Reba McEntire’s Emotional New Song “Just Like Them Horses” Honors Her Late Father
Reba McEntire’s world changed in October of 2014 with the passing of her father, Clark McEntire. This video “Just Like Them Horses” is a beautiful tribute to her father. She wrote on her Facebook page:
“Liz Hengber sent me a CD of “Just Like Them Horses” while I was listening to songs for my Love Somebody album. 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. It made both – the album and Daddy’s funeral, October 2014.
I got the idea for the video one day and knew it was going to be the most meaningful heartfelt video I’d ever do. We shot the entire video in Chockie, OK on the McEntire homeplace. Those old hills mean a lot to me. I lived there 21 years and they still call me back time after time.
This is a song about goodbye, closure and letting go. Mama had to be in the video. She was and still is the glue to our family. Without a doubt, the ranch wouldn’t be what it is today without her. She was the partner, bookkeeper, #1 hired hand, cook, my best friend and as I said, the glue. So many times things could have gone south but she held us all together.
I dedicate this video to Daddy. His life was horses, cattle, land, rodeo and business. Daddy did a lot of traveling in his life. When he wasn’t rodeoing or buying cattle, he was working hard on the ranch. I took him to Europe and Australia. On one of those trips he said, “If I ever get home, I’m not gonna go past the mail box.”
My favorite line of the song is, “Just like them horses, now it’s time to run.” He did. He ran all the way to heaven. Just like them horses.”
Thank you Reba for sharing this video and piece of your life with us. Share this on Facebook if you thought it was beautiful!
