Excellent reaction. Very much his song. Johnny Cash recorded it which opened up a lot of doors for Kris. He was a Rhodes Scholar, military brat, helicopter pilot, movie star and janitor at the recording studio where future friend and mentor Bob Dylan was recording “Blonde on Blonde”. Check out Help Me Make it Through the Night and Silver Tongue Devil by Kris and “Just Like A Woman” by Dylan from Blonde on Blonde.
I've always thought that "coming down" referenced coming down from alcohol & drugs. That's why the opening line says, "Well I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn't hurt". Yeah he was down alright... walking around feeling sick from the come-down, desperate to get drunk and high again, and ashamed and humiliated as he noticed others engaged in wholesome activities. And you're right, he was not able to feel joy vicariously because at that moment those wholesome activities only served to point out what a mess he truly was. The honesty of this song is breathtaking.
Pretty much / single bloke hungover on a Sunday. He’s not country - military officer kid ( like Jim Morrison ). His best track is me and Bobby McGee. Good reaction.
That was the best description I've heard/read of the story of this song. So many people miss all those elements. It's the most honest and haunting song I've ever heard and it's why I love his recording more than everyone else's because he makes me feel every ounce of his loneliness, lostness, and feeling like a ghost in a world of real people. Kris's voice and the slower pace really take me there.
My first acquaintance with this song was on a Johnny Cash Greatest Hits album in the mid-70's. So that version has always been my go-to version for checking out other versions. I only discovered Kris Kristofferson's own music 30+ years later though. And his own (later) recorded version is a great Kristofferson song! But as he (reputedly) landed a helicopter on JC's lawn after much frustration, and then demanded JC listen to it at last, it's a lovely piece of the old legends about various country music happenings. Still, JC kept a line about 'smoked my mind the night before, twist cigarettes and songs I'd been picking...' and especially 'wishing Lord that I was stoned" that the record company wanted him to drop, and seeing Kris' reaction at the live performance is totally 'wow'!
Kris Kristofferson and Gordon Lightfoot were close friends and Gord covered Me and Bobby McGee on his appearance on the BBC which aired on January 1972. Mr. Lightfoot said at the time that Kris was someone to watch for in the future and he was right. His songs are touching. ❤
Absolutely love his voice and his music. I've seen him 4 times solo and once with the Highwaymen. Never disappointed. He is an amazing songwriter - you can 'see' what he's referring to in his lyrics. I recall on the Highwaymen DVD there's an bit where Willie Nelson says of 'Me and Bobby McGee' - 'First time I heard it I thought why didn't I write that?" Great reaction. Thanks for appreciating his music.
Johnny Cash was instrumental in discovering Kris Kristofferson likewise Kris was instrumental in discovering the great John Prine You'll have to give a listen to him too.
Kristofferson was a poet who just happened to have music in his soul, too. I was 16 in 1972, the height of my angsty years, and remember listening to this over and over and over in the cocoon of my bedroom. (I def didn't have a hangover, just resonated with the plaintive sounds and emotions with which he imbued this song.) I *wasn't* a country music fan, per se, back then (or now, really) - at least not the classical country. But back then all the designations and labels of music were melding, and mixing, and merging to offer up a LOT of new sounds and choices. Kristofferson and his music were among the best of them.
Yea man, Kris has written some great songs. Johnny Cash covered this song and he killed it. Why Me is an excellent song by him. He also wrote Me and Bobby McGee, a huge hit for Janis Joplin, peace.
So many good song by Kristofferson. But Johnny Cash said that his favourite song of all time was Kristoffersons Here Comes That Rainbow Again. A short but beautiful song inspired by a scene in Steinbecks The Grapes Of Wrath.
He's an alcoholic. Sadly my unle was at this stage not too long before he died in an alley and was buried in a "pauper's grave". His family didn't know for some time after.
Greatest songwriter ever.
Excellent reaction. Very much his song. Johnny Cash recorded it which opened up a lot of doors for Kris.
He was a Rhodes Scholar, military brat, helicopter pilot, movie star and janitor at the recording studio where future friend and mentor Bob Dylan was recording “Blonde on Blonde”. Check out Help Me Make it Through the Night and Silver Tongue Devil by Kris and “Just Like A Woman” by Dylan from Blonde on Blonde.
I've always thought that "coming down" referenced coming down from alcohol & drugs. That's why the opening line says, "Well I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn't hurt". Yeah he was down alright... walking around feeling sick from the come-down, desperate to get drunk and high again, and ashamed and humiliated as he noticed others engaged in wholesome activities. And you're right, he was not able to feel joy vicariously because at that moment those wholesome activities only served to point out what a mess he truly was. The honesty of this song is breathtaking.
Pretty much / single bloke hungover on a Sunday. He’s not country - military officer kid ( like Jim Morrison ).
His best track is me and Bobby McGee. Good reaction.
That was the best description I've heard/read of the story of this song. So many people miss all those elements. It's the most honest and haunting song I've ever heard and it's why I love his recording more than everyone else's because he makes me feel every ounce of his loneliness, lostness, and feeling like a ghost in a world of real people. Kris's voice and the slower pace really take me there.
My first acquaintance with this song was on a Johnny Cash Greatest Hits album in the mid-70's. So that version has always been my go-to version for checking out other versions. I only discovered Kris Kristofferson's own music 30+ years later though. And his own (later) recorded version is a great Kristofferson song! But as he (reputedly) landed a helicopter on JC's lawn after much frustration, and then demanded JC listen to it at last, it's a lovely piece of the old legends about various country music happenings. Still, JC kept a line about 'smoked my mind the night before, twist cigarettes and songs I'd been picking...' and especially 'wishing Lord that I was stoned" that the record company wanted him to drop, and seeing Kris' reaction at the live performance is totally 'wow'!
Another good song of his is Loving You Was Easier Than Anything l'll Ever Do Again.
Kris Kristofferson and Gordon Lightfoot were close friends and Gord covered Me and Bobby McGee on his appearance on the BBC which aired on January 1972. Mr. Lightfoot said at the time that Kris was someone to watch for in the future and he was right. His songs are touching. ❤
Gord covering Me and Bobby McGee would be something to see!
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One of the great writers of our time, listen to the imagery in this song. Such a well crafted song and lyrics!!
His voice completes this song. It's rough and gravelly. Like the lyrics.
Wonderful melancholy song here love you
Why Me Lord is another great song.
Absolutely love his voice and his music. I've seen him 4 times solo and once with the Highwaymen. Never disappointed. He is an amazing songwriter - you can 'see' what he's referring to in his lyrics. I recall on the Highwaymen DVD there's an bit where Willie Nelson says of 'Me and Bobby McGee' - 'First time I heard it I thought why didn't I write that?" Great reaction. Thanks for appreciating his music.
Johnny Cash was instrumental in discovering Kris Kristofferson likewise Kris was instrumental in discovering the great John Prine
You'll have to give a listen to him too.
Kristofferson was a poet who just happened to have music in his soul, too. I was 16 in 1972, the height of my angsty years, and remember listening to this over and over and over in the cocoon of my bedroom. (I def didn't have a hangover, just resonated with the plaintive sounds and emotions with which he imbued this song.) I *wasn't* a country music fan, per se, back then (or now, really) - at least not the classical country. But back then all the designations and labels of music were melding, and mixing, and merging to offer up a LOT of new sounds and choices. Kristofferson and his music were among the best of them.
Yea man, Kris has written some great songs. Johnny Cash covered this song and he killed it. Why Me is an excellent song by him. He also wrote Me and Bobby McGee, a huge hit for Janis Joplin, peace.
He wrote Me and Bobby McGee. Check out the Janis Joplin version; it’s what made him famous.
Kris unfortunately had alcohol problems.
So did Janis Joplin... @@konradv7
He wrote Me and Bobby Mgee
RIP, Kris Kristopherson. Lyrical legend. Check him out.
Rest in Peace Kris 🙏❤️🕊️
If you're looking for something bluesy, check out Billy Vera and the Beaters - At This Moment. It is a soulful, heartbreaking song.
So many good song by Kristofferson. But Johnny Cash said that his favourite song of all time was Kristoffersons Here Comes That Rainbow Again. A short but beautiful song inspired by a scene in Steinbecks The Grapes Of Wrath.
He was a Rhodes Scholar and boxed and played rugby while there.
First Townes and now Kris. You're picking some serious heavyweight writers.
You should check out the Movie A Star is Born with Kris and Barbara Streisand. His music mixed with hers is one of the best!
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Greatest hangover tune. Originally, he give the song to Johnny Cash who does it well but not as good as this.
He's an alcoholic. Sadly my unle was at this stage not too long before he died in an alley and was buried in a "pauper's grave". His family didn't know for some time after.
And what does that have to do with anything?