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@oscararzate79567 ай бұрын
Mi H. Prrj 🌹❤ 🇲🇽
@Marrie_3217 ай бұрын
Next Avenged Sevenfold _Walk_ live at Rock am Ring 2006🙏
@stevenmassey417 ай бұрын
He was the best. Just the best. And singing with Cass Elliot? Thats just icing on the cake. RIP John and Cass, we will always love you both :)
@FunkThompson7 ай бұрын
Mama's and Papa's had the more popular / known version of this song, so it makes sense, but yes. The man had the voice - and soul - of an angel.
@thomasmacdiarmid82517 ай бұрын
@@FunkThompson I think you meant Peter, Paul and Mary - they of course often had a similar sound as Mamas and Papas
So many Vietnam/Vietnam era vets, have a tremendous sense of nostalgia or pain, listening to this song, even now
@Hogtownboy17 ай бұрын
I do
@jeannemarie59084 ай бұрын
Yep. I am not a Vietnam vet .. but this song reminds me of when my cousin was sent to Vietnam.
@johnprice60667 ай бұрын
Cass Elliott and John Denver were friends from the Folk scene of the '60s, back when she was in The Mugwumps and was John Deutschendorf.
@wintermoonomen7 ай бұрын
This is a great video that showcases both their vocals! They sure don't make songs like this anymore.
@FunkThompson7 ай бұрын
Yes they do. Those songs just don't make the top 40 anymore; you can still find real, actual musicians, making real, actual music. In venues all over your town. Support your local music; it will support you :D
@wintermoonomen7 ай бұрын
@@FunkThompsontrue to a point. A lot of great artist out there doing a lot of great things. Unfortunately it seems the masses don't have a clue where to look, the majors are definitely a problem limiting the exposure only to money making self benefiting picks
@FunkThompson7 ай бұрын
@@wintermoonomen Oh, and you can find them... on KZfaq! :D
@DanielFrost217 ай бұрын
Listening to John's voice is like hearing an old friend.
@user-el2nh5uo1w7 ай бұрын
This song hit hard today. Great analysis. Mama Cass was magical.
@yrankin17 ай бұрын
John Denver is integral part of my childhood. Takes me right back. Love Mama Cass too.
@bryandaniel28567 ай бұрын
Rocky Mountain High is my favorite John Denver song.
@tommack93957 ай бұрын
He had so many great songs is hard to pick... Annie's Song comes to mind. Anyway, writing a great song always comes down to looking around yourself and writing about life as you know and see it.
@charliestevenson35007 ай бұрын
His singing invited you to sing along, no matter the song.
@garyt71937 ай бұрын
@@charliestevenson3500 indeed!
@Neil_BT7 ай бұрын
I just love performances like this. Two highly talented people, a bit of electric amplification, but other than that just the glorious sound of air vibrating. Beatiful.
@junction6_m27VNC7 ай бұрын
My father was in the RAF and was stationed in Cypress for 3 years and this song was played a lot on Forces Radio as friends of ours left us to head back to the UK. It always make me think of those days
@gatorcock797 ай бұрын
Reportedly it was written about Vietnam. A soldier leaving for the War.
@johnhmaloney7 ай бұрын
I'm really glad that you've reacted to John Denver a couple of times recently. I come from a rock and metal background and have older siblings who were in very much the same vein when I was young, so I've spent most of my life rolling my eyes at his music. These reactions have given me a chance to reassess him from a more mature perspective and I'm definitely developing an appreciation for his work. It's a beautiful song and the arrangement was stunning. I'm amazed by who well the filled the space with just two guitars and an upright bass.
@barbarino20007 ай бұрын
John Denver has composed TWO official state songs. (Colorado and West Virginia). That’s crazy.
@ronleight93416 ай бұрын
Even crazier, he had never step foot in West Virginia before writing the song!
@captainkangaroo43017 ай бұрын
My buddy Pete Huttlinger played guitar in John’s band for a few years. Pete died a few years ago at 54 due to heart failure. A great guy and a great player.
@davidschmidbauer39307 ай бұрын
26 years in the military, I never left for overseas without thinking of this song.
@petecogan17 ай бұрын
I met John in about 1981. We were performing on a tv show in Philadelphia. Very nice genuine gentleman. He is certainly missed.
@longgrayline80556 ай бұрын
When those two blend their voices in the chorus and they let it fly, it will bring a tear to the eye. They really really blend well together.
@minionofgozer74146 ай бұрын
Im not afraid to admit, when the youtube algorithm suggested this version to me I didn't expect to get tearful when Cass Elliot joined John for the chorus... its so beautifully sung and the duelling harmonies literally seep into every atom of your soul... I wish that they did a studio version together 🥹
@skloak7 ай бұрын
I love how at the end you’re not even reacting anymore, you’re just part of the audience, caught up in the singing along and enjoying the moment. I’ve always loved this performance, it’s just a short little number, but such a gem John Denver pushing and pulling the rhythm and crafting his whole musical space so intentionally reminds me a lot of Aurora. I think the two of them would really have gotten along well., and learned a lot from each other.
@dwaynemeeks75832 ай бұрын
That was the the best reaction i have seen to this song. John Denver was unique. Im a rocker but i love me some john denver
@MrSkullHead12506 ай бұрын
Look at the time capsule we just walked into. My god, the hair, the clothes, even the glasses. This is a great peek into the 70's.
@randalmoore47047 ай бұрын
Two iconic voices in their time. pure and innocent but not so innocent at all. I just found this full KZfaq and showed my grandmother and she is crying now and said "they both died MUCH too young." I love music history lessons from my Maw Maw.
@markmyers64727 ай бұрын
I cannot tell for sure... but I believe the bassist is Dick Kniss.... who was often the 4th member of Peter, Paul and Mary.... a spectacular bassist.....
@quietwyatt40455 ай бұрын
His voice is actually very unusual in many many ways. Because he started singing as a very young boy, he developed a style called "mixed vocal" which utilizes the vibrations not just in the upper pallet but almost the whole head. (James Taylor also). He could do one of the most difficult things in modern singing : sustaining a long long note evenly WITHOUT VIBRATO. 😊
@justwondering56517 ай бұрын
John Denver has one of the purest male voices ever. One of his most beautiful songs, although perhaps not one of his greatest hits, is "Poems, Prayers and Promises". It's a retrospective reflection on his life. He sings, "It turns me on to think of growing old." Then he died pursuing his hobby of flying. That line makes me cry whenever I hear the song.
@Wizardofgosz4 ай бұрын
Lifting his guitar up at the end might have also been a little tribute to one of the guitar players in Peter Paul and Mary, who used to do that all the time when they played.
@tracynorman145525 күн бұрын
I have a great memory of this song too. When I was in kindergarten my sister was a senior in high school. She had a guitar and would play some John Denver songs and we would sing them together.
@robl54553 ай бұрын
The first time Cass Elliott comes in, she forgets the lyric for a moment when she sings, "Tell me that you'll wait for me." Then she smiles a little and picks it back up. Wonderful human moment. I remember when this TV show first aired. I was a big John Denver fan and I taped the audio on a cassette tape that I still have. Nothing to play it on any more though. 😀
@stovalish64 күн бұрын
That’s so great. Folks liked both these guys, so pure and simple. Think I should have been born in 56 instead of 76. Cheers
@MichaelW9697 ай бұрын
Peter, Paul, and Mary do a great cover
@johnth027 ай бұрын
From what I understand, Peter, Paul and Mary wrote the song
@MichaelW9697 ай бұрын
@@johnth02 From wikipedia:Leaving on a Jet Plane" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver in 1966, originally included on his debut demo recording...
@amylentine720520 күн бұрын
John Denver is a treasure.
@MrMjp587 ай бұрын
Excellent. Beth, please do more of Mama Cass.
@johnsonpaul19147 ай бұрын
Two guitars, a base and two people that know their voices perfectly. What more is needed. Sure as hell don't need auto tune or pitch correction.
@aliciac37687 ай бұрын
oh we need a reaction for mama cass singing "dream a little dream of me"
@professorD727 ай бұрын
Amazing song and performance 🔥🔥🔥 I was 5 days old when this performance took place!
@TheReeldeel156157 ай бұрын
Never seen this duet before. Lovely voices ❤
@kayedeedid4 ай бұрын
John Denver has the most gentle voice. It's like a gentle snowfall, just enjoyable and natural and magnificent.
@BRIANZ9697 ай бұрын
I always thought thought that Cass Elliot was never appreciated for her solo voice work - I love this video-I love the mix with John Denver . Thanks Beth Brian Birch
@birdec7657 ай бұрын
John Denver Memorial, Pacific Grove, California
@hippomancy7 ай бұрын
cass was so underrated in her time, as she was so often just the accompanist, but she had a different tone as lead. some cannot adjust in this... wish she'd created more music
@dougel47097 ай бұрын
I very much enjoyed!! Especially when you join in. Your voice blends well with theirs.
@garysladek9110Ай бұрын
Making me cry, thanks.
@theartistformerlyknownashe12795 ай бұрын
John Denver was a incredible singer, but can you imagine when I was only a kid I only knew him from the movie Oh God. It's still a great movie and he was great in it. Only shows what a talent he truly was.
@carolmartin44137 ай бұрын
Great rendition by two superb voices. I remember Peter, Paul and Mary's version more...no particular reason. Long time ago...nostalgic for the music.
@JurgenStrauss-ow2ge7 ай бұрын
This leaving is leaving to Vietnam War !!! Please look out also for the version of Peter , Paul and Mary !
@kayedeedid4 ай бұрын
this was actually a one time performance. Cass was on the show to promote voter registration and John asked if she would sing with him. I'm sure they did some practicing in the back, but they aren't normally singing together. It's too bad, they would have had a lovely album together.
@SmartK87 ай бұрын
So smooth he even hacked future pro voice analysis.
@Pokenoz9407 ай бұрын
Beth, John was in the Chad Mitchell trio and their folk harmonized a lot.
@gpeddino7 ай бұрын
Such an impeccable performance. Another great one from the same era is Cass Elliot with Joni Mitchell and Mary Travers singing "I Shall Be Released".
@MuresanBol777 ай бұрын
John Denver is such an idol and has a special place in my heart since I'm from West Virginia and "Country Roads" hits home every single time I hear it!! His voice was the absolute BEST. His compassion for delivering such beautiful and lyrical songs is simply unmatched. But the lyric "I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again, oh babe I hate to go....." pains me since it's almost a projection into his future demise. A legend that left us far too soon. Love the reaction!
@bellies10007 ай бұрын
Another one that could have made so much more great music and died to soon!!
@wildgrizz22217 ай бұрын
he wrote it originaly for The Mammas and the Poppas which Cass sang in
@StephenKlitzky6 ай бұрын
I was in a long distance relationship when this song was popular. This song was how i felt
@attra916 ай бұрын
Title was first called "Babe I Hate to Go". It was his best along with Rhymes and Reasons. IMO
@moomoopuppy5087 ай бұрын
From Wikipedia: Background - John Denver, then a relatively unknown musician in the Los Angeles folk scene of 23 years old, had written the song during a layover at Washington Airport in 1966. In one of his BBC Radio specials, Denver said about the song: This is a very personal and very special song for me. It doesn’t conjure up Boeing 707s or 747s for me as much as it does the simple scenes of leaving. Bags packed and standing by the front door, taxi pulling up in the early morning hours, the sound of a door closing behind you, and the thought of leaving someone that you care for very much. I was fortunate to have Peter, Paul, and Mary record it and have it become a hit, but it still strikes a lonely and anguished chord in me, because the separation still continues, although not so long and not so often nowadays. Though not written about the Vietnam War, the Peter, Paul, and Mary cover of the song was interpreted by at least one writer to be a protest song about a soldier's impending deployment.
@EconAdviser7 ай бұрын
We're the only nation with FOLK music, rather than just ethnic music of their own country. The folk music heyday of the early 1960s resurrected many of the great HUAC-blacklisted folk artists like Pete Seeger and Burl Ives, too with labor and populist themes. The narrative style of the ballads transformed the pop and rock scene from love and romance to socially-conscious folk rock of the later 1960s, The Byrds' Mr. Tamborine Man covering Dylan songs into folk-rock, If I had a Hammer (bu Pete Seeger), This Land is Your Land (by Woody Guthrie), and newly written folk songs for the explosive time (Abraham, Martin, and John and [4 Dead in] Ohio.
@moomoopuppy5087 ай бұрын
I'd like to hear your "choir" version because I cant imagine any other way of singing this song.
@jonakers7047 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing! Both this and Peter, Paul, and Mary's version were done this way, so I am very curious to hear how different the choir version is!
@ledzepgirlnmful7 ай бұрын
Still so beautiful !!
@beadybaby7 ай бұрын
That shirt he is wearing is all kinds of awesome!
@clivestainlesssteelwomble76657 ай бұрын
Pure period pop folk ...both sadly gone now but theyve left is the music that defines that that late 60s/early 70s soundtrack. You clearly enjoyed it ...
@zzzpip7 ай бұрын
cass was a great singer/song writer.
@pieter15024 ай бұрын
Beautifull second voice, when i sing with them together , I sing automaticly 3 voice. I have the same with Walk the Line , when Reese Witherspoon sings with Joaquin Phoenix.
@kylesummers15657 ай бұрын
Love both these artists. I'm ashamed to say that one of my favorite movie scenes is the Armageddon version. Peace, Love!!
@miamidolphinsfan7 ай бұрын
miss them both !!!!!!!!
@larrynorgaard57307 ай бұрын
This was a day before my 22nd birthday. Always loved this song. Remember it was popular in late 69 when I was headed off overseas.
@jeffclark78886 ай бұрын
The debut of the Midnight Special.
@jackarmstrong18387 ай бұрын
Although they sound different, his phrasing reminds me so much of other greats of the era; Willy Nelson, and Gordon Lightfoot. It isnt just about the voice, about singing the song straight up. It is about varying speeds, varying cadences, just masterful. Actually, more like Willie Nelson.
@steve833333 ай бұрын
This was really nice Beth, really nice.
@jurgenschmidt27597 ай бұрын
Cass Elliott's Make your own kind of music would be a wonderful performace to follow up on that.
@mrinvader6 ай бұрын
pleaese do a full cover of this PLEASE
@Daehawk7 ай бұрын
Both gone. True angels now.
@bill0mullen7 ай бұрын
Very good version of the song. I like his solo version as well, but my favorite is the Peter, Paul, and Mary version.
@carlcollier43647 ай бұрын
John Denver was also an outstanding guitarist!
@bilbobaggins57046 ай бұрын
Great points about them blending. And Cass was one of the Mamas and Papas. One thing that may not be so well known is that Denver came from the Chad Mitchell Trio. Check out the studio version of one of his songs on youtube : Chad Mitchell Trio John Denver For Bobbi (watch?v=464mfEljp0w)
@chrispavlich96567 ай бұрын
You should react to one of his songs from the Wildlife Concert called For You. He played the piano in that one (I never knew he could play the piano). It’s just gorgeous ❣️
@jackwickwire33897 ай бұрын
Lucy Thomas is an artist today that sounds like that. You should give her another listen.
@sdzielinski7 ай бұрын
Denver also uses space (not singing) in his delivery. I never noticed this before. It adds to the sense that his singing is planned, purposeful!
@jamessweet53416 ай бұрын
My tears are falling for this. Two great performers who bring me back to a wonderful time.
@367426508856 ай бұрын
His performance both vocals and Strumming/ picking technique is absolutely perfect 👍 And of course Cass’s harmonies make it Magical
@kensmith81527 ай бұрын
I really loved Mary Traver’s version!
@spiveym7 ай бұрын
This was a Get Out The Vote TV special. The 26th Amendment was recently Ratified, allowing 18 year-olds to vote. It was in response to the Vietnam War, the argument rightfully being that if they're old enough to fight and die, they're old enough to vote.
@laurengaudette74977 ай бұрын
John is my most favorite artist! I hope you can see him do a live version by himself like in the Leavin' and "Goodbye Again" medley from the Wildlife Concert! John did a lot of duets and collaborations like with Olivia Newton-John with "Fly Away," "Perhaps Love" with Placido Domingo, and "Love Again" with Sylvie Vartan among a few others on TV shows. But John can sing any song just about perfectly! Also, try Peter, Paul, and Mary's version of it or their version of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright."
@richardshiver94655 ай бұрын
Cass Elliot...Dream a Little Dream. you will fall in love.
@anthonyprezioso81157 ай бұрын
Great song and reaction
@oscararzate79567 ай бұрын
El cantante tiene una agradable voz le viene muy bien a ese estilo de música me gustó bien Beth 👏👏🍀🍀
@user-sm1yd8ih2w4 ай бұрын
I love it, but is what he’s doing intentional or talent. Beth love your channel hope we can start a comment on talent and artistry or intentional singing. Keep them coming. Your channel is awesome❤
@SteveDelay-cc3em7 ай бұрын
A wonderful song. You should listen to John Denver's live performance song "For You". John Denver - For You (from The Wildlife Concert)
@garyt71937 ай бұрын
Brilliant assessments Beth. My top JD song is *Eagle & The Hawk* So powerful. Perhaps at sometime, you could give it a listen?
@ps4nurdz1016 ай бұрын
John Denver the best ever, hearing him always gives me a calm heart.
@arrow55997 ай бұрын
I THAUGHT LIFTING GUITAR WAS A SALUTE
@frankford11157 ай бұрын
Absolutely beautiful voice. As good a singer as there has ever been. Touched by an angel.
@ejd537 ай бұрын
I grew up listening to Peter, Paul and Mary’s version, but I always preferred this version, it always seemed more personal.
@Mclint91717 ай бұрын
Other songs you should really watch of his Calypso Wild Montana skies Looking for space
@jeffreywillis42587 ай бұрын
It wasn't the dark ages Beth, we had mixing boards with sound control in 1972, they were just set up "like a pub" on this Midnight Special performance. John's 12 string was ringing like a bell, very nice guitar. Although this is 1972, John wrote the song in 1966, "Peter, Paul and Mary" covered it in 1969 and made a hit out of it. So, John re-released it in 1969, still not hit for him. This is why Cass jokingly says "SHE wrote the song and lets John sing it" before they start playing. This was a "get out and vote" campaign for the Nixon vs. McGovern US presidential election.
@loadedorygun7 ай бұрын
Poignant and nostalgic video. Both such treasures of their time and troubled people who loved to live and to love the people around them.
@1dognight1667 ай бұрын
Beth, that show , Midnight Special ' had plenty of live performances. There's even a KZfaq channel with those live performances.
@renedavids61547 ай бұрын
Leaving on a jet plane. So sad this was also the end of Joh Denver. He died when his plane crashed. Thank God i'm a country boy and Calypso were other great songs of John Denver. And "Mamma" Cash had a great backgfround during her time in the Mamas and Papas. Great voice.
@robertperry17807 ай бұрын
Old Leatherstocking - Death and the Lady
@quicktastic7 ай бұрын
I wonder when the last live TV performance of a pop song was that included a stand-up bass?
@GinMae7 ай бұрын
Thanks, Beth... this is great, but you missed the intro.. where Cass comes out and says how SHE wrote this song, and John thanks her.. lol, and there is discussion about how important it is for "kids" to vote... appreciate your reaction...(p.s. it's interesting how they do "unison" before breaking into harmony)
@jeremybuchanon31747 ай бұрын
If you want a crier, you should watch The Wedding Song by Paul Stookey (from Peter, Paul, and Mary). This was MY wedding song.