John Denver - Leaving on a Jet Plane

Live Performance

[@kirkmitchell2468]

black dude in California big ups Mr. Denver rest easy.

[@tonisetiawan6931]

He left on a jet plane and never returned. He hated to go.. RIP

[@lindahamon7937]

It’s been 53 years since I saw my love off to Vietnam. Driving home, this song came on the radio. Tears and grief drove me to a complete stop😢

[@yatinmulaydigital]

may the gentle breeze of memory hold you until you see him again.

[@edwardclement102]

God bless you, he saves John 3:16.

[@markhenry6622]

Stupid wars. Stupid leaders.

[@douglas61920]

What happened? How did your story end or is it still going?

[@deborahgillespiewalter514]

So sorry for your loss. 😥 It's amazing how a song can transport one through time and space.

[@fawnebrown4619]

John Denver really was a genre unto himself. No one before or after him has combined folk, country and pop in such a manner as he did. A unique sound that we'll never hear the likes of again. What a beautiful voice he was gifted with.

[@walliegirl2]

The closest to his style was Townes Van Zandt. Their livess were very similar.

[@MartyTheAussie]

Wow - 1972 - I was 21 years old. Who is listening to this masterpeice in 2021 ?

[@JorgeRamos1701]

Here

[@patrickdignazio1490]

@@JorgeRamos1701 never get tired of his music

[@mootpointjones8488]

Me :-)

[@heinersievert3846]

Me, that was my youth!

[@TheoErica]

Me !

[@MsTJPink]

I used to sing my kids to sleep with this beautiful song back in the early 90's. Im 54 years old now, and my children are all off doing their thing. I now sing it to my grandchildren, via video chat! It's not the same as having them cuddled up next to me as there's 250 miles between us. But thanks to the wonders of modern technology, I still get to spend precious time with them.

[@andrewwilliams1788]

That’s lovely to hear, god bless ❤

[@yutehube4468]

Absolute class. It's the perfect song, done perfectly. His guitar playing just in the first 10 seconds is insane. It's 16 notes then 16 notes then 9 notes.

[@patmanpatmanson]

Interesting ❤🙂

[@dougaldouglas8842]

Saddest day ever was when it was announced that John Denver died in a plane crash. What an amazing voice. One in a trillion trillions.

[@samueloziegbe8831]

Plane crash???

[@Jack-1595]

@@samueloziegbe8831he flew in an experimental plane, and it crashed in the San Francisco Bay. The experimental plane was not perfect, and I forget the details, but he was not properly able to manipulate the controls.

[@ladedalounge]

My mom and my dad's divorce.....I was a child.....I remember when he died.

[@singluna888]

My favorite John Denver song. He has the most beautiful voice.

[@lisabethalmgren6626]

Impossible to concibe the 70's without Sr.Denver.

[@slapmacron]

The way he said "why don't u folks sing for me? " I think so simple and so extraordinary to watch that part again and again.

[@morgan801]

that fucking line...."hold me like you'll never let me go"....gets me every time

[@xavierbalzola863]

One of the greatest American....singer ...Songwriters of all time....a true American legend...the things he stood for...preached about...and represented ...are only now being understood....this man was YEARS ahead of his time. ..may you always be at peace John....here in The Cambell Valley British Columbia .....he is a HERO...an a inspiration to ALL..

[@mikevolante7663]

Anyone watching, listening to this for the first time, could never contemplate he's no longer with us. And like many others, thanks to the marvel of technology, in some ways he still is.

[@sketchley80]

❤ it seems both so long since he died... But hearing his music makes his spirit feel present! I believe his spirit has always been with the world... And seems to be ever more present in our troubled days. Folks re discovering his music and legacy? ❤ hmm. He will always be missed but thank goodness for these recordings!

[@elijahgale7335]

--- One of the truly great American musicians singing one of his best songs. --- I miss you, John. --- Glad we have you recorded.

[@patmanpatmanson]

And since it is in the web we may have it in all eternity...

[@K6III450MHZ]

I saw John in concert more than 17 times. Miss his voice.

[@aidanamson8568]

A masterpiece. Thanks John, you told a story to music. You was taken too soon. Thank you

[@stevenelson3515]

Mike Taylor on lead, Dick Kniss on bass and John singing…..can’t get any better.

[@brianwampler9664]

I could listen to this song 50 times in a row

[@carlocansana2164]

May mga pinoy bang nakikinig nito ngayon quarantine. . Shempre Paborito ko to John Denver is the Greatest Old Musician. . Lalo na yung Country Roads. . Idol2x ko yun

[@brianmccormick3837]

24 years ago today, he left us while doing one of the things best, what he loved - flying an airplane, crashing into the Pacific Grove and never swimming up to the surface alive.😢This song is as if it was a foreshadowing of this horrible day in 1997.😭 Truly one of our nation's greatest musicians and treasures and a wonderful man. John, my family and I are missing you lots today. Love you, man. R.I.P.💔🙏🏻

[@brendanmah]

What a voice. There will never by another John Denver that can replace him !!!

[@rosa77793]

Signor @Brendan concordo assolutamente !! John Denver voce unica emozionante e meravigliosa, davvero UNICA....👍 un saluto dall Italia!! Io adoro John Denver!! ♥️

[@vonhellsing6406]

I love how he got the crowd behind him for the crescendo and finale of the song. It really made the song sound even better

[@susanharris8626]

He was on TV 24.7. and Glenn Campbell and Tom Jones and The Carpenters. Wonderful times. Beautiful music.

[@Lisnageeragh]

Now there was a line of talent ...those were the days when there was music ...less noise, smoke , dark glasses and black hats....how did they do it! Great times indeed student days in Dublin ......gone!

[@waynenunn8071]

The good times eh

[@pedrofrancochau2643]

We shared those beautiful times, cheers!

[@270yis7]

Back when pop music and TV had taste and class. :)

[@cabininthewoods7326]

God bless you John. Thank you for sharing your gift with us while you were on this earth

[@atrociousliar3314]

John Denver makes me feel nostalgia for a time and place I have never known. Genius.

[@HIBBERD1000]

This song remind me of my Dad so much. My Dad been gone for 13 years.

[@Jablonski277]

God bless you.

[@hotel3sixty64]

Nice memories Michelle. RIP to your dad!

[@LightFromADeadStar]

@Marcus D GREAT same here man, so many mistakes and bad choices that at this point it's unfixable

[@mallwalker3969]

i feel so bad rip and hope you have a good day.

[@mallwalker3969]

:(

[@whodoes3481]

this one of the song that will never be forgotten... its timeless

[@christinamcilwaine350]

Rest in Peace John Denver 🙏💚❤️ never forgotten

[@singluna888]

My sister and I use to sing this song as loud as we could. Beautiful song. Beautiful singer.

[@merickhorsford9072]

After all these Years.. this Song still,is so beautiful.. ❤

[@ThePatriotPoet23]

I think this might be his best performance of this song ❤❤

[@selvianybo]

Just found this song and already feel like I've known it forever... it's so nostalgic it almost reminds me a life I never had. But it's also uncanny that the song is called "Leaving on a Jet Plane" and John Denver passed away in a plane crash :(

[@marcc101]

Played at my mum and dad's funeral. Big fans, brings back fond memories of them. God bless there souls and hope they are looking down on me. Proud...fantastic artist. Song writer and such a unique voice.

[@johndenverfan]

26 Years Without John In The World Never Forgotten RIP John 💔😭

[@walliegirl2]

My favorite song about leaving someone. My second favorite song about leaving someone is Marty Robbin's San Francisco Teardrops. Wow, two geniuses, John and Marty. John's life was so similar to that of Townes Van Zandt, who was a genius as well. John's voice was so unique and beautiful.

[@prithvishbanerjee6922]

The way he says, "Babe, I hate to go!"..😍😍

[@alexbignall6094]

just a chance to have heard him my parents gave me their music legacy and hes living on thanks to our parents

[@richardpercival5905]

I WENT TO VIETNAM 54 YEARS AGO BRINGS BACK MEMORIES 😢

[@healthybeans3161]

He was very blessed. He did a lot for music and the soul. Thanks man.

[@ianfarquharson9568]

Such a truely great voice & talented song writer & musician one of a kind amazing

[@give-peace-a-chance]

Wer die Geschichte hinter diesem Lied kennt, hat jedes Mal eine Träne in seinem Auge😢...wenn man die durchdringende Stimme von John Denver wahrnimmt, drückt man jedes Mal ebenfalls eine Träne heraus...aus anderen Gründen...🖖

[@bullymagiurestudios5693]

I like this version better than the cd version.

[@roshangeorge2127]

This sounds like the rca version of the song

[@yonderorphan7499]

Definitely. Much more feeling in this performance.

[@landocalrissian6778]

hey dad can i have it?

[@cliffgonsalves7]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpquaXR7lLGmg5Y my tribute to John Denver ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@applescruff1969]

He recorded a version like this on his 1972 Greatest Hits album. He re-recorded this alongside six other songs.

[@oj136]

Timeless! I cannot not want to hear this!

[@AlejandroMS67]

What a gem. Written the year I was born, released the year my girlfriend was born. We're in separate countries and struggling to find a way to be together, but US immigration laws are tough. This song speaks to each time I have to leave her and brings me to tears, always has too, ever since I was a kid.

[@williamlaput7873]

First Jet Plane ride I ever tool was in 1966 by Eastern Airlines from Newark, NJ to Atlanta and then off the San Antonio for USAF Basic Training best trip I ever took. The USAF did me a world of good. The Air Force thought me how to leave with all kinds of folks.

[@tomgreene1843]

John at his youthful best ....great memories of way back in South Dublin bedsits ...with a bike and no money ...but youth!

[@ianfarquharson9568]

What a great voice so powerful & clear a truly gifted musician

[@denairby7454]

Oh geeze! The memories.....

[@Dan-sq4im]

Great musician and singer

[@trudiepellewever7480]

I miss you John. 24 years ago you died. I Love your music forever. 💟🎶🎸🎤

[@leehollebon4777]

What a talent amazing voice RIP John denver 🙏

[@Stllno]

Best folk country music artist of all time and beyond reproach now and forever...

[@graycloud057]

John, we miss ya down here. Thanks for the real true music you left.

[@connieatkinson418]

I will always love the man. What a soul!

[@jenniferbaldini3527]

That, young musicians, is how it's done *without* autotune. What a wonderful, pure voice. Rest in peace.

[@dougaldouglas8842]

Still sad to hear he is not with us, every time I hear this song.

[@patmanpatmanson]

​@@dougaldouglas8842yes. Didn't he die on a jet plan crash?

[@dougaldouglas8842]

@@patmanpatmanson An experimental plane he was piloting, and as far as I remember he ran out of fuel.

[@v-g-z3689]

@@dougaldouglas8842Yeah, he couldn´t get to the damn switch to change fuel tanks, a problem that had occured multiple times with other pilotes on this type of plain.

[@dougaldouglas8842]

@@v-g-z3689 Shame, and what a waste of a talented life. They should have made sure of this on the ground

[@trsc1052]

My mom was born this year! From 1972 but good quality.

[@MrMatti-lx8et]

Like me 1972. Good year.

[@blue1054]

Such beautiful music used to be made. Such lovely voices....

[@michaellaffey6488]

John Denver is my favorite singer and song writer I saw him at the garden state art center just him and his guitar this was his last concert I was ❤️ broken he died in plan crash surely after were the world lost great entertainer John Denver a great human being me the rest of the world enjoy his music rest in peace John we all love ❤️ you

[@Oldtinear]

The chorus is so moving: 'So kiss me and smile for me, Tell me that you'll wait for me. Hold me like you'll never let me go...'

[@bobupen6476]

It's a beautiful song, and John was an extremely talented man.

[@robinmayhew1]

I wonder what joys he would have brought all. Beautiful - nothing like this these days.

[@rnhealer6044]

Thank you so much for posting this lovely video. I really enjoyed watching John sing this song in August 2022

[@smilemor-phony5964]

This one's for you Rich, may your soul be resting in peace. You'll never be forgotten.

[@eddieburgett9678]

Some people just leave memories with us as soon as we hear a song and takes us back to that very moment

[@martinteddy8683]

An incredibly touching song. U were a masterpiece Mr. Denver

[@HIBBERD1000]

My Dad been gone for 17years. I Miss him so much. I Miss my Big Brother he been gone for Three years. My Brother Loves this song Too.

[@kevinpranata9177]

Best version!

[@bosco1076]

Beautiful song

[@mads4it555]

Such a beautiful, soft, smooth voice. A real pleasure to listen to, every time. Love ya John!

[@matthewoconnell114]

I grew up with John Denver. He was so big in the 70’s. Reminds me of Ed Sheeran today. Just an incredibly talented, humble, pure musician who writes, sings and plays beautiful, icon songs that touch people from any generation.

[@roshangeorge2127]

Don't compare Ed Sheeran with John Denver. Even if Ed Sheeran was born a thousand times, he can never dream of becoming John Denver.

[@brianforgie7724]

​@@roshangeorge2127i agree. Ed Sheran is a hack. John Denver is a true legend. No modern day artist can touch John Denver Cat Steven's Neil Diamond nobody. That style of music can't be reproduced now. Raw talent.

[@VikingMan44]

@@brianforgie7724 No need for the Ed Sheeran hate. John Denver wouldn't approve. Sheeran is an accomplished song writer who can entertain a stadium full of strangers with nothing but a guitar and a microphone. In that sense, he's quite a bit closer to John Denver than you are. And before it is all said and done, he may well have written just as many beloved songs and be regarded by future generations in the same light after his death as John Denver was.

[@pattylazzeri5981]

First time l heard this song by my favorite singer, I had just dropped off my brand new fiancé to fly back to his school. It became our song as he entered the military and trained for a month every other month for over a year…we have been married 54years now.

[@sylvachristiaens7765]

🥲Rip THX FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL MUSIC

[@almasmith934]

I LOVE this song! Thank you for sharing.

[@PamBum28829]

holy sh8.. I never hear original singer sing this song... and its beautiful

[@rokker101]

What a beautiful song ..it was a very sad day when John left us x

[@chosenfaithful9402]

Yes it was xox

[@pennycasey9160]

Never let you go ❤❤

[@Jonepk]

Harold Wilson had some faults but he kept us, and me especially, out of this godawful, immoral war. God bless you, Harold, and you John.

[@spotter121877]

Denver was gone too soon. Just an awesome and yet of course poignant song for him.

[@user-ps5ze5qu5r]

ยังคิดถึง John Denver ..Jet Plane Take You To Heaven..Love you Forever..!

[@hollyupchurch4354]

Beautiful song by an amazing artist. 💙

[@harleytravers2264]

Pure talent

[@user-xv2kk5fe5b]

John was an incredible talent. He sang so many beautiful songs and of course, this is one of them. The words always make me think of my loved ones who are no longer here. My grandparents and parents, my younger brother, all of my aunts and uncles who've sadly passed on and some friends who are no longer with us. As I get older, I try to appreciate every second of being alive and to fully enjoy this amazing world.

[@andregonsalves9112]

Simply wonderful

[@jonclements4754]

This is 1 of my favorite songs. I played this song when I left Peru with my family to come home and I knew I wasn"t going to return for a long time to see my wife family so this song makes a lot of since when he sing I'm leaving on a Jet Plane and don't know when I will be back.

[@stevedillemuth5048]

Beautiful voice. Great guitar player.

[@janettet2688]

💕♥️🎵pure artist

[@tdamtoft]

Prague 1995 - a bunch of young students singing this and a few other songs in front of a church on the main square; woman coming out praising us for the singing but asking us to turn around around, 'caus they can hear us over the violin concert in the church. We did of coursr, got lots of money for beer and an unforgettable experience thx. in part to this immortal song.

[@keeleydount8366]

Absolutely fantastic

[@Akkordeondirigent]

He was a master.

[@redmoon9650]

I always like the live versions of this song better than the studio.

[@ronaldklein9127]

Miss him and his music. 0:57

[@alexramirez9401]

Se me hace chiquitito el corazón al escuchar esta canción. Bella

[@ng30753]

Wonderful memories

[@costerescobedo6377]

su musica permanecera siempre

[@mariegrancher7907]

J'adore ce chanteur...cet homme et ses chansons...une voix je dirais la plus *Belle* pour moi qui reflète un charisme ,que je ne sais exprimer...un Ange...visage d'Ange.❤❤❤

[@reinholdmoebus9326]

When I left Germany 1983 to Australia, on the way that song was played. The tears I couldn't shed at Frankfurt Airport started to flow, cause I had to leave my wife and 3 children behind.

[@reinholdmoebus9326]

And it still makes me very emotional

[@paulbrimble8204]

It seemed to be on a loop at Auckland Airport for a while at least.

[@martinteddy8683]

Wie ging es aus?? Sind Sie wieder zu Hause???

[@prettypeggy98]

What a beautiful song, sung so clearly by such an incredible voice. I miss John Denver.

[@peterkapelouzos2966]

Legend

[@rosa77793]

Semplicemente unico John Denver....😢😢💓💓💓♥️♥️👍👍👍🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹