I feel bad for those that dont cry when music is done right. It does not matter what kind of music it is Rock Pop Country .Music is the only thing i know that will put a smile on my face and a tear in my eye at the same time. Nothing but luck for ya man
There is something about true human vocal production that can never come from an autotuned vocal. I could only describe it as the voice of GOD. John was blessed with his talent & he shared that blessing with us.
John Denver has ALWAYS made me cry !!! The emotion in his voice and poetry in his lyrics is so amazing !!! I love the line "...I know I'd be a poor man if I never saw an Eagle 🦅 fly ....". ❤❤❤
I've been to two places where his line just fit: "..coming home to a place he'd never been before." You know, when you see a beautiful new place and you think "this is IT, i'm *home."* I also love his line "...he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly.." This is my favorite of his songs, by far.
I love that line about seeing an eagle fly. I thought of it when I got to see one. It is so majestic and felt like it touched my soul. Hoping you'll feel that richness someday if you haven't yet!
@@kimberly3131 Have you heard Bob Segar's song, "Roll Me Away" and watched the video? His talks about standing on the mountain not knowing which way to go, something like that, then says "just then i saw a young hawk flyin' and my soul began to rise.." i know that feeling too. (Its a great road trip song, btw). There's just something about seeing that kind of thing, maybe makes you feel free or something.
Vickie - Yes I have heard Roll Me Away buy it's been a long time. The first time was in the movie Mask. It always reminds of thinking that his soul was now free to soar. (the movie character, that is). Thanks for mentioning it. It's cool how song meanings touch us all in different ways at different times in our lives. It sure does bring back vivid memories of times past too. Loved a lot of John Denver and Bob Seeger songs. As John would have said they were "far out!".
He was concerned about the environment, too. He had a huge hit called Calypso, which honoured a boat owned by Jacques Cousteau. Cousteau tried to bring awareness to the environment. He learned and carried out a lot of research through scuba diving. Denver met him and was so impressed with him, he wrote Calypso and gave Cousteau all the proceeds of the song to keep his boat operating.
John Denver is a favorite of mine, my Dad and I would listen to him together all the time when I was young, singing along on long car rides in Vermont. I will always love John. His songs Calypso and The Eagle and the Hawk are my favorites. He will forever be missed.
So clear, so passionate. So missed. There will never be a other John Denver. Think about this JB...he was loved and revered during the disco era as it swung to heavy metal. Not an easy time to sell this type of music. But John did it. Try and find one person to deny his music. Just ain't happening.
John Denver was amazing -- he was like his own genre of music. His ability to carry one to a place and make them long for it like it was their own memory was incredible.
I can not tell you how much that line means to me. I DO talk to God a lot. But one time when my heart was burdened and was concerned about a certain situation, I was stopped in my tracks when I heard His voice say to me “fear not, for I am with thee.” This was not in my head, I heard it as if He was walking with me. And I’m not one that goes around saying God speaks to me all the time. But this time He did. Other times I felt His answer in my heart. I hope you have a blessed day.
Oh my, has it really been half my lifetime? I miss him too, and am saddened by all the songs he never got to sing for us. Makes me want to treasure his recordings even more.
His music touched all of my life. I was born in WV. My younger brother passed at 36 and Country Roads was played at his funeral and scattering of his ashes in the Kanawa State Forrest, echoing in the hollar. I have lived most of my life in the Rockies of Colorado. Annie's Song fit to a T the way I felt about my wife...etc.
The way your face lit up with the first few lines was wonderful to see. You could put all his songs in a bag, close your eyes, & still have a 100% chance of picking a great one out. He sang about the simple joys of life with a voice full of love: Calypso, Grandma's Feather Bed, Thank God I'm a Country Boy, and of course (Take Me Home) Country Roads. You just cannot go wrong with John Denver's music.
It is a testament to a singer/songwriter when he can convey a message and stir a tiny percentage of the emotion he felt when he experienced the grandeur of the Colorado Rockies. The hard-hearted critics at the time of its release thought the only "High" could be drug-induced. John Denver was singing about such beauty that stirs the soul and inspired this song. It is a testament to the intellectual and emotional humility and honesty of JB to allow the viewers to experience your honest reaction to the song.
John has a really soothing voice.Whenever you are stressed,play a John Denver song,and you will feel better in a matter of minutes.John was a champion for nature and the environment. He had his pilot's license,and unfortunately his plane went down, and let to his death while he was in his prime.🏞
I love your reaction! John Denver very much was and still is an icon from the years when music was real. He couldn't hide his joy of life and he wrote and sang from his soul. When he died in the plane crash, it broke many hearts...but his music lives on.
I'm approaching 70 years old and this song came out when I was 19. What I realize now is that it is about finding where we belong in this world, not an easy task for anyone. It makes me so emotional now.
Hey, JB, you seem more at peace. The background you're doing your videos from - trees and water - seem to be settling your soul more. I"m so happy. You know you got a community here that wants you happy and content. And I think this song really speaks to your state of how you've been living.
The story, according to John's wife, Annie was this. John Denver had a good friend, a fellow musician, who died too young. The night of his funeral, his wife had his friends gather on their property on a lake shore in the Rocky Mountains where they sat around a fire telling their stories about him. In the early morning hours there was a meteor shower that stunned them all into silence, and they each drifted away from the fire, involved in their own thoughts. When they woke up late the next morning, they found that John had stayed awake and written this song about his friend and himself.
This was the first "grownup" album I bought for myself when I was about 12 years old. Thought provoking, inspiring and soul stirring. Just the sort thing I needed transitioning into being a young man. I definitely credit his music as one of the influences that helped me find myself and the spiritual quality of Nature.
What a beautiful thing to watch as someone genuinely appreciates the beauty of an amazing song. John Denver was what music should be about. Glad to know good folks are still discovering his amazing talent. Bless you for your pure emotional reaction!
I've been a JD fan for 50 years, and watching you discover him really touches my heart. I encourage you to find the more "recent" videos of his mature voice. If you think his voice was beautiful in 1972, you should hear it in the 1990s. Thanks for this!
His voice carries the sense of what life is supposed to feel like, what it would be like without the strife, pain, and darkness. Each song is a glimpse into a kinder, simpler world that lays on the other side of the canyons dug by our failed choices. He was a lighthouse on a shore we never seem to reach.
If you really want to feel emotional and have goosebumps on your arms then you must give a listen to “The Eagle and the Hawk” by John Denver. Absolutely amazing song and gets me each and every time. I was fortunate to have met John on a golf course a couple years before his death. Told him how much his music meant to me. He shook my hand and said how much it meant to him that someone my age (I was about 28 at the time) enjoyed his music. Still heartbroken with his death. He had such an incredible voice!!
I was 14 in 1972. I heard john Denver on my friends pocket radio, and I was hooked. All I could think about was going to America to see and hear him sing, but we were way too poor for that. The best my friend and I could do was to listen to that little pocket radio and dream. Then life happened, work, children, married life filled my time up and the years went rolling by. Fast forward to the 80’s and 90’s cd collections, of course John Denver was amongst them and I swear that grabbing an hour listening to his songs was pure therapy. I got to the US, but sadly by then John was gone. How different my life is now to that fourteen year old girl who shared her best friends pocket radio….a quiet life in the country and listening to John’s Annie’s song as I sit in the garden on a still summer evening with my darling husband, my sentiments and love for him are echoed in this song so well…..and I realise just how blessed I am.
John Denver is my most favorite artist of all time! He has such a way of music, his voice, and the songs (whether he has written them or not)! Not many like him! If you want a song to make you cry? "Sunshine On My Shoulders" and it even has the line 'sunshine in my eyes can make me cry...' My favorite song is "Poems, Prayers, and Promises" and "Follow Me" is another favorite of mine! But watch the video of John singing "This Old Guitar" from his tv show with him explaining his guitar he got from his grandmother! Such an amazing artist!
"I've seen it raining fire in the sky"... referring to the meteor shower he watched when writing this song. RIP John Denver - you were LEGENDARY!! 💖🌄 PLEASE do "Sunshine On My Shoulders" soon. ☀✌🏽
John began this song while on a camping trip in the Rockies in August of 1970. He stepped out of the tent late one evening while everyone was sleeping and saw the Perseid meteor shower which is a yearly event in August - but seen much better in such locations where there aren't any city lights. So, when he sings "I've seen it rain and fire in the sky" - that is what he's talking about. The song NEVER gets old - I must have heard it well over 5,000 times in the last 50 years and it sounds just as fresh now as it did when I first heard it.
There will never be another John Denver…I was privileged to be present at six of his concerts. His voice was as pure and beautiful in person as it is in a recording studio. No “airs” about him. What you see is what you get. I still miss him so much…
I love that you TOTALLY get his music. The beauty. The profoundness of it. My fave line is…You know you’d be a poorer man if you never saw an eagle fly. So very true. Rocky Mountain High, indeed. 🌏✌️💙🇺🇸
Yes, I usually cry when I hear John Denver. He really touches hearts. Oh and as others have said, I am enjoying the background with the lake and trees. You look good. You have a gentle and handsome face. Best wishes always.
Great inspiring song. Makes you high on nature . That boomer generation really fought for the environment and got out in nature and lived life! No social media. Lol
Born in Brooklyn NY, and yet in my teens, fell in love with this man's music. I think he had moments of epiphany that he was able to render into the universal language of music. He described the wonders of nature and how fortunate one is to have those moments when you get a glimpse into our undeniable part in the natural scheme of things. In the end, he was a flawed human being, as we all are. But he aspired to brighter and bigger things. I miss him.
If you haven’t heard John Denver & Placido Domingo’s duet of Perhaps Love, check it out. It’s probably my favorite duet EVER. There are also UA-cam videos of it. :)
I first this when it was released in 1972. I was 11. This song still makes me emotional, partly because the song is amazing, and partly because I still miss him.
John loved the beauty and serenity of the natural world. Especially the mountains. He cared deeply about mankind’s effect on the earth and the animal kingdom. If you want peace....get away from the frenetic city and sleep under a tree. Truly. RIP John. We miss you.
John Denver is a great artist. You should react to Sunshine On My Shoulders. It's one of his best! Also can you react to more 70s & 80s commercials. Those were fun videos.
John Denver was a singer-songwriter & actor. He had so many great hits in the 70's-80's. Some of his signature songs were "Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses)", "Grandma's Feather Bed", "Fly Away", "Leaving On A Jet Plane", "Poems, Prayers & Promises", "Thank God I'm A Country Boy", "Calypso", "Sunshine On My Shoulders" etc. John appeared in several films & television specials during the 70's-80's, including the 1977 hit "Oh, God!", in which he starred alongside George Burns.
So many great lines in this song. My 2 favorite are: "Talked to God and listened to the casual reply . . ." and "You know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly . . . " The whole song is a poem, really, and deeply autobiographical for John, who cherished the Earth.. I was 9 when this song came out and 10 when it became a huge hit in early '73--HUGE. I've heard this song at least a couple thousand times in my life (so far) and I got tears in my eyes watching your reaction. I love watching younger folks discover the really beautiful music I grew up on in the 70s. You have a really expressive face--wonderful reaction. Yours is my favorite of every reaction I've seen of this song. Nicely done! Just discovered you, just subbed. : )
His passing was so very sad. He was very good friends with Jim Henson who made the muppets. Both of these were very proactive in conservation of nature, teaching from the very young to the elderly about our precious planet and our duty to take care of it. Love it that you love this.
His music is like water to the desert of our hearts. That’s where the tears come from. We need the beauty and positivity. Thanks for your appreciation.
James your reaction brought tears to my eyes. Yoy should listen to Annies Song written for his ex wife. How she fillled him physically and spiritually. The music and lyrics are beyond any love song.
JB, your reaction was so real, sincere and appreciation for lyrics that paint a mural, and a voice that supplies all the colors.... The Rockies do take your breath away.. the night sky black filled with sparkling stars seem close enough to reach up and scoop them into your hands.... The crunch of pine needles, the scent of fresh aspen, spruce and evergreen pine trees towering around you fill your senses with their sweet, fresh scent. Sitting by yourself on an outcropping of rocks, gazing below and out you see vast lush meadow filled with wildflowers, elk grazing among the tall grass peacefully... You gaze up to the sky, a blue so beautiful filled with clouds bright white... You take a deep breath and feel like you can reach up and touch the face of God... You must put a visit to Rocky Mountain National Park on your bucket list. Like the amazing voice of John, you will also fall in love with the mountains so he loved. PEACE &🙏🏻🙏🏻🤗🤗
I know what he's singing about. In August of 2017 after journeying to Nebraska for the total eclipse of the sun, I then went to Colorado. I drove into the mountains alone and and it's like a mystical experience. Something I will never forget ever. He died doing something he loved which is not a bad way to go personally. Be safe man
YES! YES! YES! You got it!!! John was a great communicator and he obviously got through to you! Thank you for playing one of my favourite JD songs and understanding what our John was all about. (by the way, seeing you emotional made me cry too!)
This singer, and maybe even this song, sent an entire generation of us back into the woods and up onto the mountains. He was popular in the early 1970s, when the whole culture started to embrace wildness and simplicity. Some of us are still out there.
Gone way too soon. He had so many great songs. I like a sunshine on my Shoulder and Thank God I’m a Country Boy. John Denver, James z Taylor and Carly Simon are my favorite folk artists.
John Denver did a song that a lot of people overlook. At that time, the bald eagle and others, were on the endangered species list. He wrote the most amazing song. There's an incredible video of that song, and it's also a memorial to John Denver. Look for that one, JB. The eagles are no longer on the endangered species list, but that video might be my all-time favorite video. The name of the song is "The Eagle and the Hawk." btw, you look like you're in a beautiful place. God bless you young man.
I grew up in NYC and when I was a kid I always dreamt of leaving that concrete jungle. I would go up to the wooded park a few miles from my house and dream that I was away in the wilderness. I would also take our radio from our kitchen and in the summer Id listen to John Denver in my back yard and dream about the places he sang about. About the same time my mom got sick with cancer and she passed at 39 yrs old, I was jus about to turn 13 and had no idea my life was about to become confusing and change forever. I continued to lean on Johns music and it helped me get by and I still tear up today when I hear his music today. I ended moving myself and my family to Colorado 24 years ago, at 36 or so and my life again had changed but it was for the better. I ended up building new homes and flipping older homes and was pretty successful for awhile. A friend, who was a part of John Denvers Windstar foundation, who I had no idea she was a part of, knew I was building homes and had contacted me to ask if I can duplicate a custom styled bench in memory to Erma, Johns Mom, who had recently passed away and have it permanently affixed in front of Johns Bronze statue of him holding his guitar and an Eagle, at the entry to Windstar foundation. I absolutely jumped at the opportunity to do so and I worked with my best finish carpenter to complete this. We did it because we were honored to do so, me more than most anyone, and although we couldn't be there for its presentation, I did get a call from Johns brother, Ron thanking me for helping get this done. Unbeknownst this took me full circle and I was honored to speak with Ron, Johns brother. Since then Ive become friendly with a cousin of John's and we shared a few great stories of how I was greatly affected by him and his great music and messages, from someone he never knew still today and Ed has shared a few with me also. I told Ed that John Denver was the Best friend I never had and that I enjoy sharing how I was affected by this great person !!!!! I am 60 years old and still live in Colorado, mostly because of John and his music !!!
Hi, hello JBL! I know that the Internet has video tours that feature Denver/the rocky mtns, etc.. I took my fam 1 summer, spending a week or so... We'd never done any Trout fishing, & I got so excited at being able to see the fish interested in my bait/lures that I wouldn't give the trout a chance 2 actually bite b4 I'd yank my line out of the water. Needless 2 say, I didn't catch any, but if I'm not mistaken, I'm fairly sure that I startled one of them into a dead-faint! Now that's where your fish net comes in handy if ur quick enough! - -which I wasn't- - My meal that night was cereal & milk with a banana on the side! Between the altitude & my vigorous fishing style, after some gazing @ the night sky, I took my happy feelings & just went on 2 bed. 😴
John Denver was a guest on The Carpenters first tv special in ‘76 & did a duet with Karen (it’s here on YT). Seems an odd pairing but it’s amazing. I think it’s because they were both singers that just sang the song, you know? Nothing fancy, but man they sure bring all the feels every time. Thanks for your heartfelt reactions to music.
Another great short song by John is " The Eagle and the Hawk" short but FAB!!! SAD thing is now there is so so so very much building of homes out west of Denver,...near Eagle Co. where my bro lives. It is out of control he said and that I will not recognize it when I get there on my next trip. So so sad. Eagle was a great little town with a wester bar and one or two places to eat there. That was it. Now its just over farking crowded with folks coming in the town and well.... the good times are over now as the population there has SOARED. SAD SAD SAD
Love what you said about the Song JB. His voice gives you love and hope and LIFE!!!!!! He left us way way way too soon. Bring more of his songs hun. Take care yourself hun. Enjoy your show.
This came out while I was in Viet-nam. I'm from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina and this song made me so home sick, it's been 52 years and I cried when he died. clp
Wow... maybe the most sincere reaction I've ever seen on a reaction video. The power of music never fails to blow me away. Thanks so much for sharing this special experience with us all.
I've been listening to this song for over 40 years. I'm not even American but it gives me goosebumps every time. John Denver is a legend. Listen to For You, it will make you weep with its beauty.
His voice has made me cry all my life, so pure.
Yes like the freshest clear spring water or the beautiful mixture of white puffy clouds against a blue sky😍❤️
Mine too. I used to cry when I sang his songs. Also made me want to move to the Rockies. Sunshine on my shoulders made me ball
I feel bad for those that dont cry when music is done right. It does not matter what kind of music it is Rock Pop Country .Music is the only thing i know that will put a smile on my face and a tear in my eye at the same time. Nothing but luck for ya man
Well said 👍
John Denver was one of the greatest singers and songwriters ever! His music and voice stands the test of times.
There is something about true human vocal production that can never come from an autotuned vocal. I could only describe it as the voice of GOD. John was blessed with his talent & he shared that blessing with us.
John Denver has ALWAYS made me cry !!! The emotion in his voice and poetry in his lyrics is so amazing !!! I love the line "...I know I'd be a poor man if I never saw an Eagle 🦅 fly ....". ❤❤❤
I've been to two places where his line just fit: "..coming home to a place he'd never been before." You know, when you see a beautiful new place and you think "this is IT, i'm *home."* I also love his line "...he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly.." This is my favorite of his songs, by far.
Absolutely! A stunningly beautiful song. Glad you experienced the power of this song
I love that line about seeing an eagle fly. I thought of it when I got to see one. It is so majestic and felt like it touched my soul. Hoping you'll feel that richness someday if you haven't yet!
@@kimberly3131 Have you heard Bob Segar's song, "Roll Me Away" and watched the video? His talks about standing on the mountain not knowing which way to go, something like that, then says "just then i saw a young hawk flyin' and my soul began to rise.." i know that feeling too. (Its a great road trip song, btw). There's just something about seeing that kind of thing, maybe makes you feel free or something.
Vickie - Yes I have heard Roll Me Away buy it's been a long time. The first time was in the movie Mask. It always reminds of thinking that his soul was now free to soar. (the movie character, that is). Thanks for mentioning it. It's cool how song meanings touch us all in different ways at different times in our lives. It sure does bring back vivid memories of times past too. Loved a lot of John Denver and Bob Seeger songs. As John would have said they were "far out!".
Seger that is. Did not blow off enough cobwebs from my old brain 😏
"The voice of a storyteller" that was the best thing I've ever heard said about John Denver. Your insight here was brilliant.
I saw it hit you when he said he was born in the summer of his 27th year, coming home to a place he'd never been before. New beginnings....take care.
He was concerned about the environment, too. He had a huge hit called Calypso, which honoured a boat owned by Jacques Cousteau. Cousteau tried to bring awareness to the environment. He learned and carried out a lot of research through scuba diving. Denver met him and was so impressed with him, he wrote Calypso and gave Cousteau all the proceeds of the song to keep his boat operating.
Definitely one to watch
One of my favorites
John Denver is a favorite of mine, my Dad and I would listen to him together all the time when I was young, singing along on long car rides in Vermont. I will always love John. His songs Calypso and The Eagle and the Hawk are my favorites. He will forever be missed.
So clear, so passionate. So missed. There will never be a other John Denver. Think about this JB...he was loved and revered during the disco era as it swung to heavy metal. Not an easy time to sell this type of music. But John did it. Try and find one person to deny his music. Just ain't happening.
Sunshine on my shoulders will bring the tears. You won't feel them coming, they just come out of nowhere for me.
Well said
Those of us that grew up in the late 60s and 79# were so blessed with the music we grew up with
John Denver was amazing -- he was like his own genre of music. His ability to carry one to a place and make them long for it like it was their own memory was incredible.
"You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply" Awesome spirituality expressed in this lyric!
Everybody who has any feelings in them at all cries when John Denver sings songs like this.
That's what he did, make people smile, cry, laugh.
Totally stinks that we lost him so young, but glad we still get to hear him.
The line "talk to God and listen to the casual reply" sums up the feeling I have when I'm in the mountains
I can not tell you how much that line means to me. I DO talk to God a lot. But one time when my heart was burdened and was concerned about a certain situation, I was stopped in my tracks when I heard His voice say to me “fear not, for I am with thee.” This was not in my head, I heard it as if He was walking with me. And I’m not one that goes around saying God speaks to me all the time. But this time He did. Other times I felt His answer in my heart. I hope you have a blessed day.
Sums up every time I am in nature 😀
John will be gone from us 25 years this fall, and I still miss him. It is lovely to know his music is still touching new listeners' hearts.
Oh my, has it really been half my lifetime? I miss him too, and am saddened by all the songs he never got to sing for us. Makes me want to treasure his recordings even more.
His music touched all of my life. I was born in WV. My younger brother passed at 36 and Country Roads was played at his funeral and scattering of his ashes in the Kanawa State Forrest, echoing in the hollar. I have lived most of my life in the Rockies of Colorado. Annie's Song fit to a T the way I felt about my wife...etc.
John Denver was based he saw and sang about the beauty that God has given Us
His voice is like a hug from Grandma
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The way your face lit up with the first few lines was wonderful to see. You could put all his songs in a bag, close your eyes, & still have a 100% chance of picking a great one out. He sang about the simple joys of life with a voice full of love: Calypso, Grandma's Feather Bed, Thank God I'm a Country Boy, and of course (Take Me Home) Country Roads. You just cannot go wrong with John Denver's music.
It is a testament to a singer/songwriter when he can convey a message and stir a tiny percentage of the emotion he felt when he experienced the grandeur of the Colorado Rockies. The hard-hearted critics at the time of its release thought the only "High" could be drug-induced. John Denver was singing about such beauty that stirs the soul and inspired this song.
It is a testament to the intellectual and emotional humility and honesty of JB to allow the viewers to experience your honest reaction to the song.
It’s so nice to see someone younger appreciating what some of us older folks have been listening to for years. Well done JB
John has a really soothing voice.Whenever you are stressed,play a John Denver song,and you will feel better in a matter of minutes.John was a champion for nature and the environment. He had his pilot's license,and unfortunately his plane went down, and let to his death while he was in his prime.🏞
I love your reaction! John Denver very much was and still is an icon from the years when music was real. He couldn't hide his joy of life and he wrote and sang from his soul. When he died in the plane crash, it broke many hearts...but his music lives on.
I'm approaching 70 years old and this song came out when I was 19. What I realize now is that it is about finding where we belong in this world, not an easy task for anyone. It makes me so emotional now.
Hey, JB, you seem more at peace. The background you're doing your videos from - trees and water - seem to be settling your soul more. I"m so happy. You know you got a community here that wants you happy and content. And I think this song really speaks to your state of how you've been living.
Yes, I agree and I can hear the birds chirping too! Peaceful place!
He's in nature. That's the best place you can do healing.
Hiking in rocky mountain National park and walking around a clear blue mountain lake is like being in heaven its
Mother nature at her finest
The story, according to John's wife, Annie was this.
John Denver had a good friend, a fellow musician, who died too young. The night of his funeral, his wife had his friends gather on their property on a lake shore in the Rocky Mountains where they sat around a fire telling their stories about him. In the early morning hours there was a meteor shower that stunned them all into silence, and they each drifted away from the fire, involved in their own thoughts.
When they woke up late the next morning, they found that John had stayed awake and written this song about his friend and himself.
John was a gentle person with a beautiful soul. He cared very deeply and loved all of the nature… RIP John 🥲🙏🏻
This was the first "grownup" album I bought for myself when I was about 12 years old. Thought provoking, inspiring and soul stirring. Just the sort thing I needed transitioning into being a young man. I definitely credit his music as one of the influences that helped me find myself and the spiritual quality of Nature.
Same. Everything you said, but I was 11 when I got this album.
This album was life-changing for me as well. Took me down the whole John Denver rabbit hole and I am a much better person for it!
Same. First album, first live concert. 😍
Funny that I saw this tonight.. this am , I said Alexa, play John Denver 70’s and it started my day off right!!
What a beautiful thing to watch as someone genuinely appreciates the beauty of an amazing song. John Denver was what music should be about. Glad to know good folks are still discovering his amazing talent. Bless you for your pure emotional reaction!
Colorado made this their Second official State Song. My favorite John Denver song is "Take Me Home Country Road"
You have a key to every door, a home you've never been to before.
It sounds like he reached Heaven. ☝️🙏🙄👍
It's so wonderful to see a male empath. Love your heart ❤️
I've been a JD fan for 50 years, and watching you discover him really touches my heart. I encourage you to find the more "recent" videos of his mature voice. If you think his voice was beautiful in 1972, you should hear it in the 1990s. Thanks for this!
His voice carries the sense of what life is supposed to feel like, what it would be like without the strife, pain, and darkness. Each song is a glimpse into a kinder, simpler world that lays on the other side of the canyons dug by our failed choices. He was a lighthouse on a shore we never seem to reach.
If you really want to feel emotional and have goosebumps on your arms then you must give a listen to “The Eagle and the Hawk” by John Denver. Absolutely amazing song and gets me each and every time. I was fortunate to have met John on a golf course a couple years before his death. Told him how much his music meant to me. He shook my hand and said how much it meant to him that someone my age (I was about 28 at the time) enjoyed his music. Still heartbroken with his death. He had such an incredible voice!!
The Eagle and the Hawk is my favorite among many of his songs. Always inspires me.
My favorite song too…. The Bald Eagle is my Spirit Animal!!!
You're on a roll today. 🥰🥰 You can do every JD song and I'm here for it.
I was 14 in 1972. I heard john Denver on my friends pocket radio, and I was hooked. All I could think about was going to America to see and hear him sing, but we were way too poor for that. The best my friend and I could do was to listen to that little pocket radio and dream. Then life happened, work, children, married life filled my time up and the years went rolling by. Fast forward to the 80’s and 90’s cd collections, of course John Denver was amongst them and I swear that grabbing an hour listening to his songs was pure therapy. I got to the US, but sadly by then John was gone. How different my life is now to that fourteen year old girl who shared her best friends pocket radio….a quiet life in the country and listening to John’s Annie’s song as I sit in the garden on a still summer evening with my darling husband, my sentiments and love for him are echoed in this song so well…..and I realise just how blessed I am.
Rhymes and Reason is probably some of the most beautiful lyrics ever written by anyone. My favorite John Denver song by far.
John Denver is my most favorite artist of all time! He has such a way of music, his voice, and the songs (whether he has written them or not)! Not many like him! If you want a song to make you cry? "Sunshine On My Shoulders" and it even has the line 'sunshine in my eyes can make me cry...' My favorite song is "Poems, Prayers, and Promises" and "Follow Me" is another favorite of mine! But watch the video of John singing "This Old Guitar" from his tv show with him explaining his guitar he got from his grandmother! Such an amazing artist!
"I've seen it raining fire in the sky"... referring to the meteor shower he watched when writing this song. RIP John Denver - you were LEGENDARY!! 💖🌄
PLEASE do "Sunshine On My Shoulders" soon. ☀✌🏽
John began this song while on a camping trip in the Rockies in August of 1970. He stepped out of the tent late one evening while everyone was sleeping and saw the Perseid meteor shower which is a yearly event in August - but seen much better in such locations where there aren't any city lights. So, when he sings "I've seen it rain and fire in the sky" - that is what he's talking about. The song NEVER gets old - I must have heard it well over 5,000 times in the last 50 years and it sounds just as fresh now as it did when I first heard it.
Trying to tear the mountains down refers to failed efforts to bring the Winter Olympics to Denver in 1972 I believe
There will never be another John Denver…I was privileged to be present at six of his concerts. His voice was as pure and beautiful in person as it is in a recording studio. No “airs” about him. What you see is what you get. I still miss him so much…
I love that you TOTALLY get his music. The beauty. The profoundness of it. My fave line is…You know you’d be a poorer man if you never saw an eagle fly.
So very true. Rocky Mountain High, indeed. 🌏✌️💙🇺🇸
Yes, I usually cry when I hear John Denver. He really touches hearts. Oh and as others have said, I am enjoying the background with the lake and trees. You look good. You have a gentle and handsome face. Best wishes always.
Great inspiring song. Makes you high on nature . That boomer generation really fought for the environment and got out in nature and lived life! No social media. Lol
Born in Brooklyn NY, and yet in my teens, fell in love with this man's music. I think he had moments of epiphany that he was able to render into the universal language of music. He described the wonders of nature and how fortunate one is to have those moments when you get a glimpse into our undeniable part in the natural scheme of things. In the end, he was a flawed human being, as we all are. But he aspired to brighter and bigger things. I miss him.
Americans need to treasure John Denver because he is a part of Americana that encapsulates the beauty of American landscapes.
If you haven’t heard John Denver & Placido Domingo’s duet of Perhaps Love, check it out. It’s probably my favorite duet EVER. There are also UA-cam videos of it. :)
Jonathan Antoine sang that song too in a duet with his former partner Charlotte J.!
@@theresadaly3762 Thank you so much for the heads up, I love Jonathan and Charlotte, too!
Yes! That songs makes me cry every time!❤️
Go back to him soon. JB.. he soothes the soul with his music. Something you have needed. Let John take you there.
I first this when it was released in 1972. I was 11. This song still makes me emotional, partly because the song is amazing, and partly because I still miss him.
John loved the beauty and serenity of the natural world. Especially the mountains. He cared deeply about mankind’s effect on the earth and the animal kingdom. If you want peace....get away from the frenetic city and sleep under a tree. Truly. RIP John. We miss you.
John Denver is a great artist. You should react to Sunshine On My Shoulders. It's one of his best! Also can you react to more 70s & 80s commercials. Those were fun videos.
He's such a huge icon, truly loved by all
John Denver was a singer-songwriter & actor. He had so many great hits in the 70's-80's. Some of his signature songs were "Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses)", "Grandma's Feather Bed", "Fly Away", "Leaving On A Jet Plane", "Poems, Prayers & Promises", "Thank God I'm A Country Boy", "Calypso", "Sunshine On My Shoulders" etc. John appeared in several films & television specials during the 70's-80's, including the 1977 hit "Oh, God!", in which he starred alongside George Burns.
Your first two songs are actually the same one; "you fill up my senses" is the opening line of Annie's Song. Denver was wonderful...
@@stevetournay6103 Yes I know. They were meant to be all together, just forgot the brackets. Thanks
I loved Oh God, such a great movie.
What songs of his were where from the 80s?
So many great lines in this song. My 2 favorite are: "Talked to God and listened to the casual reply . . ." and "You know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly . . . " The whole song is a poem, really, and deeply autobiographical for John, who cherished the Earth..
I was 9 when this song came out and 10 when it became a huge hit in early '73--HUGE. I've heard this song at least a couple thousand times in my life (so far) and I got tears in my eyes watching your reaction. I love watching younger folks discover the really beautiful music I grew up on in the 70s. You have a really expressive face--wonderful reaction. Yours is my favorite of every reaction I've seen of this song. Nicely done! Just discovered you, just subbed. : )
I miss John Denver being on the earth and his music and poetry and his message of peace and efforts to end world hunger.
His passing was so very sad. He was very good friends with Jim Henson who made the muppets. Both of these were very proactive in conservation of nature, teaching from the very young to the elderly about our precious planet and our duty to take care of it. Love it that you love this.
Sunshine on my shoulders is the song that is soul touching for me too.
His music is like water to the desert of our hearts. That’s where the tears come from. We need the beauty and positivity. Thanks for your appreciation.
James your reaction brought tears to my eyes. Yoy should listen to Annies Song written for his ex wife. How she fillled him physically and spiritually. The music and lyrics are beyond any love song.
We love you James!
He's already done that, and he loved it. Said it was the most beautiful song he'd ever heard.
He takes you on a beautiful journey. R.I.P. John. 🙏
One of my favorites. John is a true treasure. Beautiful voice, awesome songwriter😌
He was the most iconic he could tell a story that pulled you in to it.and I was so sad the day he passed
My 2 favorite John Denver songs are Leaving on a jet Plane,and Lady!🎶
JB, your reaction was so real, sincere and appreciation for lyrics that paint a mural, and a voice that supplies all the colors.... The Rockies do take your breath away.. the night sky black filled with sparkling stars seem close enough to reach up and scoop them into your hands.... The crunch of pine needles, the scent of fresh aspen, spruce and evergreen pine trees towering around you fill your senses with their sweet, fresh scent. Sitting by yourself on an outcropping of rocks, gazing below and out you see vast lush meadow filled with wildflowers, elk grazing among the tall grass peacefully... You gaze up to the sky, a blue so beautiful filled with clouds bright white... You take a deep breath and feel like you can reach up and touch the face of God... You must put a visit to Rocky Mountain National Park on your bucket list. Like the amazing voice of John, you will also fall in love with the mountains so he loved. PEACE &🙏🏻🙏🏻🤗🤗
Oh Hes A Legend and I was born in the 70s love this wish we still had great folk music it Died with John Denver.
Loved this reaction JB ✌️❣️🇦🇺
I know what he's singing about. In August of 2017 after journeying to Nebraska for the total eclipse of the sun, I then went to Colorado. I drove into the mountains alone and and it's like a mystical experience. Something I will never forget ever.
He died doing something he loved which is not a bad way to go personally.
Be safe man
YES! YES! YES! You got it!!! John was a great communicator and he obviously got through to you! Thank you for playing one of my favourite JD songs and understanding what our John was all about. (by the way, seeing you emotional made me cry too!)
This singer, and maybe even this song, sent an entire generation of us back into the woods and up onto the mountains. He was popular in the early 1970s, when the whole culture started to embrace wildness and simplicity. Some of us are still out there.
Great song.. it was huge when it first came out. Thanks for reminding me of what it was like to hear it for the first time.
That was his gift to us. He was so known to touch our hearts with his voice.
Grew up when these sings came out... Family road trips singing these songs... Broke my heart when he passed... Thank you for doing these reactions...
Me too. Loved him and his music
Gone way too soon. He had so many great songs. I like a sunshine on my Shoulder and Thank God I’m a Country Boy. John Denver, James z Taylor and Carly Simon are my favorite folk artists.
You have a true appreciation of John Denver's voice, and beautiful lyrics and story-telling
John Denver did a song that a lot of people overlook. At that time, the bald eagle and others, were on the endangered species list. He wrote the most amazing song. There's an incredible video of that song, and it's also a memorial to John Denver. Look for that one, JB. The eagles are no longer on the endangered species list, but that video might be my all-time favorite video. The name of the song is "The Eagle and the Hawk." btw, you look like you're in a beautiful place. God bless you young man.
I grew up in NYC and when I was a kid I always dreamt of leaving that concrete jungle. I would go up to the wooded park a few miles from my house and dream that I was away in the wilderness. I would also take our radio from our kitchen and in the summer Id listen to John Denver in my back yard and dream about the places he sang about. About the same time my mom got sick with cancer and she passed at 39 yrs old, I was jus about to turn 13 and had no idea my life was about to become confusing and change forever. I continued to lean on Johns music and it helped me get by and I still tear up today when I hear his music today. I ended moving myself and my family to Colorado 24 years ago, at 36 or so and my life again had changed but it was for the better. I ended up building new homes and flipping older homes and was pretty successful for awhile. A friend, who was a part of John Denvers Windstar foundation, who I had no idea she was a part of, knew I was building homes and had contacted me to ask if I can duplicate a custom styled bench in memory to Erma, Johns Mom, who had recently passed away and have it permanently affixed in front of Johns Bronze statue of him holding his guitar and an Eagle, at the entry to Windstar foundation. I absolutely jumped at the opportunity to do so and I worked with my best finish carpenter to complete this. We did it because we were honored to do so, me more than most anyone, and although we couldn't be there for its presentation, I did get a call from Johns brother, Ron thanking me for helping get this done. Unbeknownst this took me full circle and I was honored to speak with Ron, Johns brother. Since then Ive become friendly with a cousin of John's and we shared a few great stories of how I was greatly affected by him and his great music and messages, from someone he never knew still today and Ed has shared a few with me also. I told Ed that John Denver was the Best friend I never had and that I enjoy sharing how I was affected by this great person !!!!! I am 60 years old and still live in Colorado, mostly because of John and his music !!!
Love John Denver and I love love love Rocky Mountain High!!!!
John Denver is absolutely good for the soul
Hey JB LETHAL there's nothing to be ashamed of becoming emotional over music because of the beautiful song lyrics just be your true authentic self
John Denver simply the best
Yes, please come and visit the Rocky Mountains. Try to come in the Fall. Colorado is incredible.
I have lived in The Colorado Mountains 58 years of the 60 years I have been alive. John Denver sings to my solo and want I love.
I live in the Colorado Rockies. It is a lot like the song.
Hi, hello JBL!
I know that the Internet has video tours that feature Denver/the rocky mtns, etc..
I took my fam 1 summer, spending a week or so...
We'd never done any Trout fishing, & I got so excited at being able to see the fish interested in my bait/lures that I wouldn't give the trout a chance 2 actually bite b4 I'd yank my line out of the water. Needless 2 say, I didn't catch any, but if I'm not mistaken, I'm fairly sure that I startled one of them into a dead-faint! Now that's where your fish net comes in handy if ur quick enough!
- -which I wasn't- -
My meal that night was cereal & milk
with a banana on the side! Between the altitude & my vigorous fishing style, after some gazing @ the night sky, I took my happy feelings & just went on 2 bed. 😴
He was a great singer who brings out all your emotions because he sang with all of his too! Love this song! I love my music from the older days!
Country Roads, Sunshine on my Shoulders, God Bless America - all sung by John Denver are a must..
Takes me back to my childhood in the 70s. Beautiful soul.
Man, I cherish your heart and your feelings. Godspeed.
John Denver was a guest on The Carpenters first tv special in ‘76 & did a duet with Karen (it’s here on YT). Seems an odd pairing but it’s amazing. I think it’s because they were both singers that just sang the song, you know? Nothing fancy, but man they sure bring all the feels every time. Thanks for your heartfelt reactions to music.
Another great short song by John is " The Eagle and the Hawk" short but FAB!!! SAD thing is now there is so so so very much building of homes out west of Denver,...near Eagle Co. where my bro lives. It is out of control he said and that I will not recognize it when I get there on my next trip. So so sad. Eagle was a great little town with a wester bar and one or two places to eat there. That was it. Now its just over farking crowded with folks coming in the town and well.... the good times are over now as the population there has SOARED. SAD SAD SAD
Love what you said about the Song JB. His voice gives you love and hope and LIFE!!!!!! He left us way way way too soon. Bring more of his songs hun. Take care yourself hun. Enjoy your show.
This came out while I was in Viet-nam. I'm from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina and this song made me so home sick, it's been 52 years and I cried when he died. clp
One of the best singer-songwriter-storytellers ever, along with Gordon Lightfoot.
Wow... maybe the most sincere reaction I've ever seen on a reaction video. The power of music never fails to blow me away. Thanks so much for sharing this special experience with us all.
You and so many others bless us in your discovery of the amazing music many of us grew up with. Truly it is a great HIGH. God bless you, dear.
A feast for the ears and the soul. You would love hearing Calypso.
I've been listening to this song for over 40 years. I'm not even American but it gives me goosebumps every time. John Denver is a legend. Listen to For You, it will make you weep with its beauty.