The Best "Obscure" Ronnie Milsap Song - Ever

[gregakron]

The future is not, not what it used to be. How true, how true

[74142kokopelli]

He hits this one out of the park. Such a great song.

[johnnykits]

This is just unbelievable, a great version of probably one of the best songs ever written. Check out Mickey's version too, it's unreal. The lyrics are amazing on so many levels and can be interpreted on many levels. Thanks for posting!

[1962KATIE1]

I LOVE ANYTHING THAT RONNIE SINGS

[Truds1000]

Milsap...you were right...there is no getting over you.........

[Truds1000]

The Power Of Love changes all of us forever! But...we are always better for it! It helps us to keep reinventing" the rest of our lives".... our journey of intention helps us to keep the music inside of us...playing beautifully forward! We believe and keep the magic! Love always comes around again! Believe with me! Nightingale

[CharlieAndRonnie]

NOTICE: Ronnie Milsap is coming out w/ "Country Again" July 26! "If You Don't Want Me to" will be released the 18th! Please spread this everywhere!

[Evangelander]

Wow! this is a fantastic song. I am going to learn this one, for sure. This is the first time I've ever heard this song, but it sure won't be the last.

[tony00165]

This guy is as good live as he is on record..I didn't know about the politics in nashville and the hall of fame thing...The cream always rises to the top eventually.....thanks for the music ronnie....and thanks for posting this.....England.

[radiobob805]

Milsap turned Pop, that's why. Blame Joe Galente at RCA records for that. I talked with him about it in 1978. Ronnie even did a disco record.

[3phased3]

Wow! Fantastic! Thanks so much for posting this video.....

[lawnmonkey7]

AMEN bloozedaddy76  Ronnie is pure talent

[erniemaci]

Wow!

[joshuabrooks21]

I like Ronnie's rare duet with Mike Reid, a song called "Old Folks." Does anyone have that song?

[ranchai100]

1 reason this is my favourite song is because I was on the streets for half my lfe and finally got off the street,and for some reason this song reminds me of my experiences in my life

[coleyman1]

@RandomConcepts How did the lyrics get "shifted around"? I have Newbury's version, but this is the 1st time I've heard about a "shifting" of lyrics...

[kingMackson7]

I absolutely Love it!!!! ronnie reminds me of one of my friends,same face and humor, but I can truly relate to this song!!!:(

[BloozeDaddy76]

"I'm a singer, not a vocal stylist. My breathing is correct; my enunciation is precise. Because of that, I can sing anybody's music. Yet there are stylists whose technical skills are so underdeveloped they can sing only their own songs their own way. They might be remembered for their hits longer than I am. I'll probably be working longer than they are. I can sing whatever the times and the trends demand." ----Ronnie Milsap

[somuchface]

another great MICKEY NEWBURY tune!

[Tmotive]

This song came out in 1977 of "Almost Like A Song"

[phyllisfiredwards1]

I forgot how much I loveee to sing this song!! Oh Ronnie .. I always loved this one so!!

[MrPianoManMattYoung]

Does anyone have the chord progressions to this version of the song?

[Diabeticuss]

@MrPianoManMattYoung

G Bm C G

C G D D7

G Bm C G

C G A7 D7

G Bm C G

C G A7

C D G C

Em D G That should get ya till the first time he say the future aint what it use to be. Im still workin on the Brige part. Its like Em D.......and ya still workin on it

[Diabeticuss]

ya the brige is

Em Bm C G D7

Em Bm C D G D7

[morr777]

Ronnies music is so powerful, he is one of the best of our time!

[bobcon95]

He actually mentions Skowhegan Maine in this song. I love Ronnie Milsap. Don't care for all of his songs, but always appreciate his talent and singing.

[traybuddha]

My sister made me see him at Country USA Oshkosh about 6-7 years ago. I was going to pass it by but she hauled me out from under the tent. AND IT WAS THE BEST!!! He is just amazing and very talented! And the stories he told about his life were great! I will always remember his concert as "THE BEST" I have ever seen!

[venicebill]

For anyone that has NOT seen this DVD, it is a must-see in deed. I never got into Ronnie Milsap other then to hear his top hits etc but after seeing this DVD I am a HUGE RM fan. It was live at Gran casino in Biloxi and the music, the sounds, and his stage presence was maybe the best live concert on DVD I have ever seen. His performing of some 50's Doo-Wop songs accopella is simply amazing. The concert is uplifting, nostalgic, and just darn GOOD music.

[cannedmonkeymeat]

Blooze, I get your argument against Gill but you are wayyyyy off track with Strait. He's doing the best he can to try and keep the roots planted.

[hooky2222]

i am pretty sure that this is the stage at The House of Blues in New Orleans

[HMFantasyRidesAgain]

Such a beautiful face... what a beautiful soul.

[ILRMS]

this song is so beautiful

[Nicronon]

Ronnie is cool, but Mickey Newbury was the man. His version of this song is just about my favorite song of all time. Rest in peace, Mick.

[ladykatharyne1]

This takes me back to being a little girl listening to my Mama play his albums over and over again. Anyone ever heard "What's One More Time"? Can't find it on any current compilation albums or on itunes. I know everyone has their favorites, but that one is mine. :)

[mythid12]

This song was written by the late Mickey Newbury: (May 19, 1940 - September 29, 2002) was an American songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. For a time, he was one of the most influential creative minds in Nashville and it's arguable that he was the first real "outlaw" of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s.

[TheChinook15]

This is a great song by a great songwriter and sung by a great entertainer and singer. Story songs are the heart and soul of country music

[6036rebs]

This DVD was done at the Biloxi Grand Theatre. I worked there and helped on this DVD.

[swing2glory]

the power of love.... wow thanks you inspired me to much more than you can know til we meet in heaven brother Ronnie!

[goffbum]

Hmmmm.....pretty heavy duty.....I was playin in Ft Worth Texas about 83 or so doin a single at Annie Golightly"s. She came in that nite like usually did with some guy and sat down several tables from the band stand. I just happened to do a Newbury song and a little later I get a note from the waitress. Annie had wrote "Guess who I got with me....Micky Newbury".....needless to say I was freegin floored. I talked to him on break...nice guy but sadly he was pretty stoned.

[chrisafoley1]

i remember recording this on vhs when it came out.i think it was done in vegas.man.ronnie milsap is one of those guys people just don't really think about when it comes to hits.especially # 1"s.i saw him live in san angelo texas in the late 80's.he was, & still is ,fantastic!.

[MrNotNiceGuy]

Clearing something up. Ronnie didnt start cutting records until 1965 and it was a hit, and R&B song that made it to #5, however he didnt have another hit till 73 when he moved to country. And 1974-1991 to reach 40 #1s is not longer than George Strait's rise to 50 which took over 20 years to do. Ronnie is right up there with Cash, Loretta and all the ones who are without question to greatest of all time. Long live Ronnie Milsap and fuck modern country music HOF is a joke for leaving RM out

[frenchne]

Yes...a great version, from a legend...but look up the original by Mickey Newberry, please. One of the somewhat unrecognised poets, songwriters, and stylists of our times.

[mysteria31]

@frenchne - Mickey Newbury is one of the finest.. a poet of the highest order and a voice like Caruso plus... he discovered Townes van Zandt...

[milwaukeeace]

wow..... just incredible

[BrotherAl74]

do you know where this was recorded ...

[scottruss42]

@BrotherAl74 I assume in Nashville somewhere. Made for a concert DVD.

[mrkoolnerd]

@scottruss42 branson of all places for his live dvd

[MrNotNiceGuy]

@BrotherAl74

This was in Biloxi, MS at one of the casinos, I dont think it's there anymore, heard it was destroyed in Katrina, dont know though

Can anyone post the original version, thats great too

[daneolsen93]

@BrotherAl74 Recorded in Branson M issou

[justme3647]

@BrotherAl74  This is from the 2002 Ronnie Milsap Live DVD recorded in Biloxi, MS.

[benobie]

@BrotherAl74 branson?



[scott7415]

@BrotherAl74 it was recorded at a casino in Mississippi

[stanaker]

Gotta love Ronnie!

[llibnorhcop]

Was this on his 20/20 Album?

[scottruss42]

It was on the "Almost Like A Song " from the late 70s.

[Snowman374th]

As Great as Ever...!

Play on Ronnie..

God Blessed you.

[pmeitner]

Stuff the Rant - get to the song!

[timvannest2009]

..at work, there was always a few comments about a famer, but it was a good life growing-up;...& here is some of the music, that we all lisened to at Thanks-Giving-Time....

[raston187]

omg ronnie can sing we love ya milsap

[jgmbmgmb]

Sing it, Ronnie, as only YOU can. No one will ever sound like you or be able to take your place. In many ways, you're just too good for this ole' world but don't change for anything, not that I imagine you would! We love you, man. My father has a lot in common with you from childhood to blindness & more but when I hear you it makes me love you both even more. BTW, it also makes me think of my first kiss at 16 to "Lost In the Fifties Tonight." The relationship failed but the song never has...

[brandonrayf]

what a song!!

[MrTwisterband]

Awesome:

[blurt06]

From the It Was Almost Like A Song album...can't wait for Saturday night.  Going to Billy Bob's for RONNIE MILSAP!

[farrightlady]

That song was on an early Milsap album. I loved it way, way back then and it is STILL one of my very favorites. It really tells a great story!

[ilovemybabygirl15]

No one EVER will or will try to even have a voice like his.. i mean crap listen to him!! no voice enhancers like all these country stars today!! each Opry star like Conway, Hank, George, Roy Acuff, have a amazing unmathable voice!!!

[farrightlady]

Totally correct! Like Hank, Cash, Conway, and Jones, there is no other voice to compare to that of the great Ronnie Milsap! His is also an awesome story of survival and ultimate victory!

[Newport1974]

Ronnie is one of the few that sounds Great in concert. I got to see him when he sang in Vegas. I had the joy of seeing him from the second row. I always listened to him growing up in the 80's. Seeing him was a dream of mine that had come true.

[jeffmoto72]

This is a great song, Mickey Newbury was a legend . I was proud to be on-air live on KGAS last year in Carthage, Texas when Mickey's family accepted his nomination into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.

[1985jsn]

I have this DVD and it's my favorite DVD I own by far. This is a fantastic song. I'm really surprised it didn't make a big hit for him. I think that a lot of times, some of the best songs are the one's that don't get a lot of radio play. Ronnie originally released this song on the "It Was Almost Like A Song" album, although this version is slightly different as far as the music goes. Personally I like this version better than the original, but they are both absolutely beautiful pieces of music.

[bigdawgsd]

Thanks for posting this. This was always one of my favorite Milsap songs.

[jguem]

Love :-) Love :-) Love :-) very nice and powerful song..

soft and hard like the love should be

[twoteles]

Milsap is a great talent.

Nashville today?

What a joke!!

[boogertoots]

YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THAT!!! NASHVILLE IS A HUGE JOKE!!!!

♫ Derek J. Holak ♫

[ilovemybabygirl15]

exactly!! country music and so called "country music stars" are A BIG JOKE!!! it's so sad! country has tottally gotten away from it's true roots! and trys to be something it's not... and most all the Opry Stars the REAL ones are gone. praising God!

[Adrnalnrsh]

I just found out today that Ronnie Milsap is a relative of mine.

He's my grandma's second cousin.

[hallandoat]

Why are you not still making hits. Name one person as talented as this man right now.

[Jakdawg56]

Beautiful performance of a great song...timeless.

[kawligaboy]

wow, First time hearing this song. Very Powerful

[chuckboy343]

My old man was a Ronnie Milsap fan. As a child of the eighties I became a fan of metal music But I can appreciate just how talented most of my fathers favorites were

[BloozeDaddy76]

Nashville needs to explain how the hell George Strait and Vince Gill are elected to the country music hall of fame BEFORE Ronnie Milsap! Ronnie already had 40 number one hits long before Strait did, and Milsap was topping the charts and winning awards in the 70's when Strait and Gill were in high school!!

What is possibly keeping this LIVING LEGEND out of the hall of fame! Nashville is so full of bullshit that they can't even give a man of Milsap's calibre the recognition he deserves...

[HoggyStylecom]

Amen brother.

[rmlafan]

BloozeDaddy,

Thank you!!! Exactly what I'm thinking!!!

[lurch48094]

i didn't know that. if in fact it's true, that is one hell of a shame. those two turds are not even in the same league as milsap.

[fluffabubb]

first off milsap is one of the most talented artists and i agree with you he should have been in the hall before george . but vince shouldnt be put in at all . and george got to fifty seven num ones a hell of alot faster than ronnie got to 40 . milsap has been around since the 50's most people dont know that but he has. and george owns all the records in country music period go check the numbers lol.

[coleyman1]

Milsap was born in 1945 and didn't cut his 1st record until 1963 at age 18, which, by the way, didn't do anything at all. I'm not sure what he did and where he was playing in the 50's, but maybe so..

[ilovemybabygirl15]

@BloozeDaddy76 you sir.. are soooooooooo right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!! the pure talent Ronnie Milsap has is so beyond George.. and those other trash in Nashville today!! wooo don't get me started!! haah! Ronnie is just so blessed and astonishing with his voice, spirt, and TALENT!!

[MDespault]

@BloozeDaddy76

It's because Mickey Newbury wrote it!! That's the guy who WAS elected in the Country Music Hall of fame!

[wildboy365]

@BloozeDaddy76 You got that right brother!! Ronnie Milsap should have been in the Hall of Fame way before some of those who went before he did. He is an icon and will never be matched.

[JimHadar1]

@BloozeDaddy76 Some of those great 70s & early 80s country stars have indeed ben grievously snubed. Don Williams & Eddie Rabbit are two other examples besides Ronnie.

[CHBRYSON60]

@BloozeDaddy76 I'd like to know that to.... Ronnie is a LEGEND...

[greenpilgrim50]

@BloozeDaddy76..the people in the real world should have their own hall of fame where we name who really touches our lives and deserves life time achievement awards from us, the people who listen to and buy the music...a real peoples choice award ran by and for the people, not by the music industry

[bishopaz]

@BloozeDaddy76 ,RIGHT ON BROTHER!,

[SouthGirl62]

@BloozeDaddy76 I completely agree with you. Ronnie Milsap also has won SIX Grammy Awards, and George Strait, although I love his music, too, has not won his first Grammy yet. How can other performers who have not accomplished as much as Ronnie Milsap has be inducted into a hall of fame before such a talent as this man?? I had the pleasure of seeing Ronnie in concert in Austin in 1979 and 1983. He is my favorite country singer, and he will receive this recognition, I'm sure!

[namnoiz]

Great song !!!

[straitatya247]

awesome song!

[hunterdalton32]

Im a newcomer to piano, and i LOVE Ronnie Milsap, and i was wondering if anyone could help me out on a couple of his songs.. maybe a how to or tutorial video, or a easy website, if so i would really appreciate it, thanks.

[seantyler]

I have met Ronnie Milsap before!! He is such a nice guy. Very down to earth and ha very funny. I love Ronnie Milsap I know like all his songs on piano. Been playing for 12 years!! AMAZING!!!!!

[booger74]

really good song

[progrocktv1000]

Hi Deune - hopes you likes this song; it is very very profound. Moves me so deeply, the way good music should :-) Thank you Ronnie and thank you Mickey Newbury.

[Clint8179]

Another great "B" side was a song called "Carolina Dreams" which got some airplay along with the #1 Song "Inside"

[mysteria31]

This is one BEAUTIFUL version of Mickey's song! It's soulful and rich and so, so fulfilling to hear Ronnie doing this. Ronnie Milsap has a voice like a big old thick juicy steak when you're hungry!

[koedyharp]

AWESOME!! great an awesome job. like always from the Best Singer! he is so talented! I Love Him! truely an inspiration! Thanks. i love how he makes jokes about his blidness and pick at the band!

[wheelchairmale]

he is a god in my eyes

[bobbiesmom]

Great version.

[xxoorrtt]

Great version Ronnie was always a very underated singer, bless his soul, one of the true greats !!!!!!!!!!1

[wrestlingprof]

Does anyone have chords for this song, I can't find them anywhere. I've picked some of it out by ear but not enough to sound like anything.

[Sloneman]

I have the chords if you still want them. I used to do this song based upon Milsap's version in my band.

[wrestlingprof]

I'd love to get those chords from you! I haven't been able to find them anywhere. You can send a message to me if you'd like, I'd appreciate that!!!

[bulbheadmyass]

gorgeous version

[Prof223a]

I like this version, but personally, I think Mickey Newberry does it better.

[bottledsoul]

Country music isn`t dead, but it should be with what is out there now.

Merle and George cant do it anymore, conway is dead.....Im glad to see Ronnie is keeping hope alive.

[Sbrownfan]

I love "Turn That Radio On", "Are You Loving Me (Like I'm Loving You)", and this song. I have this dvd and heard this song for the first time on it, what an incredible song. Just WOW is all I can say!

[krissycharbo]

RESPECT. Brooks, McGraw, Chesney...look. he has his hair AND talent. At 60! I agree with b-daddy, Mr. Milsap is far greater a singer, songwriter, and he even plays his own instrument (and knows how to). Music, not just country, owes RESPECT to him. The absolute best love-song guy in my book. Thank you Mr. Milsap.

[StoogeWatcher]

My favorite obscure Milsap song is "Turn That Radio On." Went to #4 in 1991.

[BloozeDaddy76]

Great country music without the twang! This is one of many Milsap tunes that should have been a number one smash on the charts, but it was never released as a single! This is a better song than many of Ronnie's number one hits.

Listen to those glorious vocals starting at 4:00 of this clip. Overrated superstars like Garth, McGraw, and Chesney can only dream of singing as good as a 60 year old Ronnie Milsap does here! Is there anything more pathetic than today's country music scene???

[KeithWhitleyFan]

Without ANY doubt, the best obscure Ronnie Milsap tune of ALL time has to be "The Biggest Lie", hands down! If you've never heard it, search it, find it, and you will see what country music was and should still be!

[MusicDude86]

how bout "Never Had it So Good" from 1965?

[peeterpoon]

My favorite obscure Milsap song is "Santa Barbara." I wish that someone could post it.

[ricsneed]

I totally agree--that song has been stuck in my mind for nigh on thirty years. Oh, and the closest I've ever been to Santa Barbara is hearing that song.

[Clint8179]

I agree with you, I loved the Santa Barbara song also, it was the "B" Side of the single, "Back On My Mind Again"

[Tobywoods13]

new 2 ronnie great musician but what is that song that says "she keeps the home fires burning"

[scottruss42]

That would be "She Keeps The Home Fires Burning."

[bottledsoul]

lol

[wa2k99]

Preach it brother Ronnie!

[k92fm]

I got this DVD autographed at silver springs fl in December 2006. I got to talk to him for a few minutes after the show.

[PrincessGina30]

I got mine signed last year at a fan party in Nashville.

[PrincessGina30]

Ronnie is a very sweet guy I saw him in june of last year at his fan party he looked awesome

[PrincessGina30]

Ronnie is a very sweet guy I saw him in june of last year at his fan party he looked awesome

[coleyman1]

Mickey Newbury could write life.... Great song, great singer in Milsap.

[fitz684]

You could not of said that any better.

[fitz684]

Well said.

[bisquit13]

Wow I haven't heard this before. I loved it. How did I miss it. I am so glad that you posted it. Please post more.

[scottruss42]

Thanks. I bought his Live DVD, and this song just floored me. This song was originally just an album cut off of "It Was Almost Like A Song," but once I heard him sing it, I had a hard time getting it out of my head.

I think it's one of the best country songs I've ever heard. The story of the song stays with you.

[bighoss71]

definetly the best. no question about it.

[PrincessGina30]

Someone has obvisously got the same dvd i do Ronnie milsap Live. Hey could you post the song Button Off of my shirt from that??

[Stinger1222]

Wow - great song. From one of the all-time best. I saw him in December -- he was great.

[iweberdudei]

Ronnie is so personal. Great Guy.