AN OKIE!| FIRST TIME HEARING Mel McDaniel - Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On REACTION

[@chrisedwards7095]

For Mel McDaniel, you should hear "Louisiana Saturday Night" and "Stand Up" next.

[@DavidB45Mustard]

Both excellent choices.

[@legionkahn]

Same two I was going to recommend. I love Mel. He has that perfect mix of country/rock/blues

[@kimbare7434]

Omgoodness,YES! STAND UP CMT video

[@farrahlynne7121]

Yes!!! Both songs, especially STAND UP!!!!

[@berlyn3014]

I was going to recommend both of those. Love the "Stand Up" video.

[@kathys7300]

Another great Oklahoma singer is Joe Diffie (RIP), his songs include John Deere Green, Pick Up Man, Third Rock From the Sun, and Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox

[@josephbrown6906]

Yes, Joe Diffie was awesome!

[@seanswinton6242]

Yes, we sadly lost him during COVID. I sold a lot of his CDs when I worked in music retail. They need to do some Mark Chesnutt, Clint Black, John Michael Montgomery, just to name a few!😂

[@christarpley6861]

Yeah he had some good songs that were truly country music

[@daronbaird6060]

Definitely Third Rock from the sun and pickup man. Those are my very favorites of his.

[@David-qi1ys]

@@seanswinton6242 They don't do much 90's country. I believe it's due to difficulties with copyright claims... edit: in particular, I think [dunno, but it's an educated guess] it might have a lot to do with Garth being exceptionally high on the request list whilst being the artist who's the biggest pain in the keister to post.

[@saranonimus9211]

"Swingin" by John Anderson, absolute banger

[@coolcpa3321]

Da' best!

[@cwalokie9559]

I like "Seminoles Wind" by him. I think they may have reacted to that already.

[@saranonimus9211]

@@cwalokie9559 I also dig Who Got Our Love from that album. Way groovy!

[@seanellio]

OK. I'm not saying you're wrong. (Different strokes and all that) But whenever "Swingin'" came on the radio, my wife and I raced to change the station. :) )

[@cwalokie9559]

@@seanellio We all have that song in our life. Mine is "I'm Proud to be an American" by Lee Greenwood. If I'm ever found dead with my wrists slit on the 4th of July, I heard this song once too often.

[@johnv61]

“Old Dogs Children and Watermelon Wine” by Tom T Hall needs to get on your radar, beautiful song

[@saranonimus9211]

I love that man...

[@ryansummers4661]

i like beer

[@bobbuethe1477]

​@@ryansummers4661 Yes!

[@kellyschweiger9568]

Love this!!

[@tammycosby4495]

This song was released in 1984. Jeans were a LOT different then. They were TIGHT! It might take 10 minutes or more to get them on to look right. It may also require some lotion, a clothes hanger, a spray bottle, a friend and few min to walk around enough to be able to move semi-normally. They weren’t literally painted on but they were close!

[@TheGuruwan2b]

If you put them on slightly damp they really looked painted on.

[@tammycosby4495]

@@TheGuruwan2b that was the point of the spray bottle. You could dampen various places as you adjusted them to look painted on but still allowed you to move.

[@samanthadillard2853]

Lol so true you forgot laying down on the bed

[@NephronOsidian]

I remember that. My sister used to lay back on her bed just to zip her jeans up. 😆

[@savageman2194]

😂yes they did.

[@brianwilson8119]

If you would like to hear a good toe tapping, hoedown kind of song from Mel, you should listen to "Louisiana Saturday Night"

[@utcnc7mm]

That is a good one

[@censorshipsucks9493]

I agree. Hands down his best.

[@xedra]

YES!

[@vladyvhv9579]

Lousiana Moon also comes to mind.

[@elizabethmcmurray968]

Great song!!! Takes me back. If you are going with this era, imma bring up Don Williams, I Believe in You. You will both love it. It is the happiest song.

[@luanne8458]

Also Don Williams Tulsa Time!!

[@David-qi1ys]

@@luanne8458 Also, also, Don Williams It Must Be Love, You're My Best Friend, Till the Rivers All Run Dry, Stay Young, Love Is on a Roll, Heartbeat in the Darkness. That well is deep!

[@bamabound0312]

No bad Don Williams songs but Tulsa Time is one of my favorites.

[@davidwalker683]

Don Williams is underrated.. so good…

[@bamabound0312]

Lord I Hope This Day is Good & I Believe in You are two other fantastic songs by the incomparable Don Williams. I saw him in concert about a year before he died. He still had a silky smooth voice.

[@jeremyhammond6540]

Great song, but I highly recommend "Louisiana Saturday Night" and "Big Ole Brew"

[@caretaker158]

Every time I hear "Big Ole Brew" all I can think of is Bill Murray singing a bit of it in the movie "Stripes".

[@darrellfxdwg]

Cal Smith County Bumpkin is such a sweet story song from the sixties. Give it a listen.

[@brianmiller6055]

Agreed, along with The Lord Knows I'm Drinking

[@darrellfxdwg]

@@brianmiller6055 Absolutely.

[@xzonia1]

This song takes the idea of turning heads to the next level. :) My favorite song by McDaniel is Louisiana Saturday Night; it's so much fun! :D

[@anthonygeurtsen7143]

Louisiana Saturday Night has to be next!!!

[@DavidB45Mustard]

Another fantastic Okie singer is Hoyt Axton (March 25, 1938 - October 26, 1999) he was born in Duncan, OK. He was a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He sang country, country-rock and folk primarily. One great song of Hoyt's to check out is Della and the Dealer. Very different lyrics on that one.

[@kenhayhurst374]

Loved Hoyt Axton. His mama wrote 3 Dog Night's "Joy to the World". He wrote "Snowblind Friend" for Steppenwolf. First of his to come to mind is "Boney Fingers".

[@fnjesusfreak]

@@kenhayhurst374 Was that the song the Kendalls did? Work your fingers to the bone, what do you get...boney fingers, boney fingers

[@censorshipsucks9493]

Jealous Man. I loved when he guest starred on WKRP, and sang the chorus to Dr. Johnny who was forced to pretend to be Loni Anderson's beau.

[@kenhayhurst374]

@@fnjesusfreak That's it. Never heard the Kendalls version. Only Hoyt.

[@jeremiahrose4681]

What you did you mean the father in Gremlins was a country artist? what? Just messin' he was an amazing country singer and actor...no credit for his acting.

[@dougsadler5923]

Yes Louisiana Saturday night, and the song Stand On it.... they're a must for Mel McDaniel

[@MrAnimeWolf]

If you want a good song that involves Oklahoma, David Frizzel and Shelly West's duet "You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma" is a great one

[@debibailey2968]

Love this song!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@beedeegee9374]

I’ve been sending that recommendation for months!

[@kevinward8915]

Great duet

[@sheldondyck8631]

Stand Up is another great song by Mel McDaniel. Highly recommend it.

[@davidrobinson3716]

"Let it Roll" is another good song from him that was a cover of a Chuck Berry song, also "Stand Up" and of course "Louisiana Saturday Night"

[@ricklabonte2775]

Louisiana Saturday Night and Stand Up are two more great Mel McDaniels songs

[@tjt21]

So glad y'all listened to this!! "Big ol brew" and "Louisiana Saturday night" are also great songs by Mel!

[@redpine8665]

He name drops the Little Richard song "The Girl Can't Help it" in this one.

[@restionSerpentine]

I just love how you experience music, closing your eyes and letting the music move you

[@jimmymills3852]

Yes you have to listen to Louisiana Saturday night

[@GreyBeardIT]

Thank you for reacting to this classic today. I haven't heard it in years and it brought back so many memories. I always imagined that the tap tap sound was supposed to be the sound her heels or cowboy boots were making as she went strolling down the street. 😄

[@Mellmick26]

I love all the “original country singers “ or as my aunt called them “the OG’s “ most of their songs have a story behind them and if you listen closely they take you back to a time and place 🫶🏻🫶🏻🇨🇦

[@paulguthrie4857]

My grandfather used to dance in the kitchen were the radio was, when this song came on. I love this song. Louisiana Saturday Night & Stand Up are the other 2 songs I know from him.

[@billpudim5067]

One of the greatest Oklahoma musical talents is Leon Russell, can’t forget him!

[@seanswinton6242]

Dr. HOOK had a similar song called "Baby, Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk."

[@crystalfreeman6913]

The memories. Love this song!

[@sedatedape315]

Brings back memories! This song always puts a devilish smile on my face.

[@mimigina7439]

Early 80s...I was in high school and we wore our Levi’s so tight back then, long or short lol

[@chrisdutton2975]

Love that Jay picked up on one of my favorite elements of this song. That simple woodblock keeping time. Somehow completes the mental image.

[@lynnebaker7787]

This song brings back so many memories of my mom. My mom was office manager at a car dealership in South Carolina and on Fridays and Saturdays mom always wore blue jeans to work. All the salesman used to sing this every time she would walk by. 🙂🥰

[@vaguelydangerous]

I'm so happy to hear y'all doing this song. I still remember every word!

[@karlsmith2570]

3:29 Another song that describes the same situation is "Honkytonk Badonkadonk" by Trace Adkins

[@amybowens1503]

This song was a staple in my house growing up. My mom loves country music. ❤

[@johnv61]

“Louisiana Saturday Night” by your Okie Mel needs a good listen by you guys, you’ll love it!

[@BamaGuyInWashington]

Wow I heard this back home in Alabama when I was a kid in the 80's. I forgot all about it and thanks for bringing this back to me. ❤

[@sf0tacticalguy]

Mel Mcdaniel's "Louisiana Saturday Night" in 1981 was my introduction to his music. You get to enjoy some fiddle in there, too.

[@joebeernink2293]

He's not an Okie, but Jason Aldean's "Flyover States" talks about Oklahoma... good artist to check out.

[@ShadowService]

One of my favorite things about watching you guys in general is the very obvious love/focus on family you have between yourselves and your children. With that in mind, the song "My Front Porch Looking In" - Lonestar is a country song I think would resonate powerfully with you both.

[@raylopez-xe2ru]

You mentioned that Carrie Underwood is from Oklahoma you should do a reaction to her singing with Vince Gill. How great thou art she has an awesome voice.

[@thefatman2780]

DOWN ON THE CORNER... SONG OF MY YOUTH. PERFECTION

[@glprime2814]

This has been, and will probably always be, my favorite country song since I was at least 4. Thanks for playing this🙂

[@edwardtoyebo9690]

I am a Kiowa from Anadarko OK. Don't know if these two artists are form OK. David Frizzell and Shelly West and the song "Your The Reason God Made Oklahoma". This was one of my dads beloved songs. Seeing how Texas is nest door, check out the song "God Blessed Texas" by the band Little Texas.

[@mikeemerson8816]

i met mr. mcdaniels back in the early 80s right before he got famous, his tour bus broke down near my home town and my grandfather was a deisel mechanic... so i got to hang out with him and his band for the day.. he is a really nice guy !! this had to have been around 1981

[@shellygill5029]

That's a catchy tune. I like it!! I like his voice too. That sound you asked about is a wooden block that's hit with a drum stick of a little mallot. Something usually used by the drummer. It's an instrument also used to sound like a horse clopping along.

[@borstfamily9702]

This song is so great! Makes me smile because my uncle sang this to my grandma shortly before she passed in 88. Now, we lost him last year 😢. But still makes me smile!!!

[@missd9785]

Man havent heard this one since it came out. Whatta fun blast from the past y'all!

[@jeannedickson5921]

This was one of my Daddy's favorite songs. It always tickled me that he liked it so much.

[@rickwelch8464]

Wow, what a blast from the past. Forgot all about this song. Fantastic reaction as always, thanks!

[@sallyphillips9175]

I love 70s and 80s country! My mom really loved this song when it was popular. She also loved "Forever in Blue Jeans" by Neil Diamond. She had a thing for jeans, I guess!

[@AngB517]

I was born and raised in southwestern OK and I grew up with this song and pretty much all the Outlaw Country artists and more. Oklahoma has a great variety of artists, The Nixons & Christian Kane are from here. Kings of Leon have Okie roots too. The video for Alice In Chains' Rooster was filmed at Jerry Cantrell's uncle's farm (his father is from OK. That's why Jerry has an album called Boggy Depot) down by Atoka. Bryan White is also from here. 🙃

[@dauddysdream]

I am from del city, Oklahoma and my parents retired in Willis, Oklahoma, not far from y'all so, and I've always loved this song since I was little and I was born in 1980, sending love.

[@Sustain.Able.Future]

I grew up on this song… in Shawnee, Oklahoma. I’m no longer a country music fan, but I love this song. I love the good ol’ magic from my youth. It’s so great to stumble upon the youth learning about the good stuff. & I think it’s a wood block, not a cow bell, but good ear! ✌🏻

[@richieLuvz]

Great song!!!!😀😀😀

[@tikigirl3308]

Classic country always brings back memories of my childhood. Thank you for sending me back in time, if only for a few minutes.

[@Organicme1]

TY so much, this song was always one of my favorites and you took me back!

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

Another song in a similar vein is "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" by Sammy Kershaw. BTW, that sound you were curious about was made by a wood block.

[@traceycater]

Love his songs!

[@terrisue4059]

This was so much fun to dance to back then.

[@kenharness7430]

That tapping sound Jay heard is a woodblock. You tap on it same as a cowbell, but it's literally a block of wood .

[@kimberlyneely4029]

My dad was always singing this song!! Love it!

[@carolynphelan6734]

Please listen to Don Williams. He has a gorgeous mellow voice. "Listen to the Radio". "Good Ole Boys Like Me" "I believe in Love". "If Hollywood Don't Need You" "Lord I Hope This Day Is Good". He really is a country troubador or crooner.

[@luanne8458]

John Anderson- Swinging and I’m the Black Sheep of the Family. Don Williams- Tulsa Time.

[@SheliaWatson-pz3iz]

I was 12 just a few months from my 13th birthday Mel McDaniel came to the Opp, Alabama rattlesnake rodeo in 1989. He was fabulous and I was looking through some old photos and I found a picture of him on stage that night. It’s just a snapshot but I love it.

[@BigBull45]

Some more great songs by Mel McDaniel are: 1.Louisiana Saturday Night 2. Stand Up 3. Big Ole Brew 4. Louisiana Moon 5. Countryfied 6. Stand On It. Louisiana Saturday Night makes you want to get up and dance because it has the fiddle and a great hook. Thanks for keeping this music alive. 😊

[@SlodWick]

One of my favorites as a kid - and apparently one my dad used to dedicate to my mom back in the day! :)

[@kimberlyskokan3444]

That sound you were talking about is either a drumstick striking the metal rim of the drum or another percussion ‘instrument’ that is a piece of wood that is hollowed out, then stuck with a ‘stick.’

[@lem78]

He had an amazing voice my best friend Danielle McDaniel is related to him when i first met her over 20 years ago i asked her about her last name and she told me he was her cousin and she showed me old family pics of him i love yall reaction to his song i shared yall reaction and sent it too her

[@FunnyFae]

Lol, this song brings back so many memories! My sister and I would dance to this all the time. And this is still my Moma's theme song when she's got her blue jeans 👖 on.

[@violettompkins206]

So many memories! We use to dance to this at the VFW. Good times! ✌❤🎶

[@tamijapink6671]

Every time I listen to baby got her blue jeans on. I love it.

[@toodlescae]

I swear this song used to play every time my sister and I used to go out to a country bar. It became our partying song since we had our blue jeans on.😂

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Such wonderful reactions to this classic.

[@karenduell1027]

I've requested this artist and song 3 or 4 times but will try again: the artist is the Dwight Twilley Band and the song is "I'm on Fire", which made it to number 16 on the Billboard top 100 in 1975. It's a perfect blend of rock/power pop/rockabilly that I think yall would dig, it's a banger! Dwight Twilley is from Tulsa and I think he still lives there. He and Tom Petty both used Shelter Records recording studio and became great friends. Petty even played back-up for Twilley at one time.

[@lesliecermak6473]

This was on the radio all the time on country stations in Oklahoma when I was little - I remember it playing during summer driving vacations. Haven’t heard it in years!

[@cyndisanimaladventures6370]

One of my favorites!!!!

[@paulj9801]

Dr hook baby makes her blue jeans talk another good song

[@Timbuktu407]

Gotta give a shout out to my old buddy Bart M.! This song came out when I was in kindergarten and my boy Bart sang this all the time. I can’t hear this song without thinking of my childhood friend. Hope life has treated him kind.😎🤟

[@kylesummers1565]

It happens. Peace, Love!!

[@adamwarlock2099]

I was just listening to this on way to work this morning. I come to work and open up youtube and see your reaction to this in my suggestions. My wife introduced this song to me some months back. Since then I can't get enough of it. And hello fellow Oklahomans from a newbie to your channel.

[@vickiroman189]

I had forgotten about this one - thank you!

[@BrandiModrak]

❤ this song brings back memories. Thank you I needed this today. Hope you guys and your beautiful kiddos are doing great. ❤

[@kap5160]

You need to listen to “you’re the reason god made Oklahoma” by David Frizzell and Shelly West. And then you need to hear Don Williams. He had 17 #1 songs and they are all great. He’s got great love songs but I think you guys would enjoy Rake and a Ramblin Man.

[@jovanisanfemio7641]

Carrie is an okie from Muskogee !

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

Great laid-back strollin' country rock song. And how does Mel know how people are reacting?...he's walking right alongside her with a big smile on his face!

[@gladyswashington5171]

Miranda Lambert "Gunpowder and Lead" this is recent country. It rocks! Carrie Underwood "Before He Cheats". Miranda Lambert & Elle King "Drunk (And I Don't Want To Go Home)"

[@onielelder9654]

“Louisiana Saturday Night”…my introduction to Nel McDaniel’s music 🤙🏽

[@spnbuff6311]

I thought I was losing what is left of my mind. Doctor Hook has a song and video called Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk. I'm glad to know who sang this.😊

[@dumplingshakes22]

Man this is my music growing up. All time classic. Louisiana Saturday night is also fantastic as well. Reminds me of growing up in the south

[@Coachdoug4life]

RIP MR MCDANIEL 1942-2011

[@Kit-kat9one8]

My favorite song!!!

[@shawnlowrance6528]

Hey Jay and Amber!!! That rhythmic click click you hear is called a Wood Block. It's a percussion instrument.

[@debibailey2968]

Always loved this song!! And agree need to check out, Louisiana Saturday Night and Stand Up. And the videos are great !! ❤️❤️

[@LonelyFarmerScythe]

Love this song! It is fun, kick-butt, woman power! I can’t believe I had forgotten this song. Who knew the movement for girls to like themselves, and their bodies just the way they are, was started by Mel McDaniel. I believe that “clack” sound in the background that keeps the beat is a hollow wooden tube and a wood stick. I not sure what that instrument is called. I can see it in my mind, but the description/name eludes me. Along the lines of this song, Sawyer Brown “Some Girls Do”. I saw another recommendation for Joe Diffie “Third rock from the sun” tells a fun story of cause and effect.

[@dumhello]

It's a wood block.

[@fnjesusfreak]

"Louisiana Saturday Night" is prolly the song I've heard most of his, but I heard "Stand Up" a fair bit, "Shoestring" got a little play where I grew up too.

[@theirmom4723]

This came out my Sr. year of High School....In Texas, we were rocking our Rocky Jeans and boots...

[@christarpley6861]

Yeah you need to listen to Louisiana Saturday Night as well

[@robwwilson5]

Just a thank you for adding another smile to my day, from another Okie lol

[@P-M-869]

a couple other songs are T. Graham Brown - Brilliant Conversationalist and Cal Smith - The Lord Knows I'm Drinking

[@coemah5831]

Love that song. You just reminded me of my youth in the 70s. 😀

[@joelramsey9639]

U need to listen to his song Louisiana Saturday night

[@deniseriley6622]

Yes! I was born and raised in Louisiana. Great Song 😊