What!? 🎵 Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County REACTION

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[@lynchmob72]

The thing is he was never a coward. He just never did anything when people called him a coward. He just turned the other cheek. Honoring his dead father's final advice. But when somebody messed with his girl, he did what he had to do. Showing that you cant always turn the other cheek.

[@FURTHER_ADO]

Yeah, yeah cornball. Here's the real thing.... He doesn't exist. He's a fictional character in a sappy song.

[@brettkenschaft4239]

@@FURTHER_ADO Thanks for pointing that out. I'm sure myself and everyone else thinks that all songs are non-fiction 🙄

[@flatebo1]

But if he had kicked the occasional ass earlier in life, the guys who attacked his girl might not have thought they could do so with impunity.

[@znk0r]

Indeed, he wasn't a coward. He was keeping a promise. "Please don't think I'm weak i didn't turn the other cheek" says it all. Not many people are strong enough to turn the other cheek.

[@markh2200]

@@FURTHER_ADO Are you sure? How do you know? Did you know Kenny Rogers? Were you told this personally?

[@Spazzmatazzz]

One of my favorite quote is, "Beware the fury of a patient man."

[@anderslekander5508]

How can anyone smile and laugh at this song, it's very deep

[@wendymacraild5204]

I came here to say THAT!

[@MySherry10]

This song is good and yes its about sometimes you have to fight to be a man and he stepped up when his moment came, we understood the story and how he had to become a man and do what he had to do, to protect his family . This song was such a hit and everyone loved it and the meaning of the song about him and his father too , trying to please his father but then there comes time a man has to step up , whether you want to or not. It was played constantly because no body thought too much on the story but the meaning

[@theodoreritola7641]

This is why 70s country ROCKS ,,,, Released in 1978

[@Jamesscearce]

The Norm MacDonald & Adam Carolla reaction to this song is one of the funniest bits of radio ever.

[@Crolis]

What I like is that the opening and closing lines are identical but use the word "considered" in two ways. In the song's opening, "considered" from the perspective of county residents is meant as "how he is" while at the end it describes "how he was". Great lyric writing.

[@brianb2897]

Wasn't Tommy's cheek to turn. He did what he had to do.

[@jamielandis4308]

This song always gets to me, along with “Lucille”

[@brianginn6075]

Definitely words to live by. Turn the other cheek until they mess with what’s precious to you, then rip them a new one

[@sammyspaniel6054]

Never mistake meekness for weakness. Meekness requires a level of strength and discipline that a hot head would never understand.

[@jimgeorge9476]

There is a Dr Who episode like this where the doctor is hiding from a family of aliens. Paraphrasing but at the end one of them said he wasn't hiding out of fear he was hiding out of compassion. Things didn't go well for the family as you might imagine.

[@sourdiesel9193]

...well spoken.

[@mikemaricle9941]

The people who are slow to anger, but if you do, you'd better get the hell out the way.

[@crackedarmor25]

I'd rather be known for hurting others than be known as the one who wouldn't hurt a fly. That's just me though, it's a decision all men have to make.

[@jrunk123]

One of the best vocals in country - IMO

[@theodoreritola7641]

This was a huge hit in 1978

[@FURTHER_ADO]

One of the best voices and worst facelifts.

[@adriantrusca1245]

It's not country, it's satanic brutal death metal.

[@stephanietip]

You need to do a movie reaction .This was a movie called Coward of the county, and Kenny Rogers was Tommy's uncle in the movie..

[@gerell9000]

@@stephanietip I remember watching that...I will show myself out if I can reach my walker....

[@stevedahlberg8680]

This thing is played out again over and over and over in country music particularly although in other genres of music to a degree. It's a classic story and it's not modern enough to be ironic and have a dark ending so in the end it's a pretty uplifting story that we can all easily relate to. But it fits so well with the music and vice versa.

[@TheJazzper1970]

Great reaction! Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town for more 'dang!' stuff by Kenny.

[@glassontherocks]

My best friend had that happen to him after coming home. He stepped on a mine. There wasn't much left of him that came home. His wife wouldn't commit to him. He committed suicide. CPL Clarence Baker USMC RIP.

[@berniemargolis4288]

3:09 - I think the song you're thinking of there is Marty Robbins' El Paso.

[@Valorius]

Bronx Tale has the same kind of scene. Sonny locks the door and says, "Now you can't leave."

[@floopjack152]

I love this song

[@mickeylowe3432]

The looks on your faces when you understood what happened in the second verse.... priceless.

[@OniNoSweeney]

"... when Tommy stopped and locked the door." NOW YOU CAN'T LEAVE!

[@jeffdavis8590]

The whole ting of the song having dark lyrics with a more up beat melody is something that happened in older songs. The Beatles had a song Live and Let Die, that was the same way.

[@johndavidson5228]

One of my favorites from Kenny.

[@jtx38]

I wonder what Larry Gatlin and his brothers (the Gatlin Brothers band) thought when they heard this song for the first time.

[@nancyharn1980]

I actually read about that not too long ago. Larry's mom called him and told him there was a horrible song about them. He did actually talk to Kenny about it and Kenny said he didn't write the song. While that's true, I really think they could have used a different name, especially since there were 3 Gatlin Brothers.

[@ednafenton7558]

Heard Larry Gatlin say in an interview yrs later" He wished they'd not used the Gatlin brothers name." l got the strong impression he didn't want people to think it was him & his brothers the song was referring to.

[@mage1439]

The thing is, when 3 men do what these three did, you don't solve it with a bar fight. You let the cops and the courts try, and if they don't do it, then you solve it with something a little more final.

[@markh2200]

We don't know if he killed them, or at least did permanent damage to them. Maybe at the time of the song, or in the location (such as a rural area), police and courts are not readily available.

[@kylefrog9569]

this song is from 1978 and when things like this happened the cops could be called but usually the guilty parties would get away with it by saying something like " She is only saying that because of her man" , or "she wanted it ". and Tommy did not kill them, he just gave into his temper because his woman was attacked . The song says " not a Gatlin boy was standing " it does not say " not a Gatlin boy was breathing" He stood up for his woman , he did not care what was said or done to him but she was the love of his life .

[@rickclevenger6629]

“I’m never listening to that again” made me laugh out loud

[@tinakensinger9586]

Great reaction. Another Kenny Rogers song I like: "20 Years Ago."

[@dmr14wizkid14]

I always love this song by the way this Song takes place in what I always assumed an old western setting

[@JimmyJohn-h2s]

Never Judge A Book By It's Cover

[@caseyw.8325]

Brad.... you really understood this song

[@stampcollector74]

Hach Kenny ♥ his voice ... greatings from Germany. ♥

[@Triad637]

Typical terrific 'Southern Law' C&W. Every dark moral c+w song is this: Stew is cold, hat's dented, girl left, rifle rack's in the truck, dog ate the meat and died. God, Mom, and Apple Pie. Salute!

[@bucknaked31]

Lol None of those things are in this song…

[@markbaker3013]

Thank you for sharing this with me 😊

[@kimking6036]

It was set up in the wild west with cowboys. His Dad was telling him not to fight when you can just walk away. You don't have to prove yourself to anyone. But if his Dad was there to see it, I think he would have said, Take them down son

[@stihldavebergen3469]

Great ballad, grew up listening to this stuff.

[@robertkaplan3324]

I will say it again Lex ❤️ live up to that Iron Maiden Shirt! Rime of the ancient mariner ❤️ Hard Rock and Metal baby!

[@oldcdog91]

They actually made a tv movie based on this song starring Kenny Rogers. It’s not bad.

[@starfoxz55]

Is it called coward of the county or? Never knew they made a movie

[@oldcdog91]

@@starfoxz55 yeah. It was literally titled “Kenny Rogers: Coward of the County”, a 1981 tv movie 👍

[@starfoxz55]

@@oldcdog91 thanks found it for free on prime video and youtube

[@randallwilson]

you should check out the movie.. Kenny starred in it. " Coward of thr County"

[@piratemccall]

Hey, Norm Macdonald and Adam Corolla have one of the funniest conversations ever about this song. It's hilarious, you should watch it!

[@joshualaird5303]

I hope you eventually got this song because it's as serious as it gets

[@kennyoconnor1523]

Guys songs like this were how our dads spoke to us. They didn't share. Different generation. Our dads played songs like this.

[@markthomas1935]

Love it 👍think a good mix is great the country stuff is going down really well! I first heard you guys playing other stuff but I love love that theres a real mix of country am loving it look forward to more...🙂

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Definitely necessary in this situation!

[@Trifler500]

Kenny was a real ballad singer. :)

[@jeffreyflint6286]

Country legend

[@mikemaricle9941]

Brad, that stuff happens in life.

[@davidsandall]

"What the heck". Great reaction for the first break.

[@theodoreritola7641]

70s Country RULES

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

Great song. Glad to see a Grateful Dead shirt on you Lex!

[@hasve978]

There is a movie based on this song with Kenny in it.

[@wadsworthaaron]

Kenny Rogers wrote some of the best country ballads of his generation. He did some phenomenal songwriting (and he's an utterly unique vocalist). Singing songs like "Lady" and the many pop duets in the 80s made him a shit ton of money, but it killed his country cred and he was reduced to being a phone sex-addicted lounge act in the 90s. He eventually tried going back to his country ballad roots (again, writing excellent stuff), but sadly, few people bought it.

[@melissatitus2271]

I’m not sure of the order but there’s this song and there’s a movie of the same name. The movie takes place in the south in what I always thought was the late thirties, early forties. The reason Tommy’s daddy died in prison is because I do believe he killed a man in a fight.

[@vtoon64]

I believe the song you were trying to remember when you said a song about a girl, in Mexico, was Seven Spanish Angels by Ray Charles and Willie Nelson, maybe?

[@stevemoss7793]

Loving that shirt, Lex!

[@victoriaman117]

“Kenny can you sing a song that isn’t about people being rapped or getting bent and paralyzed”

[@t0dd000]

The "coward" is what folks would really call ... an adult. But he was eventually driven to take action against bad guys.

[@normanq8241]

Lex is talking about "El Paso" by Marty Robbins.

[@bzmentor]

Mexican song was "El Paso". SUGGESTION. .. fun 60/70's song "Backfield in Motion"

[@charlietinky4576]

The moral of the story is he was just a calm man didn't bother anybody and everybody did this did that to him that's why they called him Yeller but it didn't bother him until he bothered her then that was a different story he had it all bottled up inside of him when it happened to her he opened up and kicked ass

[@brianmoon1058]

There's a movie for this.

[@greaslegreedigut2353]

Lex got it.. Brad- you didn't like the story? Dude.. the kid spent his life being humble.. eating the shade.. but when it hit the woman he loved. he had to man up. He didn't wanna fight, but they pulled him into it, and he MAN'ed UP!! He showed them what real strength was. Avoiding conflict when possible, but facing it when necessary. I LOVE the story.

[@phyl1042]

I don't think she git it at all. Anyone who can smile through some woman getting raped by 3 men is sick.

[@danielkesselring9172]

Killer GD shirt girl!..💪🏻💀🌺🌻🎸😎

[@jerrykeck1494]

They made a t.v. movie to go with this. A really good movie Kenny Rogers did was 6 Pack

[@claybass3631]

Listen to "something's got a hold on me" by kenny! It's a lot more upbeat! Clever lyrics too. Love you guys, stay safe!

[@roberthudson1959]

The story goes that one of the real-life "Gatlin" boys was beaten to death.

[@scottchapin2323]

The Johnny Cash song you may be thinking of is 'A Boy Named Sue".

[@AmyNance-k1n]

Brad, you were following the story line, but Lex kept smiling. The Gatlin Boys came calling, they TOOK TURNS AT BECKY AND THERE WERE 3 OF THEM, are you serious right now, men and women alike are in shock at this point because of the suggestion that sexual assault could be involved but I am seeing smiles. WOW 😢😢😢😢😢

[@markyates1116]

Uh oh this song has a twist if I remember

[@jameshaegeman8439]

There is a movie of this song with the same name title

[@Trifler500]

It's a lesson in morality. I think it's a great story.

[@jasonstagg9238]

you have got to react to Ruben James by Kenny Rodgers

[@SteveCreveling]

This song is all about realism, being real & realistic about how to deal with really bad persons in the real world. Always being a pacifist & being peaceful does NOT always work. Sometimes you have to fight when you're a man, just part of being a real man. Of course women need to fight often too.

[@anthonyhangbers7492]

Yall got rap we got country keys keep it that way

[@Gekokujo76]

As a fan of metal and rap as well, this has always been lowkey as badass a song as any other song of any other genre. All of the gangrape and cap bussin' you could ask for, with a great lesson to boot. Who could ask for anything more? For another example of badass lyrics with lowkey music, check out Indian Sunset by Elton John....it's on the same album as Tiny Dancer (Perfect 10 song) but is even better, and shows that you dont have to yell or curse to make your point like a man.

[@MD-ks4mp]

Now you’s ain’t leaving

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

Wonderful reaction. As with the Gambler there are life lessons in the songs. Check out The Greatest for another great life lesson song.

[@toniawhite6705]

Would you do Lady by Kenny Rogers. I love that one

[@joedonlewis9820]

Kenny is quite different. I was never a big fan, but if Dolly likes him he's ok with me.

[@SilentBob731]

At least he wasn't named "Sue". 😉

[@markoehler2752]

This is a great song! The story of the song is great, but a lot of reactors don’t “get it”. Interestingly, the brothers that raped Becky could have been anyone- the smith brothers or the Jones boys, whatever, but the song was written with the name “Gatlin” brothers as a reference to Kenny Rogers long standing feud with Larry Gatlin & his two brothers. They had some great songs too, but if I had to choose a side for that feud, I’m team Kenny!

[@artao5]

There's a TV movie based on this song. It's not bad.

[@littleogeechee223]

Nope, he didn’t beat everybody up, just did what he had to do concerning those creeps.

[@donkansas8934]

Brad is over it lol

[@nickbangs2140]

I'm surprised you two have never done stuff from Ghost...

[@blackenreed1425]

Kenny Rogers, happy tune on guitar, upbeat sad/disturbing song, message received, money earned. Kenny Rogers, mournful dirge on bagpipes, foot-dragging sad/disturbing song, audience runs away, Kenny penniless.

[@Jetz316]

Country music is so similar to rap.

[@Frostrazor]

The thing is - the story is relatable - not necessarily to that degree - but as a man myself the hope is at least for a civilized society that we keep our 'monster' side in check (as Jordan Peterson tries to tell us), but there comes a time when even the most civilized man must let the monster out to defend his freedom or those he loves. Tommy wouldn't allow himself to be an alpha-predator like the Gatlin boys that likely was a similar issue for his father, but when he needed to, he reminded them of their place. It's also a story set in the old-west times - so "civilized" was a little different than our standards now.

[@jasonmarquis7586]

So, I gotta recommend that you listen to Sublime - ‘Date Rape.’

[@jasonmarquis7586]

Actually another great song about the beat down raising up and defeating their oppressors is ‘To The Threshold’ by Hatebreed

[@TeddyBear-os7is]

The world needs more men

[@shelleyalgate4433]

You should react to the movie of the same name

[@donnastupka7507]

🤠❤🤠

[@ronfriedman7226]

Brad took that story a totally different way than Lex did. You can see his face change with the story.

[@jaycooper1826]

Watch the movie coward of the county

[@_LVC]

Try ZAC BROWN SONG HIGHWAY 20 RIDE 🎸

[@charlesphillips7822]

Manners maketh the man. If people actually listen to it it's actually true.

[@garrymcdonald5456]

Its weird how different people react during the lines saying Becky was raped by 3 guys, some just keep bopping along and others are horrified.

[@drew8393]

Don’t feel weird. Simply lace up them work boots and get after it. A hard days work is more than enough gratification.

[@normbittner3762]

If you guys appreciated this heart wrenching country song story- check out Hardy's new one "Wait in the Truck"- it's along the same lines. Also check out Hardy's "Sold Out" & "Signed, Sober You"

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

And Jim Stafford's "Cow Patty"

[@robertcherman]

This song isn't about gang rape. This is a song about being a man. Don't get into fights, stay clear of them, unless you have no other choice, or someone really needs to learn a lesson. There is times to fight and times to not. The fighting his father did, was not the right time to fight. Fighting for your woman, is noble. That is why people listen to it. It's not a sad song. It's only sad if you only pay attention to the second act.

[@glassontherocks]

Then why was it *Written* into the song? You need to stick to the content and the facts. It is another example of Good Vs Evil. Your psycho analysis of a songwriter's written word tells me that you must be a liberal.

[@paulonius42]

@@glassontherocks Save your politics for Fox News. This is about music. Nobody wants to read your idiotic whimpering about liberals.

[@robertcherman]

@@glassontherocks What? The core of the store was not about that. The core of the story is in the CHORUS, which is about knowing when to fight and when not to fight. That is the premise of the song. The gang rape could have been anything to that extreme, that wasn't the most important part. The important part was to know when to fight and when not to fight. And, if you can't see that, and since you attacked me for no reason. I can only assume that you are what you claim me to be.

[@randall-king]

Well said, @Robert Herman.

[@hazelanglin5907]

Tommy was never a coward he just wanted to respect his father's last word's. The Gatling boys pushed to far

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Kenny can always sing a story for sure.

[@bobmorgan1575]

It's called deciding what's worth fighting for.

[@KingoRichie1990]

"Fear the wrath of a patient man."

[@jimreilly917]

Or the QUIET man.