OH MAN!| FIRST TIME HEARING Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Ballad Of Curtis Loew REACTION

[@giodagrate5369]

Ronnie Van Zant was a legendary storyteller who could write lyrics that EVERYONE can relate to in some way. A true genius.

[@johndalessandro6433]

So true! He had a wisdom, life lessons and/ or street wisdom far beyond his years. Never wrote his lyrics down!!

[@jeffdempsey6478]

Ditto ❤

[@stevekant1745]

The thing that amazes me about Ronnie was that when he composed lyrics to their songs, he never wrote any of them down on paper. He said "...if it wasn't worth remembering, it wasn't going in his songs"

[@anon7843]

Curtis Loew is a fictional character. The store is real.

[@kennethbrown5164]

Ed King on slide guitar... so good... RIP.

[@Hobodeluxe960]

loved his slide on Mr Banker

[@ricobonifacio1095]

Im pretty sure it was Curtis

[@Hobodeluxe960]

@@ricobonifacio1095 pretty sure it wasn't

[@stevenkmiller]

I watched a documentary on LS and the relationship between Mr. King and the rest of the band was pretty interesting in the beginning. Cool cat tho, great guitarist. It's his voice you hear counting in the beginning of Sweet Home Alabama.

[@kennethbrown5164]

You're right I heard that too...

[@BoyNamedSue4]

The original Skynyrd lineup was a once in a lifetime talent.

[@jennyjenny4501]

They don’t make music like this anymore.

[@tylerhackner9731]

They sure don’t

[@davidd5407]

Can u imagine an Ariana Grande or a 21 Pilots even trying to do something like this? I mean, what life experience can they possibly draw from? An encounter on tik tok?

[@bobthebear1246]

They really don't.

[@chrisweber8191]

Check out the Tedeschi Trucks Band.

[@Van1973Auken]

@jennyjenny4501 they do, actually. Check out One Horse Town Live in the Backyard, by Blackberry Smoke.

[@MOS650]

I’ve never heard this before… what a song!

[@teresajarrell452]

So glad they introduced you to it!! I've loved it for decades!!

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I'm so happy you all finally got to this. It's one of my favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd songs, but honestly I like every song on every album. But this is such a classic and I never get tired of hearing it, I always hear new things in it. An Amber you are right, it was bottles and not cans, but the bigger difference is that, although the bottles would get reused after being washed out, it was different than recycling. There was a 5 or 10 cent deposit on glass bottles and if you returned them to the store, then they would give you that money back.

[@mickeymayfield4192]

One of my favorites from skynyrd

[@jeanstrickland2445]

This is one of my favorite songs from Skynard ♥️

[@traviscrockett3640]

Omg. One of my top 5 Skynerd songs. Great story song. Great blues riff.

[@michaelbyrd4063]

My favorite skynyrd song

[@davidpetrich7277]

One of my favorite songs.

[@blackwolf6082]

First vinyl I bought. Such a great song

[@bill8384]

Coke and Pepsi used to come in returnable, reusable bottles. Before aluminum cans, all soda machines were loaded with these bottles!

[@jefflast9489]

Nothing better than an ice cold Nehi grape soda back in the day!

[@chrisoakley5830]

And they tasted much better when they came in bottles.

[@thomasflake1404]

We always checked the bottom of Coke bottles to see which plant they came from. Whoever got the most distant location won the game.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

RC, Nehi, Dad's, everything that was in bottles were controlled by state laws and had various refund amounts.

[@patrickgrider8976]

When I was a boy in the early 70s that's how I made my soda and candy money, collecting those bottles and taking them to the store.

[@gregorywilcox5949]

Lynyrd Skynyrd kings of southern rock where rock meets country and soul

[@Jude_196]

COULDN'T CLICK on this one FAST ENOUGH!!! YA'LL are gonna LOVE THIS ONE!!! Oh: how I MISS LYNYRD SKYNYRD!!! GREAT to see ya'll reacting to this one!! HUGS!

[@bradleycrawford9837]

One of Skynyrd's absolute best ❤

[@brownie1341]

I knew y'all would enjoy this song! Glad you finally covered it.

[@dholmes288]

Wow! The just covered my absolute favorite Skynyrd song!!!

[@jwgpss57]

One of my favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd songs!

[@btkeithmorley]

This my favourite Skynyrd album and this track is pure class your smiles on this kinda says it all, love this.

[@timgrady4630]

Beautiful song . Beautiful truth y'all . Blessings to you and your dear ones .

[@rainydaydreamawy]

Hands down, the best Skynyrd tune. I used to work overnights for a classic rock station in a decent market, and if LS came up on the playlist, I'd always swap it out for this one every time.

[@steveg5933]

My favorite Skynyrd song!

[@elliec1911]

My absolute favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song ever. Saw them a couple of years ago and was HOPING they would play it, and when that first note hit it was pure bliss for me 💗💓💗. Thanks for the video y'all 😊

[@u123881]

Much love to you both! Thank You.

[@taooflifekenpo]

MY FAVORITE SONG BY SKYNYRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Sethery306]

My favorite song from Lynyrd Skynyrd! I was hoping you do this song because the story is beautiful and I knew you would both love it!

[@kajabrill2404]

This reminds me of a Mark Twain story.. I've always loved it ❤

[@lauracaldwell3243]

My all-time favorite LS song.

[@joshualight7686]

My favorite song from them. I saw them live as a teenager with Johnny as lead and it was incredibly

[@whiskey6string]

I thought, they should listen to Gimme Three Steps. So I searched and you've already done it. So I went to check that out. First comment: Listen to Ballad of Curtis Loew. The circle is complete.

[@debbiemccain5850]

My favorite LS song of all!!🎶😁🎶❤ He loved ol' Curtis so much he'd take whippins' just to hear him sing & play the blues...there's a lesson here that we need to learn more than ever!!😊💟🎶

[@allendixon7700]

I'm thinking about uh😊

[@jimmymcintyre7944]

Skynyrd was special. When the plane crashed, the rest of the country was just discovering what us southerners already knew. These boys were good. Saw them live July 4th 1976. Yall need to watch their live Free Bird performance from 1977. Think it's in the Oakland baseball field.

[@sorensmith9873]

This is such a good song, another take on it is how much an older person, coach, teacher can offer a younger person without asking for anything in return and how that could possibly leave a huge impression on that child for a long time. As a coach of younger kids its a nice reminder when they get older, have some success and remember/appreciate some of the lessons you tried to impart on them when they were first starting out.

[@ChanelStuff]

Thanks guys! This happens to be my favorite LS song. Absolutely love this one❤

[@johndbrandhorst4434]

He spent a lifetime playing the black man's blue's and on the day he lost his life that's all he had to lose. Not many get to spend it doing what you love and you can't take anything with you only what you leave behind. Curtis left a lasting impression on that young man's life as this song has on me and now the two of you.🎸🎶

[@GrognardPiper]

I’ve loved this song ever since the first time I heard it in my dads truck back in the 80’s!

[@smitty60-su2xf]

Second Helping is a classic album i am now in my 60s and its still top three for me...great reaction...

[@kyleanspach3457]

This has always been my favorite Skynard.

[@Eggheadgolf]

You guys need to watch the documentary of Lynyrd Skynyrd called "If I leave here tomorrow." You will see why they are the greatest band of all time.

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

I have been waiting for this one! Probably my favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song.

[@debbierinier2704]

Thank you for bringing this to a younger audience

[@kylespence9060]

Love this song, free bird, sweet home alabama, Tuesday's gone, the breeze, gimme three steps, etc

[@larryc3860]

Not all of the Southern rockers of the time would admit it, but the Blues was an integral part of their music......this is a great example of what L.S., the Allman Bros. and many more bands could do with a 'traditional' Blues number......soooo goood

[@danhurley2274]

One of my faves from Lynyrd Skynyrd!!

[@RogerFarewell]

This is actually my favorite Skynyrd song.

[@AdventuresInMyBronco]

THANK YOU!!! I know I've been bugging you all to do this reaction. I knew you would love it.

[@JS-TexanJeff]

I once heard that in their prime, they played a small town venue (I think some place in Oregon), but they billed themselves as The Curtis Loew Band....it was still a sold out crowd, because the locals knew who it was.

[@FinieousFingers1976]

Damn, so happy you covered this song. I was that little 12 years old white boy in Georgia when this song came out. A few years past MLK and RFK were being taken from us far to early, we were starting to figure it out. Yes there were still tensions, but we had football, BBQ, the blues, and Jesus in common. Not sure what happened since then, but it makes me sad. the Ballad of Curtis Lowe is the embodiment of the the old 1930's Delta blues guitarists from Robert Jordan, Lead Belly, and Albert King (the King of Blues Guitar). You should check out Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan in session 1983. The master of blues guitar acknowledges that the young pup has learned his lessons well, and the pup has total respect for the OG. I wish they still made music like this. Ballard of Curtis Loew is my favorite Skynyrd song.

[@FinieousFingers1976]

Robert Johnson, sorry about that. I apologize profusely.

[@lizoneal2518]

Piano player was actually a roadie who spoke up at Muscle Shoals recording studio when they were told they really needed a piano. I don’t think they even knew he knew how to play.

[@scotttrammell3913]

Songs like this are why Ronnie Van Zandt was such a wonderful storyteller.

[@michelleb9808]

Wow, NEVER HEARD IT. Cant believe that. Amazing song! Next- If you havent already done it, Tuesdays Gone

[@teresajarrell452]

So glad they introduced you to it!! I have loved this song for decades!!😃👍😃

[@tammycosby4495]

As you know, Skynryd is a LEGEND but this us arguably one of their their best. Definitely my fave.

[@jimcomvideos]

A song with a beautiful message that you elaborated on beautifully. Lynyrd Skynyrd is timeless. Yup, we used to return Coke bottles for a nickel.

[@Trampiere]

Man! I've been waiting on this one for a long, long time. Thank you guys so much! Keep on doing what you're doing!

[@JACKPAVAL]

Just another reason Lynyrd Skynyrd is Legendary

[@violettompkins206]

One of the best bands ever! Love Lynyrd Skynyrd ✌️❤️🎶

[@brehojojordan7259]

beautiful

[@whitespider99]

Amber & Jay, here are some other good Lynyrd Skynyrd songs to react to: "Saturday Night Special", "I Know a Little", "You Got That Right", "I Got the Same Old Blues", "I Never Dreamed", "Cry for the Bad Man", and "All I Can Do Is Write About It".

[@richardpierce7819]

You should check a sing called " Every Mothers Son " its a tune mostly known by hard core Skynyrd fans. It will tug at your heart strings.

[@travisreynolds4263]

As a fellow Okie. You guys are one of the best reactors out there. Beautiful song and beautiful reaction.

[@stevekant1745]

I met Allen Collins (lead guitarist) and Leon Wilkerson (bass player) after a Rossington-Collins band concert in Birmingham AL in 1980 and they were very nice but Allen was drinking straight out of a fifth of Jack Daniels like it was Pepsi...Great show by the way, as always Amber and Jay!

[@dansmith7125]

My favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd song. I couldn't wait until this day came for your guys reaction to this song. I keep suggesting you guys react to Jeff Healey doing Hoochie Koochie Man. I'm patiently waiting.

[@Jude_196]

Just goes to show you: some people that judge people are not correct....and, we're ALL here for a REASON and are WORTH SOMETHING to SOMEONE!!

[@Gary-q8q]

Soda pop glass bottles back in the day would bring .10 cents a piece at a corner store. Soft drink company's ran through washers and reused.

[@nvi5ion622]

One of the best songs ever. When is it a bad time to play it?! 3 other great, noteworthy LYNYRD SKYNYRD songs are "I Know A Little", "The Breeze", and "Junkie". Now dont forget about "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" by LEONARD NIMOY (aka SPOCK) from the 60's!

[@angelohernandez6060]

Great tune! One of my favorite Skynyrd tracks. This one isn't overplayed to death like some of their other tunes like Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama.

[@warrenhughes911]

Great reaction again guys.. I seen Skynyrd 3 times.. Do some more Dylan...

[@ericgude721]

Ed King once said, if you ever want to know what Ronnie was like, who was as a person, all you need to do is listen to ANY 6 Lynyrd Skynyrd songs, doesn’t matter which ones, just any 6. And you’ll know exactly who RVZ was. It’s so true.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love this band

[@richardzepeda4389]

This is my favorite song

[@ericsmith123]

A similar story song, and a masterpiece, is Drive By Truckers' "Decoration Day". You'd love that or just about anything of the Decoration Day album.

[@danmayberry1185]

Skynyrd's instruments played the stories as clearly as Ronnie sang them. Magical.

[@kevinmclaughlin1092]

Just can't get enough of that slide guitar solo. Next you gotta do WORKIN' FOR MCA. 3 guitar army at it's finest. 🔥🔥🔥

[@wnctarheel9626]

As a kid in the early seventies my brother, our neighbor and myself would pick up bottles and take them to the country store about half mile from home. We would cash them in for 5 cents each and buy a soda and candy bar. We would be home from home for hours on our bikes in the summer while our parents were at work and no one would bother you. Great memories.

[@maryreilly5092]

Thank you for this video AND for mentioning Jacksonville, Florida. We appreciate that down here.❤

[@danjenkins9427]

This is one of my favorites.

[@teresajarrell452]

THANK YOU!! 👍😃❣️😃👍

[@bman133]

Love this. Love y'all. Keep rockin'❤

[@tomlewis9207]

This song is about unknown, unrecognized and unappreciated treasures. They are out there, just have to look and listen.

[@alejandrobojorquez6181]

LYNYRD SKYNYRD - " Saturday Night Special " ( Audio ) this is another super awesome song that you guys should check out it's gotta be on your next Lynyrd Skynyrd reaction.

[@KathyBlackwell-xk9rg]

Need to check out. The three dog night the song is Black And White! In the 1970s rock bands did try to help get rid of racism but the 90s brought it all back!

[@csedrivers2850]

I love this song. 😎

[@ghasenbuhler5156]

I mean, I love me some Lynard Skynard, but this song is DEFINITELY special! ❤

[@gregleblanc9357]

Love my nephews cover of this song.

[@brokenws70]

this and i need you are my top , my all time fav band

[@michaelknight2118]

Great song. Can't go wrong. How about another ballad, Harry Chapin, Mr. Tanner. Will make you cry. Thanks for the smile.

[@five4fighting194]

I think I can honestly say we had the best music ever in the 70’s and 80’s. So much greatness jammed in 2 decades.

[@russellfarina9099]

Amen brother and sister ❤

[@2384barney]

My all time favorite Skynyrd song.

[@rhwinner]

I've heard an electric dobro played through an overdrive pedal just like a guitar 🔥🔥🔥

[@arnoldcox9128]

Awesome song

[@jefferyparker4277]

It makes me smile to watch these young people find this great music. Y'all would love The Drive By Truckers. Give them a shot. Huge catalog. I say start with "What it Means".

[@Roh_Echt]

Put this one in your pipe and smok'it. This is one of my Top 3 Skynyrd songs. Right up there with: Tuesday's Gone and Simple Man.

[@steviemccormick3762]

Classic !!!!!!

[@InspectorVol]

If someone ever asks, what is southern rock? Play them this song. Imho, in its on way, it captures a moment in time of southern living.

[@Kuesel68]

One of my absolute fav by the group. Please try out Mr Banker, one of most beautiful and touching blues tune

[@timpwhit]

I love Neil Young, but this song is evidence that Lynyrd Skynyrd's criticism of Neil's "Southern Man" in their song "Sweet Home Alabama" was not based on racism, but simply a love of the Southern lifestyle and that they felt a need to push back on Neil's criticism. It's a thorny issue to this day, as we all know, but Lynyrd Skynyrd were proud of the South despite the racial tensions at the time, not because they chose to ignore or even tacitly endorse them.

[@RogerMcCauley-s1e]

Oliver Anthony does an outstanding cover of this song

[@kendixon7118]

Oh thank you my wife's favorite song of all time.