the journey as much as I have. Love ya'll. Thanks for what you do.
Alan Jackson is opening up to fans about a disease he’s been battling for years. The 62-year-old country singer has revealed that he’s been battling a “no cure” degenerative neurological condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease for the better part of a decade. it’s related (to) muscular dystrophy and Parkinson’s disease
I remember when my husband and I were having a lot of problems. I started crying and asked God for a sign of what I needed to do. This song came on and I just cried. That was 20 years ago and we are blessedly still together and stronger than ever.
No. Question. Alan struck the. Lightning chord of destiny with this. Chip off the philosophers stone. The mark of a life most genuine. And. Humbly wrkught by. Hands Small Town truisms aphoristic. Wisdom is. Untouchable. A. True grace note. Amongst many many. Such. Evocative. Its beautiful song It's real stiry about a humble. Small Town. Guy like alan. And his meteoric rise will be remembered for thousands of years. Solid.
@@BradAndLex Thanks you two, love your show and I think I’ve watched most of your video’s as your insights are clever and fun to listen to. God bless you and have a great day!
@@bryanknutson1666 I wasn’t gonna go into detail, but am a survivor of a double lung transplant, due to fibrosis caused by an autoimmune disease, for almost two years now and doing okay, but my left lung is not functioning yet due to a nerve connection that was accidental cut during surgery. We think it might be growing back as breathing tests are getting better, however grateful to be alive and listening to music with these two characters! If you make it to five years, there’s a good chance you will make it to 10 years, which was my original point. Take care of your lungs, as oxygen is quite vital, and have a blessed day! My goal,is 20 years!
Love this reaction so much. I can feel the love you have for one another. Such a great thing to watch. I wish you both many, many blessed years ahead. Don't lose what you have. 💖 It's priceless and rare.
You two are great together, you have at least 60 more years together. Lex you couldn't hide the hopeless romantic in you if you tried, you get the same happy/content smile on your face, its adorable.
This is the last song I danced to with my late husband. He crossed on our 24th anniversary after 8 years with brain cancer. I remember when all of these things happened. Jason, I remember when.
The reason Allan Jackson is a type 5 American songwriter all time is this paragraph: Remember when old ones died and new were born And life was changed, disassembled, rearranged We came together, fell apart And broke each other's hearts Remember when It says so much, that everyone can relate to now, or will relate to if they live long enough, while also saying so little.
When this song first came out, it was touching, but didn't have much of a resonance to me at the time. When my dad died back in December, that is when it hit me like a ton of bricks. My mom and dad met at my grandfather's funeral, where she spilled coffee on his lap, and that was the start of a brilliant and dedicated life. They dated for 8 years, and when I was on the way in 1975, they decided to get married, since they had been together anyways, it was the next logical step. They married June 14, 1975, I was born November 9, 1975, and soon my brother came in 1978, and my sister in 79. My dad worked his ass off for the State of Michigan, working from 11pm till about 8am, sleeping from 9am to 1 or 2pm, and being up and awake to be around us kids. So he sacrificed so many hours of solid sleep just to take care of all 5 of us. He was always there for us, made sure we always had what we needed, and sacrificed of himself without complaint for so many years to keep our family well. He loved my mom, no one that dates one person for 8 years, and was married to one person for 46 years does so because they don't love each other. It was a truly beautiful thing! So when my dad died, it hit us all hard, and it still does. My mom has early stage Alzheimer's and is losing her hearing, so not only do I look after her, but I'm not the man of the house and struggling to do as good as he did with all the responsibilities, the bills, the little and major problems that come up. When I hear this song, as well as many others (Conway Twitty's "That's My Job" absolutely devastates me), I can't help but get a little moist from it. Perhaps there is a rain cloud above my head, something in my eye, or I accidentally pulled a nose hair or something. To sum it up, this song is about the beauty, the tragedy, and the miracle of life, and my folks lived a very loving and sweet life that I aspire to have for myself, since they are my examples of what a married couple should be. I might not be in a relationship, I'm quite single, but their example is what I'd want if I was in one. Sadly, people these days aren't wired for the long-haul like them.
My favorite, a national treasure, did his last concert in December 2022. He has stopped touring due to a degenerative nerve condition. I was fortunate to see one of his last concerts in Los Angeles in late 2022. ALL of his songs are fantastic. "Sissy's Song" is another tear jerker.
