Jimmie Rodgers "The World I Used to Know"

[@alitaziherl5274]

Have all his albums my Dad got me when I was little. Still my favorite singer of all time. What a soothing voice. Where did these kind of wonderful singers go?❤️

[@gordonmacrae756]

This is such a beautiful song and Jimmy sings it so well. Too bad today's performers don't sing, behave and dress like him.

[@marknewton6984]

A great song by a wonderful performer!

[@PutOnASweater]

Saw him invLas Vegas in the mid 60's He was fantastic, a real artist. Look for his "Child Of Clay" album *****

[@nipstertunes]

This was so great to hear and see. I'm a big fan of his wonderful music and listen often. RIP, Jimmie Rodgers.

[@piamartinez6065]

I KNOW ALL HIS SONGS ON THE PIANO. started when I was still in grade school!! The ones I can still play.are. ccHONEYCOMB, SECRETLY. KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE. JIMMIE RODGERS HAD A PAINFUL LIFE BUT HE KEPT STRUGGLING And made his dad proud. (Keep your head up high and your ass on the ground). JIMMIE WAS HANDSOME ALL HIS LIFE! He was humble, Christian, and gave the world his wonderful songs!!RIP, my favorite singer! You’re home now ! And I respect you so much! Pia, Honolulu

[@Arbee43]

The long hot summer my favourite of his ❤

[@steveegallo3384]

yes....YES.....BRAVO from an old Jew in Acapulco!

[@shoulderlift]

Jimmie Rodgers, such an handsome guy!

[@alanhodges8839]

Another one of the greatest singers ever, plus a lovely polite character.

[@johnvandehey7002]

"In the world I used to know". Amen. Melody & lyrics are special, as is Jimmie's voice. So many would like to be back in 'that world' with loved ones we've lost, and in a gentler, simpler time in most ways.

[@bonniejenniges9626]

I agree John.

[@tommyhunt1076]

They just don't sing like that anymore!

[@alan.hodges7246]

Can't stop listening to this song by Jimmy, 2021

[@leonekonings2124]

I've listed to this over and over again. I have an LP record of his, bought when I was in my teens. Love him.

[@1234pouvez]

Very nice conversation about the meaning of words to a song, which are very important to me. . A very nice song song by a singer with a very nice voice. R.I.P. JIMMIE ROGERS (September 18, 1933 - January 18, 2021.

[@steveegallo3384]

BRAVO from Acapulco!

[@michaellorion5956]

Wish we had music and songs like that today.

[@isitrealgood]

This the sort of song you'd have to hear again and again to hear the words and the way Jimmie sings them. Shame this only went to No. 51.

[@65motowngirl]

I almost forgot about this song. This guy made so many songs that painted my early life. Sweet memories.

[@InstaMemesio]

You still here 🙂

[@marknewton6984]

He was great!

[@Arbee43]

I love him singing The long hot summer just beautiful ❤

[@pamelalawrence1704]

I didn,t know jimie but now I love his songs.

[@PCplays99]

I wish there were still music like this. Terrific rendition of Rod McKuen's beautiful song.

[@robertchamberlain7202]

A simple song that leaves a lasting impression😊

[@dublinbred]

Beautiful softly sung song with amazing lyrics.

[@patylombard6991]

Written by the one and only and sadly, late Rod McKuen. So many of his brilliant songs gained popularity by many artists over the years: Sinatra's "Love's Been Good to Me," Oscar winner for the title song for "The Prime of Miss Jean Bodie, Glenn Yarborough, Mr. Rogers (of course) and perhaps, most famously..."If You Go Away," recorded by hundreds of artists. He also composed "Season in the Sun" which was a pop hit....truly, the list of his brilliance is endless. YES. I was/am/always be huge McKuen fan.He captured the spirit of the soul, and gave the world countless wondrous memorable songs. If you are not aware of him....oh yes...now is the time to start.He was also a poet, and once you read "A Cat Named Sloopy" you will never be the same. Hard to choose a favorite song/poem...but his LISTEN TO THE WAEM changed my life as a fifteen year old. A magical, beloved, weaver of mystical songs. Love him and certainly miss him every day. I ENCOURAGE you to seek him out. You will be glad you did. xoxo Miss Lombard

[@Jimsapeck]

Paty Lombard thank you. I took a listen to A Cat Named Sloppy - beautiful.

[@nickandmikec]

My brother and I met Rod McKuen about ten years ago. It was great talking with him about music and poetry and a little known legendary singer and recording artist whose name is Tim Morgon. "I remember Tim Morgon!" said McKuen when we mentioned him. We happened to have the soundtrack of a movie Morgon was in; McKuen was thrilled to have it. This was in Burbank about 2005 or 2006. "The World I Used To Know" is an extraordinary song whose lyric drives it as much as the music. Glen Campbell covered it on his "Gentle On My Mind" album. I love Jimmie Roders album "Child of Clay." We also love his recording of "The Long Hot Summer." What a voice. Rodgers has had a difficult life. An admirable person.

[@Helm-w1q]

Love both of these artist. They both have a great deal of influence in my life.Jimmie got me through my childhood,Rod got me through the Vietnam War. This is a song about a user, a user of people. Regardless of the good qualities of his voice the subject matter was wrong for him.I like the song alot,know every word,it was a bad fit.

[@modgirl3292]

😍😍😍

[@bluefeatherlf7992]

An awesome voice.

[@juliemachen2421]

What a beautiful charming man! Pity they dont make them like this anymore

[@rogerraymer11]

Julie Machen Amen to That,Julie! Do You Know Much About His Life? He Was Nearly Killed on a L.A. Freeway by an Off-duty Cop Back in'67.I Remember Him and His Music When I Was a Kid. I Even Saw Him in a Movie at the Show with My Late Big Sister in the Early 60's.that He Starred in. I Recently Discovered ,to My Surprise, that He's Still Alive! He'll be 85 Soon! Look Him Up in Google.He Has to Be One of the Most Underrated Artists Ever.

[@helenmarshall7785]

I've always loved Jimmie Rodgers voice & songs. My 2 favourites were this one & Someplace Green. Also liked Secretly, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine & Honeycomb.

[@WayneHarrison1949]

RIP Jimmie Rogers. I love this song.

[@sethallen6804]

You must listen to the words, because this is fundamentally one of the most heart-breaking songs. The rain washing away his shell is the sweet embrace of death, but he doesn't rush, for there is still time yet to love. Even being a man, the weakness he feels from this situation will make you realize that he has a soft base of sand upon which he stands, not the firm ground he so longs for.

[@Jimsapeck]

Seth Allen thank you very much for this. I was always drawn to this song even though I was probably only in my teens or early 20s when it came out and it wasn't a big hit. Now I'm 71. I was searching for it. I remembered the title as The Man I Used to Be. I listened a couple of times to the words and found them unclear and unsatisfying. But your description is a really good way to look at it and very helpful and meaningful. Thanks.

[@PCplays99]

Damn! this is beautiful. Jimmie Rodgers made this McKuen song famous when I was a kid. I'm in the eighth grade again!

[@50Emerald]

Just *love* this song and the subtle harmonica accompaniment. Jimmie Rodgers is such a fine gentleman and perhaps underrated as a vocalist. Love his voice and his inflections in all his great song releases.

[@primroseharan9749]

Fantastic voice love this song from the great jimmie

[@coerfjoe1]

I am so glad to see Jimmie Rogers again and know that he is doing fine. He has all the gifts of fame and musical success: a handsome face, songwriting chops spewing out well-written golden hits easily with a great voice.

[@MEH50caribe]

First time I ever heard this that I remember. I was around then, too. Beautiful voice and words. He's right. Back then we had more 'good taste'; now days only a few songs measure up to that.

[@leenorecorder]

Gosh I wish I was born 50 years earlier.

[@marilyncallachan6629]

A world both good and bad, dearly missed!!!

[@derrickwinckler8443]

Beautiful song sung to perfection .

[@cblodgett3817]

This and Rod McKuen's are the only versions worth listening to. Great music.

[@doowopftw]

Such a great and clear voice!

[@kevinbalsdon6477]

great music or great anything always stands the test of time. Over 50 years old and people are still singing them .Good music never dies it just gets more loved.

[@sauquoit13456]

As stated above, on this day in 1964 {June 13th} Jimmie Rodgers performed "The World I Used To Know" on ABC-TV Saturday-afternoon program, 'American Bandstand'... At the time the song was at #84 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, five weeks later it would peak at #54 {for 2 weeks}, and it spent nine weeks on the Top 100... "The World I Used To Know" reached #9 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart... Between 1957 and 1967 the Camas, Washington native had twenty-five records on the Top 100 chart, five* made the Top 10 with one reaching #1, "Honeycomb", for two weeks on September 22nd, 1957... Besides"Honeycomb", his four other Top 10 records were "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" {#3 in 1957}, "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again" {#7 in 1958}, the above "Secretly", and "Are You Really Mine" {#10 in 1958}... James Frederick Rodgers will celebrate his 87th birthday in three months on September 18th, 2020... * He just missed having a sixth Top 10 record when his "Bimbombey" peaked at #11 {for 1 week} on December 15th, 1958...

[@fredtom9506]

beautiful, thanks for sharing. Great song aloha

[@olddazza]

Had this record when I was a kid. Still love it

[@998711]

A beautiful song

[@susansilver8155]

Another Uniquely lovely Jimmie Rodgers song.

[@billwelshombmusic]

I love this song by Jimmie....great voice..

[@johnmalinsky3439]

The glorious past. It shall forever be appealing.

[@georgechevalier7511]

A perfect fit of lyrics and voice.

[@loverlew]

... " a Familiar rain .." We have all had one. Thank you Jimmee!

[@bdoderlein]

I have this record on the original 45 that was my fathers. I still play it and it reminds me of him. He loved this song and me too,thank you for the video.

[@PapillonOne]

Me too!!

[@tonylordi306]

A legend of such beautiful music.

[@TomElvisSmith]

Absolutely fantastic video! What a rare performance by Jimmie, thank you so much!

[@nitadeguzman9386]

thank you for posting this. I love this song, also the version of the songwriter Rod McKuen.

[@Dr.Pepper001]

No one ever sang this McKuen song as well as Jimmie. The music world misses that amazing singer.

[@ThePineryGuy]

LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR POST , I AM SO HAPPY , YOU HAVE A LEGENDARY FILM CLIP AND SONG HERE , NICE :-)

[@rodionrebenyar]

I was only looking for the song, which is beautiful, of course. The clip from "American bandstand" and the interview are both such a wonderful, unexpected surprise---thank you so much for posting!

[@doowopftw]

What a gentle guy...!

[@charlotteking5491]

I met Rod McKuen many years ago at a concert in Portland Oregon. He was promoting his latest album and book Listen To The Warm he signed my copy of the book, and I will always treasure it snd the time I was able to speak with him he was such a warm and giving man I also met another. person there who was working with Rod, that was Larry Brown, artist and producer, and we remain friends today. Rod had a way with words that connected with everything in my heart. His talent, his voice and his words are greatly loved and missed.

[@Buzzbox3rd]

The master.

[@chiefslief1886]

Beautiful music it is xxx ❤🎶👍🏻💋💋🎶

[@007trudig]

What a beautiful man, and song.

[@kentclark6420]

He didn't mention the theme song for a movie he did, in 'The Long Hot Summer', with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Orson Welles, too. Awesome song and movie of the same name.

[@tedkinnaman9226]

Jimmy Rodgers has always been one of my most favorite soloists for many many years. The World I Used To Know I one of his many recordings can listen to over and over and never get tired of it. Fantastic song, singer and composer;!I

[@generator6946]

When I was 17 I loved this song …

[@vincecorvaia4661]

My favorite version is by Dick Smothers on one of the brothers' old LPs. Beautiful.

[@wrenspence1936]

A musical love poem. Beautiful lyrics and a haunting melody. Though not his biggest hit ( as in Kisses Sweeter Than Wine) it was a special Rodgers offering nonetheless, and it was one of my favourites.

[@laineofspain]

Thank you so much for posting this. I watch this everyday now. Love it. Do you have any old footage of Rod McKuen by any chance? I know he did some duets with Jimmie Rodgers on tv, perhaps on the Jimmie Rodgers show. Thanks!

[@Jimsapeck]

Laine Donaldson I noticed there seemed to be a video of Rod singing this.

[@m2xvdXfs]

One of the all-time great voices of his era. Unfortunately, this very talented man had a very troubled and tragic ending to his life. If interested, check out this link. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Rodgers_(pop_singer)

[@tinpanally51_36]

What a handsome man he was better looking than Elvis

[@cblodgett3817]

Did I forget Glenn Yarbrough? My apologies. Another incredibly beautiful version.

[@lucaleonetti183]

Delizioso

[@albertdiner]

He resembles Monygomery Clift ( MONTY) or s it just my idea.

[@SuperEddierivers]

I never thought about it but now that you mention it,you're right. He does look like Montgomery Clift. It's not just you.

[@TomElvisSmith]

Incidentally, if you have Jackie DeShannon's "Oh Boy" and the Paris Sisters' "Dream Lover" from AB 1964, I'd love to see those too. The new watermark is great, much better than the old one!

[@MusicDude86]

great videos!!! Do you have any clips of Ronnie Dove?

[@judypruitt8459]

Laine Donaldson: There are a lot of Rod's videos here on KZbin if you're interested.

[@areuokay4984]

I listened

[@richwiz2]

Such a talented singer; a tragedy his career was ruined by a brutal attack on his life.

[@tomscott1741]

I believe the song is about a man, who falls in love with a woman And together, they are in a state of bliss, and Harmony. But the man knows, that this can't last forever. And eventually, he'll have to go back to the way he was before. He will have to be the man he has always been. And I'm assuming that man has been someone who is alone. Or at least not tied down in a relationship.

[@Mekratrig]

Ah yes. The good oldays, when artists with a hit lipsynced it on Bandstand. Nevertheless, despite which, even so, regardless, be that as it may - always thought TWIUTK was one of his best songs. An didja notice the clarity of his voice - ervy word can be heard and undestood! A thing unknown to occur in today's pop top songs.

[@thewonderfulworldofderek6087]

2 since song's. Intrvew Reviews Tcm Documentary biography oascr awesome awards

[@nickandmikec]

Died January 18, 2021 (aged 87) Palm Desert, California, U.S.

[@9UaYXxB]

Clark "I'm not a 'words' listener".... what a dismal knob, just skimming along the surface, the only place to be for a salesman.

[@antoniograncino3506]

American Bandstand NEVER had live performances. All karaoke. In stark contrast to Ed Sullivan, who never use canned performances.

[@jacko8022]

wshoo

[@Helm-w1q]

This is the first time that Ive heard Jimmie Rogers song,and Ive folowed since 1955 and Honeycomb,anyways this was not a good song for him. This is a Rod Mchoen song. Its mean. It is not a song for Jimmies voice. Listen to his Red River Valley then come back here. Sorry, great song, just not a good fit.

[@MrsRosencranz1]

Huh, I actually like him on this because he does attempt to interpret the meaning. So many others just sing it with no regard. I'm still not sure why he always anticipates leaving. (is he on the run?) I like Glen's and I like Dickie's especially because of the Spanish guitars they use. Glen's licks of course.

[@Helm-w1q]

@@MrsRosencranz1 I have enjoyed Jimmie Rogers since the fifties and I was a kid. Followed his career pretty close, and was really heartbroken when he was beaten so bad. I cheered as he made a come back. You asked what type a man he was singing about and that to me is why it don't fit. This man he is singing about ,Rod Mcheon, who was a great poet, but a lousy human being. You could fall in love with him at your own risk. And as much as you may love him,he will never love you. I guess that I see the singer, and it doesn't fit what I know of him. Now a song of his that I truly love, Red River Valley, If you haven't heard it listen. You will thank me.

[@JerryJimmson]

It is a Playback!

[@FLG232]

Beautiful song