@@micahnightwolf Oh my dear unknown friend. I seen this video for the first time today and although I was a mediocre fan of Ty back in the late 90's; after watching this video, I instantly became a fan of his. After watching, I wanted to read some of the comments and your comment stood out to me.... and just broke my heart for you. I was once where you are and I realized that in order for me to be TRULY happy, I must FIRST accept WHO I was, and THAT I was more than just a gay man. I was terrified of the love I might loose from loved ones and family, the friendships; how I would be talked about in whispered conversations. But I was also so tired of looking in the mirror and seeing only the person everyone else wanted me to be or expected of me to be. I had too make a choice... and I chose myself. I wish I could tell you that everything will be okay, because the truth is, I lost some people and friendships. But over time: and getting comfortable with the REAL me, I then realized that what I had gained was FAR. FAR. FAR more than what I had lost. I bet that guy you are so terrified of sharing with others is in reality, an AWESOME guy :-) Best of luck to you my dear friend in your journey from an unknown friend who is in your corner rooting for you!
Sitting on my back porch, having flashbacks to childhood, and crying. This has always been one of my all time favorite country music songs and now it finally reflects Me. Love this and love you even more for boldly being you.
This is exactly how I've sung this song for 25 years. To hear you living your truth in your own voice and your own words means the world to so many of us. I just hate it took so long for the world to be ready. Thank you for this, Ty. You never will know what it means to us.
Thank you. This took nerve and heart. You just made history, made me cry, gave at least 10% of the world a country song they could relate to, opened doors for other artists and fans, and touched countless ppl. Thank you.
@@joeolsen3553 Not the same thing you disgusting little troll but did this comment make you feel powerful because last time I checked who Ty Herndon loves or sleeps with does not affect you go be irrelevant somewhere else I am a straight woman ahd Jesus loves Ty Herndon the same as he loves me
Being gay, there's not many songs that fully reflect relationships as they are in our lives. This is such a treat to be able to fully relate to a song and not have to change pronouns in my head. It strengthens the connection to the lyrics in a very special way. Thank you.
There's actually a lot of songs out there that reflect gay relationships. You just gotta know where to look. I have several out gay playlists on Spotify. Check out "Gay Country Radio" at open.spotify.com/playlist/0S4ytEwxrkOEP7glqIedzL?si=3a13c06979f44bfc . I've been collecting "lgbt music" for years. I also have a karaoke channel at ru-vid.com. Sing your truth!
i loved this song when it first came out and always thought this is how i felt about guys not girls. If it hadn't been for homophobia in the country music industry I would have heard this song as this version and I could have played it for my mom and said this is me. Like Ty I can't go back I can only go foward.
Being gay is a sin. You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female. It's an abomination. Leviticus 18:22 If a man lies with a man as with a woman, both have committed an abomination. They shall die. Their blood is upon them. Leviticus 20:13
I was married to my wife for 17 great years had three beautiful daughters, Brenda passed away in 2007 and I realized that I would be honest with myself. I knew I was gay when I was young but at that time it was afraid what my family and friends would think of me. I have now been together with my husband for 12 years and we were amongst the first 50 same sex couples to get our marriage license the day it was made legal. I was raised on country music but have not known any country singers to come out until Chely Wright and now you and Billy Gillman. I applaud you all for your courage and honesty as we all know what it is like to come out. I loved the song then and love it now, thank you.
I'm so happy for u sir!!!! Ur story is an incredible story of overcoming and making the best out of every chapter in your life. No matter what u did and not allowing u true self to shine u still made a beautiful life and family. U loved ur wife till the day she died. U were loyal and respectful to ur marriage and children. Ur an amazing person! Very admirable!! With all that said I now want to add just how courageous and beautiful ur new chapter is! U show that even in our darkest hours we can still be good people with amazing lives. When ur ready u will know it. U never acted on impulse and took ur time. It probably worked out better now then it ever could back then. Thank u for sharing I'm honored to have read and then share my thoughts with you. Have an amazing weekend and happy father's day!!! Ignore the ignorance of immature ppl who post moronic stuff. They will never be as free and happy as u and I . I'll pray for them 💙
To be a straight man but to have always loved this song, listening to it now makes me love it more. From the heart, from the soul and the comfort he has in expressing himself shows he is at ease in life. Much love Ty
Wow unbelievable sick in the mind, science nature denies your idea that man and man belong together, God is the designer He doesn't approve. Go ahead and believe a lie and the liar, you'll be in hell soon enough for it
I am so happy that Ty finally was able to record "What Happened Most" the way he always wanted. It's gorgeous. Just wish it didn't have to take so long for his dream to come true.
I grew up in the 90s listening to country music, and this is one of my favorite songs. The emotion in this version feels softer, but sincere and passionate at same time. I'm so happy you can finally sing the version that comes from your heart.
OMG Ty! I am sobbing like a baby! I loved the song then, but I love it even more. The truth will set you free! The 1st version of this my wife at the time danced to it at her senior prom. I was sooo confused back then and knew who I was but couldn't be. I am now living my truth. Thank you thank you thank you for brining one of my all time favorite songs back to life with its true meaning. This has hit my soul to its core! Thank you for this healing moment. You are a gift to anyone that comes into your life. Much love and light. Again thank you for this deep healing. Once born darkness will come to the light! Shine bright!
I love that Ty could finally sing this the way he wanted. It also can be for a woman to man. Again..u are awesome Ty. Been loving u and your music since day one.
Ty channels pure musical Divinity every time he sings, and liberates us all with his raw, unapologetic honesty. Damn grateful. Continuously inspired thanks to him.
So sad that Ty had to wait 25 years to sing this song the way he originally wanted to 😢 I don’t care if you are straight,gay,bisexual,transgendered,purple,blue or multicolored! Being a decent human being is what matters most! (Pun Intended) Live your truth Ty and don’t worry about the haters 😘😘
I think that was a bit of an exaggeration. He sand it to make money then. I was a career move. Easy to say he "wanted to sing it" to a man back then after being outed and forced to admit that even back then he was gay. That said, I'm glad he's found himself and is happy. His voice is still golden.
I have so much respect for you, Ty. It takes a strong man to stand up to the self-hatred the likes of you and I were brought up with. God bless you, my friend ❤❤❤
Ty, thank you for your honesty. My family and I listened to your music growing up and this was one of my favorite songs. To hear you living your truth helped me live mine. This is incredible. ♥️
I am most grateful for your kindness. It's so good to feel precious in these difficult times. Thanks for being a great fan. We will come back with more interesting movies in the future. For up-to-date information, please send us an email. tyherndon388@gmail.com We look forward to your reply soon
1 of the most gut wrenching performances of a song that I have ever heard and seen....the love and emotions pouring through....Herndon was and is an ICON unlike todays standards....
Ty, you have been given a tremendous vocal ability as you channel God's love to your listeners! "What Mattered Most" is one of the most powerful songs ever written. I do not think anyone else could possibly deliver the song with the passion and vocal ability that you possess. Thanks for your life!
So good to see that strong joy in his eyes. Finding more and more country artists I can relate to nowadays, and I'm so glad. Progress ain't a straight line, but neither are we, and we'll keep fighting.
I always loved this song---that "Oh my God what did I do??!!" line has come up for me in real life once, and mercifully I was given a second chance. I'm straight, but I have always believed that love is love plain and simple. I've followed Ty's story, and was so happy to hear he'd come out years back and that he can now comfortably, publicly, live his truth as himself--and he seems to have a pretty awesome man in his life too. Hearing this touched me, knowing now he can sing it as he always meant to--authentically. Live your lives out, and love your lives out, folks!
Growing up as a child that loved country music I used to dream that I could hear the songs being sung just like this! Than you Ty Herndon for living out your true authentic self.
Hello Ty I have been a fan since the beginning.. Love,Love,Love the new version much better, why you ask because it's truly you, the way you live, the way you love the way it was meant to mean. I watched you singing and the emotion in your eyes I couldn't take my eyes off of you. I sincerely felt every word in my heart. I have tears coming down my face. happy TEARS as a 45 year old man that is AMAZING! And your voice is so beautiful... Thank you so much
Thanks for your support,I am most grateful for your kindness. It's so good to feel precious in these difficult times. Thanks for being a great fan. We will come back with more interesting movies in the future. For up-to-date information, please send us an email. tyherndon388@gmail.com We look forward to your reply soon
One of the best country songs ever sung. Ty Herndon is so great, and the voice. So happy to see you doing well. This version is Magic. It's meant the world to me, hope you read this.
Thank you Ty, I liked your original version back in the day. But I LOVE this version. Tears well up in my eyes knowing I came so close to leaving "the one". He woke up and realized who was slipping away and really committed to us. We've been together nearly 19 yrs now. He wondered why my eyes teared up when I heard this song an hour ago. Some things are meant to remain close...
This is the version that I used to sing driving to school or practice almost everyday!! Even sang it this way at karaoke one night at an empty bar right before I came out!! You have always been one of my all time artist and you give me, and Im sure 100’s of others, so much inspiration that its ok to just me you no matter what. LOVE IT!!!
Thank you Ty, for reminding all of us that life is too damn short to waste it conforming to others. Love & acceptance of each other is TRULY.... "what matters most".
This brought me to tears AGAIN.. .he did this for us at the end of his set a few months back at the Troubadour. It was SO amazing to get to hear him sing his truth. It was just AMAZING. Thanks Ty, for sharing this !!!!!!!!! I remember for YEARS listening to this song at Oil Can Harry's & The Rawhide in LA and wishing it could REALLY be sung as we KNEW (at the time) it should have been. Tim & Craig
I am so so glad you are able to be your authentic self now without shame. This is the most precious song and all these years later it sounds better than ever! Yay you! So happy for you ❤
I'm sort of in a situation similar to this. I like much older guys and my husband is 2 years older than me. We been together for 6 years married for 5 but I was it doesn't feel right to me. I was telling someone " I feel like a gay person in a straight relationship" that shit hurts
Ty, my wife recently attended your concert in Laughlin, NV. We had a great time and it was absolutely the best live performance I’ve ever been to. You were kind enough to meet with your fans after the show at no extra charge which says a lot about the kind of person you are. We can’t wait until you come back, we will see you soon Ty!
I’ve always loved Ty Herndon. My mom was a huge fan before she died! We even got to see him in concert and met him backstage way back ..not long after 9/11. I think everything he’s been through has made him a stronger artist. This is one of my favorites!! I just found this version and I absolutely love this version more. So much heart, feeling, and love. He can truly be who he is!!! Love you Ty!!
I keep watching this video, all I can say is I’ve loved it for years and I am so happy that he now sings it the way he always should have been able to. He’s brave and brilliant. Well done! Love is love and that shouldn’t matter to anyone. Great singer and brilliant re-imagining
No one can sing like you Ty! What a powerful story behind this amazing song. I never thought I could love it more than I already did..... WOW! Thanks for sharing!
I have been in love with this song forever... but I am today years old finding out that Ty Herndon is apart of our community! My life is changed. One of my favorite country singers since I was a kid! It makes a lot more sense now why I was so in love with this song! and listened to it over and over again after the guy in the photo with me and I split back in November. I wish I had known this correct version existed before today!
I fully respect Ty for doing this. I loved the original version, and I love this one too. You be you, Ty... Keep giving us great songs as you always have.
I love this version best, it's honest, true and incredible! I wish people could let people be themselves! Thank you, Ty, for singing the song you want it to be!
Wow is all I can say. Best version of this song I've ever heard. It's not because Ty came out of the closet to live his truth or that he changed the pronouns. Listen to the pure emotion and honesty and vocal control. Love it. Cant wait for the new album.
What can I say that hasn’t been said in these comments other than this hits the heart in so many ways. Thank you. And buddy your voice is still crisp, clear and wonderful as ever.
Absolutely beautiful. Tears of happiness...Thank you...OMG, your voice is out of this world. Your timing is perfect. Your time is now.! Love you to bits.
This shouldn’t be the Alternative version this is the original the real version how you wanted it to be. So proud of you for being you.and that’s what matters most.
I grew up loving this song as a kid and now its giving me all the feels as an adult to know he can sing it with an authenticity it didnt have before. Does my heart good to know he can finally openly live his truth.
Damn... That's beyond beautiful. Thank you. I've had a private crush on Ty for over 20 yrs (dating back to his Steam, No Mercy days). Sir, you've never looked or sounded better. Thank you for all you've done for our community.... and thank you for all the years of really beautiful music. Godspeed.
I was a kid when this song came out and this is how I would sing it to myself where no one else could ever hear me because I was so afraid to. Thank you so much for your amazing fighting, support, and contributions!!
...I used to sing it "this way" in the car, alone & along with Ty, where nobody could hear, back in the day. Proud & happy, to hear it "our" way, now. ;0)
When the original version of this song came out I got to meet Ty. Neither of us were out at the time and came out about the same time, but thankfully my coming out wasn’t so public. I adore Ty and hope to meet him again someday.
Dude loved you then love you more now , I can't even tell you how much I cried when I found this it's the way I would sing the song when you first did it never thinking that you were going through the same battle. It really makes this a full circle moment thank you.
I absolutely love this!! I'm sooo happy for you to be yourself. Country needs more open individuals like you !! Id love you to redo "living in a moment" and "man holding on to a woman letting go"
This song is so beautiful. And l think the new version is souch better. I never allowed myself to live the truth about my life until l met my husband, the true love of my life. So glad you re did it. Thanks Ty
Thank you so much for this... I don't really listen to a lot of country music, but this means so much to so many people. Thank you for being your true self boldly in the light of day, because it gives hope and courage to those who live in the shadows. Never let them dim your shine. And i hope that for every hateful comment you get on this, that you get a thousand more like mine. ❤💛💚💙💜🌈
So glad you got to finally do the song the way you wanted to all those years ago. I love it just as much, if not more, than the original. What a voice.
I'm a straight man, but I love the song, and it means the world to me, there's a lot of meaning to if for me personally, I don't care if you're, gay, or straight, black, white, mexican, french, or anything, all you can pull from this song is love, ty TY, you're amazing!!!!
This guy is so so damn good I have so much respect for him as a singer and a human being and believing in himself .much much success ty in all you do .
