John Denver & Plácido Domingo in Studio - Perhaps Love (1980)

This video features the 1980 recording of song "Perhaps Love", sung by John Denver & Plácido Domingo.
Enjoy it and happy Valentine's Day everybody!


Perhaps love is like a resting place
A shelter from the storm
It exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love will bring you home

Perhaps love is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose yourself
And don't know what to do
The memory of love will see you through

Oh, love to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
For some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
And some say they don't know

Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of Pain
Like a fire when it's cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you

And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
And some say they don't know

Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of Pain
Like a fire when it's cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will be of you

Category:

Music

Tags:

• John
• Denver
• Plácido
• Domingo
• Studio
• Perhaps
• Love
• 1980

[tfan68]

A wonderful song and one with a wonderful story behind it.

Denver and Domingo recorded it, not expecting it to go commercial. But one day a promotions man took the recording to a Philadelphia radio station. The owner was a fan of Domingo so he asked to hear it.

But they couldn't get his record player to work so they played it over the air. In seconds they were flooded with calls asking where to get the record and it became a smash hit. All because a record player would not work.

[anythinglovecanbuy]

@tfan68: Thanks for the precious information!

[michaeldonegan]

Another great post. Happy Chinese New Year, Jason.

[anythinglovecanbuy]

@michaeldonegan: Thanks! Happy Valentine's Day to you, Michael!

[creecat1]

Besides happy valentines day...a happy new year is in order for you...thank you for all your wonderful posts and may many more be in our future!

[anythinglovecanbuy]

@creecat1: Thanks! A happy Valentine's Day to you too. Yes tomorrow is not only Valentine's Day, but also Spring Festival - the "New Year" for Chinese. Tomorrow will surely be a special day! Thanks again for your kind coment!

[mmaghfai]

Wonderful wonderful song. I didnt know of John Denver until a couple of weeks ago and all I seem to listen to now is his music. Thanks for sharing :)

[bjretas]

Doesn't get better than this

[Dobydoves]

@Doves

[TheMunmun007]

don't mean to sound rude, but this is definitely sooo not my type of music!!! just hate all of this music piece!

[peaceniq]

"No match for Placido"?!

"Courage"?!

OMGoodness!

Perhaps it's not the competition some of you seem to think it is!

Life is not all about competition.

For some, life is about love and beauty.

What a beautiful blending of two incredible voices on a day meant for love.

Happy Valentine's Day. (2012)

[Flickchaser]

It took courage to get into a recording booth with Placido Domingo but the result is a fusion of two vastly different registers and ranges to the delight of our ears and souls. Take away either voice and you lose some of the treasure, compatability from a common compassion(music) in this instance is 2nd. to none.

[Zyltch]

John is no match for Placido? Well, apparently Placido thought so, but then, what does he know?

[dcamarena21]

Thaks for posting such an intimate video of Placido and John. The song is such a great blend of pop and opera. This is a meaningful song for me,

[Telefaksimil]

Just to clarify: I mean better than MY old transfer. No comparation to this one, if it's not mine. :)

[Telefaksimil]

First I thought it was nice to my old vhs-transfer of this gem reuploaded, but after a closer look I'm not sure at all. Some of the video glitches may originate from the equipment used in the studio, and not my/your transfer equpment. It's hard to tell when this video is 240p.

In case it's not my transfer, then this is the very first time ever I see someone else posting transfers from the wonderful vhs casette "CBS Video Show 8". (A new much better version will be uploaded to my account soon.)

[5133727]

It seems John Denver is no match for Placido Domingo..