The bass singer never trying to make that one moment about himself, yet what everyone will always remember.
@faith.s_mom16 күн бұрын
My favorite part of the song, always.
@butchcoolidge8643 Жыл бұрын
"That's how you're gonna beat 'em, Butch. They keep underestimating you."
@kena.80032 ай бұрын
Was about to post the same comment lol
@robinmorris5416 Жыл бұрын
"Smoking cigarettes and watching captain Kangaroo, now don't tell me I've nothing to do." Just a badass line from a lyrical genius!
@jeff_underscore9244 Жыл бұрын
Haha! 😂
@stephenrobinson87219 ай бұрын
I will always have a special place in my heart for The Statler Brothers! My grandma was their secretary all the way up until they retired. I remember sitting in their "meeting" room eating oranges, while Harold made my little brother and I laugh hysterically 🤣 we still keep in touch with Jimmy once in a while. These guys were the kindest men I've ever met. They definitely kick-started my passion for singing. Man so many awesome memories!
@elizabethhiers5 ай бұрын
My mom babysat for their kids! Staunton, VA
@deekrivers15 ай бұрын
wow what a great experience! lucky you
@stephenrobinson87215 ай бұрын
@elizabethhiers Awesome! My grandparents live in spotswood, between Greenville and Lexington, Va. I love Staunton. I always make sure to stop in at the old Dairy Wrights drive-in restaurant!
@stephenrobinson87215 ай бұрын
@deekrivers1 Thanks! I'm only 30. Not many kids my age would know who they are. The only people I could ever brag about it to were always older than me 🤣 Definitely had a blessed childhood.
@williamdejeffrio97013 ай бұрын
Great story! I have always loved the Statlers...
@laurenblainebamartistmgt Жыл бұрын
“Playin’ Solitaire til dawn with a deck of 51.” Man, that was a long night.
@FrankDesmond-iv9mv3 ай бұрын
Hello,how are you doing
@allanryan48424 жыл бұрын
A footnote: Flowers on the Wall won the 1966 Grammy award for Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Performance by a Group, Vocal or Instrumental. The Statlers won the vote for the award over their competitors, a quartet of mop-haired lads from Liverpool.
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that tidbit. My dad loved the group, and he would have been 25 in 1966, so it's understandable why he loved them so much.
@kbanghart2 жыл бұрын
@@PisceanGardener yes, copy and paste is nice
@OGRE_HATES_NERDS2 жыл бұрын
@@PisceanGardener why would they edit it? that would make no sense
@Nan-59 Жыл бұрын
Nooo! Really?? W O W !!😮
@thomasbrogan9102 Жыл бұрын
The Beatles ? Never heard of them...
@mary58277 күн бұрын
This song reminds me of when my Dad would take us to the Diner and they had the little jukebox at each table. He would play this song every time!❤❤❤
@guillermo3564 Жыл бұрын
Gotta love a crowd that knows how to clap on the beat and stop on the breaks.
@tb40ford Жыл бұрын
Thank you I’m setting here with my 87 year old mother with severe Alzheimer’s. I’m playing her this song she had all these recordings on eight track in her car. I remember as a kid thank you for uploading.
@lanasmiley5643 Жыл бұрын
Aww - Bless your heart - thats a hard, hard thing to go through...😢
@tb40ford Жыл бұрын
@@lanasmiley5643 Thank you she easy to work with smiles and her care facility says she is an angel to take care of. We kept her at home for five years and the UTIs and everything got to much for us to handle. I spend all day and Sunday evenings with her. We always enjoy the Statler Brothers music. I can always get some good reactions from her with Statler music. Travis
@faith.s_mom16 күн бұрын
@@tb40ford That's beautiful~ as someone who took care of both my elderly parents I know how hard it is but it's also very rewarding and you'll be so glad you did it after she's gone. Music seems to be one of the only things that penetrates through to memory, and recognition. I hope you're well, one year later 😇🙏
@namj81454 жыл бұрын
Tempted to say one of the greatest country songs ever written, and performed. But it really transcends country. The comic but achingly painful verses by the tenors were just brilliant. And Harold hitting the beautifully deep "Kaaa-ngaroo" a half beat before the others was always one of the most fun two seconds I could ever enjoy in a song. RIP Harold, and Lew.
@AnnaLVajda2 жыл бұрын
Lots of country songs are depressing and upbeat like this.
@user-xu4ow3bu6f Жыл бұрын
Bruce Willis nails that syncopated part in Pulp Fiction beautifully. It's not particularly easy to sing.
@oisinmclean6164 Жыл бұрын
Folk not country
@demef758 Жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly. I loved Harold's exquisite bass voice from the moment I first heard him on this number. So sad to learn of his passing on April 24, 2020, at age 80.
@tomgross8409 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad that I grew up listening to this group one of my favorite bands! Their music was what set future stage for country music today 😊..
@ralphpomm49436 ай бұрын
When I hear this song I think of the movie Pulp Fiction
@LilGrannyKy Жыл бұрын
Flowers On The Wall was by written by the original tenor with the amazing voice Lew Dewitt who passed away 8/15/1990. RIP Lew and Harold. Yesterday will never be forgotten,
@martihydercarini67194 жыл бұрын
RIP Harold Reid. Another part of my childhood gone, but not forgotten.
@MrKatho544 жыл бұрын
Yep he was on of the best Bass Voices Ive ever heard
@flclfan854 жыл бұрын
no doubt. One of my fondest childhood memories is my parents allowing my brothers and I to stay up late (when we were much younger) to watch The Statler Brothers Show on TNN when that existed
@raising5kiddos4 жыл бұрын
Just heard. His voice was an amazing gift from above. RIP
@roxyh.30114 жыл бұрын
Omg. I didn’t know that he died. I just like listening to these guys
@barbarashaw81364 жыл бұрын
My mom thought Harold was fantastic!
@notyourfallguydaddyorson68357 ай бұрын
Best era in country music imo. Tom Selleck would be proud of those epic staches! Great song!
@Barbara-kc2rm4 жыл бұрын
It took 55 years but this finally became our new anthem.
@Jona82804 жыл бұрын
haha, you got it!
@d3ath8ybac0n44 жыл бұрын
My lady, this is my theme song of the pandemic
@patrickryan15154 жыл бұрын
But where's Captain Kangaroo?
@dr.richardjurica80294 жыл бұрын
@@patrickryan1515 Hanging out with Mr Green Jeans
@christymearna39123 жыл бұрын
😝😁😂😂😂❣️
@NipItInTheBud100Ай бұрын
Pulp Fiction brought this wonderful song to my attention! I’ve never looked back! One of my favorites!!
@beckymcbee7592 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Harold Reid amazing singer and best vocal groups of all time ❤️
@ThompsonSmith20710 ай бұрын
Hello Dear How are you doing today?
@FIGGY653 жыл бұрын
My father passed in May this year at age 84. Career USMC (1954-1974) and two tours in Viet Nam. He LOVED the Statler Brothers and this song especially. He said this song was exceptionally well played when released. Great memories of my Dad with all of their music. RIP Dad, and God bless you and everyone out here on YT and in the world!
@annod63 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss. You have great music memories of your dad. My dad is still alive at 85 and loves his music ❤️
@FIGGY653 жыл бұрын
@@annod6 . Thank You Friend! God bless you and yours!!
@handijobe10762 жыл бұрын
@@FIGGY65 which God?
@mariuka_20242 жыл бұрын
Очень сочувствую. Тяжело потерять близкого человека. Пусть земля ему будет пухом. У нас так говорят.
@uncledevo2 жыл бұрын
Semper Fi! Oorah!
@dawncostello7462 Жыл бұрын
One of the best quartets ever! The harmonizing is amazing!❤
@josephbowers5368 Жыл бұрын
Perfect
@dancornelius3202 жыл бұрын
It’s 2022 and that’s Quality Entertainment right there Folks.
@GuigoHendell7 ай бұрын
Fantásticos!
@markkc61252 жыл бұрын
His voice was so rich and deep. He might have been the best bass sing of any genre ever.
@rczuczor4 ай бұрын
The Statler Brothers played at Mineola in Fox Lake, IL and as a young old girl I was so devistated that I had to be there and watch them. It turned out to be one of the best days of my childhood in memory.
@roomorris90054 жыл бұрын
Rip Harold ( the bassman ) 81 years old . . . Oldie but always a goodie 💜
@roomorris90054 жыл бұрын
Yes
@roomorris90054 жыл бұрын
In this video hes all the way on the left
@stevenL4U4 жыл бұрын
RIP Harold. Fly high, good sir.
@barbarashaw81364 жыл бұрын
He is with my mom now! She loved Harold!
@barbarashaw81364 жыл бұрын
I had a BIG CRUSH on LEW, He help me when I needed him most
@GeorgeCampbell19644 жыл бұрын
Harold was my teens hero when I discovered that I was gonna be a bass. I'm 56 years old and he's still my hero!
@milroybob79034 жыл бұрын
He was my favorite 😭😭😭😭
@randyramsey31443 жыл бұрын
@@barbarashaw8136 à
@497634010 ай бұрын
My Dad fell in love with this song, without Pulp Fiction. We played it at his funeral as we left the church. I am so proud of him.
@richarquis4 жыл бұрын
This song came up in an internet thread, and it was the first time I'd heard it since childhood. Damn, I'd forgotten how much I love this.
@flayremoon4 жыл бұрын
I just watched the a capella version by Home Free and was thrilled to hear it again. The last time I heard it was in the mid-90s.
@redhatpat93873 жыл бұрын
When I was growing up this was played on all of the stations, not just country ones.
@ryanhamstra493 жыл бұрын
I remember my grandpa picking me up after friday football games during hunting season and driving the 3 hours across the mountains to his brothers place for the weekend to hunt deer, he had their farewell concert on cd and we would listen to that after the radio stations cut out and left us with static. These songs bring back memories of those late night drives to the cabin…
@lynnlRDR-RDR22 жыл бұрын
Love this song since I was a kud
@milesjolly61732 жыл бұрын
Getting the Pulp Fiction vibes Love this song.
@Eric-zv9ut6 ай бұрын
Dylan Klebold vibes
@rodneybjornstad9016 Жыл бұрын
Heard song my whole life. I’m 63. And Right now it’s kinda my theme song. Really. Not a bad thing !
@MisterMitchMM4 жыл бұрын
Godspeed Harold Reid. Thank you so much for bringing joy in my life. Rest in Peace. 4/25/2020
@janicesimmons-d8r9 ай бұрын
After loving them n grade 11 til now age 83. Still love them and think they are still the best!!
@FrankDesmond-iv9mv3 ай бұрын
Hello,how are you doing
@donaldmarc4 жыл бұрын
"It is not a poem of escape or rebirth. It is a poem about the end of a man's usefulness" -Kurt Vonnegut
@e2e3532 жыл бұрын
I love Vonnegut, but if he said that in reference to this song, it must have been during his suicidal period.
@dansakmusic6 ай бұрын
He did! I just looked it up. hahaha
@conradveraguth13923 жыл бұрын
I was a child when I first heard this song on the radio, it was one of the first cross-over hits and I became a life long fan of The Statler Brothers RIP Harold Reid, and thank you guys for all the wonderful music you created.
@the_quaint_gypsy5 ай бұрын
I based my life on this song, unknowingly though I first heard it as child (born in 1959).
@jeremybeaird36082 жыл бұрын
I just visited my 94 year old grandpa's house with my two teenage boys who play bass and guitar; we listened to his Statler Brothers LP and even though they have no interest in country music at all they couldn't stop tapping, clapping and moving along to this all-time classic. They're both now going to learn the song to play together. Luckily their dad has a deep voice for those Captain Kaaaaangaroo parts. lol
@LarryWhite-kw5mj9 ай бұрын
Harold will be missed,great baritone,rip.
@Frostie-e8g Жыл бұрын
LOVE THE STATLER BROTHERS !!
@ulaurszulenka249 ай бұрын
Love this song, this superficial joy, with the sad text ever
@aswestos Жыл бұрын
im 7 and i love this! they dont make music like this anymore
@MikeMaxwell19613 жыл бұрын
This a HUGELY talented group. I just love their vocals.
@tinagreen75024 жыл бұрын
That's harmonizing, you don't hear anymore! 😍 Smooth as butter💕
@EarlJohn614 жыл бұрын
Check out Home Free... They do an incredible job of harmonizing... But they don't use any instruments... eg: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmKkcmSHqNygnpY
@noellewilliams3362 Жыл бұрын
My late mom loved this song. I hadn't heard it in years, but this morning I heard it in a dream about her. I know that was her checking on me.
@FrankDesmond-iv9mv3 ай бұрын
Hello,how are you doing
@cumulo254 ай бұрын
A beautiful introvert anthem.
@sampeacaml93074 ай бұрын
Or a ''What do you mean, depression?'' anthem, in some contexts.
@brianbelton36053 ай бұрын
@@sampeacaml9307 so true. Wise observation. Don't forget OCD. Better to stay inside and count flowers on the wall, smoking cigarettes and watching the captain. I hope all is ok.. . . .
@sampeacaml93073 ай бұрын
@@brianbelton3605 For me or in general? Simply curious.
@iluvdaguitar3 ай бұрын
Yes, I thought the same. This is one of my favorite Statler tunes because I relate to it so much. The one and only detail in the lyrics I haven't done is watch Captain Kangaroo. 😂 I would if I could find it, jusr so my life would match the song perfectly, but it's not available. 😂
@brass19512 жыл бұрын
They are the best! From the tenor to the bass, the lyrics, the guitar, the rhythm and everything else, impossible to match. Lew DeWItt, what a song!! The Statler Brothers, what fantastic entertainers.
@walterbriggs272Ай бұрын
1st time I heard this song I was hooked! 9 years old just got back from Bermuda 5 year military station and music was heavenly
@iluvdaguitar3 ай бұрын
It's amazing that a country vocal group won a Grammy Award over The Beatles "Help!" in 1966 with this song! That's how good the Stalters are. They beat the greatest rock and roll band in the world at the time and they aren't even a rock and roll band! 🤷👍✌️🤘
@puoesseremostrato15842 ай бұрын
A very interesting piece of information. I wasn't born until the '70s ; but after reading your remark, it occurs to me that the GRAMMY's used to issue awards based on 'talent'... rather than adhering to the demands of Sony, Universal & Warner Chappell industries.
@johnlevison95522 ай бұрын
They were the fab four of country! We need artists like this these days!
@native4329 Жыл бұрын
The director of happiness where i work asked me what makes you happy? I said what makes me happy is listening to flowers on the wall by the Statler bros.
@DumFabric3 жыл бұрын
this song, it's ideas, the way they sing, perform and seemingly live it. this sums up why as a European the US will always be a dream for me I hope to live in one day.
@kat35lulu883 жыл бұрын
Don't come here till Trump is President again. Our country is in a hell of a mess.
@solepropt3 жыл бұрын
We need you here as a citizen to help us overcome the present tyranny. Cheers from the USA.
@nyazillagojira70792 жыл бұрын
like any Dream . You should realize it. Dreams are what you make of them. Don't expect things to just happen. ganbarre.
@jamesislandcharterАй бұрын
Why does this song make my heart so happy? Don’t tell me I’ve nothing to do. I think I’ll listen to it a couple more times 😊
@sharonrobertson96314 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this song as a young girl and just loving it. It has remained one of my favorites even until now. RIP Harold, you made this song with that wonderful deep voice! ❤️
@honestarthur000 Жыл бұрын
Hey how are you doing today?
@plant31752 жыл бұрын
My grandmother loved them, I never got to meet her but my dad always told me stories about her, I'm listening to this in her memory
@user-xk5yf3qh5gАй бұрын
this is a masterpiece
@RobertL.JonesJr-hz8vl2 ай бұрын
My wife, my friend Mike his wife , and I saw the Oak Ridge Boys and the Statler Brothers live at Six Flags Over Texas in the early 80s. A wonderful time there.
@johnjmartin17313 ай бұрын
I love how distinct each of these gentlemen look.
@18eleanor6 ай бұрын
I love this song. I haven't heard it in over 40 years.
@janicesimmons-d8r Жыл бұрын
Loved the Statlers since 1957.. here in my 83rd year I still love them .. seems they are better than ever ❤️❤️🙏🙏
@reiki11111 Жыл бұрын
One on my favorite songs!! Helps to cheer me up when needed.
@anthonygasparini17344 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Harold Reid thanks for the great music R.I.P.
@kat03293 жыл бұрын
This song is the best ever to describe depression. At least I thought so when I was in gutter counting stars.
@johngiovine87922 жыл бұрын
You are not alone. Take good care.
@MrStrocube2 жыл бұрын
“We are all of us in the gutter, some of us are looking at the stars.” -Oscar Wilde or The Pretenders.
@Shelbygtconv Жыл бұрын
I never knew what this song was about untill I was diagnosed with depression. I thought it was just about some guy who was bored. After my diagnosis, I totally related to this song.
@MrStrocube Жыл бұрын
@@Shelbygtconv Yeah, man, that shit is no joke. I hope you feel better soon.
@user-xu4ow3bu6f Жыл бұрын
Yes we've all lost a love and wished that she could hear us singing the song. Counting flowers on the goddamn wall.
@olliemoffat40254 жыл бұрын
Thank you Home Free for leading me to this beauty. Rip Harold
@ilonatorraca685 Жыл бұрын
My father would play records for us to listen to any type of genre and this was one song he would like..thank you for all these years keeping a family memory alive..love, peace, and laughter I wish for you all..😊😊😊😊
@susannethomason30843 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of listening to these men. Love you all.
@jamesdalton23102 жыл бұрын
They are great artist and i alway love listening to this song.. how is life treating you?
@lynhamilton45155 ай бұрын
Thank you KZbin! Man, they were so young here.
@John_Shepard_0072 жыл бұрын
I found this song a few days ago. I've already memorized the words. I love finding these amazing classics. RIP Harold Reid, your voice lives on through generations.
@johnlevison95523 ай бұрын
Saw the Statler Brothers several times when Lew was with them.Fabulous concert!
@jorriewimmer43634 жыл бұрын
The best vocal group ever❤ RIP Harold. My thoughts and prayers to all his family and friends.
@ThompsonSmith20710 ай бұрын
Hello Dear How are you doing today?
@wargeocarl9 ай бұрын
I really like the guitar work!
@tomlavelle18602 жыл бұрын
After about 40 years, I thought about this song. It still cracks Me up. Funny how easy it is to entertain Old People
@thomasdolan51982 жыл бұрын
how true I woke one morning with it in my head , stuck there for a week!
@TammyTravelsTheWorld2 жыл бұрын
we are from staunton va and my ex husband did some work on harorld's house back in late 90s/early 2000 anyway I used to take him his lunch and one day Harold Reed joined us and it was such a nice time, they were all really nice guys.
@user-z6p4c Жыл бұрын
wow that's really nice I’ve been married for 32years I was 24 and she was 20. She got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without her. She took a major hit the treatment was horrible for her. I could do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless.. I miss her everyday. Mothers are the glue that holds everyone together. seeing this makes me miss her even more I come to this page all the time just to have that nostalgia
@amirbar-on1818 Жыл бұрын
Good music is never forgotten,i just heard the song on an Israeli radio station
@sistertracy-thechurchofroc65742 жыл бұрын
Pulp Fiction introduced this song to a whole new generation. Now, everyone that sees that film will hear this song!
@Johnlindsey2892 жыл бұрын
Me too when I was 12 seeing pulp fiction in theaters
@countrymusicfan1782 Жыл бұрын
What a timeless hit!
@catherinelynnfraser20014 жыл бұрын
Covid anthem...RIP Harold🕊
@honestarthur000 Жыл бұрын
Hey how are you doing today..?😊
@Noejjkkkj6 ай бұрын
Yeap
@inthelandofmilkandhoney45729 күн бұрын
I just love this song. It’s so Fricken AWESOME 👏
@jeremycline95425 жыл бұрын
I have to say that's a hip crowd. Much respect to the Statler Brothers...from a Connecticut Yankee!
@kwdrm1Ай бұрын
First heard this song when it first came out in 1965.
@ChishanFipz Жыл бұрын
As a kid, this song was a Jolly happy track, as an adult it's about a guy with severe depression
@darrendickinson54643 жыл бұрын
Remember when people would talk to each other about how awesome the Statler Brothers are? Now, out comes the cell phone, no interaction,just social media. So sad. RIP Harold you are loved and missed. I don’t know how we will ever attempt on keeping their legacy alive?
@mannynvaleriegutierrez92134 жыл бұрын
RIP Harold ....Thank You for all your great songs .
@OdinX3167 ай бұрын
Lew DeWitt wrote and sang Tenor for years with them!!
@rexross70869 ай бұрын
I was driving down the road the other day singing this song
@ginadisbrow93242 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is going way back. Where did this music go?! Nothing today resembles the classics like these gems.
@jamesdalton23102 жыл бұрын
This is one song that usually reminds me of the past.. how is life treating you?
@samanthadelatorre77344 жыл бұрын
My grandmother introduced me to the group. Country music isnt the same as it was during their time. They were a great group all around.
@ThompsonSmith20710 ай бұрын
Hello Samantha How are you doing today?
@SuzanneTrapanotto11 ай бұрын
Great memories of me and my brother John and our Dear mother, Grace. May she rest in peace! We would, also listen to Roger Miller King of the Road. I miss my mom and dad!
@joantrezza3 ай бұрын
Great live performance One of my dad's favorite songs RIP Dad.
@ernaniseddon53846 жыл бұрын
Good music never gets old
@patricksobota80043 жыл бұрын
Who else can't stop watching. This is the best video of hthis song on KZbin. Brilliant
@honestarthur000 Жыл бұрын
Hey how are you doing today..?
@brandonriggs17884 жыл бұрын
I have been a fan since I was a child. My late grandfather taught me to sing Harold's parts when my voice began to change as an young un. It sucks to know Harold is gone. RIP Harold.
@7y13r5c0772 жыл бұрын
This has been my depression, and mental instability song for 30 years. It means something different each time.
@toadfishstudios2 жыл бұрын
Ditto, my friend.
@accuracyboy788 жыл бұрын
They are so freaking amazing
@tomlynntigard5 жыл бұрын
I don't know, I liked the Lemon Pipers myself.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6fCamV6irWtqLM
@edsherrod52166 ай бұрын
You still got it! Thanks for singing this one more time!
@johnrohlfs41852 жыл бұрын
Awesome USA Flags from American citizen John Robert Bruffett Junior, good tune!!!!!
@charlesborrall37902 жыл бұрын
One of best songs ever
@honestarthur000 Жыл бұрын
Hey how are you doing today..?
@elliothagen98744 жыл бұрын
Great song. RIP Harold.
@honestarthur000 Жыл бұрын
Hey how are you doing today..?
@johnirby4934 жыл бұрын
May Harold RIP and never be forgotten.
@raxgan Жыл бұрын
this reminds me of dylan klebold. this was in the movie pulp fiction and dylan klebold liked the movie and played this in his car
@kindspirit74 жыл бұрын
Two gone now. Sad..... Harold and Lew. Always be remembered.
@TattooedMisery Жыл бұрын
Still have my Dad's 45rpm of this. Still love it. Fantastic & fun song. ❤🎶🎸
@j.d.peppmeier90413 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the Statlers in the early 70s as the lead-in for a Johnny Cash concert at Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines. That was when I became a fan of the Statler Brothers !
@southernloff14944 жыл бұрын
Harold/Don/Phil/Lou. You are still so great.
@kimmergonzales979211 ай бұрын
I love this song, I can relate!!
@fullthrottlejeffry4 жыл бұрын
This song hit the top of Billboard's country and pop charts, also winning a Grammy that year.