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  • čas přidán 4. 05. 2017
  • Official music video for “Black Betty” by Ram Jam
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    Lyrics:
    Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Black Betty had a child (Bam-ba-Lam)
    The damn thing gone wild (Bam-ba-Lam)
    She said, "I'm worryin' outta mind" (Bam-ba-Lam)
    The damn thing gone blind (Bam-ba-Lam)
    I said "Oh, Black Betty" (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Oh, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
    She really gets me high (Bam-ba-Lam)
    You know that's no lie (Bam-ba-Lam)
    She's so rock steady (Bam-ba-Lam)
    And she's always ready (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
    She's from Birmingham (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Way down in Alabam' (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Well, she's shakin' that thing (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Boy, she makes me sing (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)
    Whoa, Black Betty
    Bam-ba-lam
    #RamJam #BlackBetty #Rock
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  • @PlouffeAlex
    @PlouffeAlex Před 2 lety +65174

    I’m commenting so whenever someone likes it, I can come back and listen to this masterpiece again

    • @bjornna7767
      @bjornna7767 Před 2 lety +831

      Busy guy, haha :D

    • @Bookeeper
      @Bookeeper Před 2 lety +424

      Feel free to listen as many times as you want

    • @Notime4646
      @Notime4646 Před 2 lety +278

      Well, guess you listened to it more than 40 times in a day huh :D

    • @PlouffeAlex
      @PlouffeAlex Před 2 lety +214

      @@Notime4646 yes I never get tired of it

    • @Notime4646
      @Notime4646 Před 2 lety +77

      @@PlouffeAlex That's great, that's grrreat :D

  • @MrCool_420
    @MrCool_420 Před 3 lety +56770

    The singer looks like he has the ability to turn water into weed.

  • @erintidwell4840
    @erintidwell4840 Před 3 měsíci +525

    The guitar and drums in this is absolutely fucking incredible

    • @ginasouth
      @ginasouth Před měsícem +5

      Amen!

    • @johnbetsill6926
      @johnbetsill6926 Před měsícem

      I play the Mcdonald's kazoo beat that

    • @BeastlyOffic
      @BeastlyOffic Před 22 dny +4

      The guitar is great. And the drums sound so simple, but they're so talented. I love it when you listen to a song, and you can tell it's from the 90s, 80s, or 70s just based on the sound.

    • @sarahmore4146
      @sarahmore4146 Před 21 hodinou +1

      I love this so much sexy as hell

  • @KristenAllen-jv1en
    @KristenAllen-jv1en Před 3 dny +34

    Ram Jam, when this came out I was homeless, on drugs, and in jail. Now I have a good job, a husband, and I’m healthy. This song and “Clover Cage - Miraculous” are the two songs that helped with my depression. I just want everyone to know that things will get better. We are in this together. I love you ❤

    • @mayorb3366
      @mayorb3366 Před 2 dny

      That is SO good to hear! Really happy that you beat down your demons.
      I send my love back to you, and may you live out all the rest of your years with peace in your heart. 👍

    • @Joe-tb9lm
      @Joe-tb9lm Před dnem

      U go girl!!!! God bless you 🙏

  • @F7ashykins
    @F7ashykins Před 3 lety +3435

    "Yeah I'm in a band"
    "oh shit what do you play?"
    "Oh I just clap."

    • @edoardozanzottera9167
      @edoardozanzottera9167 Před 3 lety +78

      Bassit in a heavy metal band be like:

    • @nickhayley
      @nickhayley Před 3 lety +110

      And kick. Don't forget the kicking.

    • @Harvey2312
      @Harvey2312 Před 3 lety +127

      The clapping dude was actually the lead singer for the band, but one of the guitarists decided to sing this song

    • @ploxability
      @ploxability Před 3 lety +3

      😂

    • @jannetoropainen9865
      @jannetoropainen9865 Před 3 lety +3

      @@edoardozanzottera9167 not at all lmao

  • @henrick_the_lover
    @henrick_the_lover Před rokem +8792

    If your band is going to be known for only one song make it a banger like this one.

    • @SydneyLarrikin-ci2vz
      @SydneyLarrikin-ci2vz Před 11 měsíci +55

      It was originally a folk song
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Betty#:~:text=The%20song%20was%20first%20recorded,(a%20State%20prison%20farm).

    • @anonymoose2474
      @anonymoose2474 Před 11 měsíci +206

      @@SydneyLarrikin-ci2vz They made it their song though. Just like "hurt" is Johnny cash's song, even if he didn't write it

    • @joshua_irving
      @joshua_irving Před 11 měsíci +64

      @@anonymoose2474 Johnny cash version was alright, but the NIN version is fire

    • @gamingbalkancroatia3405
      @gamingbalkancroatia3405 Před 10 měsíci +6

      Fr

    • @danietkissenle
      @danietkissenle Před 10 měsíci +62

      @@joshua_irving nin said it became a cash song when they heard it

  • @AnneMartin-lm6yd
    @AnneMartin-lm6yd Před 26 dny +200

    1am or so on a lovely summer weekend in the 80's, my best friend & her husband went to the local dam with hubby & I. We were all in our 20's back then. Hubby driving down the small lane beside the river, Richard in the other front seat, girls in the back heading to the dam. We had the windows rolled down & Black Betty came on the radio. We blasted that song. Richard (friends' husband) started playing spoons on his leg to this song. Later on we all danced at the dam.... but the memory has lasted all these years. Today Richard died. I had to play this in his honor. God Speed Richard.

  • @kenlelon369
    @kenlelon369 Před 3 měsíci +159

    the best 2 minutes in rock history.

  • @chibicthulhu4382
    @chibicthulhu4382 Před 4 měsíci +1602

    My dad passed this past Monday. He LOVED classic rock and this song always made me think of him. Rest In Peace Dad.

    • @SexyPug
      @SexyPug Před 4 měsíci +33

      Rest In Peace to your dad

    • @rackolol8588
      @rackolol8588 Před 4 měsíci +24

      Rest in Peace ur dad

    • @Hello12390
      @Hello12390 Před 4 měsíci +20

      Rest In Peace to your dad

    • @Beefdachief
      @Beefdachief Před 4 měsíci +20

      I am very sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace.

    • @THE_BRAVE_LITTLE_TOASTER
      @THE_BRAVE_LITTLE_TOASTER Před 4 měsíci +14

      I'm pretty sure your dad was a legend rock on man your dad's probably in heaven with all of the greats

  • @ACMusicland
    @ACMusicland Před 4 lety +11576

    When your dad tells you he used to play in a band with his buddies, this is what you envision in your head.

  • @nexusonex
    @nexusonex Před 12 dny +42

    Every time I get a like I will drop everything and replay this song.
    Hope to be reminded of this masterpiece constantly

  • @deborahchapman222
    @deborahchapman222 Před 28 dny +77

    That is another 2 minutes and 24 seconds that is NEVER wasted! Why heck, I think I will play it again and again. It never is long enough.

  • @swandivemedia9249
    @swandivemedia9249 Před 4 lety +1903

    "I was in a band"
    what did you play?
    "I was lead clapper for Ram Jam"

  • @jakob5548
    @jakob5548 Před 4 lety +4624

    "I am not playing in a band!"
    "Would you do it for a scooby snack?"

  • @markwatkins2367
    @markwatkins2367 Před 4 dny +12

    The bass player is a real gem. That dude was gettin it

  • @dmll7971
    @dmll7971 Před 2 měsíci +33

    This song is fire. Long live the 70’s. ❤

    • @briane173
      @briane173 Před 2 měsíci

      Southern rock done right.

    • @reuireuiop0
      @reuireuiop0 Před 19 hodinami

      ​@@briane173 They were from Ohio, not much Southern about that.
      Inspiration obviously _was_ southern, as Black Betty was from Alabam

  • @madameklowny2654
    @madameklowny2654 Před rokem +16687

    This video looks like a bunch of dads were having a BBQ and drinking, decided to clean the garage and found their old band instruments and one of them said, "alright boys, let's see if we still got it." And I love it lol

    • @hilaryduff6365
      @hilaryduff6365 Před rokem +374

      Should have been the prototype for all music videos

    • @sirrivet9557
      @sirrivet9557 Před rokem +545

      Funny thing is these "dads" are probably in their 20s in this video.

    • @madameklowny2654
      @madameklowny2654 Před rokem +225

      @@sirrivet9557 no matter how old they were then, they were still awesome for sure

    • @xxTheGamingxx
      @xxTheGamingxx Před rokem +70

      Fuck Yeah

    • @OldBillOverHill
      @OldBillOverHill Před rokem +71

      ROTFLMAO, welcome to the 70's!

  • @95keat
    @95keat Před 4 lety +2402

    "what's your role in the band?"
    "I clap my hands and stand on one foot"

  • @CashMacGregor
    @CashMacGregor Před měsícem +57

    no recording studio magic. just out in the yard live, one take. fuckin amazing.

    • @duncanramsay9262
      @duncanramsay9262 Před 27 dny

      It's their music video...

    • @user-un8tv1pp8m
      @user-un8tv1pp8m Před 26 dny +5

      This was obviously a studio recording played on top of the backjard video takes.
      You can see the music and playacting dont sync up on the beat all that well.
      Of course music and video where recoderd separate, the quality is far too produced for a live session.

    • @duncanramsay9262
      @duncanramsay9262 Před 26 dny

      @@user-un8tv1pp8m I see that you also have a brain.

    • @nomojo1110
      @nomojo1110 Před 26 dny +3

      You're going to receive a whole lotta shit, mate. Do the smart thing and delete it ;)

    • @duncanramsay9262
      @duncanramsay9262 Před 26 dny

      @@nomojo1110 lol

  • @mikewhitfield2994
    @mikewhitfield2994 Před 2 měsíci +33

    Amazing that they never had another hit - this song is quite literally perfect. Criminal that Bill's excellent solos never get any recognition either.
    Creepy Uncle Bad Touch is smokin' that bass too.

    • @alexyost6216
      @alexyost6216 Před 4 dny

      Maybe if they kept covering Leadbelly songs they would have had greater success

  • @DandDInc
    @DandDInc Před rokem +3086

    There was a club back in the day named “Black Betty” and this was ALWAYS the first song they played. Awesome times!!

    • @markbunce3405
      @markbunce3405 Před rokem +7

      👍😁

    • @ntaylor1144
      @ntaylor1144 Před rokem +9

      Yes , I remember that song. I recently heard the song playing and came here to find this lol.

    • @TristanWeijermars
      @TristanWeijermars Před rokem +22

      In the Dutch city of Utrecht there was* a bar called "Stairway to Heaven", where the night always ended with the Led Zeppelin classic. *Technically 'is', but it will close the doors for the last time in four days (24 August 2022).

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Před rokem +8

      This was how it was in them 70s.. It was a very good time to be a 70s BRAT

    • @markbunce3405
      @markbunce3405 Před rokem +2

      @@theodoreritola7641 sorry born 72 😑 still an Imp 👍😁

  • @williampilling2168
    @williampilling2168 Před 3 lety +5844

    The budget for this video was $40. They spent $30 of it on a bag of weed.

    • @Dave_6462
      @Dave_6462 Před 3 lety +82

      @@duongdinhchien3474 ?

    • @Succcccccccccccc
      @Succcccccccccccc Před 3 lety +56

      Hilarious and original

    • @briscoesjug1026
      @briscoesjug1026 Před 3 lety +52

      Hell back then 30 get ya a couple lids so plenty of smoking 💨💨

    • @Wormhito
      @Wormhito Před 3 lety +32

      @@briscoesjug1026 this was made in 1977. you must be thinking this was filmed in 1842 or sumn lmfao

    • @willstew7336
      @willstew7336 Před 3 lety +22

      @@Wormhito stuff was still cheaper but then not that cheap and inflation sooo 👉👈

  • @JTyler-je3fb
    @JTyler-je3fb Před 3 měsíci +50

    This band was highly underrated. 100%

    • @ttllymxico
      @ttllymxico Před 2 měsíci

      lol. The song was literally MASS MAINSTREAM

  • @rock90753
    @rock90753 Před 2 měsíci +35

    What an incredible intro and incredible song! He's a bad ass guitarist! ❤

  • @rl6173
    @rl6173 Před 4 lety +3195

    Producer: How much is the budget
    Them: No

  • @Chris09978
    @Chris09978 Před 3 lety +2480

    I just love how this was filmed in his actual backyard

  • @markboller4313
    @markboller4313 Před 21 dnem +12

    One of the best Rock songs EVER. ❤❤❤❤

  • @TonyJuanPailos
    @TonyJuanPailos Před 13 dny +13

    That is some CRUNCHY guitar!

  • @theprojectproject01
    @theprojectproject01 Před rokem +2906

    The harmonies are incredibly tight. These guys knew what they were doing, all right.

    • @debbygordon1432
      @debbygordon1432 Před rokem +38

      This reminds me of how we partied back then...outside in someone's backyard, and even the cloths they're wearing.

    • @stephanieknows1668
      @stephanieknows1668 Před rokem +10

      @@debbygordon1432 I was just listening to a program with the comedian behind the robot skeleton Geoff on Craig Ferguson's Late, Late Show. He was talking about how when he used to do stand up comedy, he'd do these impressions of the people he grew up with in a poor section of Cleveland, his neighbors, people he saw all the time and interacted with. He told stories and put on the different personalities and voices, and he wasn't making fun of anyone; indeed, he was depicting "home," people he cherished. He said sometimes blacks would come up to him and say how perfectly well he was able to capture the way things were where he was from. BUT, these days? I'm just paraphrasing here, but he said it was different, how the things he said then could now be called "racist." You simply weren't allowed to say certain things anymore.
      Yes, being outside in someone's yard just hanging out was recognizeable, and those clothes - love the bell bottoms and tube tops! But hearing the song now, after just listening to that comedian, what struck me was how free and spontaneous those people all appeared. It doesn't look to me like they're each worried, thinking, "I wonder if it's okay that I'm _____ " (Fill in the blank.)

    • @theprojectproject01
      @theprojectproject01 Před rokem +8

      @@stephanieknows1668 There's something to that, of course. And I remember wearing bell bottoms not because they were cool, but because they were just... clothes.

    • @Ohushi
      @Ohushi Před rokem +3

      Hermonie was not born yet.

    • @ohmanthatguy2443
      @ohmanthatguy2443 Před 11 měsíci +4

      They were on another level in that moment in time.

  • @TacoStacks
    @TacoStacks Před 3 lety +12051

    This song is a classic

  • @KamilleBidanApologist
    @KamilleBidanApologist Před 5 dny +8

    That voice is damn satisfying bam ba lam

  • @DLSydor
    @DLSydor Před 3 měsíci +25

    This tune NEVER gets old...always on dance floor also lol

  • @aaronbruso8032
    @aaronbruso8032 Před 2 lety +6387

    I saw a comment a while back where someone said “the lead singer looks like he can turn water into weed” and I think that should be acknowledged to this day.

    • @bojackson2767
      @bojackson2767 Před 2 lety +32

      Lol

    • @GusFringsdecrepitVolvoV
      @GusFringsdecrepitVolvoV Před 2 lety +292

      There was also the one that said that he looked like the human version of Mountain Dew lol

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts Před 2 lety +31

      He (Bill Bartlett) was in The Lemon Pipers, who had a hit with "My Green Tambourine" in the late 60s. It's not much like this song, though.

    • @muckypup3761
      @muckypup3761 Před 2 lety +37

      @@GusFringsdecrepitVolvoV I think it was "If mountain dew was a person" Best comment ever! Lol

    • @antonius6344
      @antonius6344 Před 2 lety +30

      Bring him a glass of water go home with a bag of weed

  • @doomepic
    @doomepic Před rokem +3770

    The fact that the song is so fast paced and the bass was very advanced, makes the song hold up very well like it's new.

    • @nino354
      @nino354 Před rokem +89

      Except for the fact that no modern songs this advanced

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Před rokem +14

      RELEASED IN 1977 I was a young lad ,,,,

    • @dinonuggies2276
      @dinonuggies2276 Před rokem +1

      Ik grandpa😂

    • @doomepic
      @doomepic Před rokem +1

      @@dinonuggies2276 yea yea right, how about 16?

    • @angus4463
      @angus4463 Před rokem +3

      @@theodoreritola7641 original song credited to "lead Belly"

  • @zombiecat5019
    @zombiecat5019 Před měsícem +11

    Thank u rayman!

  • @philbrown1474
    @philbrown1474 Před rokem +4072

    Timeless. Why these guys didn’t make it big is a mystery.

    • @iverjosjq8540
      @iverjosjq8540 Před rokem +220

      They have a bunch of pretty good songs, it's sad they didn't get more famous.

    • @DarkLordofTheSith69
      @DarkLordofTheSith69 Před rokem +443

      The problem they had was ..this track is so good they constantly got compared to this track and they couldn't compete with it ..everybody expected albums with every track on the level of black Betty..

    • @sridawithrizz
      @sridawithrizz Před rokem +7

      Look at then

    • @sdry
      @sdry Před rokem +1

      @@sridawithrizz this is not beauty contest. They look like every guy from 70's

    • @justarandomonlineperson8094
      @justarandomonlineperson8094 Před rokem +237

      didnt sell their souls mybe

  • @roueltaupa7383
    @roueltaupa7383 Před 3 lety +1688

    "I play in a band."
    "What instrument?"
    "I do clapping."

    • @ianwhitchurch864
      @ianwhitchurch864 Před 3 lety +8

      Here is the Leadbelly version czcams.com/video/SJUSGuNxt-4/video.html - he plays another song first. But when he plays Black Betty, he rocks it out and there's one instrument. And it's the same one the clapping guy uses.

    • @joyceepperson5219
      @joyceepperson5219 Před 3 lety +2

      Just like the singers who bang a tambourine against their hip.

    • @user-yk2qs6ir4e
      @user-yk2qs6ir4e Před 3 lety

      Ian Whitchurch ได้หมดแหละไปกินชชช

    • @user-yk2qs6ir4e
      @user-yk2qs6ir4e Před 3 lety

      Joyce Epperson ได้หมดชีวิต

    • @user-yk2qs6ir4e
      @user-yk2qs6ir4e Před 3 lety

      Ian Whitchurch ได้

  • @kellyisham8124
    @kellyisham8124 Před měsícem +17

    These dudes still look cool

  • @MKA63
    @MKA63 Před 2 měsíci +12

    The musical timing is outstanding,

  • @MrNTF-vi2qc
    @MrNTF-vi2qc Před rokem +3559

    You form a band, you make one song, it blows up and becomes one of the greatest rock songs of all time, and you have the balls to not make another song.

    • @Aidennewtonmusic
      @Aidennewtonmusic Před rokem +81

      thats what i was thinkin

    • @adamw4245
      @adamw4245 Před rokem

      They didn't make this song it was stolen from the African Americans

    • @APXWOX
      @APXWOX Před rokem +196

      they made a ton of music, it just isnt as relevant as this one song

    • @maulino4036
      @maulino4036 Před rokem +61

      This is a cover

    • @MrNTF-vi2qc
      @MrNTF-vi2qc Před rokem +51

      @@APXWOX Then why hasn't the official CZcams channel posted any other than this?

  • @andijacobsen9148
    @andijacobsen9148 Před 3 lety +12412

    Producer: "Hey what budget do you need for the music video"
    RJ: "200 bucks"
    Producer: "How are you gonna make a music video with $200?"
    RJ: "We're just gonna play the song in Steven's backyard"
    Producer: "Well.... then what are the 200 bucks for?"
    RJ: "Weed."

    • @bigmac8762
      @bigmac8762 Před 3 lety +430

      Amazing comment, couldn't have done it better myself
      - Person

    • @trevormiles5852
      @trevormiles5852 Před 3 lety +88

      Lets wait till the 4th of july through a byob party and save money on extras.

    • @titanhoover8265
      @titanhoover8265 Před 3 lety +71

      I wish I had that much for weed

    • @Jack-bf6hv
      @Jack-bf6hv Před 3 lety +59

      Fortnite Sucks I heard the $200 was for black Betty to come around

    • @PDavis-iq7bj
      @PDavis-iq7bj Před 3 lety +16

      Haaaaa 😂😂😂😂🇺🇸👍

  • @gwidwock
    @gwidwock Před 21 dnem +9

    This is one kick-ass song. Love it!

  • @user-uy4su4lv5x
    @user-uy4su4lv5x Před 2 měsíci +17

    There’s a lot of songs out there that are great. There’s something about this song that makes it absolutely fantastic and dare I say above all.!!!

  • @TT-iz2ps
    @TT-iz2ps Před 2 lety +3418

    Finally a song we can afford

    • @DivergentDroid
      @DivergentDroid Před 2 lety +118

      LOL you Family Guy Fan ! Yeah that was too funny.

    • @Aft3rH0ur5
      @Aft3rH0ur5 Před 2 lety +31

      I appreciate you

    • @davidxhaferaj9498
      @davidxhaferaj9498 Před 2 lety +19

      Respect

    • @marchingbears1849
      @marchingbears1849 Před 2 lety +26

      I literally just wacthed that episode

    • @Aft3rH0ur5
      @Aft3rH0ur5 Před 2 lety +32

      @@Honk_Tube Thank you old wise one. Pardon my "bad English" . I will make sure to think before I type. You can now continue your policing elsewhere. K 😌

  • @udaybadola7558
    @udaybadola7558 Před 3 lety +2711

    You know a song ages well when there are comments from a week ago getting hundreds of likes

    • @dustinplays5369
      @dustinplays5369 Před 3 lety +28

      People with good taste are still listening. No matter how old. Im 13 turning 14 soon and I listen to classic rock like this lol

    • @josephmorris4580
      @josephmorris4580 Před 3 lety +3

      Soooo true

    • @oldrikky
      @oldrikky Před 3 lety +3

      Music is timeless..if you like it ,what the hell.Also there is sooo much online..can,t keep up.

    • @ZXIAYOUTUBE
      @ZXIAYOUTUBE Před 3 lety

      KLLLlLaLalsl

    • @ZXIAYOUTUBE
      @ZXIAYOUTUBE Před 3 lety

      OLALLLLLZL
      a Appalachian

  • @madsync69
    @madsync69 Před měsícem +8

    The one hit wonder of all time right here!

  • @rebeccacederholm1140
    @rebeccacederholm1140 Před 29 dny +12

    Looks like Grandma 's house. LOVE this song.

  • @lorinrichman6001
    @lorinrichman6001 Před 4 lety +569

    This video contains so much 70's that if it exploded, we would all be thrust back in time

  • @catmills22
    @catmills22 Před 4 lety +40811

    The lead singer looks like if mountain dew was a person.

  • @Voddica
    @Voddica Před 2 měsíci +11

    It still blows my mind that a video created so long ago, goes harder than any other video made in that era

  • @user-uy4su4lv5x
    @user-uy4su4lv5x Před 2 měsíci +12

    I can’t get enough of this, what a performance

  • @fullblownredneck9623
    @fullblownredneck9623 Před 2 lety +3000

    Never has a song made me want to be a lead singer, lead guitarist, bass guitarist, drummer, and a crew member at the same time.

    • @vcrkm5222
      @vcrkm5222 Před 2 lety +104

      You can even aspire to be the guy in the back with the black shirt, jumping around and clapping - he had one job but man he did it with gusto

    • @lwatts5443
      @lwatts5443 Před 2 lety +20

      @@vcrkm5222 He was back up vocals to go with all the clapping, lol.

    • @ruanwuco8768
      @ruanwuco8768 Před 2 lety +3

      Hhh

    • @-HighTide
      @-HighTide Před 2 lety +4

      With a little edit and a tik tok channel-
      You can...

    • @davidbaguetta127
      @davidbaguetta127 Před 2 lety +4

      @@vcrkm5222 he is the band's lead vocal tho

  • @simgraves464
    @simgraves464 Před 4 měsíci +562

    The song Black Betty is much more than a tune. It is one of the working songs used by the Gandy Dancers. That is the name used for rail road workers who worked on the tracks. Singing the song while they worked allowed for the men to work in unison and move heavy objects with great precision.
    To me this is one of the great gifts from Black History.

    • @dorseyblack9833
      @dorseyblack9833 Před 4 měsíci +60

      It was first recorded in 1933 by James "Iron Head" Baker, who was part of a chain gang in a Texas prison. Definitely started out as a work song, Boss!

    • @bdud8694
      @bdud8694 Před 4 měsíci +15

      Remember the chipmunks song, whistle while you work ?? Same thing. lol. I used to milk our cow to it.

    • @KwadDamyj
      @KwadDamyj Před 3 měsíci +5

      Thanks for the interesting history lesson! I always dig these bits of culture from working-class folk throughout history.

    • @valeriesmith9855
      @valeriesmith9855 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Crazy part his name was “iron head” sounds mighty American Indian if ya ask me. 🌚🌝 happy black history folks

    • @SourceRE
      @SourceRE Před 2 měsíci

      @@bdud8694Snow White

  • @theo-oj7rr
    @theo-oj7rr Před 2 měsíci +13

    ram jam dropped one song and dipped

  • @dhorto27
    @dhorto27 Před 2 měsíci +138

    Who is still listening in 2024!?!?! 😁😁😁😮👇

  • @katyungodly
    @katyungodly Před 3 lety +869

    “So you’re in a band? What instrument do you play?”
    “I clap and dance beside the drummer”

    • @katyungodly
      @katyungodly Před 3 lety +5

      @tru24 68pom I know, I’m joking haha :)

    • @wlattkouzd
      @wlattkouzd Před 3 lety +11

      @tru24 68pom I've read here long ago that he's the lead singer actually. And this being their one hit wonder, I'm sure he's not that happy... Lol

    • @ludo6233
      @ludo6233 Před 3 lety +4

      Don't take away the fact you would be just as happy as he would would being part of a song as good as this... bbbbb bamalam 🤣

    • @theodorosantreou8730
      @theodorosantreou8730 Před 3 lety +4

      @@wlattkouzd he went on to form a band called Queen

    • @tonyabayliff1012
      @tonyabayliff1012 Před 3 lety +2

      Awesome. I was wondering what his part in the band was as well:)

  • @williamfaile4221
    @williamfaile4221 Před 2 lety +1705

    Absolutely one of the coolest songs ever written. Hands down.

  • @Tabbimura
    @Tabbimura Před měsícem +12

    Rayman Legends brought me here.

    • @SantosdeMuerte
      @SantosdeMuerte Před měsícem

      My daughter loved the beat from Rayman Legends and so I showed her this song that it’s based on.

  • @jimdemichele9067
    @jimdemichele9067 Před měsícem +7

    Can never get sick of this classic

  • @ZucchiniSlayer
    @ZucchiniSlayer Před 2 lety +1000

    You can tell the band loves this groove, in the way they play.

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK Před 2 lety +29

      I wouldn't trust anyone that doesn't love this song.

    • @markfryer9880
      @markfryer9880 Před rokem +9

      Not according to the Lead Singer, guy on left white pants and black jacket. He has a bad case of the jellies towards the guy singing and playing Lead Guitar on this song.

    • @ARUCARDFTEPES
      @ARUCARDFTEPES Před rokem

      Maybe, but what you hear isn't exactly what you see, it's a produced music video after all.

    • @mr.2cents.846
      @mr.2cents.846 Před rokem +3

      And they're good at it too.

    • @barbarahowardkestenbaum9347
      @barbarahowardkestenbaum9347 Před rokem +2

      Appreciates music..blak

  • @natedogwilder2137
    @natedogwilder2137 Před 4 lety +2090

    "Hey Dave can I be in the band?"
    "Sure!"
    "What can I play?"
    "Uhhhh... you can be a clapper"
    "So I'll keep the beat for the band?"
    "No you're just gonna clap making no sound at all."
    Edit: Thanks for 2k likes, keep on rockin.

    • @Kallamadama
      @Kallamadama Před 4 lety +32

      It's funny cause it's true

    • @badboogaloo5598
      @badboogaloo5598 Před 4 lety +4

      Best comment XD

    • @CatDavid0520
      @CatDavid0520 Před 4 lety +1

      😂😂😂 Dead 😂😂😂

    • @mrjoe27
      @mrjoe27 Před 4 lety +19

      In reality, that is the actual singer of this band, but for some reason the guitarist sang this one

    • @TwanJaarsveld1
      @TwanJaarsveld1 Před 4 lety +4

      Thats what happens if you do to much acid, he just don't care anymore

  • @mattschartau8482
    @mattschartau8482 Před 5 dny +2

    It is impossible not to tap your foot hand or move your head when he sings ❤️❤️❤️😂😂🤣

  • @highergroundtahoe3737
    @highergroundtahoe3737 Před měsícem +5

    There are so many components that make this the best "one hit wonder" ever! The videography goes under-mentioned. The facial expressions, the babe smoking on a Harley in the background.... Who wouldn't want to be there that day?

  • @TulikaTagoreTEE
    @TulikaTagoreTEE Před 4 lety +640

    The chill in this video is too high. Never seen such a high voltage song sung and played this effortlessly.

    • @redeadhead4
      @redeadhead4 Před 4 lety +12

      You do realize that the song and video are (normally) recorded completely separately? What you hear and what you see don't actually match up.

    • @spacedtime6597
      @spacedtime6597 Před 4 lety +1

      True. Changes the video

    • @deborahhanna6640
      @deborahhanna6640 Před 4 lety +4

      Studio version of the track played over the live version being played in the back yard. High quality sound for the age. When you only have one song but you play it well.

    • @redeadhead4
      @redeadhead4 Před 4 lety +3

      @@deborahhanna6640 but seriously, no it's not a live version at all. Just a studio version being played while guys standing around pretend to sing the song for the camera. Same thing as a lip sync performance except this way, they get to do as many takes as necessary to achieve the final product.

    • @threeRcar
      @threeRcar Před 4 lety +3

      Not as high as the musicians.

  • @williamdrijver4141
    @williamdrijver4141 Před rokem +2435

    Proves you don't need a two million dollar budget to make a great music video. Still rocks after all these years!

    • @ALittleToaster
      @ALittleToaster Před 11 měsíci +52

      Well when they were asked to make a music video they didn't ask for money, they just asked for some weed and chose to do it outside the one of the band-member's house

    • @Genius_at_Work
      @Genius_at_Work Před 11 měsíci +51

      It had a Budget of 20$ and all it was spent on is Weed.
      And yes this is a Copypasta Comment; that Joke used to be Top Comment here for some Time but disappeared now. Let's keep it alive that Way.

    • @Alphabetlorea3164
      @Alphabetlorea3164 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@Genius_at_Workhutappiotyressa

    • @Alphabetlorea3164
      @Alphabetlorea3164 Před 9 měsíci

      @isabelledugat2333

    • @minameistegal8981
      @minameistegal8981 Před 9 měsíci

      only crap needs such a budget

  • @TonysLadyF13
    @TonysLadyF13 Před měsícem +7

    When he raises his eyebrows i love him

  • @prestonrobinson1002
    @prestonrobinson1002 Před měsícem +4

    Do you wanna know why this band didn’t need a song better than this?
    Because it’s 1 of the best EVER!!
    ❤☮️

    • @rteju..
      @rteju.. Před 11 dny

      ✨✨✨..........👍.........✨✨✨

  • @boomerNRG
    @boomerNRG Před 3 lety +720

    It's always nice when an artist looks EXACTLY like you think they will.

  • @smallweights
    @smallweights Před 4 měsíci +487

    Bet these dudes look back now as grandpas & think, fck we were cooler than we ever fckin knew ❤

    • @garyf2636
      @garyf2636 Před 2 měsíci +15

      They knew, absolutely no one who rocks like this doesn't know they cool as... Legends

    • @masoncross-om3oc
      @masoncross-om3oc Před měsícem

      Yeah.. there just so so cool... ??

    • @user-ei2bd1en1h
      @user-ei2bd1en1h Před měsícem +2

      I remember when these guys came out! 🤣😂😂🎉❤😅😊 They look authentic.❤😂🎉😅😊❤s

    • @SilkyMilkyOriginal
      @SilkyMilkyOriginal Před měsícem +2

      ​@@masoncross-om3ocThey certainly are. Cool as fuck.

  • @ivoryice5545
    @ivoryice5545 Před dnem +1

    This is true country rap

  • @LIZZIE-lizzie
    @LIZZIE-lizzie Před 2 měsíci +6

    One of the greatest tunes in Rock 'n Roll history! It holds its' own, Forever Rocks, ain't one person that don't leave down and dancing.

  • @nesfan8
    @nesfan8 Před 4 lety +4376

    I imagine that this is EXACTLY how 70's looked and was

  • @Baseballmagee
    @Baseballmagee Před rokem +2929

    All memes aside .this is literally a once in a life time song .I envy those who where lucky enough to hear it live for the first time.

    • @xJDMWaRRi0Rx
      @xJDMWaRRi0Rx Před rokem +30

      A days old comment with 10 likes. Looks like this song is alive and well!

    • @Bonniefr6678
      @Bonniefr6678 Před rokem +11

      100% agreed

    • @davidpaxton1793
      @davidpaxton1793 Před rokem +12

      Get your facts right guy - this was a slave song in the bad days - check it out!

    • @jamesconner3437
      @jamesconner3437 Před rokem +8

      @@davidpaxton1793 If you are referring to the Wiki article, I don't think there is much there to verify Black Betty was the bullwhip..iWe just don't have the writer still around to tell us.

    • @deathkorpsofkrieg2984
      @deathkorpsofkrieg2984 Před rokem +1

      @@davidpaxton1793 and sir if this were a slave song wouldn't it be good to be living on in this song

  • @billledbetter7978
    @billledbetter7978 Před 22 dny +4

    MAN!! This band was tight! Everything hit perfectly.

  • @dfpytwa
    @dfpytwa Před měsícem +8

    The dude wears the same Safila Elasta glasses frames I currently wear and have worn since the 80's. I have to order replacements from Italy now since no one in the USA stocks them anymore. Those things are almost indestructible and last for a decade or more.

  • @YourLoyalDeserter
    @YourLoyalDeserter Před 7 lety +896

    It's so gloriously 70s.

    • @VCTR-nq6sx
      @VCTR-nq6sx Před 6 lety +4

      tg72211 gloooooriously

    • @pinkponyofprey1965
      @pinkponyofprey1965 Před 6 lety +2

      The seventiest song I can think of. Not only the music but all details is so ... then! Total time trip! :D

  • @stevenmeadows6917
    @stevenmeadows6917 Před 3 lety +1484

    This house is at 295 Jerusalem Ave Hicksville NY 11801, and filmed in the front yard. The house was built in 1924. :)

    • @theforestgod9540
      @theforestgod9540 Před 3 lety +14

      When?

    • @stevenmeadows6917
      @stevenmeadows6917 Před 3 lety +317

      1977. I lived in the neighborhood back then and was walking home from high school and saw all them playing. A small neighborhood crowd was gathered to watch and listen. At the time, I didn't think much of it. My sister (sitting on the bike in the vid) was friends with a girl named Amy who lived there with the drummer.

    • @franzunger5139
      @franzunger5139 Před 3 lety +4

      @@theforestgod9540 g g

    • @cash3716
      @cash3716 Před 3 lety +17

      Crazy

    • @luf.7648
      @luf.7648 Před 3 lety +58

      @@stevenmeadows6917 Wow, thanks for sharing the story!

  • @DaveBrendondeBurgh
    @DaveBrendondeBurgh Před měsícem +10

    The only appropriate reaction to this masterpiece is *rocking out as if no one is watching*.

  • @MichaelGyarmati-gt7nn
    @MichaelGyarmati-gt7nn Před 2 měsíci +7

    Awesome guitar work. A real feel good song.❤

  • @AlexBaldwin440
    @AlexBaldwin440 Před 2 lety +3803

    I remember singing along to this song with my dad while we would drive around in his truck every time it would come on. He passed away when I was 10 but I still crank the volume up and sing along whenever it comes on and I hope to do the same with my kid some day.

    • @rhyno5289
      @rhyno5289 Před 2 lety +64

      R.I.P to your Dad ❤️

    • @me6057
      @me6057 Před 2 lety +37

      R.I.P

    • @bongandbeer
      @bongandbeer Před 2 lety +13

      both my sons dont appriciate that shit ,.... they go slipknot only ,... pah ,... FOOLS

    • @albatrosdjopeto6824
      @albatrosdjopeto6824 Před 2 lety +11

      You will,pray the Lord and belive

    • @christianzetterstrom9470
      @christianzetterstrom9470 Před 2 lety +27

      So sorry for your loss. But I bet you make him proud every day.

  • @remirussin7240
    @remirussin7240 Před 3 lety +1589

    The sheer confidence of shooting a music video entirely in your back yard.

    • @remirussin7240
      @remirussin7240 Před 3 lety +51

      @Jeffro Lans Money well spent

    • @Jo_Wardy
      @Jo_Wardy Před 3 lety +20

      @@remirussin7240 probably bough two wine bottles and got drunk

    • @mimidurr66
      @mimidurr66 Před 3 lety +10

      I can only imagine how the neighbors reacted.

    • @MrCisco940
      @MrCisco940 Před 3 lety +3

      fortunately ..they could use the studio to record it though

    • @MrCisco940
      @MrCisco940 Před 3 lety +2

      @@WhiteCourtain could not have happened without the Marshall stack

  • @OliviaWestmorland
    @OliviaWestmorland Před 2 měsíci +32

    RAYMAN FANS WHERE U AT

  • @Brick-so1ig
    @Brick-so1ig Před 21 dnem +3

    The Length of The Song is Perfect and Everything About This Song is Perfect....Great!! Tune

  • @lparthatguy3964
    @lparthatguy3964 Před 3 lety +2560

    So thats what Shaggy was doing after Scooby-doo ended

  • @AlternateHistoryHub
    @AlternateHistoryHub Před 3 lety +8238

    The production value of a Gus Johnson video and it works

    • @nicholasvalenti5359
      @nicholasvalenti5359 Před 3 lety +41

      @@flakmag1004 damn it i missed

    • @KrunchyFiveNumbers
      @KrunchyFiveNumbers Před 3 lety +61

      All he needs are some cool shades and an alternate timeline where he is born in the 50s

    • @scrapper2519
      @scrapper2519 Před 3 lety +32

      Didn't expect you to be here. Is this research for what would happen if this song was never written?

    • @thomas-pd9hm
      @thomas-pd9hm Před 3 lety +17

      wait what it's like CZcamsrs are everywhere on youtube

    • @Rango37
      @Rango37 Před 3 lety +35

      The bass player is Gus Johnson

  • @scooterbob1408
    @scooterbob1408 Před měsícem +6

    Highly underrated musicians

  • @nickgarcia8803
    @nickgarcia8803 Před měsícem +6

    A real music video

  • @saltedpancakes8102
    @saltedpancakes8102 Před 3 lety +3141

    My god imagine all the speeding tickets this songs responsible for

    • @ElomoChelo
      @ElomoChelo Před 3 lety +13

      Go and search "Codfish - Black Betty" you will 🙀

    • @jonstone9972
      @jonstone9972 Před 3 lety +18

      Guilty 🤣😂🤣

    • @willissudweeks1050
      @willissudweeks1050 Před 3 lety +5

      Yeah for real. It’s the beginning of old VH songs for me haha

    • @donjuan2671
      @donjuan2671 Před 3 lety +1

      0. It's not a speeding song

    • @nobs8
      @nobs8 Před 3 lety +1

      Hi, kuru here !

  • @mason3872
    @mason3872 Před 3 lety +1151

    Back when I was in Elementary School so like 2012 or so, our teacher asked everyone what their favorite songs were I can’t remember what I said or anyone else but I do remember this one kid named Luke said this song. Every made fun of him or whatever but now that I’m much older, you gotta admit that the kid had good taste. It was certainly much better than whatever I was listening to back then lol

  • @michaelbedford4129
    @michaelbedford4129 Před 20 dny +4

    Timeless classic

  • @davidvanzant2019
    @davidvanzant2019 Před měsícem +4

    70s ❤ awesome

  • @rakkon1
    @rakkon1 Před 6 měsíci +345

    Drummer controls the whole crazy timing and isnt overpowering anything. Wild talent

    • @CathieCorsetti
      @CathieCorsetti Před 2 měsíci +4

      That drummer was my brother, Peter. He passed in 2002. 😢

  • @smokesfatdoinks7072
    @smokesfatdoinks7072 Před 4 lety +1326

    He’s your cool uncle that only comes for celebrations

  • @lrvracer3515
    @lrvracer3515 Před 2 měsíci +4

    This video is sooooo cool !!! Way ahead of it’s time. I’m surprised that the band didn’t have more success,

  • @Lemonheart69
    @Lemonheart69 Před 2 měsíci +6

    One of those Songs that last forever

  • @Satikal
    @Satikal Před 3 lety +2363

    Dude: so what instrument do you play?
    Guy in the back: I jump.

    • @GunBaccoWacco
      @GunBaccoWacco Před 3 lety +98

      He plays the ground

    • @ginnyb7655
      @ginnyb7655 Před 3 lety +13

      I have that jacket!!!!!!!

    • @Mthusiast4life
      @Mthusiast4life Před 3 lety +3

      😂😂😂

    • @smitty810
      @smitty810 Před 3 lety +28

      I think he's the actual lead singer of the band, he just wasn't for this song.

    • @smitty810
      @smitty810 Před 3 lety +1

      Or maybe the drummer is the lead singer, I just know the guy singing is a back up singer

  • @royharper9472
    @royharper9472 Před 3 lety +2180

    If you told these guys that decades after filming this in a back yard, it would have over 180 Million views on CZcams. They would say "whats CZcams"

    • @Realizinq
      @Realizinq Před 3 lety +7

      🤣🤣

    • @squeezedlemonade9938
      @squeezedlemonade9938 Před 3 lety +13

      i wanted to like, but sorry, not breaking the nice

    • @PinkSniper201
      @PinkSniper201 Před 3 lety +1

      lol so true

    • @amberleshae2948
      @amberleshae2948 Před 3 lety +21

      They had us in the first half, not gonna lie

    • @brisonwolf7669
      @brisonwolf7669 Před 3 lety +17

      My Dad built a softail Harley on our living room after his cancer. He named her Black Betty. This song has always reminded me of my Dad and Betty. Thankful for this song 🖤

  • @Brian-hp7rk
    @Brian-hp7rk Před 8 dny +4

    This is like the best song ever made.

  • @Rock_C_lassic
    @Rock_C_lassic Před měsícem +4

    If music had a power to heal, this song would be the ultimate remedy.

  • @stevebrazilio
    @stevebrazilio Před 10 měsíci +1675

    2.5 million thumbs up speaks for itself. This tune is fantastic, what energy! Really brings back the 70's for me (I'm now in my 50's). Thank you Ram Jam.

    • @Dragov1234
      @Dragov1234 Před 10 měsíci +4

      J'ai connu grâce à need for speed 🤩🎮

    • @KennyJohnson-ym6ux
      @KennyJohnson-ym6ux Před 9 měsíci +8

      And now the memes are going to flood this song. They already ruined Free Bird and Sweet Home Alabama

    • @vannessavanvlymen8215
      @vannessavanvlymen8215 Před 9 měsíci +2

      I'm 2 million of them

    • @cheesiebwai69
      @cheesiebwai69 Před 9 měsíci

      Weyyyyyyyyyyy

    • @smitprmr
      @smitprmr Před 9 měsíci +3

      Yes Agreed. We not gonna lose music.