River
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  • a beautiful soul that will never be forgotten.

  • Oh my god... this is beautiful... like him. But it makes me cry, I really wish I lived to see him in his prime. I guess he's were he belongs now though, on a happier note, no soul like that belongs in this immoral world...

  • awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

    

  • I'm ready to cry, ):

  • I cried the whole way through this..

  • I wonder what happened to that girl on the sidewalk..."He was so...passionate...."

    Like her world ended that day.

    I wonder if she still goes there on the anniversary of his death.

  • With a Heavy breath and a burdened heart

  • whi did he have to die? this seriously put me in tears. he was unlike any actor., because he had such a big heart. he was amazing. why did he have to die :(

  • i always cry over this one...im rivers age now...wish he got to know how it feels...know he wishes the same...he was special to me, all accidental...be careful yall!

  • I can't even explain how much I wish this amazing man was still with us </3

  • where are the clips of the fans in the beginning from?

  • RIP Aaron Avery Watson June 30th, 2011 My brother Aaron died in a tragic motorcycle acc. and was on the news. They only told the bad about him! Crazy enough he loved this song. But these words describe the way we feel! I love him so much. He was a wonderful person! He was one of ours!

  • @rikki444 where is river and martha at 0:33 ???

  • Beautiful and very, very touching. Great tribute rikki.

  • who is he kissing at 1:25?

  • Thank you still... I keep coming back. Heard Natalie sing about him 3 years ago... Damnnn

  • Have never forgotten. Chills still.  Thank you for your posting. Wow. Amazing unseen footage.....still mourning.....amazing trib here.

  • Have never forgotten. Chills still. Thank you for your posting. Wow. Amazing unseen footage.....still mourning.....amazing trib here.

  • never heard this song before, didn't know she wrote one about him...very lovely but heartbreaking at the same time. we still miss you river!

  • He was toooo gooood for Hollywoood ! That' s where it went wrong. ): RIP River, i love you <3

  • He died before i was born but i stillll love him so much !! <3

  • To me, River was something special, one of the main reasons he carried on doing movies wasnt just because he loved it but he felt it was his own personal way to be closed to his fans, to be a friend to them.

    River and Johnny (Depp) are two actors I found/find beautiful inside and out.

    We all miss you River! <33

  • River forver

    rip

  • Is that actress Sarah Joy Brown in the beginning?? "He was so passionate. Real "

  • @moon2141 Yes, it was. I just recognized her and looked in the comments to see if anyone else noticed her. I remember her in VR Troopers and when she won her Emmy for General Hospital.

  • @fightright2 Thanks for confirming!! :0).....I thought so!

  • This is beautiful. Thank you for making this. I remember the night when I learned that River died, and unfortunately it wasn't until then that I was awakened to what a talented young soul had been in our midst. I began to try to find out as much about his life as was possible, which wasn't so easy before the advent of the internet. My devotion to his memory was kept in secret, and finally I gave him up so my soul and his could be at peace. This song, the images, remind me of that cathartic time.

  • @Stewbid11 .. Here's my favorite Natalie Merchant song, about River Phoenix's death. I hope you don't mind me sending you these songs...lol. 

    Take care hun.

    ~Peace.

  • Rest In Peace River Phoenix, You Shine Bright In Heaven <3

  • he was such a beautiful being, inside as well as out <3

  • R.I.P River.

    So Young... So Sad. 

  • THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL! <33

  • @twilightriverlove Yes i also thought it was Little Nikita or Running on empty but I checked and can't seem to find that scene, Im really confused now hehe :) since Im a die hard River Phoenix fan as well :) Let me now if u find the scene.

  • @AndersonJo83 it's from the trailer for 'little nikita', part of a scene that didnt make it into the movie. thanks for watching..

  • @rikki444 oh ok :) Thanx!

  • I must be stupid :), what movie is 1:27?? :D

  • tiger lily in my top 5 of albums.

  • Is it me or is the 2nd woman at the beginning of this video (sat on the floor by the flowers) been an actress on General Hospital.

  • BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much for this!

  • Respond to this video...

     I saw how they were lost in grievingAll half-believing you were goneThe loss and pain of itCrime and the shame of itYou were goneIt was such a nightmare raving, "how could we save himFrom himself?"

  • I love this song so much, makes me cry. I still miss River so much, the death was so awful.

  • in my opinion he will always

    be one of the best actors

    too bad he left to early

    we will miss him always

    R.I.P. RIVER =]

  • This is an amazing video....

    He's Gone we know, it''s nothing but a tragedy :(

    RIP River Phoenix. <3 x

  • What an amazing video!I am crying now.River is a beautiful angel perfect in every way extraordinary talent!After all these years I still can't believe he is gone but he will live in my heart forever.River I miss you every second of every minute of every hour of every day because nothing compares to you. I just love you so much!

  • Happy birthday to River!! ...thank you for the vid its great :)

  • great video. thank you.

  • Very Well Done (Lots Of Thumbs Up) :)

  • Had this amazing young man lived, I believe he could have, and WOULD have, surpassed Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio. As MUCH as I love those two actors, River was on a road to the likes of actors such as Cary Grant, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and River could have been SUCH a commanding leading man, and even a minor character, in ANY film he was in!

    Such as sad, sad, sad loss!!

  • @tangerinepony1962 You are such a shallow and mindless hoosier. No one wants to hear what you have to say.

  • great tribute and love the song RIP River

  • The film "Mosquito Coast" is an all time classic, probally not everyones favorite but it was a great one and a movie that trancends all generations---making a statement.

  • awwwww!!!!! *_* so sad, so sad.

  • Okay not to sound weird but he reminds me of marilyn monroe like his tragic beauty obviously. its like the more he cries or looks disgruntled or doesnt exactly look happy makes him look even more beautiful and relaxed...Such talent he wouldve surpassed soo many.

  • Oh my god, Seriously i had to turn the volume down its so sad! He was so talented and so good looking! Miss you River :( i love you!!! Rest In Paradise BABY <3

  • well..really sad..nice song but it made me really sad..poor River..sometimes fame and drugs while you are young..and very sensitive..sometimes you just can handle it..it's a way of no return.. a great shame, i'd wish that had never happened!

  • Awwwww this is so beautiful. He was one of the greats, be forever in our hearts. xxxx

  • HOW CAN U NOT CRY WHEN U WATCH THIS?

  • my boyfriend reminds me of river. he has that same innocence. rip river, your messege and talent will not be forgotten. xx

  • This video brought tears to my eyes! Its soo sad. I was only 2 when he died so i never really got to appreciate his talent until now. I love his band aleka's attic! He was truly a musical genius aswell as a brilliant actor. R.I.P River <3 x

  • K I know I already commented, but I love this video so much, this happens to be my 7th time watching it. This definitely is gonna be my main

    video on my channel!

  • I just got the shivers watching this video, especially the beginning with the mourners

    outside of the Viper Room.

    Beautiful, beautiful, video. His death is such

    a tragic loss but River will always live on,

    with his family, with his friends and with the

    world. If I may so, he spent his life well lived.

    RIP

  • pure talent...what a big loss!

  • this is the most beautiful tribute to

    River i have ever seen. may he R.I.P.

    <3<3<3<3<3<3<3

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  • OMG! this is such an amazing video!

    River <3 R.I.P.

  • 404 is from  jimmy reanden? you won't even kiss me goodbey

  • the scene at 4.04 what movie is it from?  RIVER I NEVER FORGET YOU MY DEAR....

  • Why dont you let him be? hes gone, we know, Give his Mother and his Father Peace Your Vultures Candor, Your Casual Slander You Murded His Memory, Hes Gone We Know It's Nothing But A Tragedy...................

  • River was one of the most amazing actors of my Generation, he was blessed with so many gifts... His passing was so sad, and he is dearly missed.

  • i think that River's spirit lives with us forever... no matter where we go or what we do he will live with us... he has impacted my life so much... i have hope now that this world did have something really close to perfect...

    I LOVE YOU RIVER!!!

  • For a long time I thought she was singing about JFK. River Phoenix's death never stood out to me, but it totally fits now.

  • Why Dont You Let Him Be, He's Gone, We Know,Give His Mother and his Father Peace, Your Vultures Candor, Your Casual Slander will Murder his Memory, He's Gone we Know, It's Nothing But A Tragedy...

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  • this is beautiful.

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  • whats the movie at 4:04?? whoa whoa whoa ;)

  • it's 'a night in the life of jimmy reardon'

  • jimmy reardon 1988

  • River changed my life

    I love him so much

    its like I actually knew him

    and this is an amazing song

    i love the song

    by far the best song dedicated to River

  • After seeing this, it brings back to me thememory of the first time I heard this song. I have not and will not ever forget that "I CRIED". That is how much of a statement that I know this song has made. All for the better. Thank you.

  • This was a great tribute thanks 5s and favs

  • One of the best tributes ever done on River. Love him for many many years. I think about him every day. He is always in my heart. The world is so ampty without him!!!! Wonderfull man great talented actor and outstanding inaccessible person. He is one and only!!!!RIP dear River!!!!!Love you

  • This video is fucking amazing!!! GREAT JOB!!!

  • One my favorite Natalie Merchant songs, you can feel the emotion, and the love Natalie had for River, they must have been more than just friends.

  • Beautiful montage of an fascinating young man.

  • this song says so much. love it... miss River!!!

  • Wow - This was very nicely put together and a beautiful tribute to River. He was a good soul, a great guy and my life was better for it all. I am so pleased to see that even after so long he is still so vividly remembered. almost 16 years now baby, they say that time heals but I miss you more today then ever. This is nvery nice Rickki444 thanks.

  • Such a sas song..here I am crying like I knew him or something...love the vid. :'(

  • though i've never met and never will be able too. i thank him for completely changing my life

  • rikki, i'll be honest... the depiction of river here with natalie merchant's song probably strikes at the core of fan's sadness of his loss... 15 years gone and he still can stir things up... it's uncanny. best tribute video on the net.

  • this is one of the best tributes i've ever seen

  • poeticjustice's right. This song surely embodies River's short life. And it reflects my feelings and thoughts about him. Tears wells in my eyes, everytime I listen to this song. Thanks Nathalie and rikki444 for posting this video

  • RIP River

    I miss you:(♥

  • i don't even know what to say. this made me cry. seriously, you did astonishing on this video.

    i love River with my whole heart. its not fair that he is gone. he should still be here with us. even after all this time, i still don't understand why it had to happen.

  • how sad to know the media killed him, should be so ashamed of themselves.

  • thi song tears me up every time i hear it, i bought thi s album just to hear thi s track, she has this fantastic voice what a tribute to a talented actor , so sad just like we lost heath ledger, and many stars who passed on.

  • His acting in "Stand By Me" was amazing - i know that word is overused but he is the real definition of that word.

    R.I.P River :(

  • This video has to be one of the best videos i have seen of River Phoenix the very begining part always gets me teary eyed then the crying begins. You have made an amazing video.

    I dont know how but even though I have never met River he had such an influence on myself.

    River Jude Phoenix.

    You may be gone but you are never Forgotten <3

  • thankyou very much..

  • river phoenix passed away at very young age, he was such a great actor. the song "river" by natalie merchant is really an embodiment of how river lived his short life in this world. she is such a great artist as well.

  • beautiful tearjurker!♥5/5

  • Totally agree!!! Gimme goosebumps, hun!!! Wish he never died. R.I.P. River !!! I miss you so much

  • =( Nyugodj békében Rive!

  • i wish river a happy birthday on this day.

    river inspires me. i carry his beauty, and soulful tenderness with me always. i miss him dearly, in a way that any stranger could i suppose. i feel closer somehow though; he gives me a way inside, through his eyes, through his work, his music...

    wherever you are river, i wish you a wonderful birthday...please know that you are loved and respected deeply and with all my heart.

    a

  • I wish you a wonderful birthday River.

    this song says everything. i hope you can see this, hear this, wherever you are.

    all my love,

    a

  • heartbreaking to watch this...i loved him still do always will....rip darls...annie xxx

  • Thank you Natalie

  • River was special, this video is beautiful, this song marvelous!!!!

  • cool, thanks a lot.

  • very sad but very good

  • 5 stars for you! another masterpiece! RIP RIO!

  • Such a beautiful tribute to such a beautiful person inside and out.

  • Im speechless...that was a tearjurker and worth watching i miss him soooo much im crying!

  • it is a really beautiful video ,it just made me cry.."HE WAS SO PASSIONATE,AND SO REAL'..

  • he was the most passionate person on earth and in heaven hope you hear river graet tribute i love him

  • Such a beautiful song & tribute. Gets me choked up each time I see it!

  • Such a beautiful video, Thank you for making that! MOPI is one of my favourite films of River's thank you :)

  • Brilliant. I love how you incorporated the rare footage, and the ending with the line from MOPI - just amazing. Thank you :)

  • Excellent video, rikki444.

  • This is great!

    May I use it on my myspace?

  • thankyou. absolutely, use away :)

  • Great job

    So sad

    Thank you again for a heart touching video

  • I'm speechless.. such a "real" tribute, so to say.. And some rare and unseen footage there.. Amazing, Rikki! But then so are you.

  • I cant bellieve that he died 14 years ago and i still cry sometimes when i see him. And that song always bring me back to the halooween of 1993 and what i was feeling that day! pure sadness and sorrow!!! R.I.P. RIVER!

  • wow, very well done

    quick ques: wut's the pic at 1:25 from?

  • sorry! should've read the other comments before asking that

  • the beginning is amazing :')

  • rini - suzanne solgott.

    Rikki - good job mate, really tastefully done (SKS)

  • That's what i figured. Thanx!

  • Wow Rikki ! Very very moving tribute ! Thanks!

  • Rikki, Who's with Riv at 1:25?

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