The Story Behind the Song: 'Midnight Train to Georgia' 

RIP Jim Weatherly. From Nashville to Heaven...not a bad trip.

Jim, you gave us some of the best R&B sounds, RIP and we are still listening and enjoying your wonderful songs.

I’m so sad to learn of Jim’s passing. He literally gave the world a tremendous amount of joy from his songs that have become timeless classics. RIP to a true gentleman.

The story of making the song equals the greatness of the song itself.

Thank you for your video. It's not easy to write great songs but this writer wrote a classic and The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me. sláinte!

Truly love getting the perspective of the song writer!! He&Gladys made history. Timeless indeed. One of the Greatest Songs ever recorded in the history of Music!!

What a great singer and songwriter. He made some really great recordings of his songs in his own style. RIP Jim.

Jim weatherly is a national treasure. Check out "i belong to you" Larry Carlton on guitar. Enough said.

I have been a Jim Weatherly fan ever since I first heard the Ray Price album "You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me ", and noticed that it was compilation of Jim Weatherly songs.

What a great song and theybpicked the perfect singer..I never get tired of hearing this song when it comes up

Let's not forget her daughter, Whitney made a hit of Dolly Parton's country song, "I will always love you." Good songs can cross genres and still succeed.

That was interesting hearing the evolution of a song that ends with the superb version by Gladys. Thanks for this.

Love this channel. Every one of us relates to music and these songs are the tracks of our life.and to finally know the meaning is wonderful . As our favourite musicians pass on to have a record of these stories is just wonderful . Thank you from Sydney Australia

I love both Cissy and Gladys !

Jim Weatherly was one of the great song writers.

They're right about recording then versus now. I like how there are multiple versions of older songs from different artists. Like there's a flavour for everyone. Now it's one artist and that's it. Nothing really wrong with either model of business, but it's unfortunate they don't mix it up as much anymore.

Thank God for Farrah Faccet Majors, Cissy & Gladys, the background vocals & adlib by Gladys was iconic ~ neither one of us too, Mr Weatherly, phenomenon...

I’d love to hear more of his voice👍

I just remastered the official Gladys version for very sentimental reasons..... this explains it even more. Thx!!

Gladys is the most underrated singer of the 20th century.

Great story ..💓

Jim Weatherly I believe is 73 here and to me he just doesnt appear to be his age. He looks great and sounds great!

It's always a pleasure to drop by the #Tennessean Thanks, again! 👏👍🤟✌️🤓

Love this series. Thanks!

Midnight Train to Georgia is the best song ever

Wow. Guess it's a good thing he didn't hear Farrah say she's "taking a daytime bus to Manhattan" LoL. He may have still made a song of it but probably would have had the same story or feeling. Great little bit of rare trivia with this video thanks for sharing

The song takes me in a surreal trip with multiple states of mind about LA and the endless dreams and failures and why not, successful stories people who experienced life in the city.

R I P 🌹

The way he sings it I could imagine Elvis singing it.

Amazing

Timeless is d right word. 👍👍👍

Oh what a lovely story and Jim's version at the end was beautiful as Gladys' version just in a different way 💕 Did Farrah get a share of the Royalties ? 🤔🤗🤗😂🤣

This guy was great. That song is wonderful

His version is nice but he DEFINITELY benefited from the upgrade provided by GK & The Pips!!!!! You KNOW yours is the definitive version of a song when others don't even THINK of re-recording it. After Gladys Knight did it - that's it, show's over. Game, set, match!

RIP #12...Ole Miss will always love you, buddy.

Wow what a great story!!!!!

One of the greatest songs of ALL time. Caruso would have liked it.

It was in Broadcast News with Albert Brooks. Really funny scene.

How the best we have.made through most fortunate but m an unlikely collaboration

Love it

The Singing Quarterback from Ole Miss.

Very interesting

Great story. As many cuts in this video, the guest must have digressed a lot.

As much as I love Whitney and her mom, sorry, _Midnight Train to Georgia_ belongs to Gladys Knight. Can't nobody touch this song the same. Just like can't nobody touch _I Will Always Love You_ like Whitney, or _Proud Mary_ like Tina. Period.

That explains it.

I thought Farrah Fawcet was from Corpus Christi not Houston. Perhaps her family moved there later on.

That’s my second cousin for you.

Nobody else care about he way are the full 🌝 song

Seven years later, disbelief that you cut the song off. The song was the point.

So..... Farrah Fawcett was the inspiration for this song? Who knew?

Yeah, glad he stuck to writing the songs instead of singing them.

I don't care to hear the excuse. Fact is the the real title is "Midnight Plane to Houston". Cissy Houston and Gladys Night are both guilty of singing about something that did not happen. Good thing they do that to : Galveston". .Changing the song title is similar to Stolen Valor. The song was about a Houston gal. Not a Georgia gal. Nothing you say or do will ever change the truth. Sad fact is "Midnight Train to Georgia" is a lie. Out!