Kathie Lee Gifford’s New Song Captures Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s Love

Published: November 26, 2024

Kathie Lee Gifford’s New Song Captures Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s Love

By Movieguide® Contributor

Kathie Lee Gifford and country singer Josh Turner teamed up to honor Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s love story in a song inspired by Dennis Quaid’s recent biopic REAGAN.

“The former co-host of TODAY’s fourth hour and country singer Josh Turner released a duet, ‘I Knew It Would Be You,’ as part of a new collection of songs inspired by the 2024 biopic REAGAN, and TODAY.com has an exclusive first look at the song,” TODAY reported.

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Gifford said of the song, “My friend Richard Spitz and I wrote ‘I Knew It Would Be You” as an homage to the Reagans’ incredible love affair. When they were together, there was no one else in the room. It was such a beautiful thing to see. I met them one time and I will never forget it. We tried to capture that in our song.”

The lyrics read:

I didn’t know what your name would be/ Or if your eyes would be brown or blue/ All that I knew deep inside of me is I knew it would be you

I didn’t know what day it would be/ Or if the skies would be sunny or gray/ All that I knew with every breath in me/ Is that you’d take my breath away

The Reagans were married from 1952 until the former president’s death in 2004. A letter Reagan wrote to Nancy on their 31st wedding anniversary showcased their deep love.

“I more than love you, I’m not whole without you. You are life itself to me. When you are gone I’m waiting for you to return so I can start living again,” he wrote.

Gifford celebrated the song and the Reagans’ love on Instagram, saying, “It’s inspired by the timeless love story of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and I co-wrote it with my dear friend Richard Spitz. When they were together, it was as if no one else existed—such a deep, beautiful bond, and I hope you can feel that magic in this song.”