ANNIE'S SONG (John Denver)
ANNIE'S SONG (John Denver)
You fill up me senses like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime, like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert, like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses come fill me again.
Come let me love you, let me give my life to you
Let me drown in your laughter, let me die in your arms
Let me lay down beside you, let me always be with you
Come let me love you, come love me again.
I tried to listen to this song every now and then if I had the opportunity before I slept. It is a fairly simple song with few lines of lyrics yet I don't know the reason why it always has a calming influence on me after the song end. As such, I also hope the calming influence can also translate into my quest for a good night of rest. Perhaps this song can also be called as the" ZZZ monster song" John Denver would not have been pleased by this remarks. Ha Ha...
Below is some facts about the writer and details of the song.
John Denver scored his first song writing success with ’Leaving on a Jet Plane’. It appeared on his first solo album and shortly afterwards was a massive hit for Peter Paul and Mary effectively launching his career. Annie’s Song had the kind of appeal that Take Me Home Country roads had displayed a sweet and melodic tune with lyrics that expressed straightforward, simple emotions. It was written while Denver, an avid skier, was riding a ski lift in Switzerland. He says by the time he had finished the 10 minute ride the song was finished. He and his first wife had just got back together after a brief separation and the lyrics combined his love of beautiful landscapes and his feelings for her. It sold more than a million copies staying at number one in the US pop charts for two weeks and three weeks in the US adult contemporary charts in the summer of 1974. In the UK the song charted at the same time reaching number one. Since then it has graced many a wedding, though it did not cement Denver’s marriage. He and Anne were divorced in 1983. Annie’s song is still one of the best loved songs of recent years yet no-one’s recorded it other than James Galway.”
He died when an experimental plane he was flying crashed in Monterey Bay in California in 1997 but he remains a popular artist so far inspiring 11 tribute albums.
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