Waylon Jennings - Amanda

[lindatintop]

My daughter used to hear me singing along with this song, she named all her baby dolls Amanda when she was little.

Thank you Waylon.

[VampGeek101]

My names Amanda and my dad used sing this song to me when i was younger to help me fall asleep.

[ThexBlackxCherry]

my grandma used to sing this song to my loving dog amanda and she loved it so much

RIP Amanda 1997-2010

[Baloonsnufsaid]

Wow this is such a repost, but MY name is Amanda.

[asv4801]

my name is amanda!!!!!

[rosebuddy47]

both Don and Waylon do an awesome job of this song--to me they almost sound the same

great job guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pannyy55]

Our daughter, Amanda, lives and works in China. We miss her so much. I love this song so much! Great Song!

[BaronTurco]

The King of the Outlaws

[SMNONA100]

Many years ago when I stopped at a little cafe on the road to Lubbock, a little boy would come over and sit nearby and hustle some change to put in the jukebox. The song he played was always by Waylon Jennings, who he proudly offered was his Daddy. I've always wondered about this child, and the dark-haired woman working there. A price is paid for art, which may be priceless.

[coco1210264]

love  this song and music

[nonblondecastaway]

My mom named me after this song. :)

[koolbannas]

miss you Waylon. Now playing guitar with Buddy

[pyrohmanic]

so tru bout 2days country music, even da 1s who dnt fully put da whle word 2 eh? lol

[BasicallytoBasics]

That's a good lookin' man, right there.

[44Skystar]

mommytocandb  What a nice story

[BlackBerry1x1]

OMG he was soooooo Handsome!

[wilmoth2012]

@BlackBerry1x1

He looks just like my dad..growing up I heard so many people come up to my dad thinking he was Waylon. or just to tell him he looked so much like him. I love him and all his music.

[MegaPrettywoman1]

Very, very , very good!!!!

[utubecenseorstruth]

Lori this song is for you baby

[SuperAmandaboone]

I WAS NAMED AFTER THIS SONG AND I THINK IT'S PERFECT!!

[matthundleymusic]

Gotta love Waylon.

[TheCHIPSTER777]

god bless him

[Cyberella1000]

Don Williams beautiful song.

[mosquitobight]

To hell with the "gentleman", Amanda is definitely better off with a man like Waylon. :-)

[brwniez1]

LOVELY song ;D My dad Use to play this alot when i was young

[forbairt]

Don Williams version sends a shiver down my spine ... this version is way off. Whatever the Billboards say it's what you're listening to now that counts and I know I'm heading over to a Don Williams version now :)

[kyblondmonkey09]

I got my name from this song..I love it!!!

[lindatintop]

Music, beautiful, stands the test of time. 

[Dancer3Thunder]

Tear-jerker songs. Waylon sure knew how to make your heart feel like it was gonna break into little pieces. Country music just ain't what it used to be.

[mrceleb2006]

Imagine if Tim McGraw sang this song to make Mandy Moore re-emerge as a country singer...

[meyermandi]

i was named after this song!

[jenanda1901]

I was named after this song <3

[dbtass]

Waylon is an absolute legend one of the greatest

[GreatPumpkin69]

In 1979 I had a security guard job at a construction site in southern Louisiana. This song woke me one morning. My blessed soul, where do the years go?

[lonz46]

one of my fav's

[43patbelle]

I love this song!! I am 23 years old & cannot stand the horrible music of today. most of it does'nt even make sense!! This song rocks!!!!

[OhioCruffler]

anyone know who the female back-up singer is?

[Paul5992]

@OhioCruffler That's not a female.

[budw84]

one of the best country waltzes around

[asclarice]

Waylon's is one of my favorite voices.

[wyaatch]

I didn't know Waylon passed! Ohh man what a loss!!!!!!

[DawnofEllis]

Ha! I was named after this song.

[wolfmanyoda]

@DawnofEllis So was my newest baby girl ;)

[rebelrandle]

Makes one want to sit back in a rocking chair and enjoy all of his songs and think of old loves. Wonderful'''''''

[hiippychiick]

my name ;)

[nussaputt]

all the country playing now i just cant stand, it's terrible...the country from the 60's 70's are the best.

[redneckcowbification]

@nussaputt plus some of the 80's but yes i love dem oldies

[DRAGON244818]

@nussaputt what about the 50s hank williams johnny horton

[Mendelevius]

@nussaputt Country is dead.

[Apration]

I was named after this song, can't get any better than that in my book.

[GJWS21]

cool tune waylon was the best out there in those days

[southernboy784]

this was my nanies fravorite song of all time, every time i hear this song i think of her more and more,

love you nannie

[lankyjohnson]

i love this song when amandas in the pub i give her the eye

[61Omalley]

Walyon is the king!!!

[Rayzpik]

Wow!! There will never be another Waylon....

[barbj7121]

i love this :)

[littlegirlblues30]

i was named after this song....

[rosemarie443]

It is to bad that we lost Waylon, but when he got clean, he didn't make anymore records. he was a beautiful singer

[DH4Hobbies]

I would challenge any so called country singer to write a song like this. Sick of the crap you hear on the radio on most stations today.

[MsRita1972]

I love both versions but Waylon is one of my favorite singers of all time.

[mommytocandb]

my papa used to sing this song to me all the time when i was younger.....and my name is amanda....he passed away two years ago and i miss him so much so glad i could listen to this song brings back so many memories

[jeppesen99]

I named my daughter after this song. Right after that every girl was named Amanda

Pretty song

[honeybeezsting]

I love this version of the song and the Don Williams version too. Thanks for posting.

[hamsterstuey]

Whether you like Don's version or Waylon's is of personal opinion. I love them both but I to me, Waylon has a stronger voice. He's perfect. This song brings back so many wonderful memories. You just don't get this sound anymore. The greatest all time country boys - Cash, Waylon, Willy, Kristofferson. True country.

[Rayzpik]

Well, I've read the comments and there isn't anything I can add to or about Waylon's

greatness , But I've been told that I resemble The OUTLAW

And that Flat suits the Hell out of me......And

Now .....back to Waylon's video's. May He Rest in Peace..... Ray Rogers

[samgrub]

waylon is good but i like don williams better

[redgray78]

Love this song. It brings back memories of when my girls were younger and I would sing it to them.

[diamonddollie89]

my real dad told me along time ago that he named me after this song.... I dont talk to him anymore but its a good memory I guess to have...... one of few but at least its a memory

[Amandar1975]

DANG I love this song!!! IS it cause its about me? seriously what happened to these good old singers.....what has happened to music......they just dont make em like they use to

[mealey85]

Waylon is the man. Don't get me wrong, I love Don Williams version, butr no one does it like Waylon. The best EVER

[MrTops2100]

What a beautiful man.Great voice and awesome singer.God bless Waylon.

[imaRoLLingStonzFan]

i love Waylon!! R.I.P.

[69DTOWN69]

this one is for you andre'....lol...

[johnfogleman]

this is my cousin and i was named after him and i think he did a wonderful job!

[inabinet19]

i love this song cause thats my name

[kittykins2]

@inabinet19 thats my name too

[soxfan801]

Probably,my faorite Waylon song, thank God he lost that coin flip

[tcampbellla]

So is Waylon.

[wc470]

this is music nothing like the crap we get today

[rebelrandle]

@wc470 You called that right, todays people ( want call them artest ) are not singers they have a big loud band to cover up their like of talent. Crap is right

[gimartinee]

@wc470 try Hank Williams III's "Dick in Dixie".

[cherryberry360]

This is my name :). My mum tells me that my great-grandpa used to sing this song to me when I was a baby.

[okiegirl01]

my daddy name after this song

[gdorar]

waylon gone but still the best

nashville niall

[jmakametan]

I love this song. My dad and I used to sing it years ago....he would play the guitar and we'd sing away. Precious memories for me...He's been gone almost 8 years. Love you Daddy!

[formerbritneyfan]

Amanda , such a pretty name for a pretty girl , this is dedicated to all the Amandas out there .

[dandeexxxx]

@formerbritneyfan ive never known an ugly amanda

[hogzilla22]

@dandeexxxx Me either! the one i knew was good lookn and a lot of fun!!

[amandalambert111]

i love this and i am amanda too

[Grisbi6]

I just played this video and Jessi Coulter's "I'm Not Lisa." Sweet!

[cindygibbsbarfield]

@Grisbi6 Was fortunate enough to be able to enjoy Jesse Colter and Waylon at a small venue in the late 70's. Long live outlaw country, JC has an incredable voice,, and what can be said about the late, great "Walon Jennings

[sunwarrior88]

Great song, but for personal reasons, I'd change the title to "Aroha" ;)

[mrsnathanh]

my grandma would play this song for me

[buddytyree]

I apologize =P Just please understand that the quality of a song has nothing to do with chart position =) I mean Lady GaGa has topped the charts... 'Nuff said.

[quadleaf95]

yeah, this INCREDIBLE song is better than anything that MTV skank could ever achieve, who the hell will remember Lady Gaga 10 years from now anyway?

[NikkouDaisuke]

hehe... I have a daughter named after this song. I decided on it riding home on the school bus. Gotta love Waylon (and Jessi.)

[rockdoowop5060]

A classic by Waylon for all time

[n8tivechick24]

I love this song. My Uncle use to sing and play this on his guitar when I was little. This brings back those good memories.

[crwolitsoc1873]

It's a matter of opinion. Billboard charts are just other people's opionions. They're both great versions...in MY opinion.

[uuuhmanda]

my grandpa sings this too me. it makes me cry everytime. i love it. :]

[Amandabbw]

My dad named me from this song :)

[TheLilpinky21]

lol my cousin was named after this song to

[wranglergirl1993]

Me too! :-D

[CrazyCharlieManson]

from THE RAMBLIN' MAN album. released October 1974 RCA victor. Recorded: Feb-July 1974. Glaser Sound Studio, Nashville Tn. AMANDA (Bob McDill) © '72 Waylon in 1974 I got my first guitar when I was fourteen Now I'm over thirty and still wearin' jeans. Waylon in 1979 Amanda (overdub), I got my first guitar when I was fourteen Well I finally made forty and still wearin' jeans. ccm

[ENACODNOM]

Correct! No way this is from 79!

[357countryboy]

i wish my ex girl would relizze this was for her and know i love her no matter what she does and i wish she would com ecome back please come back to me amanda

[zimmer2011]

best of luck on getting her back

[b46kim]

This version has the high notes in the background vocals....the way I like it best.

A friend in a long-time local band did this song. Loved his version too. A great song, no doubt about it.

[RichXbox360]

This song rocks, but to be honest I prefer the Don Williams version to this one.

[jlgbgky]

Actually, Waylon's version of this song is better, and the Billboard chart records prove it. As stated in the video description, Waylon's version went all the way to #1 when it was released in '79, while Don Williams' original '73 version never even cracked the Top 30 on the country charts (his version reached #33 on the Billboard charts).

[buddytyree]

@jlgbky Thank you for the upload, but that comment has shown that you are naive. Billboard position is just a number. I am partial to this version (it holds great memories), but just because it went higher on the charts doesn't mean it's necessarily a better version. It's all a matter of personal preference.

[ClubQBall]

I beg to deffer, buddytyree. While you are correct in that it's a "personal preference", calling someone naive on their own page is a more than bit pompous not to mention it's also a bit foolish because ...

IT WENT STRAIGHT TO NUMBER ONE. Apparently a LOT more people listened to and bought THIS version than those who listened to and bought Don Williams' version.

[anjadenhartog]

When Don released this song, he wasn't famous at all. He stood at the beginning of his career and hardly anybody knew him. I think for someone who brought out one of his first singles (in his country career), he did rather well reaching #33. If Don would have released it a few years later, I'm quite sure he would have reached the top 10 easily because he was a consistent hitmaker in the 70s and 80s, with 17 #1 hits.

I'm a huge DW fan, but really like Waylon's version too.

[bulbheadmyass]

@jlgbgky Well, I also like Waylon's better, but I do NOT think that a high rating on the charts means the song or version is better. If that were the case, then Taylor Swift is "better" than George Jones, an outcome you probably wouldn't agree with.

[BulletWithYerName]

@jlgbgky--Chart positions don't have anything to do with how good a song is. If that was true, then people like Britney Spears and Justin Bieber would be the best songwriters ever.

[awesomereece123]

@jlgbgky There is no better version, its just a matter of opinion.

[shortdaze]

@jlgbgky Actually, the chart position has nothing to do with which version is better. It only means the Waylon Jennings version was more popular.

[gmarky81]

@jlgbgky he didnt say which was better or more popular he just sayid he PREFERS the other one . nothing to argue about .

[LT1HILLINGHOE]

@jlgbgky Well as much as I love Waylon, I think Williams version is better. And to be fair, Williams version was a B side...not an A side release as Waylon's was. It is almost certain that Don would have taken it to the top 5 and probably to number 1 as an A side release.

[Minorinsanity]

@jlgbgky people have prefrences just cause the majority say this one is better doesnt me that Rich has to

[tinadarm33]

@jlgbgky The billboard doesnt prove anything...come on Lady freaking Gaga is on there..shouldnt that tell you the billboard is not always right! And this person was just stating their personal opinion which they are entitled to...just like we all are!

[wallywallz]

@jlgbgky that's probably because it was already in peoples heads from 6 years before... anyway everyone is entiotled to their own opinion. i personally like Waylon Jennings better as an artist but Don Williams was very good too. As far as this song I do actually like Don Williams version better.

[Unlitedsoul]

@jlgbgky Yet none of that changes which version one particular person prefers.

[RossM3838]

@jlgbgky both are great. The vibe from them though is completely different. Its a matter of taste not record sales.  With his thoughtful style Don Williams has never had great record sales, but he has millions of fans who adore him.

[Schnappi1936]

@jlgbgky

Have Don and this on my iPod,but suggest you listen to Cal Smith from country bumpkin fame .to me Cal is the best version.

[85buickV8]

@RichXbox360 Both versions are great

[Speechless501]

@RichXbox360 I agree, I like Don Williams' version better, too.

[mandypeace69]

my name is amanda and when i was little my dad had me convinced tht this song was written for me and he played it all the time for me and it was my favorite

[1954Highwayman]

god sang

[mrsmandatruman33]

my parents named me after this song.. and now my husband sings it to me..its just so sweet married almost 2 years now.

[decemberjewel]

... I like the song.

I just don't like it when people sing it to me... 'cause that's my name. It's annoying...

The song is still great though!

[billclorraineg]

Great song by a great artist WAYLON thanks for posting.

LorraineG.

[idriveabucket]

my wife's name is amanda, i dedicated this song to her when we were just dating years ago, we still love this song...

[vseas3]

Capt. Jonathan Hillstrand Looks

Like Waylon Jennings.

[sherylyn100]

loved waylon and his music rip waylon you are missed.

[danny4fingers1]

beautiful song by one of my favorite country music singers of all time.. my first love was named Amanda.. beautiful name.. Godbless..

[8236944]

why are your gp naming you

[gibbyson123]

i love this song it makes me think of my ex gf amanda

[tuktukskagal]

Thanks for the additional info on this brillant song.I love it.

And Waylon just gets to you with his style.Great.

[tuktukskagal]

Fabulous rendition of Amanda by Waylon.Thanks for putting this great song up.

[monkeylover33510]

my name is amanda and this is the 1st time i ever heard this song my daddy and mom names me amanda after amanda by boston

[mrs2phace]

My Dad named me Amanda because of this song... :)

[ggirlone1]

my niece was also named Amanda after her mom heard this song for the first time

[HollowFreak1]

my sister who died at brith ashe was named after this song god rest her soul

[plussizebeauty89]

i was named after this song too :)

[hivltgisdngrs]

this was one of my grandpas favorite song too. i miss him more than anything.

[Basketball1011995]

my grandpa's too! he used to sing it to my nana when they were young! i sorry for your lost. i don't know what i would do without my grandpa!

[AJ1namillion]

this is the song I was named after. Guess Im not the only one lol

[lovinggeorgestrait]

I was named after this song because it was my grandpa's favorite song!

[Keallei]

cool! the reason i searched this song is because one of my friends was named after it too! wahoooooo! have a good day.

[zaaritha]

One of his best!!

[AmandaKearney28]

my mom and dad went to his concert and my mom was preggers with me and my dad said that her name. So that is how i got my name..... lol

[MsMandabear]

my grandpa used to sing this to me (:

[Keallei]

need to learn the words to this song

[18nhavingfun]

My grandpa told me about this song before he passed. He told me that it was my song b/c i deserved better & was always worried about taking care of him that i forgot to live.He wasnt ready for me to date b/c the men werent gentleman anymore. I miss him alot but this song reminds me of him.

[asclarice]

Waylon Jennings is one of my favorite singers ever. I could listen to this man all day.

[Elva89]

Reminds me of good old day out in north eastern british columbia mountains good timez good timez.

[kkw1965]

This song is awesome. My Dad played in a band since he was 19 and Amanda was his signature song. My Dad is gone now but every time I hear Amanda, I get good chills...Dad sang it even better than Waylon.

[Monkeysmirk]

Fate should have made me Waylon's wife. LOL just kidding. But I've loved this man since I can remember. great artist!

[gentlegod1980]

Country and Waylon together rule!!

[mandmac39]

I was named after this song, love it very much....X

[tomato6999]

your dad or mum must be a fan?

[devdog80]

Rest for eternity Waylon....your music will still forever !!!!!

[HOOYANOE]

A great song...a great singer 5*

[darlawr]

I've loved Waylon for almost 30 years. When I first met my husband, the Outlaws album was our favourite. I named my daughter Amanda. He'll be in my heart forever.

[scrapper76]

hi my dad named me after this song and i love it

[crimthann86]

that's awesome! Your dad has good taste.

[AmandaRinguette]

This song brings me back to my childhood. Love it!!

[cousinsue]

Thanks for posting. This is my favorite Waylon song. He had a great voice & was a killer in a baby blue shirt.