I turned 21 in 1969 in Vietnam. This song has special meaning to me. I met my wife that year she wrote to me that whole year and we met when I returned. 50 years of marriage three children 7 grandchildren. Great memories.
My husband and I were married in 1968, he had served in Vietnam. After we were married his new job required that he traveled a lot. This song came to mean so much to both of us. Two and a half years ago my husband passed away after 52 years of marriage. Whenever I hear this song I remember all those times my young husband had to leave on a plane. He flies with the angels now. Rest in peace John Denver and Mama Cass Elliot. And rest in peace my beloved.
In 1969 I had flown to Honolulu to meet my husband that was on R&R from Vietnam. It was October. He was "short" and coming home in December, which would have been his 21st birthday. As he was boarding the plane back to Vietnam this song came on. I watched his plane fly off as long as I could see it. On November 8, came the knock on the door saying my husband was on a helicopter that went down in the jungle, and all 6 people were MIA. Their bodies were recovered in 1973 and returned home to America. I will never forget this song and the meaning it had that day.
@Darren W. Shepherd what a beautiful post. Thank you so much for all you've done, I'm sure you've blessed many people with your listening ear and compassionate heart. We need more people Iike you in the world!
Denver has perfect pitch. Nobody could do justice to this slow little tear jerking melody. But, Peter Paul and Mary got the song from Denver and recorded first, and it's a good sounding song from that trio. You can imagine all the Viet Nam vets at home remembering the memory of shipping out for the jungle with fear and dread pushed out of their minds knowing they were going far away from home, america, family, love. It's just one of those songs...where two artists nailed it differently. Check out a song "Feeling All Right" originally written by Dave Mason of Traffic....compare that song to the more famous version by Joe Cocker.
RIP Cass Elliot (September 19, 1941 - July 29, 1974), aged 32 And RIP John Denver (December 31, 1943 - October 12, 1997), aged 53 You both will be remembered as legends.
@@MrSomethingElse Crap man, John was a repeat drunk driver. When he was flying, he was perfectly sober. He crashed his plain because he wan´t able to switch between fuel tanks due to some dumb ass design of the switch being located behind the fucking seat. The guy responsible for that design should have been put in jail.
God...what happened to us? To music like this, to kindness, to love, to respect...? Sitting here, crying at 31. Having lost family, friends and looking at a world full of superficiality and lack of compassion...feeling ever so lonely and exhausted...at just 31...
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I remember this moment. My mom was doing laundry late and my dad was working late at the railroad yard. I remember sitting in a pile of fresh out of the dryer towels and seeing this on the television as my mom folded the towels. I have to admit that there really was nothing better in my young life than sitting and folding warm towels while watching late night early 1970's television with my mother. In some ways that is my go-to comfort zone.
Wow... what a wonderful story about your childhood! So today we buried my aunt. She and my uncle stayed in love for 65 years! She battled lung cancer for 3 years with no radiation. I should have taken the time to see her but this p.o.s. didn't! I do this shit all the time and I hate myself for it! Sometimes I say to myself "just die!"
My mom and dad ate at a buffet restaurant and John Dutchendorf was sitting a few tables away. Nobody was bothering him at all. He and mom happened to go to the buffet at the same time. They struck up a conversation and John came to mom's table to sit and talk and eat a plate because he was alone, and he said, because he was lonely. My mom could cheer anybody up, and he gave her a hug before going back to his own table. Lovely day for all 3 of them.
My husband passed a few days ago. Married 47 years. This is the music that introduced us. With my husband’s talent on the guitar we would sing these songs and now I sing alone. 😢
sorry to hear. Loved this song no matter who sang it. I'd sit on a school bus back in the 60's for 2 hours a day in rural kansas and the driver always had a radio going and I'd sit there and hear this song everyday while dreaming about a girl a few rows ahead of me on the bus.
Everytime I hear John sing my heart hurts that he is gone...I've never heard or seen anyone with such natural love for people or the world .....he should of been appreciated not ridiculed....he was a gift to us.....Rest in peace John..
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I remember seeing him in concert in Ames, Iowa at the Hilton Coliseum. I think it was 1974, and I was nine or ten. I had, and still have the LP Annie's Song and two other LP's. My wife and I had tickets to see him in the early to mid 90's at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. I bought the tickets I think in February; I remember it was cold and I walked the skyways back to my office many blocks away. I was devastated when he passed that year. If I hadn't been as hard up for cash I would have kept the tickets instead of getting my money back. So sad when his plane went down in the ocean just off shore. We had a friend who was a part of Windstar and got to meet him. It is sad when the gifted pass, especially when they are still unselfishly giving their gifts to the world.
Due voci meravigliose, grande talento e ❤️ cuore...splendidi entrambi, ho sempre amato John Denver, da poco ho scoperto Cass Elliott, creature meravigliose 🎉❤
Cass Elliot is now past 80 years and John Denver will turn 80 next year if they were both still here with us. The passing of time is an amazing thing. It is hard to believe that John and Cass Elliot sang this song in a duet 50 years ago.
I was a high school senior in 1969. My girlfriend and I were headed to separate colleges. I remember saying “goodbye” to her and then heading to a small pond where I sat on the edge and cried. On the way from her house to the pond, this song came on the radio. I will never forget it. Thank you, John. Thank you, Mama Cass. While the version on the radio was sung by Peter, Paul, and Mary, this TH-cam video brought back a flood of memories, all wonderful, all part of the fabric of my life.
Have you ever re-united with your girlfriend from 1969, whether it was by mutual consent or just by chance???? Or even just met up as friends??? I hope you did, whether it was romantic or just friendship.
I don’t know in what circles he is considered a joke; certainly none that I was in and I’ve never heard that before. A lot of TV shows were kind of corny by today’s standards but in the 70’s and 80’s it was just considered fun! I watched him on TV shows and I went to his concerts whenever he was in the area; both of my daughter’s loved his music too. We still listen to his music; timeless and oh so beautiful! 😍
His music is often associated with memes but thats really a good thing. that's one of the reasons why i like him so much and the reason why i and many others discovered him. songs like country roads are not only songs associated with humor but are seen as anthems to the internet.
Can it be 50 years??? God, I’m so glad these videos are available. They mean so much to me to be able to hear where I’ve come from; where I’ve been. Thanks John, Thanks Cass. You are missed and remembered!
I remember watching this on the Hoffman TV in my parents living room. Was only 5 years old but remember everything. The location of the TV-the corner it was in, the windows, etc.
I'm a57 old man and that song brought tears to my eyes wow what a great song and what a great performance RIP Moma Cass and RIP John Denver you to are greatly missed
My husband and I just recently celebrated our 50th anniversary. The music from the 60's and 70's was just just so pure and simple and beautiful! We listen to it all the time! ❤
Hearing these two gorgeous voices in harmony is transcendent. Cass Elliott and John Denver (and I have to add Karen Carpenter to the short list as well) had the purest, clearest, most natural voices of their generation. Tears well up every time... R.I.P. to all.
I learned to never talk about this because people never believed me, and it was much easier to keep it to myself than try to convince strangers. Years ago my mom worked in a music venue, and she met Cass Elliot, and they became friends enough that she stayed in our house sometimes and even sang in our living room. I was pretty young and didn't know she was famous even when I saw her on TV sometimes. My mom was inconsolable when Momma Cass died. I finally understood what famous even meant and that she was in fact famous when they were talking about her death on the radio and TV. Johnny & June Cash also came to our house once in a while, and I remember meeting them for breakfast with my mom. I now know what magic touched my life all those years ago and how lucky I was indeed. Hearing these voices all these years later always gives me goosebumps.
Two amazing voices gone way to soon. John will always be in our hearts with gratitude for the music he gave to the world. His music brings joy to us, but sadness knowing he is gone. His music is timeless.
Years ago when we visited the Sea World in San Diego and I heard "Calypso" on the speakers, it was right then and there I became a John Denver fan. I now have all his hits on CD. RIP, John.
Hello 👋 Estelle. How are you doing? Hope you are fine. I'm Zack Hudson and am from Denver Colorado. Where you are from ? You seem like a real country girl
They still do that. The folkies just became the punks and the underground once that all started to become a thing due to being cheaper to make and easier to learn.
Eh, people can still sing damn good today. Pink can put on one heck of a concert and she has tons of talent. No need to try and bring down one generation to prop yours up.
I agree!! No big overpowered electric shows. No rude, vulgar explicit lyrics. Just real down to earth music performed by real down to earth people. RIP Cass and John. We miss you ❤
My Dad was in the airline industry. He had to travel a lot when my sisters and I were kids. We would sing this song when we new he was leaving for a trip. My Dad passed nearly 15 years ago. I miss him so much at times. Love you Dad!
Every few years I come back to hear one of the most beautiful harmonies ever recorded. I'm listening to this over and over because I'm reading all the memories, many of them related to Vietnam. I weirdly picked this eve of the election, and hearing Mama Cass talking about the importance of voting. I truly hope no matter who wins, the most important thing is to keep our young people from going to other countries to be put in harms way. I hope we never have to pack bags say goodbye for the last time to anyone in a uniform again.
Whats the point in voting when its rigged? 2008 and 2012 we had dead people voting, 2016 it was the Russians and 2020 has reached levels never seen before in a US election. Doesn't matter who you vote for it will always be some rich person who could give two shits about the middle class. Every 4 years we are promised change but once they get into office its back to business as usual, with small tokens given to the people that voted for them. You're literally better off just not caring about it and save yourself the stress and time. Life it too short to worry about things that are out of our control.
It's the same people who hire both parties and all politicians they can pay off our blackmail to get what they want. They control the media so you get brainwashed and they blacklist all real news and give you one sided half cocked tales to make you react how they want. The war is nothing but theater for them and we are all cattle and cannon fodder.
And flying on an Airplane, everybody dressed like they were going to church and were all well mannered and enjoyable to chat with. Kids well behaved. Cause if you misbehaved, dad would open the door the aircraft and throw you out for embarrassing the family.
I can't believe I am 53 years old and have made this far in life without having ever seen this video until now. In my defense, I was 1 and half when this aired. I am almost angry I just found this and did not have this in earlier in my life. :) of all the ugly things on the Internet, this reminds that there is just as much beauty. Without the Internet, I could have gone my entire life without it.
I'm 46 + know this music thanks to my mother since it was a little before my time. I love and enjoy reading all the people talking about meeting their husbands + wives in the midst of Vietnam when this song came out. And how much meaning it has for them. Almost all talked about 53 years of marriage. God Bless Mama Cass and John Denver 🙏 God Bless all our Vietnam vets. And God Bless all these wonderful couples sharing their stories. What a song can do to a person is amazing!
I was in Germany in the Army and getting ready to return home. I was fortunate enough that my wife and first daughter lived with me there. They were going home first and this song always brings back good memories. Married 54 years, together 60, two daughters and five grandchildren. God life was good!
It's hard to believe that this was 50 years ago!! I can still remember when it hit the air waves... that was a time to remember. And I still do. It only seems like yesterday. Where has all the time gone? Rest in peace, Cass Elliott, and John Denver. Your songs, ballads and memories are ever young and eternal.
@@ralphthorpe7564 I've been thinking about that question, and I think that the answer to it is... it's still here, because time is an endless unbroken loop, and that what was will be again, but our lives are too short to see its recurrence. Only those who are immortal will. But as for the rest of us mortals, we will get a chance to relive it when we are reborn on the next loop around, and maybe we'll listen better that next time around. For now, for as long as we live, our memories and those who we cherish in our hearts are what allows them, and John Denver and Cass Elliott, to continue to exist though their mortal bodies have passed.
@@YUMA-jz9xx This was quite a moving and touching reply, one that I will be thinking about long after I have left my computer screen. Your emotional world is profound and you have given me something to think about. May your journey be one of excitement and self-discovery, and, in the next loop around, may you experience spiritual fulfillment. I will now, again, listen to this song and remember...
Damals war ich unschuldige 10 Jahre alt, vergötter diesen unbeschreiblichen Sänger auch im hohen Alter von 62 Jahren immer noch!!! ❤🎉❤ Danke John Denver für deine Musik ❤❤❤
I break down when I hear this. My friend from college died almost 6 years ago. This was her sort of music. I hear it and think of her. She loved Cass Elliot as well as John Denver. Older than me, she had been part of the counterculture itself. I miss her input. Say a prayer for Marion Clark.
Cass Elliot was a excellent singer and had success in the Mama's & Papa's who were also great. She should and will be remembered as an important part of music history. John Denver was at another level, his voice, his songs and his popularity were at the pinnacle of the industry in his time. Today, there are few with such a pure voice and few with his song writing talent. It was a privilige to be around when he was performing. He died too young, but will forever be remebered as one of the best ever!
Imagine all lost talent brought back and brought together with the potential of living forever! These greats ...Prince ....Mozart. All jamming together...celebrating.. Please see jw.org to learn from the Bible about the Earthly resurrection. Jehovah's witnesses.
Everyone mentions his voice and songwriting talent, but I’d forgotten just how talented a guitarist he was. Listening to this and Rocky Mountain High from the Wildlife Concert, he was a very skilled player.
The Wildlife Concert version of Rocky Mountain High has to be one of the best things I've ever heard. His voice during that concert was probably the finest its ever been. RIP John Denver
Listen to the ending of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and you can hear he's got *actual* fiddle music at the end. Well, he could be playing it on his guitar, I suppose. But it certainly sounds like a real fiddle. All this time I thought that song was just *about* playing the fiddle.
John Denver makes us dreaming, crying, believing in tomorrow just with his beautiful voice and his guitar. He thrills my heart and shows us that you should never give up your hopes and goals which are so important in our lives. RIP John Denver. Thank you so much for your beautiful songs! ☺️
Lol. I am a rock vocalist whose favor bands are The Who, The Tubes, Alice Cooper, Julian Lennon, Donovan and T Rex. John's voice, arrangements, power and idealism are what sells it.
I so much remember those days as I near my end. I wish and hope that if there is an afterlife, I can relive the difficult times of the 60s. We loved each other in peace and in war. All I'm saying is give Peace a Chance and love one another.
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I turned 21 in 1969 in Vietnam. This song has special meaning to me. I met my wife that year she wrote to me that whole year and we met when I returned. 50 years of marriage three children 7 grandchildren. Great memories.
Oh, how wonderful. So glad you commented.
Living the best possible life. May it continue. Love from England.
This is an amazing story. I now live in South Korea. I met a Vietnam vet here not too long aago, and he had some amazing stories to tell.
@James Hughes, Thank you for your service. ❤
Thank you for your service
My husband and I were married in 1968, he had served in Vietnam. After we were married his new job required that he traveled a lot. This song came to mean so much to both of us. Two and a half years ago my husband passed away after 52 years of marriage. Whenever I hear this song I remember all those times my young husband had to leave on a plane. He flies with the angels now. Rest in peace John Denver and Mama Cass Elliot. And rest in peace my beloved.
Beautiful story...💌 Sending hugs..
Love
Thanks for his service, Thanks for sharing.
❤
This post made me cry. Wishing you all the best in life Judy ♡
In 1969 I had flown to Honolulu to meet my husband that was on R&R from Vietnam. It was October. He was "short" and coming home in December, which would have been his 21st birthday. As he was boarding the plane back to Vietnam this song came on. I watched his plane fly off as long as I could see it. On November 8, came the knock on the door saying my husband was on a helicopter that went down in the jungle, and all 6 people were MIA. Their bodies were recovered in 1973 and returned home to America. I will never forget this song and the meaning it had that day.
So sorry for your loss. Very sad story.
Peace be with you, Karen. Those were hard days.
1969 was a long time ago... I’m sure it feels like yesterday to you. God bless:)
@@celestelarwood4876 yes. That's the thing about music, it instantly takes you back in time.
@Darren W. Shepherd what a beautiful post. Thank you so much for all you've done, I'm sure you've blessed many people with your listening ear and compassionate heart. We need more people Iike you in the world!
And 50 years from now, this will still be great music.
Who knew Bill Gates could sing so well
Lmao @@wandrinfox1910
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and when you look at the dates, Cass has been gone for almost 50 years, which in itself is incredible.
unlike most of the music today that won't be remembered 5 years from now....
At nearly 65 yrs old, this song still gives me chills and brings tears to my eyes.... RIP John and Cass....
Sorry to hear that sir
@@Levi-ht4st Ahhh sorry to hear what?
Denver has perfect pitch. Nobody could do justice to this slow little tear jerking melody. But, Peter Paul and Mary got the song from Denver and recorded first, and it's a good sounding song from that trio.
You can imagine all the Viet Nam vets at home remembering the memory of shipping out for the jungle with fear and dread pushed out of their minds knowing they were going far away from home, america, family, love.
It's just one of those songs...where two artists nailed it differently. Check out a song "Feeling All Right" originally written by Dave Mason of Traffic....compare that song to the more famous version by Joe Cocker.
Me too. I love the PP&M version too.
Sitting at my desk balling now 😢
RIP Cass Elliot (September 19, 1941 - July 29, 1974), aged 32
And
RIP John Denver (December 31, 1943 - October 12, 1997), aged 53
You both will be remembered as legends.
@@THIEVIN. Cass Elliot died from a heart attack and John Denver died in a plane crash.
They both influenced me so much as a music student. And they were just wonderful people.
@@THIEVIN. john was a repeat drunk flier... they make em mean and reckless in the mountains
@@MrSomethingElse Crap man, John was a repeat drunk driver. When he was flying, he was perfectly sober. He crashed his plain because he wan´t able to switch between fuel tanks due to some dumb ass design of the switch being located behind the fucking seat. The guy responsible for that design should have been put in jail.
@@v-g-z3689 Agreed John was sober and it was the switch position. John was a skilful and experience aviator. RIP JD.
God...what happened to us? To music like this, to kindness, to love, to respect...? Sitting here, crying at 31. Having lost family, friends and looking at a world full of superficiality and lack of compassion...feeling ever so lonely and exhausted...at just 31...
George I hope you have someone, even if it's just one, person to turn to. I wish you happiness.
@@michelles9748 thank you.
Georgie, hang in there, the best is yet to come….
Much love ❤️🙏🏻🌎
Don't worry I was where you are 30 years ago and 64 now there's soooo much more to see.dont let them grind you down
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The very lovely John Denver who smiles without trying, Cass Elliot, miss you both so much 😢
1969, I was a senior in high school, so many memories. My boyfriend left for Vietnam, we married in 1970, and have shared 53 years together ❤
God bless you and continued love and support..
Beautiful. Im glad he came back!
No auto tuners, no computer generated anything. Just raw, clean musicianship and beautiful harmonies. Thanks John and Cass. Well done.
Ok boomer :P
@@geeksworkshop hey! Us “Boomers” are pretty cool people! Hang around and we might can teach you a thing or two! And, visa versa!!
What an innocent time and when people were really better than now and its so true it really is !!!!!
Note... We Have Hippie Trying To Be A Country Boy, Trying To Get Into Politics Bringing Awareness.... OutCome????, ...god do i hate hippies
Bob Kinsey spot on mate
The Day that John passed away..was one of the saddest days of my life...He Truly was an 🎤amazing gifted singer & Songwriter
I am 51 and African American. I was introduced to this song by my 5th grade teacher and have always been a fan of folk music.
Hello, how are you doing?
Hell yeah man!
Great music knows no boundaries. I was inspired to become a pianist when I heard Oscar Peterson at the age of 12!
What's being African American got to do with it?
Pure being of vibration
I remember this moment. My mom was doing laundry late and my dad was working late at the railroad yard. I remember sitting in a pile of fresh out of the dryer towels and seeing this on the television as my mom folded the towels. I have to admit that there really was nothing better in my young life than sitting and folding warm towels while watching late night early 1970's television with my mother. In some ways that is my go-to comfort zone.
Thanks for sharing
Wonderful comment, thank you for sharing such a personal and precious memory, regards from Australia
Nicely said. Simple pleasures are the best aren't they?
Wow... what a wonderful story about your childhood! So today we buried my aunt. She and my uncle stayed in love for 65 years! She battled lung cancer for 3 years with no radiation. I should have taken the time to see her but this p.o.s. didn't! I do this shit all the time and I hate myself for it! Sometimes I say to myself "just die!"
@@thisolddog2259 Don't beat yourself up. Learn from up and change it, so you won't have any more regrets. Old dogs CAN learn new tricks.
The stunning clarity of John's live vocals remains breathtaking.
beautifully put
Also the great harmonies by Cass
My mom and dad ate at a buffet restaurant and John Dutchendorf was sitting a few tables away. Nobody was bothering him at all. He and mom happened to go to the buffet at the same time. They struck up a conversation and John came to mom's table to sit and talk and eat a plate because he was alone, and he said, because he was lonely. My mom could cheer anybody up, and he gave her a hug before going back to his own table. Lovely day for all 3 of them.
That’s so cool. What a memory for your mom!
❤ thanks for sharing
@@hardpain5324 I'm glad she shared that memory (and a photo) before she died.
So cool. Thanks for sharing. Made my day.
Sounds like a treat memory for all three of them. Thanks for sharing
2 greats gone too soon! That's one of the most beautiful songs ever written! John was truly a gift to us from God. RIP.
Who could ever imagine these two amazing talents would pass long before their time accidentally. Two great talents.
They completed there mission here then onwards til next time.
Someone is building a really awesome band.
@@stephenhebda4743 So true.
I don't beleive Cass's death was accidental.
@@DestinationTimeshare John's either!
I'm so glad TH-cam exists. It preserves history.
Yes. I am old now, and TH-cam is my window to the world; Past, Present and Future. THANKYOU, for all who built this platform.
For now. Soon it will edit history. Then, rewrite it.
Don't worry. Some corporation will want to take it down. It's only a matter of time.
I adored the man and his music he left us far too soon❤⚘😥😥😥
Love!
I was 5yrs old in 72. I miss the 70s and 80s. The world is so chaotic.
I was 7 years old and I remember these specials on TV that we watched it just brings back memories what a great time 70s and 80s were.
Hey I was 5 too! Yet the message is the same- VOTE!
@peacenow42 I'm all for voting for who they want. Let the people speak freely. SPEAK. Not preach hate and NO VIOLENCE.
World has always been chaotic. We look back at the 60s fondly but it was more chaotic than now. JFK, MLK Jr, RFK all got murdered in a five year span.
No you're just old and stopped learning.
My husband passed a few days ago. Married 47 years.
This is the music that introduced us. With my husband’s talent on the guitar we would sing these songs and now I sing alone. 😢
He is singing with you in Heaven my dear. Listen closely and you will hear He is with you
@@jenniferhigh8274 thank you for reminding me.
So sorry for your loss...I'm also a widow. He sounds like a great guy
Sorry.
sorry to hear. Loved this song no matter who sang it. I'd sit on a school bus back in the 60's for 2 hours a day in rural kansas and the driver always had a radio going and I'd sit there and hear this song everyday while dreaming about a girl a few rows ahead of me on the bus.
The good thing about TH-cam is finally being able to see and hear something like this that you missed when it was first aired.
Everytime I hear John sing my heart hurts that he is gone...I've never heard or seen anyone with such natural love for people or the world .....he should of been appreciated not ridiculed....he was a gift to us.....Rest in peace John..
Hello Ronda, how are you doing?
I would like to share thanks to your sharing with us out here. My Father, as he died before he hit the ground, came to look much like Jacque Cousteau in his roughly same years. Same Hat Wearing. Calypso is such a part of me. Him. Us. Oceans. Waters. Burned in fire, but together force great, natural changes that can upheave worlds.
Eldest Brothers Hat has been missing since yesterday. Another Mana Feast option down. They Tie Together In Me. Through Me. {{VYaMeVY}}
100% agree
I remember seeing him in concert in Ames, Iowa at the Hilton Coliseum. I think it was 1974, and I was nine or ten. I had, and still have the LP Annie's Song and two other LP's. My wife and I had tickets to see him in the early to mid 90's at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. I bought the tickets I think in February; I remember it was cold and I walked the skyways back to my office many blocks away. I was devastated when he passed that year. If I hadn't been as hard up for cash I would have kept the tickets instead of getting my money back. So sad when his plane went down in the ocean just off shore. We had a friend who was a part of Windstar and got to meet him. It is sad when the gifted pass, especially when they are still unselfishly giving their gifts to the world.
He truly was a gift as was Cass Elliot. Both gone too soon and too young
I'm almost 65, This song brings me back to such a simpler sweet time. Amazing talent and both gone way too soon.
I’m 76. “Simpler” and “sweet”? The Vietnam War tore this country in half. Nothing sweet about that time.
Hard to believe how many Friday nights I stayed up to watch Midnight Special. I always loved Cass Elliot.
Due voci meravigliose, grande talento e ❤️ cuore...splendidi entrambi, ho sempre amato John Denver, da poco ho scoperto Cass Elliott, creature meravigliose 🎉❤
Thats absolute right
@@AnthonyVassalloSame❤
Two of the greatest, and I mean greatest, all-time voices in American Music history.
Pure magic isn’t it :)
Love how Cass blends the first part of the chorus, and go up an octave on the second.
Very talented LADY
It's called, "harmony".
@@habcast3978loser
Cass Elliott was a true talent that left this worlds FAR too early
Cass Elliot had an amazing gift!
Cass Elliot was great family friend of ours.
It's a sad feeling to miss people you never really met. And I do miss these two.
True. Being touched by the lives and experiences of those we've never met is what keeps us all grounded.
John Denver is dead?
I grew up with his music, and cried so hard when he died.
@@romanopaso Yes, he died in 1997.
@@romanopaso Ironically he died in a plane crash
I think her message should be broadcast every single election year. Federal, state and local elections. 😊
No ridiculous AUTO-TUNE here. Just pure talent.🫶
That's the truth.
Much respect
Absolutely
And the bass is so so underestimated (mandatory comment to save know nothing knuckle draggers typing).
You’re absolutely right !!!
Two beautiful people who left us far too early.
That's so true. 😥😭
🥝
Amen.
There are report that he crashed the plane on purpose. Only he knows the truth. God bless him and I love him.
@@tjb913the plane ran out of gas according the FAA. Did he do that on purpose? We will never know.
That harmony is absolute magic. RIP, Cass and John.
I'd vote up, but who'd wanna disturb 161 votes...
What if....
Yes. Both gone too soon.
@@wingitprod you
@@wingitprod you
What kind of magical music would both of these wonderful artists have produced if they were still with us ? I believe they would have been superb !
These two singing together epitomize a great time in music and America.
You are so right! It was such a memorable and magical time to be alive....'63 baby here.
@@stormjacobs5497 ‘53 here! ☮
That, folks, is called talent.
Bravo sir.
YES😊
All ya gotta have today is diddy,baby oil,and tunechi
I agree
It's 2020 (under lockdown) and this song hasn't aged a bit! Such a gem.
footcandy except we can’t get on a jet plane :(
sky kangs
John has an amazing unique voice..never really saw it before..pure class
I'm with you. ;)
☝️
One of thr purest most beautiful voices ive ever heard, love them.both
God Bless Both
Love John Denver. His voice is so calming and comforting. Just something about it. I don’t care what anybody says. He’s wonderful
Both John and Cass had voices like angels!! Bet that's where they are now ....singing with the angels!! RIP JOHN AND CASS
Singing with the angels… that’s a pretty visual and I’m sure it’s true💖
Cass Elliot is now past 80 years and John Denver will turn 80 next year if they were both still here with us. The passing of time is an amazing thing. It is hard to believe that John and Cass Elliot sang this song in a duet 50 years ago.
For sure
John ,Cass Eliot and KAREN CARPENTER toghether,very special.
@@michaelverbakel7632 like yesterday, for me
I was a high school senior in 1969. My girlfriend and I were headed to separate colleges. I remember saying “goodbye” to her and then heading to a small pond where I sat on the edge and cried. On the way from her house to the pond, this song came on the radio. I will never forget it. Thank you, John. Thank you, Mama Cass. While the version on the radio was sung by Peter, Paul, and Mary, this TH-cam video brought back a flood of memories, all wonderful, all part of the fabric of my life.
Did you marry her?
Did you marry her
Thank you for asking. Our high school relationship did not blossom into marriage. Nevertheless, she is a person who I will remember forever.
Have you ever re-united with your girlfriend from 1969, whether it was by mutual consent or just by chance????
Or even just met up as friends???
I hope you did, whether it was romantic or just friendship.
That sucks man, I’m in my garage drinking a 5th for you 😢.. Cool song tough..
It still kills me that John Denver is considered some kind of kitsch joke artist when he's one of the best songwriters ever. (and performers)
He's considered a joke by people who only know him from his corny TV appearances, and not his talents.
I agree!! Thank you for that
I don’t know in what circles he is considered a joke; certainly none that I was in and I’ve never heard that before. A lot of TV shows were kind of corny by today’s standards but in the 70’s and 80’s it was just considered fun! I watched him on TV shows and I went to his concerts whenever he was in the area; both of my daughter’s loved his music too. We still listen to his music; timeless and oh so beautiful! 😍
Don't let it bother you. Just be proud to be in the group that recognizes it! 😁
His music is often associated with memes but thats really a good thing. that's one of the reasons why i like him so much and the reason why i and many others discovered him. songs like country roads are not only songs associated with humor but are seen as anthems to the internet.
My generation lived this song. Our lovers went off on a jet plane back to the Vietnam War. We did not know if they “ would ever be back again”.
I can't even imagine....hard to even think about it.
Their harmony brought me to tears; absolutely beautiful! Both Cass and John gone way too soon.
Me too.
And me.....
Can it be 50 years??? God, I’m so glad these videos are available. They mean so much to me to be able to hear where I’ve come from; where I’ve been. Thanks John, Thanks Cass. You are missed and remembered!
I hear ya man.
I remember this when I was just a little kid in the school bus the nuns would make us sing this best time of my life
I'm just seeing this now, for the first time. Sitting here with my oldest brother. We are amazed
I remember watching this on the Hoffman TV in my parents living room. Was only 5 years old but remember everything. The location of the TV-the corner it was in, the windows, etc.
I'm a57 old man and that song brought tears to my eyes wow what a great song and what a great performance RIP Moma Cass and RIP John Denver you to are greatly missed
Aww John Denver! Love this amazing musician and Cass Elliot is superb as always. Amazing and wow! ❤❤
The harmonizing is amazing. No frills just talent.
Hello Susan, how are you doing?
Two pure voices in perfect harmony. No earpieces just natural talent. A rare moment caught on camera. So sad that they are no longer with us.
The harmonies. Pure and imperfect. Mama Cass and John Denver deserved more years and we needed a whole album of them together.
My husband and I just recently celebrated our 50th anniversary. The music from the 60's and 70's was just just so pure and simple and beautiful! We listen to it all the time! ❤
Hearing these two gorgeous voices in harmony is transcendent. Cass Elliott and John Denver (and I have to add Karen Carpenter to the short list as well) had the purest, clearest, most natural voices of their generation. Tears well up every time... R.I.P. to all.
Country roads jhondenver
😢
I learned to never talk about this because people never believed me, and it was much easier to keep it to myself than try to convince strangers. Years ago my mom worked in a music venue, and she met Cass Elliot, and they became friends enough that she stayed in our house sometimes and even sang in our living room. I was pretty young and didn't know she was famous even when I saw her on TV sometimes. My mom was inconsolable when Momma Cass died. I finally understood what famous even meant and that she was in fact famous when they were talking about her death on the radio and TV. Johnny & June Cash also came to our house once in a while, and I remember meeting them for breakfast with my mom. I now know what magic touched my life all those years ago and how lucky I was indeed. Hearing these voices all these years later always gives me goosebumps.
Wow. How blessed are you to have such gifted beings in your home and life. 💖
Nice.
Wow!
Lucky indeed, just smile!
proof? pics?
48 years later, and still so relevant. RIP Mama Cass and John Denver.
Its more than 38 right?
48, to be exact.
oops lol correcting it, thank you
Beautiful , just truly beautiful
Two amazing voices gone way to soon. John will always be in our hearts with gratitude for the music he gave to the world. His music brings joy to us, but sadness knowing he is gone. His music is timeless.
For some reason this always reminds me of Johns last moment up in the clear blue skies seeing how beautiful this world REALLY is.
Years ago when we visited the Sea World in San Diego and I heard "Calypso" on the speakers, it was right then and there I became a John Denver fan. I now have all his hits on CD. RIP, John.
@@johncheetham4607 What's negative about it?
Well said mate
I was born 31 years after this performance and grew up with this as a lullaby… John Denver is so deeply missed 💔 🎵 ❤️
Back when people just sang.... No enhancing equipment and stage gimmicks..... Just talent♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Hello 👋 Estelle. How are you doing? Hope you are fine. I'm Zack Hudson and am from Denver Colorado. Where you are from ? You seem like a real country girl
They still do that. The folkies just became the punks and the underground once that all started to become a thing due to being cheaper to make and easier to learn.
Eh, people can still sing damn good today. Pink can put on one heck of a concert and she has tons of talent. No need to try and bring down one generation to prop yours up.
I agree!! No big overpowered electric shows. No rude, vulgar explicit lyrics. Just real down to earth music performed by real down to earth people. RIP Cass and John. We miss you ❤
Wow! The opening to this song hits hard. They couldn't have known how important that statement would be in October 2024.
Just two voices and a guitar ... no auto tune, just pure music and talent is what keeps me coming back here ✌❤
Have you watched the video? There are two guitars, one base, and two singers shown.
John Denver is just about the finest American troubador who ever lived.
American Icon. Patriot.
The most clear, soothing, beautiful voice of any contemporary American singer.
I'd say King George tops the list though.
@@motarded4214 not sure about that.............James Taylor ?................Don McLean?
Townes Van Zandt...?
My Dad was in the airline industry. He had to travel a lot when my sisters and I were kids. We would sing this song when we new he was leaving for a trip. My Dad passed nearly 15 years ago. I miss him so much at times. Love you Dad!
Every few years I come back to hear one of the most beautiful harmonies ever recorded. I'm listening to this over and over because I'm reading all the memories, many of them related to Vietnam. I weirdly picked this eve of the election, and hearing Mama Cass talking about the importance of voting. I truly hope no matter who wins, the most important thing is to keep our young people from going to other countries to be put in harms way. I hope we never have to pack bags say goodbye for the last time to anyone in a uniform again.
Their voices are perfect together. John's one of the only vocalists that just hearing his voice gives me goosebumps. RIP to two legends.
Mama Cass talking about the importance to vote. Yes, do it this November!! RIP Cass Elliot & John Denver. They are so missed today.
They really appeared to like each other. I wish things were that simple today.
Whats the point in voting when its rigged? 2008 and 2012 we had dead people voting, 2016 it was the Russians and 2020 has reached levels never seen before in a US election.
Doesn't matter who you vote for it will always be some rich person who could give two shits about the middle class.
Every 4 years we are promised change but once they get into office its back to business as usual, with small tokens given to the people that voted for them.
You're literally better off just not caring about it and save yourself the stress and time. Life it too short to worry about things that are out of our control.
@@BoleDaPole At least until this year they pretended to not be communists.....soon we will be flying the CCP flag
It's the same people who hire both parties and all politicians they can pay off our blackmail to get what they want. They control the media so you get brainwashed and they blacklist all real news and give you one sided half cocked tales to make you react how they want. The war is nothing but theater for them and we are all cattle and cannon fodder.
She gave a strong message.
Love the well-mannered audience. No annoying cell phones, no hooting and hollering. I miss those times.
Amen❣️
And flying on an Airplane, everybody dressed like they were going to church and were all well mannered and enjoyable to chat with. Kids well behaved. Cause if you misbehaved, dad would open the door the aircraft and throw you out for embarrassing the family.
Me too
Have you ever looked at a Beatles concert? Hooting and hollering was definitely a thing back then.
Respect
Note how they are singing live and how great it sounds. Every here any modern singers sing live... BARF!
I can't believe I am 53 years old and have made this far in life without having ever seen this video until now. In my defense, I was 1 and half when this aired. I am almost angry I just found this and did not have this in earlier in my life. :) of all the ugly things on the Internet, this reminds that there is just as much beauty. Without the Internet, I could have gone my entire life without it.
youtube has some good qualities..i wish they would stay out of politics...
John Denver & Cass Elliot are lights that our world needs now. 😔
Very well said , we need all the help we can get 😞
Mama Cass could easily make that same speech today in 2020, maybe we've not learned much in nearly 50 years?
@Just Looking
But look at all the Americans quite rightly moaning about Trump now - many of whom didn't vote.
voting in federal elections is a false hope ...shits bought and paid for
Leon WP so true
steve O I’m
Wow! My exact thought!!
I'm 46 + know this music thanks to my mother since it was a little before my time. I love and enjoy reading all the people talking about meeting their husbands + wives in the midst of Vietnam when this song came out. And how much meaning it has for them. Almost all talked about 53 years of marriage. God Bless Mama Cass and John Denver 🙏 God Bless all our Vietnam vets. And God Bless all these wonderful couples sharing their stories. What a song can do to a person is amazing!
I was in Germany in the Army and getting ready to return home. I was fortunate enough that my wife and first daughter lived with me there. They were going home first and this song always brings back good memories. Married 54 years, together 60, two daughters and five grandchildren. God life was good!
my parents 55
Thank you. God bless you.
If I could hug Cass now, it would be like I never want to let her go. My, don't they sound great together. Thanks for the memories
Marty Mcmannis their voices melt in together on those dual harmonies.
Marty Mcmannis Yes they sound great together!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Completely agree!
Amen
A vocal orchestra of two. Pure beauty.
I have had this song stuck in my head for years.
I love that he did not make a joke about her size or call her mama Cass. It was cruel joke that ppl took up. They sounded beautiful together 😍
You could tell from their repartee that they liked and respected each other.
Of course. Musicians and artists see each other as artists first.
What a treat to see John Denver and Cass Elliot in the same recording. Thank you and may they both rest in peace.
Beautiful blend of two amazing voices. We lost both of them tragically too soon. RIP beautiful souls.
Hello Shelley, how are you doing?
Smiling from ear to ear with a tear of sadness. Time goes by too fast. 70s was decade of truly skilled musicians.
It's hard to believe that this was 50 years ago!! I can still remember when it hit the air waves... that was a time to remember. And I still do. It only seems like yesterday. Where has all the time gone? Rest in peace, Cass Elliott, and John Denver. Your songs, ballads and memories are ever young and eternal.
Where has the time gone? If anyone can ever answer this question that I too keep asking myself, please, let me know.
@@ralphthorpe7564 I've been thinking about that question, and I think that the answer to it is... it's still here, because time is an endless unbroken loop, and that what was will be again, but our lives are too short to see its recurrence. Only those who are immortal will. But as for the rest of us mortals, we will get a chance to relive it when we are reborn on the next loop around, and maybe we'll listen better that next time around. For now, for as long as we live, our memories and those who we cherish in our hearts are what allows them, and John Denver and Cass Elliott, to continue to exist though their mortal bodies have passed.
@@YUMA-jz9xx This was quite a moving and touching reply, one that I will be thinking about long after I have left my computer screen. Your emotional world is profound and you have given me something to think about. May your journey be one of excitement and self-discovery, and, in the next loop around, may you experience spiritual fulfillment. I will now, again, listen to this song and remember...
time is exactly like water down the river: it doesnt stand still ever: and you cant hold either in your hand
I know, in 2023 it will be 50 years since Cass Elliott passed away.
Damals war ich unschuldige 10 Jahre alt, vergötter diesen unbeschreiblichen Sänger auch im hohen Alter von 62 Jahren immer noch!!! ❤🎉❤
Danke John Denver für deine Musik ❤❤❤
I break down when I hear this. My friend from college died almost 6 years ago. This was her sort of music. I hear it and think of her. She loved Cass Elliot as well as John Denver. Older than me, she had been part of the counterculture itself. I miss her input. Say a prayer for Marion Clark.
my fiancee just recently passed away and he introduced me to all types of fantastic music. we were 26 years apart. he was my soulmate
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Cass Elliot was a excellent singer and had success in the Mama's & Papa's who were also great. She should and will be remembered as an important part of music history. John Denver was at another level, his voice, his songs and his popularity were at the pinnacle of the industry in his time. Today, there are few with such a pure voice and few with his song writing talent. It was a privilige to be around when he was performing. He died too young, but will forever be remebered as one of the best ever!
Great words!
Couldn't have said it better ;-)
Agreed, sadly now all people do is say she choked to death on a ham sandwich which didn't happen.
I couldn't agree more, Mika. I appreciate what you said about the purity of his voice.
Imagine all lost talent brought back and brought together with the potential of living forever! These greats ...Prince ....Mozart. All jamming together...celebrating.. Please see jw.org to learn from the Bible about the Earthly resurrection. Jehovah's witnesses.
I used to fall asleep to this song as a boy, fine memories. Such a warm melody, what a treasure
Everyone mentions his voice and songwriting talent, but I’d forgotten just how talented a guitarist he was. Listening to this and Rocky Mountain High from the Wildlife Concert, he was a very skilled player.
Oh yes, and don't forget his playing in 'Annie's Song'
The Wildlife Concert version of Rocky Mountain High has to be one of the best things I've ever heard. His voice during that concert was probably the finest its ever been. RIP John Denver
Chris.....I agree
Listen to the ending of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and you can hear he's got *actual* fiddle music at the end.
Well, he could be playing it on his guitar, I suppose. But it certainly sounds like a real fiddle.
All this time I thought that song was just *about* playing the fiddle.
@@julistarling8382 *he* is playing the fiddle. Look up a live version, they all show him playing the fiddle for that song
I was just a child when this song was released, but it’s been woven into my life ever since. So beautiful and touching.
John Denver makes us dreaming, crying, believing in tomorrow just with his beautiful voice and his guitar.
He thrills my heart and shows us that you should never give up your hopes and goals which are so important in our lives.
RIP John Denver. Thank you so much for your beautiful songs! ☺️
Hello 👋 Regina. How are you doing? Hope you are fine.
I love their voices blending together here ❤
Both of these souls are so dearly missed...........RIP Cass and John.
john denver the voice of an angel and this from a man who loves punk rock and rock
Lol. I am a rock vocalist whose favor bands are The Who, The Tubes, Alice Cooper, Julian Lennon, Donovan and T Rex. John's voice, arrangements, power and idealism are what sells it.
I so much remember those days as I near my end. I wish and hope that if there is an afterlife, I can relive the difficult times of the 60s. We loved each other in peace and in war. All I'm saying is give Peace a Chance and love one another.
2020 and yet still good to hear such lovely music like this!! 😌
#throwbackthursday
Two of the most heavenly voices in the history of music...
Who's still listening in November 2024❤❤❤❤❤❤😢
Right now!
I'm from UK hey to all watching this amazing song👍👍😊
I'm 33 but my father exposed me to the wonders of this era of music. I am eternally grateful.
A long ago time when you had to have talent to be famous.
Ain’t that the truth. Times have changed brother.
Aint that the truth !!!
i know right. lol
There’s a lot of talent still around it just doesn’t get promoted anymore .
Now it’s just green hair, gold teeth, skinny jeans, and absolute no singing capabilities.
You can't beat beautiful voices and a story in an amazing song ❤️ RIP Cass, John and all who passed before their time ❤️
Two talented artists right here gone before they’re time.. so sad but thankyou for the music you left us ❤️
First time iv heard this version & glad i did.
John Denver was so masterful as a guitarist. This performance with Mama Cass is just gorgeous.
This is the BEST version, I cry every time. It reaches so deep inside my heart. Two of the most talented vocalists together. THIS IS MAGIC 🌟🌟🌟
What a beautiful song! I wish they released this as a duet!