I think the feeling was still there
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Originally Posted by Smokey
I also like John Denver. My favorite songs are Sunshine on My Shoulders, Rocky Mountain High and Annie's Song.
As for the re-recordings, I am not sure. Not withstanding better sound quality, on most reproduction of older hit songs albums the atmosphere and mood of original recording seem to get lost.
Maybe even the emotion is stronger. I think John developed a much better way of singing through his friendship with guys like Placido Domingo and through years of practice. Its hard to describe but if you heard it you would notice right away. He seems to hold notes longer and his older voice is much richer.
If only he and others would have read.......
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Originally Posted by Worf101
Not my cup of tea but he was a prolific and well loved singer/songwriter... He was popular and sold a lot of records. But he succumbed to the second largest killer of musicians behind drugs and alcohol... airflight...
Worf
The story of Icarus. They might have thought twice about trying to fly to close to the sun. Now they are voices silenced left to echo in our hearts and minds.
I wish I could have seen him live
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Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
I had the pleasure of seeing John Denver live twice. Even the best recordings do not do his voice justice. He had one of the best voices I've heard live...ever. Crystal clear and perfect pitch. And he was funny, humble, and charming on stage. He knew how to hold an audience in the palm of his hand. I'm still a huge fan and always will be. It makes me sad to think of the great music that didn't get written due to his way-too-early death.
From what I've seen of him on film he can capture an audience by himself. One man and one guitar that suck you into a world of imagination of loves gained and loves lost and an appreciation for the natural world around you. The idea of getting out of the city and experiencing the country seems so appealing. Hey, cakes on the griddle and playing the fiddle sound like a damn good life.
As Swishy would say, "I'm just busying yer balls..."
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Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
. It makes me sad to think of the great music that didn't get written due to his way-too-early death.
Absolutely. They should really do something about the proliferation of trees on the ski slope...
The Best Of Version of Country Roads
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Originally Posted by thekid
John Denver was huge in the mid-late 70's and probably suffered from over-exposure and a bit of type casting. I was given a copy of "An Evening with John Denver" on vinyl from a girlfriend and for variety of reasons played it often enough that I came to like it very much. Of course he was the type of artist most teenage kids were not supposed to like back then but I have kept the LP all these years even though it has been a long time since it has been played. I should dust it off and give it a spin. I still find myself singing along to "Country Roads" whenever it comes on the radio.
I like it better than the original because John just sings that much better. I do miss half of the Starland Vocal Band singing backup in Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. I didn't really discover John Denver until I was in my late 20s so yes I can understand that teenagers think they need to listen to "cooler" music. But I think now in my somewhat demented manor that a guy singing as well as John could probably have gotten laid on a nightly basis if he so desired to be that kind of creep. Hell half of his material seems to be apologizing for bad behavior. Both I'm Sorry and Annies Song are showcased on Best Of.
Not according to Poems Prayers and Promises
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Originally Posted by ForeverAutumn
I think that you're confusing Bob Denver with Sonny Bono. :shocked:
I always wondered what was in that pipe they were passing around.
Are you joking? If you are not....
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Originally Posted by bobsticks
No, John Denver...the one who was the singer and the politician and married to Cher. I'm just surprised that anyone still speaks of his music as he was so clearly a politician at heart...at the very end he was stumping.
Alas, we are all mortal. We are all mortal. And in the end, Johnny was just ski and
bones.
John Denver died in a plane crash flying the plane himself. Sonny Bono died in a ski accident when he hit a tree. Just for clarification Bob Denver was Gilligan on Gilligans Island. John Denver wrote a song called Annies Song. That was his X Wife who he regretted blowing it with. That is John Denver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkGS263lGsQ
I think you're confusing Swishy with Jim Clark.
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Originally Posted by bobsticks
As Swishy would say, I'm just busying your balls.
He was the one who posted that now infamous typo that is commonly used on RR.
First you confuse John Denver with Sonny Bono, then you confuse me with JC. What next? Will you confuse Charlie Sheen with Muammar Gaddafi? I could understand that confusion since they're both loopy.
Both Taffy and Morgot Chapman Were Really Hot
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Originally Posted by thekid
Funny you mention the Starland Vocal Band as technically that is the first LP I owned. Given as an X-Mas present to me by one of my cousins. I never found the need to own LP's given my older brother's collection. IIRC Bill Danoff co-wrote "Country Roads". He had roots in the DC area and another ex of mine was good friends with him and his wife for awhile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz1ex78QeQI
The band sounded great and their biggest hit Afternoon Delight is forever etched in my brain by Will Ferrell and the gang in Anchorman. I was literally singing the lyrics at work for months to the dismay of my coworkers. Bill was a friend of John Denver who contributed writing to several of John's songs. I hear Bill and Taffy owned a diner or something for years until it closed down. I would have loved to eat there and see what life after fame was like when you just live the normal life. Sadly I hear that both couples in the band wound up divorced.