Rainbow - Since You Been Gone [Original 1979 version]

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  • Опубликовано: 11 ноя 2013
  • "Since You Been Gone" is the title of a rock song written and recorded by former Argent guitarist, Russ Ballard, and first released on his 1976 album, Winning.
    "Since You Been Gone"- Rainbow's 1979 hit version from the song is from the album Down to Earth, released in 1979. Rainbow's cover version featuring lead singer, Graham Bonnet, was a Top 10 single in the United Kingdom and was named the 82nd best hard rock song of all time by VH1. Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) were a British hard rock band formed in California, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. They were originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up. In addition to lead singers Ronnie James Dio, Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner and Doogie White, the project consisted of numerous backing musicians. The band started out combining mystical lyric themes with neo-classical metal, but went in a more streamlined commercial style following Dio's departure from the group. Rainbow were ranked No. 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. The band has sold over 28 million albums worldwide and 4 million albums in the United States.
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  • @r3d5ive87
    @r3d5ive87 3 года назад +1003

    I should be allowed to like this more than once,

    • @marcse7en
      @marcse7en Год назад +29

      Your comment was liked 72 TIMES!

    • @allisonday893
      @allisonday893 Год назад +20

      @@marcse7en 76 now! And I agree with them. We should be allowed to like at least 50 times! 😊

    • @bold810
      @bold810 Год назад +16

      Don't we all want to hear our songs with the feeling we first heard it?

    • @chrispetersen113
      @chrispetersen113 Год назад +4

      @@bold810 I'm pretty sure that only happens once..

    • @laurablack77
      @laurablack77 Год назад +8

      Every night

  • @supergrovah2729
    @supergrovah2729 Месяц назад +11

    Glad to know I'm not the only one in 2024 reminiscing.....

    •  Месяц назад

      Got your 6, reminisce, yes, but when music was right, damn still good.

  • @dtmifti2247
    @dtmifti2247 День назад +2

    Still listening in 2024!
    This one hits high on my list of all-time favorites.

  • @toddm9501
    @toddm9501 Месяц назад +9

    This is one of those songs everbody (with common sense) loves. I'm a 57 year old white guy. I heard Blondie while getting gas a couple weeks ago. Great stuff. And I'm a Beatles, Chuck Berry, Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Kiss, Queen, Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Freddie King, Albert King, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, The Carpenters, etc.................

    • @ShakenStirred
      @ShakenStirred 11 часов назад

      And I'm sure also Thin Lizzy!😉

  • @FrankConquestJr
    @FrankConquestJr 4 года назад +156

    Still rocking out to this tune in June 2020 in these troubled times. Long live Classic Rock!

    • @timculhane625
      @timculhane625 3 года назад +6

      I'm going to be 40 years old in July I still listen to these songs everyday

    • @lisachucks
      @lisachucks 3 года назад +3

      👍🏻🍾🍾🥂

    • @jillpellegrino6941
      @jillpellegrino6941 2 года назад +3

      @@timculhane625 53 and still rockin out

    • @michaelobrien7975
      @michaelobrien7975 2 года назад +2

      What..a..tune...

    • @hair89
      @hair89 2 года назад +1

      Amen brother! Amen!

  • @KurtI2525
    @KurtI2525 5 месяцев назад +23

    Graham’s voice is the reason why we like this song. He makes this song better than it actually is. It lends grit to what is basically a standard rock song.

  • @Carlos-xz3vi
    @Carlos-xz3vi 3 года назад +36

    Its just unfathomable how good and fashionable Graham Bonnet looks here. Also, Cozy Powell on the drums, what a beast. Love this line up.

    • @mostchrisis
      @mostchrisis 2 месяца назад

      He has sung this song with other bands but none of them can compete with Rainbow's version.

  • @davedillard3089
    @davedillard3089 Год назад +39

    Man, Graham Bonett can sing!! Totally underrated!!

    • @cchavezjr7
      @cchavezjr7 Год назад +5

      Honestly, he can give Dio a run for his money. He could do the hard edge but could do a soft bridge in there as well. More versatile in my opinion.

  • @spectre8_fulcrum
    @spectre8_fulcrum Год назад +38

    THIS WAS IN GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY!!!! I LOVE THIS SONG I WAS SO HAPPY TO HEAR IT.

    • @Thaapa1
      @Thaapa1  Год назад +3

      Great movie needs good songs! 😎 🎶
      This page has the movie's soundtrack: www.nme.com/news/film/heres-every-track-in-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-3439357

    • @razalihusain
      @razalihusain Год назад +3

      Imagine I was only 19 then.

    • @spectre8_fulcrum
      @spectre8_fulcrum Год назад +2

      @@razalihusain I first came across this song 4 years ago as I am a music student.

  • @megz_85
    @megz_85 4 месяца назад +15

    2024 and still lovin this!

  • @karlmadsen3179
    @karlmadsen3179 Год назад +44

    Graham Bonnet quite possibly has the quintessential rock singer voice.

    • @jenwuzhere2305
      @jenwuzhere2305 Год назад +4

      He sang this song from the heart.. love this song ❤️

  • @kaleb8892
    @kaleb8892 3 года назад +24

    I love that they can harmonize while still sounding hard

  • @frankromanelli3982
    @frankromanelli3982 11 месяцев назад +24

    I hate today's so called music. I always go back to this . 61 years old and still moves me . Thanks fellas 😁

  • @uanad80
    @uanad80 6 месяцев назад +15

    Russ Ballard has been nominated for a 2024 GRAMMY for writing this song...Well deserved.

  • @Catharguy
    @Catharguy 10 месяцев назад +27

    No one did rock harmonies better than Graham Bonnet and Rainbow.

  • @johnstairs
    @johnstairs 4 месяца назад +27

    Bonnett should’ve been a superstar with that voice and image.
    The one that got away😢

    • @KellyDeanAllenGuitar
      @KellyDeanAllenGuitar 4 месяца назад +3

      I would go so far as to say that that image is what held him back. We're taking the seventies here. Short haired, smart casually attired rock band frontmen, was most definitely NOT generally considered a cool look.

    • @robertjennings6421
      @robertjennings6421 2 месяца назад +1

      Not to mention he was not an easy person to work with

    • @jimmyarnold9632
      @jimmyarnold9632 2 месяца назад

      Robert. Did not know about his mood

  • @DavidBrown-no5zt
    @DavidBrown-no5zt Год назад +43

    I'm 58 years old/Young and I'm very thankful to be part of a chosen generation that was blessed and privileged to hear what music actually sounds like when placed into the right hands!
    I thank Rainbow and all the bands they gave of their time and their talent for all of us for all these years!
    Please share this music with the younger generations so that they won't miss out on what music actually sounds like!
    As we've always said turn it up and rock and roll!
    Thank you!!

    • @Thaapa1
      @Thaapa1  Год назад +3

      Thank you too!

    • @rw8733
      @rw8733 Год назад +3

      I'm 58 tomorrow and finding this is a perfect gift 🎁. Thank you. 👏

    • @Thaapa1
      @Thaapa1  Год назад +3

      @@rw8733 Happy Birthday! 🎂

    • @chrisstevens8505
      @chrisstevens8505 Год назад +2

      I agree, I'm 64, and I feel blessed that I grew up listening to the very best. From the Beatles,Stones. All the great rock bands ,from Zepplin to Sabbath. AC/DC,Too many to mention. Not forgetting prog rock,especially Yes. Throw in Motown ,Slade, and Bowie.

    • @Thaapa1
      @Thaapa1  Год назад +2

      @@chrisstevens8505 Similar music taste on the rock side. 👍 (Well, we're all almost the same age, I'll be 60 in a month) 😎

  • @michelleparkinson6426
    @michelleparkinson6426 2 года назад +21

    Graham Bonnet one of the great vocalist of all time.

  • @ct87gn25
    @ct87gn25 Год назад +22

    And yet another great song from an era of GREAT bands, old muscle cars and REAL freedom. Damn do I miss that time......

  • @matjjscott
    @matjjscott Месяц назад +17

    Heyyy rock n rollers who’s listening in 2024! ?!!!

  • @mikemonchuk7087
    @mikemonchuk7087 4 года назад +25

    At times during this beauty I hear Freddy Mercury and realize no, it's Graham Bonnet!!! Fantastic song and never gets old.

    • @adams7405
      @adams7405 3 года назад +5

      Both fantastic singers,Graham was up there as a Rock singer,he must have done his voice in after every session

  • @johnnyv1938
    @johnnyv1938 Год назад +32

    Glad the new generation get to appreciate this song and discover an awesome group

  • @kuki7305
    @kuki7305 3 месяца назад +12

    Das ist echte Musik!! Ich liebe Graham Bonnet und seine tolle Stimme! ❤

  • @johnmurvin3887
    @johnmurvin3887 2 месяца назад +13

    Hard to believe when I was growing up this was heavy metal

    • @SundaeExpress
      @SundaeExpress 2 месяца назад +2

      I thought this one was always classed as hard rock. And the original by Russ Ballard was even softer.

  • @terrysoates
    @terrysoates 8 месяцев назад +31

    Grahm Bonnet is one of the greatest and most underrated singers in rock history.

    • @Thaapa1
      @Thaapa1  8 месяцев назад +5

      Thank you for your comment! 😎🤘 To everyone, my apologies for not being able to add words to this video, at least not yet....

    • @chrispraz877
      @chrispraz877 8 месяцев назад +1

      And played with SO many great guitar legends...
      Blackmore, Schenker, Malmsteen,
      Vai....probably forgetting some.

    • @jntdhome
      @jntdhome 7 месяцев назад +1

      So true! So dapper with a voice that can crush bone! He was the "cool" front man.

    • @alyssakeezer8681
      @alyssakeezer8681 4 месяца назад

      I agree, I’ve always loved this song!

  • @princevultan6589
    @princevultan6589 Год назад +27

    Graham Bonnet has such a distinctive and incredible voice. I am so glad to have grown up with all this great music.

  • @user-ob4hl8dk4t
    @user-ob4hl8dk4t 28 дней назад +7

    What a song! What an energy! What a voice! First I heard this in 1987 being a ussr teen.

    • @genuineperson3540
      @genuineperson3540 20 дней назад +2

      I was 8 when this came out. I love it now as I did then!

  • @Thermopylae66
    @Thermopylae66 3 года назад +23

    My dad would put Rainbow on during long car rides ahhhh the sound of childhood🥰

  • @cjpage38
    @cjpage38 Год назад +29

    I saw Graham Bonnet perform this last night, 74yrs old and still as good

  • @mkvvrajasekhararao5508
    @mkvvrajasekhararao5508 Год назад +18

    Graham bonnet great singer

  • @leefreed2060
    @leefreed2060 11 месяцев назад +24

    This song just rocks ..43 yrs after it's release.

  • @mikeh.753
    @mikeh.753 7 месяцев назад +19

    There isn't a single song released today that is half as good as this. Back when rock was ROCK.

    • @whom382
      @whom382 7 месяцев назад

      If Deerhoof didn't exist, I would agree with you. That band is GREAT.

  • @azapro911
    @azapro911 Год назад +34

    You don't need long hair and leather jackets when you've got THAT voice.

    • @aristoalexius
      @aristoalexius Год назад +3

      Couldn't agree more, Bonnet deserves more albums with Rainbow

    • @peterhein6968
      @peterhein6968 Год назад +1

      Incredible voice... But only at recording

  • @TheSimCaptain
    @TheSimCaptain 3 года назад +17

    If an artist made this type of song today it would blow everything else out of the water.
    They just write to a formula today, or try airy fairy types of music that don't hit you in the gut like the old days.

  • @brendanbarnes3404
    @brendanbarnes3404 Год назад +21

    Graham Bonnet's voice... perfect.

  • @stuartclapperton933
    @stuartclapperton933 3 года назад +17

    stands the test of time, still amazing

  • @johnwiley9973
    @johnwiley9973 Год назад +29

    Graham Bonnett . Excellent rock vocalist.

  • @nigelmorgan7880
    @nigelmorgan7880 7 месяцев назад +22

    Still love this track since I heard it aged 15 in 79 now nearly 60 and still play full blast

  • @marklloyd4153
    @marklloyd4153 2 года назад +18

    Graham owns this song .

  • @kristianvonessen3555
    @kristianvonessen3555 Год назад +15

    Blackmores seemingly effortless solo is just brilliant!

  • @thechillcomesover
    @thechillcomesover Год назад +20

    Bonnett is excellent here, but then the entire roster is excellent. This Rainbow lineup was amazing!

  • @kurtristow1869
    @kurtristow1869 11 месяцев назад +19

    Graham Bonnet burning the house down!

  • @jenwuzhere2305
    @jenwuzhere2305 Год назад +21

    I think that most people can relate to this song 🎵.. just remember they're an ex for a reason 💔💯

  • @Chief_5
    @Chief_5 Год назад +21

    Driving my 73 Dodge Charger and blasting this on the radio….. good times! 👍👍

    • @CousinCreepy
      @CousinCreepy Год назад +2

      For me it was a Ford Torino Fastback with chrome thrush mufflers, running boards and a boombox for a stereo. I got a great deal on it ($700) since it was a total heat score! I was the envy of all my friends and it was a total chick magnet. Had this tape (among many others) in a shoebox on the passenger seat. Sigh, the good old days.

    • @peteisaacson816
      @peteisaacson816 Год назад

      Make it loud brother

  • @fenellablue
    @fenellablue 9 месяцев назад +10

    Graham Bonnet. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. NO ONE CAN MATCH HIM

  • @andrewla7107
    @andrewla7107 2 года назад +16

    excellent classic rock song. there are so many bands out there that are underrated and Rainbow was one of them. this band deserves alot more credit than got.

  • @georgethorne1722
    @georgethorne1722 Год назад +12

    I’m 70. so lucky to be young at the start of all this.

  • @melnorman722
    @melnorman722 Месяц назад +6

    How awesome is this song,it's up there with the best ever, they don't make them like this anymore/

  • @debrawhite6145
    @debrawhite6145 3 года назад +21

    Love this song!✋

  • @SirFox27
    @SirFox27 Год назад +17

    9 years on and still likes the comments.
    This music is just amazing. I knew it before guardians updated it and when they did i fell in live again.

  • @msh6865
    @msh6865 2 года назад +12

    Russ Ballard is a helluva songwriter.

  • @chrono903
    @chrono903 8 месяцев назад +14

    Graham Bonnet is the coolest front man ever! Saw them in the 80’s.

    • @shoeflytoo
      @shoeflytoo 7 месяцев назад +3

      Like a straight Freddie mercury

    • @rickde0602
      @rickde0602 7 месяцев назад +1

      True dat

  • @walterchernicki1666
    @walterchernicki1666 3 года назад +16

    Graham knocks it out

  • @lancecarley7411
    @lancecarley7411 2 года назад +18

    2022 and still jamming this badass tune!! Love it!!

  • @jay-j-jae5173
    @jay-j-jae5173 Год назад +26

    Guardians of the galaxy 3 brings me here🤚🏻💕
    Such an awesome music

    • @Thaapa1
      @Thaapa1  Год назад +3

      Yes, you are right! 👍 😎

  • @outside_edition
    @outside_edition 10 месяцев назад +18

    😢😢😢 old memories coming back

  • @davidwilson2516
    @davidwilson2516 3 года назад +14

    Bonnet is the man👍👍👍

  • @leisacantrell6144
    @leisacantrell6144 Год назад +14

    Great past. Musicians today could learn something from these great oldies

  • @highwaysong7755
    @highwaysong7755 3 года назад +18

    SO appreciate these guys! I was 11 when this song was released and now 52 and STILL know and rock with these guys! So many years of " growing pain" memories and thank you to my older Sis Valerie R Johnson for all of this beauty in music that you've given me and RIP, 3-23-95 See on the flip Sis. Denise in PA

  • @WarcraftIsForVirgins
    @WarcraftIsForVirgins 11 месяцев назад +10

    Looks like this song is about to be appreciated by yet another generation . Gunn always seems to shine a light on the best songs people have forgotten 👍

  • @stuarthynes6136
    @stuarthynes6136 8 месяцев назад +12

    Blackmore...awesome.

  • @simondesu1
    @simondesu1 7 месяцев назад +11

    This brings back memories. Haven’t heard this for 35 years.

  • @davidbowman1024
    @davidbowman1024 6 месяцев назад +9

    2023 What a 70's BANGER! Graham Bonnet SMASHES it out of the Fvkn Park on this track...EPIC🤘

  • @RandomAverageCat
    @RandomAverageCat 2 года назад +15

    Classic and solid hard rock with powerpop melodic chords.
    I love the late 70s/early 80s rock. Great era

  • @kevincostello2695
    @kevincostello2695 2 года назад +15

    one of the best songs ever

  • @brianmischer7681
    @brianmischer7681 9 месяцев назад +14

    The stuff of legend.

  • @paulgottfried5356
    @paulgottfried5356 3 года назад +63

    When you sit back, and look at the grand scheme of everything, and your between 45-60yrs old, we were part of the technical revolution, but knew a life, very well, with turntables, LP’s, 3, 4 , 5 man bands, who for the most part, were as good or better live, as their studio versions. Today, let alone a good band, you need to search a bit to find true musicians. Musical artists, entertainers and performers are a dime a dozen, and when they need a machine to perform at a Super Bowl, for fear of making a mistake, they just made one, losing my respect.

    • @videoman4734
      @videoman4734 11 месяцев назад

      I grew up in this era of good music, so I know what you are saying

    • @user-tt1qf5fg8b
      @user-tt1qf5fg8b 7 месяцев назад +1

      High Fidelity my friend. I was there, dropping the needle and waiting for the magic after the crackle...❤

  • @galenstone9097
    @galenstone9097 Год назад +29

    Ritchie Blackmore's super power was choosing vocalists.

    • @jameshill5621
      @jameshill5621 Год назад +7

      And then promptly letting them go.

    • @user-ki2tj8uz2h
      @user-ki2tj8uz2h Год назад

      Не только вокалистов подбирал Ричи.он говорил что в Deep Purple все были главные .альбом 79 удачный как и состав в лаборатории Ричи

  • @bobbyhanly3466
    @bobbyhanly3466 Год назад +12

    Bonnet is the most incredible rock singer ever. The passion is tangible.

  • @gertjooste9558
    @gertjooste9558 7 месяцев назад +18

    Like so many songs off the 70's will never get old

    • @jazzylyn5857
      @jazzylyn5857 6 месяцев назад

      70's Rock will never get old, but mehhh to a lot of the other stuff that was around then. I lived through it, I know!

    • @JaquelineGoodspeed
      @JaquelineGoodspeed 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@jazzylyn5857
      Then you wearnt listening.

  • @karlalton3170
    @karlalton3170 Год назад +22

    Made in England when it was a great place 😁😁🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @dantasticmania8728
    @dantasticmania8728 3 года назад +12

    Now keep in mind Ricky Blackmore had huge reservations on Graham Bonnet cause of his not so traditional hard rocker look and wanted him to be more rough and tough looking. Graham himself had more of the that Las Vegas clean cut look ,which ironically enough gave him an advantage.He was also to succeed the likes of Dio before him, not only did Graham do that but in a lot of ways surpassed him and proved not to judge a book by its cover.

  • @alansmith2537
    @alansmith2537 Год назад +10

    I remember a dj back in the day saying he didn't like this song. I was like go foff dude this song is awesome!

  • @stephenalanmoore7278
    @stephenalanmoore7278 Год назад +16

    Rainbow's 1979 No1 hit 'Since You've Been Gone' is an evergreen rock classic that will NEVER grow old. Utterly timeless.

  • @livingpurgatory3
    @livingpurgatory3 10 месяцев назад +16

    Graham awesome 👍

  • @adamholtz733
    @adamholtz733 3 года назад +16

    Classic rock perfection from Rainbow !!! Great track !!!

  • @avendormusic
    @avendormusic 2 года назад +12

    My guitarteacher taught me this song 10 years ago when I was a kid. It was the only song he taught me I really liked and played in my freetime. Now that he is not under us anymore I come back to this song to honor him. Thanks for everything dude. And sorry for that orange pick I stole from ya, but it lives in wallet since I quit taking lessons from you

  • @lisalang6994
    @lisalang6994 9 месяцев назад +13

    Still amazing in 2023!!!

    • @rw8733
      @rw8733 9 месяцев назад +1

      I was 14. 😢

  • @samgarner7858
    @samgarner7858 9 месяцев назад +11

    Absolute Banger, after years of changing my mind I want this at my funeral. Everyone smiling on the way out, perfect...⚡

  • @ann-marietully4242
    @ann-marietully4242 11 месяцев назад +14

    Not heard this for years, reminds me of being a teenager. Something made me want to search for this today. I still knew all the words. I still love the " Ugghh" noise he makes. Classic song. Happy days!

  • @erikakathleen509
    @erikakathleen509 3 года назад +10

    JUNE 2021. We woke up with this song in our head. Never realized this was RAINBOW!
    I just never knew! Wow. Anyway, Ken and I are 50 yrs old this year. We look fantastic but feel like crap! Woo! ♡ LOVE💘Rainbow💘 Stone Cold, and I thought I knew you so well.
    🎧🎶🎤🌈

  • @pv2414
    @pv2414 2 года назад +10

    Very underrated lead singer!

  • @bajostevanovic4896
    @bajostevanovic4896 3 года назад +12

    This music solves everything

    • @erikakathleen509
      @erikakathleen509 3 года назад +1

      😉😀😍🇺🇸
      The whole era did. It was solved for just a little while.
      I was happy to be there for just a while. Pre-teen 79'. We still solve everything and we are happy go lucky humans.

  • @xMrsmileyfacex
    @xMrsmileyfacex Год назад +24

    Frickin' timeless. PERIOD!

  • @carloseugeniocarlos4287
    @carloseugeniocarlos4287 Год назад +33

    Cozy powell Awesome drummer. Guardians of the galaxy 3 is a godamn amazing movie.

  • @vampanthem._
    @vampanthem._ 3 года назад +15

    Old music never die!!!!

  • @jeffreyrichard2575
    @jeffreyrichard2575 7 месяцев назад +12

    Vastly underappreciated song and band.

  • @tanyalofton7406
    @tanyalofton7406 2 года назад +14

    I was sitting at a light when I heard the intro start in the car behind me and I was like what a great fucking song. Hit 95 fast and furious just to get home to hear this. One of the best songs of all time in my opinion💗

  • @prairiestrong1106
    @prairiestrong1106 Год назад +14

    Classic Tunes. I’m back in the 80’s cruising in my brothers Trans am.

  • @susanaaniceto3536
    @susanaaniceto3536 10 месяцев назад +14

    Can’t stop listening

  • @girlscarsandguitars
    @girlscarsandguitars 3 года назад +15

    Great , great , great song ....classic rock travel with us forever

  • @micchaelfearn5163
    @micchaelfearn5163 9 месяцев назад +12

    I love rainbow, and graham's voice, fantastic.

  • @cathleenevans8931
    @cathleenevans8931 Год назад +15

    Love Grahams voice and that haircut!

  • @evanisovich
    @evanisovich Год назад +14

    I just want to hear this again for the first time, one more time.

    • @cahmon3y338
      @cahmon3y338 Год назад +1

      Heard this on the way to work the first time still with a buzz from the night before it was great lmao

  • @genuineperson3540
    @genuineperson3540 20 дней назад +5

    Beautiful. Those were the days 💋❤

  • @ricko3k
    @ricko3k 6 месяцев назад +12

    Great front man.

  • @joannefalkinder393
    @joannefalkinder393 Год назад +13

    Such a classic. Should be played all day and every day🇬🇧🤗

  • @msh6865
    @msh6865 2 года назад +12

    Thank you Russ Ballard for writing this gem and to Rainbow for for recording the best version by far.
    And yes, I've heard Brian May's version (which is great).

  • @johnconway7484
    @johnconway7484 Год назад +11

    I'm 41 and I have just now heard this

    • @jamese9283
      @jamese9283 Год назад +1

      I'm 55 and don't remember hearing it before.

    • @Amy-pg5wk
      @Amy-pg5wk Год назад

      @@jamese9283 😪

  • @seankennedy1377
    @seankennedy1377 Год назад +9

    Since you've been gone I have found myself and become a better man and have found a woman who appreciates me for who I am.