FIRST TIME REACTING TO | JOHN DENVER & CASS ELLIOT "LEAVING ON A JET PLANE" REACTION

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@wendel5520 Год назад

She did not write this song, he wrote it she was making a joke.

@brittreacts Год назад

ohhh lol

@denroy3 Год назад

Yea, John did write it.

@timhelgeson7453 Год назад

Peter, Paul and Mary made it famous and did it incredibly well!John made it big after that performing his own music, and is sorely missed.

@Pikearea 11 месяцев назад

Of course he wrote it.

@stanjeffrey6918 Год назад

Remember this is live, no auto-tune no flashly clothes or dancing, just raw talent from 2 talented singers

@joshuahessel4915 Год назад

This song is timeless, but at the time a lot of young men were leaving on a jet plane to Vietnam. It wasn't specifically about the Vietnam War, but the war made it especially poignant.

@farfromperfek Год назад

John wrote the song and it became a hit for Peter, Paul and Mary. Ma Cass was part of the Mamas and Papas another famous vocal folk group from the time.

@brittreacts Год назад

thanks for the info!!

@karehelene Год назад

@@brittreacts You definitely should check out Peter, Paul and Mary

@jkcliff2956 Год назад

@@karehelene and the Mamas and the Papas. Mama Cass really was talented.

@cka2nd Год назад

@@jkcliff2956 I especially love their version of The Temptations' "My Girl."

@davidkettell6236 Год назад

Duh ?

@leslieoneal4464 Год назад

John was one of few musicians who not only sounded like their studio recordings, but actually sounded better live!! He was one of a kind and it makes me sad thinking about all of the brilliant music we've been cheated out of ever since he died.

@barbarabaldwin7120 8 месяцев назад

JOHM DIED IN A PLANE CRASH. A HAND MADE PLANE--IT WAS JUST POORLY DESIGNED. HE DID NOTHING WRONG.

@secretstacker5097 Год назад

When I was a kid, I was fortunate enough to have met John Denver. He was a friend of my aunt and one year spent Christmas with my family at my grandparents' farm. Mind you this was before he was widely known, but he did play a song for us. ❤🙏

@brianvw2724 Год назад

That's so awesome.

@brittreacts Год назад

that is so cool! What an awesome story!!

@katherandefy Год назад

😮 oh genuinely am jealous and his death is so heinously tragic I mean really gut-wrenching. Listen to that perfection. Heavenly 🌈

@jamesrobertson2361 Год назад

Wow.

@rubynelson8274 Год назад

I had the privilege of knowing him when I lived in Aspen and worked for the Ski Corp there.

@jeffdetmer4681 Год назад

John was very young when he wrote this. Like early 20s. He was sitting in an airport and feeling bad about being away. So he did what songwriters do. He poured his emotion into a song. John had such a gift for doing that and sometimes very quickly. He said in an interview once that he was taking one last ski run for the day and was thinking about his wife. He wrote Annie's Song on the lift ride up the mountain. He got off the lift desperately looking for something to write with. Another great talent we lost to a plane crash.

@brittreacts Год назад

that is crazy he wrote it so young! and yes it is so sad 😔

@bandmom3505 Год назад

@@brittreacts Annie's song would be a great one to react to.

@drdr76 Год назад

I think he wrote this at the age of 17. Peter, Paul, and Mary covered it on their 1700? album. It was a huge hit for them.

@markthompson8656 Год назад

And what makes it worse . He was the PILOT.

@hanshogqvist7927 Год назад

@@markthompson8656 If I remember right ther was a minor problem with his small aeroplane that was not taken care of that was the cause of the accident.

@rantoppp Год назад

I was in elementary school in the 70's. One of the music teachers played an acoustic guitar. I remember one day she brought us outside and we sat in the grass and sang this song in the shade under a big oak tree in front of the school.

@brittreacts Год назад

that sounds so nice!

@danielshepherd5635 Год назад

That's a teacher.

@paulrogers4483 Год назад

Oh that damn song!!!!! Brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it!!!! Especially this rendition with these two singing it, so beautiful. ✌️Peace✌️

@brittreacts Год назад

hope you enjoyed it! it is a great song!

@bigpeeler Год назад

Same here. I'm literally weeping. I'm 64 years old and that doesn't happen often.

@paulrogers4483 Год назад

@@bigpeeler Yep same, 56 here bro.

@maryannturton9830 Год назад

Yup! Tears and gorgeous harmonies! Gets me every time!🎙🎶

@richardkerry6552 Год назад

True..

@aletmartins6940 Год назад

Cass’s joke reminds me of the duet Lulu did with her ex-husband Maurice (BeeGees). She asked him if he had studied the lyrics of First of May (which of course was written by the Gibbs)…he and the audience laughed because they knew…just like in this case.❤

@bruceslusherhorsemanshipbr1216 Год назад

Ahhh... "Midnight Special". The first late night concert oriented series in the early 70's to early 80's. All varieties of music was booked. John Denver has become more popular after being somewhat forgotten after his death 1997. He also appeared in several films.

@bandmom3505 Год назад

I forgot about his movies! "Oh, God!" with George Burns was so funny! 😂

@Chical209 Год назад

John wrote this, he was a legend, yet he was always mocked and never embraced by the country music community. His death was so unexpected and tragic in a very sad way. I can remember his music from all through the 70's.

@reneeeiier4818 Год назад

Not sure if you have reacted yet to any songs by The Mamas and the Papas. Cass was one of the members, and probably the reason they were a big deal. Sadly she passed way too young. This was my youth, I think we just took John Denver's pure voice for granted, and really didn't appreciate what we had.

@oahuhawaii2141 Год назад

"Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got till it's gone?"

@twwtjohns Год назад

John Denver wrote this song in 1966 but called it, 'Babe, I hate to go.' He was just 23 and gave copies of the record to friends for Christmas that year. It was later recorded by the group Peter Paul and Mary in 1969 becoming a huge hit for them and the best known version of the song.

@beedeegee9374 Год назад

I grew up hearing my folks say “fine and dandy, sweet as candy”! Also grew up loving John Denver, it was so sad when he died, a beautiful light went out.

@sherry640 Год назад

I love John Denver! The 1st concert I ever saw as a teenager was John Denver. It was before he broke big & it was just John & his bass player on stage. They played for 2 solid hours. It was amazing & totally captivating. I loved his crystal clear voice the 1st second I heard it!

@hlawrencepowell Год назад

John Denver was one of the most popular and beloved performers of the '70s. He wrote this. Cass was considered one of the greatest voices of her times. Imagine growing up with a new song like this every day.

@garyzink1927 Год назад

Being born in 56 I couldn't agree with you more. Peace from Northern Michigan!

@johnv61 Год назад

First time hearing John Denver?? You have to go down this rabbit hole!! “Sunshine on my shoulder” and “Rocky mountain High” are just a couple great ones he’s done

@greendragonpublishing Год назад

Few things were as soothing and lovely as John Denver's voice. Mama Cass (Mamas and the Papas) was also a great voice, and as Bill says, Peter, Paul, and Mary. An age of gorgeous harmonizing. Fun fact - my godmother, Barry, was great friends with Paul of Peter, Paul, and Mary, and evidently, it was almost Peter, Paul, and Barry :P

@pooperpants4503 Год назад

John was so good! He was every bit as big the Beetles were in their times. Such a great talent. Got to see him live 4 times, each one, awesome.

@76ludlow Год назад

Cass was joking when she claimed that she wrote this song. It was in fact written by John. It was one of his first compositions from the mid-1960s and it became a huge Number 1 hit for the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary.

@Gracie-SavedByGrace Год назад

"There's something so calming and relaxing about his voice." YES! Thanks for the reaction Britt! Love me some John Denver! :)

@RB-vd3fv Год назад

The saddest part of this song was in how we lost John Denver. Truly lost a legend.

@brianvw2724 Год назад

So much talent. They really do sound like one voice.

@brittreacts Год назад

truly!

@loadedorygun Год назад

Mama Cass is SO underrated, both as a vocal artist and human being, but also as virtually the sustaining catalyst for a dozen Laurel Canyon artists. The whole musical scene revolved around her house.

@susandavis147 Год назад

She had a voice like no other‐- I loved it. She had a very successful career apart from The Mamas and the Papas too. I especially identified with her song "Make Your Own Kind of Music". I was 9 years old when it came out and it was encouraging people to have the courage to be themselves and not be beaten into conformity. She didn't really fit the Sixties' "mold" of blonde, blue-eyed and skinny, so she (like Janis Joplin) relied on her talent, personality and uniqueness. We lost both of them way too soon, but they will never be forgotten. Thank you, Cass.

@loadedorygun Год назад

@@susandavis147 blond blue eyed and skinny like her co-Mama! She got a lot of crap from John about her style. I think Make Your Own Music is my favorite as well.

@phillip8443 Год назад

Being from Baltimore this is a great performance cass is from Baltimore and since 1979 John Denver's song thank God I am a country boy has been the 7th inning stretch song at all the orioles for Baltimoreans they are special in our hearts

@Boatzilla2 Год назад

Your videos are fantastic. Your insights are superb. I've found I can't sleep until I hear you say, "Have the day you deserve." Which forces me to view your videos until the last second. 🤣 This was one of the first pop tunes I learned the lyrics to. I was about 5 years old when it came out. My sis caught me singing it and I was embarrassed. Thanks so much.

@brittreacts Год назад

thank you so much!! I appreciate it!! glad you enjoyed the video! have the day you deserve!

@ThatKachemakChick Год назад

Brings back memories. John was a good friend, I worked with him, skied with him. RIP John

@brittreacts Год назад

that is so cool you got to work with him! so sad he's gone 😔

@samswords9993 Год назад

In 1988 I graduated from high school in Peru and left my girlfriend to come to college here in the USA. No email, no FB, none of that. Letter arrived once a week and took a week to arrive. I sang this song with my guitar so many times for several years. (eventually we broke up, but the song still remains a favorite.)

@RichD22554 Год назад

Britt, it's nice to see another generation discover John's music. I was in HS in 1972 and very into folk music when he burst onto the scene as a singer / songwriter with this song which was made popular with Peter, Paul & Mary. John Denver was an 'old soul' who created such beautiful music that often focused on love and nature. He didn't need a big band or lots of backup singers...just his guitar. I saw him in concert in the early 80s and he had a small ~10 piece orchestra on stage for the first couple of songs, then he dismissed them and brought a bar stool on stage, and he sat there for the next 2 hours playing with nothing but his guitar. I bought all of his albums as soon as they were released for years until he passed in 1997. // If you are interested in listening to a nice selection of his greatest hits, try his 'Wildlife Concert' that was recorded in front of a live audience in 1995. Enjoy !!

@richb313 Год назад

John Denver a very prolific song writer and natural guitar player.

@dheller777 Год назад

I knew John and still miss him to this day. Please review more of his songs,

@brittreacts Год назад

that is so cool you knew him! I will keep it in mind, thank you! ✍️

@DougRayPhillips Год назад

Cass Eliott died in 1974, heart failure, age 32. John Denver died in 1997, piloting a light plane he'd recently acquired. According to one theory, the cockpit arrangement was such that from his seat he couldn't easily reach the switch to cut over from one gas tank to the other.

@paulvalerius3674 Год назад

He has one of the most beautiful voices. Gentle yet powerful the range he has Saw him in Madison Square Garden. Try Annie’s song.

@unholydriver4987 Год назад

John Denver had the purest voice of any male vocalist I know of. I like his voice to the ringing of a wine glass.

@richardhenderson9767 Год назад

My favorite song of John Denver's is "Rhymes and Reasons"... I hope you react to it. ❤❤

@creinicke1000 Год назад

John was also an actor in several movies.. "Oh God," I think was the name? But his ability to write and sing was magical.

@dillonsronce2583 Год назад

It's funny for me being a big metal head and being a huge john denver fan. Not a lot of people would think that.

@mlong1958 Год назад

John Denver is a deep dive you should take. Rocky Mountain High, Take Me Home Country Roads, and a song he wrote in his head in 10 minutes while skiing, Annie's Song, written for his wife. Perhaps the most beautiful love song ever written. Right up there with Something, by George Harrison.

@adammcneelam Год назад

Everytime I hear John Denver I cry. My late parents loved him. I grew up listening to him. His songs remind me of them , and the times we listened to him.

@jenn67able Год назад

4/21/23 I have the same reaction. This reminds me of my parents, my youth, and while it was a hard time for the US, I feel like we came out of it better.

@andrewkelley434 Год назад

Great reaction. Britt!! I really wish they did a whole album together. They compliment each other perfectly. So perfectly that, like you said, it seemed like it was one voice singing..until she went higher! Cass and John had a similar sense humor and you can tell really respected each other immensely!! I loved her little mistake, if you caught it, when she first sings...she had to hesitate and to figure the lyric!! So real :) I also loved how when John said for everyone to join in and sing along, not one person did, because they wanted to hear THEM!!! :)

@OneThousandHomoDJs Год назад

Two of the most beautiful people in music, one of the most beautiful duets.

@davidphillips4476 Год назад

another great duet is John and Olivia Newton John "Fly away" a beautiful song.

@fricky11111 Год назад

and his Calypso was a big environmental hit

@anthonyrenda7725 Год назад

Annie's Song.......beautiful!!

@briankettleson290 Год назад

John was an amazing singer and sing writer. He was our our national treasure.

@elizabethfranco1284 Год назад

John Denver wrote it and it originally was a hit for the folk music trio Peter Paul and Mary.He would also record and have a hit with it.

@halweiss8671 Год назад

18 year olds had just recently gotten the vote, when this show was recorded. That was a big part of what they were talking about to their younger fans age 18, 19, and 20 as well as those 21 and older.

@melrupinski88 29 дней назад

I thought it was very interesting that right after she commented that people are saying the same thing today that they were in the 70s, Cass says “it’s not important who you vote for, vote for who you believe in.” You will never hear someone say that today. Nowadays, celebrities make a point of telling people who to vote for, and how you’re a terrible person if you don’t.

@halweiss8671 29 дней назад

@@melrupinski88 that’s not limited to celebrities, either.

@melrupinski88 29 дней назад

@@halweiss8671 very true.

@richarddaugherty8583 Год назад

Cass Elliot was Mama Cass of the Mama's and Papa's, a group that had incredible harmony and some blockbuster hits. Think of California Dreaming, Monday Monday, I Saw Her Again, Words of Love (featuring Mama Cass), Creeque Alley (a musical history of the group), In Crowd, Dream a Little Dream of Me (featuring Mama Cass), and the list goes on! Mama Cass could really belt a song. A lot of sites will say she died of choking on a sandwich. That is false. She died from a heart attack at the age of 32 in 1974. RIP, Cass! Interesting thing about the Mamas and the Papas, there are several songs I had heard forever, and it suddenly occurred to me that the beat was burlesque! I Call Your Name is one example.

@mitchrobinson3076 Год назад

These are two powerhouse talents who were gone way too soon,

@brittreacts Год назад

true, its so sad 😔

@billtaylor3382 Год назад

Great performance John and Cass.

@brittreacts Год назад

they did great!

@tracynorman1455 Год назад

I remember this song from when I was little. My sister would play this on her guitar and we would sing it together. We did a few other John Denver songs too. I idolized my sister, I was 5 and she was 17.

@tcirish Год назад

If you ever get to see John Denver's voice separated off the tracks - he was known for perfect pitch.

@blancawinterduncan1360 Год назад

I never knew that. I just loved his voice because for me it was beautiful, almost an Angelic sound to it. He , like many other artists left us too early in their lives. Rest In Peace.

@toodlescae Год назад

I have a bias for John Denver. He was an alumni at the high school I attended in Ft. Worth for my sophomore and junior year.

@patticriss2238 Год назад

Mama Cass was no joke. Talented and intense individual. Made an impact.

@brittreacts Год назад

facts

@briang6815 Год назад

He's one of my favorite artists, so many great songs. This is finally the first one from him that I know that you've reacted to. My dad used to play this on guitar all the time when I was a kid along with quite a few other songs from him. I knew it way before Armageddon even came out.

@kylesummers1565 Год назад

Someone probably already mentioned it, but I actually loved that they incorporated this song into Armageddon (the movie) with the actual actors singing. The first time watching that was pretty cool because JD and his music had been out of the spotlight for decades. I think I still have a John Denver vinyl. Peace, Love!!

@OneThousandHomoDJs Год назад

This was a big hit in the 70s, everyone knew this song and I'm pretty sure most people genuinely liked it. I never heard anyone slag it back then.

@oahuhawaii2141 Год назад

Especially poignant with many folks headed to Nam.

@johno1765 Год назад

John Denver had his own musical variety TV show in 1973-74 where his sense of humor would come out like here.

@ThistleAndSea Год назад

Two treasures that we lost way too soon...

@ronaubery2459 Год назад

The talk about voting was not only to get people to vote in the 1972 presidential election, but especially young people as the voting age was lowered for 21 to 18 the year before.

@kentjensen4939 Год назад

Another great duet is with Olivia Newton-John doing another song about flying, "Fly Away."

@dorothystorry1733 Год назад

Momma Cass…. She has an amazing voice. Love love love John Denver…

@donaldriddle230 Год назад

I so love the chime of that beautiful Guild 12 string guitar. John played so many beautuful songs on it. Between him and Roger McGuinn from the Byrds i fell in love with 12 string guitars.

@shaneherian3638 Год назад

John Denver is a talent like no other. And she is as well.

@curtismarsh4051 Год назад

Her writing the song was her humor, because John Denver wrote this song alone.

@brittreacts Год назад

ahhh missed that one lol

@wallyllama2926 Год назад

John’s voice is so earthy and calming.

@becksullivan4796 Год назад

Oh my dear, dear John Denver. A Poet. What a voice!! You can listen to any/all of his songs and you will just be delighted! And Cass lends her special sound. Oh these lovely folks are missed!!

@hollypinkley 2 месяца назад

the GOAT song of the 60-70's when too many young men 'left on a jet plane' to go to Vietnam!!! Love her in The Mama's & the Papa's - she died way too soon!!!! She could harmonize with anyone!! She gave the Mama's & Papa's their richness!!!!!

@wrhytz Год назад

Love John's "Annie's Song".❤😊

@jbman413 Год назад

In 76 I was 16 my first car a rambler classic. I put a cassette deck in refurbished from pennys. I could only afford two cassettes John Denver’s Greatest hits 1&2. Love them. It got me through bagging groceries and flipping burgers in high school. Like his older stuff better than later more refined tapes. I think they were more real, but he is extremely talented. And I’m not. :) We had a lot less stuff back then.

@charliejg 4 месяца назад

This is is a really beautiful song. The Mamas and Papas also did the song. Their harmonies are fantastic. My favorite John Denver song is called "Follow Me". A beautiful song he wrote to his wife.

@keymack2477 Год назад

What's better than a John Denver/Mama Cass Elliott duet? Adding the voice of Britt to the chorus!! Thank you so much for all you do for us on this wonderful channel of yours!

@colleenmonell1601 11 месяцев назад

I loved John Denver as a brilliant musician, songwriter and singer first but I'm gonna have to say that I loved him in the movie "Oh God". He had a great personality and was just a genuine, sweet man. RIP to the great John Denver!!!

@roberttreborable Год назад

50 years ago ... However the lyrics are just as true today as when the song was first written...

@revaflowers3115 Год назад

Cass had a great voice.Singers always said her voice could harmonize with anyones.

@Godlygirl38 Год назад

This is my favorite John Denver song. We used to sing it all the time in choir. They both were so talented. “ California dreamin” by the mamas and the papas is great.( cass elliot is in)

@robinrichardson6495 Год назад

Cass Elliot was a fantastic singer, so was John Denver. Miss the old music

@greendragonpublishing Год назад

A wee bit of context for Mama Cass' comments about colleges and voting - this was near the last few years of the Vietnam War, and protests were happening all over, especially at colleges. The Kent State shootings (sung about in the song, Ohio, by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young) had happened in 1970. The country was in upheaval.

@spacefanatic Год назад

John Denver was a great singer/songwriter and had loads of great songs. He sounded just as good live (if not better) than the studio version. He was more folk than country. He was also into the environment etc in a big way long before others even thought of it.

@KatzenjammerKid61 Год назад

He was more Western influenced than folk on the album "Farewell Andromeda". It's exactly the same style of music the Eagles, Poco and Pure Prairie League would write and perform. Plus, I think he loved to poke fun at his cornpone loving side in some of his pure country songs - which Nashville apparently didn't like.

@markmyers6472 Год назад

One of my favorite JD songs was one of his last... a song written with the patina of life's experiences... 'Some days are diamonds'... worth checking out

@jackknudson-rk1uv Год назад

Also realize that many young men like myself sang or played this for their wives or girlfriends on their way to Vietnam.

@Brenda-wr4up Год назад

Girl.. I love your singing later in the video! It shows you understand how powerfulness of this song! It got you singing! 😉 Go John Denver!!!!!!!!

@chrispavlich9656 Год назад

My favorites of John Denver are Back Home Again and Matthew. Great songs that don’t get a lot of attention sadly.

@skygazer858 Год назад

Mama Cass really knew how to harmonize.

@greendragonpublishing Год назад

Great Mamas and Papas songs to react to: California Dreamin' and Monday, Monday. And if you're still in the mood for some lovely harmonies of the era, check out Peter, Paul, and Mary with Puff the Magic Dragon, Blowin in the Wind, If I had a Hammer, Lemon Tree, Where have all the Flowers Gone.

@brianmiller6071 Год назад

You have a beautiful voice. Loved it when you joined in. Love your reactions.

@cassyharrison3592 Год назад

What a beautiful duo, with those voices! I would love to see your reaction to a Mamas and Papas song. They had so many, but California Dreaming or Monday Monday would be great.

@dennisharnish9063 Год назад

I have seen John Denver in concert. He was so good. We lost something special when he died.

@sheryljones856 11 месяцев назад

John wrote the song. John and Cass sang so well together. Miss there performance

@KatzenjammerKid61 Год назад

John Henry Deutschendorf Jr. (Denver) grew up a military brat as did I. His Dad was a decorated Air Force pilot who moved a lot for his career and spent much time away from his family - saying "goodbye" is ingrained in our lives. I was eight or nine when I first heard the Peter Paul and Mary version of John's song (about the time my Dad came home from serving in the Army in South Vietnam). It always touches my heart when I hear it performed and never more so than listening to this sublime version with Cass Elliot. Thanks for posting your sweet reaction.

@quintondees4501 Год назад

Loved John Denver as a kid. He was a treasure, went way too young, he was huge back in the day. He was one of a kind. Agree with you 💯, his voice gives a sense of peace

@TheMarcboi Год назад

Two of my favorites of the 70’s!!!! I was listening to classic AM/FM radio when it was announced that John had crashed, and also when Cass supposedly died “choking on a ham sandwich” which was found later to be false. They will always be legendary in my heart. Thanks for sharing!!! ♥️

@foxchasejrt1 Год назад

I love this performance. They are a perfect compliment to each other❤ Please consider listening to Cass Elliot singing with The Mamas and The Papas and also her solo hit "Dream A Little Dream For Me". Her voice was beautiful🕊

@garyzink1927 Год назад

You mentioned that it was 50 years ago, and said that's crazy! Yikes, I remember watching this when I was a sophomore in h.s. Peter Paul and Mary, who I saw in college, made this a hit. It all seems like yesterday, you'll see someday lol. 😊 Peace from Northern Michigan.

@Qualimar Год назад

Great reaction! This is my second favourite John Denver song (after the impossibly beautiful 'Annie's Song'.) Cass Eliot was a fantastic singer who died too young; I'd recommend her 'Make Your Own Kind of Music.' 🥰

@goatslunch6991 Год назад

I love my mum. I remember her singing this along with John on the radio when I was a kid. Ma Cass singing along is like she was in our kithchen with us.

@sadantnanl1717 Год назад

This song always makes me think of the young men being shipped off to the Vietnam War and this song playing in the background. A song of hope for those leaving as those at home prayed for their safe return.

@jbman413 Год назад

Interesting yes the exact time frame late 60’s. Being an army brat (8) took a flying tigers to Tokyo summer of 68. My family were the only ones getting off. I looked back before exiting and saw a sea of green fatigues with faces it left a marked impression on me. Next stop was Saigon. Yes it fits.

@michaellincoln3739 Год назад

It is hard to believe that John Denver started off as a 'back-up band musician' for many years before he was discovered. John was writings songs since he was 12. Such was the amazing high quality music talent in the 1960s and 70s. Both John and Cass died young from accidents. They should still be alive today. If only John had lived longer many more great songs would have been written. I saw john live in a TV studio once. He had massive charisma even off-stage.