I just got back from Denver last night, most of the parks are closed but I still found happiness up on high in the mountains nearby. In fact I was in tears walking down, I looked at the white mountain tops, said my last goodbye and cried descending the hills. I felt a definite connection to Colorado and sang this song up there in the mountain I hiked. Thank you John, this song is pure beauty. Thank you forever.
@@The_Swinn Wow, that would be a trip of a lifetime. Of course everything is modernized but if you travel out in the boonies, you can still find old Americana. I live in Oregon and love it. Nothing but rivers, lakes, state parks and lots of beautiful scenery. Don't forget to visit us in the great Northwest if you get a chance to come fulfill your dream.
In 1972 ,i was hitchhiking ,across Canada, heading into Jasper .It was the first time i ever seen the Rockies and i was in awe. Over the years, i trampled all around those mountains in the backcountry. "Now he walks in Quiet solitude in the forest and the streams, seeking grace with every step he takes. Thanks John Denver for leaving us beautiful memories from the music you wrote.
I lived there for 5 years from 1988-94. I saw the Rockies for the first time when I was 16 years old. They have never left me. My house is adorned with Canadian Rockies photos and paintings 💗💗
I remember sitting in the backseat of my parents’ Oldsmobile Cutlass when I was 16 and singing this beautiful song as I stared at the majesty and grandeur of the Rocky Mountains as we came into Denver. My older brother lived in Colorado for five years and I was lucky enough to visit him twice there. I have many beautiful memories of that wonderful time in my life.
"And to say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun". Those lyrics give me chills because it's almost like a foreshadowing of how he left us.....trying to touch the sun. No one else could ever sing this song as authentically as he did....beautiful!
“He lost a friend but kept the memory...” I can’t listen without crying and missing my fellow John Denver fan. Beautiful video, thank you for your art.
ANNE SAID THEY WENT UP ON A MOUNTAIN WITH SLEEPING BAGS JUST TO WATCH THE STARS AND HE WROTE THIS SONG THE NEXT DAY,SUCH A TALENTED MAN GONE WAY TO SOON !
My now deceased first husband introduced me to John Denver this was his favorite song our wedding song was Annie's song I always loved the line talk to God and listen to the casual reply so simple and comforting
Beautiful lyrics. I've loved John Denver since I was a little girl, when I used to listen to my sisters records. His voice is so pure and his words so touching. Miss you John. 😌
I was in Colorado 3 decades ago. Went up Pikes Peak, Royal Gorge and then to Golden to sample Coors beer. Cripple Creek to try my luck. Traveled I-25 up and down. I realized that this is as close to Heaven as I'm going to get. God certainly took his time making Colorado.
According to an article written by Bill Fay (Christian evangelist) on Baptist press he spent two hours in person with John Denver and sadly Denver rejected Jesus Christ. Very sad but God honors man's free will even if means eternal separation.. nevertheless, the man was an excellent songwriter.
@@eydie57 I'm almost certain that while John Denver may not have been a Christian, his good deeds along with the themes he sings about in his songs definitely reflect beliefs in a higher spiritual power.
I’m in Colorado now visiting for two weeks. Tonight I viewed a sunset to die for. That made me want to look up this song. It brought me to a place within myself so full of peace. It was quite a moment. 💖💖
I was in the Army in Colorado when this song came out.....any button you pushed on the radio and this song was playing non-stop for about a month....it was a BIG deal back then....such a GREAT song ! So many happy memories are attached to this one.......
"Talk to God and listen for the casual reply" WOW! This musical creation is beautiful in every sense of the word. Never caught all the lyrics. Thanks friend.
Your song came on music in a restaurant after my husband passed and I knew this music and beautiful handiwork of God were his heaven! I knew he was there!
My family and I went to Colorado for the first time this year. We stayed in Estes Park. My daughter was working a seasonal position at the YMCA. We went to see her when we got there and this song was playing ❤️. The Rockies are truly majestic. I had such a sense of inner peace while we were there. I’m ready to go back! Just beautiful. If you have never seen them you need to go at least once in your lifetime.
I lived in Colorado for about 12 years. I was born there. I sadly had to move away because of family issues. Words can't describe much I miss it...... I hope to see you again soon. Colorado, rockey mountain high.
This was my Dad's favorite song. Every time I hear it, it reminds me of the times when my sister and I would drive with him through the Rocky Mountains to get to a little city called Ouray. It's a peaceful memory, my sister and I both not even 10 at the time, we would lean on each other and fall asleep, and when i woke up with my sister still asleep, I could see the mountains through the windows, my dad silently driving through the valley with this song playing. Such a good song.
RIP John. Wish you were here. You were way ahead of your time. This song always brings me joy. I nominate it for the new American national anthem. And thank you Peter for bringing it to me.
The first time I heard John Denver was while traveling to a Boy Scout retreat in West Virginia. The Eagle Scout, who owned the vehicle I was riding in, put in a John Denver 8-Track. After that I went home and raided my sister's John Denver album collection.
Took a Greyhound cross country from PA to California. Ended up homeless in Denver for you 2 weeks. Made it to Cali, but even though it was tough, it was a good time. This makes me remember the sunset over Denver on the 4th of July, when I was camped up in the mountains.
Reminds me of summer 82 on the patio at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs. Sitting there, sipping champagne, eating cold shrimp, looking at those mountains. breathtaking
What a visionary! I saw him all over the country, but my favorite was when he would come to Tulsa to share a private concert with a couple of hundred of us that he would play for his grandmother who lived in Tulsa. He has a rich history in Oklahoma, one of the kindest entertainers I've ever known! We are all fortunate to have known him. Gone Too Soon!
This has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever. I have been to Colorado only once (Salida area) but one day I plan to go back for a visit to the real rugged mountainous area. I will be listening to this song when I do.
Colorado is not that great man. It only looks nice and green like this for like a few months out of the year, and the rest of the time it's super cold and shitty. And most of these pictures aren't even taken in Colorado.. It's a decent place to live, but it's lacking so much. Also it's becoming extremely overcrowded and expensive. I can't wait to get out of here.
I'm a Wyomingite and can confirm that many of these pictures were the teton range in Jackson, WY. other photos appear to be mitre, peak New Zealand, Valley of ten peaks, Alberta. Denali, Alaska and other various mountains including Mt Rainier in Washington
Love this song. Lived in Denver 1974-76. Spring time in Denver was as magnificent as you could imagine. The view of the Rockies from my dining room window alone was like no other. Still miss it!
I grew up on the sounds of the great John Denver and when I listen to his music my mind go away on a Spirit Journey. His songs have inspired me, to travel to see the mountains of this great land we called America in all 50 states. A truly wonderful storyteller.
Sheer interest brought me here. I asked everyone under 90 about their favorite radio songs, and started collecting them. There’s music like this-classic forever-and some that should be buried forever. But someone somewhere loved it…
When my family was moving from Virginia to Colorado, this song was on the radio every hour. Now I live in Australia, but this song, and the beauty of Colorado are always in my heart!
Thanks for posting... I also didn't realize he was referring about being reborn, speaking with God and reflecting inward until I saw the lyrics. A very special song!
My family has vacationed in Green Mountain Falls CO for 3 generations. On our drive there, my mom would always listen to this music, but this song was special. She would always save it.... We would exit the highway, drive through CO Springs, and then go up the pass (a road/highway with mountains on each side). As soon as we turned, the windows would roll down, this was when she would play this song! The air got cooler & cooler the farther we drove & the crispness & smell of pine flooded the car..... Such wonderful memories & it wouldn't have been the same without this song!! John Denver could turn the canvas of CO into poetry, and to put something as beautiful as CO into words seems impossible. God bless!
This song reminds me of my childhood. I always think of my Grandparents that lived in Virginia and those nauseating twists and turns that made my stomach do the same! Something about Mountains views that are like no other!! When I lived in Kansas age 13yrs God showed me in the clouds 1 day that I would live where the Mountains were sky high, and I would have 2 children both girls. ALL of it came true!! I still live in Mountains today and wouldn't have it any other way. Miss you sweet man! GG and me
So many songs John Denver wrote that were wonderful, but I do believe this one is wonderful and unique! Pure Genius! It has your mind seeing the story - like Jeremiah Johnson!
Though it saddens me to leave Colorado and the Rocky mountains, I have to take care of my momma down in Texas. But doesn't mean I won't be back. Was blessed to live there for almost 4 years. It heath taking and gives me the serenity I needed. This song gets me every time 🥲♥️🏔
I used to sit alone in my room as a student, I have always been a dreamer, and I would listen to this song and dream of all the forests and streams, I was always in heaven. Thank you John Denver, you saved my life many times, I miss you ! Barry Mulcahy.
I remember flying in to Colorado over the mountains that was December 1979...there was no snow that week But I got my pictures of the snow still visible on the Colorado mountain tops.,from the left & right side I was rocking that little plane & the stewardess made me sit down! Yes,I was getting married in Aspen & was a little excited.... I don't think anyone but John Denver could sing "Rocky Mountain High" AnnaPenrod😍
“This song holds no boundary’s, weather it’s Colorado Rockies or banff Rockies were I am Rockies are majestic!!!! I think we all have that longing for peace nature!!!! Just a reminder if your ever out enjoying nature please let nature have there space, this is there full time home!!! Love ya John!!! 🏔️ 💝 😊
"Coming home to a place he'd never been before, " that was me when I visited Idaho for the first time. Sadly, a freak accident, injury, & disability forced me back to the Midwest, but Idaho is the only place I've ever lived where I felt truly at home. Anywhere else is just me being homesick for Idaho, even when I'm in the very town I grew up in. It just ain't home anymore, and, honestly, it never really was.
My home I miss sooooooooo much being on the east coast ppl have no idea the high, the beauty, the longing for nature that 14ners can bring to your soul! The peace with God skiing down a backbowl to see the entire Continental Divides beauty in front of you! It goes on and on! I miss this man so much! Thank you John for all the growing up years of my Aspen! Daddy’s ashes are scattered in the Roaring Fork… 😔❤️
I've loved this song ever since I first heard it back in the 1970's. Beautiful lyrics attached to a wonderful melody. Shame on the 177 folks who gave this the thumbs down.
RIP John Denver. Thank you for all the Great Music and the Wonderful Memories that it brings back whenever we hear your music. And especially for me, as a fellow pilot and fellow musician - every time I listen to this iconic recording of Rocky Mountain High I can hear you singing to all of us from Heaven!
Hit a snow storm going up to Tahoe in 1974 to ski with a friend of mine. Came out of it just as we drove by Pollock Pines and this song came on the radio. The mountains were stunningly gorgeous, glistening with snow.. Pulled the car over and just sat there looking and listening. Thank you Jack Davis. We have lost track of each other now but what a beautiful memory. I wish you well, Jack!
He was quite the poet really. Both this song and Country Roads have incredibly simple but introspective words, that make you think "yeah, that's it, why didn't I think of that?" Whether it is "he was born in the summer of his 27th year...." or "stranger to blue water....", these lyics just nail it
Gracias a mi padre que en paz descanse, es que yo amo esta hermosa musica de un gran hombre como lo es john Denver, que le canta a la madre naturaleza sus letras inspiradas a vida silvestre, rios, lagos,montañas, sol, luna, atardeseres, lluvia, y todo todoo aquello que implicara a las maravillas que Dios no regalo, gracias a la vida por avernos prestado a este gran conpositor y cantante john Denver.. ❤❤❤
John you were the best. This song brings back so many wonderful memories, I've been to Colorado and loved it. I live back home in Italy now and spend a good amount of time up in the Northern Italian Alps and amonst it's majestic mountains. I've actually listened to Rocky Mountain High there whilst driving through the mountains many times.
This is John Denver’s SIGNATURE SONG (1972). He started writing it during the Perseid Meteor Shower which happens every August. He was camping ⛺️ with friends at the tree line at Williams Lake near Windstar (Colorado) and, all of a sudden, there were shooting stars 💫, and he noticed “The shadow from the starlight”… thus the line from the iconic single. He explained : “I worked in the song - and the song worked on me - for a couple of weeks. I was working one day with Mike Taylor, an acoustic guitarist […]. Mike sat down and showed me this guitar lick and suddenly the whole thing came together. It was just what the piece needed. When I realized what I had - ANOTHER ANTHEM, maybe; a true expression of one’s self, maybe - we changed the sequencing of the album we’d just completed, and then we changed the album title [into ‘Rocky Mountain High’].” Here are some of the references in the lyrics : - “He was born in the summer of his 27th year” - John was 27 that summer. - “Coming home to a place he’d never been before” - He and his wife had just made Aspen their home. - “And he lost a friend but kept his memory” - A close friend of his had come to visit and was killed riding John’s motorcycle. - “Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more” - This referred to a debate about bringing the Olympics to Colorado. On “The John Denver Show”, he set the stage for “Rocky Mountain High” by introducing it with this very story : “You and I have just broken out of a huge stand of Douglas fir. The trees tower hundreds of feet above us. We’ve come out of the solemn, cathedral-like darkness of the trees, into the bright, early morning sunshine of a grassy slope. The grass is wet and soft with morning dew beneath our feet. The air is crisp, so crisp it sends little needles of joyful pain through the membranes of your nose. The air is so clear, it seems to purify your lungs. On both sides, above and beyond, stretch the awesome ROCKIES, their great, snow-capped peaks jutting out of the early morning mist. THIS IS LIVING. This is what man was created for : to live and work and continue what these mountains represent. THIS IS TRUE FREEDOM. Being part of nature and drawing from it, and returning back to it.” WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MIND❕ 💜⛰️💙🏔️💛 Always loved, never forgotten, forever missed will you remain, Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., a.k.a. John Denver (1943 - 1997)… 🌹
Never understood 'natural high' until about 6 years ago when a friend got me into hiking. If you have never experienced it, you just won't get it. Been one of my favorite songs since a young kid. I'm a 53 year old kid now thanks to getting back to nature.
My mom is such a huge fan of John Denver, and we lived in Colorado for 10 years-in Boulder. When she leaves this world, her wish is to have her ashes spread on the great divide and have “Rocky Mountain High” playing as we do. Thank you for sharing!
Its like he sung this at the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains. I always played soul music back then but John Denver, Johnny Cash, Anne Murray, the Angels, the 4 Seasons, they were always blasting in the homes we lived in....REAL singers....man I miss those days and these singers.
Had it not been for John Denver and this song, released in 1972, I would've NEVER picked up a Guitar and become the Musician I am today. I was 9 years old when this beautiful song first hit the AM RADIO Airwaves and I just happened to see him play on TV.....back when there were only 4 Channels. Your Network Stations and PBS......not to mention, YA HAD TO GET YOUR BUTT OFF THE FLOOR OR CHAIR TO CHANGE THE CHANNELS BY HAND!!!!! Man, life was hard way back in the 70's!!!...LOL... After seeing him on TV, it was all over with from there. Being the youngest of 3, the next oldest being 6 years older than me, played the Piano so I took her cheap, little Sears and Roebuck Acoustic Guitar and taught myself how to play by looking at the Chord Layouts above the Piano Staffs on the Sheetmusic!!! 46 years later and still goin' at it. It's really sad how we lost John and I am Greatful and Thankful I was able to see him live, " In The Round " at the old Mid South Coliseum in Memphis, TN. I may have been 13 or 14....I know it was before I was able to drive!! My Father had to drop me off then come back to get me. I'll never forget the vast number of Acoustic Guitars he had on the Stage, all Tuned to different Keys and back up Guitars just in case he broke a String. Too bad there is NO ONE making this MUSIC anymore. Full of life and love for this Country and our Majestic Beauty . R.I.P. John and THANK YOU for the GIFT of Music and the path you paved for me. My Musical Journey has been, in the immortal words of Mr. Denver.... " Far Out!! "
U had a dream u reached for it n u lived it hope ur still makin the strings sing im pushin 50 n now living in Colorado from living in main this song as more meaning now then it did back in my younger days seein the stars n the comet pass over the mountains out here n the stars are so bright keep that dream alive brother👍👍👍👍
This song described my trip to Boulder, CO, and climb up the Flatirons, *verbatim* (except for a single line) circa 1972, the year it was released. I later lived in nature for 7 yrs on and off. No-one else but John Denver could have sung it. It makes me *soar* every time I play it.
I love and miss Colorado. I went to school there. love the mountain living, washed clothes on a rock in the streams, best trout fishing ever. crispy fresh air.
We sang this in unison at the top of our lungs with tears in our eyes… on our Rocky Mountain High trip through Colorado in September of this year! It was such a thrill to experience all that incredible beauty, while being accompanied by John Denver! One of my very favorite vacation memories! John’s music is eternal…it transcends the boundaries of song and becomes part of your spirit! I wish so much he could have stayed with us a little longer, but know he is now a part of God’s heavenly choir.
heard this on radio 73 never thought id see the day my brother an his wife went over there coupla yrs ago they said it was beautiful crisp clean country..........lucky them im gonna see it too God willing rip john denver xox
For me John is one of the great composers of the twentieth century. He was gifted as a tunesmith as well as a wordsmith .His voice had a great range and his songwriting demonstrated a Wordsworthian affinity with nature. He was an essential part of the soundscape of my teenage years. RIP John. I hope your spirit soars with the eagles of the Colorado rocky mountain high. tunesmith as well as a wordsmith
My favorite song by John Denver! I remember this song growing up in the seventies and it always touched me with the lyrics, the melody and the meaning behind it. The opening of the song he says, he was born in the Summer of his 27th year, which means he got born again and started a personal relationship with God. What awesome lyrics and scenery from the majestic Rocky Mountains.......truly God's country!
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I just got back from Denver last night, most of the parks are closed but I still found happiness up on high in the mountains nearby. In fact I was in tears walking down, I looked at the white mountain tops, said my last goodbye and cried descending the hills. I felt a definite connection to Colorado and sang this song up there in the mountain I hiked. Thank you John, this song is pure beauty. Thank you forever.
Some places just have that effect on us all.
Live in UK and I've always wanted go to the States to drive from one end to the other and stop there your comment inspires even more thanks Jr 😊
@@The_Swinn Wow, that would be a trip of a lifetime. Of course everything is modernized but if you travel out in the boonies, you can still find old Americana. I live in Oregon and love it. Nothing but rivers, lakes, state parks and lots of beautiful scenery. Don't forget to visit us in the great Northwest if you get a chance to come fulfill your dream.
It is beautiful there.
@@The_Swinn do it! life is short brother
That's quite possibly the greatest song ever written and performed. Just the opening verses are so brilliant.
100% agreed
One of Denver's best songs, truly underrated
Because he sang it with love for the subject.
In 1972 ,i was hitchhiking ,across Canada, heading into Jasper .It was the first time i ever seen the Rockies and i was in awe. Over the years, i trampled all around those mountains in the backcountry. "Now he walks in Quiet solitude in the forest and the streams, seeking grace with every step he takes. Thanks John Denver for leaving us beautiful memories from the music you wrote.
now he walks in quiet dolitude on the forests and the streams seeking grace
I lived there for 5 years from 1988-94. I saw the Rockies for the first time when I was 16 years old. They have never left me. My house is adorned with Canadian Rockies photos and paintings 💗💗
I remember sitting in the backseat of my parents’ Oldsmobile Cutlass when I was 16 and singing this beautiful song as I stared at the majesty and grandeur of the Rocky Mountains as we came into Denver. My older brother lived in Colorado for five years and I was lucky enough to visit him twice there. I have many beautiful memories of that wonderful time in my life.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
'Talk to God and listen to his casual reply' Priceless!
He couldn’t have written that line, and the words to this song any better.
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I have always loved John from the first time I heard him! I am 73 years old but still get moved from his voice!
Live long old grandma/grandpa I hope you live peacefully
God bless you
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What a great line:
"He was born in the summer of his 27th year" -
He saw the works of God there & he was a changed man in his soul ... real music ☑️
Nice!!
Amazing. Lots of us never come to that point in our lives.
"You might say he was born again"! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Yes I agree ! I had to wait until my 46th year but it was all worth it... !!
No. Look it up.
"And to say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun". Those lyrics give me chills because it's almost like a foreshadowing of how he left us.....trying to touch the sun. No one else could ever sing this song as authentically as he did....beautiful!
Ya, none could sing this as beautifully as John! N so authentically. He truly loved the Rocky Mountains.
do you know what he was saying? Read his Bio.
“He lost a friend but kept the memory...” I can’t listen without crying and missing my fellow John Denver fan. Beautiful video, thank you for your art.
Well-said!
I was just thinking of those words!
ANNE SAID THEY WENT UP ON A MOUNTAIN WITH SLEEPING BAGS JUST TO WATCH THE STARS AND HE WROTE THIS SONG THE NEXT DAY,SUCH A TALENTED MAN GONE WAY TO SOON !
My now deceased first husband introduced me to John Denver this was his favorite song our wedding song was Annie's song I always loved the line talk to God and listen to the casual reply so simple and comforting
This songs rings of God's Grace!! God Bless You John!!
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Beautiful lyrics. I've loved John Denver since I was a little girl, when I used to listen to my sisters records. His voice is so pure and his words so touching. Miss you John. 😌
Same
I remember this great singer, guitarist with fondness. The beauty of his music uplifted n transported me to the beauty of the mountains!
I was in Colorado 3 decades ago. Went up Pikes Peak, Royal Gorge and then to Golden to sample Coors beer. Cripple Creek to try my luck. Traveled I-25 up and down. I realized that this is as close to Heaven as I'm going to get. God certainly took his time making Colorado.
To a legend who loved nature and God as you can hear (and feel) it in his music. Gone but will never be forgotten.
amen
John was an atheist, actually.
According to an article written by Bill Fay (Christian evangelist) on Baptist press he spent two hours in person with John Denver and sadly Denver rejected Jesus Christ. Very sad but God honors man's free will even if means eternal separation.. nevertheless, the man was an excellent songwriter.
@@eydie57 I'm almost certain that while John Denver may not have been a Christian, his good deeds along with the themes he sings about in his songs definitely reflect beliefs in a higher spiritual power.
Amen
I’m in Colorado now visiting for two weeks. Tonight I viewed a sunset to die for. That made me want to look up this song. It brought me to a place within myself so full of peace. It was quite a moment. 💖💖
Isn't it a Great feeling when those Majestic Mountains finally speaks to your soul.
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I was in the Army in Colorado when this song came out.....any button you pushed on the radio and this song was playing non-stop for about a month....it was a BIG deal back then....such a GREAT song ! So many happy memories are attached to this one.......
Thank you for your service Good Sir!
it still is here in Colorado 2023
"Talk to God and listen for the casual reply" WOW! This musical creation is beautiful in every sense of the word. Never caught all the lyrics. Thanks friend.
"I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly." Amen to that! That really speaks to me.
Inspirational!
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Its a very nice song. I like this song...
The state of Colorado has made this song its official state song.
Amen
Your song came on music in a restaurant after my husband passed and I knew this music and beautiful handiwork of God were his heaven! I knew he was there!
Great song, Great man. RIP John. Forever remembered!
My family and I went to Colorado for the first time this year. We stayed in Estes Park. My daughter was working a seasonal position at the YMCA. We went to see her when we got there and this song was playing ❤️. The Rockies are truly majestic. I had such a sense of inner peace while we were there. I’m ready to go back! Just beautiful. If you have never seen them you need to go at least once in your lifetime.
You should live here.😊
RIP Jonny Denver😢 you will never be forgotten
I hold John Denver in my heart and soul. He's an amazing legend. What a personable guy he was.
He was such an amazing singer/songwriter. Sadly missed, RIP John.
so true
Yes John was an amazing talent Singer Songwriter and a kind a gentle soul.Gone way too soon.
RIP John thanks for the great music
absolutely. one of the greatest musicians.
Those country roads have taken him home, where he belongs. Rest in Peace John.
It is interesting as a metal head, I still listen to and enjoy (even cry a bit) to John's music. Good songs never get old.
God's magnificent creation. Breathtaking.
I lived in Colorado for about 12 years. I was born there. I sadly had to move away because of family issues. Words can't describe much I miss it...... I hope to see you again soon. Colorado, rockey mountain high.
This was my Dad's favorite song. Every time I hear it, it reminds me of the times when my sister and I would drive with him through the Rocky Mountains to get to a little city called Ouray. It's a peaceful memory, my sister and I both not even 10 at the time, we would lean on each other and fall asleep, and when i woke up with my sister still asleep, I could see the mountains through the windows, my dad silently driving through the valley with this song playing. Such a good song.
RIP John. Wish you were here. You were way ahead of your time. This song always brings me joy. I nominate it for the new American national anthem. And thank you Peter for bringing it to me.
GINNY RETTIG It is beautiful, but our national anthem works just fine..but perfect for Colorado state song!
The first time I heard John Denver was while traveling to a Boy Scout retreat in West Virginia. The Eagle Scout, who owned the vehicle I was riding in, put in a John Denver 8-Track. After that I went home and raided my sister's John Denver album collection.
Took a Greyhound cross country from PA to California. Ended up homeless in Denver for you 2 weeks. Made it to Cali, but even though it was tough, it was a good time. This makes me remember the sunset over Denver on the 4th of July, when I was camped up in the mountains.
Reminds me of summer 82 on the patio at the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs. Sitting there, sipping champagne, eating cold shrimp, looking at those mountains. breathtaking
What a visionary! I saw him all over the country, but my favorite was when he would come to Tulsa to share a private concert with a couple of hundred of us that he would play for his grandmother who lived in Tulsa. He has a rich history in Oklahoma, one of the kindest entertainers I've ever known! We are all fortunate to have known him. Gone Too Soon!
This has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever. I have been to Colorado only once (Salida area) but one day I plan to go back for a visit to the real rugged mountainous area. I will be listening to this song when I do.
Colorado is not that great man. It only looks nice and green like this for like a few months out of the year, and the rest of the time it's super cold and shitty. And most of these pictures aren't even taken in Colorado.. It's a decent place to live, but it's lacking so much. Also it's becoming extremely overcrowded and expensive. I can't wait to get out of here.
cha tha Many of these were taken in Canada, California, and Wyoming.
I'm a Wyomingite and can confirm that many of these pictures were the teton range in Jackson, WY. other photos appear to be mitre, peak New Zealand, Valley of ten peaks, Alberta. Denali, Alaska and other various mountains including Mt Rainier in Washington
nevermind, another video has the errors i mentioned above, this one still has issues though
Make sure you go to Leadville, prolly the prettiest place in Colorado
Love this song. Lived in Denver 1974-76. Spring time in Denver was as magnificent as you could imagine. The view of the Rockies from my dining room window alone was like no other. Still miss it!
I grew up on the sounds of the great John Denver and when I listen to his music my mind go away on a Spirit Journey. His songs have inspired me, to travel to see the mountains of this great land we called America in all 50 states. A truly wonderful storyteller.
One day I will see the R mountain,,I love this song
First time I went in 1978, and I am going back, 38 years later. Somethings never change. Beautifully done video, thank you for this.
Sheer interest brought me here. I asked everyone under 90 about their favorite radio songs, and started collecting them. There’s music like this-classic forever-and some that should be buried forever. But someone somewhere loved it…
When my family was moving from Virginia to Colorado, this song was on the radio every hour. Now I live in Australia, but this song, and the beauty of Colorado are always in my heart!
Did you ever hear country roads while you were in colorado and missed virginia?
Come back to Colorado someday!
Hope you are safe
Prashant Acharya take me home country roads is West Virginia not Virginia
Thanks for posting... I also didn't realize he was referring about being reborn, speaking with God and reflecting inward until I saw the lyrics. A very special song!
What a shame John Denver left us years ago but his music is forever in our hearts❤
My family has vacationed in Green Mountain Falls CO for 3 generations. On our drive there, my mom would always listen to this music, but this song was special. She would always save it.... We would exit the highway, drive through CO Springs, and then go up the pass (a road/highway with mountains on each side). As soon as we turned, the windows would roll down, this was when she would play this song! The air got cooler & cooler the farther we drove & the crispness & smell of pine flooded the car..... Such wonderful memories & it wouldn't have been the same without this song!!
John Denver could turn the canvas of CO into poetry, and to put something as beautiful as CO into words seems impossible. God bless!
“He lost a friend but kept The memory”
We all lost a friend, John Denver. But we kept his memory with his amazing songs.
ALL DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT THAT........💫💞👽🛸💝🌹😇🙏
This song reminds me of my childhood. I always think of my Grandparents that lived in Virginia and those nauseating twists and turns that made my stomach do the same! Something about Mountains views that are like no other!! When I lived in Kansas age 13yrs God showed me in the clouds 1 day that I would live where the Mountains were sky high, and I would have 2 children both girls. ALL of it came true!! I still live in Mountains today and wouldn't have it any other way. Miss you sweet man! GG and me
"Talk to god and listen to the casual reply" Perfect translation.
A great man with all his beautiful music a big heart for life Rocky Mountains ..
So many songs John Denver wrote that were wonderful, but I do believe this one is wonderful and unique! Pure Genius! It has your mind seeing the story - like Jeremiah Johnson!
Though it saddens me to leave Colorado and the Rocky mountains, I have to take care of my momma down in Texas. But doesn't mean I won't be back. Was blessed to live there for almost 4 years. It heath taking and gives me the serenity I needed. This song gets me every time 🥲♥️🏔
I used to sit alone in my room as a student, I have always been a dreamer, and I would listen to this song and dream of all the forests and streams, I was always in heaven. Thank you John Denver, you saved my life many times, I miss you ! Barry Mulcahy.
I remember flying in to Colorado over the mountains
that was December 1979...there was no snow that week
But I got my pictures of the snow still visible on the Colorado
mountain tops.,from the left & right side
I was rocking that little plane & the stewardess made me sit down!
Yes,I was getting married in Aspen & was a little excited....
I don't think anyone but John Denver could sing "Rocky Mountain High"
AnnaPenrod😍
“This song holds no boundary’s, weather it’s Colorado Rockies or banff Rockies were I am Rockies are majestic!!!! I think we all have that longing for peace nature!!!! Just a reminder if your ever out enjoying nature please let nature have there space, this is there full time home!!! Love ya John!!! 🏔️ 💝 😊
Been to Denver, Aspen and Boulder, Colorado last winter.. I remember John Denver as we travelled the rookies. Such a great musician❤️
Been to Colorado in Summer and Winter. Breathtakingly beautiful all over.
"Coming home to a place he'd never been before, " that was me when I visited Idaho for the first time. Sadly, a freak accident, injury, & disability forced me back to the Midwest, but Idaho is the only place I've ever lived where I felt truly at home. Anywhere else is just me being homesick for Idaho, even when I'm in the very town I grew up in. It just ain't home anymore, and, honestly, it never really was.
My home I miss sooooooooo much being on the east coast ppl have no idea the high, the beauty, the longing for nature that 14ners can bring to your soul! The peace with God skiing down a backbowl to see the entire Continental Divides beauty in front of you!
It goes on and on! I miss this man so much! Thank you John for all the growing up years of my Aspen!
Daddy’s ashes are scattered in the Roaring Fork… 😔❤️
I've loved this song ever since I first heard it back in the 1970's. Beautiful lyrics attached to a wonderful melody. Shame on the 177 folks who gave this the thumbs down.
The Clear Blue Serenity That Nobody Can Deny! Miss you Rocky Mountain High❣️
RIP John Denver. Thank you for all the Great Music and the Wonderful Memories that it brings back whenever we hear your music. And especially for me, as a fellow pilot and fellow musician - every time I listen to this iconic recording of Rocky Mountain High I can hear you singing to all of us from Heaven!
Ironically, it was Final Destination that brought me here.
Hit a snow storm going up to Tahoe in 1974 to ski with a friend of mine. Came out of it just as we drove by Pollock Pines and this song came on the radio. The mountains were stunningly gorgeous, glistening with snow.. Pulled the car over and just sat there looking and listening. Thank you Jack Davis. We have lost track of each other now but what a beautiful memory. I wish you well, Jack!
Greatest song ever written and recorded.
Today is that perfect Colorado day!
Clear blue sky with snowcapped mountains 😍
He was quite the poet really. Both this song and Country Roads have incredibly simple but introspective words, that make you think "yeah, that's it, why didn't I think of that?" Whether it is "he was born in the summer of his 27th year...." or "stranger to blue water....", these lyics just nail it
This song is truly legendary and so is its singer. Long live the iconic John Denver.
Gracias a mi padre que en paz descanse, es que yo amo esta hermosa musica de un gran hombre como lo es john Denver, que le canta a la madre naturaleza sus letras inspiradas a vida silvestre, rios, lagos,montañas, sol, luna, atardeseres, lluvia, y todo todoo aquello que implicara a las maravillas que Dios no regalo, gracias a la vida por avernos prestado a este gran conpositor y cantante john Denver.. ❤❤❤
John you were the best. This song brings back so many wonderful memories, I've been to Colorado and loved it. I live back home in Italy now and spend a good amount of time up in the Northern Italian Alps and amonst it's majestic mountains. I've actually listened to Rocky Mountain High there whilst driving through the mountains many times.
i love John Denver. from Japan.
They have a John Denver in Japan now? !!
+Mys Heim of course they do. And I bet he's being tentacle fucked.
I love John Denver, from El Salvador ❤️
@@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath Like your mom probably is
he is not from japan
A troubadour with whom I've never fallen out of love.
This is my "happy place" song.
John Denver's songs are my all-time favorites; anytime.
This is John Denver’s SIGNATURE SONG (1972). He started writing it during the Perseid Meteor Shower which happens every August. He was camping ⛺️ with friends at the tree line at Williams Lake near Windstar (Colorado) and, all of a sudden, there were shooting stars 💫, and he noticed “The shadow from the starlight”… thus the line from the iconic single.
He explained : “I worked in the song - and the song worked on me - for a couple of weeks. I was working one day with Mike Taylor, an acoustic guitarist […]. Mike sat down and showed me this guitar lick and suddenly the whole thing came together. It was just what the piece needed. When I realized what I had - ANOTHER ANTHEM, maybe; a true expression of one’s self, maybe - we changed the sequencing of the album we’d just completed, and then we changed the album title [into ‘Rocky Mountain High’].”
Here are some of the references in the lyrics :
- “He was born in the summer of his 27th year” - John was 27 that summer.
- “Coming home to a place he’d never been before” - He and his wife had just made Aspen their home.
- “And he lost a friend but kept his memory” - A close friend of his had come to visit and was killed riding John’s motorcycle.
- “Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more” - This referred to a debate about bringing the Olympics to Colorado.
On “The John Denver Show”, he set the stage for “Rocky Mountain High” by introducing it with this very story : “You and I have just broken out of a huge stand of Douglas fir. The trees tower hundreds of feet above us. We’ve come out of the solemn, cathedral-like darkness of the trees, into the bright, early morning sunshine of a grassy slope. The grass is wet and soft with morning dew beneath our feet. The air is crisp, so crisp it sends little needles of joyful pain through the membranes of your nose. The air is so clear, it seems to purify your lungs. On both sides, above and beyond, stretch the awesome ROCKIES, their great, snow-capped peaks jutting out of the early morning mist. THIS IS LIVING. This is what man was created for : to live and work and continue what these mountains represent. THIS IS TRUE FREEDOM. Being part of nature and drawing from it, and returning back to it.”
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MIND❕ 💜⛰️💙🏔️💛
Always loved, never forgotten, forever missed will you remain, Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., a.k.a. John Denver (1943 - 1997)… 🌹
What a vivid story! Thanks for sharing
MY FAVORITE JOHN DENVER SONG!!! I think it's the official state song nowadays!💝
Never understood 'natural high' until about 6 years ago when a friend got me into hiking. If you have never experienced it, you just won't get it. Been one of my favorite songs since a young kid. I'm a 53 year old kid now thanks to getting back to nature.
Just got back. What an experience. The mountains touched my soul.
That steel guitar gave me chills!
My mom is such a huge fan of John Denver, and we lived in Colorado for 10 years-in Boulder. When she leaves this world, her wish is to have her ashes spread on the great divide and have “Rocky Mountain High” playing as we do. Thank you for sharing!
Colorado is a lost cause a blue Democrat shythole
Its like he sung this at the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains. I always played soul music back then but John Denver, Johnny Cash, Anne Murray, the Angels, the 4 Seasons, they were always blasting in the homes we lived in....REAL singers....man I miss those days and these singers.
Had it not been for John Denver and this song, released in 1972, I would've NEVER picked up a Guitar and become the Musician I am today.
I was 9 years old when this beautiful song first hit the AM RADIO Airwaves and I just happened to see him play on TV.....back when there were only 4 Channels.
Your Network Stations and PBS......not to mention, YA HAD TO GET YOUR BUTT OFF THE FLOOR OR CHAIR TO CHANGE THE CHANNELS BY HAND!!!!!
Man, life was hard way back in the 70's!!!...LOL...
After seeing him on TV, it was all over with from there.
Being the youngest of 3, the next oldest being 6 years older than me, played the Piano so I took her cheap, little Sears and Roebuck Acoustic Guitar and taught myself how to play by looking at the Chord Layouts above the Piano Staffs on the Sheetmusic!!!
46 years later and still goin' at it.
It's really sad how we lost John and I am Greatful and Thankful I was able to see him live, " In The Round " at the old Mid South Coliseum in Memphis, TN.
I may have been 13 or 14....I know it was before I was able to drive!!
My Father had to drop me off then come back to get me.
I'll never forget the vast number of Acoustic Guitars he had on the Stage, all Tuned to different Keys and back up Guitars just in case he broke a String.
Too bad there is NO ONE making this MUSIC anymore.
Full of life and love for this Country and our Majestic Beauty .
R.I.P. John and THANK YOU for the GIFT of Music and the path you paved for me.
My Musical Journey has been, in the immortal words of Mr. Denver....
" Far Out!! "
U had a dream u reached for it n u lived it hope ur still makin the strings sing im pushin 50 n now living in Colorado from living in main this song as more meaning now then it did back in my younger days seein the stars n the comet pass over the mountains out here n the stars are so bright keep that dream alive brother👍👍👍👍
Isn't it a Great feeling when those Majestic Mountains finally speaks to your soul. That feeling never leaves you.
How fabulous. I must remove the dust from my guitar and have a strum. I ❤️ John Denver
How poetically beautiful.
This song described my trip to Boulder, CO, and climb up the Flatirons, *verbatim* (except for a single line) circa 1972, the year it was released. I later lived in nature for 7 yrs on and off.
No-one else but John Denver could have sung it. It makes me *soar* every time I play it.
I love and miss Colorado. I went to school there. love the mountain living, washed clothes on a rock in the streams, best trout fishing ever. crispy fresh air.
Such an amazing and soothing voice. I totally love this song!!!
I get the same feelings from the Alberta Rockies. Beautiful, majestic. I often tear up hearing this song. So evocative of a time and place
I love John Denver.
i listened this music for the first time in the movie final destination. I loved
We sang this in unison at the top of our lungs with tears in our eyes… on our Rocky Mountain High trip through Colorado in September of this year! It was such a thrill to experience all that incredible beauty, while being accompanied by John Denver! One of my very favorite vacation memories! John’s music is eternal…it transcends the boundaries of song and becomes part of your spirit! I wish so much he could have stayed with us a little longer, but know he is now a part of God’s heavenly choir.
I live in Australia and have no idea of this place. It must be imagic. Everytime l hear Colardo , l think of John Denver and his song.
Beautiful. What a wonder John was.
heard this on radio 73 never thought id see the day my brother an his wife went over there coupla yrs ago they said it was beautiful crisp clean country..........lucky them im gonna see it too God willing rip john denver xox
Especially dedicated to the Mighty Rocky Mountains of the State of Colorado! How I love this great country my dear Lord!
A 70s classic, amazing
A magical song that makes everyones soul instantly becomes loving and peaceful.
For me John is one of the great composers of the twentieth century. He was gifted as a tunesmith as well as a wordsmith .His voice had a great range and his songwriting demonstrated a Wordsworthian affinity with nature. He was an essential part of the soundscape of my teenage years. RIP John. I hope your spirit soars with the eagles of the Colorado rocky mountain high.
tunesmith as well as a wordsmith
There is no doubt, I love this land, God bless the USA
SOO Many Memories Of Colorado and John Denver’s Music!!💗💗
My favorite song by John Denver! I remember this song growing up in the seventies and it always touched me with the lyrics, the melody and the meaning behind it. The opening of the song he says, he was born in the Summer of his 27th year, which means he got born again and started a personal relationship with God. What awesome lyrics and scenery from the majestic Rocky Mountains.......truly God's country!
There is so much Love in his songs.
Total masterpiece! Still holds up so well
Every time I see an eagle I think it could be Johns spirit flying up there. Bless him.