First Time Hearing Alan Jackson - Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) Reaction 

Those tragic events on 9/11 made us love our fellow man and country. More American flags were sold then ever. They couldn't keep up on production. It was hard to find an American flag after that. We need to get back to the way we ALL came together that day 🙌 🙏

Yes it is about Sept 11th. Alan wrote this only days after the tragedy, as he was trying to sort thru his feelings of it all. 😢💔

I'm not sure if you're old enough to have experienced that day, but you know every American can tell you exactly where they were on that beautiful September day. It's maybe the only thing we all have in common.

Alan Jackson once said about this song, “God wrote the lyrics, I just held the pen.”

I like this song because it's not overly-patriotic, we're gonna kick their ass song like Toby Keith's (which is also a great song), but more around that there was no "right way" to react. Everyone coped in a different way - sadness, fear, anger, praying, buying a gun. giving blood.

Another great song by Alan Jackson is "Remember When". The official music video is so special and the lyrics are full of emotion because they're very personal to him but recognizable to all people's lives.

Like he said in the song, I was teaching a h.s. class when the planes hit. What the hell was really going on? All I knew was history on an epic scale was unfolding, tragically! This song still brings a tear. Peace from Northern Michigan.

I can’t hear listen to this song without tearing up. It really puts our thoughts and feelings into perspective. You can hear the honesty and a bit of innocence when he says that he doesn’t know the Iraq and Iran.

Never forget. Was a young Marine at Camp Lejeune, and we all just looked at each other and said, "We're going to war."

I remember that day. One attack after another. I didn’t know if it would stop or if we were at war. Everyone had a look of shock, horror and sadness on their face. It was so tragic.

I saw this quote just a couple of days ago and want to share it with y'all, "Metal music takes you out of your feelings and country music puts you back in them!"

He wrote the song in a short period of time, capturing the raw emotions and reflections of many individuals in the aftermath of the attacks. The song resonated deeply with listeners, as it expressed feelings of shock, sadness, unity, and hope in the face of adversity. He wrote the song in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. The inspiration for the song came from his personal reaction to the tragic events of that day, as well as the shared experiences and emotions felt by people across the nation and around the world.

I remember where I was standing when September 11th happened. It still pulls at my heart strings. All the girls I worked with and I didn’t even know what the World Trade Center was until this day.

I watched this performance that night and it still brings me to tears today. My husband was a volunteer firefighter at the time and the actions of that day, all of the emergency personnel who perished beside their brothers, destroyed him.

Those of us that went through 9/11. This always makes me cry. Remembering those we lost. Hugging each other, going to church with each other, it still hurts.

Today's division, in the greatest Country in the World is absolutely more horrifying than the despicable acts on that day. And every Soul that perished that September day...and they would tell us the same.✌️.

Alan Jackson's music has something for everyone. He is one of my favorite's. Chattahoochee is one you need to check out. The official video will amaze you.

I cried my eyes out. When I saw this.

He sings this as a memorial to that aweful day that we should never forget, this is what I get out of it.

I was about six months pregnant, at home. My husband had left for work. I’d just had to leave my job a month earlier for health reasons, and I was looking forward to my daughter’s arrival at the end of the year. It was a beautiful, sunny morning, and I’d actually slept well for a change. I was up, having a cup of decaf, and thinking about what I needed to do that day to get ready for the graduate class I had to attend that evening. My dad called and said to turn on the TV. I asked what channel, and he just said, “It doesn’t matter.” He was right. The first plane, of course, had already hit, but I just stood in the middle of the living room floor with the phone in my hand and stared. I watched the second plane hit live, and I wondered if we were at war, being invaded, or…? I wondered if I’d be able to have my baby in a hospital or if we’d be refugees or something-I honestly had no idea what was happening. It was horrifying. Watching the towers fall was shocking, chilling. It still makes me feel sick. I suddenly had no faith in the world I was bringing my child into. It’s part of the reason I never had another.

This live version is good but watch the video version its even more moving and self explanatory.

Made me cry. again!

I remember when everyone was flying the American flag in proud of if when 911 happen. In now look at us now what happened to that America how fast we forgot.

This song is exactly how I felt on 9/11. Could not have said it any better. 🙏🏻🇺🇸❤️

I was on vacation in Yellowstone National Park. There was no radio reception or cell phone reception, so we had no idea. When we stopped in at one of the little service areas in the park, people were talking - they'd heard there was a hijacking, but nothing else. We thought it was going to go about like they usually do, so we didn't really think much of it, but decided to turn on the news when we got back to the motel room that night. I went right to the washroom, and my spouse turned on the television. I just remember hearing his quiet, shocked "My God". I will never forget that tone in his voice for as long as I live.

I know this has been said SOOOO many times over the years, BUT it's so weird how I can still to this day remember to EXACT spot of the hwy I was at in Denver Colorado when I hear about the attack and how foggy and also very clear the rest of that day was...

I was at my work desk when a co-worker came in and said something has happened to the World Trade Towers. This was around 9:30ish. We had a TV in our break room. I left my desk to see what she was talking about and got in the break room just in time to see the 2nd plane hit the other tower. The only other time that I can truly say "I remember where I was" was when Patsy Cline and her Grand Ole Opry teammates were killed back in 1963.

I’ve LOVED this song since the first time he sang it. I was a freshman in college and I remember sitting with my friends (I’m tiny so I sat in laps because so many people were packed in that small classroom watching the horror unfold) so many things he says, I did! I’ll never forget that I watched the news in unhealthy hours! I did call my Momma from a pay phone at college because no one had cell service (not that we had good service on normal days out in the country.) I told her I loved her but I was staying for dance team because they wanted us scared! She of course wanted me HOME! After days of news I remember all of the sudden I love Lucy coming on. What a happy moment in a moment of terror. At the grocery store , we were all needing love and inspiration. We payed for one another’s items, prayed in the middle of the store. Awful day 9/11, but 9/12 was a day I never want to forget!!! It’s when people turned back into humans…thinking about one another. Nothing else mattered, just keeping everyone safe. That feeling was felt around the country. Alan will go down in history for many songs; but this one hits me hard! Hugs and love to you and yours! We all need to live like 9/12

Another heartfelt song he wrote is called Remember When. Also another is Livin on Love. He's also got some fun songs like Chattahoochee and Don't Rock the Juke Box.

A very touching song..I sure remember that morning..it was awful. I just stood a couple feet from the tv crying...

The day of that horrendous event, my coworker and I were working on an airhandler in the basement of a funeral home , he received a call from his sobbing and shaken spouse explaining how she witnessed the first plane crash and as we walked out of that basement I immediately looked up at the eerie, quiet empty sky feeling so many emotions rushing over me simultaneously and then just wanting to rush home to the arms of my wife and hold on to her.

Many of remember exactly what we were doing on 9/11/2001. I was in a classroom full of high school students about to start the Chemistry lecture. Needless to say, no Chemistry was taught that day. I gave lots of hugs that day.

i was in the 10th grade and our would stopped and was never the same if you know you know we had real FREEDOM people born after will never feel/see what we had ....

Right on point! Immediately after 9/11

Alam is extremely intelligent. He does know the difference between Iran and Iraq. That line feeds the line "I'm just a simple man".

Personally when I think of country music I think of Alan, grew up with my grandmother always listening to him. I love his music so much.

I have never been able to get through this song witjout crying 😢😢😢

This song makes me tear up every time I hear. Such a great song and so powerful. Thanks for reacting to it! Well done.

You need to watch the official video of this song. It is very powerful and the images really hit home.

This was for wrote about 9/11 it's a beautiful song I think it fits everyone rich and poor

It did take you a while to get the connection, but you got it. You are one of the most genuine persons on youtube. Love your content.

Seen him sing this song for the first time it's such an amazing song kept him up he was hurting and had to put his feelings out there for all of us to feel them and we did. Love this man and we were all crying and praying for all of the people. God bless you all and your families

I remember when this song came out and believe me it tugged at the heartstrings every time. It's still great to this day and it takes me back to that horrible day

9/11 and can tell you exactly where I was that day and I'll never forget it. Listening to John Boy and Billy morning show on radio in car otw to Dr appointment with surgeon to remove my husband leg. Someone burst in live studio screaming, took a minute for everything to come to understand that 1st plane hit. I stepped into appointment asking for tv to be turned on, just in time to witness the 2nd plane hit towers. I have friends, family and love ones in NY at time my heart hurt for helplessness, but that day We all American and all were covered in same dust and bleed red. We were one people .

Shon; check out "Operation Yellow Ribbon" sometime on your own. Atlantic 🇨🇦 answered the call on that day and the days to follow. It was one hell of a rocky ride leaving on a tugboat loaded with supplies headed from New Brunswick headed to Newfoundland. People needed to be fed and housed! The Corporate Hotel i was a Sous Chef at rounded up a full load of food & linen to go within a few hours. Myself and my direct Chef de Partie were approved to go to assist. We stayed on the tug working out of it's kitchen feeding folks at the dock. SOOO MANY GREAT FOLKS STEPPED UP TO HELP OUR INCREDIBLE NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH. My heart still aches 😢

This song is in the National Archives for music because of the historial significance of 911.

The song is about 9-11-2001 the most catastrophic day in American history 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I remember seeing this live when he sang this. We needed this song to kind of put a perspective i guess to say. Although we were damn mad, we were still in stunned mode. We felt all the emotions he sang of. When our troops started to deploy, Thank God we had Toby. But this was just as important.

I was a new mom and my son was born in June..... I woke up to feed him and turned on the TV... Being a new mom and nowt knowing what was really going on and if my baby was safe was terrifying.

Love Alan's music. Gonna miss getting more.

I don't know if you have covered Alan's "Remember When" or not,but it is one of my favorite songs he has done.The video to that song is very memorable too.

When I saw the news and the towers came down I cried and we went to church that was packed we all we’re praying.

I watched this today sept 11,2024! I remember? 😢

I had just gotten off a night shift as a paramedic. I was asleep. My best friend Steve called and my wife answered the phone saying "hes asleep, he just got off at 7am" Steve (ine of the calmest and most easy going guys i know) said, very firmly, "wake him up and turn on the TV *right now*. She got me up just in time to see the 2nd plane hit. 45 minutes later my pager went off, no paramedic got the day off.

September 11, 2001 sparked this song.

By the way, thank you very much for playing this. Thank you, and thank you to all those that do love our country and give us everything that we have and remember. You're not untitled to s***Go get a job and then you're entitled to your paycheck. But as far as anything else goes, you're not entitled to anything on this planet ever work for it first respect people. Take care of your elders, respect your elders. I'm not saying take care of bad people. Good grief, people in prison have a better than old-timers like me. We talk about committing a crime so that we can have free cable medical dental. 3 hot are caught and don't have to go track into the snow to get it. Personally, I don't mind tracking through the snow upward. Uh, where I'm from, it's 24 feet high but that's O k, that's what I chose and I worked my way and earned my way to get to live where I do I can't. II gotta give it to you all living around each other. I really do but to the young man on this. Reaction channel or whatever these things are called. Thank you, thank you for keeping an open mind. There's Johnny Cash, Chris Christopherson Wayland Jennings, Myrtle hagered there. The Willie Nelson and they're all called the highway man. You would enjoy each one of them individually as well as together

I was on leave for recruiter duty between finishing tech school and going to my first base, was sleeping at my in-laws. Love Alan Jackson, but, what we've done 'in response' to 9/11 is awful. The Patriot Act, our fascism in other countries. I served 12 years in the USAF, and a lot of us, looking back are like, "For what? We lost friends and whatnot, for what?" Anyway, LOVE this video and your continued dive into great music with genuine reactions.

Yes Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw are great writers you should listen to Tim McGraw song " if your reading this" one of the saddest songs

The song is based on what happened 9/11 /2001

God Bless America 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

That was a terrible day 😭

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 More great song by Alan Jackson is 🎶 So you don't have to love me anymore 🎶 Remember when You gonna love those songs too Keep the good work my friend ✌️ 👍🏼 👏 🧡

Just catching up on your videos. I remember the day when the radio station played that song for the first time. Everyone was running around trying to get that album…problem was, it wasn’t out yet. That song said everything we felt that day. 😩🇺🇸❤️

Very Beautiful, thank you for playing this ❤❤

I am enjoying watching the reaction videos. This is my music, I'm a 70s child. You should listen to the Guess Who, These Eyes. They wrote this song when they were teenagers.

A very funny song when the Olympics were held in Georgia 1996: Jeff Foxworthy with Alan Jackson - Redneck Games (Video). This video is only 3:48 minutes.

I remember when some people didn't want it shown on tv because it might make people angry.

The announcer is another great artist you should check out - Vince Gill

This was written about his feelings and questioning directly after 9/11. It was a frightening time and I remember calling my son at college and talking about where we would all meet if we were attacked.

Everything in this song. We all frlt it. On the west coast as it unfolded- didnt know what to fo. Sending the kids to school? Keep them home? Cry. Certainly prayed. Going to work was hard, staying home hard, watching as the people in new york posted photos of people missing from world trade center hoping they are alive rescued somewhere. They allowed prayer in school those days- teenagers at the high school met in crowds to pray snd hold hands by the flagpole morning and anytime. On Sunday, half empty churches were packed. 9/11 was so devastating but kindness and compassion on 9/12 will never be forgotten either. Flags everywhere- there was no color, no politics, we were ALL Americans.

Nothing but LOVE

I worked at a national security site. We heard the plane hit the Pentagon. What followed was 23 straight 16 hour shifts. 2 ppl from our site was on the plane that hit the Pentagon........ Sad to this day. Called my wife and said I was ok.... Not sure when I would be home because it was game time.

Shon you're a wonderful man! Keep up the good work. You are treasured by many of us! Thanks

A song to listen to; God Bless the USA with Lee greenwood and Home Free.

He wrote this song about the terrorist attacks on America on Sept 11, 2001 😢🇱🇷

This was 9/11… the USA came together…. There was a clip of people covered in soot… everyone… and a little child said “everyone looks alike”…. We came together

I can remember my grandparents saying they remember where they were when jfk was shot in 1963 i can remember where i was on 9/11 i encourage if you could watch boat run 9/11 you will understand about the attack this country came together that day its called boat lift it still brings tears to my eyes

Only can listen every couple years to that one

I suggest you listening to Brooks and Dunn... I Believe.. amazing song and a true story about Ronnie Dunn's life.

Peace to you and everyone for 2024❤ Thank you for playing this, which I think is his best that he ever wrote❤

Sweetie... don't know how old you are.. but If you remember that day at all.. it was horrible.. he wrote this song the night after it happened.. this awards show was probably the first that happened after 9/11... I remember being so scared that day for my children in school... went and got them home.. My husband was on the other side of NSA (National Security Agency) he couldn't get home because everything shut down around NSA and DC.. I had one child in HS, 2 in Middle School and one in Elementary .. and my baby at home 19 months old.. This song has meaning

It was 9 11 he wrote this song the morning it happened took himba couple hours

If you want to hear more country music listen to George Strait, Our Love is Unconditional. You’ll love any of his songs ❤❤

I really love your reactions and comments ❤❤❤😢😢

Remember when gas got to be next. You will love it!

He does a wonderful song called "Drive" about dad and memories. Maybe have a listen.

It was in honor of 911

I don't know if you only react to songs. But you should check out Boatlift an untold story of 9/11. I never knew about this until recently, it brought tears to my eyes.

I remember on the anniversary of 9/11 for many years just driving in my car, looking over at the person in the car next to you and we all knew what we were going through, maybe cuz i live in New York and everyone knew someone effected by that day.. but we had LOVE for strangers here in New York for many years after. WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR COUNTRY? WHERE'S THE LOVE? IS IT GONNA TAKE ANOTHER AWFUL TRAGEDY TO MAKE US LOVE EACH OTHER AGAIN?

That day was soul crushing 😢 we r better than this Thank you for sharing this

"Wanted" is an excellent song by Alan Jackson.

Just keep em coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its about 9/11. I think he does a pretty good job at explaining that day for everyone who had Witnessed what happened

I hope you never experience something equal to this.

True Country Music.. tells a story... not a big fan of a lot of newer country because to me it's more pop than country and it upsets me.. My Pop-Pop raised me on Old Country.. I grew up with King George, Alan, Garth, Randy, Reba, Vince just so many .. but it still told a story... very few TRUE country artists to me out there now... Blake, Brad, Miranda, Carrie, and Jason I know I'm missing some.. but country music is amazing

Shon you have to listen to martina Mcbride concrete angel ❤❤

One of only 2 songs (That I know of) written about 9/11 that don't seem like money grabs exploiting a tragedy... If you're curious.. "Take It Back" by the Barenaked Ladies is the other.

Great reaction, you should give AJ’s “Southern Man” a turn 🙂

Listen again, knowing.

jeff daniels blue valiant!!