For a "happy" Bonnie Raitt song: "Let's give them something to talk about." It was the song that put Raitt on the top of the Pops chart.

We did not know we were living in the best generation. All we knew was that the music “moved us” like nothing else could.

This recording is skipping - you should find another video of this song to hear how smooth and wonderful it really is… Bonnie Raitt is a national treasure!

I think many of us realized the incredible amount of talent we were privileged to see, hear and experience. I’m 68 so I got to live through that incredible period from 1960 - 1990 when so many great musicians were at their peak. We had it all. Rock, pop, country/bluegrass, jazz. And blues. A lot of collaboration and crossovers.

It’s called “talent”. Two talented musicians come together and make magic.

It's like people forget that her career goes back to the early 70s with songs like "Love Has No Pride" and "Louise". She's remained consistently amazing for over 50 years. This song-. This song- if you have a heart or soul- it will break you. Not just the writing is good but her delivery makes you believe every word and you feel the heartache. And hell yes, most of us knew how great the music was.

Bruce Hornsby 's Mandolin rain is a must see

It's Bruce Hornsby, that's why it's so good.

To answer your question: I think the first thing to understand is that music played a much bigger part in our lives back then than it does now for young people. We didn’t have social media and other distractions, so we got together with friends and listened to music. And, to a much greater degree than now, we listened to the SAME music, so it was a shared generational,experience. Those of us who were teens and young adults at this time (I was 22 in 1970) knew that the music available to us was outstanding and incredibly varied. A hundred bands and artists putting out top-tier product fir us to enjoy. BUT: We just assumed that that was what music was: . Incredibly gifted people putting out music through famous record labels and doing concerts. We took it for granted. We assumed that that quality would continue….just like air would continue. We never could have predicted how much technology and greed would change everything……and cutbacks in teaching music in schools…. We could have NEVER foreseen auto tune……..etc etc. So yeah, we LOVED “our” music….but we couldn’t imagine that such quality and variety would ever end. It was inconceivable at the time.

I don't think we knew it was such a good era until it started to pass away. There was so much good music,good quality voices and ,instrumentation...creativity,I just always thought that was the way it had aways been.I was a child in the 50s, and so fortunate to have free radio and not just one sort of music to follow along. I loved that journey,but I never knew I was on it until I wasn't anymore.

I was in the class of 74,,,,I just thought there was an unending supply of phenomenal music. There was constantly something new and exciting...saw a lotttt of them live!!!! Such wonderful memories

My mother was a pianist, and she always told me that men had a special way of caressing the keys that made them so much better at playing ❤

There has never been,nor will ever be another Bonnie. Decades of listening pleasure!

Hornsby is a classically trained pianist, with incredible blues/jazz chops. Bonnie is one of the greatest Americana singers in American history, in my opinion. Americana, meaning blues/country/rock/folk blends. This was a great video--although, for some reason, there was a hitch in several spots that took away from the total experience.

We knew we were in a fabulous era of music. We were so lucky.

She recorded the song in one take because the song was so emotional she couldn't replicate it in another one.

Sebs.... As I'm a guy of 70.... I've lived throght it all from the Elivis and The Beatles all the way on.... And yes, we DID know just how lucky we were with the torrent of tallent coming out of the 60's and 70's... and onwards of course... What gives me heart is that guys like you are dicovering it and I get to enjoy your wonder and appreciation too.... So a double whammy. Thank you. Keep on Rocking.

My son is 40 and grew up on hip hop. As he has grown older he has said to me "You know the 60s and 70s had the best music ". We all appreciate good music when we hear it no matter type

Bruce Hornsby and the Range…. They make beautiful music as well.. Bonnie is one in a million..

Yes! We knew what era of music we were in, and so many of us still stick with our roots when it comes to this era of music. So happy to see younger generations discovering the music that made us!

I read that Bruce was trained in jazz piano at his music college-that and his virtuoso talent are what make this haunting song so good. Also, Bonnie teamed up with Bruce numerous times on stage- their live performances reflect their artistry. So glad you liked this, it is memorable.

The late 60's - 70's female vocalists were just the best. Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Carly Simon, Ann Murray, Karen Carpenter, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Cher, Rita Coolidge, Emmy Lou Harris, and the list goes on. I lived through my teens and twenties during the 60's and 70's and Yes, I think we knew we were in the golden age of pop/rock/blues/folk sounds.

I am 67. We absolutely knew. Music was very central to our lives. We soaked in it. It shaped us. it was our social media. Hanging out with friends, listening to records, going to concerts. sharing our lives face to face. Music was always playing. The world needs to do that again.

Bonnie has had one of the longest successful careers in show business. She had a good model; her father was Broadway star John Raitt. One of her best early songs is her cover of John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery." To get an idea of her blues chops, you should watch her duet with blues legend Sippie Wallace on "Woman Be Wise."

“Did you know how good the music was?” Yes. About to turn 70 in a couple of weeks. The Beatles, Stones, Jimi, Janis, Elton, Billy Joel concerts just to name a few as a teenager/college student. Damn right we knew how good it was. And still is.

You have an affection for Bonnie Raitt. My favorite female artist. Just to show you that she is still relevant, she won the Grammy for 2022 song of the year. The song is called "Just Like That". An absolute must listen. A sad song with a redemption ending. Please check it out. Maybe with your wife. Thank you! Love your channel.

I would venture a guess that this is probably most folks' favorite Bonnie song - for good reason. Hornsby's piano is the perfect accompaniment. I do like this live version. There is an extra sense of longing and emotion in Bonnie's voice. Good choice. Also encourage a dive into her early bluesier offerings. There's no end to the talent she displays.

She's always wonderful but there's something about the recording of this video that is herky-jerky. Listen to the studio version and you will *really* experience this fabulous song. Thanks to whoever suggested it. :)

Bonnie’s soft vocalizations at the end along with Hornsby’s piano exemplified the artistry of both.

We knew we had the best back in the day. We hoped it would never END! It doesn't get any better than the '70's . I found Bonnie Raitt in 1971 and was sold on her music forever❤

Please do her song ‘Just Like That’. It is absolutely amazing and won a Grammy for song of the year!

This song became my mantra after my break-up with my college boyfriend. This is a fabulous rendition of the song.

I saw Bonnie at Red Rocks almost 25 years ago. she was appearing with Chris Isaac I think. She was awesome then. It was one of the best concerts I have ever been to (and I have been to a bunch since I am a child of the 70s). She is all about the music- and she is SO unpretentious. I also caught her in a spontaneous gig with one of my all-time favorites, John Prine. The point is, that Bonnie is one of the most respected by everyone in the know. Her talent is unreal. Her dad's history is so interesting and it plays into her story. THanksforrecognizing the music of the past is still relevant.

Because he's playing it with his heart ❤️ yes this is glorious so much feeling

Yes, we knew what an awesome time it was for music. We were listening to the start of everything new and controversial about music--Elvis, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Stones, Elton John, James Taylor, and more. Woodstock. Carlos Santana. Music was evolving faster than it ever had before. Then there was all the incredible talent out of Laurel Canyon---CSNY, the Byrds, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles, Carole King--the list goes on and on. The 60's and '70's were pure gold when it came to music exploding in creativity and genius compositions. I also grew up listening to my mother's Latin music, my dad's US country music, and their Sinatra, Eartha Kitt, and Brooke Benton stuff. My generation was blessed when it comes to music!

One of the best songs of ALL TIME!

My wife is a fan of both Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Hornsby, but she's a Bruce superfan, so I've seen him live many times. He's great, and you should definitely dive into his catalog, but Bonnie is the point here. There are people who try to put grit into their voices, to various levels of success, but Bonnie Raitt has a voice that naturally carries texture that most singers can only hope for. Amazing song. Amazing musicians.

This song brings tears to my eyes every time, and I've listened to it many, many times!!

This song is SO GOOD!! But, Bonnie is a BEAST on guitar.....GREAT CATALOG to explore, Dear!! ENJOY!

Yes! I was born in 1957. Non-stop great music thru 'til the 2000's. Same with Movies! Now there is Auto Tune and endless "Super Hero" movies. Now, it's RARE to find new music or movies that I even want to listen to or watch!!! The reason is Corporate America runs the radio stations and the movie studios!!! All the originality and uniqueness are GONE!!!

One of the best heartbreak songs ever! Almost 30 years ago, I was going through a breakup that, at the time, I couldn’t understand. I thought everything was great for 2 years and then just like that, it was over. This is the last song I played for him. Years later, I realized there was a lack of communication. I still cry when I hear it, but not for him, it’s for my young heart that didn’t understand.❤❤

These people don't just have musical ability, or instruments, or techniques. They have music in their souls. That's what makes them different. And yes, Bonnie Raitt's voice is capable of inducing pleasure beyond the ears.

Bruce Hornsby is the Freakimg Bomb!!! No one better in his generation!!

I was in my late teens in the 70’s, I didn’t think about the music as the best, but I do remember enjoying every type of music. I didn’t have a favorite sound. Folk, rock, country, blues, Motown …..

Top five song of all time. Even after all these years it still makes me cry.

I was born in the 60s and got to hear my favorite music from the 70s and 80s. I don't believe that I have heard better music since the 80s. Yes I like some of the newer music, but it can't compete with the 70s and 80s music! The music back then was real, unlike most of the computer generated music of today!

He sounds so good 'cause he knows more than 4 chords (GRIN). And yeah, we knew how good it was.

Great choice! Love Bonnie and Hornsby ❤

Brit Reacts had a really good video of this song different venue no skipping. Such a beautiful song, this is what made me buy the CD

What an amazing combo. Both sweet voice with Bruce's sublime piano playing.

This song makes you slow down with your life and listen . A goosebump and the most beautiful song .

I absolutely freaking knew how great these artists and others were when they were making and releasing this music, because I was learning it on guitar to play it back then....not by KZfaq tutorials...by ear...investing time to learn it by ear. When real musicians roamed the earth. Not the auto-tune, drum machine, sampling garbage they TRY TO pass off as music now. I'm being kind in my statement by the way. Cheers.

Loved this song by her for over 30 years, and it does not lose its power! Thank you, Sebs!

Incredible depth and warmth and reality in this song and in Bonnie's definitive rendition!!!! Goosebumps.

Another wonderful reaction! Ms. Raitt is the SHIIIT!

We knew. It was a golden age for music. Most of the 20th century had great music. We didn't have the distraction of the Internet.🤠

YES, we absolutely knew we were in a time musically that would NEVER be duplicated again. Oh yes, we knew. Class of 1976.

I can't love Joni enough, but this song is second to none. Especially this version. She has lived this.

This song is so emotional. It just reaches inside and pulls you heart out.

Because he plays what's needed. Nothing more, nothing less.

I was lucky enough to see Bruce Hornsby early in his career at a couple of small venues in Virginia.

Bruce Hornsby is so good: because he's Bruce Hornsby! :) A phenomenal artist in his own right. You should check him out, if you have the time: Band name is Bruce Hornsby And The Range - some of his most popular works off the top of my head: The Way It Is and Mandolin Rain come to mind....he is JUST AWESOME - great vocalist, I think, too!

Yeah, we knew the music was great but we never knew that it would not be as the years went on. Love growing up in the 60-70s.

I knew what great music it was at the time. I lived through the late 60s, 70s, 80s. I had a hard time with disco music, but I danced to it. When music became over processed, I kept listening to the stuff that showed real talent. Only a few singers/musicians can get my attention these days.

Our generation had great music because musicians trusted their talents, had a story to tell and were not afraid to work hard. It wasn't about getting attention, but about sharing what we felt with others. There seems to be less focus on telling a story and more about getting attention nowadays. Bonnie Raitt is and has always been simply wonderful, live or recorded. Bruce Hornsby is a terrific talent. Both of them do their work because they have confidence and something they can share.

Was a young adult through 70’s, 80’s, etc. Yes, we really did know how talented these people were at the time. Our minds were blown💥both then and now. Watching you discover these great talents is like going back in time and listening to them for the very first time! Thank you!!

I was going to suggest Bruce Hornsby...!!! Him & the piano...WOW...!!! & Yes I have seen Bonnie with Bruce Hornsby & Jackson Browne all in concert together...!!! I have been blessed with great music !!! Okay you need to check out Marc Cohn, if you haven't already...Walking in Memphis...& Silver Thunderbird etc...Yes...I have been blessed...🙏🎶🎶🎶🎸🎹🥁🕊️✌️❤️❤️❤️😎🥰✨✨✨

I hope Bonnie knows how much so many people appreciate and love her. You really need to choose another video for this. You can find the same concert that doesn't jump and skip.

Yes partially I did realize it. But the music from 1955 thru 1980 just got better and better. I was aware of the 1970s which I feel we really hit a musical explosion in those years. Proud to be born in that explosion of the greatest musical generation of all. I am now 78 years old. Wouldn't have missed it. Glad I didn't have to.

The greatest woman singer in history.

I was in this era of music. I think we knew it was incredibly amazing music but I don’t think we knew it was the greatest time for music 🎶

I had the great fortune of seeing Miss Bonnie in an outdoor concert around the time the Nick of Time album was out. She closed with Nick of Time, just her and a piano…..absolute bliss. Speaking of 60s and 70s music. Cruising down the road in a chromed out black SS with Grass Roots blaring out the windows, good times folks, good times.

We DIDN'T know how great we had it. It's like that saying you don't know what you got till it's gone.

I'm 61 and I KNEW at that time that our generation music was great. Because we talked about songs at high school and college. We trade lyrics (we had a notebook to write the lyrics, like a notebook for poems). Remember, there was no Internet and write the lyrics is the easier way to learn a song. And some of us (here in Brazil, at least) didn't have money to buy LP. So, we only listen to a song when we heard it on the radio. And we keep waiting anxiously for our favorite song to play. Of course, we didn't know what the future would bring...but we love our era.

We absolutely knew we were living a great time for music.

I think her album Streetlights is one of those "perfect" albums- where all the songs are great and their order on the album is perfect. And Bruce Hornsby is so good at the piano because he is a major star on his own - Bruce Hornsby and the Range.

Fell in love with this song as soon as it came out. We were so lucky in the 70's and 80's to be blessed with such amazing musical talent. The list is almost endless, and in almost every genre. This one touches my soul in ways I won't talk about.

That's when your heart is fully open and no reciprocating.

It's amazing that a song of this sensitivity was co written by a NFL football player, Mike Reid. I saw him sing this playing the piano on a talk show many years ago.

Yes. We knew at the time. It's why we fight to keep it going. There is so much truly incredible music that you have yet to experience. I love that for you. Almost us much as finding old friends in the songs and watching the younger generation discovering what we have known for decades. Keep listening! Delbert McClinton is one you should check out.

Yes. We definitely knew how good it was. There was a time when every week something amazing dropped. (E.g., early 1969 - and then it went on all year.

We definitely appreciated all the good music that we were listening to, but I don’t think anyone had the foresight to know that the music industry would change so drastically, and that the sounds (vocals and instruments) would be technically altered and created in the absence of real talent. So…those certainly were the good ole days. I am grateful to technology for allowing music to be so available these days though. We only had the radio, and whatever our tape/album/CD collection consisted of. So, to have all this music at our fingertips is certainly a gift.

Absolutely knew and still they are all my go-to's!!!! Bruce sounds so good cause we are hearing his pure essence as an artist!!

Yes, we knew what we had in music back in the day...

I had to learn about it the hard way. Bonnie did a song a very long time ago, "Home", great old piece. Bruce Hornsby and the Range. Great music. Thank you!

Oh my gosh, yes. So much great music during that time.

I loved this song so much as a kid. Still do, actually. So, so good.

Thank you, Sebs. I love your reaction. Bonnie is the best singer, songwriter, slide guitar! She has a big catalog. Bruce is the best pianist I have heard (also stated by Elton John). Bonnie sings like an angel. She is an activist. Love them both!

Check out the younger (slightly high) Bonnie on the live Ultrasonic Studios 1972 album with Lowell George (Little Feat) . “Love Has No Pride” is a wonderful track.

Love her…love this song!!

Definitely my favorite Bonnie Raitt song. Funny, I have this on her album but I never pull it out to listen to it. Luckily, you're going to be listening to it.

He's the true definition of Tickling the Ivory

Bonnie’s early recordings from the early 70’s are my favorites. You should check out “Give it up” and “Love me like a man”. She sang in more of a bawdy blues style on these tracks.

This song always chokes me up & I just can't stop my tears 💧💧💧 from rollin' down my cheeks & dripping from my jaw line & dripping on 2 my thigh's as I sit here watching u react 2 this song 💧💧💧 Prince did this song on his 3CD set called Emancipation 😵😵😵 & as the huge Prince Friend that I am 😵😵😵😎💯🔥 I must confess that I like this version so much more 😵😵😵 u do not know & òr understand how hard it is 4 me 2 admit this cuz Prince & his music has more than rounded off & has smoothed out my rough & jagged edge spot's & has more than helped 2 mold me in 2 who & what I am 2-day 😎💯🔥 her voice is just sooooo smooth, suave' & svelte that her voice just reaches inside of u & takes over completely of 1's mind, heart, body, soul & spirit & takes such a great grip & or hold of u that is so powerful & strong that 1 has absolutely no choice but 2 take notice & 2 feel, 2 listen 2 , 2 more than understand what she is saying in & singing 2 the lyrics ... I totally understand u when u say that u could have this song in your head all day ,every time I listen 2 this I get the chills & goosebumps from the combination of her smooth voice & Bruce Horsbie piano 🎹 playing is magnificently done , I am such a huge sucker 4 great & beautiful piano 🎹 playing... 2 kinda answer your question of why his piano 🎹 playing is sooooo good, 2 me & in my very humble opinion 😵😵😵 the piano 🎹 2 me is the only instrument that u can play by itself with no other instruments & the song still grabs a hold of me & still still sound better with no other instruments...yes, the other instruments do ad a unique touch & feel 2 the music, but 4 me personally... if I have a piano 🎹 then I don't need any other instruments 😎💯🔥 Hahaha 🤣😆😁😂😄😅 I agree with u, Bruce is a badass on the piano 🎹 his piano playing accompanies her voice so freaking good ... & 2 me that's what makes his piano 🎹 playing so good 🎵🎼🎶😎💯🔥

One of her best songs. She has a depth and subtly in her voice that few can match. Poignant. Her official video is also quite fine. Hornsby can really play. Great collaboration.

Saw them at Redrocks with Jackson Brown and Shawn Colvin. Best concert ever.

I may be wrong, but I think the difference between music then, and music now is then the music was everything, and today it's about being a celebrity. Maybe the talent is still here, (obviously) , but covered with auto tune and sample. Love your reactions. 👍

Yes, I absolutely knew how great the music was when I was living through it. The British Invasion, the great soul groups, singer/songwriters, great bands, great vocalists like Bonnie . . . and ALL of them immediately identifiable. That's a big difference today . . . so many artists are simply interchangeable . . . hard to tell one from the other because they seem to listen to each other and copy each other. I'm very grateful that I finished high school in the '70s and experienced that wonderful, wonderful music when it happened. I'm glad you're finally hearing and appreciating it. Great reaction on this one from Bonnie . . . as always. Merry Christmas.

Glad you are enjoying Bonnie! Wish you and your family the best!

This is a killer song, but. you have to do her latest, Just Like That. Grammy winner and a tear jerker like no other. Hornsbu once went on tour with the Dead. One of the band members stated that he was who good not just because of his playing, but he knew when NOT to play. In other words, he filled in the gaps with his magi.