And still does in some states. I am from NC and the funeral homes out a wreath in the door of the one that passed house or whatever house the family will be at. We don't see this here in TX.
@@angiemaney761black means an elderly person,lavender means an adult,white means a child, in the old color code. They might use white wreaths now. Our town hearse was white,instead of black.
My parents divorced when I was 14 and my dad told me this was his song to my mother. Thirty years later, he still reminds me to play this song for her when he’s gone. Although he remarried, he will love her until he dies. 💔
I was going to say the same thing. It's crazy how many people don't get it. And also Three Wooden Crosses by Randy Travis, lots of people don't get that one either.
I wonder if it’s the phrase about placing the wreath that throws people off. If it was a more current traditions, they would pick up on what was going on. But it’s sad. It’s about like Abbott & Costello’s Who’s On First. Reactors usually just react to the exasperation of Costello or they have heard the routine before.
My Mom was a DJ on WSM radio in Nashville. Her and my step Dad became best friends with George and his wife Nancy. They use to go with George on tour. When my Stepdad died suddenly, George paid for his funeral!! Great man!!❤
I’m in my early 40s and I was raised on this music. The music of Ms. Lynn and Mr. Twitty was something special I had with my dad. He was born in WV but moves to Michigan with his parents for his dad to work in the auto plants and to come to think of it, my dad followed in his dad’s footsteps. We lost my dad in 91 due to cancer. It was a sudden diagnosis and quick passing.
thank you for actually paying attention to the lyrics. one of the very few of many reactions that actually paid attention to the lyrics. I always feel that the lyrics pretty plainly spell it out with 2 lines "he said I'll love you til I die" and "he stopped loving her today" This song eerily describes how my own life will end.
George didn’t want to record this song. He said no one would listen because it was so damn maudlin. But he was talked into it and it became one of his biggest hits. He was known as no-show Jones because he had a real problem with drugs and alcohol. He was one of a kind and that little warble in his voice is unique to him. He and Tammy Wynette were the royal couple of country music back in the day. Their duets are beautiful.
My grandparents were like that. Years after she died my grandfather told me a story. He was helping my grandma stand up off the bed and she was a fairly large woman and quite weak. They tried several times and she couldn't get on her feet and started to cry, frustration and embarrassment and just scared of her situation. He said he looked at her and wiped off her tears and said "If you help me, I'll help you. Together there's nothing we can't do." They've both been gone a long time now but i will never forget that story
8:48 I don’t know you’ll ever see this but at George Jones’s memorial Vince Gill sang his song, go rest high on that mountain, and it was probably one of the most emotional tributes that I’ve ever seen. Patty Loveless had to carry him vocally through that because he broke down crying. And that actually says a lot because Vince Gill wrote that song when his brother died and as a tribute to Keith Whitley.
The part of that tribute that really got to me is when Vince first walked up to the mic, Charlie Daniels had just performed Who's Gonna Fill Those Shoes, Vince said "I don't think they make those shoes anymore"
Who's Gonna Fill their Shoes, Tennessee Whiskey, The Race is On, White Lightning, Window up Above, Green Grass of Home, If Drinking don't Kill Me, Bartender Blues, etc etc... Man had a thousand songs. Going back to the 50's, not to mention duets with his wife Tammy wynette. A legend
When you listen to the original recording of "White Lightning," the deep voice you hear is the Big Bopper. They both recorded for Mercury Records. If you listen to "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston, also on Mercury, the Indian chanting is by the Big Bopper, and the war whoops at the end are by George Jones.
BP, Yes indeed, the majority of your fan base for these reactions is BABY BOOMERS. We don't have a lot to do and enjoy watching you young people react to the music of our teenage years. In fact, my son is almost your age and basically "grew up" on this type of music since I play my CD's in the car as I took him to school and shopping, etc. He knows all our music. He loved George Jones.....keep up the good work. We love you.
Same here with my baby girl. I even have my own playlist on her phone full of songs she grew up on. I'm loving this journey with you through my favorite music, both country and classic rock. Thank you sweetie!
Cited by many as the greatest country music song of all time. Maya Angelou said it was an entire novel in one song. George's voice makes it as magnificent as it is.
I feel that way, too. Best Country song ever written - and it wasn't written by George. It was written by Nashville songwriting greats, Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman. They didn't take it seriously either, until George did it. Mailbox money forever.
As a songwriter and a country music fan for nearly 60 years I can see no reason whatsoever that this should be considered as the best country song ever written. Besides, exactly what criteria would one be using to make that judgement? Is it a great song? Yup. Best ever? Nah.
I can’t hear this without crying. My mom had NPD and was unable to love another person. My dad loved her dearly. They divorced in 82 and he passed in 2011. And he did love her til the day he died.
Yes you got it right!!! The first line in the song “he said I love you til I die”. They used to place a wreath on the door when they had a death in the family. All dressed up to go away. And they’ll carry him away.
This was performed at the memorial service of my best friend’s husband. She had passed suddenly eight years prior in her 40’s. He was never the same after he lost her, he never moved on and never really healed. I hope they’re together in heaven🙏
My dad was shot in Detroit. My mom played this for the next year after he passed away. It took a month before i could watch your reaction. RIP Papa & now Mum.
He had a horrible childhood,his father was an abusive alcoholic who used to wake him up and ask him to sing and if he hesitated he would whip him. When he was a teenager his father used to take him to bars to sing for money to buy liquor he also started drinking at 15.
He was my grandpa's favorite singer 🥹 We used to sit in his garage and he would drink and work on vehicles and we would listen to George.. His song "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" was one of my favorites too.
You got it. Spot on. He told he he'd love her until he died, and he kept that promise. He was all dressed up, in funeral clothes, and they carried him away.
They put a wreath (death wreath) upon his door. He and Tammy Wynette couldn't get over each other - they were married and divorced a few times. George "Possum" has a weathered face partly from the GALLONS of alcohol. He got the nickname "No Show Jones" back in the day because, come show time, he'd be passed out somewhere.
When she left him, He said he’d love her til he died. But she said “you’ll forget in time” but he didn’t. He pined for her for decades until he died. Then she came to see him one last time: at his funeral
Ok, I have to write this comment BEFORE I see your reaction; I’m praying you get what the lyrics are saying; all of the reactors miss it; I think you may get it!! I’m 56; still “young” but old enough to know the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s music; we watch reactors because we get HYPED to see the generation after us and younger see and hear just how great so much music was; especially with the country falling apart from self-inflicted wounds, it is one of the few things that give us hope for the future ❤❤❤❤
Yes, he said I’ll love you til I die.half the people don’t always get that massive hit,he was an extreme alcoholic. Sadly,when he was married to Tammy Wynette,he was drinking serverly she took all the keys in the house.BUT,he found keys to the lawnmower & drove it to the liquor store,it’s a famous story too. Even pink has a video about it too…he lived just down the road from me.kinda sad though🥹
They used to place a wreath on the door of ppl that passed away & also back than they used to lay the bodies out right in the house. This was my Dad's Favorite singer, that twang country that I couldn't stand growing up but now that my Dad's passed away I find myself listening to George Jones more and more!!!
He and former wife the late Tammy Wynette were the country music power couple back in the 60’s and 70’s both had solo careers and were also a duet,they were known as The President and First Lady.
If you go down the rabbit hole of George Jones it will be worth every minute of your time. He is one of the Greatest in Country Music. He was a character on and off the stage. His face gives a hint of it. Nothing soft about George Jones.
I’m so glad you did this reaction! This was my Dads favorite song and artist too! My parents were married in 1957, we lost my Mom to brain cancer in 2015 and then my Dad Sept 2023 after he battled Dementia in the last couple years of his life, just made me realize that’s when he stopped loving my Mom too 🫶🏼
George Jones was nicknamed “Possum” early in his career because of his beady eyes and pointy nose. I always thought it was because he was so cunning and “crafty”. You gotta check out the video for “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes” and “I Don’t Need Your Rocking Chair”! You’ll love ‘em!
I'm 41 now, but I've thought this was the best song of all time since I was really young. I'm so glad you understood the meaning of this song. No other reactors do.
This song is has been given the title of one of the best country song of all time. It has been preserved by the Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry. Most groups wouldn't even cover it till just recently, it was considered sacred.
My husband has stage four cancer and has been battling for fifteen years. We have been together for 26 years and although i am sixteen years younger than him, he is the love of my life and I will always love him 💓
Try baking soda and molasses, Missus. Nothing to lose and the FDA doesn't have to approve the treatment. Cancer cells love sugar. The baking soda alkalizes the cancer cell and kills it, but how do you get it in past the hard cancer cell. You send in the molasses trojan horse, all loaded up with baking soda. The cancer cells happily open up for the sweet, taking in the baking soda with it, that will kill the cells. Blessings and healing to you both.
We played this graveside for my grandaddy. Gets me every time. Where I am from, a rural tradition is to put a black wreath for mourning on the front door of the house.
I'm sorry for the loss of your Mom. You got the story right. That song is known as "the sadest damn song in country music". YES, George lived a hard life, but everone still thought he was the greatest country singer there ever was. Thanks again.
Oh you hit the Gold mine u let the possum loose George Jones one of the greatest of all time when you go through his catalog music there’s so many great stories and songs one-of-a-kind
An even sadder song is "Don't Make Me Go To Bed And I'll Be Good" by Roy Acuff. Here's a video which uses random TV footage accompanied by the original record's sound: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dvY2oldbaP8.html
I spent an hour a few months ago watching people react to this song and you're right, a surprising number of people don't understand what the song is about. All it requires is remembering the very first line of the song.
@@emerje0 most of them talk over key points. One reactor thought the line all dressed up to get away meant he was going on a night on the town. Another song they get wrong is Three Wooden Crosses. Some of those causes to scream at the screen
"He said he'd love her till he died." = She left him. He loved her and it caused him misery throughout his life. "He was all dressed up to go away, First time I seen him smile in years". He died, and was in his casket in his burial suit with a smile on his face because he could stop finally loving her.
George didn't want to record this song, because he thought it was so sad, that no one would want to buy it. It became his Number One Song. They used to put a Wreath on the door of a house where someone passed away.
I've heard several different reactions to this song and you are one of the few that actually nailed it on the first take. And in case no one else has commented on this before, George said "they placed a WREATH upon his door", very common among country folks when someone dies. And yes, George Jones is THE classic country singer whom many--myself included--consider the greatest country singer of all time. Hope you read up on him. He indeed had a tough life, many of his wounds being self-inflicted, but came out alright in the end.
Nobody like George Jones. I grew up in Texas about 12 miles from George. My husband and I went to his and Tammy s concerts for nany years and later on their individual contesrs. My husband thought george Jones was the greatest country singer there ever was. Thank you for featuring George. God bless.
Love your reactions…. Country is soulful, honest and sometimes fun….these songs come from someone’s life….like hank Williams sr. … be careful of stones that you throw…
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a song recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first solo No.
