This has got to be one of the single best ideas I have ever seen and heard!!! I just can’t stop listening to these wonderful performers... I’m totally addicted!! ❤️👍🏻
You took words out of my head Melanie Gibson!! Like seriously I am an addict and I want to watch videos at same time so I am accomplishing nothing but feeling the music/love ❤️❤️❤️ I so appreciate every one of you !! May God bless you all!!!
About 10 years ago, I was standing on a train platform in NYC. I was on my way home from an awful day at work. I was late on my rent, my car had been towed, my bank account was overdrawn, and I had just used the last ride on my MetroCard. I was hungry and I knew I didn't have any food at home. I wouldn't be paid for another 2 days. As I stood on this train platform, a homeless man with a guitar sang this song, tears on his face. I gave him the last $3 in my wallet and stood there on that platform and cried with him. This song will always remind me of that moment.
Exactamente! Estuve lejos de casa y es un sentimiento difícil de ocultar cuando se extraña al hogar. Regresé y estoy feliz por ello. Mi saludo especial para aquellos que por una u otra razón no han podido volver.
75 years old and ALL these people singin’ this iconic song TOGETHER brings me to tears because the more different we all are…. the more we are the same.. never ever forget…. MUSIC RULES THE WORLD
It’s funny that people in Jamaica, Israel, and wherever else are singing about the tight, heavily wooded, winding roads between mountains and hills in West Virginia when they are in paradises themselves. All are beautiful and the production people and musicians fabulous.
Could they not sing about their own countries and instruments shedding light on the beautiful ways of their land languages and ways? I disagree. Mamma Africa Jah Herb from Tucson Arizona Sonoran 🏜️ desert 🍄🌵🇯🇲🇺🇸🇸🇪 Afro Viking.explore world musica
@@stephanlarsen8169, I wonder if I didn’t write well enough. I wanted to say they have such wonderful music in their own countries which partly makes up those paradises. They are performing music from another country and I am VERY grateful. I love the music. I would also love their music, I’m sure. I keep thinking that the producers chose the US’s most uplifting music mostly because that means more donations.
I lived in the Caribbean and now WV, both are absolutely gorgeous and almost heaven in such different but similar ways it's hard to describe. Grenada and WV have the forests, mountains, and love for the simple life in common. It's nice to appreciate the things that unite us.
When I was growing up in the seventies our family vacations were all camping & backpacking trips. This song, and “Rocky Mountain High” were like our family anthems for those trips. We would sing them when sitting around a campfire or riding in our yellow Gord econoline camper which we called our “yellow submarine.” Sure do miss those days.
Music took me to those places I could never saw, soothed the pain I grew up with, painted a smile on my face, kept me company trough a life a loneliness.
What a "GREAT" thing to say, and I couldn't agree more, if we ALL listened to Playing for Change, and came together like them, the world would be nice again . ! .
How cool is our world that we live in to be able to gather people from all corners and create beautiful music, just imagine what else we could achieve! Just saying folks
Google describes 'Playing for Change" as a shared vision between co-founders, Mark Johnson, Raan Williams and Whitney Kroenke. The world needs to know that these great, thoughtful, heart-in-the-right place guys have done a beautiful thing for the world and the musicians. May love always make itself felt in their lives. Well done!!!
I love this. I'm a born and raised full blooded West Virginian and this does bring tears to my eyes seeing this performed by so many different people from all over the world. I hope that some day each of the performers have the opportunity to come and visit us here in Wild, Wonderful West Virginia and to see why we love our state so well.
I am a neighbor in Virginia and retired from the WV Air National Guard and spent time doing flood damage repair and snow removal. This song has some meaning to me
so amazing how music, cuts across all areas of the world and touches hearts in much the same way! Music transends all the nonsense, and tunes our hearts into greatness! and Oneness, one big Family.
This is so amazing, John Denver would be so proud. All Music should be recorded like this. All of these artists contributions are fantastic. Thank you for this.
It nice to see that 475 don't have much talent. This is the best music ive ever seen keeping legends going from all over the world i could spent all weekends in the country listening to the talented musicians
+ssteacup, He is a great singer. I think the first guy used to sing with an African Choir with Paul Simon. I like this version of John Denver's hit song.
Steel guitar player, Roberto Luti is melodically stunning, he plays tastefully, perhaps even perfectly, he helps put a melodic floor on all these works with Playing for Change. Inspiring music here.
Yer' right ( @#&% %#**. Just figured out your name, gasp! ) Love em' all is the recipe and God's will. We are the world! Imagine living as one, a human race with no selfish agenda!
James Hardiman me too mate. I believe that who ever likes the songs from playing for change just can’t be a bad human being. I wish it was like that .....
This song makes me remember my dear old Dad showing me where he grew up in a log cabin deep in the Appalachian Mountains near Capon Bridge, WV. Such beautiful country there. Yes, almost Heaven, West Virginia. ❤️
Thank you to John Denver for the beautiful music and talent. An Amazing version of this song from beautiful talented artists from around the world. Music is the international language of peace and love. Thank you to all of you beautiful people and God bless you all 🙏🙏❤️
My fraternity brother/my wife and me drove to big rapids Michigan from Cleveland for college reunion. This song just came out. We sang it and played it on the tape deck all the way there. My buddy and I drank beer all the way there too. This song will never die.
YES, THE GUY FROM NEW ORLEANS KEPT IT REAL...... TOTALLY SUPERB!!!!!!! So great for West Virginia... my Home State... to be sung all over the World!!! LOVE IT!! And you'd love it even MORE if you got to see it for yourself!! BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, HILLSIDES, MOUNTAINS, WATERFALLS, COAL-MINES... and PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best version of this song I ever heard was from and ex IRA guitarist in the late 80s. Sang it like it meant more to him than me. Said he dreamed of the peace that we have. I learned what Tiocfaidh ár lá meant that day.
This has got to be one of the single best ideas I have ever seen and heard!!! I just can’t stop listening to these wonderful performers... I’m totally addicted!! ❤️👍🏻
This is also a great version of this song! th-cam.com/video/DAXrMWQ5IUo/w-d-xo.html
You took words out of my head Melanie Gibson!! Like seriously I am an addict and I want to watch videos at same time so I am accomplishing nothing but feeling the music/love ❤️❤️❤️ I so appreciate every one of you !! May God bless you all!!!
Yip...👍
So am I!!!!❤️❤️❤️
Beautiful!
About 10 years ago, I was standing on a train platform in NYC. I was on my way home from an awful day at work. I was late on my rent, my car had been towed, my bank account was overdrawn, and I had just used the last ride on my MetroCard. I was hungry and I knew I didn't have any food at home. I wouldn't be paid for another 2 days. As I stood on this train platform, a homeless man with a guitar sang this song, tears on his face. I gave him the last $3 in my wallet and stood there on that platform and cried with him. This song will always remind me of that moment.
Thank you for sharing🎉
@@jennyowen9412there’s a song in that story.
I hope life is going better for you and man in your story!
Peace brother 😎✌️👾
This song is not just about West Virginia, its for anyone in the world whos missing their home!!!
True 😢
Exactamente! Estuve lejos de casa y es un sentimiento difícil de ocultar cuando se extraña al hogar. Regresé y estoy feliz por ello. Mi saludo especial para aquellos que por una u otra razón no han podido volver.
I think John Denver would be honored!
Toots, too...
Absolutely! 👏
75 years old and ALL these people singin’ this iconic song TOGETHER brings me to tears because the more different we all are…. the more we are the same.. never ever forget….
MUSIC RULES THE WORLD
Your lips to th gods ears, thanks🤠🍀
Peace thru music🎉
Amen to that 👍🏻
WHAT A TALENTED WORLD OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS WE HAVE
Nice comment 👍
When we behave ourselves.
Amen. Glory be to God to witness it too. 😉
I love this comment!
Amen to that
i can imagine John Denver smiling about this. "thank each and everyone of you for what you do."
It’s funny that people in Jamaica, Israel, and wherever else are singing about the tight, heavily wooded, winding roads between mountains and hills in West Virginia when they are in paradises themselves. All are beautiful and the production people and musicians fabulous.
Could they not sing about their own countries and instruments shedding light on the beautiful ways of their land languages and ways? I disagree. Mamma Africa Jah Herb from Tucson Arizona Sonoran 🏜️ desert 🍄🌵🇯🇲🇺🇸🇸🇪 Afro Viking.explore world musica
@@stephanlarsen8169, I wonder if I didn’t write well enough. I wanted to say they have such wonderful music in their own countries which partly makes up those paradises. They are performing music from another country and I am VERY grateful. I love the music. I would also love their music, I’m sure.
I keep thinking that the producers chose the US’s most uplifting music mostly because that means more donations.
I lived in the Caribbean and now WV, both are absolutely gorgeous and almost heaven in such different but similar ways it's hard to describe. Grenada and WV have the forests, mountains, and love for the simple life in common.
It's nice to appreciate the things that unite us.
I couldn’t have said it any better!
Music brings us together
John Denver is a legend! Im Brazilian but my soul is american thank to you and your song John...
I'm from West Virginia and I've never heard this song sung better.
Whoever edited these videos deserves as much credit as the singers.
TRUE
Merci , pour toutes c'est superbe chanson !!!!! Superbe!!!!!
Dad, Thanks for teaching me to fish. Fond memories with that ole jukebox. "Thank God, I'm a country boy". John Denver Thank you for the Love.
John Denver is surely smiling down from wherever he is.
Yes he is . ! .
Uh...that would be Heaven...it's in the song.
And surely he is smiling! Peace brother!
I'm smiling from wherever i is, at a crazy hard time on the planet. People, get together!
He would clapping along for sure.
John is probably flying, like he always loved to do. Just farther & faster than he could do here.
I'll bet the music is good there, you think?
I am in tears FAM!!!!! I am a West by God Virginian and I love you all! This is how we conquer the BS!
This shows we are all West Virginians. We are all Jamaicans, Italians, Irish...
music has no borders its a language that everyone speaks
My father kept playing this song he passed away this year, this is the best version of the song . . . Thanks
This is what world peace is all about... music!!!
Outstanding.
John Denver made us all feel that West Virginia is our home, our mountain momma.
When I was growing up in the seventies our family vacations were all camping & backpacking trips. This song, and “Rocky Mountain High” were like our family anthems for those trips. We would sing them when sitting around a campfire or riding in our yellow Gord econoline camper which we called our “yellow submarine.”
Sure do miss those days.
Music took me to those places I could never saw, soothed the pain I grew up with, painted a smile on my face, kept me company trough a life a loneliness.
May the upcoming years be kind to all.
What a "GREAT" thing to say, and I couldn't agree more, if we ALL listened to Playing for Change, and came together like them, the world would be nice again . ! .
Amen
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Gotta love songs like this that nobody looks or sounds wrong singing.
Anders Osborn your VOICE...BEAUTIFULLY explosive!!! Pays an AMAZING tribute to John Denver!!! THANK YOU!!! LOVE YOUR VOICE!!!
I do believe music can connect all the people around the world... love this song
ULUNG ARMANDA Sitepu these folks should group together and form a epic band
...they did :) the band of mankind
Hell yeah man! Great song
❤❤❤
Can heal most wounds as well.
When country and world music come together, it’s a beautiful thing! This song makes me think of my dad who used to practice medicine in West Virginia.
John Denver is looking down from Heaven and singing with them!
Roberto is one of the goats of this series, that soothing sweet slide guitar is like nothing else
How cool is our world that we live in to be able to gather people from all corners and create beautiful music, just imagine what else we could achieve! Just saying folks
BRING THE WORLD TOGETHER WITH MUSIC! We all PRAY for PEACE and GOD INTENDED!
John Denver would be proud.
Google describes 'Playing for Change" as a shared vision between co-founders, Mark Johnson, Raan Williams and Whitney Kroenke. The world needs to know that these great, thoughtful, heart-in-the-right place guys have done a beautiful thing for the world and the musicians. May love always make itself felt in their lives. Well done!!!
Also the only good thing bill gates ever funded!
Playing For Change gives me hope for this old world!
I'm from West Virginia. Love this version of our song. Thank you for singing it so beautifully.
This is also an awesome studio version of this song! th-cam.com/video/DAXrMWQ5IUo/w-d-xo.html
I truly and honestly think John Denver would be happy with this
I love this. I'm a born and raised full blooded West Virginian and this does bring tears to my eyes seeing this performed by so many different people from all over the world. I hope that some day each of the performers have the opportunity to come and visit us here in Wild, Wonderful West Virginia and to see why we love our state so well.
I am a neighbor in Virginia and retired from the WV Air National Guard and spent time doing flood damage repair and snow removal. This song has some meaning to me
What a wonderful group of folks who do this.
I am sending a big hug to all of you. Lovely music.💚💙💜💛👍👍👍👍
This is one of those songs you grew up with even if you weren't a country music fan and it hits your heart just as hard as if you were.
This project has been one of the greatest additions to modern music in so long.
collective consciousness will always effect change for the better for all... for ever... peace with music...
Everyone, regardless of differences, has a touch of the divine. Wish the daily news showed this aspect of humanity. God bless you all.
misty taste of moonshine....a teardrop in my eye. Gets me everytime
Thank you John... Thank you all!
Because of this song, I would like to visit West Virginia.
Anders Osborne is so good! As soon as he started singing I Immediately had to look him up.
same
He's a swed if i'm not mistaken
Yup
He is amazing live!!!!!
I live in Newhall ,West Virginia and I think that this is the best Version of this nice song
so amazing how music, cuts across all areas of the world and touches hearts in much the same way! Music transends all the nonsense, and tunes our hearts into greatness! and Oneness, one big Family.
Brian Linville So true
Music was not created by the men, that's why it is sooo perfect.
It is almost the only way we can relate to any other man on the planet.
absolut! Brian, we are one big Family , wir haben alle das gleiche Herz
John is sorely missed !
Songs that yearn for home are truly universal. A fitting song for all the refugees in the world these days.
Lovely. Old goldie. They don't make them like this anymore.
This is so amazing, John Denver would be so proud. All Music should be recorded like this. All of these artists contributions are fantastic. Thank you for this.
I love this song! This is also an amazing studio version of this song! th-cam.com/video/DAXrMWQ5IUo/w-d-xo.html
John would be right at home with this.
country roads Take me Home, Love and respect from Malaysia
It nice to see that 475 don't have much talent. This is the best music ive ever seen keeping legends going from all over the world i could spent all weekends in the country listening to the talented musicians
Country roads been globalized with a definitely a very different and unique taste to it! Keep it coming people....!!
I remember when Denver died, I hope and think he would have loved this and would have loved being a part of it
Looks like John Denver is still alive with this legendary song and I would say it's like a textbook for those who are learning Country Music.
John Denver would have loved this.
John Denver would be proud!!
Appalachian Proud!! Connects us all!! May God shed his mercy and make us live better with each other! Amen
Timeless classic, so well done and great respect to all of the artists around the world to make this happen.
Thank you World Love what Y'all are doing ✌💙
It was ALL great but that guy from New Orleans was the BOMB!!!!!
ssteacup
dude look him up. he hast some of his own stuff on YT its awesome. ive had him on my ipod for years.
exactly he is so good
!!!
+ssteacup, He is a great singer. I think the first guy used to sing with an African Choir with Paul Simon. I like this version of John Denver's hit song.
Very nice
A beautiful song from beautiful people.
Steel guitar player, Roberto Luti is melodically stunning, he plays tastefully, perhaps even perfectly, he helps put a melodic floor on all these works with Playing for Change. Inspiring music here.
Sono in ospedale e questa musica mi sta tenendo grande compagnia. Grazie di aver avuto questa geniale intuizione.
Hope you feel better now.
A tip of the hat to the technicians who put this together so seamlessly.
How do they even FIND all these wonderful people??!!!
Focusing on what unites us as the human race, not divides us, Is the recipe for our salvation!
I love the the no snarky comments and the great video.
Yer' right ( @#&% %#**. Just figured out your name, gasp! )
Love em' all is the recipe and God's will. We are the world!
Imagine living as one, a human race with no selfish agenda!
Oh my heart. John would be proud. ❤️
I love this song since i was a kid...from philippines with love...well done guys...we love you all😚😚
John Denver approves this !!
Thank you all. Music keeps me believing in a better world.
James Hardiman me too mate. I believe that who ever likes the songs from playing for change just can’t be a bad human being.
I wish it was like that .....
This song makes me remember my dear old Dad showing me where he grew up in a log cabin deep in the Appalachian Mountains near Capon Bridge, WV. Such beautiful country there. Yes, almost Heaven, West Virginia. ❤️
The gentleman from New Orleans killed it.
More from him here th-cam.com/video/-48GCTEZP3w/w-d-xo.html
It's amazing what we as humans are capable of when we work together for enjoyment, not war not violence.....
God given takent shine in every part of world playing for change ... thank you for the good music....from Bacolod City, Philippines
This video is proof that Denver's song is the best. I listened to many covers. All the covers still got me to tears.
both lead singers did absolutely amazing
Do not let it become commercial. Music is the only language that connects everyone.
John Denver, we miss you. Kudos to all who shared in this inspirational bit of memory and music. Great way to begin a day here in Raymond Wa. USA.
Home is a universal longing, wherever you are from and wherever you wander.
It's amazing how music can cross borders , religions and races.
Thank you to John Denver for the beautiful music and talent.
An Amazing version of this song from beautiful talented artists from around the world. Music is the international language of peace and love. Thank you to all of you beautiful people and God bless you all 🙏🙏❤️
My fraternity brother/my wife and me drove to big rapids Michigan from Cleveland for college reunion. This song just came out. We sang it and played it on the tape deck all the way there. My buddy and I drank beer all the way there too.
This song will never die.
It really baffles me in noticing anyone giving a "thumbs down" towards a group international performance that only brings happiness and enjoy.
Just like viruses, we'll always suffer trolls. Best to just ignore 'em.
You wonderful people give my home state much respect , Newhall, West Virginia
Ima cry... this project might be one of the coolest things ever invented....
The BEST of"Country roads"!!
They all killed it...its about the music and the good vibe...thumbs up for them all!
Bump it. This is the greatest collaboration of music ever.
YES, THE GUY FROM NEW ORLEANS KEPT IT REAL...... TOTALLY SUPERB!!!!!!! So great for West Virginia... my Home State... to be sung all over the World!!! LOVE IT!! And you'd love it even MORE if you got to see it for yourself!! BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, HILLSIDES, MOUNTAINS, WATERFALLS, COAL-MINES... and PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm weeping for joy .
Thank you to all the musicians who played John Denver’s song. It was so inspiring.
You have to hear this amazing studio version of this song! th-cam.com/video/DAXrMWQ5IUo/w-d-xo.html
A teardrop in my eye.
Love it. Can't get enough it's so beautiful in every aspect. Brings me to tears.
Best version of this song I ever heard was from and ex IRA guitarist in the late 80s. Sang it like it meant more to him than me. Said he dreamed of the peace that we have. I learned what Tiocfaidh ár lá meant that day.
Country music has a soul.