Song from Ray Stevens' Box set called Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music, Ray Stevens version of Sonny James' song Running Bear!! Check out my newest video • How to get 1000 followers #RayStevens #RunningBear
I believe that Ray Stevens is the very best song writer /singer / entertainer that America and world has ever had . God bless him and pray he will continue to bless us with his music .
the song is great but the singer is refreshing, why can't there be more artists like this. I remember Ray Stevens whenI was in high school. in the 70's
This song is nothing special many singers sang before Ray. The montage was great sans the Ray Stevens images it could be a good montage for any version
So much to this eclectic man's career. The country version of Misty; the gospel of Everything Is Beautiful; and of course, the comedy. When I first heard The Streak over forty-five years ago, I laughed and laughed. And I'm still laughing.
I love this song, true love blocked by parents, just like Romeo and Juliet, parents need to let go, true love is wonderful, sad what children do today because of broken love, we had a young man blow his brains out at our town hall, his girlfriend dumped him, a broken heart knows no reality or future
Ray stevens never recorded this one until 2009 I think on the box set Encyclopedia of recorded comedy music. He's been one of my all time favorite singers since I was about 4 years old lol
@@JesusNeverChanges you are right - I remembered the song from childhood but it must have been Johnny Prestons version. My parents listened to Ray Stevens when I was young and I loved all his songs. Thanks
Ray Stevens is awesome. With all of his humorous songs out there. This song has always been my favorite (non-humor) songs. I do not know who put this video together. But the pictures are just beautiful also. Thank you for sharing this. I remember having this song on my (dare I say it?) 8-track player in my car. Was always playing it. I also had a lot of Ray Steven songs.
I loved this song the first time I ever heard it. Of course I heard Ricky Nelson singing it. My mom had all of his albums. I was ten years old, so that would have been 1979. As a young girl, this song and story brought their love to my imagination. I love this video though, with all of the pictures.
I love this song, but seriously expected it to be a comedy son, Ray Stevens Style. He is so good about making serious funny. But, he did this song justice. Love him.
Ray can get serious and even respectful when he needs to. Remember that he had a # 1 record with "Everything is Beautiful", which is his biggest song ever.
GASP! My mom held poker games for a bunch of us on Friday nights after drum corps practice. I'd sit in the game just so I could hear this song! LOVED IT!
I love that song. But it was so sad. But had a sad, true, but kinda happy ending as well. Now they'll always be together in that happy haunting ground. SO SO SAD.
Indeed, Sheila. Such a bittersweet song to hear. Always loved that song, even now after 4 years since my wife has died, it becomes a rousing one to hear.
@@Butter-go7ih In a nutshell... this is the gist of it. Despite all that everyone (both warring tribes) did to keep them apart by fighting one another because of their forbidden love, they ventured through the unknown (the raging waters) in an attempt to reach one of the two banks where peace & tranquility (they hoped) would be their peaceful haven. But, as the song goes, they drowned as they reached the other. For them, it was better to try and be victorious over the raging waters and be happy with each other than it was to being miserable while apart.
My Grandparents were Cherokee n Blackfoot and they had a Love that surpassed all and at 50 I have found the one and only man who makes me feel like this and we are Running Bear and White Dove! Myra Eagle Sutton
Dont remember who sang it in the 50s. But this is the first song i remembered hearing on the radio. Still love the song. Ty ray for all the years and songs.
I like all of ray Stevens songs my dad got me to liking his music i will be really sad when mr Stevens go to the big house in the sky i hope that i get to see him and my dad and my grandmother and grandfather and dale Earnhardt and Jerry Reed and burt Reynolds and Jackie Gleeson
Actually, Sonny James' version came years later than the original, by Johnny Preston. The Big Bopper, J. P. Richardson wrote it and can be heard in the background as the Indian brave.
Very nice job on this wonderful old song. I kept waiting for Stevens to put some kind of joke in, but he played it straight. I enjoyed it...not as much as the Sonny James cover, but I did like it.
To be correct - this is a song originally done by Sonny James and the Southern Gentlemen. The picture you used with Stevens dressed as an indian is from the Medallion Awards in tribute to Sonny. My Uncle is Glenn Huggins - the bass singer.
@Daniel Curtis: Sonny James did NOT have the original version of "Running Bear", that honour belongs to Johnny Preston. Preston's version issued as Mercury 71474X45 c/w "My Heart Knows" in June 1959, nearly a full decade ahead of Sonny James' version issued as EMI(Capitol) 2486 c/w "Midnight Mood" in April, 1969. The reason I put Capitol in Brackets is because Capitol is an insignificant subsidiary(equal to infant toddler in a family) of the world-wide EMI organisation.
