A Song's Best Friend - John Denver Remembered

Very nice documentary with great interviews and, of course, many of his most wonderful songs. It's a lovely tribute - I just wish it had been a little longer.

In many ways, this film is difficult to watch. The film clips of the early 70s brought me back to my undergrad days at university, hearing John Denver on the radio and seeing him in concert. John Denver was born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr and then later changed his name to the more easy-going and easily-pronounced name: John Denver. This film deftly stitched together John’s life with the helping hands of those closest to him: his first wife, Annie Martell Deutschendorf, his brother Ron, his manager, his producer, and Bill and Taffy Danoff, to name a few. The most poignant part of the film came from Annie, a practicing psychologist in Aspen who, after having suffered numerous affairs from John while he was on the road, while she was staying home with their children, understandably divorced John. In hindsight, Annie has gained much wisdom and said that their marriage could have been saved if they had both been more mature. She says that neither of them could deal with John’s fame very well. John did not realize what a gem Annie was, but later, after he had matured, he did. His brother, Ron, also was very honest about growing up with John and describing John’s taking off and going to California and their dad flying someone’s jet to get him, and bring him back home. They first took a detour to Disneyland before going home! Ron fought in the Vietnam War, while John was a peace activist. This was jarring; John was against what Ron had been drafted to do. In this film, watching the narrow band of John’s work from the early to mid-70s, was heart-warming, because I feel that this work was his best. Because of this wonderful DVD, John will always be with us.

John Denver was and still is my favorite singer and this is my favorite, I love hearing all the songs and seeing him sing them is very precious to me!!

Experience the candid interview and sing along to his most popular songs in this collector's dvd. A Song's Best Friend brings back so many sweet memories from years gone by... it opens the door for your heart to enjoy and appreciate John Denver at his very best... it makes you want to tap your feet to his unique blend of folk songs and get cozy up with your sweetie at the same time. The bonus features are particularly special as it captures the long lost footage of John's concerts. The true essence of John's songs is beautifully reflected in "Annie's Song", "This Old Guitar", "Rocky Mountain High", etc. "Sunshine On My Shoulders" captures his deep passion for the outdoors/wilderness and its ongoing conservation. This DVD will take you back where life is a whole lot simpler and songs are meant to be enjoyed and treasured. If you are raised on John Denver's songs, this one is truly for you. John Denver's Fan, East Syracuse, New York

I love this DVD because it is a real tribute to the great John Denver with interviews with people who knew him well. The sight of the stones with the words of his songs carved on them was wonderful. Now that I have the DVD instead of the copy from the PBS special I see how much his voice changed over the years. The l995 Wildlife concert shows him looking older but his voice so much richer. And, on this Remembered DVD it is evident as some of the songs are from the early days and some from later at the end of his career and life. When I saw him in concert in the mid 70s I thought he was wonderful but I wish I'd seen one of the later concerts when he had matured so much. What a great talent. A genius in my estimation. Long to be remembered. All John Denver fans should have this in their collection.

I first saw this program on PBS and fell in love with it. It's NOT a concert DVD. Don't buy it if that's what you are looking for. But if you want to have a beautiful tribute and overview of John Denver's life and career as a great musician, if you really want to know what made him tick..., you will love this video. I miss John terribly. Who knows how much more great music would have come from him? Rest in peace, John.

As one with musical aspirations myself, I loved John's music all through the '70s and '80s. He was a true musical prodigy and he loved life and nature. Anyone who appreciates this would likely enjoy this DVD. I just wish there was a more in depth treatment of his life & times available. Nice revisit of his important performances... and the interviews were okay. But still not exactly what I wanted, which would be an accurate and complete chronological biography of his life. Of course this doesn't really exist in video form. The TV movie (2000) was sadly rather apocryphal, just to say the least. (As a minimum, I'm surprised that the Bio Channel hasn't produced one yet.) Bottom line: I will probably pick up a copy of his autobiography,

I guess it goes without saying that I was and still am a huge John Denver fan. I have enjoyed listening to his music since the very earliest days as his career was just taking off. This DVD is the best I have seen on his life and career. It is peppered with interviews of those who knew him best, and video from some of his concerts, travels and conservation efforts throughout his career. John Denver Remembered Is a must have DVD if you are a fan. I have several other John Denver DVDs that attempted to do what this one did perfectly.

This is a really nice DVD to have for any John Denver fan.

これはｼﾞｮﾝの軌跡を彼に馴染みある人達が、彼の代表曲と共に当時の事や曲について偲ぶｺﾒﾝﾄをする構成になってます。 眼鏡をはずす前のｼﾞｮﾝの姿は他のDVDなどでもあまり観られないのですが、これはふんだんに眼鏡を掛けていた当時の映像（ｺﾝｻｰﾄ風景、TVなど）が使われています。 個人的にはｱﾑｽﾃﾙﾀﾞﾑを歌うｼｰﾝ(ﾁｮｯﾄ）やｶﾝﾄﾘｰﾛｰﾄﾞをﾀﾞﾉﾌ夫妻と一緒に歌っているｼｰﾝ（3人共若い！）が良かったかな？ それとｼﾞｮﾝが音楽の道に進むｷｯｶｹを創った（ｷﾞﾀｰをあげた）あの本物のお祖母ちゃんが出てきたｼｰﾝはﾋﾞｯｸﾘ。少しだけどﾌｫﾄｷﾞｬﾗﾘー、他に4曲のﾗｲﾌﾞ映像などもあります。 日本語の字幕付きだしPS2でも再生できるしこの値段でこの内容ならｼﾞｮﾝのﾌｧﾝ歴が長い人なら絶対の買い！です。 あ〜あ、ｼﾞｮﾝの70年代に出ていたTVｼｮー(ﾜﾝﾏﾝｼｮｰ）DVDにならないかなぁ〜。

I bought this for my daughter and she loves it. Great service, excellent product. Arrived quickly and safely for Christmas.

I laughed, I cried, I sang along. Great video and sound. A must for any fan of John Denver.

Not great; a very limited review of this great composer and singer.