This is my go to tribute song to my late wife...speaks to me in a profound way and always bring the tears..beautiful song.

This is pure genius, passion, wisdom and talent. What a gift he is to the world - and what an enchanting piece he has created. Thank you, Jorma!

Thanks to Johnny Depp and the movie Transcendence and me watching it back in 2014 when I was 24 years old, I found this masterpiece. I’m going on 32 now and haven’t stopped listening to it since. What and amazing musician and a timeless masterpiece.💙💯

Have been listening to this gorgeous song for over 40 years. It still gives me shivers. Thanks, Jorma!

I believe I was 17 when I bought Quah. This song got me through a lot. Just love the way he plays. Never gets old 50 years later.

Sends chills up and down my spine. I'm 19 years old again!

I love to watch old rock stars age gracefully. He was and is great.

Dylan once wrote...a song is anything that can walk by itself...this song will always be the most beautiful ever written

I still remember hearing "Genesis" on a local small radio station. I called repeatedly for months to hear it. Then I found "Quah". These are events that are etched into a young brain forever. Bravo!

Such a beautiful song. One of my all time favorites!❤️

Love him, and I’m so happy to have actually met him.. 40 years ago❤

Jorma's voice , tone and notes are like no other . It touches one soul , it brings tears to the eyes .

My father had Lewy body dementia. A secondary Parkinson's dementia. He had fallen into total numbness, into the most irremediable rigidity. He then he took the guitar, sang this song. And the agility of hands and mind magically returned. The human body is something indecipherable, mysterious and, in some ways, fascinating.

"And though I'm feeling you inside, my life is rolling with the tide..." Beautiful Jorma ⚘

I will always love this song...and he sings it just as perfectly as he did 40 yrs ago!! GREAT!!

So so glad I watched transcendence or I'd never have come across this beautiful song

One of my favourite Kaukonen originals since the release of the Quah album in 1974.

I HEARD THIS SONG ABOUT 40+ YEARS AGO AND LOVE IT TODAY MORE!

JORMA I FOLLOWED YOU SINCE THE JEFF.AIRPLANE DAYS AND NOW AT FPR. YOU ARE TRULY A AMERICAN ICON,A GREAT MUSICIAN,Guitarist,SONGWRITER,JACK CASSIDY,JOHN H,WILL ALWAYS REPRESENT,FREEDOM,LOVE ,THE PRECIOUS EARTH AND OF COURSE MUSIC HISTORY AND TO ALL OF YOUR FAMILY,s I TRULY WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN LIFE 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶✌️😎BOB.

Jorma is an underrated guitarist. He has always been an excellent musician. Top rated guitarist with a unique sound. From a generation of individualists.

The time has come for us to pause And think of living as it was Into the future we must cross (must cross) And I'd like to go with you And I'd like to go with you You say I'm harder than a wall A marble shaft about to fall I love you dearer than them all (them all) So let me stay with you So let me stay with you And as we walked into the day Skies of blue had turned to grey I might have not been clear to say (to say) I never looked away I never looked away And though I'm feeling you inside My life is rolling with the tide I'd like to see it be an open ride Along with you Going along with you The time we borrowed from ourselves Can't stay within a vaulted well And living turns into a lender's well So let me come with you And let me come with you And when we came out into view And there I found myself with you And breathing felt like something new Along with you Going along with you

This song is beautiful and brilliant. 😮an all time favorite of mine 😢please play on brother

Our lives have been enriched and blessed by you being there. Happy birthday Jorma, from Greg and Julie Moon, Los Angeles/Long Beach. Thank you.

One of the Great Master Acoustic Guitarist going today.....Great Lyricists....What can you say about Jorma except Genius.

Going back to about 1970, I learned more about guitar from this guy than any other. A master.

Jorma !:! Beautiful, Astonishing !:! Jorma wrote this beautiful spiritual song ... weaving magical guitar and whispering lyrics to feed my soul.

And now, one year shy of 50 years. Unforgettable!!!

Thanks, Jorma. I'm 66 in 2023, and I've been... not following exactly, but appreciating your guidance since I was 15. I would love to come to FurPeaceRanch, but I've got these cats to feed... I've never looked away. And you have helped.

Amazing! His voice is much softer and velvety-like than in the 80ies. I Love Jorma. His music has always been a part of my life

Yes, indeed, music of a timeless quality!

i love you Jorma, Thank you for a lifetime of music. Thank you for the pleasure you have given me and so many others. the real, feeling, caring world loves you,

Gonna see Hot Tuna in 6 days!! Im going to be on cloud one million when jorma plays this. Im 27 years old and have dreamed about the day I get to see Airplane, and since Im sure that will never happen Hot Tuna will do just fine!!! Extremely happy I get to be a part of such a great time in music. Forever Tuna forever Airplane!!

This guy just keeps getting better every year. And he was excellent 50 years ago.

Pure joy, peace and sunshine. Where I'd like to be. Sweet peas. :) Smiling.

You Still Got It , Jorma!!🎶🎵🎶... I'm going to pick up this song... on my guitar...thanks again

Never gets old.. Thank you Jorma..

Last night I was surprised to hear Genesis on the radio (WFUV). It's a song I could hear forever with my wife at my side. My hat's off to Jorma Kaukonen.

Dude's still got it. Thank you, man.

Truly beautiful..

A gentle giant of a guitar player. Beautiful song straight from the heart. One to one communication.

Last night in Portland ME Jorma ended his show with this beautiful song. ❤❤❤❤❤

Such a poignant, beautiful song! Always brings tears to my eyes.

please play this at my funeral

I HAVEN'T HEARD THIS IN 40 + YEARS!! WOW- MORE THAN I WANT TO ADMIT. THIS MAN IS BETTER THAN FINE WINE! HIS VOICE IS A PURE AND SIMPLE GIFT ! WHICH HE PUT TO GOOD USE!

Here's two things that have aged well: Jorma and "Genesis"

Absolutely one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written and recorded! A true masterpiece 🤩

surreal song, amazing, the softest shit combining all the most badass folk guitar and singing

What an amazing performance!

Freaking me out. I cued a number of tunes on the "watch later" feature yesterday and a couple of hours ago I had listened to five of them and then stopped to watch the movie "Transcendence" which we had just bought earlier today... ...and this video, which I had cued next on the list, followed by the 1974 recording, sung and played by Jorma, is throughout the movie... ...most would call it just a random coincidence... I know better.

Into the future we must cross...

The first concert I ever saw was Hot Tuna in 1972, and Jorma has remained one of the most important musicians for me ever since.

Among my favorite songs. Just beautiful. No one like Jorma on this planet!

One of my greatest concert experiences was sitting backstage of the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago and watching Hot Tuna doing an all acoustic set. I was about 20' for Jack and Jorma. Fast forward 37 years and I have tickets for Hot Tuna at the Bijou in Knoxville. Ninth row center, and I am thrilled.

This song nestled into my soul in '74; still lives there like an old love.

Remember songs with emotions and people who could really play instruments? This one's a gem by Jorma.

Jorma, you haven't lost a beat or a note in all these years, your voice is just as I remembered it from your days with Jefferson Airplane......each note as if it were from the original recording! Jeez........you're still so good, don't ever stop the music..........

I'll always remember my dad and his friend jamming on their Gibsons, working on learning this, and just jamming in general. Both have passed over ten years ago, and I still feel the draw of the guitar. May all the guitar masters pass along the knowledge/talent they have when they can.

This song now takes on a new dimension for me, having the good fortune to have read an advance copy of Jorma's book "Been So Long" that comes out in a few weeks 8/28/18 . And like a bonus track, I learned that it was our mutual old friend, the late great Mallory Earl , a recording engineer and idea man extraordinare, who suggested the strings on the original recording on "Quah" . Listening & Reading = Learning

That is as beautiful now as it was the first time I heard it , .........More so than then !

understanding is a virtue hard to come by

Thank you Jorma. You, and your music are timeless. So comforting in our time quarantine. I learned this when I first started finger picking in 1976, and still struggle with that A7 pinky bend. It’s those little details that separate the great players from the rest of us.

Beautiful!

Takes you right along with him, thanks.

Brought tears to My eyes

Jorma, il musicista dei miei sogni, divenuto realtà una sera d'estate del 1986 alla Rocca di Cesena...❤...love you forever...

OMG, Jorma, you are so special. Thanks so much for singing your classic.

Where is the love button?!?!!!!

I always liked Jorma's music - the stuff he has written - above and beyond the classics that fill his sets. I've been out of touch but wonder if he has ever done of a show of just his compositions. His lyrics show the depth of his genius. Genesis is so beautiful.

Two things, 1) this is a masterpiece. It's everything I want in a song. Jorma is getting us, and if you get the chance see him. The right answer to the question "how many times did you see Jorma"? is every chance I could. 2) how did 21 people dislike this song enough to give it a thumbs down? Sad.

Love the lyric + progression + what a great touch. Does life get much better than this?

A gift from Heaven.

I just received Jorma's book "BEEN so LONG" and in the foreword by Grace Slick she mentioned "Genesis". So here I am on KZfaq for my first listening and I'm not disappointed. Thank you Jorma for for the music from Jefferson Airplane and the "Embryonic Journey"...now back to the book.

makes me cry every time

J'avais 16 ans et elle 21 et cet incroyable album Quah et je me souviens de mon premier amour... Salut à toi Valerie Abadie... il y'a 40 ans déjà. Ta petite jupe verte en eponge, ta peau comme du cuivre et douce comme de la soie. Pascal

THis album open up the world of ragtime guitar to me. Eternally thankful!

Beautiful guitar and singing! haven't seen Jorma in concert!

Always so new and fresh.

Great music !

Timeless Jorma. I bought Quah when I was 15 and have loved it ever since.

One of my long time fav's...artist and song.

shivers......

Loved your 4-5 hour shows in the mid 70’s in Passaic NJ. Great memories. You still sound great. Thx

fingerpicking magic!

Amazing ! Beautiful !

Jorma, your music inspires me on a daily basis. You truly are a master of folk music and showing that you can do it yourself in a way that defies expectations on this day and age.

i saw you do this in Trenton NJ in the late 70s or very early 80s. Thank you. My heart was full then and is full now with you. We love Captain. We always will. Love Wayne and Cindy.

se inspiro del carajo buena canción.lo acústico siempre cae bien.

I love it, I love this music you play Jorma, and to share that, thankn you so much >3

One of my favourite songs. I play and sing it since a long time..❤

always loved this song so beautiful!!!

Beautiful song. One of my favorites

This is so beautiful

GOD YES! now I have something to watch and listen to learn this song.. tabs are not for me.. but this is The Thing, man, thanks for the upload!

a wonderful song. that I first heard in the movie TRANSCENDENCE with Johnny Depp.

I love Jorma and this song !

a peaceful beautiful song

When breathing felt like something new 🎸🎸🙏🙏

Thanks John for "The Old Homestead" - I love that tune! Joel from "Brush"! Jorma, terrific as always!

On Double Dose álbum, really super top! Thanks for share.

Master piece, there is so much love inside