I was in Junior College and met a girl in chemistry class that I loved from afar. We would often hang out with the same group of friends, but I never could figure out how to take it to the next level with her. Over Christmas Break, I flew into Salt Lake City with my sister to see Kenny Loggins in concert. When he started singing those words, “Meet me halfway across the stars”, I thought my heart was going to explode. I came back to school knowing with all my heart that I wanted to be with that girl forever, but I was too late. She was now dating someone else. When graduation rolled around, we took one last photo together and said goodbye. I didn’t know if I’d ever even see her again. I didn’t even know what University she was planning on attending. Three months later, I was walking across this huge campus at the university I’d chosen to attend, when suddenly, amid the crowd of students scurrying to get to class, I thought I glimpsed a familiar figure. I didn’t even dare hope it was her, how could it be? But I blew off my writing class and started tailing her. I still didn’t know if it was even her, but I wasn’t going to let her out of my sight until I knew for sure. We I followed her the entire way across campus and finally decided that this was my moment. It was now or never, so I took a chance and called out her name like a drowning man calling to an angel to save me. “Rachelle!” She turned around and I looked at me with those deep, dark eyes and in that moment, she really did meet me halfway across the stars, and all those stars we’re aligned perfectly, just for us. We set a date for the very next night, then went out every night after that until our wedding six months later. We’ve been together now for 35 wonderful years, and every time I hear the song, “Meet Me Halfway”, I well up with tears just thinking of that wonderful sequence of miracles that allowed us to find each.
What??? You hung out with her and even took a picture of her but didn't even ask her where she was going for what we presume was graduate school? Your story's hard to follow and believe.
I met Kenny backstage in Atlanta in the 90's and asked him about House at Pooh Corner, and was blown away when he told me he was only 16 years old when he wrote it. He is such a gracious, regular guy in person.
I think there needs to be a Yacht Rock Maritime Museum, an organization that will induct all the adult contemporary artists the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame doesn't want to acknowledge.
I had the great fortune of watching Mr. Loggins rehearse for an upcoming evening event over a weekend at Chesterfield Central Park in Chesterfield, Mo in about 2012. I happened to be walking around this new and lovely park and I sat on some rocks overlooking the outdoor stage. I saw some guys doing sound checks on their instruments and then a man came on stage and strapped on a guitar. Since I was a way off, I didn’t recognize who it was until he sang the opening lines of Danny’s Song and drew closer to make sure my ears were not deceiving me. I got right up front and at the time no one in the park was in this area so I sat there alone and listened to them rehearse. It was awesome. They also performed I’m alright. That was one of the coolest moments of my life to witness such a great songwriter, great story teller doing a rehearsal. Nobody came to run me off and I was so grateful for that moment.
@@CelticSlayer93 It seems that what is classified today as yacht rock is being ignored by RRHOF. Kenny has not even received a nomination! Acts that I never even heard of get nominated because some music critics in New York or LA like them. Also there are some acts that had a nice few years but nothing compared to Kenny that were voted in.
The last tour Michael Jackson was planning was going to be called "This Is It." I always wondered if he or his people got Kenny Loggins' permission. Maybe they didn't need to do so, but I thought it would have been nice for them to think about what Kenny would think, as that was a very personal song about his father. Different songs named "This Is It" were Dan Hartman, Melba Moore and Jim Reeves hits, though smaller hits than Kenny Loggins'.
This was in a concert he did in 2017 (IIRC). One song in that concert that I love is 'Whenever I Call You Friend' with Georgia Middleman. That song has hardly any views on YT, although I listen to it frequently. 100% fan of Kenny.
Kenny Loggins is more than just a singer/songwriter he is a therapist. He has written fantastic songs that can make you feel great and sing along or he can put his deepest honesty with himself in a song that everyone can relate too. His longevity and huge success is because he can put some of the best lyrics to fantastic music, always a great interview with him because he is so open and honest about each song. An American icon of music well earned. Great episode !
Also, no one had better hair than Kenny! Okay, Michael McDonald is in a tie for best hair, but both are devastatingly handsome men with ethereal voices that take me on a ride through the stratosphere! I refuse to choose between them!😍
Kenny is a certified treasure- a songwriting genius, a thoughtful and caring person, and a fantastic interview guest. I hope so much to see another Kenny Loggins hit movie soundtrack again before the decade's out.
He has such a soulful voice. Banging out top 10s or singing intimate "unplugged" stuff, you can tell he feels it. That is why he's had such a prolific career. Love Kenny!
...WHO YOU TELLIN'!? ...his 'Live' rendition of "Forever" (on the "Redwoods" CD) blows me away....EVERYTIME! ....It's better when you WATCH it, though.....
My oldest brother used to play “Your Momma Don’t Dance” on my parents’ turntable in our living room trying to get a rise out of them. Turned out that my mom loved the song. She still didn’t dance but would sing along.
My wife passed away from cancer and it wasn't a Kenny Loggins song that helped me through continuous tough times in my life but Remind Me by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood always brings back the memories of the good times my wife and I had. Certain songs have a way to just put you at ease when things aren't good.
This song has always been magical to me. Then I became the mom of a 4 y.o...and it became a reality to me. Many tears flowed. She's 35 now...and sometimes the tears return. 😊
1. Was a BIG Loggins & Messina fan through the 70's. Special fondness for Native Son. Had 7th row seats when they were doing their farewell tour, the only time I got to see them, but it was amazing. 2. Kenny was launching his solo career as I was finishing college and striking out on my own, and I was following his new music closely. Fond memries of a road trip I made with my best friend, wearing out the cassettes Celebrate Me Home and Nightwatch. 3. Next stage of life was motherhood and Return to Pooh Corner was a favorite to play for my two children. It was my go-to baby shower gift to other friends having their families. Now in my senior years, I still have Kenny's music from all of his eras in my very eclectic classic playlists. Pooh Corner still resonates.
In my opinion Kenny Loggins is the king of movie soundtracks. I'm not saying other artist haven't had great songs but Kenny has 3 great movie soundtracks and it's hard to pick which one is best.
That song about divorce and that little snippet had tears in my eyes as well. It was 20 years ago and that is exactly what I wanted for my boys but couldn't express.
House of Pooh Corner..I named my second son Christopher but always called him Christopher Robin after the song..Great song and great interview..thanks man!
Christopher is such a beautiful name. I wanted to name my son "Christopher" after my mom (Christine, female version of "Chris"). My son's father hated my mom, so I named my son after my favorite uncle instead. My uncle has a beautiful name, a "manly" name, so how could anyone make fun of it? My son's name is "Forrest". Yep. My son was born two years before the movie "Forrest Gump". I still think it's a beautiful name!!☺😄
Someone gifted me Return To Pooh Corner at my baby shower back in 2005. I still often listen to this album to go to sleep. It was awesome to hear the story behind the eponymous song!
The way Kenny Loggins writes music, you would expect that he's found the "love of a century." There is a part of my heart that breaks for him knowing that he hasn't had a marriage last "til death".
Always liked Kenny, seemed like a good guy, he’s worked with everyone. My favs are his duets with Nix and McDonald. Great to friendship beyond the interviews Adam. Thanks for the amazing work.
The Real Thing had always moved me and been my fav Kenny song until May 2008. I saw him in concert here in Denver on a Monday night. Some odd things happened at that concert I won't go into (spiritually odd) On Tuesday, I ended up in the hospital fighting for my life. Two emergency surgeries in 36 hours and a very, very long road of recovery in front of me. After a month in the hospital and moving into my long term healing phase, I found myself depressed and sometimes despondent. That's when - in attempt of self soothing - I heard "This is it" with brand new ears. It became a MANTRA to me during my recovery knowing only I, with my mindset, could get myself back to health. And I have. And I'm so grateful to Kenny. And to you, Adam. I found your channel a few months ago and I'm hooked. Thank you for what you do. Turning other people on to you as well! The more the merrier!
The “children’s” version of “House on Pooh Corner” is a song I played to my three daughters when they were infants. All these years later…and that song brings a tear to my eye. So many great memories. Thanks for the awesome music Kenny…and thanks Professor for spending time talking about it. Much love 🙏🏼
Return to Pooh Corner is the song that made me a music lover. It's the first song I knew by heart, before I knew how to spell the name I was given at birth. I'm so glad I got to see Kenny last year on his farewell tour.
This is what makes you the professor, Adam! You elicit open and honest responses that give us insight like never before. I love that Kenny was inspired by Lyle Lovett's "If I Had a Boat."
I got my first speeding ticket at 18...going 84 in a 55 and pulled over by one of my dad's buddies (my dad used to be a deputy). He said one mile more and it would have been a felony...blaring on the radio. Danger Zone. My dad was so pissed - more so because he was embarrassed. That ticket cost me $80 back in 1995. I haven't gotten a speeding ticket since. Forever - was playing on the radio as I got out of the court house after the divorce court date where I lost my best friend to a path he needed to follow with another woman. Meet Me Halfway - got me through a long distance relationship and I'm Free my teenage years in a tiny Ohio town I detested. Kenny is a featured player in the soundtrack of my life.
It's always jarring for me to think of Kenny for all his professional activities predating his solo career. To this day, I have difficulty thinking the same guy who recorded "Footloose", "Danger Zone" and "Meet Me Halfway" doing the 80s was the same one who gave us "Danny's Song". This additional layer of history regarding "House at Pooh Corner" and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is something new in and of itself. So is the part where Kenny was recruited to collaborate with Richard and Robert Sherman.
What a wonderful interview. You really touch my heart, Adam, with your knowledge and dedication to giving the world these amazing stories. Well done, you!
My mother was reading me Winnie-the-Pooh a few years before Disney’s first film. I even have early editions of the books that belonged to my uncle. While we chafed at Disney getting hold of our favorite book, they actually did a nice job with the movie, and Kenny did a remarkable job with his song. It blows me away that he wrote it at 18.
My aunt is a HUGE Loggins fan. I sort of stole one her tapes she made of a Loggins/Messina album, and some other stuff when I was a young teenager, and LOVED it. I particularly love Mr Night. What a fantastic song. And what an unbelievably cool guy he is. I am envious of your opportunity to hang out with him and hear his responses to your questions like this. Kudos, as usual.
I always liked Kenny Loggins’ songs, but after reading his book, Still Alright, I got a much deeper appreciation for the emotional input and output of his brilliant songwriting. His songs touch me deeply in many ways. From his rocking bangers to the introspective beautiful gentle songs, they are all awesome.
Danger Zone I enlisted in the US Navy at age 17 in 1977. I retired in 1997. And, that song takes me back to the long exhausting hours at Sea; years I loved and hated at the same time. Thank-you Kenny for painting the years of my youth in a perfect song. Respectfully, Michael D. Tolbert
I discovered the first Loggins & Messina album at summer camp when I was 13. So many great songs on that album, but I still think "Til the Ends Meet" is one of the finest love songs ever written, as well as some of the finest vocals ever recorded. Thank you, Kenny.
Another great story, Leao of Faith is my favorite Kenny Loggins album and I wound up going throgh a divorce myself and it helped me talk to my kids too, truly amazing!
Professor - what I am most impressed with is your ability to eloquently and personably talk about so many artists. It is not an easy thing to look directly into a camera and consistently deliver such impressive analysis.
As a Gen Xer Mr. Loggins is a treasured part of the soundtrack of my youth and young adult years........ consider me a fan, a big fan. Some of his "lesser known" hits I like Heart to Heart and This is It with Michael McDonald are great and I LOVE When She Believed in Me...... Loggins vocals on the Benoit/Freeman Project.
This is probably your best, sitting with Kenny and an audience. Totally authentic. But I can't believe the same guy who wrote such a heartfelt song about his relationship falling apart could give us one of the best feelgood songs ever--Footloose!!
I sang “return to Pooh corner” to all three of my children when they were growing up. They are now all adults and we still talk about it. Whenever I hear it today someone starts cutting onions. Weirdest thing.
This is yet another example of my believing that special songs are sent from somewhere out there to a writer that may only be the conduit, though the apropos conduit for the time and what’s happening to them.
Professor, I have played Kenny Loggins song on my radio show hundreds if not thousands of times. He has always been one of my favorites and I envy your friendship with him. When my wife and I divorced years ago, I used The Real Thing to explain it to my daughter, because I was suddenly a single father of a two year old little girl. It was sometime before she could understand the reason, but she always knew that I did it for her. To this day that song brings tears to my eyes, not because of the relationship, but because of the heartfelt words and music that Kenny wrote. Simply beautiful.
Every time I hear "Danny's Song" I stop what I'm doing, and just drift away to those days when I was a 7 year old kid, glued to the radio, obsessed music, curious while consuming all of what was being offered. There was some really great music on the radio during my 7th year on earth, really beautiful music
The day I got divorced, my 17 y/o son wanted to cheer me up. We both liked Robin Williams so he took me to see his new movie that came out that week, a comedy, right? "Mrs. Doubtfire." It could have been worse... my mom died when I was 3. My dad took me and my 6 y/o sister to see "Bambi" Who knew a Disney cartoon could traumatize your children?
Return to Pooh Corner brings me back to those late nights or early mornings rocking my newborn son to sleep as the soundtrack played on. I didn’t realize it then, but that period was one of the most special times in my life. Life has moved on and my son is a grown man with his own life and family, but when I hear these songs from Pooh Corner I feel the nostalgia of being a young dad all over again. Precious memories and so grateful for Kenny Loggins masterful singing and performance.
Adam, you're fav Kenny Loggins story is now ours. Love House At Pooh Corner. That lawsuit resolved was God. Thanks for this one. What a song that STILL is. An even greater story.
Professor, I have played Kenny Loggins song on my radio show hundreds if not thousands of times. He has always been one of my favorites and I envy your friendship with him. When my wife and I divorced years ago, I use that song to explain it to my daughter, because I was suddenly a single father of a two year old little girl. It was sometime before she could understand the reason, but she always knew that I did it for her. To this day that song brings tears to my eyes cop, not because of the relationship, but because of the heartfelt words and music, the Kinney wrote. Simply beautiful.
So many Kenny Loggins songs take me back to my teens and fond memories. I think “Your mama don’t dance…” is one of my fondest though. Thank you for this episode. 😊
I grew up on Loggins, between L&M and his solo stuff... even beyond just being a child of the 80s and all his soundtrack hits being in constant rotation, my mom was a huge fan, so those records were on in the house all the time, and I still listen to all those songs today. Impossible to choose a favorite, but I love "Whenever I Call You Friend" with the great Stevie Nicks.
Return to Pooh corner is one that has layers of meaning for me and my life, but to save getting into too many details I'll say that from the first time i heard it (at around 13) i got it. It's one of those songs that will always remind me, no matter how much life throws at me and makes me numb, i can still feel.
House At Pooh Corner is my absolutely favorite Kenny Logins song. I love so many of them but this one spoke to my heart. I always sang it to my loved ones and to my wife when she had days to live. It reminds me of the good times we had together. Kenny is such a beautiful man with a wealth f talent. I love him to pieces.
It wasn't Loggins, but Fogelberg's "Leader of the Band" that got me through my dad's passing. He adopted me when I was four, and he was 54, so when he passed from asbestosis at 83, I should have been ready for the transition, but what I discovered is that we are never ready to say goodbye to our parents. That was 1994, and I still think about him, and that song, every day.
"This Is It" is a classic. My mom ( who generally wasn't a big fan of contemporary music) would have me turn up the volume on the car radio whenever it was played. She didn't know who Kenny Loggins was but she knew a great song when she heard it! 👍
I love Kenny Loggins!! And apparently my kids do, too! I'm a single dad with 3 kids. A couple of months ago, my youngest son (19 years old) called me and told me that he appreciates everything I did for him growing up and that I'm the most important person in his life. He got a tattoo with my birthday and MMHW (Meet Me Half Way) on his arm.
‘The Real Thing’ is the best song I know. So real and I embrace real. I remember plugging that CD into my car…I have always loved Kenny but did not have this CD and so I got it because my niece told me ‘Return to Pooh Corner’ was her favorite song and I was going to see if I could use it in a birthday party we were putting together. I listened to it and loved it but I kept listening and ‘The Real Thing’ came up. I was driving down the highway with tears streaming down my face and finally had to pull over. I had just come through a horrible break up, but thankfully no kids involved. But I just so loved how honest he was. As someone else said above, Kenny and Dan Fogelberg are national treasures. And I would add John Denver. Songs that mean something!
You connect with the poetry / connective lyrics that seemed way over my head as a kid and ... still elude. From your comments, seems your Dad was your personal music mentor.
I lost my best friend 1 July 1985 in car accident. I was overseas and didn't get the call for almost 10 days later. On the long flight back to the states I listen to alot of Kenny logging vox humana. Of course forever made me cry evertime it played remembering my best friend. So forever has a special place in my heart. Thank you kenny
So you and Kenny Loggings has a special Chemistry, that's why all your interviews with him are so great. Thanks for share to us this loving moments my friend.
I started collecting 45rpm records in '74 when I received a Sears portable radio/record player. Loggins and Messina Watching the River Run was part of that first year's collection.
The only logins album (cd) I have owned was Return to Pooh Corner. It was heavy on rotation in my minivan CD player when my children were little. My youngest grandson is less than a year old, and his mother (my daughter) mentioned a while ago that she has been listening to that album again, but with a new perspective. Thanks so much for this video 🥰
I was born in 84. Drawing a blank on Archer, although the Thundercat collab did win some points for Kenny. That whole album Drunk is worth a listen for some speaker rattling BASS.
Heart to Heart has given me a lot of inspiration the past year or so. I barely remember it when it came out. Watching a reaction video turned me onto it.
Great Interview Adam... I listen to Kenny's Music all the time. Even saw him at the Universal Amp Theater in L.A.... Few have as much talent as Kenny...
Great interviews! I listened to the audiobook of his autobiography recently and he's lived an amazing life and goes into even further detail on many of songs as well as the relationship with Jim Messina fantastic book. Thanks for revisiting two great stories!
Poll: What is that one song that TAKES YOU BACK to your YOUTH MORE THAN ANY OTHER?
That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
When You Wish Upon a Star but there are multiple classic Disney songs that do. Muppets theme song as well.
I'd Love to Change the World - Ten Years After
I'll nominate ... "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" by Meat Loaf "... 'cause we were barely seventeen and we were barely dressed."
Spirit In The Sky -- Norman Greenbaum
I was in Junior College and met a girl in chemistry class that I loved from afar. We would often hang out with the same group of friends, but I never could figure out how to take it to the next level with her.
Over Christmas Break, I flew into Salt Lake City with my sister to see Kenny Loggins in concert. When he started singing those words, “Meet me halfway across the stars”, I thought my heart was going to explode.
I came back to school knowing with all my heart that I wanted to be with that girl forever, but I was too late. She was now dating someone else.
When graduation rolled around, we took one last photo together and said goodbye. I didn’t know if I’d ever even see her again. I didn’t even know what University she was planning on attending.
Three months later, I was walking across this huge campus at the university I’d chosen to attend, when suddenly, amid the crowd of students scurrying to get to class, I thought I glimpsed a familiar figure. I didn’t even dare hope it was her, how could it be? But I blew off my writing class and started tailing her. I still didn’t know if it was even her, but I wasn’t going to let her out of my sight until I knew for sure.
We I followed her the entire way across campus and finally decided that this was my moment. It was now or never, so I took a chance and called out her name like a drowning man calling to an angel to save me. “Rachelle!”
She turned around and I looked at me with those deep, dark eyes and in that moment, she really did meet me halfway across the stars, and all those stars we’re aligned perfectly, just for us.
We set a date for the very next night, then went out every night after that until our wedding six months later. We’ve been together now for 35 wonderful years, and every time I hear the song, “Meet Me Halfway”, I well up with tears just thinking of that wonderful sequence of miracles that allowed us to find each.
Lovely
"Meet me halfway"
Sounds like a great title for a movie, and you have the beautiful story line for it!
That Was Destiny ❤
What??? You hung out with her and even took a picture of her but didn't even ask her where she was going for what we presume was graduate school? Your story's hard to follow and believe.
this story made the hair rise on my arms and neck, but truth you should be a writer.
I met Kenny backstage in Atlanta in the 90's and asked him about House at Pooh Corner, and was blown away when he told me he was only 16 years old when he wrote it. He is such a gracious, regular guy in person.
I agree!
Yeah, was supposed to be studying for his finals
''Disney lawyers? Let me talk to Daddy''. Professor... I'm cleaning up coffee over that one!. That is hilarious.
I almost had the same reaction.
The infamous Disney Lawyers.....the Daddy stuff is fun. Was it Roy at that point?
Wasn't that a great story?
@@ProfessorofRock best part of the episode for me.
How the heck could you be dating the daughter of the Disney CEO and not know it? That blew my mind.
❤🎉
Kenny Loggins and Dan Fogelberg are 2 American treasures.
Thanks for this episode Professor! Love these deep dives.
Roth and Nugent are greater American "treasures " 🇺🇸
Dan is my favorite singer songwriter with Kenny a close second. They both knew how to touch the truth of our soul in life.
So is Michael McDonald.
I think there needs to be a Yacht Rock Maritime Museum, an organization that will induct all the adult contemporary artists the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame doesn't want to acknowledge.
Dan Fogelberg's granny was from my home town in Scotland
I had the great fortune of watching Mr. Loggins rehearse for an upcoming evening event over a weekend at Chesterfield Central Park in Chesterfield, Mo in about 2012. I happened to be walking around this new and lovely park and I sat on some rocks overlooking the outdoor stage. I saw some guys doing sound checks on their instruments and then a man came on stage and strapped on a guitar. Since I was a way off, I didn’t recognize who it was until he sang the opening lines of Danny’s Song and drew closer to make sure my ears were not deceiving me. I got right up front and at the time no one in the park was in this area so I sat there alone and listened to them rehearse. It was awesome. They also performed I’m alright. That was one of the coolest moments of my life to witness such a great songwriter, great story teller doing a rehearsal. Nobody came to run me off and I was so grateful for that moment.
Great story! And you didn't get kicked out!
What an incredible experience to have! I grew up in Chesterfield (Ladue Trails), but I haven't lived there in 30 years. Great memories though.
Amazing, thanks for sharing ❤!!
I have goosebumps and a tear in my eye reading this comment, oh my gosh, what an amazing experience for you!
Awesome experience! Thanks for sharing!
The best 'let me talk to daddy' story. So sweet. She's definitely a Daddy's Girl. Glad Daddy listened to his daughter. ❤❤
Return to Pooh Corner, was playing in the hospital nursery as I was holding my new born.
Almost drowned the boy in my tears.
To me, not having Kenny Loggins in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is the biggest embarrassment.
Honestly, with them inducting anyone into the hall, it's not much of an honor anymore.
@@CelticSlayer93 It seems that what is classified today as yacht rock is being ignored by RRHOF. Kenny has not even received a nomination! Acts that I never even heard of get nominated because some music critics in New York or LA like them. Also there are some acts that had a nice few years but nothing compared to Kenny that were voted in.
And Cher
Yes!!! 👍🙌🎉
@@CelticSlayer93 Yeah, seems so. Their loss now.
THIS IS IT....that's all I can say without tearing up
Ah thanks!
Great song
The last tour Michael Jackson was planning was going to be called "This Is It." I always wondered if he or his people got Kenny Loggins' permission. Maybe they didn't need to do so, but I thought it would have been nice for them to think about what Kenny would think, as that was a very personal song about his father. Different songs named "This Is It" were Dan Hartman, Melba Moore and Jim Reeves hits, though smaller hits than Kenny Loggins'.
Love that song! 💙
This was in a concert he did in 2017 (IIRC). One song in that concert that I love is 'Whenever I Call You Friend' with Georgia Middleman. That song has hardly any views on YT, although I listen to it frequently. 100% fan of Kenny.
One of the MOST under-rated musical artists of ALL TIME!! songwriting, musician, vocalist!!!!!! WOW
Agreed!
How is he underrated? He's won many awards - sold millions of records - how is he underrated?
All my passwords are Kenny so I have all Kenny logins.
😂😂
Somewhere, I hear a rim shot!🤣
@@gns423 ".....ba-DUM.....tsssss!!" ....there ya GO! ...ha-HAAA!!
You are so punny!!
I've seen that meme!
I was listening to the "Essential Kenny Loggins" in the car two days ago. It's amazing the number of songs he's had in each decade.
What's your favorite?
....I play that, *ALL-THE-TIIIIME!!* ...I have THREE Kenny Loggins G-Hits, but THAT One, LITERALLY, is "...essential..."!!
@@ProfessorofRockI love "Danny's Song".
Agreed! He needs to keep doing that! ❤🎉
He’s a hit maker
Kenny Loggins is more than just a singer/songwriter he is a therapist. He has written fantastic songs that can make you feel great and sing along or he can put his deepest honesty with himself in a song that everyone can relate too. His longevity and huge success is because he can put some of the best lyrics to fantastic music, always a great interview with him because he is so open and honest about each song. An American icon of music well earned. Great episode !
Great way of saying it MY NAME!
Also, no one had better hair than Kenny!
Okay, Michael McDonald is in a tie for best hair, but both are devastatingly handsome men with ethereal voices that take me on a ride through the stratosphere! I refuse to choose between them!😍
@@LazyIRanch hey I have great hair but vocals I'm not close to those 2, 😂
@@LazyIRanchcheck out Graham Nash for some primo “older man” hair. He’s doing very fine👍😄🙏🤭
He’s great at everything, not just yacht rock.
Kenny is a certified treasure- a songwriting genius, a thoughtful and caring person, and a fantastic interview guest. I hope so much to see another Kenny Loggins hit movie soundtrack again before the decade's out.
Thanks Baby Gerald!
He has such a soulful voice. Banging out top 10s or singing intimate "unplugged" stuff, you can tell he feels it. That is why he's had such a prolific career. Love Kenny!
FOr sure!
...WHO YOU TELLIN'!? ...his 'Live' rendition of "Forever" (on the "Redwoods" CD) blows me away....EVERYTIME! ....It's better when you WATCH it, though.....
His voice is one of the best out there.
My oldest brother used to play “Your Momma Don’t Dance” on my parents’ turntable in our living room trying to get a rise out of them. Turned out that my mom loved the song. She still didn’t dance but would sing along.
Love it!
I love that!
us same parenrs zenith console haha
Don’t leave us hanging: Did your Daddy Rock n Roll or not?
No, in fact he hated it. “Turn off that hippie crap”.
My wife passed away from cancer and it wasn't a Kenny Loggins song that helped me through continuous tough times in my life but Remind Me by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood always brings back the memories of the good times my wife and I had. Certain songs have a way to just put you at ease when things aren't good.
Kenny's range is amazing and both versions of Pooh's Corner are very touching.
I agree. So poignant!
This song has always been magical to me. Then I became the mom of a 4 y.o...and it became a reality to me. Many tears flowed. She's 35 now...and sometimes the tears return. 😊
1. Was a BIG Loggins & Messina fan through the 70's. Special fondness for Native Son. Had 7th row seats when they were doing their farewell tour, the only time I got to see them, but it was amazing.
2. Kenny was launching his solo career as I was finishing college and striking out on my own, and I was following his new music closely. Fond memries of a road trip I made with my best friend, wearing out the cassettes Celebrate Me Home and Nightwatch.
3. Next stage of life was motherhood and Return to Pooh Corner was a favorite to play for my two children. It was my go-to baby shower gift to other friends having their families.
Now in my senior years, I still have Kenny's music from all of his eras in my very eclectic classic playlists. Pooh Corner still resonates.
In my opinion Kenny Loggins is the king of movie soundtracks. I'm not saying other artist haven't had great songs but Kenny has 3 great movie soundtracks and it's hard to pick which one is best.
Nah, Elvis is 🤣
I agree. He's the KING!
@@gns423Eh, but those movies were based around Elvis to begin with.
For me Top Gun.
@@JohnClark-tt2bl Top Gun was based around Elvis?
Those are two killer tunes Professor, but I think my favorite Loggins composition is Danny's Song.
Great song!
That song about divorce and that little snippet had tears in my eyes as well. It was 20 years ago and that is exactly what I wanted for my boys but couldn't express.
House of Pooh Corner..I named my second son Christopher but always called him Christopher Robin after the song..Great song and great interview..thanks man!
Thanks for watching!
I did the same.
Christopher is such a beautiful name. I wanted to name my son "Christopher" after my mom (Christine, female version of "Chris").
My son's father hated my mom, so I named my son after my favorite uncle instead.
My uncle has a beautiful name, a "manly" name, so how could anyone make fun of it?
My son's name is "Forrest". Yep. My son was born two years before the movie "Forrest Gump".
I still think it's a beautiful name!!☺😄
@@LazyIRanch Oof
Christopher Robin was one of my favorite characters as a child.
Someone gifted me Return To Pooh Corner at my baby shower back in 2005.
I still often listen to this album to go to sleep. It was awesome to hear the story behind the eponymous song!
Kenny logins is one of my favorite singer's. So many good songs.
Thanks Wayne!
The way Kenny Loggins writes music, you would expect that he's found the "love of a century." There is a part of my heart that breaks for him knowing that he hasn't had a marriage last "til death".
His love language is definitely writing music.
As well as the "Leap Of Faith" album, I recommend his very personal "The Unimaginable Life" album.
Always liked Kenny, seemed like a good guy, he’s worked with everyone. My favs are his duets with Nix and McDonald. Great to friendship beyond the interviews Adam. Thanks for the amazing work.
I never knew he wrote Pooh Corner at such a young age, I didnt even know about that song until the 90s.
I grew up in that time and loved his music. He is like an encyclopedia of life. I loved his stories.
Amen!
Thank You PoR for showing us the humanity behind the makers of hits, your own style makes these interviews so much more .......
Thanks for listening!
Kenny Loggins what I love about him is he just makes great music and it covers every genre and his legendary voice can do it all
I think "This is it" is an amazing song, great dynamics!
Agreed!
Love that song! 💙
For decades this is the song I listen to when I need motivation.
The Real Thing had always moved me and been my fav Kenny song until May 2008. I saw him in concert here in Denver on a Monday night. Some odd things happened at that concert I won't go into (spiritually odd) On Tuesday, I ended up in the hospital fighting for my life. Two emergency surgeries in 36 hours and a very, very long road of recovery in front of me. After a month in the hospital and moving into my long term healing phase, I found myself depressed and sometimes despondent. That's when - in attempt of self soothing - I heard "This is it" with brand new ears. It became a MANTRA to me during my recovery knowing only I, with my mindset, could get myself back to health. And I have. And I'm so grateful to Kenny. And to you, Adam. I found your channel a few months ago and I'm hooked. Thank you for what you do. Turning other people on to you as well! The more the merrier!
The “children’s” version of “House on Pooh Corner” is a song I played to my three daughters when they were infants. All these years later…and that song brings a tear to my eye. So many great memories. Thanks for the awesome music Kenny…and thanks Professor for spending time talking about it. Much love 🙏🏼
I love how the professor of rock can really get to show us the musicians true meanings. He’s knowledgeable and needed. Thanks PoR. You rock.
Return to Pooh Corner is the song that made me a music lover. It's the first song I knew by heart, before I knew how to spell the name I was given at birth. I'm so glad I got to see Kenny last year on his farewell tour.
This is what makes you the professor, Adam! You elicit open and honest responses that give us insight like never before. I love that Kenny was inspired by Lyle Lovett's "If I Had a Boat."
I got my first speeding ticket at 18...going 84 in a 55 and pulled over by one of my dad's buddies (my dad used to be a deputy). He said one mile more and it would have been a felony...blaring on the radio. Danger Zone. My dad was so pissed - more so because he was embarrassed. That ticket cost me $80 back in 1995. I haven't gotten a speeding ticket since. Forever - was playing on the radio as I got out of the court house after the divorce court date where I lost my best friend to a path he needed to follow with another woman. Meet Me Halfway - got me through a long distance relationship and I'm Free my teenage years in a tiny Ohio town I detested. Kenny is a featured player in the soundtrack of my life.
It's always jarring for me to think of Kenny for all his professional activities predating his solo career. To this day, I have difficulty thinking the same guy who recorded "Footloose", "Danger Zone" and "Meet Me Halfway" doing the 80s was the same one who gave us "Danny's Song". This additional layer of history regarding "House at Pooh Corner" and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is something new in and of itself. So is the part where Kenny was recruited to collaborate with Richard and Robert Sherman.
He’s made music so diverse in style that it’s mindblowing.
What a wonderful interview. You really touch my heart, Adam, with your knowledge and dedication to giving the world these amazing stories. Well done, you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
My mother was reading me Winnie-the-Pooh a few years before Disney’s first film. I even have early editions of the books that belonged to my uncle. While we chafed at Disney getting hold of our favorite book, they actually did a nice job with the movie, and Kenny did a remarkable job with his song. It blows me away that he wrote it at 18.
My aunt is a HUGE Loggins fan. I sort of stole one her tapes she made of a Loggins/Messina album, and some other stuff when I was a young teenager, and LOVED it. I particularly love Mr Night. What a fantastic song.
And what an unbelievably cool guy he is. I am envious of your opportunity to hang out with him and hear his responses to your questions like this. Kudos, as usual.
I always liked Kenny Loggins’ songs, but after reading his book, Still Alright, I got a much deeper appreciation for the emotional input and output of his brilliant songwriting. His songs touch me deeply in many ways. From his rocking bangers to the introspective beautiful gentle songs, they are all awesome.
Danger Zone
I enlisted in the US Navy at age 17 in 1977. I retired in 1997. And, that song takes me back to the long exhausting hours at Sea; years I loved and hated at the same time.
Thank-you Kenny for painting the years of my youth in a perfect song.
Respectfully,
Michael D. Tolbert
I discovered the first Loggins & Messina album at summer camp when I was 13. So many great songs on that album, but I still think "Til the Ends Meet" is one of the finest love songs ever written, as well as some of the finest vocals ever recorded. Thank you, Kenny.
“Watching The River Run”
is my favorite from L & M…..and “Danny’s Song” from Kenny’s solo career.
What a songwriter and singer! ❤️
"I'm Free(Heaven Helps The Man)" & "Nobody's Fool" are my 2 favorite criminally under-rated classics by Kenny Loggins👍
Nobody’s Fool now seems to have been largely forgotten … but I really liked it too. A great 80’s song !
Another great story, Leao of Faith is my favorite Kenny Loggins album and I wound up going throgh a divorce myself and it helped me talk to my kids too, truly amazing!
I can never hear the line, "Boy, welcome home" without crying.
Unbelievable
Kenny is among the best. I've seen him 5 times at the mountain winery venue, all before the remodel. Thanks for covering this great story.
Awesome!
Professor - what I am most impressed with is your ability to eloquently and personably talk about so many artists. It is not an easy thing to look directly into a camera and consistently deliver such impressive analysis.
As a Gen Xer Mr. Loggins is a treasured part of the soundtrack of my youth and young adult years........ consider me a fan, a big fan. Some of his "lesser known" hits I like Heart to Heart and This is It with Michael McDonald are great and I LOVE When She Believed in Me...... Loggins vocals on the Benoit/Freeman Project.
This is probably your best, sitting with Kenny and an audience. Totally authentic. But I can't believe the same guy who wrote such a heartfelt song about his relationship falling apart could give us one of the best feelgood songs ever--Footloose!!
I sang “return to Pooh corner” to all three of my children when they were growing up. They are now all adults and we still talk about it. Whenever I hear it today someone starts cutting onions. Weirdest thing.
This is yet another example of my believing that special songs are sent from somewhere out there to a writer that may only be the conduit, though the apropos conduit for the time and what’s happening to them.
Professor, I have played Kenny Loggins song on my radio show hundreds if not thousands of times. He has always been one of my favorites and I envy your friendship with him. When my wife and I divorced years ago, I used The Real Thing to explain it to my daughter, because I was suddenly a single father of a two year old little girl. It was sometime before she could understand the reason, but she always knew that I did it for her. To this day that song brings tears to my eyes, not because of the relationship, but because of the heartfelt words and music that Kenny wrote. Simply beautiful.
Every time I hear "Danny's Song" I stop what I'm doing, and just drift away to those days when I was a 7 year old kid, glued to the radio, obsessed music, curious while consuming all of what was being offered.
There was some really great music on the radio during my 7th year on earth, really beautiful music
In 1967 Sonny Bono wrote a song called "You Better Sit Down Kids" about explaining a parental breakup.
The day I got divorced, my 17 y/o son wanted to cheer me up. We both liked Robin Williams so he took me to see his new movie that came out that week, a comedy, right? "Mrs. Doubtfire." It could have been worse... my mom died when I was 3. My dad took me and my 6 y/o sister to see "Bambi" Who knew a Disney cartoon could traumatize your children?
Return to Pooh Corner brings me back to those late nights or early mornings rocking my newborn son to sleep as the soundtrack played on. I didn’t realize it then, but that period was one of the most special times in my life. Life has moved on and my son is a grown man with his own life and family, but when I hear these songs from Pooh Corner I feel the nostalgia of being a young dad all over again. Precious memories and so grateful for Kenny Loggins masterful singing and performance.
Great job as usual Professor! Very cool interview!🤘🔥
Thanks again! Brent you're the best!
Wow - the songs in this interview are bringing back so many memories. 😁❤️
Very cool!
His Live from the Redwoods concert/CD is so freaking well done. Just a perfect performance the whole show.
Wow, I've never heard either one of those songs but I love them. I'm going to go find them and listen to the entirety of them. Thanks, Adam!
Do it! Thanks for watching!
Adam, you're fav Kenny Loggins story is now ours. Love House At Pooh Corner. That lawsuit resolved was God. Thanks for this one. What a song that STILL is. An even greater story.
Heart to Heart, This Is It, Forever are my favorite Kenny Loggins songs
Professor, I have played Kenny Loggins song on my radio show hundreds if not thousands of times. He has always been one of my favorites and I envy your friendship with him. When my wife and I divorced years ago, I use that song to explain it to my daughter, because I was suddenly a single father of a two year old little girl. It was sometime before she could understand the reason, but she always knew that I did it for her. To this day that song brings tears to my eyes cop, not because of the relationship, but because of the heartfelt words and music, the Kinney wrote. Simply beautiful.
So many Kenny Loggins songs take me back to my teens and fond memories. I think “Your mama don’t dance…” is one of my fondest though. Thank you for this episode. 😊
I used to live in the Pooh's 100 Acre woods in the Ashdown Forest in Sussex, UK. Great interview as usual, wonderful story of the song.
I grew up on Loggins, between L&M and his solo stuff... even beyond just being a child of the 80s and all his soundtrack hits being in constant rotation, my mom was a huge fan, so those records were on in the house all the time, and I still listen to all those songs today. Impossible to choose a favorite, but I love "Whenever I Call You Friend" with the great Stevie Nicks.
You work a great job being able to meet and talk at length with these great artists. You are blessed.
thank you for covering this! yes keep the music alive
Loved the interview. Kenny Loggins is WAY under-appreciated.
Some musicians are so elegant, so true that it hurts me to listen to their beautiful songs. Kenny Loggins is one of a few that effects me like that.
Return to Pooh corner is one that has layers of meaning for me and my life, but to save getting into too many details I'll say that from the first time i heard it (at around 13) i got it. It's one of those songs that will always remind me, no matter how much life throws at me and makes me numb, i can still feel.
House At Pooh Corner is my absolutely favorite Kenny Logins song. I love so many of them but this one spoke to my heart. I always sang it to my loved ones and to my wife when she had days to live. It reminds me of the good times we had together. Kenny is such a beautiful man with a wealth f talent. I love him to pieces.
wow Powerful - thank you Professor for what you do. Kenny thank you, for you being who you are.
Thanks for watching!
Saw him last June at Wolf Trap. He mentioned this story. Very talented man.
It wasn't Loggins, but Fogelberg's "Leader of the Band" that got me through my dad's passing. He adopted me when I was four, and he was 54, so when he passed from asbestosis at 83, I should have been ready for the transition, but what I discovered is that we are never ready to say goodbye to our parents. That was 1994, and I still think about him, and that song, every day.
"This Is It" is a classic. My mom ( who generally wasn't a big fan of contemporary music) would have me turn up the volume on the car radio whenever it was played. She didn't know who Kenny Loggins was but she knew a great song when she heard it! 👍
I love Kenny Loggins!! And apparently my kids do, too! I'm a single dad with 3 kids. A couple of months ago, my youngest son (19 years old) called me and told me that he appreciates everything I did for him growing up and that I'm the most important person in his life. He got a tattoo with my birthday and MMHW (Meet Me Half Way) on his arm.
That was entertaining, heart wrenching, and wonderful, all at the same time. Thank you for the tears, Professor.
Love Kenny's entire collection! "Pooh Corner" was my first encounter with his talent & he's the King of Movie sound tracks! 🤠
‘The Real Thing’ is the best song I know. So real and I embrace real. I remember plugging that CD into my car…I have always loved Kenny but did not have this CD and so I got it because my niece told me ‘Return to Pooh Corner’ was her favorite song and I was going to see if I could use it in a birthday party we were putting together. I listened to it and loved it but I kept listening and ‘The Real Thing’ came up. I was driving down the highway with tears streaming down my face and finally had to pull over. I had just come through a horrible break up, but thankfully no kids involved. But I just so loved how honest he was. As someone else said above, Kenny and Dan Fogelberg are national treasures. And I would add John Denver. Songs that mean something!
You connect with the poetry / connective lyrics that seemed way over my head as a kid and ... still elude. From your comments, seems your Dad was your personal music mentor.
This was a very well edited and put together interview! Great job
I lost my best friend 1 July 1985 in car accident. I was overseas and didn't get the call for almost 10 days later. On the long flight back to the states I listen to alot of Kenny logging vox humana. Of course forever made me cry evertime it played remembering my best friend. So forever has a special place in my heart. Thank you kenny
‘The Real Thing’, is probably my favorite Kenny Loggins song, but I sang ‘Return to Pooh Corner’ to my babies every night at bedtime.🥰🥰🥰♥️
So you and Kenny Loggings has a special Chemistry, that's why all your interviews with him are so great. Thanks for share to us this loving moments my friend.
Thanks for watching!
I started collecting 45rpm records in '74 when I received a Sears portable radio/record player. Loggins and Messina Watching the River Run was part of that first year's collection.
The only logins album (cd) I have owned was Return to Pooh Corner. It was heavy on rotation in my minivan CD player when my children were little.
My youngest grandson is less than a year old, and his mother (my daughter) mentioned a while ago that she has been listening to that album again, but with a new perspective.
Thanks so much for this video 🥰
I was born in 84. Drawing a blank on Archer, although the Thundercat collab did win some points for Kenny. That whole album Drunk is worth a listen for some speaker rattling BASS.
Heart to Heart has given me a lot of inspiration the past year or so. I barely remember it when it came out. Watching a reaction video turned me onto it.
Great Interview Adam... I listen to Kenny's Music all the time. Even saw him at the Universal Amp Theater in L.A.... Few have as much talent as Kenny...
Watching the River Run was our high school grad song, the class sang it and I accompanied everyone.
Great interviews! I listened to the audiobook of his autobiography recently and he's lived an amazing life and goes into even further detail on many of songs as well as the relationship with Jim Messina fantastic book. Thanks for revisiting two great stories!
Powerful episode, Professor. Thank you so much for sharing!
This was an awesome experiance. A deeper bredth of experiance of kenny loggins. He must truly be a diverse songwriter
I wish I could take a Time Machine back to 70s Laurel Canyon!