Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After traveling and living in numerous locations while growing up in his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. Throughout his life, Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he composed. He performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature, his enthusiasm for music, and relationship trials. Denver's music appeared on a variety of charts, including country and western, the Billboard Hot 100, and adult contemporary, in all earning him 12 gold and 4 platinum albums with his signature songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Annie's Song", "Rocky Mountain High", and "Sunshine on My Shoulders".
Denver further starred in films and several notable television specials in the 1970s and 1980s. In the following decades, he continued to record, but also focused on calling attention to environmental issues, lent his vocal support to space exploration, and testified in front of Congress to protest censorship in music. He was known for his love of the state of Colorado, which he sang about numerous times. He lived in Aspen, Colorado, for much of his life, and influenced the governor to name him Poet Laureate of the state in 1974. The Colorado state legislature also adopted "Rocky Mountain High" as one of its state songs in 2007. Denver was an avid pilot, and died while flying his personal aircraft at the age of 53. Denver was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s. (Click for full article.)
Perhaps love is like a resting place
A shelter from the storm
It
exists to give you comfort
It is there to keep you warm
And in
those times of trouble
When you are most alone
The memory of love
will bring you home
Perhaps love is like a window
Perhaps an open door
It invites you
to come closer
It wants to show you more
And even if you lose
yourself
And don't know what to do
The memory of love will see you
through
Oh, love to some is like a cloud
To some as strong as steel
For
some a way of living
For some a way to feel
And some say love is
holding on
And some say letting go
And some say love is everything
And
some say they don't know
Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of change
Like
a fire when it's cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should
live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will
be of you.
And some say love is holding on
And some say letting go
And some
say love is everything
And some say they don't know
Perhaps love is like the ocean
Full of conflict, full of change
Like
a fire when it's cold outside
Or thunder when it rains
If I should
live forever
And all my dreams come true
My memories of love will
be of you.
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