Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Reba McEntire - Fancy! NO FREAKING WAY...

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Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Reba McEntire - Fancy! NO FREAKING WAY...
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[@xxlordbelxx1368]

"The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" Is a MUST from Reba

[@cliffmiller1021]

yes please

[@lightningtowing00]

Yes yes this one is a must

[@RavenSW1979]

Definitely, more powerful then Fancy

[@SheilaMatthews-zu6lm]

@@xxlordbelxx1368 Vickie Lawrence the lady that played momma on momma's family recorded this song. But coming from a mature voice like Reba's really is awesome.

[@laurachickadee1]

I still like the original better Vicki Lawrence

[@RayWhiting]

I'm a tired old man, nearly 70. This song always brings a tear to my eye and a tug at my heart because it is soooo very close to my life when I was 13. This specific song may not be literally true in Reba's life, but the story is as old as time -- poor parents at the end of their rope, without resources, don't know what else to do but force their kids to grow up far too soon. I won't give my story here, but I can vouch for the fact this song is about all us kids who raised ourselves one way or another. Some of us made good of our lives, some did not. I'm not okay because of what happened to me; I managed to turn out okay IN SPITE of the adults in my life back then. As for country music, do not forget this fact: country music is just "Three Chords and the Truth," so after you get hooked on the chords and jamming to the rhythm, listen to the words. Listen. To. The. Words. Sometimes your heart will soar, but sometimes you'll fall to your knees and weep. Seriously.

[@lorriew8627]

Bless you

[@julieCA58]

Tired old woman here. Congratulations on surviving.

[@timmorin69]

I'm glad you survived what you went through sir! Thank you for your wisdom! You described country music PERFECTLY!

[@rubyslippers8215]

🙏

[@nikita8370]

Well said, bless you. 🙏

[@KilisKitchen]

Her producers absolutely did NOT want her to make this. She pushed to make it happen...and, we are all glad she did.

[@DawnKellyMedia]

I saw her sing it live once in a small venue. I cried like a baby.

[@lilb0yb1ue]

They also did not want her to sing "She thinks his name was John" which was about AIDS which had NEVER been sung about before in a country song.

[@beckyjbarker]

He should listen to Bobby It's good

[@stephaniehustead2585]

Her producer at the time DID want to do the remake with her, from rebas mouth.

[@corinnebunetto1296]

I heard it was a true story

[@JadeCa-T-girl]

I read this song as the mother being too sick and broke to take care of either of them. So she sent Fancy out to let her survive. Mom knew she was dying and the the small one would likely starve. She was saying don't let me down as in I'm counting on you to survive and make it out, thats why at the end Fancy said she understands. That's how I interpreted the song.

[@supersabra]

Grew up with this music and I completely agree with your interpretation. Folks have to look at the times in which it was written and you nailed it.

[@sinneadfert]

Mamma doing the only thing she knew to do for her to survive.

[@sharonodom6575]

It's sad, "they criticized mama for turning me out, no matter how little she had", saying everyone in her Community knew their struggles. Instead of trying to help the family, they looked the other way.

[@michelleraborn6886]

Yep. It broke her mother's heart to do what she did, but at 18, Fancy would have had no chance whatsoever

[@MissMaryStardust]

🎯💯

[@traceytheisen8067]

Reba's 3 minute video is more powerful than most 3 hour movies.

[@mollylou88]

Amen to that! ❤

[@annettebenge461]

Yessss absolutely agree

[@kathywilson8785]

right!? iv known this song for years & seen the video-- but for some reason it had me in tears today

[@JulieKillianYunker]

yes it is

[@itsjustme843]

True, so very true!

[@Celebrindal333]

Her mom found her a “benefactor” with benefits. She never intended for Fancy to save the family. She wanted Fancy to get out of the cycle of poverty and in her mind that meant getting Fancy into a higher circle anyway she could. That’s how I always took it. “The welfare people came and took the baby” but Fancy was 18, her Mom was dying and knew Fancy had no way to take care of herself alone.

[@lilliebrown6320]

Exactly!!!

[@GJLynn-so4rx]

I want to add on that her mom telling her not to go back - she's talking about returning to poverty had nothing to do with her not going back to the house.

[@veronicao4643]

Yup, she was dying and told her daughter to save herself. Good looks and youth can take you far in life when paired with the right mindset and Fancy’s mom knew this and fortunately Fancy quickly learned too.

[@ZAMSKY1000]

There are 2 gravestones. Is it the mother and the brother Because the father ran out on them.

[@tabathah1215]

That's how I took it also

[@1stHoneygirl]

Reba didn't shy away from the heavy topics. Legend and pure class.

[@WhitneyReacts]

“She Thinks His Name Was John” sent CHILLS down my spine the first time I heard it.

[@pjj9491]

Reba covered this from Bobby Gentry...she should've been wayyyyyyyyy more popular...

[@WhitneyReacts]

@@pjj9491 another one her other famous songs was a cover too - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. Reba just has a huge knack for story telling. I love Bobbie Gentry. “Ode to Billy Joe” is probably one of the best songs. story telling wise anyway.

[@Serene80]

Still does, dear...

[@Serene80]

​@@WhitneyReacts Oh, God, I forgot about She Thinks His Name Was John. I remember her singing it at an awards show with the AIDS quilt behind her...

[@WildChildMama]

Without a doubt, one of the best country songs of all time. No matter how many times I hear it… goosebumps every time

[@lindathomas3142]

💯

[@lital.5222]

I was dragged to a Reba show 20 years ago. Didn't know a single song. Never heard of her. Hated country music. Walked out a lifelong fan. She's one in a million.

[@kathywilson8785]

she is amaaazing!

[@MarianTRitch]

Dragged? No one is dragged anywhere! Whiny! Next time stay home!

[@janelogan4242]

❤

[@kevinsears7300]

You're dislike of country is because Country was the first genre to go to using psychilogy to replace actual talent. Originals are a rare thing in the music industry. The Mere-Exposure effect uses familiar things to create a positive affinity for something you normally would hate... for example, Ava Max's Kings and Queens... its Anki Bakers where were you last night, Bon Jovis you give love a bad name... and the Original use of the tune is Bonnie Tylers If You Were a Woman. The first to prove the Mere-Exposure effect works in the music industry was Barry Manilowe, who's Coca Cabana is... depressing as hell, but so upbeat the way he sings it. But then it went from country to other Genres, so much that people completely ignore the first few lines of tge sing If I Could Fly(go listen to it, its a heartwarming lovesing... about showing a 16 year old girl all about 'love'.. or they dont realize in Jack and Dianne, Diannes getting pimped out in jackies car.. or how the final countdown is a song about escaping from an alien invasion of earth, or eye of the tiger is about a drug kingpin getting out of jail and killing off his old gang-buddies. That Mere-Exposure effect underlays familiar sounds, and you like it, but have no clue WHY you like it... and if you look closely, you probably wont like it anymore.😂

[@AClark15]

She puts on a great show! I saw her every time she came near my hometown. Fancy was always one of my most favorite songs.

[@jewls9697]

The mother was dying, the baby was starving to death!! She didn't do it for their families gains! There were no gains! She knew her & the baby were gone! She was Doing is so Fancy wouldn't be stuck out in those hills & die herself too!! She done it because there was no other way to Save Fancy!! That was way back in time & they lived way back in the woods! No access to the resourses we have today!! The mom was desperate to save her! And like she said in the song, I guess she did!! ❤

[@loristone9242]

And Fancy was 18 years old. Back during the time this was written, 18 year old women were often married with children or living their lives as responsible adults.

[@Michelle.Ann.23]

This. I think he might have missed the time period of when that happened. The cab driver taking her back is ancient and obviously still years after her mother sent her out.

[@lavender_granny]

i am so glad you said this. i had completely stopped watching people react to this song because NO ONE understood what was really going on here. all i ever heard people say was "Her mom pimped her out to pay her doctor bills". i didnt want to watch this one either but i am a glutton for punishment. i guess things have been so good around here for so long that no one can imagine what that mother was going through and that mothers have gone through this heartbreak since before antiquity. why do you think women always wanted sons? finally, lets remember who wrote this song: Bobbie Gentry, she with the degree in philosophy who puts layers upon layers of meanings in all her songs. its never just one thing.

[@MtnBadger]

(good words but, when you end every sentence in an exclamation point, it loses its emphasis and becomes more difficult to read) 😉

[@kathleenshaw932]

@@MtnBadger just keep reading comments. You’ll learn to ignore exclamation points, bad spelling, and bad grammar.

[@toddellison5128]

In Country Music, Reba is Royalty. She's always been a powerhouse singer, performer, actress even. She's amazing. One thing to know about "Country Folk", rural life is, many times, a hard life. Doesn't matter the color of your skin either. This hard life, as it were, is what shaped Country Music. Some of this new, so-called, country music has no soul. Some of us know where this music comes from, some of us came from those humble beginnings, too.

[@shariaguillon7861]

Country just tells stories.

[@shariaguillon7861]

I saw Reba in Raleigh, New Years Even, 1999. She put on a great show and she sang this song. I also got to see the Judds, their last time in Raleigh. Wynonna rode on stage on her Harley.

[@PandoraBear357]

I don't consider myself a country fan, because I really only like older story teller style country. I can't stand the majority of the newer stuff. Not really into the songs about trucks, tractors, and booty. They lack the spirit of country imo. I do like Carrie Underwood, Zach Bryan, and some Kasey Musgraves.

[@kristinemancillas8242]

Amen, I miss the 80's and 90's country

[@jessicasalinas207]

@@kristinemancillas8242 yes!!! Some country music today is good, but it’s not the same.

[@stacymak0822]

I love how music has the INSANE power to cross the lines of genre, race, culture, life experience. Music is magical and absolutely unites us ALL

[@leaniasl6010]

This song was originally done in the 70s by Bobbie Gentry. The original is great, but Reba's vocals and style really kicked it up 100%. The song is yes about her mama turning her out, but mama was not expecting money to be coming in; it was a last-ditch effort to get Fancy a chance to survive. "Don't let me down" was meaning for Fancy to be come better, successful, to not be stuck in this life. Even as a young kid, I understood the meaning behind the song and it always gets me teary.

[@carolanders2590]

Most people don’t even realize that she would have went into Foster Care and for a Girl who is 12 is more likely to be raped by the ones who were supposed to be taking care of her and therefore the mom was just trying to head her in a direction where she could do better for herself.

[@leaniasl6010]

@@Josh-jv5fl Oh, thank you for the information!

[@bettybee1852]

@@Josh-jv5fl I think you're thinking of "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" which Vicki Lawrence sang originally. Bobby Gentry sang this son, "Fancy" originally.

[@Josh-jv5fl]

@bettybee1852 omg I did have a brain fart I git the songs mixed up well there's my 40s kicking in lol

[@lilliebrown6320]

Exactly! Her mom sent her to a 'benefactor' who would take care of her. Teach her. Her mom was dying. This was the only way her mom knew of getting Fancy into a life where she would be taken care of versus the life she would have had had she not left.

[@lydialemaster6851]

Reba’s country music is different, she’s old school and she tells the story and sets a scene I love her

[@dawnhall2400]

I love her song He's just like you..I think that's the name of it.❤

[@sugarbear1965]

This is the real deal

[@vandyfan10]

I feel like a lot of 90s country did that. And also when music videos on CMT for big.

[@sarahlewis6879]

Yes! I miss 90s country music videos. 💙

[@militrybarbi]

​@dawnhall2400 it's called "he gets that from me" if you're talking about the song I think

[@BelindaTN]

This took place in a time when women were totally dependent on their men. Dad ran out on his family, his family is struggling to survive. Momma is sick, the baby is starving and Fancy is too old for the government to take care of her and too young to know how to survive. So in desperation momma sent Fancy to the man that could ‘provide’ for her and teach her how to make money. Yes. Fancy was sent to a high end pimp in hopes she could survive better than the extreme poverty that she was raised in. The baby was put in the governments care and momma died.

[@unclebounce1495]

Stop spreading BS propaganda. It's false myths. no one has ever been more coddled, protected, entitled, and cared for than femayles, ever, always. Stop the bs. So Fing coddled that when a rare occurrence happens that's semi-tragic, it's considered some terrible travesty and hyperbolized to nonsensical proportions. Meanwhile, at this same time, boy$ YOUNGER than fancy were forced at gunpoint to go to world wars where they were physically peynetrayted by blaydes and buylleyts and toyrn apart and buyrnt aliyve and buytchered. But poor wammins had it so rough. The gaslighting is ridiculous.

[@missjenna6449]

The “trucks, beer, she broke my heart and took my dog” kind of country is more modern. Older country usually deals with more serious issues. Johnny Cash immediately comes to mind, who wrote a lot about justice for inmates and Native Americans, and protesting war. If you’re looking for another country song to react to, The Man in Black explains everything you need to know about Johnny Cash. For Reba - I listened to Tell Me Why Haven’t I Heard From You on vinyl on repeat growing up. One of my earliest memories is spinning in the living room to it. I also really love Somebody, it makes me cry every time. GREAT video, this was a fantastic reaction. I’m going to go watch more of yours.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Things like this happened a lot during the Depression. This originally came out in 1969 from Bobble Gentry.

[@benjamansharer7969]

There's God only knows how many families had to sell their kids during the Depression, especially those living in big cities. When my Granny and Grandpa got married in the early 30s, Grandpa already had a farm. They took in Granny's brother and Grandpa's brothers and sisters, trying to keep the family together. The men worked the farm while Granny raised all her sister-in-laws, teaching them how to cook,clean, gardening, etc...until WWII came along. Grandpa's brothers joined the military and went off to fight, while Granny's brother stayed behind to help with the farm. The helped other families as much as they could until the war was over and all the men came back home

[@mattiemathis9549]

I didn’t know that. Thanks!

[@cathytabor8531]

And hers was really good, too.. ya ought try it too..

[@auntiedotal]

I used to love listening to Bobbie Gentry and her ballads ❤ I was too little at the time to understand what this song meant but I remember her version of it. She did Ode to Billy Joe too. She was Reba before Reba was Reba 😂 But Reba does it well too. 😊

[@venanziocalise946]

It's happening today too.

[@unity1016]

"Okay, mama. I understand." Gets me every time.

[@mimikannisto4418]

😭😭🙏

[@AuntK68]

Oh boy, you've just found one of the greatest and most successful singers of any genre, not just country. Enjoy!!!

[@melodietraylor9070]

Absolutely

[@racheldeen6606]

This song always makes me cry - the desperation is powerful

[@memarti002]

Reba is legend for a reason. There is nothing standard about her songs.

[@jenniferkasowicz9463]

Reba is known for dramatic storytelling and videos. Next up: 1. The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia - plot twister 2. Does He Love You (duet with Linda Davis) - absolute jump moment in the video with an all-star cast ✌️❤️

[@juliesmith7444]

I was also thinking “Does He Love You” should be his next song.

[@kathylee7009]

Reba is amazing, he should do some of the old country. I love coward of the county

[@MsWillowbayOrelse]

Gonna add She Thinks His Name Was John. That is another really good song that was shocking when it came out.

[@MyFireElf]

@@MsWillowbayOrelse My sister thought it was a torch song, I ruined her day when I told her.

[@lisamoran6742]

Whoever’s in New England!

[@heatherpike7443]

No country sounds like that anymore that gave me chills love 80 90 country

[@tammyhall3144]

I'm not a big country music fan but I love Martina Mcbride's Independence Day !!! No one wanted to play that on the radio because it was about Domestic Violence but Martina insisted.

[@TheDivayenta]

I used to love the Barbara Mandrell Show. ❤

[@anitadills6298]

My favorite country decades too.

[@redrasegarden]

God my childhood had some good country

[@PaintingOfTheMind]

@@tammyhall3144 Martina sings about that a lot. Concrete angel about child abuse and Broken wing are both amazing as well. I literally did like a six page paper on one of her songs. Also wrong again, is another great one from her. Too many people roll their eyes at country music and don't bother to listen to anything but *brocountry* and that makes me mad. lol

[@daschuhow]

I worked with the homeless in Saint Louis in the 2010 decade. The story Reba sang….it happened back then, and it still happens now. 11:38

[@ShannonMorey-gx1kn]

ALL of Rebas 90s videos were like mini movies 🎬 ❤❤❤

[@sarahhines2391]

I had vhs's of all her 90s music videos lol I was weird kid lmao

[@magicvampirelver1321]

That's why the 80s and 90s music was the best it actually had meaning and potential.

[@shelbykarst7072]

If you liked this one, you have to react to “The Lights Went Out In Georgia”, another one of Reba’s songs. She’s such an epic storyteller in her music.

[@StormChaserMommaG]

Yes!

[@tommiemama]

The story of how she came to sing that song is hilarious!

[@malraine]

​@@tommiemamaI haven't heard the story, is there a video of it somewhere?

[@kathywilson8785]

yeeeessss!! he really should!!

[@tammyhughes2239]

​@@malrainejust make sure you Google Reba McEntire they all right this is a great song it's a story the videos amazing but you don't even need the video by Vicki Lawrence and it's not the same experience

[@matthewwisner2153]

I think this song is so popular in country music, because it shows the lengths someone will go to make a better life for their child, which is an idea that a lot of poor Americans identify with. Mama didn't do that to Fancy for herself. She did it to give Fancy a better life and a chance of survival.

[@shannonhoselton9101]

First time seeing you, and i absolutely know you've heard reba just didn't know. Her songs are everywhere! She's a country legend and queen! ❤😂

[@samanthahatcher750]

Not only is Reba incredibly talented, she is HILARIOUS! If you enjoy comedy watch her show, Reba!

[@KellyTheWiseLadyHoF]

I hope her new show will be just as good. Not sure when it starts or if it has already but I’m def gonna watch it.

[@MommaBird52]

One of Reba's most touching songs was She Thinks His Name was John.

[@swishh55]

Yes!! At the height of the aids epidemic... POWERFUL!

[@swishh55]

POWERFUL!! About the time of the aids epidemic.

[@melanietheriault3350]

Years later, and I still can't listen to this one without bawling my eyes out.

[@nostalgiafive_reseller]

Oh I forgot about that one!

[@starlette570]

Another great Reba story-telling song is "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia". It's not originally her song but she does an AMAZING cover. I also love her song "You Lie", brings a tear to my eyes every time

[@wjb-wi6dt]

You Lie is one of my favorites.

[@terribrown3464]

@@starlette570 that's also a Bobbie Gentry song...night the lights went out...

[@Snipergoat1]

@@terribrown3464 Nah, it's Vikki Lawrence. Best known as Mama from Mama's family. and it is, if anything even darker than this one. It's also a lot more confusing as she switches veiwpoint often and sometimes in the middle of the verse. Ihad to get the lyrics and go over it and it turns out to be about exactly what the first impression is but it gets muddy with all those viewpoint changes. Also the Reba VIdeo, while good. has a lot of exposition. where this one just lets the song and the visuals tell the story. Nights in Georgia has people talking all the time. Some times over the music which drives me nuts. Great song, well covered but the video could be better.

[@terribrown3464]

@@Snipergoat1 you know... I believe your right. I knew there was one of those songs that Vicki Lawrence's husband wrote but she sang it. I thought it was "Night the lights went out in Georgia" but some website said Bobby Gentry. Maybe the other song I'm thinking of is "Ode to Billy Joe". All 3 songs came out around the same time and they're all story telling songs.

[@terribrown3464]

@@Snipergoat1 another song I love of Reba is the duet she does with Kelly Clarkson "Because of you"

[@Anna-Rose-]

Bobbie Gentry wrote and released this song in 1970. "Fancy is my strongest statement for women's lib, if you really listen to it. I agree wholeheartedly with that movement and all the serious issues that they stand for --- equality, equal pay, day care centers, and abortion rights." - Bobbie Gentry

[@southernbella6535]

"I got me a Georgia mansion and Elegant New York town house flat and I ant been back" tells you all you need to know. Reba's voice could sing me the damn phone book and I would put it on my play list . One of the few country music singers i really like.

[@kairys13]

At the end of the line with the townhouse, she says, "I ain't done bad."

[@rachelminnaar4607]

Ain't doin bad.

[@kairys13]

@@rachelminnaar4607 Past tense, so ain't done bad.

[@rachelminnaar4607]

@@kairys13 It's not past tense, she's saying she "aint doin bad" because she's doing well in her current life.

[@UnfamousPlayers]

@@rachelminnaar4607 Good lord, the arguments over grammar in a country music song? Listen to the cadence: 'I ain't done bad' is correct. Her vocals do a deep drop so I can see someone thinking, 'I ain't gone back' is the line. But it is I ain't done bad -- the line is a middle finger to those who would criticize her success and how she got there.

[@RoGueNavy]

Reba is a powerhouse! You should check out her duet with Linda Davis, "Does He Love You?".

[@mike650r]

Reba's duet with Kelly Clarkson on "Does he Love You" is so much better than with Linda. The looks each other gives to the other makes it awesome.

[@nancyanne1402]

The original video is what gives the Linda version the leg up.

[@1packatak]

@@mike650ragree! Those two singing together is electric

[@LourdanHazei]

I loved that song so much as a kid, and I still think their performances were spectacular. But as a grown ass woman today, I'm like - you both deserve better than that trash man! Dump him, date each other.

[@sarahbranson6110]

Or with Kelly Clarkson too

[@michaeljohnson-un3mp]

Welcome to one of THE QUEENS OF COUNTRY MUSIC!!!!!! Go down the Reba rabbit hole!!!

[@OurDreamsAwait]

I'm so happy to see Reba and her unbelievable talent being discovered STILL. 💜💜💜💜 She's INCREDIBLE

[@allenruss2976]

People did what they had to do to survive during the depression. This is set during the depression. Many families were destitute with no relief in sight. Had fancy stayed there was a real chance of the younger sibling dying. Families were split up, kids sent to relatives, daughters "sold" off, etc

[@Roy-mw5js]

Still do. Empathy is needed in the world.

[@user-cc1mq3qo6o]

The car shown in the flashbacks is more 1940s-1950s, but it doesn't matter what decade, desperation is desperation

[@patriciaasher4614]

The lyrics are "And though I ain't had to worry 'bout nothing in nigh on 15 years, I can still hear the desperation in my poor mama's voice ringing in my ears." Car is 40s-50s vintage, maybe add on 5 to 10 years before it becomes a cab. I figure the flashbacks could go back to between 1935 to 1945. In much of the south, there simply were no options for poor, disadvantages females, uneducated, father is deceased, mother is penniless and dying. There is a baby, but the mother knows here daughter will have a less than zero chance of getting out of their mire if she stays where she is. Fancy is a quick learner, and does right well for herself, which is all her mama wanted for her. Mama died, baby went into "the system." And Fancy got out of the mire. I have always believed, even when Dusty Springfield first introduced this song, that Fancy went back to the homeplace. I alway believed she had to at some point to place the last pieces in the puzzle; to lay eyes onto what she thought she remembered from that time. And to tell her mother she understood. The video does indeed hold to that premise as well.

[@lydialemaster6851]

Great at setting the scene

[@YIKESMF]

​@user-cc1mq3qo6o Oklahoma families were struggling HARD during the decades after the Depression. Have you ever heard of the Dust Bowl? That was in Oklahoma 1935. 3 million tons of topsoil blew out of Oklahoma on Black Sunday.

[@sandyleelpn]

Reba McEntire is iconic she’s one of the queens of country music. I love her.

[@FishKungfu]

She was also in the movie “Tremors (1990)” and had a great fun role.

[@Slane583]

It's been a long time since I've seen the original Tremors movie. Wasn't it Burt's wife Reba played as? Good ole Burt, using a brick of C-4 to fix any small problem. 😁

[@FishKungfu]

@@Slane583 Yep, they were the perfect couple! LOL!😂

[@Slane583]

@@FishKungfu Every accident has to be followed up with "I didn't know! How could I have known!" Hehe.

[@mommy010509]

I love that movie!!

[@AmeliasArcade]

All of Reba’s song are powerful. I hope you listen to more of them. Like “Does She Love You” she is amazing.

[@joelmclean2898]

Mom knew she was dying, there was no hope in the future for the family. She had one chance to save her daughter, regardless of path. This song was all about the love of a mother for her children and how the children may not realize it until later.

[@AdAstra47]

Reba, along with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton and Shania Twain (to name just a few) is one of the great tradition of women in country who bring awareness and compassion to various social justice issues. Loretta sang about how life-changing it was to have access to birth control, Shania sang about gathering the courage to leave an abusive relationship, and in this story-song Reba is trying to de-stigmatize sex workers. If you didn’t catch that, Fancy was only 15 years old in this song, with no way to support herself or her family legally, and her “career choice” was something that was chosen for her when she was still just a child. “The wheels of fate had started to turn and for me there was no way out…” And that’s the story of the vast majority of sex workers: most start when they’re underage and are abuse victims. And even if they’re fully consenting adults, they’re just selling what they have. There should be no more stigma about a woman using her body’s looks to make money than there is about a man working in a warehouse or construction site, using his body’s strength to make money. Anyway, if you look around, you’ll find a LOT of good Social Justice “make you think” kind of songs in the country / folk genres.

[@BBBYpsi]

Do not leave out Barbra Madrell

[@stephanieramirez3591]

Martina McBride is another I'd add to the list

[@Kristen_H]

Fancy had just turned 18 in the song.

[@bjh1]

Martina McBride is the best story teller and great voice.

[@alafrance22]

@@stephanieramirez3591Yeeesss!!!! Concrete Angel is such a sad but great one!

[@1whitkat]

Reba's music is far deeper than your typical cowboy music. I've heard that song so many times and it still brings tears to my eyes. Yeah, it means just what you think it means. It twists the heart like so much of her music does. Reba works on pulling heartstrings and making you think.

[@shondaduren9718]

She is legendary! I was privileged enough to see her in concert... She is impressive! She could've done it without a microphone... It's like she has an amplifier in her voice box! And from such a tiny little frame... IMPRESSIVE! As a side note, Martina McBride and Lorrie Morgan opened for Reba at that concert... both of them were equally impressive! "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" by Reba... another tear jerker! Love her!

[@reneelee8870]

When Whoevers In New England by Reba is one you'll love!

[@rebornfurnituredesigns2492]

This song has made me sob since I was a small child and still to this day still makes me cry lol It blows my mind that as a kid I understood it and got emotional, so now as a mother, imagining being in that kind of position tears me up. Bobbie Gentry who originally wrote and performed the song said it was an ode to women’s liberation and trying to put into perspective life as an abandoned, dirt poor, ill mother with no options. She did an amazing job and Reba really brought it to life.

[@maryalbrecht5602]

Love this song. Reba has a whole catalog of hits. The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia, When Whoevers in New England, Does He Love You and The Heart Won't Lie. Just to name a few. Great reaction!!!

[@lefty3141591]

I would add "The greatest man I never new" to the list.

[@jeanniewhite4458]

@@lefty3141591Absolutely!!!

[@littleogeechee223]

And “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” was definitively done by Vicki Lawrence.

[@DL-kx2py]

And He gets that from you

[@Lyn-ih7gg]

I am laughing so hard, your face exactly expressed my reaction to listening to these lyrics.....great video!

[@RayHowle-jb1bi]

A lot of people don't realize they don't understand this is not just a song it's reality this is what happened back then

[@StitchingStories7246]

And for most girls didn't turn out like it did for Fancy. It's the success story that romanticizes the desperation and, perhaps unfortunately, gives listeners hope.

[@kellysimmons8437]

Sad but true.

[@awitherow1202]

dude you cannot go wrong with a Reba song. She is one of the G.O.A.T.s of country music. She is like Elvis everything she sings is great.

[@Russtastic]

This song was a cover that Reba tried for years to make. Her management wouldn't let her cover this topic for several years.

[@karreschaefer1930]

Yep. Good girls didn't talk about that.🙄😢

[@MadMurdoc86]

There it is. I was looking for this one to like. Reba put the song on the map. It was known in the Country community, but Reba made it a household name. Especially when she toured with Brooks and Dunn. It was a headline song in the commercials.

[@SoutHeatherTx]

Reba Queen of Country!! This Texas gal has loved her from the beginning!!!❤❤❤

[@kaynesheldon4905]

Reba’s a beastttttt!!! Great musicianship and a great actor! I used to love her show “Reba” and other shows she was in and movies! She’s amazing!

[@janiceervin428]

We just watched the whole series again!! ❤ Finished it last night, and were sad about it.

[@EdenMcCoy-rt9hp]

She's such a great actress. She was even on Broadway!

[@susangodwin5483]

I’ve watched episodes of “Reba” over and over again. I think I’ve seen them all. But I still enjoy rewatching them. Even when I know exactly what’s coming next.😂

[@Elliejoyless]

She rightfully blames society, not her mama. ❤

[@YIKESMF]

Amen❤

[@bigmac_98-j2u]

Reba is the GOAT of the 80's, 90's, 2000's and hell even the 2010's honestly

[@jellimelli4545]

You actually get it. Some of us have lived it. It's quite liberating hearing it from someone else so you don't have to feel alone. I'm just glad I had the strength to say no and stand my ground.

[@ms.lisamarie82]

I am so look excited for this... Reba's voice and story telling is unmatched in country. I love her.

[@steve-o8u]

Well, this isn't her story although she did a good remake. the Storyteller and writer was Bobbie Gentry who recorded and released it in 1970. Same as with The Night the lights went out in Georgia, written by Bobby Russell and given to his wife Vicky Lawrence to record in 72.

[@AB2B]

As some have said, the mother's intent wasn't for Fancy to send money, but for Fancy to live. Mom knew she was dying, the baby would either be taken or die, and they were living in crippling poverty. She felt the only way for Fancy to survive was this path; there may not have been any other viable options. The car which took her, to me, showed Fancy was going to a "hen house", hence how she met the benevolent man who gave her the skills she needed to be a "companion" to wealthy and influential men. While it's not necessarily a pretty story, in the end the mother achieved her goal: helping Fancy survive and take care of herself. This older Fancy realized the impossible situation of her mother, so decided to create a home for girls in the place her mother had lived and died. Her mother set a domino chain going that ended with other girls in bad situations having a place to go when they needed it, and hopefully she was able to see that and realize Fancy understood the choice now.

[@donnayeager2703]

I have to bail. This song always makes me cry like a baby.😢

[@veronicao4643]

Wow, didn’t think about the domino chain

[@JonniPants]

Reba is the GOAT in country. Much love for covering this. 💜

[@forever10812]

Wow! Such an incredible story. And my first time hearing it. My first thought was this reminds me of Beloved by Toni Morrison and of The Color Purple.

[@STS125]

Reba has probably the best “church voice” you will ever hear.

[@catserver8577]

I was like, "Uh oh, BP is going to freak out on this one.".

[@indirastone7382]

Reba is an Icon. Glad you appreciate her gift.

[@SingSnapKlooe]

Reba has always been my inspiration in country music! I don't think she's ever sang a song that didn't tell a story! Love her! A legend in her own time!

[@samandkoda]

The Greatest Man I Never Knew should be your next listen. It makes me cry every time.

[@snagglejag1977]

Oh God... that one just shatters me.

[@EdenMcCoy-rt9hp]

Reba is the Queen of country music. I've listened to her my whole life. So stoked to see you reacting to her

[@hockemeyer1]

This is a cover of Bobby Gentry's song writen and first recorded by her. Reba's cover made the song famous. Bobby Gentry wrote and recorded Ode To Billy Joe which was a top 10 hit. Thinking about the mother turning her daughter out, sometimes your pain and loss of hope are so great that you cannot see all of your options. My favorite Reba song is "Just Like Them Horses".

[@SusanHukel-rm4lg]

I love both versions,but I love most Reba's version.this was the first Reba song I ever heard,after this she became my Favorite country singer,I love her for how Awesome she is.She Is The Queen of Country.Respect To The Best!

[@michaellockhart554]

Reba got her start at 19 when she sang the National Anthem at the 1974 National Finals Rodeo, a friend of her fathers, Clem McSpaden got the NFR to invite her, Ernest Tubb heard her and took her to Nashville, the rest is history

[@michaellockhart554]

And I was there that night in OKC, 14 at the time, I've had a crush on her ever since

[@michaeljohnson-un3mp]

Ernest Tubb had nothing to do with her career. Red Steagall was the one who brought her to Nashville and got her foot in the door.

[@michaellockhart554]

@@michaeljohnson-un3mp I stand corrected, you are right, not sure where I heard Ernest was the one, but it was Red Steagal

[@PattyLisk]

I first saw Reba McIntyre sing this song at the NYS fair in 1993 . She came out on stage in a red dress and sang this song as an opening act for someone else.She’s been blowing me away ever since ❤️Love your reactions . You bring back the music I grew up with . Love it

[@ktekc]

She still wears the little red dress during encore for this song.. i saw her when she came to Maine. Outside concert in September. She was a trooper and froze her tiny butt off.

[@markbaker9597]

You are 100% on the right path. Reba has talked about it before, that the studios wouldn’t let her do this song, until she hit it big.

[@paulogaray6666]

Dude. My 2nd reaction to your reaction. I saw Fancy on your playlist and HAD to watch! Your reaction was impeccable and on point. I saw you mentioning your daughter in the other video, so this hits home more so for you, understandably. This song is her signature Finale song at her concerts and further catapulted her career! Great choice! I'm a late bloomer of her work also, but her catalogue is incredible! Plus, she is so talented, she has done comedy shows!

[@marlenefrazier1815]

I sang this song at 14 im 42 now at a festival that had Karaoke and got a standing ovation from about 500 people, i thought i was something 😂 but i love Reba

[@amandak879]

I sang this in 1st grade at a talent show at school, I’m 40 now and I truly wonder y the adults in my life let me do it… lol

[@animeangel1975]

I sang it at our state fair when I was 17. I'm 49 now. Fancy is my absolute favorite song by her. ❤

[@RockinMamaT]

Reba is definitely one of the best story teller in country music. Her vocals are wonderful too. Please check out Martina Mcbride A broken wing so good. Great reaction and Peace out ✌️ ☮️ 🙏

[@gailbreslin5441]

Also " Concert Angel" by Martia Mcbride

[@guynethdailey1759]

Also "Independence Day" too.

[@haywood1980]

Old country is so good!! Reba is one of the greats!! Country nowadays is so generic, but old country really told stories.

[@ShannonAnderson-tf3be]

Zac Bryan is an awesome storyteller with a great voice. Check him out 😊

[@tanyagarcia3721]

I just clicked on your channel because of Reba for obvious reasons and I'm glad I subbed up. I liked grooving with you when you really got the song going. Love your reactions. When your said something about the red dress and the gentlemen you were right and I knew that

[@danivansuperstar]

You’re correct. Reba is a great storyteller. This song is so sad yet amazing. Thanks for taking the time to listen.

[@stevensimpson8231]

" the night the lights went out in georgia" will blow ur mind

[@nostalgiafive_reseller]

😂 that’s an understatement ❤

[@jayhank5838]

New Orleans is and was full of women like this. I first heard this song when Bobbie Jo Gentry came out with it. Her first big hit was Ode to Billy Jo. I always thought survival when I heard it. My favorite from Reba is The Nights The Lights Went Out in Georgia. Mercy.

[@steve-o8u]

You know The Nights the Lights Went Out in Georgia is a remake also.

[@mgentles3]

And that's a cover too. The original was by Vicki Lawrence in 1972. But once Reba sings a song, it's hers forever. What a voice!

[@RJSummer627]

I grew up listening to this song (my mom loved country in the 90s) and the lyrics went totally over my head. This is my first time actually understanding and feeling the weight of them. Damn.

[@GabbyGurrl]

I have NEVER watched you and when I saw a black man listening to Fancy I just couldn't resist. I couldn't take my eyes off of you watching your expressions through every line. I'M HOOKED!!!

[@miridarkstar4769]

Riding With Private Malone by David Ball was a FANTASTIC song/story.

[@1packatak]

Awesome song!

[@louellacharlton4425]

Truth. Still giving me geese bumps cause I get more than one!

[@Mko007]

The Night the Lights went down in GA A MUST

[@Buety12002]

i got put on to country music back in "93" when i was 18YO. This is one on my faves love me some Reba!

[@karlweir3198]

I get goose bumps every time I watch or listen to it

[@historylover]

I love Reba. I'll definitely be here for more Reba reactions.

[@user-mr2eo9we3n]

Welcome to Country Music 😊 Reba is a queen of country.

[@ScottD-m1k]

so happy you chose this song. one thing Reba is great at, is telling stories. and that is what this song does!. if you watch any of her videos or listen to any of her songs, you get a story beautifully told. im not going to talk about the song, others commented, you got the correct story. this isn't Reba's story, just a story she tells!. definitely listen to more of her, even if its just for your listening pleasure... bcuz its a pleasure hearing the stories she tells!

[@ItsMeAgain123]

I laughed til I cried watching this man’s reaction to this song. 😂 It does give ya goosebumps! Every time. It was a very controversial song at the time and never even made it on the charts. She was discouraged to do it at all but she felt it was an important message. “Lord forgive me, what would I do? Well if you want out then it’s up to you” I respect it. And now it’s one of her most popular and recognized songs. Queen of country…it’s Reba McEntire, everybody!

[@justinacarothers2699]

Had the opportunity to see Reba in concert where she did Fancy in the line up. So much more then a concert. It was a full blow SHOW. The costume changes & the choreography were like nothing I'd seen by an Artist before. I'd been to some GREAT concerts in my day. From one end of the genre spectrum to the other. The energy & pageantry she gave to her audience was like no other. Grateful to have gotten the opportunity to have seen her live on stage.

[@shelleywright749]

"Fancy" was written and originally recorded by Bobbie Gentry, who was also responsible for "Ode to Billy Joe." BP has already reacted to that. Cool!

[@DarrellFanning-bx7xz]

Bro, for you to say youve matured and now appreciate country music was awesome. Multiplied my respect for you.

[@SayItAintSo4real]

Woooo. 😭 As many times as I have heard this song and been privileged to meet this wonderful lady, Reba McEntire, this woman is fantastic with how she delivers a song. And yes, what you're saying is exactly what the song is talking about. In the Deep South, a lot of people were bone poor, going to bed hungry every night kind of thing. Dolly, Reba, and Loretta Lynn (from KY) sang these kinds of songs because they tell some of the stories of the dirt poor. The Judds came from a poorer background, too. Naomi Judd raised Wynonna and Ashley pretty much by herself. I live in this area, and ppl sometimes do the unimaginable for a while to get themselves out of the poverty they're swimming in. I do think this song is great, too, for maybe the holier-than-thou people and mindsets to hush up and not judge the choices others make trying to climb up out of the gutters they were born into. I also highly recommend Martina McBride's "Concrete Angel." These Country Music artists dig deep and get real with some of their songs. Thank you so much for giving some Country Music artists a whirl. It's been said for decades that Country Music is about the working man, poor man working class. And I think there's some truth to that, especially given the backgrounds so many country music artists come from. In these hills of Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and the Carolinas and Virginias, there's a lot of struggling, monetarily poor Appalachian history there.

[@kenzalhunter]

“Turning me out” in this case literally meant kicking her out of the house. “Mama” did the best she could for Fancy to make the best of her life. She never expected to see her daughter again.

[@LeeKeels]

It meant both...it was worded that way for the dense folk that might not have understood the point of the song.

[@floodx4947]

@@LeeKeels The song was written in the late 1960's. The current slang use of 'Turned Out' was not first used until the early 1980's. So it's just an interesting coincidence, given the premise of the song, that this phrase was used.

[@patkarpf4386]

I was 18 y/o in 1963 in New Orleans. Turning her out was sending her away with the expectation she would make her way through prostitution.

[@veronicao4643]

Yeah, her mom was dying

[@kevinsears7300]

​@@floodx4947 dates back to the Regency Era... first use 1644 John Bulwer, as in something was revealed to be 'turned out false' It was used in fashion in the 1820s, with it having been written in Sporting Magazine in 1825 describing a well dressed man leading his horses... while the words were intended to describe the horses, English folk are weird, and soon it meant well dressed. 1847, in Littel's Living Age, it was used descrubing debutantes being turned out for gentlemen (londons marriage mart and balls are rather infamous, I dont think it needs further discussion) 1920s saw it extend to prostitutes, as their comming out, The first time a prostitute turns tricks... By the time Reba was around, yeah, the words meant what they mean.

[@ArcticJeeper626]

I'm so VERY GLAD you have found Reba !! She's the 👑 of country for our generation. She not only sings, but can act as well. Kelly Clarkson is her daughter in law too! YOU MUST REACT to The Night The Lights Went Out In GA. YOU WILL LOVE THIS SONG ❤

[@paycheckbyproxy]

This was a great reaction. I have to say it still blows my mind that someone our age doesn't know her music. She's not a Dolly legacy but she is still a legacy. At the same time, some people only listen to a specific music genre. Again, this was great!

[@efiore9357]

Reba is my favorite female country music singer. She is phenomenal

[@ianwallace5646]

I'm pretty sure it was more that mama said she was dying, the baby isn't going to make it, but you've got a chance and its up to you to live. Took her away from the house so she wouldn't lay down and die with them. More grit and hustle than just tricks, if that's a distinction you want to make.

[@stephaniebraddy7100]

Fancy has always been my all-time favorite Reba song! I get goosebumps every time! I saw her in concert a couple of years ago and she performed this song as her final encore and it was phenomenal! I have never seen the video until now, and it was so good! Thank you for sharing! I appreciate your attention and reaction to such an amazing song and artist! Reba is the best!!

[@beccab7710]

This was during the Depression. Mom was dying (soon). Father ran off. The baby was taken by welfare services. Fancy was 18 and would have to look after herself one way or another. Her mother knew that she wouldn't be around much longer, so her dying mother gave Fancy the chance to break out of the cycle of poverty and not die herself. Fancy's mother handed her a heart-shaped locket that said "to thine own self be true." It wasn't about Fancy saving her family. It was about Fancy saving herself.