When I heard he was killed. I broke down in tears. It was a warm sunny day in New York State. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was walking my cat out in the yard and as I stepped into the house I heard the news. I loved his music. I miss him so much. He loved nature as I do. I always said if I could have a brother I would pick John.💔
I saw JD sing this song, complete with pretty much identical opening banter,at Festival Hall in Brisbane, Australia in 1983. He was even wearing the same suit. My sister and I were seated in the middle of the 3rd row in this small intimate auditorium, so more than about 2-3 feet away. He had no band and did every song alone on piano and guitar. I will NEVER forget that performance of that song. The pain in his voice was palpable, and by the end he actually had a heavy stream of tears gently rolling off his cheeks. I have never seen him cry on stage before or since. He held the last 'still' for an extra long time and the final 'i know' line was barely audible. He wiped his eyes on his sleeve and after a moment's silence the audience erupted in applause. He looked so sad. A woman in the audience shouted,' We love you John! Keep on smiling!' He gave this rueful little smile and said,'I'm always smiling' in that way guys sometimes like to pretend they're fine. He was very thin at the time, and he looked so slight and vulnerable at that moment. I think it was at that point I realised what a criminally underrated performer he was. He had sung to an entire concert hall like he was having a baring of the soul conversation one-on-one with you. I also realised he still loved Annie very much. I am sad they never had a chance to work it out before his death. See any interview with her and it's obvious she still had a lot of love in heart for him. It's always sad when love is not enough to save a relationship. . There really hasn't been anyone like him since with the same ability to communicate so sincerely and directly to the heart. It's all autotuned nonsense now. I often wonder how awesome a comeback he'd had if he'd lived and had a YT channel where he sang live sitting in his living room or outside on a lovely Colorado spring day. Show the kids how it's done. I miss him.
That's a wonderful reminiscence. I saw him in the summer of 83, I believe--might have been 82--in Chicago, IL at an outdoor venue. He was alone with just his guitars (twelve string for a wonderful rendition of "The Bells of Rhymney" (sp)--and the piano for this one song; he gave the same intro as well. I didn't see him crying but the whole night was so intimate and magical. And he sang "It's About Time" at the end in a way I've never heard on any other recording--even the live performances from Russia. At the end, on the last, "and it's about TIME!" there was a prophetic resolve, almost righteous anger that came into his voice and it was an electrifying statement of what needed--and still needs--to be done. I always thought that song didn't get enough attention--even from John in later concert performances. When it comes to his work from the eighties, I think that song and this one are my favorites. Together, they showed the width and depth of his heart.
This beautiful love song could only have been written by John Denver...Singer Songwriter,Environmentalist,the list goes on..Oct 12 1997 the World lost this beautiful man...We must never let him and his music ever be forgotten...LUV U JOHN LYM xxxxx
I saw him in concert over 15 times simply the best …” when I’m lying right beside you is when I’m most alone “ nobody else ever wrote a song like him .
I saw John Denver three times in Inianapolis, Indiana. I will always love his music. When I visited the Colorado rockies his spirit was there. His voice was as beautiful as his music. He loved nature, and was an advocate for environmental issues. He is missed.
Oh my-- No words can describe what John Denver's music has meant to me in my life. I still get teary thinking of his loss. Too great a loss. Such a talent and a blessing.
Thank you Aneruca for bringing this beautiful singer and human being into the world! He will always becrenbered for his sensitivity, love, spirituality, and being at one with nature and Mother Earth. I would loved to have met Him. He was so sebsitive and misunderstood. God Bless this beautiful man. RIP John Denver, you live through your music! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤🇺🇸🇩🇪
When you listen to John Denver, you not only hear the harmony & rhyme, but sincere expression of his every fiber of being. That is what makes a genuine "maestro". A disciple of true musical artistry...
🎼” I don’t know how to tell you.. i never in my wildest dream imagined it this way… Just some things that mean soo much… we just don’t think the same.. Love is why I came here in the first place.. love is now the reason I must go.. love is all I ever hoped to find here.. and love is still the only dream I know…. True love is still the only dream I know… “ ♥️💚💙🎼🐣🐾🌼🐝🕉🌸🐬🤍
To be hurt so badly and to write a song about it of such profound beauty is so so precious a thing that happens only a few times over the millennium. I feel happy that I get to hear it in my lifetime.
Ranju Khaled why who hurt him? he was the adulterer he gave up the wife who supported him when he had nothing. The minute, the had money he was off with any old slut. Love him singing but he had no morals .
@@MusicMakesPictures I love his songs and his voice, but he admitted himself that he took women back to his hotel room when he was touring. I'm guessing that that was quite a factor in his and Annie's divorce.
Funny that some speak of something as if they exactly knew and was there with john and judge the lives of the people who we didn’t know what really happened, some loves to say things when one is already as if they are no blemishes, i pity people who talked when they can’t even do what they talk when all they want is to say stuff that will convince them they are there at the midst of the people who are involved.
People often think of relationships ending, and they of yelling, cursing, and being cruel to each other. They think “good riddance. I don’t need them.” You don’t typically think about how sometimes you can love someone more than anything and still fall out of love. You don’t think about the heartbreak you feel when you recognize yourself falling out of love with them. The hole you feel, imagining their absence. The feeling of guilt and loss, while your head is filled with “what if’s” and blaming them and then yourself. When you think of their face, you don’t see a warped image. You don’t see the anger or sadness that you’re feeling. You see the person you fell in love with. You long for the closeness you once felt. But loving and longing isn’t always enough. Hard work doesn’t always pay off. You don’t feel resentment towards them, you don’t feel like you’ve wasted any time. You just feel loss.
I love the man and his music. This song reflects his heart and soul and makes me melancholy. I am in my 70's now and will listen to his music until I nl longer can!
I knew he was going to break up with Annie when I first heard this, then about 6 months later it was announced. It was sad. I so miss him but I am glad for all the music he left us. Thank you John.
What a very underrated talented performer , love me some John Denver music now and forever ,, wow the hurt in his voice in this amazing song Rest In Peace brother
When I first heard John sing, it was a day when I was playing around in my mother's album collection. The first song I heard was Rocky Mountain High. I was 11 then, and now 51. I was moved by the sound of his voice then, as I am now...but as I grew, I began listening to what He said; to the stories He told and the messages He gave. I have come to believe that He was given, by God, to a small part of the world as a gift, to other parts as a messenger and as a channel of peace to still others. We can never know the impact he may have had on the world, had he not been taken from us, but it was his time to go and as I think of what his music has meant to me in my life, I am grateful to have been playing around in my mother's album collection that day.
100% agree he was here for a reason that's for sure as we all are i guess. We never know what effect we have on others that might just change things so lets hope we do the right things !!!!!!!!!
This was one day after my birthday and my family was devastated by the loss of my 19 year old nephew on Sept. 4th that year. He was killed by a drunk driver 19 days before his 20th birthday. I know John lost his dad in March that same year and then I read Annie asked for a divorce on their anniversary which is June 9th. So so much sadness here. But John is such a masterpiece artist and his songs, each and every one of them, is pure magic and it touches everything in you, around you, above and below you. I love him so much and I mourn his loss so very very much.
Taken too soon. You can actually see his heart aching in this song. He was obviously a romantic as it comes through in so many of his songs. RIP John. I was so surprised to learn that he did not treat his wives well at all which is really sad.
So why did he treat his wives so terribly bad? What was it he couldn’t find? I was horrified when I read the write up of how he treated his wife (I can’t remember which one now) but it was awful! Too sad really!
Don't believe all you read. If he treated Annie so badly would she have been instrumental in getting the John Denver Sanctuary built, a wonderful accomplishhment and honouring of JD. Second wife said some terrible things after John divorced her, which she later retracted after his death. Remember, it takes two.
Sometimes I just don't know you; there's a stranger in our home. When I'm lying right beside you is when I'm most alone, and I think my heart is broken. Wow...chills...heartfelt
This was his "goodbye song" to Annie - whom he always said was the love of his life - he ALWAYS loved her!!!! They were dating again - at the time of his death!!!
This is probably the best recording he ever made of this song you can hear the heart break in his voice. I am a 62 year old fella and for the first time ever actually cried and for once not ashamed as we fellas normally are. Sad but a fact..Listen close and listen hard because this is so close to most folks hearts and thoughts.. Dont get me wrong married for over 40 years to the same lass and will be togethere till the end but this still has a simple effect on our relationship......God bless ya John hope you are happy where you are because we need all the help we can get down here and i do think you tried to tell us what a mess we are getting into..You should have left the planet at a much later date but as my mam and pa said its only the good that die young and you my friend are a good one so i guess you had to go.....I will learn to play the piano just for this song thats a promise god how i wish i had your voice and god how i wish i had your talent to put words as you have done... You will be around for a long long time and if there is a place up there then i want to reserve a spot to have an interview i am sure we will get on.. See ya some time John hope its not too soon cos i have a few things to sort first like kids etc etc ...Last but not least the great one got it wrong cos you had so much more to give but we all make mistakes so he or she is forgiven but what a cock up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!God bless ya !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am 80yrs old and my thoughts and reaction is exactly the same: I have heard this song about 100 time and have cried (teared only 100 times). just listen to the story!!! O have been married 60yrs. He was such a sad person,
This is such a lovely song, and it also brings tears to my eyes. It's so beautifully open and honest. Another one of my favorites, played on the piano, is "For You."
@@roberthoward1006 Hi sorry just read your reply god bless ya fella I don't think he was a sad person as such but just had similar thoughts /feelings and was able to say them which i can sadly not !!!! Stay safe stay healthy and keep listenng to music cos it says it all does it not ??????????????????????
I would certainly be content if I could play piano as well as he. In fact, I would consider myself an accomplished pianist. Denver is way too humble and critical of his own abilities. What a human being he was (is)!
Wow...Wow...!! I had never heard this song til now. I was a huge fan of his even back in the 1970's but Life got busy for me and I didn't hear much of his music for a long time. Except...when I would get real tired and emotionally worn out I would put on one of his albums or plug in a cassette or later on a CD and my Soul and my Spirit would get re-charged. Yes...I had the only woman that I ever loved and vowed to spend the rest of my life with...shred my heart, and left a void that has never been filled. So this song touches me deeply. John Denver, I hope that you are singing for the Creator and for all those in the Heavenly places.
I took my collection of John Denver cassettes to work after 9/11 and his music helped to soothe our souls and get through the grief and anger of that horrible time. I will always cherish his musical legacy and thank God that we had him as long as we did.
So true. His songs make me weep, they make me smile, they make me appreciate life and nature. But this song especially, touches on the depth, unity, of "true love" and then the loneliness, confusion and heartache when you realise you're in it alone, the one you gave your all to has shut down, become a stranger. 😢.
I miss you, John Denver. Your beauty comes thru in this achingly beautiful song. I named my son for you' almost 40 years ago & he has become a very fine man! Love is still the only dream I know.
🥀Beautiful Song amazing lyrics, vocals and music! Thanks for posting video it's more than words can say. I miss him too I've been listening to him since the 60's on up and always will🥀🕊🥀☝️
I still miss John Denver so deeply. He had such a deep and tender heart...I never missed seeing his concerts in Chicago and I was lucky enough to see his last one there just a few months before he passed away - ... Miss you JD
Thats was an incredible performance John , What a beautiful soll Great was the man with even the LOve ❤️ to leat go , he was a wonderful write the Song
I work with young people in care a wee boy I worked with used to listen to John Denver songs during the day and especially at bedtime he said it made him feel calm and relaxed every time I hear John Denver sing it reminds me of that wee laddie
Great was the man with even the love to let go. I believe he had a very tender loving soul for everyone. Always to be missed when Heaven flew him home. God love him.
I wrote a song all at once about his death, mostly because of his incredible impact on my life to learn his songs on the guitar in the very beginning, when I only could manage three chords.
I remember this when it first came out and just how powerful it was, still is today….. I have always loved John Denver's music, he just has this tenderness about him and it shows in the songs he wrote…. "Season's Of The Heart" has always touched my soul John knew how to deliver his songs with such passion, soul and heart, you only have to watch him and listen to these words to realise they came from the heart…. Thanks for this beautiful clip of John, I just loved this young man and his work, it is very precious to me, words mean so much…. REST IN PEACE JOHN DENVER !!!
Such an incredible voice, I miss all the songs he would have written, I know they would have been beautiful. Such a talented individual. He may have had his demons, but he also had a heart of gold. ❤❤❤❤ John you may be long gone, but you will never ever be forgotten. 😢💔😇
when my mam and dad separated I was just a kid, but this song ripped me apart..... it still do's today and brings tears to my eyes, even though I love it...... ain't life strange.
The first time i heard this song, brought back the memories of my late husband. Brought tears in my eyes. The man i loved for almost 38 yrs. RIP my dad Ding. 😪😍
I just listened this this song on a CD and wondered what it sounded like recorded live. I actually like how slowly and deliberately he plays the piano here(he would say he doesn't play well), but it was perfect and heartfelt. This is probably my favorite John Denver song.
What an incredible singer.songwriter.human being.im listening to him now and its just magical .i could listen to his music all day every day..so incredibly heartwarming.beautiful music with beautiful lyrics.John Denver was a true genius.God bless you for the music and the memories.Thank you so much..
What an incredible singer and performer and what an awesome and beautiful song..the lyrics are just magical..I could listen to his music and songs forever..he is just amazing..I miss him every day..what a loss to music...I was lucky enough to see him live on his 3 visits to Dublin ..Ireland .his concerts were fantastic..I loved everyone of them.. you kind of get lost in his music.if that makes sense..he is truly amazing and my favourite singer of all time..God bless you John..you are badly missed.thank you for the music..
I have to admit, I know a lot of John Denver, but this one was never in my repertoire. It breaks my heart to hear it -- he must have written it around the time he and Annie were breaking up...gut-wrenching how he sings it here, with more emotion even than his usual performances.
Honest to God, I'd swear John Denver spent a bunch of time reading the tablet of my heart and outlined every season..I'm sure he's my brother, my husband, my true love I thought I'd met already a time or two here. My son who died young had his inner identity..the heart of my hearts this performer projected, grabbing me by the part of me I hold tight because if anyone knew it was there, they'd hurt me again. I'm completely opposed to dying, to tell you the truth. We should be eternal people..this guy should be here right now. Our nation, our planet needs to broadcast his dreams because...I have a theory that all the angels in Heaven are down here helping solve these insolvable problems so unbelievably important we need our greatest feeling peoples to take each other by the hand..it isn't only his classic songs we should listen to..it's what he said, did, and believed in. I should tell you my backyard is a bird sanctuary. Just for fun I played John Denver's Greatest Hits Album..more than once...The result is astonishing..birds fly in of all descriptions, one blue bird not a jay but vividly blue kinda dark shade, comes often. Two birds white obviously together, listen intently to songs like Fly Away...Amazing..
SAW JOHN DENVER SING THIS SONG AT THE APOLLO THEATRE IN MANCESTER WITH MY LATE HUSBAND KEITH When I heard the words to this Song il Sobbed He will be missed Forever
This song had became my support system from the very first time I heard it. I have given this to someone very special to as a gift. I never let a day go through without listening or reciting the lyrics of this song. When I need to go back to that time and place that is very special to me, or watching the sun sets down in the west, this is the song that I listen to. To my mentor John Denver, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you for being a true mentor.
I feel privileged to have been able to listen to a genius in my life time........ along with Billy JOEL... TWO OF THE GREATEST SONG WRITERS IN MY OPINION.., 💕
John brought me back to earth when my life was a shambles or I needed a friend. I still to this day don’t believe he’s gone, but his songs are forever & even my grandchildren can listen and enjoy. John thank you for the songs that lifted me when the world was on my shoulders. Rest in peace & thank you 🙏🏻 😂
Brilliant song this one the last time in the 1989 in Blackpool winter gardens see him twice when he came over to England and i shouted what about the drunked song and he laughted what a concert that was.
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I have to say he is the most beloved guy that gives Henry John Deutschendorf is my hero.
When I heard he was killed. I broke down in tears. It was a warm sunny day in New York State. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was walking my cat out in the yard and as I stepped into the house I heard the news. I loved his music. I miss him so much. He loved nature as I do. I always said if I could have a brother I would pick John.💔
A true American treasure. The guy could sing, the guy could play, and the guy could write. I miss him.
I think it is his best too, it resonated with me at a time my marriage was dying.
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Anyone who has been in love and then had to leave that love behind knows the pain he sings of.
Saw him once in concert. He had a beautiful, melodious voice. He was gone too soon.
This made me burst into tears. So so beautiful.
My heart!
He just breaks you open to feel the things that have been shut away for too long.💜
When John died he took a part of my heart with him. This song is about his losing Annie, you can hear it as he sings this sad song.
I so agree 😢❤
Maybe he shouldn’t have knobbed so many people behind her back then. Amazing song tho
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The most beatiful, hearbreaking song ever written or sung.
I saw JD sing this song, complete with pretty much identical opening banter,at Festival Hall in Brisbane, Australia in 1983. He was even wearing the same suit. My sister and I were seated in the middle of the 3rd row in this small intimate auditorium, so more than about 2-3 feet away. He had no band and did every song alone on piano and guitar. I will NEVER forget that performance of that song. The pain in his voice was palpable, and by the end he actually had a heavy stream of tears gently rolling off his cheeks. I have never seen him cry on stage before or since. He held the last 'still' for an extra long time and the final 'i know' line was barely audible. He wiped his eyes on his sleeve and after a moment's silence the audience erupted in applause. He looked so sad. A woman in the audience shouted,' We love you John! Keep on smiling!' He gave this rueful little smile and said,'I'm always smiling' in that way guys sometimes like to pretend they're fine. He was very thin at the time, and he looked so slight and vulnerable at that moment. I think it was at that point I realised what a criminally underrated performer he was. He had sung to an entire concert hall like he was having a baring of the soul conversation one-on-one with you. I also realised he still loved Annie very much. I am sad they never had a chance to work it out before his death. See any interview with her and it's obvious she still had a lot of love in heart for him. It's always sad when love is not enough to save a relationship.
. There really hasn't been anyone like him since with the same ability to communicate so sincerely and directly to the heart. It's all autotuned nonsense now. I often wonder how awesome a comeback he'd had if he'd lived and had a YT channel where he sang live sitting in his living room or outside on a lovely Colorado spring day. Show the kids how it's done.
I miss him.
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Thank you so much for your story 💌
He does have a YT channel, 😉 and we are listening still.
Thanks ♡
That's a wonderful reminiscence. I saw him in the summer of 83, I believe--might have been 82--in Chicago, IL at an outdoor venue. He was alone with just his guitars (twelve string for a wonderful rendition of "The Bells of Rhymney" (sp)--and the piano for this one song; he gave the same intro as well. I didn't see him crying but the whole night was so intimate and magical. And he sang "It's About Time" at the end in a way I've never heard on any other recording--even the live performances from Russia. At the end, on the last, "and it's about TIME!" there was a prophetic resolve, almost righteous anger that came into his voice and it was an electrifying statement of what needed--and still needs--to be done. I always thought that song didn't get enough attention--even from John in later concert performances. When it comes to his work from the eighties, I think that song and this one are my favorites. Together, they showed the width and depth of his heart.
Thank God for beautiful souls who give us there hearts.....who teach us empathy....❤😇
This beautiful love song could only have been written by John Denver...Singer Songwriter,Environmentalist,the list goes on..Oct 12 1997 the World lost this beautiful man...We must never let him and his music ever be forgotten...LUV U JOHN LYM xxxxx
I saw him in concert over 15 times simply the best …” when I’m lying right beside you is when I’m most alone “ nobody else ever wrote a song like him .
My Dad and I were there this night .... Beautiful and unforgettable night
Thanks Kev for the comment.
The world was a better place with John Denver in it.
Marty Hill it really was
you are so right about that.
A gentle Soul.
Wasnt it lovely.....😇
A Beatiful Soul he left us to soon
Wow...just, wow. What an amazing performer of our time.
A multi talented man was john, love his music, the words the composition, everything
Such a sad and beautiful song. Missing John and his music
I saw John Denver three times in Inianapolis, Indiana. I will always love his music. When I visited the Colorado rockies his spirit was there. His voice was as beautiful as his music. He loved nature, and was an advocate for environmental issues. He is missed.
Oh my-- No words can describe what John Denver's music has meant to me in my life. I still get teary thinking of his loss. Too great a loss. Such a talent and a blessing.
Thank you Aneruca for bringing this beautiful singer and human being into the world! He will always becrenbered for his sensitivity, love, spirituality, and being at one with nature and Mother Earth. I would loved to have met Him. He was so sebsitive and misunderstood. God Bless this beautiful man. RIP John Denver, you live through your music! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤🇺🇸🇩🇪
When you listen to John Denver, you not only hear the harmony & rhyme, but sincere expression of his every fiber of being. That is what makes a genuine "maestro". A disciple of true musical artistry...
Well said! 👍
He played this in the point on piano in 1996. I feel so lucky to have witnessed it. And I was up the front
🎼” I don’t know how to tell you.. i never in my wildest dream imagined it this way…
Just some things that mean soo much… we just don’t think the same..
Love is why I came here in the first place.. love is now the reason I must go.. love is all I ever hoped to find here.. and love is still the only dream I know….
True love is still the only dream I know… “ ♥️💚💙🎼🐣🐾🌼🐝🕉🌸🐬🤍
😊my all time favorite singer songwriter
To be hurt so badly and to write a song about it of such profound beauty is so so precious a thing that happens only a few times over the millennium. I feel happy that I get to hear it in my lifetime.
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Ranju Khaled why who hurt him? he was the adulterer he gave up the wife who supported him when he had nothing.
The minute, the had money he was off with any old slut. Love him singing but he had no morals .
@@eileendemirarslan1425 Who the hell are you to judge? To speak ill of the dead is piss poor.
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I love his songs and his voice, but he admitted himself that he took women back to his hotel room when he was touring. I'm guessing that that was quite a factor in his and Annie's divorce.
Funny that some speak of something as if they exactly knew and was there with john and judge the lives of the people who we didn’t know what really happened, some loves to say things when one is already as if they are no blemishes, i pity people who talked when they can’t even do what they talk when all they want is to say stuff that will convince them they are there at the midst of the people who are involved.
People often think of relationships ending, and they of yelling, cursing, and being cruel to each other. They think “good riddance. I don’t need them.” You don’t typically think about how sometimes you can love someone more than anything and still fall out of love. You don’t think about the heartbreak you feel when you recognize yourself falling out of love with them. The hole you feel, imagining their absence. The feeling of guilt and loss, while your head is filled with “what if’s” and blaming them and then yourself. When you think of their face, you don’t see a warped image. You don’t see the anger or sadness that you’re feeling. You see the person you fell in love with. You long for the closeness you once felt. But loving and longing isn’t always enough. Hard work doesn’t always pay off. You don’t feel resentment towards them, you don’t feel like you’ve wasted any time. You just feel loss.
You can hear the pain and heartache that he was going through
there was a visible catch in his voice when he sang this song...beautiful voice! i so miss you, john.
Beautiful Lyrics
I love the man and his music. This song reflects his heart and soul and makes me melancholy. I am in my 70's now and will listen to his music until I nl longer can!
Me too 💕
Wow, I have never heard this before. His voice, words and artistry bring a long forgotten dream. So beautiful, thank you for posting.
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I knew he was going to break up with Annie when I first heard this, then about 6 months later it was announced. It was sad. I so miss him but I am glad for all the music he left us. Thank you John.
What a very underrated talented performer , love me some John Denver music now and forever ,, wow the hurt in his voice in this amazing song Rest In Peace brother
He does a beautiful job playing the piano.....It wouldn't be same on the guitar. And......Let me wipe the tears away. We love you, John.
it always does that to me too
John always sang from his heart.....Thank you for stopping by....:) Chris
Rustina61 yeah John Denver has quite the talent on the piano I can tell
When I first heard John sing, it was a day when I was playing around in my mother's album collection. The first song I heard was Rocky Mountain High. I was 11 then, and now 51. I was moved by the sound of his voice then, as I am now...but as I grew, I began listening to what He said; to the stories He told and the messages He gave. I have come to believe that He was given, by God, to a small part of the world as a gift, to other parts as a messenger and as a channel of peace to still others. We can never know the impact he may have had on the world, had he not been taken from us, but it was his time to go and as I think of what his music has meant to me in my life, I am grateful to have been playing around in my mother's album collection that day.
***** 2pacsun1 Great story. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Beautifully said.
100% agree he was here for a reason that's for sure as we all are i guess. We never know what effect we have on others that
might just change things so lets hope we do the right things !!!!!!!!!
Well said my friend.....Love
Absolutely kind soul... you nailed it
One of my favorite John Denver songs. Heat breaking,, but it was the song i played over and over after the heart break of first young love.
This is the version I like the best. Just John and the piano.
This was one day after my birthday and my family was devastated by the loss of my 19 year old nephew on Sept. 4th that year. He was killed by a drunk driver 19 days before his 20th birthday. I know John lost his dad in March that same year and then I read Annie asked for a divorce on their anniversary which is June 9th. So so much sadness here. But John is such a masterpiece artist and his songs, each and every one of them, is pure magic and it touches everything in you, around you, above and below you. I love him so much and I mourn his loss so very very much.
Still my favorite singer ever....forever in my heart!
Taken too soon. You can actually see his heart aching in this song. He was obviously a romantic as it comes through in so many of his songs. RIP John. I was so surprised to learn that he did not treat his wives well at all which is really sad.
So why did he treat his wives so terribly bad? What was it he couldn’t find? I was horrified when I read the write up of how he treated his wife (I can’t remember which one now) but it was awful! Too sad really!
Don't believe all you read. If he treated Annie so badly would she have been instrumental in getting the John Denver Sanctuary built, a wonderful accomplishhment and honouring of JD. Second wife said some terrible things after John divorced her, which she later retracted after his death. Remember, it takes two.
Sometimes I just don't know you; there's a stranger in our home. When I'm lying right beside you is when I'm most alone, and I think my heart is broken. Wow...chills...heartfelt
Yep it does the mind is a funny thing and can play tricks on us meer humans can it not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you ever been there then you know exactly the impact of those words. Great work.
This was his "goodbye song" to Annie - whom he always said was the love of his life - he ALWAYS loved her!!!! They were dating again - at the time of his death!!!
You're back again..Mrs know all...you truly are vile and not a nice person..stop sending your evil.comments
This is probably the best recording he ever made of this song you can hear the heart break in his voice. I am
a 62 year old fella and for the first time ever actually cried and for once not ashamed as we fellas normally are.
Sad but a fact..Listen close and listen hard because this is so close to most folks hearts and thoughts.. Dont get me wrong
married for over 40 years to the same lass and will be togethere till the end but this still has a simple effect on our relationship......God bless ya John hope you are happy where you are because we need all the help we can get down here
and i do think you tried to tell us what a mess we are getting into..You should have left the planet at a much later date
but as my mam and pa said its only the good that die young and you my friend are a good one so i guess you had to
go.....I will learn to play the piano just for this song thats a promise god how i wish i had your voice and god how i wish
i had your talent to put words as you have done... You will be around for a long long time and if there is a place up there
then i want to reserve a spot to have an interview i am sure we will get on.. See ya some time John hope its not too soon
cos i have a few things to sort first like kids etc etc ...Last but not least the great one got it wrong cos you had so much
more to give but we all make mistakes so he or she is forgiven but what a cock up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!God bless ya !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am 80yrs old and my thoughts and reaction is exactly the same: I have heard this song about 100 time and have cried (teared only 100 times). just listen to the story!!! O have been married 60yrs. He was such a sad person,
This is such a lovely song, and it also brings tears to my eyes. It's so beautifully open and honest. Another one of my favorites, played on the piano, is "For You."
@@roberthoward1006 Hi sorry just read your reply god bless ya fella I don't think he was a sad person as such
but just had similar thoughts /feelings and was able to say them which i can sadly not !!!! Stay safe stay healthy
and keep listenng to music cos it says it all does it not ??????????????????????
@@Bleutisk yes all good thanks for the reply
Brilliant
He poured his entirely soul in this performance... The way he sings at the end... That was from deep inside... I'm in tears. I love him so much.
I would certainly be content if I could play piano as well as he. In fact, I would consider myself an accomplished pianist. Denver is way too humble and critical of his own abilities. What a human being he was (is)!
Wow...Wow...!! I had never heard this song til now. I was a huge fan of his even back in the 1970's but Life got busy for me and I didn't hear much of his music for a long time. Except...when I would get real tired and emotionally worn out I would put on one of his albums or plug in a cassette or later on a CD and my Soul and my Spirit would get re-charged. Yes...I had the only woman that I ever loved and vowed to spend the rest of my life with...shred my heart, and left a void that has never been filled. So this song touches me deeply. John Denver, I hope that you are singing for the Creator and for all those in the Heavenly places.
Yes,it's John Denver, the gift of you
we've received,and this gift still glitters.
I took my collection of John Denver cassettes to work after 9/11 and his music helped to soothe our souls and get through the grief and anger of that horrible time. I will always cherish his musical legacy and thank God that we had him as long as we did.
A wonderful folk singer and comedian... miss him terribly. He brought out our joy and helped us deal with our deepest pain ❤️ 💔💖
That was so beautiful. I felt your pain and mine. Thank you John Denver. Missed you with my heart and soul.
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I had never heard him sing that live. Oh wow. Such feeling in his voice. Absolutely perfectly beautiful.
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They will never make music This wonderful again..😢 I will miss this voice till I breathe no more
Cynthia Martin I agree.
So true. His songs make me weep, they make me smile, they make me appreciate life and nature. But this song especially, touches on the depth, unity, of "true love" and then the loneliness, confusion and heartache when you realise you're in it alone, the one you gave your all to has shut down, become a stranger. 😢.
I still have a hard time knowing he's gone.
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I miss you, John Denver. Your beauty comes thru in this achingly beautiful song. I named my son for you' almost 40 years ago & he has become a very fine man! Love is still the only dream I know.
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110% to say no more !!!!!!!!!!
🥀Beautiful Song amazing lyrics, vocals and music! Thanks for posting video it's more than words can say. I miss him too I've been listening to him since the 60's on up and always will🥀🕊🥀☝️
I still miss John Denver so deeply. He had such a deep and tender heart...I never missed seeing his concerts in Chicago and I was lucky enough to see his last one there just a few months before he passed away - ...
Miss you JD
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Thankyou Mr.Denver!!!
wonderful musician and man
I've seen and heard versions of this before but this one, wow. The emotion in his voice and face was heartbreaking.
heart breaking,that he is not with us anymore
Elly Beens He'll always be with us. As long we listen to his music.
So much emotion man,great job jd
Love is still the only dream, for all of us. It's what the world needs now, more than ever. Service and compassion, forgiveness and mercy.
Marion you are so right. His message is desperately needed right now. Listen to his song Opposite Tables on the Seasons of the Heart album.
Thats was an incredible performance John , What a beautiful soll Great was the man with even the LOve ❤️ to leat go , he was a wonderful write the Song
I work with young people in care a wee boy I worked with used to listen to John Denver songs during the day and especially at bedtime he said it made him feel calm and relaxed every time I hear John Denver sing it reminds me of that wee laddie
Great was the man with even the love to let go. I believe he had a very tender loving soul for everyone. Always to be missed when Heaven flew him home. God love him.
Beautiful ❤
played at my father's funeral. RIP Dad. miss you
So So sorry Mum and Dad lost both a few years ago so do understand and this song sadly always takes me back
sad but also a happy time !!!!!!!!!!
I wrote a song all at once about his death, mostly because of his incredible impact on my life to learn his songs on the guitar in the very beginning, when I only could manage three chords.
I remember this when it first came out and just how powerful it was, still is today….. I have always loved John Denver's music, he just has this tenderness about him and it shows in the songs he wrote…. "Season's Of The Heart" has always touched my soul John knew how to deliver his songs with such passion, soul and heart, you only have to watch him and listen to these words to realise they came from the heart….
Thanks for this beautiful clip of John, I just loved this young man and his work, it is very precious to me, words mean so much…. REST IN PEACE JOHN DENVER !!!
And he's not to bad at playing the piano
What's even more poignant about this song is that it's about his breakup with his wife, Annie. The same Annie in "Annie's Song"
miss this sensitive and talented man. I wouldna be playing guitar if not for him.
Great song
Such an incredible voice, I miss all the songs he would have written, I know they would have been beautiful. Such a talented individual. He may have had his demons, but he also had a heart of gold. ❤❤❤❤ John you may be long gone, but you will never ever be forgotten. 😢💔😇
I thought I knew all John Denver songs. I bought a double CD of his last week and discovered this. What a beautiful song...
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I Still Love John Denver.. and I mean it in the truest sense...
My heart broke the day the news broke....
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My first favourite Singer
One of my many John Denver favorites...... God Bless you John and thank you for all that you gave us....
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Such a tremendous talent taken from us way too soon.
So sad he died so young. What could have been and what more could he have given us.
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+ArtistYellow And what he missed out on, he deserved so much better.
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And for a first time piano player he is actually really good at it
when my mam and dad separated I was just a kid, but this song ripped me apart..... it still do's today and brings tears to my eyes, even though I love it...... ain't life strange.
John Denver, thank you for all your VERY beautiful songs!!!
The first time i heard this song, brought back the memories of my late husband. Brought tears in my eyes. The man i loved for almost 38 yrs. RIP my dad Ding. 😪😍
I just listened this this song on a CD and wondered what it sounded like recorded live. I actually like how slowly and deliberately he plays the piano here(he would say he doesn't play well), but it was perfect and heartfelt. This is probably my favorite John Denver song.
I seenhim five times the last three it was just john and his guitars. He always sounded best live.
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Amazing song from an amazing singer. I was lucky enough to hear him sing it live just before his death.
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Wow...been a lifelong fan and I've never seen this done so beautifully. Thank you SO much for sharing. I think John would be very pleased.
What an incredible singer.songwriter.human being.im listening to him now and its just magical .i could listen to his music all day every day..so incredibly heartwarming.beautiful music with beautiful lyrics.John Denver was a true genius.God bless you for the music and the memories.Thank you so much..
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What an incredible singer and performer and what an awesome and beautiful song..the lyrics are just magical..I could listen to his music and songs forever..he is just amazing..I miss him every day..what a loss to music...I was lucky enough to see him live on his 3 visits to Dublin ..Ireland .his concerts were fantastic..I loved everyone of them.. you kind of get lost in his music.if that makes sense..he is truly amazing and my favourite singer of all time..God bless you John..you are badly missed.thank you for the music..
That was an incredible performance. Beautiful! What feeling and emotion he put into it. What an artist! Sadly missed.
I have to admit, I know a lot of John Denver, but this one was never in my repertoire. It breaks my heart to hear it -- he must have written it around the time he and Annie were breaking up...gut-wrenching how he sings it here, with more emotion even than his usual performances.
Honest to God, I'd swear John Denver spent a bunch of time reading the tablet of my heart and outlined every season..I'm sure he's my brother, my husband, my true love I thought I'd met already a time or two here. My son who died young had his inner identity..the heart of my hearts this performer projected, grabbing me by the part of me I hold tight because if anyone knew it was there, they'd hurt me again. I'm completely opposed to dying, to tell you the truth. We should be eternal people..this guy should be here right now. Our nation, our planet needs to broadcast his dreams because...I have a theory that all the angels in Heaven are down here helping solve these insolvable problems so unbelievably important we need our greatest feeling peoples to take each other by the hand..it isn't only his classic songs we should listen to..it's what he said, did, and believed in. I should tell you my backyard is a bird sanctuary. Just for fun I played John Denver's Greatest Hits Album..more than once...The result is astonishing..birds fly in of all descriptions, one blue bird not a jay but vividly blue kinda dark shade, comes often. Two birds white obviously together, listen intently to songs like Fly Away...Amazing..
He is just John as you are just who you are a good person that is sure stay happy stay safe !!!!!!!!!!!!
SAW JOHN DENVER SING THIS SONG AT THE APOLLO THEATRE IN MANCESTER WITH MY LATE HUSBAND KEITH When I heard the words to this Song il Sobbed He will be missed Forever
This song had became my support system from the very first time I heard it. I have given this to someone very special to as a gift. I never let a day go through without listening or reciting the lyrics of this song. When I need to go back to that time and place that is very special to me, or watching the sun sets down in the west, this is the song that I listen to. To my mentor John Denver, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you for being a true mentor.
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I feel privileged to have been able to listen to a genius in my life time........ along with Billy JOEL... TWO OF THE GREATEST SONG WRITERS IN MY OPINION.., 💕
This is the first time I have ever heard this song. Wow. That's all I can say.
John brought me back to earth when my life was a shambles or I needed a friend. I still to this day don’t believe he’s gone, but his songs are forever & even my grandchildren can listen and enjoy. John thank you for the songs that lifted me when the world was on my shoulders. Rest in peace & thank you 🙏🏻 😂
Just perfect - what a gift we have in John!! Gosh you are missed - such music - so true, so honest, so heartfelt!! May you forever rest in peace xox
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Love....Love....Love...JOHN DENVER......listening to his music every single day....9/2/20
My very favorite of his songs. Great video version!! Miss you John!! Thank you for your music!!!
So beautiful, so heartbreaking.
Yeah, it did made my eyes watery ❤
Brilliant song this one the last time in the 1989 in Blackpool winter gardens see him twice when he came over to England and i shouted what about the drunked song and he laughted what a concert that was.
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