Michael Martin Murphey- Lexi Walker Duet, "What's Forever For"

[@margaretwolfe1588]

Hi Michael Martin Murphy. I discovered you back about twenty years ago on a trip to Yellowstone. When I was in one of the stores they were playing one of your albums and I went looking for it and purchased two of the albums. I love your old fashioned country music. I love what’s forever for. My husband Inhad 42 years before cancer took him. Couples need to learn what they need to do to stay together. It’s not always 50/50. Sometimes it’s 100/0 when one of the partners has trouble. I still miss my husband even though 24 years has passed.

[@deewalter5676]

Amazing that they only practiced this backstage for a few minutes. Then came out and performed it live. Classy and talented artists.

[@mikebolt3753]

I love MMM’s work. Saw him at a college concert in 1975 with only a couple of hundred in attendance. What a show! Wildfire left the audience in awe.

[@Legnerps]

Woooow!! I believe it !! No more magical song than WF. Captures the absolute essence of ... longing.

[@jazzsounds8159]

Lucky dog

[@AnthonyStJames]

That song STILL leaves me in tears.

[@juventusventuno9213]

I bought his album when I was a lonely 22 year old kid. Now with a wife and family, 20 years later, I remember this song and it helps get through the rough patches. thanks Michael!

[@charleshutton284]

What a beautiful man and spirit. Great accompaniment by a lovely precious young lady. As a father of two daughters, and a wonderful wife, this so g really strikes a chord at the heart.

[@madamebuddha3758]

OMG what a beautiful voice this girl has. Good job

[@jeffreywonser3241]

Goosebumps! EXCEPTIONAL job, Lexi!!!

[@travishendrix5314]

Wow!! Murphy is a Cowboys, Cowboy. This young lady just touched greatness. Many thanks

[@dennismurillodennis3079]

This brings tears to my eyes.Awesome duet.

[@7Bad7Horsie7]

That was phenomenal! Her voice is amazing!

[@maryalicekelly8814]

Loved this duet and "What's Forever For?".........

[@adamosborne4296]

Can help but to say what an astounding voice that little girl has

[@rickyredfern5200]

I grew up without a father & moved out of my mom's where I was 14? I prayed 2 the guy in the sky? Now I know his name YAHUWAH. He is the father of the father less. He heard my prayers.

[@dianer558]

God bless you in abundance 🙏🏻 Amen.

[@johnlorenz2855]

Well, THAT was just what I needed! Love my kids, love my wife..........gers tough sometimes though.

[@BobAnimate2k9]

8 years later, Lexi did an amazing job. She got them vocals

[@richardstump4582]

HI! What A Great Song! And this Young Girl Her Voice is Amazing! Thank You ! Michael As Well! God Bless!!

[@jeffreylonnon781]

This is one of my all time favorite videos on you tube.

[@annetteweaver2604]

Oh, be still my heart! This was beautiful!

[@geraldtorres5959]

The message in this. Does not get better than that.

[@bro.benedict7905]

Wow!!! So amazing!!!

[@andrewboyt-cullis6516]

It is an amazing song, sung with great talent and harmony

[@paulacox9027]

Two of the best singers ever!

[@donnieweeks8690]

This little girl sang her heart out. That's the magic of innocence. As the Oakridge Boys say, thank God with kids there's magic for a while. Please take time to enjoy that magic, its truly a gift from God.

[@donna3465]

WOW! That was amazing.

[@jeffreylonnon781]

She’s so talented at 11-despite so little rehearsal time she’s in good hands here with him. He’s a consummate pro and made her relax from the start. Great clip.

[@anncain2432]

I love this man because he was one of the first great Texas writers)singers I first heard my freshman fall at TCU. His voice becomes more nuanced with time. God bless....and go find Wildfire, damnit!

[@onderozenc4470]

Lexi Walker has a very talented voice for country music.

[@garycrutcher1856]

Wow she has an amazing singing voice. Michael Martin Murphy. say no more he’s awesome

[@theadventuresofkuyaram474]

I love the song and the lyrics ❤😢

[@anneschreck5136]

I would give this 5 likes if they let me. That was fabulous. I've always loved this song and never dreamed he could make it this much better.

[@nerhealauren5883]

Great song Michael. Pls sing " Maybe This Time" that song is awesome.

[@Leggs013]

She Did Excellent job ❤️

[@guylainebedard1964]

Lyrics : I've been looking at people and how they change with the times And lately all I've been seeing are people Throwing love away and losing their minds Maybe it's me who's gone crazy, but I can't understand why All these lovers keep hurting each other, When good love is so hard to come by [Chorus] So what's the glory in living? Doesn't anybody ever stay together anymore? And if love never lasts forever, tell me what's Forever For? [Verse 2] And I see love hungry people tryin' their best to survive, When right there in their hands is a dying romance And they're not even trying to keep it alive [Chorus] So, what's the glory in living? Doesn't anybody ever stay together anymore? And if love never lasts forever, tell me what's Forever For? So, what's the glory in living? Doesn't anybody ever stay together anymore? And if love never lasts forever, tell me what's Forever For?

[@kevinkillworth5470]

Wow! That young singer is going places.

[@muzartfoundation2759]

Beautiful Live rendition of song

[@Godisgreater123]

just listening to him talk before the song is making me cry

[@StephenBarley-n8g]

I hear ya sister

[@jeffpauly8666]

Always liked this and so nice with Lexi Walker. Notice how MMM harmonizes when the blend there voices.

[@evangelinej.6549]

Amazing voices. Makes me cry..☹️☹️

[@malouramos1273]

beautiful song duet with a little girl

[@rudypermadi]

Just awesome, best of luck to Michael Martin Murphey and Lexi Walker

[@elaineforrester8724]

Such a Fantastic Song!

[@sandraarmstead3201]

I saw you in a little bar in Oklahoma City in 1972 or 1973 the South Canadian River was one of the best ive ever heard .❤️

[@diamondsr4ever381]

I am so touched....beautiful voices and beautiful people....

[@daddio071]

love this song so sweet with songbird Lexie

[@emilianomanifilitobalaba5408]

Beautiful it touched me so much.

[@robdemare8250]

What a great message. I wish that it worked out for everybody in that way. But, unfortunately there are selfish people in the world...

[@900milesfromnormal3]

Oh my gosh. What a voice on that young lady. .

[@mariaaldrinadelfin1446]

She's so good.. I love it ‼️❤️

[@janetdianehumphrey7438]

What a beautiful voice! Hope her parents keep her on the right track. ;)

[@Leggs013]

You Go Lexi!!!

[@christophersibug4855]

Love this song & nice to hear it live with young lady duet.

[@davidquinn8305]

Goosebumps... Tears.,,.what a timely message

[@ken24703]

I really really love this song very much !!

[@f.joebidencommunistpartyof4156]

Lexi Walker really can sing ! 🇺🇸❤️🙌🦅

[@steveveiga5696]

Just beautiful...more, more, more....

[@catmoondaddy]

What a voice on this girl!!!! amazing!

[@ldalainevlogs8404]

I love this song much.❤

[@IvankaMarija]

Priceless!

[@lesliewalker5829]

Very impressed....Great talent...

[@raysmusic49]

Beautiful!

[@TheyStoleMyHandleAgain]

This song always makes me cry.

[@billwhitton500]

A fine, heartfelt song...written by a lovely man i had the pleasure to meet....Mr Rafe Van Hoy.

[@marcussmith3934]

Way to go Lexi!!!

[@alderete74]

wow she was absolutely flawless...

[@diannejordan6734]

Very beauty, beautiful!

[@mandycrouch6941]

truely magical

[@galto770]

super danke für den schönen Song ❤❤

[@Leggs013]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great job Girl!

[@towdjumper5]

Great voice great stuff.

[@davey3884]

Awesome job!

[@SollaMamma]

I just love this, totally. This is a talent you can not go to school to get ;)

[@KenKdunny]

I love the girl's voice... love Michael Murphy's song

[@875331755]

If you keep your eyes on Christ in good times and the bad. I have been married for 52 years to my best friend, and no, it is not easy. We just keep looking up at Him and not ourselves.

[@angelaanderson5446]

Beautiful 💜

[@FansofLexiWalker]

Her vocal talent goes beyond logic

[@kkbug8285]

Absolutely amazing

[@edsummers6869]

Amazing...

[@DeborahReese-re5kf]

So Sweet!❤

[@trudywood8264]

Saw MMM in college. His bus stopped on the corner to ask me for directions. I road on his bus to the athletic building where the concert was held. Wildlife is one of my all time favorite songs. Nacogdoches,TX @ SFA

[@Vkalele]

I love this song. That's why i sing it play it too in ukulele.

[@zosiebrowell4055]

I love these song

[@davey3884]

Awesome...

[@cherylwharrie7548]

What a lovely man

[@dannyparsley7988]

Be Proud Sir. Your gift touched me...your daughter shared your gift. I hope I do as well with those I love.

[@DakkaDakka12]

+Danny Parsley actually its not his daughter.

[@SteveEcksteinDouglasDrive]

MY WIFE ALWAYS WANTED HER OWN " WILDFIRE" SHE GOT ME INSTEAD.MUSIC TO SOOTHE THE SOUL. OH, TO HAVE "PLAYED " W/ M.M. & BAND ON THIS " CLASSIC PERFORMANCE". A MASTER PIECE .THOSE MEMORIES OF SOFT, WARM SUMMER NIGHTS & BONE CHILLING WINTER DAYS SPENT WITH "YOU"

[@BoredWalka]

Wonderful. Way excited for Lexi's future.

[@09Germ]

What a beautiful duet with daughter ❤️❤️.

[@larryritch9912]

Wonderful......

[@susanking6419]

So adorable ❤❤❤

[@ken24703]

Awesome !!

[@lendongalgao9062]

Nakakaiyak ang kantang eto, Myron akung na miss na Tao ..😢😓😭

[@christiannunez5928]

Same here. . ..

[@dymphokwaro5421]

Powerful.... I love

[@kellydunn905]

This afternoon while standing in line at a local store, I could not but help overhearing a conversation between a mother and her son (11?). Apparently, her divorce from the boys’ father became final that day. She was telling the boy the way things are set up now, things will be better; that his brother is better off with their dad because “He’s aggressive just like your dad is, they’ll get along just fine”. She continued, “You are like me, we don’t have to put up with all their sh*t anymore. - We don’t have to because our divorce is finalized today.” “Does that mean I can play and do what I want from now on?” the boy asked. “Yes, life is so much better now that we’re free!” I tried to hold back tears as I remembered a similar conversation us kids had with our mother back in 1963; when I was seven years old. Recalling this, I realize that was the day our family died. I never did recover, and no, we kids were not “resilient” as the adults liked to say; to clear their guilty consciences I imagine. It was all the self-control I could muster not to say anything to the woman. I wanted to say, “Lady you are clueless, this same thing happened to our family FIFTY-FIVE years ago, and it still hurts, I’m still haunted!” Perhaps, I should have said something, but I didn’t have the guts or was too overcome with sadness and anger. Anyone reading this who is seriously considering divorce, unless you or your children’s lives are endangered; DON’T!

[@citrinedragon1466]

Kelly Dunn ... There are as many reasons for marriage break ups as there are people going through them. For me it was so that my kids wouldn't live with the knowledge that their mother killed herself. Even leaving wasn't about me, but staying would have been worse. You cannot know everything someone else has experienced, or how life brought them to the point of desperation. That conversation you heard was only the surface of the experience for them, yet you compared it to YOUR truths, your feelings. What if leaving was the ONLY way that woman could guarantee her child a chance to grow up? Or if leaving made sure she, herself, survived to be his mother til he grew up? There are no means for you to know the reality they lived with before that day... only clues such as the mention of "aggressive like your father" . Not all children are better off in families that "stay together for the children", in fact I'd be surprised if any of them were completely happy. Children know when their parents are faking a feeling for appearances sake, but may not understand why they're doing it. Happy parents tend to raise happy, well adjusted children far easier than unhappy ones do. My kids were 11 and almost 16 when I left, and I know it hurt them for a long time. My ex was emotionally and mentally abusive, and unfortunately my son had started the monkey see monkey do with my daughter... so when I left, so did she. I separated my children, just as the woman you listened to, but not for the same reasons... I needed my daughter to develop enough backbone to stand up for herself... and she did. Today, they live with me, both my children, but they see their father regularly, and for them, it is enough.

[@jaystrilland7537]

1974 I was 6. I still have the scares of my moms selfishness.

[@citrinedragon1466]

jay strilland ... Selfishness? Is that what your six-year-old self thought? Or your adult self? Sometimes the break up of a marriage is because both parties realise they made a mistake and sometimes it's because one of them "cheated" on the other... and sometimes it happens because one is violent and the other must leave to save a life. These days, the reasons for divorce are often openly discussed with the children later... In the 70s and earlier? It was different... with some men abandoning their responsibilities, or a sick wife or child, and others deciding they want a younger, prettier wife after their first wife is coping with many children including a husband... but at no point would the children know the whole story. Since you're not that six-year-old child any more, I imagine you might want to understand why your parents marriage collapsed... My suggestion is to just ask them.

[@jaystrilland7537]

@@citrinedragon1466 I am 51 I have heard both sides and am confident it was my moms selfishness that led to divorce.

[@citrinedragon1466]

jay strilland ... I am sorry you had that experience, truly. Even after the fact, many parents will never tell their kids what really happened, not because one side is perpetually in the wrong, but because most people hate admitting they made a completely avoidable mistake. They know how THEY felt, but not all of it is ever expressed. When I left my marriage, my kids were 11 and nearly 16. I left because my ex was isolating me more and more every year to the point where I had no means of escape without his permission and no reason to keep living. I was suicidal, but still had enough understanding that if I stayed my kids would grow up knowing I committed suicide, but if I left they would still have a mother. I should have left years before I got to that point, but I persuaded myself there was nothing out there that was better. It took listening to a friend actually try killing themselves while on the phone to me to realise the impact it would have. I never told my kids about it until they were both adults and I had forgiven myself.

[@HankLogsdon]

Wonderful video.😊

[@Bridgetoco]

Beautiful ♥

[@gospeljohn413]

Awesome ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JerryWilson-di4uo]

That was damn good ❤❤❤❤❤

[@rufflesstone6083]

Wow what a voice she has, love this song!! Anne Murray recorded it too.

[@completewreck]

Readers Dec

[@goodtimefolkrock]

Wow kid has some pipes!

[@jtgan7202]

Hello Michael Murphy your song maybe this time was a classic in Philippines for over 3 decades plus..the secret is your lyrics and melody..even what forever for..