Alan Jackson - Where Were You (Reaction!)

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[@christyeckert3115]

This is a song about a day nobody will ever forget. I just wish our country was at as united as it was then.

[@dylangarrison3028]

One thing I’ve learned is we may be divided internally we stand together as a nation. Think of it like two siblings that fight constantly, but will give their life to defend one another from outside/external threats.

[@LindaLewis-uy1dk]

@@dylangarrison3028 That is a true, beautiful thing to say.

[@LionManatic]

@@dylangarrison3028 This is very true. It never fails, when you have two Americans argue over politics or the condition of the country, but then once someone from outside the country start to insult or bicker about our country, the two American's unite for a moment to shoo away the other person lol.

[@lmarkviii]

Amen Brother

[@gracieoliver1876]

I think people are forgetting

[@amandaroutt1935]

On this day 2:30 am I gave birth by c-section and had just come out of recovery, I was very sad that this would be what everyone would remember every time he gave his birth date. My son is now a firefighter and was inspired by the great people that fought valiantly to save others. God bless you and your family

[@julie.1081]

Bless him! He must have been inspired. Or maybe a fire fighter who died that day visited you both. I hope he has a long, successful & safe career.

[@HateTheGameTX]

What I love most about this song is that there’s no finger pointing trying to place blame. It’s about your friends, family and neighbors and loving all the people that are in your life because you never know when it’s your time.

[@kerrough]

Agreed. A lot of other 9/11 songs focused so much on blame and anger, fanning a lot of the Islamophobia going around then

[@MrThankman360]

We know who to blame. Jackson didn’t need to say it.

[@meriannestoneback7436]

Alan Jackson IS country music. His voice is so amazing and clear and everything he writes is true to the genre and so human. He is an absolute national treasure.

[@chrisyoung4654]

I was 22 at the time, working the easiest job in the world as a country radio dj. We spent all day covering the tragedies from NY, DC, and PA. I joined the USAF in October and was in basic training by January because I wanted to do my part in making sure another 9/11 didn’t happen again. I spent the next 16 years deploying until multiple back surgeries forced me to be medically retired from active duty.

[@reneemarie2603]

Thank you for your service and commitment to our country.

[@cherylbender8623]

Thank you for your service

[@anitastanley782]

Thank you for your service.x

[@80slady7]

Thank you.

[@kellystogner100]

I appreciate your sacrifice. Thank you.

[@CountessBecca]

What a beautiful mom you have, to teach her children to pray for strangers. Amazing reaction

[@moparman1962]

THIS PERFORMANCE ON THAT NIGHT HAS MADE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS CRY DEEPLY OVER THE YEARS.

[@jts0184]

Still does...

[@MCMNasty2]

I honestly think this simple song is one of the most beautiful written. Faith hope and love…

[@rebeccaburgraff263]

I was living in Hawaii as my husband was in the Navy. I had just woke up to nurse our 2 week old son. I turned on the TV and the first tower had just been hit. I sat there crying wondering what kind of world I had just brought my son into. My husband was deployed shortly after, my father who was in the Air Force at the time was waiting on the word but luckily never had to be deployed. 22 years later that same 2 week old baby boy is now overseas serving his country in the US Army. This song make me cry everytime. Great reaction.

[@14cole19]

I was just a kid in Hawaii My dad was stationed in Honolulu when I was born in ‘98. My mom was in the middle of teaching I think.

[@Bev-jt6by]

The sacrifices not only come from our Great Men in the Military but also the people who wait at home till they return. Thank you for your service. Love Bev from Oklahoma

[@barbaramarkland7441]

IT'S SO HARD FOR ANYONE TO TO LOOSE A LOVED ONE NOR SHOULD THERE BE WARS. I'M NEAR SEVENTIE AND I WISH IT ALL ENDS, BUT I RELIZE NOW MY GRANDCHILDREN HAVE ONE HELL OF A ROAD. I WISH WE START COMMING TOGETHER IN OUR OWN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ❤GOD SPEED 💕

[@ronniemiller53]

I had just enlisted in the Navy 14 days before. I was at boot on sept 26th. I retired in 2021.

[@darrinlindsey]

I still can't listen to this without tearing up. For whatever reason, the "I Love Lucy Reruns" line is when I get really choked up. I think because it's then that I realize that the simple things of yester-year ended on that day.

[@jackie_jrml]

Very true. 😢

[@JMartin0409]

This line hit me hardest as well. ❤

[@jaymisteele8908]

My uncle plays bass guitar for Alan Jackson. His name is Roger Wills. He used to play for Reba McIntire. Love Alan, he is such a great singer/song writer.

[@chrisriley8749]

Every line of this song hits hard, and bring back clear memories...I remember seeing a kid holding a sign saying "please find my daddy", and I had a meltdown crying.

[@deborahgross1045]

I'll never forget this day as long as I live, nor how it made me feel. Prayers to all the families.

[@warrenburlingame1172]

This is about one of the worst days In my life. It's the Pearl Harbor of my generation. Still today I have tears listening to this

[@realadult22]

I remember feeling the same way. 9/11 truly was our generation Pearl Harbor.

[@markcainyourfriendinthecar3387]

And sadly I feel society has already forgotten it.

[@warrenburlingame1172]

@@markcainyourfriendinthecar3387 I completely agree. Why can't we act like we did the day after this happened

[@bananamix7847]

I have started to lose faith that a lot of the younger generation today would still keep this country divided and try to find something wrong with how first responders and law enforcement respond if anything similar happened today. Sorry, but as a retired medic after 35 years, (retired in 2015) I would not want to be a first responder in today's world, so little respect for what they do.

[@heidisprouse4290]

Absolutely. I was 30...teaching...I walked through the hall and saw a TV pulled into the hallway, people gathered...I stared at the screen as the planes hit the towers, stunned. I rushed to the staff room to call my husband at home, make sure he and my toddler son were all right...we live in upstate NY and one of the planes flew over our town before arriving in the city. I called my dad to tell him and my mom I loved them. Soon after, I watched those towers fall. We gathered our students in 6th grade together to tell them the tragic news. I couldn't hold back tears as I told them I was so sorry that they wouldn't be able to stand on the observation deck of the tower like I did on my 6th grade field trip when I was their age.

[@ninajones1175]

NEVER FORGET!!! I was driving through the security gate of the hospital where I was going to finish my internship in Radiology. I wished I were done so I could have gone and helped. I wept like a child. How could this happen on our soil? It showed me that even in America we can’t be assured of our safety. It reminded me to be thankful. Most of all it proved what I prayed was true… that at the end of the day, in spite of our differences, we are Americans and will stand side by side and fight for our country! Land of the free and home of the brave! In In GOD on which we stand!

[@SparkeyCox]

The CMA Version - His first performance of the song hit us all. He gave this performance from the heart. I was in Idaho. Got in the car to take kids to school. turned on local Spokane, WA fun morning show - only to hear serious news. Got home to see the towers collapse - it was right then - I knew we were at war - we will never forget. Alan Jackson gave us hope.

[@realadult22]

I was a newer (9 months on 9/11) married woman to a military pilot. I was on my way to work with my preschool class when I heard the news. I knew it was bad. I knew what it meant as a military spouse, too. I did my class before heading home to my husband, and we talked together, and I cried. We went to our church that night, and it was different. For the 1st time and without a word being said, the church sat down. The military families sat on one side of the church, and civilian families sat on the other side of the church. We prayed as a church. The civilians then came over where the military families were sitting and started praying over us. As the pastor talked about not being able to even slightly understand what it meant for us military families, everyone started weeping. I wept for those who knew they lost their loved ones and those who knew but didn't get the final word for a while after 9/11. I will never forget that day. It was a beautiful day but turned into a day of mourning and anger.

[@sandyhafenbrack141]

I'll never forget 9-11 and I remember watching this performance. When he sings "did you stand in line and give your own blood?" I still feel it in my gut. This song brings me to tears every single time.

[@shadowgirl8038]

I still have the images of people jumping or falling out of the windows burned into my mind.

[@sabrinamiller1290]

The blood bank showed up at our highschool to collect donations because they were so desperately needed.

[@sabrinamiller1290]

​@@shadowgirl8038I was in 9th grade spanish when the first plane hit. A teacher ran over from across the hall and told us to turn the TV on. Then entire school was watching the news live as the second plane hit. I can still see and hear hear it all. At 15 years old, Our entire classroom watched people jumping to their deaths. The sounds of their bodies on impact is permanently seared into my brain. So are the sounds of my classmates screaming as each person jumped. It's crazy to think the teachers didn't turn off the TV, but I think they were in shock as well and it probably didn't even occur to them. Still makes me cry to think about.

[@shadowgirl8038]

@@sabrinamiller1290 How awful. No. You should not have had to experience that. 😔

[@cariwaldick4898]

If you've lived through it, you'll never forget. This was our JFK assassination, or Pearl Harbor. Though we'll never forget, we have to let it go--it hurts too much to hold. This song expressed half a dozen things I did that day, or shortly after. The planes hitting the towers wasn't the worst, even the collapse wasn't the worst. Watching everyone at the scene putting up pictures of the missing, crying about the last time they saw someone they loved, and asking them to please get in touch--over and over again. The cameras never stopped recording. If you get the chance to see the memorial, go. It feels like hallowed ground in the middle of the country's biggest city. Remember 9/11 when you hear about tragedies around the world. Tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods--all claim thousands of lives. Pray for those people, and understand this is their 9/11.

[@annepinkerton6280]

I was a 48 year old college student and my son was a member of Presidential Security in the Marine Corps at Camp David! I never want to feel that kind of fear again as long as I live! Love Alan Jackson and saw him in concert long before he wrote this song. My daughter and I went down to the stage to get better pictures. He reached down to shake her hand and I had a hand on his boot! I looked at her and said, "One good yank and he's ours!" LOL He's one of the greats!!!

[@garyg4139]

I remember exactly where I was . I was at home asleep and my fiancé was sent home from work and she woke me up crying. It took me a minute to understand her but when she turned on the tv and I seen the news I just froze. I didn't blink, breathe, or move for a good minute or so. Then it hit me what was actually happening. As I watched the second plane hit I cried harder then I ever did in my 27 years. One thing I remember the most is the kindness everyone showed each other afterwards. Everyone held the door for the next person, smiled and waved to the people they passed in the store, and were just plain nice to each other. Sadly it didn't last and it shames me that not only did it take something like September 11 to bring this out in people and that it didn't last long. Well I took it upon myself to keep to doing these things for my neighbors and complete strangers. Maybe if enough of us would we could bring it back without a major tragedy.

[@cheyennemoore8380]

THIS! This is what I most remember after the events occurred. I try to be this way too. Find that some ppl still are, but I agree with you. It didn't last like I wanted it to.

[@dherald1532]

I remember hugging my husband so tight that day. The tears were so free flowing but after those few days it was fear… I lived up that way. I got pregnant shortly after and we moved because I didn’t want to raise a child in a „target“ city. Over the years I have come to know that there is no “target“ it can happen anywhere

[@garyg4139]

@@dherald1532 Indeed it can happen anywhere but remember when a terrorist plans an attack they want to do the most damage possible to as many as possible as easy as possible. So places like NYC, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and other major cities will be the highest on the list. A small to mid sized city somewhat away from the major cities have a much lower risk.

[@garyg4139]

@@cheyennemoore8380 Once in a while I will get a look for holding the door but I thank God I live in a small town and many still appreciate the gesture and even return it. I remember once I held the door for a lady that was not a local and she asked why. I replied " because mam my momma taught me respect and my grandpa taught me to be a gentleman". She got mad and started yelling at me saying she could do it all herself. I apologized and went in to get a soda and pay for my gas. I ended up in line behind her and the clerk called me forward ahead of her. When she started yelling again the clerk replied to her mam not many men are a gentleman like this man and since you can do it all yourself go make your own Doritos and soda and make your own gas. We won't serve rudeness here. Even my jaw hit the floor LOL.

[@MitchTX]

Everyone saw everyone as just a fellow American. Willing to be kind and help another American out. Really wish that was the same mentality today it would be a much different world

[@christophermckinney2178]

I will never forget this. I was in 7th grade and I was in math class. The teacher Mrs. Bruno ran in and turned the TV on. This was right after the first plane hit. I watched live, the second plane hit. The emotions I felt, it is indescribable. I realized how vulnerable we could be and It was the first time I realized what terrorism was. But to watch our country unite was also powerful. Later Toby Keith did a song called courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue. Look it up. That's when we were angry as a country.

[@youmayneverknow7829]

I was in 7th social studies

[@christianmama24]

7th grade science I'm almost 34 now

[@motivationstation31574]

Reading that you were in seventh grade ... made me think of the time the Challenger exploded. I was in sixth grade math class. We watched it live on TV. I will never forget that either

[@DJMark904]

Jackson had finished walking outside and returned indoors to discover 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."[2] Finally, on the Sunday morning of 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, still in his underwear, and sang them into a hand-held digital recorder so as to remember them later on.[2][3][4] Later that morning, when his wife and children had gone to Sunday school, he sat down in his study and completed the lyrics.[2][5] Initially, he felt squeamish about recording it, much less releasing it as a single, because he disliked the idea of capitalizing on a tragedy.[6] But after he played it for his wife Denise and for his producer, Keith Stegall, both of whom gave their approval, Jackson went into the studio to record "Where Were You" that week.[7] On Stegall's advice, Jackson played the finished track for a group of executives at his record label. "We just kind of looked at one another," RCA Label Group chairman Joe Galante said later. "Nobody spoke for a full minute."

[@mauricearpin7946]

Only an American country boy could insist that we just Love them after a brutal cowardly terrorist attack on his country. He understands God ❤❤❤

[@rhondaspiels167]

Dear See, How good, sweet and reassuring it is to hear that you prayed for our country that night. It is hard to believe, to me, that someone in another country prayed for the USA. It seems as though the news only covers and shows people hating America. Never imagined I would hear this. thank you and God Bless your family. You were raised well.

[@joeymcbrayer]

I was in the 8th grade, waiting for school to start when we learned about the attack. I remember my step-dad coming and picking up my brother and I from school and then watching the TV for hours in shock and awe. The greatest and my favorite memory of 9/11 was how our nation felt and reacted on 9/12. Our nation was as unified and as patriotic as I’ve ever known it to be and I can only hope we can experience that feeling again in the future.

[@dstage64]

After that day to today what happened??

[@timcaldwell5241]

@@dstage64 We got WOKE 🤬

[@pfcampos7041]

Absolutely love Alan Jackson!! He is a legend in my eyes. I was on my way to work listening to the radio. At first I thought it was probably some stupid prank until the details slowly unfolded. We had aTV in our break room for training purposes. We had it on all day and barely got any work done. One of my employees Annie had a brother who worked at the Pentagon. And she was frantically trying to find out what happened to him. We tried our best to give her support and we all rejoiced with her when she finally was able to confirm he got out ok. Looking forward to your Remember When reaction. It's a beautiful love song.

[@KathyAnne28]

Absolutely right. "It didnt matter who we were anymore." Details don't factor into grief, anger, shock, which we all shared.

[@volgrl78]

This is a beautiful song and brings chills every time I hear it. I love this song and it's meaning. I pray every day for all 9-11 victims, their families, the NY firefighters and all first responders. 🙏 Thank you so much for putting your life on the line to save your fellow human. You'll never be forgotten!

[@davidwhite8535]

I've been to the museum too. And I would say that even though humans are capable of great destruction, we also are capable of greater love towards our fellow man

[@addicted2chaos]

20 something years later and this song still chokes me up. I can remember so vividly getting home from working a 12 night shift and my wife heading out the door to go to work and being gone maybe 5 mins before busting in the door telling me to turn on the news because a plane just crashed into the tower. I turned it on just before the second plane hit... I remember being so confused then as reality hit fear and anger set in as I realized this was no accident.. I was up for hours trying to make sense of it all.

[@Lisa-bg9sj]

As a nurse one of the most heartbreaking things I remember was watching the newsfeeds of all the trama teams standing in the ER bays waiting for all the victims that never came. I also did almost everything he described.

[@mandarinlearner]

and they just stood there, you either walked out or died

[@EmilyGrace20]

Brought me to tears when you said you were in 6th grade and your mom got you up in the middle of the night to pray. That’s so beautiful. I was also in 6th grade when it happened, actually in class. It was a small, private Christian school so there weren’t many students. I remember the teachers crying, gathering all the students together in two small classrooms, wheeling in the old box tvs, and we all watched the news coverage in silence other than the crying and quiet prayers. School dismissed early. Mom was crying when she picked us up.

[@mamabear-gu4oo]

My ex husband son and I were on leave visiting family between duty stations on 9/11 ... I remember how terrified I was trying to explain it to my 4yr old while his dad was contacting his next duty command to find out what he had to do... this is an amazing song and will always bring tears to my eyes...

[@realadult22]

I know how hard it was for you. We were both military spouse/family.

[@julie.1081]

I always try to tell Vets 'thank you for your service". But we should also thank all the spouses & families that serve along with them. War is hell on the home front too. It's just as hard, if not more so, for the ones waiting at home. Especially the families with young kids who miss Dad & Mom while they serve. So if no one ever told you, thank you for your service too!

[@js3599]

This song was pretty much instantly placed into the national archives, because it captured the time in American history so perfectly. I was working in a warehouse in the midwest, unloading a truck, when that first plane hit the first tower. One of my co workers ran in and yelled "We've Just Been Bombed"!!! The rest of us were like "What"?!?, then she slowed down, and explained it was on TV in the break room as she was leaving, all she knew was that the WTC was burning in New York. A short time later, I was on break, watching on TV when the second tower was hit, and it became clear that it was no accident... Nothing to do but wait it out, and hope the worst was over, and go from there... Don't forget to check out the guy who introduced Alan to the stage as well. His name is Vince Gill. I recommend "Go Rest High On That Mountain... Or if you want a different style from Vince... Try "It's Hard To Kiss The Lips..."

[@daramorikawa5651]

I called my husband and told him to turn on the news. Then I got a call from my brother Fire Chief John Ellis, who said to pray for him - he took all his vacation time and he was flying in to NYC from California to help with recovery. He spent two weeks there before they sent him home.

[@melanieburgess7455]

I'd just gotten home, after a 12 hour shift in burn-trauma ICU in Rochester, NY. I called Mom to let her know I was home 0k. She called back, telling me one of the Twin Towers had been struck. We hung up, and I turned on the news. Then the other tower was hit, both now burning. I called work, they hadn't heard about it yet. Afraid we'd get burn patients, I put myself as available to come in that night, if needed. Then, the Towers collapsed. I can't describe how it felt. It still makes me sick in the heart ❤.

[@reborndaughter445]

A beautiful man and a beautiful song. It took me 6 years to get over the tragedy. My husband woke me up early that morning and told me I needed to get up. There was something in his voice and a look on his face. None of us ever thought the towers would fall. The victims' families were devastated. I can still see the look in their eyes and the missing posters they put up for their loved ones who would never come home. These first responders who climbed up the stairs when everyone else was coming down. Never again I pray.

[@katrinacash6393]

I was 41 years old at the time and at work in my office. We were all listening to the radio and stopped what we were doing and gathered in the reception area in shock after the first plane hit. I felt sick listening to the live coverage and went home to get in front of the TV. For days I watched hoping that people would be found alive but finally had to force myself to turn it off. It was so traumatizing. I will never forget that day.

[@rhondaross3144]

I was at work and no TV or radio or cell phone! My husband called my boss and asked to speak to me! He told me! I was in shock and I couldn’t understand why no one was showing up at work! Such a sad and tragic day! I will always will remember! Our generations Pearl Harbor!

[@robertkeleman956]

I was in my early 30s working an excavation job. My wife was a travel agent and found out early. I sent my crew home and left to go get my 6 year old little girl. My brother in law has just a little more than 100 acres. The family all gathered there for a couple weeks. Thank God nothing else happened.

[@merissamatos2017]

Alan Jackson is amazing! He was my first concert in the 90's. I found out later he had the flu but still performed because he didn't want to let his fans down. Faith Hill opened for him

[@timcaldwell5241]

I remember that day as if it were yesterday, but I also remember this performance…it was breathtaking…feelings were so raw and it was like a soothing balm applied to a wound. So you were right in saying that it had an optimistic feeling to it. A little side fact…they almost didn’t let him sing it, as no one had heard it! The producers were reluctant to air a song that they hadn’t heard or approved…thank goodness more rational minds prevailed!!!

[@rachaelyamasaki3889]

Those first days! I did not cry!! I was not angry for several days! But! When this happenend on Live TV not long after...I SOBBED! And have loved this song since! And EVERYRTHING he sings of is all of us!

[@ZackHamlin1]

Your mother must be an amazing and strong woman of faith to get up her kids in the middle of the night to pray for strangers thousands of miles away. Inspiring.

[@franlockhart1533]

I was teaching in our local middle school. In the middle of a science lesson when a fellow teacher came and told me what was going on. The whole school watched the scene on TV. Kids( mine were 8th graders) we're shocked, then scared, then super angry. Many of them, both genders, joined up as soon as they were old enough. Yes, several years later but they never forgot. THE defining moment in their young lives

[@cheyennemoore8380]

Same. I was in elementary then, but I still vividly recall it to this day. Many of my generation also joins asap. I would have as well, but health issues prevented this. Glad my mom served before thiis day though.

[@johnnoel3416]

Well now it’s just fitting that he has to do “courtesy of the red, white, and blue” by Tony Keith

[@candisshort8227]

Toby Keith. ☺️

[@lisamcbride8921]

I was a stay at home mom, my 2nd grade son was our only child. I immediately got on the phone to the school, the secretary told me they had brought televisions into all the classrooms, so the children could see first hand what happened!

[@lizreynolds4554]

We were so great on September 12th I was working in a government building. My friends' daughter had just left one of the towers. But, my coworker was terrified, because she didn't know if she was gone or not. This song captures the feelings, and answers with Love. Perfection.

[@robindew9072]

Alan Jackson is a living legend of country music. So loved by millions. This is a beautiful song.

[@wendydavidson4814]

When he says he's just a singer of simple songs, couldn't be more true! He wrote almost all of his songs! He wrote about his life experiences and what he knew! I love Alan Jackson, definitely check out more of his stuff! Midnight in Montgomery is a chilling song

[@randymadewell318]

20+ years later and this song still chokes me up. I was asleep when it happened. My wife called me from work and told me to turn on the TV right after the first plane hit. I watched as the second plane hit and just grabbed my uniform and headed to base. My wife and I were both in the Navy. She was stationed with a helo squadron in Norfolk, Virginia and I was stationed at NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach. It was a very tense time for us in the military, not knowing if or when we would be deployed, or who would watch our kids when we were, but it's what we signed up for and we did our jobs.

[@jamesfish2177]

I was recovering from a broken back, and I turned on the TV after the first tower hit. I told my boyfriend, by the time I made it back to the TV the second tower had been hit. I told him I think we are under attack. He was getting ready to leave for work and the towers fell. We both stood there with tears rolling down our faces. At the time we had no facts and we lived in a big city and he made promise to stay home because we had no idea if there were going to be more attacks, or where. It is such a powerful song! Thanks for the awesome reaction!

[@joyfelix8029]

I was on my way to work when I heard it on the radio. When I got to work, TV’s were roiled out so we could watch. I was horrified at the devastation that was unfolding in front of us. I cried & cried & thinking we will never be the same.😪

[@shinjusmith5293]

I still tear up every single time I hear this song. We are all still the same (humans) and we let "them" put labels on us and worse accept the labels.

[@dreamscrushed]

I was holding my now 22 year old son at 4 months old, with tears rolling down my face in disbelief wondering what kind of world did I bring my son into!? God Bless each and every one!!

[@loriwilliams5381]

I was 20 years old with a newborn daughter, she had been up and down all night and I was exhausted. I remember going into the living room to watch TV while I fed her because I was so sleepy and didn't want to doze off feeding her in the nursery. I had the TV volume very low and I remember staring at the screen and thinking I wasn't in the mood for an action movie this early in the morning, so I flipped the channel and it was the same, about 3 in a row before I truly understood that this was not a movie that we were under attack.

[@deanspomer2520]

I was driving to work. I worked at a small custom butchering place and the boss met us at the door and told us to all to go to the break room and watch what was happening. After about half an hr he told us to all go home and be with our families.

[@pinknoise5716]

This song is a wonderful example of how country music so perfectly reflects what we all feel. I saw this performance when the CMAs aired, and bawled my eyes out. To this day, it still evokes such emotion. Alan Jackson is an amazing storyteller - you HAVE to listen to Remember When!

[@BamaGalDarlynn]

Your Mom waking you up in the middle of the night, and then going to pray. That's what hit me in your reaction. I watched it wall to wall for 2 weeks. Although I was not Directly affected, I will never get over that day. Never. Ever. Thank you.

[@semperfiyorkies6084]

I had 2 kids and a husband in the USMC. I got up, got them up to get ready for school. and hopped on my email really quick. A friend messaged me and said turn on the news. I immediately started crying and called my husband to ask if we were at war. He ended up going to Iraq for 7 months. The worst 7 months of my life but I supported every service man and women who went. It was a time I’ll never forget. I hugged strangers on the street. Held hands at a grocery store and prayed. It didn’t matter our color, sex, religion or the way we voted…we were all just Americans.

[@lindaslater7782]

A year after the attacks, three of my children and I drove out East for vacation. Three special places we saw were to the sites of the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA where United flight 93 crashed into a field. My heart was so torn by these sites and the tears seemed endless. Some day, I would like to go back and visit the memorials that have been erected. There is a beautiful, but small memorial at Scott Air Force Base that I have seen several times. It's in the shape of the Pentagon, there's pieces from the wreckage, and dirt/small gravel type stones, which if I remember correctly, is for the field in PA. September 11, 2001....a day that my family, and hundreds of other people, will never forget.

[@cathybrookeburt2616]

Every single word describes how I felt when this happened. It was devastating to me for so very long. The pretty blonde in the last clip, was his wife. Alan is an amazing singer & song writer & he described it perfectly.

[@oef6975]

I was in the Army stationed in Germany I just got of of CQ (a 24 hour shift) The events of that day and the months to follow will always be etched in my memories

[@charissakington606]

This song makes me cry every single time... every. Single. Time. That day is one I will never forget.....

[@paulpillow7641]

I was a Marine in NC, out in my yard talking with my neighbor when my wife screamed. I was an air traffic controller, so I went straight over to the radar room. It was very eerie to say the least. Today, I'm more fearful of my own government than any enemy we ever faced. Betrayal is the most bitter emotion.

[@MrGentry2990]

I was in Marine Corp boot camp when my drill instructor came in and told us what happened it was eye opening and very scary for a 18 year old kid who had never left the state of TX............ Great reaction keep up the journey into country music I'm enjoying watching you turn into a fan of country music

[@heatherrivers5938]

I was in the 9th grade, sitting in math class. A kid ran in from the main building, hollering for us to turn on the TV!!! I can remember my teacher crying and hitting her knees and praying. We all did the same. It was disbelief, grief, confusion, and loss all rolled into one. This day was the quietest day ever in our school. No one knew how to proceed. My mom came and got my sisters and I from school. She took us home and held us and prayed. We were glued to the TV that day, I remember. Seeing the way our country came together for one another was beautiful though. To see the american flag at ground zero was so patriotic. It didn't matter what you looked like, what your political beliefs were, your religion, gender identity or anything. We knew the need and we filled it. We don't do that now and that makes my heart hurt. Just wake up and do right! Be kind to your fellow human beings!

[@candacemcdonald3501]

I was home and my mom called crying telling me to turn the TV on. She was heartbroken. She immediately went and made buttons to wear saying never forget to send to the victims. On October 3rd, just a little over a month after she was killed 100 yards from the church she was headed to on a back country road in Louisiana. Her church members found her. I buried her with one of those buttons. Never forget. RIP to all the September 11th victims and my mama.

[@johntheherbalistg8756]

I was a highschool freshman on my way from lit to ag. This one dude I always had friction with stopped me and told me that siome planes hit some buildings in NYC. I told him he was full of it and get bent, but when I got to my ag class, they had the news on. Thank you and your family for getting up in the middle of the night and praying for us. That's really awesome

[@sherryowenby7155]

I will never forget this day. I was 35 years old. Such a solemn time.

[@joannaison8265]

To be able to play a song first time live and it be that good is awesome

[@WorldofPokecraft]

I was 20 years old in Special Forces Assessment and Selection course in the Army. My first day of the course was 9/11. They told us what happened at 7pm that day in the auditorium. We were training to be special forces so we all thought it was a training scenario until the next morning going through the chow trailer where there was a little tv with CNN playing. When people finally realized it was real after breakfast over 100 candidates dropped out of the course expecting to deploy with their units. I made it a couple weeks until i tore my hip flexor muscle and had to fly back to Georgia in a plane literally by myself, zero other passengers, just attendants and pilots.

[@jenniferpalmer6516]

I was a teacher’s aide working in an elementary school classroom. We watched as the second plane hit. We were all in awe. Couldn’t believe what was happening.

[@morgansalyer7330]

I was in 7th grade, sitting in study hall in our band room when our teacher got a call. He turned his tv on in the room and we watched it until the school made the decision to close and send the kids home early. I will never forget the absolute confusion and fear in everyone's eyes for days.

[@sherryarflin726]

I can’t get through this ever without tearing up…….

[@JipseeGirl]

I was driving to work that morning. I worked in a high rise in Houston at the time. Someone called me and told me to turn the radio on. By the time I got to work, my coworkers had a little TV turned on. We watched together as the second tower fell. I will never forget the feeling. We all went back home after we got our wits about us.

[@SickGirlRocks]

God bless your mom for the prayers thank you. I was 26 getting ready for work and woke my husband up. I was in Washington State at the time but I had coworkers and friends with relatives in NY and relatives traveling on planes. We were glued to the radio all day.

[@ladylauraanne]

i watched him perform this that night. I was sobbing uncontrollably by the end

[@minnietrout814]

I was 51 with a five year old who’d just started kindergarten. I called my dad, and then I drove to my son’s school to just look at him. I can remember all this as clearly as if it was just yesterday.

[@ryansheehan9462]

I was in fourth grade in a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina. I remember an office worker coming in and handing a note to the teacher. They weren’t allowed to tell the students what was going on but when I walked in the door after school that day, the scenes on the television have been etched in my memory forever.

[@Gutslinger]

Alan Jackson was my first favorite artist, since I was about 4 in the mid 90's. He's on my Mount Rushmore of favorite artists, along with George Jones, Hank Williams Sr., and Hank Williams Jr. All of those guys have a huge catalog of great songs that span over decades of their careers.. With the exception of Hank Sr who died so early into his career. He still has a huge catalog of great songs.

[@gregoryjacobson1645]

I watched this performance live and I was in tears! 😢

[@jacksonlynch1731]

Was a Sophomore in high school. I walked into my Current Events class and my Social Studies teacher had the TV on and was playing news coverage as it happened. We were watching as the second plane hit. I'll never forget it.

[@shortybarnesyanik]

I will never forget this day. I was 21. My two brothers and I owned a lawn care business at this time. We were getting ready to leave for the day when the first tower was hit, we made it to our first job when the second tower was hit, by the time we finished that first job the pentagon was hit and we called it a day and went home. I’ll never forget. 🇺🇸

[@awy1977]

I was 24 years old, had just woken up and was getting dressed getting ready to go to my college classes that morning. Sat on the bed and watched the news all day.

[@bowlerboy7578]

I was in kindergarten, it is my first memory that I can remember. That night, we did go to a church and hold hands. My dad was a fireman and EMT. And pretty much my life since, I can't help but be hit hard know that that could have been my dad if we lived in NYC. I can never get through this song ever without crying!

[@christopherhooten4601]

I joined the military in 2000, I will NEVER forget that morning. the hurt, fear, uncertainty. Man I had just got off shift and fallen asleep when my buddy came and pretty much jerked me outta bed to show me what was going on and the way it affected my life from that day forward.

[@SportsandTrueCrime]

I was there! Survivor and first responder. Tower 1 fell on top of my office. No need to have “Never Forget” printed cuz I never will. I remember finally making it to my mother full of dust, ash, soot and she dropped to her knees hysterically crying cuz there was no way to let her know I was alive until then. I must’ve hugged my son and mother for an hour str8. I don’t have PTSD or anything but I haven’t been to the site ever since recovering the last remains we were able. Absolutely beautiful song!!! All Americans should listen to Where Were U and Red, White & Blue every year.

[@lynn2574]

I was 27. Getting ready for work on the west coast, when my roommate yelled at me to come to the tv. We watched live as the second plane hit. I spent a lot of my day praying, and waiting for word on my cousin, who worked in DC, and was often at the pentagon.

[@SaltySouthTexan]

I cry EVERYTIME this song plays……..I recall that day like yesterday

[@heathera6513]

I will also never forget that day. I was in my early 20s, I was working in a restaurant. Our manager grabbed a small tv from the back room that we used for training videos, and hooked it up on our front counter. So us and the customers could watch it all day. It was a crazy experience, because we couldn't stop working, but it was nice to keep updated on what was going on. I didn't really grasp the reality of the situation until I got off work and had time to process it.

[@sarahmckee3914]

I was 21, giving birth to my youngest child. I ended up crashing and taken in for emergency c-section to safe my life. I have very little personal memory of that day. But we were blessed with a bundle of joy in the darkest time our country has gone through in recent times.

[@normapounders7082]

From this song Alan Jackson. Entertainer of the Year that's the highest award the country music singer can get I want to come this time you cemented his place in the country music Hall of Fame with this

[@reptilebarbie7777]

I was 7 y.o in 1st grade watching the 2nd plane hit on tv. A classroom of 23 children and you could've heard a pin drop. It has informed my entire life.

[@luannedimaggio7025]

I remember exactly where I was, I am now just a Grandma but it hit me hard. I was a custodian in a high school cleaning the library. The principal came and got me and we watched. I cried thru my whole shift.

[@anitarobertson4479]

I was at work, nearly time to go home, when our aide turned on the TV in an empty room, and called to us to come look. My eldest son was in the army, my youngest came home from grade school that day, asking, "Mom, they wouldn't do that in Lincoln City, would they?" ( am retired now, but worked for years as a night nurse. Yes, the answer is love and prayer.

[@rachelstevens7625]

I was 15 living in Australia, it was at the end of 10 pm news when the news broke. I stayed up all night watching the coverage.

[@dman7754]

I was working the graveyard shift at a small community bakery in a small town. I was also new to recovery and 6 months sober at the time. I’d just gotten off work and made it home when the news came on the TV. I was horror struck and couldn’t believe my eyes. I’ll never forget how gut wrenching it was to see those people way up in the towers who knew there was no hope left and were jumping. My heart still hurts for them all these years later. I was thankful for my small community, and how everyone came together. I didn’t drink over it, even if it was the best excuse. Instead, I wept and I loved.

[@averagejoette1570]

I was at home when the first plane came on the television. I stood there in shock, watching... Then the second one. I picked up the phone to call my husband and told him "we are going to war". I told him to turn on the TV. His unit gathered around while I was still on the phone. When I got off , my eyes still glued to the TV, still in shock at what I was seeing, a building collapsed. I fell to my knees and cried. Gathered my children and held tight. So very grateful for being on the other side of the country. And the day just got worse. 😪😪😪😪

[@megandrehr3420]

I was 12 sitting in History class in New Jersey. Teacher turned on the TV and said we needed to watch it because it was going to be part of our history. School was in lockdown as parents sped to pick up their kids.