Last week Bob and I saw John Denver on a rerun of the Midnight Special TV show. In the seventies, John Denver totally ruled. He embodied the ideal man to me and my friends -- romantic, outdoorsy, upbeat, and a little goofy. I'm not sure if we wanted to marry him, but we wanted to be the kind of girl he would marry. He coined the phrase, far out! Oh, for you readers under 30, far out was the seventies version of awesome! My horse-obsessed buddies and I used a variation, farm out!, which could mean far out or it could mean going to the barn.John Denver died on October 12, 12 years and a week ago today. There's great live footage of his music on Youtube -- it gives me renewed appreciation for his musicanship, amazing tenor vocals, and the honesty he brings to his performance. Who else could sing these lyrics and make you believe them?
Oh, and also he's really hot...
Rhymes and Reasons for Unicef (bonus at the end)
Mother Nature's Son
Thank God I'm a Country Boy
Horse and the Eagle
John Denver and Cass Elliot, Leaving on a Jet Plane
Edelweiss
I liked John Denver too. Losing his talent was so sad.
ReplyDeleteQuite often, when people I meet start singing his song "Jean" when they find out my name, so in a sense, he "haunts" me a bit. *S*
I really loved his music, but he was known to be an awful husband! He publicly admitted to being a drunk, cheating on his wife and abusing one of them I wish I was making it up, but it's true...he was also divorced twice and arrested twice in the 90's for drunk driving.
ReplyDeleteI can't hear you lalalalalalala!
ReplyDeleteAck, nothing is as we imagine it to be.
Tom Waits, the other love of my life, said "Life's so different than it is in your dreams..."
Ah, his voice still gives me chills! I loved his ballads.
ReplyDeleteWe had his records when I was young and I remember seeing him on the Muppet Show or something. I bet you didn't want to hear that! ;) But I still enjoy his songs too.
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