The Kenny Rogers song "Coward of the County" is a song you will also like and tells a story. Isn't music magical? A Romanian gal in Germany reacting to Kenny Rogers song written in 1978.

He had another big hit with "Islands in the Stream", a duet with Dolly Parton 🙂👍

This song is a Metaphor of life.

Kenny Rogers did a great rendition when he appeared on THE MUPPET SHOW!

It's really awesome how some of the newer generation is actively discovering the great music from yesteryear. Makes me happy :)

"Somewhere in the darkness, the Gambler he broke even." That means he died in his sleep.

The chorus is the perfect advice for getting through life...know what to keep, throw away what's not needed and run like hell from what's not desirable.

Kenny was a big crossover artist in the late 70’s into the 80’s. Everyone knew his songs, no matter what type of music you liked.

Yes, this is a country music song. Although this crossed over on the music charts at the time.

This is THE song that comes to mind when I think of Kenny Rogers, such an iconic song lol

"Coward of the County" Another Kenny Rogers song that tells a story.

I was lucky enough to see Kenny Rogers in concert. During the concert, he tasked a woman in the front row to raise her hand every time he sang a song that went to number one in the charts. She went home with $2400. Great showman, great artist and a great performance. RIP Gambler. ❤️

Kenny was just a talented man. During the late 70's and into the middle 80's everything he put out became a hit. He had over 21 no. 1 songs during his career. He also was a very good actor and stared in the movie version of "The Gambler" and "Coward of the County".

Hi Miss Bisscute 👋 ( Madalina 😊 ) The Gambler is A Fantastic story song & Kenny Can deliver it well !!! Yet for Me one of his Most Beautiful songs was ( She Believes in me 🤗 ) &( Love will turn you around ) but that's my humble Opinion !!! Like button ✅ has been Illuminated 😁👍👍😎🎙️🎧🎹🎸🎵

The great thing about the Gambler's advice is that it's not really about gambling, even though it works for gambling.

Kenny and The First Edition. .. Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town...live

This was really popular when it came out, so much so that it was turned into a made for TV movie starring Kenny Rogers as the gambler. His song Coward of the County also became a TV movie, after which Kenny starred in a few theatrical release movies. The 80’s.

I think the word your looking for is "Gravelly". Kenny could have a gravelly voice at times.

Throng is metaphorical. It's about life. He's telling him the lessons of life in metaphors.

I'm sure you would like Kenny's "coward of the County" which is another great story telling song.

A must for any fan of Kenny Rogers and/or Dolly Parton is their live duet of "Islands In The Stream" (written by Barry Gibbs of the Bee Gee's).

He was so unassuming. Almost a reluctant superstar

I'm almost 50. My mom was a huge Kenny Rogers fan so I know him well and yes, COUNTRY. This review gave me chills with all the memories as I sang word for word (even after not hearing it for probably 20 years) and the comments brought up other KR songs....oh man. thank you for this. It made an old man feel young.

Great Reaction.... Happy Birthday Beautiful..... Kenny Made 4 TV Movies inspired by his song "The Gambler"..... Kenny made a TV Movie based on his song "Coward of the County"

Thank you my sweet mother for sharing Kenny Rogers with me when I was a little one!!! 🕯️🕯️🕯️🥰🥰🥰

Yay, The Gambler. She's going to know, When to hold them... (nods)

For other Kenny Rogers songs, I recommend "Coward of the County", "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" Happy Birthday! If your Birthday is Western/Cowboy themed, a few good songs would be Marty Robbins - "El Paso", "Big Iron", "Ghost Riders in the Sky"

Coward of the County, Love Will Turn You Around, and Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town are all fantastic songs from this era of Kenny's career. They're all worthy of a reaction.

Love your reaction as usual Miss Bisscute❤❤❤. Kenny Is a musical Icon. You should react to His song The coward of The Country.

Kenny Rogers has been in a number of movies. One of my favorites is 'Six Pack' with a young Diane Lane and Anthony Michael Hall.

I've mentioned a lot of this before, but Kenny Rogers had been around a long time and done different stuff before he really broke out as a huge solo artist, and by this time, had pretty much been doing more Country than Rock, and this is definitely considered a Country song. Rock N Roll really originated out of a mixture of, among other genres, mainly The Blues and Country, so there is a lot of times where there's crossover, and they basically sound very similar, and particularly at that time, a lot of the popular Country music that was coming out of Nashville, was considered much more Pop than Country, so there wasn't always that much of a difference in the mainstream. Yes though! This song was such a super hit, and still probably his biggest song ever because of how catchy that chorus is. I think I was born the same year this song came out, and I mentioned last time that it inspired a series of TV movies when I was a little boy, and there's no way that you didn't know this song back then, and that it didn't get stuck in your head! I'd check out "I Just Dropped In" next. It's an older song of his from when he was with the band First Edition, and it's more Rock than you've heard from him yet. You actually have heard it already, as it was heavily featured in "The Big Lebowski".

Yeah Kenny is Country, or to be more precise a lot of his earlier stuff was Country Pop which was what the Nashville Sound mostly concentrated on. There were a set of films starring Kenny based on the song The Gambler which you might be able to find. Another song that was also made into a film was Coward of the County. If you are going to have a Wild West/Country Birthday Night may I suggest you listen to Marty Robbins El Paso Trilogy of songs (El Paso, Feleena (From El Paso) and El Paso City in that order) they will give you a feel for Western Music.

From WikiPedia: "(Kenny's cover of "The Gambler") was a No. 1 country hit, and made its way to the pop charts at a time when country songs rarely crossed over. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler, and won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980." Riding the wave of success of this song, Kenny went on to use his character (Brady Hawkes) as the basis for...not one...not two...but FIVE movies!

You'll want to check out Islands In the Stream...Kenny's iconic duet with Dolly Parton (another country music legend!!). Have an amazing birthday party, cowgirl 🤠

Cowboy songs.. Happy Trails... Tumbling Tumbleweed... El Paso...Theme to The Good The Bad and The Ugly

Hey Miss Biss amazing reaction to one of the greatest country music superstars Kenny Rogers he's a icon &legend and from all Biss Nation says you Rock!!!❤❤😮😅😢🫠🙃

Definitely Country!!! 🤠🤠🤠

Kenny was both Country and Rock at the same time. Many of his Songs were on the Charts for both at the same time! He Also did Duets as well... He did a cover with Sheena Easton called "We got Tonight", Then There's "Don't fall in love with a Dreamer", "Islands in the Stream" and "Every time 2 fools Collide". Kenny also sang in the Legendary 80's Anthem, "WE ARE THE WORLD"!

This is real country.

Definitely my favorite Kenny Rogers song and one of the catchiest songs I've ever listened to. I want to also recommend Home Free's cover of this song which is really good. Great reaction Biss!! ❤👏👏

It's time for Coward of the County. Good song that tells a story and it was also a made for tv movie (1981).

Kenny Rodgers had so many hit's Biss I really love "Buy Me A Rose" 🥰

My mother used to play Kenny Rogers all the time when we were young. I still know all the lyrics to some of his songs.

You are entirely correct to feel Country vibes. He is considered one of country music's greatest legends, with tons of awards and recognition. Some other songs of his to consider for storytelling are "Coward of the County" or "Lucille". "She Believes in Me", "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer", "Love Will Turn you Around" or "Through the Years" are great showcases of his romantic spirit and his voice. "Island in the Stream" is probably his best known duet, it features Dolly Parton, but he has live versions with many great female vocalists.

Yeah it's called the Smokers voice cause smokers generally have it! And this song is amazing!

The low singer you heard was Kenny Rogers - he did some of the backing vocals for this song as well. This song also inspired four TV miniseries/movies starring Kenny Rogers (he could also act) as Brady Hawks, a gambler in the American West.

A Kenny classic!!! For me, the most beautiful Kenny song that I was able to dedicate to my wife while she was alive was "Through the Years "(1981). and I am grateful for it. It was our song until she left us. Thanks for nice reaction.

Hi Bisscute. Liked your reaction to Kenny Rogers 'The Gambler ' a lot of artists add their own voice to the backing vocals I could be wrong and a Happy Birthday to you in advance of the big day ❤❤❤🎂🎂🎂🎂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💙💙💙💙💙💙💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

the Fact that Rogers is probably the best country storyteller singer ever born (just an opinion), any well known one is worth a listen. It really depends on your mood...he's done badass ones like this one or "coward of the county", or like heart break ones like "Ruby" (don't take your love to town), or pure romance ones (to many to mention..lol)....its quite a back log of songs to go through

If you like Kenny Rogers then you should do more Bob Seger. They have similar voices.

Thank you for your kind reaction. I enjoy Kenny Roger's music. Another country music storyteller is Johnny Cash. You may want to react to some of his songs as well. Such as Folsom Prison Blues or Big River.

R.I.P Kenny Rogers.💔

Country Music is like a large family, often telling stories. I would suggest looking at actual families! The Carter Family was among the first celebrity singers with one of their multi-generational brood (June Carter) marrying Johnny Cash. Their daughter Rosanne also had hit songs. Then there's the country icon Hank Williams Sr. Hank Jr had some good songs and even Hank III added to the Williams' legacy. I'd include everyone's favorite uncle, Uncle Ray Charles too. He had a few successful Country albums - as well as Blues and Soul. Then try a few tunes by Flatt & Scruggs, because a Country shindig isn't complete without Bluegrass picking.

your a breath of fresh air I like your reactions it's fun entertaining always look forward to new uploads

It's about giving relationship advice. Know when to hold em, know when to get rid of them and when to get the hell out and never look back.

Love Will Turn You Around. By Kenny Rogers. From the Movie Six Pack from the 1980s. Great Song.

Coward of the County , would be a good one to watch next

Biss, if you want some great, catchy, story songs, may I suggest Jim Croce's "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" , "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" and many others, all good.

Happy birthday

Another classic, thank you for being so open to the different genres of music. I apologize for losing your response to my request but were you able to find Can You Stand the Rain?

This song is an absolute Classic from my early childhood, and I don't believe it will ever get old (unlike me). 6:09 Bisscute's vocal analysis here is excellent, followed almost immediately by adorable sartorial humour.🤣😻

It is considered country but it's also folk music...a lot of the time when you tell a story about something specific it's considered folk music. Because it's related to a story that would happen within a specific nation or culture specific to that time period.. Kind of like a sea shanty or an irish pro IRA song like "Come out ye black and tans" type thing....at least that's the vibe it gives me.

Three Times a Lady (different from Lady), Kenny & Sheena Easton - We've Got Tonight although for the longest time only knew it from Bob Seger, You are So Beautiful but mostly always knew it from Joe Cocker, Through the Years, (my favorite version is from Stevie B but Kenny's is really good too), Stevie B is just personally one of my favorite artists, then 1 other Kenny song which is also a lesser like to all these but 1 of his biggest is Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Islands in the Stream

Definitely a country song. It's hard to put a finger on what makes a country song precisely, but it usually involves storytelling in the song, acoustic guitar, plain and simple language that may use words like "countin'" instead of "counting". The instruments are often certain classic instruments like a mandolin, banjo, fiddle, perhaps a little piano occasion. The way the performer is dressed in a video is often a clue as well, because things like cowboy hats and boots are common. Sometimes the lyrics as well. The old joke is "What do you get if you play a country song backwards? You get your wife back, you get your dog back, you get your car back..." because a lot of older country in particular talks about being down on your luck and dealing with trying to pick yourself back up.

In my country (Argentina) that type of voice and especially in the tango environment is called "throat with sand" (garganta con arena) as it feels like it scratches the person singing.

Have you checked out his duets with Dolly Pardon yet? Islands in the Stream I think was one of their biggest hits.

I enjoy your reactions. Witty and charming. Your eyes are beautiful, it's nice to see without the eye makeup.

My favorite Kenny song is a lesser known song, Love Will Turn You Around

Kenny Rogers was one of the best. I saw him in concert about 5 times

The coward of the county...❤

I knew you will like it! And i agree that "the coward of the county" must be the next one!

all lessons of life in a few minutes !!!

Through the years from Kenny Rogers is a must that lady or vice versa .

Enjoyed the reaction, check out some of Kenny's earlier stuff when it was Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. The sound Ruby would be a good start, or Heed the Call 😊

This and Lady are probably his most well known songs. I also really like She Believes In Me.

this is country music Kenny Rodger one great singer

A group of movies were made with this song and a lot of big names play parts some just cameos.

Very much in the gambing attire Biss. Enjoyed.😊😊❤❤

You say you like the combination of Kenny and story telling songs....There are two where Kenny weaves great stories through music....."Coward of the County" and "Lucille"....you will love them both, I know you will!

Great country song..... Thanks for the great music.

My parents listened to this when I was young

I could listen to you speak pretty much anytime any day and it would be music. Love the accent.

Great reaction to a great artist.

The guy with the super low bass voice you were talking about, used to be more of a common thing in certain types of music like Barbershop Quartet, or a lot of the old Motown stuff. Basically when you'd have groups of 4 or more singers that would harmonize, you'd have some one to represent the different ranges. Like you'd have the guy that can sing real high, real low, the mid range melody, or whatever. So, there would definitely be the one guy that would go super low and bass sounding.

this song actually became a mini tv series that spawned like 4 movies. its a whose who of stars who guest star in the movies.

If you listen to this then you are an icon for me. really, greetings from the Netherlands

quite simply- you are awesome!

I think the term you're looking for is "smoker's voice". It's definitely a country song. It's hard to tell sometimes what's a country song and what isn't because a lot of songs have blended styles. I didn't know there was a music video for this song. There was also a movie for this song. I saw it. It was terrible, but I like the song. It tells a good story. I think this song is what he's best known for. Another great story song of his "Lucille". If you like country songs, my favorite artist is John Prine. He wrote the best songs, but he was not a good singer (and he knew it). It didn't stop him from singing though, and he was admired by the very best.

Woow,welcome back...Biscutt❤❤❤

I would also recommend the Kenny Rogers songs: Coward of the County, Lucille, If You Want To Find Love, among others

Kenny Rogers in the movie Six pack.

Cute outfit Biss. Congrats on 300k! ❤

This is one of the most popular songs in the history of Japanese karaoke.

His song Coward of the County is amazing too.

He was in a movie called Six Pack, and the theme song was called "Love will Turn You Around" about a race car driver that comes across a group of orphans that can work on cars

One of the great storytellers. "Coward of the County' is what you need to react to next. No spoilers but your jaw will drop.

I'd just like to thank Bisscute for doing this reaction just after disembarking from the _Mayflower_

Hello. Great reaction! If your groovin on this genre and time period. I suggest, since you pointed out the back ground bass voice, that you check out Elvira by The Oak Ridge Boys.

Kenny's career began with the successful rock band The First Edition. He moved to country music when he went solo in 1974.

Happy birthday a little early