I would love to see you react to a song of John's called "Cool and Green and Shady". It was not one of his more popular song's and I never knew why. I am positive you will love it. Thank you for all these reactions, your English is VERY good. I can barely speak my own language!🤗
Would you please play POEMS, PRAYERS, AND PROMISES? The lyrics are beautiful. In my opinion, it can sometimes engender feelings of past, present, and future. Like living across time simultaneously. Thanks for appreciating John Denver.
I feel he’s singing about someone whose job takes him away from home. Maybe a long distance truck driver like he mentions or him being away on tours and how wonderful it is to get home. The line where he says, “and your mother called last Friday/Sunshine made her cry,” was a real life reference to a time he was away on tour and his wife’s mother called her and told her that she heard John’s song Sunshine On Your Shoulders on the radio and it made her cry. Wonderful. He sings of his real life, his love, pain, sadness, extreme happiness by living in the Rocky Mountains and his deep sadness for causing his wife’s unhappiness and their divorce. We all feel him when we listen to his heartfelt songs. He died way way too early, but his music lives on and on.
John Denver does that to people ... his music is very relatable and familiar! We need more music like this today ... the younger generation has no idea who he is ... folk music is what we used to call it ! Thanks for the memories !
I listened to John Denver as a kid, but just recently learned he had two adopted kids, both of other races, which was pretty rare back then. He said the best thing about him was that he was somebody's dad. 🙂
John Denver was a complicated man in many ways. But, he had a very sensitive heart and was gifted in sharing it through words and music. He had a pressense that made you feel connected to him as a friend. In concert, i felt he was singing to each person there and not an audience. He was gone too soon.
You don't need to explain it to us. Those of us who grew up with his music get it. He has a gift for reaching deep into the soul and stirring up emotions and memories we don't even know are there. I consider him a treasure and gift to the world. So happy you have discovered the awesomeness of John Denver. ☺️😉 Oh and I suggest you listen to Grandma's Feather Bed. It will put a smile on your face.
He sings about life that everyone can relate to. He sings about the things I miss from my childhood and things that are comforting to so many. I just love to listen to John Denver.
One suggestion for your emotional reaction to this song - it could be that your concept of home has changed with the presence of your newborn son in your home. Nothing seems to change someone's perception of life more than becoming a parent. You and your wife are no longer just a couple, you are a family. No matter where your house is, your home is where your family is.
He's remarkable at singing from the heart and he knew some of the most common feellings we all have and expressed them very meaningfully thru his music. He always seemed so relatable.
John Denver was phenomenal. I saw him in concert six months before his death and I met him. He was an amazing person to speak with. He felt like family. May he be at peace in the spirit world.
@@lorriredmon8212 It was. I pursue what is most important to me and meeting a couple of public figures has been one. It was important to meet John and so I did. I also met and spoke with Gordon Lightfoot twice.
John was able to touch people so deeply with his music. He wrote appropriately 200 of his own songs. One of my favorites has always been, “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”
My husband was a truck driver and when he came back home off the road for a few days it was bliss! "Daddy's home" the kids would scream! They would help him wash and shine up his semi, everyone getting soaking wet! It was great to have him back home again and he felt great being back home again! I love your taste in music my friend
Don't apologize for being emotional when listening to John Denver. I'm brought to tears with so many of John's songs. He had that knack for expressing his deep feelings and putting them to music. And his voice is so incredible! I've suggested these two before but my favorites are "Some Days Are Diamonds" and his duet with Placido Domingo titled "Perhaps Love". Thank you Andre!
Every time I'd leave for a trip, it felt good. But every time I'd come home, that felt better. John Denver is always a 10+ for me. I've never heard a bad song of his.. ❤
I want to thank you for exploring America and Americans. You are openingly learning about us through our geography, music, history, and culture. You are why America became such a strong country. People from all over the world brought their gifts, hard work, and talents with them when immigrating here. My family immigrated from Denmark. Many Portugese people came as well. Everyone could find a place to feel at home. I am so glad to here you say "WHEN i visit America....". Not "IF i visit America....". We're waiting for you, the wife and precious Santiago. "
No matter what country or where you live, Denver always hits right where you are. He can explain simple lyrics into your emotions like no other. Miss his writings but glad we have his songs.
Love, love, love John Denver. ♥ So much emotion! Like others have mentioned, "Annie's Song" you'll have to listen to. I would like to add a couple more, "Aspenglow" and "Windsong". They are all so beautiful!!
I absolutely love John Denver but this song makes me think of another singer/songwriter. His name is Bobby Goldsboro and the song that comes to mind is ' Honey'. It is an emotional song and like ' Back Home Again', it can bring tears. I truly think you should check it out. I just thought of another singer you might enjoy. His name is Bobby Vinton and was popular back in the 60s. His songs ' Blue Velvet' and ' Coming Home Soldier' are classics.
I so appreciate your emotion because I grew up listening to John Denver, and he always touched my soul with the beauty of his voice and the poetry of his lyrics. I think we cry when we're in the presence of a rare artist and that's who John Denver was and is and will always be.
My wife and I were born and raised in Ohio. After we married we left Ohio looking for a better life. Now after 37 years away. We have moved back to Ohio so that my wife can be near her aging parents. This song is how we feel. It is good to be back home again. We had forgotten what great people Ohioans are.
ANDRE! I'm still going to suggest John Denver's song, "Grandma's Feather Bed". Such a fun song - Please!?! It'll brighten your day! One line from the song - "It'd hold eight kids and four hound dogs and a piggy we stole from the shed." LOL Now, doesn't that perk your interest?
Hey Andre, I'm from Michigan and I've lived in several different states, but I always come back to Michigan and now I'm back home again, for good. Every time I came back I'd play this song. It is good to be back home again! Love your reactions to John Denver, he was a treasure!
John Denver was one of the reasons I picked up the guitar in 1973 when I learned how to play "Take Me Home Country Roads". To this day, I still play several of his songs. On your John Denver journey, don't forget some of his "lighter" songs like "Grandma's Feather Bed" and "Forest Lawn" which is about a cemetery for famous people in California. It's a funny song.
I don't think nostalgia is only in the US. It's everywhere you remember someone or place that made you feel safe and going back to that (if it's possible) is what this song is about.
I love this song so much. I have lived on farms my entire life. I really identify with the attachment to the land. I used to sing this song while driving around on the tractor raking hay.
One of my favorite John Denver songs is "My Sweet Lady" Please do that one next! I miss what could have been if he had lived. So much music that is always perfect.
I’ve heard so many songs, but I had never heard this. Thank you. What a beautiful memory inducing song. Takes me back to growing up on the farm with my family. That feels like a lifetime ago
I grew up in a military family like John did and by the time I was 9 years old we had already moved 6 times so it’s a very nomadic life. By the the time I reached adulthood we had logged 10 moves. To a shy child it was excruciating but necessary. You grow up a little faster and you learn a lot about people and life. I think it made us closer as a family as we learned to depend on and look out for each other. Another of John’s songs that I think you would enjoy is his song called For You that he sung at his Wildlife Concert. It is beautiful. Thank you for enjoying John Denver as much as I do. He’s now singing in the heavens❣️
May I suggest John Denver’s “like a sad song” and “some days are diamonds, some days are stone”, “lady my sweet lady”, “how can I leave you again” I’m JD’s #1 fan, have been since his first release❤
John Denver touches everyone's heart. I walked down the aisle to his Annie's Song. The words fit so well with two people joining their lives and love ❤
Not sure I[ve ever heard this song before, although the chorus sounds very familiar. His voice is so great and most of his music makes you emotional because he was a brilliant lyricist, singing about the things that are really important.
This song touches the hearts of so many people. John Denver's music was quality with quantity and I'm grateful for the many, many songs I know every word to. I don't know another artist that I can say that about. Yes, a God-given talent and a wonderful life force. I love your reviews and reactions to this national treasure.
I hadn't heard this song in many years. My husband died in 2010, and it was way before that. It made me think of him and I sat here and cried like he died yesterday. This song never used to make me cry, I grew up listening to John Denver, and it was always nice and comforting. Now, it just reminds me he can never come home again. It's still a great song by a great man, it just hits different now
Thanks, Andre! You can never go wrong with JD... ! appreciate your reactions, always! the word that comes to mind is "evocative".. knowing not your first language, if you don't know, that basically means "brings back feelings from the past..."
I always leave a like dude!... simply because you ANDRE are a stand-up guy👍you are the most respectful & decent human i watch on CZcams. You make PORTUGAL 🇵🇹 my favorite European country, the people make a place..... so i mean you are a great representative for your country 🤙I thank you Also!!!!.... great song reactions my brother👍 And hope you visit the GREAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF AMERICA SOON.... God bless your family 🇵🇹🇺🇲
I was a teenager in the 70's here in America when I first heard this song. It made me cry then and it makes me cry now. I knew at that young age that I would look back some day and yearn for those simpler times surrounded by my family. 50+ years later and I am doing just that.
John Denver's music, his voice, and lyrics have a way of touching the deepest parts of your soul. Every day events and times that most people expect and/or take for granted, John Denver has a way of singing about those same events that makes the person realize how much they truly mean to you, the intense amount of love, and how much every second can be cherish, down to the look in her eyes when she sees you walking up to her after you have been gone for 10 days on the road working to support your family. Nothing is ever taken for granted with John Denver, he cherished every thing in life. Whether an eagle soaring above in the sky, the sight of dolphins jumping and swimming..................every little thing was a priceless gift to be cherished and respected. I miss him so much. I have all his music and continue to play it and smile. Although some songs will bring a tear to the eye, at the same time it fills your heart with love and appreciation. Thank you John Denver for opening our eyes and heart to appreciate and respect all the wondrous and beautiful things in life....................and it is all natural; love, respect, devotion, empathy, joy, laughter, and it is all free when we open our eyes and hearts.
The music speaks to you and they are the words you would say to your wife when coming home from days away and the words she would say to you. They are the words both of you should be saying to Santiago all his life until he leaves you so he knows what and when to say this to you. People are the larger part of home when their love is familiar even when the surroundings aren’t.
John Denver is a perfect example of this quote. It might take you back to when you heard His song or a memory. “Art is how we decorate space. Music is how we decorate time." It was made by Neo-expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat from New York who died at age 27 at the peak of his success in 1988.
Another song along these lines Andre, about coming home, is Kenny Loggins - Celebrate Me Home (Live From The Grand Canyon, 1992). Great version and instrumentation.
Annie's song was written for his wife. We had that sang at our wedding in 1976. Still is a favorite as we celebrate 48 years. John Denver was lost way too soon.
YES. You're right. I moved to florida from michigan I always always miss. Michigan when I'm here. We have a family Dairy farm in Michigan. When I go back. I'm home. William s
"Annie's Song" is for his wife.( time apart later caused a divorce, but in the song in love.). Also "Calipso" it's about the boat studying the oceans. Very upbeat and serious at the same time.
Oh Andre it is so so hard moving away from home for us americans. As a military child myself, I have moved to and from the east and west coast 7 times, I have lived on islands and in deserts, in America and abroad. But through all that, my family has stayed in the south, near Florida or in Kentucky, so hearing these songs, that I was raised on from my parents, and them by theirs, makes me so homesick for my family home. It is the little things, the fire, the family dinner, the emotion of knowing you are with those who see you as yourself and have since birth, it is the best feeling to be home.
It's a song of a truck driver who travels across country. They are most times gone for weeks at a time before they get to go back home to their loved ones. He is thinking of or remembering conversations when he arrives at home.
This is one of the songs I would blast and sing when I lived and worked in Virginia and would travel to my family farm in Pennsylvania on weekends. The farm is my refuge, my comfort place away from the rat race of DC. I would come up Friday night and go back Sunday and it felt like I had taken a mini vacation. It is just a completely different way of life and it goes at a much slower pace. Another really great story teller is Red Sovine. Listen to "Roses for Mama" and "Phantom 309." Some other great stories... Bringing Mary Home Teddy Bear Old Pine Tree The Last Goodbye Little Joe Vietnam Deck of Cards 18 Wheels A Hummin' Home Sweet Home
Interesting! I was going to recommend this one the next time you did a JD reaction! So glad you did. I so love his voice. I can listen to him for hours.
I love watching your reactions. I love that you get emotional listening to the words of the songs. To me, it shows, that it doesn’t matter where we are from we all treasure the same things. I hope that you are able to come to the United States. God Bless!
He was amazing. I love his "Wild Montana Skies" obviously because I'm in Montana. A really fun song he does is "Grandma's Feather Bed" you'll definitely want lyrics on those to songs if you listen to them.
Enjoying your reactions to John Denver. A few other suggestions are Seasons of the Heart, Dreamland Express, Shanghai Breezes, How can I Leave You Again, Perhaps Love and For You.
I'm pretty sure he's describing Highway 82 (a four lane still, I think), that goes from Glenwood Springs to Aspen, Colorado. John lived in Aspen. I used to live in Carbondale, which is on that route, at around the same time. I can easily picture the scene that he is singing about, even though he refers to Brighton, Utah. Yes, there is a valley between the Glenwood Springs and Aspen.
Yes, most Americans move several times in their lives. University, then fist job, life events. Some folks are in the military. You miss "home", but oftentimes when you go back... everything has completely changed. Then you really long for "home".
I tear up listening to this too. John Denver has a number of songs with great lyrics. The Carpenters are great too (Karen Carpenter's voice is top notch)
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I would love to see you react to a song of John's called "Cool and Green and Shady". It was not one of his more popular song's and I never knew why. I am positive you will love it. Thank you for all these reactions, your English is VERY good. I can barely speak my own language!🤗
Would you please play POEMS, PRAYERS, AND PROMISES?
The lyrics are beautiful. In my opinion, it can sometimes engender feelings of past, present, and future. Like living across time simultaneously.
Thanks for appreciating John Denver.
You get emotional because some songwriters can express the things we feel deep inside in words that we can't find ourselves.
Having been married to a trucker this song was played welcoming him home after being gone for 2 weeks. ❤❤❤❤❤
I feel he’s singing about someone whose job takes him away from home. Maybe a long distance truck driver like he mentions or him being away on tours and how wonderful it is to get home. The line where he says, “and your mother called last Friday/Sunshine made her cry,” was a real life reference to a time he was away on tour and his wife’s mother called her and told her that she heard John’s song Sunshine On Your Shoulders on the radio and it made her cry. Wonderful. He sings of his real life, his love, pain, sadness, extreme happiness by living in the Rocky Mountains and his deep sadness for causing his wife’s unhappiness and their divorce. We all feel him when we listen to his heartfelt songs. He died way way too early, but his music lives on and on.
John Denver wasn't home very much either, which according to the movie bio was why his marriage to Annie broke-up.
@@cynthiajohnson9412 That and his unfaithfulness.
John's songs reminded us how special the little in life moments are and how those moments make life worth living
John Denver does that to people ... his music is very relatable and familiar! We need more music like this today ... the younger generation has no idea who he is ... folk music is what we used to call it ! Thanks for the memories !
I listened to John Denver as a kid, but just recently learned he had two adopted kids, both of other races, which was pretty rare back then. He said the best thing about him was that he was somebody's dad. 🙂
John Denver was a poet who put his words to song!
John Denver was a complicated man in many ways. But, he had a very sensitive heart and was gifted in sharing it through words and music. He had a pressense that made you feel connected to him as a friend. In concert, i felt he was singing to each person there and not an audience. He was gone too soon.
You don't need to explain it to us. Those of us who grew up with his music get it. He has a gift for reaching deep into the soul and stirring up emotions and memories we don't even know are there. I consider him a treasure and gift to the world. So happy you have discovered the awesomeness of John Denver. ☺️😉
Oh and I suggest you listen to Grandma's Feather Bed. It will put a smile on your face.
He sings about life that everyone can relate to. He sings about the things I miss from my childhood and things that are comforting to so many. I just love to listen to John Denver.
One suggestion for your emotional reaction to this song - it could be that your concept of home has changed with the presence of your newborn son in your home. Nothing seems to change someone's perception of life more than becoming a parent. You and your wife are no longer just a couple, you are a family. No matter where your house is, your home is where your family is.
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He's remarkable at singing from the heart and he knew some of the most common feellings we all have and expressed them very meaningfully thru his music. He always seemed so relatable.
John Denver was phenomenal. I saw him in concert six months before his death and I met him. He was an amazing person to speak with. He felt like family. May he be at peace in the spirit world.
What an incredible honor to have met and talked to him. 💕
@@lorriredmon8212 It was. I pursue what is most important to me and meeting a couple of public figures has been one. It was important to meet John and so I did. I also met and spoke with Gordon Lightfoot twice.
@@BearClanMan1970 Incredible! Another GREAT songster!
John was able to touch people so deeply with his music. He wrote appropriately 200 of his own songs. One of my favorites has always been, “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”
When I was a kid growing up in the 1970's he used to have television specials from time to time. Maybe you would like to react to them.
Words paint pictures in our minds and in our hearts.
My husband was a truck driver and when he came back home off the road for a few days it was bliss! "Daddy's home" the kids would scream! They would help him wash and shine up his semi, everyone getting soaking wet! It was great to have him back home again and he felt great being back home again! I love your taste in music my friend
Don't apologize for being emotional when listening to John Denver. I'm brought to tears with so many of John's songs. He had that knack for expressing his deep feelings and putting them to music. And his voice is so incredible! I've suggested these two before but my favorites are "Some Days Are Diamonds" and his duet with Placido Domingo titled "Perhaps Love". Thank you Andre!
John Denver's music really can reach the depths of your soul. Different times, different music.
Every time I'd leave for a trip, it felt good. But every time I'd come home, that felt better. John Denver is always a 10+ for me. I've never heard a bad song of his.. ❤
His lyrics make you pause and appreciate the simple things in life that we often take for granted.
This music makes everyone emotional. It touches the heart.
"Sunshine On My Shoulders" by John Denver (live-The Wildlife Concert)
I want to thank you for exploring America and Americans. You are openingly learning about us through our geography, music, history, and culture. You are why America became such a strong country. People from all over the world brought their gifts, hard work, and talents with them when immigrating here. My family immigrated from Denmark. Many Portugese people came as well. Everyone could find a place to feel at home. I am so glad to here you say "WHEN i visit America....". Not "IF i visit America....".
We're waiting for you, the wife and precious Santiago. "
Good afternoon Andre. Love your choice of John Denver. Don't think he has one bad song.
I love John Denver. He was a poet. His music relaxes my whole body.
No matter what country or where you live, Denver always hits right where you are. He can explain simple lyrics into your emotions like no other. Miss his writings but glad we have his songs.
You're right. His music touches souls. He was an original.
You are so right...John Denver..helped me thru alot in my life..
Same! Saved my life a couple of times. Along with Heart (the band).
You can always count on John Denver to touch your soul.
Love, love, love John Denver. ♥ So much emotion!
Like others have mentioned, "Annie's Song" you'll have to listen to. I would like to add a couple more, "Aspenglow" and "Windsong". They are all so beautiful!!
I absolutely love John Denver but this song makes me think of another singer/songwriter. His name is Bobby Goldsboro and the song that comes to mind is ' Honey'. It is an emotional song and like ' Back Home Again', it can bring tears. I truly think you should check it out.
I just thought of another singer you might enjoy. His name is Bobby Vinton and was popular back in the 60s. His songs ' Blue Velvet' and ' Coming Home Soldier' are classics.
I so appreciate your emotion because I grew up listening to John Denver, and he always touched my soul with the beauty of his voice and the poetry of his lyrics. I think we cry when we're in the presence of a rare artist and that's who John Denver was and is and will always be.
My wife and I were born and raised in Ohio. After we married we left Ohio looking for a better life. Now after 37 years away. We have moved back to Ohio so that my wife can be near her aging parents. This song is how we feel. It is good to be back home again. We had forgotten what great people Ohioans are.
Home is home. This song is meant for everyone. Cheers from Maryland USA!
Happy crying! 🙋♀️
ANDRE! I'm still going to suggest John Denver's song, "Grandma's Feather Bed". Such a fun song - Please!?! It'll brighten your day! One line from the song - "It'd hold eight kids and four hound dogs and a piggy we stole from the shed." LOL Now, doesn't that perk your interest?
It really is so much fun! Home Free did it as a cover too!
Hey Andre, I'm from Michigan and I've lived in several different states, but I always come back to Michigan and now I'm back home again, for good. Every time I came back I'd play this song. It is good to be back home again! Love your reactions to John Denver, he was a treasure!
John Denver was one of the reasons I picked up the guitar in 1973 when I learned how to play "Take Me Home Country Roads". To this day, I still play several of his songs. On your John Denver journey, don't forget some of his "lighter" songs like "Grandma's Feather Bed" and "Forest Lawn" which is about a cemetery for famous people in California. It's a funny song.
I don't think nostalgia is only in the US. It's everywhere you remember someone or place that made you feel safe and going back to that (if it's possible) is what this song is about.
The Eagle and the Hawk should definitely be reviewed. You'll love it.
My FAVORITE!
I love this song so much. I have lived on farms my entire life. I really identify with the attachment to the land. I used to sing this song while driving around on the tractor raking hay.
One of my favorite John Denver songs is "My Sweet Lady" Please do that one next! I miss what could have been if he had lived. So much music that is always perfect.
I’ve heard so many songs, but I had never heard this. Thank you. What a beautiful memory inducing song.
Takes me back to growing up on the farm with my family. That feels like a lifetime ago
I grew up in a military family like John did and by the time I was 9 years old we had already moved 6 times so it’s a very nomadic life. By the the time I reached adulthood we had logged 10 moves. To a shy child it was excruciating but necessary. You grow up a little faster and you learn a lot about people and life. I think it made us closer as a family as we learned to depend on and look out for each other. Another of John’s songs that I think you would enjoy is his song called For You that he sung at his Wildlife Concert. It is beautiful. Thank you for enjoying John Denver as much as I do. He’s now singing in the heavens❣️
Back Home to John Denver
one of his best
May I suggest John Denver’s “like a sad song” and “some days are diamonds, some days are stone”, “lady my sweet lady”, “how can I leave you again” I’m JD’s #1 fan, have been since his first release❤
Like a Sad Song is just gorgeous!
John Denver touches everyone's heart.
I walked down the aisle to his Annie's Song. The words fit so well with two people joining their lives and love ❤
Not sure I[ve ever heard this song before, although the chorus sounds very familiar. His voice is so great and most of his music makes you emotional because he was a brilliant lyricist, singing about the things that are really important.
This song touches the hearts of so many people. John Denver's music was quality with quantity and I'm grateful for the many, many songs I know every word to. I don't know another artist that I can say that about. Yes, a God-given talent and a wonderful life force. I love your reviews and reactions to this national treasure.
You've listened to all his hits, but the best one (I think so) is Annie's Song. You need to listen to that. Trust you will love it!
I hadn't heard this song in many years. My husband died in 2010, and it was way before that. It made me think of him and I sat here and cried like he died yesterday. This song never used to make me cry, I grew up listening to John Denver, and it was always nice and comforting. Now, it just reminds me he can never come home again. It's still a great song by a great man, it just hits different now
This is how I learned to play guitar playing these song by John Denver ..Back in 75
Sitting in a rocking chair watching your reviews of John Denver's songs, sure brings an easy feeling over me.
Thanks, Andre! You can never go wrong with JD... ! appreciate your reactions, always! the word that comes to mind is "evocative".. knowing not your first language, if you don't know, that basically means "brings back feelings from the past..."
This song is about the beauty of settled marital love, when one person travels. It's always been one of my favorites.
I always leave a like dude!... simply because you ANDRE are a stand-up guy👍you are the most respectful & decent human i watch on CZcams.
You make PORTUGAL 🇵🇹 my favorite European country, the people make a place..... so i mean you are a great representative for your country 🤙I thank you
Also!!!!.... great song reactions my brother👍
And hope you visit the
GREAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF
AMERICA SOON.... God bless your family 🇵🇹🇺🇲
Nobody makes my eyes water singing like this man!
Linda Ronstadt - tracks of my tears, official video. Or ‘someone to lay down beside me’ Studio version.
I was a teenager in the 70's here in America when I first heard this song. It made me cry then and it makes me cry now. I knew at that young age that I would look back some day and yearn for those simpler times surrounded by my family. 50+ years later and I am doing just that.
I'm glad you are discovering John Denver. He's my lifetime favorite.
John Denver's music, his voice, and lyrics have a way of touching the deepest parts of your soul. Every day events and times that most people expect and/or take for granted, John Denver has a way of singing about those same events that makes the person realize how much they truly mean to you, the intense amount of love, and how much every second can be cherish, down to the look in her eyes when she sees you walking up to her after you have been gone for 10 days on the road working to support your family. Nothing is ever taken for granted with John Denver, he cherished every thing in life. Whether an eagle soaring above in the sky, the sight of dolphins jumping and swimming..................every little thing was a priceless gift to be cherished and respected. I miss him so much. I have all his music and continue to play it and smile. Although some songs will bring a tear to the eye, at the same time it fills your heart with love and appreciation. Thank you John Denver for opening our eyes and heart to appreciate and respect all the wondrous and beautiful things in life....................and it is all natural; love, respect, devotion, empathy, joy, laughter, and it is all free when we open our eyes and hearts.
The music speaks to you and they are the words you would say to your wife when coming home from days away and the words she would say to you. They are the words both of you should be saying to Santiago all his life until he leaves you so he knows what and when to say this to you. People are the larger part of home when their love is familiar even when the surroundings aren’t.
Well said
You are right, it was a God given talent. He was a singing poet. I hope you review more of his songs..
John Denver is a perfect example of this quote. It might take you back to when you heard His song or a memory.
“Art is how we decorate space. Music is how we decorate time." It was made by Neo-expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat from New York who died at age 27 at the peak of his success in 1988.
John’s music is so soothing and calming. I have always loved his voice. Have you reacted to “Sunshine On My Shoulders”? You will love it 💜👵🏼✌🏼
John Denver is a Beautiful soul.
Another song along these lines Andre, about coming home, is Kenny Loggins - Celebrate Me Home (Live From The Grand Canyon, 1992). Great version and instrumentation.
Annie's song was written for his wife. We had that sang at our wedding in 1976. Still is a favorite as we celebrate 48 years. John Denver was lost way too soon.
Andre you have a wholesome spiritualness
YES. You're right. I moved to florida from michigan I always always miss. Michigan when I'm here. We have a family Dairy farm in Michigan. When I go back. I'm home. William s
I haven't heard this song in a long time. Beautiful song, he was such a wonderful talent. And, you do very well with your English. 😊
A favorite song of mine about being home. The line, “Sunshine made her cry.” refers to a tv movie.
You said it - John touches our souls.
That man is an American Icon…one of a kind, there will never be another John Denver! 😏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Annie's Song" is for his wife.( time apart later caused a divorce, but in the song in love.). Also "Calipso" it's about the boat studying the oceans. Very upbeat and serious at the same time.
Oh Andre it is so so hard moving away from home for us americans. As a military child myself, I have moved to and from the east and west coast 7 times, I have lived on islands and in deserts, in America and abroad. But through all that, my family has stayed in the south, near Florida or in Kentucky, so hearing these songs, that I was raised on from my parents, and them by theirs, makes me so homesick for my family home. It is the little things, the fire, the family dinner, the emotion of knowing you are with those who see you as yourself and have since birth, it is the best feeling to be home.
It's a song of a truck driver who travels across country. They are most times gone for weeks at a time before they get to go back home to their loved ones. He is thinking of or remembering conversations when he arrives at home.
This is one of the songs I would blast and sing when I lived and worked in Virginia and would travel to my family farm in Pennsylvania on weekends. The farm is my refuge, my comfort place away from the rat race of DC. I would come up Friday night and go back Sunday and it felt like I had taken a mini vacation. It is just a completely different way of life and it goes at a much slower pace.
Another really great story teller is Red Sovine. Listen to "Roses for Mama" and "Phantom 309."
Some other great stories...
Bringing Mary Home
Teddy Bear
Old Pine Tree
The Last Goodbye
Little Joe
Vietnam Deck of Cards
18 Wheels A Hummin' Home Sweet Home
I just saw the movie he starred in. "Oh God * starring George Burns on CZcams.
This song always reminds me of going home for thanksgiving for some it reminds of the season fall just before winter it totally warms the heart
I was so lucky to have seen him 5 times. American treasure
You are a good soul. Love your reactions.
Most of my favorite songs are in a foreign language. It's the voice, music and imagination. It brings you to all emotions.
A point of interest. Sunshine that is mentioned in this song is a movie from1973.
John Denver wrote some of the music for the film. It's a sad story.
Yes..family is home...❤❤
You are my favorite genuine reactor
I appreciate your good soul and love for good music 😎
Andre, never apologize for your English! I wish I was bilingual as fluently as you. Your accent is lyrical.
Interesting! I was going to recommend this one the next time you did a JD reaction! So glad you did. I so love his voice. I can listen to him for hours.
I was married to a truck driver for 20 years. This was practically their theme song.
A LOT OF HIS SONGS ARE HIS STORY...LOVE JOHN DENVER.
My favorite John Denver song. Just so sweet.
I love watching your reactions. I love that you get emotional listening to the words of the songs. To me, it shows, that it doesn’t matter where we are from we all treasure the same things. I hope that you are able to come to the United States. God Bless!
He was amazing. I love his "Wild Montana Skies" obviously because I'm in Montana. A really fun song he does is "Grandma's Feather Bed" you'll definitely want lyrics on those to songs if you listen to them.
Enjoying your reactions to John Denver. A few other suggestions are Seasons of the Heart, Dreamland Express, Shanghai Breezes, How can I Leave You Again, Perhaps Love and For You.
I'm pretty sure he's describing Highway 82 (a four lane still, I think), that goes from Glenwood Springs to Aspen, Colorado. John lived in Aspen. I used to live in Carbondale, which is on that route, at around the same time. I can easily picture the scene that he is singing about, even though he refers to Brighton, Utah. Yes, there is a valley between the Glenwood Springs and Aspen.
Yes, most Americans move several times in their lives. University, then fist job, life events. Some folks are in the military. You miss "home", but oftentimes when you go back... everything has completely changed. Then you really long for "home".
Maybe not one of his most known songs but “Thirsty Boots” is my favorite song of his
yes, we all loved this man
I tear up listening to this too. John Denver has a number of songs with great lyrics. The Carpenters are great too (Karen Carpenter's voice is top notch)