I got into JP when I met him at a gas station. When he strolled away I said "that was John...and my pal from the guitar shop said "Prine himself, he was at the studio recording this morning. "
I went to live with my dad around 15yrs old. I'd wake up in the middle of the night to John Prine blaring from an old turntable and peek around the corner to see my dad all alone cryin his eyes out with a big smile on his drunken face. 29 years later I know what was goin on. I miss you dad.
Man, that’s so funny. I used to to get forced to listen to John Prine by my dad when I was a little boy. And thought wow, this music is terrible. Now I’m 36 and can understand the lyrics and realize how great John Prine is. Thankfully, I can still have a beer w/ my dad and listen to John Prine. What a loss...RIP John.
I can totally relate to that and i will shed one for ya now while i have a beer and think about my boy going through Chemotherapy and listenin to my buddy John. Thanks for all the great times John
My older brother came back from Viet Nam in 1970 and moved into my folk's lake cabin up north with a bunch of his friends and started his version of a hippie commune. He had a decent stereo he had bought at the base exchange when he mustered out of the Army and they'd play all those great albums from the late '60s to have a running sound track playing while they did all that hard work of being hippies. I got to spend the summer of '70 living in a tent out back of the cabin and spending my time as an 11 year old learning how to smoke cigs and a little pot and swating lots of the Minnesota State Bird. Among those albums playing was "John Prine". Paradise, Hello In There, Sam Stone, Donald and Lydia, all those great songs on the most perfect gem of an album. It was that album and that man and his songs that made me pick up a guitar and to start playing and singing his songs. Fifty years later I'm still singing and playing 'em. Friends have told me, "You know, you're not bad, you should go out and gig", and I'd say "Yeah, I'm sure I could make the Big Time as a John Prine interpretor!" I hope John is up there laughing and smoking a cig and drinking "a nice cold beer" ("an ice cold beer" as translated from the original Prineglish). RIP, John!
YeP! Not to mention..Dylan Had EVERY REASON to say that too! In fact "Bruised Orange" could also be a song many people around the World, have No trouble Relating to during this world latest pandemic...Sadly, a man of GreaT Talent sccumbed to it! RIP John Pride! God Bless the WORLD!
This is acute and deserved praise by Bob Dylan about John Prine, for it does take an amazing songwriter to probe and understand the process from an empty page to a musical gem of lyricisms and rhythms.
I met a woman in San Point Alaska, way out on the Aleutian chain. She introduced me to John Prines music over 50 years ago. He played at a small venue in Anchorage with Steve Goodman. I was in hog heaven! I saw him again at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. He's been the musical words in my soul all these years and I cried for days (still do sometimes) when he passed. John, I hope you're whistlin' and a-fishin' in heaven. 🎶✨ 🕯️
From the 70's when I first heard this on WXRT, to this day, this song grabs my heart. When my own daughter died 20 years ago, this philosophy helped keep my head straight.
Honestly, the fact that the comments on every Prine video are usually positive reinforcements or personal stories of how this man's songwriting has effected and affected us or our fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, lost lovers and old friends...reinstates a bit of faith in humanity.
Yes, his world is one of kind, compassionate, hilarious, goofy, helpful, and talented. So many musicians. Since our John passed, his fans great and us everyday folk have shared so many stories, memories, grief, and original tunes. It's been extra sad and extra tender. Always bittersweet which John's songs seemed to be.
I was 16. Zeppelin was my band. My cousin Dave day me down and said you need to know this guy. Played me illegal smile. I’ve never gotten over that day. John prine has been my friend for over 35 years. Still floors me. God bless john Prine and his beautiful mind
As I have said elsewhere, The great storytelling song writers of my generation never get rich while they make our lives richer by far. The songs of John Prine, Townes Van Zant, Steve Earle, Steve Goodman, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Randy Newman and Greg Brown are gifts to us beyond price.
For a heart stained in anger grows weak and grows bitter. You become your own prisoner as you watch yourself sit there wrapped up in a trap of your very own chain of sorrow. this line helped me see the light and start recovering from PTSD caused by serving in Vietnam. Thank you John Prine for the insight this verse provided for me during my very own chain of sorrow.
roy hoco Im 70 and that’s the very chorus that got stuck in my craw. I missed all the deployments, from Vietnam to now. I just enjoy John Prine myself.
John, although we lost touch the last 10 years or so, not a day went by you were not in my thoughts. You and Steve played the background music to my life. Rest well my friend.
@Gus VanHorn There's a video in here somewhere of John playing Happy Enchilada in his kitchen. There's this clicking and it's not part of the song. John stops. He says, "That's my wedding ring. It gets in the way sometimes." God bless you Mr. Prine. Rest easy.
John was really something - even after he had been touring as a musician for nearly 50 years, he was grateful you were a fan! He never acted like he was a super-cool rockstar and you were just someone paying his due. I think he was just grateful he was no longer a mailman. He will be sorely missed.
I was privileged to be there in WestBerlin 3 or 4 days after the wall came down in a little bar/resturant and John and his girl and another guitar/pal walked in and just strummed at the counter for the next 3 nights.Later i heard the tunes on "The Missing Years"album ,but at the time i just thought that he was some guy who was a great busker(i was the cook).He and his pal and gal sure could drink and i still have an A4 piece of paper on which they all thanked me for the great chicken i cooked.he
I agree saw him in Austin TX. Which was my dream since I've been listening to his music since 1971 when I was in England . Moved to Austin TX. Which was the Music Capital in the 1970's and still is .
Townes is GREAT.. but Dylan , Prine , Blaze , Van ….. not necessarily in that order ….. besides I think Dylan’s def number one for me … not trying to take away from Townes too much haha but if we are being honest I think those ppl got a slight leg up …. Don’t you take it too bad … Mr mud and Mr gold… two of my favorite Townes tunes tho
this man wrote the soundtrack of my life, cant think of many days in the last 40 yrs that I haven't listened to a John Prine song, he's helped me thru the tough times and helped me celebrate the good times, thanks my friend
Yep, we called him Handsome Johnny for a reason! He really and truly was one of the most charming, brilliant, lovely, and loving people you could ever hope to meet. His absence is felt every day but the hurt is and will continue to be tempered by the beautiful gift of the many songs and memories he left behind for us. Love him always!
This album came out at a key time in my youth, struggling with many things, not the least of which was trying to figure out girls. The line about "sitting on a park bench, kissing the girl with the black hair, while my head shouted down to my heart, hey you better look out below" - that really resonated with me at the time.
Wish I had found him earlier when I was going thru the shits of life. So when I get to heaven and after I shake God's hand I'm gonna find John Pine and tell him thanks for helping me understand.
It's really quite refreshing to see how many hold Mr. Prine in the same high regard as do I. Thank you friends. I discovered him in 1977, at the age of 15 ... his songs still make me laugh and cry and my friends and I have gathered around campfires for 35 years to sing along with him. He evokes fun, laughter, heartbreak, sorrow, financial ruin, a quick buck at a poker game.... hell, any one of his songs is "a day in the life". He is one of our American treasures.
But he's NOT gone! Oh yeah, he's physically gone but the best part is still very much there for everyone to enjoy. I've been listening to him since 1972 and I've never felt closer to him than now. You'll see - it'll happen to you too😉
I hope john prine sees some of these comments. People don't write comments like this for anybody else but jp. What an awesome car too! John Prine you are amazing!
I was introduced to John Prine through listening to an interview on Radio National Australia. The interviewee spoke about a singer songwriter called John Prine. This interview was in early April this year 2020. I got up in the morning to You Tube , John and everyday since then He has been in my life. My favourite so far Some Humans Ain’t Human. I wish I had have known Him many years ago. I am a 72 year old western Queenslander from Australia.
how did we lose country music to pretty hat boys like mcgraw and alan jackson who wear guitars but don't play, sing, or write worth a damn? Keep singing the truth, John !
In 78 & 79 I was stationed in Blytheville Ark. I had a couple buddies that lived in the same barracks as me. On the weekends we'd get drunk on whiskey & listen to John Prine!!!! There really wasn't much to do in that boring area!! Here's to you Kris & Mike!!! Hope you guys are well & rich!!! LMAO
I saw this in 1980 on Soundstage (TV) and it floored me. I've been a lifelong fan ever since. Prine is revered by so many musicians including Bob Dylan. Rest in Peace my friend.
I saw John Prine play in Victoria BC, Canada and will never forget him. That was 25 years ago. God bless and thank you to your foundation, and youtube for all your great music. B. Simpson, Pender Island BC.
My hearts in the icehouse Johnny. But I thank you for all the songs and memories that got me thru the hardest times of my life. My head has shouted out to my heart plenty of times. Truer words have never been put to song. So help me I know. Rest easy John, your words were heard and I am a better human for it.
absolutely brilliant song. I would compare this to Leonard Cohen with its uncanny and mysterious profundity and its totally uncompromising quality. There's nothing superfluous at all, and none of the usual relaxation of musical tension you find in even great songs
Catherine A. Levey It ain't such a long drop don't stammer don't stutter from the diamonds on the sidewalk to the dirt in the gutter .and you'll carry them bruises to remind you where ever you go. John Prine is a Genius!!!
+Catherine A. Levey Hate to be a downer but is anyone else confused with this line? Wouldn't it make more sense if the heart said to the head " you better look out below"? Meaning that the heart is stronger than the head. Hmmm....Or is the head in the scenario referring to the stomach when talking to the heart?
I lived in Maywood, Illinois, and my mom and John's mom Cotton (her nickname) were friends. Our moms were both from the south and I guess that was a bond that they shared. It's nice to see the old neighborhood.
I am from the Chicago area and I always chuckle when I hear him talk ... he doesn't have the average Chicago accent. 😀 Sorry I never saw him in all the venues here when he was coming up. He was everywhere.
@@TheDriftwoodlover He played a lot at Earl of Old Town, one of the most famous and popular clubs in Chicago, arguably the most famous folk music venue in the country. Other than seeing his name on a sign in front when me and my friend went to Old Town on Friday and Saturday nights, I didn't know much about him at the time. I wish I knew what a great artist he was back then.
''I been brought down to zero, pulled out and put back there I sat on a park bench, I kissed the girl with the black hair'' I don't know how people can say John Prine wasn't the greatest american songwriter of all time.
When i was in grade 5 I had to choose a singer songwritter i picked john thanks to my dad . now i am much much older . my dad always said that if you listen to john prine everyday you will never go wrong. today i needed to listen to john. what do other people do when they need to feel sorted out. thank you very much.
My cousin Doug turned me on to John Prine back in the late 1970's. It seems like yesterday, . . . . .and it seems like a million years ago at the same time. It sucks getting old.
You know whats great? Ive been listening to John Prine since I was probably 17 or so, im now 28. As a musician I love all kinds of music etc. And have many influences and John being in the top. But whats great you go to any of his videos.. NO ONE is being dumb are ignorant and its incredible. Goes to show hes a great man, and his fans are good people also.. Thanks everyone.. Spread the love. Spread John Prines music.. Thanks for the post!
Hard to believe this recording is 34 years old. Have seen JP and average of about every-other-year since the late 70's and somehow he just gets better. He sue looks different and the voice is pure gravel at this point after his multiple throat surgeries, but he is still great and just timeless. Hope he keeps playing till his 90's. Never tire of listening. One of the best songwriters in history and so many people still do not know who he is.
scottutube1 Yes it very sad that more people havent heard of him. I just this year ran across his music. The first song I listen to was Hello in there, and I started a playlist and called it ''Getting old is not for the weak'' lol. Now of course I have a long play list. John Prine is way up there with the best singer/songwriter's of our time.
scottutube1 , there are many that don't know of him and what a loss that is. It amazes me every time someone says " never heard of him". He is so good and has meant so much to me I feel bad for the ones who haven't . He is that good.
We just saw him in Beaver Dam, Kentucky this weekend....and just pure freaking WOW. Our sons first concert and he was hanging on every word of every song.....and the fiddle in Paradise....awesome experience.
One of the best songs ever written. It could be debated, but if he's not at the top of the list of song writers. It wouldn't take you long to call that roll.
I play J.P every time i'm in a Pub. I get a kick out of the peeps that walk over to see what song is playing. I had a gal the other walk up to me at the pool table saying thanks for playing the music her husband and her enjoy so much. John Prine has that effect on people. Genius!!
JOHN PRINE_ Im entering my 39 th. year of listening to your Music . And i have enjoyed every Minute of it and i just want to say Thank _ You for all That
We need more young people to discover John, that way his music will live on long after he and us have gone, me and my daughter sing speed of the sound loneliness, with me playing guitar Prine style, warms my heart and old bones,long live JP.
John Prine sings about all of our lives,he always has, just listen, he makes you cry in one song and laugh your ass off in the next one,just like life,proud to say the voice of my generation,he makes me proud to be a human
Yes, thank you John! Your music makes life more bearable, love more tolerable, and this world more beautiful. Hey, it ain't such a long drop don't stammer don't stutter From the diamonds in the sidewalk to the dirt in the gutter And you carry those bruises To remind you wherever you go.
wow this is priceless! so many years of listening to this with my mom and many other family members, this is the first time i actually seen a video. Definitely a classic that will never grow old.
Like I told my friends, it wasn't Woody or Elvis or Dylan or Lennon or Bowie, it was Prine. My favorite singer/songwriter, and why. He once said, I can't sing a song that's not a love song. When you get to the point where money and power, politics and attitude outweigh your capacity to feel compassion and the common bond of humanity, it's time to step back and re-evaluate your life.
John Prine is a singer songwriter who should be a household name but somehow never will be. I often feel that his wonderful music is just my little secret, until I go to see him in concert and find myself sitting with 3,000 people who know all the words. I definitely need to become more familiar with Townes Van Zant- so far I've loved the few songs I've heard.
First time hearing this. Unbelievable. I must have went back on this video 10 times over and over to figure out that the kid lived, or so at least so I could feel relieved. Listening to a John Prine song has a tendency to have you on the edge of your seat, wondering what's going on... or what might have been.
Every couple of months I find new 'favourite' songs written and sung by John...and some with Steve's incredible input, prior to 1985. My two 'songs of the moment' are Bruised Orange (Train of Sorrow) and Some People aren't Kind... How did John Prine continue from day one till his death, and been through what he had survived in life, keep writing the most beautiful songs and music that it was possible for anyone to keep coming up with. We were born 6 months apart, and I 'found' JP 6 months after he passed away. He'll live in my heart forever. Love love love, Aimless Love, Unwed Fathers et al, et al.... Dan Kearney New Zealand
In the car John says something about his first 'real' guitar, a Gibson Hummingbird. Said it was like really expensive! What, like 250? I think that same model (new) is over 10 times that now! Wow! Times change so much and Prine just keeps singing these great songs of life and reality that make us think.......
When I reach the pearly gates I want to listen the song John would has written about Covid getting him, and watch him smoke that miles long cigarette. RIP my man.
Mark Thomas, Kris Kristofferson was quotes as say."We might have to break this guys fingers before he puts us all out of business" He introduced J.P. to the bizz and gave him a much needed break.
Close but not quite. He said John Prine was "so good we might have to break his thumbs." He also said that if God has a favorite songwriter it's John Prine.
I've been listening to John Prine since 1974 when I first found out about him. I've never heard him sing a bad song. This is my all time favorite of his, but the list of all time favorite songs of his is about 20 songs long. How can you pick one over the others? This man simply tells stories of life. Some people say he's a better song writer than Dylan. I don't know about that, but I do know that you don't have to think hard about what John writes about to understand them. He writes about us all. And sometimes he pulls off the scabs doing it.
I got into JP when I met him at a gas station. When he strolled away I said "that was John...and my pal from the guitar shop said "Prine himself, he was at the studio recording this morning. "
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I went to live with my dad around 15yrs old. I'd wake up in the middle of the night to John Prine blaring from an old turntable and peek around the corner to see my dad all alone cryin his eyes out with a big smile on his drunken face. 29 years later I know what was goin on. I miss you dad.
Several of John's songs have the same effect on me; like "Sam Stone".
Man, that’s so funny. I used to to get forced to listen to John Prine by my dad when I was a little boy. And thought wow, this music is terrible. Now I’m 36 and can understand the lyrics and realize how great John Prine is. Thankfully, I can still have a beer w/ my dad and listen to John Prine. What a loss...RIP John.
@@andrewmccallum9943 The Good Things have Stayin power .
I can totally relate to that and i will shed one for ya now while i have a beer and think about my boy going through Chemotherapy and listenin to my buddy John. Thanks for all the great times John
Your words are very poignant Scot Rose
My older brother came back from Viet Nam in 1970 and moved into my folk's lake cabin up north with a bunch of his friends and started his version of a hippie commune. He had a decent stereo he had bought at the base exchange when he mustered out of the Army and they'd play all those great albums from the late '60s to have a running sound track playing while they did all that hard work of being hippies. I got to spend the summer of '70 living in a tent out back of the cabin and spending my time as an 11 year old learning how to smoke cigs and a little pot and swating lots of the Minnesota State Bird. Among those albums playing was "John Prine". Paradise, Hello In There, Sam Stone, Donald and Lydia, all those great songs on the most perfect gem of an album. It was that album and that man and his songs that made me pick up a guitar and to start playing and singing his songs. Fifty years later I'm still singing and playing 'em. Friends have told me, "You know, you're not bad, you should go out and gig", and I'd say "Yeah, I'm sure I could make the Big Time as a John Prine interpretor!"
I hope John is up there laughing and smoking a cig and drinking "a nice cold beer" ("an ice cold beer" as translated from the original Prineglish). RIP, John!
I love your story.
Bob Dylan said it best: There's never been a better songwriter than John Prine.
Kristofferson said he's 20, and he writes like he's 200.
Abraham Lincoln.
That's high praise. Rest easy Mr. Prine.
YeP! Not to mention..Dylan Had EVERY REASON to say that too! In fact
"Bruised Orange" could also be a song many people around the World, have No trouble Relating to during this world latest pandemic...Sadly, a man of GreaT Talent sccumbed to it! RIP John Pride!
God Bless the WORLD!
This is acute and deserved praise by Bob Dylan about John Prine, for it does take an amazing songwriter to probe and understand the process from an empty page to a musical gem of lyricisms and rhythms.
Is it just me or do you notice John Prine threads are kind, compassionate and funny. Just like John himself😇
Such a humble, kind & happy soul 🕊️💗🙏🏻🎵🎶
I saw John many times, but none better than in 1989. He played a small club in Columbia, SC with just him and 1 guitar…unreal.
I met a woman in San Point Alaska, way out on the Aleutian chain. She introduced me to John Prines music over 50 years ago. He played at a small venue in Anchorage with Steve Goodman. I was in hog heaven! I saw him again at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. He's been the musical words in my soul all these years and I cried for days (still do sometimes) when he passed. John, I hope you're whistlin' and a-fishin' in heaven. 🎶✨ 🕯️
From the 70's when I first heard this on WXRT, to this day, this song grabs my heart. When my own daughter died 20 years ago, this philosophy helped keep my head straight.
Honestly, the fact that the comments on every Prine video are usually positive reinforcements or personal stories of how this man's songwriting has effected and affected us or our fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, lost lovers and old friends...reinstates a bit of faith in humanity.
WOW, Yes very well stated
I agree, Mickey!
He was truly an original
He was truly an original
Yes, his world is one of kind, compassionate, hilarious, goofy, helpful, and talented. So many musicians. Since our John passed, his fans great and us everyday folk have shared so many stories, memories, grief, and original tunes. It's been extra sad and extra tender. Always bittersweet which John's songs seemed to be.
I was 16. Zeppelin was my band. My cousin Dave day me down and said you need to know this guy. Played me illegal smile. I’ve never gotten over that day. John prine has been my friend for over 35 years. Still floors me. God bless john Prine and his beautiful mind
Rest in peace, John, whistling and fishing in heaven.
I'm sure he's still makin' music in between all that whistlin' and fishin' that goes on up there.
This is the album that hooked me.
Joined by the likes of Kenny Rogers, Jan Howard, Joe Diffie and Bill Withers. Not a shabby coming out party up yonder.
Fish and a whistle whistle a2nd a fish eat everything that they put on your dish
As I have said elsewhere, The great storytelling song writers of my generation never get rich while they make our lives richer by far. The songs of John Prine, Townes Van Zant, Steve Earle, Steve Goodman, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Randy Newman and Greg Brown are gifts to us beyond price.
For a heart stained in anger grows weak and grows bitter.
You become your own prisoner as you watch yourself sit there
wrapped up in a trap of your very own
chain of sorrow.
this line helped me see the light and start recovering from PTSD caused by serving in Vietnam. Thank you John Prine for the insight this verse provided for me during my very own chain of sorrow.
I'm glad you survived, bro.
roy hoco Im 70 and that’s the very chorus that got stuck in my craw. I missed all the deployments, from Vietnam to now. I just enjoy John Prine myself.
This song helped a lot of people. I'm so glad it helped you. John is an American treasure.
I understand.
Thank you for your service 🇺🇲
John, although we lost touch the last 10 years or so, not a day went by you were not in my thoughts. You and Steve played the background music to my life. Rest well my friend.
It's like when you see him in concert- the story he tells before the song can be as much fun to listen to as the song itself.
jordanthecat exactly !!! God love him
@Gus VanHorn There's a video in here somewhere of John playing Happy Enchilada in his kitchen. There's this clicking and it's not part of the song. John stops. He says, "That's my wedding ring. It gets in the way sometimes."
God bless you Mr. Prine. Rest easy.
John was really something - even after he had been touring as a musician for nearly 50 years, he was grateful you were a fan! He never acted like he was a super-cool rockstar and you were just someone paying his due. I think he was just grateful he was no longer a mailman. He will be sorely missed.
He was a wonderful story teller!
I was privileged to be there in WestBerlin 3 or 4 days after the wall came down in a little bar/resturant and John and his girl and another guitar/pal walked in and just strummed at the counter for the next 3 nights.Later i heard the tunes on "The Missing Years"album ,but at the time i just thought that he was some guy who was a great busker(i was the cook).He and his pal and gal sure could drink and i still have an A4 piece of paper on which they all thanked me for the great chicken i cooked.he
The best verse ever written “my head shouted down to me heart: “You better look out below”.”.
John's music saved my life. More than once.
John Prine can make a shitty day worth sittin down and writin about it . and laughing.
No use in being mad, just laugh and smile and go on!!!☯️
Prine is the best songwriter in the world, and I’ll stand on Town Van Zandt’s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that
It’s a tie
I agree saw him in Austin TX. Which was my dream since I've been listening to his music since 1971 when I was in England . Moved to Austin TX. Which was the Music Capital in the 1970's and still is .
Very few know about that story and that's the truth
@@EternalChampion1988 I've met Towns, he didn't have bodyguards.
Townes is GREAT.. but Dylan , Prine , Blaze , Van ….. not necessarily in that order ….. besides I think Dylan’s def number one for me … not trying to take away from Townes too much haha but if we are being honest I think those ppl got a slight leg up …. Don’t you take it too bad … Mr mud and Mr gold… two of my favorite Townes tunes tho
this man wrote the soundtrack of my life, cant think of many days in the last 40 yrs that I haven't listened to a John Prine song, he's helped me thru the tough times and helped me celebrate the good times, thanks my friend
You r lucky. I only recently began listening.
This is the most awesome video. He was so handsome. A story teller of his life and everyone's lives. His calming voice. I'm so sad we lost John Prine.
Me too
Broke. My. Heart. 💔
Yep, we called him Handsome Johnny for a reason! He really and truly was one of the most charming, brilliant, lovely, and loving people you could ever hope to meet. His absence is felt every day but the hurt is and will continue to be tempered by the beautiful gift of the many songs and memories he left behind for us. Love him always!
This album came out at a key time in my youth, struggling with many things, not the least of which was trying to figure out girls. The line about "sitting on a park bench, kissing the girl with the black hair, while my head shouted down to my heart, hey you better look out below" - that really resonated with me at the time.
Wish I had found him earlier when I was going thru the shits of life. So when I get to heaven and after I shake God's hand I'm gonna find John Pine and tell him thanks for helping me understand.
I never knew anything about him til I read his obituary....and then I realized I discovered a gem......
It's just a big ol goofy world ❤️
It's really quite refreshing to see how many hold Mr. Prine in the same high regard as do I.
Thank you friends.
I discovered him in 1977, at the age of 15 ... his songs still make me laugh and cry and my friends and I have gathered around campfires for 35 years to sing along with him.
He evokes fun, laughter, heartbreak, sorrow, financial ruin, a quick buck at a poker game.... hell, any one of his songs is "a day in the life".
He is one of our American treasures.
Weaselboy77 good music
Man seems like just yesterday 1974
I never even knew who he was till yesterday now I can't get enough of his music So sad he is gone
The miracle of an ordained man's work...
I just discovered his music when he passed, now I can't stop listening!
...and you never will.
But he's NOT gone! Oh yeah, he's physically gone but the best part is still very much there for everyone to enjoy. I've been listening to him since 1972 and I've never felt closer to him than now. You'll see - it'll happen to you too😉
Omigosh me too!! I have cried many times and I'm not a crier.
I hope john prine sees some of these comments. People don't write comments like this for anybody else but jp. What an awesome car too! John Prine you are amazing!
I was introduced to John Prine through listening to an interview on Radio National Australia. The interviewee spoke about a singer songwriter called John Prine. This interview was in early April this year 2020. I got up in the morning to You Tube , John and everyday since then He has been in my life. My favourite so far Some Humans Ain’t Human.
I wish I had have known Him many years ago.
I am a 72 year old western Queenslander from Australia.
how did we lose country music to pretty hat boys like mcgraw and alan jackson who wear guitars but don't play, sing, or write worth a damn? Keep singing the truth, John !
A.J. can too sing!
Well they are much better compared to what might be passing as cw today those two are better in comparison
In 78 & 79 I was stationed in Blytheville Ark. I had a couple buddies that lived in the same barracks as me. On the weekends we'd get drunk on whiskey & listen to John Prine!!!! There really wasn't much to do in that boring area!! Here's to you Kris & Mike!!! Hope you guys are well & rich!!! LMAO
I saw this in 1980 on Soundstage (TV) and it floored me. I've been a lifelong fan ever since. Prine is revered by so many musicians including Bob Dylan. Rest in Peace my friend.
I miss this guy so much. We drank so many beers together and sang so many songs till the wife lost her mind! I so sorry John you left us too soon.
Damn. Rest in peace, John. It's hard to imagine life without you since you've always been there for me. :'(
There is no Playlist without John Prine
I saw John Prine play in Victoria BC, Canada and will never forget him. That was 25 years ago. God bless and thank you to your foundation, and youtube for all your great music. B. Simpson, Pender Island BC.
My hearts in the icehouse Johnny. But I thank you for all the songs and memories that got me thru the hardest times of my life. My head has shouted out to my heart plenty of times. Truer words have never been put to song. So help me I know. Rest easy John, your words were heard and I am a better human for it.
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absolutely brilliant song. I would compare this to Leonard Cohen with its uncanny and mysterious profundity and its totally uncompromising quality. There's nothing superfluous at all, and none of the usual relaxation of musical tension you find in even great songs
I met Jerry Jiff in 1976 and he turn me on to John Prine I've been listen to you ever since thank you Jerry Jeff and John Prine. Romey Newton
Love ya and listen to you ever day of the week all the year long Romey
"The head said to the heart,You better look out below" one of my favorite lines of all time John Prine is the best,,
Catherine A. Levey 13
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Catherine A. Levey It ain't such a long drop don't stammer don't stutter from the diamonds on the sidewalk to the dirt in the gutter .and you'll carry them bruises to remind you where ever you go. John Prine is a Genius!!!
Couldn't agree more,,
+Catherine A. Levey Hate to be a downer but is anyone else confused with this line? Wouldn't it make more sense if the heart said to the head " you better look out below"? Meaning that the heart is stronger than the head. Hmmm....Or is the head in the scenario referring to the stomach when talking to the heart?
I lived in Maywood, Illinois, and my mom and John's mom Cotton (her nickname) were friends. Our moms were both from the south and I guess that was a bond that they shared. It's nice to see the old neighborhood.
I am from the Chicago area and I always chuckle when I hear him talk ... he doesn't have the average Chicago accent. 😀 Sorry I never saw him in all the venues here when he was coming up. He was everywhere.
@@TheDriftwoodlover He played a lot at Earl of Old Town, one of the most famous and popular clubs in Chicago, arguably the most famous folk music venue in the country. Other than seeing his name on a sign in front when me and my friend went to Old Town on Friday and Saturday nights, I didn't know much about him at the time. I wish I knew what a great artist he was back then.
I've been saying it for years...John Prine is the only one that got me to tilt my head like a dog.
Still tearing up at every video..
Miss this man
''I been brought down to zero, pulled out and put back there
I sat on a park bench, I kissed the girl with the black hair''
I don't know how people can say John Prine wasn't the greatest american songwriter of all time.
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When i was in grade 5 I had to choose a singer songwritter i picked john thanks to my dad . now i am much much older . my dad always said that if you listen to john prine everyday you will never go wrong. today i needed to listen to john. what do other people do when they need to feel sorted out. thank you very much.
My cousin Doug turned me on to John Prine back in the late 1970's. It seems like yesterday, . . . . .and it seems like a million years ago at the same time. It sucks getting old.
But you lived in the time of John Prine... so you got that going for you...which s nice
Hey, Hugh,,,,, Hello in There.
The alternative is worse.
Oh man! Thank you for this. If you are new to the video, set aside ten minutes and just enjoy and absorb this. Lovely.
Yes, it really IS lovely. You can rely on JP to touch your heart by leaving things unsaid. Genius. ❤
I love seeing John in these older spots..... I was late to the experience and I only knew him as an older gentleman . Thanks for the video.
You know whats great? Ive been listening to John Prine since I was probably 17 or so, im now 28. As a musician I love all kinds of music etc. And have many influences and John being in the top. But whats great you go to any of his videos.. NO ONE is being dumb are ignorant and its incredible. Goes to show hes a great man, and his fans are good people also.. Thanks everyone.. Spread the love. Spread John Prines music.. Thanks for the post!
Hard to believe this recording is 34 years old. Have seen JP and average of about every-other-year since the late 70's and somehow he just gets better. He sue looks different and the voice is pure gravel at this point after his multiple throat surgeries, but he is still great and just timeless. Hope he keeps playing till his 90's. Never tire of listening. One of the best songwriters in history and so many people still do not know who he is.
scottutube1 Yes it very sad that more people havent heard of him. I just this year ran across his music. The first song I listen to was Hello in there, and I started a playlist and called it ''Getting old is not for the weak'' lol. Now of course I have a long play list. John Prine is way up there with the best singer/songwriter's of our time.
scottutube1 its funny, I am a new-ish fan and I prefer his more recent vocal sound because I was introduced to him via newer live videos.
scottutube1 , there are many that don't know of him and what a loss that is. It amazes me every time someone says " never heard of him". He is so good and has meant so much to me I feel bad for the ones who haven't . He is that good.
I tell everyone I can...at least those who seem able to understand/accept his music. Not your run of mill lyricist.
We just saw him in Beaver Dam, Kentucky this weekend....and just pure freaking WOW. Our sons first concert and he was hanging on every word of every song.....and the fiddle in Paradise....awesome experience.
Rest In Peace, JOHN....REST IN EVERLASTING PEACE.........
He will be missed , great song writer , musician , Father ,human being . Cant say enough . God speed John.
I give so many thanks to my father for basically raising me on john prine, I feel like people who have never heard john prine are really missing out
My wife is never wrong John Prince is another Level love to his Family
Sorry spell check of course “Prine” but was he?
One of the best songs ever written. It could be debated, but if he's not at the top of the list of song writers. It wouldn't take you long to call that roll.
There will never be a songwriter like John Prine.
RIP
One helluva songwriter, One AMAZING observer of life passing by. His songs touch so many because of that. Truly an American Treasure.
Thanks dude..go to music 🎵🎵
I play J.P every time i'm in a Pub. I get a kick out of the peeps that walk over to see what song is playing. I had a gal the other walk up to me at the pool table saying thanks for playing the music her husband and her enjoy so much. John Prine has that effect on people. Genius!!
Spell Check is already on your keyboard....
JOHN PRINE_ Im entering my 39 th. year of listening to your Music . And i have enjoyed every Minute of it and i just want to say Thank _ You for all That
Me 2 buddy.
We need more young people to discover John, that way his music will live on long after he and us have gone, me and my daughter sing speed of the sound loneliness, with me playing guitar Prine style, warms my heart and old bones,long live JP.
This song has many messages. The most important for me is to try not to carry useless baggage through life
Amazing talent...we used to sing his songs hitchhiking home after a nights partying in our local town.
We adored JP then...and we always will
His talent, personality, humility & talent is all powerful 🎶🎵🎉🕊️💗🙏🏻
I listened to John for a long long time, I don’t know any person cooler, yeah that’s how long I’ve been listening.
They'll never be another like John .....😎👍👍🤙
I love you John
My very favorite male Folk Singer is John Prine!~
We never got to meet but my brother is dead. I'll carry on but never the same. Goodnight my brother. 😭
Stay strong and GOD BLESS YOU🧚♀️🙏
So long, John. We'll miss ya, buddy.
If John can't touch your soul... you need to do some serious searching
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John Prine sings about all of our lives,he always has, just listen, he makes you cry in one song and laugh your ass off in the next one,just like life,proud to say the voice of my generation,he makes me proud to be a human
I met john at a gig in st. Louis in the early 80s he was everything we would imagine him to to be. Honest and down to earth. RIP.
Yes, thank you John!
Your music makes life more bearable,
love more tolerable,
and this world more beautiful.
Hey, it ain't such a long drop don't stammer don't stutter
From the diamonds in the sidewalk to the dirt in the gutter
And you carry those bruises
To remind you wherever you go.
Aaron Gowins, go to JP's Facebook page and read about his concert last night. You won't be sorry. His music sure "makes (my) life more bearable."
wow this is priceless! so many years of listening to this with my mom and many other family members, this is the first time i actually seen a video. Definitely a classic that will never grow old.
I have watched this a million times. Glad you found it.
Just listen to that beautiful bass......OF THE CAR!!! American made, American thunder! John Prine, pride of America!
I have loved John Prine with my whole heart and soul since I was 12 years old.
saw Prine back in the 80's in a small opra house in Woodstock Illinois. No band, just him and his guitar. was an awesome show.
Never get tired of him, after 41 years, and he still puts on a great show!
This was brilliant. He got even better
RIP, John Prine. Gutted.
Still gutted
Like I told my friends, it wasn't Woody or Elvis or Dylan or Lennon or Bowie, it was Prine. My favorite singer/songwriter, and why. He once said, I can't sing a song that's not a love song. When you get to the point where money and power, politics and attitude outweigh your capacity to feel compassion and the common bond of humanity, it's time to step back and re-evaluate your life.
There's no one like Prine. His genre: Prine
John Prine is a singer songwriter who should be a household name but somehow never will be. I often feel that his wonderful music is just my little secret, until I go to see him in concert and find myself sitting with 3,000 people who know all the words. I definitely need to become more familiar with Townes Van Zant- so far I've loved the few songs I've heard.
First time hearing this. Unbelievable. I must have went back on this video 10 times over and over to figure out that the kid lived, or so at least so I could feel relieved. Listening to a John Prine song has a tendency to have you on the edge of your seat, wondering what's going on... or what might have been.
Man that was like sitting in the passenger seat with Prine. What a nice ride!!
Every couple of months I find new 'favourite' songs written and sung by John...and some with Steve's incredible input, prior to 1985.
My two 'songs of the moment' are Bruised Orange (Train of Sorrow) and Some People aren't Kind...
How did John Prine continue from day one till his death, and been through what he had survived in life, keep writing the most beautiful songs and music that it was possible for anyone to keep coming up with.
We were born 6 months apart, and I 'found' JP 6 months after he passed away.
He'll live in my heart forever.
Love love love, Aimless Love, Unwed Fathers et al, et al....
Dan Kearney
New Zealand
I'm going to see john on dec. 5th, I hope to get the chance to shake his hand so when I see him again in heaven I can say "Hey remember me?"
In the car John says something about his first 'real' guitar, a Gibson Hummingbird. Said it was like really expensive! What, like 250? I think that same model (new) is over 10 times that now! Wow! Times change so much and Prine just keeps singing these great songs of life and reality that make us think.......
" jealousy and stupidity don't = harmony "!!!...love this☆♡
I'm Crystal. borrowed fone this is THE saddest song he's ever done!
Where is John today? I love his music.....I have been fortunate enough to see him in concert at THE MIDLAND in Kansas City .....2 TIMES!!!!
When I reach the pearly gates I want to listen the song John would has written about Covid getting him, and watch him smoke that miles long cigarette. RIP my man.
Rest in peace John- I'll travel with an 'Illegal Smile' for the rest of my days. Will look for a reference at St. Peters Gates.
Mark Thomas, Kris Kristofferson was quotes as say."We might have to break this guys fingers before he puts us all out of business" He introduced J.P. to the bizz and gave him a much needed break.
Close but not quite. He said John Prine was "so good we might have to break his thumbs." He also said that if God has a favorite songwriter it's John Prine.
This is one of those songs that never stops shining like the sun on the first day of spring.
I had a dream i serviced this man under an overpass in detroit for free around 1976. RIP mr. Prine
I remember walking home on winter nights through the fog with my older brother going on up a head singing this song
Wish more people understood this concept, best wishes to em'!
I've been listening to John Prine since 1974 when I first found out about him. I've never heard him sing a bad song. This is my all time favorite of his, but the list of all time favorite songs of his is about 20 songs long. How can you pick one over the others? This man simply tells stories of life.
Some people say he's a better song writer than Dylan. I don't know about that, but I do know that you don't have to think hard about what John writes about to understand them. He writes about us all. And sometimes he pulls off the scabs doing it.
Rest easy John. Thank you for everything