Richie Havens - Handsome Johnny

[salsifyjim]

A fine song. A great artist Thank you for posting it! Jim.

[thekenemy]

what the hell man the woodstock version isn't on youtube anymore?

[Canadian925]

Is this the opening song at Woodstock?

[slimjim1291411]

@Canadian925 yes

[BBQFanNo1]

This original of song,the bass,and the song writers Gossett Jr and Havens is PERFECT. Nothing wrong with it.

Thank you Raachen for providing this song and video

[elPYROreal]

Hey, look yonder, tell me what you see Marching to the fields of Vietnam? It looks like Handsome Johnny with an M15, Marching to the Vietnam war, hey marching to the Vietnam war.

[ollieees]

BBqFanno1 you need to be well done on your own bbq.He was the the co-writer and the original

performer.You must be thinking of another song!!

[Sarahbiff123]

just watched woodstock '69, amazing movie and this is the first song i had to look up. man its good

[exo6desmo8]

It should be Burr Redding - Handsome Johnny

[psadpoiafsdf]

I first heard this song on Oz

[KojachBaumherr]

@psadpoiafsdf haha i just watched that episode and searched for the song, i liked reddings rendition better though

[psadpoiafsdf]

@KojachBaumherr The song in this episode was good beacuse of how it was used. The song by itself, whoever sings it, is why we still listen to it. I am glad that I first heard it on Oz. I had no empathy for Redding but the writers/producers used it right.

[earthling10021]

A search shows Louis Gosset as songwriter/ Richard Pierce Havens as songwriter-- so they share credit. But I remember Richie saying in an interview that Lou Gosset wrote this song. Maybe he was being modest.

[masonrox2547]

much better at woodstock

[151edwin]

Thanks for posting. A great song.

[AmberinRealLife]

Yeah there is a lot of bass, but it's still fantastic

[ianh45]

love this song so much but that bass is horrible.

[ianh45]

@BBQFanNo1 You are a prize prick aren't you son

[ianh45]

@BBQFanNo1 i saw the various comments you deleted btw.

first there was - STFU punk. What do you need? A smack in the back of your skull and your ear ripped off you punk?

then - STFU punk. What do you need? A smack on the back of your skull with the back of my hand and your ear ripped off you punk?

followed by - Shut you you asshole.

still not happy you went with - You get lost too you other troll. I'm sick and tired of assholes comments like yours on You Tube.

real classy.

[BBQFanNo1]

@ianh45 Merry Christmas. Try to lighten up. It's good for your health.

[ianh45]

@BBQFanNo1 'lighten up' says the person sending threats of violence.

at the risk of repeating myself. you really are a prize prick aren't you son.

[scales1020]

one of the great songs ever!

[earthling10021]

Written by actor Louis Gossett, the drill seargent in that Richard Geer movie.

[4runner39]

@earthling10021 this wasn't written by Richie H?