Robert Orrall, Carlene Carter - I Couldn't Say No...

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@seanmcnally4121 Ай бұрын

Ran into Mr. Orrall last night (06-15-24) in Gloucester at a John Butcher Axis gig with Sal Baglio and Barrence Whitfield as special guest (holy Channel days flashback!)! We were both sporting our Channel t-shirts so I of course had to grab a picture. What a great and humble guy, this song just oozes the 80s -- SUCH a great song!!

@lesterhalfjr Жыл бұрын

was a big hit on radio here in Boston

@johnbean2909 3 ай бұрын

Yup. I remember

@zibbyzubb 9 ай бұрын

this should have been a bigger hit.

@sierrawave Жыл бұрын

I recently moved and just now I was going through a box of memories when I found this little pile of Top 40 lists that our local pop station used to give out every week and my best friend and I would collect them. On one of them I had written a one word description of how much I liked each song, and by this obscure song that I couldn’t remember for the life of me, I had written “great.” So I had to come to KZfaq to refresh my memory. I wasn’t disappointed.

@spaakfan 3 жыл бұрын

This great song got a lot of airplay in Boston at the time. Lynnfield High grad Orrall had several songs on the radio back then.

@hansmoffett9758 6 жыл бұрын

This has always been one of my faves, but about 10 years ago I was in a bar in Fort Smith, AR and Carlene has a gig across the street and after her gig she and her band came to the bar I was at. For some reason I was very drunk so I told her she sang on one my favorite songs, and when she asked me what it is i couldn't think of the name of the song for about 30 seconds or so. When it finally came to me her expression was total shock and she told she had forgot that song, and she couldn't wait to tell Robert that someone remembered it.

@fntime 4 жыл бұрын

Hans, in other words you went home with the newspaper. :)

@buildwalls2001 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great song in the day but the song never made it out of the 80’s.

@libradragon 3 жыл бұрын

@@buildwalls2001 Yes it did. For me at least. Listening as always on November 28, 2020. Fuck the World of Money. Talent is above that "In God We Trust" paper crap. Well, for the poor, at least. [ This song is a Poor Human anthem ] Because, we Could Say no to the 1% - maybe a pipe dream, but if it fails even They fail. ;)

@michaelcowles2460 3 жыл бұрын

whatt a fuckin KICK ASS story....I was a radio DJ when this single arrived....I KNEW it would a GIGANTIC SMASH HIT RECORD.....I've always played it regularly at at every radio station I worked at for over 30 years...LOVE IT!!!!

@bobdavis4848 3 жыл бұрын

Well great that she was pleased and that she was going to please him. Too bad it hadn't stayed in memory of many others including her.

@patriciaguth6882 Жыл бұрын

One of the songs I waited for it to come on the radio when it first came out. Still love it!!!

@michaelferreri1256 8 жыл бұрын

What an under-rated tune. And Carlene Carter is a knockout. Beautifully powerful vocals and just plain gorgeous!

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 6 жыл бұрын

Perfectly put.

@richardcharney1559 5 жыл бұрын

I never knew why this song never made it to number one a very good song Carlene Carter and Robert Ellis oral

@bearcookie13 3 жыл бұрын

@@richardcharney1559 I don’t remember ever hearing it, heard it was a big hit in Boston ,the only reason I can think of is that it just wasn’t promoted enough!

@marknc9616 3 жыл бұрын

I only discovered this song last week. I was going through some old Billboard charts. I was using KZfaq to listen to some songs I was unfamiliar with. This song peaked at pos 32 the same week David Bowie's "Let's Dance" spent its sole week at number one.

@zibbyzubb 9 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@sundance99 Жыл бұрын

Underrated 80's gem!

@larrygeetar9309 6 жыл бұрын

I knew Bob Orrall in 1979 and '80, when he was beginning his recording career in Boston on local label Sail Records. The band I was in at the time had the same management. I did a bit of lead guitar for him some of those 1st albums, notably Fixation. I remember when he released this song and the album it was on and we all knew he was on his way. This is a great pop song from '83. Really good. I had forgotten how good Carlene Carter was. Really sounds like a Stevie Nix type of duet here. It is SO Eighties! He's a huge presence now in Nashville and has become famous down there as a song writer (250 songs written and recorded by other people) and producer. Good guy, great talent.

@LabelBob 4 жыл бұрын

larry geetar Taylor owes him huge

@LabelBob 4 жыл бұрын

Has that early 80’s Boston sound

@bobdavis4848 3 жыл бұрын

Larry: So you're Kook Lawry? That's who the "Fixation" credits say played lead guitars. Stevie's last name is spelled "Nicks." I agree with your compliments. Stay safe.

@bearcookie13 3 жыл бұрын

Great song ! She’s a way better singer than Stevie Nicks could hope to be!

@davidgeorge1294 2 жыл бұрын

WBCN 104 the rock of Boston.

@richardhoff1626 3 ай бұрын

Easily one of the most under appreciated songs of all time.

@bruceroberts3210 Жыл бұрын

I never bought many singles, but had this on 45 until I sold all my vinyl a few years ago. Can't believe it's 40 years old! Great song.

@GinaStanley 3 жыл бұрын

This song didn't get the love it should have. Loved it in the 80s..still love it.

@tateandemmy 3 жыл бұрын

Carlene Carter vocals are perfection.

@paulamiles9559 2 жыл бұрын

I love those growls.

@DrGingerHamster 2 ай бұрын

@carlenecarter has some sweet pipes....I didn't know...wow. Amazing.

@robertkubek-ly8of 11 ай бұрын

Takes me back 40 years to grad school. Frequently played on the Chapel Hill station WXYC in the 80’s. I thought about it over the decades but could only recall bits of the lyrics. So great to rediscover it. I didn’t have the 45 but it got lots of college radio play. Loved WXYC. Got me through many late night study sessions. One of the great “call - response “ songs. CC’s voice is amazing.

@abbeygraves1174 8 жыл бұрын

I had the 45 for this song and played it over and over. When I got married, left my 45s and albums with my parents. I've missed it forever. Could not remember name of song! Remembered it was a duet with Carlene Carter and a guy, could not find it on iTunes or anywhere. Went through my 45s at my parents' house and found it! I love it just as much as I did in 1983. I had never seen the video until 2 months ago. It's the back/forth round/round endless nameless agony of relationships. I get the sense that in real life, they'd have the exact same dialogue 1,2, who knows how many years later. Both Carlene Carter and Robert Orrall sound so unaffected--just real.

@jasonsgandurra7054 5 ай бұрын

Did you find it on CD, it was released in 2000 on a compilation called The lost 45's of the 70s and 80s cd by Barry Scott. You might still be able to find it on CD it's on volume 2.

@calleaestejunior4593 7 жыл бұрын

Great song, perfectly sung with a beautiful melancholy behind it.

@scottjohnson8801 11 күн бұрын

Such a beautiful song 😢

@leonuy3944 8 жыл бұрын

Underrated but fantastic song from the 1980s.

@kateterry9283 3 ай бұрын

This is an awesome song!!! I agree, underrated!!!

@jamesgriffin691 8 жыл бұрын

Heard this on XM '80s channel last night. Top 40 from this week in 1983. When I heard it, I was right back in 1983. Great song. What a great voice on Carlene Carter.

@brysanna 8 жыл бұрын

+James Griffin Same here...lol. Totally forgot about this song.

@ericbarkley8050 Жыл бұрын

Heard it today n XM 80 as well for the 1983 week review…ditto to your comments ❤

@jbt6007 3 жыл бұрын

I love this song so much. I had the 45 single and played the grooves right out of it! xo

@curtisevans4100 Ай бұрын

Always liked this.

@isaacdepaula2103 4 жыл бұрын

Hope some day YT randomly recomend this video to tons of people, like the algoritim use to do, this song deserve it

@jessegardea8682 4 жыл бұрын

If fleetwood mac and meatloaf had a baby . This is it . Amazing

@popgun5247 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect.

@bobdavis4848 3 жыл бұрын

Cleverly worded. But Meat Loaf is two words.

@bearcookie13 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobdavis4848 it is actually spelled as a single word.

@bobdavis4848 3 жыл бұрын

@@bearcookie13 No, every album cover and his logo spells "Meat Loaf" as two words. So does Wikipedia. I wouldn't have made my comment if I wasn't positive. Jesse meant the singer's professional name, not the stuff some people eat.

@shawnuel 3 жыл бұрын

I definitely hear the Fleetwood Mac influence.

@freeze1257 9 жыл бұрын

I had totally forgotten about this. Great Fucking Song.

@richardcharney1559 5 жыл бұрын

This was back when they still making music! Just listen to both of them what good singers, what great singers together!

@richardcharney1559 5 жыл бұрын

Look at the way that Carlene Carter sings, if Karen Carpenter was still living she would be proud of Carlene, and you know Karen Carpenter was a perfectionist!

@DavidBortone 4 жыл бұрын

Still a great song this many years later!

@ceejay960 5 жыл бұрын

How could a song so short and simple be so brilliant? I never get tired of this song.

@johnlancaster1149 8 жыл бұрын

Song was always playing on my car stereo in spring 83....cares I had in the world: 0....getting a license...dig the song

@johnbrewer6613 3 ай бұрын

Great song then and great song now.

@charlielange3390 2 жыл бұрын

Heard just the tail of this song as I was going to work. It wasn't identified and I didn't know who it was. That was in 1988. I found it December 3, 2021. 31+ years. Talk about under-rated. Gorgeous and interesting song. She was certainly easy on the eyes. I was a kid just starting my career; now I'm retired; lot's of songs heard since then. I'm so glad i found this. Beautiful.

@mairianncullen8753 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I think Carlene Carter was too talented for her own good! She could sing and perform in so many styles, I think she confused the marketing folks. But what a treat her music and voice are for fans everywhere!

@triciadavis9834 3 жыл бұрын

Omg....memories of sophmore y ar college, with this song, volume way up, on a turntable...... Thought my downstairs neighbors were going to kill us...... Great memories, great song

@scottgauthier6537 Жыл бұрын

This song has lost nothing over the years. It still gets my heart rate up❤️😎

@lisaspringer5093 Жыл бұрын

Great pop songs last forever

@puville81 2 жыл бұрын

Don't know how I missed this song when it was out in 1983. Heard it today on the VJ countdown on Big 80's on 8.

@tednation Жыл бұрын

You won't hear artists sing like this today. The authenticity and vividness is drained out of much music these days with technology. Just the minor vocal quips are a beauty to behold, and I like the slight chemistry that comes through the both of them despite it being a breakup song. Like many have said here, it should have been a much bigger hit nation-wide!

@theglavine 9 ай бұрын

Amazing, I missed the first time around when in to 80s Top 40 as a teenager but became a huge Carlene fan in 1993 with Every Little Thing and did a dive back to eventually 1977. I found this on a Hard to Find 45s cd. I wonder why she never put it on any record, including her excellent Hindsight comp cd? Turned out, she matched her hubby Nick Lowe with a Top 40 hit. Love them both!

@dlswint 9 жыл бұрын

This is such a wonderful call-and-response song...very old school, and beautifully done.

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 6 жыл бұрын

Odd song; how the hell would this be marketed?

@bobdavis4848 3 жыл бұрын

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music As a pop song. It did reach #32.

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobdavis4848 I'm absolutely stunned. What year?

@bobdavis4848 3 жыл бұрын

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 1983. A big company like RCA wasn't going to sign Robert without putting some promotional muscle into his career. The same EP with the Top 40 "I Couldn't Say No" had another song of his with a more elaborate music video, which also got some radio and video airplay... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htCKbLeVmp7Mpnk.html

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobdavis4848 Robert's entire career totally got past me and I don't understand how that would be possible. I had assumed that he was guesting on a Carlene Carter album because he wrote the song.

@daviddragona1853 8 ай бұрын

A UNDER RATED SONG A CLASSIC

@freedom4mealways Жыл бұрын

Forty years ago, music fans could not say no to this snazzy tune!

@RonaldWilliams-ey7mz 3 жыл бұрын

Another gem from the eighties

@daveporter8351 5 ай бұрын

❤😂❤❤timeless..in83

@LabelBob 4 жыл бұрын

Who could thumbs down this? I don’t get that. It’s a really well crafted song A Verse B verse Pre chorus Chorus Nice vamp great melody

@CopperNoir 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, a stunningly written song about a grown ass man in a relationship with a grown ass woman. Does anybody write lyrics like this today?

@charlielange3390 2 жыл бұрын

No.

@artvandelay5157 Жыл бұрын

OK, nice melody, but there is quite a bit I don’t understand about this song. 1. “But you know where I’m going tonight. You can find me where the feeling’s all right.” In other words, “Um, honey, I’m going out to the club to pick up some other dude to fuck, OK?” 2. “I didn’t wanna do it, but I couldn’t say no.” “Yup, I fucked another dude. I couldn’t help it, I was really horny.” 3. “I’m not about to let you walk away; I thought I’d walk away from you someday.” “Don’t leave me, babe! I want to leave you first!” This is not likely a winning argument if you’re trying to persuade a woman to not leave you, am I right? 4. “You talk so tender, then you run out of gas.” Well maybe this explains Nos. 1 and 2. He’s got erectile dysfunction, is that it? Is that what this song is about? If not, please explain.

@TravelinBand747 2 жыл бұрын

I always liked Carlene Carter, she has a great voice. I didn’t know this one before and only recently discovered it. It’s a great song from 1983!

@traderdave908 Жыл бұрын

Robert's cousin, " Jamie" , worked with me, at LaSalle Music, in Boston..Saw them, several times.. Such a GREAT TUNE!!

@DaveLivingston67 2 жыл бұрын

Here’s another forgotten gem! 👍❤️

@bigguys45s29 2 жыл бұрын

Peaked as high as No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts in 1983.

@muffs55mercury61 2 жыл бұрын

That really sucked that it stopped there. I'm thinking it did better on the Adult Contemporary charts but I don't have the book for those.

@susanszabo7130 2 жыл бұрын

Great song from 1982!!! This is music!!!!!!

@bearcookie13 3 жыл бұрын

I am an 80's freak so why is it that I only heard this great song yesterday on XM Radio?

@muffs55mercury61 2 жыл бұрын

Mainstream radio put this and hundreds of other songs out to pasture years ago and so for years all you heard is the same-old-stuff #1s & top 5 songs and nothing else. Fortunately a lot of these lost gems have been rediscovered thru TV, films, the internet and satellite radio in recent years. Me I kept my 45s all these years and never forgot any one of them.

@andressrojas 10 жыл бұрын

great voices, great song.

@oldtimeradionut 3 жыл бұрын

This song rules, one of my favs

@daveporter8351 5 ай бұрын

A super classic at clarion st college

@russhartman4927 5 жыл бұрын

One of the many hidden jams of the 80's, Carlene was sooo sultry.

@daveporter8351 5 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@KaycieCarryl22654 2 ай бұрын

ANYTHING WITH CARLENE CARTER IS GOOD WITH ME!❤

@BoltFlashdrive 5 жыл бұрын

Just discovered this tune in a web list of songs that should've been big hits. I was a big Carlene fan, starting with "I Fell in Love" but had missed her earlier works. Love this duet. Great song.

@bobdavis4848 3 жыл бұрын

She did five great albums before "I Fell In Love"...most notably "Musical Shapes."

@susanszabo2207 10 жыл бұрын

Love this song!!!!!!

@sodear2meee 10 жыл бұрын

Me too , it was sung with such passion ! The ebb and flow of the song was dynamic and the lyrics were simple but powerful ..

@beedubs1327 9 жыл бұрын

Cool 80s tune!

@davidwollenberg9319 4 жыл бұрын

Robert & Carlene became country stars in the '90s. Dave.

@MrSAP1988 7 жыл бұрын

I'm 29 and I feeling this jam.

@jbt6007 8 жыл бұрын

This song always reminded me of Whenever I call You Friend performed by Stevie Nicks and Kenny Loggins. But I love this song -- have the 45 rpm -- would love an mp3.

@Doobie1975 6 жыл бұрын

I was able to get this song on iTunes back in around 2012, I'm not sure if it's still there or not.

@RoughriderGamebirds3 Жыл бұрын

Great song that should’ve been a hit.

@theglavine 9 ай бұрын

It hit #32 but should've been higher.

@219Dave 5 жыл бұрын

Add me to the list of people who had this 45 in high school!

@Stork553 Жыл бұрын

Just stumbled on this. What a great song. So many great songs I don't know about is sad.

@Dan-vt3nk 6 жыл бұрын

Great!

@tomcolwell6182 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought the vinyl album this song is on! So happy to have it in physical form again as it isnt available on cd or streaming

@ianzukswert3185 2 жыл бұрын

Superb song and I love this video and the rime when it came out.

@JJ-um5ec 2 жыл бұрын

Love this song

@gben1968 2 жыл бұрын

発売当時から好きな曲でしたが、このMVで初めて二人の姿を見ることが出来、感謝カンゲキでありんす

@MrCosmo314 8 жыл бұрын

She married Nick Lowe and is in his video Cruel To Be Kind

@mattmiller8982 9 жыл бұрын

Been there, like you'll never know!!

@notbkrfluff 9 ай бұрын

Love this song wish it were Spotify

@cafeinst Жыл бұрын

I only heard this on Casey Kasem’s AT40. The radio stations ignored it.

@chrishertel2046 2 жыл бұрын

Love that carlene carter!!!

@Lasse-wf4dh 5 жыл бұрын

the sound looks like fleetwood mac....perfect song!

@jonathanhensley762 3 жыл бұрын

Ive always loved this song. I was only 11 when it was a hit.

@mbatchelor 4 жыл бұрын

Carlene has such a great voice. I hear some of her mother in her voice for sure. but Carlene has more range. Was one of those songs that could never really be put into a box; too rock for country radio of the time, too country for rock radio of the time. She was just drop dead gorgeous when she was young, as she's aged she looks more like her mother and grandmother.

@RonaldWilliams-ey7mz 4 жыл бұрын

A great one from the 80s

@bearcookie13 3 жыл бұрын

She looks like a totally different person now, I wish she’d go back to her blonde locks..

@tylerdurden6208 2 жыл бұрын

Hard to find, I also found this under "Special Pain". A real winner from early tv music vids.

@stevekennedy4382 Жыл бұрын

WFNX classic, am I right lol!

@jamesheine2955 5 ай бұрын

And the naughty boy in me sez 'KISS HER, DUDE!!!!!!!!'. 😉 I actually saw and met CC in early 2014, she opened for John Hoosier Mellencamp.

@speedysteve9121 5 жыл бұрын

Bought the LP at Ernest Tubb's shop.

@dontraylor4476 Жыл бұрын

Great song!!

@rommix0 5 жыл бұрын

#32 on Hot 100

@toddmitchell3901 Жыл бұрын

The best song Fleetwood Mac never wrote.

@williamcarson1427 5 жыл бұрын

Erin Reilly exited Ktyd this was one of her last spins

@timwenburg3393 7 жыл бұрын

Such intensity in their singing. Carlene is a much better singer than her mother ever was despite being a product of Country music notables Her father was Carl Smith.

@theglavine 9 ай бұрын

I agree she technically has a great voice but her mom had some charisma and charm like a Minnie Pearl. Anita was 5 octave and then there is Carlene who I prefer because of singing/musical style!

@capesterp4685 8 жыл бұрын

Wait...but...who played the piano at 1:11???

@scottmiller5110 5 жыл бұрын

Brian Maes

@paulluciano714 4 жыл бұрын

Opened for this guy and his band back in the early 80s. It was Brian Maes then and Dave Stefanelli on drums. Not sure Brian played on this recording, but Dave did.

@Huntinbear 8 жыл бұрын

REO is Cute!!!

@muffs55mercury61 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good song and such a chart disappointment (in the top 40 a mere three weeks peaking at #32) DJs missed a good one here. Still got my promo 45 after these 39 years.

@frankcallahan8671 4 ай бұрын

What CD would this be on???

@JoeyFielding1 3 жыл бұрын

hi Bob really cheesy video but I'm sure you know that..... Early eighties they were all cheesy videos you are forgiven.... But excellent song man! Welcome back to mass!

@DJEvillincoln 7 жыл бұрын

Sucks... if MTV didn't play it I never heard it... & I don't remember them ever playing this.

@shmuli9 6 жыл бұрын

I heard it often on this thing called "radio". (I liked MTV, but that at the time, they had a certain playlist.)

@bobdavis4848 3 жыл бұрын

@Cerbian Why assume a jaded attitude when Evillincoln didn't say whether what "sucks" is the song or the fact he hadn't heard it before? The end of his comment seems to me like the latter.

@bearcookie13 3 жыл бұрын

I listened to top 40 back then and I also can’t remember ever hearing this great song back then..🤔

@ruffalo09 2 жыл бұрын

he sounds a bit like Richard Thompson. . . .

@davidherrin4558 4 ай бұрын

I wish this was on Spotify

@carlh.h.2242 9 жыл бұрын

She's way too cool for him

@pilot9781 9 жыл бұрын

Carl Jonasson I detect a little.... jealousy

@paulamiles9559 2 жыл бұрын

In grammar school.i wanted to be Nancy Sinatra. In the 80s I wanted to be Carlene.

@lindalealphamale 5 жыл бұрын

Hey...its the guy from Matchbox20

@2Tech12s 9 жыл бұрын

MONAURAL? ARE YOU KIDDING, VEVO? Nice way to promote the "integrity and branding of great music" by botching this with a poor MONO mix and ruining a great song. SHEESH!

@speedysteve9121 5 жыл бұрын

Orrall did better with really hard rock. Try Orrall Fixation.

@paulluciano714 3 жыл бұрын

did he? Five country grammy’s say otherwise