Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Alan Jackson - Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)

[@7spadefish7]

Alan said he held the pen, God wrote the words.

[@MrsColumbo823]

That gave me chills. Thank you.

[@Meowgismom]

I absolutely believe that

[@BeckyTodd-xy7cd]

I heard that

[@debbiewaters5153]

Yep for sure! Alan is one of the best song writers ever!!!!!

[@paulyjbluey6408]

I believe that

[@toniperez5406]

Alan Jackson released this song live on an award show following 9/11 and you could hear a pin drop. So moving.

[@jackpassananti3300]

IIRC is was the next day. i cant imagine writing a great song, let alone in a few hours

[@LizKelso]

I remember watching this live. Cried my eyes out

[@meganhutcheson5867]

Yep, the first time we performed this song was at the CMA’s.

[@matthewdooley7855]

@@LizKelso I still cry every time I hear it.

[@CalCut-dj7kv]

Everything changed that day. In this conscience, We allowed our constitutional freedoms To be subjected to outside Disection.

[@jenniferlehman326]

I remember pulling one of those heroes out of all that rubble. We all had tears coming down our faces as we took him out of all that rubble with complete reverence. But every single person that brought that firefighter out of that rubble, Firefighter Kevin O'Roarke, Station 2, Brooklyn, had tears streaming down their faces. 3000 people died that day, but you don't ever hear about the hundreds that have passed away since then. All due to Cancers related to Asbestos. I know this because I lost my husband to Asbestos Cancer. Because he was there as well. With 4 Search and Rescue dogs that were also Cadaver trained. We were at Ground Zero for 3 weeks. I have not been back to New York since. I know myself. I would not see that beautiful memorial that is there now, I would still see all of that destruction and have all the sensory smells come back in an instant. I don't ever regret being there helping. And I'd do it again, if it happened. But the losses are still going on. THAT HAS TO BE PUT OUT THERE!! Because a lot of people don't know that fact at all !! Your friend, the now Retired Paramedic in Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦

[@lauraclark427]

Thank you for being there, and for all that you and your husband and your dogs did. I'm sorry for your loss.

[@brianclassen5221]

Thanks. Nobody talks about all the construction and Iron workers who helped and are suffering the same fate as FD and LE.

[@leannmiller7153]

@jennferlehman326 Thank you and your husband, and all the others, for your help and sacrifice. I’m so sorry for the loss of your husband. It’s so important to keep advocating for those suffering from the effects of 9/11. There are no words to properly convey how heartfelt my gratitude is❤️

[@MargaretFortner-z8q]

Thank you for your service. .

[@epfanforever]

All I can say, from the bottom of my heart. Thank you!!

[@thereseborneman2377]

I cry every time I hear this song I remember exactly where I was

[@kristie825]

Same

[@nicolecollins6570]

Same, and I was sitting here singing along, with my husband saying "why are you making yourself cry again?"

[@toddoglesby9849]

@@thereseborneman2377 me too

[@sharikraft1706]

Same❤

[@ThatsillyChickBeth]

Yes! I can tell you what I did that whole day! Our local newspaper ( The Courier-Journal in Louisville Kentucky) printed a paper for the evening. And they hadn't done that probably in 40 years by that time. My parents still have their copy.. I remember sitting in the kitchen at my parents house(they had a TV in their kitchen) and I literally sat there from like 10:00 a.m. until like 11:00 at night. I remember the Red Cross doing emergency donations for blood and supplies.

[@Turnermama]

This came from Alan's heart ❤️ We all remember where we were.

[@shaneseidenstricker5664]

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13

[@aaroncoffman88]

Thank you. I couldn't remember the specific book, chapter, and verse from the Bible

[@donna7059]

One of my favorite verses. I wrote this verse on the framing for the family room as my home was being built.

[@missd9785]

I believe since Love is the greatest perhaps Hope and Faith are 2 and 3. Faith is the substance of things hoped for.

[@rgsaul3]

Love is the greatest because when we live in heaven we will not need faith or hope. Faith and hope will be realized and all that will remain is love.

[@VENOMS_WRAITH]

Another good song about 9/11 is Have You Forgotten by Darryl Worley.

[@williamstone2626]

Sept. 12, 2001: The country is more united than we've ever been Sept, 25, 2024: More divided than we've ever been.

[@janiceervin428]

I'd suggest that the far left pendulum swing into transgenderism, after birth abortion, unlimited genders and an unrealistic lean into subjective emotional, illusive reality, "I identify as..." and "let's move into the future unburdened by what has been" (ignoring the clear historic understanding that those who don't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it!) have lended much to the divide. In addition, the socialist position Re the vaccine ("you can not leave your home." "You can not open your church" "you can not be with your dying loved one", "you MUST inject something into your body so that I "feel" safe" etc., (for an untested emergency use authorization product pushed by big pharma, in a public private partnership involving our govt figures) ALL played a role toward divisiveness. Sadly, this untested vaccine product was FORCED into the arms of our military, athletes, health service workers and more, forcing people to choose between family or jobs, creating a shaky economy, while the pipeline was shut down, causing the loss of more than 100,000 American jobs and shifting industry... there were the floyd blm riots... the open borders... the Americans who were threatened to NOT help at the border, from truckers to cowboys to bikers... so much. Yeah. Our "leaders" manufactured divisiveness. Suddenly anyone who spoke logically from a true scientific base was considered "racist" or "murderer" or some other label. Truly? Man, at core, just wants to live and love. This stuff is disordered and unnatural to human nature and should be questioned at core. All said in peace and love.

[@miamired1]

Very sad that we are so divided. Prior to 2016, we knew that historically Democrats and Republicans rarely agreed on all, but somehow we almost always worked things out. We did not always agree on actions of our own party, and we openly said so. While we knew to never expected perfection out of any of our elected officials, we knew the most important thing was how mistakes were handled. We never treated a POTUS as though he was some sort of chosen messiah with good reason.

[@kerodelkigh]

all planned by the NWO,

[@usmom1113]

@@miamired1 The MSM and the Democrat party constantly do everything they can to divide our country and the last 31/2 years have shown us that Democrats don't care about Americans.

[@RushFanatic87]

@@miamired1 that’s precisely why I left the two-party system.

[@jerellbond6228]

Now see, you said you remember how our country came together that day. No one cared about politics that day, who was on what side, or gender identity, or anything. People just held each other, prayed for everyone, loved everyone…..it shouldn’t take something like this to happen for everyone to come together. We should always be that way towards everyone

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

I love that we can still talk about God in country music.

[@kitsune303]

That's about the only place.😐

[@jsjazz12]

You can talk about God, the only person stopping you is you.

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

@@jsjazz12 I didn’t literally mean you can’t, I’m saying it’s celebrated, not mocked, in the country world.

[@miamired1]

We have never been banned from saying "God" in music.

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

@@miamired1 I didn’t say it was banned, but no mainstream record labels outside the country genre will produce it.

[@Mko007]

That day every single American CAME TOGETHER forward to today it is a stark reminder what has happened to our country since then. This is a beautiful song. And the greatest is LOVE

[@scooby92571]

I wish we all could go back to Sept 12th. The day we all stood together., no matter skin color, religion, political preference.

[@usmom1113]

@@scooby92571 I agree but with the lies and hate that come from the MSM and Democrat party on a daily basis I don't think it will happen again during our lifetime.

[@bobertforher]

Our country would not reunite the same if this happened today. That is a sad thing for me to say. The generation that does not remember 9/11 have no idea and so many are full of hate and lack belief in God.

[@brennandye2644]

You need to listen to the version with the people's phone calls to their loved ones as they were dying. If you can make it through that one without crying you deserve a medal.

[@lgarnes1]

😲 I didn't even know that was out there. I have to look for it now, even though I know it will tear me up.

[@UniqueCuriousMakeupArtist]

I’m the same age as you. I was in Army Combat Medic Training, Fort Sam Houston, TX. My classmates and I were taking the EMT, Emergency Medical Technician, Test. Once completed, we were sent to another classroom/building across the way. When I walked into the second classroom to wait for other soldiers finishing the test, the room was black; my eyes were adjusting from the brightness of the outdoor light. The room was eerily quiet. I finally found an empty desk and looked around. No one was talking. No one was moving, their eyes were fixated on the TV screen at the front of the room. When I looked at the TV; I saw the towers spewing out smoke. I intently listened to the news casters commenting on what was unfolding live, while also reading the words scrolling at the bottom of the screen. My heart dropped, but I was also in soldier mode. I maintained my composure. I knew this act of terrorism was going to cause war; within a year after graduating Combat Medic Training, my medic skills would be put to the test. I was sent to Balad, Iraq, “Mortaritaville “, with constant mortars coming in all day, especially night. I did not come back the same person I innocently was. It changed me… for better or worse. You can’t unsee or unhear your experiences. You’re merely in survival mode day in and day out, for a year, which developed PTSD, but I say this from the depths of my soul, I’d do it all over again! I did it for America. I did it for you.! ❤🤍💙 I had been med evacuated to the rear because of the stressors of Iraq, being in constant Combat Medic Mode. I mobilized as a Size 8; I came back a Size 0. I was given an Honorable Discharge and they sent me on my way, feeling lost, like a failure, like a defective soldier, no longer able to serve my country, something I was so proud to do, and I’m still proud to of served. I’m 100% Disabled, something that I also had to fight for, Veteran of Foreign War. Once a soldier, always a soldier. 🫡🇺🇸 Thank you for your kind and validating words. I love your videos, bravely sharing your stories, and giving honest feedback, live. Your mother would be proud of you. She is proud of you. God Bless 🙏🏻

[@jasonstacy5587]

He received a standing ovation at the Grammy's when he performed this there in 02.

[@juliehatley4275]

Wasn't that in October of 2001? I remember him writing this and it being debuted just a few weeks after 9/11 happened. My memory isn't that great tho.

[@savmom1]

​@@juliehatley4275 Yes it was 01. I just watched the video.

[@juliehatley4275]

@@savmom1 thank you, I remember watching it that night. It was such a moving performance!!! I've seen Alan in concert ten times now, fortunate enough to have met him once. I hope I can get in one more concert before he wraps up his last tour.

[@shelbykarst7072]

What’s crazy is he wasn’t originally going to release the song because it was so personal for him. But a friend or a music agent heard it and convinced him to sing it at a reward show shortly after 9/11 because it was a message everyone needed to hear at that time.

[@juliehatley4275]

@@shelbykarst7072 I remember hearing that, and I'm so grateful that he was convinced to release it. It was a song that we all needed so desperately and no better person to write it than Alan Jackson. Brilliant songwriter, composer and musical talent.

[@joe6913111111]

Alan Jackson wrote this just days after sep 11

[@brendajackson913]

He actually wrote it that night but didn't want to record it to quickly, he didn't want to seem to want to make money off of it.

[@waybackj]

​@@brendajackson913 Failed.

[@boomeister2]

@@brendajackson913 (From Wikipedia) Alan Jackson had gone for a walk, came in and discovered the news of the attacks on television. He immediately wanted to write a song expressing his thoughts and emotions, but he found it hard to do so for many weeks. "I didn't want to write a patriotic song," Jackson said. "And I didn't want it to be vengeful, either. But I didn't want to forget about how I felt and how I knew other people felt that day." Finally, on the morning of Sunday, October 28, 2001, he awoke at 4 a.m. with the melody, opening lines, and chorus going through his mind. He hastily got out of bed, and sang them into a hand-held digital recorder so as to remember them later on. Later that morning, when his wife and children had gone to Sunday school, he sat down in his study and completed the lyrics. You are right about one thing. Initially, Alan felt squeamish about recording it, much less releasing it as a single, because he disliked the idea of capitalizing on a tragedy.

[@shelleytorok1406]

​@@waybackj He donated the proceeds to 9-11 survivors/families

[@LisaPoole-z6r]

❤

[@jenniferlehman326]

Always Remembered, Never Forgotten.

[@kitsune303]

But most have forgotten. 😒

[@jenniferlehman326]

@kitsune303 Yes, but those of us who remember must be the story tellers, and NOT let people forget. That is our responsibility now. If nothing else, it honors everyone who died that dreadful day, and all who have fallen since. Here in Canads, kids are taught about Terry Fox, a national hero, whose foundation in his name has raised over $750 million dollars for Cancer Research, and the bombings of 9/11, and why we had 197 soldiers ride the Highway of Heroes. They are taught about it from grade 2 up!! So, they will know, respect, and most of all, never forget that these things happened in the first place. Watch a video called Operation Yellow Ribbon. It will explain why we Canadians are the way we are. And it is that way across this country. From all 3 territories to all 10 provinces that make up Canada. Jenn 💖

[@Horrble-pg1so]

im in 2024, having heard this songs TONS of times, still gets my eyes welling up. such a moving song. a day that i will never forget

[@ouachitawoman]

"and the greatest is LOVE"

[@sandraturner4539]

That is so true.

[@toddoglesby9849]

I cry every single time I hear this beautiful song.

[@kalemorrow2243]

Me too. And I'm Canadian.

[@Kepi_Kei]

I was having my morning coffee, turned on the computer. Saw a message OMG NEW YORK. Rather than reading the message I turned on the TV a second before the 2nd plane hit. I didn't realize at first it was live. My sister was a flight attendant and for a while no one knew what airlines were involved. I called my mom because she always knew her schedule, and she picked up the phone hysterical. She was just getting ready to call the airlines because my sister was in New York. The horror and fear we felt was agonizing but ultimately thank God we found out she was not involved. I felt immense relief, but also immense sorrow for the victims and their loved ones. A day none of us will forget.

[@machtshnel]

I know that feeling i was a aircraft mechanic for United Airlines at the San Francisco Airport/Maintenance base. I had worked with both the flight crews on gripes just a few months before. Also 1 of our work groups boy friend was aboard flight 175 deadheading home. So everyday I hear people keep forgetting that fateful just makes me so angry and sad

[@normaedietrich9410]

Thank you for sharing your story.

[@757optim]

We love Alan Jackson. Praying for his health and hearing more music from Alan.

[@dphillips705]

Unfortunately he's being forced to retire for hereditary muscle and bone issues from his parents

[@MiddleAgedBob]

I remember where I was. I was a corporal in the US Army stationed in Baumholder, Germany. I was in charge of my company’s admin office. The office was on the top floor of the barracks that I lived in, so VERY short commute to work. The First Sergeant’s office was down the hall and she came into my office and told me a plane had hit the WTC. We all assumed it was an accident or maybe a suicidal pilot of a small plane. As we were talking my phone rang and it was my friend who worked at our battalion HQ. He said, “Dude, did you hear about the planes hitting the WTC?!” I replied, “Plane, but yeah. That sucks.” He said, “No, PLANES. A second one just hit a little while ago.” My blood went cold and I looked up at my First Sergeant and told her. Without saying a word she left my office and came back with our company commander, who also had an office on our floor. “Your room is in this building, right?” He asked. “Yes, sir” I replied. He asked if I had a TV, and after I replied in the affirmative, he said “let’s go.” As we walked down the stairs to my floor I remember feeling surreal, and also thinking, “I sure home my room is clean.” The three of us then stood in my room watching the horror unfold on my TV. A little later that day the base was put on lock down and all leaves and passes were cancelled. That was the last day that I belonged to a “peace time” Army.

[@jeanniemetiva6745]

Thank you for your service 🇺🇲

[@jenniferlehman326]

Thank you for your service, Sir. From the daughter of a Canadian Military Veteran who served during the Cold War, I'm a Retired Paramedic, but on 9/11 I was active service, and went down to Ground Zero with my husband and 4 Search and Rescue dogs who were also Cadaver trained. We found survivors, and we found heroes. I personally helped pull out a firefighter, and I can tell you Sir, there wasn't a dry eye amongst us as we reverently lifted him out of the rubble of Tower 1. His name was Firefighter Kevin O'Roarke, Station 2, Brooklyn. One of the many heroes that died that day. Thank you again, for your service, to your beautiful country. My neighbor to the south. From the daughter of a Canadian Military Veteran and a now Retired Paramedic in Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦

[@kcallamajaji]

@@jenniferlehman326 Thank YOU for your service. I can't even begin to express my feelings for you and the other first responders. I hope you are well.

[@sandraturner4539]

Thank you so much for your service. God bless you 🙏

[@matthewdooley7855]

Thank you for your service, sir.

[@suzannezethner8180]

I wish we, as Americans, could come together ❤️ again like we were then..... 😢 Now I just lock myself in my house 🏠 😐

[@jsjazz12]

There are so many great people in our country. More good than bad.

[@ms.lisamarie82]

I remember seeing him sing it live the first time when it was still really fresh. I remember every single moment about that day. Where i was for the 1st 2 planes, and the sounds around me even the smells when the 3rd went down. Still gives me chills.

[@ramonaljensen]

I am right there with you. I not only remember WHERE I was but how everything seemed to stop! I can tell you what I was wearing and that I felt guilty about going and grabbing food that night. When it started again smells, sights, problems were all different. The world was different.

[@mymacintyre]

I was in NY when we were attacked. My son was in the military. Heartbreaking and scary. I will never forget that day. We need peace in the world. My son retired from the military after serving 24 years and now my grandson is active duty. My husband was in the army during the Viet Nam war. I don't want to go through that again.

[@Shortsac72]

Here we go! One of the greatest songs written in modern history. I will never forget where I was! As Chef de Partie @ a Delta at that time; I got the "go ahead" from corporate to get groceries & linen on a Tug headed for Gander with supplies. "OPERATION YELLOW RIBBON"; Those planes over the Atlantic had to be grounded somewhere and Gander was it.. THOUSANDS of new temporary residents land in a small town within hours. People to be fed, housed, sleeping etc. I do not say that I did a miniscule amount in comparison to the folks of Gander. God bless them all! Greatest people on the planet!

[@alitram5942]

We had planes diverted to all Canadian Airports that horrific day. Gander went far and above to assist.

[@shelleytorok1406]

As a Canadian, still soooo proud of how Gander stepped up ❤❤

[@JenA-cq6ci]

I remember so clearly when he performed this on the CMA awards. Sobbing. Still brings the same feelings back.

[@mippyflippy6706]

This song always gives me goosebumps. I was serving in the military when this happened and will never forget that day.

[@janinegallacher9773]

I cry every time I hear this. My heart goes out to all the people who lost loved ones. I know exactly what you were saying when you talked about that feeling we all had that day. Confusion, disbelief, even fear. This song is so emotional.

[@jayce711]

You need to out Alan's Here In The Real World. I believe it was his 1st #1 hit. His songwriting is second to none! He writes real stuff!

[@taylor1982100]

I am an Iraqi war veteran and you sir know what is up, thank you for the entertainment man!

[@vivien408]

I always cry 😢 😭 when I hear this song "RIP" "god bless them all" 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@maryalbrecht5602]

Perfect day to drop this reaction. Never Forget. 🇺🇸 🇺🇲 AMERICA Another great song about 9/11 is by Darryl Worley "Have You Forgotten"

[@janiceervin428]

I remember that song well. His voice... whew. There's a cry of frustration in it, that perfectly matches the words. ❤ These days, it's seems many have forgotten. The whole "move into the future unburdened by the past" is an unintelligent comment by KH. 🙄 She WANTS us to simply forget the past...our founders...our constitution...our federalists papers... our founding...all that was sacrificed to allow for the constitutional republic we were handed. Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.

[@Marc_donkey]

I was in rehab . Working on getting my head straightened out , I remember this day . I was the one who felt alone in a room full of people. Been sober now for 24 yrs

[@Okaywhatever82]

Congrats on your 24 years. 9/11 I picked up my 10 year chip. The timing of those two events was a stark reminder that it absolutely was not about me. Humbled in a way I couldn’t have been otherwise. A friend’s daughter checked herself into rehab shortly after 9/11. She said that she had almost no feelings about 9/11, she was that numb. Watching everyone else’s pain she knew she was in serious trouble.

[@eurofritz4617]

I was at work just a few miles from the Pentagon and a friend in the neighborhood called my boss after the NY planes to tell us to turn on a TV. While in shock watching the events in NY unfold it was another level when the Pentagon was hit just down the road. RIP to everyone who died because of this attack.

[@maryvickery90]

I worked in Crystal City as an Intelligence Analyst for the Department of Defense at that time. It was strange driving by the Pentagon everyday after and seeing the destruction. I remember that day like it was yesterday

[@shenacooks]

You should go back and watch the CMA awards where he first sung this. It really hits home.

[@Cobalt_Dragon0716]

The CMA's, NOT the Grammys.

[@shenacooks]

@@Cobalt_Dragon0716 oops, your right

[@larrybostic494]

NEVER EVER FORGET!!!!

[@dagnard5707]

sadly too many have

[@sandraturner4539]

How could they forget !! !!!!!!!

[@kitsune303]

We have, though.

[@think1959]

The minute I opened youtube and saw you were doing a reaction to this song I had to listen to it first. I was at work on 9/11 outside Knoxville TN had a radio on at my desk, that thing did not get turned off for the rest of the week. Co workers who worked the floor couldn't hear over the noise would run through the office to find out what was going on. I even put it on speaker for the first hour so they could hear it. Burned up the radio as in it quit working and I never replaced it. This song I heard it on CMA awards show in November of that year. The first time they had ever let anyone sing a complete song from first note to last. For about 2 seconds you could have heard a pin drop in that place it was so quite. Then it exploded in applause and cheers. I still to this day tear up at the first notes of the song.

[@shag139]

Knoxvegas

[@jirish5029]

I was a junior in high school. In my world history class of all places. They had the first tower on the TV. We were watching it on the news in class, when we saw the second plane hit. A bunch of high school kids, not knowing what was going on. Watching as hell was released before very eyes. We saw one person jump before they cut the view we were watching and it went back to the studio. Even typing this tears won't stop. Nothing has ever effected me the way that did. They say never forget. Don't think you could even if you tried.

[@treewhitefeather4711]

Same here, I was a junior in high school too, but I was in current events class. Funny (Not in a haha sense, but in ironic sense)how that will be a memory for us being in school of all places and the classes we were in.

[@violetpup4272]

I was a junior as well. We were in CA so by the time we got to school the towers had fallen but my english teacher tried to get us to read about Columbus. I was so freaking mad and we all revolted until she turned the Tv on. I walked into history class and my teacher pointed at the tv and said this is history and we just sat there watching. Tv’s were on for a few days during breaks and lunch. I honestly don’t even remember birds singing. It was also my brother’s 15th birthday and my mom asked what he wanted to do and he said “there is nothing to celebrate”. I will never forget that day.

[@francismcknight724]

I'm an Australian but even now I could take you to the exact spot I was standing when I first heard about this. Such a tragic day. While other artists sang about retaliation Alan sang about family and love

[@jenniferbeard6886]

This song makes me cry EVERY SINGLE TIME! I was at work and we didn’t even have a radio. We got calls telling us what was happening. Telling us get a radio on now.

[@kellykeegan3569]

Tear up every time I hear this song. Alan is one of the greats. And I will never forget…ever.

[@kkspencer8376]

I remember so well. The day before 9/11 was my 37th birthday, and the day after was my youngest son's 5th birthday. I had just dropped off my sons at their elementary school, and was heading to work in another elementary school. The first airplane hit, and everyone thought it was a horrible accident. I was in my car when the second plane hit. Even though we're in Michigan, our schools went on lockdown. The school I was subbing in called and told me not to come in. I went to get my boys, and couldn't take them until all the procedural issues were worked out. My youngest son was so sad on his birthday. At 5 years old he said, "Momma. I can't celebrate my birthday anymore. It's too sad." I had a 2nd grade student whose dad was killed that day.

[@lianabaddley8217]

My oldest daughters 2nd birthday was on the 12th. We had planned on having our whole, both sides, family over to celebrate on Sept 11th. Lots of little kids who we tried not to scare while all the adults were talking about what was happening. We used to take Birthday Brownies to our local Fire Dept. to say Thank You. She's now 25.

[@jpoe8915]

it was my niece's 1st birthday....and her entire school career, she never wanted to go to school on her birthday because they always talked about 9/11 at school....she always said, "I never get to have a happy birthday...everyone is always so sad."

[@KarenCatMom2]

I bet I have heard this song 50+ times. It still makes me tear up. You speak truth. He was reminding us of what really matters in the grand scheme of life. I really enjoy Alan Jackson's music and the this is one of the best.

[@YesByBeading]

Omg you haven't even started and i'm crying already. It's a beautiful song. I became a member just in time lol

[@Countryreactions]

So sad what our country has become 😢 hopefully changes in November 🇺🇲💪

[@jsjazz12]

Our country is fine. People need to start thinking for themselves once again. There are so many good things about country that we have taken for granted for some reason.

[@cwlindsey2881]

Change is definitely needed! ✌🏻🇺🇸

[@BillyJames8880]

He wrote this song overnight before the award show where he did it.. this video is at the award show and it was the premiere of the song

[@boomeister2]

Alan Jackson wrote this song a little over a week before the awards show (starting in the wee hours of the morning of Oct 28, 2001)

[@khilden1]

One of the greatest songwriters ever!❤

[@daleharmon8521]

Yes, this song still brings tears and hits hard!

[@VickiLee-f7z]

Alan Jackson is a treasure.

[@rebeccacurtis6680]

This song always gets to me. I remember well where I was the day this happened. I was a mother of a 10 mo old baby boy & catching up on some sleep when I heard the TV on & knew my husband was working so woke up confused and bit scared. I carefully walked into the living room to find my husband standing in front of the TV, watching the bldgs burn. I asked him why he was home & what's happening on TV. He simply stated that a whole lot had just happened while I was resting & proceeded to inform me that work sent him hm & why. We both stared in disbelief at the images in front of us & gasped/yelled when the towers imploded & fell. My sister and I were friends with a daughter of our City Mgr at that time & found out her sister, who worked at the top of one of the towers, was off that day because she'd had a schedule change & had worked the day before. She was given the day off for the 11th when she'd originally been scheduled. Thankfully, she was ok, but it was a sobering reminder of how precarious life can be & we grieved over those who were caught in that horrific tragedy. Knowing later on about the other stuff that was questionable or coincidental at best, turned grief & confusion into anger & suspicion. Many of us became leary of basically everything as time progressed, as a result. RIP to those who innocently pd the price with their lives either during or afterward.

[@larrylucas1079]

Alan Jackson wrote this song within a few days after the September 11th attacks in 2001. He initially struggled to put his feelings into words, but reportedly woke up one morning with the melody and lyrics fully formed in his mind, allowing him to write the song in a single session.

[@melissawood1506]

So glad you did this one My husband was also at work, in GA and sent his construction crew home as soon as first crash came across the radio.

[@wsunbeam]

I always break out in goosebumps when I listen to this song. ❤

[@NativeTexan-fm5dy]

In tears watching this one. I was on my way to work that morning, with the radio on in the car, when I first heard the news. Called my husband who was at home after working all night - told him to turn on the TV (and why). Fast forward to 9/11/2023-- and I called 911 for an ambulance to take my husband to the hospital. He never came home. So now, 9/11 has a dual meaning for me, and I cry even more readily, and harder than ever before. But I'm glad you reacted to this one. People old enough to remember need to always remember. People too young to remember need to learn and try to understand. Agree with your thoughts/sentiments behind the words.

[@michellejackson6679]

I remember watching his performance at a country awards show.. literally 2 and half of 3 weeks after 9/ll.. I cried.. it was so profound and the perfect song to reach everyone in our country.. Thank you Alan Jackson for giving us this song that still today makes us think and remember.

[@williamparrish9954]

thank you BP for doing this song

[@belvagurr403]

You need to listen to it more than once. It’s something that will speak to you and make you grieve for the patriotism we shared in the months after, that we no longer have. We’re tearing each other apart and no longer care for our fellow humans.

[@roverboy006]

Alan Jackson - 'Home' and 'Drive' both are up beat but can get emotional because of the message. Don't take the moments for granted. Enjoy life! Remember where you come from and pass it on.

[@sandraturner4539]

A simple song but so powerful. Thank you Alan.

[@DerekSansone]

I rmbr where I was - alone waiting to go to work on B shift. I was in the Reserves, so was shaking out & organizing my gear while watching news. Went to work, none of us cld focus. I rmbr woman there frightened & feeling a need to calm her down. Maybe that was my duty that day. After, full-time staff at Reserve Centers & National Guard Armories getting calls frm many asking: "When are we getting called up?" They didn't know. But, feeling "I had to do something, anything." As Federal facilities were locked down, they had us come in for guard duties (bldg entrances, parking lot entry control points, searching visitor vehicles, on roofs, etc.). I rmbr surge in unity & patriotism. I rmbr surge in military recruiting. Of course, we'd all "get our chance" to do something. I went to Iraq (left 5 days after being married). Hindsight is 20/20. Yeah, we can argue many issues we face in '24 (foreign & domestic) are results of policy mistakes, govt. decisions, social & media narratives. But, I miss sense of unity & patriotism & hope we one day get it back w/o being attacked, cuz history shows, when Americans united, nothing we can't do, Nothing. I hope people can get it together & start believing in our nation again (regardless of wht govt. does or wht politicians say). Our nation is bigger than govt. & politicians. Our nation is Great - we need to start believing it again. U don't hv to be in the military. Help an elderly neighbor shovel out after plow goes by. Help old lady nxt door get grocery bags out of her car. Do something to make things better (even something Small). Friends & Enemies around world are watching if we'll get it together. There's a lot at stake!

[@sddRd68]

By far my favorite Alan Jackson song ❤❤❤❤

[@altacarpenter8243]

I was in Limon Colorado on 9/11, its a very small town and I just remember how quiet it was. There didn't seem to be a need for many words, there was just a mutual understanding of what had happened and what had to be done about it. The town was somber as we bid goodbye to our boys that became men that day, and they headed out to join up and serve.

[@donnone7295]

KZbin has the award show, Where Vince Gill introduced Alan and how he wrote this song. The entire audience was glued to every word.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

The ONE morning I didn’t put on the news before walking to catch the train to work. Was on the METRA inbound to Chicago for about 5 minutes when everyone on the train started talking. Everyone remembers that day.

[@irishmary7159]

I did the same, the ONE morning I did not put the TV or radio on. First I heard was in the car, the way there were talking I thought I was listening to “War of the Worlds”! Something was wrong the WTC Towers do not just collapse. I turned to a different station and heard the same news. I am on the West coast, so I was catching up to the events that had already happened. No one was speeding on the way to work, no one was honking, it was quiet and surreal. I am Canadian and I will NEVER forget that day❤

[@c1ph3rpunk]

@@irishmary7159 I made it into the city, everyone thought the Sears Tower was a potential target, worked in the building just next to it, was rather unnerving. The mayor ordered everyone out of the downtown, METRA pulled in trains, filled them up and ran outbound. When one left another one came in and filled up. Meanwhile we all stood down the streets to get to the station as those filled and left, next thing we see fighters flying overhead. They stayed over downtown as long as I was waiting for the train, took until early afternoon to get home.

[@irishmary7159]

@@c1ph3rpunk it was an emotional few days for sure! I was part of a (Quilters) chat group, many were in the USA, including New York. One expressed survivor guilt, she was supposed to be at a meeting on the 104th floor in one of the Towers. The meeting was moved because there were too many attendees. She was an eloquent writer, one of the saddest things she wrote of was the wife of her local pastor waiting on the front porch for her husband to come home. I knew of things not reported on because of this group, the fear, the pain, the waiting, hold out hope, the coming together and support within the group. Many were wives of service people, they had been in other places in the world, and had the wisdom to calm those who needed comfort. People found common ground on what mattered, on that day,,and the days following. We need to remember that, also❣️🥰

[@Erinn215]

I love this song. I can't listen to it without shedding tears. I'll weep with you brother ❤

[@KarriSimone]

❤❤❤ you will appreciate Alan has 3 daughters. His song DRIVE is a amazing song about fatherhood.❤❤❤❤

[@MauraDunlopJensen]

I was only 5, playing in Grandmama's living room, when the news came on. I know most folks say I "wasn't old enough to be affected emotionally", but watching my grandma breakdown and lose the ability to speak? Knowing that my grandma was breaking, and I was the only one there to comfort her, I can confidently say that it doesn't matter how old you were when it happened. It hurts, even if I was just a kid.

[@gill4371]

The older I get by Allan Jackson is a song you will enjoy

[@quintondees4501]

Absolutely!!

[@jennessabeckett3949]

Alan Jackson performed this song on september 12. It took him no time at all to write and perform this anthem that perfectly describes the shock, despair, and outrage everyone felt that day.

[@kimzwolinski9919]

I had just got my kids on the school bus and sat down to watch a morning show. I saw the tower burning and wasn’t really afraid until I saw the second plane hit. When the Pentagon was hit I went up to the school and sat in the hallway and cried with all of the other parents who were there also 💔

[@MadMurdoc86]

This was one of the most healing songs after that day. Still gets me. Puts me right back into that day every time I hear it.

[@jasonmoon1396]

Great song. Amazing Tribute

[@robynfedalen1777]

The first time he presented this song was something I will never forget. ❤️✌🏻🎶🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@andreadeamon6419]

Look up jon bon jovi and Ritchie sambora singing America the beautiful at the Firestation after 9-11. My dad was over and when he started singing he started crying so hard he couldn't breathe. He had to leave. Dad remembered who he was cause every now and then he would walk in and ask me who was singing in mtv (when people actually watched music videos) and bon jovi - you give love a bad name was on. He was making fun of jons pants. Told him how jon got those pants. They were from a member of earth wind and fire. So after that dad thought it was cool. Dad would also come running if he heard van Halen - dreams. He loved the planes. He worked on them in the air force. Dad was 100% country and bluegrass so him reaching out about my music is something i hold dear. Before he passed he said his favorite halftime performances was Michael Jackson and Prince. That made me cry. He said you had posters in your room of them. So - he knew who they were. He was really happy that i seen prince live. Said had to be one hell of a show. It was. Wished i was able to see Michael 😢

[@kelleewolfe2834]

Your dad sounded like a great guy. It means so much to connect to a parent in any way, but through music is the best way. ❤

[@leslielemon7257]

I was with my mom who was battling stomach cancer when my sister called saying a plane hit the 1st tower & to turn on the TV. I immediately said it had to be on purpose as no self respecting pilot would hit a building when they could ditch in the ocean. We were arguing that point when the 2nd plane hit. Never wished I was wrong more in my life until I later saw the towers start to weave when TV showed them from a distance & started yelling they're going to fall...which mom thought was impossible. Then the Pentagon news. Then waiting to hear from the missing plane. Then the silence of the sky with no air traffic whatsoever. It does not seem like it was more than 20 years ago to me. Will never forget! 😢

[@clarencepcanine]

I think most of us feel very differently about politicians and bureaucrats than we do government employees (military, law enforcement, and others) doing their best to make a broken system working

[@lgarnes1]

STILL makes me ugly cry. I'll never forget fearing for my husband. He was in the military overseas while I was at home.

[@NC-Mama-Bear]

This would be a good time to react to the Phillies and New York game clip when the crowd started finding out by their phones about Obama's announcement that Bin Laden had been taken out. The players didn't understand why people were cheering and hugging total strangers. It makes me very emotional.

[@kelleewolfe2834]

That's a great video.

[@CSF77733]

Worked at a brokerage firm with squak boxes connected to the floor of the Stock Exchange in NY It was devastating to hear. I went to ladies room fell on my knees and prayed. We closed our offices in Alabama.

[@WakeUp-p6h]

Same but in London.. Unbelievable unfolding of events. Got caught up in 7/7 in 2005 and also my first job in 1995 when the IRA bombed the Baltic Exchange, I was on the IPE World Trade Centre London and we thought we were next, luckily we didn't get targeted but feeling the explosion 1/2 a mile away on Baltic Exchange seeing the Reuters feed and knowing we could be next any moment was unreal! Then going through 9/11, then being caught up in Canary Wharf for 7/7, they took a backpack guy out right outside my building before he could detonate and I was only on 4th floor so would have been devastating.. locked down for 7hours had to walk right across London not knowing if my family or friends had been caught up in any of the blasts, then i had to drive in next morning not knowing whether anything else could go off and park under the building, as I was "key staff". Needless to say after those three things and the stress of the jobs, I realised few years back I had not just Anxiety and Depression and Burn out but have all the symptoms of PTSD. Brother was ok but girl he worked with her boyfriend was in NY and went down in twin towers, was only 21 on 92nd floor, they never found any of his remains. Someone my brother worked with was on the phone to someone in second twin tower to go down when it collapsed, phone just went dead, just horrific!

[@CSF77733]

@@WakeUp-p6h Everyone that I talked to in my NY office was gone. I hadn't ever met them but hearing them scream & seeing what was happening on the TV made our office lock down also. Every school here started getting bomb threats & my kids were petrified... Me too. We have tunnels & a long bridge over water that kept getting threats. Driving across it while praying that no one would think to hit such a Southern Alabama place went on for weeks. I'm so sorry for what you & your folks went thru. I'm blessed that it was only threats down here. Praying that none of us will ever go thru this again but if we do, call again on the Lord to get us thru. 🤗

[@Shortsac72]

Paused at 11:24. One; to kinda regain my own composure but to sit and watch as a flight group of Helo's (3 Griffons) went over my property from CFB Gagetown. Quite reminiscent and ironic! God bless all those that offer the ultimate sacrifice to keep us all safe in North America; Armed Forces and First Responders. I love you all. Thank you.

[@stormet54]

Tears in my eyes whenever I hear this song. Great reaction!

[@lonniesullivan7821]

This really is a beautiful song, and every time I hear it... it brings everything back and makes me emotional. I hope we never see another Sept 11, but I also hope we someday find our way back to who we were on Sept 12th. God Bless and Semper Fidelis I was pulling into the parking lot at work, when they announced the first plane over the radio. Went in immediately and turned on the tv that we would watch on lunch breaks. We didnt function that day at all... we were all glued to the tv. I vividly remember seeing the 2nd plane hit live... the people leaping to escape the flames... the towers falling, just like it was yesterday. How that day has changed and often derailed the paths of so many people I know. I enlisted, and as a consequence lost a marriage & fast forward a few decades have no children or partner. Who would i have been if it never happened? IDK. To this day, people fall from the cancers the debris dust gave them. 22 a day, of my brothers and sisters, fall to their inner turmoil in a permanent way.

[@jenniferlehman326]

@lonniesullivan7821 Semper Fi, Sir!! From the daughter of a Canadian Military Veteran who served during the Cold War. I was at Ground Zero with my husband 14 hours after the first plane hit Tower 1. Along with 4 S&R dogs that were also Cadaver trained. I've since lost my husband to Asbestos Cancer of the Lung. We were there for 3 weeks, at Ground Zero. Hauling out survivors and reverently bringing out the heroes. And I'll say this to you, Sir. To lose 1 soldier, for any reason, is 1 soldier too many. To be losing 22 a day is 1 too many. Semper Fi. Hold your head high, Sir. You have nothing to be ashamed about! Best Regards from a daughter of a Canadian Military Veteran and a now Retired Paramedic in Ontario, Canada, Jenn 💖 🇨🇦

[@AllanMadsen-y2r]

I've never heard this before. Incredible song! Thank you! Your emotions and comments are same as mine. Bless you for that reaction and Alan Jackson for such beautiful art!

[@PrestonH-q5w]

Three chords and the truth, country music! Great reaction!

[@CGC1954]

I know exactly what I was doing when I saw TV that morning none of us will ever forget where we were and I can barely get through listening to this song without breaking down and crying. Right now is no exception and Jackson did a wonderful job on this

[@wilshade]

This song and Mister Rogers' message to us helped get us through it.

[@Nanette-Book-Lover]

I wished you had done the live version it’s so a moment in music history no one will forget.😢❤

[@Tonidolls]

Believe it or not..We will come together again, if something happens..We were not together back then either.. ..But we came together . We are still Americans in the long run...

[@nancyanne1402]

As much as I would love to see that unity again, I pray we never have to face a similar situation again EVER.

[@sandrasmith7091]

We all remember where we were. Thank you. I am one who wants to see your reaction. You get things, feelings.

[@mavfin8720]

I remember that day very clearly, I remember where I was, at work. I remember when the news started. We were watching at work, and the first plane had hit. Then the second one hit the other tower. We looked at each other, and realized this was no accident. That was Pearl Harbor for my generation.

[@ladylocust1118]

He is an extraordinary songwriter and singer. And yes, this is a superb example.

[@martyb5807]

I was in the Navy at Combat Camera. Needless to say as soon as the second plane hit the towers I got my guys packing up to deploy. I ended up on a ship near NY harbor on "plane watch" for several days. I had two teams out. One in NY and one at the pentagon. a lot of their photos became pretty famous. the most famous probably is the picture of the giant flag hanging from the roof of the pentagon.

[@geoffreyclaunch2449]

Don't fight the tears on this one. This one earns every teardrop.

[@susanchavez4778]

I love you. Just remember in the end it will always be BUT GOD!!!!!!!

[@_Love_-ru7pz]

I am so glad you reacted to this song. I will never forget.

[@shandrag6329]

There’s a video about the boats that came and rescued the people stuck in manhattan. I think it’s called 9/11 boat lift

[@kelleewolfe2834]

Excellent video!

[@Lsaldivar2023]

The thing that upset me the most was the people jumping out of the windows. Broke my heart ❤️

[@tamiramos5873]

I was in college when I heard about the first plane. I had a beeper at that time. There weren't a prevalent use of cell phones so I asked to be dismissed to go to the bathroom to find a phone to call my sister who was paging me. When I finally got through, the 2nd plane had already hit and while on the call, the Pentagon was hit. I went back to my classroom and everyone was still oblivious. we had been broken up into groups for an exercise and I told the few people in my group but everyone just treated it as an accident still. As soon as class left out, I went to my federal work study location and when I got thee, they told me that they were told that state and federal building were going to close early and that I should go home. I turned on the TV and got into my uniform (Army National Guard) - like it was something I should do. I didn't turn the TV away from the news for 2 weeks. And the odd thing was that my mom and I were talking about what day we wanted to go back up to NYC for a visit because 2 weeks prior to that, I had went up for a visit with my sister. What an interesting time. The day after this attack, I saw American flags on almost every single home I saw for a couple of weeks. God forbid that happens nowadays.

[@DV-ol7vt]

He is definitely in my opinion the last great country artist that could write and sing, and was actually country.

[@rebeccafoust7145]

Yep, he grew up a short piece down the road from us and was my sister's classmate. Great memories.

[@DV-ol7vt]

@ you from South Tx?