John Denver - Sunshine On My Shoulders (1974)

[dkutz318471]

The world lost a true gentleman when John Denver died R.I.P.

[jdefabs2112]

its like his music was so powerful yet very calm and his lyrics are simple but have such great depth and emotion ,real music at its best :)

[fabiotborges]

This voice is a shiny diamond even today, and it will always be!

[dj8800dj]

I feel obligated to respond to such an ignorant person who shall remain nameless, otherwise soulless and unredeemable... But I digress, don't just listen to the music, rather be the music

[b1r2a3d4l5e6y]

This music is just as boring today.

[60srecords]

I Liked Johnny and George,think george still acts.But thats not the reason im watching this ,i love this song ,John had a one in a million voices ,like Karen Carpenter ,Jim Croce ,James Taylor , Donavan etc...from the 60s and 70s..

[TheXXXDB]

tears are running down my face.....

[tropicwave1]

Playing the trumpet as a kid, I wished to be as talented as doc Severinsen.

[tropicwave1]

Carson MD corrected my hypospadias a birth defect. God Bless Dr. Carson now deceased. Love him always.

[BradinPhilippines]

I didn't even know who John Denver was until I moved to Colorado in 1979. What a voice. His untimely death hurt me a lot.

[kja427]

Like Jim Croce, John Denver died in a tragic plane crash. His talent is sorely missed today.The artists today don't write ballads this simple, yet, so beautiful. I remember hearing this in that old 1974 Subaru GL my parents had when we lived in Shiprock, New Mexico. I miss you, Johnny!

[ttgelgomez]

i love JD now and so sad he's gone, love NETFLIX it allowed me to introduce JD to my 12yr old baby girl via "OH GOD" 1 and 2 with JD and george burns. she loved both movies and john denver. i love to show my little girl movies and the music from my time and she really does love them.

[TreyGT3]

Check out Doc's body suit - lol

[bluegrassy1]

I LOVE this song. He wrote and sang the most lovely songs. I had that record album, I think it was the second one I got when I was 12 yrs old. I still find myself singing his songs. Wonderful artist.

[markflem]

What a voice!!!What a talent!!!

[BlackSabbathory]

He was full of shit, but I dig his music. What a voice.

[LardInATubeSock]

@BlackSabbathory How so?

[BlackSabbathory]

@LardInATubeSock Just a joke stemming from a quote from a movie. I don't really think he was full of shit, I have a lot of respect for him - especially after he stood up to the PMRC.

[BirdieRooster]

My brother and I are 8 and 12, and we love John Denver, this song is awesome!  Wish I were alive to hear him when he was still here on earth.

[melaniemckown]

In his prime

[araracuara100]

Don´t like.I loved!!!!

[ferraromike808]

he was the greatest ballad singer from his era,70's,and he was a kind and considerate man,and a loving father and husband too,I grew up with his music and charm of country and story telling also,he was great !

[nickyvw]

@ferraromike808 He also cheated on his wife many times. Yeah, that's really loving! lol

[ferraromike808]

he was the greatest ballad singer from his era,70's,and he was a kind and considerate man,and a loving father and husband too,I grew up with his music and charm of country charm and story telling also,he was great !

[Bilama]

lol golden string

[kevingthompson13]

THAT 1 DISLIKE IS GOING TO HELL! I'm not sorry about that either! John Denver WAS EVERYBODY'S FREIND, even if you didnt have any. God rest this man. He made a difference, how many of us can say that.

[Marciawren]

I am taken back to age five and I still remember all the words... I love this song as much as I love sunshine xxx

[hazor777]

cousin Oliver

[BrisVegess]

What a lovely man.The ONLY good thing about John's untimely death is that it forced a lot of people to realise how good he was and what we lost.You can bet in 200 years rubbish like Britney Spears will be forgotten and JD will be remembered as a towering talent of the 20th century.Dickens was made fun of in his lifetime as a hack writer.Denver will be seen as an icon of American music.It's starting already.

[kern39743]

i bet every song writer in the world wishes they wrote this beautiful song

[musickeys8]

@kern39743

u got that right and those vocals

[GTP1940]

We all need sunshine. It brings warmth and happiness into one's life. What better way to dispense with someone who has been 'cold shouldering' you for years, than to let John bring some sunshine to warm the coldness away. YOU, MR, are 'The sunshine of MY life'!

[TheThorinbingham]

hey may have died but is music will live with us for ever

[JoeRedfield1046]

Lucky those who lived the 70's. If there was just a time machine.

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@JoeRedfield1046 Not to worry there will one day forever be a time machine to thank god!

[JoeRedfield1046]

@COWBOYMACLEOD It seems like this one was marked as spam but I read it anyway. But I don't understand what you trying to say partner. About the '96 - 2010 rodeo seasons being repeated. What I know is I'll hop on that time machine anytime, anywhere. LOL !!!

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@JoeRedfield1046 We and our bodies will both remain alive forever all the way into the 100th century, but, we'll again someday forever and ever be this young again, I know!!! It'll forever happen again as there's gonna be another 1996-100th century rodeo seasons to keep rewinding and going backward to get repeated again as time can also run backward and there's gonna be another 1996-100th century rodeo seasons, it'll be repeated again forever and ever hopefully, YAHOO!!! :) :) :)

[syndgr834]

I think J.k Rowling had the picture of Mr.Denver while writing Harry Potter.........

[WannaKatana]

John Denver was a class act all the way

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

Time must also be taken as a constant as it is proven that strong gravitational and electromagnetic effect time in their versinaty (sorry if that is spelt wrong). However the effects obsevered are only that time slows or is theorised to stop in these conditions.

[shockthesky]

wow he has an incredible voice, even though he is flat at times, he has this incredible harmonic quality to his voice

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@shockthesky SO the energy required to effect time in the reverse does exist naturaly so can be replicated so travelling also backward in time is also the only direction that is still forever and ever possible, right here again in real life, forever and ever! As even quantum tunneling can also travel backwards in time put can leap both forward and backward showing that even quantum theory supports the fact that you can also only travel backward also, in time, as well, too.

[sanch1972]

my big bro



[robfolcroft]

Seems like a really cool guy too!

[loverofoldskool]

Gave me happy tears and fond memories of my childhood. Thanks so much for posting!

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@loverofoldskool There'll be another John Denver. We do actually really live, then let our bodies remain to stay alive for a thousand years, then hopefully get born again in the spiritual world, as so technically, we don't live only once -- but that once is not only forever as our bodies are born, live, and live to stay and be alive forever into the 100th century, but we do live at all as there is evidence of living more than once and we just live forever!!

[donzaukerr]

the best voice in history

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@donzaukerr There'll be another John Denver!!! He'll again be this young again, right here again in real life for the 1996-100th century rodeo seasons, and that's the real true done deal, it really is!!!

[JKKillerB]

He can NEVER be replaced... GOD rest his soul. Amen

What a GOD given talent. Thank you GOD...

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@JKKillerB I kind of figure that one day there will probably forever one day be another like John Denver, as yes, it's true that one day, again in real life, there'll still forever and ever be another John Denver... when i became a fan of john denver i forever saw the world the same again Their kind will ever be again forever!!!! yes the world needs John now. He can FOREVER be replaced... GOD never rest his soul, never, live forever and ever. Amen

[sloopy777]

Doesn't get any better than that !!!!!!

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@sloopy777 What a GOD given talent. Thank you GOD...

Speaking of John Denver!

The likes of this guy will be seen again, and it's true.

[coldh2ocarp]

Amasing volcalist. Grew up listening to John on 33 records. I have his Rocky Mountain collection on cd and in my mp3. John is an artist i listent to often. Probably part of it is my fondness of the Rockies but John had some great tunes with a voice could ring out notes like a bell

[rmc1088]

I named my cat Sunshine after this song because the first time we brought her home she jumped on my shoulder and sat there for hours!

[cotullaguy]

@kencady, yes the world needs John now.

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

I figure one day there might forever one day be another John Denver like him.

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@cotullaguy You see that this is all wrong that travelling forward in time is the only direction that is possible, but also travelling backward in time is also the only direction that is still forever and ever possible, right here again in real life, forever and ever! :)

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@cotullaguy There'll be another John Denver. We do actually really live, then let our bodies remain to stay alive for a thousand years, then hopefully get born again in the spiritual world, as so technically, we don't live only once -- but that once is not only forever as our bodies are born, live, and live to stay and be alive forever into the 100th century, but we do live at all as there is evidence of living more than once and we just live forever!! We'll forever be this young again, I know

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@cotullaguy We'll forever be this young again, I know!!!

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@kencady

[COWBOYMACLEOD]

@kencady I figure one day there might forever one day be another John Denver like him.

[Totipaliano]

Seu Madruga no baixo?

[cinematic35]

Our generation (60's?70's) music were world class entertainers. Speaking of John Denver!

The likes of this guy will not be seen again.

For one man to pick up a guitar and belt out a tune like he does is pure magic. It requires

amazing stage presence, musical projection

and vocal arrangement. It is 3 things music today is not--original , WORLD CLASS &

magical. In a word PHENOMENAL! It will remain a standard against all fakes, imposters, pretenders and musical dropouts

that are glorified today.

[camcussion]

Funny that this video has so few views, while the dumbest stuff on youtube has millions.

I love this song so much!!

[EchoCannon89]

@camcussion it is crazy that he has such few views, he was such a great american musician

[musickeys8]

@camcussion

because there's millions of funny dumb viewers???

[mtsthelensgirl]

I found a wonderful photo of John laughing in which he is wearing the same shirt. I'm almost positive it was taken during this exact interview at 5:11 from a different angle. How fun to have found the exact moment. Thanks again Masassa!

[pickerman4]

Thanks Masassa! What a great video. I thought I'd seen every appearance of John Denver on the Tonight Show, but I missed this one. Thank you so much!

~George~

[BrisVegess]

@pickerman4 I'd love to see some of the shows where John hosted the Tonight Show.Apparently those appearances were what led him getting his own tv specials.As one critic said,"john's music got him on tv.His personality made him a superstar."If anyone has John's early Tonight Show hostings and will post them here you get a big cyber-kiss from me.;-)