"Everything is Beautiful II" Sung by: Ray Stevens

[EARTHANGELSareus]

SO BEAUTIFUL  TY

[BgMsDangerus]

@claylicious78 Beautiful video to watch while Ray sings this song as only Ray can. Thank you for this really great upload.

[jeff62rey]

Everyone was not beautiful in reality, but it never is..that's not the point. The point is that as human beings we can dream and through our dreams made active lift our world into a beautiful reality.

[sandymccormick1]

That's a real "American Idol' alright! HUGS

[mdc41062]

Beautiful song by Ray Stevens I remember this being relesed in the summer of 1970 when i was just 7 years old

[Houdini774]

God bless you Clay. Since 2001, I knew you had a kind heart. Children are always the first victims of war and poverty, you teach us all to care. God Bless you Ray Stevens, I still have "Ahab The Arab" on 45 in my garage.

[TheMrMegasamurai]

Five people are not beautiful.

[jafnjlk]

Great audio----I put this one in the same catagory as I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing by The New Seekers----both are classics.

[poisonpen031553]

Great song. One of my favorite songs ever since it came out and first heard it.

[uncomplicated54]

if u listen to this it gives u a feeling there is still good in this world sometimes u just have to look for it

[Juliet2heart]

GREAT VIDEO! One of my FAVORITE songs of my youth! I feel fortunate to live in the 60s & 70s. Times when this Earth was as close to Peace EVER in the History of Man! It was a time of Brotherhood & SIsterhood; people were not scared to say "hello" to a stranger; it was a time of innocence, love for humanity & a very empathetic World. I wish the people of these times would get their act together! It's a real dirty shame to see how this World has turned into a selfish, apathetic, I Me Mine place.

[spideyheidi]

top class video ♥

[teojlo]

Clay who??? Forgive me...I must have missed something. I was just looking for the original version of this song. I Love this song!

[FluffyBunniesOnFire]

Man, some of those kids were UGLY!

[jojodot]

AMEN!!!

[azand091]

Ray sings the truth then and now !!!

[Baritone45]

How did Ray Stevens turn from this song celebrating diversity to the ignorant, insular, xenophobic crap I see under Ray Stevens Music?

[michaelkan1]

@Baritone45 because he's Christian it allows him to have fun not be chained up by political correctness which you call "diversity" you idiot

[Baritone45]

@michaelkan1 So he's free to make fun of everybody who is not a white retard like him? That's nice.

[michaelkan1]

@Baritone45 Ray stevens poked fun at anyone regardless of race You obviously never heard of a song called "The Streak" Rays biggest hit at least in the UK And "its me again Margaret" a massive hit in the USA Someone who dares to make sweeping comments about an artist but who evidently is completely ignorant of the reality is far closer to a retard than Stevens is. I refer you to my accurate previous comment-you idiot.

[The1Bushman]

@michaelkan1 .. it is quite obvious who the idiot is take a look in the closest mirror .Obviously you are deaf as well as retarded ,as ya never heard a word of this song. Ray Stevens is a very talented and highly respected artist - that is among people with an IQ over 20 . which unfortunately you don't qualify :-( And he pokes as much fun . .or more at himself. You need to get a life - and some advice " Tis far better to have people THINK ur a fool, than open ur mouth and remove all doubt" :-)

[michaelkan1]

@The1Bushman First it was "insular xenophobic crap" that quickly became "talented and highly respected" then he morphed into "white retard" People with an IQ <20 dont understand words like xenophobic-read back over your comments and have a good think who the retard is. Is it Stevens as you originally asserted everyone who likes his songs especially everything is beautiful OR Someone else?

[The1Bushman]

@michaelkan1 - And . .pray tell . .what race does he poke fun at in ' The streak ' and ' It's me again Margaret' ya moron ? And . .FYI . .this song was by far his biggest hit . .of many hits . .in EVERY country in the world !!! You would do well to do some research . .before opening up that big poop hole :-))))

[Baritone45]

@michaelkan1 I heard "The Streak" nearly everyday of 6th grade. The song was silly/funny. It didn't stereotype or make fun of how whites or any other group of people lived. It could have made fun of college students, since that seemed to be the primary population of streakers, but it did not. This song makes fun of nobody, in fact it celebrates everybody ("red & yellow, black & white").

My point is his later crap on YouTube is nothing but brown-people stereotypes & pandering to the ignorant.

[michaelkan1]

@Baritone45 Xenopobia is an oft misused word. It literally means a morbid fear of foreigners. The same as homophobia. The vast majority of people who have a laugh at queers are just mildly poking fun at their moribund lifestyle-they have no fear much less morbidity. I'd say most people just feel a bit sorry for them. Are you telling me that Ahab the arab is anything other than just really funny? You are taking it far too seriously-do you think Stevens is sponsored by the CIA or something?

[Baritone45]

@michaelkan1 What's moribund about a person following the way God wired his/her sense of romantic attraction? No, "Ahab the Arab" is not funny. It's stupid and stereotypical. Why do you bring up the CIA?

Have you listened to the words of "Everything is Beautiful"? It doesn't say "everybody's beautiful except Arabs." Nor "everything is beautiful except for lesbians or gays in love."

[michaelkan1]

@Baritone45 It's a pop song not Bible II. If you dont think its funny then I'd be a fool to attempt to convince you otherwise.

Please take your half-assed quasi-theological opinions to the message board headed, queers who wish they could re-write the 10 commandments.

[Baritone45]

@michaelkan1 ummm, maybe you should READ the Ten Commandments. It says nothing about homosexuality. Also, Jesus, the champion of outsiders like the Samaritan, the Tax Collectors, women, children, prostitutes, lepers, the sick and the lame, NEVER SAID ONE WORD against homosexuality. He saved his wrath for the religious establishment who had lost their way and other oppressors.

[michaelkan1]

@Baritone45 If the 10 commandments allow promiscuity then queers are fine. Incidently a promiscuous lifestyle is moribund-it can never lead to happiness. By the way your argument is also moribund-Charles manson was also an outsider.

[Baritone45]

@michaelkan1 So now you are putting yourself on a pedestal with God -- knowing the minds and actions of every "queer" so well that you know they are all promiscuous. God, it must be great to be ominiscient like you. Also the fact you are talking down to most people with damnation of promiscuity implies that you have lived a chaste life. How boring it must be to be you. I guess that's why you sit around pontificating on who's having sex and who's not. Go ahead, cast the first stone, sinless 1.

[michaelkan1]

@Baritone45 Whatever but I'll get my reward for eternity-that's quite a long time and worth 40 years of celibacy and sex within a sanctified and loving relationship open to the possibility of procreation. And you've failed to realise that ray stevens was taking a little artistic license when he penned the lyric 'everything is beautiful'.Obviously some things are not beautiful-A steaming dog turd, a decomposing beached whale,Jimmy summerville snogging, etc.

[Baritone45]

@michaelkan1 At last the truth came out. You're not at all interested in following Jesus' loving, peacemaking and accepting footsteps. You just want to get your place in heaven. Selfish just like the suicide bombers expecting 7 virgins in heaven. 

[michaelkan1]

@Baritone45 just let go of your bitterness and remember that love is the key.

[Baritone45]

@michaelkan1 I'm not bitter. Is that the best you could do to signal that I won the argument? Thanks for conceding.

It seems a certain intolerant element of society (begins with "con" ends with "ive") projects all of their faults onto everybody else, like being bigoted, fascist, un-American or bitter.

[michaelkan1]

@Baritone45 Denial is just the first stage in a long process which ends in acceptance-good luck on your journey grasshopper

[nmk1226]

I love this song I don't care how old it is I absolutely love it

[MAPS0108]

We will find a way. It's God's promise.

[MAPS0108]

Love will conquer all evil. Let's get it together." If the people lead the leaders will follow."

[PamelaRP]

Probably one of the best videos and songs that he ever recorded. Thanks for the post of this amazing and talented man.

[redspellthief]

I love Ray Stevens.

[jocolope]

ca c'est bon et vrais. les clack sur la glace? hehe !

[stratcatavarious]

I Had this 45 

[christ111ful]

Omg I sung this song in 2nd or 3rd grade now I'm in 7th and I did this song in a program

[thesmokingpope]

This is a golden classic, and if this song does not make you think, smile, and feel love, then you must not be alive! Thank you Ray, for writing, singing, and sharing this song--we are a better world for it!

[acdc14terrace]

There are only two ways top live your life. One is though nothing is a miracle. The other as though everything is a miracle- Albert Einstein

[fgoodroe]

Thank you Ray for this remake of this video and thank you Clay for showing what you helped with God Bless each and everyone of you at UNICEF. As always a wonderful song, sung by a sweetheart! Angel hugs!!!

[michaelsmorrison]

I Love You All

[AMG93]

I used to have a book that played this song when I was little! It had really great illustrations and sheet music to play the song in the back. I never realized it was an actual charting song.

[HaliacetusLeuco]

god's sons do KNo+~* make errors~lis+en to the music~*

[ShantiOoom]

This song is awesome, makes you think. And Clay is awesome too, he cares about his fellow man.

[deephelan37]

This was number 1 the day I was born, lovely song

[Stevieraylittlewing]

@deephelan37 A blessing!

[skimball25]

This has hit a soft spot in my heart! GREAT!!

[LittleSweety]

This song was 40 years ago no.4 in the world charts

[LittleSweety]

This song was 40 years ago no.3 in the world charts

[weottertalk]

For every bad thing ever said about Clay, this made me cry seeing this. I think he is sincere in doing this, not just for show or media attention.

[Malaru7]

Very beautiful song, and very beautiful video. Not to mention a beautiful person.

[claykitty01]

Clay is definitely beautiful. He has an outer beauty and an inner beauty. That is why we love him.