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[@emobx02]

I'm not even a "country" fan typically, but when this song comes on, even I sing along. It was pretty popular even at college parties just a couple of years ago... in the middle of rap songs, someone would cut this song on, and everyone would sing along to the iconic line... "blame it all on my roots, I showed up in boots."

[@Edwenthewolfxx]

Same I prefer rock

[@ashleydixon4613]

I was in high school when this came out. Definitely not a fan of most country music, but I know every word this song and I will sing along loudly, whether I can carry a tune or not! 😆

[@jeffburdick869]

On August 7th, 1997, Garth Brooks held a free concert in Central Park, which is in Manhattan, New York City. He was afraid that "nobody would show up" because country music was obviously more of a rural thing and obviously the center of New York City is not exactly rural. To his surprise, an estimated more than one million people showed up.

[@manichispanic5234]

I was on vacation in Orlando and I made my cousin mad when I wanted to stay and watch the Garth Brooks concert instead of going out for the night LOL. I still remember the duet with Billy Joel!

[@maureenmccullagh5873]

I was at that concert I grew up in NYC

[@itsame1139]

Whenever this song comes on, inevitably the whole crowd sings along.

[@huskerchickmissy]

Especially the 3rd verse!

[@G-grandma_Army]

I have a video of my son and his best friend singing this... back in the day when coveralls with one side down was popular. I’m guessing late 80s.

[@Cashcrop54]

Tamest version of this song he has ever done. His live concerts are wild and he has as much energy as 100 people.

[@raywilliams6675]

This is about as close as you get to a classic pub song here in the US.

[@badpop987]

This and any non jovi song. Lol everyone sings then.

[@scottyray8004]

Classic...😂😂😂 that’s ridiculous! In a damn preppy club on 6th street in Austin maybe. Go in a real country joint like here in Tennessee, they don’t want that crap playing anywhere. I was in the Army when this was popular. It started the goat ropers trend. Big belt buckles, wranglers, cowboy hat, but not an oz of country in them. The goat ropers are who we used to search for and stomp their guts out their asses. That’s hilarious...classic American Pub music...🤣🤣

[@donovanparker7476]

Just to let you know how huge of an artist Garth is. Garth is the first artist in history-in any genre-to receive nine diamond awards for nine albums certified by the RIAA for 10 million album sales each, and he remains the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history certified by the RIAA with over 170 million album sales. He has received every accolade the recording industry can bestow on an artist, including being inducted into the International Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame. In 2016, he won the CMA Entertainer of the Year award for a record fifth time.

[@jfrakes9644]

And he's an Okie! 😅💪 I got to meet him when I was in the 4th grade. His daughters basketball team played my little sister's team at our elementary school gym.

[@donovanparker7476]

Glad to meet a fellow Okie (Tulsa here). Garth is an Oklahoma treasure. Even though I have worked in Owasso I never got lucky enough to meet him. Lots of stories of people who have and I am jealous of everyone of you. Lol

[@jfrakes9644]

@@donovanparker7476 I spent 11 of my 32 years in ochelata. Born in Bville.

[@fiercebaner6504]

Garth is technically the most successful living musician of all time. Wrap your mind around that

[@davidcooley275]

Technically i think that is true. Depends on what success means. In the music industry making money can be hard when everyone is ripping your songs off on the internet. That is why artists have to travel and play concerts as that money is for sure. Success could mean just name recognition...

[@1sTEfFaniE1]

@@davidcooley275 concerts have always been the main money maker for singers, artists make money off of their CDs of course but I think most of the money goes to the record companies themselves. This is why s lot of bands don't mind their music being ripped off online, because it gains them more fans and sells more concert tickets.

[@HTxGhost24]

My uncle fishes with Garth from time to time in Rockport Texas

[@bluesky2195]

@Becca Boo good one

[@laurogarza4953]

George Strait has more number one hits and more top ten hits than any other artist, no matter the genre, in history.

[@TheBratling]

Guys, Garth went into semiretirement to raise his kids around the same time he and his first wife split. During that time, he and his best friend, Trisha Yearwood, who is a fantastic artist in her own right, got together and got married. They've been married 15 years now.

[@BRINpeterson]

Over a million people showed up to an impromptu concert in NYC if that let's you know his star power. Even now, Garth is TOP OF THE TOWER!

[@RougeOso]

I love how every person in that audience knew the whole song. ❤️

[@DamienD94]

Not a country music fan at all but when this song comes on at the end of a night of drinking you just can’t help but sing along

[@oregonchick76]

Yeah, this song gets a huge reaction in a rowdy bar, right up there with "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw?" (Jimmy Buffett), "Sweet Caroline" (Neil Diamond), "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" (David Allen Coe), and in some places, "Friend of the Devil" (Grateful Dead).

[@chrissantos5580]

Its the country mr Brightside

[@Melissa-wx4lu]

Garth was so huge in the 90's....so huge. Couldn't turn on the radio or the country music channel without him being on every ten minutes. He had an Alter Ego named Chris Gaines who did more rock type music, and 14 year old me ate that up. He had a whole backstory to this new character and it was so weird, but I liked it.

[@samzilla1281]

As I remember it, Chris Gaines was supposed to be the lead character in a movie. The album was a greatest hits album to get people interested in the movie. Then the movie didn't happen.

[@danrudnick3975]

Chris Gaines was a character from a movie that never came out. But he had the music done so he released it anyways.

[@R.Tafolla]

Kayfabe

[@fantomfoto]

No, no, no! Come on Office Blokes, you guys let me down with this one. You must react to Friends in Low Places live version with the third verse not on the radio version. It’s WAY better!

[@patriciawilson9551]

Absolutely! This song must be heard in concert with the 3rd verse!

[@newgrl]

Garth Brooks and his people SCRAPE KZbin and every other streaming video and audio platform of Garth's music. Even personal vids from concerts are hard to find. It's almost impossible to find Garth Brooks songs online except at Amazon and Walmart. It's the stupidest thing I've ever seen, but it's his business model I guess. The only reason this performance and a few other live versions of Garth's songs can be found on KZbin is usually because someone else (like here, The Kelly Clarkson Show) put them up and have rights to them.

[@maritamcnichol2015]

@@newgrl he does that because he is Pro Song Writer. If things are on KZbin & stuff for free , the writers get no $$. It's not about him, it's about people like Kent Blazy, Tony Arata, Victoria Shaw & others.

[@newgrl]

@@maritamcnichol2015 I get it. I just wish there were a better way. 20 year olds do not buy CDs or listen to the radio. By not allowing his presence to appear in any sort of way on streaming services, Garth is missing out on a whole generation of possible fans that will never hear him sing.

[@maritamcnichol2015]

@@newgrl I think they hear him. I know in Philly they do. Most 20 yr olds I know still buy music or listen to the radio. We have a country station that has always kept him in rotation. When he came here in 2017, tickets sold out so quick that they added 4 more shows. The one I went to was full of young people. I don't even know how to ownload this streaming stuff. LOL

[@moonchild6750]

The dance is a great song by him!!

[@Yugioh420]

It's been a while but isnt stand outside the fire. also him?

[@moonchild6750]

@@Yugioh420 yeah that came out in 1994

[@Yugioh420]

@@moonchild6750 cool. Thought so. Used to ride my bike to school listening to the cassette with that song on my way to school.

[@edreedson]

Thunder rolls

[@patriciaunderwood897]

I agree❤

[@darrinlindsey]

If you want to hear the concert version of this song (which is very good with the 3rd verse) get his CD called Double Live. It's basically his first Greatest Hits album, but this song has the additional verse.

[@joeykruger6605]

The greatest country song ever sang by the greatest country singer ever

[@robertmccoin1166]

Before he became famous Garth knocked around the bars from East Texas to Baton Rouge. Saw him several times in various places. Last at Bear Creek Dance Hall outside Baton Rouge. Then this song came out and he just got Huge. Y’all should do his song “Callin’ Baton Rouge”.

[@yvonneburns178]

Garth was one of the first if not THE first country artist which was considered a "cross over" artist that helped to make country music as popular as it is today.

[@dominicschiro9939]

He was actually the second. The first was Randy Travis who when he found out had crossed he told them take it off the list. That’s how country Travis was

[@elizabethstanford6826]

Garth Brooks is still huge in country music. He wins awards every year. He's good at what he does. No one know better. He still packs more arenas than any other country singer out there.

[@tylerhelm7902]

This song is a must at any Oklahoma State University function, imagine a full football stadium of 60,000 or basketball arena of 13,000 yelling ever single word, there's nothing like it except seeing him in person at a concert.

[@patriciawilson9551]

Watch Garth Brooks in concert...he is absolutely wild! Many, many fun and beautifully written/performed songs...you are really missing a great one!

[@cassbumk3565]

Garth was huge in the 90's and the early 2000's. He and his wife had 3 kids. They divorced. He then married Trisha Yearwood, a country star roo. He then left the business ro raise his kids. Once the last daughter graduated from high school he got back in the business. He still rules

[@Romancefantasy]

I was raised on 90's country and to me no other country music hits like that old music does. No 3rd verse!? You haven't heard the true greatness of this song.

[@eliseorodriguezjr876]

In some bars this song usually plays towards the end of the night. And the whole bar sings along. It's cool singing it with the whole bar

[@FollowingGhost]

My Dad was on tour with him way back when. The stories I heard about how great he treated everyone were amazing. He would get stores to open at 2 am then give everyone hundreds of dollars to spend. He rented a baseball stadium because he wanted to play softball with the crew then had it catered with a bbq. If they were in one town for several days he would buy plane tickets for anyone who wanted to go home for a couple of days. I have a pic with him with his arm around my Dad what you can't see is he is pinching my Dad as hard as he can trying to get him to react on camera.

[@skmarrama]

Garth is good. Years ago I watched a music video with Tony Keith singing “I’m not As Good As I One Was” and I laughed for 10 solid minutes.

[@barbaracampbell9907]

Toby Keith

[@audibleadventures9004]

Most people haven't even heard of brooks here in the UK, its truly shocking how big this dude is other places! I loved his no fences album and grew up with it, haven't heard much of anything else though, he goes hard on copy right, so not much on youtube. "Brooks is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 170 million records"

[@callanc3925]

Not in ireland, he played 5 shows in a row, each one sold out, to a combined audience of roughly 8% of irelands total population.

[@kz03jd]

Garth is one of the only artists that I actually prefer most of his Live Albums! He has such an amazing voice and is able to sound just as awesome live as he does in a studio. Double LIve is by far the greatest Live album in my mind

[@cleverfox78]

I don't think I've ever been to a bar or club that didn't play this at least once throughout the night. And everyone sings along.

[@AcousticGString]

Lol, I saw Garth Brooks live in 1992, I'll never forget it.

[@starokh28]

He is one of the highest record sales of all time through any genre.

[@kennethtish2090]

Hes sold the most records as a single singer hes second all time behind the beatles last i knew

[@dominicschiro9939]

Still is and has 4 more diamond albums than the Beatles. But he calls them the best to ever do it

[@bonoman1987]

I'm just gonna say it, The Office Blokes are awesome..... What a great group of guys, terrific....

[@Madison.Cruz.ShooterTwo]

Best drinking song ever.

[@JML6988]

Well, it and You Never Even Called Me by My Name

[@katiemcteague]

If you liked Kelly Clarkson singing at the end of the show, then you should know that she opens every show with a segment called “Kellyoke” where she sings a cover of another artist song. Always the highlight of the show. Check out some of her show covers as she’s the best at it.

[@lizgray5750]

Garth Brooks IS Still Massive. The number one selling artist of all time in any genre, worldwide.

[@garthbrooks1689]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️

[@brianforgie7724]

Every body in North America knows Garth. No matter what you listen too you know Garth Brooks. God Elvis and Garth are 3 Americans every one in America loves. I listen too metal and i throw Garth on all the time. Rock star that plays country.

[@emilyabt4016]

No matter if you're not a county fan, no matter your age, no matter your sobriety, this comes on you and your friends are BELTING it, no questions.

[@johnpatton7533]

This and sweet caroline are the ultimate karaoke songs where im at because the entire bar will sing along to them

[@sevenduster27]

Garth Brooks and George Strait are still the kings in today’s world of country

[@davidcooley275]

Not really. I think Luke Combs has something to say about that. And if you do not know who the new artist is that is part of the problem. Here in Nashville the old school stuff will always be good but new blood brings in new money and more important, fans who listen to some of the new stuff and didn't realize they are country music fans. Don't get me wrong as nobody will replace George Jones, Conway Twitty, and the other greats but money from sales is king...

[@tj_2701]

@@davidcooley275 GB literally was hitting #1 in all of music and you want to compare him to pepole that are lucky if they hit Top Ten in just Country. He IS THE best selling artist of all music. You are very delusional. lol

[@bentoneubanks22]

100% no question. But Brooks and Dunn are pretty damn close.

[@madewithloveandbutter5598]

Garth live is freaking amazing!

[@austinlee2549]

YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE THIRD VERSE!!!!! Its only done live, but since this was on TV they didn't do it on camera.

[@busymom4kc]

Garth is a Kansas City Royals fan. He actually did spring training and played in games. For years, the 7th inning stretch song was, “Friends In Low Places”! It was great! 40,000+ people singing. I see it’s been a couple of years since you did this. You need to do the live version with the 3rd verse. It’s fabulous.

[@huskerchickmissy]

I saw Garth in concert he came to my city and sold out in 10 Minitues, what did Garth do over Mothers Day weekend he added 10 more shows so all of us could go hes an amazing person as a black woman in the USA I love Garth Brooks so much ❤ 💙 ♥ He puts on an amazing show and gives his all everytime ❤ ♥ 💙 💕

[@garthbrooks1689]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️

[@natalie0613]

Great song!

[@TreyM1609]

You don’t know the meaning of life til you sing this at open mic kareoke in the mountains of East Tennessee! It’s Beautiful and horrid At the same time !!

[@okie-kan9240]

I just love you guys! He's an Okie like me.

[@marterisher2335]

Garth is one of if not THE highest grossing performer in country ... STILL!

[@757optim]

There's another verse to the song that fans all know that was cut from the radio friendly studio version. Garth performs it in concert, often letting the audience sing it.

[@CerillionBlue]

this was the theme of my high-school yrs. Granted that was 20yrs ago, but still holds up

[@JasonMahipat]

Love this song, my mom would play it when I was little, lots of nostalgia hearing it

[@lolak2895]

Another song “like this” where everyone sings to, is “Fishing in the Dark” by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band!!

[@suzannebabbs2271]

Guys when he was in such high demand earlier in his career he performed concerts in England and Ireland, They were all sellouts and the crowd sang along with him on almost all his songs. He was so moved he was speechless. He had questioned what kind of response he would get from European crowds. The concerts were so good he released video of them in a master set as part of a greatest hit collection. Let me tell you it was mind blowing to watch a stadium full of English or Irish singing with him. His was one of the most high energy stage show I ever saw.

[@brianmoore6724]

the youtube clip of him showing up at a Justin Timberlake concert in Nashville and doing this song is ART AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL....they had sooo much fun....search the clip out

[@jodidavis1178]

The song that brought me to Garth Brooks and country music is his song That Sunmer.

[@jeffreynunya4716]

Garth Brooks is the biggest selling solo artist of all time in America. Not country artist, best selling artist period, just behind The Beatles. He is also the only artist in music history to have released nine albums that achieved diamond status in the United States (10 million copies).

[@amberswafford9305]

I love this song. In Tennessee there are certain songs that if you don’t like them, that’s just too damn bad bc they will be playing while you’re out drinking w your friends growing up.

[@janellechase5987]

He was very very big in the nineties and early 2 thousands he did stop for about 18 years cause he wanted to raise his 3 girls. What is youngest turn dating and he was married Tricia Yearwood he made a comeback in Las Vegas. Now you need to watch friends in low places with Justin Timberlake it's amazing

[@sajidasanadi6366]

I started watching your channel from oversimplified and now I love your channel

[@hamigaming4148]

Who ever is in your patron. Is killing these request !!!! . Thank you making the lunch break not so boring !

[@smallsparry]

Now when I hear this song I also hear Dax singing the first line...(the Gods Country reaction lol) talking about coming home and his wife blaring it!

[@robertmcveigh3653]

Garth Brooks is the #1 selling artist of all time.

[@wfly81]

It blows my mind that anyone in the world hasn't heard this song or at least heard of Garth Brooks.

[@whatiwasgoingtosay]

I can’t imagine going to a bar and not hearing this song.

[@leejohnson2095]

He’s in the top 5 selling artists of all the time, he’s up there with the Beatles and Elvis, Michael Jackson, etc

[@planojag595]

Sux that Garth pulls his music from KZbin but his music is amazing! My rockin’ favorites from Garth are That Summer; Standing Outside the Fire; Ain’t Goin’ Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up); Callin’ Baton Rouge; Rodeo; and Two of a Kind, Workin’ on a Full House. My emotional favorites of his are If Tomorrow Never Comes; Unanswered Prayers; Wolves; What She’s Doing Now; The River; Learning to Live Again; That Ol’ Wind; Somewhere Other Than The Night; Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old); The Dance; She’s Every Woman; and In Lonesome Dove. But his most powerful songs are Mom; The Thunder Rolls; The Night I Called The Old Man Out; We Shall Be Free; and The Change.

[@jeffthebear59]

You should have seen it in front of a crowd of 100,000 people back in the day The whole place was rocked

[@savannah115]

Garth sang at Biden's inauguration, so, yeah, he's still around lol

[@katherinenelson5905]

Garth Brooks also sang at the inaugurations of Bush1, Clinton, Bush 2 and Obama.

[@toniborras2691]

Garth Brooks came back after many years on top. He's awesome.

[@garthbrooks6117]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️

[@MrGhostmonkey24]

One of my favorite songs ever. Cant go a week without hearing it.

[@annieroland5882]

Line dancing.... Oh I'd almost join patreon just to see y'all do that. I'm a 40f from South Carolina, USA.... Bring it British boys!!

[@garthbrooks6117]

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️

[@zacharyhendershott]

If you’re listening to Garth Brooks, you have to listen to Papa Loved Mama. Its fantastic.

[@snowflakeblizzard8659]

You didn’t get to enjoy the third verse! 🤣🤣 it’s the best one

[@hollyhagelin2451]

Pull up the video of Justin Timberlake doing “friends in low places” cause Garth shows up to surprise him and they do the famous ( infamous ) third verse!!!!

[@dennis345]

He just drew 90,000 to his concert in Lincoln, Nebraska.

[@blacknap0le0n56]

If you are going to introduce someone to Garth Brooks... its borderline a sin to not do so w the song "The Thunder Rolls". Garth Brooks was like the "last" truly authentic country musician that would compose music w orchestras and choirs... like real musicians... as opposed to entertainment or country "artists". He was huge in the 90s. He's probably as beloved in the states as Elvis TBH... boomer generation loves him.

[@Triggerhippie70]

It is a proper country tune as you so eloquently state! I’m not a country lover at all but this is one of my favorite songs and it’s certainly a party anthem. And of course we love Kelly Clarkson because she’s cute as shit!

[@margaretsimmons1598]

You really need to see the video Garth brooks in Dallas “ Aint Goin’ Down Til The Sun Comes Up”. Awesome!

[@Baughlin]

Garth brooks was on the same level as Michael Jackson in the 90’s

[@NikkiCox81]

I just sang this at karaoke last Friday, I was terrible but it was very fun.

[@jaredmize960]

One the best drinking songs no doubt

[@chantelbennett8655]

I have been to several of Garth Brooks concerts and he is a true entertainer.

[@hayliew611]

My parents met him and said he was a great guy even if they met him just that once hey knew he was a real genuine guy

[@franmiltenberger1463]

I love when you react to music!

[@johnpodobnik5756]

I grew up listening to Garth Brooks

[@ursulajaso8335]

You need to watch him sing this song in his Central Park Concert.

[@johnlawson6476]

he from my home town he was a huge deal here in the 80s

[@davidcooley275]

I am not a big Brooks fan but if you missed the Biden inauguration Garth had a big part and is married to another country music star here in Nashville, Trisha Yearwood. Although not a big fan of Brooks i think the music industry has to appreciate how Garth came up in the industry compared to the new stars who had it given to them on shows like American Idol. Superstars like Brooks and Keith Urban have both documented on camera how they played smoky bars, jukejoints, weddings, big malls, etc to learn the skills they now have. Keith even talked about how things would go bad on set in his early days and they would have to adjust on the spot and even commented how the some of the newer tv stars just never learned those skills. That does not take away from the newer stars talent but i think the readers here get my point. Garth played for over decade at college bars as a no name, then went to Nashville twice to make it bigtime and both times came back to Oklahoma sad and rejected he said in his interview. The man played college football and learned through team sports to never give up and his 3rd try in Nashville in 1988 some local music reps decided to finally give him a shot and the rest is history. You have to admire his dedication and never give up attitude.

[@SpottedQ]

You need to watch a concert version of this (crowd level "11") or the version he did with Justin Timberlake.

[@megandarden6408]

He's the GOAT!!

[@LaughingDisciple]

Pure country voice

[@HBC423]

One of the biggest selling artists of all time. Definitely the best selling country artist.

[@rebeccahanson6941]

Garth brooks is the second best selling artist of all time. Second only to the Beatles. He is a superstar and a total gentleman. You should watch some interviews with him.

[@timmcmahon2658]

perhaps the biggest selling artist of all time

[@originalunoriginality147]

Two of a kind (working on a full house) by garth brooks Garth Brooks is soooooooooo big that he said he wouldn't put his music on streaming services because he doesn't need the money

[@bridgetsummerfield]

During this episode there's a very sweet moment reuniting Garth with a couple from one of his shoes

[@leonstrand329]

Oh the 90's wild time

[@johnshinkle4219]

A lot of American linguists claim the southern twang and substandard grammar is a direct result of so many Schotch, Irish and Welsh people settling the American South, while Puritans and more sophisticated Britons settled the North. I still can't wrap my head around thinking that some UK people used to speak like this in the 17th and 18th centuries.

[@Chevy120]

1991 was a great year for country music!

[@jeffhiggins541]

Garth is the GOAT

[@kimberlyosborne1977]

He's a great artist. And a his guy.