Sylvia Tells the Story Behind "Nobody"

[@mccommas2]

I have never seen another celeb give so much credit to others. What a gracious person.

[@mattier.9095]

A true lady ❤

[@frenchanthony2226]

Ms. Sylvia is every bit the beauty today as she was in the 80's! Love her music!!!

[@thomasjonesiv1347]

Great song. She is not as beautiful as she once was. But, she looks good for her age.

[@jhens38]

30+ years later and this song still gets stuck in my head, still remember all the words!!

[@nolies9071]

Bout 40 years ago

[@Dodger2204]

My favorite song when it came out! Bought it on a 45 and played it constantly. You couldn't turn on the radio and not hear it. Great song!

[@elizabetholiver3295]

What a beautiful lady! Im so glad I was a teenager in the 80s...many many good memories from this song.❤❤ It did seem like it was on the charts forever and it seemed like it was everywhere. Fun song, and fun times!

[@fwdthinker]

I LOVE hearing her give props to EVERYBODY. So many artists get the big head and think they do it all on their own. That's a nice TV show fantasy. But her story is more believable.

[@Nonnie335]

True… she could have given credit to Nobody. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@slundgr]

I remember in the eighties I could not turn on the radio without hearing Nobody. Sylvia has a beautiful voice and is a gorgeous lady. She seems nice and down to earth to boot.

[@Sarasdad91]

Gosh, I miss this girl. Bring Sylvia back to the stage lights, I'd buy a ticket...

[@mattier.9095]

My aunt Michelle loved this song. She recently died, and we had this song to her celebration of life playlist ❤. So many of us sang along, tears of sadness and joy. Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤

[@gaian2000]

My sister is a friend and ran Sylvia's fan club back in the day. Sylvia is a sensible person and fine musician with a good heart. I wish her continued success.

[@VirginSuicide77]

I met her last Saturday at her show in Wayland, Michigan. She was so super sweet, down to earth and charming. That voice is as strong as ever. She is just so darned charming that I had to tell her!

[@Berkner80]

Love how she mentions 45 records. I use to buy 45's all the time in the late 70's and early 80's.

[@weronicabailey787]

Her talking voice is so nice, no wonder she's a good singer

[@bluedasher74]

Wow, she looks great! Hard to believe it's been so long since her Nobody song was playing on the radio.

[@evansjohnc]

Is this really from 2 years ago? She's 64 now and could pass for 38.

[@cowboyneverdycowboynevercr2027]

I saw a older woman, wait, are there two Sylvia's? The lady l saw looked 74, 76, and this is confusing.

[@bobdavis4848]

@@cowboyneverdycowboynevercr2027 Maybe you are thinking of the soul singer Sylvia (Robinson) who did "Pillow Talk"?

[@cowboyneverdycowboynevercr2027]

@@bobdavis4848 2 -3 years ago? There was an older lady l saw with Grey hair and was from Canada and sorta looked like her. Are there two Sylvia's 😳, l thought, 🤦‍♂️, so happens there was, how crazy could l have been, first l really never seen her, just the album covers, 😄. It was Sylvia Tyson who l seen in an interview and wasn't Sylvia, my Sylvia. Thinking, that lady? HER!? She's the lady with the voice l fell for? In the sense of having a celebrity crush, wondering if she photo shopped all her photos passing herself off under false pretense? Haha 😆😄😃

[@bobdavis4848]

@@cowboyneverdycowboynevercr2027 Then that must be yet another Sylvia, no relation to the one of "Nobody" fame. If you use what you know and do internet searches, I think you'll learn more.

[@Lasse-wf4dh]

Oh! My God!!! Sylvia!!! She was the most beautiful pop country female artist of the 80s!!! SWhe had one voice like an angel

[@Sylviabrown75]

She's still beautiful 😍

[@ichironca]

Like Susanna Hoffs, she is ageless

[@islabonita6304]

Awe, she is darling. I was in the third grade when I performed "Nobody" at our talent show and won. I never knew this was a country song until this video. The day of the talent show, something took over my spirit and I cried. I think because I cried they gave me the winning spot. Either way, it was a memorable and significant time of my life. Since then, I always felt like I can accomplish the impossible. "Nobody, on Nobody.... NOOOOOO BODDDYYY called TODAY" I sang it from a place in my spirit, loud and I sang it proud without knowing the true meaning of the song. Here I am in my old 40's and I can't shake that marvelous feeling when I hear the song.

[@inexcessfan7596]

🎧 🎹 🍷

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

Sylvia Jane Hutton (née Kirby, born December 9, 1956), known professionally by her first name Sylvia during the 1980s, is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. Her biggest hit, a crossover chart topper, was her single "Nobody" in 1982. It reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, number 9 on the Cashbox Top 100, and number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. The song earned her a gold record certification and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Her other country chart hits include "Drifter" (number 1 in 1981), "Fallin' in Love", "Tumbleweed" and "Snapshot". She was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Country Music for 1982. She is also credited with making the first "concept" music video clip to air on Country Music Television (CMT), with "The Matador".

[@TheScottAllenKennedy]

I just love her - she has so many excellent songs - and she seems so completely down to earth and gracious and sweet. Id love to see her in concert!

[@babswong792]

Thank you for being you. So humble. You are incredible!!

[@eduardogutierrez7570]

What a humble and beautiful person! She gives all the credit to the people working around her! Love it! ❤️

[@kathyadmire6919]

I love this song! This is one of the easiest karaoke songs to sing! Which Ive done! Twice!! Thank you Silvia!

[@mattier.9095]

My cousin and I have sung it a few times bc it is my aunts favorite.

[@brianbowes1625]

A very beautiful lady with a voice of an angel.

[@jeffreyraia]

Such a humble pleasant person. I was actually just listening to her song on the radio, got on my computer and into KZbin, and this video was on my feed.

[@richardwhite2344]

Just a incredible song and a incredible music artist. I love all her music and I feel like she was very underrated as a music artist, and may I say what a gorgeous woman as well.

[@scottkrause477]

Sylvia was gypped out a Grammy Award for this lovely tune!

[@markelijio6012]

But this was her only Grammy Award nomination in 1983 for "Nobody." After that, it was history.

[@greggosnell3200]

What Wonderful person humble and gracious and beautiful inside and out. Love that song stuck with me all these years as well loved it and love her , great voice, great song, great music !

[@wonderwomen1989]

this is one of my favorite go to songs of Sylvia's.

[@renefriedrichs6915]

I was 10. ..and this song was my thing..now im.about to be 50..have a 6 yr old stepson who is obsessed with this song .in 2022. He said..there needs to be a movie..does she win him back or did he go to nobody ..he totally gets the concept and why she is saying "nobody".

[@dookey71]

Love her!!! She is so good!!

[@MikeyJules69]

I would give anything to meet her and to see her perform live. She's the main reason I wanted to be a singer.

[@sethmcintyre1115]

sylvia is an icon, nobody is a masterpiece, and every one of her other songs have a special place in my heart. i thank my grandma for introducing me to sylvia’s music, because i listen to her on the daily. give us a sylvia biopic!

[@jimmykennedy5095]

She brought a lot of the new wave sound into the country music scene especially with the song Snapshot

[@carltobias3572]

I grew up on that song and love her beautiful smile and voice ❤

[@supaflysye]

Gosh shes still stunning

[@Samstraysongs]

A lovely and beautiful story, of course a great lady and talent...thanks so much for your music**********

[@randywhitson5858]

My favorite all time! We seen Sylvia MANY times & it was always from the front row!

[@LYNDONGOLDEN]

In the 4th or 5th grade, "Nobody" was fresh and getting a lot of radio play. I sang it as my audition song for the school choir. I got in!

[@royreed1372]

And even today and on it hits home for all of us who's dealt with "nobody". Thank you Sylvia. You exposed a little piece of my heart as my sweet Janice would have said. 🍷🌹😘👍

[@TitanTed]

What a gracious person.

[@clementlapointe4670]

She always a Beautiful Lady love her with al my Heart

[@G-grandma_Army]

She’s still a beauty! I loved Nobody.

[@maryannproffitt44]

She influenced so many of us singers and artists then and now. Hers was the first 45 I saved babysitting money to buy and when I lost it moving I bought it again. She had not aged a day. Great artist.

[@ronnieflood8019]

Great music 🎶 🎵 x100 and the song is so much x100 better than the so-called music of todays society

[@tarquin4592]

I am sure that if this song had been released in the UK it would also have been a big hit. A quality song by a quality singer unusually sells if it gets the exposure.

[@WendyRisoli]

I remember her. I used to sing her songs.

[@fire12731]

A beauty inside and out. Wow

[@mrclay1964]

She looks just as beautiful today as she 40 years ago

[@mem2bam]

The song spoke for a lot of us.

[@pierreblain1424]

Damn...I remember when this song came out in 1982 in NYC. Back then all songs got played on the radio. From Country to Rock to Reggea to R & B to Hip Hop all on one radio station. I remember getting up in the morning for school & this song playing while I ate breakfast & my mother grabbing the Skeletor out of my hand for trying to take it to school. Sigh...such good memories. Love this song still.

[@methgirl2067]

She’s charming

[@shawnduncan5779]

She is so beautiful, sweet, and sexy. She never lost her touch. She is really great

[@charlottehendershot8025]

Beautiful lady plus a great singer

[@royhudson4484]

My very favorite song by far

[@jeremytd7072]

I always interpreted the lyrics of this song not as a cheating song but a little game between a loving couple to “spice up” their relationship. In the lyrics she sings “the fact is what you say is true” meaning there truly is nobody. That may not be the intention the writers had in mind but it definitely gives it new meaning and makes it fun in a different way. Side note: This song is still going strong in three generations of my family’s playlists. My mother’s, mine and now my two daughters. ❤️

[@lisathomas4581]

ya, it wasn't the intent of the writer. the song is basically telling her husband that she knows that nobody is somebody. Even if the girl on the other end of the phone won't provide her name, she still exists. the singer realizes that keeping her rival, "nobody," is going to require a bit of a fight and a refusal to come in 2nd place.

[@rexfrommn3316]

The country music business like the rock or pop music industry has always been a hard struggle. Talented hard working musicians, singers and song writers spend sometimes a decade or more performing in raunchy bars or getting a measely paying recording contract that barely dents the charts. These performers barely earn a living while many others have to work a day job to pay the light bill. Many give up the dream of becoming a successful musician because the competition is so cut throat. Sylvia had had some good successes before "Nobody" but this song was played on all the country stations and pop stations nationwide for what seemed more than a year. It was popular amongst many women in college too. You really couldn't get away from Sylvia's "Nobody" if you turned on a country or pop music station in the early 1980's. So Sylvia earned this through many years of work. I like other Sylvia songs like "Tumblewood." She seems like a good decent person too. The people who age with grace after the glitter and fame have faded without becoming self absorbed are always the best sort of people. Think about all the famous country stars or rock musicians who died from overdose or drank themselves to death, have serious drug or alcohol rehab episodes, or have been divorced and remarried many times. Sylvia just keeps plugging away in her own modest way without all the drama.

[@bnegs521]

I love it when the interviewer is knowledgeable

[@jamesbowen1071]

Thank god they recorded that track.

[@jarodcarnarvon5198]

Such a beautiful woman.

[@clydekimsey7503]

Thanks, Sylvia.

[@kenretherford2456]

That is one hot Hoosier!

[@LuckyCedarlane]

and the Song is Still So GOOD ! July 2021

[@timbob987]

Classic song, classic lady

[@vernonandrews6310]

Still gorgeous!

[@hithere1590]

That was sweet . Good song too.

[@stockardchanning5354]

I just downloaded this on my phone I play it everywhere I go even the bathroom

[@scarboroughjames7]

this lady has aged gracefully.

[@user-sk1hw8nc4o]

My mom thought this song was trashy. She said, “That woman needs to trust her husband!!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@123123snickers]

That’s true really… I wouldn’t want to be in competition if he’s cheating.

[@kevbravo1]

This song was about saving a marriage and repairing a relationship. And music these days are about dissing an ex bf. Started with Alanis morrisat (spelling) and Taylor made a kingdom on it. And that’s why marriages fail more than ever today. We are influenced by the music we listen too.

[@globalonemusic2381]

Here is where a "Real Man" does "The Math" of life. She is 67 today. She was already 60 to 62 when this was posted. Does the Ferris Bueller term, "Hello....Mommie" :). - mean anything to anyone ? :) She is still beautiful and feminine, with a remarkable friendly and accessible stage presence. Today, she regularly performs at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. And, now we know why. :)

[@earlfulford528]

Wow, Shania good looks. 👏 👏 👏

[@authorronroberts]

Still pretty...

[@fire12731]

Still SO pretty

[@johnnyballenatl]

Is it any wonder why Sylvia was the Carrie Underwood (or insert any other hot country singer not named Taylor Swift) of the ‘80s with that one little song making the Billboard country, pop, _and_ AC charts?

[@johnnyballenatl]

Castlebury21 And if both shows were around in the ‘90s, Sylvia would’ve excelled on Dancing With The Stars or The Masked Singer.

[@shocksemler8145]

Sylvia stayed true to herself. Carrie Underwood allowed herself to be molded into whatever fit at the moment. It’s all about the money.

[@johnnyballenatl]

@@shocksemler8145 Oh, and Carrie was only an embryo when Nobody came out in 1982.

[@shocksemler8145]

@@johnnyballenatl I’m sorry I don’t understand your comment. Carrie wasn’t born yet when Sylvia was popular? Yes Sylvia is quite a bit older:):)

[@johnnyballenatl]

@@shocksemler8145 Right; the song came out in ‘82, and Carrie was born in ‘83.

[@redneck400m3]

Wow shes still gorgeous

[@ghpierce1]

Great song

[@vjcrazy3335]

Sylvia like Crystal Gayle is still just as pretty today as she was back in 1982 when "Nobody" came out! Is she still popular today in 2021 as she was back then?

[@skcamper1866]

This song will mean something to me forever. Back in 82 I had a boyfriend.Had no idea he was married. I found out he would take his ring off when he picked me up. We went hunting, fishing ,to casinos, worked together in the same company.. We had so much in common. When his wife found out about me, I was calling and hanging up. It also got to the point where she found a bf at her company. So I would come over to their little house and clean it. We would yell at each other on and off,but it became weird. Like we didn't notice each other anymore. It ended when she threatened to flush his grandmother's wedding ring down the toilet. Year and years later,after they had like 5 kids,I found out she finally left him when he had a bad stroke. Knowing how the marriage went when I left, I knew I would have fit right in with him running a hunting lodge and still doing his reg job. He remembers me. He can write some words and he paints. He tells me key words about atlantic city, our 4 wheeling in the mud and woods in NJ. He remembers quite a lot. I would still marry him to this day if I could. He is in a rehab home in jersey for the last 5 -6 yrs. And he STILL looks GOOD.~! Same as he did back in 82. I'm amazed. Anyway, this song was ours back then.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Thanks!

[@stevefrandsen7897]

Fun song

[@TeresaMom1]

Well I wanted to know WHY she wrote the song! She also has several 'betrayal' type songs.

[@hAnD90]

So Wham basically took the verses of this song and made them into Last Christmas 😅

[@bobdavis4848]

Nice talented modest beauty, great music, great songs! "Nobody" was actually on the Billboard pop chart for 20 weeks, not 26, just FYI.

[@shannonpattenthetexasbb]

Drifter was a good album

[@carlosbuscatore]

And I love Her

[@edhepditch6327]

My fav

[@annieh2900]

❤

[@Thinks-First]

She had to ruin the interview by saying "WOMEN worked it", when it was 99% men.

[@jamestaylor7211]

She sings in Goodwill now still sings at discount price

[@jennifursun3303]

was the song written about a real experience

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

The story is kind of self-evident. She plays the sympathetic, victimized wife perfectly.

[@ronfowlermusic]

she still looks pretty nice, maybe 20 years older...not 40 years older.

[@sylviascott6065]

What is her full name

[@johnsmith7298]

So anyway... the song is fantastic.... Yeah yeah, but these promoters...!!!!

[@thomaswilliams8167]

Sylvia is nobody,nobody.

[@richardlahan7068]

She seems like a "regular" person.

[@cowboyneverdycowboynevercr2027]

Wait, 2 years ago? But there was an older lady l saw a year ago. Grey hair,, from Canada and sorta looked like her. Are there two Sylvia's 😳 15 mins later: 🤦‍♂️, how crazy could l have been, first l really never seen her, just the album covers, haha. So this Sylvia Tyson was who l seen and wasn't Sylvia Sylvia and l was like damb. That lady? She the voice l fell for? She photo shop all her photos pass herself off under false pretense? Now, after adjusting the quality after going back to S. Tysons interview 🙄, whew!!!! That was the Sylvia, l knew wasn't and redeemed the perversion l first acquired as a youngn the time l was a lil whooper snapper...... lm sorry Sylvia, l allowed a false impression deceive me and learned my lesson. To still return after the fact, still conclude my wondering......

[@inexcessfan7596]

Classy Lady .. And when she and others dressed nicely for performing - when less was much more ✔ 🍷

[@BrianScottHarris]

Sylvier tells da story behind nawbody

[@TheSilvergold45]

Too bad she was a ONE HIT WONDER..

[@ninahuron1229]

What? No she wasnt....too bad you didnt use a certain public internet informational tool called, "Google" before you made an asinine comment such as this one I'm currently responding to.

[@josephcox736]

I adore her and this song