Susan Raye - L.A. International Airport

[MrSunlazer]

OMG! I hadn't heard this in forever! Sounds better than ever.

[HipHopNobby]

@Jiltedin2007 ..

you really from Los Angeles?,Interesting Air Port,FUTURE STyle! greetings from East Germany Frankenberg to Los ANgeles =) Raiders forward!

[thomasthetiger]

I like to fly across the 7th heaven in a 747 to Chennai and to Denpasar! ,-))

[HipHopNobby]

i Love it greetings from Frankenberg East Germany!

[Jiltedin2007]

@HipHopNobby Greetings back from Los Angeles!

[fatso819]

Love it

[fatso819]

Love it

[wantabe12345]

Why cant they play this on the radio any more?

[LES6723]

@wantabe12345 call your local dj

[stuwrightfrom53]

The harmonies and the hook...WOW!



[hajoundco]

Don´t know how often I have watched this video...

[studabaker1936]

This was one of my favorites as a young kid and still is 40 yrs later....

[vaffelmann1]

good as thirty years ago whwn i heared it first time..

[BBBPaulus]

Ha, ha vergess nie, der Start in LA...No turn befor coast line! ... Klasse Song!

[charlesavec]

Utterly brilliant. Such a beautiful voice. Real country music for a change. Far better than most of todays so called country music.

[TheBetsyBoop]

@charlesavec I so agree with you. If a country song can be played on a top 40 station, then it isn't real country. I pretty much stopped listening to new country in 2000. Now all I listen to is classic country from the 50's through the 90's

[r81557]

back when you did'nt have pay for food or blankets

[Kojoanna]

Good singer, great song. It brings back memories of LA in the 70s.

[SIGNALSTAT]

buck owens use to tag her often.

[stuwrightfrom53]

What a hook...where is Susan now?

[BiggerThinking1]

@stuwrightfrom53 what's a hook?

[KyplayaZ4lyfe]

@BiggerThinking1 ...the chorus.

[BiggerThinking1]

@KyplayaZ4lyfe must be more to it than "chorus" or they wouldnt use another word - i think it means the catchy part more than chorus.

[rickcuster]

@BiggerThinking1 You are exactly right. It's the catchy part or sometimes even the whole theme of the song. In this case they're talking about the whole song. That certain 'something' that makes you listen to it over and over.

[SymphonieDerJugend]

Einfach nur toll und grandios!

[Tattoogazza100]

Absolutely adore this song, brings back great memories!

[bobu46]

I like this song and I love SUSAN - wonderful woman!

[MustangMiky]

I wish i could fly to L.A. sometimes.

[hootiebaum]

My siser and I LOVED her album, and this song while we were growing up! This brings back great memories of singing into my hairbrush! Thanks for posting!

[otagoboy2007]

I remember flying from London to Hong Kong with various stops along the way, when i was 14 years old with my parents and the hostess took my twin brother up into the cockpit to see the captain etc. I still have the logbook they gave us on the BOAC 707, also the certificate we got for flying across the equator signed by the captain.

[bobu46]

Watched the vid again - simply great !!

[TheLongshot11]

Yes the song is old but good..I do recalled that the USA was no.1 for all nation that years.thelongshot11

[novalee66]

I Loved LA, what a kickarse place.

[FoxRunMan]

This is my favorite Susan Raye song. Thanks for posting it.

[novalee66]

@FoxRunMan The locals were so welcoming and helpful. A place to visit if anyone wants to go to the States, LA IS ONE PLACE.

[websteak1]

I alway love Susan Raye and like her song like LA international airport and some broken heart never ment and more of her song I love it really bad when she die to early in a plant crash .

[jbond007kommissar]

is it right that this pictures are from the 70's ?

[PeterNGloor]

@jbond007kommissar

Yep

[RJBFIRECHIEF1]

@jbond007kommissar yes



[comefasthere]

I am so nostalgic , as soon as I listened to this song after so many years , I felt as if I am in a dose of morphine , so pain less, I felt so relaxed like heaven beyond my imagination ,,,,,but as soon as I time travelled back to that era , my eyes turned watery,,those days were so simple , haslle free, innocent lives we all were,,and that too is indeed a very special feeling I beleive simply,,,Thanks to youtube ,,,hats off !!!

[ekologEKO]

super,100/10

[Rmylesa]

If You are a Viet Nam Vet, This is One of the best songs ever.

[MrSteveUtah]

@Rmylesa  Piece of trash

[pianomanmaestro]

Stewardess man this was back in the day...... Now its a huge contorversy to call a Flight Attendant a Stewardess!

[hajoundco]

Don´t know how often I watched this video

[TheJer1963]

I was 9 when this song came out. Thank you for the video and the memories. I want to go back and live it all again.

[fredi41100]

so super kann ich immer wieder hören... suuuuuupeeeeeerrrrr

[miehaga]

Yes, one of my greatest memories from 1970ties, when I lived in California, and left L.A International Airport,listening to this song. Still have the old single..I was sad to leave..

[CadillacL]

WOW, brings back so many memories :)

[bobu46]

Two weeks have passed - and I watch this beautiful vid again - I love it !

[LM3110]

Bob Marley at 1:22 :)

[Fenzer01]

Geile bilder einfach nur super

[bobu46]

Thank you Susan for this great song - and thank you - buffalostomper - for the wonderful pictures - both great pleasure to me !

[6Blondin]

The good old days of travel! Would they be back?

[Happyland0]

@6Blondin sicher nie....shure never :-((

[Factnotfictionpeople]

Great song - pretty lady - fond memories. Many thanks for posting! :-)

[dcy62]

my mama loved Susan and I was a small child. but I remember the words to these songs. I am 47 years old.

I think it's funny how I can remember the words after all these years!

[xXopsychadelicoXx]

@dcy62 hello dcy62 now I am 50 . I grew up in the 80th, I can't remember listeniung to country songs. but now started to learn playing keyboard and this is my new lesson LA international airport. First I had to google because I didnt know this song. I love it...

[shoshone69123]

Great song by Susan. Use to listen on the radio.

[1vamusoto1956]

... and than dance to this a quickstep .... slow slow, quick.quick.quick.quick....

[CNH320TD]

Great song too bad they don't write them like this anymore.

[zapkvr]

Haven't heard this for about twenty years. What ever happened to Susan anyway. For a one hit wonder this was fairly impressive. Not as good as John Denver Leavin on a jet plane though.

[TheLongshot11]

She was so good on this song.Jack

[ChuckieInMT]

We're flyin' to Hawaii on Monday and this and "Leavin' On A Jet Plane" has been goin' through my head for the last couple of days...

Good memories of when we lead a simple life as kids...

Thank You - 

[miehaga]

Reminding me so much when I left L.A. International Airport 1972...Loved and love this song...Thanks from Norway.

[doobeedoo58]

I was reading on some music site that question/answer songs were kinda a thing back then...the companion song to this song is called Lost her in Sun...just thought you might have wanted to know

[theaethyr]

i love this song 

[FoxRunMan]

Thanks for the upload buffalostomper. This is a hard to find oldie-but-goodie. I used to like to listen to this back-to-back with Willie Nelson's "Bloody Mary Morning" - they are 2 great leavin' LA with a broken heart songs.

[annieru66]

Watched her sing this on Hee Haw last night. This was the first time I seen her sing it. I recorded it with my camera. Didn't turn out very good so I didn't upload it to YouTube. I'll try again another time. Anyone else tape it?

[zapkvr]

@annieru66 I miss Hee Haw. Wish it was on in my town.

[annieru66]

@zapkvr It's on RFDTV. Do you have satellite?

[zapkvr]

@annieru66 WTF is RFDTV?

[annieru66]

@zapkvr It's a new channel that hasn't been out very long, a few yrs now, but it's a channel that shows alot of country shows plus horse shows, cooking shows etc. You can look it up at RFDTV.com Some cable or satellite companies might not offer it. You can check into it. Crook & Chase show is on there also.

[zapkvr]

@annieru66 Well its' not available here in Australia I can tell you that for sure.

[MagcialWorldOfMusic]

I have the 45 of that song.

[42STUKA]

TRIP OUT! Great song, terrific video, a job well done.

[rdujetz]

GOD, I used to LOVE this song !!.. She had such a sweet voice, and was just lovely.

[Pedy1968]

~ Timeless Classic ~

Thank you!!

[willconow]

fantastic song -- Fantastic Singer

[scruffy122668]

Jeez, I think I am about 6 again, don't know it I hate or love it, can't decide.

[MrFrankenPower]

This song brings me back to my childhood ! i close my eyes and dream ! greets from Germany !!!!

[Brownee46]

Loved the old 74 fuel suckers... My favorite was the Convair 880... broke speed record for commercial AC.

[Brownee46]

Love the Connie picture... Fortunately I never flew one...lol.

[Brownee46]

Gads forgot this one too!! Love the 74's.. No more mini skirts for me!!

[jimbo231157]

Thank you so much for posting this. Brings tears to my eyes even after so many years.

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

I have not heard this song in years.

I still have the record somewhere.

Thanks for posting.

George Vreeland Hill

[alpha18412]

1:33 Lockheed Constellation. Queen of the skies in those days.

[tfergus920]

Youtube let's real country music continue to LIVE.

[nabexoops]

when i hear this song, i remember i was in kings cross in sydne 1971.

[MrDanBlather]

L.A. International Airport was the last thing American a whole lot of GI heading to Vietnam ever saw.

[DevilDog168]

is this country? because i don't like country but this is awesome!

[rcilin]

super



[rcilin]

Over 40 years since I heard this song first, a cover by Irish singer Gloria............. Brilliant

[willconow]

Bring back country.

[01palus]

asstigzzzzzzzzzz it;s ok it's alrihgt!!! flight allday!!negassssssssssssssssss­ss!!

[landobnice]

I"ve never heard this song before but I REALLY like it..cool..thanks for the post.

[violator79]

Man does this bring back memories. I remember being a little kid and my mom playing this on her record/8-track/stereo player. I loved this song as a kid and it's always stuck with me. THIS ladies and gentlemen is what country music is supposed to sound like.

[MASTERRACE19]

tee hee chimps

[MASTERRACE19]

what are you women so afraid if

[dean24ful]

I allways loved this song and now i found it thank you

[HerbWalker]

My Band (Cheyenne)backed her in Friedberg Germany at the Capri Club in 1982. It was blast playing with her. I believe we did this song in her show. RAY BARRACKS 1/32 Armor "Bandits"

[mcdonnell220]

The Byrds at 1:10!!

[MrJasonw106]

my story, last may!

[novalee66]

I loveLA, fantastic airport to land in, if I ever have to go to Europe, LA will be the place I stop over in, Love the Place!!!!

[mrblindfreddy9999]

this was a huge hit in australia

[JaMvS7777]

LoL what a great song, and a nice change of pace from all the songs that are now being blasted through the speakers! LOVE IT :)

[wizardstangx]

Brings back fond memories...thanks for the post...now if only someone could post "Stop the world and let me off" and "What you gonna do with a dog like that" by Susan Raye too.

[csskalet]

I loved this song back in the day! As I remember, it was all over the radio. Thanks for the song and the fun video.

[barneybuyitnow]

I remember seeing Susan on Hee Haw singing with Buck Owens. Great lady...great song! Thanks for the upload!

[doinmister]

Thanks for posting this. Great photo clips for a bloody good song !

[emu1949]

wonderfull song - wonderfull woman - wonderfull vioce

[outtahours]

What a great feel good song from a wonderful time! Awesome!

[lslmc]

I would love to see the video of her singing I Can't Take The Leaving Anymore!! That was one my most favorite videos!! PLEASE someone find it!!

[WHEELSRUP]

Great posting!!  This was a trip back in time.

[hotdog1960]

My first airline flight was to LA at age 10, with my two cousins. Going to visit disneyland and California relation. The flight crew was so good to us. The captain let us sit in the cockpit. Got our pictures taken with me wearing his hat. Those days are long gone...can anyone imagine letting 10 year old kids sit in a cocpit of a airliner. BTW it was on American airlines a Boeing 707.

[jtyreetex]

Who was the writter of this song? I believe it was John Denver.

[SpacemannSpiff]

No, this song was written by Leanne Scott. You're probably thinking of "Leavin' on a Jet Plane," which was written by John Denver and originally released by Peter, Paul & Mary. John Denver came out with his own version a couple of years later.

[frankiesorci]

@SpacemannSpiff I believe this was written by Denny Knudsen, he was ghost writer for Buck Owens and Dusty Rhoads. I seem to remember someone saying that as a ghost writer they don't recieve credit.

[SpacemannSpiff]

@frankiesorci--

Thanks. I'm not knowledgeable about whether Buck Owens or Dusty Rhoads used ghost writers, but in my experience if a ghost writer is used it's usually because the producers or "powers that be" want to give credit to the recording artist (or producer)--such as either Buck or Dusty or even Susan herself. And yet the record (I have a copy of the 45 rpm) & the CD both list Leanne Scott as the writer. If the song was ghosted by Denny Knudsen, why give the credit to Leanne Scott?

[vickeyb13]

@frankiesorci Just to set the record straight this song WAS written by Leanne Scott. I no this because she was my cousin. SHE HAD TO GIVE BUCK OWENS HALF OF THE SONG FOR IT TO BE RELEASED.

[hawkman2000]

man this song is awesome my mom played it all the time as a kid

[gileadgirl72]

awesome! My man thought I was making it up!

[wendydale1]

Love these old pictures! Used to like singing this song. Thought it was catchy and fun and modern at the time!

[schnellguy]

WOW! Susan Raye,I love this song,its been a long time.Thanks for this posting.

[MisterCanning]

Excellent video. A terrific song.

5 stars from here.

[spermwhaledale]

A lot of those killed in the Vietnam War took their final flight out of LA International Airport.

[satuttaisback]

Remember her singing Merry-Go-Round? I can't find that one anywhere. Only thing I can find is the lyrics to it. Any ideas??? Thanks for this one. Ohh, the memories!

[kenramonet]

what a COLPETE joy to have stumbled onto this little gem! susan raye combined with all the wonderful circa 1970's pics of LAX -- before they called it LAX. and it totally makes up for all the self-important, makes no sense, nonsense most people feel compelled to foist on unsuspecting viewers. THANK-YOU!

Thanks so much for posting!!

[Debbiesblessed]

This is why I love youtube too, cant find these songs anymore.. thanks for posting! I agree, she never got the credit she deserved!

[RetCrayon]

Holy crap. I haven't heard this since I was a kid.

[Grabme777]

This is one reason why I like Youtube. I get to hear songs that I've forgotten about, like this one. Thank you!!!

[musicragdoll]

Me too, never understand the rubbish comments that are common on U-tube, some people just open a song and abuse it, if they didnt like it ,why open it ,

I never thoughyt i would end up using U-tube but is great for sharing music, love this song,and yes ,Susan Raye was definately under rated

[TheQerzi]

@Grabme777  YOU HAVE ALLLLLLLLRIGHT

[orbit15]

@Grabme777 i agree, had an ear-worm a couple weeks back, found the tune in just a few clicks. B

[1vamusoto1956]

@Grabme777 me too, like it!!!

[theoldpoot]

this was her best song and she never got the credit she deserved......she was on Hee Haw, for those who do not know, because Buck Owens was the one who discovered her.............

[dbbmcnamara]

I'v loved her voice and music since way back, she never got the credit she deserved.

[gabrielle931]

This is my favourte of all Susan Ray's song. T he cheating game is my second favourte!!

[gabrielle931]

Susan isgood

[kibblebits54]

This is my favorite Susan Raye song

[imtiaz90]

i miss the 60`s <3

[gabrielle931]

this song came out in the 70's, early 70's

[Parameddevil]

Was für ein spassmachender Song :)

[FluffyMe1980]

It's been a long while since I heard this song. Country music those days was just GREAT!! She has a great voice. Very... Angelic. Heard this song for the first time on one of my ol' man's records!

[digger19401]

They just cant come up with sounds like this anymore, the 60's were the greatest, & this is up amongst the best, wish it could go on for ever,Pete,

[nivlek010]

Cool song popular in New Zealand back in 1971

[SgtOBrien]

Very good song! It has a lovely and catchy melody but a very bittersweet story.

[rkdith11]

great song  kann man gut mitsummen

[KYUFAN]

First time I saw Susan was on Hee Haw in 1969 and loved the show. I liked Susan and the way she sang, but like all good things they must come to an end. I really miss that show. A lot of talent came and went thru there because of Buck Owens.

Pick up Susan's 16 Greatest Hits, you won't be disappointed!

[Sepperla]

Super Song

[Scanon66]

Oh Gott Grauenhaft. XD

Aber jedem das seine. <3

[hajoundco]

Einer der wundervollsten Songs aller zeiten, ein melancholischer Blick aus dem Fenster - begleitet von Fernweh pur

[mmuth777]

WOW! I bought the 45 record in 1973.

[novalee66]

So did my parents, and I love it, this is absolute gold. This would be the only airport I would feel comfortable still today transitting thru to London, LAX is awesome.

[gregrsm]

They don't write 'em like that anymore.

[TheLongshot11]

@gregrsm ,I shedded 200 songs I wrote.They don't want that way of writting anymore.Jack

[marsgal42]

Minor nit: "soaring high above the heavens / in a 747" is accompanied by a 737 and a 707.

[marsgal42]

I went to L.A. last weekend (yes, via LAX), and couldn't get this song out of my head all weekend. :-)

[cavetemptor]

Great song and singer

[cassandracollins]

I remember in the summer of 1969. My sister was given acid at a bowling alley in Miami one afternoon. She put on the wig of the lady working in the snack bar and then lipsynched this song for a crowd of thrilled onlookers. Good Times!

[countryflor]

Its a beautiful song. I love the voice of susan raye.

all the best for all the fans of susan. coutryflor from germany

[countryflor]

Einmalig schöne Stimme von Susan Ray,

Dake für' s Downloaden.

Viele liebe Grüße an alle Fans von Susan

[satcher2001]

Wow-this instantly took me back to the summer I was 7 yrs old-I believe. My brother & our friends used to go to a bowling alley in Miami that gave summer daytime discounts to kids & this & "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson were playing on the jukebox constantly. 1969?? Good times.

[V50Ciao]

einfach geil.

samstags morgens in der werkstadt und dann das Lied.... Ein Traum.... da gleigt jedes noch so großes Problem^^

[jimmyschrader]

Dies erinnert mich an die Vergangenheit, es war meine Zeit.

Sachen scheinen für diese Zeit neu. Freund, James

[bogdadountyhunter]

Really nice song sung by a really beautiful lady  :-)

[BLUEEYEDSOUL68]

almost forgot this song til it started to play and I just started singing with it...thanks

[orbit15]

me too.  b

[hajoundco]

Definitiv eines der geilsten Lieder aller Zeiten

[Mimberger]

ich weiss nich warum aber ich find des lied einfach geil

[redsilka]

geht mir auch so. hab mir früher immer vorgestellt, dass ich in L.A. aus dem flieger steige und dann mit nem ghettoblaster auf dem arm und dem lied auf volle pulle durch die halle gehe...

das lied regt diese 70er jahre fliegerzeit, als noch props unterwegs waren und piloten noch ganze kerle. kennt ihr den film "in beirut sind die nächte lang" mit lex barker? dann wisst ihr was ich mein.

btw, cool song ^^

[cassandracollins]

da dich da der blah blah