I've never been able to understand why I cry whenever I listen to this song

@2468pebble

5 ай бұрын

Because you're human?

@xhames61x

4 ай бұрын

@@karenanderson3479 I think I cry because I'm NOT

@westerbeck70

3 ай бұрын

I understand

@mranft4343

2 ай бұрын

Even before John passed and when I was fortunate to see him perform this a couple times live, this song would hit somewhere at the core. Don't get it either.

@beniciomoldenado2315

Ай бұрын

This song and many other John Prin songs as well.

I hope John Prine is standing by peaceful waters. And my name is Marie!

@user-gl6lk6sq9x

3 ай бұрын

mAY he R.I.P.🙊♥♥♥

@brendajaeger-das6444

Ай бұрын

RIP John!

@johnshelton4068

2 күн бұрын

Likewise, & my name is John. But not Prine, & i can hardly type this for the tears

The wind was blowing, especially through her hair.

"Trying to save our marriage, and perhaps catch a few fish Whatever seemed easier/ came first" The simplicity of the lyrics that this man uses to deliver a 40,000-tonne dose of reality, is sublime.

@johnshelton4068

17 күн бұрын

Yes, sublime might sum it up. Goodnight john my friend i never met.

I remember recording that song with John! Great man. Good times!

This was the finest rendition of this song. This entire concert at West 54th was just excellent. Tears of joy and sadness at this song seeing how happy John Prime looked and realizing how much he is missed by all of us who grew old with him. It was like losing a great friend.

@bronsonlubresky10

2 жыл бұрын

p

@scottrobinson5557

2 жыл бұрын

My wife who's been gone now for sometime just loved this song

@walter2990

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree that this is the absolutely the BEST version of this song!!!

@scottaddison3057

Жыл бұрын

I'm an old punk rock guy and this was the only musician I ever cried about dying. This is absolutely the greatest version of this song. I listen to it almost daily.

@seangrexa4707

Жыл бұрын

He was a great friend indeed

Sleep Easy John. Our world is better because of your music.

@bleueyez2

4 жыл бұрын

rest easy John...you were and are unique, gifted and painfully missed.

@thaddeus2700

4 жыл бұрын

and unfortunately we're all a bit poorer with his passing this morning.

@sandrat6058

4 жыл бұрын

LOVE

@jamespennington9719

4 жыл бұрын

Far better and now a little sad! Man was a National Treasure in my book! You had a nice comment!

@Cabotop1

4 жыл бұрын

seanellio , “Sleep Easy John”, when I read that it literally sent a shiver down my spine. I am so, so, 😢.

My allergies must be acting up today...damned watery eyes. RIP, John Prine. And thank you for your music.

@kathypiazza7228

4 жыл бұрын

Larry Usselman I openly cried,still will be when listening to some of John Prine’s classics

@robertphillips760

4 жыл бұрын

Allergies are bad here today too.

@jonimaricruz1692

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too, mine too.

@jjohnsonmadison

3 жыл бұрын

mine too, lol. RIP John...

@margaretstoner4701

3 жыл бұрын

Yes...he does have that effect on me to.I cry good tears a lot over his music also.He is such a brilliant artist!❤The whole band is brilliant ❤

I can barely see to write this comment. I just got a notification that you fought as long and hard as you could against the virus. Such a great artist and even a greater human being. May you Rest In Peace among those peaceful waters.

Let's hope that John is, indeed, standing by peaceful waters now after losing his brave battle against the horrible virus that has the world in its grip. Thankyou, John, for all you gave us. We will miss you terribly.

@robertj.acheson5368

4 жыл бұрын

He is indeed JinderSongs. Thanks for your post.

@jeremyj4321

4 жыл бұрын

It's so terrible he defeated cancer two different times and recovered from illness last summer to start touring again after he loved his Bonnaroo set. Just to be felled by this pandemic. His amazing soul, voice, and energy will be missed! I'm so happy I got to see him last summer he truly was one of the most talented artists I have seen!

@deanmary1969

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed Standing by Peaceful Waters....a Great Human Being, Songwriting Treasure, Musician ,and Friends with mozt of some very Special Artists he ever played with ! Goodness Grace and Peace to the Prine Family...Thank You John for all the Many Memories...Angels are Singing....ol man way down in TX jd

@oldfolkiedulcimer

4 жыл бұрын

I just bet that there is one heck of a fine jam session going on up yonder.....

@randyvowels6261

4 жыл бұрын

Don't know how terrible it is there saying only 1.84% of there original predictions. Of course 1 death is too many whether it's the flu, cancer, heart attack, any virus which there's been many .

As I've said on here before. you don't listen to John Prine, you shout your eyes an imagine. Shadows, damnit, shadows!!

JOHN IS THE GREATEST STORY TELLER EVER TO WALK THE EARTH , PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!

@orkycathcart6397

4 жыл бұрын

OHHHH WAAHH OHHHH WAAHH OHHHH

I was dead center front row the first time I heard this song. Madison, WI 05-10-2006. Been a fan since 11-15-1973. John was a big part of my life.

This is Bob Dylan’s favorite John Prine song. Not hard to see why.

@bjduerson7991

4 жыл бұрын

Crochet flask mask with filter

@TheEzzieboy

4 жыл бұрын

Bob who?

@jeffcarlton3590

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheEzzieboy Zimmerman

@orkycathcart6397

4 жыл бұрын

BOB WHO ????????????????

@MattHibbard1993

4 жыл бұрын

Dylan is who

THIS kind of song is why John Prine is so loved and missed. Who thinks of stuff like this? And then puts it into such a beautiful song.

I love both of the artists. To choose between the two would be impossible for me. I have been listening since I was 14 in 1970. They are individuals, like all of us, as unique as our fingerprints. God bless you, dearest ones. Thank you for all the joy ❤

@lucylillypad1512

2 ай бұрын

I started listening to Dylan in 1965. Have loved him ever since ❤️. 😊

Sadly, Coronavirus took our precious John Prine today. There will never be another one like John.

Wow. What a blessing seeing him at red rocks before his passing. Last song he played and danced around his guitar he was truly alive. Will always be missed.

They gave Bob Dylan the Nobel for his poetry, deservedly so; but John Prine is my guy.

@willmpet

4 жыл бұрын

Weren't his words wonderful? He helped me grow up!

@gordeisenbarth8981

4 жыл бұрын

William Peterson Oh for sure. My standard for what I expected, lyrically, in a song increased. For 30 years now, I’ve not been able to bear the ‘bubble gum’ music of so much commercial radio. Don’t want to be a music snob, but I often wonder why (& how) people are able to endure that stuff.

@robertcarey8237

4 жыл бұрын

Gord Eisenbarth I may be wrong but I think it was the American medal of freedom not the Nobel Just saying

@gordeisenbarth8981

4 жыл бұрын

robert carey Google wrecks any friendly debate we might have on the subject. ‘Bob Dylan Nobel 2016’.

@ImNotJoshPotter

4 жыл бұрын

Bob Dylan sucks.

I had the pleasure of meeting john in a bar in Dublin called Bad Bobs which was a country music venue I played in with a band. John used to come in late and stay on for a late beer after closing time. Our roadie's were told not to pack away our acoustics because a session was guaranteed, what an amazing guy. Rest in peace pilgrim

@clarenceramsey6535

3 жыл бұрын

The best man that ever helped

@waxwing9052

Жыл бұрын

I wish I had been there

My heart is hurting something fierce tonight. You will be missed.

I remember this being on in the kitchen when I was a kid and my dad was cooking. I didn't quite understand it then but I could tell how much it meant to my dad. After he passed I took over his records, this being one of them. I later understood that John got my dad through some of the toughest times in his life and a few years later did the exact same for me. John's music is truly medicine for the soul. Sleep easy, John and Dad!

@theresadevine638

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I totally relate to what you say. RIP your dad and John.

@davidjed6948

2 жыл бұрын

Bless them.

@susanc.ganzel7108

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful post. 🌹

@sharissewright1332

Жыл бұрын

Blessings...

@richardmullins2850

Жыл бұрын

Oh how true he has helped me thru soooo much pain and sadness

Hope they have music where you are, John, so you can lighten their load as you lightened ours. Peace.

Ilove and miss John.

This is so good, I never tire of listening to it.

Almost ten minutes of pure bliss , and the trio of guitar solos at the the end Ahh baby what can I say 👌

His best work..lyrically, musically and emotionally. That band was TIGHT

This man brought me up. He schooled me😊

Listen to John Prine. Read Harper Lee. Be a good human being.

@gertfroebe3175

4 жыл бұрын

I love that

@nancyhooper7715

4 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@richclayton5785

4 жыл бұрын

Well said, Paul...

@AnnaBelangerAnnabelle

4 жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS!

@laurenrobbins9797

4 жыл бұрын

And some Steinbeck too...

I have listened to this song over and over for hours. I just cannot get enough of John Prine.

@BramHepburn

3 ай бұрын

About 2 years ago, I discovered this song. I got stuck in an OCD loop, playing it over and over. I must have played it 30 times in a row that day. A new record for me!

I imagine that when John got to Heaven the saints handed him a big acoustic guitar and said "Let's Play".

I lost track of how many times I have replayed this video,,I lost count..

Each time I see or hear him I feel like I'm in the presence of the simple truth

@MatGurman

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, that’s the best I’ve ever heard it put. You are exactly right!

We've lost a national treasure... John Prine was one of the best! He's now standing by peaceful waters. Thank you John for your words and music. Your songs will forever live on!

@elizabethreilly5513

Жыл бұрын

🇨🇮☘🇨🇮☘

@anelladambrosio2513

10 ай бұрын

Una bella canzone,per una voce meravigliosa!😊😊😍😍🤩🤩🎶🎸💘💔💔🙏🙏

Can't help but cry sometimes when I hear him now, this one really hit me today. A sweet sadness.

Look at how much fun John is having!!! Truly...John Prine was the real deal. Rest in peace friend.

One of the best versions of this classic. Even John looks pleased at the end--he knows they all nailed it!

@stevewiley8409

2 жыл бұрын

He was laughing with his band mates because he had broken a string.. funny moment

Pray for John as he lays in hospital fighting Corona virus 19.

@stevenklose7667

4 жыл бұрын

No shit? We can't lose one of the greatest story tellers of all time. Get better John we love you.

@sjoh104041

4 жыл бұрын

Breaks my heart to learn of this.

@gregtaylor8327

4 жыл бұрын

Just heard this beautiful man is critically ill. Please no. He is a living legend. Get well soon .

@tamarafitzpatrick9803

4 жыл бұрын

God blessings for one of the most soulful artists ever!💜

@jenlippay7809

4 жыл бұрын

As my Mother the nurse would say "aaaawwwwwhhSsssssssshiiitass!" I mean no disrespect atTalll. True story

This song still gets me. It's like brain candy. Mind massage. So good

Genius. National treasure. The best songwriter. And a wonderful human being..

Bob Dylan once said this was his favorite John Prine song.

John we will forever remember and LOVE you, for all the great music you gave us, just imagine Dylan saying you are his favourite, says it all. You will be in our hearts forever, just like Elizabeth and Marie.

Oh, John Prine, so great, we were so lucky to have him at all.

Rip John Prine and Steve Goodman. I love your music very, very much ❤️🇺🇸

A true gentleman, with a beautiful spirit. ☝️💜 Rest in peace John. 🫶

Never be another john prine...just beautiful 🎶

He’s up there with the greats!! May they all live on forever❤❤❤❤

From one mailman to another ...God blessed you..

My sense of humor has saved me more than a couple of times in my life," Prine says. "If I can make myself laugh about something that I should be crying about, that's pretty good." Rest in peace JP

John Prine is not only a fantastic singer/songwriter but invited also 2 super stringplayers - amazing the trio play at the end - thanks for sharing your heavenly songs ! Bless all of you

Storytelling at it's best!! RIP Mr. Prine!!!

JOHN PRINE! ALL THE WAY! NO QUESTION!

It doesn’t get any better. RIP John

It'll take a long time not to shred a tear when I listen his songs. R.I.P. John from a VietNam Vet

God bless John Prine. I feel so lucky that I got to hear his music.

Long Live John Prine. Long Live Marie!!!!!

Ah, God....I could listen to the man 24/7. Every song a gem, some real heart-bruisers, some real soul-lifters, but all crafted with love and sung the same way. God love ya, JP.

@dennisdevore574

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you God for John Prine !

@billsmith2041

3 жыл бұрын

the only bad thing about a John Prine song, isd that it ends.

@numsiskit

Жыл бұрын

Yep I believe I'd choose this performance if I had to hear the same one over and over. John was great.

@jeffreywillis9932

6 ай бұрын

And some that made you laugh out loud

I didn’t really fall for his music until about a year ago. Then, I wondered how could it be that he didn’t become one of my favorites until recently. What a gift he was❤

He play’s guitar like it’s attached to him.Sorry he is gone but glad to have the music and videos.

I have never cried over a singer but I sure did when John died.

You helped me to be a softer soul, John. See ya at The Tree of Forgiveness Club.

@ImNotJoshPotter

4 жыл бұрын

Is having a soft soul even a good thing? Sounds terrible

@walterfilla6913

4 жыл бұрын

Amen bro

@MickDunne100

4 жыл бұрын

@@ImNotJoshPotter Yes--a soft soul--protected by a hard head, sharp eyes, and a resilient heart.

@samwasson8389

4 жыл бұрын

See ya when I get to heaven John, Be nice to talk again.

God I love this song because some of the happiest times in my life were... standing by peaceful waters. Thanks John.

I cry everytime I hear a song from him

The world is even sadder today but your music will always live on ..RIP John.

Fly free John. Thank you. My heart is just broken this morning. Thank you again and again...and again.

A musician friend of mine once said of John's music, "It is art to deceive art to write such powerful music that is so simple." How true.

we all loved you John.

John prine and Tom waits can make me cry like nobody else. Love them 💕

God speed old friend. God speed. So grateful to have had your music be a big part of the sound track to my life

This song inexplicably makes me cry. Christ I love it.

@mrphil2557

4 жыл бұрын

I was going to leave the same exact comment. Every time I hear it..... Y'know, John Prine says every song is a love song - sometimes love just doesn't work out.

@ellestudio7182

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrphil2557 quite simply, he is right.

@SoulDaddy33

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, why is that?? The cryin' part, I mean.

@4kjm

4 жыл бұрын

why cry? in the face of pure genuine love, people cry sometimes

@4kjm

4 жыл бұрын

we all have this common desire for peaceful waters.

What a song. My Lord.

You are sorely missed beautiful fella.

"Standing by peaceful waters." RIP John Prine . The joy your music brings will outlast the sadness that fills our hearts today.

There has been many, many excellent musicians doing this genre of music without reaching the heights of this man, he really was something special, the world is poorer without him but oh boy, did he leave his mark.

@juancarlos14151

11 ай бұрын

Un hombre joven de mi familia me habló de él en 2019, yo no le conocía pero desde entonces su música, sus canciones, forman parte de mi vida. Falleció la misma semana que mi anciana madre, ambos de COVID en Abril de 2020. Son mis dos mejores recuerdos ya para siempre, ambos músicos y ambos juntos en el cielo.

Our world is better because of John Prine rip friend 💜

Sometime in the early 2000s my wife and I saw John Prine perform this song at Berklee College in Boston. I suspect it was one of the first times he performed the song. It was a small auditorium and I believe some, if not all, of the players with him were Berklee students. The lead guitar player was incredible. He was a kid. He played an incredible bit at then end of the song, and I believe he went on to be the musician in the gray suit that played many more concerts with Prine. The kid sure could play the guitar and I think Prine was surprised at the Berklee concert. Life is interesting.....

I’m ashamed and embarrassed to say that I only discovered John Prine recently. Having been a fan of most music genres all of my life I am confused and left wondering why. On the plus side I now have his fantastic back catalogue to explore and be thankful for. RIP Mr Prine and thank you.

@cchapman7101

2 жыл бұрын

The main thing is you DID find him.....enjoy.

@settermanfishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thank God for KZread ❤

@AdamExploresBritain

Жыл бұрын

I had a similar thing with Nanci Griffith several years ago. John Prine more recently, Like yourself. My life is much richer for their music being propelled towards myself :)

@kamcdermetmcdermet8256

Жыл бұрын

our main stream media and those 'who control just about everything' did not want you to find him..............

@sueporkola3521

Жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me!!!

John Prime, thank you for your gift and love of music and songs. You brought much joy and peaceful waters in your life. Forever grateful my sister knew of you back in your Chicago days. What a gift you were. R.I.P. John 🕊️🕊️🕊️

Somewhere in John's deceptively simple songs is insight into the deepest regions of the human psyche.

Resting now by "Peaceful waters." Thank you for your poetry.

Those young musicians were so good and so lucky to play with John Prine!

Bob Dylan’s favorite. We’ve lost a lot of the greats over the years, but this one hurts. Rest easy, John.

John Prine was a treasure.

@hanszlh6522

3 ай бұрын

- He STILL IS - for us , and generations still to come ( ... if we keep our act together ... ) !!!

Masterful...Perfection...John Prine during his prime. This world misses him dearly.

RIP John...taken from us to soon due to COVID-19 An incredible talent!

Lake Marie...a love story encapsulated in a great human tragedy and irony...of death while standing by peaceful waters. Godspeed, John Prine.

REST EASY MY HERO LOVE YOU MAN!!! ❤️

6:45.................................. oooohhhhh baby, we gotta go now. It doesn't get any better that this.

john prine is a god damned national treasure. and i hope he stays around a little longer.

@lilidoucet

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think he is dammed.... :(

@bryanjohnson3101

4 жыл бұрын

@@lilidoucet GOD bless him. I pray he's OK!

@rnrpeg1

4 жыл бұрын

FUCK :-(

@bsmith3693

4 жыл бұрын

Thomas Mc- you killed john prine, you bastard

@as4me

4 жыл бұрын

Not a time to ask God to damn him.

This singer songwriter literally stands alone with his ability to brilliantly paint the picture of his songs and then have us think about the story. The story in this song is a masterpiece that has many twists and turns.

@edenblack486

4 жыл бұрын

I agree about this song...'A masterpiece with twists'...but what are the twists exactly, at the end?...I am stumped....I listened to it a few times and still didn't come to a solid conclusion...What do you suppose the ending is about?....I thought they must have committed suicide together......Their way of 'saving their marriage'...?.....'We gotta go now'?......It's gotta be that......The waters are peaceful, so it wasn't a storm...or were they attacked by intruders...?.....That makes sense....The narrater is telling the story, so did he survive?....Were the two bodies the sisters?......Secretly in love with the same man, so they fought?......Possibilities.....Or is it supposed to be up the the individual to decide for themselves?....Ok, somebody help me figure it out, tee..... Stumped.....I remember parts of this song from way back, though......Cheers....

@mikemaginn

4 жыл бұрын

Think of this song of three somewhat related short stories.

@philipopruesse4259

4 жыл бұрын

This is such a beautiful song. I would love to understand the lyrics.

@maryannbrown5762

4 жыл бұрын

Eden Black Throughout the song Prine sings phrases from the 60’s rock classic, “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen. “Oh baby” and “We gotta go now” are all through the song. The lyrics of “Louie Louie” were famous for being impossible to discern and there were parts that sounded quite vividly sexy. This made it an even greater dance song!! “3/4 of the way through the song he sings about his wife nestled up close to him humming a few bars of “Louie Louie” as she is falling asleep. They’ve just had sex. “up against the shores of Lake Marie” a line he sings earlier when he first meets her at Lake Marie and they have sex “up against the shores of Lake Marie.” Both times, the line is sung with intensity and a kind of staccato beat, (clearly the climaxing part of their love making.) Both times he follows with “Oh Baby!” I never got a sense of them committing suicide or anything close to that. There is the part where the two people are found dead in the woods near Lake Marie. Their bodies are so disfigured that they can’t be identified. And in the beginning of the song the two little white girls are found by people from an indian tribe in the woods by Lake Marie. So that’s my take on this oh so beautiful song written and performed by the great John Prine. I sure do miss him and I hope he is “standing by peaceful waters. ☮️❤️☮️

@philipopruesse4259

4 жыл бұрын

@@maryannbrown5762 I am not sure that the "aw baby" and "we gotta go now" have anything to do with Louie Louie reference. JP used the phrases in other songs as well. there are several disconnects in this song. For example, how did the Indians know that the names of the 2 babies they discovered? if there were cars at the scene of the crime seen on the 6 o'clock news, the 2 bodies were definitely not the bodies of the babies discovered by the Indians. maybe the 2 bodies were the singer and his sweetheart and this is what JP meant about "their love was slammed"."I guess poetic license could allow the singer to sing about his own tragic death. maybe we shouldn't try to read into this masterpiece too much. but every time I hear JP shout our "Marie!" it feels like a knife going through my heart. I guess great art is something that everyone can relate to in their own way. and this is great art. JP was naturally gifted. nothing methodical or studied or calculated. He wrote his best music almost unwillingly under time pressure.I think he avoided it because it was such an intense experience and he always feared that it would not be liked. it just came out of him like a geyser. ......so everyday simple, but unbelievably sensitive.

I grew up near Lake Marie and Twin Lakes. I don't know how true the song is, but I've always loved the song.

Yes. John rules! Aahh baby!!!

I just attended the You Got Gold weekend down in Nashville. Aaron Lee Tasjan and the band performed a fantastic rendition of this song. It is now 3 am and I woke up wanting to hear John’s voice on it at the West 57th Sessions. And so I have. I can’t put my finger on what is so special about this song. It just is.

@jamesparson1087

5 ай бұрын

yes it is brings good memories an some bad ones to love it awesome song

Apart from his talent and fine soul, what singles the man out from so many other musicians….he leaves a legacy of goodness exposed in us all. Just witness the love in these comments. That’s not nothing. Listening to John Prine is a reminder that we are all frail to an extent but that we are also better than we sometimes believe ourselves to be.

@bobbyarchibald1255

2 жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful comment. Well said, thank you.

@briansmith2013

2 жыл бұрын

He was one of a kind..... Awesome

@davidfoster6170

2 жыл бұрын

Very well said. John Prine brings out the best in all of us.

@lukewood9233

2 жыл бұрын

You nailed it

@lukewood9233

2 жыл бұрын

Yep John was a One; really special like levon helm or maybell carter

Although we still have his music to savour, it makes me sad to think of what he took with him on that day, April 7th, 2020. Luv u forever.

Missing our dear John Prine today. Here after listening to Nanci Griffiths doing your songs and missing her angelic voice. RIP Nanci.

John Prine has gone to heaven. He left us a treasure of wonderful songs.

May he sing with the angels.

Thanks for everything. John....

Rest In Peace John . . The Music Lives On .