Ray a true genius in his ability to blend a message with humor and music

My dad, who passed away earlier this month, said this was his favorite Ray Stevens song. You should've seen the huge grin on his face when I popped this tape in to show him this scene.

now play the piano mama. gets me everytime.

How many other people can write and perform so many musical nonstop laugh riots, all really good ones, one after another??!! None that i know of.

Ray Stevens is the last of the great singer/writer/comedians, and he's getting up in years, the world will be a sadder place when he leaves us, but in the mean time, keep up the good work Ray.

He began to preach......I want go to one of those discos

Omg! Everything about the song is perfect. She is beautiful and has a wonderful voice. The style of her dress and the set fit the time period of the original song. Thank you for sharing.

Never give into that sin and temptation lurkin in the shaders but constantly strive towards that burnin beacon on the distant horizon

ray stevens just dont stop. love it.

Love ray Stevens and all of his songs

This was definitely a spoof of the Happy Goodman family 🙂🎵📖⛪

Someones got a short using that "im my own grandpa" song, came here for the memories. August 2024

Bless your heart President Eisenhower and all the boys overseas!

I want tell you a story.... one of the funniest Ray Stevens songs of all times.

Ray Stevens such a Talent😵

a great singer and comedian.

This is a revised version. The original version had a verse that said, "Tears were streamin' down every face, one woman had her eyes rolled back & she was speakin in tongues!"(Then they added sound effects..) They replaced that verse with,"They were stompin & clappin & shoutin at the top of their lungs." Original bordered on inapropriate but was funnier.

Miss Lillian Chicken Lady in the video with Ray Stevens, so cool!

In the Mustang 5.0 Georgia Patrol cruiser: Bubba and Coy from "Shriners Convention", fresh outta Hahira GA

Omggg This the best movie ever

At the end when Daddy Dooright started yelling, I kinda pictured Virgil in post-explosion, transformed into a blob-like creature that can only make that sound.

I swear that opening piano riff is the same as power in the blood... Just realized this is a spoof of the happy goodmans

I LOVE THIS VIDEO RAY

This makes me think of The Goodman’s lol 😂

I love this song it is so funny Ray Stevens The funny character this is one of my favorites that he that he has done is awesome

WHAT A RIDE A MUST OWN! i wacth it three times already what a hoot lol

I have such great memories of watching this movie with my family!

Larry Black played the role of Brother Virgil. He went on to star in the long running RFD-TV series, "Larry's Country Diner". Shane Caldwell played the role of Brother Thurman. Several people that have left comments over the years think George Lindsey was playing that role but it was Shane Caldwell. If you've seen Ray's "Get Serious!" movie (direct-to-VHS originally; since become available on DVD) you'll also see Shane Caldwell playing the role of the sidekick of Damien Darth, a character played by a Paul Lynde impersonator, Michael Airington.

lol. Love it. Nice classic buggy there too.

This sure is a swell tune.

LOL! "Play the piano Mama." XD

I always wondered who was singing background on the original song from the Shriners convention album.

the license plate on that buggy reads 'RU NEKID'

just love this movie :)

Thanks Ray! Ya did right! lol

"Virgil, where're you going, eh heh"!

One of my favorites

Parody of the best Gospel family the Happy Goodman Family

I love this song it's so Funny

Virgil's been a bad boy....

A Leap Of Faith

Love it

The car had a mind of it's own, too. It featured prominently in Ray's "Get Serious!" movie.

I want that car they drove up in. Grew up in one.

Oh! I gotta see that.

Seen Ray in concert once. Would've enjoyed it better if my drunk brother would've hushed up (the lush) and was spotlighted for it. I wanted to hide right then.

"Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies." LOL Would Dudley be the head of the Dooright Clan?

Welcome home all you vets out there.

We used to do this as a skit in church.

Play the pianer mama. LOL

Ohh I never saw the video!!!

I have this on VHS> It is very rare came out summer of 1995.

I like the cop car

Virgil is definitely George younce of cathedrals fame

reminds me of southren gospel

Borderline trippy / scary ambience

Corn Pone, Gone Home, No more to Rome, YHEEEEEEE HAAAAAAHHHH!!!

hahaha ray stevens is very funny

Isn't that George Lindsey as one of the Dorights?

If Earnet T. Bass vould sing. .😅

this song sounds very much like his song would jesus wear a rolex.

Is that a young Juliette Lewis sitting in the audience?!?

Where does he get the idea for all of the songs

on the way via ups or fedex hehe

i wana see thi where on earth can i get it ?

Well, I never! Everyone that's anyone surely knows that only those 'pea pickin'' hearts will be blessed. There's only cactus growing in my area of town, so lots and lots of prick-ly hearts/body parts. Seriously, Ray Stevens was probably one of the first that got the initial wave of 'political correctness' and censorship of what adults could see or hear.

Is that george lindsey in the video

Virgil Dooright wanted to go discoing, too.

How funny

Punch mama, Virgil.

Now play tha pianer mamma

I have never saw God in a tent. The only time I saw God, I was ah drankin too much.

which actor plays Brother Therman?

Dooriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight mmmm Booom!

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Original version is better.

Worst. Wigs. Ever. But the song is hilarious! Sounds like Virgil is "down below" still trying to hit that low note!

67 thumbs down those people need to get their funny bone fixed cuz clearly its broken

love Ray Stevens but i wish all his songs didn't sound the same. 2, maybe 3 different tunes/formats. he needs to work on that. and then go back and re-do someof them.

Knocking mom a upside the back of her head wouldn't be politically correct nowadays.