"Two Lane Highway" Pure Prairie League 1975 music video

[luvtotruck]

GREAT GEETAR PLAYING FROM DON FELDER FORMALY OF THE "EGO'S":-|

[thesouthrim]

Bought the tape during a pit stop at a gas station in the middle of Kansas during a long trip in '96. One of my favorite albums ever since. They brought some much needed Southwest to Southern Rock.

[pohl54]

first heard this on A.F.N back in the 70s. went straight out and bought it.

been playing it ever since, one of the best songs you will ever hear

[shay5802]

I have ALWAYS loved this song!!!

[olhobbler]

absolute rubbish, misleading and a waste of my time. Luckily, the singers wife straighten things out.

[kimmyghorn]

The song Two Lane Highway by Larry Goshorn was never accompanied by a video! There weren't many videos in the 70's, mostly TV shows. As Larry Goshorn's wife, I can assure you that Vince Gill was not on this song and it actually made #28 on the Billboard Charts! Also, the Goshorn Bros play in Cincinnati Oh, but Larry and Tim both played with PPL. Just thought you'd all like to know. Also, it was nice of the guys who recorded this video to put it to Two Lane Highway! Thanks! Kim G.

[wausau54403]

Hey Kim!

This video was all done in fun. Especially the lampoonish notes I wrote for the clip. I actually feel that "Two Lane Highway" is one of the best tracks PPL has ever released and should have been as big a hit as "Amie."

This all came about when I was trasferring old Super-8 film of us goofing off in the 70's to DVD. Because Super-8 was without audio, I handpicked several songs to accompany the footage. The last 3-minutes seemed to fit perfect with "Two Lane."

Cheers!

Jerry

[scottygirlify]

thanks for the info about the "video" for this song, I had all but forgotten this one and you brought back lots of memories!!

[beckleck81]

This is a fantastic video. Reminds me of a road trip with a bud from highschool in 1976 to look at some schools in Florida. Karl M and I set out from NJ in a 1974 Marina, Pure Prairie League and Marshal Tucker, the Out Laws and of course Buffett in the cassette player. We saw the Keys, just like the video. Life was great back then.

[TwistedBeatle]

i wish somebody would post "i'll fix your flat tire merl"

[redfern2u]

Brings back memories.Played this song many on my way back from norfolk where i was station to my home in S.C. finally got out of the navy.........hell

[redfern2u]

Brings back memories.Played this song many on my way back from norfolk where i was station to my home in S.C. finally got out of the navy.........hell yea

[bobby7771117]

Here's awesome music from a really talented and fun group! Crank it up! Peace, BobbyK  I saw them about 5 years ago with Poco, and Orleans! Great concert!

[P220SAM]

Oh man, this video brings back memories of road trips in the 70's and 80's. Long Live PPL

[tallercaller]

I do love your paragraph about the making of this film. Wonderful.

[Mr70Cyclone]

This should be a favorite song of all of us Harley -Davidson riders who love to take Two Lane Highways.

[MyronHill]

I love it! I learned it when i was 16 and i have learned it again at 45. And i will play it out.

Yes i still play out!

[alanespana]

Brings back of lot of memories from my family music tree Byrds thru to the Eagles etc etc!! Love it!!

[ABCGUITAR]

Larry Goshorn!

[hoopsphan99]

wow the ocean is Awesome

[RickTNRebel]

as far as i'm concerned...the eagles and all the rest "copy Catted" POCO!

[lddk72]

This song was on the 8-track tape that came with my parent's '77 Lincoln (it had Quadrophonic Sound lol) . I haven't heard this song in 30 years and I still remember it.

[619ccy1]

Great song!!!

[JR1960actor]

Sadly, many fine artists of the 60's and 70's had their videos rejected simply because MTV didn't yet exist. Just think what treasures may have been lost simply due to non-existence. When will we learn? Never let non-existence stop you.

[cassandrapua]

Still love 'em after all these years...

[JrAceFarrel]

loved the people that stood by my in a positive way !

{Thank You} Terry

[MANHATTANBEEFMAN]

Awesome tune - I knew I heard this song before. Great tune - great musicianship.

Good video too.

Thanks Mrs. Waite -

Sheeeeeessssshhhhh!!!!!

[ny4000]

no probs, Ground Beef. The song seems familiar to me, too, but I never knew it was from this band. Vince Gill was once in the group. :)

[MANHATTANBEEFMAN]

@ny4000

you just had to bring up the Vince Gill connection didn't you Mrs. Waite!!!!!

SHHHHHEEEEEEESSSSSSHHHHHH!!!!

[ttocsify]

so had i.this is rock at maybe its purest form

[912johnboy]

back in 75 i wanted to go there also/never made it//house&kids.now i can a little slower

[nyrichiek]

LOL okay whatever.

[theonlytruepunk]

Hahahaha...it was all in good fun. Nothing serious...

[nyrichiek]

Very intelligent . You got the brain of a fart.

[nyrichiek]

Don Felder from the Eagles is on this.

[VaxFilms]

@nyrichiek - it seems Poco, The Eagles, Pure Prairie League, Flying Burrito Brothers and a few others were all interchangeable bands. I bet Timothy Schmidt and Randy Meisner were probably in all of them.....who knows.

[deracinated1]

gerry garcia boys

[anitashelby]

Wow, I Had Forgotten About This One! This Is A Fantastic Song!!! Love The Vid As Well! 5*s+...Thankyou...Anita..

[ZANTEDESH]

i laughed, i cried, it became a part of me.

...a redneck from Wisconsin who has consumed much PBR over the years. Thanks for posting this.

[goofywilly]

Wow!!! after viewing this video several times..... I see only genious here!!! The use of natural and artificial lighting, the fades and cuts, the use of benign subliminals, the sync.... its got it all!!!

[sphorbrains]

it's "genius"

[Jake111992]

It's Pure Prairie League! It's the best you'll ever hear!!

[JrAceFarrel]

aim glad you relize me abilties to play ,Terry 19

[goofywilly]

Used to play this whilst blitzed on PBRs and other various cutrate beers of the day.

Vividly remember runnin down the sandbar and runnin headfirst into the river! Rescued by a few friends and returned to the campsite more beer was consumed and Pure Prairie League played into the night!!! Ahhh! the memories!!!!!:D

[lagunaflyguy]

First song out of the shoe on every trip....thanks PPL!

[chewbacca0901]

Great song! Vince Gill is great in his own right, but I didn't like his watered-down, pop music with PPL. They are much better without him, and really good now that Craig Fuller is back. See them at the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, CA in April!

[Crewmannumber6]

Are the Goshorn brothers with them again?

[chewbacca0901]

I don't think so. I'm not familiar with them anyway. When were they with PPL?

[JrAceFarrel]

thanks guess whos back from the marines

[chewbacca0901]

Nevermind! I went to their website, and remember them now. They aren't even mentioned as being part of PPL in Wikipedia!

[junkie4vids]

This song kicks asphalt !

Rockin' PPL at their best.

[hoskin23]

Hey Bassmickeyd- Thank you and MTV for finally acknowledging this artistic  masterpiece., but too late, we've given exclusive rights to Channel 12 Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

[wausau54403]

And the only "MTV" allowed to air this clip is Mukwonago TeleVision (sales & repair). Closed Sundays.

[joynthis]

This is the best video description in all of the You Toobs. (I don't remember anything about her, but the words "Donna Fargo" give me an instant migrane.)

[Bag0fRats]

@wausau54403 having a hard time thinking this was shot in '75 when there's a '77 Impala at 00:4

[bassmickeyd]

I was cleaning up some old papers on my desk when I came across the rejection letter that was mistakenly sent to you back in 1975. You see back in 1975 MTV did exist but only in my mind. aAnd I had no way of projecting my thoughts from my mind onto the TV screen. But now with the advances in TV we can to that and more. So, please re-submit you fine video for MTV viewing.

Yours questionably

MTV Big Wig

PS; We still pay nothing for videos.

[RedRoo13]

Wasn't this the Goshorn Bros.??

[1400deadwood]

PPL had one of the best stage shows in Rock during that era. They were just awesome.

[ceeceerider]

Great song! When it was released it was most certainly not true country, but pure country rock, in the manner of The Flying Burrito Bothers. By todays standards though, that translate's into pure country.

[wambajamba]

PPL kicked ass and they didn't need the over rated Vince Gill to do it!

FYI if you didn't know he joined a late version of the band. (After thier hits).

[KniteFlyer]

@wambajamba

While I'm a much bigger fan of PPL pre Gill than post, you have to give Gill his due.....he sang lead on their biggest chart hit "Let Me Love You Tonight."

[KniteFlyer]

@wambajamba

While I'm a much bigger fan of PPL pre Gill than post, you have to give Gill his due.....he sang lead on their biggest chart hit "Let Me Love You Tonight." Please know what the hell you're talking about BEFORE you start bumping your gums.

[marctrainor]

What a great group. One of the "underground groups" of country music, that I only wish would have been played on the so called "real country music stations". Great group, great song. Long live PPL. Marc.

[sidv192]

I graduated from high school in merrill, next door to wausau in 1975. Great era. Vid captures that peaceful easy feeling perfectly, pleantiful and cheap hash did the rest... fun time to be alive.

[unemployabledrunk]

this is just real good music - haven't heard it in years... the whole darned album was good... P.P.L. - big men!

[MrChubbers]

this is uncanny in the UK there was a band called Dire Straits and they did a song called Sultans Of Swing, in 1980, which sounds very much like this. Before the internet we never saw bands like PPL in the UK thank you this is a nice song

[gazoontight]

Great song from the '70s.

[hoskin23]

Is that BIGFOOT at the 2:44 second mark?

[64mung]

It must be!! You can tell by the walk.

[wausau54403]

I don't know, but I'm sure that was Red Hopkins at the 1:44 second, Mark.

[hoskin23]

Is that BIGFOOT at the 2:44 second mark?

[nofukenway]

looks like the road to Tybee Island

[Angelo49]

could be The Now Explosion of the 70 s wpix in ny

[cjthemusicman]

VERY interesting! And very interesting liner notes!

[gbj11]

This is probably my favorite PPL song, though 'Amie' is great too.

Was this really the official music video? We've come a long way since '75. lol They could at least have put the name of the band and song on there somewhere. Guess that would have put it over budget.

[algirl504]

I love this song! I wish they did more recent stuff!

[victoryredchevy]

I heard on one of my local radio stations that PPL is thinking of reuniting to make a studio album and Vince Gill would probably be in on it, too. Idk if this is just rumor or if it holds water, but thought that'd give you some hope.

[nightrain2007]

hey mr mike brown.we used to make good music together and we played this song too lol.call me man.

[nosehair351]

This song (and album) is a killer, i never could figure out why it didn't go big on FM album rock. I also loved "kansas city southern", and ESPECIALLY "i'll fix your flat tire merle" My favorite album start to finish from these guys.

[sincykid]

wausau55403, Good knowledge on the Vince Gill years. Vince and Jeff Wilson were much more popish than Tim and Larry. Doing songs like Let me love you tonight and I'm almost ready. I still like the old stuff better.

[blueangeldad]

When was Vince Gill playing lead? I recall seeing him in PPL in the mid seventies. What do you think/

[TWOXP]

Vince was with 'em, in 1976, when I saw 'em, at University Hall, in Charlottesville, VA. He didn't play Lead, though...

They were promotin' th' Two Way Highway Album... Opened, with Kansas City Southern... Durin' th' song Two Lane Highway, th' ENTIRE BAND (Except for Lead Guitar), left th' stage, when it was time, for th' Guitar Solo... That guy ROCKED, ALONE, for prob'ly FIVE MINUTES OR SO! It was AWESOME!!

[wausau54403]

Vince Gill was part of Pure Prairie League from 1979-1983. He sang on their 1980 top-10 hit "Let Me Love You Tonight."

[nofukenway]

love it!........looks like my home

[wildbunch]

Wausau - your "notes" cracked me up !

[nyrichiek]

Look at the liner notes you'llm see don ,s name on TWo Lane Highway.

[wausau54403]

Cool!

[nyrichiek]

Lead guitar on this was Don Felder from the Eagles

[wausau54403]

Really? How do you know that?

[blueangeldad]

When was Vince Gill playing lead ? I saw him playing with PPR, I believe, in mid- seventies. Do you know?

[jpmagg3]

No way - Larry Goshorn was the lead, harmony doubled on the signature lick with John David Call on pedal steel. Goshorn Bros are still top notch and gigging, JDCall sits in with the reformed PPL on tour for some dates - awesome.

[grizxcswoman]

i live in montana my whole life has been two lane highways and I have spent my whole life without the woman i loved when I first set out on a two lane highway she had a life i had a dream

[niksoh]

That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

[hoskin23]

great tune...this video interpretation must have inspired the creation of MTV

[wausau54403]

I believe you're right. I read somewhere that after the release of this seminal music video clip, several other major musical acts such as Michael Jackson, Queen and C.W. McCall requested their talents... but instead they turned down the big bucks then and walked away from the recording industry. Although they did briefly reunite to produce just one TV commercial in 1977. Remember that Calgon "Ancient Chinese Secret" ad? That was them!

[bykerchyck]

cooooool

[haisija]

Great tune

[N2MUSIC1]

Thanks so much for this video! One of my favorite tunes!