THANK YALL!| FIRST TIME HEARING Clarence Carter - Patches REACTION

[@shyman99]

I knew the smiles would disappear really fast as they continued to listen. A song that really touches the soul.

[@yaimavol]

My father lived that life. He grew up in Depression era America and they dug their living out of the dirt. He went to school in a one room school house and his lunch was one sweet potato. He went on to earn 2 masters degrees and was a wonderful provider for all of us.

[@shyman99]

@@yaimavol - My Mom and Dad didn't have it very easy either. This song is a reminder of the heroes we had in our lives.

[@ZaimoZaragazzo]

I can not imagine myself living in those circumstances from NOT so long ago cause I wasn't born in such. America's history is cowboys with guns, italian mafia in every city and the kkk. Born in a developing country (NOT 3rd world) where life was and still is FREE without gun violence nasty neighbourhoods stops and search by the (CORRUPT) police. In all layers of american society the kkk must have been infiltrated for sure. NOT my cup of society to live in. But hey everyone has gone through brainwashing but only a few managed to shake this off their shoulders.

[@sheilasisk7550]

My daddy’s dad got sick when he was 5 years old. And at 5 my dad was plowing their fields to support the whole family. He got through to the 7th grade in school. Lied when he was 17 to join the Navy after Pearl Harbor was bombed. Made it back. Married raised 3 kids working hard everyday. That’s the ones that no one can replace. Love you Daddy

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

❤🙏❤

[@Rebelrocker69]

I can relate. My dad also lied to join the Army Air Corps in WW2. He was 16, and stayed in to also serve in the Korean War. He came home a journeyman electrician, worked his way up to master electrician, and worked hard until he retired at 70. He passed at the age of 72.

[@roldanrobles8563]

Your father was a hero before he joined the Navy. 🇺🇸

[@TheOriginalRick]

Yep, Dad worked the fields on his family farm as an only child during the Great Depression. Took his shotgun to school everyday, and what he shot on the way home was what they had for dinner. You learn to be an excellent shot under those circumstances. Apprenticed as an electrician at age 16 in 1935, joined the Navy for WWII and came home to raise the family. Died of cancer at 65, and never had the opportunity to enjoy a single day of retirement and taking it easy.

[@dianejohnson2644]

Please react to U Will Know live version from American Music Awards with Queen Latifah.

[@elza32358]

I was 12 years old when this was released in 1970. I remember crying because I felt so sorry for Patches. It was like I could feel his pain. Clarence Carter's voice does that to you. And hearing it again today at 66 years old, it brought tears to my eyes once again 🥹

[@richardb6260]

This song was huge when I was in Junior High. It was so ubiquitous that I still know the lyrics by heart over fifty years later.

[@PhillipGreen-ob2my]

I completely agree ❤❤

[@jp008]

When I was young I never could hear this song without crying and still it brings tears to my eyes.

[@timwhiteside9971]

i can't get through rhe second verse without tearing up , this song used to tear me up when i was a little boy before i could even understand what it is about , now i'm a grown ass man and it still gets to me . tears are falling .

[@elizabethgordon2285]

This song was always on Radio Jamaica’s play list every Sunday whilst I was a young child in the 60’s. It usually played as we sat down to breakfast. I use to look at my father, exhausted from working Mon - Sat., and say a silent prayer asking God to keep him safe for us. He loved his family and we loved him. He was taken suddenly just before my 22nd birthday. I’m almost 63 and I miss him every day. We had mom until 2018 and she couldn’t wait to be with him. To this day I cannot hear this hauntingly beautiful song without crying. Beautiful memories of the best parents ever.

[@proudliberal605]

There were certain tunes that transcended my racially isolated childhood. This tune was one of them. So was the tune "Grandma's Hands" by Bill Withers. I'll be honest with you. It is tunes like this that influenced me most whenever a bigoted path was imposed upon my impressionable childhood. Later, as a young adult, came my enlistment in the US Navy and being forced to interact with a diverse crew on a daily basis. It proved to be more about confirmation than enlightenment because it was the tunes like this, earlier in my youth that did the initial enlightening for me. People are people. Empathy is empathy. Compassion is compassion. I'll give my youthful self some well deserved credit for choosing a path that I will never regret. It couldn't have been done without tunes like "Patches" being my only connection to an unfamiliar world.

[@chercare1557]

In The Ghetto was another song that hit the same way.

[@Paladin70]

“Strokin” by Clarence Carter, very catchy tune and quite humorous at the same time. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😁

[@elizabethfranco1284]

This record and countless was produced at the Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals,Alabama. The 2013 Muscle Shoals documentary is well worth watching.

[@RitaBowen1]

I've watched it about five times❤❤❤

[@homerunhomeshow7201]

Yes, this is the tragic story of the Producer's father and family.

[@deonphil9066]

I love that movie. A lot of great music was created there

[@russlanders6518]

I’m from the muscle shoals area. I knew a lot of those guys in the documentary . Glad they made when they did a lot of those guys have died since

[@AL-pt5rh]

Watched it a few times. Such a cool doc!

[@ChristopherKnN]

Clarence Carter's - Strokin' It'll turn that sad tear into tears of laughter.

[@cesarnarro6013]

Stroke it good 🤓

[@rhaleymusic]

Indeed! In Strokin’, Clarence is the ultimate philosopher…might be too deep for this channel, though. 😊

[@wilsonperez2668]

You'll be strokin'... 🎉😂

[@micpar2]

LMAO

[@andreadeamon6419]

Ooooooo - 💩

[@reneemiller7527]

I have never heard this song that I haven't cried. I understand growing up rough, being the only girl who was responsible for everything. It made me the strong woman I became. I am grateful for Clarence Carter and his fabulous song!

[@memorylane7068]

One of my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE SONGS Ever! It was based on a true story of Muscle Shoals, AL studio owner Rick Hall. Clarence was hesitant to record the song, and Rick promised him that it would be a #1, and it was!

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

Balling my eyes out. 😭I saw my mom one last time at the nursing home outside on a sunny day. She had dementia and didn't remember me. We spoke through a glass partition b/c of Covid. It started to rain...and she was wheeled away...I got in the car to drive home and Patches came on the radio. I am the oldest in my family. I sobbed driving home. My mom had Parkinson's w/Dementia, but Covid took her...Thank you, Jay and Amber. ❤❤

[@roldanrobles8563]

I'm a 64 year old man and your story not only broke my heart but got teary eyed.😢 So sorry for your loss.

[@rogerloghry9740]

So sorry

[@laurafoote214]

i can relate to your story, my mom had parkinson's as well, she lost her voice to it, i too visited her one day at the nursing home and i realized she didn't know who i was, then i knew she had dementia, she passed at 74 12 years ago, i think of her often and wished she could see my grandchildren now, so bittersweet, thank you for sharing.

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

@@roldanrobles8563 Thank you so much. That means a lot to me. ❤

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

@@rogerloghry9740 Thank you very much. I truly appreciate that. ❤

[@timreed8876]

Rick Hall, record producer with Fame Studio in Muscle Shoals, AL wrote the song. His childhood was tragic and impoverished. His mother left the family after a tragic accident killed his baby brother. Clarence Carter, a blind singer, was given the song and absolutely delivered and nailed the song. Beautiful vocal.

[@johncampbell756]

If I remember the documentary right, Clarence didn't originally want yo sing this. But it became yet another Rick Hall produced hit.

[@timreed8876]

Rick knew talent and he knew Clarence would deliver

[@surlechapeau]

songwriters General Norman Johnson and Ronald Dunbar won the Grammy Award for this song.

[@flamingostringfellow5399]

@@surlechapeau absolutely correct. General Johnson was the lead singer of the Chairmen of the Board who recorded this song first.

[@pattyduke3079]

I don't know if they have reacted to the Chairman of the Board, but they are good listen. "Give Me Just a Little More Time., "Pay to the Piper" and "Finders Keepers". The first two songs are a study in irony. Give Me Just a Little More Time is a song about a man wanting to wait for intimacy. And Pay To the Piper is a song about a man wanting the woman to "pay up" after being wined and dined.

[@StatsJedi]

I have not heard this since the 1970s. It came out when I was 10 in 1970. Thanks for reacting.

[@maryewilson2009]

Thank you for that. I was trying to remember what year this came out because I too was young. It turns out that I was 10 as well.

[@gasser217]

SAME HERE!!

[@theodoreritola7641]

I waz 9 in 70

[@p.j.d.8199]

Great song written by the owner of Fame Studios (a white guy) in Muscle Shoals Al; he had a hard upbringing like my mother who grew up in the same area and this is his story. Clarence sang it beautifully, so much so that ppl think it's the story of his life.

[@shirleyjones9460]

This song always brings tears and you can hear the sorrow in his voice ❤

[@bradsense7431]

When he sings the line about hearing Mama praying Lord give him strength to make another day….gets me every time.

[@alkronlage5236]

Clarence recorded this song in Muscle Shoals, Alabama at FAME studio. Record producer Rick Hall asked Clarence to do this song. Clarence didn't feel this was his type of song but Rick convinced him to do it. Rick Hall said "Patches" was basically his own true life story. By the way, you have to watch the documentary "Muscle Shoals". Its a must for great music fans!

[@mikepollard296]

Check out Slip Away by Clarence Carter! Awesome song also

[@diannthomas5653]

This song always makes me cry

[@darrenmerritt2243]

Clarence Carter is a Southern Icon in North Carolina . I've had the privilege to hear him perform at least 25 times in the 90's thru 2016 . If you loved Patches , his song Stroking will blow you away !

[@chuckschulze6877]

One of the best songs ever. IMHO

[@cshubs]

Clarence is one of the main interviewees in the greatest music documentary, Muscle Shoals. MS is about the studio that Rick Hall built in northern Alabama. He staffed it with young, white local musicians who became the Swampers. It's a documentary thick with poetry. Hall suffered quite a lot of family tragedy, and it was Hall who wrote "Patches" about his own dad. There's a section about the formation of Skynyrd. Aretha Franklin made her first and best hits with Hall and the Swampers (who were her band on her biggest hits). Etta James, Percy Sledge, Wilson Pickett, and MANY others made hundreds of the 60's and 70's hits. It might change the way you think about American music. At least check out the trailer, please.

[@jethro1963]

Channel favourite the Osmonds recorded there under Rick Hall. He produced their number-one hit single "One Bad Apple," as well as Donny's first album and first solo single, "Sweet and Innocent."

[@jenniferkasowicz9463]

Ooh! I knew the background but I haven’t seen the documentary. Going on my must watch list! Thank you! ✌️❤️

[@flamingostringfellow5399]

A soul classic from a blind man. CC is pure soul. This song is a cover from the original song by The Chairmen of the Board.

[@db-gb5xi]

They should react to Chairmen of the Board's song, Give Me Just A Little More Time.

[@ogmandog]

​@@db-gb5xi.......that one's da shit!

[@bennygreene1421]

👍👍

[@brianroyster7510]

No. The song was written by Rick Hall, founder of FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. Originally recorded by Clarence Carter.

[@michellegriffith4200]

I was born in 1959, and I know all the words 😢.

[@pandorafox3944]

I'm prepared to cry😢. This song is really lovely

[@bumperu]

While driving my 68 Ford Mustang that was given to me when I was 16 years old and heard this song on the radio I looked at myself and realized how privileged I was. Will never forget that.

[@garylarue3899]

One of the best 60's soul stirring tunes. Clarence Carter was one of the best at his craft. Great reaction folks.

[@charlenezack37]

now ya gotta hear his "Stroking" was even a line dance craze.

[@Paladin70]

🎶 I stroke it to the East, I stroke it to the West, I stroke it to the woman that, I love the best, I be strokin’………………🎶

[@ReleaseTheQuackers]

If you don't immediately have tears in your eyes when this song starts (After the first time you hear it) then you don't have a soul. There are a few songs that will take the smile away and you know you will cry... Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Wildfire, Honey and Patches

[@sheilasisk7550]

I love this song. Been years since hearing it. Thanks for reacting to this one

[@aletteabroaders7852]

I’m glad yall heard this one I love this song

[@kelbinjacque9572]

It's strange, everytime I hear this song, somebody's cutting onions 😢.

[@wtk6069]

I learned about this song from, of all places, the Rush Limbaugh Show. This song was a favorite of Rush's from back in his disc jockey days, and he'd play it on special occasions on his radio show.

[@brianroyster7510]

And he went on to be a famous racist, prick, oxy addict.

[@loritajohnson5664]

Loved this song! Great memories.

[@buckarookirb]

I’m 72 yrs and I have enjoyed my musical journey

[@CliffordValvick]

I"m 72 my wife's 71 and we enjoy them( the reactors) and many more. In two weeks we'll be seeing Deep Purple and Yes! We still love a live performance! even if it kills me!🤣🤣🤣

[@mkmstillstackin]

Wow! Never heard this side of Clarence before! Like many here, I've only ever heard "Strokin", which is a whoooole different vibe, of course. Lol This one's much more sincere, heartfelt and touching! Gives me newfound respect for him!

[@stevehand4253]

Long time since I’ve heard this nice 👍

[@anomieus]

When I was a kid in the 70s I wore out this record. I played it over and over again. So sad and so uplifting all at the same time.

[@ursulabklyn_mia6148]

Wow a real tear jerker.

[@stevehatton-bw3bo]

Great song!! Haven’t heard this in years! Whoever suggested this should get to pick the next three!!

[@stephaniejones4749]

I love this song but it is so so sad. But it is such a good song and listen to the words it will definitely tug at your heartstrings. His song is nothing like his song. "Strokin"

[@theodoreritola7641]

LOOKS like another 70s night so far ,Thank you Rob Squad

[@duaneford8875]

Been waiting for you to get to this one, EXCELLENT!!

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

Clarence Carter is an amazing performer. He was born blind and he is a great storytelling. This song is very touching and it makes me cry every time. It reminds me of my hardworking Dad who died way too soon! He also sings, "Stroking" which is a very difference kind of song that you should REALLY review! It's a hoot!! 💖💖

[@Georgia_Outlaw_Vinyl]

There’s a great version of this done as a duet between B.B. King & George Jones. King did the speaking parts & Jones did the singing parts. It’s from the album Rhythm, Country & Blues which had many great duets like that.

[@TaleenVezina]

I love that album. So many beautiful collaborations. I love both musical genres. They are basically 2 sides of the same coin. Storytelling about life. We all have different viewpoints but the true #1 classics, everybody understands.

[@willswalkingwest7267]

I have a hard time reconciling that this is the same guy that sings "Strokin". I remember when this came out, the radio played it constantly.

[@doreen684]

oh thank you.. I forgot about this song and how much I used to listen to this..

[@MOS650]

Check out his song - Slip Away. Another song dedicated to Dad - Color Him Father- The Winston’s

[@moonblast12]

Blues singers lived their music, it wasn’t entertainment it was life.

[@terrabeardall2378]

I love this song. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

[@rwschumm]

Remember this one, but it's been decades! Great Choice, You Guys! :)

[@theodoreritola7641]

Shawn CassidyS song Thats Rock Roll 1977 Amber😁 .Shawn took alot of AndyG Fan base ,The ladys in the 70s wink wink /Shawn made a lot of ladys smill lol🔥

[@db-gb5xi]

He was married to singer Candi Staton who sang backup for him. You're reacted to her Young Hearts Run Free. You should react to her song, He Called Me Baby.

[@123dallasstars123]

I absolutely can't recommend his song Strokin' enough for a hilarious but catchy tune.

[@ludarick28]

First, one of my all time faves

[@littleogeechee223]

Some great songs tonight, Loves!

[@valeriewilliams8176]

I absolutely love this song, It makes me cry everytime. ❤❤

[@rodneytyus]

For a completely different Clarence Carter, check out "Strokin'".

[@jamesjohnston9225]

lol

[@Rebelrocker69]

Just make sure that the kids don't hear it. They would have questions.

[@clairemcgregor2986]

Strokin , can't wait to see your faces when you hear this one😂

[@true1evanique]

I don't think that song fit their format.

[@billmittenzwey3021]

oooowee Clarence carter!

[@christinewaide5249]

I had this 45 as a kid. I still cry when I listen to it. ❤

[@cog4life]

How I love this song. ❤ Pulls at the heart strings. 😢 must’ve gone to no 1 😊

[@user-cr5dc8gf7h]

Both of you always touch my heart ❤️. Very special people ☺️

[@kennydunlap817]

Clarence Carter Strokin

[@messiahmoose]

Oh damn, don’t tell ‘em about Strokin’! 😮😳

[@mickeymayfield4192]

Strokin for sure

[@DaveonGrave]

DO NOT play "Strokin'" LoL

[@terronjones5812]

They are not ready for that lol.

[@robertmorin1493]

Seconded.

[@thomasculligan4348]

Three more suggestions from Clarence Carter. Strokin, Slip away, and Grandpa can’t fly his kite

[@nobody_special]

His "Slip Away" is an all-time favorite of mine.

[@waltw4537]

Y'all are plucking the heartstrings tonight. Love this one too. Great talent. Great tune. Thanks.

[@funkmeisterB-5000]

Former NBA power forward Hall of famer Buck Williams ( New Jersey Nets, Portland Trailblazers, NY Knicks) loved this song..His parents were poor sharecroppers and always made sure he stayed in school. Thier hard work ethic made him one of toughest undersized defender/rebounders.( He was the biggest of all his sibs and like in the song, a lot of times it was up to him.) When he signed his first contract he got them off that farm and bought them a nice home.

[@darrylmilling2747]

He was married to Candi Staton Young Hearts Run Free was a huge hit for her

[@sw828]

Wow! I never knew that!

[@debzvideos]

I remember hearing this song on the radio in Chicago in 1970. I really don't think a lot of the folks in Chicago "got it" back at that time, but I think I did. I had a similar family history in which we pulled ourselves out of bad situations & tried to make ourselves better.

[@coulterry67]

A track with a really emotional message, one of my all time favs

[@lwh7301]

1970 seems so long ago at times, but then I remember everything about it. Wish I can go back.

[@uncledavesbrigade7106]

Glad you did this one! Thanks!

[@paulraymond-bf8db]

Good song good reaction

[@LoisChisholm]

I have always loved this song. Its Solid storytelling.

[@CinJen66]

This song stills gives me chills... classic!

[@misterswatkins]

I was 14 years old when I first heard this song and it is just a powerful and emotional song today as down through the years! Thank you for this awesome trip down memory lane…

[@parkermills3328]

Great song, Tears in my eyes every time/.......In the same vein ...The Winston's....."Color Him Father"

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

Good choice "Color Him Father". I love that song.

[@grahambatchelor3576]

I've not heard this for almost 55 years. Back then I hadn't settled on a genre of music, but I used to love this. Now, it reminds me of when I was a 14 yr old a school. Thank you for playing this and your wonderful reactions both.

[@reality1958]

Wow wow wow. I’m 66 and I have truly not heard this song for probably 50 years. You have brought back a memory I didn’t know I had.

[@geoff2504]

I bought the 7 inch vinyl single of this on release and still remember the words and it STILL brings tears to the eyes of a 70 yr old man. I can see for sure that Jay only hears the music else why would he smile all the way through this heart breaking song? I’m baffled!!

[@cathyemmerson471]

Your right, I thought it was odd that he kept smiling

[@user-uj7ex3if9s]

One of my all-time favorite songs. I loved this song when it first came out. I may have been young but I knew a great song when I heard it.

[@ONielElder]

Next up: “Strokin”!

[@rhaleymusic]

Yes…that’s another great “tear jerker”!

[@keithschwartz5723]

One of the great voices and on a great tune.

[@theskydivingpickle]

One of the greatest songs to me.

[@dranet47]

This song always made me cry.

[@julieperkins7077]

I had forgotten all about that song I haven't heard it in decades thank you for playing that I just brought a lot of memories back it's a great song I Love It

[@jbird40jc]

I’ve loved this song for years. I still get tears in my eyes when I hear it❤

[@kimberlygarcia8271]

This song ALWAYS makes me cry..it's so real, & heart tugging..I lost my husband 11 years ago & he used to tell me that he was 8 years old & would go to work in the fields or shine shoes, to help his grandma pay their rent...and how all he ever wanted was 50 cents so he could go to movies & buy a box of popcorn 😢..but grandma needed it more, this was back in the late 40's so that 50 cents was alot..anyway before he died our daughters made sure we went to the movies every month...and he got his popcorn ❤...we never know what the next person might be going thru & that's why it's so important to show compassion ❤️ Thanks for posting I watch your videos quite a bit, you're both so sweet 😊

[@jrox6091]

Always heart wrenching to hear, every boomer knows this song. It's a classic from 1970. Clarence Carter didn't write it but he sure sang it well. I read somewhere that he was blind since infancy. What an achiever! Blessings ❤

[@louisdellavalle2159]

An underrated and overlooked song

[@tonyhemp]

When I saw the name Clarence Carter I had a smile on my face. You switched it up on me, hadn't heard Patches in decades. Thought you were gonna do his song Strokin, which will bring a smile to your face.

[@megroth1948]

I still have this 45 in my collection. Always brings tears to my eyes.

[@cathyortiz1280]

OMG! Another great "blast from the past" that I haven't heard for a looooong time!

[@chuckschulze6877]

This song is so real. So many ppl grew up like that across this country. Now my daddy's favorite song was always Frankie Miller - Blackland farmer.

[@DavidRold-pt3ng]

What a great, great song. It just pulls at your heart every time you hear it. I still have the 45 rpm vinyl from back when it first came out. Thank you guys for doing this.

[@roseoconnor5938]

What a tearjerker...☹️❤️

[@KarenMcGehee]

I'd forgotten all about this gem, but as soon as it came on, I knew every word and note. I was in tears from the start.

[@catfishandcoleslaw]

You guys are just a pure joy to watch. Especially to songs like this I’ve heard all my life. Such wisdom and knowledge and especially the passion from Amber is the icing on the cake. So real and relatable- that’s the reason behind so many followers! Great job as always!!!

[@CardiacCat]

Oh my mama loved this song. So sad, but beautiful. If this song don't move you, you ain't got no heart or soul. Thank you for reacting to this. I was singing this on the way to work one day not long ago. I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes right now, remembering my mama listening to this song.

[@debibailey2968]

Oh Mercy, this is absolutely worth the price of admission!!! He has a really naughty song called Strokin' that is amazing! Clarence Carter is sooooooo good!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. I'd suggest Brenton Wood. Just Gimme Some Kind of Sign ... ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Awaywrdson]

This was such a Great Song when I heard it back in the day !! Kind of brings a tear to your eyes but makes you proud of " Patches" for listening to his father and becoming the " Man" of the house !! Definitely need more of that these days !! ✌️ & ❤

[@chercare1557]

Thank you for listening to this song. I've always loved it and have it in my playlist, but I never realized it was such a big hit.