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What Did He Say? | 3 Generation Reaction | Ram Jam | Black Betty

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Kathy, Lulu & Donna: Three Generation Reactions

5 ай бұрын

What Did He Say? | 3 Generation Reaction | Ram Jam | Black Betty
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@jasonremy1627 5 ай бұрын

The story behind this video is that the record company gave them $500 to make a music video, so the band spent $450 on weed and beer, and threw this party with it, and just filmed it.

@rudymorganti7155 5 ай бұрын

💯 true

@rogerreed905 5 ай бұрын

Hearing an interview . . The band on the video is not the same as the one that recorded the single . . That came from a Bill Bartlett interview .. hes the lead on the video . .

@briangriffin5524 5 ай бұрын

If this is 1977, they may have shot this on Super 8 film. What we used to call home movie film.

@danadnauseam 5 ай бұрын

@@rogerreed905 Bartlett said that they were told one morning to get their gear and go out ti shoot the video for a promoter in England. He didn't even see the final cut until 40 years later when his dentist showed it to him. The song itself is an old folk song. The best known previous recording was by the great bluesman Leadbelly (Huddie Leadbetter, whom the band thought had written it), but he probably learned it in prison, as the first recording was a Lomax field recording. The Ram Jam record is a 1977 remix of a 1973 recording by Bartlett's previous band, Starstruck. After Starstruck broke up, Bartlett was contacted by the producers he his earlier band, the Lemon Pipers, had worked with in the late 60s. Ram Jam was organized aground the song. Ram Jam lasted for two albums, mostly decent blues-rock, but this was their only hit.

@bobdavis4848 5 ай бұрын

@@danadnauseam Great info, but don''t forget there was also the B side to the single edit version of "Black Betty," which was not on either Ram Jam album, "I Should Have Known." Also, the professional name "Lead Belly" was two words.

@629GSMITH 5 ай бұрын

I'm 72 yrs old I blasted this song in 1973 when I. College.

@SG-js2qn 5 ай бұрын

This is basically a rock cover of an old blues song. It's a great interpretation, with a lot of energy and musical invention.

@powertothebauer296 5 ай бұрын

This is probably the most covered song in History

@edmundwynne8021 5 ай бұрын

i miss the solo section mid song on the album version...wish they included it in the video! great rendition...rock n roll at its best

@cmlemmus494 5 ай бұрын

@@powertothebauer296 You'd think so, but it really isn't. There are different ways to count covers/ sampled songs, but I've seen several different lists and Black Betty isn't on any of them. It's important to remember the existence of songs like White Christmas, My Way, Hallelujah!, and the libraries of the Beatles, Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Hoyt Axton.

@powertothebauer296 5 ай бұрын

@@cmlemmus494 This song is original from somewhere 1880 (the accurate year I don't recall) and I m to lazy to look it up again and over the years this song is from so many Artists interpreted that everybody lost count of it. so yes it is probably the most covered song in history.

@hornyteenager_count7mates 5 ай бұрын

No summertime blues by eddie cochran is the most covered song @@powertothebauer296

@OZAHS1959 5 ай бұрын

This is the 70's I remember. Man we had fun.

@glassontherocks 5 ай бұрын

Black Betty was a Civil War black powder musket. It had a child the damn thing went wild. An unexpected discharge the bullet went in an unknown direction. It was an old cadence song for chain gangs in the south.

@mcgee227 5 ай бұрын

Hes talking about heroin.

@nancy-su9zk 5 ай бұрын

Additionally, the Alabama gun manufacturer marketed a 2nd gun (the 'child') it did not fire straight either, this surely "...the damn thing went blind."

@laynecox3992 5 ай бұрын

@@mcgee227no it's about a musket, the last line is about the iron works In Birmingham Alabama

@the_bottle_imp 5 ай бұрын

The name Black Betty predates the American Civil War by about 150 years. The term Black Betty was later superseded by Brown Bess.

@glassontherocks 5 ай бұрын

@@the_bottle_imp We all get to learn some history.

@danmayberry1185 5 ай бұрын

Yes, Lulu, "she's always ready" to play baseball. Betty was sporty, and that's all you need to know.

@wadstur8429 5 ай бұрын

She is so adorable!! I love her! (ready for what?)😁

@hebber1961 5 ай бұрын

Always dressed and ready to go out. lol

@cmlemmus494 5 ай бұрын

Given that there are about half a dozen semi-apocryphal interpretations of the lyrics, being ready to play ball is just as good as any other. The *nudge nudge wink wink* interpretation is actually not one of the major ones.

@Ranman1 5 ай бұрын

Baseball game, bles her heart!

@penponds 5 ай бұрын

LOL…!

@stanpiers247 Ай бұрын

The lead guitar player and singer was in the Band The Lemon Pipers and had a hit called Green Tambourine.

@garyfletcher844 Күн бұрын

I thought he lookd familier. The video is much older than it appears.

@arnodobler1096 5 ай бұрын

The 70s and 80s were decades ahead of us.

@JayKhwaja 27 күн бұрын

HELL YH 💫😎👏👌🎵⭐️✨️

@darrellwaller6205 5 ай бұрын

LUlu: "maybe a baseball game" Donna: "I doubt it" ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I literally laughed out loud to that! Oh god, so good.

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much.

@anthonysardone723 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@patrickkelly5009 3 ай бұрын

You can see the "glory days" starting to fade back in for Donna. 😅😅😅 It's so cool to see today's kids not only listening to but actually enjoying the music we "boomers" grew up listening to. The 60s, 70s, and 80s were an awesome time to be alive, man.

@PrenatalApocalypseNow 2 ай бұрын

LuLu was feelin' it! Rock~n~Roll will never die!

@frederickv.9300 3 ай бұрын

Lead guitarist Bill Bartlett also was in the band Lemon Pipers who did 'Green Tambourine'.

@paulr.3220 5 ай бұрын

That was some of the best reactions to this song that I've seen. Donna is a hoot.

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I agree Donna is hoot. Lol

@briangriffin5524 5 ай бұрын

Huddie Ledbetter was also known as Leadbelly. He was a legendary blues singer and songwriter from way back. He preceded the era of rock and roll. 😅 Leadbelly recorded his version of Black Betty in New York in 1939.

@user-tx6hl9fx4x 4 ай бұрын

I was born in 1959 and I'm into Blues, Soul and Rock and I have looked up a lot of songs to see if there was an original artist. Little Eva, Mama Thornton, Robert Johnson just to name a few that their songs were covered and became big hits.

@clasmaster1471 5 ай бұрын

This look like my backyard when I grew up. This literally looks like my photo albums when I was a kid, this song been around forever

@bretcantwell4921 2 ай бұрын

Donna's eyes widenig when the guitar kicked in was priceless. I'd think even a big country fan would recognize the fuzzy chords of Southern Fried Rock.

@Drahculia 2 ай бұрын

With fried eggs on the album cover!

@3404sammy 25 күн бұрын

Ohh yeah!! Donna was ready to join that backyard party right then and there. She wanted to get up out of that chair and Jam out with Ram Jam!! Great stuff that was fun.

@firedoc5 5 ай бұрын

Even though Ram Jam had some regional success, this is their one-hit-wonder. This was used in quite a few soundtracks for action movies, so it may sound familiar to some people without knowing about it. The video does look like my kind of backyard BBQ. LOL Growing up I was lucky to have a few great garage band musicians that wound up playing as studio musicians in Nashville and played around the world with the USO, so we did a few jam sessions like it.

@johngriffiths118 3 ай бұрын

Number 1 in the UK for weeks

@mikefetterman6782 5 ай бұрын

Ram Jam formed in 1977, and they had split before the end of the year.

@rudymorganti7155 5 ай бұрын

Im 60 and still here it in the MC world. Best reaction ever ladys 🤣❤️🇮🇹🇧🇪

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@factsdntcareaboutu 3 ай бұрын

Took miss Donna back in time . Loved her reaction

@ronhall5395 5 ай бұрын

Very good song. Written over 100 yrs ago ( maybe 200). Black Betty was a musket used by the military. Strong reliable and very accurate. The next generation was called a Brown Bess. So black Betty had a child, brown bess. Brown Bess was junk, not accurate ( gone blind) and not reliable ( gone wild). The third verse was added by Ram Jam to make the song longer. They should have added a few more verses.

@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo 5 ай бұрын

English settlers from Northumberland and Cumberland who settled the Appalachians called their Whiskey 'Black Betty' it refers to the still they used to make their whiskey with, having a child is the whiskey being born and it can send you blind, it gets you high and when she shakes that thing it really makes you sing.

@stevedavis5704 5 ай бұрын

I was told the blind part came because of the smoke that was made from firing the musket and if you didn’t load the weapon properly it would blow up in your face or as the song said “Go wild” and blind you.

@SdMbL1 5 ай бұрын

The studio version has a longer middle jam section! Ultimate party song!

@kennydavis2276 5 ай бұрын

Yea. I've watched this video before and it did have the guitar solo. Now it seems to have had the audio replaced with the cut down radio version. I swear, I despise I heart radio. They cut everything down except Free Bird.

@labajadaman 4 ай бұрын

This is the studio version. Just edited down for radio.

@glenngunnis6642 5 ай бұрын

A blast from the past!🤘🎸

@Greg-om2hb 5 ай бұрын

Led Belly recorded this song in 1939. You can find it on KZfaq. Take a look. The origins of the song go back much further. Ram Jam released this recording in 1977. It hit me like a ton of bricks. They were a one-hit wonder.

@bruceblackburn9423 5 ай бұрын

Leadbelly

@Greg-om2hb 5 ай бұрын

@@bruceblackburn9423 Oops. I knew that. Huddie Ledbetter, to be precise.I guess have permanent "Led Zeppelin" on the brain.

@bretcantwell4921 2 ай бұрын

This version has been the entry music I played in my head when I walked into a room full of strangers for about two decades when I first heard Leadbelly's. The cadence is the same, but otherwise it blues and Southern Fried Rock. I should have known it came from a blues artist being a fan of George Thurogood.

@kevincaulder20 5 ай бұрын

Next up for you guys should be the cautionary tale as told by THE GEORGIA SATELLITES. You will absolutely LOVE it !!!

@wiseguysoutdoors2954 5 ай бұрын

One of the greatest one hit wonders ever!! Kathy, you hit the nail right on the head!!

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Yes, it was!

@Zealdave2223 5 ай бұрын

Spiderbait did a great cover too and it was in the movie Miss Congeniality 2, with Sandra Bullock.

@sonofthesea3298 6 ай бұрын

Possibly the best thumbnail of the week right here,when all 3 has an expression of laughter at the same time,you know the reaction will be really GOOD! And i was right,this might be the best reaction i have seen to this song! I have seen people with a stankface and diggin` this song alot,but this was on another level of fun reactions!

@KathyLuluandDonna 6 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@roberthewitt9054 5 ай бұрын

Black Betty is a Blunderbuss

@kevinmarshall854 5 ай бұрын

The 70's were great!!! Just look at how they dressed and how they were acting during this video🤣🤣🤣

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Yes, it was great.

@seanbarker4610 5 ай бұрын

Apparently the 'Black Betty" was a musket and the first line refers to a blind shot, which happens when damp gunpowder is used to pack a musket!

@neilgayleard3842 5 ай бұрын

No. That's a brown bess. A British gun.

@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo 5 ай бұрын

@gabreel8112 5 ай бұрын

Black Betty is a bullwhip used on people that were on the chain gang

@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo 5 ай бұрын

@@gabreel8112 There's no evidence to support that but more impotently how would that relate to the words of the song.

@dr.burtgummerfan439 5 ай бұрын

Lead Belly was a pioneer of folk/blues, and sometimes bluesmen would just string together a bunch of thoughts and words just because they sounded good and flowed well. "Black Betty" could in fact be a patchwork of the different interpretations. I know Birmingham Alabama was once a major iron/steel producing city. If Black Betty was a musket, the iron could've been from Birmingham, way down in Alabam.😁

@wesalker3479 5 ай бұрын

This was a drinking song in pre-revolutionary English pubs and black Betty is what the English called (Scotch) Whiskey. Benjamin Frankllin refered to it in some of his letters back to the Colonies. English soldiers brought the song with them to fight the insurgence. The song subsequently underwent several/many changes over the years. It became famous in 1933 when James "Ironhead" Hayward was the first to record it but, before that, it was sung by convicts, like Huddy "Leadbelly" Ledbetter, in chain gangs, in the south. Huddy also recorded a version of it in 1939, after his release from prison . . . . . for murder.

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for info

@steevenfrost 5 ай бұрын

I have a version by Manfred Mann on their Mighty Garvey album called Big Betty.

@michaelscott8443 4 ай бұрын

Nope it was a gun ,in England

@wesalker3479 4 ай бұрын

@@michaelscott8443 yeah, a lot of people say that and a lot of people are wrong . . . it's documented history.

@Fatherofheroesandheroines 5 ай бұрын

This is my ringtone lol. It's always funny to see new people react to this absolutely insane song lol.

@jasonremy1627 5 ай бұрын

This song slaps so hard, you need a safe word.

@copperhopperwarren4788 5 ай бұрын

👍😹😹😹

@Mary-xo7ue 3 ай бұрын

😂😂oh dang, excellent description 😂❤

@cooloutdoor7008 2 ай бұрын

I use to take my grand daughter to pre school when she was 4 years old and I would play this song to get pumped up for work after a few days of rocking out and singing it I happened to look in the rear view mirror and my grand daughter was singing every word. I almost had to pull over because I was laughing so hard.

@rafehr1378 5 ай бұрын

Bill Bartlett is one of the guitarists, he was in the "Lemon Pipers" band in the late 1960s, " Mr. Tamborine Man". Never stopped playing this tune.

@johnmadden2421 5 ай бұрын

That is worth looking up for the sheer contrast of styles. Lemon Pipers were sort part of the bubble gum scene compared to this Southern rock.

@BlackiePawless 5 ай бұрын

It was "Green Tamborine". Mr Tamborine Man was the Byrds.

@warrenbridges1891 5 ай бұрын

@@BlackiePawless Yeah. "Green Tambourine" was more psychedelic.

@RobertERensch 5 ай бұрын

Green Tambourine would be the title. The Byrds did the Dylan tune you name. ✌️

@steveg9088 3 ай бұрын

So cute the 550 mark all three start bobbing their heads in sync lol.

@JimboUSAF007 3 ай бұрын

"Black Betty" is a 20th-century African-American work song often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him. Some sources say it is one of Lead Belly's many adaptations of earlier folk material.

@baronofgreymatter14 5 ай бұрын

We had so much fun back then...btw there is a longer version with a good guitar solo in it

@gbulmer 4 ай бұрын

Donna looked so very happy! 😂 It's a joy seeing your joy. They were essentially one-hit-wonders. But what a hit!! 👍👍

@stevetanner3019 5 ай бұрын

One of the best rock one hit wonders of the 70’s

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Agree

@Chris-jv1zo 5 ай бұрын

Another great classic, this song just wants you to stomp your feet and move along, another great for Lulu to experience. Kathy and Donna you are amazing.

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@williammcdonald3922 5 ай бұрын

"What was she ready for? I don't know. A baseball game? I doubt it." Classic guys.

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Lol

@abevillanueva1974 3 ай бұрын

LOVED Donna's reaction!! It just brought back so many memories of that song back in the day I'd bet!!

@tapashe9239 2 ай бұрын

The way grandma perked up on the first beat made my day!

@davaughan100 5 ай бұрын

You would think this is some guys from the South, but the band was based on Long Island New York. The video was filmed at their house in Nassau County.

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Wow

@AardvarkXyzzy440 Ай бұрын

Got to number 7 in the British charts in 1977!

@kfh1 5 ай бұрын

Well, that was a Great Reaction Ladies, really made me smile!!! Some of the greatest were recorded back in the 70's!!!

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@billross344 3 ай бұрын

One of my all time favorite songs. Their reactions are so great! AND...now I know what the song is actually about!!

@frankzahn295 5 ай бұрын

I loved your laughter, so real. This is how I learn this song. 1 verse is about a black powder gun that goes 0ff "wild" gun slang. 2 verse is about liquor 3 verse is about a woman.

@danhollatz5944 5 ай бұрын

Most underrated band in USA!

@janetveazey7212 2 ай бұрын

Donna's reaction is priceless 😊

@barnacles62 4 ай бұрын

Black Betty was a metaphor used for a lot of different things. Whiskey to slaves. It was a song done by the blues singer Lead Belly and said to have been a slave song. However, Ram Jams version is said by its creator to be about Betty Paige, a 1950s pinup model. The last two verses are specifically about her....

@dvdmakinson 5 ай бұрын

those were the days.

@fellforit 5 ай бұрын

Donna's face lit up when the singing started, this song speaks to my old memories too. This video is a whole vibe.

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Yes, it is.

@pattibrown2939 5 ай бұрын

Loved dancing to this song in the 70s .

@cindysimpson1046 5 ай бұрын

Glad you all loved it! Best video ever of the 70's. Such a banger!

@jacobscreek1000 5 ай бұрын

Ladies, the reaction of the 3 of you to that has made me chuckle. Keep picking bangers

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Will do

@jeffjohnson9911 5 ай бұрын

Bill Bartlett, the one singing, was the former Lead guitarist for The lemon Pipers. Howie Blauvelt, on the bass, was formerly in The Hassels with Billy Joel.

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Wow

@jeffjohnson9911 5 ай бұрын

....also, this is the short version.

@Drahculia 2 ай бұрын

Rock music nightclubs I'd go to in the early and mid and late 1980s ALWAYS played this song. The dancefloor would ALWAYS be filled. Hearing this song start always caused a lot of excitement in rock nightclubs in the 1980s (in "Ehhd-Inn-Bra"/Edinburgh, Scotland/"Sco-Lun"). 1980s: Wild times, wild people. Having "a boogie" to this rough-edged old 1977 song.

@AP-RSI 2 ай бұрын

Classic... music from my childhood!

@metalmark1214 5 ай бұрын

Since you enjoyed this, in the same vein, I'd recommend Lynryd Skynyrd - Gimmie Three Steps, Black Foot - Train Train, Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' Disaster, UFO - Doctor Doctor I'm sure you'll like these.

@msh3218 5 ай бұрын

Also, That Smell and Simple Man by Lynryd Skynyrd and anything by Boston!

@Watsonanaim 4 ай бұрын

You're better than Spotify.

@Cargeorge996 5 ай бұрын

The lead singer/Guitarist is bill Bartlett. He built his first electric guitar at 13 before teaching himself how to play. Plus he's a Ohio native like me 😁

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info

@Cargeorge996 5 ай бұрын

@@KathyLuluandDonna no problem ! 💯

@timjones8377 5 ай бұрын

This is the radio cut..the album version has a wild jamming interlude .. loved y'all's reaction 😁

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@kevinmarshall854 5 ай бұрын

Black Betty was why they called the flint type pistols in the 1700's and pirates times.

@joejohnston3591 5 ай бұрын

It's a 1970's remake of an old 1920's chain gang song.

@dagmar.6954 5 ай бұрын

"Black Betty" was Ram Jam's only big hit in 1977. But it is one of the most fun & energetic songs. Just some dudes hanging out in someone's back yard & jamming out. Love it! "Black Betty" is a 20th-century African-American work song often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him. While some may think “Black Betty” refers to a woman, others claim it’s a nickname for any number of objects, including a bottle of whiskey, a whip, or even a penitentiary transfer wagon.

@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo 5 ай бұрын

@betsyduane3461 5 ай бұрын

This is a version of an old southern blues song often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the author, but it is way older.

@Arkryal Ай бұрын

So this is an old folk song, authorship unknown, but it was popularized by two Blues artists in the 1920s and 1930s, "Ironhead" and "Lead Belly" respectively. "Black Betty" isn't a person, it's the whip that was used to beat black prisoners on the chain gang. "Bam la Bam' is the sound of the whip... "She's so rocksteady, always ready"... pretty ominous, and when she "makes me sing" the implication is screaming in pain. There have been hundreds of versions of this song, and in typical Blues fashion, every artist has taken their own interpretation. In some versions, Black Betty is a gun, in other's it's a drug. But it is never a person, that is clear, it's an allegory for something that keeps people down. RamJam's version is the most popular recording to date, and it's the version most other bands cover now, but it's quite far from the original already.

@bluesfingers1 5 ай бұрын

Awesome reaction from you all and in particular Donna almost couldn't keep in her seat😅 Great tune from a bygone Era. I am 61 and remember and still listen to this timeless Jam. On another note I was sharing with my younger sister a little about Lulu's goats as we grew up on a hobby farm and that include 5 goats. Mrs. Cooper(you didn't dare turn your back on her lol not after the first time. Set of horns) then there was baby and her 3 kids Poppy, Petunia and Pansie. Of course all the othe usual suspects of horses, cows chickens and geese were present. My younger ❤ sisters were the keeper of the goats. Good memories so keep up the great reactions as this one was over the top entertaining. Bluesfingers1

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. Donna did love this video. Those were some cute names for goats.

@kirby1ist 2 ай бұрын

During Covid my friends, they have a band , they did many, many backyard concerts irl and over KZfaq as well. I have always loved this song, thanks ladies.

@danielkarlsson258 5 ай бұрын

I love the excitement from the lady to the right! 😄

@stevenewcomer8837 5 ай бұрын

If you liked that one you’ll love their song “Keep Your Hands On the Wheel”. 😂

@jasonremy1627 5 ай бұрын

Huddy Ledbetter is the real name of the old blues singer otherwise known as Leadbelly. This is all old song indeed. Leadbelly probably wrote it based on much older songs as well.

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for info

@bert0522 5 ай бұрын

Thats the only version I own. Jim

@user-sz9ik3tv5d 2 ай бұрын

LOL YOU ALL ARE SO FUNNY. "BLACK BETTY IS A REAL CLASSIC SONG . GLAD YOU ALL FINALLY GOT TO HEAR IT.

@Drahculia 2 ай бұрын

Typing in UPPER CASE = 'Shouting'. Could you maybe type in a LARGER typeface? We didn't quite hear you.

@user-sz9ik3tv5d 2 ай бұрын

@@Drahculia IT SHOWS YOUR SMALL MIND SET. EXPAND YOUR MIND, AND STOP BEING A SHEEP. BAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA

@hoserhouse5308 2 ай бұрын

Black Betty refers to a Blunderbuss manufactured in Alabama during the civil war. The child was a smaller version that had so many problem that the soldier's were afraid it would blow up in there hand's. They would say Damn thing gone wild.

@robbiemillar704 5 ай бұрын

They only had two albums and they both rocked but this was their only hit. Gone Wild off their second one would be interesting to see you listen to. By the way, this is a shortened version for radio and video. Listen to the full version off their first album. The solo section will knock your socks off 👍🍻🇨🇦

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@KenkyCarol 5 ай бұрын

Ha ha,love your reactions😅

@SuperJaybird9 5 ай бұрын

My favorite reaction from you girls. Especially you grandma! Great song.

@JonKorpi-fk7yo 4 күн бұрын

I'm 53 and my first radio memory is blackbetty

@mrbojangles1509 5 ай бұрын

This might just be my newest favorite reaction. Not just to this song but all time. Subscribing now

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for subbing.

@ericanderson8886 5 ай бұрын

Lol knew they would all have fun with this one. Such a great song.

@uncle2toofs866 3 ай бұрын

granny's reaction is priceless.

@rich1223 5 ай бұрын

Filmed in their backyard in Long Island NY!

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

That was so cool. Best video ever!!!

@dvsreed 5 ай бұрын

I watched a documentary about this song. It's a really old song, possibly revolutionary war era old. There are old recorded versions from the 1930's. Ram Jam played it faster and added a few lines. Several theories about what it means but most agree that it was about a musket rifle. Guns at that time were wildly inaccurate. The bam a lam is the sound of the gun, child gone blind is the musket ball going off target, it was not mine is saying not my fault, somebody else's shot. Ram Jam probably meant the lyrics to mean something else.

@dnsmps 5 ай бұрын

You gals are awesome what a fun reaction.

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@LaptopLarry330 5 ай бұрын

The song is a prison work song. Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter, who was an early-20th Century Blues/Folk music singer who had served time in prison for two separate murders that he did not commit (he was released both times on appeal) learned the song there, and recorded the song in 1939, and got the copyright credit for the song. In 1977, Ram Jam added two new verses to the song, but gave the full songwriting and copyright to Ledbetter’s estate.

@stevecohen7443 10 сағат бұрын

I first got introduced to this song when I downloaded a playlist of ZZ Top songs and someone miss labeled it. I loved it back then and still do.

@kevinmarshall854 5 ай бұрын

Yes RAM JAM never made it big but this song was as their one big hit.

@terraboundmisfit 5 ай бұрын

Great song! possibly your best reaction to date!!!

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@Mr.Sidenote 5 ай бұрын

This was so fun to watch, y'all. I just noticed Donna finally got her acknowledgement in the channel name. It's been long overdue. She's my favorite!

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@Sgt_MoDog_USMC 5 ай бұрын

You ladies reactions made me smile from ear to ear! Awesome! :)

@jackchwasciak3856 5 ай бұрын

Interesting history behind this song: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Betty

@48mastadon 5 ай бұрын

The album version has a longer guitar solo. It is their only good song but definitely worth putting on your playlist.

@jamiebarlow6285 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant to see how happy music can make people.

@stischer47 5 ай бұрын

I love Donna's reaction. She gets it right off!

@dennisflury6942 5 ай бұрын

One hit wonder, they are wonders! Love ur reaction girls!

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@machfront 5 ай бұрын

I KNEW you ladies would LOVE this and have a lot of fun listening to it! 😁 Many conflicting thoughts over the years to its meaning. It’s pretty clear it’s about a lady in the first and third verse but the second verse is obviously referencing whiskey. Seems to be: Verse 1- a woman he knows, kid ain’t his Verse 2- drinking Verse 3- an…ahem!…’dancer’. It’s not about a gun as others may say. That was the “Brown Bess” not a black Betty. But, yeah, the old Leadbelly version from the 1930s is worth a listen.

@patricklowery127 5 ай бұрын

You three are the most hillarious sp. I have ever heard!! Ms. Donna I love you!!

@davidrodenkirk5561 5 ай бұрын

You'all made my night. I always have liked this since I was 14 years old. I'm 61 and I still like me some Ram Jam.

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@ianmoffat4460 5 ай бұрын

Great choices ladies. 2 suggestions. My Sharona by The Knack and Radar Love by Golden Earring. Enjoy. Keep it up. Love your honest reactions and the fact you really enjoy the music. 😊😊😊

@KathyLuluandDonna 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!