You guys gotta do Wasted Days And Wasted Nights next. It's the first song I ever heard from Freddy Fender and that was it, I was in love

@carollittle1059

2 жыл бұрын

Great song, huge hit.

@mrtoad8585

2 жыл бұрын

If I remember correctly I read somewhere that wasted days and wasted nights is actually connected to before the next teardrop Falls

@craftsbeautyandlife5163

2 жыл бұрын

This was our theme song for Civics class in high school. Lol. 1977

@gertrudelaronge6864

Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

@user-uk5lv8jf9p

Жыл бұрын

Yes 👏

Freddy Fender was an American Tejano, country & rock & roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups "Los Super Seven" & the "Texas Tornados". He was best known for his 1975 hits "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" & a remake of "Wasted Days & Wasted Nights". But he had some other great songs such as "Secret Love", "You'll Lose A Good Thing", "Since I Met You Baby", "Vaya Con Dios", "Livin' It Down" &"The Rains Came".

@carollittle1059

2 жыл бұрын

Wasted Days and Nights, for sure.

@autumnamber6849

2 жыл бұрын

LOve Wasted days and wasted nights.

@TexasMagnolia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting!

@Timoeltejano

2 жыл бұрын

I Love My Rancho Grande was our family tune. Tejanos of course and Freddy was our king, lol. My grandfather had a band back in the 70s and most of the songs were Freddy's. My grandmother didn't know much English but could sing all the English parts of his songs.

@jessicafrier2769

2 жыл бұрын

I do believe he spent time in Angola. After he got out he did alot of charity work for cons in county jails and parolees.

Quite possibly one of the most underrated and underappreciated voices in any music genre. This guys emotion alone would pull you in. Love this song. Thank you for this reaction. Keep it up family

We all learned Spanish that year!!! (nothing racist) we love Freddie, sometimes so underrated!!!

@juliewhite7469

2 жыл бұрын

That's right! I think the younger generation is surprised that we grew up with MANY mainstream hits with Spanish words/verses . We knew all the words , as natural as breathing. Thank You Shawn and Mel, for reminding us of our rich and many faceted American culture. 🥰❤ 🇺🇸 🥰💃🎵

I don't know why we stopped singing love songs to each other,I miss it. I remember listening to this way way back in the day

Wasted Days and Wasted Nights , Freddy was Special ♥️

"Vaya con Dios, my darling" is another great one of his...

@juliewhite7469

2 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY!! ❤🔥🥰

I grew up on Elvis and Freddie fender and buddy Holly and everything 70s. Best decade ever

@angelayoung7594

2 жыл бұрын

AGREE!!

@janetcannon5272

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree with you more .

@doctorwhofan6340

5 ай бұрын

Fr the best of the best

His songs were on the Top 40 stations plus the country stations and he was always a guest on the weekend Country music programs on TV. He crossed a lot of genre boundaries back then. My Dad (big country music fan) bought that album.

@michaelfarmer9472

2 жыл бұрын

I inherited that album from my Mom. I've loved it since it first came out. When I first started buying my own records, I got this album on cassette. Later, I bought the cd. Today, the album is in my downloads on the KZread app. Every once in awhile, though, I will dust off the ol' stereo, crank up the volume, and play this album...for the nostalgia from hearing the scratches and other imperfections. It's old, but has never skipped.

My baby always,. Love you Freddy. Saw him 3. Times at gilleys club. In Houston. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. Thank you guys,. I love. You 2. 💞💞💞💞💞

I'm from the Caribbean and Freddie Fender was no 1 listen to his music. We all song in Spanish and English it brings tears to my eyes my heart so full my mom and I dance it together

A native of San Benito, Texas. His real name is Balthemar Huerta! Amazing voice! I believe he was also part of the Texas Tornadoes. Check them out. Love from San Antonio, Texas. 💖💖💖

Lost my dad to cancer 7 years ago, he loved Freddy Fender and other old songs like this! Thank y'all for this❤

@Timoeltejano

2 жыл бұрын

Lost my dad 3 years ago. We used to jam to Freddy. My grandparents were from Mexico and Freddy was the thing for us Tejanos. We listened to and sang I LOVE MY RANCHO GRANDE all the time... Up until my papi passed away.

@randolf84

Жыл бұрын

memories..

I met Freddy Fender when I was a little girl. He played a private party for my grandaddy. I love the songs Secret Love, Wasted Days & Wasted Nights, You'll Lose A Good Thing, and Since I Met You Baby

Takes me back to my childhood. My mom would listen to this song over and over. Miss you mom. Thanks for this song

As mentioned here Freddy would later join forces with Flaco Jiménez, Augie Meyers, and Doug Sahm to form The Texas Tornados. They recorded two versions of all their albums, one in English and one in Spanish. Their Tex-Mex style was well received, and they were one of the most popular bands in Latin America at one point.

@Timoeltejano

2 жыл бұрын

Grew up in Texas. Grandparents were from Mexico. Freddy was my abuelo and abuelitas favorite. And they bought everything he did in English and Spanish. I think that's partly how I learned Spanish- thanks Freddy Fender!!! Who needs Rosetta Stone...lol And my dad and grandparents of course...

@mothermayhem96

2 жыл бұрын

"Maiking Gucamole" is a favorite!

@mothermayhem96

2 жыл бұрын

"Maiking Gucamole" is a favorite!

Oh I love Freddie Fender boy guys you going back old school Country with Freddie and Loretta love it love love it …. This is the country my daddy raised us on

Huge hit back in the day! My wife's Uncle sang this song at every dance we played. He did the Spanish lyrics also and people were shocked, lol.

One of the most beautiful voices you will ever hear. Love Freddy Fender.

@angelamcconnell7592

2 жыл бұрын

I certainly agree friend his voice so unique 👍😇

Awww, that was lovely. And i loved that he sang it in Spanish too.

I grew up in the 79s, driving with my dad he had this and others on 8 Track tapes, from Michigan down to Kentucky we'd listen to these several times during the trips. thanx for reminding me and bringing back such sweet memories

This man is from around my hometown. R.I.P. Mr. Freddy Fender, and thank you for your great music.

Thanks for remembering Freddy Fender..I'm Hispanic & no one reacts much to Bilingual songs! LOVE ur REACTIONS. 🇨🇱🇲🇽

As a product of this time, Freddie Fender, Chico & the man, & Ponch from Chips were my childhood crushes. All fabrics of this great nation were fully represented in the 70’s post-civil rights and we embraced it all. Then the powers that be saw we got along too well and worked to decide us. I wish everyone could have experienced the 70’s & 80’s. It was a beautiful time in life. Before the internet and we all just made great music and did what we loved. Something anyone past Gen X will never understand.

@melanieheathbeasley133

2 жыл бұрын

Divide**

I heard this on the radio earlier today driving down the highway and I thought, "Shawn and Mel need to hear this." And here you are listening to it!! 😊

Finally, another artist that I loved! It has been too long since I heard Freddy.

@irenelopez7555

2 жыл бұрын

Freddy passed a few years back.

My mother loved Freddie Fender, God rest her soul🙏

My Uncle that raised me used to put me on his feet and dance with me to this song. It brings tears to my eyes everytime I hear this song. It will forever be written on my heart

Wow...been a long time since hearing the Name, and songs by, Freddy Fender. But he was huge in the 70s.

This one hits me hard cause my grandma loved him, miss her everyday.

Love Freddie!!! My dad introduced me to him. We love singing his songs in Karaoke!!! ❤️

One of the best song and singer always

Texas Tornados is a great group, especially when Freddie Fender sang with them.

@vincentsablan732

2 жыл бұрын

"Hey, baby 'que paso'? You said I was your only 'vato'."...

Such a unique voice!

Omg, I luv luv luv Freddy. Never got enough appreciation in my opinion.

Beautiful song with Heart.

She is possibly the prettiest you tube reactor ever.

Love Freddy Fender, was such an amazing singer

I remember listening to this song with my Momma, God rest her soul.

I can tell you as a Chicano growing up in the 80s & 90s Freddy Fender was played at every family party

I love Freddy Fender. His half English/Spanish songs are beautiful

Freddy Fender had many great hits.

This song came out when I was in middle school. I was in the school choir and I loved to sing anything by Freddy Fender! Just imagine, Stone Middle School, Huntsville, Alabama, 1972 through 1974! I wanted to sing just like Freddy Fender, had no idea what he was singing about in Spanish. In 2006 at the age of 44, here in Santa Cruz, California, I enrolled in a local community college just to study Spanish and became fluent! Watching this video tonight, I started crying. Music is wonderful! Again, I love your channel so much. You guys are the best.

Shawn and Mel, Freddie later joined the greatest accordion player Flaco Jimenez (GOAT). A must witness is Flaco with Dwight Yoakom in a live performance of - She wore a red dress .

Freddie Fender is amazing! My dad had 2 of his songs on 45's, this 1 and Wasted Days and Wasted Nights he played them often 👍

@angelamcconnell7592

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Aggie you are so right and wasted day's and wasted night's 👍😇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thank you for taking me back to my childhood.

One of my mom's favorite singers. Everytime I hear him I think of her.

Hey! While he had a solo career for years, Freddy also performed in "super groups". The Texas Tornadoes , in my opinion, was the best of these. The music was a regional blend known as Tex-Mex that the Tornadoes carried to all corners of the world. The Tornadoes consisted of Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers (The Sir Douglas Quintet), world renown accordionist, Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez and my boy, Freddie (real name: Baldemar Huerta). U wanna experience culture thru music? Check out the "The Texas Tornadoes"

In country and western music, there have been dozens of hit makers from Texas but there have been only a handful of hit makers who sang in Spanish. They include Marty Robbins, Johnny Rodriguez and Freddy Fender whose real name was Baldemar Garza Huerta. This song was a top ten hit on the country music charts during the 70s. Also during that same era were a number of hits by Johnny Rodriguez who had several. I suggest you give him a listen as well.

So great 2 hear young people like urselfs enjoying music like this heard it all my life it was so great

My Grandmother and Grandfather had a cassette deck player installed in their car so they could listen to Freddy Fender in the car. Good memories

Oh wow. I have requested this from so many reactors but most do not check it out. So glad you guys did, you react to songs I have never seen other reactors listen to. Great job!!!

I still have an old 8-track of this guy great stuff my mother loved it

My two locos, you did Freddy!! I love you guyz!! Arriyba!!!!

One the best for sure. Love his music.

Got to see him in concert when we were in Germany. Great entertainer.

RIP Freddy Finder. Love his music

I haven't heard that in decades, and it sounded really good. Thanks.

You both are blissed out. I could listen to his voice all day. Always loved this guy.

I love this song so much, love the words and love his voice

His song Wasted Days and Wasted nights

We love Freddy Fender! Thank you for sharing your reaction💖

I love that y'all did at Freddy Fender reaction I never saw that one coming. I love this song it reminds me of my father it will always remind me of my father.

Another great Spanish speaking country singer is Johnny Rodriguez. He had a lot of#1 hits. One of his songs is Your Love Put a Song My Heart. He also put Spanish in his songs, especially on Love Me With All of Your Heart.

Texas tornados were so good.Tejano music especially with Flaco playing is music to the soul

He is one of my mother's favorites. Would you listen to Charlie Rich, Behind close doors

Listen to Freddy Fender's 'Wasted Days & Wasted Nights". It starts off with the title and it's never mentioned again. A very unique song.

This is truly amazing to see the great Freddie on your channel! Another great Country artist that broke through the Tejano boundaries was Johnny Rodriquez - Riding My Thumb to Mexico. If it was the 70’s and you were a Mexican Artist, you played Tejano music. Freddie and Johnny broke-down those walls.

Freddie Fender and Linda Ronstadt, I would have loved to hear some duets from them.

My momma loved this song she loved Freddy Fender and Conway Twitty. great reaction.

This brings back so many memories, along with his Wasted Days and Wasted Nights

The biggest song of his career. Huge crossover hit went #1 for multiple weeks on both Billboard's country and pop chart in the spring of '75. Ended that year #4 on Billboard's 1975 Year End Top 100.

I remember that song when it first was published...... and it still moves me... Freddy did a lot of good stuff.... try "Wasted days and wasted nights".....

Awe! Thank you for reacting to Freddy Fender! I remember listening to his songs on the radio as a child. One of my favorite fellow Texan! As already mentioned, he had a rich music career as a soloist and in super groups.

My absolute favourite song . I love wasted days and wasted nights too.the man is a legend and his voice omg ,,,AMAZING wow.

OMG! I love this song. Thank you and big, big thumbs up!!!!!

When this song came out in Los Angeles, it was a huge seller. I guarantee that half of the people had a copy of the album. With a large Mexican population you could hear this song everywhere

Anyone remember jukeboxes? This was a favorite selection for many years.🥰❤

Yes, Yes, Yes! Wasted Days & Wasted Nights is so good. I was a little girl when this came out, but my mom loved this record. I would sit and listen to her music on rainy days and look at the LP Covers. Sounds crazy, but I actually remember how the records smelled when you pulled them out of the sleeve. We had tons of LP's. I really wish we still had those.

Omg!! My Mom loved Freddie Fender !! ✌❤ I like him too.

Even though I don't speak or understand a word of Spanish I used to sing the song word-for-word including the Spanish words when I heard this song on the radio when I was a teenager.

When I was about 4 or 5, this was a staple on our record player every weekend, of course the adults were usually faded 🥴. But Freddie made a young fan, got to see him up close in 93, and the Man sounded better than ever! R.I.P. Freddie Fender (Baldemar Garza Huerta) 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Love this reaction, I love Freddy Fender , unfortunately Rest In Peace to the Icon Betty White .

I used to go to this tiny hole in the wall in SF to watch him sing with his good friend Flaco Jiminez whenever they came into town which was actually quite often. My boyfriend and I danced up a storm 😅

Freddy Fender, hearing him brings back so many good memories. My Mom use to listen to him on the cassette deck in the car, when we went to town. He's voice is unique and love how he blends Spanish into his songs. One of his best is Wasted days and Wasted nights" Or "How much is that doggy in the window"

You should listen to some of his other hits, "Roses are Red", "You'll Lose a Good Thing", and "Since I Met You Baby". Really talented guy!

This brings back memories. As a child, back in the 70s, Freddy Fender was one of the many cassettes my father played in the Dodge station wagon on long road trips. This was one of my mom's favourite songs.

Thank you for reacting to this song! Been waiting my whole life (more like 5 years) for anyone to acknowledge this song exists! White female American; multi-cultural/racial family that grew up listening to many artists like freddy fender!

RIP Freddy Fender He was a member of a Tejano supergroup called the Texas Tornadoes. Lots of great stuff to check out. I'd suggest Is Anybody Going To San Antone Then check out Charlie Pride's version.

Wasted days and wasted nights by Freddy Fender

I was in the 101st Airborne going through some rough times in the US ARMY. I received a dear John letter from my girlfriend. I would listen to this song I felt that he was singing about me. Thank you for the memories.

This man had a beautiful voice

So glad I came across this. Brings back great memories of listening to this at my grandpa's house.

That man was an excellent singer in both languages. I saw him in Concert at a Casino near the Border. He was great.

Freddie fender used to appear on so many shows back in the day.he was very popular

Ohhh, now this is getting back there. One of my Grandmommas favorites. She was a Freddy Fender, Charlie Rich, Charlie Pride , and Conway fan. The radio was always on in the background at grammys house.

Wishing you a very happy, healthy, and wonderful new year! Love all your reaction videos !

I always loved this song since it came out! Thank Y’all for playing it. I find myself singing it all the time despite its age.

I can see my dad uncle Jesse Bob Reyes and a few others whose name escape me sitting outside drinking a few and playing this. Memories of my childhood.

I love Freddie Fender and his band!! He had a home close to our neighborhood.