John Denver - Rocky Mountain High Reaction 

He was one of the special class of songwriter that was able to tread multiple genres. Somewhat Country, Somewhat Folk, and played on Top40 radio, he was ALL OF THE ABOVE. I believe you can best describe his music with three words: Peaceful, Grateful & Joyful.

I was very lucky to have the pleasure of seeing the legend that is John Denver Denver a couple of times live. Rip John. 🤟

It was hard to put John Denver into a category. He was an amazing talent. I love his music

I always looked at this song as his re-birth, at 27 years old he saw the Rocky Mountains for the first time and it seemed like it all made sense to him

RIP John Denver...He is definitely considered Folk... You would probably also like Annie's Song, Calypso and Take Me Home Country Roads

Honestly, John Denver's voice always took me to another place. A place in harmony with nature. He was amazing

Some call it Easy Listening, some call it Pop, or Folk Music, but whatever it was, John did it fantastically. He was a real force in the industry and was taken from us far too early.

"The shadows from the starlight are softer than a lullaby". I mean, who writes that lyric? Who would ever even think of such a thing? Genius lyricist.

This song might sound simple, but it has enormous acoustic depth musically. I love this song especially from a musicians standpoint. John Denver was what I consider Western Americana.

THANK YOU! I've watched reactions to this song 10 times straight, and you're the only one who got the joke when he sang "friends around the campfire, everybody's high..."

Some friends and I used to camp in the Colorado Rockies, the Grand Tetons and Alberta way, back in the seventies. There were these places that struck you to the bone with their beauty. In the late spring of '76 we camped along Grand Tetons, with the snow-capped mountain range in the background, piercing low hanging gray clouds ("poking the eye of God") nesting behind a line of tall pines at their foot, a clear ice-cold mountain lake in front of them, and in the foreground was a field of multitude of different colored wild flowers. We nick-named the place "Cheyenne Valley." We cooked thick steaks, with its juices dripping over open flames, causing them to lick the the meat, along with baked potatoes, and drank beer cooled in the ice-cold lake. Best damn meal I ever had or ever will! If there's a heaven, then Cheyenne Valley was a glimpse of it!

My favorite artist and favorite song for 50+ years. I’ll live in the Colorado Rockies in a tiny out of the way place. Very few people. Heaven!!! You totally get the lyrics of the song. 👍 Thank you!!

One of the best concerts that I've ever seen was John Denver it was just him and his acoustic guitars as he had four of them and one was a 12 string but he was on a rotating stage so that he was facing us all at some point RIP John

He was an early environmentalist/conservationist. The beauty of this song encaptures the beauty of the Rocky Mountains & the beauty of the United States. I would consider this folk music. John Denver did a lot of cross-over between folk, country & pop. But his best stuff were the heart-felt ballads. 🌏✌️🇺🇸💙

Love your country music journey! I don’t comment much but I’ve been rnjoying your journey. Now I hear you are with us on our Yellowstone journey! Yes! My family likes to camp. And 15 years back we decided we were old rnough (lol) and liked to camp different seasons so X on the tent snd we got sn RV. We have been thru so much country snd so much more to see snd see again! John Denver made Colorado a must decades before we went there but it is all that he put in a song and more. Love your channel- love our beautiful country and Tennesse too!

This song always reminds me of my brother’s journey. Lost and struggling in city life he headed up North to Alaska. I thought he was crazy until I went to visit him and saw how peaceful he had become. “Now he walks in quiet solitude with the forests and the streams” always makes me teary now. It really was healing for him. I’m thankful he made the move.

I believe I know what he was singing about here. In 2017, after seeing the total eclipse of the sun by myself, I went to Colorado and drove up into the mountains. Again by myself and I just experienced the Rocky Mount High. It is an experience. Always loved his songs. But yeah, Rocky Mountain High. No drugs required. Great reaction / review. Y'all be safe.

He wrote Leaving on a jet plan for Peter, Pal and Mary. Another great folk song

Have you visited Colorado? It’s a gorgeous state full of red canyons,roaring rapids,mountain meadows full of wildflowers,mountains over 14,000 feet above sea level and hundreds of waterfalls. I’ve been fortunate to live in Colorado for 7 years and hopefully many more. You would enjoy reading John Muir’s books. He was a wildlife biologist,author and helped establish the Natural Parks. He also helped politicians put many laws in place to protect the environment and wildlife. Colorado still faces problems from land developers. Fortunately,many politicians in Colorado realize the importance of keeping the natural land free of human development.

You are a special person, thank God for souls like you!

I loved his music. Rest in peace John!

Man I really miss this guy. ☹️RIP John Denver.

As a teen I loved listening to John Denver, his vocals struck me. They were so clear and clean cut. Great lyrics too, so simplistic. Thank you for taking me back 💜

such a fantastic voice.....there's not many better

Love to hear you Love Tennessee. It's so beautiful here in the Smokie Mountains.

Ich vermisse John Denver sehr!!!!! Er war mein erstes Idol und ich besuchte sein Konzert 1979 in Düsseldorf in Deutschland!!! Ich war 14 Jahre alt und so happy ihn live zu sehen!! Mr. John Denver sie haben mein Leben so manches Mal mit ihren wundervollen Songs und ihrer einzigartigen Stimme schöner gemacht!! Sie begleiten mich nun schon fast mein ganzes Leben! Danke für die wunderschönen Storys und Musik!!! RIP John!

Great reaction and insight, dear. Just good country folk music with a great story.

Awesome reaction to an American folk icon! Not only was he the 38th best- selling music artist of all, he was a leading advocate for environmental causes in the 70s and also portrayed that love of the wilderness and country through his music. He was a huge fan of flying, too. Which caused him an early demise in 1997, as he crashed in his small experimental plane. He was admired all around the world. His song 'The Wings that Fly Us Home' is my favorite, as it's very soulful, and in fact played at his funeral.

John Denver did a blend of folk and country music with a touch of bluegrass to it. In a lot of ways it`s similar to what country music was over 100 years ago.

FOLK/COUNTRY Keep going down the rabbit hole that is John Denver So much to love ❤

Probably the best opening lines of any song. Ever. Probably. I’ll let you know.

Colorado has adopted this as their state song. Another John Denver song, Take Me Home Country Roads, is the official state song of West Virginia.

Great description. Nice to see someone appreciate this song.

Music in general has the ability to take you places. John Denver is in rarified air in this regard. Beautiful places

Rocky Mountain High, really expresses the feel of being out in wilderness and seeing an Eagle fly is priceless. Great song.

You're beautiful. When you started laughing, I felt as if you were grasping my heart and squeezing it gently ! I loved your reaction to "everybody high" and to the whole song. He IS talking about the damn developers, who would like to turn the whole country into one big city. They dont give a damn what they have to destroy to accomplish their plan and make more and more money . They have to be blocked constantly or there won't be any of the beautiful wild country left. I read that when he says he's "seen it raining fire in the sky" he's referring to a time he was in the mountains camping with friends and they saw a meteor shower. Seeing it from high up there it must have been incredible . And have you ever seen an eagle fly ?

I like some folk music. I consider groups like The Mamas and Papas, Peter, Paul, and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, Kingston Trio, and of course John Denver as folk music.

This is my favorite John Denver song. Very spiritual and just beautiful. ❤️

John Denver is a treasure! You can't go wrong with any of his songs.

Loved your reaction! He always sang about real things and real feelings. Lovely man and I really miss him.

I totally get this song I've been all over the world with the Navy grew up in Florida went to Colorado in my 40s and I've never left! been off grid at 8200 ft with the most amazing view for the past 10 years I've got everything walking in my backyard elk deer Bear Mountain Lion Canadian lynx coyotes rabbits Chipmunks squirrels magpies crows you name it. And he's right I can see New Mexico over a hundred miles away across the valley 300 days of sunshine you do have to deal with cold winter but it's amazing.

Sadly John Denver died in a plane crash at the age of 53 in the afternoon of October 12, 1997, near Pacific Grove, California. RIP John. He has always been one of my favorite singers.

I like your original and thoughtful comments, with references to knowledge you are gaining through the series you are watching. Better reaction than most!

Leaving on a jet plane, sunshine on my shoulders. Annies song. Grandmas feather bed. Thank god im a country boy . paradise. poems prayers and promises. Toledo .fly away. Calypso. Follow me. For baby for bobby.good bye again and many many more fantastic songs but these are some of my favorites. Also the seasons from the rocky mountain high album.

My oldest brother, who was a tortured soul always looking for some comfort from his demons LOVED John Denver's message of simple pleasures and the amazingly soothing action of nature. He lost his battle 20 years ago, and killed himself for some stupid reason. Thank you for listening to it with me.

Wow!! LOVE this song. Always have. He had so many beautiful songs. Thanks for doing this one Tasha!!! 😊🌹

Annie's Song and Jet Plane are some of his best. RIP John.

Hi Tasha. John was one of the great folk/rock singer/songwriters of the 70s. They were such great songs that all you needed was the singer and a guitar or piano. John Denver, James Taylor, Jim Croce and Carole king etc. Lots of great music from all of them. I am a big country music fan but my taste is very ecclectic so I really like a lot of genres. As a country fan (not so much new countrry/pop) I can tell you that if you like good country music you will enjoy these folk/rockers as well. It's all about the stories and not just the lights and distorted sounds. Enjoy!!

Now that’s a song.

Calypso was and always will be one of my all-time Favret songs. Me and my dad always watched Jaq Questo and Pop even names one of our best crab boats Calypso. Such a beautiful and inspiring tribute.

Great reaction. John Denver has always been one of my top 5 All time favorite Artists, John Denver was the first live concert I went to in 1985 in downtown Seattle. This has been one of my top 10 favorite songs of his. I have always been drawn too Story songs as my favorite type.

One of the world's best de-stressers.

I saw him in concert.

I love John Denver.

What an amazing artist...one of a kind! That’s real Cowboy music! 🤠👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Love Yellow Stone...it only gets better!

Good call. John Denver's songs were actually hits on the rock charts (probably some on the country charts too) and fall under the singer songwriter category, or soft rock or folk rock. This is one of MANY hits he had in the 70's.

Sweetheart hospitality is still alive in Georgia you just need to meet the right people....love ya...keep it coming...

That’s the way it should be. Hundreds of likes and not one dislike.

She gets it. Great reaction

JOHNS GOT THAT VOICE LIKE ( KAREN CARPENTER ) TASHA! 💯😊 VOICES FROM HEAVEN!😊

This song had a big influence on me when I was young. I spent a lot of time in the Rockies.

Though his mortal body is not with us now, he is still one of my top 3 singers. Miss him still.

Just found out that John always insisted that the line "everybody's high" is about the euphoria of being up in the mountains, not about drugs . But hey, we can still read it that way, just a double whammy of pleasure .

Wow...that is a great song !!.... thankyou

Would love to hear Tasha sing, this or any song…you have a lovely voice..

I like to think that John is still striding around his beloved Rockies....I do hope so. R.I.P. xxx

Love John Denver's music and your reaction. I was fortunate to catch one of his concerts in Tokyo in the 1970s. Another request: Wish you would react to Hal Ketchum singing "Small Town Saturday Night" or "Past the Point of Rescue".

When everything was so Crazy! Along came John Denver! Like a breath of fresh air! Enjoy! 🤠🏁🇺🇸🐎

Beautiful

You are SO awesome!,...love your reactions 🥰

John wrote the song Yellowstone Coming Home for a tv special

Sunshine On My Shoulders, Country Roads, and Annie's Song always transport my mind's eye back to pleasant childhood memories.

One of his last songs before he died was really good... worth a listen "Some Days are Diamonds"

AMEN! Colorado, the most beautiful place on Earth!

Yes he started out in folk music. It’s got instruments like the pedal steel that lend to the country sound, but it’s a crossover hit! Thx Tasha!

John Denver was an extraordinarily gifted singer/songwriter, but he really did see people (other than himself) as "scars upon the land". One of the first Environmental Elitists.

This is country/folk imo. John ventured into a number of genres with his music. In one of his concerts I attended, he expanded on this a bit. He said that the "western" in "Country & Western" had been lost over time, and that he considered himself to be a western artist.

From a Tennessean you're welcome here anytime.

Try Perhaps Love with Placido Domingo. It is just beautiful. Just about any of his songs are great. ❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

He was great but I always hurt hearing his voice. I miss him so much.

Gorgeous

Beautiful adventures

Edit: Ohmygosh sorry for the epic endless comment rant. Something about hearing him again threw me I have so much love did him and.. anyways. Sorry for writing so much. You don’t have to feel pressured to read it. Ok so here goes: Oh wow.. I was just thinking my first audio cassette tape was Hall&Oates but I might be wrong -it might be John Denver! Or maybe I had him on a record can’t remember. Either way.. wonderful 🌿 I LOVE This man. Bless him. ..”They tear the mountains down and bring in a couple more” .. I had the deep feels when my mom explained to me that line. (I didn’t get it. I was little). Anyway,, She said that the phrase that follows “and bring in a couple more” meant bring in the skyscrapers and the “scars” are trucks digging and plowing through.. Also. Off topic but. How wrong people are when they disparage the humble pigeon.. saying “they’re filthy rats with wings” etc. B. S. !!!!!!!! Indigenous to the cliffs in southern NY, where cities hug the Hudson River, the humble pigeon is more clever and social than most people might think. And If we didn’t crap up their homes with our city, they wouldn’t have to live in our filth. They would be nesting high on the cliff faces breathing fresh clean air, all up and down the Hudson they’d be living their best birdie lives! Not eating leftover French fries and our gross littered garbage. ✨Annie’s song is a triumph of love’s beauty, Whike also there’s achingly longing . ✨ 🕊Fly high John Denver🕊 You were too good for us, I see why God and the angels wanted you back ao soon. I thank Heaven for sharing you with us at all! 🕊 Bless and keep you all, to friends watching this. I love you. You matter. You are enough. You are worth it. ✨💖✨ ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ 🕊🪴🕊🌿🕊🪴🕊🌿🕊🪴🕊 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

His music is probably most accurately classified as Folk, but most who enjoy country will likely enjoy John Denver's creations. If you feel like treating yourself to something special check out Home Free's cover of John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads" and, of course, the original.

The line that gets to me is "talk to God and listen to his casual reply"..

Check out "john denver at PMRC hearing" on RU-vid. The 80s were wild. He testified to congress about censorship and how THIS song was kept off the radio

John Denver is probably best described as folk, although he really just made the music he wanted to make and let others argue about what to call it. As far as his relation to country music; at the time (this song came out in 1972), most country music had a very slick, highly produced sound. It gave it a very urban feel. Listen to some Glen Campbell or Charlie Rich for an idea. Some people who wanted a more rural sound would seek out artists like Denver or The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Check out "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" by them. It caused some controversy. Denver actually received several awards from the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music in the mid-70s.

John Denver gotta love him ! Not only did he sing and write music . He kicked Congresses ASS along with Frank Zappa and Dee Snider . He's AWESOME ! What !?! 😁 P. S. This song got censored back in the day .

One of my all time songs to listen too and play guitar too.

Gorgeous!

Country Road by John Denver. I'd love to see you react to Rainmaker by Traffic. You'd appreciate the flute.

To me, John Denver was more Folk than country. He did many fun songs as well. He often teamed up with Jim Henson and the Muppets. Look up one of his versions of 'Grandms's Feather Bed' for a fun quirky song.

John Denver Thank God I'm a country boy. Or take me home country road.

Enjoyed your interpretation. This old man agrees with you. Brings a ton of memories to a Brooklyn guy..

Very deep, even spiritual. When you find home, you'll know.

♥

Such good memories. It reminds me of my parents who aren't around anymore.

Thanks, Girl! such a beautiful song... makes you want to be around that campfire, right? lol

Annie's Song is one of the best love songs you will ever hear

Definitely agree in viewing Ken Burns documentary. U will really enjoy it, learn a lit from ut, nit just yellowstone, but any if his docs. John Denver might be the most under rated musician ever. Master story teller. Only other story teller in tge same class is Gordon Lightfoot. Thats another artist u really need to dive into