John Prine -- Hello In There [REACTION]
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- John is under the weather these days so I moved this reaction up the list. We're pulling for you, John. :-)
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RIP John Prine. The world lost a legend today!
Don, this one almost broke me. The man knew what he was singing about. He was older here in this performance, but his wisdom was still beyond his years. An awesome song that touched me deeply. So glad I watched this reaction instead of watching the video alone. Thank you for this one.
He wrote this in his early 20s as a mail-carrier, delivering the day's worth and walking past door screens... sometimes he's see someone and wave, sometimes he wouldn't. This was his way of apologizing. This was his tale in 1971, the first time I saw him perform this in a club. It was a night of just him and his guitar, taking us all over the world.
😪😍 so beautiful, powerful
Thanks, Don.
A little background on this song, as told by him in a "Rolling Stone" interview. He says he was working as a paperboy when he was about 12, and one of the stops they made was at an "old folks home". He would deliver the paper to each resident's room.
"...After a while, I found out that some of the people were introducing you to their neighbors as if you were a nephew of theirs, or a grandson. They didn’t get many visitors, so they acted like you were coming to see them, not just bringing the newspaper to them. And that stuck with me."
The song was released in 1971. Quite an insightful kid he was.
Get well John, prayers for you.
@Brian Alford Thanks for posting that explanation--so beautiful, and explains how two decades of having a sentiment stewing inside him could have produced a song like that. It takes that long to figure some things out, and when in the hands of an accomplished performer and musician sometimes all the parts fall into place. They sure did for this song. Thanks again, and I hope you and your family are doing well. --Don
Oh gosh, ouch, how beautiful.
John was a young man when he wrote this. Wisdom well beyond his years. And kudos to Jason Wilber on guitar. He was with John a lot of years.
Jason Isbell said that John wrote this song when he was only 20 years old.
Jake Combest Jason also said that this is the song that he can’t listen to without crying. He even has to pull his car over to cry if it comes on while he is driving.
It sounds like he was more like 200. How do you gain wisdom and insight like that in 20 years? This song stopped me in my tracks the first time I heard it.
@@11candypants heard this song over a hundred times. Cried because of it many more times than I’ve heard it. Damn thing pops in my head I start tearing up.
Back in the early 70’s I was a Prine fan while my friends were Led Zeppelin, I’ve never regretted it. I’ll miss you John Prine, thanks for the smiles and tears 🙏
I was - and remain today - a fan of both. All kinds of music out there, why limit yourself?
I was the same as you. I also went to the beat of my own drum. I was listening to this kind of music also loved Townes,Jerry Jeff,Guy etc…. The (cowboy)Bars were so much more fun!!!
I'm not crying, you are.
Great video! Thanks for doing this one. Sadly, we lost John. He was a Legend! I've been a fan for fourty years or so, and I miss him!
john hits ya in the feels.
Thank you for being one of the only people to react to John. I truly appreciate it, and even more-so with his passing. Like many others in the comments, John Prine was a big part of the soundtrack to my younger years. My Dad's love for John was contagious, and even before I understood his genius, I knew his story telling was special. He just has this way of saying something that appears to be so simple on the surface, yet has so much depth and insight. For obvious reasons I've been listening to his music a fair amount this past week and I keep playing his song "Its a Big Old Goofy World". I think it might be one you will enjoy. Thank you for your perspectives, and rest easy, John.
@JamesK IV You’re welcome, and those who have heard even just a few of his songs have been moved by them, so your lifelong experience with his music would make it that much sadder to lose him. The fact that it was also a connection between you and your dad makes John’s passing much sadder, but the connection makes his songs that much sweeter. Welcome to the channel, and I’ll be doing more of John’s songs down the line.
I was in the Marines when I discovered John Prine around 73 .I heard he toured in a 50 ford and I think it's on one of his videos
he was a gentle spirit
you said it best WOW,John Prine truly is a living legend.
Thanks for doing this one Don. John's nothing short of a national treasure. Blue Umbrella is another great one by him.
Great video! Thanks for doing this one. Sadly, we lost John. He was a Legend! I've been a fan for fourty years or so, and I miss him!
John Prine. One of my favorite song writers and performers!!
@scottandal You're welcome, and what a song!
Such a great song. What a lesson in how to treat people the right way and see things from their perspective. I heard John say in an interview one time that when he learned his first minor chord it opened up a whole new world and you can hear that in this song. Get well John!
This would have to be my all-time favorite John Prine song. He is such a treasure and I pray daily we won't lose him. We need him. My feelings: "You know that old trees just stronger; old rivers just grow wilder and old people just grow lonelier ...." This song made me cry back in the 70's and even more so now as I am 70, but still feel like I'm 16 and I'm still living am glad that in my area (NC) we still look right at each other and speak. We even wave at people we don't know in cars/trucks. It's natural, but we can still feel lonely, so please, friends always speak to people --- young or old when you pass them, even if it's just a smile. We all need that. Thank you, Don, for reacting to this. I'm glad it affected you like it has affected probably millions of JP fans. I sure don't want to lose his insight into everyday life and his ability to make it into music.
@Terry Kindley That's such a beautiful post and perspective--thank you for taking the time to write that. We humans are wired to pick up on even small details, such as a simple smile or wave, and when that's not there we notice it's absence. From what I've seen and experienced once or twice in my life, loneliness is one of the hardest things to live with, but also one of the easiest things to cure. A simple conversation for two minutes can go a long way for someone, including ourselves. Thanks again, Terry!
@@RockN2Country I had intended to respond to your kind remarks yesterday, but didn't. Now,, I can't. We lost him tonight and I'm angry and I'm heartbroken and it's just not fair. He is still needed and I can't quit sobbing. God bless him and Fiona and his family. Thank you, Don, for appreciating his genuis. Right now, I'm going out to the pasture to cry in the mane of one of my horses and throw a few f-bombs. I hope I can let his music help me through his loss like it has helped me in my worst times since the 70's. This is going to be counted as one of my worst times. I just don't understand why (and I know I'm not supposed to, but it just hurts to lose a part of your life---and that's what he and his music was.)
@Terry Kindley I feel your anguish, so go ahead and do your thing to grieve the loss of an artist who meant so much to you and to so many others. Sometimes a few f-bombs are a bug part of the grieving process, so you do you and feel what you feel. I'm glad you've had artists in your life who have touched you so deeply. I can't imagine what it would be like to listen to music our whole lives and not connect on a deep level to some of them. This is your time, and you'll be back with a new perspective in due course. Keep the faith, and I'm sending you a hug through the internet. :-)
We all praying for you John I have been listening to you since the early 70s he doesn't write no bad song
John Prine, an American treasure. Praying for his recovery. Hello to all.
I have never heard of his music before. I think he'll play this song in heaven but maybe on a harp but maybe with a capo on the 5th fret.
Hello in there John. Hello.
Don, this is the first time I've seen you speechless, entranced and bewildered, all at the same time. This man and this song will do that to anyone.
@Chuck Turner It was a like a living, breathing heart for humanity was beating right in front of me the whole time I was listening to the song. That kind of sentiment will always hit me deep. Sometimes I'll look for words to identify what I'm thinking or feeling, and sometimes (like during this song) it's been taken to such an extreme that I have to find a new vocabulary to express myself. Those are moments I don't mind failing to find an appropriate expression. You're right, it doesn't happen often, but good Lord did John get me good. Thanks for the observation!
yup, you got it!
John Prine, bless your soul! COVID may have taken you, but your legacy of work will survive the eons...
The loss of John, and so many of our elders, with this virus is more devastating than the numbers tell. I'm a nurse in elder care. It's been a tough year. But even in good years, say "hello in there."
happy you like this.i grew up listening to John Prine
As beautiful as this song is, both musically and lyrically, the best thing about this song is the audience participation. The last verse reminds us all to take a moment to say hi to a stranger in the park, or that person sitting alone in a dinner. Or just stop and talk to a homeless person on the street. There are many ways to touch another person's life.
On a side note Don, I'm not sure if you have a child or not, but if you had a child that died... could you imagine ever saying that the reason for your child's death didn't matter anymore?
"We lost Davey in the Korean War, and I still don't know what for. Don't matter anymore."
To me, the most powerful line in this incredibly powerful song.
Prayers for John. Please react to his song Paradise. It's about where I was born. Muhlenburg County KY
Love John Prine. He and his wife are really good friends with Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell. You can hear a lot of his influence in Jason’s lyric writing.
Johntyson I believe Amanda got John a onesie after he made a comment on hers. Jason said she was fanfgirling when he wore his along with her and they took photos
John is my favorite songwriter. Thank you for reviewing this. This is one of the first 3 songs that he wrote. Sam Stone and Paradise are the others. Paradise is about the town in Kentucky where his parents were born. If you type in Paradise, KY in google maps you’ll see a big hole in the ground.
What a great loss for the world if John Prine left it. Prayers for him and his family. 💗
John Prine is the King of putting life on the bottom shelf in song.
All the best to you sir.
Great job Don.
Keep RN2C BROTHER!!!
@Lone Wolf 63 Thank you, and I hope you and your family are holding up alright through this whackiness!
@@RockN2Country thanks Don. Yeah we're all doing well. I hope the same for your family as well.... 👍
Lake Marie from this show is so good! Those sausages were ssssizzlin! 😂
Hello Don- always welcome in the Midwest. I say Hi to everyone, and others say hi to me. It's the midwest culture. Isn't that a great thing? Everyone matters!!!
I've loved his work for decades now and thank you for posting; I hadn't seen this performance before. One thing regarding your comments: I've worked with and been friends with people of all ages all my life and I don't use the word "elderly". If you think about the automatic mental associations with it, then think about the word "elder", you will see why. The former has connotations of weakness, etc., but "elder" brings thoughts of strength, experience and wisdom. That said, everyone deserves to be seen (and heard) and so often these days, our elders are seen as useless, with nothing to offer us.
Thanks again for sharing this video. I was touched by your own reaction to it. Stay well.
Thank you so much for doing that
I appreciate the hell out of it
He is easily top 5 favorite songwriters
casey murray great recommendation!
Nice.
Wow, that was heavy. What a great song. Praying for your complete recovery John. Hang in there.
Thank you for this. I heard some John Prine songs and loved them before I ever heard of him. So many people sing his songs and they're just very good songs.
You should react to John’s good friend Steve Goodman’s recording of the Dutchman. A similar feel. Sadly we’ve lost both Steve and John.
That is Jason Wilber playing slide. He started playing with john at a pretty young age and was with him up to the end. Dave Jacques played bass for john for years too.
Great video! Thanks for doing this one. Sadly, we lost John. He was a Legend! I've been a fan for fourty years or so, and I miss him!
That was a wonderful reaction to a great John Prine song. Up next should be "Paradise" or "Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow). Get well John.
Definitely!"Paradise" was sung at a bluegrass jam I attended, and some folks were curious as to who wrote it. The following week at the jam, several told me they had bought some of his CD's and were amazed at how much they loved his music. He should be genre-free as he is such an individualist in his music.
@@terrykindley9405 The bluegrass group Seldom Scene covered it on one of their albums.
"Hello in There": he was a mailman while writing his early songs. This is about isolated elderly.
Respect to all involved...
@Ridge Runner Thanks, and welcome to the channel!
John Prine is someone who I try not to go out of my way to listen because I just love his music I know its weird but I tend to run songs into the ground listening to them over and over so everytime I hear John's songs its always random and I love them every time
@TotteryFlyer 29 I know EXACTLY what you're talking about with listening to songs eighteen billion times in a row until I can't take it any more!! I've also learned how to not do that, but it took decades. Ha!!
John's songs never get old for me, though I tend to binge-listen and then leave him alone for a while.
more telling if you have life experience to appreciate this or any john prine songs , simply beautiful so poetic and true
John was one of, if not the, greatest American songwriters. I sure do miss his wit and charm. The man wrote this song in his early 20's while working as a mailman. There is a depth and humor to John's music that may never be seen again, thank goodness we have his music to keep us company whilst waiting for someone to say Hello in There.
Thank you Don. One of the greatest songwriters ever. You can see how Isbell is influenced by him.
Your comparison to boaters is perfect.
All of us in life our just trying to stay a float. It's sad that people recognize we all have to look out for each other on the water, but don't extend that to dry land.
I've been reeling ever since I heard he was sick. Guy has beat cancer twice so he's a tough old bird. What's amazing to me is even though this is a later performance that he wrote this song in his 20s. I believe he said he got the inspiration from when he was a postman (he worked for the post office and sang at night) and since he knew and was friends with a lot of the folks on his route he'd often yell hello in there while dropping off the mail and seeing a lot of those older, shut-in people made him write this gem.
For the sake of accuracy, his inspiration for "Hello In There" came from when he his buddy (or brother) were 12-14 years old and had a paper route where they delivered regularly to an old folks home - and those old folks really looked forward to seeing those boys, newspapers aside.
Continued 🙏🏻 for John..
I ❤️ LOVE THAT YOU SHOW A PICTURE OF JOEY AND RORY ON YOUR INTRO!!!
@Karen Sheline Always makes me feel good to see them together in that picture. I’ve shed more than one tear about her passing, but that pic is beautiful.
The lead guitarist, Jason, is an exquisitely tasteful player. In this he is playing a subtle slide; not a lot of notes; economical.
John Prine died two days after this video.
love to hear every body needs some body if you could.
I know I'm late to this thread, but you should check out Brandi Carlile's tribute to John Prine and cover of this song live on Stephen Colbert. It's absolutely stunning. There are also a couple of videos of Brandi and John Prine singing Angel from Montgomery together live that will blow you away.
Jason is an excellent guitarist
that handsome guitar picker could play the lead gangster in a mafia movie
How had you never heard this song until 4/5/20??? Wow.. if you're into country and don't have a solid grasp of JP then you need to get busy. Not judging, just surprised and hoping that this new found gift of Prine music will provide you with a fraction of the musical bliss I've received these past 30 yrs.
God bless Johnny... thank you for so many great songs that have woven through so many of my life moments. I can only hope to hear you on the other side one day my friend!
@hopsluvr I started doing the channel just over two years ago doing Nashville country, and after a few months people started requesting more traditional stuff. As I started getting into traditional (which didn't take long), I enjoyed doing reactions (songs I didn't know) rather than reviews (songs that I did know), I purposely refrained from going down the rabbit hole of artists so I could do live reactions on camera. This allowed people to see my reaction to songs they were familiar with and allow them to see if I reacted the same way they did when they first heard it. Every so often someone says something nasty to me for not knowing some things, but my reactions are honest and open. I like experiencing a song for the first time with headphones on because I catch a lot that I wouldn't otherwise pick up on. So there ya go, that's how it works with me. Welcome to the channel, BTW,
John was folk for many years prior to becoming a mixed folk/country artist - because of that and his laid back personality, he received very little radio play.
Johns words are so simple but get so deep, poingnant, so fast sometimes. It's hard to absorb what he said and the song is simply quietly moving on.
Bueatiful song with a sad little sound. I love you Johnny... Get Well Soon .
You should do souvenirs by John Prine another great song
I Hope the younger people will enjoy Johns music as much as us old farts.
I cannot listen to him singing this song without a tear. Can you do Blaze Foley "Election Day" or "Clay Pigeons"?
@Jeanette Smith I did Clay Pigeons a while back. If you check the search function on my channel’s home page it will take you to it.
We had a local talent from Rochester, NY, who passed away this past year. He had an extensive library that is just waiting to be discovered. Look for Bat McGrath. The Blue Eagle and The Spy.
People tend to look through elderly people, like they are invisible.
Check out Prine's "Lake Marie" -- preferably the live "Sessions" version.
RIP John Prine, a true legend.
You need to react to these songs:
Jerry Lee by Josh Morningstar
Wander By Ray Scott
Wounds by Justin Clyde Williams
Cheap Silver by Mike and the Moonpies
Fiddles and Rain by Dirty Grass Soul
Stoned by The Piedmont Boys
Sunset Boulevard by Charlie Robison
Jason Isbell has a really good recent cover of this. It’s worth checking out.
Lake Marie
He wrote this in his twenty's.
Thank you for doing a
Was quite surprised that you didn't know this song............too young, I suppose! We lost a treasure when John died. I continually add more of his songs to my repertoire. KP
@Keith Payne We lost a great one when John passed away, that's for sure. As for not knowing the song, I would say that I don't know most of the songs that people request because I just turned on to traditional country about a year-and-a-half ago. I was a rock guy up until about five years ago, which is when I got into Nashville country. When I started the channel I was doing pop country reviews/reactions, but folks started requesting that I do traditional songs and artists and I started to like that much better than the pop stuff. So now I'm reacting to songs I've never heard and artists I've never heard of, although every day, with each reaction, I become familiar with a new song. I've reacted to a few of John's songs so I know what he's about, but his catalog is mostly unfamiliar to me. This works really well for me because when the camera is on and I'm doing a reaction, the folks who watch the reaction are getting a true first-timer's sense of the song, whether I understand it or not. Ha! BTW, welcome aboard the channel!
@@RockN2Country Ah, new to country. Well, I have always considered John to be sort of a Folk Singer, LOL!. But, he fits country too! It was fun to find you, Kiddo! Keep it up, I think I enjoy this "reaction" bit! ;)
@@Hawkswill You are correct! John was folk long before he evolved into folk/country.
@@4orrcountry Well, Kiddo, I have one you might like to review! Probably have never heard of him! BUT, he has quite a following and an endless amount of songs....but never a hit song much the same as John. If you would like to check him out.....email me at Hawkswill1@gmail.com! You may just
"discover" him, LOL! He has been at it for over 40 years! KP
Heartache Medication by Jon Pardi. Interested to see what you think about the old and new country style in his music.
❤❤ There's not a lot to say here....
@Sara Rubino #YouSpeakTheTruth :-)
Hello
Prettiest finger-pick in history!
We lost Davey in the Korean War
And I still don't know what for
He wrote that song when he was 23....
Can you do John Schneider they lived up
@George Already recorded the reaction to it, will be up next weekend. I give a shoutout to George Jones, so enjoy the notoriety. :-)
hello. you'd like harry chapin, 'cats in the cradle',' tax', '30000 lbs of banans' i et al. v/r, rich
Don I don't believe you've ever done a Terri Clark song please I've Got Better Things To Do by her. I believe you'll enjoy her.
@0952Rick I just checked out her songs and they're all on VEVO, which get blocked by UA-cam. I was bummed because she looks like she'd be fun to listen to.
@@RockN2Country ua-cam.com/video/cvUjLzPIly0/v-deo.html
He didn’t make it. F*CK!!!!
@Johntyson I just heard the news fifteen minutes ago, and it's seriously sad. I share your sentiment pretty much to a T.
RockN2Country What a drag, man. This Covid is so tough. My wife is a nurse and was triaging patients all night last night. She lives in our camper in the back yard now. What a mess.