Ray Steven Sittin Up With The Dead Reaction

[@raystevensmusic]

Thank you, Ty! Appreciate you watching and posting!

[@TheCaveman46]

Ray Stevens is a true, vastly underrated American treasure! All clean comedy to boot. Also a top notch musician.

[@ArgentLeftovers]

MOSTLY clean. "Don't answer the phone ruddarudda"

[@jasonkreider8954]

Listen to "it's me again Margaret"

[@OpalAllen-j8r]

He wrote and sang a song called "When the preacher wore a Rolex on his television show".

[@bobwallace1880]

I am 75 years old. My Aunt owned a funeral home in rural central Texas. Up until the early1960's it was customary to have family members and friends sit up with the deceased.

[@vickystanley8853]

My daughter's senior class (19 yrs ago) did a skit to Ray's song About the squirrel loose in church. With all the screaming and chair and curtain climbing on stage, the hysterically laughing audience never realised there was no actual squirrel.

[@mermaidwe2743]

Ray Steven every thing is beautiful, a celebration of life in all forms

[@mikerobertson4041]

Sittin' up with the dead used to be a very common custom. Although Ray is known for his comedy he is actually a great pianist and a pretty good singer, to boot!

[@Terri6868]

This is classic. 🤣 Need to react to The Streak super funny. DONT Look Ethel. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@1OldBuzzard]

I loved that one and Clyde the Camel was funny too. Shoot, all of his songs were funny as you can get.

[@jucadvgv3449]

the streak is the first thing that came to my mind, too lol

[@gawainethefirst]

It was too late. She done got her a free shot!

[@Imokanurnot]

@Teresa Anderson - oh yeah, or "The Shriner's Convention", or maybe "It's Me Again, Margaret" - they're ALL a scream, he's just amazing!

[@jasonkreider8954]

Here he comes again who's that with him, Ethel is that you Ethel YOU GET YOUR CLOTHES ON

[@SonorGeek05]

" I'm headed out that kitchen door.! Rev that kitchen ain't got no door in it.! Don't worry son, it'll have in a minute". That part was hilarious 😂

[@katrinaprescott5911]

This reminds me of a country comedian routine (I thought it was Jerry Clower but it's somebody else) about being invited to sing at a small country church... that turned out to be a snake handling church. The exchange - paraphrased: "Where's the back door?" "They ain't got one" "Reckon where do they want one!?"

[@dudleyshort6851]

​@@katrinaprescott5911That was Wendy Bagwell. He was another great singer and storyteller.

[@nestea8385]

He actually has a very good voice & plays piano. He doesn't get the credit he deserves.

[@db8314]

Reviving an old video... Funny story my first marriage was to a Kentucky woman. When her aunt died we went back to her home for the funeral... and we did sit up with the dead. We had a big dinner then the family met at the funeral home and we stayed awake all night in the same room as the casket. It was completely uneventful but still a little creepy! Thanks Ty I appreciate your content, I love the variety of content! May God Bless

[@kimp.5853]

Check out "It's me again Margaret"

[@denicesanders4586]

Mother had a friend named Margaret and that song gave Momma immeasurable pleasure. Margaret was an old stick in the mud.

[@Divhreaza]

Man, I grew up listening to Ray Stevens' music and always loved it! We had some on cassette tapes and even a few 8-tracks. To this day, my favorite of his is still "Shriner's Convention". But there's a LOT of his music that's just great. To name a few: "The Streak", "It's Me Again Margaret", "Gitarzan", "I'm My Own Grandpa", and for his like, ONE song that's not funny but is really good too, "Everything is Beautiful".

[@sharonw.9091]

All of Ray Stevens' videos are funny. I believe my favorite is "The Streak". Please react to more of his good, clean humor.

[@emsleywyatt3400]

Listen to his version of "Misty".

[@JavaJane87]

Everything is Beautiful is one of his serious ones.

[@saklee1777]

and dont forget to watch ray steven’s too drunk to fish

[@manxgirl]

The "Bricklayer's Song," "Ballad of Jake McClusky," and "Mississippi Squirrel Revival" are my favorites. Though, I also enjoy "Deerslayer" and "The Streak".

[@raymondmoore5476]

"You ain't getting out of here tonight"...…"BUT I DID"!!!! LMAO LOVE that part.

[@gianna01michelle]

Me too lol.

[@virginiahopkins5735]

This song is back from early 70s, I am of the age, when I was young coffins would be brought home, and visitation ect was in the home, Grown ups would sit up with the dead, just the way it was in 60s and early 70s in the South. Love all of Ray Stevens, still have 45 record of the streak, it sold over 5 million copys, it was 90s when video came out. Ray Stevens started out as Gospal singer. He as a beautiful voice when singing gospal

[@donnabrija9918]

Always loved Ray Stevens

[@wildmandon1]

I'll be 55 this year and I've being listen to Ray Stevens as a child. His first song I remember is The Streak from 1974.

[@beckygould7509]

He has a serious one called everything is beautiful. Another funny one is the streak !

[@TheCaveman46]

Love his take on Misty!

[@beckygould7509]

Mike Rodgers - me too !

[@lisaray9944]

My momma told me stories about how they had to stay up with the dead . She sat with many as a young child .

[@gyloir]

The guy playing Fred(the dead guy) in this is Bill Byrge, he's the actor that played in all the Ernest P. Worrell movies with Jim Varney as the guy who never talked but he was always funny.

[@TheCaveman46]

Thank you. Never knew his name. He was hilarious in Ernest Saves Christmas!

[@deannacrownover3]

This is accurate. We still do this here in the South. (Well...traditional southerners do anyway) Love Ray Stevens!

[@vovindequasahi]

Ray Stevens is hilarious! I love this guy!

[@mikerobertson4041]

Ray is known for his comedy, but he is an excellent pianist, as well!

[@sabrinamassie5606]

I didn't know that .. Whoa .. Thanks for the insight !

[@raybragg272]

I'm a BIG Ray Stevens fan. My favorite will always be "Southern Air" w/Jerry Clower and Minnie Pearl. His major schtick is comedy, but he has done some more serious stuff as well, but will always be known for his comedic genius.

[@TheOriginalBeachPossumPage]

I know you do reactions to stuff that aren't songs, so could you please do a reaction to Jerry Clower - The Last Piece of Chicken? He was a wonderful comedian/storyteller and Baptist preacher and there is no comedy like his. He has SO many funny stories but this one is one of the best. Thanks in advance!

[@lisataveras8031]

My girl Bill by Jim Stafford...listen to that one...my dad used to crack up playing it for us kids...there's a twist

[@wendyroman4944]

I would love to see your reaction to Jim Stafford - Wildwood Weed! Lol

[@wesdog8975]

Need to react to: Shriner's Convention The Streak It's Me Again Margret Fred Eric the Awful Along Came Jones Ahab the Arab Gitarzan Surfing USSR

[@ronb8500]

Hey you forgot the Mississippi squirrel .

[@wesdog8975]

@@ronb8500 MRM done it already. :)

[@linkfromhyrule5504]

"Fred, you were a good dog, now you're flat out on the freeway and drying in the sun". 😁

[@Michigan_Tactical]

Add Southern air to that list lol

[@Glittersword]

Juanita and the kids.

[@wysteriaherr8306]

He also does one called Taylor swift is stalking me.

[@ShadyVale]

Ray Stevens has had so many good funny songs over the past 60 years. One of my favorites is "Vacation Bible School".

[@BelleDede01]

I'd like to recommend you try to figure out this next one from Ray Stevens, called 'I'm My Own Grandpa' ... there's even a chart so let's see if you can figure it out too, lol. This one's good, haha! Thanks for the reaction. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4rPe3tuZsmGn9k Enjoy!

[@Shootingstarcomics]

Listen to comedian Jerry Clower: Sitting Up with the Dead

[@brendapaddlety2413]

You need to do a reaction to the streak by Ray Stevens 😂 I love that song 💙👍

[@toreyhassenfelt8448]

The streak is hysterical

[@brendapaddlety2413]

@@toreyhassenfelt8448 don't look Ethel 😱🤣😂

[@sabrinamassie5606]

Give me this kind of good clean humor any day ... when we poke fun at ourselves ! Humor SHOULD bring us together, not divide us.

[@frankbird653]

Fist time I heard this song , was on your show just now MRM. Although I’ve heard of and seen Ray Stephens since I was a kid in my teens and heard him saying the streaker strong. Really got a kick out of this !hats off to you!

[@barbaramatthews4735]

Interesting history about viewing dead relatives at home. This was near the turn of the 20th century when professional mortuary services became the norm. Well, the room where they would show the body was in the parlor... then it became a funeral parlor. Afterwards the parlor was renamed to the "living room" and that is why we have living rooms at home because they are for the living.

[@Glennwulf]

interesting but a quick google search disproves that lol. I like yours better though, that is pretty cool.

[@cbilky2914]

Ray Stevens has been entertaining some of us since the 60s 😂😂😂 ''Sitting up with the dead'' was a long standing Appalachian tradition where I am from (still is in some of them ridges and hollers)..LOL

[@southernwanderer7912]

Ray Stevens is so funny. His stories always give you the picture of what's going on. Ty, have you reacted to Ray Stevens' "The Streak" or "Spiders and Snakes" yet. "The Streak" was a very, very popular song when I was around junior high school age and extremely funny.

[@sabrinamassie5606]

Two of my Favorites !!

[@hollienneheatley3577]

When my Daddy was alive, that was my family. I'm the only one left. My children came too late to know the joy of the family Christmas and summers at the lake. (Seeing g my Mom tubing behind a ski boat at 63 years young for the 1st time was priceless!) Where is Mr.Peabody and his Wayback Machine when you REALLY need it! (You're a young one- that's an obscure Bullwinkle & Rocky reference.) Awesome channel.

[@danalynch8889]

You should watch Ray Stevens I'm My Own Grandpa. Watch the one with the chart.

[@cherokeemammyof4205]

Ray Stevens, It's me again Margaret PLEASE

[@linzyaz920]

Hahaaa! I love this! Ray Stevens is the best story teller! Great recommendation! "Next time I'm sending flowers."

[@clunkers948]

We used to sit with dead. I think it's a southern thing

[@timcarr6401]

As others have said, Ray does a song that you simply have to do :"Everything Is Beautiful." It's not a funny song, unlike the rest of his music.

[@Nitro1970]

"you ain't gettin' outta here tonight"...."but I did!" LOL

[@kathycrutcher2671]

Ahab The Arab!! Too funny😂

[@deniseadkins2901]

Funny thing is 2 generations ago in the Mountains of Kentucky, they did this very thing. My mother said that people hardly sat right up.

[@vaudreelavallee3757]

Remember Ray Stevens from when I was a kid - by brother's friend Keith BTW introduced us to him - think they were his older brother's records because there were also some MacLean & MacLeans mixed in with them. Never heard this Ray Stevens song before. Along Came Jones ...

[@lemhanback9595]

i believe you would enjoy Jerry Reed's "Amos Moses". You just can't help but smile when you hear any of Ray Steven's or Jerry Reed's songs

[@jenniferirvine7827]

I love your attitude. God Bless You too.

[@joelsimms4636]

He has a Doctorate in music believe it or not. Guitarzan is pretty funny too. The man is crazy! Thank you Ty. Appreciate it muchly.Peace.

[@bradrichards6107]

Uncle Fred was played by the actor that played Bobby, in the movie Earnest Goes To Jail.

[@JKM395]

If I may suggest, Ray Stevens also wrote, "Proud to be an American." I don't know if you've heard it, but it means a lot to many people, myself included. God bless.

[@chainsawlady]

RAY STEVENS did a song called the streak. streaking was a thing I guess it was in the 80's. someone would strip and run thru a crowd -

[@TennesseeMelanie]

Well, some of us do listen to that part!

[@matthewholloway3894]

He is also a great serious singer as well. Everything is Beautiful is a great song.

[@catherineholcombe5907]

This used to be a custom, especially in the South. I think it can still be done with special permit. I went to a home visitation with my grandmother when I was child.

[@timothydouglas7949]

I'm 62 from Indy and two of my sisters and i had to go to my grandpa's funeral in Scottsville, Ky in 1966. And he was laid up in the front room of grandma's house. All the older ladies was up all night cooking as me and my cousins had to sleep in the room next to the casket room. It was Eerie for a nine year old to say the least!!

[@brendapaddlety2413]

Ray Stevens always has funny songs with the exception of Everything is beautiful 😳

[@andreadeamon6419]

And proud to be an American

[@linkfromhyrule5504]

Misty was a serious song too.

[@brendapaddlety2413]

@@linkfromhyrule5504 oh yes,how could I forget Misty? 🤔

[@linkfromhyrule5504]

@@brendapaddlety2413 You also forgot his song "Turn Your Radio On"

[@brendapaddlety2413]

@@linkfromhyrule5504 you're absolutely right 😳 you have a sharp mind 👍 that one eluded me as well...thank you 😁

[@debbiewilliams350]

The man playing Uncle Fred is Bill Byrge. If he looks familiar, it's because he was in those Earnest movies. I know Bill since he used to live next door to me. Very nice & so funny

[@vallidavis6914]

One of my daddy's best friends became an undertaker in the ' 30s. He could tell stories like this all day about out in the country funerals. One featured a pack of hounds getting in the ambulance with their deceased master.....

[@kimberley1449]

You have to laugh with ray Steven. He's always hysterical to hear!!

[@louellacharlton4425]

Tyvm never heard that one before. Mississippi squirrel is really funny

[@abbynormal4740]

We have a lot of Ray Stevens music, but this is first time I heard this one. When my dad died, the mortician made Dad look more like he was still alive but just sleeping. Knowing Dad's *extreme* aversion to snakes, my cousins speculated whether tossing a rubber snake in the casket could get a rise out of Dad and make him "wake up". It was oddly comforting to envision that wishful scenario. The ensuing chaos, if that suggestion could have worked, would echo this video, but would have been absolutely, totally beyond worth it!!! I can just see Dad sitting up bolt upright like Uncle Fred, looking for the nearest blunt instrument with which to bludgeon that fake snake! :-) Miss you, Dad, RIP

[@sharkbite069]

Billy Squier - Lonely Is The Night - 11/20/1981 - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (Official)

[@danieldawg100]

Song titled “Lazarus” by Carman. wado,Ann Benson.

[@eightysbaby8798]

Everybody reading this. Donate 5 bucks too this man. He works really hard for our entertainment.

[@jimmayors2315]

Jerry Reed.... "Amos Moses" or "She Go The Goldmine, I Got The Shaft"

[@angelagilliam7762]

Hey MRM ….Listen to Ray Stevens Ballad of The Blue Cyclone....it's hilarious.....!!!!

[@stanleywiggins5047]

Siting up with the dead. Is the 4th Ray Stevens reactions in a row. 1st 3 with Jamel aka Jemal .. thanked him for exposing me to two I haven't seen before & thanks for 4th..

[@aprilsutterfield3635]

MRM the last time you did Ray Stevens I fell down the Rabbit Hole listening to Jerry Clower! A good man of God who's clean humor I know you'd enjoy! Check him out, several short comedy videos on KZbin. You can thank me later!

[@linkfromhyrule5504]

I use to have a lot of Ray Stevens cassettes. I had this song on one of those cassettes. I've always been a Ray Stevens fan, ever since I heard his song "The Streak" and "The Shriners Convention".

[@jamescox2749]

MrM your in for a experince with this one

[@susanchambers1314]

Really enjoy you videos, this video scared my 8 yr old son when he saw this the 1st time. So funny

[@turtle4717]

I don't think I've ever heard this one. Thanks for doing it..

[@cherylfoster1223]

Loved his stuff. Grew up with it.

[@deanakeefer1798]

Ray Stevens the Streak and It's me again Margaret. We tease my 89 year old mother whose name is Margaret with this song.

[@pamelawatkins8972]

You did one of his videos maybe a few months ago. After that I looked up more of Ray's stuff and found this one, must have watched it about 8 times straight. When I watched it here I was singing with, of course I LOVED IT!!!!

[@myowndrum286]

I remember Ray Stevens when I was a kid, but not this song. I liked his version of King of the Road. Totally different genre of music, but have you ever heard any 70's Chris De Burgh? A great storyteller musician! Spanish Train, Old Friend, Patricia the Stripper and The Tower are some of my favorites. A lot of people have never heard of him, yet I've been a fan since '76 and have been to 3 concerts that are always packed. Just goes to show all the variety of music out there for people to choose from doesn't it? If you have a chance, please check him out.

[@unrulyjulie4382]

The house in this video looks like mine. It was built in 1920 and I know that there were at least two funerals like the one in this song held in this house. I hope it doesn't storm tonight! 😬

[@jamieritter3873]

WOW! I THOUGHT MY HUSBAND AND I KNEW ALL OF RAY STEVENS STUFF BUT THIS WAS NEW TO US. MY FAVORITE RAY SONG IS THE STREAK BUT THIS WAS GOOD TO. THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@thesingleequestrian413]

I grew up listening to Ray Steven's my grandparents thought he was a hoot.

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

I bet Mr. Stevens has just as much fun writing these songs as we do listening to them.

[@JustMe-vk4fn]

I never heard this song before and I think I'm just going to go looking at more Ray Stevens songs right now.

[@breachcreaper]

Need a good laugh react to I'm My Own Grandpa- Ray Stevens ( with family tree diagram) you need the diagram

[@lauracox8125]

New subscriber here, I’ve been watching your reactions and I really enjoy your perspective on your videos. I recently have been going through a hard time and one song that has helped me is Avril Lavigne- Head Above Water. I would love to see your reaction to it.

[@jgordon5316]

Me again Margaret, man had a way around funny situations.

[@douglasmcneil8413]

1st Ray Stevens song I remember hearing was Convoy.

[@vaudreelavallee3757]

Had forgotten about that one - don't think that it was Ray's - but going to listen to it now.

[@cindyphifer970]

Very nice man. Has a song called Everything is beautiful, that is really pretty

[@angelagilliam7762]

Also Ray Stevens.....It's me again Margaret or The Streak

[@shanesmith2853]

I'm a bit late to this party but if you like this you should really check out Darby O'Gill - Finnegan's Wake. It's pretty much an Irish version of this.😂

[@flomurdock]

A quite different one, but very funny - I Need Your Help Barry Manilow

[@williecoulter1091]

I think you have the same warped scense of humor as i do.😜

[@vhdalton17]

I smiled just watching you watch it.

[@callmeoutlaw6601]

Tonight's request is Led Zepplin---- All of my Love A song written by Plant honoring his son who passed away at the age of 5 while his dad was on tour in America. You should really do a version with lyrics as it is a very complicated song, but very beautiful.

[@Michigan_Tactical]

I've been a fan of Ray Stevens since the 80's. The first album I listened to was "he thinks he's Ray Stevens" sitting up with the dead was on on of the albums I had.

[@deweymotes3352]

Turn your radio on. Ray Stevens

[@quettamoore695]

This is my first time hearing and seeing this song. I love me some Ray Stevens.

[@joybilliot54]

You need to listen to a song called turn your radio on by Ray Stevens

[@teresataylor-pittman9656]

Love all his songs and videos. So funny!

[@hmslovesmonkeys1403]

you should react to Ray Stevens - It's Me Again Margaret

[@kencramer1697]

Don't forget the weed eater, peach preserves and the live chicken when you get out.

[@hmslovesmonkeys1403]

@@kencramer1697 and also gitarzan, Everything Is Beautiful, too drunk to fish, and Taylor Swift is stalking me

[@TheFarmerfitz]

lol