The Blizzard - Jim Reeves - Tall Tales Short Tempers

flyingvbeast Says:

Aug 9, 2009 - As a young boy, I recall this song at my Grandma's house. I play this on acoustic guitar and it's beautiful. This is what a song is supposed to do. Tell a story, paint a picture in your mind, evoke emotion, comedy and tragedy, it's all there. The comedy being (for those of you who missed it or didn't get it) "Dan get up you ornery cuss" . You see, he loved that horse and he knew that they were going to die if they didn't get shelter, so this was a term of endearment, not an insult.

zooolegy Says:

Aug 11, 2009 - i love your words. very nice

stevewatson6911 Says:

Aug 11, 2009 - FlyingvBeast totally get your words and sentiment, have a horse of my own whom i adore. This song tells a wonderful story of a love, human to human and human to horse/human. Julie x

KLAMATH60 Says:

Aug 15, 2009 - What a wonderful song! Never heard it before..wow, ;-( Jim Reeves was good, I'm going to have to check out some more. I was a baby when he made this...

WOJCIECHMA Says:

Aug 15, 2009 - Fantastic music, words and singter!

takesomepoison Says:

Aug 22, 2009 - This is such a beautiful song. Thank you, Jim!!

y00sta Says:

Aug 24, 2009 - ty gentleman jim

Phntomz Says:

Aug 27, 2009 - Beautiful. No one could sing like Gentleman Jim. Thanks for the video.

beccaEmJ Says:

Aug 30, 2009 - beautiful, reminds me of a softer Jonny Cash..xxx

valleyexile Says:

Sep 4, 2009 - I was already thinking that parts of this song remind me of 'The Green Green Grass Of Home' before the talking bit. Then more so.

CaninAble Says:

Sep 9, 2009 - I don't think I'll ever get the whole cowboy thing. I mean really...DIE for a horse? Is that supposed to be noble or something? But, I love ya', Jim. Thanks, Katydids!

carolmeister54 Says:

Sep 23, 2009 - remember my brother playing this song, he died in viet nam in '67 so glad to find it to listen to again

srybishop Says:

Sep 24, 2009 - We had a who can name the tune contest at my family's christmas a few years ago. The question that stumped everyone but me was "who was Old Dan".

denisegregory1954 Says:

Sep 28, 2009 - hi this is a lovely video thanks.

gravesj11 Says:

Oct 3, 2009 - sorry for your loss how old were you? sorry i'm from england and we weren't there but other places x

stevewatson6911 Says:

Oct 3, 2009 - CaninAble, find it hard to understand why you cant get giving your life for something you love dearly? Its not a cowboy thing as such, we have a horse and would do the same. Who is to judge wot life is more important than the other? Love is a personal thing!

carolmeister54 Says:

Oct 9, 2009 - thank you graves, i was 13

g1h2nedlaw Says:

Oct 12, 2009 - We played this with the band years ago. Can't ever forget it.

joepilot48 Says:

Oct 15, 2009 - Jim was a tallent that no one has ever been able to imitate. He left a void in our music culture. I listened to him all through school, and cried when he died in 1964. Much of his music can still bring a tear. I look forward to seeing him again on the other side.

BCK Says:

Oct 19, 2009 - Still makes my eyes water after nearly 50 years!

chibinski Says:

Oct 27, 2009 - Dan was also the name of the horse in "cool water." must have been a popular name for a horse "back then."

tamiamentler Says:

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MandaZurwell09 Says:

Nov 2, 2009 - My Pawpaw Used to sing this song we called it the meme song our grandmother name is marian . he use to love to play for us we lost him back in feb yesterday my meme passed she truly couldn't live with out him !!!!! they will be missed

sjinouck Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - i always cry when i hear this song..

jamesnidiffer Says:

Nov 20, 2009 - Been there, done that. This hits home in a big way.