Janiva Magness - you were never mine

[Beaubix]

Awesome sing!

[MAFDuarte]

Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!! ♫♥♫

[crankyfrankification]

delbert mcclinton wrote this

[waedidi60]

great voice, but she's a diva. isnt it?

[youfoundme34]

When I needed your love completely, it was more than you could do

[ettajames2luv]

WOW!

[mikeyousofine]

Absolutely wonderful. Great song and wonderful rhythm.

Thank you Jellena for sending it to me.

[MrGatorguy22]

Truly Amazing!

[redbull101991]

She's got a brilliant voice! She played a concert in Poland at Rawa Blues Festival a few years ago. I will never forget the moment I was listening to her live performance and her moving voice :)

[Grizz826]

Pure , sweet, magic....touches my soul

[Wolfigaildorf]

Janiva Magness will play in Gaildorf/Germany next month.

[TheGarrettsee]

aaaah the past when you could be fat and ugly and still make it

[dottiekeg03]

@TheGarrettsee Let's hear you sing something..

[TheGarrettsee]

@dottiekeg03 my band frankenberry plays every weekend you can here me sing in indiana anytime you want

[Dabbers1959]

@TheGarrettsee

fuck off

[TheGarrettsee]

@Dabbers1959 LOL

[MrSticksb]

Pure soul. Great band centered around a superb singer.Maybe the best singer working today .

[mbr715]

2 people have no hearts...let alone tear ducts..iiii'm just sayin'

[karenp1938]

WONDERFUL VOICE, NEED MORE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE HEARD HER!!

[redbull101991]

@karenp1938 That's the second time I am listening to her brilliant voice; something flashed in my mind and I thought about the concert she played in Poland a few years ago and I typed her name in youtube. This piece literally and almost immediately squeezed tears out of my eyes xD

[dorm7guard]

She loves him so much, that she can't believe they are going out. She says "she will always have him 'til the end of time..." meaning, the memory of him and how good it was for her (what they had). She may have needed him, but she also loved him .... a lot. This is the way I intepret the song. Sad, but really good song. She loved him enough (so much) to let him "be". Janiva sings it great.

dorm7guard

[dorm7guard]

I never lost you. The song is sad, but yet the person is grateful for the relationship that they had. Sometimes one meets someone and they can't believe that that person actually asked them out...their heart starts pumping everytime they are near them. In the back of your mind, you say "even if it doesn't last, I am glad just to have had this relationship and to have been with this person...one could get really hurt thinking "that person is theirs."

dorm7guard

[beachcomber20]

i never lost you ...

I never lost you ...

you were never mine ...

you were never mine...

[dorm7guard]

This song is good and understandable. She is a really good singer.  Thanks Cindy....

[WWP4U]

You were right.......I Never Lost you, because You Were Never Mine! :'o(

[honesy100]

amazing song, beautifully sung, an oh so true:(

[makemeateeshirt]

just showz ya dont it

[makemeateeshirt]

toooooo goooo

[jhankri]

I discovered janiva a few years ago. She knows her way around a song. Has a soulful and at times downright fun repertoire

[thenextjam]

this is so fabulous..absolutely fantastic..everyone i have shared this video with has loved it...

[makemeateeshirt]

whatta voice.....

[thenextjam]

ohhh this is soo soo fine... wonderful, any one who has lost love will know...

[thenextjam]

ohhh this is soo soo fine... wonderfu,l any one who has llost love will know...

[SingDude]

hey, why does the video quality freak out in the middle?

[SingDude]

Perfect. Spine-tingling. She's singing the truth.

[Slimriddim]

Top band too... Providing a perfect foil... Love it, always!x

[zackbishara]

soulgasmic...

[bigwillhenk]

very nice voise

[DKFidelity]

Great song. But Delbert McClinton does it better. Don't get me wrong. This is great too.

[trickyricky591]

i know this song means alot to you babe. it does me also. we both feel like it was writen for... and.... about us. i do know you were mine and you will always be mine

i miss your lovin touch babe

[WWP4U]

@trickyricky591 I kn what you mean, I miss your lovin touch also.

[devonmuse]

@WWP4U !!! *___* !!!

[pacatam]

I stop playing it. My God. I don't now any song could be so prefectly written and sung.

[pacatam]

it just tears my heart up and I can't quit playing it

[teleman55]

It holds a special place in her heart ... and soul!!!

[mellodc]

Oh yes. That's what I'm talkin about...

Thanks...

[moonshadowkeeper]

If I have to explain, you will NEVER understand......

[wilo65]

@moonshadowkeeper well.... me and 25.000 other people would probably like to know more....or at least I have time if you want to tell us!!

[pacatam]

@moonshadowkeeper you don't have to explain it to me, I cried all the way through. Anyway to get a download for ipod of this live version

[moonshadowkeeper]

About the most beautiful version of MY song - and every word so true

[wilo65]

@moonshadowkeeper What do you mean your song ?????

You wrote this ????

[charming568]

@wilo65 He means it is his personal song, the one he relates too!

[Steinar53]

Delbert McClinton sings this with all his hart, but Janiva beats him, I get warm in my heart when i lissen to this song,

[countrynuno]

fantastic!

[Fr3derick]

Beautiful!!!  THanks for sharing mimichou53

Grandma Mary

[mimichou53]

j'ai acheté un cd superbe ,belle voix et pas désagréable a regarder,

[xxquillify]

She's got an amazing voice!

[1Natick1]

Dedicated to Bob.

[salvamoncayo]

maravillosa canción y mravillosa janiva

[inbredjed07]

I absolutely love this woman and her work! As a guitarist I would love for her to snap those fingers for me and set the tempo...I would play guitar for her any day, any time!

[Drewtazy]

Absolutely hauntingly beautiful.

[devonmuse]

A wonderful friend just introduced me to Janiva. I absolutely love every second of this beautiful song.

[Kalahari54]

Goose bumps. A voice so effortless. She opens her mouth and it walks out.

[tiomanta]

PER TE AMORE !!!

[ojaiojaix2]

Her awesomeness will be at McCabes in Santa Monica 1/29/10.  Fans in LA... there are a few tickets not sold.

[bluedogguy]

Good Lord - why am I just finding out about her now? What a voice....

[art4ali]

Janiva, you do an awesome cover of this great song! AAA+++ You were made to sing the blues!

[4everelf]

...................wow..

[2DogLuvR]

This one's for you, Tom.

[MissKellaneous]

Absolutely amazing. Holy crap, what a woman.

[rosesredvioletsblue]

EXCELLENT!

[wilo65]

Pretty cool name u got there!!

[iriewaregl]

I second the motion -- EXCELLENT! There's an old saying, "you can't play (or sing) the blues unless you've lived the blues!" If I were a betting man, I'd say Janiva has lived the blues!!!!!!!!

[Mouldytone]

I haven`t heard the original version of this song but it`s hard to see anyone performing it better.

Stunning vocals beautifully framed by great musicians.

[beachcomber20]

Delbert McClinton has credit for the original and he sings it beautifully ,great lyrics and feeling.... Janiva brings such heart and such a powerful sultry voice ...they just make this song theirs...

[40milesoneway]

I heard this for the first time about a year ago.  I haven't played it for months...........forgot how powerful and soulful this is. Absolute art when she can create such a painful picture. Of course, Delbert laid a magnificent set of lyrics to the simple sad tune. What a combination!

[dadogallo]

4 minutes of goose bumps!!!!!

[dadogallo]

4 minutes of goose bumps!!!!

[lightmitch]

Janiva Magness has the most affecting voice and presence, as well as the best choices of material of any American female singer since Eva Cassidy died.

This is so haunting and personal, I listen over and over.

[ojaiojaix2]

likewise my friends. !

[ArcticDream62]

Wow..powerful tune.

[nplfeed]

I loved this song when Dilbert McClinton done it, but I'm in love with it even more since I heard you recreate this song.

[Drewtazy]

Beautiful!

[hinamauka]

WOW!

[rosesredvioletsblue]

Incredibly moving.

thank you!

[AdrianVeidt1]

genia

[heathbar67]

I saw her in San Fran in 2007... What a show! I love this song. Thanks for posting it!

[beachcomber20]

what a shame...

what a shame..

i never lost you...

i never lost you..

you were never mine.