She also has a song called "2 sparrows in a hurricane". It's beautiful. You guys would love it. It might even make you think about your own relationship. 🥰
Brenda Lee, Tanya Tucker, and LeAnn Rimes all had their first huge hits when they were around 13/14 years old. All three have a special bond and friendship. "Delta Dawn" was originally recorded in 1972 when Tanya was 13. She went on to have a very successful career into adulthood and 48 years after her first hit, in 2020, won her first Grammy for "Bring My Flowers Now". Other hits by Tanya: "What's Your Mama's Name", "Blood Red and Going Down", "Would You Lay With Me in a Field of Stone", "San Antonio Stroll", "Texas (When I Die)", "Love Me Like You Used To", "The Jamestown Ferry", "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane", "If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight", "It's A Little Too Late (To Do the Right Thing Now)", "Strong Enough To Bend", "Some Kind Of Trouble", "Down To My Last Teardrop", and so many more hits than I can name here! That said, proof of her being a true country legend!
Tanya Tucker, I was a bartender in lounge at a Hotel Tanya was staying on a road trip. 1986....she walks into bar, goes to jukebox to see if any of her music was on it....we didn't....needless to say called and had her music on within a hour. Gotta Love Tanya, feisty....
Y’all, her name is pronounced “Tan-ya”. She’s been around a LONG time. I met her and had a bunch of photos taken with her during the pre-race ceremony at the 1994 Hooter’s 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was a blast!
Just to restate it's been so long, that her first hit was Delta Dawn in 1972, when she was 13 years old. I always followed her career because, She, myself, Madonna, and Michael Jackson if still alive would all turn 64 this year. Tanya birthday is next month. Happy early B-Day Tanya.
If I could give this a million likes so that they see that it's pronounced Tan-ya and not Tawn-ya, I would. My name is Tonya(Tawn-ya), and my whole childhood consisted of me being called Tanya(Tan-ya) because of this woman. Just hearing them saying her name wrong unlocked a core bullying memory for me. I had forgotten all about it until now. Strange how that happens.
This song is about a faded Southern belle whose reputation was tarnished when she hooked up with a man of ill-repute. Now 41-years-old, she wanders the streets of Brownsville, Tennessee, in search of her lost lover. In the book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Country Music, Harvey says the tune is really about his mother, a heavy drinker who died in an apparent suicide by crashing into a tree when the songwriter was a teen. Harvey had just returned from a TV gig with his band; he had asked his mother not to go, worried she would embarrass him by drinking too much and making a spectacle. The guilt over his mother's death stuck with him for years. A decade later, he was hanging out at Larry Collins' house with a group of country musicians. Everyone fell asleep except for Harvey, who stayed up strumming his guitar. That's when he saw his mother. "I looked up and I felt as if my mother was in the room. I saw her very clearly. She was in a rocking chair and she was laughing," he recalled. "My mother had come from the Mississippi Delta and she always lived her life as if she had a suitcase in her hand but nowhere to put it down. She was a hairdresser in Brownsville. She was very free-spirited, and folks in a small town don't always understand people like that. She never really grew up." After coming up with the line, "She's 41 and her daddy still calls her 'baby.' All the folks 'round Brownsville say she's crazy," he woke up Collins and the pair finished the song within 20 minutes.
They should've spent more time adding additional lyrics. I love the song, but it always gets on my nerves how it basically has one verse and then repeats the chorus ad infinitum.
@@Mellmick26 No, the most popular pop music format is verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge/solo-verse-chorus-chorus. Not chorus-verse-chorus-chorus-chorus...
@@ReleaseTheQuackers That's what I always assumed, too, but Brownsville, TN makes more sense in context. It's right outside of Memphis and still basically in the Delta region.
"Strong Enough to Bend" is one of my favorite songs of hers. Tanya Tucker was and still is an Original BAD ASS (with a good heart!), and "Strong Enough to Bend" is a beautiful song to listen to. I think you both would like it.
I was 8 in 73 when Tanya came out with this song. Tanya was only 13. It was played nonstop. Me and my little sister used to drive everyone crazy singing this song nonstop.
1. This version is the 1990 re-recorded version for Tanya’s album Greatest Hit: Encore. The original was recorded in 1972 when she was 13. Her voice is grittier in the original. 2. In the song, Delta Dawn is not deceased. The “mansion in the sky” is a reference to broken promises akin to the saying “ocean front property in Arizona.” Delta Dawn is 41, once the most beautiful girl in town, she now wanders aimlessly around town with a packed suitcase waiting for a “man of a low degree” (con artist) that promised to marry her to return.
There were several well-remembered versions of "Delta Dawn". It was first recorded by Tanya Tucker -- thirteen at the time -- who took her version to the top of the country charts, which then brought it to the attention of both Helen Reddy's producer (who reportedly first offered it to Barbara Streisand, whom he was also producing, but she turned it down, at which time he gave it to Reddy to record) and Bette Midler, who recorded a very bluesy version. Reddy's version was released one day before Midler's, and immediately caught on, gaining almost instant radio airplay (at which time, Midler's record company reissued the single with the old "B" side, a cover of the Andrew Sisters' "Boogie Boogie Bugle Boy" now issued as the "A" side). Reddy's version reached #1 (and Midler hit the top ten with "Boogie Boogie Bugle Boy"). Kitty Wells, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn and Dottie West also put out versions of "Delta Dawn".
thank you for that background. I had to go listen and be sure, the version I remember my Mom always singing was Helen Reddy's, but I'm sure all those amazing women have stellar versions of their own!
Just FYI, Midler recorded prior to Tucker. Also the songwriter and another recorded the song prior to Midler. Tucker`s version was probably the best rec`d, particularly when people found out how old she was.
Thanks! I knew this song was older than 1990 because I've been singing it since I was a kid. Lol. This is a beautiful recording of the song, though. They picked a great version to listen to for their first time. :)
My ADD kicked in hardcore and I couldn't read more than a sentence of this comment but that is awesome because Tanya Tucker's cool but Helen Reddy is my favorite version
Hell...Helen Ready deserves some play here! Excellent softness with a clarify few other women processed at the time..besides Crystal, Karen, and....OK, Helen was in amazing company back then!
Tanya's re-recorded this song MANY times. It was originally released in 1972 when she was around 14. The Bass Singer was my jam. I was trying to sing that part when I was 12. A Great Singer from that time was Freddy Fender with "Before the next teardrop falls" and my Mom's Favorite "Wasted days and wasted nights".
As a teen her innocence was taken by this older man with his promises, this song is her on up in age, still waiting on that man coming back for her but he isn't coming
Well it’s about time you listened to Tanya Mother Tucker! She’s a country outlaw, my favorite kind lol. She was only 13 when she recorded this song, but this doesn’t sound like the original 72’ version 🤔. Anyway, her last album “While I’m Livin” (which was produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings) finally won her a much deserved Grammy. It’s a really great album IMO, check out “Bring My Flowers Now”
Let's face it if you were listening to this in 1972 like me it was likely on a mono AM radio or an 8-trac, so not going to sound the same as remastered stereo, lol.
Tanya is a sassy momma! She was 13 when she first recorded this song, and took it to the top ten on the billboard charts. She had a long, successful career, from early 70s-2000s. Some of her hits are; It's A Little Too Late, Two Sparrows In A Hurricane, and If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight. But she has so many more.
Tanya was 13 when she recorded this. it hit #6 on the country charts in 1972. She was really big in the 70s into the early 80s, then kind of went through some personal troubles and then came back big in the late 80s into the 90s. She definitely worth checking out more.
I have listened to Tanya Tucker since I was a little girl. Another one of my favorites by Tanya around the same time frame is "What's Your Mama's Name Child?" Check it out! Love you guys! ❤️
Tanya's What's Your Mama's Name and Baby I'm Yours are amazing! She was in her early teens when she originally recorded this song - on her "Delta Dawn" album. We had the 8 track version.
wow.... unexpectedly burst into tears watching this reaction. My Mom was always singing around the house and this was one of her faves to just belt out. Oh gosh, thank you so much
Tanya Tucker and Glen Campbell were Country Superstars and also a couple between 1980 to 1981. They recorded a number of songs together including “Dream Lover” and “Shoulder to Shoulder" and performed together at the 1980 Republican National Convention. Their relationship was very volatile and eventually they went their separate ways. Glen Campbell passed away five years ago To this day Tanya says that "He will always be the love of my life. It's kinda heartbreaking because you think about what coulda been… I still love him like my own life." 💕💕💕
You just can't over hype how HUGE this song was. Back in the day all Pizza Hut's had a juke box. For a year you could not go into one without hearing this song playing. I was 7.
Yaaasssss!! FINALLY!! So glad yall got to her suggestion ❤️ This was her hit at 13 y.o. Pronounced "tan-yuh" What's you Mama's Name and Jamestown Ferry are a couple others of hers I love
O my goodness ! I remember this song! My mom loved Tanya Tucker!! Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on Could it be a faded rose from days gone by? And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today To take you to his mansion in the sky? To this day these are the only words I remember from this song! Wooo! I haven't heard this song in so many years and what a treat to see you reacted to this song! I am glad to see you enjoyed it! This song was released in 1972! Enjoyed your reaction! ☮💕👍👏🤗
Tanya was 13 years old when she recorded this song. I remember when I was young I use to swing on a old tire swing singing this song as loud as I could for hours. Such sweet memories thank you!!
My mom listened to this as I was growing up in the 1970's. She'd also play Donna Fargo's Funny Face to me. I'm crying right now. Thank you, great memories of my mom.
I see others commented, this was first released in 1972. Tanya has a very soulful style and sound. This is one of those older country songs I hear as lost love, still coming to town after years waiting for the man who promised her. She has many great songs hopefully you listen to more of her. She was one of my parents' favorites. Grew up with older country sound coming out of the stereo often.
I was checking out some of the comments here and the songs that were mentioned..yes, she was 13 and yes her songs were great, but I noticed 1 song that wasn't mentioned..also from the same era as Delta Dawn, she was also around the same age..another great storytelling song called "Blood Red And Goin' Down" .. heartbreaking song..you should give it a listen ..as always, great reaction you 2 💖
I am surprised that no one has mentioned this. Delta Dawn was released in 1972 when Tanya was just 13. Her voice only got better and stronger as time went in. Still sounds wonderful to this day.
Tanya Tucker was only 13 when she recorded this back in 1973. She's now been in the business for 50 years. She's the latest inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. So many great hits. Listen to Blood Red and Going Down. She did that as a 15 year old.. Wow. Also Two Sparrows in a Hurricane, If it Don't Come Easy or her Bring My Flowers Now.
Her name is pronounced "Tan-ya", not "Ton-ya" just fyi. She's also a Texas girl who was only 13 years old when she recorded this song. Also check out Lizzie and the Rainman and San Antonio Stroll.
@@michaelshelton5488 try early 70s...TT was born in 1958, she recorded this at 13, so it was 1972...I saw and met her in 2020 when she toured her latest album "While I'm Living"...she was awesome & really cool...signed some of her stuff, including her boxset...met her daughter Presley who was touring with her mom...
Tanya is awesome in any era, be it her early teen recordings, her reemergence in the late-80s to her latest recording produced with Brandi Carlisle. Tanya has the tendency to re-record. Probably some kind of a record company dispute. But Tanya is one badass singer. She’s not someone you want to mess with. Her catalogue of hits runs deep. Early songs could be “What’s You Mama’s Name?”, “Blood Red and Going Down”, “Jamestown Ferry”, “Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone). Later ones could be “Strong Enough To Bend,” “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane,” “Don’t Go Out With Him.” She recently had a comeback album in which the most well-received track was “While I’m Livin’”
@@michaelasay8587 She’s had a bit of a career renaissance. Brandi Carlyle and Scooter Jennings helped revitalize her career, found her some good tunes, and got her on the Grammys. Still has the same spunk.
Great Reaction to a Legend...... Tanya was 13/14 when she released this in 1972......... She was a inspiration to a lot of ladies cause she could sing a range of music, Ballads and Upbeat songs.....
Every time i hear a Tanya Tucker song, it reminds me of a good friend who fell in love with her when he first heard her sing Delta Dawn on TV. She was 14 at the time and he was the same age. From that day he became a country music fan, after previously being a rock fan. He met her at one of her concerts and had a photo taken with her. He's no longer with us, but he always cherished that meeting and photo with her.
Me & a group of friends drove out to see her at the Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, CA in the mid 80’s. She was a pistol full of fun & sas…just wonderful. We were pretty rowdy & loud stomping on the bleachers to the side of the stage & getting loud. Instead of being sensitive she jumped right in, joined us & practically sang her concert to us, cuz she’s just like that. Gotta luv Tanya Tucker👍🏽
Probably the most energetic and fun country performers I ever saw on stage!! I go tomorrow night (Saturday) to see Suzy Bogguss in person. BEAUTIFUL voice!!
This woman has a voice like no other. 50 years of music-I encourage you to listen to more! This version of Delta Dawn is not the original she did at 12 years old-She just won 2 Grammy awards for her album…..
No idea how significant this song is to me. I was a super tiny 4 year old in 1972, walking with my brother, Shawn, 9 blocks to school everyday in Talequah, his hand in mine, me singing this. I remember crying one morning because I had nothing to share for share time. Shawn said I should sing this song. I DID. Shawn drowned in 1976, just before his 9th birthday. He was the bravest boy I ever knew, and he made ME brave that day. Yikes Shucks Miss my big hero brother everyday, until I am with him in Heaven.
This is a really early song of hers, it must have been redone in 90 because I remember hearing it as a child and I'm 47, and I was in high school in 90.
Tanya was about 13 or 14 when this was released. She's been in the music business for 50 years now. Her song, Bring My Flowers Now, is the most meaningful song she ever recorded.
The 1970's version when she was a teenager was a bit more raw and I liked her voice way better then. Course, I had a big crush on her. She was a cutie. And could she sing!!
*DELTA DAWN* is the very first song I ever discovered on my mom's portable radio at the age of about 8 years old. I will never forget it. One night I was very bored with what my family was watching on TV, so my mom told me to go listen to music on her old fashioned pink radio in her room and so I did! I remember being completely entranced by this song and then suddenly singing along with the chorus - one of my earliest childhood memories of loving music.
The story is a sailor came into Brownsville and seduced a young Delta Dawn and then sailed away after giving her a rose to wear and promising her he would come back for her so they could get married. Ever since then, she takes her zuitcase down to the docks every day to meet him wearing the rose, but he never comes. The song mentions she's 41, zo she has been waiting for him for around 20 years.
Soon after this song came out she had a extended residency in Las Vegas. She and my my wife attended the same Jr. High School. At least once a week the principal found a reason to have her sing this song. My wife still shudders when she hears it fifty-some years later. Wayyyyy too much of a good thing.
Thanks for listening to Tanya, she's a great talent. Someone else you should check out is Suzy Bogguss. She has one of the sweetest voices in country and had a string of top-ten hits in the 90s, songs like "Someday Soon", "Drive South, "Hey Cinderella", "Aces", "Just Like The Weather" and more. Another fun song that shows off her yodeling ability is "I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"
Helen Reddy’s version was all over the radio in the early 70’s. Speaking of Helen Reddy her I Am Woman is a perfect song for Female Friday. It was the anthem of the women’s movement of the seventies.
I believe she recorded this song when she was 13 years old. This is a great rabbit hole to go down guys. Tanya Tucker is one of the great female artist in country music with lots of hits and number 1s. Check out "Blood Red and Going Down" or " What's your Mama's Name". Both are great story songs and big hits for her.
Tanya Tucker got her start here in Texas. She was from Garland and preformed some in Mesquite both outside of Dallas. My Best freinds Daughter and her were schoolmates in Junior High. Such a wonderful young lady to listen to.
I am really hoping you react to Dolly Parton's "9 To 5" for female Friday which is the ultimate female empowerment song. I also hope you guys watch and react to the film version "9 To 5" which stars Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton, who steals the film in her first role which is now iconic. Dolly is one of the best all around entertainers ever and an amazing woman. Please react to both of these suggestions. You will enjoy both and the film will be great for your movie channel which I just love.
My Mom and I lived in Texas for only a couple of years in the early 80's.... Every, time my Mom would hear Texas (When I die) by Tanya Tucker she said she wanted that song to play during her calling hours/funeral. When she passed in 2019 my Stepdad asked for several song suggestions and I said Texas (When, I die) is a must! It made me smile. Two Sparrows In A Hurricane is a must by Tanya Tucker!
Country music prodigy who grew into a renegade in the country world. I was around 12 -3 at the time and everyone could sing DELTA DAWN. Recently recognized by new artist for her contribution to country music.
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Tanya became a big star at age 13 when this song was released (in 1972). The story of the song is about a woman who has gone crazy from rejection. She is quite talented and still performing, but is a cautionary tale for putting kids in show business. Try her songs "Down to my Last Teardrop", "Two Sparrow in a Hurricane", "It's a Little Too Late", "Bring My Flowers Now".
This song was huge. There were a couple version's, but I think this got the most air play. Tanya Tucker is an Outlaw and still kickin'. Thanks for this memory.
Everyone is entitled to there opinion. I like Helen Reddy but for this song I prefer Tonya. An Tonya recorded it before Helen. Google says Bette Midler did it first but I have never heard her version.
@@wlg1223, who cares who did it first? It's OK to prefer a cover to an original, you know. I could say that about every single Linda Ronstadt song, since 99.9% of everything she recorded was a cover. And given that most people don't even know that, they almost certainly like her cover versions better than the originals.
Damn... You two managed to bring a tear to my old cynical eyes, AGAIN!! I was in 3rd grade when this song came out. And it was on the radio everywhere. My brother and I always tried to hit that low, low man in the background. We couldn't then, and I still can't. I love it now, as much as I did then. So, thank you for playing it.
She was 13 yrs old , when recorded this, 14 when this was #1. Take a listen to TEXAS( when I die), she still performs and brings the house down
actully 15
@@top40researcher31 my resource said she was born 1958 and recorded this in 1972
@@charlenezack37 you're correct. She was 13 when she recorded this song and turned 14 a month after it was released.
@@brendaparker2346 she charted at the same time with australian singer helen reddy
@@top40researcher31 no, she actually didn't. Helen Reddy charted in 1973, Tanya Tucker in 1972.
She also has a song called "2 sparrows in a hurricane". It's beautiful. You guys would love it. It might even make you think about your own relationship. 🥰
A great song
Love that song, that and (Without You), What Do I Do With Me are my favourites by her as well as Delta Dawn.
2 sparrows came out when my wife an i moved in together in 91 everyone said we never stay together well guess what
Definitely agree... Great song!
Tan-ya. The guy was real, but his promises to her were just a pie in the sky dream. No substance to his promises of giving her a real mansion.
"What your mama's name child" and San Antonio Stroll are two of my favorites. Great story telling. A true queen of country music!
Blood Red And Goin Down,
Wish I'd Known The Man That Turned My Mama On.
two of my favorites as well, and i think there was another one , called lizzie and rainman? i loved that one growing up
@@kimberlyarment2381 I loved lizzie too. He came riding in on the sunrise on a hot west Texas day
Yes. Reaction to What's your Mamas Name Child
Brenda Lee, Tanya Tucker, and LeAnn Rimes all had their first huge hits when they were around 13/14 years old. All three have a special bond and friendship. "Delta Dawn" was originally recorded in 1972 when Tanya was 13. She went on to have a very successful career into adulthood and 48 years after her first hit, in 2020, won her first Grammy for "Bring My Flowers Now". Other hits by Tanya: "What's Your Mama's Name", "Blood Red and Going Down", "Would You Lay With Me in a Field of Stone", "San Antonio Stroll", "Texas (When I Die)", "Love Me Like You Used To", "The Jamestown Ferry", "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane", "If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight", "It's A Little Too Late (To Do the Right Thing Now)", "Strong Enough To Bend", "Some Kind Of Trouble", "Down To My Last Teardrop", and so many more hits than I can name here! That said, proof of her being a true country legend!
Helen Reddy did the best version in my opinion
"Would You Lay With Me in a Field of Stone" is probably my favorite Tanya Tucker song.
@@chrisalldis3375 no way lol, well my opinion anyway.
Hi Gina, It wasn't bad by Tanya, just a little too much 'Twang"
Leanne Rymes, too, I think.
Tanya Tucker, I was a bartender in lounge at a Hotel Tanya was staying on a road trip.
1986....she walks into bar, goes to jukebox to see if any of her music was on it....we didn't....needless to say called and had her music on within a hour.
Gotta Love Tanya, feisty....
The “mansion in the sky” is referring to the promises men sometime make to seduce a woman but she’s still waiting years later.
If I remember correctly, Tanya was only 13 when she recorded this song.
Correct.
Just like Leanne Rimes.
Yes she was. But the version they are listening to is not that one. It's a remake from 1990
@@PlumbPitiful yeah I could tell.
Her original recording from 1972, yes. This was a rerecorded version from 1990 (and just doesn't sound as good in my opinion).
FYI: Her name is pronounced Tan-ya (like sun-TAN). 😊 At 63 she STILL sounds pretty dang good and moves around the stage like she's 23!
Y’all, her name is pronounced “Tan-ya”. She’s been around a LONG time. I met her and had a bunch of photos taken with her during the pre-race ceremony at the 1994 Hooter’s 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was a blast!
Just to restate it's been so long, that her first hit was Delta Dawn in 1972, when she was 13 years old. I always followed her career because, She, myself, Madonna, and Michael Jackson if still alive would all turn 64 this year. Tanya birthday is next month. Happy early B-Day Tanya.
Super cool 😎 👌 👍
If I could give this a million likes so that they see that it's pronounced Tan-ya and not Tawn-ya, I would. My name is Tonya(Tawn-ya), and my whole childhood consisted of me being called Tanya(Tan-ya) because of this woman. Just hearing them saying her name wrong unlocked a core bullying memory for me. I had forgotten all about it until now. Strange how that happens.
This song is about a faded Southern belle whose reputation was tarnished when she hooked up with a man of ill-repute. Now 41-years-old, she wanders the streets of Brownsville, Tennessee, in search of her lost lover.
In the book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Country Music, Harvey says the tune is really about his mother, a heavy drinker who died in an apparent suicide by crashing into a tree when the songwriter was a teen. Harvey had just returned from a TV gig with his band; he had asked his mother not to go, worried she would embarrass him by drinking too much and making a spectacle. The guilt over his mother's death stuck with him for years. A decade later, he was hanging out at Larry Collins' house with a group of country musicians. Everyone fell asleep except for Harvey, who stayed up strumming his guitar. That's when he saw his mother.
"I looked up and I felt as if my mother was in the room. I saw her very clearly. She was in a rocking chair and she was laughing," he recalled. "My mother had come from the Mississippi Delta and she always lived her life as if she had a suitcase in her hand but nowhere to put it down. She was a hairdresser in Brownsville. She was very free-spirited, and folks in a small town don't always understand people like that. She never really grew up."
After coming up with the line, "She's 41 and her daddy still calls her 'baby.' All the folks 'round Brownsville say she's crazy," he woke up Collins and the pair finished the song within 20 minutes.
They should've spent more time adding additional lyrics. I love the song, but it always gets on my nerves how it basically has one verse and then repeats the chorus ad infinitum.
@@btgiv6009 well that’s what makes it a “Catchy” song … some of the most popular songs are the same way
I think it was Brownsville Texas
@@Mellmick26 No, the most popular pop music format is verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge/solo-verse-chorus-chorus. Not chorus-verse-chorus-chorus-chorus...
@@ReleaseTheQuackers That's what I always assumed, too, but Brownsville, TN makes more sense in context. It's right outside of Memphis and still basically in the Delta region.
"Love Me Like You Used To", and "Two Sparrows In A Hurricane", are must react to's by Tanya Tucker!!!❤❤❤
I think two sparrows in a hurricane is one of her very best songs
Yes!!! Two Sparrows in a Hurricane is a must 🎶🎶🎶
I couldn’t agree more with those two choices, both are favorites
Her song Without You, What Do I Do With Me is my favourite
I really can't tell you how much I hate two sparrows in a hurricane.
"Strong Enough to Bend" is one of my favorite songs of hers.
Tanya Tucker was and still is an Original BAD ASS (with a good heart!), and "Strong Enough to Bend" is a beautiful song to listen to.
I think you both would like it.
Tanya's the real deal - would have been a great one for Female Friday.
Good one would be,"ITS A LITTLE TO LATE, TO DO THE RIGHT THING NOW"
Tanya recorded this in 1972 at the age of 13 yrs old.
I was 8 in 73 when Tanya came out with this song. Tanya was only 13. It was played nonstop. Me and my little sister used to drive everyone crazy singing this song nonstop.
Every 8yr old in 1973 was in the same boat, drowning in “Delta Dawn,” singing it in our damn sleep!!! Love it! So good!!🔥🤙
It was actually 1972 when she released her original version. Helen Reddy released her version in 1973.
I was 8 & my cousin was 10, and we sat in our grandmother's front porch swing and sing this at the top of our voices
1. This version is the 1990 re-recorded version for Tanya’s album Greatest Hit: Encore. The original was recorded in 1972 when she was 13. Her voice is grittier in the original.
2. In the song, Delta Dawn is not deceased. The “mansion in the sky” is a reference to broken promises akin to the saying “ocean front property in Arizona.” Delta Dawn is 41, once the most beautiful girl in town, she now wanders aimlessly around town with a packed suitcase waiting for a “man of a low degree” (con artist) that promised to marry her to return.
There were several well-remembered versions of "Delta Dawn". It was first recorded by Tanya Tucker -- thirteen at the time -- who took her version to the top of the country charts, which then brought it to the attention of both Helen Reddy's producer (who reportedly first offered it to Barbara Streisand, whom he was also producing, but she turned it down, at which time he gave it to Reddy to record) and Bette Midler, who recorded a very bluesy version. Reddy's version was released one day before Midler's, and immediately caught on, gaining almost instant radio airplay (at which time, Midler's record company reissued the single with the old "B" side, a cover of the Andrew Sisters' "Boogie Boogie Bugle Boy" now issued as the "A" side). Reddy's version reached #1 (and Midler hit the top ten with "Boogie Boogie Bugle Boy"). Kitty Wells, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn and Dottie West also put out versions of "Delta Dawn".
thank you for that background. I had to go listen and be sure, the version I remember my Mom always singing was Helen Reddy's, but I'm sure all those amazing women have stellar versions of their own!
Just FYI, Midler recorded prior to Tucker. Also the songwriter and another recorded the song prior to Midler. Tucker`s version was probably the best rec`d, particularly when people found out how old she was.
Fantastic information. I do remember both and Helen Reddy's version was huge!
Thanks! I knew this song was older than 1990 because I've been singing it since I was a kid. Lol. This is a beautiful recording of the song, though. They picked a great version to listen to for their first time. :)
My ADD kicked in hardcore and I couldn't read more than a sentence of this comment but that is awesome because Tanya Tucker's cool but Helen Reddy is my favorite version
Other great songs by Tanya are “Down to My Last Teardrop “ and “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane “.
This is one of the best country songs ever written .
The late Helen Reddy had the definitive version. A number 1 hit in 1973.
Yes the version of Helen Reddy did was in the early seventies and it deserves to be reacted to. It is so good.
Tell me about it. As A kid I loved it when the song by her came on the radio.
Hell...Helen Ready deserves some play here! Excellent softness with a clarify few other women processed at the time..besides Crystal, Karen, and....OK, Helen was in amazing company back then!
I like Helen Reddy's version better ,but this is good!
It’s difficult to choose. This is a case where both singers’ versions are definitive. Even this re-record is quite good.
Tanya's re-recorded this song MANY times. It was originally released in 1972 when she was around 14.
The Bass Singer was my jam. I was trying to sing that part when I was 12.
A Great Singer from that time was Freddy Fender with "Before the next teardrop falls" and my Mom's Favorite "Wasted days and wasted nights".
As a teen her innocence was taken by this older man with his promises, this song is her on up in age, still waiting on that man coming back for her but he isn't coming
She is a country legend
Well it’s about time you listened to Tanya Mother Tucker! She’s a country outlaw, my favorite kind lol. She was only 13 when she recorded this song, but this doesn’t sound like the original 72’ version 🤔. Anyway, her last album “While I’m Livin” (which was produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings) finally won her a much deserved Grammy. It’s a really great album IMO, check out “Bring My Flowers Now”
It’s not the original it’s a 90’s version I downloaded the 1972 version in the comments. Hopefully they will react to that one soon!!!!!!!
I was going to mention her age when she recorded this song. Such an amazing voice!
Let's face it if you were listening to this in 1972 like me it was likely on a mono AM radio or an 8-trac, so not going to sound the same as remastered stereo, lol.
She won a Grammy for the song "Bring My Flowers Now" also which she co-wrote with Brandi.
Yeah, this is a fine redoing of it, but I was hoping for the original, too.
Such a powerful voice. Love her songs Love Me Like You Used Too, Can I See You Tonight, Down to My Last Teardrop, and It's a Little Too Late
Tanya is a sassy momma! She was 13 when she first recorded this song, and took it to the top ten on the billboard charts. She had a long, successful career, from early 70s-2000s. Some of her hits are; It's A Little Too Late, Two Sparrows In A Hurricane, and If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight. But she has so many more.
Tanya was 13 when she recorded this. it hit #6 on the country charts in 1972. She was really big in the 70s into the early 80s, then kind of went through some personal troubles and then came back big in the late 80s into the 90s. She definitely worth checking out more.
I have listened to Tanya Tucker since I was a little girl. Another one of my favorites by Tanya around the same time frame is "What's Your Mama's Name Child?" Check it out! Love you guys! ❤️
Tanya's What's Your Mama's Name and Baby I'm Yours are amazing! She was in her early teens when she originally recorded this song - on her "Delta Dawn" album. We had the 8 track version.
If you like Tanya Tucker, you should check out some Crystal Gayle. She had a lot of big hits in the 70s and 80s. Thank you, love your channel❤️
Crystal Gayle….Loretta Lynn little sister 👍
Do “Don’t it make my brown eyes blue”. You’ll love it.
@@CJBW That is an all-star banger. I keep putting it up. So keep it up til it gets done.
@@FlamesCagney I’ve suggested this many times also. Let’s get more subscribers/patrons on board!!
@@CJBW Absolutely. That is one of those iconic tunes that stands alone.
I saw her in concert at the state fair In 1974. I was 3 or 4. People could not believe I knew all the words to every song.
Delta Dawn plays in my head day in and day out...so you guys reacting to it made my day😂
Tanya Tucker was only 13 years old when she sang this song for the first time. It came out in 1972, I was 11 and loved singing along .
wow.... unexpectedly burst into tears watching this reaction. My Mom was always singing around the house and this was one of her faves to just belt out. Oh gosh, thank you so much
Tanya Tucker and Glen Campbell were Country Superstars and also a couple between 1980 to 1981. They recorded a number of songs together including “Dream Lover” and “Shoulder to Shoulder" and performed together at the 1980 Republican National Convention. Their relationship was very volatile and eventually they went their separate ways.
Glen Campbell passed away five years ago To this day Tanya says that "He will always be the love of my life. It's kinda heartbreaking because you think about what coulda been… I still love him like my own life." 💕💕💕
You just can't over hype how HUGE this song was. Back in the day all Pizza Hut's had a juke box. For a year you could not go into one without hearing this song playing. I was 7.
Yaaasssss!! FINALLY!! So glad yall got to her suggestion ❤️ This was her hit at 13 y.o.
Pronounced "tan-yuh"
What's you Mama's Name and Jamestown Ferry are a couple others of hers I love
Tanya Tucker has many hits. I was lucky enough to see her in concert when she was young.
Same here.
She has such a unique voice - her "Two Sparrows In a Hurricane" is a tearjerker
You seriously have to listen to her song “Spring”. But be prepared to cry. 💕💕💕💕
O my goodness ! I remember this song! My mom loved Tanya Tucker!!
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
To this day these are the only words I remember from this song! Wooo! I haven't heard this song in so many years and what a treat to see you reacted to this song! I am glad to see you enjoyed it! This song was released in 1972! Enjoyed your reaction! ☮💕👍👏🤗
Tanya was 13 years old when she recorded this song. I remember when I was young I use to swing on a old tire swing singing this song as loud as I could for hours. Such sweet memories thank you!!
if I remember correctly, this is from her first album. She was still in her teens.
Yes, 13
My mom listened to this as I was growing up in the 1970's. She'd also play Donna Fargo's Funny Face to me. I'm crying right now. Thank you, great memories of my mom.
I see others commented, this was first released in 1972. Tanya has a very soulful style and sound. This is one of those older country songs I hear as lost love, still coming to town after years waiting for the man who promised her. She has many great songs hopefully you listen to more of her. She was one of my parents' favorites. Grew up with older country sound coming out of the stereo often.
One of my favorite songs by Tanya Tucker is “I’ll Come Back As Another Woman”. Great song.
Loved her, wanted her style and voice in the early 70s. Her and Stevie made me envy their vocals. Thanx so much for the reaction, Peace
I was checking out some of the comments here and the songs that were mentioned..yes, she was 13 and yes her songs were great, but I noticed 1 song that wasn't mentioned..also from the same era as Delta Dawn, she was also around the same age..another great storytelling song called "Blood Red And Goin' Down" .. heartbreaking song..you should give it a listen ..as always, great reaction you 2 💖
Tanya Tucker, the "Texas Tornado." She's the original queen of Outlaw Country. She recorded this song when she was 13....crazy I know.
I am surprised that no one has mentioned this. Delta Dawn was released in 1972 when Tanya was just 13. Her voice only got better and stronger as time went in. Still sounds wonderful to this day.
This is actually a later recording by Tanya Tucker,should listen to the early version from 1972 that will blow you out of the water!
She was 14 wasn't she?
@@AManIsNoOne67 13 or 14
had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. She at 21 dated Glen Campbell who was 44.
Tanya Tucker was only 13 when she recorded this back in 1973. She's now been in the business for 50 years. She's the latest inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. So many great hits. Listen to Blood Red and Going Down. She did that as a 15 year old.. Wow. Also Two Sparrows in a Hurricane, If it Don't Come Easy or her Bring My Flowers Now.
Her name is pronounced "Tan-ya", not "Ton-ya" just fyi. She's also a Texas girl who was only 13 years old when she recorded this song. Also check out Lizzie and the Rainman and San Antonio Stroll.
Oh, and the original version of this song is late 70's or early 80's so y'all were correct about it sounding like an earlier era.
@@michaelshelton5488 try early 70s...TT was born in 1958, she recorded this at 13, so it was 1972...I saw and met her in 2020 when she toured her latest album "While I'm Living"...she was awesome & really cool...signed some of her stuff, including her boxset...met her daughter Presley who was touring with her mom...
Correct, she pronounces her name as Tan-ya, not Tahn-ya
@@lawrencedavis4406 thanks for the correction. I first discovered her as a little kid in the early 80's, so I didn't know the exact timeline
Tanya is awesome in any era, be it her early teen recordings, her reemergence in the late-80s to her latest recording produced with Brandi Carlisle. Tanya has the tendency to re-record. Probably some kind of a record company dispute. But Tanya is one badass singer. She’s not someone you want to mess with.
Her catalogue of hits runs deep. Early songs could be “What’s You Mama’s Name?”, “Blood Red and Going Down”, “Jamestown Ferry”, “Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone). Later ones could be “Strong Enough To Bend,” “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane,” “Don’t Go Out With Him.” She recently had a comeback album in which the most well-received track was “While I’m Livin’”
Where is Tanya today?
@@michaelasay8587 She’s had a bit of a career renaissance. Brandi Carlyle and Scooter Jennings helped revitalize her career, found her some good tunes, and got her on the Grammys. Still has the same spunk.
This song is from the 70's. She was very young when she orig. recorded it. She was only 13 when she first started her career. She is pure country
This song and album of the same name was released in September1972 when Tanya (born in 1958) was 13 years old
Great Reaction to a Legend......
Tanya was 13/14 when she released this in 1972.........
She was a inspiration to a lot of ladies cause she could sing a range of music, Ballads and Upbeat songs.....
Please do Helen Reddy for Female Friday! “I Am Woman”!!! NEW ARTIST ALERT!
Every time i hear a Tanya Tucker song, it reminds me of a good friend who fell in love with her when he first heard her sing Delta Dawn on TV. She was 14 at the time and he was the same age. From that day he became a country music fan, after previously being a rock fan. He met her at one of her concerts and had a photo taken with her. He's no longer with us, but he always cherished that meeting and photo with her.
Me & a group of friends drove out to see her at the Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles, CA in the mid 80’s. She was a pistol full of fun & sas…just wonderful. We were pretty rowdy & loud stomping on the bleachers to the side of the stage & getting loud. Instead of being sensitive she jumped right in, joined us & practically sang her concert to us, cuz she’s just like that. Gotta luv Tanya Tucker👍🏽
Tanya Tucker is one of the few country singers I like and this is one of the very few country songs I like. My husband felt the same way.
Her most recent song, released in 2019 with Brandi Carlile on the piano is amazing!! The song is "Bring Me Flowers Now".
Resulting in her first grammy
Tanya Tucker is a rabbit hole of music. ‘Lizzie and the Rain Man’ and ‘Texas (When I Die)’ are two I would follow up with.
Probably the most energetic and fun country performers I ever saw on stage!!
I go tomorrow night (Saturday) to see Suzy Bogguss in person. BEAUTIFUL voice!!
‼️‼️ PLEASE... Listen to her sing "Bring my flowers now"" Its a fairky new one of hers and she still has that clear crisp voice
Other songs not yet mentioned that I like are: What do I do with me, Love me like you used to, and Strong Enough to Bend. She does have a lot of hits.
This woman has a voice like no other. 50 years of music-I encourage you to listen to more! This version of Delta Dawn is not the original she did at 12 years old-She just won 2 Grammy awards for her album…..
No idea how significant this song is to me.
I was a super tiny 4 year old in 1972, walking with my brother, Shawn, 9 blocks to school everyday in Talequah, his hand in mine, me singing this.
I remember crying one morning because I had nothing to share for share time.
Shawn said I should sing this song.
I DID.
Shawn drowned in 1976, just before his 9th birthday.
He was the bravest boy I ever knew, and he made ME brave that day.
Yikes
Shucks
Miss my big hero brother everyday, until I am with him in Heaven.
This is a really early song of hers, it must have been redone in 90 because I remember hearing it as a child and I'm 47, and I was in high school in 90.
Everyone has a slightly different perception of this song and it’s meaning. Tanya Tucker is a Country Legend.
Tanya was about 13 or 14 when this was released. She's been in the music business for 50 years now. Her song, Bring My Flowers Now, is the most meaningful song she ever recorded.
This song launched the fantastic career of on of the best Country Music singers ever I've been a big fan of hers for years
The 1970's version when she was a teenager was a bit more raw and I liked her voice way better then. Course, I had a big crush on her. She was a cutie. And could she sing!!
You guys are REALLY digging deep into my moms' album collection tonight....
Two Sparrows in a Hurricane is beautiful!!
This is when she was a baby. Soooooo talented!!!
*DELTA DAWN* is the very first song I ever discovered on my mom's portable radio at the age of about 8 years old. I will never forget it. One night I was very bored with what my family was watching on TV, so my mom told me to go listen to music on her old fashioned pink radio in her room and so I did! I remember being completely entranced by this song and then suddenly singing along with the chorus - one of my earliest childhood memories of loving music.
The story is a sailor came into Brownsville and seduced a young Delta Dawn and then sailed away after giving her a rose to wear and promising her he would come back for her so they could get married. Ever since then, she takes her zuitcase down to the docks every day to meet him wearing the rose, but he never comes. The song mentions she's 41, zo she has been waiting for him for around 20 years.
You guys should react to Tanya's San Antonio Stroll... Love that one!!! Great story in that song!!
Tanya is great. You would love “Strong Enough To Bend”
For a good female Friday or for any day listen to Terri Clark she is awesome
Love me some Terry Clark
Love Terry's duet with Dallas Smith "One Drink Ago". Beautiful.👍✌️🇨🇦
Im in agreement Terri Clark any day will make me happy, i also was fortunate to see Tanya T a couple of years ago in the uk
You need to listen to her latest album! While I'm Livin'. Oh, and she was 13 when she recorded this song originally.
Please do more of Tanya Tucker she has many awesome songs the more you listen the more you will love
Soon after this song came out she had a extended residency in Las Vegas. She and my my wife attended the same Jr. High School. At least once a week the principal found a reason to have her sing this song. My wife still shudders when she hears it fifty-some years later. Wayyyyy too much of a good thing.
Thanks for listening to Tanya, she's a great talent. Someone else you should check out is Suzy Bogguss. She has one of the sweetest voices in country and had a string of top-ten hits in the 90s, songs like "Someday Soon", "Drive South, "Hey Cinderella", "Aces", "Just Like The Weather" and more. Another fun song that shows off her yodeling ability is "I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart"
Helen Reddy’s version was all over the radio in the early 70’s. Speaking of Helen Reddy her I Am Woman is a perfect song for Female Friday. It was the anthem of the women’s movement of the seventies.
I believe she recorded this song when she was 13 years old. This is a great rabbit hole to go down guys. Tanya Tucker is one of the great female artist in country music with lots of hits and number 1s. Check out "Blood Red and Going Down" or " What's your Mama's Name". Both are great story songs and big hits for her.
Those two songs are faves of mine, too. The only other singer I can think of with such a gutsy voice at such a young age is Brenda Lee.
Tanya Tucker got her start here in Texas. She was from Garland and preformed some in Mesquite both outside of Dallas. My Best freinds Daughter and her were schoolmates in Junior High. Such a wonderful young lady to listen to.
I am really hoping you react to Dolly Parton's "9 To 5" for female Friday which is the ultimate female empowerment song. I also hope you guys watch and react to the film version "9 To 5" which stars Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton, who steals the film in her first role which is now iconic. Dolly is one of the best all around entertainers ever and an amazing woman. Please react to both of these suggestions. You will enjoy both and the film will be great for your movie channel which I just love.
"9 to 5" is great! Both the song AND the movie!
Tanya is my Stevie Nicks of Country music.You should react to her song Blood red and coming down
My Mom and I lived in Texas for only a couple of years in the early 80's....
Every, time my Mom would hear Texas (When I die) by Tanya Tucker she said she wanted that song to play during her calling hours/funeral.
When she passed in 2019 my Stepdad asked for several song suggestions and I said Texas (When, I die) is a must! It made me smile.
Two Sparrows In A Hurricane is a must by Tanya Tucker!
Country music prodigy who grew into a renegade in the country world. I was around 12 -3 at the time and everyone could sing DELTA DAWN. Recently recognized by new artist for her contribution to country music.
Here's another country lady for female Friday, Terri Clark. If you would react to her song Better Things to Do. Thanks.
Here's your next Female Friday playlist!!! Featuring 3 NEW FEMALES for your channel:
1) Amy Grant - The Next Time I Fall (Duet with Peter Cetera, former lead vocalist & bass guitarist of Chicago)
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2) Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time of My Life (Duet with Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers)
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3) Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Duet with Elton John)
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Maybe start with their solo hits?
Amy Grant- “Every Heartbeat”
Jennifer Warnes- "Right Time of the Night"
Kiki Dee- "I've Got The Music In Me"
Tanya became a big star at age 13 when this song was released (in 1972). The story of the song is about a woman who has gone crazy from rejection. She is quite talented and still performing, but is a cautionary tale for putting kids in show business. Try her songs "Down to my Last Teardrop", "Two Sparrow in a Hurricane", "It's a Little Too Late", "Bring My Flowers Now".
This song was huge. There were a couple version's, but I think this got the most air play. Tanya Tucker is an Outlaw and still kickin'. Thanks for this memory.
Delta Dawn is Helen Reddy's song, and it's 100 times better than this, other Helen Reddy song you have hear is "I Am Woman" it's a woman's anthem.
Agreed! Helen Reddy was queen!
Tanya Tucker had a country hit with it before Reddy had a pop hit with it.
Everyone is entitled to there opinion. I like Helen Reddy but for this song I prefer Tonya. An Tonya recorded it before Helen. Google says Bette Midler did it first but I have never heard her version.
@@wlg1223, who cares who did it first? It's OK to prefer a cover to an original, you know. I could say that about every single Linda Ronstadt song, since 99.9% of everything she recorded was a cover. And given that most people don't even know that, they almost certainly like her cover versions better than the originals.
@@jillwklausen OK I misunderstood your comment. Truthfully Better Midler recorded it before either but it wasn't a hit.
Here's a Tanya Tucker song no one else possibly ever heard, I'm the Singer you're the Song she performed it in a movie I saw years ago
Damn... You two managed to bring a tear to my old cynical eyes, AGAIN!!
I was in 3rd grade when this song came out. And it was on the radio everywhere. My brother and I always tried to hit that low, low man in the background. We couldn't then, and I still can't.
I love it now, as much as I did then. So, thank you for playing it.
Tanya Tucker is deep rabbit hole of music to dive into. She was so good in different eras of country music!
She was 13 when she originally did this song 50 years ago in 1972. And she's been in the Country Music Hall of Fame since 1992.