OMG SHE'S DONE WITH BEING BAREFOOT AND PREGNANT!!! LORETTA LYNN - THE PILL (REACTION)

[@michaelfarmer9472]

Loretta has had like 9 songs banned from radio play...but every one of those became #1 hit sellers...because she writes and records what she feels, and doesn't care who likes it or who don't. People in Nashville say she may be "too real". She said it's the only way she can write. She's 89 and just released a new hit album STILL WOMAN ENOUGH. Her motto is "Never quit working. Never retire." because she loves writing songs. She has over 1,000 songs she hasn't even recorded!

[@zoeystar4668]

How I wish they were recorded. I love listening to her life accounts, she's just so blunt and interesting to listen too.

[@lsanders6032]

the accrual number on songs she has had banned is 13, she still holds that record

[@edwconr]

A book of her song lyrics must be published ....it is American genius material!

[@donniehagy5125]

Yes, this one damn near caused a riot in country music land!

[@bluecollarlit]

Yes! I was surprised to learn that any of her songs were banned from the radio. Unreal.

[@avidrdr5640]

She recorded this 5 years after the birth control pill became available and 2 years after Roe v Wade, so the song was very controversial at the time. And she was, indeed, describing what it was like for women as breeders. She was also a child bride, married at 13.

[@Teresia12]

That age is debatable. She says 15.

[@BunnyRabbit-b8c]

@@Teresia12 and…? That’s still a CHILD

[@catenystrom6506]

She was and IS a woman who speaks her mind, Loretta was having babies since she was 15 yrs old. The pill freed women to live their lives. The song was very controversial, but SO important.

[@ladybhive1210]

Yes it was controversial and banned there were different movements for women at the time. She WAS having babies by her husband too. The radio Stations had a problem with ( someone singing about birth control). But she got the last laugh.😆

[@jcrhdd]

This song created quite the stir. Imagine no one talked about it but women were on it. She just thru it out. The public went bonkers. LOL

[@RowdyRomantic]

This song was banned on radio. But I tell you that she sang to women who never ever realize that they could get the pill. She spoke to women in Appalachia she really really really made a difference.

[@maryrichardson1318]

Before the early 70s, women had to have permission from their husbands to get any kind of birth control . This song was revolutionary.

[@clarionblur]

That seems so crazy now! It's infuriating.

[@Deborahtunes]

I believe it depended on where you lived. It wasn't that way in my state...

[@jenniferd.w.357]

Let's not forget how many "husbands" who didn't want to pay for divorce and spousal support had their wives commited to insane asylums so they could run off with Ms. Houchee Couchee ! My Aunty couldn't open her own checking account without her husband opening the account. She explained she had her own job and wanted her own account, the bank manager refused. She told him then you will see me everyday on my lunch hour standing outside this bank handing out notes to anyone who walks by of your business practices to women. After the first lunch hour the next day, he disgruntley opened her an account. This was early 60s in Calif.

[@nunyab.9865]

@@jenniferd.w.357 Go Aunty!!

[@videocat1366]

I remember that and Loretta really cause a stir but she never backed down from any song she wrote. Even in places where it wasn't the law, that was the attitude of many doctors.

[@jojones1082]

Loretta kept it REAL! She wrote songs about real life and you have to respect her for it. This song was very controversial when it came out and there were a lot of radio stations that refused to play it. But it still became a classic. Gotta give props to Loretta - she truly was a force to be reckoned with!

[@gasby24]

Loretta Lynn says that by her count she has had 14 songs banned from select radio stations because she sang about life instead of what the industry wanted her to sing. She was telling the truth about what she was living and said that each time a song was banned it sold even better than before radio banned it, so she didn't worry if they were banned. She didn't see anything wrong with the songs, they were real life, but others felt they were scandalous for that time.

[@ladybhive1210]

Was it" ONES ON THE WAY"

[@gasby24]

@@ladybhive1210 Yes "The Pill" was one of them. A few others were "Fist City", Rated X", "Don't Come home a Drinking", "Wings Upon Your Horns", One's on the Way". I don't have a complete list and I read about the 14 songs in one of her books.

[@ladybhive1210]

@@gasby24 Thanks summer. The more they banned her the more the songs became better hits can't keep Loretta down!

[@LM-hb6yn]

My mother loved her, which surprises me in retrospect because my mother was very judgmental and straight laced. But Loretta was her favorite female singer.

[@dagmar.6954]

Loretta Lynn is a country legend. She is a singer song writer who's music has spanned 6 decades. She was also friends with the great late Patsy Cline. Her younger sister Crystal Gayle also is a great singer. She grew up dirt poor & stayed humble & true to her roots. The autobiographical movie "Coal Miner's Daughter" is worth looking at.

[@jfox9126]

Agree. Love Crystal Gayle too, “Why have you left the one you left me for” and “don’t it make my brown eyes blue” - so good!

[@dagmar.6954]

@@jfox9126 Both are great songs by Crystal Gayle.

[@lhuntley4577]

Loretta was banned for this song. She wrote a lot of her biggest songs in the 60s and 70s.... the women's movement was taking hold at that time. Sexual liberation of women scared the hell out of the average man and most radio and TV stations were in their control at the time. She was groundbreaking for sure. Her music became more topical as she grew older and more liberated. And many of her songs were about womens' experiences in general, not just hers personally.

[@williamwilkins3046]

Look what it has accomplished. Nothing

[@jsjazz12]

Loretta truly loved her husband so much. I remember when he passed away it was so sad. You'll understand their marriage once you watch the movie. Their relationship progressed with the times.

[@sharonpate5481]

I remember this being talked about a lot by my mom and her friends. Birth control pills were a woman’s salvation from unwanted pregnancy ☮️🌻💙👵🏼

[@Col92018]

But it still wasn’t enough now they want to kill them in the womb.

[@lawrence7511]

This song was recorded in 1972. They held off releasing till 1975. It was banned by radio but still became a hit!

[@adrenalinmyride5634]

Like Alice Cooper, Harry Potter, etc You ban something, it becomes popular

[@denisewelden9568]

This was in the 70's and that was unthinkable then!! She was breaking barriers with this song!! You said that you didn't know that they could talk about this then. They couldn't!! She was very controversial!

[@Code9]

10-04-22 R.I.P. Loretta. She was my secret girlfriend ever since I saw her perform live when the Grand Ol' Opry road show came to Seattle way back in the 60s. Hard to believe such a remarkable music icon is no longer with us. Her presence will be greatly missed.

[@moogie1954]

I remember when I was just barely in Jr. High, I heard this song on the radio. We lived in rural Georgia at the time.... A while later, I was listening to the radio and the DJ on the radio apologized for playing the song and said that it wouldn't be played on that station any more! That just made me turn to another station to see if they would play it! I finally heard it again and really listened to it and it was wonderful! Those self-righteous hypocrites were really torn because they loved Loretta Lynn but felt that the song was against their narrow-minded, misogynistic beliefs!

[@Bamagirl-uf8xn]

She was 13 when she got married and 14 when she had her first child. Six children born from 1948 to 1964. Her last pregnancy was twin girls. Hence the song about the Pill.

[@joeyrobison6629]

Loretta had 6 children: Betty Sue 1948-2013, Jack Benny 1949-1984, Cissy born 1952, Ernest Ray born 1954 and the twins Patsy (named after Patsy Cline) and Peggy (named after Loretta's sister) born 1964.

[@ReleaseTheQuackers]

Didn't she have her first child at 15 or something?

[@ladybhive1210]

And she still disputes Jack Bennys death she said she know he was murdered

[@adrenalinmyride5634]

@@ReleaseTheQuackers yes

[@keithclark4142]

Don’t come home a drinking is another good one by Loretta.

[@kenperk9854]

FIST CITY!! Was a Great song of hers!

[@angelwings7930]

Loretta sang from experience. I read her biography. She claimed she was baffled for a while as to where all her babies were coming from. She was 15 years old and very naive.

[@videocat1366]

Yeah, I heard her say in an interview that she didn't know where they were coming from. She also said if she had the pill back then she woulda been "a-poppin 'em like pop corn."

[@lauragoins318]

Ya'll need to watch Coal Miners Daughter the movie. It is about her life. She literally did not know about sex until her wedding night. That us how innocent, or naive, she was.

[@Vikinggirl1679]

Ha ha great song and reaction. Loretta was married at 14 and had 6 children. Yes Doo was her husband's name. This song was considered to controversial and lots of stations wouldn't play it. She said "I have 6 kids. Wouldn't you want the pill" lol. She told it like it was!

[@kimberlyj.stornello8828]

She wrote them like she lived them!!!

[@CBGB_1977]

Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton are the woman’s voices of the times. 🤍🦋

[@jenniferd.w.357]

And Emmylou Harris

[@ladybhive1210]

Women of country

[@virginiahobby3726]

A by gone era.

[@Diana-ks6sz]

Great reaction!! There's a quote from a country doctor about how this song did more to let country women think about birth control than the doctors. She had 4 kids by the time she was 20 (married at 14). It was one of many songs that was banned from radio and TV.

[@shewolf2584]

It was growing up listening to her music, that gave me some of the strength and opinions I ended up forming. Love her and all the great women of country back then!

[@lacm64]

You guys have the sunniest personalities. It’s a great pick me up to enjoy your reactions, thanks!

[@genekirby8568]

I've found your videos while celebrating the long life of Loretta Lynn--good stuff, thanks!

[@ruthmcfadden744]

Absolutely love your reactions!! Loretta tells it like it is. Yes, Doo was out living life while she had 4 babies by the time, she was 17. You'll see in the movie he said when she told him she was pregnant, they found something she was good at!

[@patriciakeith6755]

Shawn and Mel, FYI in reference to Loretta's "brooder house" - a brooder house is where young chicks are kept to keep warm until thy are no longer need the heat.

[@douglasainsworth2448]

Loretta Lynn was a voice of the women's movement. And she had no fear

[@Cindi1161]

Loretta is one of purest singer/song writers ever… and yes this one was banned from radio but still made #1 on the charts. Would love for you to do a review on her movie after you watch it. Love y’all!

[@jaymilstriegler2510]

They couldn’t talk about it back then; they banned her from radio on this song; so she went live everywhere with her song. Inspired women everywhere to get the pill ❤️

[@jayce711]

I love ya'll reactions, especially the Loretta reactions. She my favorite artist. If you think this song was shocking, listen to her song Wings Upon Your Horns. She said after she recorded it Doo told her that was the filthiest song he had ever heard. Loretta music is very real and that's what made her the great artist that she is. I'm a superfan. ❤❤ but Ive only got to see her in concert once probably 6 or 7 years ago. The whole audience just sat there in awe. You just couldn't take your eyes off her. In most concerts people are talking, running to the restroom, running to get drinks...not at Loretta's concert. She was just sitting in a chair on the stage with her great band singing her sings and telling stories. All 5000 of us were just in awe with full attention on her. One of my favorite memories for sure.

[@dennishuntley7688]

This song created a huge wave in society when released, lots of stations refused to play this. Is said to be a turning point in women's heath and them taking control of birth control, once the control of their husband's.

[@wandadavis2124]

❤️ I love me some Loretta Lynn! She was my mama's favorite singer and I grew up listening to her songs. You got to listen to more of her music and her music with Conway Twitty her singing partner. ❤️

[@TexasMagnolia]

YES! Loretta fought like hell for this song and won!

[@mikehutchings1567]

this song was a ground breaker, and she is a national treasure, she tells it like it is

[@backgroundmusik]

She also kept every gift a fan ever gave her. There's a museum at her ranch. Talk about her being real? When we toured her house she had the same kitchen table as us.

[@dr3putt62]

Don’t come home a drinkin, is another great Loretta song

[@p.j.d.8199]

Loretta is one tough/strong chick, who's known nothing but work all her life. God Bless that wonderful woman. Country women of my Mama's generation were some tough tough ladies

[@MutterallerDrachen2087]

As an Appalachian women I love Loretta and her honesty. I also love watching your reaction.😊

[@debrabeck9630]

Rest In Peace, Loretta. Came to KZbin to listen to some of my favorites. I remember that this song slayed my mom! It’s great to revisit her with you two today!

[@michaelparmes8931]

You should react to Loretta’s little sister Chrystal Gayle and her song Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.

[@florenceglenn4627]

I haven’t heard that song in years… loved it

[@lavender_granny]

now you see why so many women worshipped her. she said to the world what most women couldnt even say to each other.

[@deborahjones6066]

My great grandmother had 17 children...I had a doctor who had 14 children & my Avon lady ( in the 1990s) was pregnant with her 18th child. In the times of my great grandparents, folks often came from working farms and having many children to maintain the farms & passing them on to family was considered an asset for that reason. Also because in those days you could lose a child due to simple things like an injury or a simple thing like a kidney infection or illness/ virus (no antibiotics back then). My Avon lady & her hubby were practicing Catholics. She told me (in confidence) that she wanted her tubes tied after delivering the one she was carrying, but her husband said no & she was afraid to take birth control pills. My doctor told me that every time her husband (also a doctor) and her went on vacation, she always ended up pregnant (they were also Catholics)..she told me, she was going to tell him no more vacations!! SMH.

[@bookwoman53]

Our pastor Monsignor Tom is one of 14. He’s such a nice man and I like listening to his sermons at church.

[@carolynussery8189]

Yay! Now, " one's on the way"

[@christy7805]

Thank you for hearing Loretta Lynn, y'all are awesome and my new favorite KZbinrs. Please listen to Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty Louisiana woman Mississippi man also listen to Loretta Lynn's sister Crystal Gayle don't you make my brown eyes blue. Thank you and keep up the good work 👍❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@margaretmarks6685]

Another song from that time influenced by the women's movement. And this did not go down well with country fans at the time! It was pretty gutsy for a country star of her stature! 😁 You go Loretta! ❤

[@tammyjackson3113]

The movie is so real y'all will love it.

[@TexasMagnolia]

A great follow-up is: One’s On The Way.

[@VikingMom1970]

I can’t wait for y’all to see the movie. I know you will enjoy it

[@delisamarchetti5926]

When the pill came out it was a very controversial time, and this song was a rallying cry to many of the women in my mother's generation. They were so brave, and did so much to lay the ground work of many of the freedoms we as women today take for granted. I wish that their contribution was remembered more. Or that they would make a movie about that time period. Women's Lib was not just women in the street burning their bras and protesting. It was millions of housewives deciding that they wanted their daughters to have a better life. They fought and endured so much persecution just to be able to support their families and make a decent wage that was equal to the pay that a man received for the same job. They opened doors that we all just take for granted. Loretta was one of those women who was brave enough to speak her truth, while at the same time being a feminine and beautiful person.

[@wdsrdr42069]

Yes, you guys should really watch "Coal Miner's Daughter" the movie.

[@nenelles-dancelikenobodysw8511]

You need to hear DON'T COME HOME A DRINKIN 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ladybhive1210]

With lovin on your mind!😆🍺🚫

[@rogerdodger6025]

Keep in mind that while Loretta was giving birth to all those kids she was also the family bread winner too.

[@hyacinth4368]

No, that's not true. Only for the youngest, the twins.

[@Rosiepooh75]

Yes! So happy you checked this trailblazing song out. Loretta sang about it when it was still taboo to discuss. You should check out "One's on the Way"

[@carolynboone1533]

She was ahead of her time. Alot of her songs they wouldn't play on the radio

[@bernardtadifa8661]

OMG! This song came on the radio while I was driving home from work this morning. Immediately the two of you came to mind. And here you are with your reactions. LOL

[@tuffymoon3702]

I'm sure my mom related to this song even though she was done having the 10 of us by time this song was out.

[@kevinsharpjr]

Another Great song from Loretta Lynn is " Don't Come Home Drinking With Loving On Your Mind "

[@sweet_missyr3741]

Her husband was 26 years old when they married. And she was like 14 or 16 .... very young. She was a grandmother by a very young age. This man of hers should have waited for her to be older. But damn she sure has some great songs from her experiences. Wonderful singer

[@laurastormgarcia4353]

❤️🥰❤️ Hello S & M SQUAD, HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!! ☃️❄️🎄⭐️Nothing surprises me with The Great Loretta Lynn!!! ⭐️ LOVE LOVE LOVE HER 💖⭐️ ❤️ 🥰❤️ S and M SQUAD IS THE BEST!!! ❤️🥰❤️

[@suedyment511]

Loretta Lynn is the Queen ♥️ she also was in a Duet with Conway Twitty they have a lot of Hits together

[@MySherry10]

Ones on the Way is another good one ,

[@TexasMagnolia]

Once you watch the Best Autobiography Ever Made, you will have a all new respect for this wonderfully, strong woman.

[@kimking6036]

This song was banned from mainstream radio. It was very controversial at the time. Loretta said she didn't care cause she wasn't the only women who felt this way.

[@gregorywolford6005]

This song came out in the late 60’s early 70’s. The song was banned from the radio and she even said she would quit the opry if they wouldn’t let her sing it. And once she did people wanted to hear it and it ended up on the radio after it was taken out of being banned

[@Bibugwes]

You guys should react to the movie about her life. It's called "Coal Miner's Daugther" and stars Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn and Tommy Lee Jones as her husband, Dolittle. :)

[@1975jstar]

Loretta is awesome, amazing, brilliant !💕💕💕💕💕

[@karenmccormick7985]

love you guys keep listening to good oldies but goodies music

[@Amaberean]

Radio stations refused to play that song. Loretta didn’t give a squat. Lol

[@Krisna_K]

This song was actually banned from radio play along with a few others! I believe her song Rated X which is about divorce and there being a double standard for men and women! So, people loved those songs but the radio couldn’t play them because of the governing agencies! Kind of funny thinking about it now since they have birth control commercials on television and divorce is very common now! 😂

[@bcleone]

Sit down and watch 'Coal Miner's Daughter' which is based on her biography. Also check out her duet with Jack White - Portland. Another great one is a song written by Shel Silverstein called "One's on the Way'! Her stuff is just great!

[@michaelfarmer9472]

Don't expect "Portland Oregon" to be traditional country. Like most of her songs, there's a true story behind it.

[@nikflagstar]

Y'all are the best reactors on the net. I watcvh a lot of these and enjoy your reactions and how you will explore tons of songs from the artists that you get turned on to!

[@theresamccant459]

The Classic Country Ladies told it like it was.

[@lindabrown2542]

I love this. It brings back memories and Loretta was my favorite

[@lynnieiapichino1121]

☮️💙💙💙keepin it real Loretta!🔥

[@tommydaniels4711]

You MUST listen to: "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate our Home" by David Frizzell. Love your channel and listen to you every day. What you hear is what we grew up with and we listened on the radio or a small record player that you put on one at a time (when we could afford the records). Now that I am old, this music has become even more special and has much deeper meaning. Please do a video about how this music has changed your outlook (if at all)....and I think it has. Thank you

[@seattlecathy]

A great one.

[@yvettespiker7045]

I love the way you guys are loving on Miss Loretta

[@Farmer_Dave]

Coal Miners Daughter is Amazing it's a Story that begins right after WWII Tommy Lee Jones Plays "Doolittle" Lynn and Mrs. Loretta Lynn says He should have recieved an Oscar for his performance. Raised in rural Kentucky poverty and married at the age of 13, Loretta Lynn (Sissy Spacek) begins writing and singing her own country songs in her early 20s. With the tireless help of her husband Oliver "Mooney" Lynn (Tommy Lee Jones), Loretta rises from local honky-tonks and small-time record deals to national tours and hit singles, befriending her idol Patsy Cline (Beverly D'Angelo) and becoming a country music icon despite the toll stardom takes on her family and her marriage. Release date: March 7, 1980

[@danielaustin3930]

Songs like come from only real world experience and Loretta was and is the real deal. Country music like her's is the soul music

[@genekirby8568]

I absolutely love your reviews of her music ❤️

[@frayjr1970]

Love your channel, your energy and respect for those artists to which you react and analyze. Loretta is an absolute force and her weapon of choice is truth. This was one of quite a few of her compositions banned by country radio because of censorship. This song is great and another of her banned songs that I hold in high regard is “Rated X.” Loretta was the first female gangsta artist who used her gift of songwriting for marriage counselling, for giving her husband’s side women a warning that she knew exactly what was going on, and helping to bring women’s liberation out to the country. She had the platform and used it wisely and never as a gimmick. On top of all this, she was still a humble and kind woman; as long as you didn’t cross the line. Keep up the good work and all good blessings to you.

[@jonathanwallace9316]

This was one of Loretta's many songs to be banned by radio stations. But the public requested it so much they had to give in and start playing it.

[@fhdz505]

Thank you for your reaction! You should watch the movie, Coal Miners Daughter, about her life. loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline were close friends. Loretta broke all barriers with her lyrics! The first country female singer to truly speak her mind. In those times radio stations didn't want to play her music. Of course rest is history.

[@mariemontez6028]

You guys are awesome! Love, love y’all’s reactions to these old country songs!

[@danielarmbright8339]

I just started watching these videos a week now,90 present of the time it's you guys love ya all keep it up.

[@janedixon8491]

Amazing! I freaking loved her.

[@KarriSimone]

Hell yeah was hoping you'd reacted to this. Thanks for the good energy!!!!

[@hollypinkley7936]

such a HUGE topic when this came out!!!! The pill changed America!!!! She married at 13 & had 4 kids BEFORE she became an artist!! She said the pill saved her life!!

[@charlesbrown1847]

Got to hear and play Loretta Lynn write RATED X. you'll love it. She wrote this song and most of her songs!

[@doloresfinney8185]

Oh my...Dear Uncle Sam....thet jazz will make you tear up.

[@sunnidey7963]

Loretta Lynn, I love her. She told you how she felt. And she empowered women in a way women needed. And need.

[@lauradecker4213]

If I was having babies since I was 15 or 16 years old I would be singing a song about the pill also!!!!!!

[@scottburdette5790]

This song was band at radio stations in the sixties. But it was so popular they had to finally play it

[@mabkoch1]

Imagine the controversy. Loretta was pure and wrote from the heart.

[@steventweed3599]

Love you guys! Loretta Lynn is REAL. For some contrast, you should listen to her little sister, Crystal Gayle, also a country singer but their styles are night and day different as Crystal sounds more like a jazz singer. Check out Don't It MakeMy Brown Eyes Blue.

[@stevens4316]

Or Half the Way or Talking in Your Sleep...so many classics

[@lindadrescher3772]

I always loved One's On The way, which is why she needed The Pill.

[@carolynmorrissey1630]

Love your Loretta reactions Please do, Don't Come Home A Drinking

[@addjen1972]

Scared of Loretta, he said. Hahaha. Cracked me up.