I'll be 70 and in an Assisted Living Facility with quite a few vets. I just missed Vietnam because my birthday was drawn 113 but they only drafted to 107. I would gone except my older brother was there and because of the Sullivan law I would have been sent somewhere else. I had mandatory ROTC in high school so I would have been an E-2 right away. I had dinner with a guy who's birthdate was drawn #1 and I often wonder what happened to him. My brother went from Air police to OSI and liked it because he could tell base commanders to F off in case they might be corrupt and in on the black market or drug cases he investigated. He never talked about nam and never really adjusted to civilian life after 20 years in the service... Say one for all vets that didn't make back and their families too.
I, too am 67. Trying to get my adult children hooked to some of these fine ol’ musicians while I can. That song always brings me back somewhere comfortable.
@@utetrahemicon I am 71 and a Vietnam Vet.My draft number was 68.Me and my friend decided to volunteer for the draft.Not the wisest decision I have ever made.I made it back.Signed ex grunt from Screaming Eagles.
I noticed the year this video was made 1972 and I had the most amazing memory! My boyfriend and I at the time were young hippies wandering around the outskirts of Vail, Colorado which is now Beaver Creek but it was mostly grass then with sparse housing and this little gazebo kind of thing in the middle of nothing. We heard music coming out of there and walked over. We couldn't believe it but it was John Prine and Arlo Guthrie with their guitars singing! We were sure we were in heaven!! One would sing and then the other and a few together. Maybe by the end, 20 people or so had wandered over. It was an amazing event and one that I truly treasure. They were both so friendly, kind of quiet and of course witty. I still can hardly believe it happened to this day, but it did. RIP beautiful John. Thank you for the memories and the music that is like none other.
Wow, wow and wow again. !!!!!!!!!!! What an experience that had to be !!! I saw John in Lexington Ky and enjoyed it immensely. Hello in there !! Hello !!
Back in the early '70s, I was driving in Ohio. I was listening to NPR and they were interviewing John. He told a story about when he was a mailman. Many of they elderly people on his route got very little mail. They looked forward to receiving their Reader's Digest. Many would greet him at their door, excited to get that magazine. I think that experience was the beginning of "Hello in There". My first exposure to John Prine and I was an admirer before ever hearing him sing.
John would have been about 24 when this was recorded. How many young guys in the early 70s took time to think about their elders. A wonderful man full of warmth and humour.
My favorite Prine song and it's best alone with his acoustic! I first heard this in 1973 watching Prine at Earl of Old Town. Was there early and there was a line and guess who came out and drinking a beer and talked to us all in line.. John! Over the years due to teaching guitar in Chicago and later Phoenix( where he would come each year with Steve Goodman).. I was lucky enough to share some time with John backstage a few times. I count those times as one of the most rewarding in my life .. to meet this humble and genuine soul. Miss him.. but his work will live forever.
He was definitely one of the funniest and saddest in his songwriting. I'm 70 and have listened to it all. I cried when he passed on and still do when I listen to his songs.He wrote simple songs for everyone...some sad,some funny but always about life.
I love how raw this is. To the marrow of your bones.... "Hello in there"... Younger people please be kind to us boomers; if you live long enough you'll be old too someday. Love to all RIP John
Millions of Boomers have been selfish narcissists with an unearned sense of entitlement at every stage of life. Now they want to steal everything from young people: liberty, joy, hope, courage, dreams, prosperity, freedom of expression and of conscience, and their very lives.
God, no. His passing far too soon brought the gravity of COVID19 home to a lot of people and how terribly it kills. Most of my heroes from when I was a kid are either old or already gone, but this one was especially hard to take, because his perspective was from the first so humane and humorous. Prine was not just a superb songwriter and storyteller, he was a decent and generous man with an uncommonly common touch.
Mr. Prine, you always did know how to break my heart. I'm gonna play your songs and cry all night. Rest in peace, John Prine, storyteller extraordinaire.
Remembering; Born: John Edward Prine October 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois Died: Covid 19 April 7, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee at the tender age of 73 Rest in Paradise John 💙
If you compare John's guitar work to others, you realize his guitar picking and voicings on guitar were awesome, just like his melodies, lyrics and vocals. He is badly missed to today, July 11, 2024!
I've been a JP fan for 48 years, in 1977 myself and a friend drove 300 miles one Friday night after work to see him at the Lincoln center in Ft Collins Co. He played 2-1 1/2 hr sets, 2 encores and then without his band, he continued for about 2 hrs to a group of about 30 fans who didn't leave immediately after the encores. "He was halfway to heaven before he died" RIP John Prine Thanks for the good times.
OMG! I saw this show on TV back in 1972. No one I ever talked to had ever remembered seeing it. I remembered that it was some minimalist set and it was from Chicago. I had just returned to college in January 1972, and had a late schedule. A local UHF station in Philly had this on late night and repeated it at 9:00 AM, when I’d eat breakfast. I remember he played Hello in There and Sam Stone. I cried in my cereal over Sam Stone.
Thanks for that. We syndicated our show to WTAF in Philadelphia starting in 1971 occasionally we got in trouble when some unedited parts slipped by because in Chicago we were on late night and apparently you saw it early in the day where kids were around. at least they got a good education
John wrote the most eloquent poetry with the simplest words. He didn't sing songs as much as he told an intimate story to a close and trusted friend, only set to music and on stage. And everyone in the audience felt they were that one friend.
Nice seeing John again just starting out. Something about the late '60's and early '70's spawned talent like him and many others but John shined in his own magic. What an incredible talent he was. Thanks for the music, John! You are immortal now.
For the last year we put on John Prine in Pandora before we went to sleep. John Prine and others in his style. I had an MRI last week and I had her put on John Prine in my headphones. She said, “I like your Music”, I was the second person to ask, and I believe she will take time to search him out. . I have not cried so much since Sony Bono died (of all the Crazy things) God love him and let us share his music as we carry on.
Never realized just how young he was when he created this. Wise beyond his years and just continued getting wiser his whole life. Thanks John you'll always be remembered and missed so badly it hurts.
Kris Kristofferson discovered John singing in a Chicago bar. He said that John was a 200 year old man in a 20 year old body. As others have suggested, he was the "Mark Twain" of my generation.
never listened to his songs until he passed away, so angry with myself that i didn"t find him years ago, his songs now mean so much to me. i already know half a dozen word for word, Lake Marie is my favorite. when i read the comments and see how much he mean't to so many people i realize i missed out on years of enjoyment but at least i didn't miss out altogether.
You're not alone. I came across John late, only a few years ago in round about way. So glad RUclips has these images, music, interviews. Hopefully the Library of Congress, our National Library of Record will take SERIOUSLY THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES to SEARCH, ARCHIVE, PRESERVE ALL the available treasured works for generations. One thing that drives me crazy~ & should be of key significance is the DUE DILIGENCE & CARE FINALLY NEEDED to ACCURATELY REFLECT HIS WORDS in Closed Caption-generated lyrics or by other auto-generated means not edited for accuracy. He's a SONGWRITER RENOWNED WORLDWIDE FOR HIS WORDS, for heaven's sake! Ever since Kris Kristofferson & Arlo Guthrie plucked BOTH Steve Goodman & John Prine from their comfort zone in couple local Chicago clubs paying them 50 cent cover charges from the door traffic at the start. That fateful night when The Songwriter's Songwriter, Kris was corraled by Goodman whom ALL PRESENT AGREEMENT WAS A DISCOVERY from HIS work~ Arlo soon recorded Goodman's best known "City of New Orleans" which Steve had to be prodded by his manager to TELL HIS AUDIENCES that he in fact penned it. So after just 1st meeting & hearing them... changing the trajectory of BOTH their lives forever. generations Steve Goodman, John's close buddy & partner in mischief & songwriting was my 1st discovery. I'd often heard Goodman's name mentioned in the local bar anthem that David Allan Coe made famous years ago: "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" as the initial credited songwriter per Coe before he improved it more into THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG. Maybe when Miranda Lambert mentioned his extraordinary songwriting in interviews a few times & recorded his song(s). I'd hear him mentioned by others. The shame is that so many of us would've LOVED to have seen him live since he toured so often over the years everywhere near somebody.
@@nawtyurbzniis6134 you're so right, i would have loved to have seen him live. i find that so many of his songs are best at different times in his life, like Lake Marie when he did it in Austin and he and Jason had that great jam session." we gotta go now".
1972 I was going to pick up my maternal grandmother and bringing her over for dinner with me and my three children every few weeks. She wasn't exactly the grandmotherly sort, any more than she had been the motherly sort -- but she was lonely and I knew it and did my best. I'd give myself more credit if I'd had the kind of thought process that John had, but I didn't. Which is partly why to this day I am still mourning his loss. He filled up empty places in my soul that made me feel like a better person. The rest? I just loved him, him and his music, and I always will.
bobspez *.....”The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John”...........&. “John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne”* Revelation 1:1,4 - www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Revelation%201:1,4&version=KJV
So my wife and I meet some old friends at a bar in Panama City Beach Nov. 2018 ( Donovons ),we had walked over, anyhow, having a good time , quiet , small crowd , good people , conversation , the bartender puts some music on , a guy I never heard of, BA..BOOM its this guy.....and he is nailing it...So thank you from my soul... John Prine....sincerely another boomer .
Rest In Peace Mr. Prine. My respects and love to all the parents whose sons lost in Korean War. Thanks God I have lived the same age with Mr. Prine. Thank You. Busan, South Korea
Sharky Bridges June 3.. If I had only 1 record to listen to for the rest of my life it would be a John Prine album and that would be absolutely fine with me! R.I.P. MR.Prine
John Prine seems to be a genuinely humble and a nice guy. He’s clearly an old soul who speaks the language of the heart through his songs... and boy am I grateful.
This is the tune that turned me on to John Prine back in the 70's. I heard it used in a Film Strip Soundtrack in a piece about aging & seniors that I watched in High School Sociology class. I was completely enthralled with the tune. The simplicity of but the rock solid rhythm of the guitar and the rustic voice with a truly heartfelt message really reached me. Two weeks later I heard the song coming from my older brother's room. He had tuned into his favorite local progressive & underground music FM station. I asked him who it was and matter of factly said, "Oh, that's John Prine." The very next day I went to 3 record stores pouring through the racks until I found several. He was a national treasure and shall be sorely missed. Now he can finally meet Blaze Foley again and they can introduce one another to Steve Goodman and Townes Van Zant. RIP, my musical Heroes All.
I think this honestly may just be my favorite song of all time. There's something so incredibly special about how John's voice worked with that melody and those lyrics. They all invite us all to draw such clear pictures in our minds, don't they? Truly remarkable.
A friend gave me a home recorded cassette of J.P.s first 2 albums back in the '70s and as a budding singer/songwriter at the time it rocked my world to know that you did not need to be a hot guitar player or have a great voice you just needed to have something sincere to say. And that you could be off beat and funny and serious all at the same time. No other person has influenced my songwriting more.
Shark Bridges... I have a good friend who tried to push me toward John Prine some 30 yrs ago and I never gave him a chance back then. I had throat cancer 4 yrs. ago and was down for 8 months from treatments,nearly dead honestly and started listening seriously to what I think is the greatest writer-musisian of all-time and of ANY generation of performers. I apologize to Omar Deal and am kicking the hell out of myself every day for being so hard headed and close minded! I apologize to you also Mr.Prine, and I promise I'm catching up. You're all that I listen to now! R.I.P.
I was in my twenties when I first heard this song. I fell in love with his music when I heard his first album in the seventies. It's hard to listen to this song.
Hi everyone. I am hearing impaired and though I have a Cochlear implant AND a hearing aid, I still have to rely on captioning to understand words in the lyrics. My question is can anyone correct the closed captioning on these videos? They're incorrect and his words are SO important for everyone to hear. SO IMPORTANT... This beautiful man and his talent will be so missed! I would love for future generations to understand how much insight he shares in all of his songs. Thanks! RIP John!
I will look into finding someone who knows how to correct close captioning. If anyone else out there has an idea how to do this please share it with us. Thank you for your great comments
Sad to lose another great one, but glad we had him as long as we did. Imagine the music if Harry Chapin and Jim Croce had lived as long. RIP troubadours. You are missed. Stay home, stay safe and be well everyone.
I was thinking this myself. Stan Rogers also died too young. Guys like Tom waits and John Prine give us a glimpse of what could have been. Peace and progress my friend
Canuck Fundy The good news is underground news also made videos of Harry Chapin and Jim Croce which I intend to release parts of during the upcoming months so please stay tuned
I was 16 when this was recorded. From the moment I first heard it until this, I have never forgotten the central message of his genius: recognize and acknowledge the humanity in everyone. He was compassion personified, with a delightfully heartbreaking sardonic twist.
John Prine was so in tune with everything. A poet, a one-man activist, who could turn one into a fan by just listening to the Prine-Style of guitar and just a verse or two. He had so much more to share, I am sure. COVID-19 saw to it we will live in a blinder world with him gone. Thank you, John, for what you have left us....Rest In Peace and may your Spirit remember your own words of, "When I Get To Heaven".
I'm going to play this in the house none stop until one of the kids can sing at least one verse and tell me it's John Prine....one of the greatest singer songwriters of all time....who is going to be so missed. God bless John
In 1970, there was no concept of Photoshop... there were no special effects in television. The crew and I invented those effects using video feedback, which involved pointing a camera at a monitor displaying the same image. We created trails and mat colors with video feedback loops. We were young... slightly wild and experimented with everything.
@@undergroundnewsreboot1580 Did you ever release any more of the John Prine performances? It looks like there is Don and Lydia, Illegal Smile, and Your Flag Decal. I think I've seen those 3 teased on these videos.
1972 ..wow I was a little kid in grade school so I didnt find John Prine until the 80s..Been following more closely lately since he got sick . He is so young here and writing music that is so far beyond his years like great prophets and poets do ...I would say RIP but I know your song about when you get to heaven ...So Im sure you got the Vodka and ginger ale and putting together that band ..we sure miss ya down here .
Watching this song by JP makes me immensely sad. We lost JP tragically from COVID and I know there’s a wealth of RUclips of JP but it isn’t JP. As someone else commented, JP was the best friend I never met. His songs were about my life, everyone’s life really So let’s be a little kinder not only to old folks, but to everyone. Peace and stay safe. Rip JP.
Thank goodness for RUclips! Thank you John for over 40 years of being my friend and sharing your talents with the world! RIP and enjoy a vodka and ginger ale or two or more. Love you💜😎
My guitar still calls me to play this song. My heart tells me that our dearly beloved John Prine has a righteous, eternal spirit fueled by love. Miss you, rest in peace.
I’ve been a JP fan since Sam Stone and this by far is my favorite of all his songs. Every word written straight from the heart. His great guitar playing gets overshadowed by his lyrics. His chords always come through as clear as a bell. A very underrated guitarist. We’ll miss you forever John. RIP.
We lost Davey in the Korean war, Still don't know what for, Don't matter anymore. Made me cry the first time I heard the words. Even more now. RIP John. 😭 ❤😭❤
These lines have haunted me for nigh 40 years. Sometimes I'd move away from John, then something would trigger these lines and I would go back. This just made me think of John Stewart's "Oldest Living Son": "Our dad, he was a gentle man, When we all worked at the store; The only time I ever saw him mad , Was when he talked about the war. We lost a boy at Belleau Wood, and I guess he never really understood, What the medals from the President were for."
This is my absolute favorite performance of this song by John. The simplicity and sincerity of the man, his guitar and his music is exceeded only by his profound lyrics. I am reminded of a line from the Aenid by the great Roman poet Virgil: “Through pain I've learned to comfort suffering men”. John Prine certainly knew how to comfort me. Aside from that words fail me every time I watch this video. Tears do not.
Oh boy... I will listen to this song my entire life and will love it every time...
I'm 71 And I Love John Prine Music 😂
I’m 67 years old and the song brings tears to my eyes. Make sure you say hello and thank you for your service to old veterans.
I'll be 70 and in an Assisted Living Facility with quite a few vets. I just missed Vietnam because my birthday was drawn 113 but they only drafted to 107. I would gone except my older brother was there and because of the Sullivan law I would have been sent somewhere else.
I had mandatory ROTC in high school so I would have been an E-2 right away. I had dinner with a guy who's birthdate was drawn #1 and I often wonder what happened to him. My brother went from Air police to OSI and liked it because he could tell base commanders to F off in case they might be corrupt and in on the black market or drug cases he investigated. He never talked about nam and never really adjusted to civilian life after 20 years in the service... Say one for all vets that didn't make back and their families too.
Hello in there and Thank you for your service.
I, too am 67. Trying to get my adult children hooked to some of these fine ol’ musicians while I can. That song always brings me back somewhere comfortable.
It's important to say hello to all old people.
@@utetrahemicon I am 71 and a Vietnam Vet.My draft number was 68.Me and my friend decided to volunteer for the draft.Not the wisest decision I have ever made.I made it back.Signed ex grunt from Screaming Eagles.
John was the only friend I ever had that I never met
Well said amigo ...
Stop making me cry
Yes, well said
I was thinking that myself. And I'm from India !! How crazy is that !
Beautifully said.
I noticed the year this video was made 1972 and I had the most amazing memory! My boyfriend and I at the time were young hippies wandering around the outskirts of Vail, Colorado which is now Beaver Creek but it was mostly grass then
with sparse housing and this little gazebo kind of thing in the middle of nothing. We heard music coming out of there and walked over. We couldn't believe it but it was John Prine and Arlo Guthrie with their guitars singing! We were sure we were in heaven!! One would sing and then the other and a few together. Maybe by the end, 20 people or so had wandered over. It was an amazing event and one that I truly treasure. They were both so friendly, kind of quiet
and of course witty. I still can hardly believe it happened to this day, but it did. RIP beautiful John. Thank you for the memories and the music that is like none other.
Wow, lucky you!
Wow, wow and wow again. !!!!!!!!!!! What an experience that had to be !!! I saw John in Lexington Ky and enjoyed it immensely. Hello in there !! Hello !!
You were lucky! He was an amazing talent!
Well, I'm eighty and I'm still here. I wish you were too, John...
A Person needs to stop and think How Big a Heart John Prine has who in their 20’s Takes the time to shed light on old people being forgotten ?
I wish John Prine could have lived to be "old people, over 80". He was a treasure.
So Do I man . Great human being.
They should make every school kid listen to this every semester until they are out of high school. This country needs more empathy !
Back in the early '70s, I was driving in Ohio. I was listening to NPR and they were interviewing John. He told a story about when he was a mailman. Many of they elderly people on his route got very little mail. They looked forward to receiving their Reader's Digest. Many would greet him at their door, excited to get that magazine. I think that experience was the beginning of "Hello in There".
My first exposure to John Prine and I was an admirer before ever hearing him sing.
He was a sensitive guy. ❤❤❤
John would have been about 24 when this was recorded. How many young guys in the early 70s took time to think about their elders. A wonderful man full of warmth and humour.
A lot of young people take the time to think of the elders, and always have. I love that he wrote this song, and at such a young age.
Simon & Garfunkel's song "Old Friends" on their 1968 album Bookends was about old people
Raymond McMenemy true
it not as rare as you'd think but it takes a thoughtful person, neil young comes to mind. losing a grandparent can send you down that road.
I just wish i had found him before now....... But at least I have found him ❤️
My favorite Prine song and it's best alone with his acoustic! I first heard this in 1973 watching Prine at Earl of Old Town. Was there early and there was a line and guess who came out and drinking a beer and talked to us all in line.. John! Over the years due to teaching guitar in Chicago and later Phoenix( where he would come each year with Steve Goodman).. I was lucky enough to share some time with John backstage a few times. I count those times as one of the most rewarding in my life .. to meet this humble and genuine soul. Miss him.. but his work will live forever.
A great song writer and performer. If this one doesn’t touch your heart, you don’t have one. RIP Mr Prine
He was definitely one of the funniest and saddest in his songwriting. I'm 70 and have listened to it all. I cried when he passed on and still do when I listen to his songs.He wrote simple songs for everyone...some sad,some funny but always about life.
I love how raw this is. To the marrow of your bones....
"Hello in there"...
Younger people please be kind to us boomers; if you live long enough you'll be old too someday.
Love to all
RIP John
Ageism is the only self correcting prejudice
Millions of Boomers have been selfish narcissists with an unearned sense of entitlement at every stage of life. Now they want to steal everything from young people: liberty, joy, hope, courage, dreams, prosperity, freedom of expression and of conscience, and their very lives.
Am I the only one who got all choked up watching this
😢❤️🇺🇸
no
No, me too. I'm old now, but go way back to the beginning with John. There will never be another...
Not just this song, but a lot of em
God, no. His passing far too soon brought the gravity of COVID19 home to a lot of people and how terribly it kills. Most of my heroes from when I was a kid are either old or already gone, but this one was especially hard to take, because his perspective was from the first so humane and humorous. Prine was not just a superb songwriter and storyteller, he was a decent and generous man with an uncommonly common touch.
No,
Mr. Prine, you always did know how to break my heart. I'm gonna play your songs and cry all night. Rest in peace, John Prine, storyteller extraordinaire.
Being doing exactly that for the last 3 nights.
😭😭😭
I've almost got to the point where i can quit crying. Almost.
Still can't believe it.
Remembering;
Born: John Edward Prine
October 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois
Died: Covid 19 April 7, 2020 in Nashville,
Tennessee at the tender age of 73
Rest in Paradise John 💙
If you compare John's guitar work to others, you realize his guitar picking and voicings on guitar were awesome, just like his melodies, lyrics and vocals. He is badly missed to today, July 11, 2024!
I've been a JP fan for 48 years, in 1977 myself and a friend drove 300 miles one Friday night after work to see him at the Lincoln center in Ft Collins Co. He played 2-1 1/2 hr sets, 2 encores and then without his band, he continued for about 2 hrs to a group of about 30 fans who didn't leave immediately after the encores. "He was halfway to heaven before he died" RIP John Prine Thanks for the good times.
He was Colorado Springs same tour.
OMG! I saw this show on TV back in 1972. No one I ever talked to had ever remembered seeing it. I remembered that it was some minimalist set and it was from Chicago.
I had just returned to college in January 1972, and had a late schedule. A local UHF station in Philly had this on late night and repeated it at 9:00 AM, when I’d eat breakfast. I remember he played Hello in There and Sam Stone. I cried in my cereal over Sam Stone.
Thanks for that. We syndicated our show to WTAF in Philadelphia starting in 1971 occasionally we got in trouble when some unedited parts slipped by because in Chicago we were on late night and apparently you saw it early in the day where kids were around. at least they got a good education
I will miss him forever. When he was young, he was blessed with an old soul.
Kind heart, warm soul. Always with us. Thank you, John.
That is the best first time album ever, anywhere.
One year already, hugely lamented and greatly missed.
John wrote the most eloquent poetry with the simplest words. He didn't sing songs as much as he told an intimate story to a close and trusted friend, only set to music and on stage. And everyone in the audience felt they were that one friend.
Word
i will never get tired of a song written this beautifully.....
Nice seeing John again just starting out. Something about the late '60's and early '70's spawned talent like him and many others but John shined in his own magic. What an incredible talent he was. Thanks for the music, John! You are immortal now.
To John: Hello In There...Hello.You are missed. GBNF
I hope somebody makes a documentary about his life and music and his extraordinary talent as a songwriter and great human being!
For the last year we put on John Prine in Pandora before we went to sleep. John Prine and others in his style. I had an MRI last week and I had her put on John Prine in my headphones. She said, “I like your Music”, I was the second person to ask, and I believe she will take time to search him out. . I have not cried so much since Sony Bono died (of all the Crazy things) God love him and let us share his music as we carry on.
Actually great idea would make a great doco
It's always semming to be in his songs.
Give those close to him a while..I expect many are with JOHN
This may be the best quality recording of John's guitar fingerstyle I've heard. Voice was very good too. And I've listened to a LOT of JP's work.
I think that picking style was developed in Muhlenberg County, oddly enough.
Truly one of the best singer-songwriters of all time. No one else quite like him.
Getting ready to turn 80. This song touched my heart in a powerful way. Thank you John. We miss you.
I’m crying for John and humanity,
The world has lost another storyteller who spoke to me; R.I.P. John Prine......
Such a beautiful song. It's more relevent today than ever. We miss you so much John.
Never realized just how young he was when he created this. Wise beyond his years and just continued getting wiser his whole life. Thanks John you'll always be remembered and missed so badly it hurts.
Kris Kristofferson discovered John singing in a Chicago bar. He said that John was a 200 year old man in a 20 year old body. As others have suggested, he was the "Mark Twain" of my generation.
never listened to his songs until he passed away, so angry with myself that i didn"t find him years ago, his songs now mean so much to me. i already know half a dozen word for word, Lake Marie is my favorite. when i read the comments and see how much he mean't to so many people i realize i missed out on years of enjoyment but at least i didn't miss out altogether.
You're not alone. I came across John late, only a few years ago in round about way. So glad RUclips has these images, music, interviews.
Hopefully the Library of Congress, our National Library of Record will take SERIOUSLY THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES to SEARCH, ARCHIVE, PRESERVE ALL the available treasured works for generations.
One thing that drives me crazy~ & should be of key significance is the DUE DILIGENCE & CARE FINALLY NEEDED to ACCURATELY REFLECT HIS WORDS in Closed Caption-generated lyrics or by other auto-generated means not edited for accuracy.
He's a SONGWRITER RENOWNED WORLDWIDE FOR HIS WORDS, for heaven's sake!
Ever since Kris Kristofferson & Arlo Guthrie plucked BOTH Steve Goodman & John Prine from their comfort zone in couple local Chicago clubs paying them 50 cent cover charges from the door traffic at the start. That fateful night when The Songwriter's Songwriter, Kris was corraled by Goodman whom ALL PRESENT AGREEMENT WAS A DISCOVERY from HIS work~
Arlo soon recorded Goodman's best known "City of New Orleans" which Steve had to be prodded by his manager to TELL HIS AUDIENCES that he in fact penned it.
So after just 1st meeting & hearing them... changing the trajectory of BOTH their lives forever. generations
Steve Goodman, John's close buddy & partner in mischief & songwriting was my 1st discovery. I'd often heard Goodman's name mentioned in the local bar anthem that David Allan Coe made famous years ago: "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" as the initial credited songwriter per Coe before he improved it more into THE PERFECT COUNTRY & WESTERN SONG.
Maybe when Miranda Lambert mentioned his extraordinary songwriting in interviews a few times & recorded his song(s). I'd hear him mentioned by others.
The shame is that so many of us would've LOVED to have seen him live since he toured so often over the years everywhere near somebody.
@@nawtyurbzniis6134 you're so right, i would have loved to have seen him live. i find that so many of his songs are best at different times in his life, like Lake Marie when he did it in Austin and he and Jason had that great jam session." we gotta go now".
1972 I was going to pick up my maternal grandmother and bringing her over for dinner with me and my three children every few weeks. She wasn't exactly the grandmotherly sort, any more than she had been the motherly sort -- but she was lonely and I knew it and did my best. I'd give myself more credit if I'd had the kind of thought process that John had, but I didn't. Which is partly why to this day I am still mourning his loss. He filled up empty places in my soul that made me feel like a better person. The rest? I just loved him, him and his music, and I always will.
God spoke to John, and John spoke to us. We will miss you John Prine.
bobspez *.....”The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John”...........&. “John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne”*
Revelation 1:1,4 - www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Revelation%201:1,4&version=KJV
And John talked to God.about that kid and the missing years!
I don't know about god, but I do know about John - Love him and miss him
What a great man. His songs will live forever.
Nice, such talent.
So my wife and I meet some old friends at a bar in Panama City Beach Nov. 2018 ( Donovons ),we had walked over, anyhow, having a good time , quiet , small crowd , good people , conversation , the bartender puts some music on , a guy I never heard of, BA..BOOM its this guy.....and he is nailing it...So thank you from my soul... John Prine....sincerely another boomer .
Rest In Peace Mr. Prine. My respects and love to all the parents whose sons lost in Korean War. Thanks God I have lived the same age with Mr. Prine. Thank You. Busan, South Korea
Giving the middle finger to the 60 people who gave this a thumbs down.....
How can you listen if you got your head up your ass.
God bless you John and all your family and friends. Miss you and rest in peace
A fine poet and a magnificent musician - what a combination! Listening to John Prine makes the day better than it was before tuning in.
Sharky Bridges June 3.. If I had only 1 record to listen to for the rest of my life it would be a John Prine album and that would be absolutely fine with me! R.I.P. MR.Prine
John Prine seems to be a genuinely humble and a nice guy. He’s clearly an old soul who speaks the language of the heart through his songs... and boy am I grateful.
Mark Twain with a guitar.
Humble guy, humble beginnings, humble songs. Thanks, John. You did us proud! Miss you, man.
Amazing! ♥️♥️♥️
John is so young here….I’ve always loved his music, he will be missed.
Dang. I have that album. and all his others. John Prine was one of the best ever.
What else you need, right?
I used to lay on my mattress on the floor in the 70's and listen to John all night; rest in peace my friend.
This is the tune that turned me on to John Prine back in the 70's. I heard it used in a Film Strip Soundtrack in a piece about aging & seniors that I watched in High School Sociology class. I was completely enthralled with the tune. The simplicity of but the rock solid rhythm of the guitar and the rustic voice with a truly heartfelt message really reached me. Two weeks later I heard the song coming from my older brother's room. He had tuned into his favorite local progressive & underground music FM station. I asked him who it was and matter of factly said, "Oh, that's John Prine." The very next day I went to 3 record stores pouring through the racks until I found several. He was a national treasure and shall be sorely missed. Now he can finally meet Blaze Foley again and they can introduce one another to Steve Goodman and Townes Van Zant.
RIP, my musical Heroes All.
I think this honestly may just be my favorite song of all time. There's something so incredibly special about how John's voice worked with that melody and those lyrics. They all invite us all to draw such clear pictures in our minds, don't they? Truly remarkable.
I heard John said this this the best he ever wrote. Said he cried the first time he sung it
His entire first album was a timeless masterpiece...yet so humble. Thanks John, for all of your great recordings.
@@drakefallentine8351 I agree. His first album is marvellous, if mournful. ❤😢
Absolutely, Masterpiece
Brilliant
Still one of the most powerful songs - even 50 years later - that I have ever heard. Rest in peace, my friend.
John`s music was brought to my attention many years ago by Bill Chambers, John might be gone but his music lives on. RIP.
Just love every song.
john signed this album for me after his newcastle concert with chip taylor rest in peace beautifull man
A friend gave me a home recorded cassette of J.P.s first 2 albums back in the '70s and as a budding singer/songwriter at the time it rocked my world to know that you did not need to be a hot guitar player or have a great voice you just needed to have something sincere to say. And that you could be off beat and funny and serious all at the same time. No other person has influenced my songwriting more.
Jack...Well said...well said..!!
Shark Bridges... I have a good friend who tried to push me toward John Prine some 30 yrs ago and I never gave him a chance back then. I had throat cancer 4 yrs. ago and was down for 8 months from treatments,nearly dead honestly and started listening seriously to what I think is the greatest writer-musisian of all-time and of ANY generation of performers. I apologize to Omar Deal and am kicking the hell out of myself every day for being so hard headed and close minded! I apologize to you also Mr.Prine, and I promise I'm catching up. You're all that I listen to now! R.I.P.
John Prine...the real deal. Rest in peace friend. You will be missed.
Amazing performance,RIN JOHN PRINE.
The walls of Nashville's Songwriters Hall of Fame have been weeping for 2 days now! Rest in Peace, dear John!
I was in my twenties when I first heard this song. I fell in love with his music when I heard his first album in the seventies. It's hard to listen to this song.
This "kid" was wise well beyond his years and National Treasure is probably an understatement.Get well John,we love you.
This song always makes me cry. Even more so now that I am old...(er)...
I heard John say once, this was his favorite song. It is mine. Already missing you, my friend.
It depends on the year he was asked me thinketh.
RIP John... You left the world a better place ... you will be remembered long after most of us are forgotten. 💟💔💕💖💗💞❤
...damn...just - damn...it's one thing to put two words together into some cohesive thought...it's another to do this...John Prine - you are missed...
Hi everyone. I am hearing impaired and though I have a Cochlear implant AND a hearing aid, I still have to rely on captioning to understand words in the lyrics. My question is can anyone correct the closed captioning on these videos? They're incorrect and his words are SO important for everyone to hear. SO IMPORTANT...
This beautiful man and his talent will be so missed! I would love for future generations to understand how much insight he shares in all of his songs. Thanks! RIP John!
I will look into finding someone who knows how to correct close captioning. If anyone else out there has an idea how to do this please share it with us. Thank you for your great comments
Sad to lose another great one, but glad we had him as long as we did. Imagine the music if Harry Chapin and Jim Croce had lived as long. RIP troubadours. You are missed.
Stay home, stay safe and be well everyone.
I was thinking this myself. Stan Rogers also died too young. Guys like Tom waits and John Prine give us a glimpse of what could have been. Peace and progress my friend
Canuck Fundy The good news is underground news also made videos of Harry Chapin and Jim Croce which I intend to release parts of during the upcoming months so please stay tuned
@@undergroundnewsreboot1580 Awesome..glad to hear it. I subbed to make sure I don't miss it.
I saw Jim Croce and he was marvelous. He opened a show for. . Woody Allen, doing standup.
I was 16 when this was recorded. From the moment I first heard it until this, I have never forgotten the central message of his genius: recognize and acknowledge the humanity in everyone. He was compassion personified, with a delightfully heartbreaking sardonic twist.
John Prine was so in tune with everything. A poet, a one-man activist, who could turn one into a fan by just listening to the Prine-Style of guitar and just a verse or two. He had so much more to share, I am sure. COVID-19 saw to it we will live in a blinder world with him gone. Thank you, John, for what you have left us....Rest In Peace and may your Spirit remember your own words of, "When I Get To Heaven".
I'm going to play this in the house none stop until one of the kids can sing at least one verse and tell me it's John Prine....one of the greatest singer songwriters of all time....who is going to be so missed. God bless John
In 1970, there was no concept of Photoshop... there were no special effects in television. The crew and I invented those effects using video feedback, which involved pointing a camera at a monitor displaying the same image. We created trails and mat colors with video feedback loops.
We were young... slightly wild and experimented with everything.
Terrific video, would love to see more if you can post it
Have you posted John and Yoko yet? I am sure I remember thembeing n the Underground News
We'd love to see them all; thanks for doing this back then. There must be a lot more shows like yours that were broadcast then.
featherriver2080 I will release a short piece on his next birthday October 9. Thanks for the suggestion
@@undergroundnewsreboot1580 Did you ever release any more of the John Prine performances? It looks like there is Don and Lydia, Illegal Smile, and Your Flag Decal. I think I've seen those 3 teased on these videos.
1972 ..wow I was a little kid in grade school so I didnt find John Prine until the 80s..Been following more closely lately since he got sick . He is so young here and writing music that is so far beyond his years like great prophets and poets do ...I would say RIP but I know your song about when you get to heaven ...So Im sure you got the Vodka and ginger ale and putting together that band ..we sure miss ya down here .
Saw him a few times in concert. Dec 7, 2019, Clearwater Fla. Loved him so much his dying hurts about as much as anything has hurt in my life.
Watching this song by JP makes me immensely sad. We lost JP tragically from COVID and I know there’s a wealth of RUclips of JP but it isn’t JP. As someone else commented, JP was the best friend I never met. His songs were about my life, everyone’s life really So let’s be a little kinder not only to old folks, but to everyone. Peace and stay safe. Rip JP.
Thank goodness for RUclips! Thank you John for over 40 years of being my friend and sharing your talents with the world! RIP and enjoy a vodka and ginger ale or two or more. Love you💜😎
John was such a real, down to earth person!
I can't stop crying. He's had my heart since '84. I miss you so John.
Even that young he had the magic. He wrote some of his works at the age of 24 while working as a mailman.
My guitar still calls me to play this song. My heart tells me that our dearly beloved John Prine has a righteous, eternal spirit fueled by love. Miss you, rest in peace.
A priceless video... :-D 1:56 the guitar is flawless...
I love this song. Brings tears. Missing him.
What a beautiful song!
Fly Home John Prine.
"And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed".
Bravo.........
I’ve been a JP fan since Sam Stone and this by far is my favorite of all his songs. Every word written straight from the heart. His great guitar playing gets overshadowed by his lyrics. His chords always come through as clear as a bell. A very underrated guitarist. We’ll miss you forever John. RIP.
We lost Davey in the Korean war,
Still don't know what for,
Don't matter anymore.
Made me cry the first time I heard the words. Even more now. RIP John. 😭 ❤😭❤
These lines have haunted me for nigh 40 years. Sometimes I'd move away from John, then something would trigger these lines and I would go back. This just made me think of John Stewart's "Oldest Living Son": "Our dad, he was a gentle man, When we all worked at the store;
The only time I ever saw him mad
, Was when he talked about the war. We lost a boy at Belleau Wood, and I guess he never really understood, What the medals from the President were for."
CP, me too, just like 'SAM STONE',
did!😢
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I saw this and many other performances in Chicago as a teen. Watched Underground News faithfully.
Straight to the heart. Has a new meaning at 73 yrs old.
Also thank you RUclips and Google for the the opportunity just to participate within feelings that you have in a moment to share with the world my God
And John Prine's gifted music is thankfully still here too!
The first John Prine song I ever heard. It brought tears 😭 to my eyes back then...still does. Miss you, John.
His last album told me he's in a happy place. His last breath told me I'm in a sad place.
I'll never tire of hearing John Prine sing one of this songs.
RIP John Prine.... another Legend who will be sorely missed
such a writer and performer any one that's not heard John really missed out !!
Old trees grow stronger..............miss ya love from Australia......
Just now getting to where I can listen to him without bursting in to tears.
This is my absolute favorite performance of this song by John. The simplicity and sincerity of the man, his guitar and his music is exceeded only by his profound lyrics. I am reminded of a line from the Aenid by the great Roman poet Virgil: “Through pain I've learned to comfort suffering men”. John Prine certainly knew how to comfort me. Aside from that words fail me every time I watch this video. Tears do not.