Does anyone know of a place to get a DVD copy of this concert/show. My mother and I watch it together before she died and she was a great fan of his, ME TOO!!
read carcriticassessor's comments dont really care about the symbolism or the sexual orientation of the singers i just enjoyed the song. maybe he/she should try the same thing?
@seeme011: She (or he) went from looking lovely, with some semblance of "natural", warped in an artfully crafted (err, peroxide) nearly angelic fair-haired-gal, projecting a refined, intelligent and sincere image to effectively repelling her fan base in an ill-advised bid to remain "relevant" and current, repackaged in 1980s "material girl" loud-brassy-tackiness...with a whole lot of err dyke tossed into the mix....right? Wow -- what a waste...a nightmare course in self-debasement
@auntypizza: Wow -- you ineloquently said it ... like it is, for all it is and will be forever more, AMEN. LOL ... fish-lip-smacking funny! Cretins marked your incisive, raw and utterly candid commentary as SPAM ... simply because TRUTH offends their media induced sense of false-tranquility via normative inculcation ... toward utter CYBER-BORG-ISM ... the next step in the ever unfurling NWO driven destruction of humanity: Agenda 21 & REX 84
Wow -- come to think of it -- a lovely pair of Jewish singers; he ... predominately gay; s(he), once she got really physical, but, on-again-off-again: LOL | the NAKED truth kids ........ research it; it's all out, so to speak, there; good to know whence the imagery that generations are inculcated with ... beneath the surface of aplomb, serendipity & all-would-be-splendid-sans-incisive-analysis: REALITY-CHECK ...now go don your fairy-feathers and fly away: LOL
She (or he) went from looking lovely, with some semblance of "natural", warped in an artfully crafted (err, peroxide) nearly angelic fair-haired-gal, projecting a refined, intelligent and sincere image.... to effectively repelling her fan base in an ill-advised bid to remain "relevant" and current, repackaged in 1980s "material girl" loud-brassy-tackiness .... with a whole lot of ... err ... dyke tossed into the mix .... right? Wow -- what a waste ... a nightmare course in self-debasement.
@strawberryseason: Yes, you said it; she had been utterly lovely ... a bit of a manufactured "granola angelic purity" .... a seemingly natural wholeness; but, nonetheless, she had been utterly irrepressibly attractive, and sincere, if such things can be attributed to a ... err .... pop-tart star, for which she later ... um ... ascended. Such a pity, indeed, and slightly anorexic aside from tacky, androgynous (at best reading) and somewhat, well, manic; no? LOL
@CarCriticAssessor I think that the perceived androgeny was more due to the 1980s hair & clothing styles. I am not sure that was calculated on her part. I do like her earlier wholesome, natural image. The brassiness you mention seemed to emerge when she did Grease, a film I never did care for.
@strawberryseason: You deploy euphemism ... palatable ... heck, even charming commentary you expound; but, putting lip-stick on a pig, so to speak, does only the anesthetized good-biding, and that tact discourages germane candor. Thanks all the same ;-)
Olivia recently hosted the concert when John was inducted into the Colorado Hall of Fame.His kids,and 2 ex-wives were there to accept the award.There's some great pics if anyone wants to google them.
I think John rolled over in his grave with some of the comments on Olivia Newton Johns' appearance - I guess some people just don't "get" John Denver at all. For the rest of us - he was brilliant! She had (and has) the voice of an angel!
@7808521113 Hee. John had a major crush on Olivia,& thought she was pretty hot,so I'm sure he'd excuse some of the slightly libidinous ones.She was gorgeous,no denying.
She's had botox on her lips. So now she looks like a fish. What's the term ? . . . . . trout pout. So fucking ugly. Why do people have to turn into morons and botox themselves into plastic fags once they're in the fishbowl of public life? Ahhhh . . . . fishbowl. I see.
this was when music felt us..grabed us..when music...gave heart to our ears and when TV gave us...the vision...together..they gave us...our first music videos
They were both at the peak of their careers and though John's slid some and Olivia was on the brink of superstardom(Grease) it is wonderful to see them here. I saw this special and hard to believe it has been 36 years!
Back in my adolescence [I am now in my obsolescence] I thought Olivia was the second most beautiful woman in the world. [after a local girl who I never could win] Maybe Jaclyn Smith [Charlies Angels] or "Wonder Woman" Lynda Carter were tied for 3rd. Of course there still were Connie Chung,Sally Field,Sandy Duncan.......and of what boy didn't want Joyce DeWitt on 3s company more than the blonde? Or Mary Ann on Gillagans Island?
Oh yes jeffchandler1962, I agree. This was the definitive era of Golden Pop as we know it, and as you can notice here the dawn of play-backing to an existing backing track, also known as faking it. This goes for Barry and C&T. Carpenters, although sickly, are a different story.
@JKKillerB That would be nice to look forward to, but I believe he was a follower of Buddism (sp), which is very sad. So unless he was born again late in life, we won't get to see him.
@tommylord How do you know you are right and he was wron. Maybe if you weren't so closed minded, you could accept that all religions intertwine. All good souls go to heaven regardless of their LABEL.
@tommylord How do you know you are right and he was wrong. Maybe if you weren't so closed minded, you could accept that all religions intertwine. All good souls go to heaven regardless of their LABEL.
@tommylord True, But how ould we know what was in his heart at the moment of death, Was he invincably ignorant? who's to know. but the point is in God's mercy he could have given him a chance at moment of death to choose the only way and that is Jesus Christ. But that is between God and John Denver. I feel he chose Jesus and he will be there. What surprizes there will be in Heaven as to who's there and the real shocker being that who isn't!!!! need to take our own inventory not someone else's
I saw John Denver in concert in Chicago and he did this song, not with Olivia (I think Starland Vocal Band was there), but the whole audience sang all the harmonies with him... he was blown away, at times he would just stop and listen... far out...lol Miss him a lot...
I TOLD you it was Christmas 1975 for this 1976 hit. Are you incapable of correcting yourself? Are you ashamed or what? I'll give you 72 hours. Please admit your guilt and correct this error.
This is why I love my Bar Chord system so much!. John play's "Fly Away" (Key of G: 1G-4C-5D-6m-Em) and I can't see much of what his hands are doing. I know, I know everybody wants to look at Olivia. O.K. I'll give the camera man that. And you could by the sheet music. Yea I get that! :)
But "Fly Away" didn't exist in 1974. Please, I beg of you, don't sabotage our precious history and correct this error immediately. The single was climbing the charts during the taping of this 1975 special, and the single peaked at #13 on January 24, 1976.
@leit420 Sorry dude-CD notes are wrong.I had an old hit parade encyclopedia published in 1980,which chronicled the top ten hits of every month since the Top 40 started and it definitely was 1975.It was from Windsong,which came out that year.Coupled with the sales of his 2 other albums of the same year,An Evening With & Rocky Mountain Christmas,Denver was clocked as THE biggest record seller in the world that year.
I agree. Mr. Ryan, he may have had a death wish, or whatever you want to call it. A lot iof geniuses wonder what's on the "other side" and they don't mind when they "break on through." (Thanks for posting this: I wish I heard this song on the radio instead of the droll heartbreak music they play.
aqui la famosa es olivia newton jonh y con que descaro junta una estrella con un musica de poca monta que enchile en el festival lo apabuller a denver .....saludos olivia newton jonh
I did not know Olivia did backup vocals for anybody. this is a beautiful song. this is my second fav. although first fav for her and John Denver. my main fav is Take a Chance with her and John Travolta. I wonder did she sing with Karen Carpenter?
1974 if i"m right, i remember watching it the show put on the higest rating for the year on abc. He was such a big hit at the time and oeople wanted to hear his music
this show wason the air again at a later date and its tv ratings were higher than the first time they show, it. just shows how popular he was at the time. it a shame they don"t make music like this anymore
@bcats60 Yup.1975.Over 60 million people watched it,which was a record at the time.I'm amazed how a star of Denver's magnitude just fell off the radar & nobody knows this stuff.I wonder if Jerry Weintraub had stayed his manager things would have been different.
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Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. I used to enjoy Val Doonican's show. It was a time when there was a gentle, romantic & homely side to the life we lived. These days, sadly, it's all about celebrity, talentless exhibitionist individuals and how nasty we can speak to one another. It's a real shame.
@jeffchandler1962 , I really thank the Lord above for allowing me to live when I have. I experienced things that I didn't know later in life would mean so much.
@jeffchandler1962 Yes, Specials and Variety shows all together! Today there are few variety shows on TV period! They seem to have gone with Saturday Morning Cartoons! I am sick of Reality Shows and FOX! Someone come to the future and save us!
I can't hear the audio but the images - I'm sure we watched this when it originally aired because that camera move into the snowglobe is so memorable. Plus, my Sister was dating someone who was totally into playing every one of John's songs on his guitar.
People who get on here and post rude & filthy comments should be ashamed - sincerely and totally ashamed of themselves. Neckrofeelattack or w/e your name is, you are a sick and twisted person. These people only want to get a rise out of people, so we shouldn't even give them the satisfaction..
The reality of human life on earth is that 'wanting' is nearly always better than actually 'having'. The actual having of something can often be a letdown as earthly possession rarely offer any fulfillment. Only peace with God offers true satisfaction. I don't think it is so wrong to be attracted to sad songs.
I love this song and even though it has no relevance to me right now as I am not flying anywhere except on a wonderful holiday soon, I just love it as it is so peaceful and happy!!!
like me at this moment and all my dreams are before me- in all ways- I cant wait for next year as this year has been very sad and not one I relish to have again
Two artists very dear to my heart. Whenever I would be feeling sad I could put their music on (either of them) and in a few minutes my mood would lift. Got me through some tough times. When I heard John had died, I slipped into a deep, blue funk. Took me weeks to get out of it. Still love to play his music, but now it is a mixture of happy and sad. Really bothers me he went so young. There were many more songs to come from him. I pray to meet him soon in a much better world.
Little known fact, John was banned from the muppet show. He was caught several times masturbating inside Miss Piggy. The puppeteer stuck his hand in on one occasion and pulled out a load of cold slimy Denver dicksnot. He was filmed by security cameras rubbing himself while the guys rehearsed."
John and Olivia where to artists, that receive so much airplay, it was ad nauseum, I couldn't punch the radio button fast enough to change the station. When most cars on the road has radios with buttons you actually had to push. Only in the last few years, I could again enjoy their recordings
@westkan This is true,to a point.JD did suffer from a serious case of over-exposure.This was due to his manager,Jerry Weintraub.I'm listening to JW's audiobook bio now.It's fascinating.He discovered the unknown JD in a club singing for $70 a night, his idea was to sell him as an established star thru' saturation coverage,so u couldn't avoid him.He put up huge billboards promoting him.He got him massive airplay via a big radio station tour..Got him on tv.It worked like hell but bkfired later on.
His music was so unique and enchanting. I'm only 19 years old..I just exposed myself to John's music when I was a freshmen in high school, I bought his Definitive Greatest Hits when I was w/ my mom @ the Sam's Club one sunny day I never will forget that day. John is like my best friend, I get lost in his music and it takes me to a far away place in my mind...he will always be my favorite, simply magical :D
Props to you! You pretty much covered it in your comment, but you're not alone. One poster (age 42) commented on "Sunshine" that his 12 year old daughter has that song in her iPod. Other young people have exclaimed that his music touches them in way that today's music absolutely does not or cannot. And they're right. His music transcends human age, the much older and much younger listen to it equally, and that's exactly how he intended it. I too get lost in his music, and it's very meditative.
Thank you! His music transcends genre and really stands the test of time. Like I said I bought that CD just because it had "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and I didn't know any of the other songs. I had no idea what I held in my hands!! haha
You're welcome! I assume the CD you're referring to is the Greatest Hits, and if so you're going to find it's addictive. People have reported that it stays in their CD players for a long time. I still listen to it to this day, and started owning it on vinyl. DO check out the other JD videos, and immerse yourself in his musical magic. You'll find out what us "older" folks have known for all these years...just how incredible that guy truly was, and truly still is.
You're my new best friend! Haha yeah it was the Definitive Greatest Hits..which was followed by 16 Biggest Hits..which was followed by the 1st greatest hits where on the cover he's like holding his hat and laughing lol. Yeah I love him! What I really love is like on a rainy saturday afternoon w/ nothing to do and nowhere I have to be just lay on my bed in the dark and listen to JD and as Kristofferson said "hear the whisper of the raindrops..." haha I love it.
Does anyone know of a place to get a DVD copy of this concert/show. My mother and I watch it together before she died and she was a great fan of his, ME TOO!!
stormygrl1959 1 month ago
read carcriticassessor's comments dont really care about the symbolism or the sexual orientation of the singers i just enjoyed the song. maybe he/she should try the same thing?
seeme011 1 month ago
@seeme011: She (or he) went from looking lovely, with some semblance of "natural", warped in an artfully crafted (err, peroxide) nearly angelic fair-haired-gal, projecting a refined, intelligent and sincere image to effectively repelling her fan base in an ill-advised bid to remain "relevant" and current, repackaged in 1980s "material girl" loud-brassy-tackiness...with a whole lot of err dyke tossed into the mix....right? Wow -- what a waste...a nightmare course in self-debasement
CarCriticAssessor 2 weeks ago
@CarCriticAssessor You weren't raised well at all. What an inane diatribe!
phlip71 1 week ago
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@auntypizza: Wow -- you ineloquently said it ... like it is, for all it is and will be forever more, AMEN. LOL ... fish-lip-smacking funny! Cretins marked your incisive, raw and utterly candid commentary as SPAM ... simply because TRUTH offends their media induced sense of false-tranquility via normative inculcation ... toward utter CYBER-BORG-ISM ... the next step in the ever unfurling NWO driven destruction of humanity: Agenda 21 & REX 84
CarCriticAssessor 2 months ago
Wow -- come to think of it -- a lovely pair of Jewish singers; he ... predominately gay; s(he), once she got really physical, but, on-again-off-again: LOL | the NAKED truth kids ........ research it; it's all out, so to speak, there; good to know whence the imagery that generations are inculcated with ... beneath the surface of aplomb, serendipity & all-would-be-splendid-sans-incisive-analysis: REALITY-CHECK ...now go don your fairy-feathers and fly away: LOL
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She (or he) went from looking lovely, with some semblance of "natural", warped in an artfully crafted (err, peroxide) nearly angelic fair-haired-gal, projecting a refined, intelligent and sincere image.... to effectively repelling her fan base in an ill-advised bid to remain "relevant" and current, repackaged in 1980s "material girl" loud-brassy-tackiness .... with a whole lot of ... err ... dyke tossed into the mix .... right? Wow -- what a waste ... a nightmare course in self-debasement.
CarCriticAssessor 3 months ago 2
@CarCriticAssessor I agree that her earlier image was so much more appealing than the "Let's Get Physical" era.
strawberryseason 2 months ago 2
@strawberryseason: Yes, you said it; she had been utterly lovely ... a bit of a manufactured "granola angelic purity" .... a seemingly natural wholeness; but, nonetheless, she had been utterly irrepressibly attractive, and sincere, if such things can be attributed to a ... err .... pop-tart star, for which she later ... um ... ascended. Such a pity, indeed, and slightly anorexic aside from tacky, androgynous (at best reading) and somewhat, well, manic; no? LOL
CarCriticAssessor 2 months ago
@CarCriticAssessor I think that the perceived androgeny was more due to the 1980s hair & clothing styles. I am not sure that was calculated on her part. I do like her earlier wholesome, natural image. The brassiness you mention seemed to emerge when she did Grease, a film I never did care for.
strawberryseason 2 months ago
@strawberryseason: You deploy euphemism ... palatable ... heck, even charming commentary you expound; but, putting lip-stick on a pig, so to speak, does only the anesthetized good-biding, and that tact discourages germane candor. Thanks all the same ;-)
CarCriticAssessor 2 months ago
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This is CRAP quality everyone!
FLY AWAY John Denver & Olivia Newton-John BEST QUALITY has much better video / picture than this one.
StratMatt777 3 months ago
What a great track. Not heard this belore - thanks
hitcher177 4 months ago
the volume is so low
badbom92 4 months ago
FLY AWAY John Denver & Olivia Newton-John BEST QUALITY has much better video / picture than this one.
kevinwwjd2 5 months ago in playlist John Denver
john is the best performer i have ever seen!!!!......period....
Tellie72 5 months ago
This kind of music turned to rap CRAP!
j1mjames 5 months ago
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HarveeBear 6 months ago
Weintrab also managed Karen Carpenter after 1976. We all know what happend.
ionthetarget 6 months ago
@ionthetarget What did Mr. Weintraub have to do with Karen's anorexia?
jac2623 4 months ago
@jac2623 never said anything about his having anything to do with Karens' anorexia. . Read more carefully and do not assume. Happy New Year.
ionthetarget 4 weeks ago
Olivia recently hosted the concert when John was inducted into the Colorado Hall of Fame.His kids,and 2 ex-wives were there to accept the award.There's some great pics if anyone wants to google them.
ScattySafari 6 months ago
Two of the purest voices ever.
TheCameliaqueen 7 months ago
I remember this special! I was 12, we taped on a cassette player, played it to pieces!!
mamametronome 7 months ago
Man could he rock a stage shirt or what??? Awesome.
quad1000 8 months ago
love them both.....and miss John...and his great voice....
marlinforrest76 8 months ago 5
I saw this special! So excellent!!!!!
jankuya 8 months ago
Olivia Newton-John was so freaking hot back then. Damn.
GhostOfBugsy 8 months ago
Yep, always seems to be one in the crowd with quaking knees and Jesus pleas. That's a private belief, everyone has their own idea of spirituality...
drogheda1966 8 months ago
Always has to be a dope throwing Jesus in there, no matter what the topic.
RGrupsley 9 months ago
Great tune. Some might say a fitting epitaph. Fly away to your eternal reward, John, and rest in peace.
F1Frankie 9 months ago 2
I'm in tears. Thank you. I miss him SO much!
cameonet1950 10 months ago
This is from 1975, not 1974. The TV special also included an up and coming comedian and banjo player with an arrow thru his head, Steve Martin.
see imdb title tt0414458
craigg75 10 months ago
Beautiful song. One of my favorite John Denver songs. Great collaboration by two of my favorite singers of all time.
MrSuperJ69 10 months ago
First heard this song at Kadena AFB, Okinawa in 1976. Have loved it ever since!
skynut38 11 months ago
Why is she listed first?
buffalohawk65 1 year ago
good song
susanflower206 1 year ago
I think John rolled over in his grave with some of the comments on Olivia Newton Johns' appearance - I guess some people just don't "get" John Denver at all. For the rest of us - he was brilliant! She had (and has) the voice of an angel!
7808521113 1 year ago
@7808521113 Hee. John had a major crush on Olivia,& thought she was pretty hot,so I'm sure he'd excuse some of the slightly libidinous ones.She was gorgeous,no denying.
ScattySafari 6 months ago
I remember this!! I loved that song!!
sixstring49 1 year ago
God Olivia was Gorgeous !!!!!!!!
breffnipark 1 year ago 2
She's had botox on her lips. So now she looks like a fish. What's the term ? . . . . . trout pout. So fucking ugly. Why do people have to turn into morons and botox themselves into plastic fags once they're in the fishbowl of public life? Ahhhh . . . . fishbowl. I see.
auntypizza 1 year ago
@auntypizza Kinda like Gene Simmons's old lady!! She looks like Donald Duck now. sad.
sixstring49 1 year ago
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auntypizza 1 year ago
this was when music felt us..grabed us..when music...gave heart to our ears and when TV gave us...the vision...together..they gave us...our first music videos
RWOODWARD64 1 year ago
HEAVENLY * BLESS GOD NOW JD *
CHRISTSmusiciansSEA 1 year ago
two great voices blended together!
kgrueschowjr2010 1 year ago
They were both at the peak of their careers and though John's slid some and Olivia was on the brink of superstardom(Grease) it is wonderful to see them here. I saw this special and hard to believe it has been 36 years!
bluekarma 1 year ago 2
I simply love this song - they don't make them like this any more - makes my heart cry!!!!! At 12 years old I was madly in love with this man!!!!
kellskeltic 1 year ago 2
I simply love this song - they don't make them like this any more - makes my heart cry!!!!!
kellskeltic 1 year ago 2
I wish they had made an album together.
racismisbad5 1 year ago
This was truly reality TV!
bginoc 1 year ago
Lovely Olivia.
cgrscott 1 year ago 4
Back in my adolescence [I am now in my obsolescence] I thought Olivia was the second most beautiful woman in the world. [after a local girl who I never could win] Maybe Jaclyn Smith [Charlies Angels] or "Wonder Woman" Lynda Carter were tied for 3rd. Of course there still were Connie Chung,Sally Field,Sandy Duncan.......and of what boy didn't want Joyce DeWitt on 3s company more than the blonde? Or Mary Ann on Gillagans Island?
muskratist 1 year ago 2
Oh yes jeffchandler1962, I agree. This was the definitive era of Golden Pop as we know it, and as you can notice here the dawn of play-backing to an existing backing track, also known as faking it. This goes for Barry and C&T. Carpenters, although sickly, are a different story.
boomhooler 1 year ago
Two great voices. And Olivia was such a hottie.
Russinne 1 year ago
Wow I came across this yesterday and its so lovely it freaks me out! I wish we had shows Like this now....
MsSandyZ 1 year ago
jeffchandler1962 - Amen to that !
htarceno 1 year ago
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i heard olivia was into anal. can anyone confirm this?
bigjim10011 1 year ago
Yore the biggest AHole so you gatta know.@bigjim10011
spock8131 1 year ago
@bigjim10011 Its not my business, why is it your? Perhaps you lack a little thing called A LIFE.
craigh46 1 year ago
JESUS saves...
Hope he knew JESUS, Amen...
Maybe we that are saved will see him again....
JKKillerB 1 year ago
@JKKillerB That would be nice to look forward to, but I believe he was a follower of Buddism (sp), which is very sad. So unless he was born again late in life, we won't get to see him.
tommylord 1 year ago
@tommylord How do you know you are right and he was wron. Maybe if you weren't so closed minded, you could accept that all religions intertwine. All good souls go to heaven regardless of their LABEL.
jollymon31 1 year ago
@tommylord How do you know you are right and he was wrong. Maybe if you weren't so closed minded, you could accept that all religions intertwine. All good souls go to heaven regardless of their LABEL.
jollymon31 1 year ago
@jollymon31 I never said anything about myself in that post.
Romans. 3:10 As the scriptures say: "There is no one who is righteous, no, not one"
Romans. 3:23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory God.
John. 14:6 Jesus answered him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one goes to the Father except by me."
Romans. 3:28 For we conclude that a person is put right with God only through faith, and not by works.
tommylord 1 year ago
@tommylord True, But how ould we know what was in his heart at the moment of death, Was he invincably ignorant? who's to know. but the point is in God's mercy he could have given him a chance at moment of death to choose the only way and that is Jesus Christ. But that is between God and John Denver. I feel he chose Jesus and he will be there. What surprizes there will be in Heaven as to who's there and the real shocker being that who isn't!!!! need to take our own inventory not someone else's
mikewarmblood 11 months ago
no, this is Gene simmons from KISS singing here. I think it was taped in the early 80's when they removed the makeup.
mizbooboo2u 1 year ago
@mizbooboo2u
Yeah, Gene's first solohit.. Still a classic.
dirkschuitsma 1 year ago
this ain't gene simmons singing here. Its paul stanley from KISS who is singing. Paul has a better voice
char675 1 year ago
Love how Olivia Newton-john and Gene simmons from KISS sing this song so perfect together here. :)
jerry736 1 year ago
I remember seeing this special. Thank you so much for posting! Great stuff!
jankuya 1 year ago
no specials now ! jus gutless network moguls putting on junk, for fuk knows what reason !
poffy8888 1 year ago
What a beautiful song...Such good memories.
BOLDLYGO2007 1 year ago
I saw John Denver in concert in Chicago and he did this song, not with Olivia (I think Starland Vocal Band was there), but the whole audience sang all the harmonies with him... he was blown away, at times he would just stop and listen... far out...lol Miss him a lot...
Sue145 1 year ago
verynice song of him i like
MrWorayutt 1 year ago
They sing so beautiful together. I didn't realize they did this song..This is amazing. Loved it..
btyrrell1 1 year ago 2
John and Olivia - What a perfect combination.
spiritofwicca 1 year ago 2
I TOLD you it was Christmas 1975 for this 1976 hit. Are you incapable of correcting yourself? Are you ashamed or what? I'll give you 72 hours. Please admit your guilt and correct this error.
baysadaye 1 year ago
This is why I love my Bar Chord system so much!. John play's "Fly Away" (Key of G: 1G-4C-5D-6m-Em) and I can't see much of what his hands are doing. I know, I know everybody wants to look at Olivia. O.K. I'll give the camera man that. And you could by the sheet music. Yea I get that! :)
rhotspot 2 years ago
not enough volume
TheRisingforce2000 2 years ago
But "Fly Away" didn't exist in 1974. Please, I beg of you, don't sabotage our precious history and correct this error immediately. The single was climbing the charts during the taping of this 1975 special, and the single peaked at #13 on January 24, 1976.
baysadaye 2 years ago
the Wright Brother sang it as they flew their first plane around the entire world
nakedBison69 2 years ago
From the CD notes i had Fly Away as released on July 4, 1974.
leit420 1 year ago
@leit420 Sorry dude-CD notes are wrong.I had an old hit parade encyclopedia published in 1980,which chronicled the top ten hits of every month since the Top 40 started and it definitely was 1975.It was from Windsong,which came out that year.Coupled with the sales of his 2 other albums of the same year,An Evening With & Rocky Mountain Christmas,Denver was clocked as THE biggest record seller in the world that year.
ScattySafari 6 months ago
Get a grip, that's 35+ years ago and who cares. The song is beautiful that's all we really need to know!
tobesograteful 1 year ago 2
2 great voices even better together.
kgrueschowjr2009 2 years ago
Why dont they show this Christmas Special in 2009????? so beautiful
trevor40 2 years ago
Simply sublime!! Rest in peace John.
firelione 2 years ago 2
So beautiful.
tabrizkeshan 2 years ago 2
They both have/had such beautiful voices. God Bless John Denver.
tobesograteful 2 years ago 15
Beautiful collaboration! Whatever happened to this kind of music?
seachordmusic 2 years ago 38
@seachordmusic It required talent, not much of that left, just noise now...
clbill 1 year ago
Amen
myrjer 1 year ago 2
@seachordmusic
money over talent nowadays unfortunately
TDWPOwns12 9 months ago
@seachordmusic Disco
euraznsf 6 months ago
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OLIVIA THE BITCH.
barrabas600 2 years ago
Lovely song!
hdiylove7 2 years ago 4
Nicely restored version of this performance at:
/watch?v=nLuRxZikJ5A
bctvguy 2 years ago 2
GREAT SONG ! SO PEACFULL AND PRISTINE
fsafi71 2 years ago 2
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gross!
cperky250 2 years ago
Hello.
This is how the world says goodbye to John Denver. They are allowed to be as sentimental as they wish.
Mr/Ms perky, please open your heart :-)
StevenKellyBelly 2 years ago 2
cperky250 is a moron, there are no words to describe such a lowlife scumbag...
clbill 2 years ago
Thank you so much for posting this. I remember watching this show back then. I still get goose-bumps. Outstanding performance by both of them.
jankuya 2 years ago 3
its kind or ironic that i c skulls on his shirt..? take a close look
MrRyant224 2 years ago
You see what you want to see. They are actually sunbursts, as in 'Sunshine on my shoulder'.
HardWarUK 2 years ago 4
Yea I would say that sunbursts are more like it.
bg0821 2 years ago
I agree. Mr. Ryan, he may have had a death wish, or whatever you want to call it. A lot iof geniuses wonder what's on the "other side" and they don't mind when they "break on through." (Thanks for posting this: I wish I heard this song on the radio instead of the droll heartbreak music they play.
TubeSteak007 2 years ago
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lazyjerry101 2 years ago
Anybody know what date in Dec. this show aired? Just curiuos I was born on Dec. 18th of that year
SuperChuckie34 2 years ago
My parents probably made me watch this when I was little and I wanted to run away from the tv...but now I'm watching on youtube...lol.
denapickney031764 2 years ago
Olivia's and John's voices are PERFECT together.now this is music! <3<3
Crazypom2 2 years ago 3
aqui la famosa es olivia newton jonh y con que descaro junta una estrella con un musica de poca monta que enchile en el festival lo apabuller a denver .....saludos olivia newton jonh
ANDRESGOLDEN 2 years ago
Primero aprende a escribir, medio se te entiende el veneno que destila
ricardososamendez 2 years ago
I did not know Olivia did backup vocals for anybody. this is a beautiful song. this is my second fav. although first fav for her and John Denver. my main fav is Take a Chance with her and John Travolta. I wonder did she sing with Karen Carpenter?
Christopher0301 2 years ago
Karen and Olivia never sang together formaly,but they were very good friends.I wish they did record something together.That would have been awesome!
gate18phl 2 years ago
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lazyjerry101 2 years ago
well, not really backup, more counterpoint...like Simon and Garfunkel on Scarborough Fair
episkipos 2 years ago
1974 if i"m right, i remember watching it the show put on the higest rating for the year on abc. He was such a big hit at the time and oeople wanted to hear his music
bcats60 2 years ago 2
i think it ws on or about that date..this is where he sang the song he wrote for his son"merry christmas little zachary" for the 1st time...beautiful
charryrrt2 2 years ago
this show wason the air again at a later date and its tv ratings were higher than the first time they show, it. just shows how popular he was at the time. it a shame they don"t make music like this anymore
bcats60 2 years ago 3
@bcats60 Yup.1975.Over 60 million people watched it,which was a record at the time.I'm amazed how a star of Denver's magnitude just fell off the radar & nobody knows this stuff.I wonder if Jerry Weintraub had stayed his manager things would have been different.
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rachelco2005 2 years ago
You're a moron. Did Mommy say it was ok to play with her internet thingy?
wvrockdj 2 years ago
Olivia Newton John......... I love her.
vichopez 2 years ago 3
~Olivia was beautiful and still beautiful!~
lizaonj123 2 years ago 4
Great song. Great duet. Reminds me of my single digit years.
lookingforfun70 2 years ago 2
Too bad they didn't really sing together. Good as this song is, its only a tease.
smj4535 2 years ago
lol -- im so lame -- i love this song and video so much. Remember in the Sydney Australia concert when John yelled "OLIVIA"...
Typhoon1930 2 years ago
Just GREAT!!!
trevor40 2 years ago
Olivia is so beautiful
dtmurphy01 2 years ago 2
good song, but the audio is horrible
Typhoon1930 2 years ago 2
Agreed!
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TeamXtremeUK 2 years ago
1976 midnight
welldestre 2 years ago
I really miss the days when people like Barry Manilow, John Denver, Captain & Tenille and the Carpenters had specials. They really were specials
jeffchandler1962 2 years ago 58
Yes, I agree wholeheartedly. I used to enjoy Val Doonican's show. It was a time when there was a gentle, romantic & homely side to the life we lived. These days, sadly, it's all about celebrity, talentless exhibitionist individuals and how nasty we can speak to one another. It's a real shame.
silverrainhorse 2 years ago 4
@jeffchandler1962 , I really thank the Lord above for allowing me to live when I have. I experienced things that I didn't know later in life would mean so much.
pabsk67 1 year ago
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@jeffchandler1962 How about John Homes and his big 13 inch dick?That was really special as well.
PussystinklikeU 1 year ago
@jeffchandler1962 Yes, Specials and Variety shows all together! Today there are few variety shows on TV period! They seem to have gone with Saturday Morning Cartoons! I am sick of Reality Shows and FOX! Someone come to the future and save us!
7tnorris 1 year ago 2
@jeffchandler1962
I agree..when I listen to their music, I appreciate the beauties of natural voice ,lyrics and melody
TessOh1 1 year ago
@jeffchandler1962 yea tell me bout it. i was born 1966
maryladams79 1 year ago
I can't hear the audio but the images - I'm sure we watched this when it originally aired because that camera move into the snowglobe is so memorable. Plus, my Sister was dating someone who was totally into playing every one of John's songs on his guitar.
mdmphd 3 years ago
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loveplanetearth19 3 years ago 3
what an irony!!!
freaktalent 3 years ago
I loved to get sad and depressed over nothing in my early teens till my mid fourties. It is nice in a short song, but not as a life.
Why do I buy into this stuff, that aching is better than the fultillment?
Jinccie 3 years ago
The reality of human life on earth is that 'wanting' is nearly always better than actually 'having'. The actual having of something can often be a letdown as earthly possession rarely offer any fulfillment. Only peace with God offers true satisfaction. I don't think it is so wrong to be attracted to sad songs.
heydanno777 3 years ago 4
that was a nice comment unlike these others
crickettime1966 3 years ago
I had this on 8 track. What a great performer
and great memories. RIP John...fly away to that special place in your heart...
firelione 3 years ago 2
Another great JD song.
rjwhitlow 3 years ago 2
it dosent play loud for me its the only of his.
southflalizard 3 years ago 2
My grandfather passed away in the living room of his house during this special on December 1,1974. I loved him so much.
vadwayne1964 3 years ago 18
Wow could these two harmonize. It's even more beautiful with Olivia in the background.
dawnzej 3 years ago 5
I love this song and even though it has no relevance to me right now as I am not flying anywhere except on a wonderful holiday soon, I just love it as it is so peaceful and happy!!!
like me at this moment and all my dreams are before me- in all ways- I cant wait for next year as this year has been very sad and not one I relish to have again
xian19sarah 3 years ago
Do you happen to have the entire special?...or know if its already on here?
helenabuckingham 3 years ago
Two artists very dear to my heart. Whenever I would be feeling sad I could put their music on (either of them) and in a few minutes my mood would lift. Got me through some tough times. When I heard John had died, I slipped into a deep, blue funk. Took me weeks to get out of it. Still love to play his music, but now it is a mixture of happy and sad. Really bothers me he went so young. There were many more songs to come from him. I pray to meet him soon in a much better world.
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Little known fact, John was banned from the muppet show. He was caught several times masturbating inside Miss Piggy. The puppeteer stuck his hand in on one occasion and pulled out a load of cold slimy Denver dicksnot. He was filmed by security cameras rubbing himself while the guys rehearsed."
NECROFEELATTACK2 3 years ago
John and Olivia where to artists, that receive so much airplay, it was ad nauseum, I couldn't punch the radio button fast enough to change the station. When most cars on the road has radios with buttons you actually had to push. Only in the last few years, I could again enjoy their recordings
westkan 3 years ago
@westkan This is true,to a point.JD did suffer from a serious case of over-exposure.This was due to his manager,Jerry Weintraub.I'm listening to JW's audiobook bio now.It's fascinating.He discovered the unknown JD in a club singing for $70 a night, his idea was to sell him as an established star thru' saturation coverage,so u couldn't avoid him.He put up huge billboards promoting him.He got him massive airplay via a big radio station tour..Got him on tv.It worked like hell but bkfired later on.
ScattySafari 6 months ago
hi im Garry from norway, im 22 years old and this music means much for me=) god bles and RIP john.
zedchador 3 years ago
Awesome--just great :-)
trevor40 3 years ago
John
You are still missed so much all these years on!
I sentiment the previous message.
You are a beautiful man
Rest in Peace and God be with You
Chris
byrnecris 3 years ago 7
..that was such a beautiful thing to say...
frekijsimpson 3 years ago
John I cannot handle this no more. RIP. You are a beautiful man!!
Mychaels 3 years ago
His music was so unique and enchanting. I'm only 19 years old..I just exposed myself to John's music when I was a freshmen in high school, I bought his Definitive Greatest Hits when I was w/ my mom @ the Sam's Club one sunny day I never will forget that day. John is like my best friend, I get lost in his music and it takes me to a far away place in my mind...he will always be my favorite, simply magical :D
RebelHeart1989 3 years ago 5
rebelheart1989, you are blessed.
ruzxs 3 years ago
Thank you for those kind words, they really do mean alot to me :D God Bless!
RebelHeart1989 3 years ago
Props to you! You pretty much covered it in your comment, but you're not alone. One poster (age 42) commented on "Sunshine" that his 12 year old daughter has that song in her iPod. Other young people have exclaimed that his music touches them in way that today's music absolutely does not or cannot. And they're right. His music transcends human age, the much older and much younger listen to it equally, and that's exactly how he intended it. I too get lost in his music, and it's very meditative.
jrssjdca 3 years ago 2
Thank you! His music transcends genre and really stands the test of time. Like I said I bought that CD just because it had "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and I didn't know any of the other songs. I had no idea what I held in my hands!! haha
RebelHeart1989 3 years ago 2
You're welcome! I assume the CD you're referring to is the Greatest Hits, and if so you're going to find it's addictive. People have reported that it stays in their CD players for a long time. I still listen to it to this day, and started owning it on vinyl. DO check out the other JD videos, and immerse yourself in his musical magic. You'll find out what us "older" folks have known for all these years...just how incredible that guy truly was, and truly still is.
jrssjdca 3 years ago 4
You're my new best friend! Haha yeah it was the Definitive Greatest Hits..which was followed by 16 Biggest Hits..which was followed by the 1st greatest hits where on the cover he's like holding his hat and laughing lol. Yeah I love him! What I really love is like on a rainy saturday afternoon w/ nothing to do and nowhere I have to be just lay on my bed in the dark and listen to JD and as Kristofferson said "hear the whisper of the raindrops..." haha I love it.
RebelHeart1989 3 years ago