Kenny Loggins- The Real Thing (live)

[@brookeclay5979]

“Love should teach you joy, and not the imitation that your momma and daddy tried to show you.” Man, I feel that deep in my soul.

[@michellerjackson5776]

Brooke Clay~ Whew me too

[@TheKeithbruce]

People don't understand just how talented this guy is

[@robertcoker4648]

I do, I have, I've known from the beginning, gotta ah lot of Love for the man, the Soul, the Spirit, that is Kinny !!!!

[@terencerice5249]

i agree. I realize how talented he is ill I’ve seen him about 15 times in concert and going to see him with Jim Messina at the Bowl Hollywood bowl this summer 2022 he’s a genius //every song he writes is magical

[@TheIllynow]

I do. Some people just don't hear deep enough

[@motorhead55maxhead15]

We do.

[@kosmosbjm]

He’s always been one of my faves. I definitely know how talented he is. I lived next door to him for a short time when he lived in Ojai while he was recording with Jim Messina.

[@avantgarde7956]

Every note & Every word from any Kenny Loggins composition is a gem. A super talented artist!

[@patriciagrisham7935]

He has such a soft spoken voice to be so powerful when he sings .....love his music!!!

[@butchieblock9118]

You nailed it!!

[@MindBat]

One of the most talented vocalists who sound amazing on the albums AND live as well. What a voice!

[@renada.d2931]

The voice ❤❤

[@SonomaMom2]

30 years ago, I was living back with my parents with my 4 year old son. Left my husband of 10 years because he was doing drugs. My best friend called and say turn on Leno and watch Kenny Loggins right now. I did.....I was hysterically crying during this performance. Called my best friend back sobbing and she tells me “I wanted this song to make you feel strong, not sad.” I’ve loved Kenny ever since. Thanks for the soundtrack of my life albeit 30 years ago. My son has grown up to be a beautiful human being and my ex husband and I are best friends now ♥️

[@hawkeye1836]

Congrats ! on the balance. The first time I heard this, I looked down to see my self standing in a self created puddle, and my heart lying on the floor. Been a KL fan since L&M back in da day. Again, Congrats on finding the balance, so the love can still flow between you all ! It really matters !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brandnamecloset2184]

@@hawkeye1836 Thanks so much HawkEye. I hope your puddle has dried up and your heart has been picked up ❤️

[@hawkeye1836]

@@brandnamecloset2184 Yes Mam, we are o.k. If you don't know it, check out "Sweet Reunion" by KL, it is one of the "Most Beautiful" songs I have ever heard. The Lyrics-Fantastic, The Melody Phenomenal, it will certainly send your spirit soaring : kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4mWgnuZo5Vmhas you may be good, and that's great, but ya never know what's around the next corner, or meeting Later 🎶

[@ruthknolla2674]

That’s lovely. Thanks!!

[@jasystems]

Kenny is so talented, one of few extremely talented song writers that will always create lasting love ballads.

[@deborahying5218]

This song came out the year my husband told he wanted a divorce...after 18 years and 3 kids, I was devastated of course but there was no stopping him. Well, I did manage to forge ahead and raise my kids alone by choice for the next 10 plus years. Then at age 53 I met the Love Of My Life. Of course I was hesitant, leary and afraid to try again. But, 7 years later and kids all grown up with lives and families of their own, at age 60 we, my Eddie and me, got married. We are in our 70's now and life is so good. Message, never give up friends...Real Love Wins always. ❤😊

[@MC-jv9ed]

You give me hope. I'm turning 52 in a couple weeks. Haven't dated in years. I left my husband when I was 24. Never remarried, was proposed to a couple times, just never did it again. I haven't dated in probably 20 plus years. I don't even think about dating anymore.

[@Erkki_Mela]

My parents divorced when i was a year old, and this song hits me hard. This song helped me understand and appreciate my father even more. My mother was a nutjob and should have never been a mother to anyone. But my father somehow made life work and raised us well. I love him for that. Anyone calling Kenny out doesn't know his circumstances, and shouldn't judge so fast. Shame on you.

[@jennyjenny8662]

Sorry

[@heartstrings7814]

This is a beautiful but deeply sad and personal song. It was all over the media back in early 90's that Kenny Loggins devastated his wife and children by telling them he had fallen in love with another woman and was leaving his family. It was reported his wife was in a very bad mental state after that. Kenny received alot of backlash in the industry; which was long before social media BS. I felt so much hurt for his wife. It took me years to be able to listen to this song after that. I hope and pray his wife found peace of mind and was able to heal, move on and be happy. I never kept up with their story.

[@jamievidd775]

Great song. Kenny really knocks it out of the park with this performance. Can't believe he's 67 yrs old now.

[@MrExodus]

I want him to read me a damn bed time story, his voice is too calming to be human.

[@xarzu]

I guess he is more interested in music and performance as a musician since the resurrection.

[@saint5ify]

I ain't homo or nothin' but I agree man. He has a soothing and relaxed voice that would make anyone feel tired or relaxed.

[@CharlesMichaelSidwell]

Same could be said about Christopher Cross

[@bellican48]

Agree 💯 percent

[@chrissimpson6701]

Folks this a singer! A real singer like for real. This man sang the damn song live.

[@Mernie9]

This song gave me the bravery to separate from an alcoholic husband.

[@randy1randy1]

One of the greatest singers of all time ......

[@MP-yz6sb]

This song has always choked me up. Digging his long hair phase.

[@michellerjackson5776]

💔✝️🙏😭

[@pamelahsmithsmith2366]

I do too!

[@bh2155]

His look and style really worked for him. Very nice song he had a gorgeous singing voice. I bet you he had women all over him with singing one note. I wish I had his voice.

[@elissaharbuck2170]

He’s still alive and well... I saw him in concert not too long ago and he killed it

[@RonGee]

Wow, how amazing to put your life out there in a song like that.

[@TheFitnessDiva]

He is a beautiful soul. That's all. His music speaks for itself.

[@kimjohnson8977]

This whole CD is one of my all-time favorites...I would have to take it with me on a desert island. He is such a master at writing about the human experience.

[@hawkeye1836]

Kim, I put the car in cruise, popped in this c.d. hit repeat, left Atlanta, and stopped in Key West, it seemed like I just floated the entire way. Kenny, Fleetwood, Moody Blues, it's been ah good life. 👍

[@pamelahsmithsmith2366]

This song is on his Tomorrow Today Yesterday..CD also..I wore this CD out..great hits on it!

[@EternalDestiny48]

Leap of faith is the best album of Kenny loggins.. Literally every song is a hit

[@may12553]

I got familiar with this album back in 1992 or so....my husband and I listened to it together and we both loved it. Well, shortly thereafter, my husband left me and our two young boys. (ages 3 and 1) He said that this song is what helped him realize that he had to leave. This song brought me pain for many years......sometimes it still does. It is a beautifully sad song, but life does go on.......

[@Neevie-Styx]

OMG! How awful for you! You must have hated this song!

[@FriendM2010]

What an amazing song writer.. Ironically, my wife and I as a young couple in the early 90’s saw Kenny around this same time in his career in Lake Tahoe... It was a great evening. We did eventually divorce and watching this brings a tear to my eye. A beautiful song about life’s changing landscape.

[@vgreene77]

I love his voice both singing and speaking

[@TheTolz0]

What a powerful song to his daughter and sons basically about a promise he couldn't keep!!

[@Ethan-tn4jc]

It's about the greater promise of love and truth He had to break that vow in order to maintain his faith towards the thing "that you can never give up, [and] never compromise on. That's the real thing you need in love".

[@ms.communication8464]

One of my favorite albums of all time.

[@SierraJude]

Can this actually be from 24 yrs ago? I remember this great album from 1992!!? Love Mr Kenny Loggins!

[@mikem9252]

outstanding - thank u for posting - a special man...talent that stretched for yrs and yrs and yrs - kenny is a true star not because of his grammys and accolades but because his music exudes kindness and love...he made the world a better place...what a legacy

[@herbstewart7937]

Love u Kenny Thank You for the wonderful memories growin up

[@juliecruickshank9257]

THE best concert I ever attended!!… the whole place was on their feet rockin’

[@kenmasters7606]

He is a Great Underrated Talent...Should be in The Rock Hall of Fame with others less talented than He...

[@daveheel]

rockin' the jesus look. amazing singer. he sings even better live.

[@anguspodgorny8211]

This is on the list for the most perfect song ever written.

[@FrankLombardo]

Just love Kenny's voice! A hell of a writer too!

[@JamieJoIacobucci]

Beautiful, amazing lyrics and vocals with so much passion…but there’s something about the melody that adds to the emotion. Love this song!

[@andrewzapata9776]

i heard this song from my elder sister's cassette when i was still in my teens. i did not know that 15 years later, it would help me make an important decision in my life, one which i must take. i left my wife because she is selfish, vindictive and abusive. i no longer had joy and energy inside me in my life, joy and energy which i could give to our children. so i left. now, i am able to continue working and send financial support to my children and meet with them every now and then.

[@elizabethdunn1668]

Beautifully written and performed song ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@billthornton2461]

Thanks Kenny , if you really knew how this song saved my life. Thank you

[@renada.d2931]

The voice ❤❤

[@fredyrocazaurus8420]

A song straight from the heart

[@jennapuhl596]

Loggins and Messina was our life in the 60s and 70s. I love Kenny 💘 💗 ♥

[@tommyp3931]

this is my all time fav from him

[@Glynis-vh4vz]

Love him. One of my favs!

[@robertthomas6022]

undeniable talent

[@Glynis-vh4vz]

Love this guy!!!!

[@shpgrl1026]

one of my absolute favorite songs. He is so incredibly talented.

[@williamgreg261]

This will always mean so much to me....I went thru it. I could care less who judges me on my life except those I keep in my life....mean post after mean post is nothing but ignorance. Let love win....that's this song...truly

[@resababy2011]

No one should judge you!!! I went thru it too....Tears....Listening to this beautiful song....Tears....Unless someone has been thru what Kenny and we have been thru, they can never know.....We did it for the babies, as hard as it was....God bless Kenny and you William!!!

[@lookOvErHeree]

god the many hundreds of times i listened to this album when i was a kid

[@hurstma59]

I remember watching this Tonight Show episode. I had purchased the CD and listened to it dozens of times....still one of my all time favorite albums. Also read Kenny & Julia's book about the same time.

[@jennyjenny8662]

So Talented...Such a Prince King of Song..so sorry for the pain behind this Beautiful Song

[@resababy2011]

This song touched my heart in so many ways...I went through a divorce after 16 years of marriage...I left him....My babies....All I could think of even to this day, my babies....I did it for them.....Thank you Kenny for this beautiful song.....

[@tonygammalo4501]

You left your kids ?

[@resababy2011]

Oh no...I didn't leave my kids. My babies deserved a better life, and that's what I ment. I left and took them with me

[@tonygammalo4501]

elaine boothe Oh Sorry. Good for you. This song makes me cry.

[@steverollins6990]

elaine boothe This is the first time I've heard this song - I don't understand it - he did (IT) for you ? What is "IT" ? I assumed "IT" is either he didn't play out this phony thing (so he was REAL - like in the title) where he ACTED like everything was o.k. or the "IT" was staying together for the kid(s), and at least MODELING love the best he could, even though it may not have been deep and heart felt. I was always amazed he and Eva split - I knew neither of them, just loved his music - I know you can't judge a book by it's cover, but I don't see how you could write and sing like him and be a huge jackass - so it's weird they couldn't make it.

[@resababy2011]

Steve, I'm not understanding what you are trying to say. Elvis was a genuine person, who just happened to become extremely famous. You look like a kind man. Please do not turn out bro he mean.

[@avalonanimals2419]

LOVE LOVE LOVE KENNY LOGGINS! Not only is Kenny an amazing musician, vocalist, song writer, composer, he is a beautiful, kind spirit with compassion & a conscious. Kenny's timeless and majestic, hard to describe Leap of Faith, The Unimaginable Life, and December albums are what makes me a passionate & loyal fan & promoter of Kenny as an artist, musician & person.

[@josecolon9630]

Wow! What a voice!! Thank you KL!

[@TiggerVegas]

A True Gem! --Incredible live performance ,,

[@PatrinkaKS]

I first bought this album when I was married and pregnant with my second child, in what I thought was a solid marriage. Now I listen to it again, so many years later, four years since divorce, and I know the pain whereof he sings.

[@robertcoker4648]

What ah fantastic song, so touching, if you can't feel the love here, man youneed to wake up !!!

[@raydanielz9408]

Greatest band ever💜💜💜💜💜

[@ahnguyen1]

They don't write songs like this any more!

[@jfemonanon4809]

too bad I had to watch the ass at the beginning but Kenny was worth it....THIS song is the ONLY one I have ever teared up about at any of his concerts......purely and beautifully written and presented

[@cindyjones8232]

Beautiful song

[@user-rz8bu6vl8x]

Love Kenny ❤

[@CoolRockinPapi]

14 years of marriage, with plenty of trying and struggles, and half your fortune gone, sure doesn't sound like taking the easy way out. I think Kenny and his first wife are actually friends still. He had a benefit concert in Santa Barabara in 2004, in his hometown, and she was a guest of his, and he thanked her from the stage for being there on such an important and special night. Special guest Jimmy Messina played with him in what ended up being their first reunion in almost 30 years.

[@RonGee]

Did you watch his live streamed concert from Santa Barbara last month? It was awesome. He talked about the background behind this song again.

[@connienawal8999]

Massively brilliant song writer....

[@user-mv4kz3nt3j]

A very beautiful song

[@ceejaydeesoozaa]

KL is one of the most talented songwriters. he even wrote a couple of hits for the doobie bros

[@bentleycarltonp2477]

Awesome album, one of his best!! He needs to be in the HOF as a solo artist!!

[@ceejaydeesoozaa]

heard this late one nite on online radio. knew there was a special msg behind it. really great song :) thank you mr loggins for sharing :)

[@larainealison]

greatest singer blue eyed soul

[@corneliusd7963]

Always found this song haunting and beautifully done. But the lyrics have always troubled me anytime I’ve listened to it. And now after hearing the song’s backstory I feel it all the more. Everyone’s situation and circumstances are different. I’m making no judgments about anyone. I’ve had a very difficult marriage until recently. But the thought of leaving our kids because of it was unthinkable. He didn’t leave for them. He only left for him.

[@robertcombs9364]

great album. he had everyone playing and singing on this album. Bobby McFerrin, Sheryl Crow, Keiko Matsui, Ottmar Liebert, Will Ackerman, Dean Parks, George Benson, Smokey Robinson and many others.

[@marthaluna2329]

Lo Amo, Kenny Loggins un Ser de Luz !!!

[@loisnicklas8180]

Thanks for finding. Only 1 to find that. Great song.

[@pietroamorettimusic]

many many thnx from Italy, he's the best one

[@beatecarlafischbach1923]

I always loved that song

[@beyourownforceofnature7291]

Beautiful man!♥️

[@bellican48]

I will allways write this comment on every song, loveing it 💕🎵 Kenny loggins your voice is simply FANTASTIC out of this world, , to Great, 9_19_2021 🙏❤️🎶🌍🎶🎶🎵🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶❤️

[@isftish]

Agree. The integrity of the song is not up for judgement. In fact i completely agree with the lyrics "... never give up, never compromise on, that's the real thing you need in love..". I got married to a woman I never intended, only because she threatened suicide and stuff. After bleeding me dry of money from buying her designer bags jewellry and even my car, she slammed divorce papers on me, because i couldn't buy her stuff anymore. I compromised with myself, and i got slammed.

[@gennarolombardi1067]

Nice, Kenny is a great man !

[@QuickWorksBeauty]

I have the album! It’s excellent!

[@rosenodalo1281]

Love love love

[@jamesjohnston5796]

I love that Man! Him, and Dan Fogelberg? And, Kenny Rankin... Just to name a few? Stevie Wonder, Al Jerreau, Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson? So Many Wonderful Souls!

[@glynisjones8128]

An AWESOME artist!!!!!

[@Canyon2023]

He can really sing. Wow.....

[@lance9772]

SUPERB!!!

[@jfemonanon4809]

"lowered steeple" hand gesture....that's why Kenny is so great >>>> he understands the saying "that it is best to understand first to be understood"

[@Undertaker67203]

When this song came out I was in a bad marriage with a very damaged woman. I couldn’t put her back together, the more I tried the broken I became. I divorced, got custody of my daughter and there came a time I used this song to explain to her why her mom wasn’t around. Her mom is still, sadly, very broken, self destructive with a network of family who won’t help her. This song still destroys my defenses and chokes me up.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

Today Tomorrow Forever

[@hch123666]

Noone comes even close ! JON

[@keerenraia8424]

Love this song it makes me cry it's about divorce and kids

[@justgideon]

Great song

[@ericwiesen8671]

Full disclaimer : I think Kenny Loggins is an amazing. Song writer and singer one of the best ever! And I am a big fan of his. With that said this is one of the most selfish Self centered songs ever. I have been married over 16 years and have been a few times where I felt like this but I always looked at my kids and understood that their security was more important than my feelings. If there is no abuse, cheating,and there is mutual respect for each other, you owe it to your children to stick it out.... and feelings change over time(sometimes over a long time) but your kids are more important than your feelings at a low point in love! Marriage is work but with anything worth having the work is worth the Reward. Here is how I look at all big decisions: looking back on my life when I am 90 years old(God willing) will I be proud of the decisions I made?

[@tommyp3931]

I don't think he left thinking they would be hurt beyond any of have been..

[@karen4critters]

@Eric Wiesen......" If there is no abuse, cheating, and there is mutual respect for each other, you owe it to your children to stick it out.... " ....None of us know the circumstances. Regardless, still not anyone else's place to judge, correct? I would not want my children to grow up with their parents together because we "owe" it to them "to stick it out". Happy parents are good parents, IMO. That said -- beautiful song, and not "selfish Self centered". We are all human and therefore, selfish. Our children need an example of parents who aren't faking it. You seem unhappy, btw. This song is an excellent impetus to possibly explore that. Life is shorter than we know.

[@mellyreedMR]

I agree with you Eric even through all the other. It is thinking about how it will hurt others. Children, the community. That's love. Previous generations understood that. That's why we're here. But look at the results of what the others weighing in on this have done to both our children and society. No, folks. Eric is right about sticking it out and anything less is selfish

[@Zanethepure]

If I may throw my two cents in, My parents married after they found out I was going to happen, and kept it together all the way up to my father's passing just recently. Unfortunately (even though there was no abuse,cheating or anything like that) they were miserable together and never reconciled their differences. It's just my own personal opinion, but I would've preferred they had split on amicable terms and gone their own ways for the sake of them being happy, rather than being unhappy together and providing me with a very slanted impression of what relationships are supposed to be. They weren't in love, so their imitation was transparent, and although I appreciate the world of them for trying to make it work for my sake, it has done more harm than good. And now my poor mother has to deal with the aftermath of a youth spent in a loveless marriage trapped in a spiral of financial issues, instead of the life she might've found by finishing college and meeting someone she was compatible with. And my poor departed father might have had the chance to be happy enough with someone else that he would've taken better care of himself. Long story short, while it may seem selfish at the onset, if the parents can manage a healthy separation then I feel it's more beneficial to the children than forcing a poor marriage along the road. So I think Kenny absolutely did the right thing, and in time all wounds heal.

[@keliciousify]

agree 100%

[@patriciaalva1156]

Love Kenny loggins!! All of his songs are so beautiful to bad we don't have talent like that anymore. back then musical legends didn't have to use sex and gimmicks to sell their music. sheer talent!! glad Kenny's still around. don't even watch late night since Jay Leno was treated so badly. Even David Letterman who didn't like Leno cause leno got the tonight show. always said he was the funniest guy and even said that what they did to Leno was wrong. I wonder if thats why Letterman retired. before they put his head on the chopping block too. So sad When Conon o'Brian got the show he lost half the audience and first time tonight show history show was losing money. That why they they brought Jay Leno in to do stand up for half an hour before conan. He was never fired he quit and instead of admitting he sucked on tonight show. He demonized Leno. People like conan and Fallon are getting older and soon their heads will be on the chopping block too.

[@timlu7684]

This song always hits home with me, as my daughter's name is Amanda. Of course I heard it after I knew me and my wife were going to get a divorce, so yes this song was written for me and her and still brings a tear to my eye.

[@andrewhanson5942]

I gave a CD of this song to my eldest daughter Sara when she turned 16. Explaining anything before that would have been impossible at her age.

[@chuckno2]

Excellent song, I live with that situation today. I can understand Kennys point of view. I get very emotional when I listen to this song. My kids are my life & I would do anything to show them love. I would not want my kids to witness the pain of dealing with my broken relationship with their mom.

[@CoolRockinPapi]

@scammett You're welcome. Glad someone can appreciate it as much as I did since the songs on this album came out back in '91, the same day of this performance.

[@lisawilkinson8916]

Love it!!

[@eddieayyash2314]

great spirit in this song

[@user-bq8of7hw4y]

I will always adore your voice Kenneth ❤

[@retrogatling6006]

Let's sail off into the sunset, here on Los Santos Rock Radio.

[@flauber328]

The best