kenny rogers coward of the county

[myownme7772010]

thumbs down to the video, not the song.

[TheJosephCLawrence]

What a great song with a very good message. You do not always have to fight to show that you are a man, but sometimes fighting is necessary.

[ajeyklg]

loved this ballad. resembles one Drekar (tibetan street singers) song i heard from grandma.....the Ballad of Milarepa , ref. when the his father was dead and thoipa , peta and their mother had to beg in the streets for lively hood. touching song. and so is this one . hats off , the King of country muzic !!

[jmlbloom]

Kenny originally wanted the song to be titled "Becky Gets Gang Raped" but he settled on "Coward of the County"

[MisterJejo]

hahahaha...the sims2

[ItsjustagameNUB]

"They took turns at beckie, there was three of them" - did they rape her?

[vipredh]

@ItsjustagameNUB

If your not sure of what went on maybe you aren't old enough to know, it's never actually said but most would assume yes. Sorry.

[tony1952dell1]

the best song of all time djtony

[Billmurryrocks]

I always start to cry when I hear the last parts of the song :)

[countrywillneverdie]

this is actually pretty cool, a new way to look at the song!!

[ahnn1983]

we love you kenny and your songs...

[soyvin101]

I love this song.

my life inspiration

[sarailove27]

one of my favourite songs of all time! such great story telling!

[rummellboy]

god bless u kenny

[acekombat2005]

I'm awfully disappointed with the fight scene.... that was far from 20 years of anything. 20 years of pedophilia, maybe.

[themsalejandro]

Like this song..

[sailesy100]

no offence to his father but u got to fight for ur family and for urself if trouble comes i tried walking away in comp and i got beat up in like the 2nd week so now i stick up for myself

[FERRONN56]

when i use to go to high school i play this song every morning b4 i go to school

[AlllamericanQB]

@FERRONN56 ikr, i gotta stop gettin' in fights...but i don't let any1 get in my face like they own me, i don't know why everyone thinks they can do whatever they want now

[tony1952dell1]

TOP SONG ITS BRILL DJTONY

[MegaJDOG1995]

When we see the guys laugh at the fathers son in this video i always think that the guys laughing have toothaches :P

[violabaixo42]

Alguém arranja esta vídeo ou esta musica com legendas em português??

[emgpickups1990]

Kenny rogers always will remind me of my father. He sat me down and told me many things, like mentioned in this song. Sadly, my father passed away on 12-3-11. He was just 44. 21 years wasn't long enough for to have him around. He had his beard cut like kenny's, and loved his music. I play this one for you pops....

[DaveWollenberg]

@emgpickups1990 Sorry 'bout your loss, my friend. You loved your dad very much. Try to muddle through Christmas, and beyond. God bless you.

[emgpickups1990]

@DaveWollenberg Thanks for your support

[TheRhysification]

@emgpickups1990 dude u made me cry abit :(

[MissElisaFox]

@emgpickups1990 Thoughts with you for your loss. Certainly a day I am not looking forward to. X

[JadeHikage]

this is kinda creative to use the sims, nice lolz

good song

[1ducman]

its a awesome song but who ever made the video need 's to to go back to school and learn how to correctly use video graphics cause the video sucked

[Super96civic]

i use to listen to this with my dad in lorry driving round country when i was a kid still love it now

[DaveWollenberg]

I do love the new typeface, here on YouTube.

[theruneofdoom]

omfg this is liek my story withut my dad i dont talk to my dad he hates me

[misssaxophone123]

LOVE DIS SONG AND IM ONLY 11......xXx

[DaveWollenberg]

The dad looks like Dave Haywood, from Lady Antebellum. LOL!

[MrMULTIRAMONSKI]

some times you must fight to be a man

[leidy2189]

the beatutifull



[DaveWollenberg]

Kenny made it up to the Gatlin brothers, by takin' 'em on tour with him.

[rowansn1]

This is a very awesome song i am 11 years old my dad sung this song for me out of his head i understand what he means now i love my dad.

[DaveWollenberg]

Great animation, my friend! God bless ya, for doin' that!

[37487531011988]

NO NEED TO FIGHT TO BE A MAEN..THANK U KEN

[dare2dream23]

A great song and a classic! Thanks for posting this.

[SeemsSane]

The classics are the best because they actually tell you a story instead of singing about abstract/random things.

[clemetable]

powerful words.........go rodgers

[Lulerinthee]

I fought all my days on my own, hell I even fought for all my family too. I wouldn't change a thing. :D

[emichlo]

i sang this on karaoke when i was about 6 <3 love this song

[DaveWollenberg]

the earliest pressin's of the single, mistakenly printed it as, 'Coward of the country'! LOL!

[sianbricknell]

walk away froem trouble if you can it wont mean your weak if you turn the uper cheek i hope your old enough to understand you dont have to fight to be a man is so true if every one were like that there would no problems

[Dboggs55]

i love this osng, but the sims video is stupid

[JETFAN888582]

cool video

[anya933]

Sad little video. Particularly the scene where Tommy has just heard of his father's death, and he's crying outside of the prison.

[maristrugby2011]

yeh bro she was raped

[noob305]

so was she raped? I dont get it

[StarcraftHackz]

this is a timeless sound it is before my time but still a great artist

[maristrugby2011]

you have stand up for yourself and your family always .Don't go looking for shit,but if shit looks for you, then clean that shit up .

[duluthmcd]

lol...as animated by the sims eh

[redreddirtroad]

@maristrugby2011

Man that's some kinda bad ass shit you just said there! But not many people do that now a days

[SuperZombiekiller12]

thumbs up if yu will listen to this forever

[2310mjh]

224 dislikes? Your surname isn`t Gatln by any chance??

[nap2212]

always liked this song . im not old but its a classic

[qualqui]

AWESOME Song, great Virtual images,...er...just one minor detail, ya could at least have given Becky longer hair,.....and blonde,...i always did picture her blonde, maybe cause one of my classmates was a blonde named Becky. Thumbs up to ya lunus13 and thankin' my pal montanerfan10 for sharin'!! = )

[onestop70]

cool

[TGTCC2010]

224 people don't like this old sad song. That's making me sad. :( :( :( :(

[BigGoldDaddy]

wish i grew up when this dominated the radio now its new country and rap=[

[kathleen131]

cool !!!!!!

[Kreationz1979]

@itsbeenagreed I work up in the oil field and grew up listening to Kenny. Was glad when he hit #1 again with "Buy Me a Rose" Showed every one he still has talent.

[morcas51]

@itsbeenagreed i feel you bro...i hate fighting...but once at a soccer fight some guys like 38 or so challenge my brother (he was 17 at the time) so the guys swung at my brother and i just lost it so i brought the guy the guy down in two hits to the face.....and i was kinda scared to get in trouble but no my dad and brother thanked me and gave me respect.....that when i think you should fight ...for the right cause

[sn3170]

So true, Even My late Father told me the same things before he passed away"Son My Life is over , Your has just begun" miss him still and will forever.

[van5547]

yehey !! love . like like 100 % ..

[Niqi0]

This is my favourite song ^_^ :)♥ I know every lyric :D ==> Tommy ! :DD

[usnavy81887]

@pjsage921 cool story bro.

[ladiinred2001]

good video excellent song

[gujratibhai4]

Kenny will always be remembered for being the person he was and the beautiful songs whch tell nice stories.

[bhingta67]

i,like this songs,,,of kenny..thanks,..

[cenacantwork]

i didnt know kenny rogers knew how to use sims, anytime the sims are involved im an emotional wreck

[JustBenJammin7]

Wow lol you did a relatively good job on Sims lol, i love this song by the way.

[FKThrilla]

thumbs up if klaymores brought u here :D

[deathvail]

worst fight scene ever

[brandehless]

the sims is fuckin gay lol

[yonoalientoempresas]

yes! i live thousand miles away from the usa, in Argentina, and I listen this....i love your music usa!

[MarshallLETSPLAYS]

Ich mag dieses Lied total!!!! Habs einmal auf SWR4 gehört und es ist nie aus meinem kopf gegangen

[UlrikaBabe]

what a crap song

[iceprincessca100]

Love this song, but poetrygirl, think of this - some people don't mind facing death. But REAL life in prison where parole means you're on a leash, and one violation means you're back in prison, never to be free... that makes people think twice. Kudos though to this wonderful song, the illustrations, and I love the ending! Kenny Rogers is one of the all time great singers.

[xxfrizzymexx]

Love the video done very well with the song

[noodow715]

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[jaxx186]

Oh Yeah I LOVE Kenny Rogers. One of the original cross over artists.

[Webendowed]

please stop with this crap of "if you still listen in 2011" bullshit...everywhere I go in you tube you assh#*%'s are there ruining my otherwise good time.

[Woundtootight]

Way back in the day, we rode horses as daily transportation. You stole a horse, got caught, you got hung 'til dead. Cars are our transportaion today. Hang car jackers.

[eyebawl1]

What age are you poetrygirl450? 160?!

[savcob]

Ha, this is the first song I learned to play on guitar..

[Dahl0s]

Country music all the way.

[KeithWasHere1]

For what they did to Becky,Tommy should of made them scream in ways only Demons dream of!!!

[DaSalvationNL]

im 15 years old and listening to this, and i love it

[CJBCmaster12]

@DaSalvationNL i am 13

[onebigbass10]

@CJBCmaster12 me to

[qualqui]

@DaSalvationNL yep, my pal's 14 and she's also listenin' to it,....kids nowadays have great taste!! ; )

[daughterofra]

@qualqui some have great taste. And then others don't.

[cruzpwns]

this shit is retarded

[FeelSooFly]

@cruzpwns shut the fuck up

[Fernbank147]

Pretty good attempt at the animation!! I like!

[bl00dl1n3str]

Alot of feeling in this song, It gives me a hurt feeling inside.

[baaboochkee]

like this song so much..since i was a kid and till now..i do still love all his songs...kenny rogers..you are the man...love your husky voice..one of a kind..

[MrRudy1987]

This song can really speak to the youth now adays, if only the youth now adays would actually take the time to listen to a song like this every once in a while instead of the common rap and hip hop, I personally like Rap and Hip hop but I've always liked these kind of songs, they've spoken to me just as it should to other people

[TheSweetbhei]

kenny is always my fav singer his song will never dies in me love u ken mis ya to sing a new song

[osoperomaloso]

esta a toda madre esta cancion

[karly8360]

I love this song 

[IMoBliquezX]

moral of the story:

you can fuck with me, but not with my family

[madboi75]

@IMoBliquezX well spotted but it should be fuck with my family your fucking dead :)

[jorgealbertobaron]

Gran cantante de mùsica country

[poetrygirl450]

In a way, I kinda miss the old west. Back then, when some men raped or killed someone, people got a posse together and dealt with the criminals. Now, they just get a few years in jail. Thumbs up if you agree!!

[mrhomerbojangles]

@poetrygirl450 Thats if the criminals are unlucky, over in England they get a £50.00 fine and a slap on the wrist.and they walk away laughing. The criminal system sucks BIG time. And the lawabing people sit back and take it. time and time again. The people of today's society think they can do what they want and say what they want and get away with it.

So yes I agree with you.

The victims should be allowed to choose the punishment for any wrong doing against their family and the ones they love.

[KeithWasHere1]

@mrhomerbojangles ABSOLUTELY!!!

[KeithWasHere1]

@poetrygirl450 AMEN! THINGS NEED TO GO BACK TO THAT DAMN IT!! A SHORT ROPE AND A TALL TREE AND 5 MINUTES TO SAY GOODBYE..THATS IT IF PROVEN GUILTY!

[dchris1990]

@poetrygirl450 they'd often kill the wrong person, and a lot of the time, they just raped the nearest black guy they could find. so yea, if ur ok with 100 innocent people being killed for every 100 guilty people, go death penalty. but i dont much like killing the innocent. i'd rather keep em in prison for 20 or so years. thats ALOT of time.

[longfootbuddy]

@poetrygirl450 all goverment does is enslave people, and drain them of their freedom.. but most people dont realize this, and they believe that goverment is a benefit to them.. things werent much different in the old west.. they had the same nonsense back then.. the trickery of goverment has been working on people for a very long time.. but at least in earlier days, there were still some places where you could find some peace from it all

[347avatar]

@poetrygirl450 i agree with u when they go to jail its only for a couple years and when they get out most of them go back to doing that stuff

[miracl3DuMMy]

@poetrygirl450 Red dead redemption lol :d

[randytoads]

@poetrygirl450 your an idiot

[alangilroy1]

@poetrygirl450  i agree

[Jivris]

@poetrygirl450 its because of stupid TV, some of the things you see on TV are so grueseome that raping or killing is just an incident that can be ignored or forgotten

[magikrn]

@poetrygirl450 You miss the old west, eh? You must be pretty damn old.

[FuriousPumpkin]

@poetrygirl450 downside is you could lynch people with a mob mentality.

[roflkids101]

I love it!! does any one have a link to the actual music video.

[Contradel]

IMO the text pretty much sums up the moral: Secound last line:

Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man.

I'm not sure if he actually killed the Gatlins, or just knocked them down. I wouldn't condone killing them, but I wouldn't give Tommy death nor lifetime. Maybe jailnothing more.I mean they raped his darling, in some strange way, I can kind of accept his actions. If someone raped your loved one, you'd want them dead as well. Also if you're the politician(s) making the law(s) or the judge.

[123jamiel1011]

thumb up if u still listen to this in 2011

[ricardoeldelmustang]

@123jamiel1011 what are you talking about!?!?!? I´ll listen to thin in 2011 2021 2031 2041 and beyond, music worse every year, classics are forever!!!!

[123jamiel1011]

@ricardoeldelmustang got to say have to thumbs up

[poundthenight]

@123jamiel1011 yes brother its still good and dont forget Johnny Paycheck and Merle and Johnny Cash John anderson yes its still alive and kicking my friend

[deathvail]

@123jamiel1011 its not 2011.....but yes i do

[GuitarFreakTaylor]

@deathvail It's not 2011? Really? And where do you hide your DeLorean? Or, are you just on drugs?

[JOHNSderry]

@deathvail Get a watch .ts is 2011

[123jamiel1011]

216 got beat up by the coward of the county

[roflkids101]

@123jamiel1011 if only I could like this comment a few more times.

[meberic]

216 Gatlin boys watched this video.

[j1965able]

you are right, you try to walk away and they keep it up. except you can walk away only for so long. then you have had enough and have to stop it. just trying to keep peace. you do have to push back sometime. :(

[Sexymama619]

I didnt know who Kenny Rogers was until a few years ago when my husband introduced me to his music, and now I cant stop listening to it. This is my favourite song and hard to listen to. My hubby is like Tommy and I know what he would do to protect me.

[woobiefuntime]

my name is yellow

[jarileigh]

The moral is: you shouldn't LOOK for trouble & fighting.....but if enough trouble comes to you, you have the right to defend you and yours.

[jazisidro]

its looks like sims



[djebbari1]

I really loved this song, we really need this kind of songs :D thank you Kenny Rogers

[taz3001]

i love KR!!! just wanted to say!!  OMG I love music history!!

[JOSECHETATRIBUTE]

I think the songwriter took a cheap shot at The Gatlin Brothers!

[angelblancodj]

cuantos buenos recuerdos tengo pasado cuando era mas joven con esta canción. lo bueno dos veces bueno

bravo Keny siempre estararas ahí

[rafapcdable]

@angelblancodj al igual ke mi papaa cada vez ke la escuchaaa se poneee a cantarla a punto del llanto de la alegriaa JEJEJEJE !!

[babywolf199193]

im not one for fighting dosent mean u need to me a door matt

[ZeProfesa]

Love the animations .. being in the field of media production I know how hard it is to create this kind of things .. Whoever done this, Thumbs up, man you're great!!

[khiets]

i remember my grandpa singing this song while i was 11 years old...he really sung it well.miss the days singing with my grandpa. love this song.the best country song

[hoghash78]

@khiets  That´s sweet =) Best to ya

[julmelcas]

THE BEST COUNTRY BALLADS EVER !!!!

[kdm98]

Becky needs to work on the hair.

[TheGrizzlyBear55]

If you really disliked this than your just a dumb communist! haha

Great song!!

[wastingpapes]

the video is stupid but the song is the best song inn the world

[EvilPenguin899]

fk sims ...

[irishcheetah]

animations = the sims... very good

[adamfolk1]

this is really freaky, very stupid animations

[ColsUtube1]

Karma!

[1belieber606]

what did you use to make this?

[sargecage]

@1belieber606 looks like the sims

[peloscielo]

Greate video Thanks, animation is also good!

[cupcake22769]

i love this song and i hope u guys do 2

[alabski]

fucking animation

[Leaniva87]

LOVE THIS FRIKN SONG!!!!!!!!



[jacklewis1231]

this song inspires me and it's what i believe in only fight if u have to

[danielle9129]

You dont have to fight o be a man,, but sometimes you've got to fight when you are a man,, walk away in troubles if you can,,