Kris Kristofferson - Sunday morning coming down (1970)

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  • Опубликовано: 13 мар 2012
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    From Kris' debut album "Kristofferson" (1970)
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    No-one else has ever sung this song with so much sadness and despair in his voice...
    The scenes for my video are from
    "Cisco Pike" (1971)
    "Trouble in mind" (1985)
    "Heaven's Gate" (1980)
    "Semi-tough" (1977)
    "A star is born" (1976)
    a tiny scene is from the bio -docu about Kris and
    a tiny effect is from "Millenium"
    Kris said in an interview, "This song probably was the most directly autobiographical thing I had written. In those days I was living in a slum tenement that was torn down afterwards, but it was 25 dollars a month in a condemned building, and "Sunday Morning Coming Down" was more or less looking around me and writing about what I was doing. One time, some people broke into that place, and I had to call the police station to answer some questions about it, and the guy said, "Yeah, they really trashed the place when they went in there." But I hadn't noticed that it was any different. There were holes in the wall bigger than I was. It was quite a place, so "Sunday Morning Coming Down" is kind of more or less what I was living at that time. I guess it was depressing, I don't know, but the chorus was kind of uplifting. ... What I was really trying to do was to keep the feeling of loss and of sadness. For me at that time, it was the loss of my family and looking at a little kid swinging on a swing and his daddy pushing him. That was the feeling I wanted to get for the whole song. I think Sunday was the choice because the bars were closed in the morning and nobody was at work, so if you were alone, it was the most alone time..."
    Sunday Morning coming down
    Kris Kristofferson
    Well I woke up Sunday morning
    with no way to hold my head, that didn't hurt
    and the beer I had for breakfast
    wasn't bad so I had one more for dessert
    then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes
    and found my cleanest dirty shirt
    and I shaved (washed) my face and combed my hair
    and stumbled down the stairs to meet the day
    I'd smoked so much the night before,
    my mouth was like an ashtray I'd been licking
    (I'd smoked my brain the night before on cigarettes and songs
    that I've been pickin')
    but I lit my first and watched a small kid
    cussin' at a can that he was kicking
    then I crossed the empty street
    and caught the Sunday smell of someone fryin' chicken,
    and it took me back to somethin'
    that I'd lost somehow somewhere along the way
    On the Sunday morning sidewalks
    wishing Lord that I was stoned
    'cause there's something in a Sunday
    that makes a body feel alone
    and there's nothin' short of dyin'
    half as lonesome as the sound
    on the sleepin' city sidewalks
    Sunday mornin' comin' down
    In the park I saw a daddy
    with a laughing little girl who he was swingin'
    and I stopped beside a Sunday school
    and listened to the song that they were singin'
    then I headed back for home and
    somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringin'
    and it echoed through the canyons like
    the disappearing dreams of yesterday.
    Sunday Morning coming down
    Ich wachte auf am Sonntagmorgen,
    fand keine Möglichkeit, meinen Kopf zu halten
    ohne dass er schmerzte.
    Und das Bier, das ich zum Frühstück hatte war nicht schlecht,
    so nahm ich noch eins zum Nachtisch.
    Dann tastete ich mich durch meinen Kleiderschrank
    nach meinen Klamotten
    und fand mein sauberstes Schmutzhemd.
    Und ich rasierte (später: wusch ich) mein Gesicht
    und kämmte meine Haare
    Und stolperte die Treppe runter, um den Tag zu treffen.
    Ich hatte die Nacht zuvor so viel geraucht,
    dass mein Mund wie ein Aschenbecher war, den ich ausleckte
    (später: ich hab die Nacht zuvor meinen Verstand verqualmt
    mit Zigaretten und Songs, die ich spielte)
    aber ich zündete mir die erste an und beobachtete einen kleinen Jungen,
    wie er auf eine Dose fluchte, die er kickte
    (Johnny fluchte nicht, er spielte nur mit der Dose).
    Dann überquerte ich die leere Straße
    und fing den sonntäglichen Geruch von einem Braten ein
    und der brachte mich zurück zu etwas,
    das ich irgendwie irgendwo auf meinem Weg verloren hatte.
    Auf den Gehwegen am Sonntagmorgen
    wünschte ich bei Gott, ich wäre berauscht.
    Weil da ist etwas an einem Sonntag,
    das einen dazu bringt, sich ganz allein zu fühlen.
    Und es gibt nichts so nah am Sterben
    halb so einsam wie den Klang
    auf den verschlafenen Gehwegen der Stadt,
    wenn man sich am Sonntagmorgen vom Rausch der letzten Nacht erholt.
    Im Park sah ich einen Papa
    mit einem lachenden kleinen Mädchen,
    das er schaukelte.
    Und ich hielt an einer Sonntagsschule
    und lauschte dem Lied, das sie sangen.
    Dann ging ich zurück nach Hause und
    hörte irgendwo in der Ferne eine einsame Glocke läuten,
    und das Echo hallte durch die Schlucht
    wie die verschwindenden Träume von gestern.
    Auf den Gehwegen am Sonntagmorgen...
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  • @STRZB001
    @STRZB001 3 года назад +2078

    I’m 3 years clean boys. Thank God and my family. I lost all my friends... but I’m a better person now.

    • @michaelmccarthy2498
      @michaelmccarthy2498 3 года назад +134

      You didn’t lose your friends you lost. Acquaintances . There is a difference. 🙃

    • @aaronfisher207
      @aaronfisher207 3 года назад +82

      They weren't your friends. Keep on, keepin on!

    • @sandysandholzer1349
      @sandysandholzer1349 3 года назад +26

      Awesome. Just don't pick up

    • @jorisswinkels2979
      @jorisswinkels2979 3 года назад +36

      Those friends didnt make you a better person

    • @Livsangel
      @Livsangel 2 года назад +54

      If you lost those people when becoming sober you didn´t really need them anyway.

  • @chrisdenney6520
    @chrisdenney6520 3 года назад +1605

    I lived in this cycle for twenty two years. 11 weeks clean yesterday.

    • @22rcarroll
      @22rcarroll 3 года назад +55

      11 weeks 2 days tomorrow

    • @michaeljohn8905
      @michaeljohn8905 3 года назад +73

      Good for you man. I’m stuck in it right now. I’ll get there though.

    • @purami14
      @purami14 3 года назад +30

      Good for you. Keep rolling. Remember, its poison.

    • @marjward313
      @marjward313 3 года назад +18

      Keep going cariad - well done you x

    • @rowankeith
      @rowankeith 3 года назад +36

      2 and a half years. Grace of God!

  • @dougwilbur171
    @dougwilbur171 Год назад +399

    No one has ever captured loneliness in a song better than this.

    • @wesleygraham2741
      @wesleygraham2741 9 месяцев назад +11

      Testify brother!!

    • @CecilHugo
      @CecilHugo 8 месяцев назад +13

      And no one could have put it better than you.True

    • @nancyrobinson7764
      @nancyrobinson7764 6 месяцев назад +11

      @@wesleygraham2741 God Bless Kris , a walking testimony to the world 😇

    • @ruffian2952
      @ruffian2952 6 месяцев назад +11

      Try Johnnie Cash.

    • @deedeforest3792
      @deedeforest3792 6 месяцев назад +8

      Great comment, so true.❤

  • @kevinshipman9313
    @kevinshipman9313 2 года назад +871

    This man has never received his just deserve. One of the greatest singer/songwriters of our lifetime. God bless him!

    • @jlmmcguirkmusic6050
      @jlmmcguirkmusic6050 2 года назад +18

      Genius!

    • @floydwilliams8595
      @floydwilliams8595 2 года назад +30

      Yes he has ! To those that matter, he has.

    • @stevemac213
      @stevemac213 2 года назад +10

      Correct.

    • @joed7185
      @joed7185 2 года назад +26

      I agree. Kris Kristofferson is one of the forgotten greats. "Self-Titled" and "The Silver Tongue Devil and I" are masterpieces of 70's country. I believe that there will be a time where he's discovered by a newer generation. His lyrics and vocals are too good to be forgotten

    • @vernpascal1531
      @vernpascal1531 2 года назад +19

      @@joed7185 Well said. To me he is up with Hank,Johnny, and Dylan. As good as it gets on his top 15 to 20 or so.

  • @denysemcalister6218
    @denysemcalister6218 4 года назад +964

    My 75 year old mother has advanced dementia, but when you put on a Kristofferson song, she comes to life and remembers all the words. Grew up with his music in the background. Never a fan at the time, but I sure appreciate him now.

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 года назад +46

      Hello thanks for your comment and supports, your comments and constant support has brought me this far, keep supporting ❤️

    • @ritakisil1508
      @ritakisil1508 2 года назад +12

      I hope you have wonderful memories of your mom before dementia. Must be so painful to see it happen. I wish you both comfort.

    • @albertfachan1470
      @albertfachan1470 2 года назад +14

      That's cool man Kris has Lyme disease and could die at any minute there's no cure last I heard he wasn't doing good but yeah he's got that voice my dad would remember him he works in all field flying helicopters back in the day and the Gulf of Mexico that is and it was it was having a damn good time back then they said but kris is flying a little low today could use a few prayers

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 года назад +3

      @@ritakisil1508 Kris Kristofferson 344

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 года назад +2

      @@ritakisil1508 At g mail

  • @thestonedsailor6072
    @thestonedsailor6072 Год назад +680

    Anybody who's ever struggled with alcohol or drug addiction understands just how profound this song really is. 🙏

    • @BigBUCK0075051
      @BigBUCK0075051 Год назад +19

      You are right on, brings back some very sad memories 😢

    • @xine9992
      @xine9992 Год назад +22

      And anyone who's ever lost someone they love to it, watching this happening, feeling their sense of wretchedness and desperation...

    • @tkx86
      @tkx86 Год назад +31

      I'll drink to that.

    • @spitroast76
      @spitroast76 Год назад +33

      You're so right. I'm struggling myself at the moment

    • @rose6610
      @rose6610 Год назад +14

      @@spitroast76 me too.

  • @pinkfinger66
    @pinkfinger66 3 месяца назад +59

    Thank you Kris Kristofferson for writing one of the best songs Johnny Cash ever sang.

  • @rwr820
    @rwr820 9 месяцев назад +82

    Kris and this song pretty much saved my life and he doesn't even know it.

  • @Johnwillbegone
    @Johnwillbegone 4 года назад +1348

    Doesn't matter who you are. This song cuts to the bone.

  • @mousiespanks2379
    @mousiespanks2379 Год назад +421

    One of the best songs ever written. There are songwriters and then there is Kristofferson

    • @shannonhanscomb7531
      @shannonhanscomb7531 Год назад +7

      He's a story teller. And I love a couple of sam Stone songs that I honestly can't get through without crying my heart out.

    • @helenheeney2284
      @helenheeney2284 Год назад +5

      He's a genius pure and simple 👌

    • @CarlGustavson-lk5wl
      @CarlGustavson-lk5wl Год назад +2

      oh cman . its a good song but there is no need to go crazy and put things out of perspective, right?

    • @vpcproduction7070
      @vpcproduction7070 11 месяцев назад +2

      you got that right brother

    • @BobPapadopoulos
      @BobPapadopoulos 10 месяцев назад +1

      I'll still stand on your grandma's coffee table in muddy cowboy boots and say Townes Van Zandt is the greatest songwriter who ever lived, and Kris, Shane MacGowan, and John Prine would clap for it.

  • @MrT5mustang
    @MrT5mustang Год назад +71

    I never saw this video until today Jan 29 2023. As I turn 62 next month and after singing this song most of my life , in old bands and driving down the highways of life until this very moment when seeing the memories of life played out by Kriss… it came clear to me just how lonely it can be when you have everything but miss the one thing you have always longed for! Name me one song today that brings out these emotions… who ever put this video together, if you ever read this “ Thank you for finding the emotion to the words and putting this together”
    Peace to you !

    • @markmark2080
      @markmark2080 2 месяца назад

      Same here, but May 2024... turn 77 this month and been listening to this song for 55 years. Those scenes take me back...

  • @bobg1805
    @bobg1805 4 месяца назад +146

    I remember 1970 when this album came out. His voice was magnetic and the songs on it were poetic. He wasn't well known yet among my hippie friends from the 60's..Yet I always had an affinity for country music and folk rock back then. I knew this guy wasn't going away. "Me and Bobbie McGee" turned so many on to the singer songwriter with the funny name...Fast forward to 2024, having been sober for many years, my life has changed beyond my wildest imagination...Thanks Kris for helping me through the dark times...I'll never forget ...
    ..

    • @yaakov2342
      @yaakov2342 3 месяца назад +8

      Such an awesome post!

    • @CharleysMom2
      @CharleysMom2 3 месяца назад +2

      Mine too after 21 years as of feb 27, 2024 and hearing all along the way things will get better I’m now homeless.

    • @manuelmonarrez359
      @manuelmonarrez359 2 месяца назад +1

      Yo don't give in dude don't give up. chin up chest out​@@CharleysMom2

    • @lylejones6575
      @lylejones6575 2 месяца назад +1

      Grew up around the time he landed a helecopter in Johnny's backyard to showcase his music. I have always enjoyed a beer and 2 on a Sunday morning is still pretty normal. Honestly, I hope I celebrate with a few cold beers on my last day - amen

    • @joelwelch5762
      @joelwelch5762 2 месяца назад

      I was just wondering when an where I heard of Kris Kristofferson. It was Janis Joplin singing Me and Bobby Magee. Lol

  • @scottschoppert9149
    @scottschoppert9149 2 месяца назад +20

    Listening to this song when I was literally in the depths of the worst pain captured what this song represents. 13 years sober and I’ve lived through this song, it’s a masterpiece.

    • @Bmercad
      @Bmercad 29 дней назад

      Touches all souls

  • @reason1925
    @reason1925 2 года назад +92

    33 years sober. It don't mean a thing. It's the one day, one hour, one minute, battles we must win. Some things may get easier with time, but so too can complacency. The monster is patient. Sometimes I need these reminders of the pain, lest I take it all for granted.

    • @MelissaAlexander1958
      @MelissaAlexander1958 4 месяца назад +6

      Beautifully stated and accurate.

    • @LW-vs2su
      @LW-vs2su 3 месяца назад +3

      Thank you. Your words strengthen sobriety resolve that’s been wavering. The monster is indeed patient, insidious & cunning.

    • @reason1925
      @reason1925 3 месяца назад +1

      @LW-vs2su I thank you as well. There are many who shared with me a gift I didn't really deserve. I can only keep it by giving it away. Don't go it alone.

    • @really-cf6cr
      @really-cf6cr 2 месяца назад

      The monster is indeed ruthless to the core

    • @markgriffiths3630
      @markgriffiths3630 Месяц назад

      I just keep feeding the monster. My anguish

  • @annameehan3527
    @annameehan3527 11 месяцев назад +149

    I’m really appreciating how he stood up for & stood by Sinéad O’Connor at the Bob Dylan tribute show years ago. Thank you, Kris! ❤

    • @railmaverick
      @railmaverick 11 месяцев назад +27

      Years before the general public knew about Catholic Church abuses, Sinead was speaking out about it. And Kris held her in his arms for it. Bless her, bless him.

    • @conradsullivan6910
      @conradsullivan6910 9 месяцев назад +13

      I already had great respect for Kris, but on that day my respect for him grew tenfold!

  • @valerietakacs1519
    @valerietakacs1519 3 года назад +459

    Still among the most brilliant lyrics ever written! Happy 85th Birthday Kris!

    • @williamrolls4912
      @williamrolls4912 2 года назад +4

      Hello friend, how're you doing today?

    • @wingerding
      @wingerding 2 года назад +2

      Great song. Not sure I'd go that far though

    • @po9318
      @po9318 2 года назад +10

      Is he THAT old already? I don't imagine guys like Kris ever getting old, they just stay the way there always are or else they just fade away into eternity.

    • @eliotvelez3145
      @eliotvelez3145 Год назад

      @@wingerding pķlll

    • @vernwallen4246
      @vernwallen4246 5 месяцев назад

      "old soldiers never die,they just fade away".General Douglass MC Arthur.@@po9318

  • @jerryhopper1685
    @jerryhopper1685 3 года назад +380

    Would someone please pray for me I have never ask this before having a really bad day
    12-6-20

    • @debbiehagenmaier2212
      @debbiehagenmaier2212 3 года назад +36

      I just said a prayer for you, Jerry. I don't know your specific need, but God knows. He is the Great Physician and Healer. May God give you courage, wisdom and strength for this day and this moment.

    • @shelleygreen1129
      @shelleygreen1129 3 года назад +18

      Please find strength in your soul for yourself and the people who love you.

    • @catherinemcewenholdsworth7115
      @catherinemcewenholdsworth7115 3 года назад +16

      You've got my prayers.

    • @royferguson3909
      @royferguson3909 3 года назад +11

      if I could help you, I would. I need a friend too. A real friend
      happy new year, is a cliche which means nothing.
      I always answer you if you need to connect, my friend
      Canterbury U.K.

    • @DoyleHargraves
      @DoyleHargraves 3 года назад +7

      Done

  • @maazali8889
    @maazali8889 2 года назад +242

    I am a student of literature, and I have to say his songs are pure poetry. Love him ❤️

    • @mikenolan1080
      @mikenolan1080 2 года назад +13

      Well, he was a Rhodes scholar and a poet.

    • @toddalper3243
      @toddalper3243 8 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@mikenolan1080.. As well as being a member of the Mensa society.

  • @kaspermygenfordt2323
    @kaspermygenfordt2323 4 месяца назад +101

    My dad always called this one an anthem for drunks, told me to listen closely. He always smiles when he hears that line "cleanest dirty shirt" :-D

    • @cbwatters
      @cbwatters 3 месяца назад +3

      'cleanest dirty shirt", made my mother smile, but then she done the washing for our family from the late 60's all thru the 70's and for another 30 yrs.

    • @isay207
      @isay207 3 месяца назад +4

      And depressed or grieving

    • @myles_bennett77
      @myles_bennett77 3 месяца назад

      @@isay207 Absolutely

    • @Thomas-uw1gq
      @Thomas-uw1gq 2 месяца назад +3

      Some people have reasons , but everyone isn't a drunk , that's ignorant to say, a drunk is a lost soul who has given up on life for reasons , even then the term drunk is degrading ! Joe South had a song.,.Walk a mile in my Shoes ! Just saying . Vietnam Vet Tom , don't judge for you will be judged by Almighty God! Can you stand before him, with the stone you are throwing ? Through Jesus Christ pray to Almighty God for forgiveness in sincerely and you will be forgiven.
      Vietnam Vet Tom

    • @myles_bennett77
      @myles_bennett77 2 месяца назад +2

      @@Thomas-uw1gq Amen. I bristled at that word too

  • @14goldmedals
    @14goldmedals 2 года назад +177

    This is a man that was a Rhodes Scholar, lettered in boxing then flew helicopters in the US Army. West Point graduate and offered a teaching spot at The Point. Amazingly brilliant man and fans should discover his true biography.

    • @SKa-tt9nm
      @SKa-tt9nm Год назад +11

      Kris lived like 7 lifetimes in 1. Amazingly accomplished.

    • @stevemorin3647
      @stevemorin3647 Год назад +4

      He’s an Army Ranger School alumnis.

    • @jameslyons1624
      @jameslyons1624 Год назад +5

      He was a janitor in in Nashville when Johnny Cash pick him up

    • @dougcortes6567
      @dougcortes6567 Год назад +2

      He wasn’t a W.P. graduate, but was offered a teaching position there. He’s from a military family and his dad was a US Army general (not sure exact rank - either 1 or 2 star). Regardless - yeah - he’s had some incredible highs - and lows.

    • @14goldmedals
      @14goldmedals Год назад +1

      @@jameslyons1624 he begged for a job at Columbia records to be near stars he might slip one of his songs to with high hopes.
      He left a job flying a helicopter from an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • @patriot52realfinn22
    @patriot52realfinn22 3 года назад +430

    Almost 25 yrs clean and sober this song touches me still deeply. It so true as it can be. Regards from Finland

    • @kriskristofferson6219
      @kriskristofferson6219 3 года назад

      Hello happy new year thank you for all the comment,love and support I really appreciate it you can write to my email on kristoffersonkris1@gmail.com stay bless

    • @DIYTFY
      @DIYTFY 2 года назад

      No one gives a damn.

    • @torquetorque1777
      @torquetorque1777 2 года назад +3

      I worked in Finland a while back in the day.
      Clean and sober is not hard with alchohol prices there.
      Regardless, it is a good song.

    • @ningii
      @ningii Год назад +1

      💙

    • @1Daveable
      @1Daveable Год назад +10

      @@torquetorque1777 if the price bothers you then you are not a real alcoholic

  • @LetArtsLive
    @LetArtsLive Год назад +45

    I don't know why this song always makes me cry maybe it's because that was me

  • @RichardWilliamsowdrick
    @RichardWilliamsowdrick Месяц назад +8

    20 years ago since I took back control of my life from alcohol, I thank from the bottom of my heart, my family and friends for not giving up on me.

  • @catharinaketelaar7299
    @catharinaketelaar7299 Месяц назад +8

    I had a OXYCODON addiction after a terrible accident that crushed some of my vertebrae!
    ! Was 69 years old then ! When I was 18 I bought the first elpee from Kris Kristofferson ,but this song will always remember me the struggle to get clean ,I was in hell during stopping this terrible drug addiction ! But I made it! Now I’m 72 ,almost 73 ………. I got my life back and tonight I heard I listened to this song again ……. Everyone who is or was on alcohol or drug addiction feels how deep and profound this song is ! The loneliness,the pain, the tears ,the sorrow, depression ,the anger….………. All those feelings you have to feel and face to leave the hell and getting back your own life ,and finding heaven on earth! With rest and peace in body,heart and your soul! To all who try…… you can do it, you will succeed, trust your strength to become the captain of your own life! To all I wish you love and happiness and will say a prays to give you the strength to embrace yourself …..and be clean! You can do it! It’s worth while … 💫💫💫🙏

  • @meowmeow-cr5sn
    @meowmeow-cr5sn Год назад +52

    Everyone listening to this right now - hope you are all doing OK ❤

    • @AndyArnold-uz5yo
      @AndyArnold-uz5yo Год назад +2

      This song reminds me about my wife. It was her favorite song before she lost the battling to cancer, I wish I could change the hands of time, I miss her smiles, she was always there for me and our lovely daughter, and I never miss a moment with her, life could be so unfair most times, there is some pain, I will cry in vain but won’t let you know how I will feel yes, I will miss you to the core! but some times i wonder why bad thing always happen to good people. She’s always in our hearts.

    • @michaelrezzuto8794
      @michaelrezzuto8794 Год назад +1

      As good as I can do

    • @mashpresser804
      @mashpresser804 11 месяцев назад

      I'm not.

    • @mashpresser804
      @mashpresser804 11 месяцев назад

      I feel like the song makes it worse

    • @mashpresser804
      @mashpresser804 11 месяцев назад

      Gives me a reason

  • @petervanwijk7887
    @petervanwijk7887 4 года назад +249

    I am 70. Remember this song when i reached rock bottom at age 19. Like it was yesterday. Play this song , brings back the memories of when i woke up one sunday morning in a railway station in Christchurch New Zealand . Did not know how i got to that point. Could not even rememder where i left my car before going on a drinking binge.Vietnam memories. Went onto very good life with a good wife. But this is alwaysa somber reminder

    • @carolkatrawitz2314
      @carolkatrawitz2314 3 года назад +3

      Once woke up under a tree in Finsbury Park, N. London. In those days a VERY dodgy part of town - don't know how I got there either...

    • @denniswesley2125
      @denniswesley2125 3 года назад +1

      God bless you !

    • @lorrainenielsen8477
      @lorrainenielsen8477 3 года назад +1

      Woke up in a old abandoned truck don’t remember getting in it in Aberdeen Scotland yeeehah I guess

    • @axelrice7422
      @axelrice7422 3 года назад

      im there

    • @puertodeluna
      @puertodeluna 3 года назад +12

      I hear you brother, after Vietnam I went on a 21 year drunk. An incredibly patient wife managed to sober me up for 23 years, but unfortunately my demons remained and she left me, so now I’m hitting the bottle again. It’s like the song says: “People say I should’ve been more, probably so if it hadn’t been for that crazy damn Vietnam war”

  • @franziskaschindler7087
    @franziskaschindler7087 3 месяца назад +120

    Is there anyone else out there who not only thinks but actually knows that the old days were better?

    • @christinef2062
      @christinef2062 3 месяца назад +11

      Yep - they were! But at the time, we didn’t appreciate them nearly enough 🥺

    • @liveinacountry
      @liveinacountry 3 месяца назад +4

      more than u think;)

    • @joycebrannen1943
      @joycebrannen1943 3 месяца назад +2

      70’s

    • @delawarepearl8489
      @delawarepearl8489 3 месяца назад +1

      Oh yes.

    • @moralez5891
      @moralez5891 3 месяца назад +3

      no they weren't better. you have been younger

  • @rjsmcl1
    @rjsmcl1 10 месяцев назад +64

    I come to tears every time I hear this song.
    I sobered up at 21 and this was my life from 16 to 21.
    I know it’s not a long time but you don’t forget being in absolute hell.
    Coming up on 37 years clean and sober and I can still touch the pain of Sunday Morning Coming Down!

    • @Tombro1856
      @Tombro1856 10 месяцев назад +5

      Good health and stay sober, Thomas Ireland.

    • @BrendaDick-dc9ef
      @BrendaDick-dc9ef 9 месяцев назад

      To God be the glory

    • @williamzander4732
      @williamzander4732 8 месяцев назад

      Your a cry baby get your ass out and put your address please .

  • @106875834
    @106875834 4 года назад +98

    You cannot sing a song with this much heart and soul unless you have lived it...

  • @MattieMc
    @MattieMc 3 года назад +276

    Great song. Anybody out there trying to get or stay sober, one day at time. Keep going. They told me everything would be okay and life would get better. That was over 16 years ago. They were right. Life got better, and i don't miss it one bit. Living sober is incredible.

    • @kriskristofferson6219
      @kriskristofferson6219 3 года назад

      Hello happy new year thank you for all the love,comment and support I really appreciate it kindly write to my email on kristoffersonkris1@gmail.com stay bless

    • @winstonenglish285
      @winstonenglish285 2 года назад +7

      Bob Dylan said all will be well in the end if it's not well it's not the end yet

    • @dictionarypictionary9872
      @dictionarypictionary9872 2 года назад +6

      @@winstonenglish285 every saint has a past, every sinner has a future.

    • @royferguson3909
      @royferguson3909 2 года назад +3

      I envy you, friend ( virtual) cos we will never meet

    • @ritakisil1508
      @ritakisil1508 2 года назад +2

      Well done

  • @rndshrl
    @rndshrl Год назад +93

    In my opinion, this is one of the greatest classics ever written. KK is one of the very best writers to put words together and make em work. Knowing what they mean is what makes it a true classic.

  • @perfumebottlespollution
    @perfumebottlespollution Год назад +131

    Wow , this song totally describes my life the past 35 years. I lost mom when I was young and life was never the same again. I lost all the dreams I had when I was young. I was just trying to survive emotionally. Alcohol,women,friends, didn't help. Whenever Sundays came around and I got the smell of someone frying chicken I would miss the sight of mom in the kitchen. Or when I saw a child walking down the road with their mom it hurt so bad. It's so true. No other day felt as lonely as a Sunday . Last year I found God and I could finally get healing from the past. Wish I found God sooner.

    • @desswan6336
      @desswan6336 10 месяцев назад +1

      ❤❤❤

    • @letty5515
      @letty5515 10 месяцев назад +3

      Gone bless you and He has. Those 35 years for you find God, He was there all the while waiting for you. Have a beautiful relationship with Him.

    • @MrRJ139
      @MrRJ139 10 месяцев назад +2

      The wonderful thing is you found God now.❤

    • @user-zp2ek7ue4k
      @user-zp2ek7ue4k 10 месяцев назад +2

      하나님은 당신을 사랑하십니다 주님 안에서 행복하세요 ❤

    • @MrRJ139
      @MrRJ139 10 месяцев назад

      @@user-zp2ek7ue4k sadly, there is no auto translate for your reply...🤔

  • @livjoruandersen65
    @livjoruandersen65 5 лет назад +69

    I heard this song as a young girl and I was drinking hard,but hearing Kris singing this and understood that I was on my way to getting an alcoholic and managed to stop drinking before it was to late! Love you Kris Kristoffersen!❤️

    • @rexluminus9867
      @rexluminus9867 5 лет назад +1

      You're a doll. Thanks for sharing your story.

    • @kriskristofferson8096
      @kriskristofferson8096 3 года назад

      Hello Thanks for your comment and supports, your comments and constant support has brought this far. Keep Supporting ❤️
      Please send me a mail via.kristofferson2021@gmail.com

    • @CHUY-DRZ400s
      @CHUY-DRZ400s Год назад

      Still going

  • @newsnowireland4028
    @newsnowireland4028 5 лет назад +583

    Thanks kris only sober 2 weeks. But I’m getting there.

    • @sappyherbivore1295
      @sappyherbivore1295 5 лет назад +16

      NEWS NOW IRELAND I wish you the best my friend

    • @markmcgrath7907
      @markmcgrath7907 5 лет назад +12

      Good stuff you can beat it cause your strong

    • @judydomagalla8555
      @judydomagalla8555 5 лет назад +12

      I hope you are still holding on to the dream...

    • @joanneoliver788
      @joanneoliver788 4 года назад +10

      Hope all is well best wishes

    • @ellenr.3549
      @ellenr.3549 4 года назад +8

      Play this song every day. It can remind you of what it was like.

  • @johncolberg7229
    @johncolberg7229 3 месяца назад +9

    25 years sober, like everyone else this song is the story of my life. KK is the greatest

  • @AllAroundAtlanta
    @AllAroundAtlanta 11 месяцев назад +31

    Great song, one of the best. 22 years sober here.

    • @Tombro1856
      @Tombro1856 10 месяцев назад +1

      Happy to hear, 7 years here but going OK

  • @markcolegrove2360
    @markcolegrove2360 4 года назад +119

    Timeless if your a loner,drunk,and a lost soul as I am... this is my anthem.

    • @jaywalker712
      @jaywalker712 4 года назад +16

      Its a strange world to see everyone around you living a life and finding yourself an outcast living on the edge, going nowhere.

    • @mizmera
      @mizmera 3 года назад +7

      Then stand up. Make the change. And follow God.

    • @TaiMmoja
      @TaiMmoja 3 года назад +4

      fellow lost soul

    • @kriskristofferson3024
      @kriskristofferson3024 3 года назад

      Hello for your comment and supports, your comments and constant support has brought me this far. Keep Supporting ❤️please send me a via.kriskristofferson6@gmail.com

    • @zodinthara7925
      @zodinthara7925 2 года назад +3

      You got a brother, mate, i am on kf them too

  • @mikemoore5929
    @mikemoore5929 4 года назад +179

    65 years old , still drinking , still listening to this song . Bin thru a lot of shit , still cherish Kris and this song , you cannot know the torment in man's soul by looking at him. May whatever god you believe in help you friends . Peace eventually comes .

    • @jerryhopper1685
      @jerryhopper1685 3 года назад +4

      May God help you to and I hope you find peace also have a awesome Christmas

    • @kathyross8647
      @kathyross8647 3 года назад +2

      Me too!

    • @depaor50
      @depaor50 2 года назад +3

      Me also..shit life...70 now..no memories only regrets...Still at it

    • @tonykavanagh6798
      @tonykavanagh6798 2 года назад +2

      Wish you nothing but the best my friend..

    • @ritakisil1508
      @ritakisil1508 2 года назад +1

      Mike, whatever troubles you have...i hope one day you find peace.

  • @HeavySig
    @HeavySig 3 месяца назад +8

    Kristofferson's lyrics are simple perfection, he captures a feeling that a lot of us can relate to all too well.

    • @AlishaDylan
      @AlishaDylan 2 месяца назад

      That’s true, but a lot of people on here think otherwise. Do you think he should have done better on this song?

  • @ArronCook
    @ArronCook Год назад +74

    Probably the greatest songwriter presently living, perhaps that ever has lived.

  • @danielmills5557
    @danielmills5557 2 года назад +92

    Whether it be by Cash, Nelson or Kristofferson, this song thus at your heart. You can almost feel the sadness., the depression, the isolation in Kristofferson's lyrics. Like Dylan, Kristofferson is a true icon in painting magical landscapes of feelings and emotions.

    • @Yawnyaman
      @Yawnyaman 2 месяца назад

      Oddly, it was the version by R Dean Taylor which first got me into this song..

  • @danielnewport5034
    @danielnewport5034 3 года назад +12

    73 years old, been sober for over 4 years now,I thank the lord every day for the love and understanding of my loving of 53 years

  • @sionjones4368
    @sionjones4368 Год назад +15

    "found my cleanest dirty shirt" this line always gets me

  • @fporretto
    @fporretto 2 года назад +26

    This song is the epitome of sadness. Unforgettable.

    • @Xaj33
      @Xaj33 2 года назад +1

      😢

  • @randybailin4902
    @randybailin4902 3 года назад +284

    His lyrics were extraordinary, perhaps none better than in this unbelievably moving song.
    'Then I headed back for home and somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringing. And it echoed through the canyon like the disappearing dreams of yesterday.'
    He had a gift.

    • @maazali8889
      @maazali8889 3 года назад +9

      It's pure poetry.

    • @billytrevathan6405
      @billytrevathan6405 2 года назад +10

      I’ve been a Kristofferson fan for many years and I agree that it is one of his best lines, especially “Like the disappearing dreams of yesterday”. It’s great that he is still living in his eighties. Probably the best living song writer. By quality, at least. Not by quantity.

    • @jackscott1016
      @jackscott1016 2 года назад

      Him and

    • @chrismckell5353
      @chrismckell5353 2 года назад +7

      The bit that resonates with me is the line 'and it took me back to something that Id lost somehow, somewhere along the way '. First heard this song sung by Johnny Cash did Kris Kristoferson write it for him? Also love Bobby Magee.

    • @dianejarmon1990
      @dianejarmon1990 2 года назад +8

      @@chrismckell5353 Kris wrote it but he actually did not write it for Johnny. Johnny just liked it and sang it.

  • @TheOriginalguns
    @TheOriginalguns 3 года назад +132

    One of the most underrated songs of all time. Genius act Kris.

    • @robertelliott4155
      @robertelliott4155 3 года назад

      True genius

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag 3 года назад +2

      OMG, another Under Rated Song comment. How Original dude.

    • @normanleach5427
      @normanleach5427 2 года назад +1

      Rhodes Scholar

    • @maazali8889
      @maazali8889 2 года назад +1

      It's good that his songs are underrated. They are not for everyone.

  • @alanmelville8256
    @alanmelville8256 3 года назад +14

    I was 24 when quit at party by a voice inside saying What are you doing Alan Now 85 My friend been sober 43 years after spending in rehab on honeymoon We both praise God for the great years extra given to us
    Well worth it Chris and well done you and Congrats keep on going
    God bless you all

  • @rolfhitzbleck7140
    @rolfhitzbleck7140 2 года назад +95

    One of the greatest country songs I ever heard.Evertime I listen to it, it sends shivers down my spine. Thanks Kris for writing this song

    • @kellyb3540
      @kellyb3540 Год назад +2

      I don't consider this "country" at all.

    • @anthonymcivor7511
      @anthonymcivor7511 Год назад

      Half hilzbeck johnny cash will always be the best country and western ever

  • @livsangel9295
    @livsangel9295 5 лет назад +558

    This makes me think about my father. King Alcohol took so many of his years. He drank away 2 relationships and 4 Children. And I´m not sure which father I miss the most. The one I had or the one I didn´t have. If you´re out there somewhere, dad, I hope you have found Peace.

    • @rgreen917
      @rgreen917 4 года назад +15

      You looked at my life story.

    • @infiniteandroid
      @infiniteandroid 4 года назад +20

      Fuck that made me cry!!!!... I hope he hears this somehow..... in someway.....we will all meet again someday!!!!... peace!!!! Too all!!!

    • @patb4927
      @patb4927 4 года назад +28

      wow LIVSANGEL you really hit home with me today. almost every word you speak reminds me of me when I was a child and had an alcoholic father, and my mom died and dad remarried and she left and there were 4 of us boys and. step sister and half brother ive never met. Dad pulled a shotgun on us one night when he was drunk , my oldest brother stepped in front of us. to protect us. and my other 2 brothers distracted him while I ran a mile ( I was 5 yrs old) to the nearest neighbor to get help, lucky for us my moms brother was driving down the road and saw me and. carried me back to our farm and walked up to daddy and took the shotgun away from him , and daddy broke down and started crying his eyes out, strangely enough we all went up to him and hugged him and told him we still loved him. ( you don't stop loving your dad. or an ancholic just because he pulls a shot gun on you ) , lucky for all of us it wasn't loaded , dad told us later that he took the shells out several weeks before cause he didn't want us to accidentally get ahold of it and. hurt someone . OMG GODS angels were among us then for sure.
      it was shortly after that , that our dad gave custody of us to. my MOMS sister LUCY and she and Maggie raised us, MY father quit drinking about a year after that and. was remodeling the old farm house and it caught fire and. he swallowed flames and. he was burned over 80% of his body from the fire, HE died 30 days later in the hospital and I know he is in heaven because he told us one day he had turned his life over to GOD and got saved,
      SO yes LIVSANGEL. I see that I knew your Father just like you knew mine. LOVE YOU DAD always and forever

    • @michaelcraft9349
      @michaelcraft9349 4 года назад +9

      Tears ....you struck a chord, I feel you.

    • @bobmecgeo
      @bobmecgeo 4 года назад +6

      May God be with you

  • @noahjcbsn
    @noahjcbsn 5 лет назад +112

    I told a girl recently that I always feel lonely on Sundays. I didn't know how to explain, but then I listened to this song again and now I feel like I don't have to tell anybody why but that I do.

    • @youtubingbabs
      @youtubingbabs 3 года назад +3

      Maybe someday, you'll feel like telling somebody. ❤

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag 3 года назад +7

      I always felt lonely on Sundays my entire life.

    • @royferguson3909
      @royferguson3909 3 года назад +3

      @@HighSpeedNoDrag you been reading my mail

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag 3 года назад

      Now it's every day, just joking cause No Sky's too High, No Blast too Fast and NO BAR TOO FAR.

    • @kriskristofferson3024
      @kriskristofferson3024 3 года назад +1

      Hello for your comment and supports, your comments and constant support has brought me this far. Keep Supporting ❤️please send me a via.kriskristofferson6@gmail.com

  • @Thomas-uw1gq
    @Thomas-uw1gq 2 месяца назад +11

    Hey Kris , know you will never get this but what the hell. I'm a Nam Vet ,was watching a little utube , comments and had me thinking kinda lick . So I'm thinking maybe you could put pen to paper and perhaps come up with a song from my heart . Didn't realize it until I put it down it just flowed out from my heart, anyway here goes . Welcome home back to the world! Went to the Nam at 18 came back, lost my youth forever gone. I can never make it up, whats gone is gone. As I look at the 18 year olds today I cant believe the difference , their innocents, their youth. Watching them talking enjoying life as they should , wondering what it would have been like to have that, but it was but it was taken forever. Sounds like a song but it's reality , innocents never returns. Enjoy and cherish a normal childhood as we all should and should have. Thank a Vet .
    Nam Vet Tom

    • @AlishaDylan
      @AlishaDylan 2 месяца назад +2

      Thanks for your service Tom, I think Kris did his best on this song.
      where did you serve?

    • @cherylgantz24
      @cherylgantz24 Месяц назад

      Thank you for your service!

    • @Thomas-uw1gq
      @Thomas-uw1gq 29 дней назад +1

      ​@@AlishaDylanYes 2 and almost 6 months ! I went there at an innocent 18 year young and quickly and became a very bitter 19& 20 year Old man . War , body parts and death has a way of changing a person . I would do it again ! I have been put down and humiliated by countless people in my own country. I was called baby killer ,been spit on had human waste thrown on me by our wonderful citizens, told to leave bars , told I didn't do anything for "their" country . Was in countless fights ,.for service to our country , I would do it again , to save these cowards !
      Vietnam Vet Tom

    • @user-zk7mb7kx2d
      @user-zk7mb7kx2d 23 дня назад +1

      ​@@Thomas-uw1gqthank you just isn't enough.

    • @Thomas-uw1gq
      @Thomas-uw1gq 9 дней назад

      I agree! Meant no disrespect ​@@AlishaDylan

  • @jamescrawford9643
    @jamescrawford9643 2 года назад +40

    Do Yas know Kris has a master degree in lititure from Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship. He also was a Ranger an helicopter pilot along with being a Captain of his unit in the Army. He quit in 1965 to become an activist opposing the Vietnam war! How about that! Love ya Kris! He's wrote many many great songs for other musicians too without obligation. He's a man of quality an character.🎸😎

    • @alaskanprincess9386
      @alaskanprincess9386 2 года назад

      Yes, knew all that.

    • @sutapasbhattacharya9471
      @sutapasbhattacharya9471 2 года назад +2

      You obviously don't have a degree in Literature [correct spelling]!

    • @jamescrawford9643
      @jamescrawford9643 2 года назад +1

      @@sutapasbhattacharya9471 As Kris would say "stick it up your ass 💩HEAD🤪!!!!" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 You ask for it ya swantz! THIS IS SOCIAL MEDIA NOT A SPELLING TEST ASSHOLE! Now you go an have a good day ok?

    • @royferguson3909
      @royferguson3909 Год назад

      the Raleigh deal

    • @Themaxwithnoname
      @Themaxwithnoname Год назад +1

      He was also a Golden Gloves boxer as well.

  • @violinoscar
    @violinoscar 7 лет назад +781

    I got sober 18 years ago and it was at an early AA meeting that someone told me to listen to this song. I cried for the first time I can remember since I was a small boy. it touched me so deeply

    • @TheCrazyIrishCat
      @TheCrazyIrishCat 7 лет назад +19

      @Hardtop Harry Fair play to you, keep going strong

    • @omegaman400
      @omegaman400 7 лет назад +23

      Hardtop, I am so glad that you are sober. This is one great song.

    • @tuforu4
      @tuforu4 6 лет назад +25

      this song and my cleanest dirty shirt helped me to get sober years ago.

    • @gringosluman
      @gringosluman 6 лет назад +12

      Hardtop Harry good on u brother.im still drinking can't stop

    • @thomascraig1098
      @thomascraig1098 6 лет назад +15

      My dad was in AA for over 30 years he died 10 years ago and it was someone in AA told him about Kristofferson and he to told me loving him ever since he was In Belfast a few wks back went and seen him 82 and still has you captivated fantastic legend

  • @codybolt4542
    @codybolt4542 4 года назад +514

    My dad drank over a case of beer every day of his adult life until about a year before he died at the age of 45. He considered this his theme song. It's brilliant in its stark portrayal of addiction.
    It's been 38 years since dad died, and I still listen to this song and tear up. Rest in peace, dad.

    • @codybolt4542
      @codybolt4542 4 года назад +29

      @Jos Rimmen My dad was 45 when he died in 1982. If he were still alive he'd be 83 years old. I was 17 at the time, and I'll turn 55 in two months.

    • @sergeytoropin6428
      @sergeytoropin6428 4 года назад +10

      I hope you doing good brother

    • @madburnie
      @madburnie 4 года назад +8

      So sad to read this. All the best to you Cody x

    • @Horiatis76
      @Horiatis76 4 года назад +9

      Cody Bolt thanks for sharing.

    • @sandimckee6830
      @sandimckee6830 4 года назад +4

      Wow sad Honey

  • @z-man6925
    @z-man6925 2 месяца назад +5

    Found my cleanest dirty shirt, that one line, just about says it all. One of the best lines ever penned.

  • @elizabethtobin6894
    @elizabethtobin6894 7 месяцев назад +10

    Such a sad song. Brilliant lyrics.

  • @johnmachale2950
    @johnmachale2950 5 лет назад +290

    God, does this masterpiece resonate with anyone who has ever been an addict. I remember so many Sunday mornings just like this. With the help of A.A. I'll be 34 years sober on October 1, 2018. My plea to anyone still struggling with alcoholism or any other addiction, please give A. A. your best shot. If it worked for me it'll work for anybody!
    .

    • @carolkatrawitz2314
      @carolkatrawitz2314 3 года назад +7

      Not for everybody. Could never get my head around the 'higher power' thing. Born an athiest, always have been. Seen too many people killed in the name of so called beliefs.

    • @larrylinn8589
      @larrylinn8589 3 года назад +3

      @@carolkatrawitz2314 Try attending the "We Agnostics" meetings. They helped me.

    • @royferguson3909
      @royferguson3909 3 года назад +2

      @@carolkatrawitz2314 but , but
      ARE YOU CLEAN ???

    • @simonegraf508
      @simonegraf508 3 года назад +1

      I always sayif you've never been addicted you wonr truly appreciate kris

    • @billjones8503
      @billjones8503 3 года назад +2

      @@simonegraf508 Nah, his songs are great anyway, but you got a point. All have experienced extreme loneliness. Part of the human condition. That can get someone to relate to Kris's song here. Cheers.

  • @purami14
    @purami14 4 года назад +1453

    Will be 20 years clean and sober, come this December.

    • @fnf_girlfriend8892
      @fnf_girlfriend8892 4 года назад +27

      Well done William, great achievement.

    • @jacktattis143
      @jacktattis143 4 года назад +13

      Great to hear I was never in that position. I was not a great drinker to start with

    • @clmnyng
      @clmnyng 4 года назад +14

      thats fucking beautiful

    • @Johnwillbegone
      @Johnwillbegone 4 года назад +23

      GOD bless you brother...that's awsome. A day at a time

    • @mdelucia67
      @mdelucia67 4 года назад +10

      Awesomeness, congrats

  • @trevorbyron9448
    @trevorbyron9448 7 месяцев назад +11

    A timeless classic. One beautiful song. Loved it as a kid and now 50 yrs later still love it

  • @bluewave7120
    @bluewave7120 Год назад +20

    I have never been a drinker yet I sure can appreciate the heartfelt feeling of this song ❤

  • @jewishman2687
    @jewishman2687 4 года назад +424

    This song was the only thing on earth that could make my father cry... He's gone now, But I am still so sorry for the pain I gave him and my mother.
    Haven't had a drink since 1977 Thank god they saw me get sober.

    • @biggestkkfan1506
      @biggestkkfan1506  4 года назад +15

      Wow, that's about the same time Kris got sober! Congrats to that! 😊

    • @cooper9287
      @cooper9287 4 года назад +7

      Wow. Me too. Same story.

    • @kathleenmcgovern4561
      @kathleenmcgovern4561 4 года назад +6

      Congratulations

    • @knightscroftsquire-muldoon
      @knightscroftsquire-muldoon 4 года назад +6

      I'm not there yet, but I'm feeling confident to build something that's sacred until the end...

    • @jewishman2687
      @jewishman2687 4 года назад +3

      @@knightscroftsquire-muldoon Good luck May the Force be with you.

  • @WhoStillExist
    @WhoStillExist 9 лет назад +282

    My father passed away this Sunday - this was his favorite song, so of course it has a very powerful impact on me. Something lost along the way ...

    • @biggestkkfan1506
      @biggestkkfan1506  9 лет назад +18

      I'm sorry for your loss.

    • @Auslandic
      @Auslandic 9 лет назад +9

      Sorry for your loss. I just discovered this song which came out when I was a toddler and find it to be powerful and true. Great song, no wonder your Dad liked it!

    • @WhoStillExist
      @WhoStillExist 9 лет назад +6

      Thank you!

    • @carolinejohnson7921
      @carolinejohnson7921 9 лет назад +9

      it was one of my dads favourites also, my thoughts and prayers are with you

    • @oldpossum
      @oldpossum 9 лет назад +10

      Sorry for your loss.
      One of my fav songs, too. great lyrics, great voice!
      Can't believe I'm gonna hit the big seven-oh this year...

  • @CatherineSTodd
    @CatherineSTodd Год назад +13

    Kris Kristofferson is considered "one of the greats" the whole world over! He's with Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and anyone else that ever topped the charts and held our hearts in his hands over the past 50 years. He received one of the first Nashville songwriter's awards back in the early 1970's and still plays at the Ryman. You can't get better company or recognition than that!

    • @marcosbryant865
      @marcosbryant865 Год назад +2

      Yeah I agree, have always loved his songs
      Been a fan all my life
      It's so beautiful
      What's your favorite song by kris?

    • @anelladambrosio2513
      @anelladambrosio2513 Год назад +1

      @@marcosbryant865 ciao amico! 🙋‍♀️😍😘😊💘

    • @kriskristofferson818
      @kriskristofferson818 Год назад

      Hello dear!!
      I have seen your wonderful comment on my public channel, am so happy and impressed with your support on my career!! Where are you watching from?

    • @AndyArnold-uz5yo
      @AndyArnold-uz5yo Год назад +1

      This song reminds me about my wife. It was her favorite song before she lost the battling to cancer, I wish I could change the hands of time, I miss her smiles, she was always there for me and our lovely daughter, and I never miss a moment with her, life could be so unfair most times, there is some pain, I will cry in vain but won’t let you know how I will feel yes, I will miss you to the core! but some times i wonder why bad thing always happen to good people. She’s always in our hearts.

  • @Blackscorpion1963
    @Blackscorpion1963 11 месяцев назад +5

    If you can't feel this classic timeless hit from the master himself Kris Kristofferson then you just ain't livin. I'm turnin' 60 in November this year '23, I'm a Kiwi [New Zealander] trauma left leg hemipelvectomy amputee [near-death motorcycle accident in 1990 when I was 26] and I still probably haven't lived half the life Kristofferson has lived, yet I can still almost tear up listening to his hit.

  • @stevewiseman4027
    @stevewiseman4027 8 лет назад +488

    I'm nearly 70 now now. Kristofferson is one of the best songwriters ever. Depending in which era you are from. Listen to music from the 30's, 40's. Great compositions & compilations. It's not all about the present. I love music. Mozart, Lennon, George Jones & Tammy. Patsy Cline is my all time best. But that's just me. Sit & enjoy the music. Sorry. I tend to go on a bit.

    • @mbucquet
      @mbucquet 7 лет назад +8

      yes .........you are right at 100 %................that's an old german who loves that song!

    • @amymorgan9519
      @amymorgan9519 7 лет назад +8

      Sounds like you have a very eclectic taste in music, Steve! Well done.

    • @stevewiseman4027
      @stevewiseman4027 7 лет назад +12

      Thanks. Nice to know I'm not the only one. We seem to be too far & few between.

    • @carolkatrawitz2314
      @carolkatrawitz2314 7 лет назад +11

      Agree great songwriter - one of the best

    • @brianrudge9587
      @brianrudge9587 7 лет назад +10

      We share similar tastes in music Steve, I'll be 76 soon and love all this.

  • @buckstaffvvile9064
    @buckstaffvvile9064 4 года назад +47

    He and Willie are the last two of the titans of country the country music that I love. Thanks for making this available.

    • @kathleenmcgovern4561
      @kathleenmcgovern4561 4 года назад +2

      Amen my friend

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 года назад +1

      Hello thanks for your comment and supports, your comments and constant support has brought me this far, keep supporting ❤️

  • @ashleyroffe
    @ashleyroffe 6 месяцев назад +6

    I genuine believe he's the greatest storytelling lyricist ever!

  • @nenaerazoharo7677
    @nenaerazoharo7677 Год назад +13

    I'm 35 years old and i'm from Ecuador but my father likes country a lot. He had some LP's and that kind of stuff. I love country with my soul. I'm listening this beautiful song right now with my husband and my one year baby girl is dancing slowly, she can feel it too. ❤

  • @boffo63
    @boffo63 4 года назад +75

    Had a beer with him and Willie one time down in Austin. Just cool people. Great songwriters. It was at the Black Cat Lounge on 6th St. 1984

    • @faithplus1588
      @faithplus1588 4 года назад +2

      Cool

    • @markmcgrath8117
      @markmcgrath8117 4 года назад +2

      A friend of mine and I ran smack into Willie Nelson in Ventura California.

    • @nealausburn593
      @nealausburn593 4 года назад +1

      Meet him in Hana Maui where he lives
      Great singer and writer

    • @Kayte-tv2cw
      @Kayte-tv2cw 3 года назад +6

      Neat story! My brother in law and his wife (Kris’ BIGGEST fan) live in Hawaii, where Kris and his wife have a home. A couple of years ago, they were out shopping and happened to see Kris and his wife shopping, also. My sister in law walked over to meet him, and she told him how she had just missed meeting him in the late 1970’s, after one of his concerts. Kris and his wife were very gracious and kind. One thing led to another, and Kris and his wife invited my brother in law and sister in law to go out to lunch with them. The four of them got along great, and took a lot of photos.

  • @sharmangalloway7
    @sharmangalloway7 4 года назад +50

    And it echoed through the canyon like the disappearing dreams of yesterday. Kris is a poet,what a beautiful phrase and so much truth and sadness in that line.One of the great American songwriters.

  • @xine9992
    @xine9992 Год назад +20

    A wonderful version. The restrained singing beautifully conveys the ethos. I love the way Kristofferson can convey the emotion without falling into sentimentality.

  • @stephendoherty2847
    @stephendoherty2847 Год назад +12

    Beautiful song. Well sung. I also loved 'Me and Bobby Mcgee.'

  • @fasasi69
    @fasasi69 5 лет назад +13

    Happy Birthday to Kris Kristofferson who turns 83 today! A big THANKS to
    Kris for all the years of music, movies, lyrics, and joy he has
    provided to some many of us fans.

  • @dodijames6801
    @dodijames6801 4 года назад +39

    I've always thought that a person who writes a song like this had to feel it to be able to write it.I think Kris was an old soul even when he was young...He learned a lot of hard lessons in life and he learned them the hard way...It made him the best of the best of all songwriters in my opinion.

    • @mustafamond9305
      @mustafamond9305 2 года назад

      @Kris Kristofferson the cleanest dirty shirt is testament!

  • @tomennis7414
    @tomennis7414 Год назад +5

    I play it on a Sunday morning to remember,the way I was and the way I am now,through the grace of God ,and fellowship of AA ,im a Sober alcoholic Today,and just for Today …🙏

  • @DouglasTaylor69
    @DouglasTaylor69 2 года назад +49

    I am 42 years clean and sober, all glory to Jesus. Thank HIM everyday that I do not have to live like that anymore.

  • @borisnatashabaddonoff6919
    @borisnatashabaddonoff6919 4 года назад +86

    This Song Helped Me And My Man Climb Out Of The Bottle 28 Year's Ago.

    • @bornagainn81
      @bornagainn81 4 года назад +4

      Praise God. Why me Lord? Songs' my soul.

    • @bornagainn81
      @bornagainn81 4 года назад +4

      That's great. Why me Lord, great song also. Post 3 minute's ago, you Tube, unposted?

    • @1e0s
      @1e0s 4 года назад +2

      Amazing. Hope you guys are still doing ok👍

    • @borisnatashabaddonoff6919
      @borisnatashabaddonoff6919 4 года назад +2

      @@1e0s Still Sober And Loving Life Together, Happy Thanksgiving And God Bless You And Your Loved Ones.
      Remember That God Loves You And If You Ever Have A Problem Lay It Down At Gods Feet .
      With The Love Of God And A Little Bit Of Faith All Things Are Possible .

    • @jennipowell2093
      @jennipowell2093 4 года назад

      Im glad. This song can. Be. Insperatiaol. That is what the. Song is spoce. Do is. Get people to. Stop drinking

  • @colinhooker158
    @colinhooker158 4 года назад +13

    This song owns my heart. Now 70 and great memories. Surprised I made 70. Special!!

  • @jarodcrazyindian
    @jarodcrazyindian 8 месяцев назад +8

    I survived. I made it. In strange ways, this song helped me. Love to all who are hurting. I know it.

  • @patrickmccabe3786
    @patrickmccabe3786 Год назад +5

    I had the pleasure of meeting Kris in Sydney over 20 yrs ago, he was so nice❤️

    • @honestj820
      @honestj820 Год назад

      Hey how are you doing today…?

  • @1e0s
    @1e0s 4 года назад +21

    The part where he says I got my cleanest dirty shirt from my wardrobe says so much in so few words. Its heartbreaking 💔

    • @susanl.6367
      @susanl.6367 3 года назад

      yes, a great line in what is, among other things, a great work of art

    • @jerseygram8472
      @jerseygram8472 2 года назад +1

      My reaction too! I grew up surrounded by alcoholics. Heartbreak all around.

    • @1e0s
      @1e0s 2 года назад

      @@jerseygram8472 Bless you. What is it about these artists who can turn such tragedy into a thing of beauty💕🎶

  • @alphaomega3173
    @alphaomega3173 9 месяцев назад +4

    I've know countless types of drinkers but the three I remember the most is the evil , the good, and the opinionated. Drinking through your life doesn't always entails a long road of misery. This song expresses sorrow through the voice of Kris. I've met gentlemen in their late ages of 55 to 65 that were career criminals in drinking lol. It's a lifestyle and its tough one but they never expressed sadness or regret. Its not for the faint of heart. You need to be supported by the old teachers of drinking. The older crowd that's willing to put up with your shenanigans. Drinking is a deadly art but it made men like Kris, Johnny, Elvis, Willy, and etc. It's a tough life but makes the body feel alone.

    • @jensunger8952
      @jensunger8952 9 месяцев назад

      Du hast so recht mein Freund ...

  • @wicklowpiper4097
    @wicklowpiper4097 Год назад +3

    4 years sober ,wasnt born when this was out but remember my dad singing it and hes 82 now and still singing ,hummin ,and strummin with me. Love

  • @Christina4758
    @Christina4758 3 года назад +13

    35 years since I had a Sunday morning like this. This song says it all. Kristofferson is a genius, poet, and a mensch.

  • @brandenward6837
    @brandenward6837 3 года назад +7

    Woke up this morning and took a long walk through the cold and smoked a joint while I listened to this tune. Thank for the perfect start to my Sunday morning Kris

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag 3 года назад +1

      A joint is better than the bottle, Sunday Morning, Amen, or whatever.

  • @yardsausage
    @yardsausage 2 года назад +4

    i am 54 yrs old and i have never heard of this song but it was in the recommend so i played it and i almost didnt finish it but i decided to give it a try..and wow..am i blown away..i see some of me in this song...as a matter of fact after i post this comment i am going to listen to it again !!

    • @biggestkkfan1506
      @biggestkkfan1506  2 года назад +1

      That's great! Glad you like it 😊

    • @yardsausage
      @yardsausage 2 года назад +1

      @@biggestkkfan1506 thanks for the reply..i only wish i knew this song way earlier..

  • @kevincrisantemi1891
    @kevincrisantemi1891 2 года назад +8

    I've been sober a long time now...but watching this still humbles me..such a beautiful song 😎😎

  • @dabdella1460
    @dabdella1460 4 года назад +18

    What a song .
    What a writer.
    What a man.
    So special a human being. Thanks kris.

  • @Doganshang
    @Doganshang 8 лет назад +31

    "Something in a Sunday, that makes the body feel alone" So true Kris, so true!

    • @geralyne9042
      @geralyne9042 4 года назад +1

      That line is so deep in so many ways.

    • @beyond1957
      @beyond1957 4 года назад +1

      Yes, there is something about a Sunday, I recall being in a room with many and yet felt alone, you never forget.

    • @mousemouse6875
      @mousemouse6875 4 года назад

      @WE WUZ VIKANGS!!! n shiet. It's getting pretty bad here in America. You would not want to be here. Sorry what has happened to your country. The same thing is happening here. We used to have friends where you are. But they left a long time ago.

  • @5T3V3N-ns9gg
    @5T3V3N-ns9gg 7 месяцев назад +5

    Have hope friends! Don't give up! I suffered through my own addictions. I pray for all of you!

  • @sylviasimpson3280
    @sylviasimpson3280 2 года назад +6

    Once more Lord I love this so much, had the Honour of seeing you ❤ in Little Old England 🇬🇧 ❤ at Sage.
    Boy one Man Show ,didn't need anyone else.
    My Beautiful Man,will do This at my End. 🤍❤❤❤ love you Chris the Very best.💋💋💋

  • @gloriamondragon105
    @gloriamondragon105 4 года назад +9

    I remember as a little girl, sitting by my mom and she would play this record. Never really understood it . Only being 5 , but now years later my mom is really sick and I would give anything to have her able to sit with me one more time and play this song for her. 🙁, Love you mom.

    • @johnking6573
      @johnking6573 4 года назад +1

      Bless you Gloria 💕 the heart would have no rainbows 💞 if the eye's had no tear's 😢john from the u.k.🙋💕💕

  • @ArisdePeuter
    @ArisdePeuter 9 лет назад +69

    "And it echoed through the canyons
    like the disappearin' dreams of Yesterday"

  • @SilverFang2789
    @SilverFang2789 2 года назад +2

    People who say Johnny Cash does this song better fail to realize something:
    Johnny is just singing the song, doing the cover.
    Kris is actually telling the story with all the little emotions attached to it. And that is why he will always do this song better than Cash.

  • @jerryturner3997
    @jerryturner3997 9 месяцев назад +3

    Yes indeed, also Mr Kristofferson while working as a janitor. For Columbia records. Wrote this powerful song! 🎶 in my opinion, it's the best version! What a beautiful 🎨'ist. & humble man.....Thanks for the Info-& great 🖇️..🎶🎵🎶..👍..Also Thanks to Mr Ray Stevens!🎶..👌..

  • @joyceconroy9870
    @joyceconroy9870 4 года назад +14

    Kris is one of the greatest songwriters of our generation. I saw Ken Burns' documentary "Country Music". He was truly courageous to pursue his dream of being in music. Handsome and intelligent man. His songs have touched me deeply in addition to being very easy on the eyes.

    • @moondancer9066
      @moondancer9066 4 года назад +1

      Even after his Mother disowned him! Wow!
      I wonder if they ever made up. I'm watching it, too! 🎶💕

    • @gonzoexpress9885
      @gonzoexpress9885 2 года назад +1

      @Kris Kristofferson
      Stop the pathetic identity scamming. You were doing this on Jackson Browne's youtube channel as well. Will report this.

    • @kriskristofferson818
      @kriskristofferson818 Год назад

      Hello dear!!
      I have seen your wonderful comment on my public channel, am so happy and impressed with your support on my career!! Where are you watching from?

  • @briannash4226
    @briannash4226 Год назад +8

    Ride on Kris...You rank among the greats!!....Thanks for all the songs which will be playing through the ages for all mankind!

  • @solarni1
    @solarni1 2 года назад +7

    77 years still listing to that song

  • @t9j6c6j51
    @t9j6c6j51 3 года назад +5

    If you’ve been there too many times like I have, you know why this song is so special.

  • @maijashelley9318
    @maijashelley9318 9 лет назад +407

    No one sings it like Kristofferson.
    Thank you for doing up such a wonderful video.

    • @biggestkkfan1506
      @biggestkkfan1506  9 лет назад +13

      Maija Shelley Thank you! Glad you liked it :-)

    • @snow-wizzard
      @snow-wizzard 9 лет назад +11

      Maija Shelley agree as well, for about 40 years?

    • @johnnylonewolf5474
      @johnnylonewolf5474 8 лет назад

      +Maija Shelley Perhaps it's because it is his 'Very Own Composition',..Smile!

    • @74Thunderbird
      @74Thunderbird 8 лет назад +7

      +Maija Shelley Well Johnny Cash does a pretty good version that hit the Billboard at #1 at the same time Janis Joplin took Kris's Me and Bobby McGee to #1 on the Billboard Pop charts.

    • @maijashelley9318
      @maijashelley9318 8 лет назад +8

      +74Thunderbird ~ for ME, as I said, nobody can sing it like Kristofferson. I'll take his over anybody's.