John Prine - Sam Stone

[@guitarjonn7103]

"There's a hole in Daddy's arm, where all the money goes", probably the most powerful, heartbreaking line in a song I've ever heard, especially after he tells you how "the kids run around wearing other people clothes". God how I miss this truth teller of a man.

[@littlebird7383]

“The gold rolled through his veins/like a thousand railroad trains” messes me and my husband up to

[@mikesalvadore9295]

No doubt!

[@85geoffm]

Rings so true these days. My God.

[@brandoncorynagley92388]

Pure reality especially today

[@ericwolfe7673]

Jesus died for nothing I suppose

[@DrJohn-rl9zg]

Over the last twenty years I have hiked over 26,000 miles on the Appalachian and other long trails. Many veterans attempt thru-hikes to try to get their heads together. I can't even begin to tell you the stories that I have heard. Please, I ask you as a veteran, think twice before you support another war.

[@awakenedbyadream3253]

We praise you for what you said! This world is run by ones who need to heal and step down, and so many dont seem to care, or even realize!

[@oliverscarlettmackenzie5136]

Yes friend, me too. Never again will I fight or support a war. Bless you. Bless us all

[@juliestrong2776]

Just like the ones we had no business in to begin with.

[@chrisperrien7055]

At least they ain't "jogging" the trail, ask Jim Fixx about that. Yea Vietnam destroyed my family, and my god-father died flying a helicopter over there. I am a vet of the Cold War. Lost 3 comrades in the Gulf War/start of the GWOT. They died for nothing. A few more might have died in the joke GWOT war since. IDK. I stopped tracking names of lost. And yea, " think twice before you support another war."

[@Pluralofvinylisvinyls]

Thru hiking is good for the soul until you get off the trail. It pauses your life and can be healing but never fixed anything for me. If you’ve got PTSD, you need therapy. Seen too many veterans destroy themselves with whiskey because they’re too proud to ask for help

[@paulholland5291]

We are all John Prine fans today.

[@jerrysaddler7099]

I've been a fan for most of my life

[@EccentricaGallumbits]

and every day since 1971.

[@kiaweking]

@Paul Holland ... Truer words were never said. with the outpouring of love we can all hope for the best. 49 + years of amazing insight and wit Aloha from Hawaii, Thomas

[@mikeschierkolk6995]

Rest in peace John. You gave us some awesome songs.

[@andrewray5142]

So sad to hear of his passing.

[@pastortroy4life]

I'll never not comment on a john prine video. Truely a GOAT. Not many will truly understand this man.

[@sidneyrichardson6738]

But his lyrics give credence to the idea that he understood us all.

[@pietzsche]

@@sidneyrichardson6738 Everyone understands him, we just can't keep up

[@robertstephens165]

I know what you mean.

[@sidneyrichardson6738]

@@pietzsche Preach on brother.

[@loralisommer3142]

So real

[@brandonespinoza9448]

I was Sam. I overdosed, but made it through. This song and John, will always have a special place in my heart.

[@kellychesnut7534]

Not trying to sound creepy, but I love that comment.

[@bobhoffman5581]

GOOD FOR YOU---CONGRATULATIONS!

[@CharlieRootsMusic]

Hope all is well with your struggle today! Stay strong people love you!

[@willywonkalol2433]

Mister Espinoza, for what it's worth, congratulations for survival. I recently lost a dear friend to an overdose so you have my eternal respect.

[@louieo.blevinsmusic2011]

Same. 3 years sober. I hadn’t heard this particular Prine song previously, but it’s a damn good one and now one of my favorites.

[@alexmarshall8995]

Canadian vet here . 2 tours in Afghanistan 1 in Hait , the last one I was on messed me up real bad physically to.. I got hooked on opiates when I got back. I was shooting Dilaudid and morphine.. almost 4 years clean . This song is often hard for me to listen to damnit. Much love from Canada

[@virginialawler7725]

Alex Marshall So much appreciation to you for your service, and congratulations for "almost 4 years clean".... That is truly a major victory, especially having the physical issues, too. You deserve to be very proud of yourself, and I so hope you are! One step at a time will become a week, a month, another year. !! "Sam Stone" is hard for so many of us to hear. My son's godfather--a war correspondent in Vietnam--told me recently that he's teaching himself to play it on his guitar. I'm 81 now, in North Carolina, and "Hello in There" is poignant.. But, to me, JP's music & lyrics make every song a unique treasure.

[@Exprealtyagent]

Congrats!! 4 years... very happy for you.

[@raymondstoter6290]

Stay strong cousin love from England

[@bendixon8704]

Much love from a US vet, oef 08-09.. stay sober brother ♥️

[@Kokyiintx]

The costs of war seldom are counted in what you went through. Blessings and Healings to you. Thank you for your service.

[@Staylogical]

There's a hole in modern music now that John Prine is gone.He can't be replaced.

[@supermikeb]

Trump caused his death. We had more deaths and the highest death rate in the world at one point. Bleach didn't help either.

[@janmarchand7294]

John Prine died today of this horrible virus and when he just began to tour again. I'm sitting here crying for the loss of this wonderful storyteller.

[@harmonizedigital.]

Nvr heard of him until just now. He is great

[@frankieboy2417]

I'm right next to ya Jan

[@kenkunz1428]

It's a rough day.

[@kenvarnold3659]

you got company...damn

[@aussieoffroader1974]

You me and the world is a poorer place today having lost a beautiful soul. Rest in peace John. 😭❤️

[@85geoffm]

"While the kids ran around wearin' other people's clothes" what a great line in a song full of great lines

[@jeffanderson8384]

Too many to count.

[@edgarallenpoe8457]

That one in particular chokes me up

[@sidneyrichardson6738]

I grew up in the 1970's in North Portland before Portlandia bullshit. Living on welfare with addicts. I'm now an English teacher...Shakespeare and Keats ain't nothing on Prine.

[@benjaminsanchezcorona5656]

@@edgarallenpoe8457 what does this line mean/

[@SoulpowerMSRS]

I think it means the kids are wearing second-hand clothes due to lack of resources. While the father is using most of the available income to buy the drug.

[@delcaplette7676]

My wife died Dec 12th 23 in our bedroom in my arms. My girl introduced me to John Prine and since I lost my love I fine myself seeking out his and Merle Hagard songs as her and I both played and sang many evenings under the veranda with smiles on our mouths and love for each other in our hearts and souls....God knows I miss her with everything I am.

[@spineway]

Sorry for your loss pal. I'm here with you

[@kurtcole7060]

Sorry for your loss friend, I often find a peaceful place in John prines music. It's that feeling you get like he's playing for me

[@carthageflaherty6247]

realy sorry for your loss .best wishess

[@jamesmandas639]

Sadly I feel like I've lived under a rock because I never heard of John Prine but since his death I've been looking at his history and videos and love his work and see myself becoming a big fan. It's a shame how sometimes we don't realize greatness until it's gone. My apologies.

[@timmynator8036]

Same!

[@mikey-domagala]

Same here James! I’m 21 and hooked.

[@thinkinoutloud]

A friend turned me on to him in the 70s but forgot all those deep songs and started listening again. Sam Stone got me hooked back then, but Souviniers, Hello in There, Granpa was a carpenter, all resonate with the hard facts of life for average people.

[@angelofanella7860]

I think pretty much everyone has realized his greatness since the 70s.

[@beverlystaley9698]

I am 44 & so glad I was turned onto him.at a young age. I was fortunate enough to see him perform live in Ashland Ky at the Paramount Art Center in 94. It wss my first night out after giving birth to my son who is now 25.

[@annabennett3178]

Story of my Dad... it was a rough life for us all. He was broken and came home to break the rest of us.

[@oxzygen]

You had the power to share. That takes strength!

[@Magjmcd]

That is so sad. I hope you are doing well.

[@choppermorgan9946]

God bless you and god bless your family

[@libernihilus]

It was the Empire's fault. Sorry for your loss.

[@marilynlovelady607]

Bless u

[@michaelulbricht9438]

Is possibly the most soul wrenching song ever written. Prine's debut is a masterpiece. Gonna miss this man. R.I.P. John!

[@TimothyRChurch]

Totally agree. Hard scrabble poetry from a twenty-something USPS mail carrier.

[@blackholeentry3489]

Wonder where this song actually came from? In the late 50's my Dad used to go around singing, "There's a Hole in Daddy's Arm Where all the Money Goes."

[@danielboland3546]

We lost John Prine today and now there is a hole in the world that he left.

[@DonnyTheSkitsDealer]

I'll be completely honest... I have never heard of this legend till he had died. I wish I could have seen him live, I am only 20 but have seen my biggest heros sing live, Hank Jr. Lynard Skynard, and others. But sadley never ol' John Prine. It's safe to say I became a fan after that first chord and vocal set.

[@jakerebman5360]

@@DonnyTheSkitsDealer it's never to late to listen to John Prine brother. Heck, I didn't listen to Merle Haggard till the day after he passed. The important thing is you found him. Nobody could write a song like John. "Sweet songs never last to long on broken radios". By God if that doesn't apply to everything happening.

[@Peppersfirst]

@@DonnyTheSkitsDealer Same here, but I'm excited to catch up on this great man's music.

[@rafaelwillems3244]

There's a hole in Daddy's heart where John has gone

[@Gronk895]

There’s a hole in daddy’s arm.....where all the money goes One of the most hauntingly beautiful lines in song writing history

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

It's a heart punch. Rest in power to this legend.

[@adamschoedel8829]

This man is an underrated national treasure.

[@cassandraargyle8581]

We Canadians have many treasure's that are hidden

[@morganghetti]

He's known as one of the best song writers of the 20th century. Hardly underrated

[@billyjohnson9247]

Let's start a movement to have him nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. I mean, if Bob Dylan could get nominated oh, he did not even go pick it up, our man John Prine deserves it certainly. His work was incredibly humanitarian.

[@billyjohnson9247]

You hear me? Let's nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. You beat the hell out of Bob Dylan for humanitarian work.

[@MrNvona]

@@cassandraargyle8581 you do but that kind of empathy is borderless

[@karlcherry]

I read somewhere, can't name the author, but he said, "John Prine was the best friend he never knew I had." That, to me, says it all...

[@tonyroberts985]

I first heard John Prine on a PBS special in December of 1982. I went to the record store the next day and bought Prime Prine. I brought it home, put it on the turntable, plugged in my earphones, sat in a chair and closed my eyes. When Sam Stone came on, I began to cry. I was 19. And I wept like I'd never wept before. I'm listening to this song on the night John died. I'm staying up all night listening to his music. I'm drinking beer and I thought I'd be crying into it. But I'm not. I am heartened by a quote of John's I saw on Twitter tonight. He says: "I guess I just process death differently than some folks. Realizing you’re not going to see that person again is always the most difficult part about it. But that feeling settles, and then you are glad you had that person in your life." No, I'm not crying tonight. I am grateful. I'm glad John hung around long enough to share his music with a whole new generation. And I'm happy he no longer has to suffer.

[@williammcmillion1796]

Tony Roberts thanks for typing out that quote of Prine. It really helps me think of death in a better way. Thank u sir

[@stevenkatz1665]

Great song

[@rickallen6378]

That happened to me when I brought home KC and the Sunshine Band Greatest Hits; no specific song.

[@CDT00016]

Hey ..Rick Allen came out the closet with KC

[@CDT00016]

Tony Roberts.. that there's something bigger than us out there that is metaphysical supernatural diamond energy get absolutely think that all that billions of miracles that happen every day happened by chance

[@peterrabbit4034]

Perhaps the best song about PTSD ever written.

[@jamesgannon6192]

Amen 🙏 ❤️

[@kengallagher2305]

Absolutely

[@Lugh444]

Do you actually have PTSD? I'm a Heroin addict with C-PTSD. I find PTSD to be severely misunderstood.

[@peterrabbit4034]

Sorry, no- it just captures the essence of some veterans I know.

[@Lugh444]

@@peterrabbit4034 No need to apologize I was just curious. PTSD is so complicated and the symptoms in people are so varied. Most of the people I know who live with PTSD were never in the military or combat. I know I wasn't. Substance abuse and PTSD definitely go hand in hand

[@jameswalker4704]

2024. Still making me cry. Johnny Cash said John Prine was 24 years old and wrote like he was 200.

[@eligeorge52]

If you knew of John Prine before today, you know the loss we just endured. The man was an American treasure. Share his gifts with someone you love, introduce them to John Prine. Take care of the ones you love, don't forget where you're from, and if you take an inch, give em back a mile... It is a big ol goofy world John, and we miss you already. Enjoy your 9 mile cigarette in heaven, and go to town. Thank you John Prine.

[@menstrualgravy4621]

Ive yet to meet a human that isnt touched by his words.

[@coldwinter5710]

Very well said Eli! May John now be free of pain & rest in peace 🙏💗

[@jayjaggster1351]

Maybe John and Linda will go to Mars together. They ought to name a drink after him. I hope they didn't bury him down in that cold,cold ground. God speed my best drinking buddy.

[@stacieensrude6245]

My Dearest Sweet Brother Dallas introduced me to John i 1972 and Oh how I miss my dear brother! My brother lived those sad old ballads and wanted to share them with us! I hear ya Dallas, I miss you so much and you introduced me to the stories of our lives! Hey Dallas, sing with John in Heaven with your beautiful voice! Illegal Smile, Sam Stone, Bruised Orange, Hello in There! They are all with us! Oh, and Dallas, my baby girl Katie was in prison when I listened to "Christmas in Prison" and the pain and heartache made me Love John and his songs even more! We Lived his songs! Love And Miss You Dallas And John Prine!

[@jlare1953]

I was one of the lucky ones who learned of John in the beginning. His way of putting real life to music is matched by none. Not now. Not ever. Rest easy John. 💔

[@twiztidbassist2242]

RIP to a true storyteller, musician, and just a true human being.

[@Seadog39]

This one hurts. Is it just me or does he seem so damn sweet, humble and innocent in this video? Then he sings a song that I still can’t fully wrap my head around. Pure beauty and sadness with a glimpse of hope.

[@kristismart4065]

Yep. This one is really hard to deal with.

[@Cooliofamily]

Being an ex addict with children.... this song kills me...

[@kylemichael6754]

Thats a great Tribute Donnie

[@Mark-rh6ub]

Yep, and even better in person he even sang a few songs for us. The Hawaiian song sooo cool. It was so cool talking to this good man. He had a great humor even with everything. Thanks for the songs and memories. God Speed John the rest of us will be homesick Angels until we meet again.

[@marshallbarkema1677]

Donnie, it's about a guy come home from Vietnam with trama and that's how he delt with it. Took too long to figure out what P.T.S.D was.

[@waynecarlson4148]

Spoke for countless broken and shattered American Patriots that came home with eyes wide open.

[@parkerj1232]

As a former doper who lost his own life for 4 mins, his brother and the mother of his children to the needle, this song brings tears to my eyes

[@viniciusgmachado1204]

You lost your life for four minutes? How is that possible?

[@ts-wo6pp]

​@@viniciusgmachado1204heart stopped and was revived I'm guessing

[@johnpearce4900]

​@viniciusgmachado1204 I've known a friend to have died thrice' it happens!

[@anthonyfoutch3152]

been there but as far as i know i didn't die although i came very close.

[@lindseywalker6925]

Johnny Cash said: "John Prine is 24 and writes songs like he's 240."

[@gabevaladez8551]

Lindsey Walker the army ages you in dog years so he seemed much wiser

[@DreadSeamus]

That was Kris Kristofferson

[@unncommonsense]

@@DreadSeamus Either way, he was right. I thought Prine was born an old man. The wisdom in his songs are something else. RIP.

[@deanmarr785]

@Shane Robinson Heartbreaking song. With lines like, "climbing walls while sitting in a chair". How can you not be heartbroken?

[@EauF5]

@Achilleskneel then you didn't have the pleasure of seeing him live.

[@jameswalker4704]

Thanks again John. You're still moving me to my soul in 2024. And you always will. 😢🎉😮❤

[@jrmcd555]

if you were from this era. You know at least one Sam Stone. I know a few. RIP Sam Stone. Whoever you are. God bless.

[@clayman4575]

Well said.

[@spencertherren6806]

They're in every generation. Unfortunately. ✌️🇺🇲

[@sidneyrichardson6738]

England has John Keats. America has John Prine. A world without poetry is not a world I want to live in. F-U Covid-19, you took one of the best we had.

[@johnallen4900]

blame the basterd chinese !

[@striderQED]

I see why Dylan liked him so much. And the delivery, so honest and sincere.

[@lifeofriley9718]

I first heard this song in 1972 when I was 16 and already in my first rehab. 2years later I was staring at my draft card thinking about how much money I was going to save on heroin by going to Nam. Clean and sober today by the grace of God.

[@ogdenmiddaugh6892]

I'm 74 years old and served in the Marines from July 1962 until September 1966. When I was discharged, I had the G.I. Bill that got me through college but back then, no one talked about PTSD, you just dealt with it as best you could. I believe I could have used some help back then.

[@denniswise1200]

life of riley Just to inform you, In 1974 when you turned 18 the draft was ended. It ended on Janurary 27, 1973. Please admit your mistake. I don't like people who steal the value of veterans who served and died for our Country. To many of my close friends died in that hell hole.

[@alexthemole2987]

@@denniswise1200 You are wrong! Draft cards were still issued to us in 1974. No one was actually drafted into the U.S. Army that year but it certainly was possible. I feared tricky Dick Nixon would reinstate the draft and re-ignite the war. So I worked hard to be re-classified by my local draft board from 1A status to 4G, "Surviving son of a deceased veteran ineligible for service during peacetime", since all our international conflicts are "conflicts", not "wars" officially declared by Congress. I hoped my new status would keep me from dying via Nixon's fiat. And, my draft number was 41 or 43: too high not to worry. Somewhere I still have my damned draft cards - all three of them: 1H, 1A, and 4G.

[@budirwin9825]

+Dennis Wise Draft ended in 73 but brought back in 74 for a month or so... Trust me I know

[@andrewbrown8131]

Because he totally couldn't have just messed up the date by a few months right? Maybe don't assume the worst right out of the gate.

[@kennethcrane9848]

john is a national treasure.

[@karlconnolly3994]

He’s an international treasure dude..too big for just one nation..his music is all about ALL us humans. Peace.

[@terrywiser322]

The best ❤️✌️

[@LoganDye-j3m]

If this song doesn’t kick you in the feelings, you’re wrong.

[@realheadphonecandy]

I’m obsessed with this song.

[@catherinesmith2636]

I first heard & saw John Prine at a little tavern in Chicago in the 70s when he was first starting out. He sang 'Sam Stone', 'Paradise', & several other songs. I was totally blown away by his music & am still blown away to this day. Words aren't enough to describe the brilliance, power, & beauty of his songs. Simple, pure, & honest. He made the world a better place & left us with the precious gift of his music. We've lost one of the greatest, may he rest in peace.

[@aaronvandyke7140]

Not only his songs but his since of humor and sarcasm. He's Bob Dylan whith out the attitude problem.

[@jeffgutmann3956]

Catherine were you possibly at the Earl of Old Town? I was there when I was about 1974 one Sunday afternoon and now I'm dedicating my time to learning the songs. I miss John, Steve Goodman and Bonnie Koloc!

[@catherinesmith2636]

@@jeffgutmann3956 ☺

[@catherinesmith2636]

Jeff, 1974 sounds about right But I can't say for sure. As for the place, it's been 45+ years so I can't say for sure, but who knows ? We might have been there at the same place, same time !! He was so special, I feel privileged to have seen him when he was just starting out.

[@jeffgutmann3956]

@Catherine Smith Earl of Old Town, Quiet Knight, the Old Town School of Folk Music where common places that I would have been with my parents. My dad played Bluegrass banjo. I've got Angel of Montgomery and Sam Stone in the practice cue. I swear I memorized the melodies of songs sitting in the shows. I was a very impressionable young man. I've been playing guitar as a hobbyist since 12 years old and now I'm 65. I finally got good at singing! I had to learn that I'm baritone only. I also took a couple lessons.

[@BridgersMusiek]

No one has dumped this reality in our laps so beautifully. The saddest song from my generation. Not a performance, a confession.

[@n.hayman]

This is also beautifully said. Thank you.

[@bw4708]

RIP to one of the greatest American musicians to ever live. This song is among my favorites ever written and the raw pain it expresses is unmatched

[@melissalykins8895]

Breaks my heart. 😞

[@mmds-pc9sw]

@@melissalykins8895 Same. Have been crying for the last hour. 💔 John Prine is such a brilliant old soul.

[@tedmohr2994]

There's a hole in my heart that you had filled for so many years, Nobody like you and ever will be. Thanks for the memories

[@dianalieurance8426]

B W well said. Safe home John

[@reedryan9524]

You can really see the how sentimental and emotional this song was for him to write and perform here

[@santamaria17138]

John Prine should be declared a national treasure!

[@michaelrossiter2044]

Clinton and Trump go away Prine for president

[@marythomas1198]

Our Poet Laureate did declare him a national treasure and had him perform at the Library of Congress.

[@johnbatinovic6593]

well liked - even in Canada

[@virginialawler7725]

@@johnbatinovic6593 I'm glad that seemingly especially in Canada from the comments that have come in on several You Tube sites by now (7/15/20), along with those from truly all around the world.

[@docrobinson558]

49 years ago TODAY, I helped my First FELLOW Veteran off the Street. 3 Tours as a Combat Medic since then, I've brought almost 300 homeless Vets in with my own dime. Nearly same number on Uncle Sam's dime. GOD help me keep serving til my last breath. AIRBORNE.

[@mattimac77]

Anyone who gave the thumbs down should re-associate their life with what they’re doing...

[@danialgillis5251]

Dis-association has become a way of life for many of us. I am 59 and I struggle every fucking day...I keep on hoping things will get better...gave up tobacco 14 years ago.....cocaine almost 30 years....alcohol 15 years....and things do get easier as you care less....but that really sucks....wish I could get focused.

[@murrayterry834]

some modern dnc member or neocon job.

[@fleedermouse]

⁠@@danialgillis5251I hate to throw a substance based solution at you but that sounds like a long time. MDMA worked for me 30 years ago to refuel my spirit and appreciate all of the positives in my life. I’d still take it if I had some but I’d test it (readily available) some all the horrible drugs out there. I just went to The Sphere with my daughter see Dead and Co no drugs or alcohol but I was high as hell. There are paths.

[@mickeybilly71]

Hang tight brother. Peace. Embrace the suck..​@@danialgillis5251

[@jameswaldrop9053]

John Prine is a National Treasure.

[@JusticeEagles1]

I was born in 1979, and in the early 80’s my parents would play this record over and over again while cleaning the house on a Saturday with all the windows open. Those were good times and I’ll always love his music.

[@AnotherAcer]

I was born in '82, I have similar memories. My folks would play this album all the time when I was little. Good times. A sad day today.

[@detroit149]

78 here. I love this man

[@Creasy7979]

feeling fine since '79 - What a year to be born :)

[@Jason-si8iu]

@@Creasy7979 same

[@antoniasevilla8146]

Im doing the same thing now, Saturdays windows concerts😢❤

[@RyleyAtk]

RIP John. This is one of the greatest American songs ever written.

[@anthonysimmins5153]

Agreed

[@jayjaggster1351]

Yes

[@eddippleshirleyspraise4813]

this song made me stop taking speed in 1977. more than likely saved my life and it was nearly 40 years later when I found out who John prine is . I'll thank God and John forever

[@frankbessinger214]

Almost 50 years after I first heard this it still makes me cry. Just another Nam vet.

[@rowdy7480]

Welcome home!

[@abbysteinhoff5861]

Welcome home brother!

[@mikey-domagala]

God bless you! Happy to see you in these comments and I hope you’re well!

[@everetteaton3715]

This song is why I never tried it

[@DavidHh1969]

I don’t know what to say to you. “Thanks for your service” seems so helpless. I once worked at a helicopter museum rebuilding an old loach. Got chatting with some vets who flew these. It was 20 years since. These guys were all so helpful, yet so humble. Bless you sir

[@JohnvanGurp]

One of the saddest songs ever written...

[@tomleach7616]

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[@dubyajayyo]

TOM LEACH Yeah, Hello in There is sad too. Same story years later. “And we still don’t know what for”

[@georgeshaw8925]

John van Gurp checkout grand tour by George Jones

[@carriekloosterman5469]

But one of the most true and beautiful

[@DebbeHull]

I was a nurse in Vietnam. I didn't know John Prine until he was dead. This song tears me up. I wish had known him sooner. Stay safe out there folks.

[@gordonbrown4673]

Bye, John. You're an American treasure, my friend.

[@oscarmclennan762]

The human race has just lost a great artist. Let us mourn. This unique talent can never be replaced. Goodbye and thanks for everything John.

[@evasartorius9528]

Summer's End makes me cry every time. He has a real heart'

[@oldnatty61]

"humane race"? You think us ants matter? We didn't lose him. He was sent to us.

[@motman52]

There is just so much B.S. in the U.S. that guys like John represented what is good about America : Honesty / Reliability / Integrity / Virtue / Fair-Mindedness...the list goes on and on. (I lived in Vancouver in '74 and a buddy from Vermont who was a Vietnam Veteran introduced me to this American Ditty.) (And sang it 18 hours of the day!)

[@justinredman9463]

There's a hole in our hearts where this song goes...

[@archstanton3430]

That is a top-shelf comment, sir.

[@pcardriff7278]

For those who have died, we miss you. For those who gave it up, keep on.

[@danathompson2447]

John Prine is surely missed

[@matthewyost7930]

John Prine stands alone in the lexicon of Americana. Great songwriter and a fabulous guitarist to boot.

[@sikorskybama1]

such a touching song. My grandpa was in WW2 in the Pacific Theater, my dad in the Korean war. I had a neighbor on my street that came from the Vietnam war. I was only maybe 8 years old when I saw my neighbor, Vietnam vet take a hatchet to his motorcycle and fought it in the driveway like it was the enemy. Something I will never forget.

[@gwpuffinstuph3868]

John Prine, there's a hole in our hearts. Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios.

[@waterdog3978]

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[@JoSmotherman]

So true, my friend. John Prime was the Mailman that read my mail. He could tell my life story better than I could. RIP John Prine.

[@daleboam]

I am so sad I can hardly breathe. I remember hearing Sam Stone when I was about six and it changed me forever. I suddenly knew that the world was a beautiful place even at its saddest. People deserve to be loved just because they do. That we can’t judge who people are by what they do without walking in their shoes.

[@nathaniel771]

"People deserve to be loved just because they do". That's very true and very beautiful.

[@annetsheridan589]

A huge chunk of beauty gone from this battered world

[@Steve_643]

That’s a pretty deep thought for a 6 year old 😂

[@osusullins]

Please get well, John Prine. My thoughts are with you.

[@rodneycaupp5962]

John has been elevated from critical , to stable condition as of 10 pm Monday night.

[@pauleasterbrook2036]

Iove Budgy n clan Australia

[@TheGuitarTheory]

RIP 😢

[@pauleasterbrook2036]

@@TheGuitarTheory no has he

[@pauleasterbrook2036]

@WarpedTrekker aaa fuck

[@bgrigg07]

He is so young here and so shy he can't lift his head. He was still at the stage where he was surprised by all the attention. He was one of the greatest story tellers ever. He had a knack of writing about his experiences and life that was so very simple, so very relatable, that you understood the lyrics without having to decode them. They say that a picture paints a thousand words. Well, "There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes" are 11 words that paint a picture that speaks volumes. RIP John. My consolation is that you get to play with Steve again.

[@darrellharrison8500]

John prine can never br rrplaced. Never! I'm sitting here crying. It's so sad I'm 77. And I loved John Prine. All thru the year's. Now he's gone. Sad as hell

[@Dina-nm1nx]

He was a brilliant wordsmith and poet...comparable to Mark Twain....he got his messages across in ingenious ways and often with humor....

[@prestonbyrd2670]

This was a song a fellow prisoner used to sing. I never heard of John Prine until then. Fantastic songwriter. God rest his soul. F*** the coronavirus

[@DaddyMandM]

Listening to John Prine. Such a loss to the world, his warmth, humor and music. But most of all to his family of course. Rest in peace John Prime and thankyou for all

[@jmichealsaunders1062]

Music will never be the for some us ....RIP JOHN .... u can your In Heaven song now

[@beakyturf6336]

I'm thinking John might be the BIGGEST under rated artist of all time. I loved the speed of the sound of loneliness by Alabama 3......no clue it was by John.

[@josephferguson6158]

i always thought Laura Nyro was the most under rated artist..but john is a close second place.

[@catiebird6477]

Yes!

[@DC-js4gk]

Jesus, always seen his name and never bothered to listen. I'm listening now

[@archnemesis35]

Check out Swamp Dogg's cover of this song, it's incredible!

[@carriekloosterman5469]

I am lucky enough to have adored John Prine for a long time. Sam Stone is one of the saddest and truest songs ever. But a lot of his other songs contain humor and pathos, he was an artist.

[@maclady]

Thought you would somehow by a miracle over come the Corona virus, was praying hard. You and your songs have been a big part of my life from the very first time I heard Angel from Montgomery and Sam Stone. Saw you a few years back and so glad I did. RIP John, you left your mark on this planet.

[@bjorngillefalk8965]

No words.

[@jessicabarberick5492]

Thank you John! You helped me thru a rough time in my life and helped me understand my husband who committed suicide in 2015 and left our 1 year old daughter. I'm at peace. God bless you Mr Prine. You are singing for God now

[@mickeybilly71]

Understand completely. We need to accept but never forget the good times. Peace is out there. We just keep looking aye

[@trouble4140]

For me, there are two songs here: The one I heard the first time, and thought was brilliant, and showed me a world I'd never known. The second one was what this turned into after my friend Axel died of a heroin overdose. That's a completely different song. Can't hear the first one anymore.

[@joyhanson7435]

Trouble iiiiiiiiii

[@kevinrudisill1087]

I'm sorry for your loss. We have this song to remember. It's an Anthem to all of us

[@ace-of-space]

I love his way with words " sweet songs never last too long on broken radios" that is sam stone. A good man that had been broken. We need to treat vets with the utmost care quickly, and in general. mental health( unresolved pain) for what it is.ptsd is multi faceted. It takes all of us to understand.

[@gilkenson53]

This song has been getting to me since I first heard it long, long ago...

[@richardmbowman]

Me too, George. Me too...

[@robertdeal410]

Amen

[@jolenedanoski789]

I tear up running the lyrics through my mind...

[@jamesborden9430]

Gf

[@jamesborden9430]

Fuck uan the house cues it going there but not here cause it's hatred dy some sgae bicth. Play nib

[@davidjaslow6458]

Wow! It’s a Powerful Song. John Was Amazing.

[@MarioMario-mu5tp]

I listen to this song to remember the sacrifices made for us to have this extended weekend. So many died for our freedoms and many went through what Sam did trying to forget the horrors they saw.

[@witchofravenswood]

Please pray for john, he has been hospitalized with covid 19.

[@jmc7504]

hope he gets well

[@brianross4339]

His music will last forever, say a prayer for his recovery.

[@billylincoln2088]

he is a musical icon & a forthright human being, i pray for his recovery.

[@lizab.stough9396]

Sadly, he didn't make it, just saw a headline.

[@timmynator8036]

@@lizab.stough9396 yeah and I just discovered him after he died! What a shame

[@peterpedersen1641]

John Prine ;tunes were the first guitar picking tunes I learned. Sam Stone, Hello in There, Paradise. Dozens of others. Now, 40 years later. I still like picking up the guitar and playing these tunes. He is a hero of songwriting and simple guitar patterns to hold them together. It was all about the story, keeping it real. I was lucky to meet John in a bar in San Jose, CA, Doc Watson was playing that evening. John sat down next to me at the bar. I looked at him for a moment and said, Hey, aren't you John Prine? He just said Yup, and went up on stage to play with Doc. We shared a beer later.

[@dalelukenen4675]

Peter Pedersen. COOL

[@dustinjohnson3463]

Dont forget . steve the great Goodman,

[@miketurek3074]

Always brings me to tears.

[@yourhirsutefriend6918]

every american should listen to john prine. he is a national treasure.

[@shawnp6744]

Thank you for remembering the forgotten veteran.

[@twistedtwister1889]

The music of John Prine lives Forever. Thanks for all the "Souvenirs"

[@clairewyndham1971]

I'm a 61 year old " hippie".. raised my kids and adopted a few from other people who loved babies, but, couldn't handle "kids".. and now I have a wonderful group of grandchildren..all raised listening to "Sam Stone" under fully understanding the song. Don't forget..there are STILL confirmed sightings of Americans belong held in Viet Nam. Peace.

[@LouieOakwood]

im blessed to be 20 years old and have a beautiful family surrounding me to show me this masterpiece

[@samuelnelson9874]

Same. Except 19. This music is so real.

[@LouieOakwood]

i know. i try n show my friends but they usually just say ''damn thats sad" but they dont understand the real reason im showing it to them. the raw emotion.

[@spankystew369]

Louie Oakwood

[@KirkDustin80]

Louie Oakwood I'm 37 and had those same great family members that introduced me to John. Thank God they did. also Jerry Jeff Walker. another amazing story teller.

[@mjuhanil]

Glad to hear you young guys are hearing some real songwriting too

[@walterzipp4343]

I was 18 years old when this song came out, and my friends were dying from overdoing on heroine coming back fro m Vietnam and I heard this song and immediately was in awe of John Prine I has loved him ever since

[@ottokriete1153]

John Prine... America's poet Emiritus forever.............

[@rickgiamanco6975]

I think most of us who served knew a Sam Stone... I almost break down everytime I hear it because I knew a great guy who was "Sam Stone"

[@11thcavgruntblackhorse33]

Rick Giamanco Fuckin’A, Rick. Far too many.

[@fredphillips7798]

Me 2

[@JimD410]

Alot of new Sam Stone's now from the last war. I had problems for a while.

[@rickgiamanco6975]

Still feel the same today

[@janiceporcher-hall3832]

I didn't know of John Prine. I decided to listen to his music. I see how much he's touched others by the comments. Prayers to all of you and his family mourning and God Bless John Prine for some Real music.

[@kathytb8265]

Oh, John, I'm crying. Love to your family, we'll miss you.

[@aevans7517]

Made me cry when I first heard it 50 years ago and still makes me cry today.

[@chrishancock42]

I am a Veteran who worked with other Veterans struggling with addiction. Sam Stone represents so many. They deserve all our respect, the same as previous wars and “conflicts.” We didn’t see or do what they endured…stop any judgement. Thank you for this true song!

[@alexp8157]

Really good song!,,,

[@GnomicMaster]

As one who refused induction into the Vietnam War in 1969, I am in tears right now as I play this song. I became a Prine fan in 1971.

[@johnoboyce3422]

I am a very sad boyo this Morning as I have learned the very Sad news that John Prine a singer songwriter I have been a fan of since we both were young Dudes is another victim of this nasty public enemy number one Virus and is Critical ill, I pray that John who has overcome Serious illness before can see this away also* John's songs like Sam Stone deal with real life & though very sad at times show in my opinion his Caring for his fellow humans in a big way ! God bless you John & People listen to those that know & take heed & we will conquer this enemy before it takes our own family and friends*

[@sheilawsilver]

My husband was a Vietnam Veteran, who turned me onto John Prine.

[@tomconnolly7420]

I'm a compulsive gambler in recovery and I can completely identify with this song, Thank You John, sleep now my friend, RIP

[@chuckholton4666]

Unbelievable song writer! So sad that he's gone. You will be missed John. RIP😪

[@EasyThere]

Something magic happens on stage you can never catch in the studio. My favorite version of this tune.

[@latanawi]

Just heard he's seriously ill due to Covid-19 and thought of this song. Thanks again, John Prine, for your music.

[@sarvo_1]

Don't know if you heard but he died :'(

[@ace-of-space]

"Sweet songs never lastt too long on broken radios" What a way with words.

[@petewilhelmsen989]

Been a fan since the 70's Hia words make you think, don;t they?!!!

[@CCharlyC]

I drove John from the Commercial Holtel in Edmonton to the King Eddie in Calgary 1980. I still remember two of the jokes He told me. One of the best days of my life. John was hilarious. He wanted to know what I was doing to my beer when I dumped in some tomato juice. When I explained hair of the dog slightly smoother we became friends. And I told Him a couple of jokes. It was a great day!!!!

[@stephenprizeman6669]

Amazing singer songwriter very underrated. Rip

[@MikeHoffey]

Classic tune. No one writes lyrics like this anymore. Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios....

[@imannonymous7707]

thats tru cuz no one listens to radio anymore....and what a sad thing that is.....i feel blessed i grew up in a different era...and i know who this incredible artist is

[@lickdacat2]

THE WORLD WILL MISS JOHN PRINE..... ESPECIALLY ME, HIS #1 FAN....

[@bobpegram7609]

My friend John.

[@southernman22]

John prine was a great songwriter. Say hello in there.

[@poppydogz]

I first heard this song on a Atlantic records compilation back in the 80's also on the album was Yes, Loudon Wainright 111 Gordon askell.. and many more great artists...Cheers..