Story by , forward by R.T. Fitch
“It’s Feel Good Sunday and time to lift ourselves up in preparation for another week of intensive warfare, be it fighting to survive on the job, struggling for ways to keep horses and burros on the range and free of slaughter or just getting through the evening news…we need strength.
Often, here, we laugh and slap each other on the back in an effort to bolster ourselves up and prepare for that slide out of the bed on Monday morning but it is also important to remember that many times it is necessary to look deep within prior to looking forward and out upon the horizon of life, and today we do just that.
The link to this video was sent to me by someone who works quietly behind the scenes, here, at Straight from the Horses Heart as many do because this is a community and not a one man show. During the week she sends me various links to newsworthy stories and always throws in a few FGS (Feel Good Sunday) stories for good measure. Her assistance has freed up much of my early morning time and allowed me to write more frequently versus searching for the latest and greatest to share…today is a case in point and after watching this video, I am both moved and anxious to step out the door of the house with my little boarder collie assistant and get to cooking breakfast for the horses, our equine children. I am blessed to, now, spend each and every daybreak with our horses, Roxy my canine keeper, the Koi and even our little monarch butterfly community where we are on our 4th batch of baby caterpillars this season. The quiet beauty, the deep feeling of connection and retrospective look back gives me strength, centers my soul and propels me forward into the harsh daylight of the intense and often times stressful day.
Sit back, breath deeply, wrap the lyrics of show business’s most delightful woman around you and claim this day to be your own, you most assuredly deserve it. Peace to you, my friends.” ~ R.T.
Reba McEntire‘s “Just Like Them Horses” video is an emotional tribute to her late father, Clark McEntire, who passed away in 2014. The black-and-white scenes begin with a somber monologue from McEntire herself, asking tough questions in the wake of her father’s death: “How do you say goodbye? How do you say goodbye to somebody who made you, raised you, taught you, disciplined you, loved you? How do you say goodbye?” she says before the music comes in.
The ballad begins with just piano and McEntire’s powerful, emotive vocals as the video shows the artist walking through farm land alone reflecting, alternating with scenes of beautiful horses as well as McEntire’s own real-life mom driving a truck to meet her daughter.
“Mama had to be in the video. She was and still is the glue to our family,” McEntire said of the decision to include her mom. The scenes even took place on the McEntire family farm. “We shot the entire video in Chockie, Okla. on the McEntire home-place. Those old hills mean a lot to me. I lived there 21 years and they still call me back time after time.”
Written by Tommy Lee James and Liz Hengber, McEntire heard the song when choosing tracks for her Love Somebody album and decided to have it played at her father’s funeral.
“The minute I heard it, I knew I wanted it played at Daddy’s funeral. When my producer Tony Brown heard it, he loved it so much, that he insisted on putting it on the album,” she said.
McEntire says she dedicates the music video to her father, as well. It ends with several images of majestic horses running on the farm and the artist riding away on the back of the truck from earlier in the song. A photo memorial of her father appears over the last scene as a dedication.
Love Somebody is McEntire’s 27th studio album, released in April 2015. It debuted at No. 1 and has since sold more than 180,000 copies. “Just Like Them Horses” is the third single from the record, following “Going Out Like That” and “Until They Don’t Love You.”
Read More: Reba McEntire Honors Late Father with Video for “Just Like Them Horses” | http://tasteofcountry.com/reba-mcentire-just-like-them-horses-video/?trackback=tsmclip
Categories: The Force of the Horse
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How beautiful!! I love Reba and am going to look for that alblum. Thank you so much for what you do. It was a pleasure meeting you at the March. God bless all my fellow Horse warriors out there from the North to South and East to West. May the Force of the Horse be with you as you go about your day. Holding those we love dear especially our four legged friends both small and tall.
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Thank you R T, and also to the many people who work behind the scenes to do whatever they can do to make our world a better place.
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Very Nice. Lovely, Thanks~
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Great video & very heartfelt lyrics – applies to so many things – for all of us! Wonderful feel good Sunday- RT.
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This writing pulled at my heartstrings. I lost my lovely Daughter Arien last year to a jealous ex boyfriend. We loved the Monarch Butterflies. We worked to stop the exploitation of animals and our beautiful lands by corporatists. Thanks for the song Reba, and thanks to this wonderful team for keeping us informed!
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Jacqueline, I’m so sorry for your loss.
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My heart goes out to you and your family Jacueline.
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As the battles rage on it can seem as though the world has been overtaken by those with a certain mean-spiritedness. It’s those quiet, gentle natured souls who keep it all going. We don’t always know who they are but they are truly valued by all of us.
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Thank you for this beautiful song and video.
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