RAY STEVENS The Streak REACTION - He upset my stomach muscles with laughter! First time hearing

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@vincentdarrah 4 ай бұрын

He won a Grammy for his only non-humor song "Everything is Beautiful"

@mikelamb828 4 ай бұрын

And another for his arrangement of "Misty."

@vincentdarrah 4 ай бұрын

@@mikelamb828 i forgot Misty

@sixpakshaker88 4 ай бұрын

He was a "straight" singer too, Everything is Beautiful is defiantly worth the listen.

@dionysiacosmos 4 ай бұрын

He also got a lot of play for Walk a Mile In My Shoes.

@kennethohnemus3192 4 ай бұрын

Blew everybody's minds that he really could sing

@lorrainemiller688 4 ай бұрын

Streaking was the double-dog-dare of the mid-70's! 😆

@Imadrummin 4 ай бұрын

Harri, "The Streak" reached number 1 in the US and Britain in 1974. Ray has been a producer in the Nashville music scene. Belongs to "THREE" Hall of Fames (Songwriters, Country Music & Georgia) Ray released a song called "Everything Is Beautiful" in 1970 that became a chart topper winning a Grammy. Had two TV shows. Multi instrumentalist. You may say Ray Stevens is a very accomplished and successful talent. 👍👍👍

@agnetesorensenelbom5085 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Ima for the insight ❤ Strange that I never heard about it, That was the year ABBA won the International melodi camprix/ European. And I was living in the UK for a year, taking care of baby Anna Maybe my english was too limetid at the time? This was fun, we need more fun 👍👍👍 Thank you both 😊🎉

@Imadrummin 4 ай бұрын

@@agnetesorensenelbom5085 Agreed Agnete and my pleasure. 👍

@rubroken 4 ай бұрын

At the '74 or '75 Oscars, a streaker ran across the stage while David Niven was presenting. Niven said something to the effect that the streaker was showing off his "shortcomings"

@jennifursun3303 2 ай бұрын

remember this

@thekingcobra63 4 ай бұрын

Everything is Beautiful is a wonderful song.

@markwarren7157 4 ай бұрын

Streaking was a big thing in the early 70's. I think the Super Bowl, the Academy Awards and others were streaked.

@tobysmith3351 4 ай бұрын

When I was in high school, one of the seniors took off all his clothes and did jumping jacks in front of the principals office. Fun times

@JCourts2k23 4 ай бұрын

My favorrite of his is “ aint sittin’ up with the dead nomore”

@inthedarkanonymous5625 4 ай бұрын

It was more fun back then.

@peterblood50 4 ай бұрын

Ray Stevens was a laugh riot. You should also check out Jerry Reed telling stories like "When You're Hot, You're Hot " or "She got The Gold Mine" (I Got The Shaft), or "Amos Moses". He's a great storyteller.

@Imadrummin 4 ай бұрын

Hey Peter, I have "Amos Moses" for Harri to do this month. Another Bestie member has sponsored "When You're Hot, You're Hot" for this month as well. Stay tuned. A double dose of Jerry Reed coming up.👍

@JamesCarson-tm8df 4 ай бұрын

Always loved Ray Strvens so many funny hits and good songs too. Misty ,Guitarzan, and The Steeak my favorites,Ahab the Arab and Everything is Beautiful a Grammy Winner

@greenie2390 4 ай бұрын

I worked for the phone company and one of my favorites was "It's Me Again Margaret".

@pattymckitrick7436 4 ай бұрын

❤ EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL ❤ by Ray Stevens.

@ravenmccall5486 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Harri, I needed this laugh as well. Need some laughter in America right now, we need some Ray Stevens. Folks have forgotten how to laugh! Peace, love and kindness be with you always Harri!

@JamesCarson-tm8df 4 ай бұрын

You need to check him out he's made lots of videos now of his hits and newer songs too this song was a big hit he took advantage of this crazy fad of people streaking everywhere even on the live Academy Awards

@chrischar9428 4 ай бұрын

We haven't forgotten. What we are allowed to laugh at has changed

@bobbartle 4 ай бұрын

Ray Stevens was actually a really good serious singer. He had a big hit with "Everything is Beautiful", but the song which really showed off his singing ability to me, including a great falsetto, was "Indian Love Call" (the video showing wolves was really nice).

@dopeymark 4 ай бұрын

Ray Stevens was very funny back in the day. Had lots of crazy songs.

@RoryVanucchi 4 ай бұрын

Yes Ray's big hit is Everything is Beautiful He's still alive and has a club I think near Nashville or Branson Missouri

@karendavis2668 4 ай бұрын

He had his own theater in Branson, MO for several years. I think he's retired. I used to love seeing his shows in Branson 😂😍

@brianrigsby7900 4 ай бұрын

DONT LOOK ETHEL!!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

@JulieS261 4 ай бұрын

Agree with others who have mentioned "Misty" and "Everything is Beautiful" - two songs that show a different side of Ray Stevens.

@librarylady13 4 ай бұрын

His songs "It's Me Again Margaret", "Sittin' Up With The Dead" and "Since Bubba Changed His Name To Charlene" are funny, too.

@littleogeechee223 4 ай бұрын

This was so hilarious when it came out!

@sixpakshaker88 4 ай бұрын

Streaking was a big thing in the 70s

@littleogeechee223 4 ай бұрын

@@sixpakshaker88 Yes, I know, a good friend of mine tried it late one night with some other friends. They were in their mid-teens!

@harpergras 4 ай бұрын

When this song came out, it was played everywhere we went. We heard it non-stop..Back in the day a lot of people were streaking.

@acustomer7216 4 ай бұрын

Yup. One of our football players streaked the high school...across the long front lawn wearing nothing but sneakers and a football helmet!! my science class faced the front of the school...you remember the walk of ceiling to near floor windows we had back in the day...our science teacher was an Ethel

@Cynthia... 4 ай бұрын

OMG this is hilarious. I always love a good laugh.Thanks Ima and Harri.

@Imadrummin 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Cynthia!! The one and only Ray Stevens.

@bernie66 4 ай бұрын

Some songs are good for the disposition and exercising the stomach muscles. Kinda like Itsy Bitsy Poka Dot Bikini. But some songs you can definately remember. Thank you for the laugh again. 🫶👏🎶🎧💜👍

@Festus171 4 ай бұрын

Wow, what a great question regarding the censorship issue! Tipper Gore was a key player in that campaign (1985), but this song preceded that by just over a decade (1974). I'm sure many of my favorite jazz tunes and many country songs would not have met her standards for publication. I remember when streaking, (not just the song) was a thing. Ray Stevens was and still is a powerful force in the world of humorous music.

@bradsense7431 4 ай бұрын

Ray a very talented man. Had a television show on 1970.

@marxlover100 4 ай бұрын

Ray Stevens goes wa-a-ay back to the early 1960s when he had a big hit with Ahab the Arab. My brother and I were just kids when he bought the 45. We listened to it repeatedly. Great song!

@babsfitton341 4 ай бұрын

Harri, you're the best. Hahaha

@gailvolm3862 4 ай бұрын

Streaking was a 70's outgrowth of exhibition following the sexual revolution of the 60's and like all bad ideas it began on college campuses. One of the funniest "streaking" incidents was on live TV during the Oscar's and David Niven's response was witty and priceless!

@debbiechang5781 4 ай бұрын

This is hilarious! I didn’t know anything about Ray Stevens until recently. Glad to know of him now. We all certainly could benefit from some comic relief with all the sadness in the world right now. Thanks Harri and Imadrummin 🌺✌️

@Imadrummin 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure. 👍

@DawnSuttonfabfour 4 ай бұрын

"i SHOUTED DON'T LoOK ETHEL BUT IT WAS TOO LATE..."

@ericturner7824 4 ай бұрын

Had the pleasure of seeing him LIVE...he came out with this song in 1974....near the 'end' (pun intended) of the 'Streaking' craze.......said he sold 4 million records in 3 months time.

@jennifursun3303 2 ай бұрын

lucky you would love to meet him

@hectorsmommy1717 4 ай бұрын

Before there was Ray Stevens, there was Roger Miller. Also an excellent singer and songwriter who did some fun songs. "Chug-a-Lug", "Dang Me", and especially "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd". He also did serious songs too. "King of the Road" is his biggest hit He also is a Tony Award winner for writing the music for the Broadway musical "Big River". Very underappreciated singer-songwriter.

@davidpeedin4757 4 ай бұрын

Everything is Beautiful

@jefferywarburton2116 4 ай бұрын

His videos are an added bonus to me, as i used to have some of his albums on cassette. The videos and live shows as can happen with many things seem to flow a bit differently.

@brandonjones1349 4 ай бұрын

Bwahaha.....i needed that one this marnin!!! Ty Drummin and Harri ! The Haircut Song still gets me too. ☘️🇺🇲

@Imadrummin 4 ай бұрын

You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.😀

@ProdigyBowlersTour 4 ай бұрын

Ray Stevens is mostly known for his novelty songs like “The Streak” and others. But his best songs are the ones he wrote to make a serious point. For instance, from 1968, check out his song, “Mr. Businessman,’ or “Unwind,’ or his hit from 1970, “Everything Is Beautiful.”

@cindyphifer970 4 ай бұрын

It's Me Again, Margaret. Sitting Up With the Dead are 2 more great videos by Ray

@CarrierPlumbing 4 ай бұрын

Brings back memories every time I hear this! Streakers were kind of a fad back then, they were being reported at many events. I was a young teen and went to the Detroit Tigers baseball game with my dad one day. In the seventh inning stretch, there was some commotion on the field. My dad grabbed the binoculars and got an eye full, but then the guy ran across the field (running from security) and climbed the fence right in front of us. It was a memory I’ll never forget!

@Lovegun-w4s 4 ай бұрын

The same thing happened to me when I was at a Milwaukee Brewers game in the 70s 🫤

@michaeldeegan2355 4 ай бұрын

He sang the lovely 'Everything is Beautiful '.The Streak was SUCH A MASSIVE HIT. Our generation had a sense of humour,we loved anything funny.😂

@wildbill7081 4 ай бұрын

Yes very true in the past

@enchantedwooddesigns3462 4 ай бұрын

He did a ton of funny songs over the years but he also did songs like Everything is Beautiful. That one in itself is just amazing but being young way back when his comedy ones were gerat and still are )

@rhondahandley9595 4 ай бұрын

Harri, if you love this, you should give "Its me again, Margaret" a listen. My mom still says this when she wants your attention!

@samuelgates5935 4 ай бұрын

Love this song🥰 Streaking was very big when this song was made. Public events, protests, sporting events, college campuses. Yeah, "They call him the streak!" You should try "Superfly meets Shaft," "Mr. Jaws," and a Dr Demento classic, "Shaving Cream."

@hazelanglin5907 4 ай бұрын

I remember when it was first released everybody was laughing.

@snowbirdlady7221 4 ай бұрын

Streaking was a big thing when I was in college. I loved to ski and was there when the first "hot dog championship" event was held at Park City, Utah. All the early big names in this new type of skiing were there and it was televised for one of the network sports programs. The competition had to pause while the film crew reloaded and right then from the top of the run a streaker came blasting down the moguls that were the size of VWs! Wearing just a small backpack and a huge smile! Every one was laughing and screaming. Good thing he was a really good bump skier and didn't fall. They never did catch him.....

@ouachitawoman 4 ай бұрын

It was the seventies. I do not remember streaking myself, but I do remember being the getaway driver one night. Good times.

@hugome778 4 ай бұрын

I agree, his lyrics are genius. I think you have to listen a couple times to get them all. I especially like "he's just as proud as he can be, of his anatomy, he gon' give us a peek." We loved this song as kids. My younger brother was fond of taking his clothes off, we still call him, "Ethel." You get your clothes on!

@shilohauraable 4 ай бұрын

As a young adult in the 70s, I witnessed MANY Streakers - on college campus and off! 😅

@neighbourlady 4 ай бұрын

Ray Stevens is a treasure!!! you need to check into "It's Me again Ethel" as well as "I am My Own Grandpa" [find the one with charts] - both Ray Stevens gems!! Great reaction!

@sheilalopez3983 Ай бұрын

You should hear him sing "Misty". It's a version I really like. He does paradise.

@BILLONEE 4 ай бұрын

Hi Harri! You need to react to "Everything Is Beautiful". This will be an amazing revelation for you.

@Dee-JayW 4 ай бұрын

High school dance, grade 10! A guy in grade 12 streaked across the stage while the band was playing! 😂😂😂 this was a great fad!!❤❤. 🇨🇦

@Imadrummin 4 ай бұрын

Hey Dee-Jay!!!😀 Thanks for checking out this Ray Stevens video. 👍

@Dee-JayW 4 ай бұрын

@@Imadrummin I always love your requests 💕

@dalemcmillan7231 4 ай бұрын

This was a #1 record. Love Ray❤

@s.rry-guld2961 4 ай бұрын

You should hear his newest song. "Since Bubba Changed his name to Charlene" lol he didnt care what the censors thought he pushe the boundries of comedy then and now

@shepherd4406 2 ай бұрын

I remember when that first came out. Streakers had started showing up at athletic events. Enjoyed it then and enjoyed now. Thank you.

@pageribe2399 2 ай бұрын

"Streaking" was a short lived fad in the seventies where a naked guy would dash through a restaurant or other place where people were gathered that had easy entry & exit points.

@bobbartle 4 ай бұрын

My favorite Ray Stevens funny video is "Bridget the Midget (the Queen of the Blues)". It's animated except for Ray Stevens; really funny.

@jimbrentar 4 ай бұрын

He was a prolific record producer who did serious work as well as novelty songs. He's just better known for his novelty songs

@Lovegun-w4s 4 ай бұрын

Streaking was really big in the 70s, I was at a Milwaukee Brewers baseball game back then and there was a streaker....that was my introduction to that fad, just crazy 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

@susanhughs1031 4 ай бұрын

Harribest Reaction, This Is One Of My Favourite Songs, You Should Try The Scaffold And The UK's Barron Knights,!!!!!!!, And The Lone Ranger, !!!!!!!,.

@caseyb4425 4 ай бұрын

All during my childhood you'd hear people yelling in stores "Don't look Ethel!"

@Jeffbambam Ай бұрын

It’s me again Margret ! Watch it ! ❤

@craigwells3655 4 ай бұрын

The original studio recording, once again, leaves this 'updated' version for dead. My fav comedy song from the cleverest of entertainers.

@j.jennings1722 4 ай бұрын

Streaking was a huge fad in mid-Seventies America. The guys at our high school participated in one of the biggest streaks, captured on camera and published in our senior yearbook. The Seventies was a wild time, with 1975 being the senior year of high school with the highest percentage of p¤t smokers ever recorded. Maybe that's why so many of us were streakers. 😂

@ShirleyHage Ай бұрын

HE was the streaker

@AppalachiaRRlover 4 ай бұрын

Hi Harri You gotta hear one of his non funny songs called Misty It’s a beautiful song He is an actual musician he even had a tv show back in the 70s!

@valogden 4 ай бұрын

Streaking was a big thing when this song came out. You could be watching a football or baseball game on TV and security would be chasing the streaker. I had a friend that decided she was going to do it at the jr high football game. She got suspended for a while. It was a trend that didn't last long.

@TruthIsNotTemporary 4 ай бұрын

Tay Stevens is a genius and you can take a hilarious deep dive and he is awesomely serious also

@scottchapin2323 4 ай бұрын

This is a great song and he has many, but for a more serious side, listen to "Everything is Beautiful". That, is a great song by him.

@misemefein-ws6tp 4 ай бұрын

Give Roger Miller a" Dang me", " Kansas Ciy Star", " You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd", My uncle used to love me, but she died", just some of f hi songs 😊

@hopeklemann1 4 ай бұрын

😊 I'm from California and in the late seventies this was a trend... to streak in public

@TheCkent100 4 ай бұрын

Harri, the censorship group you were speaking of was the Parental Music Resource Center, or PMRC. It was started by then senator Al Gore's wife Tipper Gore and several other Washington wives, in 1985. It had influence due to their high profile positions. The influence of the group waned with the start of the 1990's, and the group disbanded in the mid-1990's. But in their time, they were able to, as you said, get warning labels placed on records for "explicit language". The things they considered to be explicit was anything like "devil worship", sexual references or curse words, glorification of violence, among others. They also managed to pressure record stores to place albums with "explicit covers" behind the counter with something blocking the explicit parts of the cover from public view. That pressure also extended to television stations, where they were able to convince the stations not to show what they considered to be explicit videos or play songs with explicit lyrics. Generally though, the PMRC did not bother with older material such as this song, unless they were looking for perceived "backward masking".

@nordogvids Ай бұрын

Some bars in the midwest had large tip jars with donated cash. You could take it home if you were willing to streak in and grab it.

@randallgates8828 4 ай бұрын

George Strait's "My World Slipped Away" would be a good one to review. It is a former #1 song about a man who just had a divorce he didn't want. It is a powerful song that is well done.

@Acoustic_strings 4 ай бұрын

The man in the black hat woth the clipboard, helped him write songs as well

@garyarnett1220 4 ай бұрын

He HAD a huge career with his novelty songs, but try his Everything Is Beautiful or Misty to really hear his voice. (This was Way before "parental advisory" notices.) Streaking really was a thing in the early 70's, both males and females running nude through public places.

@jteague1955 Ай бұрын

I think you're talking about Tipper Gore (Al Gore's wife at the time) with the warning stickers on albums. Streaking was a crazy fad in the 70's, especially on college campuses, where young men would inexplicably run naked through campus or sometimes onto sports fields during football games. I went to an all girl's college in Mississippi at the time and we would hang out our dorm windows and shout at the streakers that came from Mississippi State that was just up the road. Mostly we were telling them to take their clothes off or get off campus!! Yep, we southern girls were pretty wild. We were hanging out the windows because there was a curfew and we had to be in the dorms at 11:00pm, I think. Those were the days and good times when certain things were still shocking!

@Anthony-k7t 4 ай бұрын

Next do his " its me again Margaret" .

@francesneal5182 4 ай бұрын

Ray Stevens is a treasure. I would like to ask you to broaden your music reactions. Kpop, is worthy of a listen. My recommendation is Stray Kids. They have made it to the American billboard. Their "Lose my breath" is a delight to the ears.

@shepherd4406 2 ай бұрын

This came out in the seventies so there was no video. Imagination only.

@dionysiacosmos 4 ай бұрын

Has everyone forgotten Walk a Mile in My Shoes?

@WolvenHeart1 4 ай бұрын

You should see his "I want to song and damce" or "Would Jesus wear a rolex"

@isg01010 4 ай бұрын

If you want to hear the serious side of Ray Stevens check out "Everything is Beautiful" or his version of "Amazing Grace".

@caseyb4425 4 ай бұрын

You need to do a deep dive with another comedic singer Roger Miller and his version of "Uncle Harvey's Plane". My brother would perform it with the band he had in highschool and he always had the crowd rocking.

@leecollison8795 4 ай бұрын

Wow wtffffffg crazy 🤣

@smedleybutler1969 4 ай бұрын

Hard to believe but streaking was a big fad in the 70s,at sports events,the Oscars a streaker could suddenly appear from anywhere!

@mikelamb828 4 ай бұрын

Harri, don't miss a song of Ray's written by Chat Atkins: "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex on His Television Show."

@garyfletcher844 4 ай бұрын

Also, Ethel got a free shot in the basketball game as in a free peek

@bettypogue7021 4 ай бұрын

Please listen to his Everything is beautiful

@DewayneGore 4 ай бұрын

You should react to Ray Stevens, "Everything is Beautiful". It is a really beautiful song and is not comical

@josephperrone4534 4 ай бұрын

you need to check out the costers shopping for clothes

@jolenewitzel7919 4 ай бұрын

Didn't England have streakers in the 70's?

@DawnSuttonfabfour 4 ай бұрын

oH yeah, we did.

@richardbell-vf2st 4 ай бұрын

Proper attire for streaking was black shoes and black socks.

@george217 4 ай бұрын

Apolonia Kotero was the one you're thinking of...

@jennifursun3303 2 ай бұрын

the first time I heard this I almost ran off the road I was laughing so hard thanks check out Hang Up And Drive

@OriginalLictre 3 ай бұрын

The lady's problem was that she was supposed to be a censor, making sure that the material followed acceptable public standards of decency and legal or moral practices. It was her job to be intrusive and judgemental.