Reaction to Bobby Goldsboro - Honey

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[CharlesWalker-sftd]

When the song first came out I was a kid I'm 67 years old now. And I just lost my older sister Play the song came out and it still reminds me of her

[jolenewitzel]

This song makes me cry every time I hear it. ❤❤❤❤❤

[bostonvair]

One of the saddest songs... ive known this song since my early childhood...cloying though it may be, at 62 years old, it still brings tears to my eyes.

[Jude_]

As MANY OTHERS: STILL gets me teary-eyed, as well! Bobby had such a great, expressive voice!! HUGS, TASHA!!

[Cheryl-tb]

The song is about a young widower who's remembering all the mundane and humorous things his deceased wife did. Those memories of things he might not have reacted to in the best way are now all he has. Such a sad, beautiful song. It sounds corny now, but at the time it was a huge hit.

[sylvanaire]

As others have said, no matter how often I hear this song, it still makes me cry. Not for her, but for him (the him in the song, not BG). It’s so hard to get left behind. This is actually the 1st time I’ve seen him in any performance, I just listened to him on the radio. It never occurred to me to wonder what he looked like, lol.

[CTXgirl]

Bobby lives not far from me in Florida. He’s also a painter. He’s also done things for children with cancer in our area.

[geoffharris]

Try listening to Goldsboro singing ''Summer the first time'', about the loss of innocence.... a wonderful piece of art...

[RC-fizw]

The chorus "and honey I miss you and I'm being good" gives a pretty good hint there that she's gone and he's being good so that he can see her again in heaven

[talltulip]

In 1968 when this song was on the radio a lot, my parents were going through a divorce. And although this song is about death, not divorce, it always reduced my mom to sobs. (The other song that did that to her was "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" by Glen Campbell.)

[suzanneprock]

Anytime I heard this song in my youth, I would cry. It reminded me of a friend we lost at a young age. It's one of those beautiful songs that make you cry!

[dagmar.]

Bobby Goldsboro was an American pop & country singer-songwriter from the 60's-70's. "Honey" was his biggest hit but he had a lot of great songs including "See The Funny Little Clown", "Summer (The First Time)", "It's Too Late", "Little Things", "Too Many People", "With Pen In Hand", "Hello Summertime", "Watching Scotty Grow" etc. Some of his songs were performed by other artists such as Brenda Lee, Dolly Parton, John Denver.

[coglife]

This is such a beautiful song. Haven’t heard it in years. But I remember when it came out and we replayed it over and over. 😊❤❤😊

[StevesFunhouse]

Hey wonderful ... The first time he caught her crying, it was just over a movie on TV (late, late show), but the last time, it was because she found out she was dying.

[mikemiller]

Bobby Goldsboro was a major heart-throb for the women back in the 70s. There was a record (45 rpm) that was pressed into the back of a cereal box that you could cut out and play on your record player. It was high-tech back then.

[johoney]

Love your family and friends today, not tomorrow. Tell them every day whenever possible.

[bradsense]

For a more upbeat song from him in mid 1960’s try “Little Things”. As a side note Bobby Goldsboro called himself as being accident prone. I remember him talking to Johnny Carson listing all the injuries and accidents he had over the years.

[festusadams]

This was a BIG HIT in 1968 - it was a good one! A powerful love song... and sad. I remember this song when it came out. It was actually the biggest hit of the year that year! The title track, "Honey", was his biggest hit in 1968, a tearjerker about the death of a man's young wife. The song, written by Bobby Russell, was recorded in one take. It became the largest-selling record in the world for 1968 and topped the Hot 100 for five weeks.😪

[llschnitz]

On my list of saddest and most beautiful songs of all time.

[Cambourne]

This song (Honey) was the number one song in the USA and UK in (1968). A Widower reminiscing about his young wife whom he loved. He was still being the faithful husband and is still being good. He is still taking care of her flower bed she loved and the tree that was still a twig. One of the saddest and most beautiful songs ever written. It was 57yrs ago when this first came out. Still capturing the hearts of people after so many years.