Songwriter Reacts: Morgan Wade - The Night

[@curtiswadestafford7532]

i love people that sing what you can tell she has lived every word in this song

[@jodyhill8540]

She’s talking Johnny Walker Red... this song is about her fight for sobriety and mental health. She’s been sober now a year or so. You need to hear Angry Bones or especially Through Your Eyes which is about why she got straight finally. Powerful song and glad you’re giving the love to her. Another female- Emily Scott Robertson Borrowed Rooms and Old Wood Floors is my fav or The Dress which is her true story and a gut punch of a song. No spoiler you’ll have to listen

[@Essex626]

The Dress is a gut punch for sure.

[@DingDongDaddyFromDumas933]

I quit drinking whiskey five years back that line hit home hell this entire song did every line ripped me to my core.

[@nunya6874]

Howwwwwww this chick isn’t HUGE by now is beyond me

[@kassstefanac]

I recently discovered Morgan Wade, she is freakin amazing!

[@SongwriterReacts]

I really enjoyed her too! Look forward to checking out more!

[@tray8766]

🎵💯🎶 ✌🇨🇦✌

[@hashberry1]

Been crying over Morgan Wade and her songs all weekend. She is wise beyond her years and I so hope we can see her live this year. Great video Burt, we love everything you do man!

[@elliotthyde5623]

I literally discovered her 2 days ago. What an artist. What a voice. Great lyrics. Nothing better than finding amazing new music. Seriously can you imagine a world with no music.

[@richardlanahan8089]

Two days ago when studying a set list for a gig with a young lady. Songs as good as it gets. Bought both records today and although I love the guitar work and production in her case, I don't think she needed that much polish to become a household name.

[@elliotthyde5623]

@@richardlanahan8089 yeah think your right. There’s been a real change in her appearance but I suppose if she’s happy. But her music is awesome.

[@Brandon.Stone77]

I love your reaction to this. Same experience I had when I heard her years ago. It is brutally raw and honest. Keep it up brother.

[@SongwriterReacts]

Thanks Brandon!

[@tfodthogtmfof7644]

Thanks Burt and thanks whoever recommended this! Now I have to go find more of her music.

[@SongwriterReacts]

Same!

[@jasonstowemcilroy8641]

I absolutely agree with everything you said. She is for real. No nonsense and no apologies. She lives her truth beautifully. I pray Nashville doesn't kill that. She has been my new favorite for around 6 months now. I'm praying I make it through the night

[@Abstrother]

Thank you for introducing me to her and this song. Incredible!

[@SongwriterReacts]

Thank you for watching Andrew!

[@travisgraham7459]

I have never heard this song, but the first two lines gave me goosebumps to the bone. Great song choice.

[@stillmeadowfarm]

She lives in my area... She is going to have the single "Wilder Days" on country radio May 17, but go ahead and be asking for Morgan Wade Wilder Days now.

[@cdm915011]

Great reaction as always. Morgan has a new CD coming out early March. I’ve always said she is the female version of Tyler Childers with her songwriting and gritty/raspy vocals.

[@SongwriterReacts]

That's some big shoes to fill! Looking forward to that album!

[@johnnichols3321]

my jaw dropped when i first heard this last month. where has she been my whole life!!

[@tschools70]

heads up.she has a part 2 to the song coming out Nov 11th...

[@bmf262001]

Great Review, as always. Love that you picked up on that lip hike too and also her transition from rasp to melodic. . She’s a next level country artist and think that with her record release later this year, she will blow up and be a household name. The next Morgan Wade song should be”Left Me Behind”.

[@bmf262001]

Also, you’d asked about that Johnny Walker line. Yeah those clever lyrics reference Johnnie Walker whiskey. She’s said in interviews that once she sobered up a lot of good things started happening for her, especially with regard to her music.

[@Morningstar818]

After your livestream it's clear you needed a breather the walls were closin in a little bit. I'm with you Morgan has the perfect combination of that darker rasp and sweet breathiness let's not forget her strummin and pickin is on point. The lyrics are icing on the cake. For all the South's strengths there's still so many old scars to heal

[@SongwriterReacts]

They really were. Your last comment hits hard. So true!

[@scottstravelstories4981]

Thank you to the KZbin algorithm for pointing me to Morgan Wade. I am a professional tour director and in 2019, before our industry stopped, I was assigned a Nashville-Memphis-New Orleans Music tour. I was never a country fan and used KZbin as part of my research for artists, found that I really liked some of the music on here, like Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Mandolin Orange, & The Trishas. I guess the algorithm from those research sessions is still in place as it pointed me to her about a month ago. She is great, so raw. Great storytelling.

[@ecomtomcat]

Morgan Wade and her band are Great! And I don't even mind all the cliches, because each one is followed by a brilliant line. Wade's music seems so familiar like a well worn sweater where she turns cliches into a comforting base that she brilliantly builds apon.

[@Chromatomic]

I'm glad you did a reaction to this, I've been listening to this over and over the last few months. I'll second recommendations for Through Your Eyes as well.

[@justinswindle4078]

Thank you Burt for doing this reaction. Had never heard of Morgan until this video

[@SongwriterReacts]

Thanks for watching Justin!

[@trailriders6876]

Great song, great artist, great review! Well done

[@benjamminnw]

She is awesome! That drawl and that little rasp is awesome the way she brings it though her lyrics.

[@SongwriterReacts]

Couldn't agree more!

[@biggun33tn]

I have my tickets to see her in Nashville on March 18th. Can't wait to see her live.

[@davelewin59]

I think she has sold out 2 nights at 3rd & Lindsay !!

[@andyrob5851]

My favourite lyric is "then Johnny called me late last night but I told Mr Walker just go home" a reference to Johnny Walker Scotch Whisky, the song being about the stress of sobriety :)

[@shirl5953]

Like others, I love your reaction to her and how you relate to how she signals her honesty, her intensity and her pain. She has come so far in the five years since this video and I think she is finally getting to the point of letting herself have a bit of joy from it. It is a struggle though doing what she does because of having to be on the road all the time. Listen to her new song Total Control. She aches to BE THERE and engulfed in the relationship she speaks about. Love her to the moon and back🖤🎸💋🎶

[@mrtonypiazza]

Love your commentary Burt. Keep it up!

[@caseybrowers3838]

Love your review. She’s talking about about her personal life, though. She’s been through a lot and she’s been sober for a while, now. Everything she writes is from her personal struggles, which impacts all of us so much more.

[@SongwriterReacts]

Thanks Casey!

[@jeremeskornicka3054]

@Burt Byler, glad you enjoyed this brother, I'm obsessed with Morgan

[@SongwriterReacts]

Thanks so much for the recommendation bud!

[@SpadeandArcherBlues]

It's great you want more female artists to react to, have been meaning to check out more female Americana artists too! There's a couple of bands I like but am not sure if they've got any decent videos to react to but Crooked Still (Great cover of Little Sadie) and The Be Good Tanyas (couple of great covers include Waitin' Around to Die and When Doves Cry) are really good. Even if you don't get to do a reaction you might like their stuff anywho if you haven't come across them before. Hope the time away helped the re-charge!

[@G-Mac-3]

This is a Great song ,for people with mental health and Sobriety

[@jschuman814]

Thank you so much for doing this. She’s gonna blow up like Tyler one of these days. Fucking brilliant. I’d love to see a Willy tea Taylor reaction one of these days…

[@SongwriterReacts]

I loved D*mn Good Dog! Haven't heard anything since though. Thanks Justin!

[@shelbychaney1034]

Love her this one i relate to. One life that have

[@jaydondobrow5458]

Burt, Take a listen to Casper Allen "Carving Creases", please!!!

[@sorrowhillcollection4372]

This girl is on fire. Unreal.

[@frankrizzo9521]

She’s incredible

[@brandonwooldridge1877]

She is absolutely on point about mental health. Im also from VA ( and a songwriter) you can not have a conversation with an older person about mental health issues without being looked down on. They just don't understand it. To them mental health means "Its your attitude" or "its all in your head" well... no shit sherlock 😂😂

[@Zest81]

Morgan has been clean and sober for several years. She's about 27 or 28 now. She claims if she didn't get sober this album probably wouldn't have got done. If you listen to alot of her lyrics,she's a big star on the rise

[@jonhammes6209]

Morgan Wade doesn't have a bad song! Review all of them

[@corygegg]

She is a sobriety success story. Lots of your dates coming up, some with American Aquarium. Go support her.

[@aidank1549]

Keep it up, love the videos!!! If you want to see something testing the range of Colter Wall check out Cowpoke, but if you want something chilling try Ballad of a Law Abiding Sophisticate

[@SongwriterReacts]

Thanks Aidan! Already got ya covered: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jp3TnWiqrMqNerM

[@terryjohnson9082]

Really like the way her voice conveys the story - even with out the lyrics. But the lyrics are great. Good pick for a reaction.

[@bernieyancey2087]

I’m confused! I could of sworn you already did this video. Did you pull it down and repost it?

[@SongwriterReacts]

Nope. First time hearing it! I had to pull down a Nathaniel Rateliff song I did because SNL blocked it but other than that I don't think I've ever pulled down a video.

[@abryant5258]

She talkin' about the Johnny Walker drink sir. Alcohol helps sleep but it keeps you from dreaming. She also mentions sleeping but not "getting too deep" You should do "In Dreams" by Sierra Ferrell

[@wreyno]

If you’ve never heard Dean Brody’s Cattleman’s Gun, it easily tells one of the most badass stories in music.

[@nhoward6035]

Is this the best ballad this old man has ever heard? Maybe...

[@kevinfuller7650]

Morgan wade is a killer artist. Another female artist you should check out is Kaitlin Butts

[@SongwriterReacts]

Thanks Kevin! Looking forward to hearing Kaitlin!

[@jenrogers8155]

Please check out Morgan Wade The night part 2… you won’t be disappointed. It’s almost gut wrenching and unbelievably real

[@ginacalabrese3869]

Lily Rose songs "Villain" and "Overnight Sensation"

[@hunterxiden19]

She talk’n bout the bottle.

[@michaeldunn1334]

If Dolly and Stevie had a vocal child...

[@Gamerkid62616]

Johnny walker reference has to be about alcohol. This song sounds like her battle with sobriety. You can feel the emotion..

[@Zest81]

Check out the song by Morgan, "take me away"

[@mikelodge2923]

Definitely gotta do left me behind next

[@mad_habber1363]

I am new to this channel so I don't know if you've done any Lori McKenna she wrote Tim McGraw's Humble and Kind...People Get Old is probably my favourite by her. Kat Hasty is another great female artist that deserves more attention.

[@MrJesusHKrist]

Morgan is Gold. I love her she sings about my life and she's never even met me that's why I love her. Keep up the good work. You tried Amigo the Devil yet it's Murder Folk but unreal Cocaine and Abel, Before he Cheats (Carrie Underwood Cover), Waiting around to Die (Townes Van Zandt Cover) How's the cover of Long Violent History coming along lol

[@kirkpearson6558]

Kat Hasty - The Highway Song 🎵

[@KillerKoala851974]

Beautiful voice. So glad this one got recommended now I have to get her music. Very nice. Please check out Sturgill Simpson. Great voice as well. Check out Turtles all the way down. Awesome song

[@dgmisal1979]

As an addict with 7 months sobriety, I can tell ya this song just nails the experience. Mr. Walker was a good friend of mine, too... until he just about killed me with his Russian buddy Comrad Vladimir Vodka.

[@dylannmiller5954]

Burt, check out Matt Heckler "Ain't No Ash Will Burn". Keep up the great work keeping Americana alive.

[@davelewin59]

Johnny, Mr Walker is reference to Johnnie Walker whisky

[@wadehall8905]

She's talking about the struggle to stay sober another night.

[@garybirdinground7939]

Morgan Wade is amazing check out the OurVinyl Sessions version of The Night it’s the best one in my opinion. Other awesome female artist to do a reaction to would be: -Sarah Shook & the Disarmers - Dwight Yoakam, Lesson or Damned If I Do, Damned If I Don’t -Jaime Wyatt - Giving Back the Best of Me or Neon Cross -Emily Scott Robinson - Better With Time, The Dress or The Time for Flowers -Charlie Marie - Rhinestones or Rodeo

[@davidoverstreet4656]

Try Kaitlin Butts song White River

[@stonewalljackson5223]

How was your break man

[@georgeannajohnson6292]

Yep jonny walker the drink

[@cgilmo78]

I love delta accents

[@nunya6874]

Still have no idea how more reactors Havnt found her

[@SongwriterReacts]

I know right?

[@nunya6874]

@@SongwriterReacts she’s got a song called “through your eyes” about her little cousins looking up to her, not knowing the absolute mess that she is….damn dude. If ya have a chance, I’d look up the cover of her doin “Me and Bobby Mgee”. Ole Janis would be proud😎

[@RONVK]

While I'm happy for her to have some success, it really sucks that she has sold out. She is not the same artist she was as an unsigned artist and when she was just doing solo acoustic shows. Even her old songs that made it onto Reckless are nothing like they were. The raw honesty is gone. This video clip is what she "Used to be".

[@dalemason3733]

She’s bad ass!

[@davelewin59]

Burt, all her song are about her life's struggle with addiction and conquering her demons !!

[@jhntom3790]

Hey Burt! I’d love to hear your reaction to Damn Cold Vampires (ashore) by Zach Bryan. P&L man

[@dulaneyandcompany2974]

She bad!

[@SongwriterReacts]

Real bad!

[@TexasHornsFootball]

Sonny Shipley

[@TexasHornsFootball]

"Sunny" - spelled it wrong! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3zcfI17r96SiLM

[@shelbychaney1034]

Two words in the south

[@EMBarry17]

Can you react to Caroline Jones?

[@marlenemckinney7198]

Hey check out Sarah Beth Terry ..put out 7 albums in 2020.

[@curtiswadestafford7532]

johnny walker red i think at this time she has been sober about 5 years

[@tylerhughes5420]

She sounds like east tennessee... like if dolly snorted tabs in a truck stop bathroom.

[@johnnichols3321]

def talking about Johnny walker

[@jessicaspaw528]

Johnnie Walker alcohol she's trying to quit doing drugs and and drinking and everything that makes her feel alive she's trying to feel something, anything

[@KimberlyJCoyle]

Johnny Walker alcohol! I know it! Trying to stay sober

[@davidself5235]

Johnnie, Jack and Jim are the worst house guest at 3am.

[@marcstein6776]

I really enjoy the “Americana” Morgan Wade but it looks like Nashville is trying to shift her over to pop country. Saw her live in 2023 & was disappointed. This song is now a peppy rock tune… Why???

[@wasperminingco]

Appalachian gal.

[@shelbychaney1034]

I can't shut my mouth

[@shelbychaney1034]

Your mental heath

[@max-editswelcometomyheroac8463]

Johnny Walker alcohol no doubt.

[@jessicaspaw528]

Our vinyl sessions version is better

[@thecharlesjohnson]

You're a song writer and you don't know what she's talkin about?

[@SongwriterReacts]

Sure wasn’t my brightest moment was it?

[@CarolynBowers-y6p]

Alcohol