
Wynonna
Season 5 Episode 5 | 24m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
With a decades-long career, Wynonna has one of the most familiar face & voices in country music.
Wynonna is about as iconic a Country singer as one could find. One of the most widely recognized female musicians in American music, Wynonna has 19 No. 1 singles, including those with her mother, Naomi, with whom she first rose to fame in the 1980s as the singing duo, The Judds. With a decades-long career, Wynonna has one of the most familiar face & voices in country music today.
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Wynonna
Season 5 Episode 5 | 24m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
Wynonna is about as iconic a Country singer as one could find. One of the most widely recognized female musicians in American music, Wynonna has 19 No. 1 singles, including those with her mother, Naomi, with whom she first rose to fame in the 1980s as the singing duo, The Judds. With a decades-long career, Wynonna has one of the most familiar face & voices in country music today.
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This time welcoming, Wynonna.
[upbeat country music] - Hi, I'm a Kentucky Queen.
- It's deep down Sound in The Caverns.
Coming up next!
[upbeat country music] ♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪ Ooooh ♪ ♪ Well, I left my feet in the dirt to long ♪ ♪ Wasn't gonna wash off for days ♪ ♪ Leave me right where I was planted ♪ ♪ Don't miss the forest for trees ♪ ♪ Growin' up with the mountain on me ♪ ♪ Roots down in the holler ♪ ♪ When nobody was lookin' ♪ ♪ I'd get back in that dirt ♪ ♪ 'Cause the dirt made me ♪ ♪ The dirt made me ♪ ♪ Like a Mama with no shame made me ♪ ♪ The dirt made me ♪ ♪ It gave me a name ♪ ♪ Kentucky Queen ♪ [crowd cheering] [upbeat country music] ♪ Well I took advice from my Aunt Ramona ♪ ♪ Watch where the devil hides ♪ ♪ Count your blessings against your sin ♪ ♪ And pray the blessings win ♪ ♪ Wash your hands and watch your sister ♪ ♪ Take her where you go ♪ ♪ When nobody was lookin' ♪ ♪ I'd go lookin' for the wind ♪ ♪ 'Cause the wind made me ♪ ♪ The wind made me ♪ ♪ Like a Mama with no shame made me ♪ ♪ The wind made me ♪ ♪ It gave me a name ♪ ♪ Kentucky Queen ♪ ♪ Kentucky Queen ♪ ♪ Wooo!
Yes ♪ [upbeat country music] ♪ Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ I'd walk through the red gate and ♪ ♪ Swing it real wide ♪ ♪ That road sure looked pretty on the other side ♪ ♪ (Other side) ♪ ♪ Cause the road made me ♪ ♪ The road made me ♪ ♪ Like a Mama with no shame made me ♪ ♪ The road made me ♪ ♪ It gave me a name ♪ ♪ Oh the road made me ♪ ♪ The road made me ♪ ♪ Like a Mama with no shame made me ♪ ♪ The road made me ♪ ♪ Gave me a name ♪ ♪ Hi, I'm a Kentucky Queen ♪ [cheering and applause] ♪ Kentucky Queen ♪ - That's right.
[upbeat country music] ♪ Hey, yeah, (hey, yeah( ♪ ♪ Kentucky Queen ♪ ♪ (Kentucky Queen) ♪ ♪ Kentucky Queen ♪ ♪ (Kentucky Queen) ♪ ♪ Hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh, ooh ooh ♪ ♪ (Kentucky Queen) ♪ ♪ Kentucky Queen ♪ ♪ Hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh, ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh, ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Kentucky Queen ♪ ♪ (Kentucky Queen) ♪ - Brother's apple pie.
[upbeat country music] ♪ Kentucky Queen ♪ [upbeat country music] [audience applause] - Just good country people.
[cheering and applause] - (laughs) How fun is that?
- Whoo!
- Yeah, baby, that is fun!
- Well, I'm Wynonna, and I'm your hostess this evening.
We have brand-new music coming out at you in a little bit.
I just love you and I'm so grateful for your time tonight.
Thank you for coming to see us.
[cheering and applause] [gentle piano music] - Hi, sweetheart.
[gentle piano music] - Who's going to take a picture?
[gentle piano music] - Whoo-hoo!
[audience cheering] - Can I get a guitar pick?
- What?
- Can I get a guitar pick?
- Yeah.
I'll give it to you in just a minute, okay, baby?
I'm working right now.
So hang on just a second.
[audience laughs] [gentle piano music] - [chuckles] [gentle piano music] - Does he even know who I am?
[audience laughs] ♪ Well, maybe I'm wrong ♪ ♪ Maybe I'm right ♪ ♪ Maybe I just don't know ♪ ♪ Will I ever fall in love ♪ ♪ And never have to worry ♪ ♪ That I'm fallin' all alone ♪ ♪ Well, maybe it's true ♪ ♪ I was just born to be blue ♪ [gentle piano music] ♪ Ooh, maybe it's true ♪ Look at me when I'm singin' to you.
[audience laughs] - [chuckles] Sorry.
♪ I was just born to be blue ♪ - I was lost in your beauty.
[gentle piano music] [upbeat country music] ♪ They say everybody's got someone ♪ ♪ A sweet somebody to love ♪ ♪ It might be fate or destiny ♪ ♪ Or written in the stars above ♪ ♪ I can't help but wonder ♪ ♪ After all that I've been through ♪ ♪ Maybe my fate is nowhere to be found ♪ ♪ And I was just born to be blue ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Was I born to be unhappy ♪ ♪ Just to live on Heartache Street ♪ ♪ Was I born to go to bed each night ♪ ♪ And cry myself to sleep ♪ ♪ Somebody out there help me ♪ ♪ Give me some kind of clue ♪ ♪ Tell me I'm wrong ♪ ♪ Tell me I'm right ♪ ♪ But don't you tell me I was born to be blue ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ Whoo!
[upbeat piano solo] - Whoo!
[upbeat piano solo] ♪ They say nobody dies from a heartache ♪ ♪ You can't drown in your own tears ♪ ♪ But who wants to live in this world alone ♪ ♪ When it's turned into you ♪ ♪ I'd rather go down believin' ♪ ♪ Die from a heartache or two ♪ ♪ Tell me I'm wrong ♪ ♪ Tell me I'm right ♪ ♪ But don't you tell me I was born to be blue ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ Whoo!
[upbeat piano music] - Casey Warren on piano!
♪ Was I born to be blue ♪ ♪ Born just to cry ♪ ♪ Born to be alone ♪ ♪ Till the day I die ♪ [upbeat soulful music] ♪ Somebody tell me ♪ ♪ Was I born to be loved ♪ ♪ Born to be kissed ♪ ♪ Born to find the one to show me what I'm missed, uh, huh ♪ [upbeat soulful music] ♪ Was I born to be blue ♪ ♪ Born just to cry ♪ ♪ Born to be alone ♪ ♪ Till the day I die ♪ [upbeat soulful music] ♪ Tell me mama ♪ ♪ Was I born to be loved ♪ ♪ Born to be kissed ♪ ♪ Born to find the one to show me what I'm missed ♪ Oh!
Yeah!
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ [upbeat soulful music] - Yeah!
[cheering and applause] - Thank you.
[cheering and applause] - Whoo!
What would I do without you?
[cheering and applause] - Yes!
[soulful country music] ♪ This is where I'm at right now ♪ ♪ Kitchen floor that's crooked from dancing ♪ ♪ And Colorado waterfalls are fine ♪ ♪ Laughin' at the mailbox weed ♪ ♪ We're still living in and out of my stage clothes ♪ ♪ My story's always true ♪ ♪ When I need one ♪ ♪ Whether I tell myself ♪ ♪ We all get torn apart ♪ ♪ Whether we're trying to ♪ ♪ Or not ♪ ♪ Rain falls just as free ♪ ♪ As Joni plays guitar ♪ ♪ Whatever I tell myself ♪ [soulful country music] ♪ One dollar dressed a debutante ♪ ♪ Saddle squeaks are thrown from their horses ♪ ♪ Hiding in the back four ninety-nine ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ This is where I'm at right now ♪ ♪ Still picking up the booze and the glitter ♪ ♪ Punch until there's someone here to fight ♪ ♪ Whatever I tell myself ♪ ♪ We all get torn apart ♪ ♪ Whether we're trying to ♪ ♪ Or not ♪ ♪ Rain falls just as free ♪ ♪ As Joni plays guitar ♪ ♪ Whatever I tell myself ♪ ♪ (Tell myself) ♪ ♪ Would you roll your eyes ♪ ♪ Would you be surprised ♪ ♪ If you could hear me now ♪ ♪ Hear me now ♪ ♪ Hear me now ♪ ♪ Or take back time ♪ ♪ (Take back time) ♪ ♪ Would you harmonize ♪ ♪ If you could hear me now ♪ ♪ Hear me now ♪ ♪ Hear me now ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ [soulful country music] ♪ Would you roll your eyes, (chuckles) ♪ ♪ Would you be surprised ♪ ♪ If you could hear me now ♪ ♪ Hear me now ♪ ♪ Hear me now ♪ ♪ Or take back time ♪ ♪ (Take back time) ♪ ♪ Would you harmonize ♪ ♪ If you could hear me now ♪ ♪ Hear me now ♪ ♪ Hear me now ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ (Hear me now) ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ (Hear me now) ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ [soulful country music] [applause and cheering] - Thank you.
[applause] [country music] - Let's make it country up in here.
Or I should say down in here.
[soulful country music] [soulful country music] ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ [soulful country music] [audience cheering] [soulful country music] ♪ You were lookin' for love ♪ ♪ All around the world ♪ ♪ Baby, don't you know ♪ ♪ This country girl's still free ♪ ♪ Oh baby, why not me ♪ ♪ Well you finally come down ♪ ♪ To your old hometown ♪ ♪ Your Kentucky girl's been awaitin' patiently ♪ ♪ Oh baby, why not me ♪ ♪ Why not me ♪ ♪ On a rainy day ♪ ♪ Why not me ♪ ♪ To love your cares away ♪ ♪ Baby, why not me ♪ ♪ Why not me ♪ ♪ When the nights get cold ♪ ♪ Why not me ♪ ♪ When you're growin' old ♪ ♪ Baby, why not me ♪ ♪ Well you've been searchin' from here to Singapore ♪ ♪ Ain't it time that you noticed ♪ ♪ The girl next door ♪ ♪ Baby, oh baby ♪ ♪ Why not me ♪ ♪ 'Cause you had to see ♪ ♪ That the world was round ♪ ♪ Well it's time that you learn ♪ ♪ How good to settlin' down could be ♪ ♪ Oh baby, why not me ♪ ♪ Why not me ♪ ♪ On a rainy day ♪ ♪ Why not me ♪ ♪ To love your cares away ♪ ♪ Baby, why not me ♪ ♪ Why not me ♪ ♪ When the nights get cold ♪ ♪ Why not me ♪ ♪ When you're growin' old ♪ ♪ Baby, why not me ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ [soulful country music] ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Well you've been looking for love ♪ ♪ All around the world ♪ ♪ Baby, don't you know ♪ ♪ This country girl's still free ♪ ♪ Oh baby, why not me ♪ ♪ Whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Oh, why not me ♪ ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, why not me ♪ ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Oh, Tennessee ♪ ♪ Why not me ♪ [cheering and applause] - That is the question!
It's not an answer, it's a question.
[cheering and applause] That's right.
[cheering and applause] - Thank you for tonight.
It's a celebration of life and love.
Thanks to the fans.
I'm still doing this after 42 years.
[cheering and applause] - Unbelievable.
- One, two, three.
four.
[upbeat country music] ♪ I've been a rock ♪ ♪ And I got my fences ♪ ♪ I've never let them down ♪ ♪ When it comes to love ♪ ♪ I keep my senses ♪ ♪ I don't get kicked around ♪ ♪ I've shivered it once ♪ ♪ You broke into my soul ♪ ♪ The damage is done now ♪ ♪ I'm outta control ♪ ♪ How did you get to me ♪ ♪ No one else on earth ♪ ♪ Could ever hurt me ♪ ♪ Break my heart the way you do ♪ ♪ No one else on earth ♪ ♪ Was ever worth it ♪ ♪ No one could love me like ♪ ♪ No one could love me like you... ♪ ♪ You can make me want you ♪ ♪ Anytime you want to ♪ ♪ You're burning me alive ♪ ♪ I can't deny you ♪ ♪ Even when I catch you ♪ ♪ Weaving a weak alibi ♪ ♪ 'Cause when the night falls ♪ ♪ You make me forget ♪ ♪ Your love is killing me ♪ ♪ And it ain't over yet ♪ ♪ How did you get to me ♪ ♪ No one else on earth ♪ ♪ Could ever hurt me ♪ ♪ Break my heart the way you do ♪ ♪ No one else on earth ♪ ♪ Was ever worth it ♪ ♪ No one could love me like ♪ ♪ No one could love me like you... ♪ [upbeat country music] ♪ I've shivered once ♪ ♪ You broke into my soul ♪ ♪ The damage is done now ♪ ♪ I'm outta control ♪ ♪ How did you get to me ♪ ♪ No one else on earth ♪ ♪ Was ever worth it ♪ ♪ Break my heart the way you do ♪ - Aw, sing it to me.
♪ No one else on earth ♪ ♪ Was ever worth it ♪ ♪ No one could love me like ♪ ♪ No one could love me like ♪ ♪ No one else on earth ♪ ♪ Could ever love me ♪ ♪ Love me the way you do ♪ ♪ No one else on earth ♪ ♪ Was ever worth it ♪ ♪ No one could love me like ♪ ♪ No one like you... ♪ [upbeat country music] ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ - Good night, everybody.
I love you.
♪ Oooh, oooh ♪ [upbeat country music] [upbeat country music] [audience cheering] - [laughs] Thank you!
Tennessee!
Whoo!
[cheering and applause] ♪
Wynonna Performs "Kentucky Queen"
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Clip: S5 Ep5 | 3m 58s | Wynonna performs her song "Kentucky Queen." (3m 58s)
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Preview: S5 Ep5 | 30s | With a decades-long career, Wynonna has one of the most familiar face & voices in country music. (30s)
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