John Prine - Lake Marie (Live From Sessions at West 54th)

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  • John Prine performs "Lake Marie" Live from the Sessions on 54th St.
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    Lyrics:
    We were standing
    Standing by peaceful waters
    Standing by peaceful waters
    Whoa wah oh wha oh
    Many years ago along the Illinois-Wisconsin border
    There was this Indian tribe
    They found two babies in the woods, white babies
    One of them was named Elizabeth
    She was the fairer of the two
    While the smaller and more fragile one was named Marie
    Having never seen white girls before
    And living on the two lakes known as the Twin Lakes
    They named the larger and more beautiful Lake, Lake Elizabeth
    And thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway
    Became known forever as Lake Marie
    We were standing
    Standing by peaceful waters
    Standing by peaceful waters
    Whoa wah oh wha oh
    Many years later I found myself talking to this girl
    Who was standing there with her back turned to Lake Marie
    The wind was blowing especially through her hair
    There was four Italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill
    And they was sssizzlin'
    Many years later we found ourselves in Canada
    Trying to save our marriage, and perhaps catch a few fish
    Whatever came first
    That night she fell asleep in my arms
    Humming the tune to 'Louie Louie'
    Aah baby, we gotta go now
    We were standing
    Standing by peaceful waters
    Standing by peaceful waters
    Whoa wah oh wha oh
    Whoa wah oh wha oh
    The dogs were barking as the cars were parking
    The loan sharks were sharking the narcs were narcing
    Practically everyone was there
    In the parking lot by the forest preserve
    The police had found two bodies
    Nay, naked bodies
    Their faces had been horribly disfigured by some sharp object
    I saw it on the news
    The TV news
    In a black and white video
    You know what blood looks like in a black and white video?
    Shadows, shadows that's what it looks like
    All the love we shared between her and me was slammed
    Slammed up against the banks of old Lake Marie, Marie
    We were standing
    Standing by peaceful waters
    Standing by peaceful waters
    Whoa wah oh wha oh
    Whoa wah oh wha oh
    Whoa wah oh wha oh
    Peaceful waters
    Standing by peaceful waters
    Ahh baby, we gotta go now
    Singer. Songwriter. Poet. Icon.
    John Prine was an artist’s artist with a list of admirers and collaborators that cut across musical genres and generations - names like Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Brandi Carlile, George Strait, Kurt Vile, Miranda Lambert, The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, among others.
    His self-titled debut album was released in 1971 and featured a list of songs now regarded as classics, including “Paradise,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Illegal Smile,” Hello in There,” and “Sam Stone.” Prine received the first of his 13 Grammy nominations in 1972 for Best New Artist. He would record three more albums for Atlantic and another three with Asylum.
    His profound impact on American music was amplified in 1981 when John co-founded Oh Boy Records, and independent label where he released most of his subsequent work and which gave voice and respect to so many fellow singers and songwriters.
    In his distinguished career, John won four Grammys and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2020). He was a three-time recipient of the Artist of the Year Award at the Americana Music Honors & Awards, which also honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting. He won the Pen/New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award (2016) and was enshrined in the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2019). In addition, John was named Honorary Poet Laureate of Illinois (2020).
    John Prine passed away on April 7, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19. The outpouring of grief and love from his fan community was staggering. Over 500,000 viewers participated in an online memorial and tribute that raised more than half a million dollars for Covid-related community causes. In 2021, the Prine family created the Hello In There Foundation to honor John’s spirit of generosity towards those in need. Fiona Prine and her sons continue to operate and expand the reach of John’s independent record label, Oh Boy Records.
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Комментарии • 1,7 тыс.

  • @dublinbluetune
    @dublinbluetune Год назад +146

    I've never been able to understand why I cry whenever I listen to this song

    • @2468pebble
      @2468pebble Год назад +20

      Because you're human?

    • @xhames61x
      @xhames61x 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@karenanderson3479 I think I cry because I'm NOT

    • @westerbeck70
      @westerbeck70 10 месяцев назад +7

      I understand

    • @mranft4343
      @mranft4343 9 месяцев назад +4

      Even before John passed and when I was fortunate to see him perform this a couple times live, this song would hit somewhere at the core. Don't get it either.

    • @beniciomoldenado2315
      @beniciomoldenado2315 8 месяцев назад +4

      This song and many other John Prin songs as well.

  • @vinayrao3273
    @vinayrao3273 Год назад +109

    "Trying to save our marriage, and perhaps catch a few fish
    Whatever seemed easier/ came first"
    The simplicity of the lyrics that this man uses to deliver a 40,000-tonne dose of reality, is sublime.

    • @johnshelton4068
      @johnshelton4068 7 месяцев назад +2

      Yes, sublime might sum it up. Goodnight john my friend i never met.

    • @philipskelton7916
      @philipskelton7916 2 месяца назад +2

      Really sad ending for this man😮😮saw it on the news!😅😮😢🎉🎉

    • @audioeclectic6328
      @audioeclectic6328 Месяц назад +1

      Yeah okay and here we are, exploited, again, but we feel better right?, smh. BTW JP MONSTER talent!

  • @JoeRomersa-mx9fl
    @JoeRomersa-mx9fl 10 месяцев назад +53

    I remember recording that song with John! Great man. Good times!

    • @maureenclancy6026
      @maureenclancy6026 5 месяцев назад +4

      Is that you doing backup in the too big suit? ;-) So much respect.

    • @JoeRomersa-mx9fl
      @JoeRomersa-mx9fl 5 месяцев назад +9

      @@maureenclancy6026 yes. me and Howie.

    • @kennymyers1826
      @kennymyers1826 3 месяца назад +1

      Wow what a gift man. I'm sure you embrace that always I would. 🌟🌟 The poets and the paupers it's where the good stuff is for sure the substance of words and direction of thoughts....to create and share on multiple plains.

    • @stacymuise1
      @stacymuise1 2 месяца назад +2

      @@JoeRomersa-mx9flincredible work! Thank you for this gift!

    • @maureenclancy6026
      @maureenclancy6026 2 месяца назад +1

      @@JoeRomersa-mx9fl What a song! so much feeling and a tour of emotion. How lucky!

  • @giamariernify
    @giamariernify 2 года назад +145

    I hope John Prine is standing by peaceful waters. And my name is Marie!

    • @Stephenross-o2m
      @Stephenross-o2m 10 месяцев назад +3

      mAY he R.I.P.🙊♥♥♥

    • @brendajaeger-das6444
      @brendajaeger-das6444 8 месяцев назад +2

      RIP John!

    • @johnshelton4068
      @johnshelton4068 7 месяцев назад +3

      Likewise, & my name is John. But not Prine, & i can hardly type this for the tears

  • @larryusselman821
    @larryusselman821 4 года назад +531

    My allergies must be acting up today...damned watery eyes.
    RIP, John Prine. And thank you for your music.

    • @kathypiazza7228
      @kathypiazza7228 4 года назад +7

      Larry Usselman I openly cried,still will be when listening to some of John Prine’s classics

    • @robertphillips760
      @robertphillips760 4 года назад +6

      Allergies are bad here today too.

    • @jonimaricruz1692
      @jonimaricruz1692 4 года назад +3

      Mine too, mine too.

    • @jjohnsonmadison
      @jjohnsonmadison 4 года назад +2

      mine too, lol. RIP John...

    • @margaretstoner4701
      @margaretstoner4701 4 года назад +4

      Yes...he does have that effect on me to.I cry good tears a lot over his music also.He is such a brilliant artist!❤The whole band is brilliant ❤

  • @shanemac5366
    @shanemac5366 4 года назад +436

    This was the finest rendition of this song. This entire concert at West 54th was just excellent. Tears of joy and sadness at this song seeing how happy John Prime looked and realizing how much he is missed by all of us who grew old with him. It was like losing a great friend.

    • @sonrayfarm
      @sonrayfarm 3 года назад +2

      p

    • @scottrobinson5557
      @scottrobinson5557 2 года назад +16

      My wife who's been gone now for sometime just loved this song

    • @walter2990
      @walter2990 2 года назад +10

      I totally agree that this is the absolutely the BEST version of this song!!!

    • @scottaddison3057
      @scottaddison3057 2 года назад +25

      I'm an old punk rock guy and this was the only musician I ever cried about dying. This is absolutely the greatest version of this song. I listen to it almost daily.

    • @seangrexa4707
      @seangrexa4707 2 года назад +5

      He was a great friend indeed

  • @tommymadden9746
    @tommymadden9746 Месяц назад +7

    No explosions, no people dancing around. Just 3 individuals enjoying their God given talents

    • @thomasmarshall-wood
      @thomasmarshall-wood 23 дня назад

      May I say without being nasty... talents that were hard worked for... practice, practice, practice... not God given.

    • @tommymadden9746
      @tommymadden9746 5 дней назад

      Then why don’t we all sit at a piano or pick up a guitar and practice,practice and practice. I tell you why but that would be a waste of time.

  • @Fatboyee
    @Fatboyee Месяц назад +9

    That night she fell asleep in my arms humming the tune to Louie Louie. Then he stares off into space as he relives the memory. We gotta go now.

  • @johncunningham8276
    @johncunningham8276 4 года назад +57

    I can barely see to write this comment. I just got a notification that you fought as long and hard as you could against the virus. Such a great artist and even a greater human being. May you Rest In Peace among those peaceful waters.

    • @stacymuise1
      @stacymuise1 2 месяца назад

      One of the saddest parts of that damn pandemic

  • @JinderSongs
    @JinderSongs 4 года назад +810

    Let's hope that John is, indeed, standing by peaceful waters now after losing his brave battle against the horrible virus that has the world in its grip. Thankyou, John, for all you gave us. We will miss you terribly.

    • @robertj.acheson5368
      @robertj.acheson5368 4 года назад +18

      He is indeed JinderSongs. Thanks for your post.

    • @jeremyj4321
      @jeremyj4321 4 года назад +30

      It's so terrible he defeated cancer two different times and recovered from illness last summer to start touring again after he loved his Bonnaroo set. Just to be felled by this pandemic. His amazing soul, voice, and energy will be missed! I'm so happy I got to see him last summer he truly was one of the most talented artists I have seen!

    • @deanmary1969
      @deanmary1969 4 года назад +26

      Indeed Standing by Peaceful Waters....a Great Human Being, Songwriting Treasure, Musician ,and Friends with mozt of some very Special Artists he ever played with ! Goodness Grace and Peace to the Prine Family...Thank You John for all the Many Memories...Angels are Singing....ol man way down in TX jd

    • @oldfolkiedulcimer
      @oldfolkiedulcimer 4 года назад +16

      I just bet that there is one heck of a fine jam session going on up yonder.....

    • @randyvowels6261
      @randyvowels6261 4 года назад +10

      Don't know how terrible it is there saying only 1.84% of there original predictions. Of course 1 death is too many whether it's the flu, cancer, heart attack, any virus which there's been many .

  • @seanellio
    @seanellio 4 года назад +1219

    Sleep Easy John. Our world is better because of your music.

    • @bleueyez2
      @bleueyez2 4 года назад +41

      rest easy John...you were and are unique, gifted and painfully missed.

    • @thaddeus2700
      @thaddeus2700 4 года назад +25

      and unfortunately we're all a bit poorer with his passing this morning.

    • @sandrat6058
      @sandrat6058 4 года назад +15

      LOVE

    • @jamespennington9719
      @jamespennington9719 4 года назад +21

      Far better and now a little sad! Man was a National Treasure in my book! You had a nice comment!

    • @Cabotop1
      @Cabotop1 4 года назад +13

      seanellio , “Sleep Easy John”, when I read that it literally sent a shiver down my spine. I am so, so, 😢.

  • @vwalthe1
    @vwalthe1 4 года назад +296

    This is Bob Dylan’s favorite John Prine song.
    Not hard to see why.

  • @gordeisenbarth8981
    @gordeisenbarth8981 4 года назад +270

    They gave Bob Dylan the Nobel for his poetry, deservedly so; but John Prine is my guy.

    • @willmpet
      @willmpet 4 года назад +7

      Weren't his words wonderful? He helped me grow up!

    • @gordeisenbarth8981
      @gordeisenbarth8981 4 года назад +3

      William Peterson Oh for sure. My standard for what I expected, lyrically, in a song increased. For 30 years now, I’ve not been able to bear the ‘bubble gum’ music of so much commercial radio. Don’t want to be a music snob, but I often wonder why (& how) people are able to endure that stuff.

    • @robertcarey8237
      @robertcarey8237 4 года назад +2

      Gord Eisenbarth I may be wrong but I think it was the American medal of freedom not the Nobel Just saying

    • @gordeisenbarth8981
      @gordeisenbarth8981 4 года назад +5

      robert carey Google wrecks any friendly debate we might have on the subject. ‘Bob Dylan Nobel 2016’.

    • @ImNotJoshPotter
      @ImNotJoshPotter 4 года назад +2

      Bob Dylan sucks.

  • @peterbaruxis2511
    @peterbaruxis2511 Год назад +26

    The wind was blowing, especially through her hair.

  • @orkycathcart6397
    @orkycathcart6397 4 года назад +33

    JOHN IS THE GREATEST STORY TELLER EVER TO WALK THE EARTH , PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @orkycathcart6397
      @orkycathcart6397 4 года назад +2

      OHHHH WAAHH OHHHH WAAHH OHHHH

    • @walliegirl2
      @walliegirl2 23 дня назад

      For me, Marty is the greatest storyteller. John and Tom T are at the top.

  • @kes23
    @kes23 4 года назад +227

    We've lost a national treasure... John Prine was one of the best! He's now standing by peaceful waters. Thank you John for your words and music. Your songs will forever live on!

    • @elizabethreilly5513
      @elizabethreilly5513 2 года назад

      🇨🇮☘🇨🇮☘

    • @anelladambrosio2513
      @anelladambrosio2513 Год назад

      Una bella canzone,per una voce meravigliosa!😊😊😍😍🤩🤩🎶🎸💘💔💔🙏🙏

  • @Imafriggingoddess
    @Imafriggingoddess 3 года назад +188

    I remember this being on in the kitchen when I was a kid and my dad was cooking. I didn't quite understand it then but I could tell how much it meant to my dad. After he passed I took over his records, this being one of them.
    I later understood that John got my dad through some of the toughest times in his life and a few years later did the exact same for me. John's music is truly medicine for the soul.
    Sleep easy, John and Dad!

  • @picketfence9903
    @picketfence9903 11 месяцев назад +19

    I love both of the artists. To choose between the two would be impossible for me. I have been listening since I was 14 in 1970. They are individuals, like all of us, as unique as our fingerprints. God bless you, dearest ones. Thank you for all the joy ❤

    • @lucylillypad1512
      @lucylillypad1512 9 месяцев назад +2

      I started listening to Dylan in 1965. Have loved him ever since ❤️. 😊

  • @billybutlin3717
    @billybutlin3717 5 лет назад +246

    Ah, God....I could listen to the man 24/7. Every song a gem, some real heart-bruisers, some real soul-lifters, but all crafted with love and sung the same way. God love ya, JP.

    • @dennisdevore574
      @dennisdevore574 5 лет назад +8

      Thank you God for John Prine !

    • @billsmith2041
      @billsmith2041 3 года назад +6

      the only bad thing about a John Prine song, isd that it ends.

    • @numsiskit
      @numsiskit 2 года назад +3

      Yep I believe I'd choose this performance if I had to hear the same one over and over. John was great.

    • @jeffreywillis9932
      @jeffreywillis9932 Год назад +1

      And some that made you laugh out loud

  • @conniebrown9521
    @conniebrown9521 Год назад +12

    I have never cried over a singer but I sure did when John died.

  • @denniscaton3894
    @denniscaton3894 3 года назад +14

    I imagine that when John got to Heaven the saints handed him a big acoustic guitar and said "Let's Play".

  • @shanephillips1730
    @shanephillips1730 2 года назад +27

    As I've said on here before. you don't listen to John Prine, you shout your eyes an imagine. Shadows, damnit, shadows!!

  • @andyphillips5162
    @andyphillips5162 4 года назад +115

    THIS kind of song is why John Prine is so loved and missed. Who thinks of stuff like this? And then puts it into such a beautiful song.

  • @jameskost705
    @jameskost705 2 года назад +13

    Bob Dylan once said this was his favorite John Prine song.

    • @lindagarland5223
      @lindagarland5223 6 месяцев назад

      I love Bob EVERY DAY!🎶 and must hear this song regularly!💕

  • @joanncurran7242
    @joanncurran7242 4 года назад +257

    Pray for John as he lays in hospital fighting Corona virus 19.

    • @stevenklose7667
      @stevenklose7667 4 года назад +16

      No shit? We can't lose one of the greatest story tellers of all time. Get better John we love you.

    • @sjoh104041
      @sjoh104041 4 года назад +11

      Breaks my heart to learn of this.

    • @gregtaylor8327
      @gregtaylor8327 4 года назад +10

      Just heard this beautiful man is critically ill. Please no. He is a living legend. Get well soon .

    • @tamarafitzpatrick9803
      @tamarafitzpatrick9803 4 года назад +5

      God blessings for one of the most soulful artists ever!💜

    • @jenlippay7809
      @jenlippay7809 4 года назад +2

      As my Mother the nurse would say "aaaawwwwwhhSsssssssshiiitass!" I mean no disrespect atTalll. True story

  • @freetomato
    @freetomato 6 месяцев назад +21

    The late, great John Prine is an understated national treasure that many music lovers are just now starting to discover.

  • @scottutube1
    @scottutube1 6 лет назад +207

    Saw John 3 times last year with my wife, who found John 45 years ago in a little joint in Chicago while she was 19 years old, in nursing school. I met her 2 years later, and have been a fan as well ever since. Somehow he just gets better and better every year. Saw him a few weeks ago in Toronto. Simply phenomenol.

    • @nilaechols4357
      @nilaechols4357 4 года назад +13

      For forty plus years we have gone to John's concerts when at all possible - sometimes alone and sometimes all of us - we think of him as an important part of our family.

    • @nilaechols4357
      @nilaechols4357 4 года назад +11

      I'm a nurse,RN too -John speaks from his heart to us.

    • @CHill-lg6mj
      @CHill-lg6mj 4 года назад +2

      @@nilaechols4357 god bless you

    • @4orrcountry
      @4orrcountry 4 года назад +6

      @@nilaechols4357 John speaks from his heart to almost everyone. We know who we are. You likely know who you are too.

    • @gertfroebe3175
      @gertfroebe3175 4 года назад +4

      He was on my list,guess I waited too long!

  • @rajo741
    @rajo741 3 года назад +90

    Apart from his talent and fine soul, what singles the man out from so many other musicians….he leaves a legacy of goodness exposed in us all. Just witness the love in these comments. That’s not nothing. Listening to John Prine is a reminder that we are all frail to an extent but that we are also better than we sometimes believe ourselves to be.

    • @bobbyarchi
      @bobbyarchi 3 года назад +4

      This is a beautiful comment. Well said, thank you.

    • @briansmith2013
      @briansmith2013 3 года назад +2

      He was one of a kind..... Awesome

    • @davidfoster6170
      @davidfoster6170 3 года назад +3

      Very well said. John Prine brings out the best in all of us.

    • @lukewood9233
      @lukewood9233 3 года назад +2

      You nailed it

    • @lukewood9233
      @lukewood9233 3 года назад +1

      Yep John was a One; really special like levon helm or maybell carter

  • @waynetteford4876
    @waynetteford4876 4 года назад +97

    Sadly, Coronavirus took our precious John Prine today. There will never be another one like John.

  • @RobertLee-o5g
    @RobertLee-o5g 11 месяцев назад +2

    Both are giants of poetry and song writing. Seems like John might be kinder. I donate to his sponsered charity annually. Thisle farms.

  • @davidshatzman3434
    @davidshatzman3434 4 года назад +8

    This is evidence of Eternal Life. Something in each of us never dies.

  • @carolclark1640
    @carolclark1640 7 месяцев назад +18

    And when I get in my car I turn It up full blast and cry like a baby

  • @pollyplummer998
    @pollyplummer998 4 года назад +92

    Each time I see or hear him I feel like I'm in the presence of the simple truth

    • @MatGurman
      @MatGurman 3 года назад +2

      Wow, that’s the best I’ve ever heard it put. You are exactly right!

  • @johnnevin6015
    @johnnevin6015 4 года назад +58

    I had the pleasure of meeting john in a bar in Dublin called Bad Bobs which was a country music venue I played in with a band. John used to come in late and stay on for a late beer after closing time. Our roadie's were told not to pack away our acoustics because a session was guaranteed, what an amazing guy. Rest in peace pilgrim

  • @larrynichols3068
    @larrynichols3068 11 месяцев назад +4

    Ilove and miss John.

  • @jigglyball41
    @jigglyball41 11 месяцев назад +2

    The wind was blowing, especially through her hair.

  • @MrPaulgroom
    @MrPaulgroom 3 года назад +103

    I’m ashamed and embarrassed to say that I only discovered John Prine recently. Having been a fan of most music genres all of my life I am confused and left wondering why. On the plus side I now have his fantastic back catalogue to explore and be thankful for. RIP Mr Prine and thank you.

    • @cchapman7101
      @cchapman7101 3 года назад +7

      The main thing is you DID find him.....enjoy.

    • @settermanfishing
      @settermanfishing 3 года назад +8

      Thank God for RUclips ❤

    • @AdamExploresBritain
      @AdamExploresBritain 2 года назад +2

      I had a similar thing with Nanci Griffith several years ago. John Prine more recently, Like yourself. My life is much richer for their music being propelled towards myself :)

    • @kamcdermetmcdermet8256
      @kamcdermetmcdermet8256 2 года назад

      our main stream media and those 'who control just about everything' did not want you to find him..............

    • @sueporkola3521
      @sueporkola3521 2 года назад +3

      Same thing happened to me!!!

  • @lloydtarrell98
    @lloydtarrell98 Год назад +10

    I was dead center front row the first time I heard this song. Madison, WI 05-10-2006. Been a fan since 11-15-1973. John was a big part of my life.

  • @peterbaruxis2511
    @peterbaruxis2511 Год назад +3

    6:45.................................. oooohhhhh baby, we gotta go now. It doesn't get any better that this.

  • @galecadywilliams4078
    @galecadywilliams4078 Месяц назад +3

    My absolute favorite John Prine song, despite the fact it's almost impossible to choose just one.

    • @shanerowe3069
      @shanerowe3069 7 дней назад

      I love "My Mexican Home" as the imagery just breaks me but you are right, how do do chose 1 song in an ocean of brilliance?

  • @orkycathcart6397
    @orkycathcart6397 4 года назад +3

    ONLY PRINE WRITES SONGS SUCH AS THIS !!!!!!!!!!!!! GENOUS AT WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @markphillips199
    @markphillips199 4 года назад +196

    This singer songwriter literally stands alone with his ability to brilliantly paint the picture of his songs and then have us think about the story. The story in this song is a masterpiece that has many twists and turns.

    • @edenblack486
      @edenblack486 4 года назад +2

      I agree about this song...'A masterpiece with twists'...but what are the twists exactly, at the end?...I am stumped....I listened to it a few times and still didn't come to a solid conclusion...What do you suppose the ending is about?....I thought they must have committed suicide together......Their way of 'saving their marriage'...?.....'We gotta go now'?......It's gotta be that......The waters are peaceful, so it wasn't a storm...or were they attacked by intruders...?.....That makes sense....The narrater is telling the story, so did he survive?....Were the two bodies the sisters?......Secretly in love with the same man, so they fought?......Possibilities.....Or is it supposed to be up the the individual to decide for themselves?....Ok, somebody help me figure it out, tee..... Stumped.....I remember parts of this song from way back, though......Cheers....

    • @mikemaginn
      @mikemaginn 4 года назад +4

      Think of this song of three somewhat related short stories.

    • @philipopruesse4259
      @philipopruesse4259 4 года назад +3

      This is such a beautiful song. I would love to understand the lyrics.

    • @maryannbrown5762
      @maryannbrown5762 4 года назад +3

      Eden Black Throughout the song Prine sings phrases from the 60’s rock classic, “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen. “Oh baby” and “We gotta go now” are all through the song. The lyrics of “Louie Louie” were famous for being impossible to discern and there were parts that sounded quite vividly sexy. This made it an even greater dance song!! “3/4 of the way through the song he sings about his wife nestled up close to him humming a few bars of “Louie Louie” as she is falling asleep. They’ve just had sex. “up against the shores of Lake Marie” a line he sings earlier when he first meets her at Lake Marie and they have sex “up against the shores of Lake Marie.” Both times, the line is sung with intensity and a kind of staccato beat, (clearly the climaxing part of their love making.) Both times he follows with “Oh Baby!” I never got a sense of them committing suicide or anything close to that. There is the part where the two people are found dead in the woods near Lake Marie. Their bodies are so disfigured that they can’t be identified. And in the beginning of the song the two little white girls are found by people from an indian tribe in the woods by Lake Marie. So that’s my take on this oh so beautiful song written and performed by the great John Prine. I sure do miss him and I hope he is “standing by peaceful waters. ☮️❤️☮️

    • @philipopruesse4259
      @philipopruesse4259 4 года назад +3

      @@maryannbrown5762 I am not sure that the "aw baby" and "we gotta go now" have anything to do with Louie Louie reference. JP used the phrases in other songs as well. there are several disconnects in this song. For example, how did the Indians know that the names of the 2 babies they discovered? if there were cars at the scene of the crime seen on the 6 o'clock news, the 2 bodies were definitely not the bodies of the babies discovered by the Indians. maybe the 2 bodies were the singer and his sweetheart and this is what JP meant about "their love was slammed"."I guess poetic license could allow the singer to sing about his own tragic death. maybe we shouldn't try to read into this masterpiece too much. but every time I hear JP shout our "Marie!" it feels like a knife going through my heart. I guess great art is something that everyone can relate to in their own way. and this is great art. JP was naturally gifted. nothing methodical or studied or calculated. He wrote his best music almost unwillingly under time pressure.I think he avoided it because it was such an intense experience and he always feared that it would not be liked. it just came out of him like a geyser. ......so everyday simple, but unbelievably sensitive.

  • @ellestudio7182
    @ellestudio7182 5 лет назад +111

    This song inexplicably makes me cry. Christ I love it.

    • @mrphil2557
      @mrphil2557 5 лет назад +9

      I was going to leave the same exact comment. Every time I hear it..... Y'know, John Prine says every song is a love song - sometimes love just doesn't work out.

    • @ellestudio7182
      @ellestudio7182 5 лет назад

      @@mrphil2557 quite simply, he is right.

    • @SoulDaddy33
      @SoulDaddy33 5 лет назад +4

      Yeah, why is that?? The cryin' part, I mean.

    • @4kjm
      @4kjm 5 лет назад +2

      why cry? in the face of pure genuine love, people cry sometimes

    • @4kjm
      @4kjm 5 лет назад +6

      we all have this common desire for peaceful waters.

  • @baberoot1998
    @baberoot1998 4 года назад +96

    Look at how much fun John is having!!! Truly...John Prine was the real deal. Rest in peace friend.

  • @rwbullock4197
    @rwbullock4197 6 месяцев назад +11

    Holey Moley:
    That is a real place!! I am not kidding: look at any map or google map
    I've passed there many times
    I've seen JP live x5 since 1977 in Toronto.
    But this is my favourite video.
    I've been to that place of the Lakes!! Several times.
    I regret not getting out with Wifey and baring my heart as JP did.
    RIP Mr Prine.

  • @gailblackledge7562
    @gailblackledge7562 10 месяцев назад +1

    No comparison between John and Dylan. They’ve both amazing. I love Handsome Johnny though ❤

  • @KentStrock
    @KentStrock 8 месяцев назад +14

    His best work..lyrically, musically and emotionally. That band was TIGHT

  • @TheCowboylogic
    @TheCowboylogic 4 месяца назад +2

    Awww Baby, We gotta go now!
    Watch close. At about 8:30 Prine breaks a guitar string and never misses a lick.

    • @MacStrong-uc5yq
      @MacStrong-uc5yq 4 месяца назад

      The 6 o’clock news‼️”SHADOWSSS” 🤠and I’m cowboy😂😂❤️‍🔥😂 6:26

  • @MarkTLarry
    @MarkTLarry 4 года назад +92

    You helped me to be a softer soul, John. See ya at The Tree of Forgiveness Club.

    • @ImNotJoshPotter
      @ImNotJoshPotter 4 года назад

      Is having a soft soul even a good thing? Sounds terrible

    • @walterfilla6913
      @walterfilla6913 4 года назад

      Amen bro

    • @MickDunne100
      @MickDunne100 4 года назад +5

      @@ImNotJoshPotter Yes--a soft soul--protected by a hard head, sharp eyes, and a resilient heart.

    • @samwasson8389
      @samwasson8389 4 года назад +2

      See ya when I get to heaven John, Be nice to talk again.

  • @markphippard5837
    @markphippard5837 2 года назад +1

    A Legend lost to COVID...RIP John

  • @Eric-nf9zt
    @Eric-nf9zt 5 месяцев назад +6

    To say that John was one of my most coveted souvenirs,would be an understatement.to have john prine on reserve for any emotional event is a must have in your heart

  • @lw7762
    @lw7762 Год назад +2

    I knew who this Man was : He was Honest & above all else: KIND.

  • @jeffhockett2985
    @jeffhockett2985 4 года назад +79

    So sad to lose John....he will be missed. He can sing "When I get to Heaven" for real now💔

    • @tmart9084
      @tmart9084 3 года назад +1

      Perhaps he'll rename the song to " I finally got to Heaven " ... You've made a good point Jeff such a sad sad thing and it makes me appreciate all the small things a lot more now.
      Cheers and peace from British Columbia Canada.

  • @facundorodriguez361
    @facundorodriguez361 5 месяцев назад +5

    The melody, metaphor and poetry on this song is just beautiful, perfect and extremely powerful. The story is visual, you can feel the breeze, hear those sausages and hear the dogs. The interpretations are endless and deep to the core. I see life, love and death on the three verses… it’s just an epic work of art. Thanks.

  • @mimimcguire1260
    @mimimcguire1260 9 месяцев назад +5

    I absolutely adore this song, bar none. It is fabulous. JP is such a great storyteller and this is no let down. "OH, baby, we gotta go now." God bless you John Prine

  • @ivorsmith3999
    @ivorsmith3999 Год назад +2

    Genius. National treasure. The best songwriter. And a wonderful human being..

  • @timtwotone3561
    @timtwotone3561 8 месяцев назад +3

    I like Bob Dylan. But I love John Prine. And there in lies the difference. Dylan is very esoteric. Mr Prine speaks to my situation.

  • @bentronfinancialgroupinc8764
    @bentronfinancialgroupinc8764 10 месяцев назад +2

    All day long!

  • @patdean7630
    @patdean7630 2 года назад +27

    Wow. What a blessing seeing him at red rocks before his passing. Last song he played and danced around his guitar he was truly alive. Will always be missed.

  • @MAGAMANPATRIOT
    @MAGAMANPATRIOT Год назад +2

    Loved Prine years and years ago I went to visit my brother from another mother up in the Chicago area. He was a music nut like me. I ask where we're going to catch live music. I think he new everyone within a 100 mile radius of wherever he was at. So he says let me call a guy.. getting off the phone he names some small club his buddy he called managed the place and said you 2 need to hear this guy..some postman was turning out some fine tunes. I thought we'd go to a blues club but after hearing Prine and him sittin with us a little while I was dadgum impressed. Not just his music he was just a nice humble man. Sure wish we had smartphone's back then. I got to meet Buffet in very similar consequences in a little place in Atlanta. But anyways we all get old.

  • @thomasmc2506
    @thomasmc2506 4 года назад +226

    john prine is a god damned national treasure. and i hope he stays around a little longer.

    • @lilidoucet
      @lilidoucet 4 года назад +6

      I don't think he is dammed.... :(

    • @bryanjohnson3101
      @bryanjohnson3101 4 года назад +2

      @@lilidoucet GOD bless him. I pray he's OK!

    • @rnrpeg1
      @rnrpeg1 4 года назад +8

      FUCK :-(

    • @bsmith3693
      @bsmith3693 4 года назад +1

      Thomas Mc- you killed john prine, you bastard

    • @as4me
      @as4me 4 года назад +1

      Not a time to ask God to damn him.

  • @canadianhappyinitalytruest6556
    @canadianhappyinitalytruest6556 2 дня назад

    Best version of that song I’ve ever heard! Such flow, such emotion, this is in my top 2 Prine songs!

  • @tjinnes
    @tjinnes 3 года назад +32

    One of the best versions of this classic. Even John looks pleased at the end--he knows they all nailed it!

    • @stevewiley8409
      @stevewiley8409 2 года назад +1

      He was laughing with his band mates because he had broken a string.. funny moment

  • @toddcuster3557
    @toddcuster3557 4 года назад +2

    Ain't it funny how a true voice from a true heart can tear you up inside.

  • @jeanlaubenthal698
    @jeanlaubenthal698 4 месяца назад +3

    It’s cool he found these band members…they all be tight.

  • @dublinbluetune
    @dublinbluetune 21 день назад +2

    It just dawned on me that the chorus of this song has a "Like a Rolling Stone" vibe to it. And Dylan has stated in interviews that this is his favorite John Prine song, as it is mine, also.

  • @maryellisbogden3225
    @maryellisbogden3225 4 года назад +70

    Damn John Prine just gets better as the years grow longer. Praying for his health...fight John. The world isn't ready to say goodbye.

    • @nancyprianti2355
      @nancyprianti2355 4 года назад +5

      Mary Bogden No we weren’t ready to say goodbye just yet. I read the news @ 3:00a.m. this morning, had me a good, sad cry 😢💔

    • @kimliebal8031
      @kimliebal8031 4 года назад +1

      John is the REAL DEAL. I've listened to John's perfect lyrics for 30 years never gets old! GOD bless you John

    • @maxinechildres
      @maxinechildres 4 года назад

      Kim Lieb

  • @paashby
    @paashby 10 месяцев назад +1

    Sometime in the early 2000s my wife and I saw John Prine perform this song at Berklee College in Boston. I suspect it was one of the first times he performed the song. It was a small auditorium and I believe some, if not all, of the players with him were Berklee students. The lead guitar player was incredible. He was a kid. He played an incredible bit at then end of the song, and I believe he went on to be the musician in the gray suit that played many more concerts with Prine. The kid sure could play the guitar and I think Prine was surprised at the Berklee concert. Life is interesting.....

    • @paashby
      @paashby 3 месяца назад

      My wife died a few months after John Prine died. I still remember us, my wife and I, sitting in the auditorium at Berklee and hearing this song for the first time. As I listen to it again, I still reach out and feel my wife's hand holding mine as we listened to this marvelous strange mixture of music and word, poetry. Oh, baby, we've got to go now....

  • @robertjeffery6100
    @robertjeffery6100 Год назад +3

    Boy I miss this man playing live
    RIP brother

  • @Hicksmarine
    @Hicksmarine Год назад +3

    God bless John Prine. I feel so lucky that I got to hear his music.

  • @Ravynlost
    @Ravynlost 4 года назад +105

    My heart is hurting something fierce tonight. You will be missed.

  • @markl2815
    @markl2815 4 года назад +2

    God I miss this guy
    The more you listen, the better it gets
    Enjoy the drink and large smoke mate

  • @jockbaird9719
    @jockbaird9719 4 года назад +32

    A musician friend of mine once said of John's music, "It is art to deceive art to write such powerful music that is so simple." How true.

  • @blaiklynowens732
    @blaiklynowens732 4 года назад +2

    I cannot believe there is an ad in the middle of a John Prine tune.

  • @captainmawk6041
    @captainmawk6041 7 месяцев назад +5

    I grew up on the lake hes singing about. I never knew the history, i just found this song. Yknow, i always thought the lake was somewhat haunted. People died on the Chain of Lakes all the time, but Marie was the one where they fished up body parts of a jet skier who was chopped up beneath a boat. Marie was the one id heard about tubers drowning in after they fell into the water every other summer. Lake Marie is the lake that drowned my father. I suppose ill have to be sure to go home again, and stand by those peaceful waters and hear this song for him.

    • @benm2370
      @benm2370 Месяц назад

      Actually ----- Lake Mary.

  • @tmart9084
    @tmart9084 3 года назад +2

    Ya know everyone ?? My heart "STILL" hurts from the loss of John. It just doesn't seem real and feels like it did when my mom passed away.
    The first thing I'm going to do when I get to Heaven is go looking for John and then my mom ..

  • @dennisboudreau7294
    @dennisboudreau7294 4 года назад +3

    I'm 79 and love this type of music but did not know of John Prine, shame ! A little late but glad I found him on my cell phone .......l love him and his music god bless him

  • @zack2698
    @zack2698 2 года назад +3

    I am so lucky I got to see him before he passed

  • @paulshriver7849
    @paulshriver7849 4 года назад +296

    Listen to John Prine. Read Harper Lee. Be a good human being.

  • @robinmarty2041
    @robinmarty2041 Год назад +2

    This man brought me up. He schooled me😊

  • @michaelshine1555
    @michaelshine1555 4 года назад +43

    He’s with Johnny ,Waylon and the rest of our true rebels who weren’t afraid to speak the truth, thanks for giving us great music,you’ll be missed mate, rip

  • @karonbeilunka6845
    @karonbeilunka6845 4 месяца назад +1

    It's amazing to think he wrote this when he was in his Prine.

  • @jfassero
    @jfassero 4 года назад +6

    Lake Marie...a love story encapsulated in a great human tragedy and irony...of death while standing by peaceful waters. Godspeed, John Prine.

  • @vankirk11
    @vankirk11 Год назад +2

    Storytelling at it's best!! RIP Mr. Prine!!!

  • @carolclark1640
    @carolclark1640 7 месяцев назад +10

    Every time I watch this video it makes me cry thinking about what a loss he was probably one of the most awesome ever so happy I got to see him at one of his last concerts ❤️❤️❤️

  • @marshaduke
    @marshaduke 4 года назад +2

    We met and married in Chicago in 1970. John has been with us almost from the start both live and recorded. If we survive the pandemic, I’m so sad John won’t be with us on the other side. Bless you for making our lives richer

  • @gerryhickey2410
    @gerryhickey2410 5 лет назад +11

    Many years ago on a long late night drive from the Kingdom of Kerry to West Cork I heard this song for the first time & it is now an eternal black & white movie in my head - and you know what black & white looks like, shadows. Made it ‘home’ safe to Baltimore transfixed by the story & the mood. Ended the night staring out onto peaceful waters, happy to have chad the privilege. Magic man & tragic song.

    • @robertbrindle1416
      @robertbrindle1416 5 лет назад

      BEEN A FAN SINCE THE EARLY 70'S ... I AM OLD NOW AND WELCOMETHOSE PEACEFUL WATERS ...........

    • @jonzelaya4925
      @jonzelaya4925 4 года назад

      9044816988

    • @conordorrian1652
      @conordorrian1652 9 месяцев назад

      Yes Gerry, there's something that JP possessed that resonates to our Celtic souls..... Never gone...❤🇮🇪

  • @staceydunford3920
    @staceydunford3920 Год назад +2

    JOHN PRINE! ALL THE WAY! NO QUESTION!

  • @christianfletcher7871
    @christianfletcher7871 2 года назад +17

    John we will forever remember and LOVE you, for all the great music you gave us, just imagine Dylan saying you are his favourite, says it all. You will be in our hearts forever, just like Elizabeth and Marie.

  • @marymusik8893
    @marymusik8893 2 года назад +23

    A true gentleman, with a beautiful spirit. ☝️💜 Rest in peace John. 🫶

  • @artwilmeth6944
    @artwilmeth6944 4 года назад +19

    My sense of humor has saved me more than a couple of times in my life," Prine says. "If I can make myself laugh about something that I should be crying about, that's pretty good."
    Rest in peace JP

  • @darrellarvin123
    @darrellarvin123 4 года назад +39

    When I go I just want to go wherever John Prine is because his songs have been a part of my soul in this life and I want them to be there forever.

    • @hydrangeaism
      @hydrangeaism 3 года назад +2

      And so they shall-(!) See you there-

    • @darrellarvin123
      @darrellarvin123 3 года назад

      @@hydrangeaism
      Thank you Mari. Yes I'll see you there. Peace

  • @celeryzevil
    @celeryzevil Год назад +3

    John you made me smile again. And I needed it today. rip

  • @janhensley3617
    @janhensley3617 Год назад +2

    Rip John Prine and Steve Goodman. I love your music very, very much ❤️🇺🇸

  • @danking935
    @danking935 9 месяцев назад +4

    Hope they have music where you are, John, so you can lighten their load as you lightened ours. Peace.

  • @alanbodell2050
    @alanbodell2050 4 года назад +24

    There has been many, many excellent musicians doing this genre of music without reaching the heights of this man, he really was something special, the world is poorer without him but oh boy, did he leave his mark.

    • @juancarlos14151
      @juancarlos14151 Год назад +1

      Un hombre joven de mi familia me habló de él en 2019, yo no le conocía pero desde entonces su música, sus canciones, forman parte de mi vida. Falleció la misma semana que mi anciana madre, ambos de COVID en Abril de 2020. Son mis dos mejores recuerdos ya para siempre, ambos músicos y ambos juntos en el cielo.

  • @suzanneguthrie284
    @suzanneguthrie284 Год назад +4

    Those young musicians were so good and so lucky to play with John Prine!

  • @jameshazel4042
    @jameshazel4042 4 года назад +2

    Snuck into a tavern when I was 11 yrs old between 30 bikers and watched John perform. 10 yrs later walked in the same bar and seen him again.blmgt IND.56 now but never forget it

    • @Hippy4ever
      @Hippy4ever 12 дней назад

      Btown native, no place like it

  • @frogsunite
    @frogsunite Год назад +14

    I have listened to this song over and over for hours. I just cannot get enough of John Prine.

    • @BramHepburn
      @BramHepburn 11 месяцев назад

      About 2 years ago, I discovered this song. I got stuck in an OCD loop, playing it over and over. I must have played it 30 times in a row that day. A new record for me!

  • @truegangsteroflove
    @truegangsteroflove 2 года назад +2

    Oh, John Prine, so great, we were so lucky to have him at all.