I forgot this song existed for well over a decade, remembered it today for some reason and put it on in the car, just about brought a tear to my eye. I'd forgotten how beautiful and haunting it is, and now that I'm an adult I can understand the meaning and how deeply he feels about the everglades.
I’m from Balfast, Northern Ireland this is brilliant. I see most of you folks are from the states. Thought I would let you know the people across the pond love your music! Real COUNTRY!!!!
RIGHT ON!!! I am from Irish descent, but was raised Southern. I take both my Irish, and Native American heritage seriously! TY for digging our Southern culture. There are a lot of us derived from Ireland. ☺️
My wife passed away October 28th 2021. There isn't a day that goes by I don't think about her. Every time I listen to this song it makes me smile and laugh. Brings back a great memory of when my wife first heard this. My darling Cristi we will see one another again someday. Until then I love you with everything I have still.
This song hits me hard every since pop passed 3 long years ago it's almost like I'm sitting fishing with him when I hear this song I'm real sorry about your love my friend that I couldn't imagine and you will see her again brother someday and I'll be setting on the river bank with pops something I wish I would have done more of peace
I met John Anderson at a casino in Pocola, Oklahoma. After the show me and my wife were walking to our car and John was sitting by his trailer. I asked if we could take a picture together he said yes. We started talking and 30 minutes later we shook hands and hugged each other. He made me feel like we knew each other for years. John Anderson is one of the most considerate and down home person I have ever met!
You got that right! Where did the great country music go!?!? I can’t believe what they try to pass off today. No great ballads anymore! Maybe a good one every now and then but a person has to look far and wide!
@@cryptodnut9277You're right, it's all by design. They're are pushing pop into country because studios want to eliminate music genres entirely so they can have control over everything...meaning everyone listens to the same thing, they sell more, get more listeners, etc.
As a native floridian I have to say this should be the official song of florida.It's beautiful and brings a tear to my eye everytime I hear it.I play it on my bass boat everytime I go fishing,it is my war cry!
The crazy part about this song is that till this day I still pause and take a moment to listen to it when it comes on the radio no matter where I’m at...one of the few songs that make me quit what I’m doing to enjoy it to it’s fullest!! 😔😔
The really funny thing is that I feel the same way. My husband and I are die-hard rock fans (to a point, it depends on who they are), and we discovered a new country station in Minnesota that plays country like this. They also play folk and stuff, but this song made us want to pay attention; we listen to this station as much as we can now. I'm sick of the same old crap they play on these rock stations sometimes, what a great refreshing change.
@@suekimmey8266 I wish we had a station like yours where I live. All I can get on the radio is modern country, which I don't listen to. Thank goodness for TH-cam. I can hear all my old favorites and come across new favorites of almost any genre. Congrats on your discovery.
Native Floridian here. 7th generation. Love this state. This song brings my heart so much joy from childhood to today. So much nostalgia for the Florida I grew up in and not for what was built up to be. Palmetto bushes, cypress trees, dirt roads, and swamps just do something for my soul. I also firmly believe this should be the official Florida state song.
I am not a native American but a 3rd generation Floridian. This song brings a tear to my eye every time. Seeing all the mass developments in the name of tourism an all the people moving here hurts me to my soul. The land I grew up in and love is being taken one subdivision at a time.
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Not just one of the best country songs ever, but one of the greatest songs ever recorded, period. I’m a songwriter with 50plus songs in my library, and I would have sold my soul to have written this one.
Coming from a native american family, being a Florida native, and the daughter of a diehard Seminole fan, this song reminds me of my late dad and the traditions he passed on to me. This song absolutely is a cry for many of the treasures lost due to humanity.
I played this for my baby girl as she took her final breaths, this song and this rendition is so sweet and beatiful it was very touching as we said see ya soon baby girl.....in our hearts forever Laya Nicole
I supposedly have Native American in my blood, but no proof. However, my papaws farm and his parents farm that was next to it was taken for a dam, in the name of tourism and money, so this speaks to me. If we had been left alone, we would have over 400 acres of land. Yet the government took it. Oh, they paid my mamaw.. bottom dollar. 🤬
Absolutely haunting and a rallying cry to save a national and ecological treasure. This song stung when I first heard it almost 30 years ago and the state of the Everglades has only gotten worse since. There are some songs that just rise up, strike you and never leave....."The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", "Shuttin Detroit Down" and "Seminole Wind" are three examples as they describe heartfelt loss. Hopefully more people will hear Osceola cry before it is too late.....
Country songs are not my favorites. I am from Chicago, but the piano, violin, etc. and John Anderson make this a great song. It is on my play list. He is a real country singer.
I’ve known him since he was 17! Our house was a stopping place for him when he was doing his work! Practically lived here. Always got excited when I saw his car when I got home from school. If he was tired he would be in my bed. He sat and ate a lot of poke salad, fried potatoes and cornbread. He is a true gem of a man!
John introduced this song where I worked in the early'90s. Fillies Saloon in WPB. John said he had a new song he never played in public yet, asked if we minded him playing it. Magical night.
David, that’s crazy. My buddy grew up in AZ and told me how Billy Gibbons would do the same thing at his house and party with his dad. A lot more partying though I presume. Cool stories though man. Something to tell the kids!
I still love poke salad! Sounds like accountinactive knows what he’s talking about! John still eats it so I guess he misses the old days too. We still talk and he calls me to see how I’m doing. I have cancer. He is the hardest working man I’ve ever known!
A memory I will never forget driving from Thomasville Ga to JacksonVille with this song blasting and suddenly seeing the sign for Seminole…it was so beautiful
I dont live in florida im a northern redneck from michigan. I remember when this song came out and something about it clicked with me most likely the fiddle.
The fact that this live version has more views than the album versions also available on TH-cam is a testament to John Anderson's talent. He sounds just as good live.
I just saw him at the Florida Strawberry Festival last night. 3rd time seeing him perform and he is and always will be an amazing songwriter and musician.
Better. This is the single greatest version of this song. And if you listen close. The piano notes are slightly different, the fiddle is drastically different at open and close from the album version. And my beloved whom i miss was a fiddle player. She was certain the fiddling for this live show was improvised and adapted from the album version.
I'm Bulgarian, living in Europe, have never set foot in the Everglades or even the United States.. This song makes me cry. It breaks my heart. We can all associate with the lyrics.
I’m only 22 years old, John Anderson but my parents and aunts and uncles tell me about your Impact on country music! And better yet there from Orange County just like you!! God bless brother
My dad passed away October of 1992 he was laid to rest in Seiling Oklahoma. On my trip there this song was played over and over again on the radio. Miss you Dad.
This is REAL country with REAL meaningful lyrics! I just played it four times, playing again. Love this song, this man, and his music. God bless the Seminole Tribe and Nation
I love this Song..Being a Native of Florida .now 62. Everything he sings about is true.i miss the old Florida..But ,I love Seminole Tribes. ..Beautiful culture..My half sister is Cherokee and I remember when my mom told me how they mixed up the babies in the hospital.There was a Seminole new born ..We had Six Gun Territory attraction in Marion county and we used to go see them perform..a lot of history with them!!❤❤
A great and awesome friend of mind and a Vietnam Vet just passed away a few days ago and he was a Seminole from Florida. He was so proud of his heritage that he was cremated and asked that his ashes be spread on the land of his forefathers down on the Okeechobee River. Blessings from the Creator my friend. This song will forever remind me of you.
Wow Iam 69 doing ok and i still keep up with John Anderson, he and his music and song gives me a warm heart to this day however my Lord Jesus is still the one for everyone but i really think that God appreciate s song writers and gives talented men an wemon a chance to sing about facts of real life stories an their story goes heavily toward all of our Maker thanks John and Family an all the producers Amen!
I was raised in Micanopy, Florida, born in Ocala in the northern end of the swampland formerly known as the Everglades. This song has nothing but meaning to me having been to all these places and having family with strong Native roots I fell in love and stay in love with this song no matter how long it's been.
Born in Egypt. Living in Ocala. Just found this song two weeks ago as I was acquainting myself with George Strait, who performed in Tampa last Sat. No country song stirs me up like Seminole Wind.
I was a land surveyor in Palm Beach county during the 60s to the 80s, working in the Everglades a lot, this song is so deep in my soul, thank you John Anderson for taking me to that place in my soul.
I grew up with y’all. Love y’all, love Florida. So sad what has happened to it, and the fights y’all have to have to protect your nation. There’s a ton of crackers at your back.
Bones and heart, every time! I'm part Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw and white. I grew up learning my heritage and yes, I still cry when I here Seminole Wind...many reasons...but the biggest reason is that my Dad is the Native Side and I was 14 yrs old and got to help design the lighting for the concert of Seminole Wind in my hometown of Ocala, FL. It was one of the proudest moments of my life and career! My father watched my work, the crew were amazing, Mr. Anderson gave a teenager the chance of a lifetime and all of the other singers showed nothing but respect when some Seminole Tribe members were recognized and dedicated to!!!
When ever I hear this song it brings me back to the afternoon in my truck that my late wife thought John sang 7 old men. She's been gone close to 3 years now but that particular day brings back a great memory and I can't help but smile and laugh. 😊
it's more about what John Anderson wrote this song about which is entitled about in the song from start to finish. it's about every member of his band that shares his passion for his existence on this planet we call earth. it doesn't have anything to do with any of the musicians , it's about all the musicians doing their own thing all at once end creating one of the most prolific and creative songs in this bands prime. every musician giving in 1000% of every bit of their talent together and yes i will agree that this violin is one of the best, creative artists like this can go anywhere and instill his brand of talent to any band be it country, rock n roll or country. there's no room for his talent in the rap scene because rap isn't about making music, it's about turning our kids against society and starting a movement that supports drugs guns and murder.
frank3695 because we exChanged "gods" for the money we now trust in we have lost our way and everything authentic has been counterfeited by gutless profiteers.. such is life among the dead and dying
I’m not from Florida but from Tennessee. This song has a deep sense of sadness to me. A longing for the old days. How the world is changing...how the south is changing..
I was born in Texas in 1963 and back to living here. I flew from Colorado to Florida in 2001 to meet my fiancee and get married. She and one of her sisters took me to the edge of the Everglades neer Boca Raton. I saw all of the trah, knew about the Seminole tribe and the animals. I cried.
John Anderson was growing up in Apopka, FL when I was visiting relatives in nearby Orange City. In August 1962 at the age of 18 I decided to visit FL for the first time. I recall the roundtrip Greyhound ticket costing $78 and I remember seeing palm trees for the first time as the scenic cruiser traveled thru southern GA. FL was beautiful and I extended my visit to 3 months. To pay for the extended stay I got my first job delivering telegrams on my bike at the DeLand Western Union. Joe Spivey’s fiddle makes this great song even better. To me this was among the very few really good songs in the 1990s. Long live John and his band!
What a mix of all the instruments in this one.All in sync.If you don't like this classic then you don't appreciate music from deep in the soul.John's best work by far.
I live in the land the land of the Seminole, and I feel it when his voice trembling how deeply he means what he sings. I've got goose bumps of Osceola cry God Bless this him and this Masterpiece 4:51
My grandmother was part of the Seminole and she was born in the 30s 1930s and in Florida in the Everglades this song really hits hard to me I cry with it but it's also a good thing cuz it makes me think of all the good thing she's done for me and how she loved me this song is like number one on my list of country music among all the other greats singers that I truly love too they're all great and awesome singers
This song is beautiful and heart-wrenching. Really makes you wonder, what would it be like to lose your home. Your people. Comes from a place of gratitude as an American to all those who walked this land before us and called it home. You don’t know what you got til its lost 🇺🇸
John Anderson wrote this song as a Florida native. His heart, like mine, must have broken from seeing all the destruction of the natural Florida. The phosphate mining was ugly, but when the land was mined and restored by the mining companies, the alligators, gar fish, snapping turtles, osprey, bald eagles and great blueherons moved right back in as the land re-naturalized. I grew up in central Florida in Polk County in the late 1960s when they started draining the Green Swamp and other areas. The land that is now Disney World and all the other "theme parks" was all drained by a huge system of canals. All the development around Orlando started with Disney, I remember as a young boy seeing the wild butterfly orchids growing on the cypress trees as my brothers and I pushed a jon boat through the swamp on our land. I would later see slabs cut off cypress trees with the orchid plants being sold to tourists. I remember it angering me so, even as a child, because I knew it meant the tree was killed where it stood. Even today, areas of young cypress trees are being cut down and shredded for cypress mulch and sold at Home Depot. The land under Disney World and all the other development is lost forever.
As a stagehand I worked a country festival back around 1990. I had never heard of Jon Anderson. He blew me away. He has a such a unique vocal style. Maximum respect Jon. Thank you.
This song hits deep, definitely haunting. John has such a striking, old country-soul voice. I recognized this song from my childhood but as an adult, listened to the words with such heartbreak for our land and the generations of Native Americans who have been fighting the same good fight for centuries.
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As a Floridian by birthright, this song touches me deeply. I can remember growing up in West Palm Beach years before the swamps got drained. My greatest memories are of setting traps in the bush and fishing in the canal behind our home...barefoot at that. In the land of the Seminoles, the alligators in the dark... snakes, snakes, snakes.
Not tryna be rude but the lyrics are "the alligator and the gar" (gar being a type of fish often found in florida swampy areas) ...I'm just a native Floridian from fort pierce fl..this song is a huge part of every true floridians life. 😊 -jenn (on my hubby's yt)
This song reminds me about my wife. It was her favorite song before she lost the battling to cancer, I wish I could change the hands of time, I miss her smiles, she was always there for me and our lovely daughter, and I never miss a moment with her, life could be so unfair most times, there is some pain, I will cry in vain but won’t let you know how I will feel yes, I will miss you to the core! but some times i wonder why bad thing always happen to good people. She’s always in our heart
Dying alone of cancer in Amarrilo. I weep each time I hear this. I miss my beloved Glades like a part of my soul. Thank you, John Anderson and Friends. Wonderful! UPDATE! I'm still around. Thank you for your prayers, my friends. Thank you!
I love you. From one soul to another. I hope to meet you in the afterlife and play this song with you. ❤ smile and enjoy every moment my friend. - Laura
I grew up hearing this song, and singing along with it. One of the most beautiful country songs I've ever heard. I was reminded of this song today having a conversation about Florida, immediately, my heart went to this song although my mind wasn't in the same place at that time. The reminder made me weep after hearing about water control of water usage around that area of the states. Blessings of healing to the land, and to everyone in that area.
A Florida boy myself, seems to be a tourists capital unlike Nashville! Always entertained me both musically & vocally!! Extraordinary hall of fame writer! Thanks John Anderson
Still loving this song. Who else listening to this in 2024? ....from Fort Worth, Texas
I forgot this song existed for well over a decade, remembered it today for some reason and put it on in the car, just about brought a tear to my eye. I'd forgotten how beautiful and haunting it is, and now that I'm an adult I can understand the meaning and how deeply he feels about the everglades.
I love it!... from Arkansas
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@grahamvaneck8906 Makes me want to cry also! I pray to our Father in heaven to help the USA continually be a righteous good nation!🙏
From Mobile Al. Love this song.
Who is here with me in 7/2024, listening to this great song?
Love it
I'm from Texas, but spent 20 years in Florida, back home now but will never forget Osceola!
I'm here
Cornelia, GA
Wichita, KS
Here in July 2024 who's with me
Florida here. Hope my kids read this some day long after I'm gone. Love this song!
I’m from Balfast, Northern Ireland this is brilliant. I see most of you folks are from the states. Thought I would let you know the people across the pond love your music! Real COUNTRY!!!!
Irish, Scottish, and English folk music are the roots of American country music
I love a little thin lizzy too
You have great taste in music my friend
I got Irish blood
RIGHT ON!!! I am from Irish descent, but was raised Southern. I take both my Irish, and Native American heritage seriously! TY for digging our Southern culture. There are a lot of us derived from Ireland. ☺️
Why in God’s name this Man is not in the Country Music Hall of Fame is Beyond Me!! One of the greatest voices in Music!
How is that even possible? John Anderson is a GIANT!!
Here I'm thinking that he was all but forgotten. This man and Garth was my childhood soundtrack.
I agree
Amen!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
He wrote it, he played it, and he blew our freakin minds! This song is beyond beautiful.
Congratulations on being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, John Anderson. No one deserves it more!
Agree. John is a sure enough legend. There has never been a better country voice! A proud southern brother from GA. God bless ya!
No truer words spoken..
It was about time❤
My wife passed away October 28th 2021. There isn't a day that goes by I don't think about her. Every time I listen to this song it makes me smile and laugh. Brings back a great memory of when my wife first heard this. My darling Cristi we will see one another again someday. Until then I love you with everything I have still.
This song hits me hard every since pop passed 3 long years ago it's almost like I'm sitting fishing with him when I hear this song I'm real sorry about your love my friend that I couldn't imagine and you will see her again brother someday and I'll be setting on the river bank with pops something I wish I would have done more of peace
awe that's sweet u are a good guy
I met John Anderson at a casino in Pocola, Oklahoma. After the show me and my wife were walking to our car and John was sitting by his trailer. I asked if we could take a picture together he said yes. We started talking and 30 minutes later we shook hands and hugged each other. He made me feel like we knew each other for years. John Anderson is one of the most considerate and down home person I have ever met!
What did you expect?😢
😢l hey John😅😅 I miss you I miss fishing with you I'
In broken bow lake in hochatown Oklahoma I miss you John
@@jacobfrank2164What did you think he should have expected?
@@ronniebishop2496 yeah what DID you think?
@@fishheds Look I’m not that much of a fisherman.
Still listening in June 2024. Beautiful John.
July 2024
This is real country music not the crap the play today thank you john
You got that right! Where did the great country music go!?!? I can’t believe what they try to pass off today. No great ballads anymore! Maybe a good one every now and then but a person has to look far and wide!
@@Davidl-hs6sfagree!!!
@@Davidl-hs6sfpop took over. There is still some good ol boys out there making classic country.
@@cryptodnut9277You're right, it's all by design. They're are pushing pop into country because studios want to eliminate music genres entirely so they can have control over everything...meaning everyone listens to the same thing, they sell more, get more listeners, etc.
Definitely ot the hick Hop you hear nowadays.
As a Florida native this song rang out on my speakers a ton as a teenager. This song reminds me of home. 2024
As a native floridian I have to say this should be the official song of florida.It's beautiful and brings a tear to my eye everytime I hear it.I play it on my bass boat everytime I go fishing,it is my war cry!
Mr Robert, my family has been in Martin county since the 1890s. It is definitely not the Florida I grew up in. To many Yankees and developers.
All small town America is being developed. In the name of progress. Its sickening. Where do all these people keep coming from
@@williamblakeslee5996 Damn I am from st Luci county it’s sad what’s happened to the ranches and citrus groves.
Agree John sure blew it out in this storied song!
Leon County. Gadsden out to Escambia and then back over to Duval and down to ocala is all still wild forest in between for the most part
The crazy part about this song is that till this day I still pause and take a moment to listen to it when it comes on the radio no matter where I’m at...one of the few songs that make me quit what I’m doing to enjoy it to it’s fullest!! 😔😔
Joe Smalls snapping turtles 🐢 and dirt roads
The really funny thing is that I feel the same way. My husband and I are die-hard rock fans (to a point, it depends on who they are), and we discovered a new country station in Minnesota that plays country like this. They also play folk and stuff, but this song made us want to pay attention; we listen to this station as much as we can now. I'm sick of the same old crap they play on these rock stations sometimes, what a great refreshing change.
@@suekimmey8266 I wish we had a station like yours where I live. All I can get on the radio is modern country, which I don't listen to. Thank goodness for TH-cam. I can hear all my old favorites and come across new favorites of almost any genre. Congrats on your discovery.
DOES to me same reaction, makes me take a double breath...
@Joe Smalls, me too 🙋♀️🎶🙋♀️
Native Floridian here. 7th generation. Love this state. This song brings my heart so much joy from childhood to today. So much nostalgia for the Florida I grew up in and not for what was built up to be.
Palmetto bushes, cypress trees, dirt roads, and swamps just do something for my soul.
I also firmly believe this should be the official Florida state song.
It's 2023 and this song still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it
Every single time
Amen to that brother! 😎
Facts
That's because it was made to. They don't make music like this anymore. Sadly 😔
2024 and I feel every word of that too.
I am a proud Chickasaw Indian. This song resonates down through the generations of all Native People.
I am not a native American but a 3rd generation Floridian. This song brings a tear to my eye every time. Seeing all the mass developments in the name of tourism an all the people moving here hurts me to my soul. The land I grew up in and love is being taken one subdivision at a time.
Colbert 💯 mi familia
God bless you and the Chickasaw Nation.
Cherokee Nation here, bless you
SEMINOLE PRIDE AND CHOCTAW NATION!!!! MICANOPY ARCHER GAINESVILLE FLORIDA
One of the MOST UNDERRATED country songs of ALL -TIME!!!
yes todly
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Not just one of the best country songs ever, but one of the greatest songs ever recorded, period. I’m a songwriter with 50plus songs in my library, and I would have sold my soul to have written this one.
Coming from a native american family, being a Florida native, and the daughter of a diehard Seminole fan, this song reminds me of my late dad and the traditions he passed on to me. This song absolutely is a cry for many of the treasures lost due to humanity.
I also listen to this song as a reminder of my late father…. Beautiful memories.. brings me to tests every time… just beautiful
This calls to all of native blood. I too share some of that blood. We must never lose touch with the Earth mother.
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Absolutely
Yes it is!
I played this for my baby girl as she took her final breaths, this song and this rendition is so sweet and beatiful it was very touching as we said see ya soon baby girl.....in our hearts forever Laya Nicole
Lubbock Texas says MAY SHE R.I.P and very sorry for your loss 😢
Oh how hard to carry that hurt. God bless you with happier times to keep her memory but give you peace.❤
I know you will be with your baby again someday in Paradise. Love lives ✝️
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Sorry brother
As an Apache woman, I thank you all, John Anderson, and all the wonderful musicians with you, for offering this beautiful tribute to the truth.
Awesome artist
Dream Keepers Productions so true
Your absolutely correct
im from canada and it reaches deep into my soal, thanks John all the best bro.
I supposedly have Native American in my blood, but no proof. However, my papaws farm and his parents farm that was next to it was taken for a dam, in the name of tourism and money, so this speaks to me. If we had been left alone, we would have over 400 acres of land. Yet the government took it. Oh, they paid my mamaw.. bottom dollar. 🤬
Absolutely haunting and a rallying cry to save a national and ecological treasure. This song stung when I first heard it almost 30 years ago and the state of the Everglades has only gotten worse since. There are some songs that just rise up, strike you and never leave....."The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", "Shuttin Detroit Down" and "Seminole Wind" are three examples as they describe heartfelt loss. Hopefully more people will hear Osceola cry before it is too late.....
Could not agree more
You definitely know the great songs of the past. Amen to you my brother!!
Poignant comment, and very true.
Beautiful 3 songs. They have always stuck with me too.
3 PERFECT SONGS
That fiddle is world class! 🌹
The fiddler absolutely killed it!
The great Joe Spivey.
My mother loved this song. She passed with cancer about 20 years ago. One of the last wishes she had was to see you in concert. She was blown away!
@@bobbiejoevans5734 I think he passed a few yrs ago
One of the best country songs ever recorded, this song is timeless
It's just old school rock and roll
Thank you
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@@floki5605 When you love something you find it.
Amen brother
This song gets into your soul, and you can’t let go; that voice is a killer one. Love John Anderson!
Agreed! Just like old, wild Florida does!
Country songs are not my favorites. I am from Chicago, but the piano, violin, etc. and John Anderson make this a great song. It is on my play list. He is a real country singer.
He does have a very different voice
That voice & his lyrics Are John
The best
I’ve known him since he was 17! Our house was a stopping place for him when he was doing his work! Practically lived here. Always got excited when I saw his car when I got home from school. If he was tired he would be in my bed. He sat and ate a lot of poke salad, fried potatoes and cornbread. He is a true gem of a man!
Most people don"t even know what Poke salad is.
MS checking in. Boil it three times and mix with eggs. A childhood favorite!
John introduced this song where I worked in the early'90s. Fillies Saloon in WPB.
John said he had a new song he never played in public yet, asked if we minded him playing it.
Magical night.
David, that’s crazy. My buddy grew up in AZ and told me how Billy Gibbons would do the same thing at his house and party with his dad. A lot more partying though I presume. Cool stories though man. Something to tell the kids!
I still love poke salad! Sounds like accountinactive knows what he’s talking about! John still eats it so I guess he misses the old days too. We still talk and he calls me to see how I’m doing. I have cancer. He is the hardest working man I’ve ever known!
A memory I will never forget driving from Thomasville Ga to JacksonVille with this song blasting and suddenly seeing the sign for Seminole…it was so beautiful
I may not speak for everyone but I think I say this... This touches a lot of people's souls whenever it's heard
I lived on the very eastern edge of the Glades for seven years. Nothing behind my house but the Glades.
I miss it.
I dont live in florida im a northern redneck from michigan. I remember when this song came out and something about it clicked with me most likely the fiddle.
Makes me cry everytime I hear it
The fact that this live version has more views than the album versions also available on TH-cam is a testament to John Anderson's talent. He sounds just as good live.
He sounds better live
I just saw him at the Florida Strawberry Festival last night. 3rd time seeing him perform and he is and always will be an amazing songwriter and musician.
Better live, true talent
Get a good solid definition of live. This is not. Lol.
Better. This is the single greatest version of this song. And if you listen close. The piano notes are slightly different, the fiddle is drastically different at open and close from the album version. And my beloved whom i miss was a fiddle player. She was certain the fiddling for this live show was improvised and adapted from the album version.
I'm Bulgarian, living in Europe, have never set foot in the Everglades or even the United States.. This song makes me cry. It breaks my heart. We can all associate with the lyrics.
💙💙💙💙💙
Welcome to the family of country music at its finest!
I’m only 22 years old, John Anderson but my parents and aunts and uncles tell me about your Impact on country music! And better yet there from Orange County just like you!! God bless brother
I'm a classic rocker who grew up in central Florida and this is my favorite country song ever. Just a masterpiece.
Good choice
Rocker through and through ... first time hearing this and I LOVE it!!
It is a masterpiece. Have loved this song for years, haunting and beautiful.
Mine too. ❤
Same brother !!
My dad passed away October of 1992 he was laid to rest in Seiling Oklahoma.
On my trip there this song was played over and over again on the radio.
Miss you Dad.
Rest in peace 🙏
My Dad. October 31, 1966. Never really knew him, a trucker. But we two-stepped to the Opry on the radio.
My Mother GOD rest her Soul was Seminole. This makes me Happy and SAD, but MOST OF ALL IT TOUCHES MY HEART
I'm a rocker. HARD rocker. Saw hundreds of bands. That was my job. After all of that this is one of my favorite songs of all time . Thanks John.
That was my job too. Both as a stagehand and as a drummer. Barely made it out but I did. Solidarity ✊
Awesome 🎉
Some songs touch your heart, some songs touch your mind, this song touches your soul!!!
This is real COUNTRY music. Not the pop country crap of today..
This is REAL country with REAL meaningful lyrics! I just played it four times, playing again.
Love this song, this man, and his music. God bless the Seminole Tribe and Nation
@G8kpr1969 just me. Not all of today's country music is country pop or straight pop music.
yeah none of that Luke Combs crap
@@kaseykahne5966 Luke Combs isn't crap.
The pop country music sucks John Anderson is still one of the best Country music artists of the 80's and 90's
I love this Song..Being a Native of Florida .now 62. Everything he sings about is true.i miss the old Florida..But ,I love Seminole Tribes. ..Beautiful culture..My half sister is Cherokee and I remember when my mom told me how they mixed up the babies in the hospital.There was a Seminole new born ..We had Six Gun Territory attraction in Marion county and we used to go see them perform..a lot of history with them!!❤❤
Aloha sherry joakum, i was in love with you in the 8th grade
As a Native American living in Florida I love the ancestral song!
A great and awesome friend of mind and a Vietnam Vet just passed away a few days ago and he was a Seminole from Florida. He was so proud of his heritage that he was cremated and asked that his ashes be spread on the land of his forefathers down on the Okeechobee River. Blessings from the Creator my friend. This song will forever remind me of you.
RIP Brother, Canadian Respect
Is this person whom you are referring to Dan B.?
Rest In Peace Brother
May they RIP."!
That's just Beautiful!
Long live John Anderson...Country music legend. Very distinct voice and there is no other like it.
Did he died?
ABSOLUTELY MY FRIEND !!!
Amen John Anderson the best!!
Coming from an old Fl girl!!
Sing it John ❤️❤️❤️❤️
One of the best an older group but they still kick ass for old men.
@@rickbane5675 Rich , he's not only the best , he's the damn best !!!😎
Country Music Hall of Fame, Hello!!! This gentleman is a National Treasure!!!!
When I was in 4th grade I would call the radio Station every Friday night and request this song. Still gives me chills
The fiddle and piano at the very end of the song is so haunting and beautiful at the same time love this song
Save the Everglades and the Okeefenokee Swamp in Georgia and Florida!!!!
Wow Iam 69 doing ok and i still keep up with John Anderson, he and his music and song gives me a warm heart to this day however my Lord Jesus is still the one for everyone but i really think that God appreciate s song writers and gives talented men an wemon a chance to sing about facts of real life stories an their story goes heavily toward all of our Maker thanks John and Family an all the producers Amen!
2020 bout to be 2021 let's keep this song alive it needs to remain timeless
I HAVE POSTED IT EVERYWHERE IN SEVERAL VERSIONS TONIGHT. THERE IS MEDICINE IN THIS SONG
Yes Sir !
First concert I ever went to. Still my favorite I've been to!
You're either timeless or not. "Remains" gives way to the idea that it could possibly ever not be timeless. This song is played somewhere, every day.
Agreed!!
I'm a proud FL native. Tears in my eyes. Thank you Mr. Anderson. I miss the good ol' days.
Hands down one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written. A very powerful message in this tune mixed with a profound sadness.
As a part Cherokee man i would like to thank John anderson for honoring the indian nations for making this song.
Part chocta
Engaged to a white earth man , yes.
All so First Nations from Manitoba Canada awesome
Absolutely a timeless song I am Cherokee and I feel this song deep in my soul everytime I listen to it I love this song ❤💖
Me too
I'm Hawaiian and I feel you!
Proud melungeon here ima mix of you all
We are sisters...
Am a proud Cherokee and love this song...
USN RET DESERT STORM VET
N Chesterfield Va
My 17 yo son loves this!!
I was raised in Micanopy, Florida, born in Ocala in the northern end of the swampland formerly known as the Everglades. This song has nothing but meaning to me having been to all these places and having family with strong Native roots I fell in love and stay in love with this song no matter how long it's been.
I'm from Citrus County, this song definitely hits harder knowing where Micanopy is, being right near Ocala
Born in Egypt. Living in Ocala. Just found this song two weeks ago as I was acquainting myself with George Strait, who performed in Tampa last Sat. No country song stirs me up like Seminole Wind.
I was a land surveyor in Palm Beach county during the 60s to the 80s, working in the Everglades a lot, this song is so deep in my soul, thank you John Anderson for taking me to that place in my soul.
I am in the same wooden canoe as you born and bread
John, as an Indigenous American, I dearly love this song. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, Panther clan. Seminole Tribe Brighton Reservation
I grew up with y’all. Love y’all, love Florida. So sad what has happened to it, and the fights y’all have to have to protect your nation. There’s a ton of crackers at your back.
One of the most iconic fiddles in all of country music
I agree
That is the damn deal!
Does anyone know who this man is that is playing the violin ( Fiddle)?
Joe Spivey @@reneet5858
Absolutely
Everytime i hear this song i get goose bumps . I LOVE being American and living on this land !!!!
2024...and we still need to listen. I love this song.
Back when you could feel a song in your bones
And your heart.
You are so right
Bones and heart, every time! I'm part Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw and white. I grew up learning my heritage and yes, I still cry when I here Seminole Wind...many reasons...but the biggest reason is that my Dad is the Native Side and I was 14 yrs old and got to help design the lighting for the concert of Seminole Wind in my hometown of Ocala, FL. It was one of the proudest moments of my life and career! My father watched my work, the crew were amazing, Mr. Anderson gave a teenager the chance of a lifetime and all of the other singers showed nothing but respect when some Seminole Tribe members were recognized and dedicated to!!!
Good to here this song brings back good old times
... I remember hearing this song on the school bus years ago...anyone else?
Wore this tape out 30 years ago. What a Beautiful Song.
Country music , is the soul of America
When ever I hear this song it brings me back to the afternoon in my truck that my late wife thought John sang 7 old men. She's been gone close to 3 years now but that particular day brings back a great memory and I can't help but smile and laugh. 😊
Man, what happened to country like this? A damn beautiful song, that violin is hauntingly beautiful..
Exactly
Corporate greed took over
Its a fiddle.
it's more about what John Anderson wrote this song about which is entitled about in the song from start to finish. it's about every member of his band that shares his passion for his existence on this planet we call earth. it doesn't have anything to do with any of the musicians , it's about all the musicians doing their own thing all at once end creating one of the most prolific and creative songs in this bands prime. every musician giving in 1000% of every bit of their talent together and yes i will agree that this violin is one of the best, creative artists like this can go anywhere and instill his brand of talent to any band be it country, rock n roll or country. there's no room for his talent in the rap scene because rap isn't about making music, it's about turning our kids against society and starting a movement that supports drugs guns and murder.
frank3695 because we exChanged "gods" for the money we now trust in we have lost our way and everything authentic has been counterfeited by gutless profiteers.. such is life among the dead and dying
I’m not from Florida but from Tennessee. This song has a deep sense of sadness to me. A longing for the old days. How the world is changing...how the south is changing..
I was born in Texas in 1963 and back to living here. I flew from Colorado to Florida in 2001 to meet my fiancee and get married. She and one of her sisters took me to the edge of the Everglades neer Boca Raton. I saw all of the trah, knew about the Seminole tribe and the animals. I cried.
Wow, what a masterpiece 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 Mad respect for Mr. John Anderson. Awesome!
Hey how are you doing…?
This makes my tear up thinking about my ancestors walking the trail of tears!
@John Anderson Thank you for the many great songs you have given us.
everytime I think of the seminoles I think of how they brutally massacred my people as they conquered their way through florida but to each his own
@John Anderson dude you even type like an Asian scammer lmao gtfo of here you fuckin dufus
John Anderson 4 Prez!!!
@@failtolawl We were just protecting our land from foreigners. We were in our right to protect our land, which we all know was a futile attempt.
Absolutely one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
from one of the greatest artists.
Absolutely! One of my favorite songs of all time!
We have taken from this earth and were not putting any thing back God's not happy .
John Anderson was growing up in Apopka, FL when I was visiting relatives in nearby Orange City. In August 1962 at the age of 18 I decided to visit FL for the first time. I recall the roundtrip Greyhound ticket costing $78 and I remember seeing palm trees for the first time as the scenic cruiser traveled thru southern GA. FL was beautiful and I extended my visit to 3 months. To pay for the extended stay I got my first job delivering telegrams on my bike at the DeLand Western Union. Joe Spivey’s fiddle makes this great song even better. To me this was among the very few really good songs in the 1990s. Long live John and his band!
What a mix of all the instruments in this one.All in sync.If you don't like this classic then you don't appreciate music from deep in the soul.John's best work by far.
I live in the land the land of the Seminole, and I feel it when his voice trembling how deeply he means what he sings. I've got goose bumps of Osceola cry God Bless this him and this Masterpiece 4:51
I am not an Indian , but this song touched my soul.
What up kemosabe
It is about the destruction of the Everglades, you don't have to be an Indian to be touched by this song.
@@andy6043 it’s about the destruction of the entire world.....I wish it would touch us all. Then we as a species might have a future on this planet.
you don't have to be indian to feel, the earth should mean the same to us all, just like we all mean the same to the earth
Im not seminole either, but a commanche descendant but this is a very beautiful song
My grandmother was part of the Seminole and she was born in the 30s 1930s and in Florida in the Everglades this song really hits hard to me I cry with it but it's also a good thing cuz it makes me think of all the good thing she's done for me and how she loved me this song is like number one on my list of country music among all the other greats singers that I truly love too they're all great and awesome singers
Beautiful...❤
This song is beautiful and heart-wrenching. Really makes you wonder, what would it be like to lose your home. Your people. Comes from a place of gratitude as an American to all those who walked this land before us and called it home. You don’t know what you got til its lost 🇺🇸
John Anderson wrote this song as a Florida native. His heart, like mine, must have broken from seeing all the destruction of the natural Florida. The phosphate mining was ugly, but when the land was mined and restored by the mining companies, the alligators, gar fish, snapping turtles, osprey, bald eagles and great blueherons moved right back in as the land re-naturalized. I grew up in central Florida in Polk County in the late 1960s when they started draining the Green Swamp and other areas. The land that is now Disney World and all the other "theme parks" was all drained by a huge system of canals. All the development around Orlando started with Disney, I remember as a young boy seeing the wild butterfly orchids growing on the cypress trees as my brothers and I pushed a jon boat through the swamp on our land. I would later see slabs cut off cypress trees with the orchid plants being sold to tourists. I remember it angering me so, even as a child, because I knew it meant the tree was killed where it stood. Even today, areas of young cypress trees are being cut down and shredded for cypress mulch and sold at Home Depot. The land under Disney World and all the other development is lost forever.
I know how you feel. Good luck to you Sir
I'm 86 and born and raised in the area of Wimauma and you should see it now. People, people and more people. Breaks my heart.
Sad to see what they did to our state😢 John says it all!!!!
SING IT LOUD JOHN!!!!!
I remember Orlando when it was a sleepy citrus town.
The Disney Disaster ruined everything!
I am not a Seminole Indian but this song still brings tears to my eyes, especially the haunting fiddle , thank you to John Anderson and the band.
you don't have to be an Indian to appreciate the facts and this beautiful song. it is 100% the truth as only John Anderson can sing.
I am a Seminole and Yes it is a beautiful song
@@daddyskydiver9996 amen to that.
Very haunting, a lot of feelings
Nowadays we like to be called Native Americans but I agree with everything you are coming with.
As a stagehand I worked a country festival back around 1990. I had never heard of Jon Anderson. He blew me away.
He has a such a unique vocal style. Maximum respect Jon. Thank you.
he use to be my best friend . hope he responds to my question
@@markrivera2522 Mark, when you do talk to Him- Thank Him for bringing a little Light and Warmth into this Cold World.... RH DSD
So you were there franklin
I always thought his voice was similar to Joe Diffie's
God bless the country, and may God bless us all.
This song hits deep, definitely haunting. John has such a striking, old country-soul voice. I recognized this song from my childhood but as an adult, listened to the words with such heartbreak for our land and the generations of Native Americans who have been fighting the same good fight for centuries.
Don't hear country like this any more, John Anderson is one of the best ever in my book!
You right on
Don't worry. I will not bow. I've got the strongest shoulders. Thanks Johnny 😌 for holding up the world if Gods "game" was the greek edition.
Love his music
Did y'all catch the special segment on CBS Mornings aired 8/5/22 on where he's been? It's a must-watch for all of us JA fans!
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@@shelwhitley1011 Unfortunately, that video is marked as private.
IF country was still like this I would listen
It is! Look for it!!
It is still like this.
Me too
Wouldn't we all!
Amen brother ben
This song brings tears to my eyes. It is so wistful and heart wrenching, so full of loss and reverence at the same time.
Great American Music. Awesome song by an amazing artist about an amazing State.
As a Floridian by birthright, this song touches me deeply. I can remember growing up in West Palm Beach years before the swamps got drained. My greatest memories are of setting traps in the bush and fishing in the canal behind our home...barefoot at that. In the land of the Seminoles, the alligators in the dark... snakes, snakes, snakes.
Not tryna be rude but the lyrics are "the alligator and the gar" (gar being a type of fish often found in florida swampy areas) ...I'm just a native Floridian from fort pierce fl..this song is a huge part of every true floridians life. 😊 -jenn (on my hubby's yt)
@@GhostIsEverything isn't it a real ugly fish also?
@@sharisilvers9683 yeah sorta haha it has like a long pointy nose lol.
Gar get huge and are basically armour plated.
I'm a 6th generation Floridian and this bring back memories of my beloved home state.
That fiddle riff gets me everytime. So much sadness in that alone
One of the greatest country songs ever written.
All my family love John's music. I feel he has a very unique country way of singing. God Bless him!
This song reminds me about my wife. It was her favorite song before she lost the battling to cancer, I wish I could change the hands of time, I miss her smiles, she was always there for me and our lovely daughter, and I never miss a moment with her, life could be so unfair most times, there is some pain, I will cry in vain but won’t let you know how I will feel yes, I will miss you to the core! but some times i wonder why bad thing always happen to good people. She’s always in our heart
This is real country music, not that junk they are putting out now
I usually don't like comments like this, but dang, it is accurate
Yep dude, this is the real deal!
Plus, it actually says something of significance.
Amen!
This is my kind of music
This has to be one of the finest country songs. I’m on my mid-40s and my kids are hooked. Thanks John and Company!
A Very Beautiful Song❤
Yes most definitely a really beautiful song by a great country music singer!!! Love to hear John Anderson sing!!! ❤️
Why this is not our State song, I cannot imagine. It's all there: soulful, dynamic, historically referenced, and genuine.
@@ronchamberlin9302 I'm white but sadly this is true
As a fish head from the 50s, I wholeheartedly agree. Ft Walton Beach native
I agree 200 per cent.
It is my top song... Best regards from Austria!
Have agree, one of the few songs that really tells about our state!
Dying alone of cancer in Amarrilo.
I weep each time I hear this.
I miss my beloved Glades like a part of my soul.
Thank you, John Anderson and Friends.
Wonderful!
UPDATE!
I'm still around. Thank you for your prayers, my friends.
Thank you!
Beautiful song
Prayers
I love you. From one soul to another. I hope to meet you in the afterlife and play this song with you. ❤ smile and enjoy every moment my friend. - Laura
Your comment was 💔 breaking. 🇨🇦
@@laurameow4049 Thank you.
This song makes me miss my old man :-) I wish I could have a beer with John and tell him what a fan my pops was
This Cherokee woman can almost feel the wind;Blessings&Respect!
Hi Joyce 💐💐
This arrangement, John's voice ... Dear God, a piece of Heaven ... 💝💓
try reading the closed captioning, lots of song lyrics are missing, important lyrics!!
I'm Seminole. I just found out through DNA. My mother was adopted and hid this from me. :) I'm so proud!!
100% Seminole, that's incredible.
You have every right to be proud of your great culture, history and heritage. God bless you and all of the native people of this land! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
You got beauty! Inside and out.
My grandma was full blooded creek Indian wish I could have met that side of my family
@@trentonstroud1721 Maybe you could visit a Creek Tribe.
I grew up hearing this song, and singing along with it. One of the most beautiful country songs I've ever heard. I was reminded of this song today having a conversation about Florida, immediately, my heart went to this song although my mind wasn't in the same place at that time. The reminder made me weep after hearing about water control of water usage around that area of the states. Blessings of healing to the land, and to everyone in that area.
This is my, my son's, & my nephews favorite song! We love it❤❤❤
I can remember playing this back in my teens. A real treasure.
My eyes tear up every single time I listen to this.
a great song !
A Florida boy myself, seems to be a tourists capital unlike Nashville! Always entertained me both musically & vocally!! Extraordinary hall of fame writer! Thanks John Anderson
John Anderson is a tremendous musician... what a shame that he hasn't been recognized YET.