Kenny Rogers - Twenty Years Ago

[@QueensNativeNYC]

Damn, even 20 years ago wouldn't make most of us listening to this song young anymore.. Life passes by too quick..😞

[@robertleonard3108]

It's funny I told someone I loved how much easier it was with her 20byears ago. Sadly and oddly it wasn't even that far ago but she said how sad it made here

[@Brandon-lw1wx]

Well, how old were you in 2004?

[@everettleonard450]

I was thinking the same thing.... those days are now 40 years ago

[@Bishop472]

I'm in my 50s and I can tell anyone with an open heart that, please never take life for granted and never give up. Without all the problems we face today life would be so great. Just never give up. What i and so many others would give if we could turn the hands of time back even if it was just for 20 years. 🙏

[@carlmansell957]

Don’t care what anyone says this was one of Kenny’s greatest songs…….rest in peace all the greats are passing

[@NarcissisticTimes]

I've always thought the same.

[@KennethJohnson-i4b]

You will never say anything as TRUTHFUL as that..!! Thank you..!

[@mattheweubanks6163]

He is still one of the GOATs

[@acdcking123]

Best of his songs. Sucks getting old.

[@leticiam1037]

I love this song

[@christophercarlson5624]

"What I'd give if they could take me back in time" is probably the strongest line in this song and I am a 1980s kid who would love to go back in time right now

[@bigwillietheb]

I'm with you I grew up in the 80's also

[@ccvair1967]

Yup miss those days....

[@sherrykosborn]

God, me too

[@kristenbbd]

You’re not alone. I’d go back in a heartbeat. The things I took for granted back then… sigh.

[@RandolphOfogbe]

If u can,I'd give all it takes to join you

[@blmack1]

To me, it should have been..."40 years ago". Too many friends and family have passed away and somehow, I'm still here. I miss them so much and can only keep them alive in my memories. God bless all who read this and keep this close to your heart!

[@douglasharvey8331]

Thanks so much I know the feeling with love from my heart

[@jadajaco8140]

I came here to say this friend

[@scottruck5584]

amen,,,,,GOD BLESS YOU!!!!

[@FrankWojcik]

yes ur right im almost 67..my dad passed in feb....life aint the same....

[@clarecampbell4481]

❤❤🫂

[@1127brighton]

Had to hear this song today. 20 years ago 9/21/02, my wife Roxane passed away. I still think of her often, she was only 45.

[@khiempham3098]

May she RIEP. Prayers to you

[@nilstiman2474]

My condolences

[@jeffadams9807]

RIP...🙏🙏🙏

[@seattlejayde]

So sorry for your loss

[@David-sn2yo]

My condolences 😢

[@gaylestratton8876]

In honor of my cousin Theo Howard, who died in Vietnam in January, 1970, and was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for bravery. He was only 22 years old.

[@tinaholman956]

Sorry for your loss

[@dougbell2071]

Very honored to share respect to you & yours..it was so unfair..we never had a draft, i live with that guilt everyday!...with respect💥

[@fh346]

Gayle God-Bless SIR!!!!!!! His Sacrifice was NOT in Vein Sir. Thanks for Sharing Friend.

[@timfrancis1685]

I imagine this song strikes a chord with alot of people remembering lost loved ones

[@fh346]

@@timfrancis1685 Sure. With Me I Think Of What Life Was Like Back in The Day. I Had Some Good Days Back Then.😉👍

[@pocu321]

"His only son was my friend Joe. He joined the Army back in 1964. How could we know he would never come back....twenty years ago...." One of the most tear-jerking lines I can remember hearing in a song....

[@naa8226]

Yeah I know

[@jerryadkins5418]

I totally agree.

[@wiredupretro]

Gets me every time

[@olivevvbbvvvghhbgreen1898]

True

[@naa8226]

Me too

[@johnj.flanagan-hymnsoffaith]

This song by Kenny Rogers brings me back in time. I am now 74, a Vietnam vet, USMC. Makes me sad.

[@lightningbrigade4722]

Thankyou for your service🇺🇸

[@carmenhenderson8230]

Thank you for your service Sir...

[@coryferguson8234]

Thank you for your service my father served in 1968 and 1969 in the 101 st Division he will be 72 in April

[@garystover9242]

Thank you my brother in Christ for your service...

[@briangaar]

Thank you John.

[@jnjburdett]

RIP brother. Sorry you left this troubled world too soon. You made it a better place at least for me.

[@markbrown1373]

In 1986 when Kenny Rogers sang this song the first time, I fell in love with it and have always cherished it. Now that time is almost 40 years ago and the song refers to a time almost 60 years back. My God, where has the time gone, I lived in that time and recall those years just as the song says.....Tempus fugit, memento mori

[@ernestomeza4700]

The very best years of my life..1986

[@markbrown1373]

And now Kenny is gone too...

[@sharushmel]

Still listening in 2022

[@beverlywright4088]

2024

[@mindmatters5904]

‘Life was so much easier 20 years ago.’

[@brettlooper8762]

As more of my childhood friends pass on the more I value this song. Thanks Kenny for all those great songs.

[@roannleonard6732]

I'm crying this morning. Waking up to the news of his passing. So much of my youth is embedded with his voice. RIP

[@bobbygaspard9107]

i know me too

[@bobbygaspard9107]

this song reminds me of the days my dad was alive and both my grandmothers now kenny done passed on and im fixen to turn 40 march 26

[@ImAlwaysHere1]

@@bobbygaspard9107 Get ready. The years start flying by now. You'll be 50 in the blink of an eye. Don't forget what's important and SLOW DOWN. If not, you'll regret it.

[@jamiezjamsreeder3197]

55 now and I remember when this song came out now I realize what it means so please take advantage of the blessing that is life and have no regrets

[@chuckwilburn1298]

Rest in peace Kenny we love you and we'll never forget you.. and your contribution to the music industry. . This is my favorite Kenny Rogers song. 😭😭😭😭

[@rudylore]

Always great to hear a Kenny Rodgers song many great ones.

[@HRHolm-bi6zu]

Lamenting an American life we used to know not only twenty....but thirty...forty....fifty years ago. So much better in some ways then. In a thoroughly upside-down 2023 and likely beyond, we sense we will never know it again. This should have been his greatest hit, by far.

[@eddiemachete1779]

One of the best voices ever. This song is one of the greatest ever written...……….

[@Guitaropenmind]

Indeed,great voice,great song,(great arrangement and production by Jay Graydon ) who did the famous guitar solo in Peg the catchty tune by Steely Dan in 1977.

[@luke3jes]

Agreed. Plus, the background vocals on the chorus are provided by the incredible Bill Champlin of Chicago. His signature gruff voice complements Kenny’s perfectly to provide a powerful vocal experience.

[@abelsm6270]

Remove both "One of"'s and this will be completely true

[@lottolucky5554]

I agree

[@gregorydietzler7402]

So true. Great song

[@parkmccann9823]

I play this song every once in a while and never get through it without a tear. For so many reasons. The passing of time, loved ones that are gone and days gone by. But today I cry for the soldiers who gave there lives and never got to have memories to cherish. And how important it is to salvage this great nation and not let there deaths be in vain.

[@bobbywood3894]

I only saw one episode of Evening Shade, Kenny sang this song and showed 20 year flashbacks of Burt Reynolds and the cast. It made an impression on me about time passing quickly. Please stop and look at life as you’re living in it.

[@Justice-ef9sk]

Amen

[@Brandon-lw1wx]

I know this song came out in 1986, but for me, twenty years ago 2003 was so much better than 2023. I would go back if could.

[@timothyfugate4376]

In honor of my dad who served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War

[@MichelleJ1822]

My daddy served too in the Marines. Agent orange gave him Parkinson’s. 😞 gone 3 years today. Miss you daddy. 🇺🇸🎖️thank you for your sacrifice.

[@centuryrox]

What makes this song even greater than it already is, is shots of Kenny singing it. The amount of passion and emotion he shows is amazing.

[@andreaadkins9132]

He always sang with passion. He is missed.

[@madilynnetraywick941]

In 2024, I love love love and have since my papa and granny in 1980!!!

[@leohoogeweg]

I am very sad in 2021 I never hear this song on the radio anymore. Radio stations (as usual) seem to have totally forgotten this absolutely masterpiece that was written right from Kenny’s heart. Even after his death they did not play it. There are not many songs so pure and beautiful. RIP Kenny.

[@stratafractx]

You're so right - hadn't heard it in years until last week whiledrivin driving thru west Texas

[@rodolfolaraleija6780]

Its sad...all these radio stations are all out looking for the next big hit. They dont realize that there are so many long-forgotten songs like this. 😢

[@besterbandasikazwe6736]

True

[@scottbuck455]

I finally made it back to my hometown after 25 years of being away. Man what a change 25 years makes. A few friends have past on now. Some friends are still there. They got to meet my wife. We got to drive around and look a places I used to hang with friends and where I lived and went to school. Man what a change 25 years makes.

[@everettleonard450]

I made the mistake of going back to my home town after 30 years....I wish I had never done that...I could have kept the memories alive 😢

[@garyhighley9022]

I remember when this song came out in the 1980s....I could see my dad's eyes watering when he listened to it. It's amazing to me that the 60s were so long ago now.

[@pocu321]

The same thing happened to my mother. We heard it for the first time in the waiting room of a chiropractor's office and I heard her sniffle. It really is just that moving.

[@bobbyoverbey6663]

I know what you mean it still makes the water flow every time I hear it the past 20 years have went by so fast it's incredible

[@garyhighley9022]

@@bobbyoverbey6663 I'm about to give this song a listen for the first time in months and it's gonna make me tear up..my dad just died last week. ..on my dang birthday of all days. He found out he had a heart condition and was gone two days later. He was 74 and passed peacefully in his recliner watching an old western with my mom.

[@NarcissisticTimes]

​@@garyhighley9022I'm very sorry for your loss. I lost my Dad almost a year ago so I understand. Much sympathies and prayers for you and your family. 🙏❤

[@keithrockwell9009]

Awesome song 😢brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.

[@deborahclark5292]

I'm 53 and boy I wish I could go back 30 years ago

[@rubysparrow479]

My best friend died today, her name is Susan Foote. Her Greatest Love in this life is Kenny Rogers and she actually talked with him after a Concert he played in Michigan. Susan lived on that minute, why you may ask; "Because he saw her." He looked at her and for her it was a true thrill. Her Idol saw her. For that I am forever thankful to Mr Rogers. You see I used to tease her about her Idol and that forever minute that for him was and is one of so many. You were gracious and kind Mr Rogers. I listened to that story 100 or more times and you made her happy Mr Rogers. I just listened to this collection of your Greatest hits and I must say you're darn good. Thank you and Blessed Be To Everyone for reading the ramblings of a heart broken friend. PS, I love you Susan and I will miss you every day of my life. Until we see each other again, goodnight and may your slumber be peaceful. May your dreams come true and may you be the President of his Fan Club Wherever you are. Love your BFF, Rube... "It's Ruby but she never would call me that, lol." You see she teased me too. What is a BFF to do? Be There. Always... PS,S. After listening to him all day in honor of my friend Susan, I decided this is my favorite song of his. This will help me remember Mr Rogers and I hope you know how much I thank you for that. Respectfully, Ruby *

[@MC-hs4mf]

Sorry

[@rubysparrow479]

To@@MC-hs4mf Thank you and Bless you. Respectfully, Ruby *

[@kevinclavey1163]

Sorry for your loss. I recently lost my mom 5/12/2018. Day before Mother's day. This was her fav song. I hope there's music in Heaven.

[@TarqPick]

It's rare to see such thoughtful, eloquent, and powerful comments on youtube. Today, you rocked my world.

[@tbrackett9344]

Susan is also blessed to have a friend like you. Very sorry for your loss.

[@dragondancer1814]

The older I get, the more I get this song. The last time I visited my home stomping grounds, nothing was familiar at all! A lot of the community pools where I had worked as a lifeguard or swam against their swim teams in meets are gone now, the mall I hung at with my friends was demolished and rebuilt as a "big box" shopping center three years ago after being a dead mall for about five years before that, and none of the places my friends and I hung at otherwise are there anymore-the movie theaters, roller rinks, bowling alleys, etc.-they're all gone now. Don't even get me started on how all the open spaces of my youth are now developments or major roads. The old saying is true, you really can't go home again. Well you can, but you'll find that when you get there, some maniac has changed all the locks! All my friends from those days are gone too-they either got married or pursued careers elsewhere. We've all scattered to the winds, and I don't know where they are anymore or what their lives are like. And the older I get, the harder it is to make friends-is it just me, or is that another part of aging that totally sucks? Where is Doc Brown with his DeLorean when you need them?

[@kstormgeistgem461]

[nods tiredly & somberly] I hear ya. I miss the old drive-ins. They used to pepper the area around here. Be they drive-in diners or movies, we had'em. Now all we have in their spaces are mini-storage places and vacant lots full of weeds. And we're expected to pack in like sardines into flashy 3D movie theaters that don't even have decent popcorn for cheap much less all the great stuff the old drive-ins had. And diners... Forget it. We're supposed to count ourselves lucky if a McDonald's opens up nearby much less anything Worth wasting the calorie count our doctors are now shoving down our throats. I get it. We're old. Why does that have to automatically equal bland, stale, tasteless, and generic in Everything we interact with? I'm all for growing old gracefully, but dammit, stop turning it into a hellish chore to do so! ~sorry. just something that's been bugging me.~

[@TheWickedAvatar]

Kstormgeistgem you are so right! >< I live in a small town and I can remember when everything was different and well better! Now .... it sucks!

[@clintonwallace6428]

Kind of reminds you of I Am I Said by Neil Diamond, huh, "LA`s fine but it ain`t home, New York`s home but it Ain`t mine no more"

[@katherynfisher3624]

Sadly dragondancer1814, I know exactly what you mean. My husband and I and our grown kids left our hometown for good 12 years ago and moved halfway across the country. I cried knowing I would likely never see the place again but it was already so changed from what it had been when I was growing up that it didn't feel like home even then. Now nothing is the same. The town I knew is gone, it's become a stranger and so are the people in it. Even worse, though we have lived in the are we are now for over six years I still feel like a stranger here. Making friends as you get older does suck because just when you need friends most you don't have them.

[@MC-hs4mf]

Love this song

[@airdriver]

This song is the definition of the word "Melancholy"

[@NarcissisticTimes]

Agree 💯

[@joecrawford172]

If you think the voice singing back up sounds familiar, it's Bill Champlin .. who belonged to the group Chicago.

[@harrisevans2309]

Anyone who grew up in a small town like I did can certainly identify with this extremely beautiful song. Every time I listen to it, I can see all of my childhood friends in my mind. Well written , well arranged and recorded. One of the finest and distinctive voices, of all time.

[@jimkhukhwane9346]

It tears me up

[@travbeav]

I grew up in the '80s and loved the sound of this song. It really didn't hit me until my early 30s the true meaning and emotion behind it. So many places I went to as a kid, gone....so many people who helped form the person I am today, gone....old friends and classmates scattered everywhere. Just had to sell my childhood home this year that was in the family 36 years...I made the mistake of driving past it and they're gutting the interior. When I sing this song now to myself I usually sing it with the word thirty instead of twenty. What's nice is that the melody supports 20 through 60 very smoothly. And yes, I cry every time I hear it or sing it. I truly feel this is the most underrated song Kenny performed. You never hear it played. RIP Kenny. Amazing singer and story teller.

[@theunknown4570]

When your young. You never stop to think. How fast time goes by. Taking for granted all the good moments that happen. Just thinking . They will always be there. Then one day. You get old. And you realize how it all went by so fast. Take time to STOP..........And take a mental picture of those good times. So you can remember. How precious they were. And appreciate it......

[@bradleyearl8558]

Very well said. If they would only listen .

[@pigramgregory2]

Especially losing 👪 & 💘 1's. Memories

[@ImAlwaysHere1]

@@bradleyearl8558 Unfortunately, you can't tell anybody anything. No one could tell me and I deeply regret it. I wish I could go back thirty years and slap the shit out of myself.

[@bradleyearl8558]

@@ImAlwaysHere1 I myself would slap myself silly too

[@angieg.4621]

You're comment made me cry because you're so right. ❤

[@kimberliparry2547]

YES, LIFE WAS SO MUCH EASIER TWENTY YEARS AGO. AND I WISH I HAD A TIME MACHINE.🙏😭🙏

[@passionparade]

So long Kenny. I was never into Country but as I would scroll through the radio as a kid growing up in the 80's without a T.V in small town Alberta I recall fondly stumbling onto this song and it made quite an impression on me. Later in life I searched it out and was reminded why I loved it so. You always had such a tender approach and honesty that you brought out in your expression, something that I try to do today as I connect with music and song. You left a wonderful testimony and I am sure it will fuel others who follow in your tender footsteps. Rest well fine Sir. J.

[@ronnieimburgia4986]

I'm with you brother.

[@gregorydietzler7402]

passionparade very well said

[@TheWaxworker]

"Scroll through the radio," I have never heard that term being used for listening to the radio (too bad we couldn't control it and go backward and forward through it!) -- but I totally relate. I would sit and listen to the radio for hours waiting for my favorite songs to come on. They always would. It just required patience. Along the way, I heard a lot of songs that would stick in my memory forever. Those were the days...

[@edwinguzman8198]

Well said

[@darrellpickering8535]

Check out Bob Seger.

[@andreaadkins9132]

Have loved this man’s voice since I was a young teenager. Almost 60 and still loving him.

[@pocu321]

"What I'd give if they could take me back in time....." 90% of the population probably feels this line...

[@DMarinari]

20 years, 20 years ago meant something really different than 20 years, 40 years ago... the life is so fast, the time is so short, whern you blink your eye, 20 years have passed.

[@radioactiveprepper8259]

First I heard this song, I was with my grandpa. I was 19 at the time - I'm 51 now. When the song was playing on the radio, he said "I don't think life was easier 20 years ago". I told him it was for me - 20 years back from that point, I was still in utero. Song makes me think of him and old times.

[@idristetteh7969]

Oh my! This was 1990 then!

[@edwardkrzynowek241]

Thanks for mentioning a grandpa! How hard or easy it was 'back when' probably has to do with one's individual perspective and experiences. But, if you focus only on the difference between high school life, then being thrown into the role of a new soldier on foreign soil a few months later, like in the song, I can see how the previous life was much easier. I have a relative who was in Vietnam in the mid to late 60's. He lived to tell the tale, but suffered immense health damage of all kinds, from what he went through. He's not the same person he was before. I miss the old him. No offense meant by any of that. Just my take on one possible explanation of 'so much easier 20 years ago'.

[@BrianSmith-lo3mj]

@@edwardkrzynowek241 That sounds exactly like my dad ... He went off to Vietnam back in 69 and he was never the same after he came back. It's so sad.

[@Allenroth1980]

I miss those days so much. 😭😭. Everything was better then

[@truthteller8872]

This was filmed in downtown Clarksville Tennessee before the flood. A nostalgic and timeless melody and lyrics. You'll always be loved and missed Kenny, thanks for all the great music. R.I.P.

[@eurofritz4617]

Did you mean before the tornado? Downtown Clarksville is well above the flood plain unlike Riverside drive.

[@NarcissisticTimes]

​Truthteller is referring to the flood on May 1, 2010 a rainy day soon took a historic turn. In a short period of time, a record breaking 11 inches of rain fell. Rivers began to rise and soon, much of historic downtown and low lying areas of Clarksville were under water. 'The Great Flood' or the '100 Year Flood'. However Clarksville was also hit by a tornado as well on Feb. 2018.

[@donnabrittain210]

@@NarcissisticTimes the church steeple in the skyline was taken out in the tornado-only the frame was rebuilt, as a monument to the disaster. Nice little town.

[@donaldowens8341]

Life was so much easier 20 years ago and now most of my loved ones are gone brings a flood of memories

[@psgary6622]

I've been listening to this since it was new in 1985. I can't listen to it without crying anymore.

[@raymondmasara]

PS Gary Thats true

[@tikkidaddy]

Same

[@tammygordon8699]

So true u think of people not here anymore

[@barrydavid6634]

me too but it was from 1986

[@jsp7410]

I was 6 when it came out, but looking back it rings true for me also. I was three years into my first enlistment on 9/11.... 20 years later friends, and 18 year old kids I helped trained are gone.... 20 years ago...

[@livingword12]

Life was easier, if only i could go back in time.

[@damonrich5101]

How I agree with you. Twenty years ago, I had just graduated college and the world was open to me. Since then, I've lost all my grandparents, six friends, a son, and a wife. Appreciate what you have!

[@livingword12]

Damon Rich im sorry for your loss, believe me i took so many things for granted. I had a cousin that was like a brother to me, one day a few years ago he went up in his garage loft and shot himself. I keep saying why!

[@damonrich5101]

Damn brother...sometimes it's hard to understand why the pain has to be so real. Glad to see that we both pulled through. If you need to vent, just come back to this video and yell at me. I'm good for that!

[@bigwillietheb]

take me back to the late 70's early 80's

[@artvallejos1460]

R.I.P.

[@maverickconsultingsc]

Makes me cry everytime I hear this song

[@lucywisener936]

Me too makes me think of my mom who died three years ago from lung cancer , she loved kenny

[@Jeffwho78]

@@lucywisener936 I'm so sorry 😓😓😟😢

[@alansnyder2177]

Yeah...

[@fever_spike]

Lucy Wisener My sincerest condolences on your loss. My own mother passed at the end of 2008; she and my dad practically raised my brother and I on what I consider classic country (mid-70s to early-mid 90s)-Kenny and Dolly, Conway Twitty, Alabama, Oak Ridge Boys, Hank Jr., George Jones, George Strait, Waylon and Willie, etc. (Mom’s favorites were Randy Travis, Vince Gill, Vern Gosdin and John Anderson.) Every vehicle we ever owned when we were growing up, my folks kept the radio on WCMS FM 100 (our leading country station here in Virginia Beach, VA back in the 80s-early/mid 90s), though in the 90s they would sometimes change it to Eagle 97, which had come along at that point. To this day, that classic country remains extremely close to my heart, and is practically the only country I’ll listen to. Thanks, mom-love you and miss you.

[@gregorydietzler7402]

Brad Richardson me too

[@jamesdrinkwater5782]

I learned to sing and play this song when I was 13. Now 37 years later, I truly understand the meaning of the lyrics.

[@patsmith6982]

9-11-2001, my son just joined the army and we were in crisis. Twenty years ago. Sad day in history. I feel this song to my core.

[@stephentaege6255]

The lyrics are simply haunting and beautiful what could be more perfect than kennys voice 🕯️🙏🤠🦅⭐🐴

[@donshaffer4169]

It's a classic because it can be understood by anyone from any era. It's timeless regardless of its release in the 80s

[@matthewbarnes1259]

My mom told me I'd understand what this meant one day when we first heard it. That was nearly 40 years ago; I was 8 and she was right, like usual. If kids only knew how right their parents usually are.

[@larrymugrage2464]

God bless u brother Kenny Rogers. I have all of ur albums. I play all of them in ur honor. Such a strong voice.

[@idristetteh7969]

I was listening to a collection of Country music and I heard this song and I've been repeating this song over and over again - for once, I thought it was Lionel Richie just because of the lyrics, the composure and the beats; it's just like his hit song - "stuck on you". I just decided to come to KZbin to search for the song but Kenny Rogers came in addition to the song so I was confused but decided to play it and I just to found out it was his song! Oh my! I love the song! Especially the chorus!

[@beulahallen32]

I'm a long time fan of Kenny Rogers. I was so saddened to learn of his passing. I've loved every song he's recorded. Rest in peace Kenny. We love you and we're going to miss you.

[@grantw6833]

My favorite Kenny Rogers song.

[@aerobulb3682]

Feel like i was born in the wrong century... I’m 24 and I love this song since my 18"

[@timothyjackson4653]

In these cold blooded times it’s so nice to glimpse meaningfulness.

[@JACKYU82127]

It's been a long time since I walked Through this old town But oh how the memories start to flow And there's the old movie house They finally closed it down You could find me there every Friday night Twenty years ago. I worked the counter at the drugstore down the street But nobody's left there I would know On Saturday mornings that's where All my friends would meet You'd be surprised to know what a dime would buy Twenty years ago. All my memories from those days come gather round me What I'd give if they could take me back in time It almost seems like yesterday Where do the good times go? Life was so much easier twenty years ago. I guess I should stop by Mr. Johnson's hardware store His only son was my friend Joe But he joined the army back in 1964 How could we know he would never come back Twenty years ago All my memories from those days come gather round me What I'd give if they could take me back in time It almost seems like yesterday Where do the good times go? Life was so much easier twenty years ago.

[@johntracy72]

The line about Joe Johnson always gets to me.

[@thihaboyz]

Thanks

[@gambler2550]

This is Kenny Rogers' finest performance. Completely underrated piece of music. Everything about it is perfect--vocals, music, background vocals...everything. This should have been a #1 (peaked at #2). It should also have been a bigger AC hit (as it really is an AC song, not country in arrangement). Best Kenny song ever.

[@apeacefulgrower]

Just like childhood memories, "PRICELESS". Rip Kenny, you'll be missed by Millions. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of Life and Perspective through your songs.

[@aprilwehking9879]

This song stll makes me cry but it hits different now as an adult

[@sarahstacy81]

It is impossible to listen to this song. And not have tears in your eyes. Kenny Rogers hit this one. Out of the ballpark. And right to the heart and soul. RIP.

[@DavidAlberto-pe2ux]

l agree with you, indeed kenny rogers is a great and talented artist who's songs never goes out of style,he's one of my favorites artist, he's songs still and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of beautiful days🙏🙏🙏

[@richardcarrier9536]

The irony is things are so bad now, 20 years ago was the '9/11' era. It seemed bad then, but was a better time than we are living in now.

[@chrisaycock6963]

The Sad thing is, everybody wants CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE! They don't care about the way things "USED" to be. Hopefully they'll "MISS" those days, but the SAD thing is, It'll NEVER "CHANGE" BACK! SO SAD!

[@KeithSage]

It kinda makes me tear up, where did 75 years go?

[@kristencrooker9901]

This was one of the songs at my grandmother's funeral almost a year ago. She loved Kenny Rogers and I like to think she finally got to meet him when he too passed. I find myself listening to him when I miss her.

[@stephanieconner4129]

❤❤❤❤

[@willjenkins3529]

She's in a better place. Please keep your head up. God bless you and your family 👪 🙏 ❤️ ♥️ 💕 💙 👪 🙏 ❤️ ♥️ 💕 💙

[@bigwillietheb]

remembering the first time I heard this song back in 1987 I was 13 years old , didn't mean much to me back then , but 36 years later , I sure get it , but for me it would say life was so much easier 30 years ago

[@christophercarlson5624]

I try not cry when I hear this song because the message of this song sure hits home with me because life was so much easier when we were young kids...Rest In Peace Kenny you are deeply missed I am a true fan of yours and your music

[@darrellepickering8433]

I'm a '49 model & I pass thru my home town since I live close. The town's changed a lot over the years but the biggest was in '89 when a tornado ripped thru. I've never went to a class reunion b/c we just weren't close. Sad to spend 12 years together & not feel like family. It is what it is & this song plays a lot in my head.

[@vmarden1972]

I am old enough now that I can appreciate how great this song truly is. Brings back memories and a tear to my eye as well. The sweet serenity of the Piano as well as the smooth purity of the voice make this the perfect combo for this song.

[@ashleyelliott444]

Next year the events of this song will be from SIXTY years ago!!!! It's a great song though and it really holds up.

[@samanthapatterson813]

Just learned over the weekend of a beloved high school teacher's passing. It's hitting me really hard how much adulting can suck.

[@dominicmassaconi6160]

What happened, these kids today don't get it..respect is earned.

[@lilpink62]

It’s been 3 months and I still can not listen to your music without crying. RIP, Kenny, your music always brought peace to my chaotic life and I love you for it! You were the best musician out there!!

[@nikagutlay9497]

20 years ago, I hope its you 💜

[@rexbitten]

We thought things were so permanent when we were younger and that people, places and things would always be waiting for us right where we left them. Sadly life teaches us to be strong because this is not always the case.

[@Whatifiamarobot]

How right you are. Sometimes I think memories are an assault on the heart. Bittersweet and haunting. I do have my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. And that is the most important thing in life . He's always with me.

[@Music-tk5oq]

@@Whatifiamarobot & he's somebody who lived 2 millenial ago & only person who had superpowers from god

[@Godfearingone2023]

I got my dad to by this record for me when I was in first grade. This is my first time listening to it since then. 😢

[@ctoombs7825]

RIP Kenny Rogers You were a staple to my childhood in the 80s

[@klaseronen7535]

I just realized that this past summer was the 40th anniversary since I heard Kenny Rogers' singing for the first time. The album was "Share Your Love" and I was only a 7-years-old boy from Finland. With the aid of my mother, I sent a fan letter to Kenny but never received a reply. However I saw perform live in 1999, it was a special night for me. I remember staying at home during that day in late-March of 2020 when I heard of Kenny's passing from a Finnish TV channel. The news literally took the breath out of me. Now I am listening to "Twenty Years Ago" and it could as well be "Forty Years Ago"; where did the good times go...? There will never be another Kenny Rogers. Thank you for all the great memories and your great voice, Kenny.

[@joditaylor3674]

This song always has made me cry, even as a little girl when this first came out.

[@RandolphOfogbe]

How I really wished someone could take me back in time, I love this song more than words can express , I no longer listen to the song with my ears alone,I closed my eyes & let it sink into my very being. It got me thinking if life hasnt lost its meaning many years ago

[@ginapoliti2167]

Memories of many years ago haunt me everyday, the loved ones still alive, the family get togethers, the "firsts" of everything, and the innocence of it all.

[@clashroyale-pc9es]

Man, I'm just stopping by to tell you that you're right, life was sooo much easier 20 years ago...... 💔

[@Smalltownboy70]

Love this song love the message behind it, I'm 48 so maybe 30 yrs ago for me but Great Song

[@bigwillietheb]

I'm 44 so 30 years ago for me also

[@tbrackett9344]

Same here. From just north of Atlanta in Marietta. This song almost describes it to the " T".

[@Pdasilva0324]

20 Years Ago...now 2003. I was a kid when this son came out. Now 20 years ago I was a married man. Time is not kind to us. Damn.

[@GaryJWetzel]

You had to love Kenny Rogers if you were like me - I was twelve when "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town" came out, and "Just Dropped In" was a true staple of psychedelia for a while. He was just a monumental presence and a voice that will never be duplicated. This song has brought me to tears many a time even going on fifty years ago. Rest in peace and sing with the band in Heaven, Kenny - they've got your microphone waiting and ready for you!

[@Justice-ef9sk]

Parents with young children--LOVE THEM AS HARD AS YOU CAN- before you blink, and they’re grown and gone…. Megan Nicole 9/1/89 - 6/7/2017 RIP baby girl, til I see you again Mom

[@jyr6329]

Kenny and Conway- forever voices

[@MikeHolzhauser]

Missing my brother bobby watching this video he died august -2-2024

[@tbrackett8389]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@WimGelok]

Bless you and brother!

[@isangprimary6503]

I grew up listening to his music and has partly made me what I am today. May God rest his soul.

[@avenqer]

Bill Champlin really adds the punch when its needed. Always an emotional song.

[@philliesfan1971]

I imagine his buddy Jay Graydon (the producer of this particular track) probably asked to sing on this. They won Grammys in 1979 and 1982 for "After The Love Has Gone" and "Turn Your Love Around".

[@Pinman376]

I grew up in a beautiful little town. I've been gone from there for 40 years, but it's not the same little town my dad passed last year, and that was the last tie I had to it. I sure have wonderful memories. I wish my children and grandchildren could have grown up in that little town.

[@johnstaples4668]

I feel this song right through my soul! Love it and can relate! Life was so much easier indeed twenty years ago

[@lauramalizia9636]

I need to go back 30 years. I’m 46. Have a good talk with my younger self. Wise me up.

[@michellebrandt2994]

I got a chance to see him a few years ago and it was great. Thank you Kenny for all your music ❤️

[@rodolfolaraleija6780]

😢 If there was ever a song that makes me reflect on my life, its this one. Kenny knew just how to make magic in all of his songs. To want me to go back in time to relive it all again...I would give anything to do just that.

[@patricksaxon3983]

He was a great singer! So sad that radio stations no longer play his his songs any more.

[@matthewhall2745]

Definitely.

[@sammie12ut]

It is Bill Champlin. He was a lead singer of Chicago for 30 years and had quite a career in background singing as well as background vocal arrangements. He's worth checking out on his own