John Denver "I Want To Live"

John Denver sings "I Want To Live" in this clip airing 8/18/91. John Denver and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus were the guest performers on this episode of Evening at Pops, a weekly series on PBS. John Williams conducted the Boston Pops for this live performance in Boston's Symphony Hall.

Background: In 1977, Denver co-founded The Hunger Project with Werner Erhard and Robert W. Fuller. He served for many years, and supported the organization until his death. John was also appointed by President Jimmy Carter to serve on the President's Commission on World Hunger, writing the song "I Want to Live" as its theme song.

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[Glannmore]

John's message still rings true today. He was very special.

[jade22899]

I spent all of my teens and my twenties looking for this song. All I could remember was the line, "It's an idea whose time has come". Indeed it is. This may well be the most important song humanity has ever heard. Thank you, John Denver, for this song. I have used it to define my life.

[CABALENTV]

JOHN DOESNT GET DISLIKES!

[stormygrl0804]

His voice is so beautiful, but it scares me a bit, that "would he make it on American Idol"?, who gives a %&#$, he is great!!!

[princekolkata]

LOVE U JOHN...



[3211Victoria]

I agree with you TheXXXDB about what a loss this man was. His music is special, just like he was.

[TheXXXDB]

tears are running down my face.....what a loss this man was.....may his message and his music last a lifetime....

[BradinPhilippines]

On the date of this performance, August 18, 1991, I was having a personal crisis. Mr. Denver's words helped turn my life around and for that I will alway love and miss this beautiful man.

[CanuckSusen]

John Denver's messages in his songs will be forever relevant to our world and the way we should all try to live our lives. His work will never date itself. His wonderful voice was filled with such passion for the environment, children, love, and the promise of better things, that his songs will live forever. I am a huge John Denver fan and always will be. He still is greatly missed. Thank you, John. Because of your legacy of beautiful music, you'll never be forgotten.

[chestean]

john is one of the gifted artsts we will ever encounter in our lifetime.i miss him so much!

[SRIFAN23]

What a beautiful song. Yes, John Denver was very special. He lives on as I still listen to his music.

[lduveen]

For all the young people killed in Norway last week. The words of this song should remind us of the waste f some much potential