John Prine - Lake Marie (Live From Sessions at West 54th)

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John Prine performs "Lake Marie" Live from the Sessions on 54th St.
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Lyrics:
We were standing
Standing by peaceful waters
Standing by peaceful waters
Whoa wah oh wha oh
Many years ago along the Illinois-Wisconsin border
There was this Indian tribe
They found two babies in the woods, white babies
One of them was named Elizabeth
She was the fairer of the two
While the smaller and more fragile one was named Marie
Having never seen white girls before
And living on the two lakes known as the Twin Lakes
They named the larger and more beautiful Lake, Lake Elizabeth
And thus the smaller lake that was hidden from the highway
Became known forever as Lake Marie
We were standing
Standing by peaceful waters
Standing by peaceful waters
Whoa wah oh wha oh
Many years later I found myself talking to this girl
Who was standing there with her back turned to Lake Marie
The wind was blowing especially through her hair
There was four Italian sausages cooking on the outdoor grill
And they was sssizzlin'
Many years later we found ourselves in Canada
Trying to save our marriage, and perhaps catch a few fish
Whatever came first
That night she fell asleep in my arms
Humming the tune to 'Louie Louie'
Aah baby, we gotta go now
We were standing
Standing by peaceful waters
Standing by peaceful waters
Whoa wah oh wha oh
Whoa wah oh wha oh
The dogs were barking as the cars were parking
The loan sharks were sharking the narcs were narcing
Practically everyone was there
In the parking lot by the forest preserve
The police had found two bodies
Nay, naked bodies
Their faces had been horribly disfigured by some sharp object
I saw it on the news
The TV news
In a black and white video
You know what blood looks like in a black and white video?
Shadows, shadows that's what it looks like
All the love we shared between her and me was slammed
Slammed up against the banks of old Lake Marie, Marie
We were standing
Standing by peaceful waters
Standing by peaceful waters
Whoa wah oh wha oh
Whoa wah oh wha oh
Whoa wah oh wha oh
Peaceful waters
Standing by peaceful waters
Ahh baby, we gotta go now
Singer. Songwriter. Poet. Icon.
John Prine was an artist’s artist with a list of admirers and collaborators that cut across musical genres and generations - names like Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Brandi Carlile, George Strait, Kurt Vile, Miranda Lambert, The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, among others.
His self-titled debut album was released in 1971 and featured a list of songs now regarded as classics, including “Paradise,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Illegal Smile,” Hello in There,” and “Sam Stone.” Prine received the first of his 13 Grammy nominations in 1972 for Best New Artist. He would record three more albums for Atlantic and another three with Asylum.
His profound impact on American music was amplified in 1981 when John co-founded Oh Boy Records, and independent label where he released most of his subsequent work and which gave voice and respect to so many fellow singers and songwriters.
In his distinguished career, John won four Grammys and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2020). He was a three-time recipient of the Artist of the Year Award at the Americana Music Honors & Awards, which also honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting. He won the Pen/New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award (2016) and was enshrined in the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2019). In addition, John was named Honorary Poet Laureate of Illinois (2020).
John Prine passed away on April 7, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19. The outpouring of grief and love from his fan community was staggering. Over 500,000 viewers participated in an online memorial and tribute that raised more than half a million dollars for Covid-related community causes. In 2021, the Prine family created the Hello In There Foundation to honor John’s spirit of generosity towards those in need. Fiona Prine and her sons continue to operate and expand the reach of John’s independent record label, Oh Boy Records.
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@giamariernify Жыл бұрын

I hope John Prine is standing by peaceful waters. And my name is Marie!

@user-gl6lk6sq9x 3 ай бұрын

mAY he R.I.P.🙊♥♥♥

@brendajaeger-das6444 2 ай бұрын

RIP John!

@johnshelton4068 23 күн бұрын

Likewise, & my name is John. But not Prine, & i can hardly type this for the tears

@peterbaruxis2511 8 ай бұрын

The wind was blowing, especially through her hair.

@dublinbluetune 6 ай бұрын

I've never been able to understand why I cry whenever I listen to this song

@2468pebble 6 ай бұрын

Because you're human?

@xhames61x 4 ай бұрын

@@karenanderson3479 I think I cry because I'm NOT

@westerbeck70 3 ай бұрын

I understand

@mranft4343 3 ай бұрын

Even before John passed and when I was fortunate to see him perform this a couple times live, this song would hit somewhere at the core. Don't get it either.

@beniciomoldenado2315 2 ай бұрын

This song and many other John Prin songs as well.

@vinayrao3273 6 ай бұрын

"Trying to save our marriage, and perhaps catch a few fish Whatever seemed easier/ came first" The simplicity of the lyrics that this man uses to deliver a 40,000-tonne dose of reality, is sublime.

@johnshelton4068 Ай бұрын

Yes, sublime might sum it up. Goodnight john my friend i never met.

@rwbullock4197 13 күн бұрын

Holey Moley: That is a real place!! I am not kidding: look at any map or google map I've passed there many times I've seen JP live x5 since 1977 in Toronto. But this is my favourite video. I've been to that place of the Lakes!! Several times. I regret not getting out with Wifey and baring my heart as JP did. RIP Mr Prine.

@jameskost705 Жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan once said this was his favorite John Prine song.

@carolclark1640 Ай бұрын

And when I get in my car I turn It up full blast and cry like a baby

@seanellio 4 жыл бұрын

Sleep Easy John. Our world is better because of your music.

@bleueyez2 4 жыл бұрын

rest easy John...you were and are unique, gifted and painfully missed.

@thaddeus2700 4 жыл бұрын

and unfortunately we're all a bit poorer with his passing this morning.

@sandrat6058 4 жыл бұрын

LOVE

@jamespennington9719 4 жыл бұрын

Far better and now a little sad! Man was a National Treasure in my book! You had a nice comment!

@Cabotop1 4 жыл бұрын

seanellio , “Sleep Easy John”, when I read that it literally sent a shiver down my spine. I am so, so, 😢.

@johncunningham8276 4 жыл бұрын

I can barely see to write this comment. I just got a notification that you fought as long and hard as you could against the virus. Such a great artist and even a greater human being. May you Rest In Peace among those peaceful waters.

@user-vm1zj4nk2s 2 ай бұрын

His best work..lyrically, musically and emotionally. That band was TIGHT

@shanemac5366 3 жыл бұрын

This was the finest rendition of this song. This entire concert at West 54th was just excellent. Tears of joy and sadness at this song seeing how happy John Prime looked and realizing how much he is missed by all of us who grew old with him. It was like losing a great friend.

@sonrayfarm 2 жыл бұрын

@scottrobinson5557 2 жыл бұрын

My wife who's been gone now for sometime just loved this song

@walter2990 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree that this is the absolutely the BEST version of this song!!!

@scottaddison3057 Жыл бұрын

I'm an old punk rock guy and this was the only musician I ever cried about dying. This is absolutely the greatest version of this song. I listen to it almost daily.

@seangrexa4707 Жыл бұрын

He was a great friend indeed

@denniscaton3894 2 жыл бұрын

I imagine that when John got to Heaven the saints handed him a big acoustic guitar and said "Let's Play".

@larryusselman821 4 жыл бұрын

My allergies must be acting up today...damned watery eyes. RIP, John Prine. And thank you for your music.

@kathypiazza7228 4 жыл бұрын

Larry Usselman I openly cried,still will be when listening to some of John Prine’s classics

@robertphillips760 4 жыл бұрын

Allergies are bad here today too.

@jonimaricruz1692 4 жыл бұрын

Mine too, mine too.

@jjohnsonmadison 4 жыл бұрын

mine too, lol. RIP John...

@margaretstoner4701 3 жыл бұрын

Yes...he does have that effect on me to.I cry good tears a lot over his music also.He is such a brilliant artist!❤The whole band is brilliant ❤

@JinderSongs 4 жыл бұрын

Let's hope that John is, indeed, standing by peaceful waters now after losing his brave battle against the horrible virus that has the world in its grip. Thankyou, John, for all you gave us. We will miss you terribly.

@robertj.acheson5368 4 жыл бұрын

He is indeed JinderSongs. Thanks for your post.

@jeremyj4321 4 жыл бұрын

It's so terrible he defeated cancer two different times and recovered from illness last summer to start touring again after he loved his Bonnaroo set. Just to be felled by this pandemic. His amazing soul, voice, and energy will be missed! I'm so happy I got to see him last summer he truly was one of the most talented artists I have seen!

@deanmary1969 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed Standing by Peaceful Waters....a Great Human Being, Songwriting Treasure, Musician ,and Friends with mozt of some very Special Artists he ever played with ! Goodness Grace and Peace to the Prine Family...Thank You John for all the Many Memories...Angels are Singing....ol man way down in TX jd

@oldfolkiedulcimer 4 жыл бұрын

I just bet that there is one heck of a fine jam session going on up yonder.....

@randyvowels6261 4 жыл бұрын

Don't know how terrible it is there saying only 1.84% of there original predictions. Of course 1 death is too many whether it's the flu, cancer, heart attack, any virus which there's been many .

@user-uz6ns8co5d 2 ай бұрын

I hope his soul rolled on up to the Rochester dam, with Paradise waiting just 5 miles away from wherever he is

@captainmawk6041 Ай бұрын

I grew up on the lake hes singing about. I never knew the history, i just found this song. Yknow, i always thought the lake was somewhat haunted. People died on the Chain of Lakes all the time, but Marie was the one where they fished up body parts of a jet skier who was chopped up beneath a boat. Marie was the one id heard about tubers drowning in after they fell into the water every other summer. Lake Marie is the lake that drowned my father. I suppose ill have to be sure to go home again, and stand by those peaceful waters and hear this song for him.

@shanephillips1730 2 жыл бұрын

As I've said on here before. you don't listen to John Prine, you shout your eyes an imagine. Shadows, damnit, shadows!!

@JoeRomersa-mx9fl 4 ай бұрын

I remember recording that song with John! Great man. Good times!

@zack2698 2 жыл бұрын

I am so lucky I got to see him before he passed

@vwalthe1 4 жыл бұрын

This is Bob Dylan’s favorite John Prine song. Not hard to see why.

@bjduerson7991 4 жыл бұрын

Crochet flask mask with filter

@TheEzzieboy 4 жыл бұрын

Bob who?

@jeffcarlton3590 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheEzzieboy Zimmerman

@orkycathcart6397 4 жыл бұрын

BOB WHO ????????????????

@MattHibbard1993 4 жыл бұрын

Dylan is who

@gordeisenbarth8981 4 жыл бұрын

They gave Bob Dylan the Nobel for his poetry, deservedly so; but John Prine is my guy.

@willmpet 4 жыл бұрын

Weren't his words wonderful? He helped me grow up!

@gordeisenbarth8981 4 жыл бұрын

William Peterson Oh for sure. My standard for what I expected, lyrically, in a song increased. For 30 years now, I’ve not been able to bear the ‘bubble gum’ music of so much commercial radio. Don’t want to be a music snob, but I often wonder why (& how) people are able to endure that stuff.

@robertcarey8237 4 жыл бұрын

Gord Eisenbarth I may be wrong but I think it was the American medal of freedom not the Nobel Just saying

@gordeisenbarth8981 4 жыл бұрын

robert carey Google wrecks any friendly debate we might have on the subject. ‘Bob Dylan Nobel 2016’.

@ImNotJoshPotter 4 жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan sucks.

@orkycathcart6397 4 жыл бұрын

JOHN IS THE GREATEST STORY TELLER EVER TO WALK THE EARTH , PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!

@orkycathcart6397 4 жыл бұрын

OHHHH WAAHH OHHHH WAAHH OHHHH

@freetomato 2 күн бұрын

The late, great John Prine is an understated national treasure that many music lovers are just now starting to discover.

@Imafriggingoddess 3 жыл бұрын

I remember this being on in the kitchen when I was a kid and my dad was cooking. I didn't quite understand it then but I could tell how much it meant to my dad. After he passed I took over his records, this being one of them. I later understood that John got my dad through some of the toughest times in his life and a few years later did the exact same for me. John's music is truly medicine for the soul. Sleep easy, John and Dad!

@theresadevine638 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I totally relate to what you say. RIP your dad and John.

@davidjed6948 2 жыл бұрын

Bless them.

@susanc.ganzel7108 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful post. 🌹

@sharissewright1332 Жыл бұрын

Blessings...

@richardmullins2850 Жыл бұрын

Oh how true he has helped me thru soooo much pain and sadness

@waynetteford4876 4 жыл бұрын

Sadly, Coronavirus took our precious John Prine today. There will never be another one like John.

@johnnevin6015 4 жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure of meeting john in a bar in Dublin called Bad Bobs which was a country music venue I played in with a band. John used to come in late and stay on for a late beer after closing time. Our roadie's were told not to pack away our acoustics because a session was guaranteed, what an amazing guy. Rest in peace pilgrim

@clarenceramsey6535 3 жыл бұрын

The best man that ever helped

@waxwing9052 Жыл бұрын

I wish I had been there

@andyphillips5162 4 жыл бұрын

THIS kind of song is why John Prine is so loved and missed. Who thinks of stuff like this? And then puts it into such a beautiful song.

@kes23 4 жыл бұрын

We've lost a national treasure... John Prine was one of the best! He's now standing by peaceful waters. Thank you John for your words and music. Your songs will forever live on!

@elizabethreilly5513 Жыл бұрын

🇨🇮☘🇨🇮☘

@anelladambrosio2513 10 ай бұрын

Una bella canzone,per una voce meravigliosa!😊😊😍😍🤩🤩🎶🎸💘💔💔🙏🙏

@joanncurran7242 4 жыл бұрын

Pray for John as he lays in hospital fighting Corona virus 19.

@stevenklose7667 4 жыл бұрын

No shit? We can't lose one of the greatest story tellers of all time. Get better John we love you.

@sjoh104041 4 жыл бұрын

Breaks my heart to learn of this.

@gregtaylor8327 4 жыл бұрын

Just heard this beautiful man is critically ill. Please no. He is a living legend. Get well soon .

@tamarafitzpatrick9803 4 жыл бұрын

God blessings for one of the most soulful artists ever!💜

@jenlippay7809 4 жыл бұрын

As my Mother the nurse would say "aaaawwwwwhhSsssssssshiiitass!" I mean no disrespect atTalll. True story

@pollyplummer998 4 жыл бұрын

Each time I see or hear him I feel like I'm in the presence of the simple truth

@MatGurman 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that’s the best I’ve ever heard it put. You are exactly right!

@paulshriver7849 4 жыл бұрын

Listen to John Prine. Read Harper Lee. Be a good human being.

@gertfroebe3175 4 жыл бұрын

I love that

@nancyhooper7715 4 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@richclayton5785 4 жыл бұрын

Well said, Paul...

@AnnaBelangerAnnabelle 4 жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS!

@laurenrobbins9797 4 жыл бұрын

And some Steinbeck too...

@Ravynlost 4 жыл бұрын

My heart is hurting something fierce tonight. You will be missed.

@lloydtarrell98 7 ай бұрын

I was dead center front row the first time I heard this song. Madison, WI 05-10-2006. Been a fan since 11-15-1973. John was a big part of my life.

@billybutlin3717 5 жыл бұрын

Ah, God....I could listen to the man 24/7. Every song a gem, some real heart-bruisers, some real soul-lifters, but all crafted with love and sung the same way. God love ya, JP.

@dennisdevore574 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you God for John Prine !

@billsmith2041 3 жыл бұрын

the only bad thing about a John Prine song, isd that it ends.

@numsiskit Жыл бұрын

Yep I believe I'd choose this performance if I had to hear the same one over and over. John was great.

@jeffreywillis9932 7 ай бұрын

And some that made you laugh out loud

@MarkTLarry 4 жыл бұрын

You helped me to be a softer soul, John. See ya at The Tree of Forgiveness Club.

@ImNotJoshPotter 4 жыл бұрын

Is having a soft soul even a good thing? Sounds terrible

@walterfilla6913 4 жыл бұрын

Amen bro

@MickDunne100 4 жыл бұрын

@@ImNotJoshPotter Yes--a soft soul--protected by a hard head, sharp eyes, and a resilient heart.

@samwasson8389 4 жыл бұрын

See ya when I get to heaven John, Be nice to talk again.

@MrPaulgroom 3 жыл бұрын

I’m ashamed and embarrassed to say that I only discovered John Prine recently. Having been a fan of most music genres all of my life I am confused and left wondering why. On the plus side I now have his fantastic back catalogue to explore and be thankful for. RIP Mr Prine and thank you.

@cchapman7101 2 жыл бұрын

The main thing is you DID find him.....enjoy.

@settermanfishing 2 жыл бұрын

Thank God for KZfaq ❤

@AdamExploresBritain Жыл бұрын

I had a similar thing with Nanci Griffith several years ago. John Prine more recently, Like yourself. My life is much richer for their music being propelled towards myself :)

@kamcdermetmcdermet8256 Жыл бұрын

our main stream media and those 'who control just about everything' did not want you to find him..............

@sueporkola3521 Жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me!!!

@picketfence9903 4 ай бұрын

I love both of the artists. To choose between the two would be impossible for me. I have been listening since I was 14 in 1970. They are individuals, like all of us, as unique as our fingerprints. God bless you, dearest ones. Thank you for all the joy ❤

@lucylillypad1512 3 ай бұрын

I started listening to Dylan in 1965. Have loved him ever since ❤️. 😊

@patdean7630 Жыл бұрын

Wow. What a blessing seeing him at red rocks before his passing. Last song he played and danced around his guitar he was truly alive. Will always be missed.

@markphillips199 4 жыл бұрын

This singer songwriter literally stands alone with his ability to brilliantly paint the picture of his songs and then have us think about the story. The story in this song is a masterpiece that has many twists and turns.

@edenblack486 4 жыл бұрын

I agree about this song...'A masterpiece with twists'...but what are the twists exactly, at the end?...I am stumped....I listened to it a few times and still didn't come to a solid conclusion...What do you suppose the ending is about?....I thought they must have committed suicide together......Their way of 'saving their marriage'...?.....'We gotta go now'?......It's gotta be that......The waters are peaceful, so it wasn't a storm...or were they attacked by intruders...?.....That makes sense....The narrater is telling the story, so did he survive?....Were the two bodies the sisters?......Secretly in love with the same man, so they fought?......Possibilities.....Or is it supposed to be up the the individual to decide for themselves?....Ok, somebody help me figure it out, tee..... Stumped.....I remember parts of this song from way back, though......Cheers....

@mikemaginn 4 жыл бұрын

Think of this song of three somewhat related short stories.

@philipopruesse4259 4 жыл бұрын

This is such a beautiful song. I would love to understand the lyrics.

@maryannbrown5762 4 жыл бұрын

Eden Black Throughout the song Prine sings phrases from the 60’s rock classic, “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen. “Oh baby” and “We gotta go now” are all through the song. The lyrics of “Louie Louie” were famous for being impossible to discern and there were parts that sounded quite vividly sexy. This made it an even greater dance song!! “3/4 of the way through the song he sings about his wife nestled up close to him humming a few bars of “Louie Louie” as she is falling asleep. They’ve just had sex. “up against the shores of Lake Marie” a line he sings earlier when he first meets her at Lake Marie and they have sex “up against the shores of Lake Marie.” Both times, the line is sung with intensity and a kind of staccato beat, (clearly the climaxing part of their love making.) Both times he follows with “Oh Baby!” I never got a sense of them committing suicide or anything close to that. There is the part where the two people are found dead in the woods near Lake Marie. Their bodies are so disfigured that they can’t be identified. And in the beginning of the song the two little white girls are found by people from an indian tribe in the woods by Lake Marie. So that’s my take on this oh so beautiful song written and performed by the great John Prine. I sure do miss him and I hope he is “standing by peaceful waters. ☮️❤️☮️

@philipopruesse4259 4 жыл бұрын

@@maryannbrown5762 I am not sure that the "aw baby" and "we gotta go now" have anything to do with Louie Louie reference. JP used the phrases in other songs as well. there are several disconnects in this song. For example, how did the Indians know that the names of the 2 babies they discovered? if there were cars at the scene of the crime seen on the 6 o'clock news, the 2 bodies were definitely not the bodies of the babies discovered by the Indians. maybe the 2 bodies were the singer and his sweetheart and this is what JP meant about "their love was slammed"."I guess poetic license could allow the singer to sing about his own tragic death. maybe we shouldn't try to read into this masterpiece too much. but every time I hear JP shout our "Marie!" it feels like a knife going through my heart. I guess great art is something that everyone can relate to in their own way. and this is great art. JP was naturally gifted. nothing methodical or studied or calculated. He wrote his best music almost unwillingly under time pressure.I think he avoided it because it was such an intense experience and he always feared that it would not be liked. it just came out of him like a geyser. ......so everyday simple, but unbelievably sensitive.

@jockbaird9719 4 жыл бұрын

A musician friend of mine once said of John's music, "It is art to deceive art to write such powerful music that is so simple." How true.

@rajo741 3 жыл бұрын

Apart from his talent and fine soul, what singles the man out from so many other musicians….he leaves a legacy of goodness exposed in us all. Just witness the love in these comments. That’s not nothing. Listening to John Prine is a reminder that we are all frail to an extent but that we are also better than we sometimes believe ourselves to be.

@bobbyarchibald1255 2 жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful comment. Well said, thank you.

@briansmith2013 2 жыл бұрын

He was one of a kind..... Awesome

@davidfoster6170 2 жыл бұрын

Very well said. John Prine brings out the best in all of us.

@lukewood9233 2 жыл бұрын

You nailed it

@lukewood9233 2 жыл бұрын

Yep John was a One; really special like levon helm or maybell carter

@artwilmeth6944 4 жыл бұрын

My sense of humor has saved me more than a couple of times in my life," Prine says. "If I can make myself laugh about something that I should be crying about, that's pretty good." Rest in peace JP

@conniebrown9521 Жыл бұрын

I have never cried over a singer but I sure did when John died.

@marymusik8893 Жыл бұрын

A true gentleman, with a beautiful spirit. ☝️💜 Rest in peace John. 🫶

@thomasmc2506 4 жыл бұрын

john prine is a god damned national treasure. and i hope he stays around a little longer.

@lilidoucet 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think he is dammed.... :(

@bryanjohnson3101 4 жыл бұрын

@@lilidoucet GOD bless him. I pray he's OK!

@rnrpeg1 4 жыл бұрын

FUCK :-(

@bsmith3693 4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Mc- you killed john prine, you bastard

@as4me 4 жыл бұрын

Not a time to ask God to damn him.

@jeffhockett2985 4 жыл бұрын

So sad to lose John....he will be missed. He can sing "When I get to Heaven" for real now💔

@tmart9084 3 жыл бұрын

Perhaps he'll rename the song to " I finally got to Heaven " ... You've made a good point Jeff such a sad sad thing and it makes me appreciate all the small things a lot more now. Cheers and peace from British Columbia Canada.

@christianfletcher7871 Жыл бұрын

John we will forever remember and LOVE you, for all the great music you gave us, just imagine Dylan saying you are his favourite, says it all. You will be in our hearts forever, just like Elizabeth and Marie.

@michaelshine1555 4 жыл бұрын

He’s with Johnny ,Waylon and the rest of our true rebels who weren’t afraid to speak the truth, thanks for giving us great music,you’ll be missed mate, rip

@gerryhickey2410 5 жыл бұрын

Many years ago on a long late night drive from the Kingdom of Kerry to West Cork I heard this song for the first time & it is now an eternal black & white movie in my head - and you know what black & white looks like, shadows. Made it ‘home’ safe to Baltimore transfixed by the story & the mood. Ended the night staring out onto peaceful waters, happy to have chad the privilege. Magic man & tragic song.

@robertbrindle1416 4 жыл бұрын

BEEN A FAN SINCE THE EARLY 70'S ... I AM OLD NOW AND WELCOMETHOSE PEACEFUL WATERS ...........

@jonzelaya4925 4 жыл бұрын

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@conordorrian1652 2 ай бұрын

Yes Gerry, there's something that JP possessed that resonates to our Celtic souls..... Never gone...❤🇮🇪

@baberoot1998 4 жыл бұрын

Look at how much fun John is having!!! Truly...John Prine was the real deal. Rest in peace friend.

@chaunezkalk9822 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, I’m sure so and has been rewarded for being a faithful, humble, servant.

@alantreadwell2275 4 жыл бұрын

I lost track of how many times I have replayed this video,,I lost count..

@scottutube1 5 жыл бұрын

Saw John 3 times last year with my wife, who found John 45 years ago in a little joint in Chicago while she was 19 years old, in nursing school. I met her 2 years later, and have been a fan as well ever since. Somehow he just gets better and better every year. Saw him a few weeks ago in Toronto. Simply phenomenol.

@nilaechols4357 4 жыл бұрын

For forty plus years we have gone to John's concerts when at all possible - sometimes alone and sometimes all of us - we think of him as an important part of our family.

@nilaechols4357 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a nurse,RN too -John speaks from his heart to us.

@CHill-lg6mj 4 жыл бұрын

@@nilaechols4357 god bless you

@4orrcountry 4 жыл бұрын

@@nilaechols4357 John speaks from his heart to almost everyone. We know who we are. You likely know who you are too.

@gertfroebe3175 4 жыл бұрын

He was on my list,guess I waited too long!

@alanbodell2050 4 жыл бұрын

There has been many, many excellent musicians doing this genre of music without reaching the heights of this man, he really was something special, the world is poorer without him but oh boy, did he leave his mark.

@juancarlos14151 11 ай бұрын

Un hombre joven de mi familia me habló de él en 2019, yo no le conocía pero desde entonces su música, sus canciones, forman parte de mi vida. Falleció la misma semana que mi anciana madre, ambos de COVID en Abril de 2020. Son mis dos mejores recuerdos ya para siempre, ambos músicos y ambos juntos en el cielo.

@larrynichols3068 5 ай бұрын

Ilove and miss John.

@tjinnes 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best versions of this classic. Even John looks pleased at the end--he knows they all nailed it!

@stevewiley8409 2 жыл бұрын

He was laughing with his band mates because he had broken a string.. funny moment

@MrZiti 4 жыл бұрын

"Standing by peaceful waters." RIP John Prine . The joy your music brings will outlast the sadness that fills our hearts today.

@carolclark1640 Ай бұрын

Every time I watch this video it makes me cry thinking about what a loss he was probably one of the most awesome ever so happy I got to see him at one of his last concerts ❤️❤️❤️

@joeherald7319 4 жыл бұрын

To my fellow Prine fans. There is a recent post from Joan Baez shut in at home doing "Hello In There" as a tribute to John it's really beautiful.

@patrickmullen6874 3 жыл бұрын

God I love this song because some of the happiest times in my life were... standing by peaceful waters. Thanks John.

@sinclairroberts3275 4 жыл бұрын

Our own mortality is called into to question when a man of the stature of John Prine is afflicted and in danger of losing his life. Lord, please keep him on this earth so he can continue to regale us here with his artistic genius. Our prayers are with you John and your family.

@lindamon5101 4 жыл бұрын

Jesus Mary Joseph please be with this genius musician, let him not suffer . We love him so much.

@steveseefeld3653 3 жыл бұрын

He passed away because he poured out his soul

@lindamon5101 3 жыл бұрын

@@steveseefeld3653 John Prine lives forever in our hearts. Love like it is eternal.

@paashby 4 ай бұрын

Sometime in the early 2000s my wife and I saw John Prine perform this song at Berklee College in Boston. I suspect it was one of the first times he performed the song. It was a small auditorium and I believe some, if not all, of the players with him were Berklee students. The lead guitar player was incredible. He was a kid. He played an incredible bit at then end of the song, and I believe he went on to be the musician in the gray suit that played many more concerts with Prine. The kid sure could play the guitar and I think Prine was surprised at the Berklee concert. Life is interesting.....

@gailblackledge7562 4 ай бұрын

No comparison between John and Dylan. They’ve both amazing. I love Handsome Johnny though ❤

@ellestudio7182 5 жыл бұрын

This song inexplicably makes me cry. Christ I love it.

@mrphil2557 5 жыл бұрын

I was going to leave the same exact comment. Every time I hear it..... Y'know, John Prine says every song is a love song - sometimes love just doesn't work out.

@ellestudio7182 5 жыл бұрын

@@mrphil2557 quite simply, he is right.

@SoulDaddy33 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, why is that?? The cryin' part, I mean.

@4kjm 4 жыл бұрын

why cry? in the face of pure genuine love, people cry sometimes

@4kjm 4 жыл бұрын

we all have this common desire for peaceful waters.

@darrellarvin123 4 жыл бұрын

When I go I just want to go wherever John Prine is because his songs have been a part of my soul in this life and I want them to be there forever.

@hydrangeaism 2 жыл бұрын

And so they shall-(!) See you there-

@darrellarvin123 2 жыл бұрын

@@hydrangeaism Thank you Mari. Yes I'll see you there. Peace

@chrismathes3647 3 жыл бұрын

Twin Lakes, WI 53181! Thank you John ❤

@sueporkola3521 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t really fall for his music until about a year ago. Then, I wondered how could it be that he didn’t become one of my favorites until recently. What a gift he was❤

@maryellisbogden3225 4 жыл бұрын

Damn John Prine just gets better as the years grow longer. Praying for his health...fight John. The world isn't ready to say goodbye.

@nancyprianti2355 4 жыл бұрын

Mary Bogden No we weren’t ready to say goodbye just yet. I read the news @ 3:00a.m. this morning, had me a good, sad cry 😢💔

@kimliebal8031 4 жыл бұрын

John is the REAL DEAL. I've listened to John's perfect lyrics for 30 years never gets old! GOD bless you John

@maxinechildres 4 жыл бұрын

Kim Lieb

@frogsunite Жыл бұрын

I have listened to this song over and over for hours. I just cannot get enough of John Prine.

@BramHepburn 4 ай бұрын

About 2 years ago, I discovered this song. I got stuck in an OCD loop, playing it over and over. I must have played it 30 times in a row that day. A new record for me!

@debbiesmith3243 3 жыл бұрын

A year ago today we lost our beloved John. Genius songwriter with an unbelievable ability to connect to everything human. ❤️ Rest easy we will do our best to carry on without you. Your music will live forever.

@jack2198 3 жыл бұрын

We miss you John. God Bless.

@robertweinblatt2018 4 жыл бұрын

Is there anyone who writes like John still writing! The voice, the delivery , and then there's the song and the music! Oh John, the angels are rejoicing by the shores of Lake Marie❤️❤️😘😥😥😥😥😥

@lotsofciggies 11 ай бұрын

Is it as weird as it feels to be answering a question from three years ago that was almost certainly meant to be rhetorical? Yes? Ok. But have you ever heard of a fellow named John K Samson? Brilliant, funny, thoughtful singer-songwriter from Winnipeg. Used to front a band called the Weakerthans. Has dropped Mr. Prine's name often when asked about his influences. A (low-res, muddy-sounding, and incomplete) video of him covering Rocky Mountain Time exists on KZfaq, or used to, at least. He isn't what you would call prolific (hasn't released a full album since 2016) but he put a single out a couple years ago called "Fantasy Baseball at the End of the World." Some other song titles of his are "Letter in Icelandic from the Ninette Sanitarium" and "Psalm for the Elks Lodge Last Call." One lyrical trait of his that clearly shows JP's influence is the anthropomorphizing of inanimate objects (JP: "bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down and won, and it was 12 O'clock before I realized I was havin' no fun." JKS: "there's a sink full of bottles and cutlery, and the car's got a list of complaints.") I'm rambling here. Oh baby. I gotta go now

@seonadmacleod139 4 жыл бұрын

Prayers for John to recover from this deadly virus!

@p.m.j.schellekens550 4 жыл бұрын

John Prine is not only a fantastic singer/songwriter but invited also 2 super stringplayers - amazing the trio play at the end - thanks for sharing your heavenly songs ! Bless all of you

@carandme1 2 жыл бұрын

Although we still have his music to savour, it makes me sad to think of what he took with him on that day, April 7th, 2020. Luv u forever.

@frankdardano7180 Жыл бұрын

This is so good, I never tire of listening to it.

@suedonn7996 4 жыл бұрын

Standing with you by peaceful waters.

@francisoboyle 3 жыл бұрын

Almost ten minutes of pure bliss , and the trio of guitar solos at the the end Ahh baby what can I say 👌

@MAGAMANPATRIOT 8 ай бұрын

Loved Prine years and years ago I went to visit my brother from another mother up in the Chicago area. He was a music nut like me. I ask where we're going to catch live music. I think he new everyone within a 100 mile radius of wherever he was at. So he says let me call a guy.. getting off the phone he names some small club his buddy he called managed the place and said you 2 need to hear this guy..some postman was turning out some fine tunes. I thought we'd go to a blues club but after hearing Prine and him sittin with us a little while I was dadgum impressed. Not just his music he was just a nice humble man. Sure wish we had smartphone's back then. I got to meet Buffet in very similar consequences in a little place in Atlanta. But anyways we all get old.

@elizabethdevries8028 4 жыл бұрын

Fly free John. Thank you. My heart is just broken this morning. Thank you again and again...and again.

@dwjulian 4 жыл бұрын

It'll take a long time not to shred a tear when I listen his songs. R.I.P. John from a VietNam Vet

@barbararoberts3834 3 жыл бұрын

Only found John Prine's music after he passed. I've had many favourites over the years but NOTHING can come close to his storytelling. How very sad he passed. I can't go a day without listening to one of his songs. RIP

@johnartois447 3 жыл бұрын

"Clocks and Spoons"

@davidhorner9218 3 жыл бұрын

Can't help but cry sometimes when I hear him now, this one really hit me today. A sweet sadness.

@siteofit 4 жыл бұрын

All the love we shared, between her and me, was slammed…slammed against the banks of ol’ Lake Marie.... whew!

@Johnny-Rock-Star 4 жыл бұрын

God speed old friend. God speed. So grateful to have had your music be a big part of the sound track to my life

@marymac7178 4 жыл бұрын

He's gone. Sleep in peace and thank you, John.

@timbuckalew9903 4 жыл бұрын

Hard to hear this morning, but impossible to ignore. Not to come again.

@jfassero 4 жыл бұрын

Lake Marie...a love story encapsulated in a great human tragedy and irony...of death while standing by peaceful waters. Godspeed, John Prine.

@anniekunkel4665 Жыл бұрын

John Prime, thank you for your gift and love of music and songs. You brought much joy and peaceful waters in your life. Forever grateful my sister knew of you back in your Chicago days. What a gift you were. R.I.P. John 🕊️🕊️🕊️

@adamhollister3434 3 жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan’s favorite. We’ve lost a lot of the greats over the years, but this one hurts. Rest easy, John.

@lbritton1022 4 жыл бұрын

I kind of hate when people say “if I could like this video a million times, I would” but I get it now....rest easy John

@suewyker8457 4 жыл бұрын

RIP John...taken from us to soon due to COVID-19 An incredible talent!

@stevecook7551 4 жыл бұрын

Every song a story , some happy , some sad , some funny . Each and every one important . Bless you John for the story's , hoping for your recovery .

@stephencharlesgrace4542 4 жыл бұрын

John Prine. Quite possibly 'THE' most underrated musician who ever lived! RIP Brother John.....go sing a song in heaven.....Blow Em Away bro!

@ivorsmith3999 6 ай бұрын

Genius. National treasure. The best songwriter. And a wonderful human being..

@janhensley3617 6 ай бұрын

Rip John Prine and Steve Goodman. I love your music very, very much ❤️🇺🇸

@ellencook7469 4 жыл бұрын

Praying for this amazing entertainer to survive the virus! Love you, hero!

@maureenlisbeth 4 жыл бұрын

Stay with us, John! Praying that you will beat that virus, and continue to share your soul stirring beautiful songs with us! Thank you!

@cynthiabitto1140 4 жыл бұрын

I love this tune, especially since the Twin Lakes are just a few miles down the road, from my house.

@cynthiabitto1140 4 жыл бұрын

John Prine Hello In There. Get well soon. 💙

@egacosta 4 жыл бұрын

Some videos shouldn´t have a "Don´t like" button. This is a good example. Rest in Peace dear John.

@collette333 4 жыл бұрын

The world is even sadder today but your music will always live on ..RIP John.