First Time Hearing John Denver - Country Roads Reaction - WEST VIRGINIA SHOULD BE PROUD OF THIS ONE!
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- čas přidán 27. 09. 2023
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When I was young, John Denver much like ABBA , you were not cool if you liked him , but nearly everyone loved him.
Loved John Denver....hated Abba.
I've been traveling country roads for almost 66 years, now, and there's nothing better!
Rest In Peace Mr Denver. Thank you for your gift of music
I don’t care where your home is. Everybody can relate to the song when they’re not there. 😢
John is such a legendary artist, with decades of timeless classics. His style is such a relaxing, chill vibe. My personal favorite is "Calypso". 😊
Yes - that song!
Definitely! With that song, you feel the sea spray and the bounding waves……
Mine too. It gives me such a free feeling.❤
Me, too….
John Denver is the only person to write two different official state songs of two different states, Colorado and West Virginia
I'm a Rock Metal guy but John Denver is in a genre all his own. Fantastic musician and song writer.
Nice way to describe that. Thank you.
What compels a metal man to John Denver? Are you a more "mature" metalhead that picked up some JD along the way?
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He's in my generation. We listened to all music, together as friends. GEN X, " we have the legends."
I grew up on John Denver. Loved his music, its just so comforting. It really takes me back.
To understand the whole personality of John Denver, the song Thank God I'm A Country Boy needs to be taken in.
As my brother lay dying, the family softly played all his favorite songs.This song was playing when God took him home.
John Denver simply the best
John Denver has so many timeless, beautiful songs like "You Fill Up My Senses", "Annie''s Song", "Sunshine on My Shoulders", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and many others. I also love his song "Calypso" which was written about the research vessel of that name belonging to Jacques Cousteau, the French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author.
I'm not a country music fan, but country roads, you fill up my senses and of course Annie's song are all great songs. I do like a number of country songs but very very few, it's just not a genre of music that I would listen to generally, just the songs I like
You fill up my senses are the lyrics from Annie's Song.
One of John's most popular songs. He had so many great hits in the 70's-80's. Some other songs were "Fly Away", "Leaving On A Jet Plane", "Poems, Prayers & Promises", "Annie's Song", "Calypso", "Sunshine On My Shoulders", "Grandma's Feather Bed" etc.
Home Free does an awesome version of "Take Me Home, Country Roads".
Annie’s Song and Poems, Prayers & Promises are my favs
Written by Bill Danoff and his wife Taffy Nivert with a little help from John Denver in its final version, they made a record of it with all four verses. John Denver omitted verse 4 on his solo recording as it was controversial.
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It breaks my heart to hear him sing, knowing he died so young. 🥹
You will love Annie's Song by John
His best, in my honest opinion
Love John Denver listening again
I wonder what more we would have if he had not been taken from us unexpectedly. His voice is clear and beautiful.
What a pure voice
John co-wrote this song with Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert who had a big hit with their band The Starland Vocal Band in 1976 with Afternoon Delight. Bill and Taffy also sang the backing vocals for this song. That female you hear in this song is Taffy. This song came out in 1971.
And consider this. He found lovers a of his music and sound while disco was still happening, and heavy metal was taking over....he played in restaurants. Small venues but caught fire amongst all that.
Beautiful reaction. When you can drive down a "back road" in West Virginia and the song will take on a whole new meaning.
Two less-often mentioned songs of his that you would enjoy: Amazon (from the same Wildlife Concert), and A Baby Just Like You when you're in a Christmas mood. Oh, and For You. And you still need to hear Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights in Canada)!
John Denver was a fantastic singer and song writer. He had loads of great songs and sounded just as good live as he does on the studio versions. He was an environmentalist before people knew what that was. He died far too young and the world is a lesser place because of his death.
I agree.
such a beautiful voice..
"Annie's Song" "I'm Sorry" and "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" are three more great ones from this legendary artist's hit filled catalog!
Grew up near Wheeling, WV and was just starting high school when the song came out. Not too long after, you couldn't go anywhere where the song wasn't playing. WVU would have the entire stadium singing it in every game. Gave West Virginia a big boost it needed because about that time, the steel industry was disappearing along with the industries that supported it. It brought in millions of tourists each year.
Trivia, John was born in Roswell, NM in 1943
This great song was released on April 12, 1971 and on NYC Radio’s 77 WABC’s Top 100 of 1971, was the #43 song for 1971.
I grew up in the 70s John Denver was sewn into that decade.......his music was everywhere and always welcomed ......
“Thank God I’m a Country Boy”… so much fun! Very upbeat.
Such a beautiful song voice and an amazing person!! RIP JOHN DENVER!!!
Denver is a " hidden gem." Love his songs. Our generstion just wanted beautful music and didnt care who was singing and playing or what they were playing. Im afraid these songs would have been lost if produced today. They needed the right generation and we were the last to experience such music while growing. How it made our lives better. Thank you John for rhe music. Thank you for another great reaction.
RIP Mr. Denver he made such good music 😎👍
This is the first time I have heard John Denver singing live, man, he can really sing unlike a lot of singers, anyone (apart from me) can sound good when a machine changes the singing to make it sound good, not very many singers or groups sound as good live as they do in recordings
John Denver did a concert in 1972 at our small college town…he was so genuine and funny❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Great song, i had to laugh last night when i head it during a baseball game, it was one of the player’s walk up music. The player is not from West Virginia but he said he just liked the song.
Great John Denver reaction again. If you want a different (yet same) sound from him, with a nature-esque sound, try his song "Calypso". That one focuses on the ocean ... and is a tribute to the wonderful ocean explorer and naturist Jacques Cousteau. The title of the song is the name of Jacques Cousteau's ship.
This is a great classic on the acoustic with friends and family around the fire... :) one of my favorites...
In Vietnam I had a brother by another mother, Mike, and he was from West Virginia and we called him Hillbilly. Been looking for him over the years and can't find him. This song reminds me of him. Can only find three of us still alive from my old unit. Thanks for doing it.
Yes, John was in a a movie called "Oh God" starring him, and George Burns. A very heartwarming, and cute movie. There was a sequel as well.
This song was a world-wide hit and is co-state song of West Virginia. It is still sing world wide. The most surprising was at a NFL football game in Munich germany when 60,000 football fans sang the whole song even after the game started. John was an environmentalis and activist. Mnay of his songs are about protectin the people and This Earth on which we live
A great songwriter and folk musician. RIP John.
This live performance was a good choice.
He was a people's performer wanting to let the audience sing the main part
as he sang back-up. In my opinion a song is a gift to the people, if the people
respond and share it back, you accomplished your mission.
I hate most critics who attempt to interpret songs as if their view is the only
one which is right. When you give a gift, it is no longer yours.
When I hear this song, I change the lyrics, replacing it with Southern Oregon.
It fits right in with the beat. I discovered no matter what stress is going on in
your life, taking a walk in the woods or a drive in the country relieves the
stress so you can resolve whatever problem you have. Living in the city
doing that is almost impossible. Maybe that is where our world goes wrong.
My mom loved John Denver, so, so do I....
Sunshine on My Shoulders is my favorite of his. RIP John!
West Virginia boy right here!!!
Huey Lewis once said that John was an amazing singer and performer and you could wake him up from a dead sleep and he would have perfect pitch.
This is truly happy music
Oh man you guys would love two of his up-tempo songs, Thank God I'm a Country Boy which was a massive hit, and then grandma's feather bed which was a minor hit but a fan favorite off the same 8-track.
John has some great tunes. Check out 'Annie's Song' which to me is one of the best love songs ever written. Cheers.
I watched this concert live when it first aired. It was an awesome concert!
Sunshine on my Shoulders is my favorite
It amazes me that so many people have never heard so much of the great music that was put out during the 50s, 60s and early 70s. I have found several stations like this on CZcams and am amazed at watching them hear this music for the first time. I grew up during those decades, so I dislike most of the current music. I always return to the classics. Singers today should take a lesson from "the old guys." Love watching newbies' reactions to how good this music is.
John Denver had amazing live concerts, his voice was true in concert or studio version. A friend and I saw him live in Austin back in the early 80's.
Great songwriter. He really was
One of my favorites, John Denver❤definitely gone too soon.
This song made a resurgence during the war on terrorism. Service members would sing it on chartered flights home.
Fond memory: I was in the car with my 6 cousins (no seatbelts back then), my uncle "Thumby" was driving, it was raining, THIS song (though the "Studio version") was on the radio... and one of my cousins was "flicking" the windscreen wipers... and broke it. So he had to keep reaching out the window to make it move. Also, this taking place on a country road in West (By God) Virginia! I must have been like 6 or 7 years old at the time.
But because of the bizarre nature of that event.... it sticks in my mind to this very day! Some 50 years later.
Sadly, I lost contact with those family members a long time ago, so I have no clue whatever happened to them.
He showed up, by surprise to all, at the church I attended on mothers day to sing ( his mother was a member) a year or so before he died.
I love him. So folksy and wonderful.
Rip John Denver we miss you!❤
I grew up listening to John and it breaks my heart to know that he's gone from us now.
oh one of my all time favorites !!! ♥♥♥♥
This really put him on the map!
My favorite John Denver song is poems and prayers and promises. It is beautiful!
7th grade 1973 and we had to pick btwn harmonica, autoharp or recorder in Music clsss.
I chose harmonica lol...can still play the 1st 13 notes at 61!
After 7th I became a Ledhead and still to this day.
I listened to "The Wildlife Concert" every day of high school! John is also my favorite artist! John ends up passing away less than 2 years after the concert and this concert got me to fall in love with John Denver when it was on PBS! My 2 favorite songs from the concert are "Poems, Prayers, and Promises," and "Shanghai Breezes!" But the next song you guys should react to is "This Old Guitar!" John had a tv show back in the day and did "This Old Guitar" with the actual guitar his grandmother had given him and tells a story about it before singing with the guitar alone.
I would recommend, "Calypso", JD's tribute to Jacques Cousteau's research ship by the same name. There used to be a show called "The Undersea World Of Jacques Cousteau" which explored the seas and life under the sea.
Another of my favorite John Denver songs is "Poems, Prayers and Promises".
Lengendary,, don't mess with greatness.
ty for this. Both you Phil, and Sam give great feedback. Both my wife and I love John Denver. Its always on our road trip playlist.
I HAAVE BEEN A FAN OF HIS SINCE I WAS KNEEHIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER TY FOR KEEPING HIM UPDATED !!!!!
I like the recorded version. I love the music in the very beginning. I think it makes the song.
And, yeah, it's the song Mark Strong (Merlin) sang in Kingsmen; Golden Circle.
Song was inspired by traveling a country road in Maryland. There is also a wonderful reggae version by Toots and the Maytals ("West Jamaica").
Song is sung worldwide in bars and taverns and also after every West Virginia University victories. Sunshine On My Shoulders should be next.
Thank God Im a Country Boy by John next!!
I only saw him live once. Best concert I have ever seen. Pure talent.
Makes me smile ❤
His "Grandmas Feather Bed' is a real fun song!
26 Years On Never Forgotten RIP John 💔😭
I've sang this song in my motorcycle helmet countless times in my cross country journeys on the back roads of America. Calming and feel good. Love it!
John was an American treasure. 🙂
This song was used in a three song mash-up tribute for, I believe the 50'th ACM award show. The video is Artists Of Then, Now & Forever - Forever Country - CZcams.
I really wish he hadn't had to cancel his alumni visit to our Ft. Worth high school back in the 70's. I would have enjoyed meeting him.
He also went to junior high in my birthplace of Tucson, Arizona. Of course John was a lot older than me. He was born the year before my Mom was.
John's song For You from the Wildlife Concert is a beautiful love song. After being a fan of John Denver for decades, I'm still amazed at how he can put the words and music in your head and heart.
Thanks for this one. I've loved this song since it was released 50 years ago.
The acapella group Home Free does a wonderful cover of this song. They slow it down some, making it a ballad. And they end it with a real gospel flair. Definitely worth a listen.
Denver has a lovely song with Pavarotti called Perhaps Love.❤️❤️
He was bigger than the Beetles back in the day, he was huge. What a talent, love all his stuff!
😊, one of my favorite.
"Thank God I'm A Country Boy" is a rip-roaring hillbilly jam...so fun!
Great song and artist on many levels, saw him twice in concert in the 70s , what a fun show, thanks
John Denver is and icon. You might to check out the cover of this that Home Free does. It is an awesome tribute to John Denver. Love your reactions!
He had such a great singing voice. Such ease and beauty. My favorite, 'Colorado Rocky Mountain High'. Check it out if you haven't already.
Your timing could not have been more perfect. I was at the Oktoberfest in Munich today. I was there yesterday. I'm there most days while the O'Fest is going on (I do tours). Might be hard to believe, but this song is an absolute staple at the Oktoberfest. Every band, in every tent (there are 10 major beer tents that can hold up to 10,000 people each), play this song EVERY day. People would riot if it was not played. My customers always want to know why it is so popular. I don't have an answer for that. It is simply a tune everyone expects. Even if they don't speak english, they know the the words to this song and always sing along. There are quite a few other songs that are staples. 'New York, New York' by Frank Sinatra, 'Walking On Sunshine' by Katrina & The Waves, among many others. Pretty bizarre......
John Denver was a superstar for decades and we lost him decades too soon due to the plane crash 😢
I sang this song in talent contests as a kid.
Oh yeah, Sunshine on my Shoulders is also good. Stay healthy ✌️
I love John Denver. My favorite by him is ANNIE'S SONG.
Sooo great
Hi guys, another great reaction. John Denver is one of the most underrated performers. He wrote so many great songs, but Sunshine on my shoulders stands out for me. Catch you on your next reaction.
Thanks Nigel!! See ya round!
Thanks Nigel! See ya round!
I read somewhere that is song might have the most recognized chorus in the world! You could probably go into any location, start playing this, and someone will join in. Personally I think some of his best work both melodically and lyrically is in his deep album tracks, but he is always worth a listen. Keep singing in heaven John!
Rocky Mountain High is in the Wildlife Concert also. Live is best !!