Kris Kristofferson - Loving Her Was Easier 1972

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  • Опубліковано 25 вер 2012
  • Beautiful live performance on British Television in 1972 of Kris Kristofferson singing "Loving Her Was Easier" Check out corporalhenshaw for many more clips and documentaries of classic rock, folk, gospel, jazz and blues. Look for Kris in the "singer songwriters of the 70s" playlist.

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  • @grahambarnes230
    @grahambarnes230 4 роки тому +329

    It baffles me how a silly little boy can make a record and several million people like it, yet this, by the best ever singer/songwriter/musician/actor doesn't get so many likes. The whole world is going mad.

    • @melliott333
      @melliott333 4 місяці тому +34

      A Rhodes scholar, musician, singer, songwriter. He's a Renaissance man.

    • @markopalikko6986
      @markopalikko6986 4 місяці тому +36

      No one writes lyrics like this anymore.

    • @bethglaser26
      @bethglaser26 3 місяці тому +13

      I 100% agree

    • @elvis2014
      @elvis2014 3 місяці тому +12

      Hi Mr. Barnes, it`s currently 2024 and I`m afraid to tell you about how much crazier the multitude is than before. when it comes to good ole hillbilly Country Music they just don't get it. I began with Hello Walls and Ira Hayes when I was 5 so I definitely get it. Plus, it appears that almost all have forgotten how much blood our Nation has sacrificed to ensure our Flag still waves.

    • @JimmyJamesJimbo
      @JimmyJamesJimbo 3 місяці тому +3

      Love’s Fuck Yous, One Twos, and Black & Blues - Lyrics by Jimmy Elliott
      No matter how hard I fight it… or how much that I think.
      I can’t ever find me a good reason… not to take another drink.
      My mama don’t understand it, and people can’t see how I feel.
      That drinkin’ is the truth ‘n forces everyone who’s lyin’ to become real.
      We are who we are… even if we don’t know or understand it.
      But if you want to get to know me… crack a can and let’s shoot the shit.
      I’ve never been a good marksman, I’ve always lost my aim.
      And I feel like the only one who knows… that love and life is a game!
      I don’t know when I lost it, and “it” being my shame.
      But Jimmy is my name, we’re the same, ‘n all I need is another beer, and a dame.
      They say that “life is long, and love sure is fleeting.”
      But if we can somehow, let’s forget that for now, and all take another beating!
      You can say I’m a punk, or a fool who’s just love drunnnnk.
      But love and beer have always lifted me up, no matter what, or how low that I’ve sunk…
      So go on, hit me… c’mon baby, throw another punch!
      No hard feelings and tomorrow… let’s have mimosas with our black eyes over brunch!
      Then we can do it again, and then remember when,
      You were mine and I was yours, before you loved and left me for the other men.
      Your love sure is chaos; it’s hysterical, and baby you are a riot.
      But there’s nothing better than being hurt, but don’t take my word, go on honey and try it!
      It’s only a matter of time, before you lose and are left with a bruise
      But like all things fade, ours will too, we all know that’s old news!
      But I don’t carrrreee, I will still be herrreee
      Laughing; drinkin’;
      Listenin’ to your “fuck yous!”
      duckin’ your ones twos
      and singin’ bout our love’s blacks N’ blues!

  • @kwilliams1958
    @kwilliams1958 6 місяців тому +113

    A prince, a poet, a philosopher and a musician for the ages...

    • @kathnh6795
      @kathnh6795 3 місяці тому +3

      And a pawn and a king? Great lyrics from a singer whom I like but don't have much respect for - Kristofferson, on the other hand, I believe to be an honorable human being.

    • @Dermot-ts5xx
      @Dermot-ts5xx Місяць тому +2

      And soldier

    • @Dermot-ts5xx
      @Dermot-ts5xx Місяць тому +2

      ​@kathnh6795why no respect

  • @clasieclaassen5365
    @clasieclaassen5365 5 місяців тому +100

    As a 23 year dry alcoholic my favorite is Sunday morning coming down.

    • @kathnh6795
      @kathnh6795 3 місяці тому +1

      Good for you! It mustn't have been easy but you've come a long way!

    • @robbaldwin2402
      @robbaldwin2402 2 місяці тому

      That's a really admirable achievement - all the best to you.

    • @robinrussell9799
      @robinrussell9799 Місяць тому

      Mine too

  • @allisonlange1767
    @allisonlange1767 6 місяців тому +131

    I was 13 when he sang this.
    My God, the 70's had such great music.

    • @jamescallahan1692
      @jamescallahan1692 5 місяців тому +6

      One of a kind !!!

    • @user-xc1xp2mv1l
      @user-xc1xp2mv1l 3 місяці тому +2

      My favorite by him was The Silver Tongue Devil. Loved this man!

    • @CTSorenson8
      @CTSorenson8 25 днів тому

      I was born in the eighties and can say the passion was more prominent when we had musicians

    • @denisearmstrong2233
      @denisearmstrong2233 25 днів тому

      My favourite decade from country to disco

  • @syourke3
    @syourke3 7 місяців тому +153

    The only Rhodes Scholar who ever really gave the world something of great value.

    • @jimihendrix6969
      @jimihendrix6969 5 місяців тому +4

      LoL.

    • @keegan343
      @keegan343 5 місяців тому +4

      was gonna laugh but it's a fact!

    • @andreabradley5837
      @andreabradley5837 5 місяців тому +4

      I am so in love with him!

    • @retha1875
      @retha1875 5 місяців тому

      Yeah, especially when you consider Bill Clinton was also a Rhodes scholar!

    • @maryroberts9233
      @maryroberts9233 4 місяці тому +6

      Amazing singer, songwriter, and actor. Also a Rhodes Scholar and vet

  • @rickleone7173
    @rickleone7173 3 місяці тому +40

    52 years later and I still love this song.

  • @christinadacruz420
    @christinadacruz420 6 місяців тому +61

    Not just a songwriter but a poet.

  • @mariejoy8598
    @mariejoy8598 9 місяців тому +84

    50 years later, as an old man, he sings this with Roseanne Cash. It's beautiful, both now and 50 years ago.

    • @ThompsonSmith207
      @ThompsonSmith207 7 місяців тому +1

      Hello Marie
      How are you doing today?

    • @mariejoy8598
      @mariejoy8598 7 місяців тому +1

      @@ThompsonSmith207 I'm fair to midlin. How are you Thompson?

    • @ThompsonSmith207
      @ThompsonSmith207 7 місяців тому

      I'm good thanks for asking.
      Where are you from if I may ask?@@mariejoy8598

    • @dona6606
      @dona6606 5 місяців тому +1

      I watched that video... Hard to keep from 🥲

    • @bethglaser26
      @bethglaser26 3 місяці тому

      That was history in the making

  • @susanschaffner4422
    @susanschaffner4422 6 місяців тому +49

    Met Kris twice. He loved his fans and hung out with us in the parking lot after the show. I'll never forget that evening in Palm Springs.

  •  12 днів тому +5

    Kris was the poet laureate of my generation. He has no equal. "Why Me Lord?" will be played at my memorial service.

  • @tomheadley8749
    @tomheadley8749 3 роки тому +583

    I not only love the songs that Kris wrote but I love to hear him sing them. He doesn't have a perfect or polished voice but that's part of the realism and the charm. I feel it when he sings it, knowing that he's been there and felt every word. One of the best songwriters of this or any time.

    • @Pat206
      @Pat206 Рік тому +20

      Yes. I've loved him since 1974 when I first heard him sing.

    • @jenniferstryker3419
      @jenniferstryker3419 Рік тому +17

      I totally agree!

    • @Jackzay90
      @Jackzay90 Рік тому +23

      I would listen to a brilliant lyricist who can't hold a tune to save his life than any day before listening to someone with an incredible voice but generic lyrics.

    • @sandiking7723
      @sandiking7723 Рік тому +21

      Agree. It is the passion that a person performs a song. You don't need a so-called great voice if the passion is in it. There are many examples of performers with unique sounds from their different voices with the passion.

    • @sandiking7723
      @sandiking7723 Рік тому +19

      He is so handsome too!

  • @24sgabriel
    @24sgabriel Рік тому +17

    he was a officer in our Air Force, served in Vietnam Nam, was a Rhode Scholar and one hell of a song writer, he said many times he isn't a good singer, hearing him sing 3 songs he wrote proves otherwise, this, Sunday morning, and why me lord.... I miss the Highway Men

  • @stephenkarla7113
    @stephenkarla7113 6 місяців тому +47

    Dog gone I had forgotten about this song. I remember daddy playing it while we were working the farm in the trucks. Glad I found it because of the memories. And, mama and daddy were married in 1958 and still together. Blessed, thank you Jesus!

    • @andreabradley5837
      @andreabradley5837 5 місяців тому +3

      I just came across it. Sending a copy from ebay to my son and his recent bride.

  • @stempo1
    @stempo1 6 років тому +62

    It bugs me when people say he isn't a great singer, He is the best singer to sing his songs, this is how this song is supposed to sound.

    • @jondoe8889
      @jondoe8889 Місяць тому +1

      Music is filled with people who 'couldn't sing'. Dylan, Neil Young, maybe Chris are good examples. It's almost like they aren't really trying to 'sing right'. But they sing their songs like no one else, and it works!

  • @ashtonlambert7673
    @ashtonlambert7673 Місяць тому +10

    You can tell from this song and the way he sings it he experienced some severe heartbreak

    • @M311Y
      @M311Y 13 днів тому

      He found the muse, the best artists do.

  • @williamjarman9076
    @williamjarman9076 2 роки тому +291

    Kris is a very intelligent man, and a great songwriter, musician, and singer. He flew helicopters in the Army, tought literature at West point, and could have been a professor at Oxford where he studied literature, but thank God he chose to write and sing music. He wrote so many songs for so many artists in the music business. I'm so glad I enjoyed his music in my lifetime. Enjoy your retirement Kris.

    • @joemomma8573
      @joemomma8573 Рік тому +12

      Rhodes Scholar too

    • @xScooterAZx
      @xScooterAZx Рік тому +12

      He's also fine actor. His latest film is "Texas Rising" released in 2015 and earlier he did the Blade movies as well.

    • @patriciajrs46
      @patriciajrs46 Рік тому +7

      Yes, one of the best.

    • @davidrumbelow
      @davidrumbelow Рік тому +8

      Thanks, love his music got me relaxed as a country representative for a food company whilst driving the back roads in the semi desert areas of South Africa. Some towns were 100 miles apart. Thank you sir for your music.

    • @charlesdavis7461
      @charlesdavis7461 Рік тому +10

      Kris wanted so badly for Johnny Cash to sing "Sunday Morning Coming Down" and he flew a helicopter to Cash's house, personally I like Kris's version better than Cash's.

  • @MacGuffinExMachina
    @MacGuffinExMachina 9 років тому +399

    I wish modern mainstream country was this good.

    • @landrykkb
      @landrykkb 9 років тому +11

      MacGuffin It once upon a time was.

    • @davidgreg2894
      @davidgreg2894 9 років тому +1

      +MacGuffin spot on

    • @handyroy126
      @handyroy126 8 років тому +6

      +MacGuffin This isn't even Country but it's better than any Country today!

    • @handyroy126
      @handyroy126 8 років тому +3

      +MacGuffin This isn't even Country but it's better than any Country today!

    • @landrykkb
      @landrykkb 8 років тому +7

      Handy Roy It fit into the country mainstream easily then,although it wasn't your stereotypical backwoods country by any means.

  • @predator0640
    @predator0640 8 років тому +1363

    I consider Kris as one of the best songwriters of our time.

    • @trwent
      @trwent 8 років тому +20

      He has a pretty good mind. I heard he did okay in school !!

    • @bradfordmarshall6227
      @bradfordmarshall6227 8 років тому +38

      He was a Rhodes Scholar

    • @jamesmckenny2037
      @jamesmckenny2037 8 років тому +19

      ...and a BA, summa cum laude, in literature at Pamona College

    • @CannonThaGoon
      @CannonThaGoon 7 років тому +29

      him and the other highwaymen made some great songs

    • @heatherschannel3988
      @heatherschannel3988 7 років тому +17

      Agreed,,"he,s got to be `up there!" ;-)

  • @jbjohnson-xz2hc
    @jbjohnson-xz2hc Місяць тому +8

    To me...one of the most beautiful songs ever written....Musical simplicity.....Lyrical masterpiece

  • @user-xt6oe7sz9n
    @user-xt6oe7sz9n 3 місяці тому +14

    Any body who has truly been in love will understand how meaningfull these words are xx

    • @jdc1957
      @jdc1957 2 місяці тому

      Bullseye.

    • @andreabradley5837
      @andreabradley5837 Місяць тому +2

      I sent a 45 to my son and his newly wedded wife.

  • @kevincommins1514
    @kevincommins1514 10 років тому +1077

    About three weeks ago I sent the link to this song to my wife, writing: "Beautiful song. It made me think of you." She wrote back: "Now you did it -- you made me cry. I love you Kev with all my heart." She passed away last week after a sudden heart attack. We played the song at her service yesterday.
    I gather Kris is going through some difficult health issues. I wish I could tell him how much this song means to me now and how much it will mean to me for the rest of my life..

    • @alanc1491
      @alanc1491 10 років тому +32

      Oh Kevin, brother, my heart aches. Please may I whisper 'Jesus' and introduce you to The Revelation of Jesus Christ chapter 21, verse 4? All in empathic love, all in love.

    • @Raven-os4oj
      @Raven-os4oj 9 років тому +35

      Kevin, I'm so sorry for your loss. I have a love in my life, that if she was taken away, I would pray that I be taken also, the void would be too great. I also gave a small gift to her that says it all, in the same way your song to your wife says the way you feel about her. I gave her a coffee cup with a painting of two cute dogs on it, with their noses touching each other, with love in their eyes and a shape of a love heart floating above them.The caption above reads " loving you is what I do best "

    • @SilvioManfredDante85
      @SilvioManfredDante85 6 років тому +22

      So sorry for your loss!!

    • @joanlockridge7903
      @joanlockridge7903 6 років тому +2

      Under the gun

    • @linda5565
      @linda5565 6 років тому +10

      Heartbreaking......

  • @lucabrasi7016
    @lucabrasi7016 10 місяців тому +21

    I met him once and he was the kindest man I met. He’s a great songwriter and a Rhodes Scholar

  • @carolegordon876
    @carolegordon876 Рік тому +112

    One of my biggest regrets in life is not getting to see him perform live. His songs speak to me on a level I can’t explain. 💕💕

    • @user-jy8pl7kw7o
      @user-jy8pl7kw7o 10 місяців тому +1

      Sew him at small college in NYC in early 70's. Had a great time back stage...he was remarkable, intelligent, warm and I could tell he had the gift.

    • @craigwatson3051
      @craigwatson3051 8 місяців тому +3

      I saw him at at the stage coach festival, He filled in for Loretta Lynn. That couldn't make, He came out on stage all by yourself. A guitar and a hermonica. He was only supposed to be on stage for about forty five minutes, An hour and a 1/2 later. They started blinking the lights telling him he had to quit. He talked to the audience And most of the songs he sang were ones he wrote. He made you feel like it was a one on one experience,,,, It was awesome.

    • @donaldmarusak6501
      @donaldmarusak6501 5 місяців тому +2

      I saw him in Dallas many years ago in the 70's.
      I first heard him at a Navy exchange in Virginia and INSTANTLY WAS HOOKED.
      My dad used to say how he put POETRY TO MUSIC.

    • @andreabradley5837
      @andreabradley5837 4 місяці тому +1

      He's still alive. He was on Outlaw country cruise 2 or 3 years ago. Would love to see him.

  • @josephlemko3027
    @josephlemko3027 Місяць тому +7

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Thanks Kris✌️

  • @johnniecoleman8582
    @johnniecoleman8582 2 роки тому +16

    I'm a disabled Vietnam veteran who loves the magical way he puts words to a song. Charlie Pride stated the same about him. I can sit and listen to his songs all day long. He was a Rhodes scholar, an army helicopter pilot, and great songwriter, and singer of songs. His songs will touch your heart in a way you never thought possible. He was truly a poetic writer of words in a way that that few others could even compare, other than his idol, Hank Williams. Enough said, I salute you Kris !!

    • @olir6910
      @olir6910 Рік тому

      Thank you for your service 🙏🏻

  • @jeannineswart5554
    @jeannineswart5554 7 місяців тому +15

    His voice is as gentle as a slight summer breeze

  • @davidcarrier9877
    @davidcarrier9877 5 місяців тому +16

    His music...an inspiration for me learn guitar...his voice telling a story, pure inspiration. I'M no good compared to him, but we all can make a joyful noise. Thank you Lord for this man.

  • @mr.know-it-all.6864
    @mr.know-it-all.6864 2 роки тому +101

    Kris really makes you miss the great singers and songwriters of the 60 and 70s. I don't think the world will ever be gifted with that kind of talent again.

    • @sharontalley2155
      @sharontalley2155 Рік тому +5

      This is so true. That was when music meant something and was a huge part of our lives.

    • @marygarati720
      @marygarati720 Рік тому +1

      So true

    • @highlanderhorses
      @highlanderhorses 9 місяців тому

      I agree. This evening I am indulging myself to the music of the 60’s, 70’s and John Denver up through the 80’s. Definitely, sone of the best secular music written.

    • @JesseBoltzCountry2024
      @JesseBoltzCountry2024 4 місяці тому

      Check out the last of the last JESSE BOLTZ THE MARINE{Will she move on} Me and Bobby McGee on Taxi

  • @eleanorreyes512
    @eleanorreyes512 Місяць тому +4

    Beautiful, precious memories of my youth ❤️ ♥️ it sounds even more beautiful today in my seventies. ❤❤❤Thank you Kris Kristofferson.

  • @shadygraves
    @shadygraves Рік тому +65

    Absolutely the most beautiful song intro ever. Kris's lyrics are simply amazing.

  • @georgetruitt8718
    @georgetruitt8718 2 роки тому +38

    two and a half years since my wife pass away and this song still makes me cry.

    • @johnrosa9985
      @johnrosa9985 2 роки тому +1

      May she RIP and the love you shared be vivid in your heart and mind always ❤

    • @SMGAPR8
      @SMGAPR8 2 місяці тому

      ❤️❤️😥

  • @jeanross474
    @jeanross474 2 роки тому +59

    My Goodness, I'd forgotten how much I love this song. 😢

  • @johncronin517
    @johncronin517 9 років тому +607

    This guy is a poet. The way his lyrics sound so simple is not a sign that the lyrics are simple. He has a way of making every song fit every story - sunday morning / darby's castle / bobby mcGee / lovin' her . . / - pick the song, the words just seem to fall together so easily . . . This is not a simple task, it is the sign of a true poet. "well I woke up Sunday mornin' 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 . . . Eminem would take that rhyme gladly!!

    • @1redsoxfan1963
      @1redsoxfan1963 9 років тому +4

      John Cronin True words John.

    • @billfraser8054
      @billfraser8054 9 років тому +19

      John Cronin You're bang on the money John. This guy is in a league of his own when it comes to lyrics. There have been times when I thought he was reading my mail.

    • @erebusros7807
      @erebusros7807 9 років тому +14

      John Cronin I have to love his music. He has always been one of my favorite country musicians and I'm not too big of a fan of country so that's saying something. I prefer the classic country artists. The knew stuff is just hey I'm here notice me. Kris at least put his heart and soul in to his music.

    • @froobfroobfroob
      @froobfroobfroob 9 років тому +2

      nymersic I like em both :)

    • @johnmaxwell5247
      @johnmaxwell5247 9 років тому +18

      John Cronin I beg to differ my friend,, He is a great poet!1 His words are not simple,, just simply visual " I have seen the morning burning,,golden on the mountain in the sky",,,Who else could describe a sunrise with such visual finnesse !?

  • @kathrynspradley6731
    @kathrynspradley6731 6 місяців тому +11

    My all time favorite songwriter and singer. Sings with such feeling.❤️❤️

  • @berrycarley8218
    @berrycarley8218 3 роки тому +21

    One of the best singer sing writer of all time

  • @onekittyhawk63
    @onekittyhawk63 3 роки тому +7

    It's 1/28/2021. This performance was done almost 50 years ago. Kris announced his retirement today. He's is 84 years of age.

  • @charleslucas3682
    @charleslucas3682 7 місяців тому +11

    One of the best song's of all times, in my humble opinion!!!!!

  • @billlee7759
    @billlee7759 8 років тому +29

    I lost my wife to cancer five years ago. To this day I can't listen to this song without tearing up.

    • @donecurry1938
      @donecurry1938 8 років тому +2

      +bill lee I am very sorry for your loss.

    • @lindacummings1699
      @lindacummings1699 2 роки тому

      So sorry for your loss.

    • @janparish8055
      @janparish8055 2 роки тому

      So sorry - hugs to you.

    • @JohnHines-ou4tf
      @JohnHines-ou4tf 4 місяці тому

      I’m very similar to your story, as I lost my Wife to cancer nearly six years ago. This song is so true to what she meant in my life.

  • @clauderebello5362
    @clauderebello5362 2 роки тому +13

    You cannot.. express SENTIMENTS.. like this.. UNLESS..YOUVE BEEN THERE..

  • @sandyschmitz6662
    @sandyschmitz6662 3 роки тому +24

    One of the most beautiful love songs ever written!!!

    • @dunbarmichael406gmail7
      @dunbarmichael406gmail7 Рік тому

      Hi sandy where are you watching from?

    • @marcosbryant865
      @marcosbryant865 Рік тому

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

  • @cindy290
    @cindy290 Рік тому +161

    It just doesn't get any smoother than this. This version of him performing his most perfect song is a perfect tribute to a wonderful songwriter, singer & talented entertainer. Makes one want to cry bittersweet tears over such fantastic contributions to the music world he gave us, and the sad realism that all we have now from him, is all we will ever have. I could never get enough of Kris. Wish him much love and well earned relation and family enjoyment. He certainly gave us plenty! Love you Kris.

    • @davidmurphy5083
      @davidmurphy5083 Рік тому +1

      Hi Cindy

    • @xine9997
      @xine9997 Рік тому +6

      I think this is my favourite version, too. And I think this is also my favourite of his compositions. Just about perfect, as you say

    • @kingcat3477
      @kingcat3477 Рік тому +2

      so true, so smooth

    • @xScooterAZx
      @xScooterAZx Рік тому +1

      We have "This Old Road" that he did in 2006,and there is his latest album,The Cedar Creek Sessions.

    • @steventalavera1995
      @steventalavera1995 Рік тому +1

      Q

  • @gregs1504
    @gregs1504 Рік тому +112

    One of the greatest love songs ever written and performed with perfection.

  • @woodyd-184
    @woodyd-184 3 роки тому +13

    Another artist said "we are writing nursery rhymes compared to what Kris is writing", paraphrasing of course.

  • @janefletcher9593
    @janefletcher9593 Місяць тому +4

    I was 30 in 1972.I love all these guys even after all these years.Growing older with them was a real pleasure

  • @OdySlim
    @OdySlim 7 років тому +12

    I've been listening to this song since it was released in 72. I was 12. Its been making me cry
    for 50 years. Not all songs I thought were my favorite ever lasted 50 years even though I still
    love them. I havent had a wife that long either. Thats a long time fellas!

  • @roxanaschavez18
    @roxanaschavez18 5 років тому +6

    What a handsome and talented man!

  • @lindsaycrawford2433
    @lindsaycrawford2433 2 роки тому +13

    I'm hoping someone would think this of me... what a wonderful song!

  • @johnhigginbottom8532
    @johnhigginbottom8532 5 місяців тому +5

    Nothing like a songwriting poet. Whole nother level.

  • @vernsmith7821
    @vernsmith7821 3 роки тому +100

    He writes words that we all feel in our hearts about someone we love or have loved

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 роки тому +5

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

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 роки тому

      @@steveflorence4742 Thanks and good to hear from you. Your comment and support me means so much to me

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 роки тому

      @@steveflorence4742 You can text me directly through my g mail

    • @vernsmith7821
      @vernsmith7821 Рік тому

      @@kriskristofferson6204 I'm honored for your reply and songs!!!

  • @jjcale27
    @jjcale27 9 років тому +73

    Kris Kristofferson has a vibe..for those that don't get it, you'll probably never get it

  • @JohnHines-ou4tf
    @JohnHines-ou4tf 11 днів тому +1

    This reminds me each time how special my late Wife was in my life.

  • @dennisstokes7049
    @dennisstokes7049 7 місяців тому +8

    Saw Kris in concert many years ago in Darwin, Australia. The man doesn't need back up dancers or flashy light. Mesmerised you with lyrics. Artists today are overated 😢

  • @owengreene382
    @owengreene382 7 місяців тому +6

    Many years ago, Chris sang in Donegal. I had planned to see him, told everyone, but never did. Boy, have I regretted that since.

  • @dieskim675
    @dieskim675 10 місяців тому +9

    Dreaming was as easy as believing it was never gonna end

  • @countryboywilliams6755
    @countryboywilliams6755 7 років тому +43

    In my opinion...THIS IS THE BEST VERSION OF THIS AWESOME SONG

  • @135hpgurl
    @135hpgurl 7 місяців тому +10

    I've always loved his songs and no one can sing them like he does. The look of reflective memory on his face makes me think he is reliving this love each time he sings it. We love you Kris.

  • @gettingold59
    @gettingold59 Рік тому +43

    It just does not get any better then this man. Simply the best ever

  • @cliffmorrow9891
    @cliffmorrow9891 3 роки тому +72

    I believe it was Marty Stuart who said all of those words have been around a long time but no one knew how to put them together until Kris came along.

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 роки тому

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

  • @user-sq7lp1zy7z
    @user-sq7lp1zy7z 8 місяців тому +3

    I am now 66
    The only man I have ever loved apart from my dad!
    Special fella🥰

  • @radamson1
    @radamson1 6 років тому +56

    One of the all-time best songwriters and the greatest poet ever.

    • @janparish8055
      @janparish8055 2 роки тому +2

      I can't make up my mind who I love more, Kris Krisopherson or Leonard Cohen for profound meaning in beautiful poetry.

    • @dbh931
      @dbh931 10 місяців тому

      Don't forget Bob Dylan & even John Prine. I've seen all 3 in concert. Kris is not only great but also very kind

  • @marysteffens4531
    @marysteffens4531 Рік тому +9

    IMHO one of the most beautiful love songs ever written!!❤

  • @verawarouw5077
    @verawarouw5077 4 роки тому +7

    I love this song..it's so beautiful..thank you for sharing

  • @marymcgivney9041
    @marymcgivney9041 3 роки тому +8

    My son went to Dublin to see him he said he was brilliant love his music ❤❣❤

    • @larrylinn8589
      @larrylinn8589 3 роки тому

      Kristofferson earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied at Merton College.

  • @timothyhill1062
    @timothyhill1062 12 днів тому +1

    He was a superstar before most of these social media computer generated vocals came to light. Raw real talent.

  • @PeteKlimek
    @PeteKlimek 6 років тому +6

    Most artists write songs while Kristofferson LIVES them.

  • @jeffkiss78
    @jeffkiss78 3 роки тому +151

    as an ordinary person it mystifies me how someone can come up with lyrics that are so touching and genuine, and they will live on as a masterpiece. Kris

    • @AnnaLVajda
      @AnnaLVajda 3 роки тому +7

      He writes from the heart, what a heart he must have.

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 роки тому +3

      Thanks so much for the love ❤️ I really appreciate, I hope you will never stop listen to my music 🎶.. If you don’t mind kindly drop me your google chat just to get in touch with you❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @uweschmidt4636
      @uweschmidt4636 Рік тому +2

      you are not an ordinary person you are special in your own way

    • @twomoontenbows198
      @twomoontenbows198 Рік тому

      'You can't judge a book by it's cover.'

  • @bettyallen5520
    @bettyallen5520 Рік тому +8

    I could listen to this and be happy for the rest of my life.

  • @stodrac
    @stodrac Рік тому +42

    I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the skies
    Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies
    Turning on the world, the way she smiled upon my soul as I lay dying
    Healing as the colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her eyes
    Waking in the morning to the feeling of her fingers on my skin
    Wiping out the traces of the people and the places that I"ve been
    Teaching me that yesterday was something that I never thought of trying
    Talking of tomorrow and the money, love and time we had to spend
    Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again
    Coming close together
    With a feeling that I'd never known before in my time
    She ain't ashamed to be a woman or afraid to be a friend
    I don't know the answer to the easy way she opened every door in my mind
    But dreaming was as easy as believing it was never gonna end
    Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again.

    • @MixedMediaInk
      @MixedMediaInk Рік тому +2

    • @billie877
      @billie877 Рік тому +3

      Thank you for the words to the song.

    • @kevinkeith4276
      @kevinkeith4276 11 місяців тому +1

      ty

    • @SeattleMartin
      @SeattleMartin 6 місяців тому

      Thanks for showing the lyrics. The first two lines sound like something an airplane pilot might write; maybe that came from his helicopter experience in the Army. Beautiful song.

  • @jerrytimms8720
    @jerrytimms8720 4 роки тому +4

    My husband died in March of this year, and he recorded this song for me, and I listen to it everyday, it reminds me of how much he loved me. We were married 57 years. We were very much in love. I was 16 and he was 19. Sometimes it's unbearable, but I put his cd on, and it gives me comfort. I love this song, the words speak for all lovers. My name is Catherine.

  • @user-pl2ii6hp3k
    @user-pl2ii6hp3k 9 місяців тому +9

    Kris Kristofferson is the most amazing song writer ever his words touch your heart soul and mind with their magic

  • @krisasche
    @krisasche 6 років тому +92

    After 38 years I understand why my mother named me after this man. I'll never get tired of hearing his songs.

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 роки тому

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

  • @piyabiswas9475
    @piyabiswas9475 9 місяців тому +11

    Beautiful song . Lyrics are so true. He is such a humble singer and songwriter. He is a living legend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful song.

  • @sgtpep5
    @sgtpep5 3 роки тому +92

    How can you NOT like this tune? It's one of the best ever written by one of the greatest musician's that ever lived.

    • @chuckpankratz2729
      @chuckpankratz2729 2 роки тому +1

      Have you ever head Walylon sing it awesome both of them

    • @t23682
      @t23682 2 роки тому

      Wolylon and Kris and Willi and Johnny in 1990 Fantastik Show Nassau Bahamas.....

  • @MK-ws4tw
    @MK-ws4tw 9 років тому +68

    This is one of those songs that only Kris Kristofferson can sing so pure and simple and make it so beautiful.

    • @TheresaG21
      @TheresaG21 9 років тому +5

      Perfectly put Marty...nothing sounds or feels like Kris singing this song...makes you FEEL it.

    • @ezrakeith2317
      @ezrakeith2317 6 років тому +6

      WHOEVER SAID THIS MAN can't sing don't jkno what are talk
      Kin about he is great

  • @DCShaneTours
    @DCShaneTours 18 днів тому

    This is his best work, his best lines, it leaves me speechless, and crying.

  • @davidreed3357
    @davidreed3357 4 роки тому +4

    I use to sit on our porch and sing this song to my fiance. Before God took her home. I love you Kim. R.I.P. baby girl.

  • @Diamondbraclet
    @Diamondbraclet 2 роки тому +60

    “Waking in the morning to the feeling of her fingers on my skin, wiping out the traces of the people and places that I’ve been”. We’ve all been there, finding that one person whose very touch can erase all those you knew before. Love that comes slowly and easily is the best love. Kris Kristofferson is one of the most talented song writers in existence. He has that rare gift of putting our thoughts and our lives into words and making us realize we’re not so alone in our struggles and triumphs.

  • @janparish8055
    @janparish8055 2 роки тому +6

    Beautiful man, beautiful song.

    • @cormacdavid7355
      @cormacdavid7355 2 роки тому +1

      Hello Jan 👋 how are you ??

    • @marcosbryant865
      @marcosbryant865 Рік тому

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

  • @daisywells8264
    @daisywells8264 6 місяців тому +2

    A special guy sent me this song 6 years ago. He is my twin flame whether he knows it or not. Loving him is easier then anything I'LL ever do again.... ❤

  • @harryb7402
    @harryb7402 2 роки тому +2

    Picking your favorite Kristofferson song is liking picking your favorite child---but I think this might be his best----(just don't tell the others)

  • @rickyt614
    @rickyt614 2 роки тому +37

    This guy had such a different sound and style that was so original and seperate from the other outlaws. One of the most under rated and greatest songwriters in country music and all music

    • @kellykersten8828
      @kellykersten8828 5 місяців тому

      He wasn't underrated with the people I hang with. No way, no how.

  • @juanitahardy8583
    @juanitahardy8583 2 роки тому +6

    Lost my fiancee to a massive heart attack in 1992 and we never had a chance to settle a spat or say goodbye. He has visited me in my dreams many times including last night, said he wanted to talk. Loving him was so much easier than anything I ever have experienced. Perhaps in Heaven we will talk again.

    • @marcosbryant865
      @marcosbryant865 Рік тому

      Wow that's sad
      Sorry to hear that
      Yeah I agree, have always loved his songs
      Been a fan all my life
      He has a magical voice so beautiful
      What's your favorite song by kris?

    • @lisarmartinez3990
      @lisarmartinez3990 5 місяців тому

      God bless you hun... your post made me cry.. you will one day be with him again. ❤❤❤

  • @teresathompson1615
    @teresathompson1615 7 років тому +14

    He just seems so humble and kind.. and when he played with Johnny, Waylon and Willie, he just looks at these guys with deep admiration and respect. You can tell that they were truly friends..

    • @kriskisstofferson2848
      @kriskisstofferson2848 3 роки тому

      Yeah I might seem humbling kind but you got to remember I'm out in my God damn devil ass mind

    • @davelamore6309
      @davelamore6309 3 роки тому

      Hello

    • @kriskristofferson8096
      @kriskristofferson8096 3 роки тому

      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......

  • @donhoward2313
    @donhoward2313 Рік тому +9

    There will never be another like Kris. So many great songs, plus he's a very good guy.

  • @mikebockey4125
    @mikebockey4125 7 років тому +281

    if that doesn't make your heart skip a couple beats, you may wanna check to see if you have one

    • @marklittle7097
      @marklittle7097 6 років тому +3

      Nights in white satin

    • @arthurfallowfield6133
      @arthurfallowfield6133 6 років тому +5

      Yip,........................you'v'e said it all.

    • @johnklaas814
      @johnklaas814 5 років тому

      Mark Little snakes on a few planes? Idk were they white Homeboy?

    • @johnklaas814
      @johnklaas814 5 років тому +2

      Mark Little I didn't watch that movie "snakes on a plane" because I heard it was more than one plane. But since you went there, fine, it's your story you tell it.

    • @midnightrun74
      @midnightrun74 5 років тому +2

      So true and right, Dude...

  • @enilegnave21
    @enilegnave21 4 роки тому +4

    Powerful imagery and feelings evoked in this beautiful song by Kris Kristofferson ... one of the beat songwriters of his time.
    I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the skies
    Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies
    Turning on the world, the way she smiled upon my soul as I lay dying
    Healing as the colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her eyes
    Waking in the morning to the feeling of her fingers on my skin
    Wiping out the traces of the people and the places that I"ve been
    Teaching me that yesterday was something that I never thought of trying
    Talking of tomorrow and the money, love and time we had to spend
    Lovin' her was easier than anything I'll ever do again
    Comin' close together with a feelin' that I've never known before... in my time
    She ain't ashamed to be a woman, or afraid to be a friend
    I don't know the answer to the easy way she opened every door... in my mind
    But dreamin' was as easy as believin' it was never gonna end
    And lovin' her was easier than anything I'll never do again
    Lovin' her was easier than anything I'll never do again

  • @SachinVishwakarma-cd5ll
    @SachinVishwakarma-cd5ll 4 роки тому +19

    I have seen the morning burning golden on the mountain in the skies
    Aching with the feeling of the freedom of an eagle when she flies
    Turning on the world, the way she smiled upon my soul as I lay dying
    Healing as the colors in the sunshine and the shadows of her eyes
    Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again
    Coming close together
    With a feeling that I'd never known before in my time
    She ain't ashamed to be a woman or afraid to be a friend
    I don't know the answer to the easy way she opened every door in my mind
    But dreaming was as easy as believing it was never gonna end
    Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again
    Waking in the morning to the feeling of her fingers on my skin
    Wiping out the traces of the people and the places that I"ve been
    Teaching me that yesterday was something that I never thought of trying
    Talking of tomorrow and the money, love and time we had to spend

    • @rolandakor861
      @rolandakor861 4 роки тому

      Just mindboggling

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 роки тому

      Thanks so much for the love ❤️ I really appreciate, I hope you will never stop listen to my music 🎶.. If you don’t mind kindly drop me your google chat just to get in touch with you❤️

    • @lorraineklemchuk387
      @lorraineklemchuk387 2 роки тому

      Wow, I so love his lyrics...HE IS ONE OF A KIND. ❤ LOVE listening to you Kris...You got it All..
      My ❤

  • @johnmac91
    @johnmac91 5 років тому +54

    This song is beautiful beyond words. Almost painfully so.

    • @lisamurray8285
      @lisamurray8285 3 роки тому +2

      It's the first time I've ever heard it, and your right it's so movingly beautiful it's painful almost , got a lump in my throat x

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 роки тому

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

  • @drc08rules
    @drc08rules 8 років тому +49

    Kris has it all. This song, these lyrics - One of the best songwriters of our time

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much for the love ❤️ I really appreciate, I hope you will never stop listen to my music 🎶.. If you don’t mind kindly drop me your google chat just to get in touch with you❤️❤️

    • @darlamcmurray4137
      @darlamcmurray4137 2 роки тому +1

      And gorgeous.

    • @janparish8055
      @janparish8055 2 роки тому

      Not to mention easy on the eye - yum!

  • @whyme3904
    @whyme3904 3 роки тому +53

    You can flush all of today's country music after listening to that. Great times I miss dearly.

  • @boogiemorgan
    @boogiemorgan Рік тому +17

    Kris has natural talent and the voice to match! His songs are, been there done that, and pure country. I love every song he ever made. He is great at what he does, way to go.Kris, you are the best! 🎸💤🤠

  • @patrickholmes7381
    @patrickholmes7381 Рік тому +3

    Simply a miracle! Kris is heaven sent, since 1971 I've listened. Thanks for carrying me Brother, our lives tried the same roads and crossroads. Thank you American Hero, American Veteran. 🇺🇲🇺🇲

  • @lauriewhincup5635
    @lauriewhincup5635 Рік тому +3

    Reminds me of my mother who loved this. Now I am feeling this in my soul for a man I love more then life itself.
    Thanks Mama 💜🫂🦋🌠

  • @stuartredmond1382
    @stuartredmond1382 10 років тому +53

    At age 15, as a busboy at the "Big Hotel", one of my jobs was cleaning up the bar. The bartenender always left me coins for the jukebox. This was always the first song I played. Thanks, Kris!

    • @themooch1639
      @themooch1639 5 років тому +1

      he was grooming you

    • @johnmac91
      @johnmac91 4 роки тому +1

      I worked as a busboy too and no one ever left me coins. Guess I was lucky to be such an ugly kid.

    • @kriskristofferson6204
      @kriskristofferson6204 2 роки тому

      Thanks so much for the love ❤️ I really appreciate, I hope you will never stop listen to my music 🎶.. If you don’t mind kindly drop me your google chat just to get in touch with you❤️❤️

  • @tammylapointe6315
    @tammylapointe6315 7 місяців тому +1

    I grew up listening to him in the 70s. A few years ago I found a box on the side of rhe road which I thought was books. In it was a yearbook from a boys college in California and Kris was in it. He was on the yearbook committee and play3d football. I'll keep it forever.

  • @lindaowens9865
    @lindaowens9865 2 роки тому +5

    I have loved his music since the early 70's. He fascinated me, when I started reading all he had accomplished and listening to every song he had written then. I was 18 and thought he was they perfect man! Anyone who could write songs like that and look like he did...wow!! Then, he married Rita. 😭 I still like to look at him and still love his songs. Every one is a masterpiece of poetry...even Silver Tongued Devil.

    • @cormacdavid7355
      @cormacdavid7355 2 роки тому +1

      Hello Linda 👋

    • @marcosbryant865
      @marcosbryant865 Рік тому

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

  • @joyrussell3081
    @joyrussell3081 8 років тому +12

    Lovely love song, I appreciate this song more after I lost my husband in January 2016.

  • @waynebrown5428
    @waynebrown5428 8 років тому +46

    Kris was one of the Greats that many people of this day dont see..

  • @sandyfreeman8865
    @sandyfreeman8865 7 років тому +3

    I was 16 when I first heard Why Me Lord, One night while cleaning up the caff with my boss. 54 yrs later I still still love it an it makes me cry, My Boss unfortunately I don't remember her name but she had cancer, I did not know the lord before then I think of her often though, most loving lady I knew

    • @jasonchris9263
      @jasonchris9263 3 роки тому

      That’s nice to hear sandy 🥰how are you doing today hope you’re safe from the virus?

    • @Fredjohnson2920
      @Fredjohnson2920 Рік тому

      Hello sandy, how are you doing??

  • @debbestaker6452
    @debbestaker6452 Рік тому +4

    All those Highway Men were poets and their songs are from life experiences and from the heart and souls of them all...

    • @marcosbryant865
      @marcosbryant865 Рік тому

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