Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Kenny Rogers - Lucille !! This song writing is crazy...

[@maryalbrecht5602]

BP is right. He couldn't go through with it because of what her husband said. He made the right choice which is not an easy thing to do for a man or woman. Great reaction!

[@joecarcione6636]

Exactly! "I couldn't hold her/ the words that he told her kept coming back time after time..."

[@jeremiahrose4681]

You really need to react to "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" and "Reuben James", you'll see why.

[@janflewelling6277]

It's been a long time since I heard this song, but it brought me right back to an 80's beer hall with the band playing Lucille and the entire audience singing along with the chorus. Good times. 🍺🎶

[@GrannyMetalheadTV]

Ok, now check out Ruby; another great story-song by Kenny about a Vietnam vet. Ruben James is another 🔥🔥 song from Kenny with a life lesson. Marty Robbins is another great one. Start with Big Iron, El Paso, Feleena (from El Paso), and El Paso City. The last 3 are a fantastic trilogy and should be done in that order, or it won't make sense. Trust me, you will love them. They are country western songs since you like knowing genres. 🤘Rock on, Kelly 🤘Edited to add: BP was right, he NOPED out.

[@bkm2797]

Yeah, Don’t take your love to town, another man done wrong song.😉

[@ProgressiveBoomer]

Reuben James is my all time favorite! Cry every time I hear it!

[@rubyslippers8215]

Yeah, Marty Robbins sure could tell a story through music. I haven't heard the final song in the "El Paso Trilogy" yet. I didn't even realize until recently that there were more parts to the story other than "El Paso" itself. Onions...Bring a whole box of Kleenex with you if you react to "El Paso", BP.😭😭😭

[@DepAcornMagdump]

Marty Robbins, El Paso is a solid pick for sure!

[@ProgressiveBoomer]

I am going to throw in doing Kentucky Rain from Elvis.

[@Heather-x3m]

BP.... you were absolutely correct... He says "When she came to me, I couldn't hold her" etc... her husband's words made him see who she really is....

[@Ontheroxxwithsalt]

M grandmother was named Lucille and we both LOVED this song when I was a little kid. ❤ A GREAT Kenny Rogers song that will give you the feels is "Through the Years"

[@GirlWithAnOpinion]

This was the first song of Kenny's I ever heard, and my dad introduced me. Hearing it with you all this morning made me tear up.

[@shirleymongold1201]

Gotta do "Ruby"

[@guestuser2373]

As a kid, I was singing "four hundred children and a crop in the fields ".

[@bradjbourgeois73]

Me too, LMAO!

[@michlynbell]

Same!!

[@jeremiahrose4681]

Boy Kenny could sing a story for sure. RIP.

[@coreydean6540]

That "internal rhyme stuff" has been in music forever. It is not a rap thing. It is a music thing.

[@reginafromtexas2314]

I came here to say this, but you already did! 😊

[@robertasalisbury9932]

Absolutely correct!

[@rubyslippers8215]

It's also a common poetry device going waaaaay back - English lit nerd, here!😀

[@jettslappy7028]

It's a poetry thing. Sheesh.

[@sharonsnail2954]

BP is so ignorant sometimes

[@kenneth2875]

Kenny was not on any TV show. He was on 3 tv movies based on The Gambler song.

[@SD-mw1hz]

Kenny Rogers songs are always lessons. I love storytelling singers because they do create the movie in your mind. Teach your children to be leaders of themselves, not followers. Never let another person pull you into their lies, for when you lie you have to keep making up more lies to cover the first lie. Tell your friends, I will not lie for you, I will not expose you unless you are hurting someone else or a threat to yourself but do not use me to lie for you. Your friends will respect you and you will respect yourself. Teach your children to try new things, sports, art, music, etc. You do not have to be the best, you may try it and say, this is not for me. That's great you just learned something new. It will give you confidence because you will understand and be able to join in when others talk about things. That's how you gain knowledge and confidence.

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

Elegantly said. :) It's always best to remember that we aren't raising *kids.* We're raising adults.

[@markzucker4320]

For the longest time I thought the line, "four hungry children" was four hundred children.

[@rubyslippers8215]

Man, 400 children??? - Maybe I can sympathize a little more with Lucille's desire to get away from it all!🤣🤣🤣

[@GrannyMetalheadTV]

My dad's joke with this song song was "Ya picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel " We're twisted 😂

[@karensilvera6694]

I just said that too! Lol

[@threekidzmom04]

😂😂

[@dogsoldiertoo1099]

The Balgaard Brothers did the parody song "Loose Wheel" years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3usn2mdgtGibKM

[@rodweinmeyer1435]

"Four hungry crabs and a kid in the field"

[@lemhanback9595]

He wasn't alone, many of us 70s and 80s were doing Weird AL things to popular songs before Weird AL was a thing 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@JonS0107]

When this song came out I was in college and working retail. My manager, for the longest time, thought the chorus was "with 400 children" instead of "with four hungry children". That memory came flooding back as I was watching your reaction with [CC] on and it displayed "400 children". 😅

[@amyperkins2008]

BP is right. He said he couldn't hold her because her husband words came back to him.

[@mlramey8632]

When my daughter was about five years old she loved this song and sang it all the time. But her lyrics were, "...with four hundred children and a cop in the field". It was her song so I didn't tell her any different!! 😊

[@Mr05Chuck]

BP is right on his dissection of the meaning of this song.

[@rafalmeidas]

I love country music because of my dad and this song was the first one I started to pay attention to this great music genre. Much love to you dad whenever you are watching over me.

[@JeffPhillips-dn2fg]

Through The Years - Kenny Rogers. BP a beautiful song about endless love. Love to see you react to it! It was a huge song for Kenny in the early 80s.

[@_Love_-ru7pz]

I have always loved his songs. So many great songs.

[@susanworkman529]

Hey Don, great to see you. Always appreciate your imput and back and firth with B.P. Kenny can tell a story. There is video out there of Kenny singing "Lucille" live and with audience participation. "Lucille" has become one of those songs like Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" where the audience loves to sing along with the hook. Now its time to check out "Ruby". This song is from way back when Kenny was in the group, The First Edition , back in the 60's. Kenny has some great cross over songs too: " She Believes In Me". "Through The Years" Also another duet with Dolly is: "We've Got Tonight". (video) This was originally recorded with Sheena Easton, but that Dolly/Kenny magic just makes it better in a live performance.

[@shadow1674]

Thank you hope you enjoy it❤❤❤❤❤

[@LuannHarmon-w7q]

Next Kenny Rogers song do Ruby!!!!?

[@kevin982]

I forgot how good this song is. Thanks for reacting to it.

[@ProgressiveBoomer]

You should do Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town. You will love it and the story.

[@lucretialee3691]

This song always reminds me of my father. He died nearly thirty years ago now, but he'd always sing this to me as a small child.

[@jw106k]

I remember when this song came out in 1977 me and friends always joke instead of 4 hungry children We say 400 children and laugh say no wonder she left But another great Kenny Rogers song Check out I am the greatest

[@karensilvera6694]

It's a fine time to leave me loose wheel! Lol

[@Carolina73mom]

Yes! 😂 400 children was we thought he said when we were young

[@samgugliuzza4537]

Back in the 70's at the bars, when this song came on the Juke box all the people would sing you picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.

[@charlierussell6577]

Kenny Rogers story telling is spot on !

[@grandillusion4258]

Love the younger generations but, somebody enlighten me as to when rhyming became a skillset.

[@L.Ballou]

Late 1500's, maybe? Shakespeare really shook things up 😉

[@threekidzmom04]

@@L.Ballou good one!

[@threekidzmom04]

hahah. so true! Wow didn't know it was a new thing!

[@RLU-wt8vi]

I have original vinyl older than these two combined! Yea, like rap is 'original'. Had to laugh!

[@rubyslippers8215]

Rhyming in Western culture seemed to have become a "thing" back in medieval times with the Catholic Latin mass. China used this device back in the 10th Century BC! Amazing!

[@lynette.]

1977 and yet still great. Great drinking song.

[@guyturbide6348]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 One of my favorite song by Kenny Roger is 🎵🎶Sweet music man 🎵 🎶🎵 This song is before Kenny became a international star 🌟 You gonna adore this song too my friend Keep the good work 👏 🙌 👍 👌 💪🏻

[@keithmckinney5501]

You should do a reaction to Trace Adkins, Songs About Me

[@beccac5259]

Damn! I remember hearing him do this song in Concert many moons ago!! My favorite is Kenny & Dolly Parton singing Islands in the Stream. Listen to that sometime!

[@lisacoleman6928]

Definitely check out Ruby!!!!!!!! Now thats a wicked woman

[@MichaelKing-de4jz]

It was good to see Don Juan! Love Kenny Rogers.

[@bkm2797]

Great hook, definitely going to stuck in my head,lol. B.P. You need to check out Kenny’s tune “Ruby” don’t take your love to town, another man done wrong song. Thanks B.P.👍💕

[@KarriSimone]

❤❤❤❤❤❤Yes!!!!!!!!

[@lorrainenorris1448]

When my children were little they'd always sing this song's chorus at the top of their lungs and I always had to laugh inside because instead of singing "four hungry children", they'd sing "four hundred children."

[@ccc56ccc]

Story telling at its best = Kenny Rogers Tom T. Hall is another great story/song/teller

[@Trac489]

Lucille, How could you!!!! 💥💥

[@karlweir3198]

Your expression when you heard that she left him with the kids and the crops 😂

[@TX123412]

You must do more Conway Twitty story songs: Tight Fitting Jeans, Don't Call Him a Cowboy, Hello Darling. Linda on My Mind

[@stephaniewarthen]

This is a wail in the backyard after some drinks song ....

[@rs-ye7kw]

"Ruby"!

[@melissawood1506]

He was on The Muppets show and they actually did the Gambler with puppets, that's probably the show you are thinking about.

[@slowerthinker]

Little Richard also has an absolutely cracking (yet totally different) track about another "Lucille"

[@SherriCalton]

Another great Kenny song is She Believes in Me, I hope you do that one soon

[@Carolina73mom]

Please do Ruby!

[@lemhanback9595]

It's funny how you can not hear a song for 20 or 30 years, yet before the intro is halfway done, you're hearing the lyrics in your head. Proof of a timeless classic hit. Btw yes, he walked away from her before they did anything. Listen to that last verse again if you think he didn't. This would actually work in the opposite direction as well, with some tweaks lyrically to swap the gender roles.

[@rubyslippers8215]

BP has the story right. The man who picked up Lucille at the bar couldn't go through with it - her husband's words kept going through his mind. Kenny was the consummate storyteller. Yes, his songs presented excellent life lessons!

[@jeffwilson6807]

Ruby don't take your love to town. You'll love the story

[@rubyslippers8215]

Yup, Ruby is another great story-song from Kenny. RIP, Kenny, you'll always be one of the greats!🙏

[@randybryant4329]

There is a pretty good parody of this song called, "You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Loose Wheel."

[@lawandarobertson9365]

You should listen to the follow-up song, "You picked a fine time to come back Lucille".

[@rossmacintosh5652]

BP, when it comes to men who are/were players, the goat is Kenny Rogers. Back in the pre-internet days before social media, Kenny had a toll-free 1-800 number that women could call if they wanted to hook up sexually with him when he came to their town on tour. Apparently he was known to answer the calls personally, or have the caller leave a message he'd return. Basically he'd take appointments without ever seeing them first! He'd talk about the number in interviews, putting the number out there, so he'd get more calls. This is 100% true.

[@CamoJan]

Anybody else used to think he sang, "You picked the wrong time to leave me loose wheel., with 400 hundred children & a crop in the field"? 😀

[@richardpowell-uf2zh]

Look at "Islands in the stream" or any from Kenny & Dolly are classics duo

[@terri8988]

Ruby is another great song and Rubin..

[@darrinlindsey]

This was his first solo hit.

[@kathrynnard8059]

You need to do his song King of Oak Street. It's not a known song of his but one that is a powerful story of forgiveness

[@theoddityshoppe]

***ISLANDS IN THE STREAM*** with Dolly Parton was a huge hit love song duet.

[@katiegwynn4495]

The first time I heard Coward of The County, it was Adam Corolla and Norm MacDonald ripping it up. It was hilarious and after that I can't hear the song without laughing really hard

[@dahuffy]

You need to check out his psychedelic song "Condition" when he had his rock group First Edition in the 60's

[@mikematusek4233]

I believe this was from his First Edition Days. Another from this group is I Just Dropped In To See What Condition...

[@theoddityshoppe]

"THE GAMBLER" is a movie from 1980.

[@linkcurry5235]

Another great Kenny storytelling is a song called "THE GREATEST." *It will leave you with a smile* Also, a beautiful Kenny song is called "BEAUTIFUL, ALL THAT YOU CAN BE "

[@TheDude3007-dd7fg]

For me this is one of those Peter Kay misheard lyric songs !! As a kid i would sing 400 children not 4 hungry children 🤦🏼‍♂️ 😂😂😂

[@thetomgibson]

I was a kid when I heard this song and always thought it was funny to sing “four hundred children.”

[@rhondaserges5136]

Lots of farms in northern Ohio ... Toledo is an interesting medium sized city.

[@judithbush939]

Watch the live performance of this. Iy great and funny.

[@tammyduckworth8199]

Kenny started either late 60s early 70s when he started out he wasn't country it was Kenny Rogers and the first addition was the groups name. I was just a lil kid in the 60s but I can remember him back then. I need to search and see if I can find what year he started in entertainment

[@hollycook5046]

Check out "What Condition my Condition was in" by Kenny

[@tierra41]

We use to say you pick a find time to leave me loose wheel

[@BelindaTN]

I absolutely have Always taken this story to mean that the singer did not go through with the affair due to her husband coming in and telling his story. The singer wanted to go through with the rendezvous, but could not bring himself to go through with it. So he left her BEFORE anything happened. Not afterward. The lyrics said “that when she came to him, he couldn’t hold her.” So. Unless he proceeded without holding her, nothing else happened between them.

[@brucec9600]

You should check out his song “The Greatest” it’s a phenomenal song about perspective

[@randiberry7412]

Your interpretation is right, Pegasus.

[@dubyabee7963]

Waylon Jennings also covered this song and does a great job.

[@annephillips8494]

My Mother loved this Song.😏

[@ToddE-q4u]

You got it right

[@TexasMagnolia]

Wanting to see more female country artist…A great story showing both sides of the story: Patty Loveless - You Don’t Even Know Who I Am.

[@amyweems5248]

Please please please do “The Greatest”. Did I say please?!

[@aaronm4782]

As a kid I always thought he said 4 hundred children and a crop in the field

[@MichaelHamptonNews]

♥

[@billboyd9028]

Going with BP on this one. He already had his doubts when the hit the hotel room and then he focused on how she treated her husband and he backed out (maybe ran out...).

[@tomsinnott8783]

You should hear Ruby by Kenny

[@kimzwolinski9919]

As many other comments mentioned I also thought it was 400 children 😂 I hear it as he didn’t hook up with her. I love Kenny ❤

[@jewls9697]

Please do Kenny Rogers..The Last Ten Years!!

[@Carolina73mom]

❤❤❤❤❤ Kenny ❤❤❤❤❤

[@RockinMamaT]

Best country story telling ever. Just lo😂Kenny 😊 Please check out Dwight Yokam's rendition of Honky-tonk man by Hank Williams so fire 🔥 Great reaction guys and Peace out ☮️ ✌️ 🙏

[@ralphfromel3479]

Thats how i know it."loose wheel"

[@marypittman5821]

Lady~

[@allenruss2976]

This song made dating a Lucille uh well let's just say interesting. Thanks Kenny.

[@anderslekander5508]

Love country, before only rock, please react to offspring with pretty fly for a white guy or Frank zappa with Bobby Brown or the classic smokie with Alice 😊

[@HeatherTeixido-mp8wp]

Most of my childhood I sang 400 children instead of 4 hungry children 😂😂😂

[@rosemaryabbott1020]

I see it BPs way. I’m a female but I couldn’t do that after hearing that man and what he had to say. It would leave me with a sour feeling in my stomach.

[@757optim]

Don missed it. He bailed. There was a parody of "Lucille" - "You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel".

[@hakuna..matata]

PLEASE react to Robbie Williams - Rock DJ (and other stuff by him)!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙏👍🔥💯 He's not that big in America but in Europe he's a legend (some of his fans even call him the king of pop). You're really missing out if you don't know him.

[@betsybabf748]

As a child I loved this song but thought it was "four hundred children" instead of "four hungry children" which my father see laughs at me about. BP was 100% right. He couldn't do it because he thought about the heartbroken man and children.