I saw Ani play at Earlham College in 93 or 94 with about 50 other people, and I have to say I would have never seen this duet coming but im here and loving it. And listening to John on my mothers albums since childhood, and I regret never catching him on the road more than just about anything. I use to walk to the church house just to shovel some snow too.
@Randy Bingham Would not have surprised me, in the world we live in now. Loved the song and JP was totally unique. He was kind of like Roger Miller in the way he wrote. Took what was there and wrote a song about it. Tom T. is similar.
In the mid 70s my wife and I got a boat from Signapore to Perth,Australia. An Aussie on board saw that I was a big JP fan and asked if Iknew the words to Paradise,between us we worked it out.On the last night of the trrip there was a concert and he got up and sangit for us.He was good too. The Everlys do a good version also.
Don't apologize for the "shaking", this video is a gem and we thank you for sharing this beautiful moment, which shows -among other things- that Ani di Franco is really a very humble girl.
Thanks to the great John Prine for introducing Ani Difranco to a new audience. She deserves to be heard in the mainstream because she is ducking awesome.
This is so much fun. I already knew the 2nd part (the harmony she sings the 1st time she comes in) well enough to sing it on my own and here she comes in the 2nd time singing a 3rd part! So it is Ani Difranco and John Prine and me singing 3-part harmony here! How kind of them to exercise/exorcise an old lady like this!
Johnny Cash starred in a movie that was adapted from this song. It was in the 70's and I don't recall the name of the film. It was pretty good from what I remember.
Ani has the finest of breasts and nothing fake or showboating. Loved sher and john singing together. Has anybody been to Paradise KY? I have and it is just as he describes, a vision of Hell.
do true ... back in the 70’s I was listening to John way up here in Canada!! And Ive loved him ever since and Ill miss him! RIP JOHN PRINE & I hope you are still smokin your 9 mi long cigarette!!
