FIRST TIME HEARING SugarLand - Stay *Reaction* (See pinned comment) 

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I can listen to this song and be just fine, but if I watch the video I'll cry with her every damn time. Her emotion gets me every time!

I Love Jennifer Nettles. Unreal voice.

I'm not crying... you're crying. Everytime I listen to this song , I also cry. A guy. 46. But it reminds me of my exwife and the pain just comes back. Then the sympathy for someone who's going through such a traumatic life altering and isolating experience. The words and her voice combine make the perfect package of sadness.

Her voice is amazing, but that guitar player is perfect for this song too.

At 58 years old I've sadly seen both sides of this fence. More often than you'd think, someone gets into a relationship with someone and grows close to them only to find far too late that they are married.

The tears are real and the song came from a very deep place but country tells you a story and makes you feel every line or verse so looking at you it worked

Those country songs will get you everytime

It actually WAS her husband, in real life. He was cheating on her and she decided to write a sing from the other woman's perspective. 💜

Those are real tears she gives. Director decided to leave that in the video

I enjoyed watching your emotions as the song unfolded. It’s real and pure and you can only get that kind of emotion and story telling from country music.

You feel every word bless you . Don’t ever feel the need to apologise, it’s natural and it’s who you are, and it’s why we keep coming back. Not heard this before either, though I am familiar with Sugarland, Beautiful song, this girl has a wonderful voice.

Every time I watch this video I cry and i have watched it a lot. Her voice is stunning but her motions just kill me because I know what she endured. When i was 21 i made a vow to myself i would never ever cheat on anyone, because i just can’t hurt someone like that ever.

As a man and not one’s who emotional this song gets me well the video and I don’t know why.

You got it right! She wrote this from the perspective of the 'other woman'. In the end she realizes he's using her and tells him instead to 'stay' with his wife, because she deserves better. Great reaction!

This is why I love country music it’s real and it grabs you in ways you wouldn’t believe

Hope this Helps.... Love from USA MINNESOTA! Sugarland’s “Stay” is the first of the duo’s chart-topping songs to solely be written by singer Jennifer Nettles. Although she has never lived the storyline of the song, she knew the subject of betrayal is something everyone could relate to, yet she wanted to tell the story from a different viewpoint. The song was written four years ago and inspired by Reba McEntire’s “Whoever’s in New England,” which was written from the perspective of a wife whose husband is cheating on her. Nettles knew countless songs written from that viewpoint but none from the other two people involved. She says most people don’t realize that even the person who is doing the cheating gets hurt as well. “Even though the person who is cheating might think he or she is getting away with something, they know they aren’t living their highest truth,” she says. “And they wouldn’t be in the situation if they were just happy-go-lucky in the first place. Nobody is happy in this situation.” Once she decided to write the song from the other woman’s perspective, Nettles was overwhelmed with emotions and says the song pretty much wrote itself. Kristian Bush, the other half of Sugarland, remembers being blown away by the lyrics the first time he heard the song. Bush says they often got odd looks from audience members wondering whether the song had anything to do with his and Nettles’ relationship. Bush is married and says his relationship with Nettles is a brother-sister relationship. His “big brother” instincts came out when they taped the video for “Stay,” as Nettles became overwhelmingly emotional. Bush recalls, “Immediately, I was just like, ’Everybody stop. Stop this! Y’all leave the room. Y’all made her cry.’ I was like a knuckle-draggin’ dad or a husband or something. I was really freaked out.” He went to console Nettles, who had stepped out of the room, and offered to send everyone home, saying they could continue taping the following day. But Nettles assured him she was fine and continued to cry during the next three takes, making it hard for Bush to watch. “About that time, I’m spent,” he said. “It’s not even noon and I’m emotionally drained. They had to tie me down to watch all of this happen. It was like watching someone torture your friend.”

All the emotion you see her going through is true!! She found out her husband ask for a divorce.She had no idea!!!

This song gets me. Tear jerker....

Jennifer is such a sweet person.. She wrote this.. Check out Austin Brown ( He is a member of the A Cappella band Home Free) " If I Met You Now " It's hauntingly Beautiful....

In her real life, she's the wife, she chose to sing from the other woman's point of view. Those emotions are hers and are very real

She was the ''other woman'' in the 2nd line she says he will get a call from home.

Are emotions are what we protect but when open up unprotected we just have to believe in not getting hurt.

That song and especially the video hits you right in the feels. I love the raw emotion by Jennifer and how she’s hurting, begs him to stay with her, but develops strength as the song progresses until she tells him to stay away. This topic may be uncomfortable for some but Country tells it like it is and if there’s any emotion that you’re dealing with, this genre will bottle those feelings up and make music that will hopefully help you. Great songs along the lines of this one, about infidelity, realizing your mistakes, or even getting the courage to break free from a damaging relationship are All These Years by Sawyer Brown; Promises, Reasons I Cheat, and Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart by Randy Travis; It’s Your Call by Reba McEntire; and You Were Mine by the Dixie Chicks. Man, I’d love for you to react to those songs!!! Thank you, we appreciate what you’re doing and for taking our requests!

This video makes me cry everytime I watch it. Ive watched it hundreds of times.

That song still gets to me.

Your reaction was the most honest one I have ever seen thank you.

Not many people realize it but she’s actually singing two different perspectives. when she starts singing emotionally she’s singing as her (the woman who was married and being cheated on)

Oh God, break out the tissues.

Shes singing from the Mistresses position. Thanks for great reaction

This makes me cry EVERY FREAKIN TIME!!!

Jennifer nettles girl friend this one 🕐 is totally awesome with me and other people listening 💯😎 so much talent without any questions asked 💯💪💰 and just plain another great country song 💯 and just plain looking amazing with me ✌️

Never apologise for your emotion. It's who you are Empress. A great song and brilliant singer. Never heard it before but will definitely listen to more from them.

The world was on fire and no one could save me, but you.

Somebody had to sing it .and here it is. She didn't know earlier in the relationship.

What I have heard, to answer your supposition, is that she did write this from the perspective of the "Other" woman.

The magic of music is that you can feel it even if you've never been in that situation. I love how you connected with her and with the song.

Great reaction... Thank you for showing your emotions... Everytime you do I appreciate your heart even more.

I’ve seen many reactions to this song and one thing is constant… women cry over watching another woman in pain. We need to be this open and kind in real life to each other!

Loved your reaction. 🙂 And you got it right in the beginning--she was the other woman. Clearly she was with a guy who told her the standard lines. "Oh, we're having problems / she mistreats me / I'm not happy / we're going to get a divorce / blah blah blah." And eventually she realizes she's being fed a load of BS and leaves him. This video always breaks my heart.

That's COUNTRY,! So many are ignorant of the stories they tell, because they don't give them the "time of day"!

I think they were aware of each other, they didn't care, it was a game, until one realized her worth...

I made the mistake of looking into jennifer's eye. She got me....

Empress don't like it when you cry!! got to stop listening to those sad songs? But once again it shows that you have a pure heart and are sympathetic to people's feelings and I think that is outstanding.."GOOD JOB"!!

That's incredible Jennifer nettles

Great reaction Empress! Truly a very emotional song and now I know why based on the comments. Another one I think you'll like is I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Rhett.

Apparently the guitar player asked the director to stop filming because Nettles was breaking up. That's the story anyways.

This is why I love your reactions you are so real and authentic she was playing the part of The Other Woman the man was married to someone else keep up the good work Empress, and by the way I still think you are truly beautiful inside and out!!

You know we are going to show you love! well, I know I will always show you some love!! great song and sung buy a fabulous singer Jennifer Nettles is a voice like no other.

I have seen a lot of reactions to this song and I can see you FEEL it

you got it right

Just starting the video. Love Sugarland and know Jennifer's story. Now to see if even if you don't know the band who catches the video showing her wedding ring over and over and over again? She is the wife in this song. She was actually divorcing her husband when she wrote this song. She decided to stop begging him to be a husband. Wife's perspective but very creative. But for those who didn't know the director was sure to even show Chris's wedding band not just Jennifer's which was shown over and over to make the point that she was the wife here.

This is written from the perspective of the other woman who in the end found her strength get up off her knees & tell him to stay with his wife... that he couldn't give her what she needed.

Redemption song!!

It was emotional to watch you go thru the emotions. Whew.

Everyone always jumps on Jenifer about the song. BUT it is SOOO easy to get caught up in a situation like that. SO many women have been caught up with wanting someone and falling in love with a married man or a man who has another woman.

Loved your reaction

PASSION "

Beautiful reaction to this Empress! 😊🌹

Great reaction Empress.

This gets me every time I hear it

True story- she was married to him and he cheated on her- the crying was real- they kept pausing to re-do the breakdown scenes until the guitarist finally said, “shes had enough.” And they kept the crying scenes in- ❤️💝👍

First time hearing this song too...Wow...Reading the comments...Husband left her and she's writing it from theother woman's perspective?....Wow Thats incredible.

Great reaction!!

I love getting into the feels threw music 😃

Beautiful

Beautiful reaction

Thank you Joy-Jean. Appreciate your comments on this video.

Reba and Jennifer did a song together called Enough that's lowkey the spiritual successor to Stay

Thanks for the Video. Thanks for your reaction. You are so sweet. 🥰👍👍👍👍👍

I love Sugarland. Both are so talented I wish you'd react to more by them like: Baby Girl, It happens, Everyday America & Down in Mississippi ( and up to no good) to name a few.

I love your videos please keep making them. You have the face of an angel.

Good Choice Darlin'!!! ...I...I cried....

Dang it You made me cry

Nice reaction… I’ll keep following…

She is definitely the other woman in this song. No question. I suppose you could come at it like she got what she deserved. But consider that maybe she met him and started a relationship and fell in love with him before she knew he was married. And once she knew she couldn’t change how she felt and he was telling her he was going to leave the wife for her. She isn’t the one that took vows to someone to be faithful, he did. It’s a different perspective on the other woman.

You are so beautiful and real. Amazing reaction

Guys that play can be pretty smooth. I work with all women so I have known d of become one of the girls. I don’t know how many good ladies I have seen lured into this rabbit hole. First they become “just friends “ then they are convinced the guys wife is a horrible human being and her man friend is a great guy but so miserable. They feel like they should rescue him from his situation. Some day while sharing feelings alone the cross that line. She is now in love as the “other woman “ and I lives in Misery till she finally gets past the point of the girl of this song.

Baby Girl is another song by Sugarland that is not so sad.

No, she is definitely singing this song as the other woman. This song is from her perspective.

🖤❤

...another call from "Home" and you'll be gone and I'll be cryin'.... * Right from the start, you know it is the "other woman" singing. * She has been buying into her married lover's lie that he loves her and is not using her. * In fact, he does not love her and he does not love his wife. * Any man who cheats on his wife with you has almost no odds he will be any more faithful to you than to her. He has already proven that by "cheating" on you with his wife. If, and it is a huge "if," he ever divorces his wife and marries you, count on the leopard not changing his spots; he will cheat on you--he holds no sanctify in marriage.

She was divorcing and her husband cheated, her guitarist said that it was cruel but she didn’t want to stop

Please consider a FIRST TIME HEARING Joey & Rory "When I'm Gone" Very powerful. Sadly, this message in song came true for these two years later after recording. Careful watching as a couple. (tissue alert) Thank you in advance.

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Kind of shows what a big heart she has to write a song emphasizing with the woman who cheated with her husband.

You got it, shes the other woman

It can be taken either way. She is either the mistress or the woman who is getting cheated on. I think it is more of she is the mistress who finally decides to get up off of her knees.

i want to suggest Faith Hill "There you'll be"

She is one more young woman looking for love and he wanted to have his cake and eat it too. He lied to her and she believed it until she finely woke up to the truth.

Hi, What do I have to do? Why don't you stay? As you get sad I do too. You look so sad. And its the songs fault. Pick a happy song next time. I think your reactions are so sweet. Thank you for playing this song. Be strong. :-( Stay safe from Covid-19. To you and your loved ones.

Please consider FIRST TIME WATCHING Joey & Rory "When I'm Gone" Very powerful. Wonderful message. Sadly came true for these two years later after recording. (tissue alert) Thank you in advance.

Jennifer nettles wrote this song when her real life husband was cheating on her with a long-term affair, she wrote this song from the other woman’s perspective.

I love your reactions and thw range of music you enjoy. Can I ask you to react to Through the Barricades by Spandau Ballet. Probably one of the best songs ever written, with a powerful message. Thanks, keep ul the good work. Warm Regards Richard

u had it right at first.. she is the other woman... but has fell in love with thise married man... it is a nightmare situation that is easier to fall into than so many think it is

This happenned to her. Her husband left her for a different girl. When they made the video they left in the times she broke down crying. I like this song. But reminds me when my wife did the same thing to me.

you got it jennifer is the wife

.....you had such overwhelming sadness 😪

Yes it's telling the story from the side chicks perspective

She's not the other lady.