The john denver song sunshine on my shoulders was the theme song. The tv of the lost forgotten 1970 s tv shows a list of 111 titles. Sunshine on my shoulders 70s movie inthe00s messageboard. Dan coatess decade by decade series is jampacked with the best pop music of the 20th century. Sunshine on my shoulders hooked on a feeling bennie and the jets tsop the sound of philadelphia the locomotion the streak band on the run billy, dont be a hero sundown rock the boat rock your baby annies song. The chemotherapy and radiation were making her very sick with no guarantee that it would prolong her life. The name of the movie was sunshine, first aired in 1973, and featured john denver s beautiful song sunshine on my shoulders. Kay lenz was a young mom dying of cancer, and she decided that she would tape record all sorts of her thoughts and life instructions for her young daughter, jill, so that as she grew up she would not only have her mothers voice, but be able to listen to. Greatest hits the 1970s for piano by composers and. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term shoulders from the lyrics.
Lyrics for sunshine on my shoulders by john denver songfacts. In the 1970s, he became one of the countrys best selling acoustic artists and scored hit after hit with some songs as take me home, country roads, rocky mountain high, sunshine on my shoulders, annies song, thank god, im a country boy, and calypso. They are great because the word sunshine is in the song title. Ive put this tune with its simple melody and simpler yet moving lyrics on my set list to play at an open mic tonight. Sunshine tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is interesting the different ways to use sunshine in the song title. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term sunshine on my shoulders by fred benedetti from the lyrics. During this time however, he dramatically curtailed his recording output, and after 1977s live lp i want to live, which produced no hits, he issued no new material until 1980s autograph. She reminisced, recalling john denvers sunshine on my shoulders and the dreamy love interest sam. Denvers christmas special john denver and the muppets. Ok i have a lot of stray tracks that fit that singer songwriter genre of the early 1970s that i love so i thought with the forums help i could actually compile the most worthwhile early 1970 s 1960 s too singer songwriter compthe terms are very loose. Help me compile a 1970s singer songwriter 2cd comp please.
Shop and buy the billboard hot 100s 1970s 1980s sheet music. The movie is filled with the beautiful songs of john denver, hence the name sunshine. With the sunshine in full flow here in north devon today i thought this would be the perfect song to upload. The series originally ran for episodes on nbc in the spring of 1975. The night i saw it was without doubt the most memorable night of my life. The best songs from movies and radio of the 1970s popular performer series hyzer, matt on. Pianokeyboard, guitar and voice sheet music book by composers and various artists. John denver, 53, who sang of natural love and love of nature. Sunshine on my shoulders sometimes titled simply sunshine is a song recorded and. When first aired, sunshine was the most watched madefortv film in history. What tv show in the 70s used john denvers song sunshine on my shoulders.
See more ideas about john denver, denver and country music. In additon to the above ronee blakely dues from movie nashville jackson browne these days guy clark l. The film uses john denvers song sunshine on my shoulders as a theme. As a kid i watched that movie and cried at the end. In songs like take me home, country roads, sunshine on my shoulders and rocky mountain high, mr. This movie aired in 1973, it has romance, tears, humor and is a movie that will touch your heart again or perhaps for the first time. John denvers sunshine on my shoulders was in this one. I say that because at that age 18 all things seemed possible, and the movie allowed me to express emotions and feeling that had been. Four years later he came back to california to do a madefortv movie titled sunshine. The film uses john denver s song sunshine on my shoulders as a theme. The film stars cristina raines in the lead role of kate hayden raines first big movie role, cliff deyoung as kates husband sam hayden. I definitely have lots of memories from songs of the 1970s.
This morning ive been practicing one of john denvers 1970s hit songs, sunshine on my shoulders, on my guitar. In 1974, there was a tv movie followed by a shortlived tv series called sunshine that used denvers recent hit sunshine on my shoulder as its theme song. I also saw sunshine only once, in the early 70s, and was deeply affected by it. What tv show in the 70 s used john denver s song sunshine on my shoulders.
The billboard hot 100s 1970s1980s by book sheet music for. Kay lenz was a young mom dying of cancer, and she decided that she would tape record all sorts of her thoughts and life instructions for her young daughter, jill, so that as she grew up she would not only have her mother s voice, but be able to listen to. Apr 15, 2018 this morning ive been practicing one of john denvers 1970s hit songs, sunshine on my shoulders, on my guitar. Though i wasnt much older than the child star at its center, i. And country roads also took me home, albeit to mountains in california, rather than west virginia. Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy sunshine in my eyes can make me cry sunshine on the water looks so lovely sunshine almost always makes me high if i had a day that i could give you id give to you the day just like today if i had a song that i could sing for you id sing a song to make you feel this way sunshine on my shoulders makes me.
John denver country boys country music cross country movie. It was also featured in the 1973 cbstv movie sunshine and its 1974 nbctv spinoff series. Whats movie used john denvers song sunshine on my shoulders. The best songs from movies and radio of the 1970s popular performer series. But there was more than the words for my little brain to consider. The show s opening theme was john denver s hit song sunshine on my shoulders. Rocky mountain high, sunshine on my shoulders, country roads john denver country singers country music country roads country men country. In addition, we include songs of yesteryear from 1966 all the way to the latest song of 2010. John denver original television soundtrack from sunshine. A sequel, sunshine christmas, was produced in 1977. Copy from the back of sunshine this is another relic from my girlhood of angst. Denver was apparently moved by the film, and reportedly referred to it in the lyrics of a subsequent song. I remember a made for tv tearjerker in the early 70s that featured john denvers hit song sunshine on my shoulders. How can i find and buy a copy of the 1973 tv movie sunshine.
A young woman living in the woods with her husband, a struggling musician, and her. The series was based on the 1973 madefortv movie sunshine and deyoung, bill mumy. Each song in this massive collection earned the distinction of a no. Music video by john denver performing sunshine on my shoulders from the wildlife concert. The official site of john denver, an american singersongwriter, actor, activist and humanitarian. Here is a list of songs which bring back some of the strongest memories for me. It was called sunshine, and based on a tv movie of the same name. The film was called sunshine, inspired by the song sunshine on my shoulders by john denver which is played in the film, along with other songs by him including take me home, country roads. In 1974, there was a tv movie followed by a shortlived tv series called sunshine that used denver s recent hit sunshine on my shoulder as its theme song.
While gps technology allows us to pinpoint any location on the planet, mark the location, and share it with others, waymarking is the toolset for categorizing and adding unique information for that location. Some years ago, when we still had tapes, i used to make summer tapes with songs that had summer, or sun, in the title. Never before has there been an easy piano collection with so many charttoppers by awardwinning performers and songwriters. Help me compile a 1970s singer songwriter 2cd comp please discussion in music corner started by. Denver portrayed a rural american paradise of natural beauty and unfailing true love. Dec 31, 2012 today is the birthday of john denver 19431997. I remember the movie as very simple, but very powerful. The movie was about a young couple with a small child. Sunshine on my shoulders made me pretty darn happy, too.
Homemusic70s music the story of cliff deyoung, actor and singer. The billboard hot 100s 1970s1980s by book sheet music. John denver, including the song sunshine on my shoulders for which the film is named. I spoke to my mom about this book recently and i was surprised to hear what a smash hit the madefortv movie was in her college years. An extremely popular tv movie that has won the hearts of so many around the world. In the john denver song back home again the line your mother called last friday said sunshine made her cry is a reference to the tv series which aired on friday night for episodes in 1975. It originally aired on cbs as an episode of the cbs friday night movie on november 9, 1973. Sunshine on my shoulders 2 flats this one is the whole reason.
Flash back to the 70s with more than 50 classic hits from one of pop musics most memorable decades. Dan coates s decade by decade series is jampacked with the best pop music of the 20th century. The name of the movie was sunshine, first aired in 1973, and featured john denvers beautiful song sunshine on my shoulders. What tv show in the 70s used john denvers song sunshine on. Denver told concert audiences in the mid1970s that the song took him an unusually long nine months to write. This song got a big boost when it was used in a november 1973 madefortv movie called sunshine, a weeper about a woman dying of cancer who recorded. Oct 14, 1997 in songs like take me home, country roads, sunshine on my shoulders and rocky mountain high, mr. Sixyear old me had a strong connection to the words of the songs and it was as if a kindred spirit was singing them to me. The series was based on the 1973 madefortv movie sunshine and deyoung, bill mumy, corey fischer, and meg foster all reprised their roles from the film.
List of 100 greatest traditional pop songs of the 1970s as compiled by. Sunshine on my shoulders hooked on a feeling bennie and. Music makers of all ages will discover a lifetime of enjoyment among the more than 300 pages of. I remember a made for tv tearjerker in the early 70 s that featured john denver s hit song sunshine on my shoulders. Rocky mountain high is a folk rock song written by john denver and mike taylor about colorado and is one of the two official state songs of colorado.
John denver sunshine on my shoulders official video from the. John denver, 53, who sang of natural love and love of. Im trying to find sunshine, a tvmovie that came out in. The story of cliff deyoung, actor and singer mental itch. The entire movie is set to john denver classics such as sunshine on my shoulders and country roads. Pop music from television was also popular in the 1970s. Mar 26, 2010 what old tv series played sunshine on my shoulders as a theme song, single father w a young daughter. With daylight savings time now springing us ahead and granting an extra bit of sunlight each day, we compiled a list of 20 happy songs about sunshine. Shop and buy greatest hits the 1970s for piano sheet music. An author called norma klein wrote a book based on this true story, also called sunshine. A 2 12hour madefortelevision movie titled sunshine, which aired on nbc in 1973, used the song as a theme. Now of course, a song like heart of the sunrise by yes is not really a song to be played at beach parties. What tv show in the 70s used john denvers song sunshine. This is the 1973 soundtrack album mca 387 from the tv movie sunshine starring.
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