This songs reminds me of what it is about. The love of a place. I miss Louisiana will everything in me. The words of this tune choke me up at times. It reminds me of my youth, meeting my wife and most of all, the wonder of this incedible city.
This entire album is great. Does anyone recall seeing the episode of Arsenio Hall's show from about '91 where he had guests from, I think, four of the great bands of the 70's on? They played an acoustic medley featuring a portion of one top hit from each member's respective group, and Poco's tune was 'Crazy Love'. That was fantastic, though I can' recall who the other guests were! If anyone has seen that segment on YT, I'd appreciate a 'heads up'. It's well worth the viewing if it's out there.
I love this song. When I was a kid I remember thinking they said "..on the parks and trains" 'cause I had never heard of the Pontchartrain...great song...
God I love the south.New Orleans, Mississippi, 'Bama, Georgia, N & S Carolina. Please forgive all the other great ones I was to lazy to write.Man I miss the warmth of the South. People & climate. Great easy listening song.
This song brings back memories of slow skate at the skating rink. You know, when you would get so slow that both sets of skates would get locked together and both of you would bust your ass!
I was 17 when this song came out. I remember smokin pot in the woods with my friends and a cassette player with this tape in it. The woods was alive. And so were we. Such a great time back then. Thank you for the upload.
I had this outline tattooed on my left arm by a shipmate on board USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN69 "IKE" while on the way thru Suez to Iran during hostage crises in early 79 /heading towards "gonzo station" when asked why on left arm ,replied closest to heart .anybody familiar please leave post truly great music
Wow, I can remember sitting on the beach looking out at the waves and the girls walk by. Now, I sit on the beach and watch my kids play and can listen to the same cool tunes on my i-pod. It's funny how time flies, but these songs never stop making me feel young again.
@MultiLegoman111 Never stop thinking your young. Why be 30, when you can still be 15? Why be 60 when you can still be 30? Don't let age bring you down.
Agree this is a great song when today there is so much absolute crap. There is still some good stuff, tho. Try OneRepublic for some real music by a modern group. Most all of my favorites are from the 80's and 90's.
What astounds me is that the current generation of music producers GREW UP on this music!! Why are they letting rock become rap, and disco become house and trance - forms with no melody, chord progression, orchestration/arrangements... No joy... no thrill of a song in itself being enough to transport you to cloud canyons in the sky...
Dear Danielskennedy, that is as I have verified on Wik, the most startling, unbelievable but true facts I have ever seen. I knew Phil H was a blast on SNL, did a great Bill Clinton, but never would I have suspected his talents went to drawing, and even when he must have been very young to Poco, America. Thanks for the post, again a tragic loss in so many ways. Man what a total talent.
Ok, says who about Phil Hartman, bring it, ....I know how old I am, and about how old he was, so if so, factO, what did he do in terms of drawing for POCO. Facts, not speculation, and also, I loved Phil H too, and I very much liked/loved Poco. Thank you.
@lance1jcubsfan It is a fact that Phil Hartman designed the cover of the album shown on this video, as well as seveal others, including America's Greatest Hits album.
@centuryrox yes, I can verify that as well. He went on Letterman one time I think and talked about doing the album cover for Poco's Legend. He also talked about having 100 impressions and they were numbered exactly. Man I miss his comedy...
@centuryrox Hartman was a graphics artist before he did comedy, This was one of his as Lance said, E carried a cover of his bio and repeats it on occasion. He talked abouit doing the cover in an interview not long before his murder.
@lance1jcubsfan He drew that picture, plain and simple right? That's what he did for a living in the 70s, it's in his biography that he was a sought-after album design artist while he was one, and long before he was famous as a comedian in the 80s.
Looking at all of the comments posted to these great songs you can't help notice how badly the music today is broken. It capitalizes on everything negative - causing negative feelings - desensitivity. Very few possess the creativity of the classics and when they do they are brushed under the table with little or no publicity.
I hav always loved the band who in my mind are bigger than the Eagles. They did not get the credit they deserve...Glad youtube is giving them a new platform..Hardly any radio play in their day shows how full of shit most radio stations were...
@1mrgasgas1 Yes sir, I was into POCO during the Richie Furay & Jim Messina days...I was glad Timothy (Girls luv that guy and the hair) joined "The Eagles" and made some money and a couple of good songs.
Randy Meisner and Timothy B. Schmidt had the prettiest voices during their tenure with the Eagles, the other guys could sing pretty damn good as well, but But the Eagles definitely went scouting for guys that sang really lovely harmony, and almost a little sadness, that 'Southern California West Coast Sound'... That blued eyed-outlaw soul, their somewhat morose music was absolutely gorgeous!...
This is the kind of song that is PERFECT to danch to with your significant other alone together in the middle of a hot summer night down south with just a little candlelight or firelight and a bottle of wine.
Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
I remember parking on the top of "Lover's Lane Hill" and there really was a full moon in the Wyoming black night's sky...making out and feeling so deeply in love at the tender age of 16. Those days...looking back on them while certain songs play...tears everytime. I'm a lot older now and often long for THAT kind of love, simplicity. Love this song. Thanks for putting it on here.
The Eagles are a great band. I love Poco. Poco music helped me, and changed me over the decades from Good Feelin to Know right through Tryin'. Thanks guys, it's be a 40 year ride down this trail.
Why POCO was never inducted into the CMA is a mystery. does anyone have the POCO FORGOTTEN TRAIL cd (1969-1974)??? Thats the one to get. a must-have. I personally like the Good feelin to know and cantamos era and also crazy eyes. those are their finest work ever with ritchie Furay. RUNNING HORSE!!!!!!!!
Timeless classic! Light years ahead and above all of the noise pollution that passes as music today. I had to fire this one up tonight. There's a beautiful full moon shinin' down on me as I type.
@crunk88 : funny you say that! Poco was the band that all country rock bands wanted to be like. Poco had great lyrics, great music and great harmonies!! When the Eagles began they aspired to be Poco, but actually went way beyond. Randy Meisner of the Eagles came from Poco (where he was replaced by Timothy B. Schmidt) and when Randy left the Eagles he was replaced by Timothy B. Schmidt as well! Great stuff! And good ear by you!!
I completely agree with you as well. My worst favorite Genre is Rap! It makes no sense, no poetry, no melody (Which this one has to go to), no clear ending a song like this has, vocals, etc.. I could go on and on. This is what is called "Real Music". I also call this "Mellow Mountain Music". Especially when me and my dad are out on the Balcony of his Log Home in the Mountains of Ft. Davis, Texas. Doesn't get any better than that!
Great song, this is from my high school days, lot of talent in this group , still have a lot of their old albums, this is from the Legend album my favorite by Poco, the album cover art was done by by the late Phil Hartman from Saturday Night Live.
@asasweeney Ive been looking for years for one of my favorite Poco songs.. I believe it was on the Poco Seven album. "She's an Angel and she loves to spread her wings" Some body help me.
@reyflowers1: I think the song you talking about about is on the seven album, its called Angel, you can go to Amazon.com and type in Poco Seven and it should pull it up ,they will let you listen to part of the songs on the CD , you can even buy just this song if you want, or you can order the CD .
dont it just makes you want to leave the rat race were in and just forget everything thats on our shoulders, our troubles for the time that use to be...................................
It's amazing how interelated Poco, Eagles, The Byrds, and Buffalo Springfield all were.
I guess it began after the break up of Buffalo Springfield with Richie Furay and Jim Messina forming Poco with Randy Meisner, meanwhile Stephen Stills and Neil Young left to form CSNY with David Crosby of The Byrds and Graham Nash of The Hollies (Britain's top selling UK band). Then Meisner left to form Eagles. Timothy Schidt of Poco fame also joined the Eagles in '78.
Plus there are more loose ends with Messina joing Kenny Loggins to form Loggins & Messina. And didn't Loggins also work with Michael McDonald, of Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan fame?
Anyway, we can all thank The Byrds for their 1968 album "Sweetheart of the Rodeo", which popularized L.A. country rock. Without it, there would never have been a Poco, and Nashville country would have dominated the charts. In fact, the mastermind behind all of this was Gram Parsons.
I re-discovered this gem searching for other fantastic oldies. These guys are the best @ their game and have played with industry heavy hitters for decades. A great deal of what we hear today pales in comparsion to the incredible talent of these fellas. I can only hope more youth stumble onto or are exposed to these classics and take the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the sheer quality of this music compared to what is being "generated" today. No contest.
@Rushville030 I couldn't agree with you more, my friend. I'm thinking that the reason that the quality of music is so low these days is because today's youth haven't discovered some of the great oldies, such as this. I know young people like to distance themselves from previous generations as a means of protest, but in doing so, they miss out on some really good music.
@centuryrox I was looking up some AC/DC songs & found "It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll" found out kids watched "School of Rock" ; so perhaps it depends on the medium. Bob Seger is another favourite - what a song writer; love 'Night Moves" and sure the youth of today would as well if they took the time to listen. We're the fortunate ones to have memories to take us back & allow us to savour the fantastic body of work to produced along the way. Cheers!
@centuryrox No or well yes I agree, but I would also add to your comment, it appears they merely wish to protest, but haven't the foggiest clue as to what for? We were all young once, but good music was good music, today, there is just not good music being produced, and upon reflection, bands like Poco and the Eagles, Eric Clapton etc seem so much more above, and there is a very good reason for that.
@Rushville030 This music is beautiful...Plain and simple....What is being playedtoday is so homogenizedthat it has no distinctive sound. I have always been a country music fan...Ilove how Poco and the Eagles blended country and rock....fantastic.....
This music is beautiful...Plain and simple....What is being playedtoday is so homogenizedthat it has no distinctive sound. I have always been a country music fan...Ilove how Poco and the Eagles blended country and rock....fantastic.....
Haven't heard this gem in very long while...so happy to re-discover searching for other fantastic oldies that stand the test of time. We are truly blessed to be able share and enjoy the mastery of these true great artists/musicians
They have set the bar very high...It would be hard to find comparable talent in the age of "manufactured music"
Timothy also did back up for The Doobie Bros., Steely Dan, Dan Folgelberg and a ton more. I had the pleasure of meeting him in '87 for an interview and in '77 saw him in concert in Chicago after he joined the Eagles and had that beautiful long hair...ahhhhh, what dreams are made of!
This song reminds me of when Katrina came in and devasted that city!It is a great song, it just brings back back bad ole memories!! I love Poco the Band!!
How can you hate the Eagles and Don Henley? Some of the best songs ever. I'm a Poco fan from way back along with John David Souther, Chris Hillman, Jackson Brown, etc. They are all cut from the same southern California cloth. Don't understand the hatred. Makes no sense.
I have always loved this song!! It is just so beautiful and so heart and soul touching!! This song takes me back to days of true happiness and innocence. I miss those days. My heart just aches for those days so much. What a time that was! Never to be forgotten! There was a magic in the air back then that you just cant feel today and that is a real shame. This song is pure magic in itself!! Missing those days but hold the memories in my heart forever!! ☺♥
@awesomeeras131 I do appreciate your emotion; I even empathize with what you've expressed here. I have often felt the same way...but I wonder if much of these sentiments aren't our own romanticizing of the past? But it's true, for example, kids of today are too exposed to the evils of today's world, which are largely due to the proliferation of pornography as carried by the Internet. We, as parents and educators [adults] MUST instill virtue and modesty in the hearts and minds of our youth!
I know Timothy B. Schmidt joined Poco after Randy Meisner left,and eventually replaced him in the Eagles.Didn't Meisner rejoin Poco for a brief period later on?
@sammys70 Yes he did. The original lineup, including Meisner, reunited for the 1989 album "Legacy". They toured through 1990, then as an acoustic trio of Young, Messina, and Meisner through most of 1991. At the end of 1991, Messina and Meisner left once again.
Was Timothy B. Schmidt with Poco when this song was released?I can't remember if he was,i just know he was only with the Eagles on the Long Run album.
@sammys70 Schmit left Poco in the summer of 1977 to join the Eagles, the year before this album ("Legend") was released (Fall, 1978). Before joining the Eagles, he contributed vocals on Firefall's 1977 song "Just Remember I Love You". He was a member of the Eagles for "The Long Run" album, as well as the reunion album "Hell Freezes Over". In between, he contributed to Bob Seger's "Fire Lake", Boz Scaggs "Love Look What You've Done To Me", CSN "Southern Cross", and Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry"
@centuryrox No wonder I love this song. It was done by two musicians who became part of The Eagles. Poco was like the prequel of The Eagles, just as The Move was the prequel to Electric Light Orchestra. This same rock rhythm was similar to Eagles' songs. I knew my savant was telling me something!
What a great song. When I first heard it in 1978 ( i was 20 yrs old then ). It has that Eagles sound.
MrMotownmanny 4 hours ago
'78, I watched Poco live in a concert hall made for symphony when this song came out. Wow, so good. Time machine
76CutlasSupreme 1 day ago
This songs reminds me of what it is about. The love of a place. I miss Louisiana will everything in me. The words of this tune choke me up at times. It reminds me of my youth, meeting my wife and most of all, the wonder of this incedible city.
fbodkin1 6 days ago
reminds me of jan "82....great song and time
vlowry211 1 week ago
i love this song thank you
capncrunch1966 1 week ago
Good is good - and this is good. It ranks way high on my chart of favorites.
TheWandrinStar 2 weeks ago
This entire album is great. Does anyone recall seeing the episode of Arsenio Hall's show from about '91 where he had guests from, I think, four of the great bands of the 70's on? They played an acoustic medley featuring a portion of one top hit from each member's respective group, and Poco's tune was 'Crazy Love'. That was fantastic, though I can' recall who the other guests were! If anyone has seen that segment on YT, I'd appreciate a 'heads up'. It's well worth the viewing if it's out there.
theoriginalbillholt 2 weeks ago in playlist annie
I love this song. When I was a kid I remember thinking they said "..on the parks and trains" 'cause I had never heard of the Pontchartrain...great song...
oceancity724 2 weeks ago
Does anyone own a Time-machine i can borrow?Miss this generation:}
niwrad68 3 weeks ago
@niwrad68 I wish I had one; I'd go back and STAY!! :D
rhonielynn66 2 weeks ago
This was back when music MEANT something. I was just going into high school when this came out. They don't make 'em like this anymore :(
jfilesgraphics 3 weeks ago
God I love the south.New Orleans, Mississippi, 'Bama, Georgia, N & S Carolina. Please forgive all the other great ones I was to lazy to write.Man I miss the warmth of the South. People & climate. Great easy listening song.
reine71658 4 weeks ago
This song brings back memories of slow skate at the skating rink. You know, when you would get so slow that both sets of skates would get locked together and both of you would bust your ass!
MyFiresign 1 month ago in playlist the eagles
Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana, the greatest place in the world. Love this song. Thanx for posting this.
writer125 1 month ago
@writer125 how are things down there since Katrina , if you know - never been there myself but want to go -
nutbagbrew102 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
does anyone have the song fool's paradise, from the album " Under The Gun, cant seem to find it anywhere.
peiboy 1 month ago
Why are these guys not in the hall of fame but iggy pop and patti smith are?
73seabee 1 month ago
@73seabee I could not agree with you more. Poco was one of the best!
sheryls0915 1 month ago
It's Poco, What is left to be said? One of the Greatest bands that ever was!!!!!!!!!
onlooker510 1 month ago 3
What is Pontchartrain? I never knew what that lyric was until now.
Jannghi 1 month ago
@Jannghi It's Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana
Bigoldjeff1956 1 month ago
Wow, I had no idea Phil Hartman designed the album cover. Thx for putting that out there. Man, he was so talented in so may ways.
PirateSygnal 2 months ago 3
WHEN MUSIC MEANT SOMETHING.......
SuperSteelydanfan 2 months ago
GOT MY FIRST SERIOUS KISS WHEN THJS SONG WAS PLAYING.
ilovelatemodelsand 2 months ago
I was 17 when this song came out. I remember smokin pot in the woods with my friends and a cassette player with this tape in it. The woods was alive. And so were we. Such a great time back then. Thank you for the upload.
Thadesgal 2 months ago 4
I had this outline tattooed on my left arm by a shipmate on board USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN69 "IKE" while on the way thru Suez to Iran during hostage crises in early 79 /heading towards "gonzo station" when asked why on left arm ,replied closest to heart .anybody familiar please leave post truly great music
oldnufftoknow 2 months ago in playlist oldnufftoknow
@oldnufftoknow I get your meaning, but your heart is in the center of your chest.
waspmeister 1 month ago
@waspmeister Is there a need to be biological,the left has always been sentimental y referred to as closest to the heart
oldnufftoknow 1 month ago
Never could understand why this song was never used to the backdrop of the Katrina disaster. It's what New Orleans is all about.
JDubleu81 2 months ago
My favorite all-time Poco song.............
popspoptunes 3 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
Some of the best lyrics the world has ever known
09rockmusic 3 months ago
I loveeee this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MrDrende 3 months ago
Great memories from 1979
joemi1966 3 months ago
For a moment I thought all this talk about Phil Hartman was in reference to the comedian.....glad to read otherwise.....silly me. Great song too....
thegreatbungholio21 3 months ago
wonderful music. Takes me back to the good ole days.
gertrude1968 3 months ago
I love this song!!
4Jrzgrl 3 months ago
Phil Hartman did design this cover, look up his profile, he was a graphic artist, he changed the spelling to one n.
jwillis5039 3 months ago
Paul Cotton sings lead on this song!
lilredhead0816 3 months ago
I'm surprised Paul Cotton hasn't been on Dancin w the Stars
09rockmusic 3 months ago
who sings lead on this song, Rusty Young?
fedexhome 3 months ago
Wow, I can remember sitting on the beach looking out at the waves and the girls walk by. Now, I sit on the beach and watch my kids play and can listen to the same cool tunes on my i-pod. It's funny how time flies, but these songs never stop making me feel young again.
MultiLegoman111 3 months ago 17
@MultiLegoman111 Never stop thinking your young. Why be 30, when you can still be 15? Why be 60 when you can still be 30? Don't let age bring you down.
NWFWMbudwieser 3 weeks ago in playlist b 2
@NWFWMbudwieser I agree. I live in the midwest and it seems people age and they give up and think they have to act old-depressing place.
1234roadking1 2 weeks ago
Agree this is a great song when today there is so much absolute crap. There is still some good stuff, tho. Try OneRepublic for some real music by a modern group. Most all of my favorites are from the 80's and 90's.
thatpageguy1 4 months ago
i don't care if people think this is an eagles rip-off. i love this song!
TheSaraandSteph 4 months ago
Man Oh Man ,This Is Such Good Positive Feeling Kinda Of Music,You Hardly Hear It Anymore,What A Shame...
cadoey 4 months ago 2
What astounds me is that the current generation of music producers GREW UP on this music!! Why are they letting rock become rap, and disco become house and trance - forms with no melody, chord progression, orchestration/arrangements... No joy... no thrill of a song in itself being enough to transport you to cloud canyons in the sky...
leftatalbuquerque 4 months ago
Dear Danielskennedy, that is as I have verified on Wik, the most startling, unbelievable but true facts I have ever seen. I knew Phil H was a blast on SNL, did a great Bill Clinton, but never would I have suspected his talents went to drawing, and even when he must have been very young to Poco, America. Thanks for the post, again a tragic loss in so many ways. Man what a total talent.
lance1jcubsfan 4 months ago
Ok, says who about Phil Hartman, bring it, ....I know how old I am, and about how old he was, so if so, factO, what did he do in terms of drawing for POCO. Facts, not speculation, and also, I loved Phil H too, and I very much liked/loved Poco. Thank you.
lance1jcubsfan 4 months ago
@lance1jcubsfan It is a fact that Phil Hartman designed the cover of the album shown on this video, as well as seveal others, including America's Greatest Hits album.
centuryrox 4 months ago 3
@centuryrox yes, I can verify that as well. He went on Letterman one time I think and talked about doing the album cover for Poco's Legend. He also talked about having 100 impressions and they were numbered exactly. Man I miss his comedy...
dktide91 2 months ago
@centuryrox i actually remember him stating that on the Tom snyder show before he died.
boobtuber06 1 month ago
@centuryrox Hartman was a graphics artist before he did comedy, This was one of his as Lance said, E carried a cover of his bio and repeats it on occasion. He talked abouit doing the cover in an interview not long before his murder.
freeinallthings 3 weeks ago in playlist hits
@lance1jcubsfan He drew that picture, plain and simple right? That's what he did for a living in the 70s, it's in his biography that he was a sought-after album design artist while he was one, and long before he was famous as a comedian in the 80s.
heyman29323 2 months ago
@lance1jcubsfan Uh, yeah, centuryfox is correct. Phil Hartman did indeed design THIS album cover, along with a few others....
bamadon 1 week ago
I had no idea that the Late Phil Hartman (actor, comedian, writer) designed album covers for America and Poco. Makes me miss him even more.
lucasboydjr 4 months ago
I remember hearing this song and many others as a child back in the 70's as I listened to my little AM radio tucked beneath my pillow.
lucasboydjr 4 months ago 3
Phil Hartman also did the cover of 'America's-Greatest hits'
danielskennedy 4 months ago
Looking at all of the comments posted to these great songs you can't help notice how badly the music today is broken. It capitalizes on everything negative - causing negative feelings - desensitivity. Very few possess the creativity of the classics and when they do they are brushed under the table with little or no publicity.
Thadesgal 4 months ago
Ah! Summer 1979, 15 years old. This song and a summer night. Magic.
basiacomeout 4 months ago 23
@basiacomeout 3 yrs ahead of ya and yep what you wrote
092AC 4 months ago
@basiacomeout me too!!! good call music fan
09rockmusic 3 months ago
when music was clean and made ya feel something inside.... those days will never come again.
newwavechic 4 months ago 3
I hav always loved the band who in my mind are bigger than the Eagles. They did not get the credit they deserve...Glad youtube is giving them a new platform..Hardly any radio play in their day shows how full of shit most radio stations were...
1stSaintsFan 4 months ago
@1stSaintsFan Timothy B. Scmit was singing this song and he also play the bass for the eagles...
1mrgasgas1 4 months ago
@1mrgasgas1 Yes sir, I was into POCO during the Richie Furay & Jim Messina days...I was glad Timothy (Girls luv that guy and the hair) joined "The Eagles" and made some money and a couple of good songs.
1stSaintsFan 4 months ago
Back when music was music! A Classic!
1947dodgewf32 5 months ago
great post, but remember God wants us to "REACH FORWARD"
eric777100763 5 months ago
In case it hasn't been posted yet..........the cover art is by the late GREAT Phil Hartman.
ronineko 5 months ago
@ronineko as in the comedian Phil Hartman?
jatroup12 4 months ago
@jatroup12 yep, the one and only
ronineko 4 months ago
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@jatroup12 Phil Hartman also did 'America's -Greatest hits.'
danielskennedy 4 months ago
party in the quarter
hangin in audubon park
september 2005
met some new york firefighters
on bourbon street
disalitervisum 5 months ago
AWESOME-forgot about this one-thank-you!!!
ronniead1able 5 months ago
POCOの､哀愁のｶﾝﾄﾘｰ･ﾛｯｸ"Heart Of The Night"このアルバムの頃のﾒﾝﾊﾞｰはどうなってたかな?勿論ﾎﾟｰﾙ･ｺｯﾄﾝはいたヨね!
blackandtanful 5 months ago
You have terrific taste in music! Thanks for sharing?
WaitingOnMyDreams 5 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Poco
im so glad my friend reminded me of this song..what memories this brings back....god those were my party and happy days...LOVE THIS SONG!
lovaxl 5 months ago
.... wow... this one is for my Shannon..... love always.
bigblkmopar1970 5 months ago
excellent song to accompany the rain and thunder outside right now... beautiful in fact. thanks again for posting :)
MrBuckwilliam 5 months ago
Oh, I haven't heard this in years, thanks so much for posting.
liquidgee13 5 months ago
I saw Poco in concert as a back up band to Creedence Clearwater in 1969. They stole the show!
trning1 6 months ago
The cover is designed by the late Phil Hartman.
crlaw75 6 months ago
Eagles' origins..and everything after......
travlynn08 6 months ago
Randy Meisner and Timothy B. Schmidt had the prettiest voices during their tenure with the Eagles, the other guys could sing pretty damn good as well, but But the Eagles definitely went scouting for guys that sang really lovely harmony, and almost a little sadness, that 'Southern California West Coast Sound'... That blued eyed-outlaw soul, their somewhat morose music was absolutely gorgeous!...
mikebtko 6 months ago
@lmallears1958 and JaneHibson : me too. ♥ Manitoba Canada
092AC 6 months ago
This is the kind of song that is PERFECT to danch to with your significant other alone together in the middle of a hot summer night down south with just a little candlelight or firelight and a bottle of wine.
cudaj2 6 months ago 3
Kind of gets to you.
tmmmviii 6 months ago
now THIS is REAL music !
spiritualaccent 6 months ago
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robertoamor2011 6 months ago
I remember parking on the top of "Lover's Lane Hill" and there really was a full moon in the Wyoming black night's sky...making out and feeling so deeply in love at the tender age of 16. Those days...looking back on them while certain songs play...tears everytime. I'm a lot older now and often long for THAT kind of love, simplicity. Love this song. Thanks for putting it on here.
Janie
JaneHibson 6 months ago
@JaneHibson I saw it too.. from Cheyenne.
Imallears1958 6 months ago
The Eagles are a great band. I love Poco. Poco music helped me, and changed me over the decades from Good Feelin to Know right through Tryin'. Thanks guys, it's be a 40 year ride down this trail.
jiminlhc 6 months ago 3
The LEGEND album is good too. that was like saying farewell 70s after that
PEDROCLASSIC 6 months ago
Why POCO was never inducted into the CMA is a mystery. does anyone have the POCO FORGOTTEN TRAIL cd (1969-1974)??? Thats the one to get. a must-have. I personally like the Good feelin to know and cantamos era and also crazy eyes. those are their finest work ever with ritchie Furay. RUNNING HORSE!!!!!!!!
PEDROCLASSIC 6 months ago
I totally agree!!
SunnyValeTP1 6 months ago
Americana Masterpiece! Pure Classic! Thanks again fellas for not selling this classic song out for some stupid Beer or American car commercial.
1957thack 6 months ago
I went to see them in 1979 - get this - they opened for The Doobie Bros and Boston - very good concert!!!...I have always loved Poco
sandymystique 6 months ago 2
Thanks. Thanks Thanks.
tmmmviii 7 months ago
Timeless classic! Light years ahead and above all of the noise pollution that passes as music today. I had to fire this one up tonight. There's a beautiful full moon shinin' down on me as I type.
heretilimnot 7 months ago 15
the singer sounds ucannily similar to don henley
crunk88 7 months ago
@crunk88 : funny you say that! Poco was the band that all country rock bands wanted to be like. Poco had great lyrics, great music and great harmonies!! When the Eagles began they aspired to be Poco, but actually went way beyond. Randy Meisner of the Eagles came from Poco (where he was replaced by Timothy B. Schmidt) and when Randy left the Eagles he was replaced by Timothy B. Schmidt as well! Great stuff! And good ear by you!!
jst1674 7 months ago
I think of this song when I see a full moon.
trm41 7 months ago
I think of this song when I see a full moon.
trm41 7 months ago
"Please dont' wake me, don't shake me, if it's only, if it's only just a dream...." Oh my the memories are taking over......
dmbfan1958 7 months ago
OMG....giving me chills. I will 'replay' over and over.....
dmbfan1958 7 months ago 2
My fave Poco song..
popspoptunes 7 months ago 3
Rushville030 and Centuryrox
I completely agree with you as well. My worst favorite Genre is Rap! It makes no sense, no poetry, no melody (Which this one has to go to), no clear ending a song like this has, vocals, etc.. I could go on and on. This is what is called "Real Music". I also call this "Mellow Mountain Music". Especially when me and my dad are out on the Balcony of his Log Home in the Mountains of Ft. Davis, Texas. Doesn't get any better than that!
rolowrestling 7 months ago
One of the world's best slow dance songs, for sure!
choosing2lookeast 7 months ago
I can't speak!...I... I love this! Thanks for sharing this.
TheShadowFX 7 months ago
This is a song of pure peace and romance. This is exactly the way life should be!
Halpin2006 8 months ago 2
Poco hit #20 in Billboard, 7-21-79. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!
DaveWollenberg 8 months ago
Great song, this is from my high school days, lot of talent in this group , still have a lot of their old albums, this is from the Legend album my favorite by Poco, the album cover art was done by by the late Phil Hartman from Saturday Night Live.
asasweeney 8 months ago 3
@asasweeney Ive been looking for years for one of my favorite Poco songs.. I believe it was on the Poco Seven album. "She's an Angel and she loves to spread her wings" Some body help me.
reyflowers1 7 months ago
@reyflowers1: I think the song you talking about about is on the seven album, its called Angel, you can go to Amazon.com and type in Poco Seven and it should pull it up ,they will let you listen to part of the songs on the CD , you can even buy just this song if you want, or you can order the CD .
asasweeney 7 months ago
such a cool song that never gets played enough...
27wingnut 8 months ago 2
Canadian or American band guys?
RFKFANTS67 8 months ago
@RFKFANTS67 American
asasweeney 8 months ago
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exelente cuantos recuerdos me encanta ...
harpoo34 8 months ago
exelente cuantos recuerdos me encanta
harpoo34 8 months ago
luv this song and luv new orleans!! :=):=)
txncgirl1 9 months ago
POCO. One of the best bands of the 70's.
montybgood48 9 months ago
dont it just makes you want to leave the rat race were in and just forget everything thats on our shoulders, our troubles for the time that use to be...................................
65impalass396 9 months ago in playlist Music 2
It's amazing how interelated Poco, Eagles, The Byrds, and Buffalo Springfield all were.
I guess it began after the break up of Buffalo Springfield with Richie Furay and Jim Messina forming Poco with Randy Meisner, meanwhile Stephen Stills and Neil Young left to form CSNY with David Crosby of The Byrds and Graham Nash of The Hollies (Britain's top selling UK band). Then Meisner left to form Eagles. Timothy Schidt of Poco fame also joined the Eagles in '78.
degree7 9 months ago
Plus there are more loose ends with Messina joing Kenny Loggins to form Loggins & Messina. And didn't Loggins also work with Michael McDonald, of Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan fame?
Anyway, we can all thank The Byrds for their 1968 album "Sweetheart of the Rodeo", which popularized L.A. country rock. Without it, there would never have been a Poco, and Nashville country would have dominated the charts. In fact, the mastermind behind all of this was Gram Parsons.
degree7 9 months ago
Another Good one from 1978!
Mechanic0751 10 months ago
not really a Poco or Eagles kind of guy. More into New Riders of the Purple Sage.
blorgensteen 10 months ago
Phil Hartman from SNL fame painted this cover for Poco...
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Cromag99 10 months ago 2
I re-discovered this gem searching for other fantastic oldies. These guys are the best @ their game and have played with industry heavy hitters for decades. A great deal of what we hear today pales in comparsion to the incredible talent of these fellas. I can only hope more youth stumble onto or are exposed to these classics and take the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the sheer quality of this music compared to what is being "generated" today. No contest.
Rushville030 10 months ago 23
@Rushville030 I couldn't agree with you more, my friend. I'm thinking that the reason that the quality of music is so low these days is because today's youth haven't discovered some of the great oldies, such as this. I know young people like to distance themselves from previous generations as a means of protest, but in doing so, they miss out on some really good music.
centuryrox 10 months ago 17
@centuryrox I was looking up some AC/DC songs & found "It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll" found out kids watched "School of Rock" ; so perhaps it depends on the medium. Bob Seger is another favourite - what a song writer; love 'Night Moves" and sure the youth of today would as well if they took the time to listen. We're the fortunate ones to have memories to take us back & allow us to savour the fantastic body of work to produced along the way. Cheers!
Rushville030 10 months ago
@centuryrox No or well yes I agree, but I would also add to your comment, it appears they merely wish to protest, but haven't the foggiest clue as to what for? We were all young once, but good music was good music, today, there is just not good music being produced, and upon reflection, bands like Poco and the Eagles, Eric Clapton etc seem so much more above, and there is a very good reason for that.
lance1jcubsfan 4 months ago 2
@Rushville030 So right,...all this music makes me so happy and brings a tear to my eye at the same time.
kittietoes 10 months ago
@Rushville030 This music is beautiful...Plain and simple....What is being playedtoday is so homogenizedthat it has no distinctive sound. I have always been a country music fan...Ilove how Poco and the Eagles blended country and rock....fantastic.....
Edcountrystyle 8 months ago
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This music is beautiful...Plain and simple....What is being playedtoday is so homogenizedthat it has no distinctive sound. I have always been a country music fan...Ilove how Poco and the Eagles blended country and rock....fantastic.....
Edcountrystyle 8 months ago
Haven't heard this gem in very long while...so happy to re-discover searching for other fantastic oldies that stand the test of time. We are truly blessed to be able share and enjoy the mastery of these true great artists/musicians
They have set the bar very high...It would be hard to find comparable talent in the age of "manufactured music"
Rushville030 10 months ago
ARE YOU THERE HEART OF THE KNIGHT MY LORD I HOPE SO GREAT SON.
eye2eyeize 10 months ago
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wen music was real Music
ThenItsLove 10 months ago
wen music was real Music
ThenItsLove 10 months ago
My old friend suggested to listen this band since in 1985 so I never forgot due to still in my soul until I pass way .
kanokrat67 11 months ago
Timothy also did back up for The Doobie Bros., Steely Dan, Dan Folgelberg and a ton more. I had the pleasure of meeting him in '87 for an interview and in '77 saw him in concert in Chicago after he joined the Eagles and had that beautiful long hair...ahhhhh, what dreams are made of!
MsAmerican1960 11 months ago
looks like the eye of Horus to me.. another Illuminati band
Senovia3728 11 months ago
This song reminds me of when Katrina came in and devasted that city!It is a great song, it just brings back back bad ole memories!! I love Poco the Band!!
MERCEDESKID55 11 months ago
This song reminds me of when Katrina came in and devasted that city!
MERCEDESKID55 11 months ago
Put POCO in the RR Hall of FAME... NOW
popspoptunes 1 year ago
i think of cool summer nights summer 1979 when hearing this. this is the kind of adult rock i like to hear. i hate the eagles and don henley.
The096757 1 year ago
@The096757
How can you hate the Eagles and Don Henley? Some of the best songs ever. I'm a Poco fan from way back along with John David Souther, Chris Hillman, Jackson Brown, etc. They are all cut from the same southern California cloth. Don't understand the hatred. Makes no sense.
andora6400 1 year ago
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"I love N.O." (Carollton and Toulouse streets)
rbertagopetah13 1 year ago
"I love N.O." (Carollton and Tolouse Streets)
rbertagopetah13 1 year ago
I saw this guys back in the late 1970's or early 1980's in York,Pa.
Good vocals and good guitar,great concert all together!!!
yankees704 1 year ago
what a band - songs straight from the heart and brilliant harmonies, musicianship, got it all.
squirglegog 1 year ago
takes me back to a time when love was much more simple...
ylwf 1 year ago
Great song,thanks.
NSveteran 1 year ago
my dogs name Is poco lol
pileofblocks 1 year ago
I have always loved this song!! It is just so beautiful and so heart and soul touching!! This song takes me back to days of true happiness and innocence. I miss those days. My heart just aches for those days so much. What a time that was! Never to be forgotten! There was a magic in the air back then that you just cant feel today and that is a real shame. This song is pure magic in itself!! Missing those days but hold the memories in my heart forever!! ☺♥
awesomeeras131 1 year ago 32
@awesomeeras131
You are so right on. I feel exactly the same. I will be 60 next month and I miss those free days of my youth.
volmeister50 1 year ago
@volmeister50 you and me both bro, I long for that , peace, rest, that I use to get from music like this thank God for memeroies
deltaman444 10 months ago
@awesomeeras131
Our culture changed, and a lot of people think it's because our economy changed. It's gone.
veritasvg 11 months ago
@awesomeeras131 This is a song of pure peace and romance. This is exactly the way life should be!
Halpin2006 8 months ago 3
@awesomeeras131 I do appreciate your emotion; I even empathize with what you've expressed here. I have often felt the same way...but I wonder if much of these sentiments aren't our own romanticizing of the past? But it's true, for example, kids of today are too exposed to the evils of today's world, which are largely due to the proliferation of pornography as carried by the Internet. We, as parents and educators [adults] MUST instill virtue and modesty in the hearts and minds of our youth!
sulatlalaki 5 months ago
another track that has been lost in the crack and krevices
1989berlinwall 1 year ago 11
I am on the phone with Poco right now and they told me to tell you 'hi'
maha77 1 year ago
@maha77 all of them? wow
Putaspellonyou 1 year ago
I know Timothy B. Schmidt joined Poco after Randy Meisner left,and eventually replaced him in the Eagles.Didn't Meisner rejoin Poco for a brief period later on?
sammys70 1 year ago 3
@sammys70 Yes he did. The original lineup, including Meisner, reunited for the 1989 album "Legacy". They toured through 1990, then as an acoustic trio of Young, Messina, and Meisner through most of 1991. At the end of 1991, Messina and Meisner left once again.
centuryrox 1 year ago 2
This is my walk in the woods summer song
PEDROCLASSIC 1 year ago
Was Timothy B. Schmidt with Poco when this song was released?I can't remember if he was,i just know he was only with the Eagles on the Long Run album.
sammys70 1 year ago
@sammys70 Schmit left Poco in the summer of 1977 to join the Eagles, the year before this album ("Legend") was released (Fall, 1978). Before joining the Eagles, he contributed vocals on Firefall's 1977 song "Just Remember I Love You". He was a member of the Eagles for "The Long Run" album, as well as the reunion album "Hell Freezes Over". In between, he contributed to Bob Seger's "Fire Lake", Boz Scaggs "Love Look What You've Done To Me", CSN "Southern Cross", and Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry"
centuryrox 1 year ago 6
@centuryrox No wonder I love this song. It was done by two musicians who became part of The Eagles. Poco was like the prequel of The Eagles, just as The Move was the prequel to Electric Light Orchestra. This same rock rhythm was similar to Eagles' songs. I knew my savant was telling me something!
HeartBDoctor 8 months ago 2
@centuryrox
Great Music! Seger great, I've seen the Eagles several times, and Don Henley solo, great!
Boz Scaggs, especially Love Look What You've Done To Me, great song, and Poco, I Love Music.
Best Wishes,
PamelaKW 7 months ago
@sammys70 No. He had already left the group by the time this LP came out.
rayjr62 6 months ago