Kris Kristofferson – Why me
About The Song Why me is an emotional song by American singer, songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson. Released in 1972, this song quickly became one of Kristofferson’s most famous songs…
Thank God I’m A Country Boy – John Denver
T AMERICA WAS DROWNING IN HEAVY POLITICS AND CYNICAL ROCK MUSIC — BUT WHEN HE UNLEASHED ONE JOYFUL FIDDLE TUNE, HE REMINDED THE WHOLE WORLD HOW TO BREATHE… The mid-1970s…
John Denver – Grandma’s Feather Bed
AMERICA GAVE HIM SOLD-OUT ARENAS AND PLATINUM RECORDS — BUT ONE DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE LITTLE TUNE PROVED HIS TRUE GENIUS WAS GIVING US BACK OUR OWN CHILDHOOD. In the 1970s, the…
John Denver – My Sweet Lady
AMERICA KNEW HIM AS THE FEARLESS TROUBADOUR OF THE MOUNTAINS — BUT ONE TENDER BALLAD REVEALED A MAN DESPERATELY HIDING FROM THE HEAVY WEIGHT OF THE WORLD. To millions of…
John Denver – Poems, Prayers and Promises
THE WORLD GAVE HIM SOLD-OUT STADIUMS AND DEAFENING APPLAUSE — BUT ONE LATE-NIGHT BALLAD REVEALED A MAN WHO JUST WANTED A QUIET ROOM AND AN OLD FRIEND. To millions of…
John Denver – Follow Me
AMERICA SAW A WANDERING TROUBADOUR WHO BELONGED TO THE WILDERNESS — BUT ONE EARLY BALLAD REVEALED A MAN WHO JUST WANTED A QUIET REASON TO STAY. To the rest of…
John Denver – For Baby (For Bobbie)
A LULLABY SO TENDER IT SOUNDS LIKE A PROMISE — AND PROMISES ARE WHERE LOVE BECOMES BRAVE.“For Baby (For Bobbie)” does not feel like a song written for the radio.…
John Denver – I Guess He’d Rather Be in Colorado
THE SONG SOUNDED LIKE A MAN LOOKING OUT A WINDOW — BUT WHAT HE REALLY SAW WAS THE LIFE HE COULD NOT REACH. “I Guess He’d Rather Be in Colorado”…
John Denver – Rhymes and Reasons
| AMERICA KNEW HIM AS THE SMILING TROUBADOUR OF THE MOUNTAINS — BUT ONE EARLY BALLAD REVEALED A MAN DESPERATELY TRYING TO HEAL A BLEEDING WORLD. John Denver is remembered…
John Denver – Is It Love?
A QUESTION SO SMALL IT COULD FIT IN A WHISPER — BUT IT HELD THE WHOLE WEIGHT OF A HEART UNSURE. “Is It Love?” does not arrive like a grand…
John Denver – Shanghai Breezes
AMERICA WATCHED HIM MAKE HISTORY HALFWAY ACROSS THE WORLD — BUT ONE LATE-NIGHT BALLAD REVEALED A SUPERSTAR DESPERATELY TRYING TO MEND A BROKEN MARRIAGE. To the public, John Denver was…
John Denver – Looking for Space
AMERICA LOOKED TO HIM FOR PERFECT MOUNTAIN SUNSHINE — BUT ONE HAUNTING RECORDING REVEALED A SUPERSTAR DESPERATELY WRESTLING TO FIND HIS OWN IDENTITY BENEATH THE HEAVY CROWN OF FAME. To…
John Denver – Sweet Surrender
AMERICA SAW THE SMILING CAPTAIN OF ACOUSTIC MUSIC — BUT ONE SOARING BALLAD REVEALED A SUPERSTAR WHO WAS DESPERATELY BEGGING TO FINALLY LET GO OF THE WHEEL. By the time…
John Denver – Wild Montana Skies
AMERICA SAW A CHEERFUL WANDERER WHO PAINTED THE MOUNTAINS IN PURE SUNSHINE — BUT ONE DEVASTATING DUET REVEALED HE KNEW EXACTLY HOW UNFORGIVING THE WILDERNESS COULD TRULY BE. John Denver…
John Denver – Don’t Close Your Eyes, Tonight
A MIDNIGHT LOVE SONG ASKED FOR ONE THING — NOT FOREVER, JUST THE COURAGE TO STAY AWAKE TO THE TRUTH. “Don’t Close Your Eyes, Tonight” does not feel like a…
John Denver – Whispering Jesse
A SONG CALLED A NAME INTO THE QUIET — AND SOMEHOW THE WHOLE PAST ANSWERED BACK. “Whispering Jesse” does not sound like a song trying to impress anyone. It sounds…
John Denver – Goodbye Again
A GOODBYE CAN SOUND GENTLE — UNTIL YOU REALIZE IT HAS BEEN SAID TOO MANY TIMES BEFORE. “Goodbye Again” is not the sound of someone leaving with certainty. It is…
John Denver – Today
A SONG CALLED “TODAY” HELD THE SIMPLEST TRUTH — LOVE IS ONLY OURS WHILE WE ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO LIVE IT. “Today” does not sound like a song trying to…
John Denver – The Eagle and the Hawk
A SONG LIFTED ITS EYES TO THE SKY — BUT WHAT IT REALLY WANTED WAS FREEDOM FROM THE WEIGHT BELOW. “The Eagle and the Hawk” does not simply begin. It…
John Denver – Darcy Farrow
A BALLAD NAMED A GIRL SO GENTLY — THEN LEFT HER FOREVER IN THE SNOW OF MEMORY. “Darcy Farrow” does not feel like a song rushing toward tragedy. It feels…