Peter Allen "I Honestly Love You" on The Don Lane Show 1977

I got something to tell you that I never thought I would but I believe you really ought to know and that is...I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!! For some reason, it's difficult to find a video of Peter Allen performing one of his most famous songs in its entirety so I wanted to share this one from The Don Lane Show in 1977. This clip is simply beautiful inside and out - so full of simplicity, feeling, and quiet magnitude. I hope you enjoy this performance as much as I do:)
This is only my opinion, but I believe his version is better than all the rest who have covered this song. Maybe it has something to do with the songwriter knowing how a song should sound. "I Honestly Love You" is from Peter's 1974 Continental American album at: • Peter Allen "I Honestl... .

[@imogenlenore]

I love the way he sings this. What a man, what a talent, should be more widely idolised.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

I totally agree with you Imogen!😊 A beautiful video indeed!

[@user-jl7ym4en5b]

In the last few years, Olivia finally started to sing this live with more passion and energy, so much better/stronger than her recording. Sad, it was in the last few years right b4 her cancer ret'd a 3rd time in Stage 4 Form & she stopped performing w/o any fanfare. Tx Goodness, she's almost 5 years away from that again. RIP Peter, I'm glad you helped bring / & vice versa, an Aussie icon o America. And I"m glad that as you laughed, this song bought you your beachhouse in CA.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

Olivia is so strong and inspirational in all that she has done for cancer research and awareness.

[@johnhammond2394]

The songs Peter would have wrote if he had not been struck down with AIDS. Amazingly talented guy who wrote some great songs. This for me being near the top.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

I know what you mean. Gone way too soon.😔

[@johnhammond2394]

Like many striken by this terrible and deadly disease gone before his time. I feel Peter would be still today writing music today for artists. He had that talent.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

Yeah, he probably would have been still be writing and performing.

[@jamesavalos4555]

I've listened to his version quite a few times the last week,it's so heartfelt and pure. Since he wrote it ,its projects so much better from him and we feel that from his life journey.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

It is a really lovely song and performance!🎤🎹🎵

[@jamesavalos4555]

ok had to listen and i'm in tears....Olivia made this big and Peter reminds us again what a great song it is.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

You got that totally right!

[@skipkangaroo9456]

The older I get the more I appreciate the music this man sang and wrote. So proud that he was a fellow Australian, He reclaimed his song right here....... Amazing.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

Love your comment!👍😊

[@george6090]

Me too, just always from the heart.

[@genejohnson5530]

Peter was the best. A beautiful song written and performed by the man.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

Agree 100%!!!

[@genejohnson5530]

So underrated as a songwriter. Also a brilliant performer.

[@neilrusso7619]

I learned how to love music because of peter Allan.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

👍😀💖

[@happels]

He was singing this to us.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

Probably was!

[@ianpeart305]

Yes Peter is a great writer and it is his song but no one would have ever heard of the song if Olivia had not found it in a bunch of demos way back in 1974 and recorded it and took it to number one world wide and won grammies for her recording of it. Even Peter said at the time: "Livvy that old thing will never be a hit" Of course they had known each other from their Aussie TV days

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

The song was offered to Helen Reddy first, but she declined it. Yes, Olivia brought the song into the spotlight.

[@rizalukman7982]

I firstly heard this song from Lea salonga in my Junior High School

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

Cool!!!

[@kanic12345]

This is one of those songs that the author really does it better. You can tell he is remembering the moments and who he wrote it for in every word. Beautiful Peter. Thank you. RIP.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

Out of all the times Peter performed this song, this version from The Don Lane Show is my absolute favorite! A true gem!💎

[@stephanieclaire2569]

I agree! He wrote it about his split from Liza Minnelli. It’s such a beautifu song.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

Thanks! The lyrics were written by Jeff Barry.

[@fionaheales8481]

Never heard that before! So beautiful..

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

Very beautiful!🎵

[@timeslip7532]

Olivia sung it beautifully but it will always be Peter Allen's song.

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

Very true!!!

[@lucy-me-lucy]

I want to live in that song... forever!❤

[@TheMusicMagicofPeterAllen]

It's a good one!