John Denver - Wild Montana Skies (from The Wildlife Concert) 

John should be considered a national treasure! He is one of the best sons of this land and the Earth in general!❤

I'm 71, former USMC Officer, rtd FBI Agent....from Montana. I traveled the world, missing terribly my folks, friends and Montana....John managed to "patch" the hole in my heart so many times I can't begin to count. I pray he's singing for the LORD...hope when I get there, he has a concert! Thanks John!

Fun fact, Pat Hawk (who sings with John in this) is the skateboarder Tony Hawk's sister!

I still get irritated of all the music that was lost when he died.....I was always (and still am) a big John Denver fan - that voice... I remember the day (same as when I heard Elvis died) - and I just sat there saying no . . that cannot be!! I listen to CD's anytime I'm driving for any length of time -- his music makes you happy, makes you calm - even makes you cry .... what a talent!!! Miss you John - thank you for the music!!!

John Denver is fantastic, of course, but I'd like to put in a word here for his backup singer (the woman with red hair). Not only does she know how to accompany a main singer, but I really enjoy her "theatrical-ness" (for want of a better word). She's so into this song and committed to the performance -- it's charming and infectious. That style of performance is not so common nowadays; it's a shame.

This song is too underrated. When he and the woman sing the line "Wild Montana Skies" I always feel a chill

I will carry john denver and his music with me the rest of my life..

I love John denver. His legend will never die.

I'm a millenial, 23, and I like this old music better than the new shit that they put out. This is PURE TALENT! NO AUTOTUNE!

John Denver's all-time best song! And this is his best performance of it ever. There's nothing like driving a pick-up truck across the continental divide in summer in Montana with this song going full blast. That was 20 years ago I last did that. I listen to this song even today and I'm back in Big Sky Country loving life.

it's such a shame that we lost such a rich soul who cared deeply about nature and preservation, its because of him that i decided to go to college in the wildlife field.

I like that redheaded female singer, her vocal harmonies were perfect for this song.

I miss John so deeply. His music was generational. I named my daughter Calypso. She is 12 now and she will tell you about why she got her name and what it means. It was because of his song and the marine biology vessel named Calypso. It was in honor of John Denver and the marine biology vessel named Calypso who was captained by Jacques Cousteau. True story.

There is nobody like John Denver, miss him so much! Such meaningful lyrics, just wonderful!!

Pat Hawk (female backup vocals) really brings fun, heart and brightness to John Denver's superb performance. I'm glad she was brought out to the front for the audience to see.

Painting a story with his coloured tunes and notes of countless myriad hues.... Timeless Denver... Crystalline voice and unabashed earnestness... Miss him badly in these artificial times...

So I'm taking my 3 stepdaughters, 20 year old twins and their older sister who is 25, out to Cameron, Montana in just another couple of weeks,,,they are beyond excited. The oldest just sent all of us a link to this song. I have misty eyes right now. They lost their sweet mother 4 years ago, and their dad has never, ever been there for them, not even one day. I've raised them with their mother since the twins were 5 and Kk was 10. I know what song we'll be listening to on our way to the ranch from Bozeman Airport. I grew up listening to John Denver on the TV, back in the '70's. Really proud of my girls, they really like music from that decade. God bless their mother Heather, God bless John Denver, and God bless Montana.

Such a rare talent. He could sing it as good in a public concert as he could in a recording studio. I loved his music, what he stood for and his contribution to millions of young people of his era.

25 years ago today the world lost a fantastic musicians and an amazing human being thank you for your amazing music you left behind 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Legendary singer/songwriter, performer, actor, and humanitarian... This man was real, and so was his music! The music world isn't what it used to be... I really miss the days when you turned on the radio, and they played good music!!

Love this backup singer as well.

I'll add my two cents worth. Pat Hawk seems to bring a joy to the performance, loving the song, the audience and especially the fun of singing with John Denver. Just a great presentation by two stellar artists!!

Every time I hear this song I feel that it should be made the official Montana state song

My husband and I were married on June 27, 1982 and put the honeymoon back to see John on the 28th.

Born and raised in Colorado but live in the Bitterroot Valley now…a bit of Heaven….always loved John Denver💕

That he did. He gave the wilderness a voice, a beautiful voice.

John's death was true loss the music industry but not everyone will not recognize that.

Two of the best concerts my husband and I attended were by John Denver. First one in Nashville and 2nd in Salt Lake City. Both were wonderfully entertaining!!

I learned to play guitar and perform by listening tioo John Denver and Gordon Lightfoot. I was a fan of John Denver when it wasnt "cool" Actually played a couple of his songs on the street in San Francisco in the mid 70s. Many a bar and small venues also. He and Gordon helped me form my own style and left me with musical memeories of my lifes journey. So much of it spun on a song.

It's a wonderful to introduce this man to millenials who have never heard of him and watch at their amazement at his voicing so beautifully their deepest concerns. Love you still John.

"His mother died that summer and he never learned to cry. He never knew his father and he never did ask why. He never knew the answers that would make an easy way, but he learned to know the wilderness and to be a man that way."

I met John in 1994. He was a great guy. I have always been a fan but appreciate his music even more as I grow older. Pat Hawk is awesome too!

Great performance. John and Pat are great together.

This song seems so cleansing somehow. His backing singer is flawless. Such a pleasure to watch. John is much loved & much missed . His absence is very difficult to cope with. Hate being without him.

This is one of my favorites of John Denver. Pat Hawks does a great job here and Emmylou Harris does great on the album version. The members of the band at the Wildlife concert deserve to be given credit also.

I have this concert on CD. Cost me like $5 at Target and it's honestly probably the most played album I own.

Im glad I had a chance to see John during the Wildlife Concert in '95. Who would have thought in a little over two years time after this , he would be gone. RIP my boyhood Hero ❤️😢

John Denver inspired a generation. God rest his creative soul. These two, such magic.

Its really ironic, that an immigrant from (East India) is a lover of country music, and graduated on John Denver on his radio station finally makes it to North America. Stay blessed John. You were taken too young.

Yes, John loved the wildlife and he did so much for all of it. I really miss him . There will never be another like him and may he rest in peace. God bless him for all he did for everyone.

Certainly everybody's liking John, his spirit, his glow, his look, and his cheer. God bless you John.

I so miss this era of music.

What a song writer, what a talent, what a person. Every time I listen to this it just makes me smile. Music today just doesn’t do that.

I once had the privilege and pleasure to play the very same 12 string John is playing in this video. Long story of how it happened. Good memory! This is near my favorite of all John's songs.

John will live through his music,l loved him. He loved and appreciated nature. As I do. ❤😢

I am proud that I was born and that I live in Montana!

Loved getting off the plane at Denver airport and they were playing Rocky Mountain High!

Totally awesome song and fantastic live performance with top-notch musicians and singers! I wish I had been there! Rest in peace John, so sadly missed. Love and peace.

What a wonderful human being!! 😃 Beautiful wordsmith, musician & humanitarian, lover of life ... 😊❤️💞💕

This is what the world needs to be listening to 60s n 70s great time to grow up on do it all over if i could im now 63yrs old my daughter is 37yrs old h listen to Mr Denver best of times im listening to him has i post

I used to live in Bozeman, MT for 4 years during mid 70's. Listening to his songs remind me of my college days in those years. I never grow tired of listening to his songs even now. He was and remains my favorite singer of all time.

the last verse is now about him. what a loss for us all.

Still miss him after so many years. His caring for nature and love of the wild is so needed in this generation. One of the greatest entertainers that gave a voice to wake up so many to the plight of conservation. Cannot imagine what he would think of the condition of the world now,

In the original album recording, Emmy Lou Harris did the female vocals. She did an excellent job. Yet, to me, it was a "bluegrassy," Smokey Mountain feel she gave the song. On the other hand, Pat Hawks, in this concert, gave this song a Rocky Mountain high feeling. Yep, Montana has the Rocky Mountains. Great job, Pat!

A LEGEND! I was so lucky to see you in concert a year before you died. You live on in your music!

Wonderful harmony!^^

Ah John, we miss you and love you so. You are the Eagle

I was so excited to hear him playing again and sounding better than ever. He was making a big comeback and he was happy to be performing and he loved life. What a beautiful person he was. His music will live on forever. His music had passion and the love for nature in them. Nobody else will ever be able to write beautiful songs like that. Thank you John Denver for all of your beautiful music. Rest in peace.

The best salesman Colorado ever had

He cared about our planet and tryed very hard to change things I am from the UK John was a great man his music makes so much sense bloody miss him.

Always loved JD 's music...still sing it, dance to it and cry like crazy. Miss this stuff.

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One of my favorite songs of all time and of John Denver It always makes me cry on a sunny fall day with a chill in the air driving through open country roads

That’s one of my favorites from this concert and I listen to it nonstop and it looks like both JD and the incomparable Pat Hawk know how to sing that harmony with quality tone!

Thank You, John Denver For The Continuing Gift Of Your Voice And Music !!

The one and only James Burton on guitar!

Give me the wild wind for a brother, fire in my heart and Pat Hawk singing backup !!

I have been a John Denver fan since I was a kid I was lucky to see him at Radio City Music Hall miss him he was a head of his time when it came to the environment he helped shine a light on it!💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

God took him to sing for him. He loaned him to the world for a short time and he wanted him back to sing for him.

Magnificent talent…. Truly missed in this world …..❤️💕

The lady is great. She has to be to duet with the master. Fab.

Nos deixou tão cedo. Sua música vive.

He was born in the Bitterroot Valley in the early morning rain Wild geese over the water heading north and home again Bringing a warm wind from the south Bringing the first taste of the spring His mother took him to her breast and softly she did sing Oh Montana, give this child a home Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Montana skies His mother died that summer and he never learned to cry He never knew his father and he never did ask why And he never knew the answers that would make an easy way But he learned to know the wilderness and to be a man that way His mother's brother took him in to family and his home Gave him a hand that he could lean on and a strength to call his own And he learned to be a farmer and he learned to love the land And he learned to read the seasons and he learned to make a stand Oh Montana, give this child a home Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Montana skies On the eve of his twentyfirst birthday he set out on his own He was thirty years and running when he found his way back home Riding a storm across the mountains and an aching in his heart Said he came to turn the pages and to make a brand new start Now he never told a story of the time that he was gone Some say he was a lawyer, some say he was a John There was something in the city that he said he couldn't breathe And there was something in the country that he said he couldn't leave Oh Montana, give this child a home Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Montana skies Now some say he was crazy, some are glad he's gone Some of us will miss him, we'll try to carry on Giving a voice to the forest, giving a voice to the dawn Giving a voice to the wilderness and the land that he lived on Oh Montana, give this child a home Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Montana skies Oh Montana, give this child a home Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Montana skies

The irony here is that "Wild Montana Skies" could almost have been written about John Denver.

I love John R.I.P John

RIP John...we miss you much.

I miss John Denver.

Miss him every day. Such amazing talent.

Beautiful voice. Gone too soon.

John denver, so beautiful, brought happiness to the world

I love song n John playing the 12 string. Great sound!!!! No one sings a ballad like JD. You are forever missed! Best acoustic guitar in heaven.🙏

This is so beautiful! What a voice!!

An awesome tune, possibly my most favourite JD song ever. For those in the comments who refer to “that women”, Emmy Lou Harris is an absolute talent in her own right. Bless ELH & JD.

Such joy! Truly amazing performance! The world lost that talent way too early, but the music lives on forever...

Che Dio ti abbia in gloria John... R. I. P.. In pace... 😍😍😊😊😇😇😇😇💘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

This is my favorite version of this song. I love Pat Hawk's background vocals here.

What a performer, they just don't come any better.( RIP Jon Boy) my good friend, Jacqueline & I send our love to you. Hasta luego TJR Canary Islands.

Wild Montana skies and Yellowstone Canyon forever!!

Magical guitar, great song writer, pure show man,blessed person!!!

Absolutely brilliant, cant stop watching and listening and the lady just a bonus ,complimenting John ,love it 😍

So many of my favorite musicians have passed.

This is one of those performances that makes me wish I could "Like" a RU-vid video over and over and over again. I never tire of this song, and this performance of it is exceptionally satisfying...

John Denver is my favorite singer/songwriter. His music touches the heart. I much prefer this performance with Pat Hawk to the recording with Emmylou Harris.

Such beautiful music, John Denver never fails to completely relax me

A great song and a great production by all! I miss these days! joy

God Bless the Great State of Montana!!!

Real immortal Legend...simply...

I miss John It's been so many years but I still love his music.

I'm a heavy metal guy for over 30 years but I really like a lot of John Denver's music.

What a lucky girl.