Loving Her Was Easier - Kris Kristofferson | The Midnight Special

[@donnachatterton6298]

Singing with Jesus. Love you sweet man 😢❤😢

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

One of the most prolific successful song writers in American history.

[@bethanyhuber2598]

Kris Kristofferson is one of the most underrated, interesting, talented people in the music industry. The story of his life journey is incredible. Thank you for this on, TMS folks! Just one of his many masterpieces. 🥰

[@svtinker]

And easy on the eyes.

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

I agree some what but for me it’s John Prine

[@Texasbluestunes]

I would agree, but I believe he’s pretty highly revered. It’s sad that artists with quality talent get pushed aside for a younger, flashier so called artists, when these older folks have plenty to offer still.

[@courtesyofdickboak]

Kris would probably agree

[@nibsvkh]

One of the all time greatest singer songwriters of the 20th century!

Thanks for all your beautiful music and lyrics Kris Kristopfferson ! You passed away recently .Roger Miller also sings nice version of Loving Her Was Easier.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

I saw Kris K. perform at the Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa several years ago, when he was 80yrs young. Have been to many, many concerts and rate his in the top 5. He sang alone playing acoustic unaccompanied while standing, no breaks or a drink of water. The crowd disappeared and the gorgeous singing “poet-soothsayer” sang around 30’ish songs in an hour and a half that landed, like a thud, straight into my heart. FOREVER a FAN!! ♥️😘♥️

[@elaineturner7948]

Good Journey,Kris. You will be missed.

[@richardblayneamerican8149]

R.i.p. Kris Kristofferson. Thanks for this beautiful song.

[@notinmyUSMC]

Kris Kristofferson is an Army veteran - he was a Ranger and helicopter pilot. He volunteered to serve in Vietnam, but the Army wanted him to take a teaching position at West Point. Instead, he left the Army, moved to Nashville to follow his dream of becoming a singer/songwriter. Bottom line - just a great American!

[@styven77]

He was also a Rhodes Sholar, fascinating dude.

[@Gatorgirl89]

Majored in poetry

[@lonzo9569]

@@Gatorgirl89. Hmmm… poetry and songwriting do kind of go together.

[@donnachatterton6298]

He was all of that and more ! I think being a loving, amazing father was his most important talent. I’m sure his wife Lisa could add a lot more to his list of talents. ❤

[@cannedheat2264]

This song I’ve always loved. Just the simple chord progression the singing…

[@donnachatterton6298]

The Highway Men are singing beautiful hymns together in heaven. Not quite perfection yet, will be as soon as Willy joins them. I miss all of them I’m so happy to have the internet so l can listen to them anytime l want

[@janicetrimmell6897]

I also have a warm place in my heart for Kris. So nice to see and hear him.

[@StephanieJeanne]

That was worth a second watch. It is a beautiful, simple song of a lost love. 💔 Kris and his band did great! The harmonies were pretty and almost made me cry.🥹 💜

[@WSStreit]

Absolutely right!

[@rambokm1753]

The music world lost a legend yesterday! The way she sang his songs moved so many people because of the honesty in which he sang them! Reminiscent of his much loved friend Janis Joplin, who also sang with raw honesty! RIP Kris!

[@brianbrino4310]

Excellent Kris what an impressive musical person and composer! A absolute legend!

[@hankterreros223]

West Point, Hollywood, concerts, amazing dude.

[@that70sgirl90]

Beautiful song 🌹 Happy Sunday... thank you for sharing! 💖

[@toslow9045]

Takes me to another place and time

[@WPPCProductions]

Love Kris and this song... Tompall & The Glaser Brothers did a outstanding job as they covered the song in 1981 as it reached to song 2 for two weeks on the country music charts.

[@pretoriaretrofair]

Will always have the best memories with my dad and mom in the 70s and 80s with not a care in the world. I'm not crying. You're crying.

[@josebazaldua1664]

RIP Kris 🕯️🙏you will be missed, but your music 🎶🎵 will live forever 💐🕯️🙏

[@Mankind_-]

Kristofferson was so good.

[@hodad123]

Wow the words are beautiful

[@socalrider909]

RIP Kris - so many things being said - another to note was him writing Me & Bobby McGee and gifting that song to Janis Joplin. Sadly she died before it was released and it became her greatest hit.

[@reubengreen4830]

"...He's a walking contradiction... Partly truth and partly fiction.... Taking every wrong direction.... On his lonely way back home..." Kris Kristofferson, "The Pilgrim, Chapter 33"

[@mikegacek9182]

Lyrical genius

[@reubengreen4830]

@@mikegacek9182 wrote some great melodies as well

[@barrysmith8920]

The greatest love song ever 💞

[@KaoDesignsHD]

Kris 😍😍

[@tdvcleve]

What a great great song from a great artist

[@rippy4freedom]

So mellow 😊

[@johnvance3011]

Rip. Kris Kristofferson

[@raiderdave80]

Roger Miller released it..Charlie Pride too, I believe 🤔 Love Kris' work ♥ ✌

[@deadheadri5779]

10/4/24 Rest Easy Brother 💙

[@betogarofalo5627]

Tina Turner did it very well too ❤❤

[@StephanieJeanne]

Wow, really? That's cool. I'll have to look that up!

[@flicewatter]

❤

[@nicolapaccione5688]

Rip Kris😓

[@pamelaloman6271]

💔

[@theoriginalchefboyoboy6025]

trying to figure out if this is a prequel or a sequel to "Sunday Morning Coming Down..."

[@AMEER-114-]

Just another lazy effort from a stoned hippy intellectual

[@nibsvkh]

Sunday Morning Comin’ Down released in 1969. Loving Her Was Easier released in 1971.

[@AMEER-114-]

@@nibsvkh He knows that... He is saying.. IN HIS MIND... it could be a PREQUEL... which is something written or released relating to something that came before.... But the content of it is actually regarding a period of time that occured before the time frame in the original piece.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

⁠@@AMEER-114-Wow, do you not realize how many songs Kris wrote for others? He’s hardly just a “stoned hippie intellectual”, he’s also a Rhodes Scholar. “He graduated Airborne School, Ranger School, and flight school, served in Germany, and volunteered for Vietnam as a helicopter pilot, but instead was offered a professor of English Literature position at USMA West Point. Disappointed that he was not allowed to fight in Vietnam, he resigned his position in 1965.”

[@AMEER-114-]

@@KittyGrizGriz Yeah... You don't see the word INTELLECTUAL ???

[@P51]

Is "masterpiece" too strong? i'm going to say no.

[@Mankind_-]

When you wish a song was longer.😢

[@Zzyzx_2112]

👍👍

[@Washington-Dreaming]

What keys is he singing in?

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

I can’t see the whole cord progression but he’s playing a D cord to G cord and back to a D cord followed by a cowboy E cord.

[@tommyg.9069]

Who are the other 2 musicians with Kris?

[@larryjohnston929]

And some people only know from Blade.

[@Billsingsong]

Also a road scholar

[@yankinwaoz]

Rhodes scholar

[@DrStrangeLove817]

Is that Glenn Frey on his left?

[@VideoGuyHawaii]

On bass, Terry Paul ... one of the nicest guys you would ever hope to meet. Started way back with Hoyt Axton. Terry did a few tracks with Dylan on the Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid soundtrack ... and did uncredited back-up vocals on Knockin’ On Heaven's Door.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

I don’t know about you, but I’ll be glad when the overused-overhyped {{Underrated}} word is blocked from YT comments 🤦‍♀️

[@recordguy4321]

Yep especially 'Criminally underated

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@recordguy4321 😂 exactly!, you’ve got it! ☺️

[@larstiranos]

The triggering effects of reading that word are, well, underrated...

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@larstiranos 🤪 😆 😝

[@Mankind_-]

Kristofferson was so underrated.😊