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Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:10 am
by IanMcL
A gut wrenching loss. A man of my youth, who helped me make through nights and have me good times. I knew how he felt on a Sunday morning.
I have his records, I sang his songs. I saw him in Oxford, when he was on tour with a young Rita Coolidge, with whom he was cuddling up.
A big hole.
Thank you Kris.
https://news.sky.com/story/kris-kristof ... s-13222680
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:20 am
by RammyClaret61
10-10 Rubber Duck. RIP
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:45 am
by Midmoorclaret
R.I.P Kris, great singer, songwriter and actor. My favorite song of his is Help Me Make It Through The Night, I particularly like this version by Tammy Wynette -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX7DPykzyaQ
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 10:51 am
by cricketfield73
RIP Kris Kristofferson.
The Highwaymen - Highwayman :
https://youtu.be/TxNx4UbtNA4?si=z6itM6WtyKO0uIv0
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:02 am
by bobinho
The highwaymen were a superb supergroup, their best offering being the above posted by CF73.
RIP
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:11 am
by Buxtonclaret
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:40 am
by AfloatinClaret
RIP.
Amongst all Kris' big hits, this one's long been a favourite with me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frVK05b8r5s
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 12:41 pm
by Sutton-Claret
Convoy is one of my all time favourites, such an iconic film and great soundtrack.
Anybody remember his part in 'Girls Night' with Julie Walter's which was filmed around Rawtenstall. The word 'Rawtenstall' coming out of his mouth will always make me laugh.
RIP
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 12:47 pm
by ecc
Came to appreciate his work, film and music, in latter years.
A person should be revered for writing "Help Me Make It Through the Night".
RIP Kris
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 1:09 pm
by ClaretLoup
Me and Bobby McGee - a very moving version by the man himself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCUKw2XMANQ
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 1:28 pm
by mikeS
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 1:30 pm
by IanMcL
This one helped in in hospital, many years ago. I am not a God man, however, this moves me.
https://youtu.be/DzVycgM8XHQ?si=AF2gnTZoPQef-DkP
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 1:33 pm
by Dark Cloud
Great talent whether it was singing, song writing or acting. "Me and Bobby Magee" live on stage with his super group The Highwaymen is a brilliant rendition. A sad day.
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 3:45 pm
by AlargeClaret
What a life KK lived . I’d no idea he’d been an army helicopter pilot , not to mention a golden gloves champ . Pretty sure he was still playing live upto Covid too .
Always loved the story of him in A star is born with Streisand . She’d been moaning to the director that KK was starting on the beer and tequila chasers too early etc . Anywar in the hot/bath tub scene KK decides to liven It up a bit…. He’s sat in the tub waiting for prudish Bab’s in her “double skin “swim suit and covered up below . Bab’s slides in and shooting starts .. Streisand then goes apeshit when she finds KK not only bollock naked but fully erect!
RIP
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 3:49 pm
by Bosscat
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 4:44 pm
by aclaretinstevenage
Saddened waking up to this news today. Oxford Degree. Boxer, Helicopter pilot, actor, singer / songwriter the guy lived his best life.
I shall watch The Highwaymen Live at Nassau Colosseum 1990 again tonight. Me and Bobby Mcghee at this gig is sublime not to mention Sunday Morning Coming Down.
RIP KK and thanks for the legacy you leave behind.
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 6:08 pm
by IanMcL
AlargeClaret wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 3:45 pm
What a life KK lived . I’d no idea he’d been an army helicopter pilot , not to mention a golden gloves champ . Pretty sure he was still playing live upto Covid too .
Sadly, he lost about ten years, as they thought he had dementia. Turned out he had Limes disease and got better when that was treated.
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2024 12:10 pm
by ecc
Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Kris all together. Top billing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x0b7XOUmH0
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:09 pm
by Clarets4me
This became a staple of Elvis's live performances in his later years ...
Kristofferson was just a brilliant songwriter ... " Sunday mornin' coming down " , " Me and Bobby McGee ", " Help me make it through the night " and " For the good times " for starters .. He was modest about his own abilities, especially regarding his membership of the " Highwaymen " group ..
" I just look around and there's Willie, who wrote " Crazy " for Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, who's like the Godfather of Country music, and Waylon Jennings, who played guitar for Buddy Holly, and think to myself, who let the janitor onstage with these three ? " ...
Re: Kris Kristofferson - Gone
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2024 1:10 pm
by IanMcL
Clarets4me wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:09 pm
He was modest about his own abilities, especially regarding his membership of the " Highwaymen " group ..
" I just look around and there's Willie, who wrote " Crazy " for Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, who's like the Godfather of Country music, and Waylon Jennings, who played guitar for Buddy Holly, and think to myself, who let the janitor onstage with these three ? " ...
Only an extremely intelligent, modest man, could compose a sentence like that! Highest praise for your 3 pals and extreme modesty yourself- and yet that highest praise and their wanting him with them, immediately restores his own greatness.
Just about everyone of his songs has a real, deep meaning and his use of words and phrases make him both a poet and a prophet, to coin one of his songs.