Kris Kristofferson - Here comes that Rainbow again 2009

[13013Woody]

A feel-good ballad. Kris Kristofferson as a gift for tunes of this nature.

[originalstoneheart]

this is a scene from the "Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck...WoW

[TheJUNGLESURFER]

go kris the best

[cuntrydude1]

oh my god, what a song

god bless kris

[HillsBru]

Great Sound, great song and a great tribute to the king.

[infidescientium]

ooooh Kris, Stop growing older, but thanks so for all of these inspirational years. And let us all hope that the Rainbow Spirit comes back to us all in 2010 for the kids that die each day from cancer. They cannot be statistics for bPHARMA. For little Angel Twin Ellie Potvin (now an angel with wings), there has to be other things we can do.

[infidescientium]

ooooh Kris, Stop growing older, but thanks so for all of these inspirational years. And let us all hope that the Rainbow Spirit comes back to us all in 2010 for the kids that die each day from cancer. They cannot be statistics for bPHARMA.

[CashFan31]

BEST SONG WRITER PERIOD!

[mcoblecounselor]

Love this song. First heard when my dad played it for me & my sister on a video called "All Star Jam". Then he played us a scene from an old black and white movie which depicted the song Kris had written. He gave new voice to the scene from "The Grapes of Wrath". It brought tears to our eyes; it was the depression and a penny was hard to come by. Some people can be so kind. Kris Kristofferson is one of the most talented song writers of our time, with stories like "Sunday Morning Coming Down".

[TheCountrygit]

Awesome Song ! I´ll see him in July in Germany ;-)))

[picnicker74]

@TheCountrygit

Yesterday at Munich?

I am still not at all back into reality after his condert. Kris is bigger than life. Definitely.

[mrbriscoe2001]

you listen to this song and you wonder,Where is the HEART in modern music?

[bobkat1959]

What a beautiful song!

[senecalakerats]

Kris does mention that the song was inspired by "The Grapes of Wrath," just not in this clip. You can see the whole program on Sundance (on demand) this month.

[xiphoguy]

Although he doesn't mention it, this scenario is lifted entirely from John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" (pages 160-161 in my cheap-ass Penguin Classics paperback version). Kristofferson adds a few nice details to the story, but it still belongs to Steinbeck. Although I love Kristofferson and think that he is a genius, I'm a little disappointed that he doesn't give credit where credit is due, and, being a Rhodes scholar, surely he knew his source.

[learningtofly82]

When I saw Kris last here he said that it came from a scene in the grapes of wrath. There are other videos on here where he mentions that as well.

[mtchair4me]

@xiphoguy Just think all those music loving listeners have been been exposed to Steinbeck's classic for over thirty years and were not even aware of it. I will bet he is pleased that there are a few still reading him after all those years. I don't think Steinbeck would mind someone as great as Kriss borrowed a few remembered words from one of his novels. If you are going to borrow borrow from someone great. Peace.

[CashPresley32]

It is great that Willie and Kris are still around, and doing as good now as they have always been, but i miss Johnny and Waylon very much.

[TKP46]

@CashPresley32 I agree, watch the highwaymen live video (the good one from Nassau arena) and it is hard to image any 4 artists anywhere like this all together. I finally stayed sober because of these great men.

[ZornigerBube]

I deeply hope that such situations take place daily world wide!

[miehaga]

Again, Kris with a human lyrics. That some people can still have a heart , as he has....The world, please follow these

footsteps..Try keep the world a warmer place to live in...Thanks Kris...The Highwaymen the greatest ever . Love from Norway.

[maryjulie2]

He is still soooooo great!!!! Wish he never would stop making music. Never!!!!

[srormjaer]

them kids saw that waitress coming!

[dragonflychainsaw]

man he is like a fine wine better with age

[mikevanross69]

Kris rules and still sounds wonderful

[gigahobo]

i saw this on the TV a couple days ago lol

[dingbatdinah]

I love you Kris! Come back to Nashville again! I saw BOTH of your performances at Country Music Hall of Fame. You were FABULOUS!

[BigBertozzi]

very nice

[neilcarmouche]

was that elvis wiping away a tear at the end?

[adelfred]

Saw him in concert a couple of years ago, just him and his guitar and all his songs.

[slmwv34]

Very good thanks for sharing,,,

[unchatbar]

Danke Marion :-)