@@telynns8490 You are so right. I had always thought it was about a lost lover relationship until I saw them in concert back in the 70's. David Gates talked to the audience a bit between songs and told us that it was written about his father that passed away. It's funny how you can think a song is about one thing and it can be about something else entirely, but the lyrics can make sense for both. My parents were both alive back then so it didn't hit me as hard as it does now when I hear it.
As a 75yr. old, white male I have to say I appreciate this young rappers emotions related to this song. With this connection we could be close friends. Big like from me.
@@sandralybrand9425 I am crying right now and remember the the time this song first played. wow ~I am an open heart crier today listening to this, I have been feeling the depths of Love. My father never told me he loved me even before he died
Music today doesn't compel this sort of emotional response in people. This is a lost art of music from the past. I hope some day we return to this sort of music, where lyrics have a message, and is relatable.
Listen to BTS, most of their song have meaningful lyrics that talk about mental health, social issues, empowerment, self-love, and so on. I met them during the pandemics and helped me to go through. Believe, I'm not a fangirl, I'm 66 and learned to love those seven beautiful human beings.
As a sappy teen I would play “Bread” songs over and over. Singing along and bemoaning my life. Sometimes one needs to wallow to go forward. “Bread” helped me do that emotionally.
My mom died four months ago. When Alzheimer's took her mind, our conversations became me singing to her and this was often on the playlist. My singing sucks, but she loved it. That's how she was. Love you mom.
Indeed. Pleasantly surprised, the reaction is so perceptive, like you said. Love this man's emotional response. I am 63, loved Bread. Listened to them a lot
You got that right. "Young". I have to say when I see these reaction videos...it brings me so much joy to remember that nostalgic time...and I feel SO OLD. I wish my adult kids appreciated such music...but...they don't.
Bread is one of those bands that does not get the recognition that they really truly deserve. They have always been one of my favorites since I was a young girl in the 70's. They just did not do enough music.
I am a child of the 1970s...i came into adulthood in the mid-seventies...Bread was as important to me as was The Carpenters, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles and Led Zeppelin. Beautiful music always moves you emotionally... never be ashamed of those emotions. It shows you're human.
Some of Bread's most popular songs: - "Make It With You" (1970) - "Everything I Own" (1972) - "If" (1971) - "It Don't Matter to Me" (1970) - "Baby I'm-a Want You" (1972) - "Diary" (1972) - "Mother Freedom" (1971) - "Sweet Surrender" (1974) - "Lost Without Your Love" (1976) - "Aubrey" (1972)
@sandigrace2271 No. I mean, thank you. All of you. It's a beautiful song that is very versatile. It transend over gender lines, or cultural lines. Pretty much if you loved someone who is gone, the song just might stir inside you. Thank you all for the love.
You nailed it. This song is about his dad. It hits me hard as well. I lost both of my parents 11 days apart, 3 years ago, my mom to Alzheimer's, my dad to Covid. I miss them both, but my mom especially, because we talked every day until Alzheimer's made her forget how to use the phone. This is such a good reaction. This is my first time watching one of your reactions. It won't be the last.
I am so sorry for your loss and I do understand what you are going through. I lost my Dad in 2010, my only sibling in 2015 and my Mom in 2016. And now I am providing care for the friend who kept me sane after I lost my family because she has dementia. So I loose more of her every day. All I can do is pray for the strength to keep keeping on and the ability to take care of my responsibilities. God bless you and everyone who is struggling.
I'm more than sorry you are dealing with such a deep loss. The heartache is.overwhelming and just know that your parents loved you so much they wouldn't want.you to hurt because they aren't physically with you any longer. They live still, in you and your children and their children. Life is precious❤
I'm so sorry for your tremendous loss. I lost my husband and my mother 18 days apart, between Thanksgiving and Christmas 2012. I played this song a lot then. My prayers are with you.
Covid was a cruel hit to many n Alzheimer's is a devastating disease to the patient AND the family .I'm a retired Alzheimer's nurse .I've seen the pain n heartache on both sides .I'm so sorry for your losses😢😢😢❤❤❤🫂🫂🫂
Bread was big back in the 70s, tons of AM radio (pop) hits in their catalog. David Gates is the lead singer who captured the hearts of millions with: If, Aubrey, Make It with You, Sweet Surrender, and Guitar Man to name a few. Bread will get you in the feels every time!
When your wife asks "what's up?"... play the song for her!!! She'll get it!!💜💜🎶🎼🎵🎸🎤🎧🎹🥁🔥🤘 Never try to separate emotions from music!!! They are literally connected!!💜💜💜 Growing up with Bread was amazing!!!
I’m almost 59 years old. I’ve heard this song almost forever but I never thought it might be about parents. I always presumed it was about a lover that had been lost. I lost my Dad when I was 19 and my Mom when I was 22. So now you got me bawling like a baby and, you know, that’s OK. Thank you for your perspective; it really has opened my eyes and touched my heart profoundly. I will hear this song differently forever. Thank you. I’m not crying, you’re crying. 😉🙏🏻
Same here, although it's so clear now from the lyrics about home, and teaching, etc. I lost my mom a year ago and this is the first time I've really felt it -- or let myself feel it.
They got their name when following a bread truck, and yes, the song is written about losing a parent. One week ago I went to a concert to see Toast, a Bread tribute band. This song had the audience literally in tears. Check out Toast! They are incredible and as close to the real thing as you can get!
It's a testament to David Gates' songwriting, and bread''s musical skills that fifty years later, the song still evokes such strong emotions. Thanks for being real with us. ♥
My niece and I performed this at my Mothers funeral. When she couldn't continue, I took over the vocals, and soon everyone in the congregation joined in to finish the song. This is what we used to call, back in the 60's and 70's, "A happening". A moment that will stay with me forever.
Imagine being a 12-year-old girl and hearing this when it came out. It made me cry then and still does. I haven't heard it in a very long time. Thanks for sharing.
I grew up with Bread. First and only concert I went to in '77 at age 14. Met David Gates backstage. A gentleman he was. David wrote this song about his Dad whom he loved deeply who died.
@@danbreuer Cool! Yeah, I was never a concert goer myself, preferred listening away from crowds but a friend bought these tickets that included backstage passes and I was at the right place right time. After the concert though when going backstage and my friend and I seeing David Gates walk over, I was nervous. He was super nice. Chatted a little then he asked if we wanted to go upstairs to meet the band but me being a Christian and young, all sorts of sordid things I imagined would happen should I go....lol... But I politely said no, I just came to hear the songs and had to go. David I'm certain understood my unease. He just smiled and like I said, such a real gentleman. Now I kick myself for not thinking about grabbing a camera...
It is so funny. My Sweetie and I were watching reaction videos and I said to him,I don't think I have ever seen anyone react to the group Bread. My all time fav older group. I'm 60 and I remember my brothers playing their songs then I loved them and still have the 45 record with "If" on one side & "Everything I Own" on the other in my hope chest. Then I looked and saw you did a reaction to this song. My tears flow like a river because I lost my Dad in 1996 & then my Mom in 2022. My Sweetie lost his Dad in 2014 and his Mom 2023. I was just crying yesterday because I and my Sweetie are going thru serious health struggles and I just wanted to talk to my Mom so so bad. She was the only one who has known me forever and gave me life while almost losing hers in the process. Now turning 60 this year and not having a parent at all is rough & you have regrets regardless. My Mom and I spoke everyday and each night we called each other to say one was going to bed and that we loved each other. I still sometimes will grab the phone at 10pm and say,I'm going to call my Mom to tell her goodnight and I Love her but then it hits me all over again. If ya still have parents alive,don't take one day for granted. Call them,text them,send them cards,letters,funny notes,flowers when can or if ya live close,stop by,visit with them at least weekly,take them out to eat or take them a meal & eat with them. Just be with them as much as ya can because life is short and getting old gets lonely too for so many. Thank you for this reaction.❤ Blessings from SC 🙋♀️👍❤️✝️
Bread is a lovely rabbit hole to explore! "Make it with you", "Baby I'm-A Want You", "Lost Without Your Love", "Diary" and so many more are timeless, and no, they don't sound like The Monkees once you hear more of them. My respect for you has a human being just went up immeasurably.
I couldn't listen to this song for a couple years after my mom passed away and I Loved this song!! The ache was unbearable!! R.I.P. to both our Moms...❤
This song makes me think of my mom, too.... I grew up listening to nothing but music that resonates with the soul! That's just the kind of shit my hippie parents raised me on! I'm forever grateful!! I have a whole list of songs for u that will instantly go on your classic forever playlist!
My parents were the same way and how I love them for I'm glad we didn't have a idiot box especially now that I'm 55, I'm always listening to music and we were always outside were there is knowledgeable not fantasy,listening to "Hot girls in love"
I was raised the same with a bunch of hippies. But I'm a black woman who is adopted in the 71 by a huge hippie family. I lost my dad. I think it's been seven years now and his birthday was March 3 he would've been 81. I still have my mom though and a whole Lotta siblings and cousins. But I remember, listening to bread and playing it on my acoustic guitar growing up.
@britchie528 James Taylor - Fire and Rain, Sweet baby James, Dire Straits - Brothers in arms, Your latest trick, Kansas - Dust in the wind Fleetwood Mac - Landslide Billy Joel - Piano man, She's always a woman to me, Just the way you are Buffalo Springfield - For what it's worth The Animals - House of the rising sun Phil Collins - Another day in paradise John Denver - Annie's song, Poems prayers and promises, This old guitar, Rocky mountain high Jim Croce - Time in a bottle Led Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven Harry Chapin - Cat's in the cradle Jackson Browne - The load out Creedence Clearwater Revival - Long as I can see the light The Moody Blues - Nights in white satin 38 Special - Second chance Don Henley - The end of the innocence, Boys of summer, The heart of the matter Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Helplessly hoping, Our house, Teach your children Crosby, Stills and Nash - Southern cross Neil Young - Harvest moon, Old man, Heart of gold John Lennon - Imagine Chicago - You're the Inspiration, If you leave me now The Beatles - In my life, Blackbird, Little river band - Reminiscing, Cool change, Toto - Africa Loggins & Messina - Danny's song America - Lonely people Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada song) Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the band, Longer The Youngbloods - Get together Van Morrison - Into the mystic Pure Prairie League - Amie Don McLean - American pie Simon and Garfunkel - The sound of silence, The boxer, Bridge over troubled water Gordon Lightfoot - If you could read my mind Gerry Rafferty - Right down the line Bob Segar - Mainstreet, Night moves, Eric Clapton - Tears in heaven Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The way it is Shinedown - A symptom of being human, Daylight, Mike and the Mechanics - In the living years Marc Cohn - Walking in memphis Eric Carmen - Make me lose control Berlin - Take my breath away Starship - Nothing's gonna stop us now Richard Marx - Right here waiting Scorpions - Winds of change Extreme - More than words Soul Asylum - Runaway train Sam Cooke - A change gonna come Etta James - Sunday kind of love, I'd rather go blind The Righteous Brothers - Unchained melody Adele - Make you feel my love Aretha Franklin - (You make me feel like) A natural woman Marvin Gaye - What's going on Michael Jackson - Man in the mirror Tracy Lawrence - Time marches on Craig Morgan - That's what I love about Sunday The Judds - Grandpa Collin Raye - Love, me Bob Marley - Redemption song, No woman no cry This is just a few, but I could go on for days! 😊
Don't feel bad brother. I grew up in 13 foster homes and these guys were the music of my life. All of our 70's groups were like this and were so talented. I spent most of my teenage years crying with this type of music.
This song came out when I was in high school. I am almost 66 and this song still affects me. Your reactions are authentic and that is one of the reasons I subscribe to your channel. Music makes you feel.
Back in 1981 I lost my fiance to suicide, and of course her passing hit me hard. So my older sister invited me over, opened a bottle of whiskey played this song for me, I was 18 years old and I still miss her very much!
I lost a sister in 2006, another in 2012, my birth Dad in 2014, my Mom in 2017 and my step-Dad in 2018. In between all that a grandson, a niece and 2 brothers-in-law. My trip to the other side will be pure celebration. I miss them all.
They were the consumate Ballad Band. All hits, all brings your emotions into play. Their songs timeless and resonates whether it's joy or loss, they get it right every time. "Bread" is also a staple, salt of the earth, foundation, to break bread. Simple emotions poured out in music. Minimal instruments, nothing fancy, the music foundation speaks for itself.
I graduated high school in 1978 and most of my friends had the "Best of Bread" album, including me. Every song on it is amazing. I also cover this song on guitar and I sing "Diary" and "Guitar Man" in karaoke.
Class of ‘77. I wore my album out. My sisters and I played it constantly. Too young to understand this was about a parent. I was still taking my parents for granted.
.... I (so s o f t l y) sang this song....at my mother's funeral....3 yrs ago Now have been asked to sing it at more memorials...67 yrs centered. Love BREAD...
Dear Pegasus…..they were popular during the 70s, and beyond. David wrote this originally for his Dad. Most of their catalog is filled with these gems. I think you’ll enjoyed the journey they take you on. Don’t fight it….feel it. That’s what’s it’s written for ❤❤❤
Oh being a young teenager in the 70's and this was our soft love songs, a great time to be alive😊 ITS OK TO CRY, Ilost my mom 14 years ago this month and I talk to her everyday 😢
As a teenager I babysat for a couple with an unbelievable stereo system and hundreds of albums. The Dad showed me how to use it and I discovered so many artists I never would have. Bread was one of them. The entire album is excellent.
There are lots of Bread songs like this. Here are my favorites: Everything I Own Lost Without Your Love It Don't Matter to Me If Baby I'm-a Want You Make it with You Guitar Man There are a bunch of 70s bands/singers that have this feel.
Thank you! I am so happy you are going down the path of the past… so many wonderful love songs , so much classic rock and heavy metal to discover… you are doing an awesome job… and your also keeping this music alive to this generation… much love to you and your family ❤️
I was 4 when this song was released. My brother, Shawn, was 6. Our mother gave us music...we spent hours spinning vinyl records on the turntable(1972-3, and so on) she bought. We would sit on the floor, listening to music. Shawn drowned in a frozen lake January 1976. This is one of our siblings songs. It is a song My sons and I now relish. Bread is magic. Your heartfelt reaction is precious.
There are songs that are everlasting, and when you hear them, you remember every lyric, emotion, and you can't help but sing along..........songs by Bread are like that. I was pre-teen in the Bread Era, but I got to enjoy all the 70's music via my older sister's 45 player.
I lost my mom 10 months ago and this has me crying like a baby wishing she was here with me 😢❤❤❤ thank you, I just found you 30 minutes ago. Dude 70s music is the best in my opinion❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I used to slow dance to this song. 😊 Good times! I was a teenager then. I didn't quite understand the full meaning of the song because I had not experienced loss before. I do now. I took care of my mother till she went home to rest with the Lord and back in the arms of my father. What would she had wanted me to do? Not to grieve her absence? She knew that that pain nerver leaves. The pain stays there. But one thing she taught me was that with time you learn how to live and function with that pain. My friend, death is part of life. We will go through it as well. Nothing to fear. Now is the most important time of your life! What was past, there is nothing we can do about it. The future nobody knows. Now is all we have. Make this moment count. I heard you with "American Pie" when you said about how difficult is for you to even mention death. Well. The sooner you learn to accept that reality, the better. Well... That teenage boy that slowed danced to that song is sixty one now. Every season has its own beauty. Face them gratefully. Remember, this life is just a school... Much love señor. Your (tío) Jaime
I am truly blessed as I still have both of my parents. My dad is 91 and my mom is 86. On March 1st, they will be celebrating 67 years of marriage! They still live in their house and my dad still works 40 hours a week! Great reaction and God bless you and your sweet family!!
Oh yes, you are blessed, but please talk with your dad about slowing down and spending time with your mom. I continued working 4 years after my husband retired. Now that he's gone to Heaven, I wish I had those 4 years back. I would give everything I own to have my husband back or to be with him in Heaven.
@@TahoeSnowbird God bless you! We’ve tried to get our dad to slow down, especially after falling and breaking his hip while hunting in Colorado (we all live in Arkansas) when he was 89! But that didn’t stop him either. We honestly believe if he didn’t work, he probably would last long. The three of us kids left believe they’ll both outlive us! Lol! We do have one sister in Heaven so they’ve been through it all. So sorry about your husband…you’re in my prayers. God bless!!
@@karenbliss8719 Thank you. We were together for 52 years, married for 51 years, 4 months and 21 days before he lost his battle with melanoma. I have cried rivers of tears and I miss him more than words can express. Still I realize we had been very blessed to have shared a love that God gave to few. My husband and his love were the most cherished and divine gift God bestowed on me. Good luck and best wishes to your mom and dad.
BREAD was one of a few groups in the 70s who sang people's souls! I'm so thankful to God that He put such talented people on earth for us! Thank you for your beautiful comments and reactions!
One of my all-time favorite songs. Bread was one of my favorite groups when I was a teenager in the 70s. I loved their music then, but have grown to appreciate the songs even more through the years.
Yep losing a parent is tough. I lost my mom at 6, I'm in my 50's now, what a life could have been with her. Prayers out to all those who lost a parent, especially recently.
I'm not surprised so many of the "Reactors" have never heard of the bands, the songs & singers & songwriters of the 1960's & '70's . . They were so amazing and abundant it blows my mind. I had a "cover" band from 1965 - 1975 in Southern Cal. (I was frontman/singer, played guitar & keyboards) We played 5 hours a night 6 Days a week, and when I look at our old play lists & how many songs & bands we covered as a trio or quartet each week it still Blows my mind. . but I count myself as fortunate to have experienced the 1950's, '60's & 70's musical scenes in my teens- twenty's & thirty's . . I'm 83, still "experiencing" some of the new musicians on RU-vid! They give me hope for the future of music!
I lost my mom to pancreatic cancer 17 year ago. I never disrespected her. But I grew up in the 60s we knew better. She was my best friend. I miss her so much
This song has me in absolute bits. My beautiful mom is still with us but this song always reminds me of her listening to it when I was a little girl because it reminded her of her own dad, my grandad. It hits so hard. I adore my parents and can't imagine a world without them, but I'm 40 this year and I know I can't keep them forever 😢 Sending love to you, BP. Your daughters are lucky to have you as their dad ❤
I am 65 and back in the day I loved Bread. This was one of my favorite songs and as a teenager I never realized the true meaning of this song. I thought he was singing about a girl. Now that I understand what it's really about I'm over here crying my eyes out as I lost both my parents in 2013. Thank you for your wonderful reaction.
After not hearing it for many, many years, I was surprised when If came up recently that I could still remember most of the words. That’s how Bread songs were. Everybody could relate, everyone could remember and sing along. I think there just was SO MUCH good music, especially Rock and Roll, in the 1970s that we forget that Pop songs had value, too. The Carpenters were so syrupy, but - oh, Karen ‘s voice! Bread was too soft-rock for many. Pop music was looked down on by R&R, Jazz, Soul, Blues, and classical musicians. But Bread got a lot of airplay, and we all knew their songs.
I grew up listening to Bread songs. They were TRUE artists with great musical chops and scary real lyrics. I love them. Wait till you hear the rest of the album. Have mercy!! ✌️❤️😎
BP, you are a REAL man! A real man isn’t afraid to show their feelings; isn’t afraid to be vulnerable. If this song doesn’t tug at your heartstrings, then you aren’t human. I love your reactions. I love how you try to identify with each song you react to. You are the only channel I watch that I never, ever skip your ‘talking’ parts. Now you must do their song “If”. It’s a beautiful love song. ❤
Bread was a short lived but great soft rock band from the 70s... tons of top 10 songs like - Make It With You, It Don't Matter to Me, Baby I'm a Want You, and my personal favorite The Guitar Man.
How they got their name…. A bread truck came along right at the time we were trying to think of a name. We had been saying, "How about bush, telephone pole? Ah, bread truck, bread." It began with a B, like the Beatles and the Bee Gees. Bread also had a kind of universal appeal. It could be taken a number of ways. Of course, for the entire first year people called us the Breads.
You are truly an artist, and a good one because you get it. I know Bread very well as my first dance at my wedding in 1974 had a song from Bread off this same album. Thank you for being real.
Bread was (and still is) one of my favorite groups. You should listen to their song, "The Diary". It's very simple, yet The story is incredibly moving. As for their name, back in the day, "bread" was slang for money.
I'm crying through this. I've known this song my whole live. but I lost my mom in January suddenly and its breaking my heart to remember this song again. Thanks for playing this.
This is a beautiful classic song. You brought tears to my eyes, I believe you are an amazing dad and your mom is looking down on you and her granddaughter and smiling so big, she is so proud of you both!❤️❤
