What’s the next song of theirs I should react to?

@bamajd8294

3 жыл бұрын

Good Lord Lorrie

@bamajd8294

3 жыл бұрын

Or gin smoke and lies

@gage__5956

3 жыл бұрын

Easton & main and Good Lord Lorrie are pretty good

@christopherbaker1989

3 жыл бұрын

Good Lord Lorie, 7 & 7, or Every Girl are all awesome!

@louisreynolds7925

3 жыл бұрын

1968 or Before the Devil Knows We're Dead

This is a prime example of Evan Felkers story telling ability. a guy who up rooted his life, and changed for a woman, breaks it off after years, and moves back home, and is out with bird hunting with his best friend to try and get over it after so many years... the detail is incredible even talks about his dog "Old Jim" down to his specific breed! (old english pointer which is actually featured on the album cover on "goodbye normal street" its a picture of Felkers mother playing outside as a child with her old english pointer who we can assume is old jim) and he also sings about his "Belgium made Browning" which is the same exact style of hunting shotgun he sings about in song "the house fire" that was featured on the album after this one; when he talks about his grandfathers "auto 5" which is the Browning 12 gauge that was made in Belgium... There are so many recurring themes and characters in their music like Lorie and Jimmy, and he chronicles their life, and shows progression in their lives.... Evan Felker is the greatest songwriter of my generation... anyway i hope you read this! Turnpike has been my favorite band for almost 10 years now!

@petergreen3721

2 жыл бұрын

I hear this song for the first time while in a blind last year. With my Belgian made browning in my hand. It gave me a wonderful feeling

@derrickzimmerman5023

2 жыл бұрын

I hope Doreen comes back I ti the story

@johnbeavers6497

2 жыл бұрын

Evan Felker is from Southeast Oklahoma, and his writing reflects it in a way only people from there can understand.

@alexanderabdskyy

Жыл бұрын

Great detailed explanations I enjoyed reading this cheers

@erikquintanilla3974

Жыл бұрын

@@derrickzimmerman5023 Doreen is actually a cover of an Old 97's song and as far as I know there's no follow up to the story.

Evan Felker is one of, if not the best, songwriters of present day. The stories he tells are brilliant. Seeing this song live was an experience I won’t forget.

To me this song is about two friends bird hunting back home in Oklahoma. Jim, the protagonist, left home years before when he fell in love and moved to Tulsa. Things went south between and the girl so she tells him to go home to Cherokee County, and all he has is a razor and a comb. He’s huntin with his buddy Danny and his old dog he left with Danny when he left for the city. Danny is tellin him his real thoughts and that it’s best he moves on cause he wouldn’t just marry her he’d be marrying her family. He almost starts to accept it when his dog points and birds take flight, he gets off 3 shots as he thinks of her. Danny sees this sudden confidence as something he’s always had. The songs leaves me thinking he’s gonna keep her on his mind and maybe hopeful. There are a few few Turnpike songs that reference certain character names, whether they are directly related and how they are related is up to the listener. The characters that I link together are Jim (Jimmy), Dan (Danny) and Lorrie they appear in the songs Good Lord Lorrie, The Funeral, The Bird Hunters, The Mercury and The House Fire. This is just my observation. I do believe there is a certain order of evens to to songs but that requires a long explanation. Again just my observations. I thought this might be interesting to you as a songwriter. This is the first of your videos that I’ve watched.

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

That is a fantastic summary and I think you hit the nail on the head! Really appreciate the help!

@jbc_8110

3 жыл бұрын

Jim is the dog....

@Texaspotato

3 жыл бұрын

i think jim is the dog. a dozen december’s is how many seasons he’s been using the dog

@nickparsons558

3 жыл бұрын

His "Belgian made browning" is also mentioned in the housefire

@TheLoboPit

3 жыл бұрын

@@Texaspotato I don’t think so. Danny says, “look at ol Jim, a dozen December’s behind him, no worse for the wear.” He’s talkin out loud not directly to Jim (the protagonist), just out loud like buddies do, and commenting on how long he’s been away from the country. “And your time spent in Tulsa, did not help your shooting, look at the grey in your hair.” Also referencing in the beginning of the song how “Danny got 3, and looked back a-grinnin’”. While Jim “fumbled around and tried to reload.” Also, “Danny’s my buddy, we grew up like family, hunted this timber before WE could drive. The ol English Pointer, he once belonged to me, but I gave him up when I moved in ‘05” That’s when Jim left to Tulsa after a girl and he left his dog with Danny.

The funeral, TT one of my favorites

@OSPTEXAN

3 жыл бұрын

Real talk Great song

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

Added! Thanks Josh!

"Good Lord Lorrie" definitely turns anyone on to Turnpike if they never have heard them. But almost any song of theirs is amazing. Been a hole missing in alot of people's heart since they quit playing

best country/red dirt band of all time. Evan's lyrics are just incredible.

This is indeed one of my favorite songs of all time. The story telling is fantastic but what makes this song so special and catchy is the hard hitting fiddle that opens the song and ties every verse together so beautifully. This is a song that you can’t help but sing along to. There are certain songs that everyone sings in unison at get togethers. Friends in low places, all my roundly friends have settled down, you never even called me by my name, etc……. Bird Hunter is the greatest of all.

"The Mercury" live at Cain's Ballroom will rip your socks off. Crunchy guitars and a DRIVING beat. "It's 1 am, it's wild and loud, like sitting in the middle of a funnel cloud. A 5-spot for a shot and beer, now do you wonder how we wound up here...."

One of the best songs ever written IMO

@edberry78

2 жыл бұрын

That's no lie. I totally agree.

@kalebwalker4219

9 ай бұрын

Preach!

DUUUDE Love the Turnpike Troubadours! so many killer tracks. "Diamonds And Gasoline" is a good slow one, but "Shreveport" holds my heart

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

added to the list! Thanks Nicholas!

@beniveyv7849

3 жыл бұрын

Shreveport is AMAZING I can’t keep myself from singing along to it every time I hear it

The song is called Before the Devil knows you’re dead and the band is Turnpike Troubadours. You’ll love it

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait! Thanks JBC!

Turnpike is one of those you put on your truck on repeat for 8.64 months and then you got it !

Some of my best memories of my life are from seeing these guys play medicine stone every year until they went on hiatus. The energy the whole place has when you hear the fiddle at the beginning of the song is unmatched by anyone else I’ve seen live

@iangrayson7267

2 жыл бұрын

They’re back!

This by far my favorite song of theirs, I hope all goes well with them and we get a reunion one day. Your killing it lately brother and it makes me happy to see your channel growing, you deserve it!

I was at that live ACL Taping. They put on a beautiful show. Awesome to see John Fullbright playing with them too.

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

That rules!

Saw them live at Cherokee Casino in Tulsa and you're exactly right. We just stood there and let the wave roll over us. This is what I call Oklahoma Fiddle Rock.

Heard it live in OKC last weekend. They are so good live!!

its about a man who moves to the city to chase a woman. he leaves behind his country life and his best childhood friend who he hunted birds with. the romance dies and he moves home only to find that he now needs to rediscover his roots. he returns to bird hunting with his friend and rejoices but also laments the loss of love. incredibly deep how he wrote it.

My absolute favorite Turnpike song! Glad you enjoyed it, it always gives me goosebumps. When you get back around to them i highly recommend either "Diamonds and Gasoline" or "Empty as a Drum"

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

on it! Thanks Tyler!

I had to look up and read the lyrics. It may just be me but it feels like there is a swap. The first chorus is her telling him she is going home but the last chorus is him telling her back that he is going home. A city girl and a country boy that just needed different things out of life. It reminds me of American Wake by Black 47. It tells the story of an Irish immigrant returning to Ireland for a visit and learning “you can always go home, but you just can’t stay.” In that case home was no longer home but in this one the new life in the city was never home.

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

That's a great take. I think that makes a lot of sense! Preciate ya!

The line about wrapping your hands around a Belgian made browning is such a good deep reference.

Saw them perform this song last weekend at billy Bob's tx. Your exactly right everyone was belting all his songs especially this one it was amazing 👏. Anyone who doesn't have a personal relationship with their music is missing out. Try tornado warning !

Burt, you’re reaction is exactly what I was feeling brother. Would love to see these guys live!

@SongwriterReacts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Zachary!

love me some birdhunters. It may be my favorite song by turnpike. You should do 1968 by TT next.

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

Added to the list!

Just came across your channel. Only been listening to Turnpike for a few months now and they are fantastic ! Trampled By Turtles is my favorite but these guys are catching up !

@lovefarmtn

Жыл бұрын

I’m right there with you, TBT is the best! Turnpike Troubadours is a very close second.

7:41 🤘🏼Kyle Nix 🎻

I love your enthusiasm about this song--I love it, too. BTW--it is a lyrical masterpiece about a country boy that left with a city girl, but it doesn't work and she tells him to back where he came from. He obliges, goes hunting with a buddy and his old dog, but he's still thinking of her. Best hunting song in the history of mankind. Cheers!

hey man, where you missed it was when he said, my mind on the lines of her face. as the song goes along it narrows down and blends together. starts out with more bird hunting phasing into about seeing her again.

Subscribed today, you seem to catch onto the small details of songs and you've been doing my favorite bands.. a added little thing to pay attention to with the turnpike troubadours, is a Belgium made browning a5 auto shot gun and a girl named Lorrie that ties alot of their songs together.

They played this at rodeo houston. 80,000 fans... you could barely hear Evan sing

The best thing about this song is it is 2 stories in 1 song. 3 if you count Jim 😀

Like most here, I love this song. The story telling is simply phenomenal and it's one of those songs that only gets better with age. That said, there is something that I personally need help with. In the lyrics, "Says 'babe if you need me, I'll be where you found me Go on to hell, honey, I'm headed home'". Is that the singer/main character or the girl still? I almost feel like the "babe if you need, I'll be where you found me" is the girl, but the rest was meant to be the main character Jim? Maybe Felkers meant to leave it open to interpretation? The rest of the song I follow completely and the emotion of the man and his buddy... the ol pointing dog, the specific descriptions given like "the Belgian made browning" or "a flutter of feathers, a shotgun to shoulder". just all resonates with me.

I'm back because I love your reaction this song just as much as I love the song. Seeing TT for the 2nd time this year in August. Your eyebrow lift at 0:58 is all of us no matter how much we listen to the song lol

Live at Cain's in Tulsa this song absolutely destroys!!!

One of my favorites is "Before the Devil Knows We're Dead". The live version from the channel "Hear Ya" is incredible. Nothing too deep in the lyrics, but the band and energy are phenomenal. Some of my other faves of theirs are "Diamonds and Gasoline", "The Funeral", "7+7", "Gin, Smoke, and Lies", and "Whole Damn Town". Really can't go wrong with any of their discography! Love the reactions, man!

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Trevor! I'll add those to the list!

If you don't love this song you don't have your grandaddy 16 Guage you never had a good bird dog and you never had your heart broke you also probably never moved to town and couldn't wait to get back home the quail are gone now where I live but if I had known 40 years ago what I know now I would have got two more bird dogs and stayed single one of the best songs ever written its better than hemingway

Every Troubadours song is a singing song and the congregation doesn’t dissapoint.

You won’t find a bad lick by these boys. Turnpike is so damn good. Check out, “Good Lord Lorrie.”

This band is Oklahoma through and through. I'm from Cherokee County, Oklahoma. And as some of the others have commented, he's talking about growing up in this area and moving off with a girl to the big city of Tulsa. Before they took a break they would put on a 3 day music festival called Medicine Stone about 5 minutes from my house on the Illinois River. People eat their music up around here. Evan Felker is In my top 5 songwriters.

Great tune! Agree that country with a rock feel is awesome. Check out the Old 97's Doreen....or Niteclub. Blackberry Smoke .....One Horse Town....or Aint much Left of me! Country with a healthy dose of rock.....keep it up. You need to make a "Stankface Singing Song" tee or Sweater....I'd buy a couple! Keep it up cousin!

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

Haha that's a great idea! I'll have to fool around with that!

Evan Felker is from Southeast Oklahoma and his writing reflects that in a way that those of from there feel in a way that can't be explained.

Check out Brent Cobb. South Georgia boy. I recommend the world is ending, black crow, providence canyon, or shine on rainy day. Dude is a huge mainstream country songwriter but his voice and sound are so old school. He sings way better than the people who get his songs.

YES turnpike baby!!

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

sooo good!

Greatest band of all times

by far my favorite song by the Turnpike Troubadours

There are several songs where he references his Grandpa's Browning Auto 5. Always was curious about the story behind that.

@charliewilliams9722

3 жыл бұрын

As someone who’s grandpa also had a Belgian browning they’re great guns and for some reason just one of the most treasured family heirlooms out there

i heard Housefire by the Troubadours a few weeks after I lost my house to a wildfire and most all my earthly possessions except my grandpas Shotgun, I had roughly 10 minutes and the dog and the cats were first, but they nailed the emotions so well.

One of my favorites from their show that hits so much harder live is Bossier City.

One thing I love is how much alliteration he uses

Alaska bush here. I love your channel. Your energy is contagious.

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kindness Colleen!

Everything by them live is great

One of the “tightest” bands out there, a well oil machine with great players.

also check out the devil makes three if you haven't yet great band

2022 and Turnpike is officially back

I just started following your channel. Awesome work! Please react to straw in the wind by the steel woods. More country rock type, but very cool story telling. Even the background ambiance is incredible.

Need to check out Robert Lee's Wandering Soul , or Watch the World Die. He's an amazing song writer from Northern Alabama with a fairly deep catalog of music if you can find it. Enjoy watching your videos, glad there are people out there helping keep a spotlight on good heartfelt music.

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the encouragement Tait! I'll add them to the list!

What’s kinda sad is Evan looks like a deer in the headlights during this whole show, I’m so glad he’s back and healthy.

Burt: I'd love to hear this live.. Me: You can always hope for a reunion tour. For real though Turnpike Troubadours are amazing and even better live. I hope Evan stays on the straight and narrow even if they never get back together. If you want more TT, Evangeline is my favorite song ever. Kills me everytime but it's so good!

Before the devil knows were dead is one of my favorites!!

Any man who appreciates just how great Turnpike is deserves a subscription! Checking out the rest of your videos right now! If you haven’t done it already, both Diamonds and Gasoline and 7&7 by TT are masterpieces that deserve a listen!

Drive your soul with Treaty Oak Revival. KZread videos suck, though. You might need to react to a studio version. Saw them Saturday Night. They do it just the way you said you love it, high energy! “ Irish Goodbye”, “No Vacancy”, “Missed Call”. This band is so new you could bring them to a wider audience!

@chrisstjohn7899

Жыл бұрын

Also tattooed roses is a banger

Sounds great!!🙂👌..it's like Tom Sawyer has grown up!

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks!

check out their song 1968 or 7&7 all their stuff is pretty good

Lori McKenna- The Bird and the Rifle Mandolin Orange- Wildfire

Burt byler love the channel ! You should definitely review a band called flatland cavalry sometime ! Specifically “missing you”

I enjoy your reactions Burt! Check out "Time of Day" by them. It's a goodin. Be well.

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it Dylan! You got it bud!

You should see them live

All of their songs live are like this

If you like more rock n roll, the Mercury by Turnpike Troubadours leans more that direction and is a fantastic song

Burt, Sorry to throw a wet blanket on the party.. and I'd have to fully agree with you when you said that this would be amazing to see live.... I'd love to see them live again, but they broke up in 2018... Substance abuse issues.

@mojoalan

2 жыл бұрын

They are back…looking forward to what they do next

DOWN HERE BY TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS

He sounds like a country Bruce Springsteen.

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

That's about a good a compliment one can give!

@RISKStudioProduction

3 жыл бұрын

Bruce Springsteen sucks.

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

@@RISKStudioProduction woahhhh no!

You need to just do em all, Check out 7&7, and please listen to Blue Star, The Funeral etc!!! Damn so good!!’

Turnpike live is great

Matt Mason is another one to check out.kzread.info/dash/bejne/l35ryriAe5qnl6w.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppiezsWAj9PMdbw.html Also Chris Knight, one of my favorite song writers. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Yolmstpuf7WWlaQ.html

Turnpike is awesome

If you're from Eastern Oklahoma this song digs at your soul.... Some real f@cking S$it.

7&7. Down Here. Gin smoke and lies.

Live it gives ya goose bumps

React to some Sierra ferrel dude. Her song Rosemary is definitely where you should start.

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

I did In Dreams here but I'll have to check out Rosemary! kzread.info/dash/bejne/famH0dlpZ6q2hLA.html

Gotta listen to every girl by turnpike troubadours

@elb3414

2 жыл бұрын

This song LIVE is everything. No words can describe the experience. I fell in love with the guy I’m with now watching him rare back and sing this song at George’s Majestic in Fayetteville, AR. I was smart enough to catch it on video. I love to watch it. So glad the boys are reuniting!

Jared Morris west of east

@jaimebaker2069

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Ryan Bingham!

You should react to Dixie Darlin’ by The Wilder Blue

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

You got it! Thanks Justin!

@annmarie3573

3 жыл бұрын

I'm positively obsessed with them, and ESPECIALLY that song!

Such a shame Evan threw it all away

@SongwriterReacts

3 жыл бұрын

Threw it all away? I thought he was sober now?

This song live is like a shit ton of bricks hitting you in the face.

That's country

You think this is good try out the house fire and 1968 especially

I miss the beard!

Do you intentionally try to sound and act like Chris Rock? The fact that you think your opinion is important, is seriously twisted

A little late to the game, brother