JIM NABORS----" INDIANA" 2008

[zbestwun2001]

100,000 views...THANK YOU ALL.

[TheTexasTornado10]

I always love hearing this!

[EMMALAVERNE]

AWESOME MY FREN!!! whoever you are!!!  Thank you from Manitoba Canada!!! <3

[NapalmRiotSpaz]

3 people are just fuckin' dumb.

[Poenk]

Coming from Wabash, Indiana.. it makes me glad that our river is mentioned in this song. I go to this race every year and there is simply nothing like it. 250,000+ people for the 100th running and it was a sight to be seen. The majesty of this race track will never be duplicated. I believe it doesn't matter where you come from. Everyone who attends this race is a Hoosier, for a few hours at least! :D

[azulbug]

so funny, I miss Indiana too! and I now live in Arizona!

[gino066]

Ladies and Gentleman.... Start Your Engines!!!!!!

[SlipSliddinAway]

I'm so excited I can't wait.. .THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR VIDEO, it's the BEST.

[zbestwun2001]

@wilgus64 I love L.A.!

[Hunkola]

Nabors isn't from Indiana --- WHAT A FRAUD

[zbestwun2001]

@Hunkola Did he ever claim to be from Indiana?..I guarantee you ppl that sang "California Here I Come" were not all from California... enjoy the race and smile....oh, and look up the definition of FRAUD...I think it would help you out.

[zamusicza]

He'll always be Gomer to me. 

[PatrickBarrett03]

Waka Flocka Flame should sing this weekend.

[jfsgro]

@PatrickBarrett03 wtf?

[claynpendleton]

I was there, J stand, turn 4! I'll be there a week from today too!

[jfsgro]

THE GREATEST MOMENT IN ALL OF SPORTS! PERIOD

[GlitterStardust07]

now onto the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500! this better be the most epic one yet

[DCussen]

Luckily no "outsiders" here, to make fun of this...

[zbestwun2001]

@DCussen I have deleted off color remarks about Jim...I can always tell when race time is near because my plays start SKYROCKETING!!

[holtws]

ALL THOSE BALLOONS! WHERES THE EPA!....just kidding...i love this event. wouldn't miss it for anything.

[zbestwun2001]

NEXT MONTH!

[confusedandsleepless]

JIm Nabors sings like an angel - thank you Jim for continuing to share your gift with us all!

[boilersfan1]

Never realized how lucky I am to get to go to this every year. I've been to 5 and I'm only 14. And props to the All American Marching Band!!! BoilerUP!!

[IHbuckeye14]

One of my favorite parts about my annual trip to 16th and Georgetown.

[CattailsandRoses]

@jpsmart59 Are you intellectually challenged? or are you maybe nine years old? just wondering because of the inane comment you posted.

[litescript]

man oh man. i miss indiana! born and raised. only been gone 2 years, but still. great and wonderful place.

[efbellweather]

The offical start of summer for me is when Jim sings this song.

Jim Nabors is the Man!

[MurphyMonster]

How cum nobody sings The Old Folks at Home before the Daytona 500?

[EventidePoetryMusic]

I like Jim, however this song sucks. I'm Paul Dresser- Get with it --On the Banks of the Wabash Faraway is the true song. Be a believer, check this out: Eventide Poetry Music

[zbestwun2001]

@EventidePoetryMusic plus those royalty checks would be nice if they used your song too?

Paul, honestly I never heard your song, but I haven't heard a lot of songs, but I'll check it out... Have a good Memorial Day Weekend.

Steve

[davidallenroth]

im from indiana orginally and this gives me chills. im a nascar fan but nothing is more dear to my heart then the indy 500. it all started with me as a kid. ' and rick mears comes off 4 hes going to do it . rick mears wins the indy 500!!'.

[Derby14]

Jim Nabors' singing of this song on Indy 500 Sunday is just as much of an American institution as the race itself in my opinion. I look forward to hearing it during the pre-race show again this year!!

[mad122780]

I go for the race and the tradition! This will be my 23rd straight and 24th total. I get drunk at the race so don't speak for everyone. I love the 500 and look forward to this weekend more than any other. I will drink a cold one for you as I enjoy another fine Spectacle from the Southwest Vista ya whinebag!

[LovingMyJourney]

Still sounds good after all these years.

[lilshady2123]

What indianadogz? Why would you say that you SON OF A BITCH

[MrBobbyFinstock]

love the 500, love indy, love jim nabors

[indianadogz]

Indiana sucks!

[jimmyboy99]

He is awsome! He could probably get throat cancer and still sound better than me. Uuh....but lets pray that doesn't happen. lol

[zbestwun2001]

@jimmyboy99 funny.., enjoy the race tomorrow.

[stevevandien]

Jim's voice is a little wobbly here -- not surprising, given his age -- but he still sings this rousing piece beautifully --

[CrazyShimauma]

Wow, that was incredible. I haven't heard him sing in years and his voice is still fantastic.

[67nairb]

Jim Nabors has an excellent singing voice, but the video was a bit blurry.

[zbestwun2001]

@67nairb I agree... but when it comes down to video's... a video with bad sound and good picture is worse than a video a bit blurry but good sound. true?

[67nairb]

@zbestwun2001 He sure had an excellent singning voice eventhough he though he played the role of an idiot in movies and tv.

[GuardianOfPandora]

Indiana baby...where i was born and raised nothin like home...

[scott7856]

why does this always bring a tear to my eye?

[RunerRacerPeniguin5]

I'm guessing its the tradtion. I love it.

[nickanto]

Gives me chills everytime I hear it, Can't wait for May!

[3slimdog]

Being on Andy Griffith show and the way Nabor talked I couldn't believe it when I first heard him sing. OMG, just beautiful.

[zbestwun2001]

@3slimdog neither could I!!!!

[acc2113]

one of the many great traditions at the 500.

[datboy3225]

The whole race day for me is to hear "ole Gomer sing" back home again. Thanks Mr. Nabors.

[xXxTaylorTragedyxXx]

I miss Indiana like crazy.

I loved there like my whole life then

we had to move to Arizona -.-

[zbestwun2001]

@xXxTaylorTragedyxXx Sorry about that.. come to L.A.!

[nintendonerdgoodbad2]

he iIS the reason ui go to the race anymore. now that drunks have taken it over :(

[zbestwun2001]

Really, that's sad.

[nintendonerdgoodbad2]

i mean he is the reason i go now and days cause of the drunks

sorry mico pc keyboard sucks with my fat ass fingers hahaha

[570lib]

Sadly, you are right.......

[zbestwun2001]

I'm a little confused here?? Are you guys saying there are a lot of people drunk there and you go there for that reason, (which I doubt) , or you don't go there because of that.

[570lib]

I am there for the race. I do not drink. I've picked up too many dead drunks on the side of the road or those they killed to say it is OK. Yes, it is sad. But unfortunately, they make it uncormforable with their stupidity for many people who just want to watch the race.

[zbestwun2001]

Got cha.

[nintendonerdgoodbad2]

OMFG i know

[susanb6479]

For those of us who have been privileged to see him sing this as well as hear it, it is basically THE reason we go to the race. The race is fine, but the opening ceremonies (especially this part of it) are what make it the event it is. Love you, Jim. If you ever leave Hawaii, you can stay "back home" here anytime you want to!

[Lunatic2012]

I always get goosebumps when I hear him sing it!!

[coltcub64]

@susanb6479, Oh yes. There is nothing like hearin Jim sing, witnessing the balloon spectacle, Mari Hulman George giving the command, then the start of the race. Greatest 10-15 minutes in sports.

[jfsgro]

@coltcub64 amen bro!

[COLETHORN10]

aAfter watching 25 years plus on TV, I attended my first Indy this year. I was up top between turn 3 and 4. When he started singing, everyone started singing along, not in their owns voice but in baritone like Jim......awesome.

[boilersfan1]

awesome thats where i say!

[THEkingjaymz]

Couldn't agree more. This song is 1/3 the reason I go to this race every year.

Boiler up!

[boilersfan1]

=D YEAH!

[905if6was9]

He was even better this year. I loved auto racing when I was a kid, and still like Indy cars--watched the whole race this year. I've always loved Jim Nabors. Andy Griffith Show to Gomer Pyle--my dad didn't watch, but when Jim started singing on Gomer, I ran to the other room and switched the channel because my Dad thought he was a great singer. I always say, Back Home Again In Indiana is Jim Nabors at his most heterosexual (no anti-gay slur here, since his voice shatters any sterotype).

[lumiere1955]

I'm back just because it's always so good to watch Jim, to see again this magic moment at Speedway. Thank you for sharing.

[zbestwun2001]

@lumiere1955 I'll have a new one in the next few days....

[vivyiko]

Gotta love it! See you next year Jim!

[msykes2008]

I was afraid ABC was going to screw up and run a commercial instead of Jim. I'm afraid I'd have tossed a chair through the TV if they did that!

[lumiere1955]

I'm sorry... almost nine years...

[zbestwun2001]

Enjoy the race, I just posted Jim singing today at the race.

[lumiere1955]

I live in Indiana at almost years.

Indiana is the home.

This is the song.

[CharlesMSchulz]

i cant wait for the 500, ill be in the penthouse in turn1.

[debitsncredits]

the State Song and yes, it does bring a tear to the eye

[edh12993]

its not the state song. the state song is on the banks of the wabash

[msykes2008]

I'm glad someone clarified this, although I'd rather it be Back Home Again in Indiana!

[cragmac1000]

Go Marco!

[cragmac1000]

He is such a key piece to the start of the race, it's just so inspirational and he has such a great voice!

[jaminvaughn]

I will be there sunday in Turn 4 Stand J and cant wait. I get goose bumps everytime Jim sings our beloved song! Gentlemen, start your engines!

[daelusg]

I had the privilege to come down from Canada for the 1984 race. The huge crowds...the history....the ceremonies before the race...the roar fo the cars coming out of turn 4 and down the main straight for the first time....truly amazing. It really is "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing".

Every time I hear Jim Nabors sing that song it makes me smile to think that I've been there and felt the goosebumps !!!

[storyteller36]

Every time I watch Jim Nabors sing this, I cry a little, thinking of my deceased father, with whom I attended the race for many years.

I, too am proud to be an Indiana native and resident.

[gretzkysyotes]

I can't wait to hear this again on Sunday......

[zbestwun2001]

I have to be honest.... I never thought this video would get this many views.

YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!

[wdmj4]

Are you kidding? I live in Houston, Texas now and life has taken me all over the world. When I hear this song, it takes me back home to central Indiana at a time when the month of May WAS the Indy 500!! THANKS FOR POSTING THIS!

[msykes2008]

You take the boy (or girl) out of Indana, but you can't take Indiana out of the boy (or girl)!

[zbestwun2001]

@wdmj4 You're welcome

[mrroboto5785]

As a fellow Hoosier (and DAMN proud of it) I can honestly and truthfully say that next to the race itself, Jim singing this is what I look forward too EVERY May, not to mention my birth month as well. This and few other things make being a Hoosier all that more special

[yough56]

Yep, Indy week is here!!!!!!!

[rudy221010]

goosebumps and tears... bring on the 93rd running!

[nintendonerdgoodbad2]

hell yeah

[sportsguydave]

Got a link to that??

Or is this another one of those things you can only see with a TV set made on Planet Wingnut??

[zbestwun2001]

I will try to catch it this year and post it..

Maybe I'll do it every year...

What is the date this year?

[CHAMPviking]

the race is always the sunday of Memorial Day weekend if that's what you are asking.

[yelovetter]

I absolutely agree that Jim is my favorite pre-race moment. I've been going to the race with my dad almos every year since 1986. This is actually my ringtone when my dad calls my cell phone. This will be my first time going to the 500 without him (family obligations)...

[efowler1630]

my family has been going to indy since the 80's, my dad took to me to my first 500 in 1998 when i was 8 years old and passed away in october of '99 and I've gone to every race ever since. Every time i hear this song i get goose bumps and my thoughts go back to all the races past especially the one and only one I shared with my dad.

[1996BuickRiviera]

I love this song, I love Indiana, i am so proud of our little state. I'm still rootin for Quayle, since he is from my town!

[cashenfelter]

CAN'T WAIT!!!! Month of May = BEST TIME OF YEAR!

[gretzkysyotes]

Hell yeah! I still get goosebumps come race day in Indianapolis.....especially when they get to Taps......and our good friend Jim Nabors!!

[jbracer86]

brings chills down my spine, what a awesome moment in racing, just moments b4 the start of the indy 500 so much excitment, so much anticipation, i remember watching my first ever indy with my dad at age 5 in 92, and when i hear jim neighbors sing this song each year it brings back so many memories of what truly is the greatest spectacle in racing and the adrenaline starts flowing and i wonder what new memories are about to be created in the next chapter of indy that is just moments from startin

[chivixks83]

The last Indy 500 that I watched, Jim Nabors did not perform. It was just a bunch of brass and no lyrics. He does have a great voice and I am originally from Indiana so this song means A LOT to me. I love Indiana. Maybe Mellencamp will do it. He could. I met him many times. He was very nice . The first time I met him, he was at Target . I just shook his hand, told him that I loved his music and that I would see him at the Bird in Bloomington. He literally would just pop in and play.

[JIMJ32X]

It not summer till Jim sings. One of the best traditions in sports,bar none

[racenutdon]

You Hoosiers aren't the only ones tearing up! For me everything that happens at Indy during practice and qualifying happens in the Spring. Raceday is when SUMMER starts for me. Jim Nabors is the voice that welcomes it in. I've missed the 500 twice since 1974 and its still the highlight of the year.

[1950Bob]

I just found the answer to my own question. It is the Purdue Marching Band.

[1950Bob]

Does anyone know what band is backing him? Excellent brass work there.

[chivixks83]

Probably Indiana University's Music majors. Almost all brass for him. IU has a great Music School. I went there.

[1950Bob]

I just found the answer to my own question a few days back. It is the Purdue Marching Band.

[ericandrewesq]

Though IU has the Music School it is the Purdue All-American Marching Band that always marches and plays for the Indy 500.

Go Boilers!!

[beast6228]

When Jim passes, they just need to play a recording of this from now on.

[chivixks83]

I agree. I am voting that Mellencamp does it. He is from Indiana and loves it. I met him many times when I was at IU as a student Very nice guy. I never asked for an autograph and never went all "ga ga" over him. He is human. He still has a home in Brown County. He could do it but not as well as Jim.

[Brownee46]

I hope Jim makes it this year......... NOT the 500 without him

[martyjonesth]

No one can sing this song like Jim. Just beautiful!

[djski442]

I can't wait. That's all I've been thinking about.

[katiema103]

I have been going to the 500 since 6th grade and each time he sings this song, I tear up. I LOVE INDY!!

[jaminvaughn]

I love this song and the 500! Spend the weekend in Indy around the track,cold beer,fast cars and being a hoosier NOTHING COMPARES! I cant wait till this years race! Love it

[gibeickman]

I learned the words to this song in the 4th grade and I sing along with Jim every race day. Hard to get through it without choking up. When Jim passes the torch I hope the replacement gives it the same dignity that he does.

[Shaddow1966]

I am from Indiana, and every year when Jim sings this at the 500, I do tear up as he puts so much passion into the song that I thought he was from Indiana. I really can't imagine the thought of anyone singing this but Jim. While it is a nice tradion having the song sung before the race, I don't think there is anyone who could do it justice. Florence Henderson tried, but it just wasn't the same.

[leftcoastbuckeye]

Been going since '91. Nothing like it. Gomer is the best, I hope he lives forever.

[darby1bill]

Echo every positive comment. Parents went to THE race in '36; been going since '55; Jim Nabors is the best; the balloons, fireworks, taps, and all the other traditions make this so uniquely American. I hope it never changes. Too bad Tony Hullman's not around to give the famous command. Thanks for posting.

[HoosierPride260]

I was at that race!

-2008

[procommenter]

Jim Nabor's is in good form again.

[tiburon0676]

It's worth the 6 hour trip to the track just to hear Jim sing this song. Indy is such an amazing event. It's more than just a race, it sums up what being an American is. Can't wait for 2009

[mitzyroe]

anybody have jim singing (oh my papa)

[mitzyroe]

does anybody how to get the song (oh my papa that gomer sang on the gomer pyle show once?

please help.

[wildrideFS]

I get goosebumps every time I see this... The most moving part of Indy build-up, at least for me.

[orrdrake]

For anyone who grew up in Indiana, this has to get you deep inside.

This is my favorite version of the song--especially since Jim is backed by the AAMB!

[PD48066]

He is the only one that can do this song the way he does...he makes the race complete. No one could duplicate the way he does it and the way he makes you feel.

[fjbutch]

onya Jim,... I'm not American, but I can feel the pride come through for you guys in ''Indiana''

[GuitarPenguin]

PYLE! SHAZAM!

[daelusg]

My Indiana "Gome"...

[wdywoodpecker15]

I love it!

[dirtracer4ever]

"There are only 3 times in a man's life when it is ok to cry in public. The death of a loved one, the graduation of a child, and immediately following Jim Nabor's rendition of "Back Home Again in Indiana" at the 500."- Kevin Olson

[Shaddow1966]

I so agree with you there, and I need to add one to the list. The marriage of a daughter. Honestly when this man passes away, I seriously think they will need to retire this song as well because no one does it justice like Jim Nabors.

[throttle6]

We were there. We cried, always do.

[zbestwun2001]

I had no idea this video would get this much response and views.

zb1

[PaulOWindsor]

Jim...if you read this..."oh My Papa" from the GP show NEEDS to be posted on YouTube...please !!! Your version of it was one of the most moving songs ever recorded.

[Eaglezfan5]

I was there it was so much fun!! I also cannot believe that Danica was clipped, i think thats her luck!  anyway, it seems like the nicest people in america come from the mid-west and alot around Indiana

[GodsFavoriteBassPlyr]

What a great guy and a great talent - We APPRECIATE you Jim Neighbors! You make this event complete - thank you!

[tranurse]

i hate to watch him sing. he looks like his jaw is dislocated. it always sounds nice, just makes my skin crawl.

[mrhugefan]

BIG JIM has still got it!- THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

[DanWagner7]

It's just not the same without Jim. I've been to the 500 since I was 8. I've known the lyrics to three songs since then, Jesus Loves Me, American Pie, and Back Home Again In Indiana. It's a tradition that will never get old with me!

[chezsteven]

The "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" was even better this year with the return of Jim Nabors. Not a dry eye where we sat!

[nyrfan4life]

its not a 500 without jim nabors...we love you jim

[lowber]

indy ain't indy without jim!!!!

[Eaglezfan5]

I WAS THERE, WELCOME BACK JIM!!!

[Eaglezfan5]

I was there!!!!

[throttle6]

We were there, cried.

[statussno]

Great to have you back Jim! Being there to hear you made it all the better. The Indy 500,best race in the world....

[Aladdin7796]

WELCOME BACK JIM!!!

[XiaDun]

Always the best part of the day. During the prerace the people I was with were still kind of chatty, but the second they go to Jim Nabors, everyone stops and watches the TV in silence.

[vermilionrverman]

I WAS THERE! HE SOUNDED GOOD

[dondonp12004]

Wow! So good to have Jim back after last year's absence! Bravo, Jim!

[purnois]

Jim is a class act