JOHN DENVER - ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH REACTION 

Long before the invention of autotune, there were geniuses who could sing like angels and write songs to move and provoke us. RIP Henry John Deutschendorf.

His duet with Mama Cass - Leaving on a Jet Plane is just beautiful and their voices together is pretty close to perfection.

Being a Colorado native and now living in those same Colorado Rockies, this song always brings chills. It somehow captures the essence, the magic of this place. Beautiful. Thanks Jayy.

Annie’s Song & Sunshine on your shoulders are two other of his best

“Calypso “ is another phenomenal John Denver song worth checking out

Even a man like John Denver...can take you to a place you'd never been before..this man's voice could calm a storm..and this song ..is Peace, Calm and serenity..Such a beautiful song..btw..this song works on an early morning ..sunrise by the lake with the Eagles soaring above..love this song..Definitely another rabbit hole to explore his music..thank you for the beautiful reaction..fighting a battle right now..brought me some peace.🙏thank you

If you're liking John Denver, you're so gonna like "Annie'sSong" (yes, everyone! I KNOW it's called "Annie's Song, and not "You Fill Up my Senses"! It's a bad habit I picked up. My name is Annie and the two songs I got teased with were this one and "Smooth Criminal",so it just became a habit!

This song was chosen as an official state song for Colorado. His other song « Country Roads » was also chosen a state song by West Virginia. Not many artists can claim that! . Famous guitarist James Burton played for Elvis on tour in the 70s and after Elvis passed away Burton became John Denver’s guitar player on the road. Burton said that he was amazed at how John Denver could mesmerize a crowd during his shows. And this is after being in Elvis’s band for many years. That says a lot! Love John Denver, and you too Jayy🥰

RIP Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. aka John Denver (December 31, 1943 - October 12, 1997)

When he spoke of “rainin’ fire in the sky”, he spoke of the Perseid meteor shower. He was camping with some friends in the Colorado mountains, and had a spectacular view.

What a special voice. This was my childhood listening to the Easy Listening radio station. Thank God I'm A Country Boy is another great one.

Denver's voice, playing and lyricism is a thing of beauty Camping in CO among the Aspens at 10,000 feet will blow your fiddlesticking mind!

Calypso is an amazing song. It is a tribute to Jaques Cousteau's ship that he sailed observing all different types of sea life. Jaques Cousteau used have a show detailing his many adventures. I used to watch that show all the time. Loved that program.

Two great John Denver songs I think you would enjoy are “Poems, Prayers, and Promises” from the 70’s and “For You” from the 80’s that John wrote for his second wife. Both of these are performed live on his Wildlife Concert album from 1995. On For You, John even plays the piano. As someone who saw John in person 16 times over the years, I can verify that his voice live was even better than on any of his many studio albums. The vibration of unconditional love and compassion in his voice and his deep connection with his audiences was breathtaking. You cannot just listen to John Denver sing, you need to experience him with your whole being, heart and soul.

YAH! YAH! YAH! I am so glad you got around to my all time favorite music artist. John was a great writer, performer and musician. When he died, I cried all day long. Please continue to go down this rabbit hole, Jayy. "Calypso", "Looking for Space", "The Flower that Shattered the Stone", "Spirit", "Come and Let Me Look in Your Eyes", "Don't Close Your Eyes Tonight", "A Little Further North" and many, many more I would recommend!!

Back in the '70s when he was on the charts, people made terrible fun of his music and his squeaky-clean image. It's nice to see a lot of people are today recognizing he was an excellent singer/songwriter. RIP

"Mathew " is another beautiful life story song. Highly recommend! Saw him live several times and he sounded just like his recordings.. Nothing artifical to his talent. Pure!He has SO many beautiful songs! Miss him so much. Can only imagine the songs that were yet to be.

He was a brilliant and talented artist. He was kind, generous and loved animals, how can that be topped?

John Denver is my most favorite singer! If you like the high voice, you should hear him on "Calypso" (which he donated royalties to The Jacques Cousteau Foundation) and he REALLY gets to high notes! But for his best songs along with Calypso, "Annie's Song" (popular wedding song), "Sunshine on my Shoulders", "Poems, Prayers, and Promises" (perhaps my personal favorite and listen to the one from The Wildlife Concert), "Follow Me", "Shanghai Breezes" (which was his last big hits)! You can't go wrong with any JD song!

Love John Denver. So many beautiful songs and such a beautiful voice. And one of the first celebrities to work for the preservation of the natural world and our environment.

Your face reflects mine exactly when I listen to John denver. He makes you feel nostalgic for a time and for places you have never been.

Listened to his music since the 70s and never heard a bad song John was a true singer

I totally agree. What a wonderful, unique voice John had. Just a stellar artist as you say, bona fide genius. Much missed

John Denver has the distinction of having 2 state songs. This one for Colorado, and Country Roads for West Virginia. Great song writer.

John often sang about the beauty of the natural world - here he sings about the Rocky Mountains and the experience of living deeply with the reality of nature. One of his best.

John Denver has so many beautiful songs and everyone has their favorites. His lyrics are so deep and heartfelt. Rocky Mountain High has always been special to me. When I was interviewing for 2 jobs, I found myself in a small Native American shop in downtown Raleigh. I was living in Alabama and interviewing for jobs in Raleigh, NC and Spartenburg, SC. While in the shop I was looking at paintings and this song popped in my head with the specific lyrics "Coming home to a place he'd never been before". I stood in the shop sobbing. I got the job in Raleigh and have lived here for 21 years. John's music always seems to have the answer I need at the time. His song "Rhymes and Reasons" got me through Covid. It's about listening to the children and the flowers and letting them help us find a better way. It's gorgeous and heartfelt. It got to me during the lockdown when he says, "As the cities start to crumble and the towers fall around us", as that's the way things felt. Love your reactions. Great job!

"There's no such thing as a bad John Denver song. What you got is great John Denver songs, almost great John Denver songs, and the merely magnificent John Denver songs. The man was a titan, a true giant in the music industry. And on top of it all, he was a principled man with a backbone of iron and balls of pure steel. He stood to defend our freedoms from those who would take them from us, and nearly lost his career for it. One of my regrets was I never actually said hello to him when I had a chance." -- Dee Snyder (lead singer of Twisted Sister), on John Denver

Besides his lovely voice, he was such a poet. Sure miss him.

John had a great voice, a special waiter and great showman!👍🏻👍🏻❤️🎹☮️☮️🎤🎼🎸😢

“Eagle and the Hawk”… Soaring, powerful and beautiful… Must listen…

One of my favorite John songs is I'm Sorry. So sad but so beautiful!

John Denver, Anne Murray and Karen Carpenter all have that smooth and pure voice! ALWAYS LOVE your reactions :)

He has been singing for environment conservation since the 60s. His music is so relevant today.

Another very gifted man who died young, very much like Elvis, no 1 in the world for earnings in the 70s. His last 10 years like Elvis on the decline. His name was Henry John Deutchendorf Jr both parents German, his father niknamed Dutch flew fighters in the 2nd world war for America. John wrote Leaving on a Jet Plane and The Momas And Popas had a big hit with it. He wrote many of his songs himself and had a pitch perfect voice so he could tune his guitars very easily. A very intricate man who tried to put this world right and spent his own money doing it, sang for the president at the time, sang all over the world, didn't have Parker as a manager. Sunshine On My Shoulders, This Old guitar which was a little of his life, Eagles and Horses and of course Annie Song which he wrote in 10 minutes on a ski lift. He did a wildlife concert for charity towards the end of his life where he sings a lot of his songs. James Burton played lead guitar for Elvis in the Aloha from Hawaii and years up until Elvis died, then he played with John Denver till he died, he plays in the Wildlife Concert He died nose diving into the sea in 1997 in his newly bought Long Eze kit plane, aged 56.... Country Roads is now state song, sung at football games and civic receptions for West Virginia, and I think Rocky Mountain High is similar in Colorado...

John sang a brilliant song called The Wings that Fly Us Home which was so touching it was used at John's funeral service.

"he was born in the summer of his 27th year"...."coming home to a place he'd never been before".....love these lyrics...

“Looking for Space”…just ethereal.

My mom introduced me to John Denver when I was a little boy. As I got older and left for college I neglected him and his music for Tupac, Pearl Jam, STP...etc. my Freshman year at University of Florida 1300 miles from home and homesick I put on a song one night named "song of Wyoming" by JD and made me remember camping underneath the stars in Cornwall as a little boy. Listen to "song of Wyoming" and react

I loved, loved, loved when you closed your eyes and smiled the minute the beauty of his voice hit you. I always have that same reaction. He was so special.

There are a dozen songs from a variety of artists that thrill me every single time I hear them, This is one of them.

What I love most about John Denver, is his lyrics are so poetic. Like an artist, only his words are the canvas, and he paints a masterpiece each time. This is "close your eyes and get lost" music! One of my favs from him is "Calypso" which he wrote as a tribute to Jaques Cousteau. A legendary wildlife researcher, who explores the seas and the wildlife within it. His boat was called the Calypso. John was invited on board, and wrote the song during that expedition. R.I.P to both men! 💔

It's about being high on nature. And yes, raining fire in the sky refers to meteor showers. This song always gives me goosebumps.❤️

“Fire in the sky”-falling stars, as seen from a mountaintop. Beautiful.

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 by John Denver is "Calypso "

When I was a kid about five my mom had his first record. I'd sit and listen to it over and over. He's one in a million. His songs will stand the test of time for sure. Cheers!

You can't get any more feel-good music than John Denver's. And I so agree about his voice - it's like perfect pitch and gives you goosebumps. "Annie's Song" is (to me) the most beautiful love song I've ever heard and "Sunshine on My Shoulder" is also outstanding... and even more!

Yes, you are right, the "fire in the sky" lyric is in reference to the Perseid Meteor Shower that he saw while camping in the Rockies around Aspen Co.

Jayy, YOU LOOK FABULOUS. OMG. Before I listened, I just sat and looked at you. Man you look great. Now for John Denver. There was no one better, and at one time there was no one bigger. He was a giant. Seeing him in person was a thrill, and yes, like Harry Styles, he juggled. Everyone below has mentioned their preferenced for future songs of his. I'm going to mention mine. It's called Whispering Jessie. This is the link: v=j23kYP0XdA0. I'm begging you for this one.

Annie's Song...Is so beautiful...gives me the chills...

During a 2+ hour concert, he was on stage the entire time. When the band took a mandatory break, he stayed on stage with his guitar and just kept performing.

'more people , more scars upon the land' , one of my favorite lines ever

My favourite John Denver song, but I love them all. For a real treat, see his performance of this song live at The Wildlife Concert.

I had the pleasure of seeing him in concert shortly before he passed away.....

His voice was straight from the heart, through the microphone, and recorded with no engineering in the studio.

Still waiting for one of your great reactions to John Denver’s “for You” wild life concert version simply the best 🙏💙

Glad to have seen him in concert 3 times, always amazing, a true professional. And so much fun!! Will miss him so much

Im A proud 70s BRAT This is a reason IM A HUGE FAN OF MUSIC ,From the 70s Country Funk R N B R N R JAZZ ,,,, It Dont matter THE 70s were FANTASTIC ,THE BOMB ,KILLER 1970 ,, 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 , Music was music in the 1970s , The 70s were REAL ,, MUSIC NO AUTO TONE , Just 70s Talent

I love seeing young Americans discover beautiful music from the past.

Annie’s song is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Definitely his best.

Annie's Song is the purest expression of love you will ever hear.

Wonderful reaction ❤❤ I grew up with John Denvers music. I live in the Idaho Rockies that are part of the Colorado rocky mountain range. Wide open spaces, lakes, rivers waterfalls. Stars so bright you can walk at night with just the moon and stars to light your way. The Eagles put you in complete shade as they fly over you. The Wolves and Owls sing me to sleep. I love visiting the cities but can't wait to return to my Rocky Mountain home.

Fantastic been listening to john denver for years pure voice and guitar never heard better, greetings from ireland thank you,

There's nothing like being up on a mountain away from the world. He wrote some beautiful songs. Lost him way too soon.

Love this song and love John Denver….R.I.P.

It's been so many years since I listened to John Denver. I love his singing, his voice as clear as those streams in the rocky mountains he writes about. It's certainly stirred emotions in me, thank you so much reacting to this. Wonderful as ever, keep smiling that beautiful smile Jayy 👍💜

You will most definitely love his song "The Eagle And The Hawk." In this song John displays his insane high octave voice. This is one you must listen to. Great reaction, and love your appreciation to one of Americas greatest singer/songwriters. He passed away too soon. R.I.P. John. For you gave the world great music that will last forever. Brilliant!

Hi Jayy! Really pleased you are showing John Denver some love!! Brilliant songs to check out by him are : Annie's Song/ Sunshine On My Shoulders/ The Eagle And The Hawk/ Grandma's Feather Bed/ Leaving On Jet Plane/ This Old Guitar/ Poems, Prayers and Promises/ Starwood In Aspen/ Goodbye Again Hope you continue to enjoy your John Denver journey, Jayy! Make sure you have a box of tissues nearby as some of these are sad songs!🦅🦉🕊🦅

This song talks about climbing a mountain and seeing silver clouds below. I live in West Virginia, and I remember the first time I drove through what looked like fog. But when you get above it you realize you're above the clouds. That's a feeling that's a bit freaky, but also awe inspiring.

Im having heart surgery in the morning (Oct 2nd 2023) worried about the surgery but this song and your reaction brought me peace to make it through the surgery. Thank You for your reaction

Always loved John Denver. Another great song he did was “Flying for Me.” Tribute to the astronauts who died in the Challenger explosion.

As a Colorado resident, we get some absolutely gorgeous sun sets. It looks like the sky is on fire as the sun goes down behind the mountains.

My Family literally Moved from New York to Colorado because of this Song!! Why wouldn't I Appreciate John Denver ♥

You're so right: it 𝘪𝘴 almost unbelievable how 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 this man sounds. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 many years has it been since I use to check this album out from our little town library? And I 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 get goosebumps?! 🗻

Thank you for reacting to John Denver music! Everything he produced just so soothing……try FOR YOU Wildlife concert version simply the most beautiful luv song also Annie’s song same concert 🙏

He's song (for you ) is the ultimate love song. You need to give that a listen.

That's how it was back in the day. You got lost in the beauty of the land. The air was pure and you got high when you sucked your breath in. The night sky was a blanket of stars.

His words are so simple, but SO impactful. Love him

John was a solo singer . Thanks for reacting to this beautiful song

"Sunshine On My Shoulders" was another huge hit for him. It's actually my favorite of his.

There is just no music on the radio like this today. First of all you have to sing. No autotune or anything. Just a man and a guitar.

His voice sounds like flying. ❤️

Why are so many of the great artist gone so soon?John Denver could just sit there and give us genius vocals.It's like we don't even need to hear the music. He's that good.The backup vocalists blends in so well with his voice.

This song is one of the state songs for Colorado. Didn't you hear him say I love Colorado? John Denver is an amazing poet. He is describing a thunder and lightning storm in the mountains. Another great song of his is calypso and also hisle song for the Olympics. My very first 8-track what is Rocky Mountain High in 1970

I couldn’t click fast enough I definitely go more for a rock ‘n’ roll heavy-metal but I love John Denver have since I was a kid in the 70s his voice his songwriting is beautiful and I cried like a baby the day that he died hysterically. So he wrote it about a meteor shower raining fire in the sky……. But he did also say the word scar… more people more scars on the land…People ruining the land basically

John was just as good live. His writing and guitar playing was flawless.

This is the guy who came up with Annie's Song! A gorgeous love song! I can't separate Annie's Song and Streisand - Evergreen! Both Masterpieces!

I remember him saying he and his friends had been camping during a meteor shower and that's where that line came from. Great song!!

Used to make fun of John Denver when I was a silly teeny bopper because nerdiness wasn't cool back then. But I really did love his music.

It was once said that John Denver was a songs best friend ever song he did was wonderful he had a one of a kind voice

Leaving on a jet plain is another great song john denver rip

Your'e right about him "seeing something in the sky". He said he wrote the song when he moved to Colorado and experienced the Perseid Meteor shower one night while camping out with Annie and friends.

Love this! “Sunshine on my Shoulders “ is beautiful as well- loved since I was a little girl- 😊

You would really enjoy thank God I'm a country boy and grandma's feathered bed. Of course half of my family would say almost heaven west Virginia 😃

To add, check out John and Karen Carpenter on youtube on one of his TV specials back in the day...talk about two of the GREATEST vocalists!

I have visited Colorado, and his lyrics remind me of what it was like...gives me goosebumps

I still remember the moment I heard the news of his passing. Another great voice taken way too soon.

You should react to James "Taylor"Her town too"."You've got a friend",and "Fire and Rain".

John Denver was an amazing talent. Thanks for a great reaction

I remember when this song came out. I was a teenager but it’s just as impactful now as then. Maybe more so, that I’m older, it has more meaning. RIP JOHN❤️