Tot wrote it when he was in Vietnam and witnessed all his fellow brothers in arms receiving break up letters.

@dougwill8850

Жыл бұрын

Toy not tot.

@davidleland8729

Жыл бұрын

I am retired from the army and seen alot of fellow soldiers get dear John letters while in combat. It never ended well.

@ronhunt9396

Жыл бұрын

I got a DEAR JOHN LETTER 2 WEEKS INTO BASIC TRAINING. THAT SUCKED

@bamacopeland4372

Жыл бұрын

I got a dear john letter when I arrived at my first post.

Toy was a United States Marine and wounded Vietnam War veteran. He made this video just a few years after he rturned home from the Vietnam War.

He never looks up while singing this song. It's more than a song to this man. It's for everyone who has ever been burnt for no good reason

Outstanding job y'all, RIP Toy Caldwell, Semper Fi brother

During the 1960's and 70's young soldiers were sent to fight for their very lives in the jungles of Viet Nam. Many of them received letters from their girlfriends & wives telling them they were not welcome home. The hurt, pain and anguish made them feel like jumping off a mountain, find a cave and crawl in and die or ride a train till it ran out of track so that no one would ever know what happened to them. "Can't you see, oh can't you see what that woman's been doing to me"?

Toy Caldwell lost both his younger brothers (Tommy next to him playing bass and his youngest brother Tim) within a month of each other in 1980 to car accidents. He was also a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War combat vet (WIA). That's him singing with incredible soul and thumbpicking that beautiful Gibson Les Paul. Thank you for everything brother. Rest easy.

"Gonna buy a ticket" "I heard chicken". Best misheard lyric all day.

@TheCoupleCrib

Жыл бұрын

💀💀😂😂😂

That is just plain ole good Southern Rock !!!

MTB was one of the best Southern Rock bands. Their blend of genres into Southern Rock was unique.

@WhizzingFish12

11 ай бұрын

Ive always seen it as the Allman Brothers were the blues/jazz version of Southern Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd was the rock version, and Marshall Tucker was the country version.

American southern rock This is at the top of the heap. Heard it in a love song is another classic from Marshall Tucker. Thanks and more folks should always broaden their musical horizons!

MTB still my favorite band after all these decades. RIP, TOMMY CALDWELL, TOY CALDWELL AND GEORGE MCORKLE. Three original members!

Wow. Took me back to high school, 50 years in a virtual instant, for a dreamlike listening experience. In my head I was there (then?) again, your joyful reactions enhancing the connection to that indelibly stamped joyful musical memory. Thank you! 😊

@michaelasay8587

Жыл бұрын

When life was good....no mo

Your reactions are really very good. Hope you do more - and more frequently. It’s a lot of fun watching younger people react to great music from my era of music - but it’s even more fun when they are from a different culture and learning about this music. Toy Caldwell, the guitar player who was also singing this song serves in the U.S. Marine Corp in the Vietnam war and was shot in combat. He received the Purple Heart medal for wounds received in action. He died after the war from unrelated causes - but still far too young.

I was born in 1963...the music back then was great,pure...no autotune! Great reaction,appreciate it,thank you!

@avlanche7777

11 ай бұрын

Same here, got 60 coming up. Love the ‘oldies’ as they call them now.

This ole cowboy is a good Marshall Tucker song to hear. It showcases their musical talent

@user-er8kz2jg6o

Жыл бұрын

So underrated!!

Had the opportunity to meet the band when I worked security for them at my university. Sweet souls all. And a phenomenal concert. No autotune, just outstanding musicianship.

Another Southern Rock you might like is "Flirtin With Disaster" by Molly Hatchet.

She's breakin' his heart!

One of my goat songs!

This is such a great song. And I'm so grateful that we have this old footage. They will live forever to give this gift to young people.

Welcome to the genre of southern rock!! The Marshall Tucker band is one of the holy trinity of southern rock. The other two bands are Allman brothers and lynerd skynerd

@royrocker9004

Жыл бұрын

Molly Hatchet and Blackfoot are in the conversation also when it comes to southern rock.

@davidsimmons1177

Жыл бұрын

Lynyrd Skynyrd

@duanechapman5810

Жыл бұрын

You can listen to the music of any of these groups over and over again and never get tired of it. The music is never outdated. Pure American music!

@jessepruit8385

Жыл бұрын

All 3 are southern jazz rock bands.

@jessepruit8385

Жыл бұрын

​@@royrocker900438 Special and the Outlaws!

The lyrics are about a woman who tore his heart out and he just wants to die because of the pain.

One of the great southern rock bands! Thanks for your reaction.

Southern Rock at its finest. Music combined with Toy's great bluesy voice-made in heaven southern rock.

Saw them twice back in'79 and '80! Toy Caldwell kicks ass! Great southern rock/country rock band! Toy was wounded in Vietnam, and four of the members were veterans!

I grew up 30 miles from Spartanburg. Marshall Tucker Band was part of the soundtrack of life back in the mid-70s. Most of the original band are now gone, except for the flutist Jerry Eubanks, drummer Paul Riddle, and Doug Gray.

There was some great music back in the 60's & 70's. Listen to some Kansas, some Boston, some Chicago, some CSN (Crosby, Stills, and Nash), Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt Bob Seger, Journey, Billy Joel, Supertramp, Heart, Three Dog Night, Simon & Garfunkel, and so many more. I think you will enjoy it. 🙂

Music can bridge bridge ALL cultures. If it's good,,,,,it's good, Especially if you can relate. LAWD IT HURTS SOOOOO MUCH,,,,💥💥💥👍😥

That was Down Home Southern Music !!!! Great Song and Reaction !!!! Keep Going on Your Journey of American Southern Music !! I Will Be Watching !! Your Friend Ed from Detroit Michigan

@TheCoupleCrib

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it ❤️ Much love 🙏

I think you would really enjoy the band QUEEN. They had numerous hits, but their performance at the 1985 AIDs Benefit is called the greatest 20 mins of Rock N Roll ever.

I just stumbled on to this in my feed and I always like to see how young people react to it. I grew up listening to the Marshall Tucker Band and this is an all time favorite song. Subscribed so I can see more of y'all's reactions.

Excellent reaction, thoroughly enjoyed!

I saw it her eyes, and her…”mmmm”. He started smiling and knowing his head. Great reaction! 😂

@vicmackey3178

27 күн бұрын

Nodding

The reason why you like that sound is because it has heart

I really enjoy your reactions and how you take the time to understand all of the lyrics. If you like a good long instrumental I would reccomend checking out "Stranglehold - iconic!

Thank you for sharing this video. I admit had a good laugh when Carol exclaimed “shame on her!” 😂 I agree! That witch! This is a beautiful, simple song about heartbreak, and it’s darn near perfect. Hence, it is widely considered the quintessential Southern Rock anthem. The video you reviewed was shot at the Grand Opera House in Macon, Georgia, in 1973. It was great to see you guys appreciating the amazing talent of the Marshall Tucker Band, but, incredibly, they were not even the headline act at this concert! They opened for the Allman Brothers Band that night at the concert you just watched. In a lovely venue with great acoustics that seats only about 1,000 people. And the opening act put out this amazing song live on the first try, no do-overs. Wow, right? In my version of heaven, this concert is about to start, and I’m holding tickets for the best seats in the venue. I love to see people from elsewhere appreciating our music. I have lived in Macon for 25 years, and we are quite proud of our musical heritage here. This concert is a piece of that history and I thank you for sharing it.

MANY years ago got on a bus in New York City with a few friends and went to Saratoga upstate to see them warm up for the Allman Brothers Band. Rained all the way there but when we got to Saratoga the sun burst through the clouds and we got to see a great show.

One of those songs that never leave you once you heard

The nicest guys you will ever meet. I got to jam with them in the early 80s at a barn party. They have my daughter that was 5 or 6 at the time a tambourine to play along. I miss the good ole days life was much simpler.❤

Jazz, the Blues, and Rock and Roll were born not more than 100 miles apart

If you like the flute, I would recommend Herd It a Love Song by Marshal Tucker

My main biographical song. After having your heart ripped out by a woman, or women, is not something you want to go through at any time and never quite goes away. They made flute playing cool in southern rock just like Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull did and how Kansas did with a violin.

Love your guys review, thankfully it seems you haven’t experienced heartbreak. Great review!

Greetings from America … LOVE YOUR CHANNEL ❤ Thank You BOTH for covering GREAT MUSIC .. WE ARE ONE together in this world! Toy & Tommy Caldwell with the Marshall Tucker Band was only one of the MANY GREAT BANDS in the USA. They are truly missed.

One of my favorite groups of all time.

My first time ever seeing this performance, and I grew up in the 70's! Loved it...and enjoyed your reaction. Great job!

I recently subscribed to your channel because I like your classic rock music reactions mostly and I think Carol is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen on here or anywhere else.

Aloha guys, can't you see?....fun reaction spot on gurl...😂❤😊

AWESOME GROUP AND SONG. THE FLUTE ADDS A GREAT TOUCH TO THE SONG. IM 74YEARS OLD SO I REMEMBER THIS WELL

You guys are so cool, keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello guy's, the video quality isn't the best, but it's such a great glimpse back in time and it's so great to see (baby face)Toy Caldwell perform. RIP: Toy Caldwell 💔🔥U R Missed I wonder if you'd like to listen to another song by the Allman Brothers Band. I believe you've reacted to one or two of their songs, and seemed to like them. If so then, here's a live performance "The Allman Brothers Band - Soulshine - 8/14/1994 - Woodstock 94 (Official)" Really great reaction and much appreciated, thanx 4 sharing👍

@debrawardlaw4558

Жыл бұрын

That baby face Toy was a Vietnam purple heart war hero. Grew up in area, upper South Carolina, our boys. Toy had his beard within a year??? He and his brother, Tommy (played bass) played with their thumbs. Saw them in concert. Saw Toy sit in with other band. Sadly, Tommy lost his life in an auto accident about a week after their youngest brother had the same fate in 1980. Toy played with MTB another couple of years and left the band. another band, The Toy Caldwell Band. Toy passed away age 45 in 1993. Proud to have grown up in that era; music was good. No autotune. You either had the goods (talent) or not. They did.

Love watching you guys react !! Her eyes and brow told the story !!

Early 1970s southern Rock/Blues Band. I think the lead guitar and vocals man, has passed away. This was really nice music to listen to back in those days, and it still is. God Bless

Can’t beat Southern Rock.

Been playing 50 yrs as of June, learned to " thumbpic" because of of this song, now it's the ONLY WAY I play ❤

Southern bands are the best and back then southern girls flat out wild and crazy especially those that lived back in the hills. Drinking moonshine and no police. They were known as Hillbillies back in the 50s and 60s. Spent time back in the hills of southeastern Kentucky and North eastern Tennessee in Coal country. Great music they played.

The Marshall Tucker Band lived right next door to me in the late 80's.

Take The Highway is another great song by the Marshall Tucker Band. Love your reactions! ☮🖤🤘

I just subbed to your channel, enjoying your reactions.

"Fire on the Mountain" studio version is another great song of theirs

Southern Rock of the 60's and 70's was amazing.

Love is a POWERFUL thing for sure.

Loved It...Thank You❤ good song. Women can break a Man.

Perfect song to send to my wife!! Women have no idea what us guys put up with.

Heartbreak. So many songs about heartbreak.

"Everything was different back then" ... and all was different for the better .. music, tv, movies, people, culture, morals, ideas, creation, productivity, education .. The generation growing today are like the Borgs. One mind. One thought. No one can think outside the box. Most are afraid to speak their own mind on any topic. When you do .. there is an apology afterwards for saying it. Time this country get back to basics. What's important and what's not. Or this nation is screwed. Won't be ANY PLACE in the world people can migrate to to be protected and FREE.

Take The Highway and Fire on The Mountain are great songs by the MT Band also.. studio versions recommended

if you want to get a feel for this era, you should watch the documentary on the Woodstock festival. You’ll hear the songs and see the People of this era. This was the hippie era.

Great reaction!

Real music with a southern feel cause that was who they were.

FYI, Tommy Caldwell (Bassist and Toy's Brother) said in an interview that the Words to Can't You See were not about Toy (singer and lead guitarist). Didn't say where the inspiration came from. RIP Toy, Tommy and the rest of the MTB who have passed.

Thanks for reacting to southern rock. Brings back some good memories. ❤

Nothing beats Southern Rock!!

I don’t know where you two are from, but you are doing an amazing job with the English language, which is a hard language to learn, from what I’ve heard anyhow. Nice job. Enjoy yourselves discovering this music, which is the universal language, of course.

Hey woman...u have a good singing voice!

From 70 to almost 70,000! From changing languages to strictly English! My goodness I love you guys and I’m so glad the success is yours. No one deserves it more!

@TheCoupleCrib

Жыл бұрын

LOVE YOU ❤️❤️❤️❤️

This clip was taken from a video from Don Kirchner's Rock Concert 1973 - A Saturday Night In Macon. I think it's available on KZread. It's worth a watch. It features three bands in this order: Wet Willie, The Allman Brothers and the Marshall Tucker Band. There's a clip from it of Wet Willie performing the song, Grits Ain't Groceries available on KZread also. You would enjoy that. They were one of my favorite bands to see live, back in the 70s.

You want flute, here's a rabbit hole 🕳 for you, the band is called Jethro Tull and they are one of the best progressive bands that you will love. The lead singer and flutist is self taught and is just this crazy lunatic.

Both of you are beautiful. 😊

Toy played with his thumbnail. Great guitarist and sorely missed. His brother Tommy also passed. I saw them open for The Allman Brothers. Those were the great days.

I love this song

Ok people we had color in our tvs in the 60s and 70s ! Geeezz

You guys get it ❤

This song for anybody who has gotten the wrong end of the stick in a relationship really drives the point home.Its time to saddle up and hit the dusty trail!

these are metaphors for being down. the blues, crawl in a hole, jump off a mountain, train to nowhere. lol. it would be hard if not from the US. we are slang heavy here. his woman is driving him crazy, lol.

Hi guys. There is a band called Black Stone Cherry. They do a cover of Can't you see? It's a bit more rock but I think you'd like it.

Guys, I'm 67. If you wanna see something really special from my time check out Santana, "Soul Sacrifice" from the legendary 3 day music festival "Woodstock, 1969." But, PLEASE do either the 9:50 version, or the one from the motion picture that's 9:38 long..The others are cut down way too much...Carlos Santana (guitarist) just turned 22, at the time, and Mike Shrieve (Drummer) just turned 20..I think you'll be blown away.

Another great one! You guys should really check out some of "The Band." There are several great options: popular ones include, The Weight or Up on Cripple Creek, and those are good choices, but also consider, It Makes No Difference, Ophelia, or the hauntingly longing military ballad, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. No bad options here. Enjoy 😀

I'd love to see you guys review a special song by one of the best-selling groups in the history of pop music, with record sales estimated between 150 and 385 million sold worldwide. The group ABBA was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, the first recording artists to receive this honor from outside an Anglophonic country. The special song is called The Winner Takes It All. Songwriter Bjorn Ulvaeus and lead singer Agnetha Fältskog both swear the song is not about their own divorce from each other, but this legend is a hard one to kill. You owe it to yourselves to hear this classic hit!

how many millions of us aroud the world have felt this pain...

Buying a ticket…..not chicken. I love it. I think your both great.

Don't find too many rock bands with a flute in them. ec·lec·tic adjective 1. deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. "universities offering an eclectic mix of courses"

@drobichaud1000

Жыл бұрын

Shut up golf

In addition to Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers, a couple more Jacksonville, Florida bands to consider are Molly Hatchet, with "Dreams I'll Never See" is a good single, and Blackfoot with their single "Highway Song". You two have great reactions! Oh yeah, 38 Special with "Hold On Loosely" are from JAX too!

You guys would probably enjoy checking out some Canned Heat tunes! Give em a try..

Nothing better than an up tempo song about heartbreak.

toy caldwell, worlds fastest thumb. these guys were great.

"Tell it to the Devil" my favorite MTB song. Give it a listen.😊

Eclectic means you like Various forms of a thing in this case it's music Marshall tucker was eclectic Because incorporated several different sounds and types of music, God bless

I got to see them at Harrah's Lake Tahoe just before the world ended and they killed. Needless to say, the remaining members are lot older now

The one and only Toy Caldwell!