Garth Brooks - Papa Loved Mama | Reaction

[@shwicaz]

Garth Brooks was the first concert I ever saw. Got to see him again 20 years later. The man only got better. Seeing him live IS AN EXPERIENCE.

[@chiefsteps-in-poo8447]

It doesn't matter how far away you live, the trip is definitely worth it. You'll be singing his songs the whole way home.

[@kylefitzsimmons7958]

He was my first show in 1997 at the TD garden in the last row. He did the whole wire suspense thing and was flying above us! 15-16 years later we ended up front row in the same building he is was and always will be the best

[@itsallgood4093]

This is what Country is supposed to sound like! That's why he was Entertainer of the Year like a million times.

[@jacobvogt80]

Friends in low places, callin Baton Rouge, standing outside the fire, thunder rolls

[@bsargent8935]

How ya gonna leave out "the dance"?

[@deec7124]

Standing outside the fire is one of my top for him. Also gotta love “if tomorrow never comes”

[@mclizzard2928]

Ooooh!! Callin' Baton Rouge!!!! That song makes me smile every time.

[@marieneu264]

@@mclizzard2928my favorite song of his!!!

[@greeneyelove2003]

Garth has so many songs. Standing Outside The Fire. Shameless. The Dance. Beaches Of Cheyenne. The Change. He and his wife Trisha Yearwood have several songs together. I remember seeing them sing together for the first time while he was married to someone else but it was obvious even then they were having some serious feelings for one another, but they didn't get together until after they were both divorced. But they have some great songs - In Another's Eyes, Like We Never Had A Broken Heart and Wild As The Wind (which I think is a song that is very underrated)

[@TheJoshuaPimentel]

Brooks was the beginning of the end of real country music

[@myreviews8099]

​@@TheJoshuaPimentel it was a change but it's not one or the other

[@myreviews8099]

​@@TheJoshuaPimentel and besides they make what most people want to listen to

[@rhondag8128]

Garth is The GOAT, not only is he an expert Showman, he is also an expert storyteller. Listen to the lyrics not just the instrumentals.

[@tiacalhoun3841]

Absolutely NOT!!!!!! George Strait is the GOAT

[@johnpaulbacon8320]

"King" Strait ( George ) - would have to be the "GOAT" for country music - nothing against Garth - just that George has 50 #-1 hits ; yes garth has had a good amount but not 50.

[@bendadestroyer]

GOAT is George Jones or Hank Sr

[@PoliticalGamer420]

It's crazy how upbeat they can make it sound when it's a song about a woman cheating on her husband and her husband killing her with his 18-wheeler by driving through the building with her in it. Country music.. LOL 🤣

[@marycarricaburu3683]

I agree, the same with "Earl Had To Die". Domestic Violence and Murder.

[@PoliticalGamer420]

@@marycarricaburu3683 yeah but.... Earl HAD to die.. 🤣

[@ms.melissa1384]

@@marycarricaburu3683 Earl messed around with The Chicks and found out they don't play.

[@marycarricaburu3683]

@@PoliticalGamer420 Of course he did. I would have provided the poison.

[@EmeryB152]

@@marycarricaburu3683goodbye Eaaaarrrrlll

[@jacobvogt80]

Garth made country awesome again in the 90’s. He brought it back honestly

[@BelindaTN]

No. Garth most certainly did not bring country back. He just changed it to a new version. He turned it into country rock. He even admits it. He said he loves rock music and wanted to be a rock performer. But he said he could not pull it off. He was too country to be a rock star. So he embraced country and performs it in the style of rock. His stage productions are even rock style. Nothing wrong with any of this. But it should not be mistaken for classic Country any more than it should be mistaken for rock music. It is a blend of the two genres. And it has totally worked for Garth. Because he is a blend of the two styles if music.

[@kenf3539]

He did. Country before Garth was a boring bunch of rhinestone shirts with overdone slide guitars (there were exceptions). Country after Garth was exciting and fun. According to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), he is the best-selling solo albums artist in the United States with 156 million domestic units sold, ahead of Elvis Presley, and is second only to the Beatles in total album sales overall.

[@amandac8937]

Love Garth, Too many great songs. More Than A Memory, The Red Strokes, The Thunder Rolls, Friends In Low Places, Standing Outside The Fire, really cant go wrong with anything he does!!

[@becks7394]

oh...and 'to make you feel my love' .. *goosebumps

[@jeannieschmidt2217]

Ain't Going Down til the Sun Comes Up - will have you dancing out of your chair. It's a GREAT one. But Papa Loved Mama is one of my faves as well.

[@nghtcase]

The Dance, Friends in Low Places. Callin Baton Rouge . just the ones I can remember atm :) LOL just thought of another. Ain't Goin Down(till the sun comes up)

[@becks7394]

Calling Baton Rouge...yeees. He's got so many it's hard to remember them all

[@vcat8136]

Garth Brooks is DEFINITELY what country should sound like!! 👍🏻❤️

[@Falcun21]

Garth would disagree with you. He'd say that George Jones is what Country should sound like.

[@billparrish4385]

_Papa Loved Mama_ Papa drove a truck nearly all his life You know it drove mama crazy being a trucker's wife The part she couldn't handle was the being alone I guess she needed more to hold than just a telephone Papa called Mama each and every night Just to ask her how she was and if us kids were alright Mama would wait for that call to come in When Daddy'd hang up she was gone again Mama was a looker Lord, how she shined Papa was a good'n But the jealous kind Papa loved Mama Mama loved men Mama's in the graveyard Papa's in the pen Well it was bound to happen and one night it did Papa came home and it was just us kids He had a dozen roses and a bottle of wine If he was lookin' to surprise us he was doin' fine I heard him cry for Mama up and down the hall Then I heard a bottle break against the bedroom wall That old diesel engine made an eerie sound When Papa fired it up and headed into town Well the picture in the paper showed the scene real well Papa's rig was buried in the local motel The desk clerk said he saw it all real clear He never hit the brakes and he was shifting gears Mama was a looker Lord, how she shined Papa was a good'n But the jealous kind Papa loved Mama Mama loved men Mama's in the graveyard Papa's in the pen

[@gladyspoirrier8570]

The Dance by Garth Brooks

[@412foto]

Garth is a lover of all things music. He typically on stage live will do covers of all sorts of songs that he loves. He can sing anything. And then has some of the biggest country songs of past 20 years. Great story teller. Super entertaining. And probably the biggest heart of anyone ever. He and his wife singing together is also epic.

[@michellejones6630]

You definitely gotta listen to thunder rolls, by garth!!.... he's a country legend 👏. So many great songs....but I see plenty of requests, and they're all great ❣❣

[@theConquerersMama]

Yes!

[@Dirk-Merkeldunk]

Rodeo is my favorite Garth Brooks song

[@renevious]

#1 selling solo artist of all time for a good reason

[@katherinehite1635]

We shall be free and standing outside the fire…my two favorites. Fun fact about we shall be free…he was scheduled to preform for a sporting event, and he said ok if they allow the video for we shall be free. They changed their minds right before the event and he said okay and went to walk off. They asked where he was going. He said if the video doesn’t play, neither do I. He preformed and they played the video.

[@jodidavis1178]

❤️ We Shall Be Free. The Change is the song that gets me everytime, especially when watching the video about the OKC bombing.

[@shannonjohnson2530]

Rodeo, Friends in low places, Shameless, Thunder Rolls

[@edwinsteele221]

The thunder rolls, The Dance, Friends in low places, Standing outside the fire 🔥

[@emeralctygrl]

Ain’t Going Down til the sun come up, if you listen to friends in Low Places get a live version it has the third verse you can only hear in concert.

[@bendadestroyer]

*This used to be a banger. Now that I'm in the middle of a divorce, this sounds more like a fantasy.* "He never hit the breaks as he was shifting gears." AKA You wanna fuck around, prepare to find out what happens when you destroy a family.

[@toepow12]

How many times I gotta brother? It ain’t no “violin” it’s a FIDDLE!!!!! Lolol!

[@MommaBird52]

His live concert when he spotted the cancer survivor is a must see!

[@syphonx3091]

Standing outside the fire, the dance

[@mclizzard2928]

"In my mind... this is what Country music is supposed to sound like." Bruh, when he hit the scene, Nashville said the same thing. Garth was absolutely a turning point in Country music.

[@jeanluney1362]

When Garth Brooks sings…he can make you smile or he can make you cry. That is the secret to his success…

[@cliff_rogers7919]

A song of Garth's that doesn't get the credit it deserves is We Shall Be Free.

[@kerriewhitaker9444]

Great reaction this morning. The Red Stroke was one of my favorites by Garth. He had so many hits to choose from.

[@rodneynoble1147]

What I love about country music, and blues music, is the story that gets told through the song. Nothing quite like storytelling to music

[@jodidavis1178]

Garth is the reason I like country music. I heard the song That Summer and ever since, I listen to country. That Summer is one of my favorite songs. Period.

[@skylerbieber4698]

My all time favorite country artist, and one of the greatest performers across all genres

[@deec7124]

Thank you for exploring 90s country. My childhood/teen years. Now I love all music no matter the genre.

[@jenniferd.w.357]

Lol,,, I drive home to Calif from Nebraska to Calif a few times a year and for some reason this song always comes on when I'm passing through Boomtown.

[@cindywiley7916]

I used to dance to this. Thus version sounds about double time to the radio version. As someone else said, Ain't Goin Down is pure fun and based on the twang you sound like you like would prolly be something you enjoy. Second, I ❤ your breakdowns. Listening to you from a musicians point of view is particularly great. Thanks!

[@erakus]

hands down my favorite garth song. short .. exciting. great story with no drawn out BS.

[@trxe420]

Yes, 80's and 90's country was quintessential country (along with all the country that came before it). Still some good country today, but it imo this was just a different era and style and when people think of country they would be kind of shocked just how different it is today. Garth was one of the biggest, if not the biggest, artist's of his era. Really good writing, especially if you get into some of his other tracks. This one is just fun.

[@christypriest30]

I’m so glad you did this song cuz I had forgotten how much I love it! I don’t think I’ve heard it since the album was released and that’s a shame because it’s an amazing album

[@terrylynnheinrich8777]

Garth...such a talent!

[@Aluminari2]

Garths got alot of great songs, but if you want a song that'll send chills up your spine, check out "The night I called the ol man out". 😲 It's NOTHING like you've ever heard in a country song before.

[@jodidavis1178]

That is a good one.

[@jbrunsvig1]

Learning how to live again, great one by Mr. Brooks

[@donnabost4445]

Violin "soft and sway, uptown" Fiddle="foot stompin and Country" hahaha

[@marypulley6512]

I do like your reaction to the different types of music that you play and share . Our time is in music is very different ,but actually we have pretty much the same opinion. I do miss when country was country.

[@wendycole7980]

THIS BY FAR IS MY FAVORITE GARTH SONG

[@whatiwasgoingtosay]

You would love Standing Outside the Fire. Such a good message in that song.

[@karenpowell6063]

You should check out Charlie Daniels band 1979 live concert The Devil Went Down to Georgia. Charlie can shred a fiddle which is a violin turned fiddle when played by country / Bluegrass artist

[@pattymelt5525]

OK. Garth Brooks “The Dance” is awesome but watching him WATCH Kelly Clarkson sing it earlier this year at the Kennedy Center Honors after her telling him on her show what the song meant to her after going through her divorce…FREAKING PRICELESS!!! The MOST generous and appreciative artist on the planet! She’s AMAZING and his reaction is so emotional!

[@cwigi]

Definitely check out The Dance by Garth Brooks

[@MeettheFosters]

I grew up on this and I'm from the UK😂😂😂 you can only describe it as Honky Tonk Rap 😂😂😂

[@dustyhead3126]

If thought this was fast, check out "ain't going down till sun comes up"

[@kristahomola1860]

Dude!! Dude!! Dude!!! This is my all time favorite Garth song!!!! Please go watch the Live Show performance of “the dance” where he sings to a cancer patient who had got chemo that day…I’m tellin you, you will see Garth’s true heart and love for his fence and it will give meaning to the words of that song!! Then after that one go listen to the actual video Version, but you’ll be blessed to watch the other first!!

[@kristahomola1860]

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[@jamiethevis7356]

He is coming back to Louisiana and is playing for the first time in Tiger Stadium. Can't wait to hear Callin Baton Rouge from the stadium.

[@TCB62912]

Garth: Ain't Going Down Til the Sun Comes Up: Two of A Kind Working on A Full House are a couple I like

[@djuanabeane489]

this made my entire day... thanks

[@jacobnewberry2839]

Ain’t goin down til the sun comes up is another good song he done. My favorites are Shameless, Beaches of Cheyenne, The River, Longneck Bottle, The Dance, Unanswered Prayers, What she’s doin now, The Red Strokes and When You Come Back To Me Again. Thunder Rolls is another favorite of mine but if you listen to it you’ll also have to check out State of Mine version of Thunder Rolls but make sure you listen to the long version featuring No Resolve cause it actually has the awesome extra verse that Garth wrote for the song but the record labels wouldn’t let him put it in due to it was controversial back in the early 90’s but he would add it in during live shows. They also have a version of God’s Country as well, both are pretty badass.

[@heymorbeeus]

Good video love it. Some country music you can really hear the good old music like Chuck Berry "Johnny be good ". I like Garth he has a combination of rock and blue's in his music. You gotta have that there fiddle to spice things up a little lol. 🕊️🏜️🤠

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

Garth has tons of songs with great lyrics. Country has endless sounds with great lyrics. Music is filled with songs with great lyrics. But only this one has: "Oh the picture in the paper showed the scene real well. Papa's rig was buried in the local motel. The desk clerk said he saw it all real clear! HE NEVER HIT THE BRAKES AND HE WAS SHIFTING GEARS! Country doesn't talk about out right murder much, but when it does its to make a point. My man didn't lose control of his rig. My man was on a mission! Right straight "The Terminator" on them. I can only think of Tanya Tucker's "That Georgia Sun is blood red and going down" and Reba's "The Night the lights went out in Georgia" where Country out right talks about murder. Well Johnny Cash's "Cocaine" too. But "Blood red and going down": "...... left them both, soaking up the saw dust on the floor." and "That's one body that'll never be found. You see, little sister doesn't miss when she aims her gun." in "The Night the lights went out in Georgia" I guess because Country doesn't discuss it much it's just seems so heavy.

[@janhoadley3110]

The Change especially the version at the award show

[@debbiechang5781]

This must be a very early performance. Garth Brooks became a megastar and played to sold out arenas. This looks like a very small venue. I’m not a huge country fan but there are a few standouts and this guy is definitely one of them. Love your insights. 🌺✌️

[@jimmybobsap3158]

Garth was mixing other genres in at the perfect time, just like Em did

[@davidnowellsr2933]

Great job garth.violen was awesome.

[@heatherm672]

Everything Garth Brooks is gold. The man is a country G.O.A.T., and there's usually a little rock in his style. Definitely check out "We Shall Be Free" though.

[@rockymelanson1340]

The change is a great one

[@markmyers6472]

I think the fiddle player was also the piano player.... multitasking!

[@joannamcpeak7531]

That was awesome❗❌❗

[@johnaustin9051]

Most of today's Country is actually pop music. Documentary by Ken Burns called Country Music. Very interesting.

[@hellbillyjr]

When a violin is sawed on like that, it becomes a fiddle

[@WolvenHeart1]

Garth Brooks well break you from seeing anyone else's concert. He is that good

[@ericaparkswright1560]

You gained a follower love your energy.

[@jimcarriesa1911]

Original speed

[@jasongilbert2379]

The Red Strokes is my favorite video by him:)

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Also, Aaron Tippin is quite the interesting character from that era as well. I don't know if it's an Arkansas or an Oklahoma twang or something else and I'm sure Wikipedia would know, but he's certainly his own voice and I may not always agree with all of his politics but I love so many of his songs. I really like him as a modern country performer from that time. This was a huge hit for him. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5q0o2N7mcp3nbc

[@ChanelStuff]

All of the suggestions below are great. Just make sure it's actually Garth singing. There's a lot of covers out there. If you get a cover.... I 100% guarantee you you'll hear about it 😂 I've seen it over and over... it's almost comical. You just can't replace a legend!

[@reneebush2399]

If you want to see how fast he can sing definitely check out “Ain’t going down”. Great reaction!

[@Levikarose79]

Yes yes yes, this IS what country sounds like. =))

[@JohnThomWebb]

Garth Brooks had the best fiddler in the business.

[@mikecronin1602]

Garth Country legend

[@rhondagurio8996]

I grew up with the old country, YUCK! The 90's country changed me! Try Shameless from Garth. Awesome song!

[@stellamartinez6636]

Country sounds like George Strait!! That's Garth's hero!!!

[@ChanelStuff]

The Dance is a MUST! And if you wanna hear some rap from a country music superstar, Ain't Going Down (Till the Sun Comes Up). I know the song by heart but he raps so fast I have issues keeping up with him in parts😂 and I listen to rap regularly.

[@jimcarriesa1911]

Seeing him live sounds as good if not better than on an album.

[@osamiface]

The Dance is his most iconic song.

[@ryanherron3299]

Look up ain’t goin’ down Til the sun comes up you won’t be disappointed

[@adam.4487]

Funny yet sad. His voice and music make it a great listen! Love Garth. Amazing live in concert! Garth was exaggerating a country accent for this song. Most of his music is actually "less" country than most.

[@jasongilbert2379]

Garth is Pure County mixed with some Rock too:)

[@Jaylin_01]

everyone is clapping having a good time rocking the country out making light of what is such a heavy song something that sounds like Eminem would be singing about cheating mom dad killing her for cheating and yet he is rocking it out having a fun time with what should be a dark song but made it so light and fun for everyone to listen too lol

[@jimcarriesa1911]

I believe I own every album and most box sets including the LP and Vegas show.

[@mattreichenberg309]

Haha you nailed it

[@rogeryoung9691]

Play that thang jack!!!

[@wilpri]

Yes this is faster than normal.

[@heymorbeeus]

"Ain't going down to the sun comes up" is a good one, if you haven't done that already by Garth Brooks

[@getclipped_ps4551]

“He bustin they Ass!” ☠️😂

[@Dirk-Merkeldunk]

Love it!!! ❤️

[@SpringMtnHiker]

The best country music has a fiddle in the band

[@KittCrescendo]

Although you can't really go wrong with Garth, IMO, it's songs like Send Them On Down the Road (about parenting) or Lonesome Dove (such an underrated story telling song) or my fave Christmas Song Belleau Wood (about the cease fire miracle at Christmas during WW II)...that really get me. Of course Ireland, Ain't Going Down, and Baton Rouge are my faves when I want fast...

[@sylvialee1079]

Hi Van! Hope you and your family are enjoying the holiday season! Looks like everyone has Garth suggestions covered so I want to suggest another acoustic performance you might like. The group is Extreme and the song is More Than Words (The Official Video). Harmonies are beautifully top notch for this song. Pretty sure you will listen more than once, enjoy. ☮💕🎸🎶🎤

[@pernsinger]

That Summer is a coming of age song

[@cdward4893]

belleau wood by Garth Brooks for the holiday season

[@BranUGalen]

He's the top selling country artist and in the top 6 in the world for sales, or was.

[@rohwermarc8993]

Check out the thunder rolls and the dance by brooks Devil went down to Georgia