I was so glad when Don Gibson came out with this song in late 57. I had been following his career for several years and I was so tickled when this song hit the top around march 1958 along with the flip side can't stop loving you.
But I really knew Don's time had come when "Blue Blue Day" released before "Oh lonesome me" was reissued and also went to #1.
What great memories It brings back every time I hear those great Gibson tunes of the 60's. Don Gibson had a style that could not be beat.
I love the legendary Don Gibsons music but here as with other great artists that have sang the same song a thousand times to a thousand audiences, I sense the boredom in his voice and approach!
Skin color should have no place here, you ignorant bastard. You need to get over your skin color hang-ups, this is 2009. You are just as bad as the racist nazi folks out there who are full of hate. I thought America deafeated all you nazi bastards in World War II? The purpose of this video is to enjoy Don Gibson's music and I seriously doubt he would condone your racist comments if he were still alive. What would Don Gibson think of you being the world's first dark-skinned nazi racist pig?
And one big difference between me and the Nazis is that their opinions were based on untruths and propaganda, whereas right here we have definitive proof of what I'm saying. These white people have no rhythm. They just don't and anyone who can't hear that also has no rhythm.
Don was probably too nice to say anything to these people but you can bet your ass he knew what was happening. This guy had backbeat pumping through his veins.
Emphasized back beat defined rhythm and blues recordings in the late 1940s and so became one of the defining characteristics of rock and roll and much contemporary popular music. While "The Fat Man" may have been the first Top 40 song with a back beat all the way through, urban contemporary gospel was stressing the back beat much earlier with hand-clapping and tambourines.
One can clap on the strong beat, the down beat (in 4/4) or 1 and 3, or on the backbeat, or weak beat (in 4/4) 2 and 4.
You can do whatever you want. The fact is it just doesn't sound good. Listen to the tambourine. That's where the beat's emphasis is. It just is. I'm sorry.
A back beat (also backbeat) is a syncopated accentuation on the "off" beat found in rock'n'roll. In a simple 4/4 rhythm these are beats 2 and 4. -Wikipedia
Well, you're half right. They are clapping on the 1, which is the downbeat, but they're also clapping on the 3. And there's no reason to be clapping on either of them. This ain't James Brown, son. The emphasis is clearly on the 2 and the 4.
At least learn to count before you start calling people names.
Don't try clapping, though. I think it's beyond you.
I apologize for calling the audience crackers. Even though they are.
Good lord! He is white! Wait a minute, so am I. Good eye,harlon.Again, I'll apologize for coming right out and telling it like it is but I'm going to go ahead and stand by my original comment. There's so many great performances(especially country performances) that are ruined by people who don't know how to clap. Ironically, as these comments show, most of the people listening don't know where the beat is either so the only one's it's ruined for are the small minority who have a sense of rhythm.
It just pains me to see so many white people wallowing in their own lameness like that. Black audiences seem to have no trouble with a 4/4 beat. We can get there too! The first step is to admit that there's a problem.
And in this case, the way I "prefer" is the way it is. I didn't invent rhythm.
If "getting over myself" means accepting that clapping on the 1 and the 3 doesn't sound like shit then I refuse to do anything even resembling getting over myself.
Don Gibson sings it just as good as always in this video, but I didn¨t like the overdrive guitar. The original solo by Chet Atkins in 1958 was hundred times better.
For pity sake, pull yourself together, you've got two arms and legs haven't you ?
mrfedupable 1 month ago
Qué buena música.
honkytonkwomen69 2 months ago
@MrHounddogkurt
"disco killed music"
I disagree. Rap-crap did.
dahur 7 months ago
disco
dupreejoel 7 months ago
Super Sänger wie Don Gibson, Merle Haggard, Jim Reeves,Bobby Bare oder Conway Twitty gibt es heute nicht mehr.
msYEHUDIT 9 months ago
My Mum used to play one of his albums when I was a kid!Great music :)
Charlotteanne1975 9 months ago
It's funny that in the background is a disco sighn.
mdsanker 10 months ago
ſo ein tolles Lied !!!
Teutschvoelkisch 1 year ago
I was so glad when Don Gibson came out with this song in late 57. I had been following his career for several years and I was so tickled when this song hit the top around march 1958 along with the flip side can't stop loving you.
But I really knew Don's time had come when "Blue Blue Day" released before "Oh lonesome me" was reissued and also went to #1.
What great memories It brings back every time I hear those great Gibson tunes of the 60's. Don Gibson had a style that could not be beat.
glipzik 1 year ago
I would love to learn how to line dance to this song.
CurlyHairChris 1 year ago
DISCO??? Great song!!!
PCTexasGuyz 1 year ago
For the ultimate in gay wrestling fantasies, go to silicon605's channel.
castletriglav 1 year ago
he's a pimp
kobrajesusreturns 1 year ago
I newly discovered this outstanding country singer. His gitar playing is made in heaven !
badekargeneral 1 year ago
I love the legendary Don Gibsons music but here as with other great artists that have sang the same song a thousand times to a thousand audiences, I sense the boredom in his voice and approach!
Morrypix 1 year ago
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child molesting music
captainshitto 2 years ago
great song from a great artist
iamgoinghigher 2 years ago 2
@captainshitto is a fucking moron!
iamgoinghigher 2 years ago
good upbeat song!! love it .
Sw33tThang24 2 years ago
knorke
reinhaut 2 years ago
Dieses Lied ist sehr schön :-))
Ausgezeichnet !!
HamitVucutcu 2 years ago
Skin color should have no place here, you ignorant bastard. You need to get over your skin color hang-ups, this is 2009. You are just as bad as the racist nazi folks out there who are full of hate. I thought America deafeated all you nazi bastards in World War II? The purpose of this video is to enjoy Don Gibson's music and I seriously doubt he would condone your racist comments if he were still alive. What would Don Gibson think of you being the world's first dark-skinned nazi racist pig?
davidduran 2 years ago
Who, me? I'm white and Jewish.
And one big difference between me and the Nazis is that their opinions were based on untruths and propaganda, whereas right here we have definitive proof of what I'm saying. These white people have no rhythm. They just don't and anyone who can't hear that also has no rhythm.
Don was probably too nice to say anything to these people but you can bet your ass he knew what was happening. This guy had backbeat pumping through his veins.
jacmeade 2 years ago
Emphasized back beat defined rhythm and blues recordings in the late 1940s and so became one of the defining characteristics of rock and roll and much contemporary popular music. While "The Fat Man" may have been the first Top 40 song with a back beat all the way through, urban contemporary gospel was stressing the back beat much earlier with hand-clapping and tambourines.
One can clap on the strong beat, the down beat (in 4/4) or 1 and 3, or on the backbeat, or weak beat (in 4/4) 2 and 4.
harlon57 2 years ago
You can do whatever you want. The fact is it just doesn't sound good. Listen to the tambourine. That's where the beat's emphasis is. It just is. I'm sorry.
A back beat (also backbeat) is a syncopated accentuation on the "off" beat found in rock'n'roll. In a simple 4/4 rhythm these are beats 2 and 4. -Wikipedia
jacmeade 2 years ago
of course he`s lonesome.
he looks like a fucking child molester
captainshitto 2 years ago
Hey captainshithead why don't you go back to your pen and molest your potbellied pig!!!
countryboyon 2 years ago 2
Simply fantastic!!!100GS!!Will
willy350z 2 years ago
Way to clap on the 1 and 3 you goddamn lame-ass crackers. Good country music is wasted on white people.
jacmeade 2 years ago
actually, they were clapping on every down beat- the song is in 4/4- you uneducated retard
robotaholic 2 years ago 2
Well, you're half right. They are clapping on the 1, which is the downbeat, but they're also clapping on the 3. And there's no reason to be clapping on either of them. This ain't James Brown, son. The emphasis is clearly on the 2 and the 4.
At least learn to count before you start calling people names.
Don't try clapping, though. I think it's beyond you.
I apologize for calling the audience crackers. Even though they are.
jacmeade 2 years ago
jacmeade: you say the music is wasted on white people, while it is being performed by a white man. Idiot.
harlon57 2 years ago
Good lord! He is white! Wait a minute, so am I. Good eye,harlon.Again, I'll apologize for coming right out and telling it like it is but I'm going to go ahead and stand by my original comment. There's so many great performances(especially country performances) that are ruined by people who don't know how to clap. Ironically, as these comments show, most of the people listening don't know where the beat is either so the only one's it's ruined for are the small minority who have a sense of rhythm.
jacmeade 2 years ago
jacmeade:
You are too stuck on yourself.
If most of the people can enjoy it, who cares if you can't enjoy it because some people don't clap the way you prefer.
You seem to be a music fascist.
Get over yourself.
harlon57 2 years ago
Kudos, sir. Another biting retort.
It just pains me to see so many white people wallowing in their own lameness like that. Black audiences seem to have no trouble with a 4/4 beat. We can get there too! The first step is to admit that there's a problem.
And in this case, the way I "prefer" is the way it is. I didn't invent rhythm.
If "getting over myself" means accepting that clapping on the 1 and the 3 doesn't sound like shit then I refuse to do anything even resembling getting over myself.
jacmeade 2 years ago
Don Gibson sings it just as good as always in this video, but I didn¨t like the overdrive guitar. The original solo by Chet Atkins in 1958 was hundred times better.
fridrikur 2 years ago
Can you believe the flip side of this was "I Can't Stop Loving You". Must be the greatest two sided hit of all time.
sunrecordslarry 2 years ago
yeah the the late and great don gibson .what a voice
morrisminor695 3 years ago 2
Love this guy's voice. Yes it is very very goooood.
eshejh 3 years ago 2
Das erinnert mich an den Sommer des Jahres 2008 - und der war herrlich!
HamitVucutcu 3 years ago
Ich liebe es!
Wundervoll!
HamitVucutcu 3 years ago 4
Great song. Great singer. Thanks for posting.
eshejh 3 years ago 14
hes magnificent!
surfcottage 3 years ago 6
Wunderschoen!!!
raganite 4 years ago 5
good!!!
raganite 4 years ago 5