FREDDY FENDER Wasted days and wasted nights REACTION - The man's voice was something! First hearing

[@benjaminbrowardONEOG]

Dude. Now that's a classic.

[@Marcus-Oh-really-yes]

Terrific song by Freddy Fender. I miss the days when Top 40 radio included great country songs like this, along with pop, R&B, rock and new wave, before radio station formats started to get so segmented in the late 1980s and '90s through today. Thanks, Harri and Imadrummin!

[@Imadrummin]

My pleasure Marcus! 👍

[@LillyMarz777]

Wow, what a blast from the past. Hadn't heard this in decades.

[@terrayork5840]

Freddy fender and Johnny Rodriguez. ❤️❤️

[@deegomez2089]

Oh yes!!! Johnny Rodriguez 💚🎶🎵

[@pncombies]

Fender had the unique voice, the sound and the look! He had a slew of great tunes and had a great run in the '70's. This was his breakout song! Savvy pick and reaction, Imadrummin and Harri! Thank you, fellas!

[@Imadrummin]

My pleasure sir!!!👍👍👍

[@BSAT10]

I really learn a lot about music from your channel Harry miss your great dreadlocks though :)

[@everyonehasadream]

The song begins with the title, and it's never repeated again. 🙂

[@blacksox2730]

Harry, his previous song you did was “Before the last teardrop falls”.

[@CindyCowan-w7z]

Many good memories dancing to this and Freddie's other hits.

[@Kat-gx3se]

My mom loved Freddy Fender. Her favorite was Before the Next Teardrop Falls. This hit me in the feels, I lost her many years ago. If you ever get a chance check out Raul Malo and the Mavericks cover of it......beautiful as is everything he sings. The one at Knucklehead's has great audio posted by thxanne.

[@brendaisajiw3417]

He was blessed with a unique voice. It was a time when songs meant something and spoke from the heart.

[@debbiechang5781]

This is great. Thanks Harri and Imadrummin 🌸💐✌️

[@Imadrummin]

Thank you so much Debbie!!👍

[@carolespinoza8469]

Harri, I saw Freddy 5 times in Houston. 3 at mickey Gilly's club. At a club on Washington Ave my husband went on his bus with him. 🎶🎶🎶💞💞

[@dwaynewladyka577]

The 1970s had amazing music, and this is among that. I remember this song from back then. It's great. Texas gave the world a lot of amazing artists and bands. Thanks for sharing this song reaction. Cheers, Harri! ✌️

[@CircleM20]

Another great artist from Texas, where I was born in 1960 and still live here.

[@lynlucas5573]

Great memories from this song

[@aletmartins6940]

I haven’t heard this in ages…thank you! My husband and I used to enjoy dancing to his songs.

[@dianasheart]

I like this one, too. I often listen to his "Before the Next Teardrop Falls." Did I miss some days, dear Harri? Your hair. You are always elegantly lovely and strong. I love your smart sensitive reactions.

[@fotosbyduane]

God bless Freddie Fender

[@kevinfarrell3121]

Yesssss! I’ve been waiting and waiting for one of you guys to react to The Legendary Freddy Fender! Yessssss! Update: after listening to your reaction, it’s a really weird coincidence, but I’ve been listening to this song for basically 60 years now, and listening through this single time and actually before you even said it, I thought “Wow, I think I hear Elvis I’m this song?”. That’s crazy that this was the first time I had that thought! And as far as the length goes, in that era of Country Music History, they typically wanted most songs to be under 2:30 minutes (but almost never over 3 minutes) to be released as a radio single to Country Radio.

[@CarolLee-mq8er]

You should hear when the next tear drop falls.

[@cosmiccowboy7764]

Check out the Texas Tornadoes with Freddy, Doug Sahm , Augie Meyers and Flaco Jiminez. Kings of Tex-Mex music

[@Nuerth]

Freddy Fender ~ More then any other artist I can think of ~ was the first bridge that brought Tejano ~ TexMex & Country music audiences together

[@John_Chu]

Written by the "Crazy Cajun" Huey P. Meaux, whose series of record labels originating from his South Texas home territory produced a number of hits on the r&b and country charts, from Freddy Fender to Sir Douglas Quintet to Barbara Lynn to B.J. Thomas. He worked as well with Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, Dr. John, Delbert McClinton and many others. In the '90s he was imprisoned for some unsavory things we won't go into. But he was a fine, soulful songwriter. Thanks Imadrummin & Harri.

[@Imadrummin]

Thank you John!!

[@juliewhite7469]

❤ Freddy Fender ❤😊❤

[@deegomez2089]

I was never a fan but my father sure was. He met him several times. We have some awesome pics of the 2 of them 💚🎶🎵

[@angelaward7624]

Love this song ❤

[@geniej9093]

It's you who brought me in but Freddy has a wonderful voice of my 20's

[@davebzen795]

Ima - Wayyyy back and still holds up very nicely. Wonderful submission choice!

[@Imadrummin]

Much appreciated brother Dave!!👍

[@traceycater]

One of my favorites!

[@marybaillie8907]

Freddy wrote this song in 1959, but didn't release it until 1975. He did a stint in prison for possession of Marijuana, then straightened his life out, doing Spanish covers of Elvis and Ray Charles. This was a big hit with a wonderful melody, Freddy's great vocals and great instrumentation. Great reaction Handsome Harri ❤❤ Great memory Imadrummin👏👏 Cheers from Canada ❤❤🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@Imadrummin]

Thank you Mary. 👍👍👍

[@juliewhite7469]

​@Imadrummin great pick 👍

[@juliewhite7469]

Love Freddy Fender ❤️. His music was on jukeboxes in every diner here in the south. I feel like a kid again every time I hear his voice. "Last Teardrop" is my favorite. 😊

[@jdw5678]

The song's arrangement certainly sounds like it came from the late '50s. And that's not a complaint, far from it -- the nostalgic sound and feel is part of its charm.

[@marybaillie8907]

@@juliewhite7469 r

[@russelldavis3796]

I was a boy when this was popular. I was on a Pop Warner football team at the time. One of my teammates dad loved Freddy Fender. The dad would drive his son to practice, roll down the windows, plug in the 8-track, and play Freddy Fender the whole two hours of practice. We were seranaded for the next two hours.

[@jacqueline4514]

Hi Harri! Wow, I haven’t heard this since I was about 8; thank you for the memory ❤

[@thomastimlin1724]

A story about this song. In the mid to late 1970's I was playing keys in a 6 piece band [ with 2 horn players]. We played a wedding reception. They wanted this song for the Wedding Dance for the couple, so we learned it and the drummer sang it. Later that night they requested it be played again. The drummer had drank about 6 beers by then. He could barely get through it, totally drunk, slurring words words etc... and the rest of the band could barely play it we were laughing so hard...imagine a drunk guy singing "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights...." oh, the comic irony...I wish we had a video of that...

[@belenalcantar9075]

Nice!! ❤👍

[@dsusan17]

Great request Imadrummin. Freddy's voice melts my heart. Like Merle Haggard Freddy had a checkered past. Music was his passion Great analysis Harri. I enjoyed watching you listen to this gem.

[@Imadrummin]

Thank you Dsusan!!👍👍👍

[@mulatacatachufla]

The best of crossover from Texas!!

[@rmac8008]

Check out the supergroup Texas Tornadoes Flaco Jiménez, Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm, and Freddy Fender.

[@flamencoprof]

I liked this at the time, even though I was mainly listening to Blues Rock, Pink Floyd & Bowie then. IDK why, but this made me think of The Amazing Rhythm Aces. Check out Third Rate Romance.

[@Cynthia...]

Such a great song. Freddie has some great hits. Thank you Imadrummin and Harri.

[@westtxmutt]

Fender was with the Texas Tornadoes

[@juliewhite7469]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@bobwallace9753]

Baldemar Garza Huerta. Renamed himself after his guitar.

[@Ranman1]

You doing good, Harri?

[@Sweetsouloldies]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZWlcmt6Z8-hrbcfeature=shared Glow of Love is another soulful gem by freddie fender recorded back in his early career straight out of prison.

[@sherrifigueroa1272]

💞 I can appreciate this song now but as a child my mother played this, & 2 others, over & over, infinity til it drove me insane &bc I heard it in my sleep & I boycotted FF (as well as the other singer's songs) ☺️🫣 being old now, I can appreciate & actually like it .. & ❤ur review Harry🤩

[@leemorgan4799]

You cut off all your hair..I didn't recognize you at first..

[@natlee8947]

When I was a kid my friends and I use to call him Buddy Bumper 😊