I remember driving down the California coast bumping this song in my dad’s Mustang in the summer of 81. Those were the best days of my life.
@jeffreymay2726
5 жыл бұрын
Crank. It. Up. 40 years later this Stewart jam still rules.
@eddiesimms9301
4 жыл бұрын
When this came on the radio that summer of 1979 it became an instant hit!! I was on active duty in the US ARMY stationed at FT LEWIS Wa, I was also approaching my 21st birthday.
@davesonowski4057
2 жыл бұрын
Part of the Kingston Trio great solo song 42 years ago
@Ibanezmiller
12 жыл бұрын
I met John in San Diego at a small venue called, "The Place Across The Street From The Sports Arena" in 1979. I'd given him grief for not doing "Tom Dooley" (me and my friend were bombed, front row, center) During his first break, John and his agent politely told me why... all was cool. Half way thru his next set John says, "For my drunk little friend here in the front row" and he began singing Tom Dooley. Oddly enough we became and remained friends from that night on. Miss you JS.
@phantomcollector1976
7 жыл бұрын
ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME
@oldiesmusic76
11 жыл бұрын
One of the best from 1979. Too bad radio has ignored great music like this.
@February_arts_
2 жыл бұрын
I think I’m the youngest one here to love the song XD ,Im currently in love with 70’s to 80’s rock
@ricknelson5493
6 ай бұрын
it doesn't matter how old/young one is, music is MUSIC just appreciate it for what it is.......
@MrGeno502
11 жыл бұрын
Great song! It's a shame that so called "Classic Rock" radio stations don't play this.
@Khultan
8 жыл бұрын
1979 and eleven years old having to leave San Francisco for Mountain View with my younger brother and my mother for job career opportunities. Had to make friends all over again but one of my best friends was always that radio, no matter where I go. Thank you so much, John Stewart. RIP : (
@michaeltooke3398
5 жыл бұрын
when i lived there back in the late '60s we listened to KFRC san fransisco and the "scott st. james express is.... SMOKIN!'' they played the best.
@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL
3 жыл бұрын
haha same age, hated this song at the time but like it much more now.
@Knaeben
Жыл бұрын
I remember travelling with my dad in his van, and I would lay in the back and watch the stars out the back window as we drove for hours... and this song reminds me of that more than any other.
@Tony-q8g
Ай бұрын
This is one of them albums that you can listen to from beginning to end.
@paulkelly4202
6 жыл бұрын
My daughter was named Miranda.I heard the song Midnight Wind in 79 and somehow just fell in love with the name. In the 90's when my daughter was born the name still resonated in my head.Today my Miranda is a beautiful woman who knows how she was named and loves it.
@danbenwil
6 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. John Stewart
@tylergreer5713
8 жыл бұрын
Stewart deserved. to be bigger than he was. such a great human
@TheAPPC
12 жыл бұрын
Bumped into this song randomly on the radio. And now it's on my playlist. :)
@brianvincentdoucet4273
6 жыл бұрын
This is the first song I ever watched being performed on TV that I'd heard on the radio. I was nine years old at the time; and it was all too fascinating for me. My mother was rather amused at that situation.
@sergiorivera8258
5 жыл бұрын
John Stewart "Gold" 1979.
@dukieb9293
11 жыл бұрын
This song runs and runs through my mind....love it! 8)
@igluver15
13 жыл бұрын
I was driving w/my six & a half year old daughter the other day & this came on Sirius Radio Channel #7...I started singing it & I thought she didn't like it so I turned it to a different channel & she said "Daddy!!!...turn it back...I want to hear that song!!!" Now she sings it to me even though she doesn't know all the lyrics. GREAT SONG that haunts your mind!!! Thanx for the great post!
@artvandelay1967
9 жыл бұрын
damn, forgot about this song. catchy and cant miss Stevie Nicks voice, one of a kind!
@seaningram4434
6 жыл бұрын
"Midnight Wind", too :)
@kwijung
6 жыл бұрын
First time I heard this song I was like, hey that's Stevie Nicks!
@janetsmith2796
10 жыл бұрын
It's great to hear all the old songs from years past!!!!! so many memories flooding back.....
@SuperTekZone
11 жыл бұрын
I didn't hear this song until the fall of 1979, and it made quite an unforgettable impression on me. Simple but intelligent lyrics, really good arrangements and a story to go with it. Not long ago I learned that John Stewart was once a member of the famous Kingston Trio folk group. Even though 'Gold' is a pop song, it's got a bit of a Celtic/folk vibe that makes his folk heritage evident.
@alphacentauri4981
7 жыл бұрын
Memory song from 79. I was at Ft. Campbell,KY in the Army. Wife had just left. I liked Midnight Wind, too.
@65kennyK
10 жыл бұрын
You nailed it. It is Stevie Nicks on backing vocals and Lindsey Buckingham playing guitar.
@hardlines4
2 жыл бұрын
Actually the guitar solo was played by John even though it sounds like Lindsey
@DTittle
7 жыл бұрын
I remember this from 1979. I was 15 and I'd just gotten my Sportster. A friend had this on cassette and played it to death in his Mustang.
@42awww
11 жыл бұрын
I remember picking up a book that had the top 100 albums of all time. There were the usual suspects, but about 4 by this man. He was greatly respected by his peers. And I haven't heard a song this good in 30 years.
@saml67
12 жыл бұрын
I had the 45 rpm record of this, one of my favorites!
@terrykropog1811
5 жыл бұрын
Hello Samuel Litman(what a cool last name)!!!! Just had to respone to your post I to had the 45rpm record of the song as well also one of my favorites as well!!!! from South Louisiana.
@Fansong71
12 жыл бұрын
I love this song, remember when I first heard it back in 1979, I was only 8.
@seanmendres6278
6 жыл бұрын
I love California it’s my favorite state
@kg4yhr
11 жыл бұрын
was a senior in high school when this song came out todays kids dont know what they are missing give our music a try and dont turn it into trash rap music!!!
@csc269
10 жыл бұрын
summer 1979...my favorite album...stewart is as good a songwriter as anyone...ever !!! and yes , that is stevie nicks doing backing vocals .
@RonaldCharlesEpstein
10 жыл бұрын
Stevie Nicks was also a great backup artist.
@tednorton5150
9 жыл бұрын
yeah, certain voices really shine in small doses. Michael Macdonald's was used a lot for BV''s
@brianvincentdoucet4273
6 жыл бұрын
Stevie Nicks was a backup artist for him!? I didn't know that until now. And I'm not easily surprised nowadays.
@Acelachaser1965
6 жыл бұрын
@@brianvincentdoucet4273 Stevie (and Lindsey) did background vocals for quite a few artists. They pretty much cut their teeth in the music business working in the studio. Walter Egan, Bob Welch, Kenny Loggins... just to name a few.
@louisb.6149
8 жыл бұрын
Here i am. 20 years old, looking back on the happier days when i was a kid, going on trips with my family, this song, some oakridge boys, and a random assortment of song. They just remind me of the long nights of driving and visiting places. We dont really travel anymore though..
@theclassicrockshow2783
4 жыл бұрын
John Stewart - guitar, kalimba Lindsey Buckingham - guitar, vocals Stevie Nicks - vocals Joey Harris - guitar, vocals Joey Carbone - keyboards Wayne Hunt - keyboards Bryan Garofalo - bass guitar, vocals David Jackson - bass guitar Chris Whelan - bass guitar, vocals Buffy Ford Stewart - vocals Mary Kay Place - vocals Croxey Adams - vocals Dave Guard - vocals Catherine Guard - vocals Christine DeLisle - vocals Deborah Tompkins - vocals Mary Torrey - vocals Russ Kunkel - drums Mike Botts - drums Rick Shlosser - drums Gary Weisberg - drums
@0815Mark
12 жыл бұрын
Her Dad came back to Eco class and said : Would you like to sit in the first there is a guy sitting next to me who is a musician. Turned out was John Stewart, but she did not knew one of his songs that he was singing to her. He promised that when he gets back home to send her an LP with a dedication.
@johncourt6895
Жыл бұрын
John Stewart, great artist and a great guy.
@zakman246
11 жыл бұрын
I know, similar story. We were on a road trip from Kansas City Missouri to New York, New York. Although I spent most my time listening to Duran Duran, whenever this song came on "The Bridge" on Sirius XM, I'd always listen to it. God bless my parents and their taste in music.
@0815Mark
12 жыл бұрын
For all the people who liked John Stewart , I got a nice story about John: Around that time when this song came out my girlfriend (at the time around 12 years old) was traveling with here parents between Frankfurt Germany and New York. Her Dad was sitting in First Class and she and her mom in Eco class ( her parents where both in the airline biz Dad Lufthansa /Mom Pan Am ) so they had standby tickets and so one of them could sit in First class.
@TomThomas01
9 жыл бұрын
Lindsey Buckingham will be the first to admit that he stole his style from this guy. I had to listen to all of his music when I was a little. My father probably had every album by John Stewart and when he high or was out of stuff to play, he went folk on us. I miss him. And I miss John. RIP to both of you.
@timhulsizer
9 жыл бұрын
+Tom Thomas John was great indeed, definitely the major influence on Lindsey's style. John was generous with his praise too: "[Lindsey is] the only genius I've ever worked with in the studio...A few people I know of really know how to make that mystical 'thing' happen with a record. Brian Wilson is one; Lindsey Buckingham is the master at it." It's a crime that the RIAA never gave John a platinum record after selling a million+ copies of this record.
@707alibaba
8 жыл бұрын
+Channel T agreed
@bighital6836
6 жыл бұрын
That’s a nice memory
@ddhuber
11 жыл бұрын
I heard this on the radio the other day. I thought for sure it was Fleetwood Mac. Stevie Nicks and the guitar sounded like Lindsey Buckingham. I came to You Tube and here it is John Stewart. I remember this song from when I was young listening on my little transistor radio. I don't remember John Stewart.
@hardlines4
2 жыл бұрын
Great guitar solo I thought it was done by Lindsey Buckingham but it was actually John playing this!
@ralphkjb
8 жыл бұрын
He looked like Garry Shandling in that picture
@steveobyrne7364
8 жыл бұрын
+ralphkjb HAHA, yes he does
@robertszvetics210
8 жыл бұрын
+ralphkjb ya ugly
@BRANDT409
8 жыл бұрын
+ralphkjb Or the lead singer from men at work
@dennismarr1374
8 жыл бұрын
+ralphkjb He does!
@EricEbac22
7 жыл бұрын
And he sounds like Johnny Cash.
@seanmendres6278
6 жыл бұрын
I love California
@onmilo
11 ай бұрын
Back in the day. When it really meant something to be California. Sad.
@debfan74
2 жыл бұрын
I totally forgot about this song, I was looking at Amazon about a 70s compilation album, this happened to be on the album and the reviews mentioned this song...I haven't heard this in YEARS! Definitely a forgotten classic that once played on the radio 📻
@blemelin
8 жыл бұрын
And Christine McVie on keyboards. Hello!
@duxberry1958
7 жыл бұрын
And mick on drums
@davidkelly2355
3 жыл бұрын
And Lindsey producing
@lakebay972
11 жыл бұрын
The 70s on 7 plays this every now and then.
@steveshepard5522
5 жыл бұрын
A great John Stewart song, when I hear the song I think Waylon Jennings.
@mr2del
2 жыл бұрын
This needs to be on iTunes. I can't find the mp3 anywhere. Please iTunes, get this on there.
@0815Mark
12 жыл бұрын
And so he did , she received and LP in the mail from John Stewart thanking her for the nice talk and entertainment during the flight. What a nice and normal guy he was ! Now today this LP with the dedication is considered "REAL GOLD"
@trenthall8371
8 жыл бұрын
HIS MUSIC IS WAY BETTER THAN HIS LAME LATE NIGHT SHOW....
@ralphkjb
7 жыл бұрын
trent hall Musician John Stewart and talk show host Jon Stewart were two different guys
@jimwalker1064
7 жыл бұрын
I think he's being sarcastic
@rossmurphy674
6 жыл бұрын
When the lights go down in the California town People are in for the evening I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar My heart beatin' time with my breathin' Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul There's people out there turnin' music into gold Well my buddy Jim Bass past he's a-workin' pumpin gas And he makes two fifty for an hour He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans Sings rock and roll in the shower Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul There's people out there turnin' music into gold Ah the California girls are the greatest in the world Each one's a song in the making Singin' back to me I can hear the melody The story is there for the takin' Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul There's people out there turnin' music into gold Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul There's people out there turnin' music into gold When the lights go down in the California town People are in for the evening I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar My heart beatin' time with my breathin' Drivin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul There's people out there turnin' music into gold Flyin' over Kanan, singin' to my soul People out there turnin' music into gold People out there turnin' music into gold People out there turnin' music into gold People out there turnin' music into gold, gold People out there turnin' music into gold, gold People out there turnin' music into gold, gold People out there turnin' music into gold, gold People out there turnin' music into gold, gold People out there turnin' music into gold, gold People out there turnin' music into gold, gold
@Kimmell2010
13 жыл бұрын
Everytime I hear this song, I picture a scene in black and white with an old 57 chevy, Roy Orbison driving, John Stewart, Bruce Springstein in theback, Johnny Cash riding shotgun, holding a rifle singing this song real loud, spiitn' dust down an old backroad...Leather, the smell of grease, shots guns, whisky.
@seerseven9377
11 жыл бұрын
HAUNTS YOUR MIND !!
@MrWutchuneed
6 жыл бұрын
Childhood memories 😊
@199416bs
12 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite song of all time and John Stewart is my favorite singer of all time
@christhomas829
9 жыл бұрын
Love this song.
@thefigure13
12 жыл бұрын
I'll be performing this on new years eve, with a friend of mine who adores Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac,. Love this song, love the line "People turning music into gold" love it. Too bad that line doesn't reflect the state of today's music.
@mikec4666
11 жыл бұрын
I love this song! I always knew Stevie was on this song, but I never knew Lindsay was,too. I guess you really DO learn something new every day!
@doyouliketowatch
10 жыл бұрын
I love this song, for months I never knew who actually sang it lol
@MrJgreig72
10 жыл бұрын
I heard it a while back & said to my Brother who is this, he was like IDK, Fleetwood Mac. Then the Dj said that sounds like Fleetwood mac. But it was John Sterwart.
@bobclussman9411
10 жыл бұрын
That is Stevie and Lindsey playing on the song.
@MrJgreig72
10 жыл бұрын
I was 7 yrs. old. This is the "classic' of all "classic's.'
@DaveWollenberg
8 жыл бұрын
RIP, John.
@ivanmay7890
4 жыл бұрын
He sounds like Warren Zevon
@ulio1096
7 жыл бұрын
liked this song many years ago. Can't remember when it was. Great to hesr it again.
@danieljudegennis
3 жыл бұрын
1979
@l.salisbury1253
8 жыл бұрын
I just found an autographed Kingston Trio LP with John Stewart at a thrift shop for $1!
@vincentschmitt7597
3 жыл бұрын
I think I have one too. Will have to check.
@tonnyjanssens2096
9 жыл бұрын
R.I.P.
@JusticeForTheDead
13 жыл бұрын
@igluver15 What a sweet story. I knew this as a lil child, too & found it 20 years later & have listened a hundred times easily. I love that your precious one asked you to turn it back! What a gift you have in her, I can just imagine her singing it right now as it plays. People who have kids hopefully understand how blessed they are, as I would love to raise a kid, but Gays aren't allowed to adopt in my state. What a shame, as a kid in a state orphanage would like me like my nieces do.
@scotscozmancolson9640
3 жыл бұрын
One of my fav songs of the late 70s,
@dca5726
6 жыл бұрын
great memories good times
@mariagramieri9290
11 жыл бұрын
keeps running over and over thru my head. i love it!!
@Tony-q8g
Ай бұрын
Jamming on the vinyl while spinning the cover on the tip of my finger to the beat of the music
@msjasminstclaire
9 жыл бұрын
stevie is a goddess!!!
@brookiebob
5 жыл бұрын
godless
@relaxinmaxin7246
Жыл бұрын
When this was first released in junior high school we all thought it was fleetwood Mac.
@LLcoolDel
Жыл бұрын
2 members of Fleetwood Mac in the band.
@jeper1969
10 жыл бұрын
Great song, I thought it was Johnny Cash when it first came out.
@Acelachaser1965
7 жыл бұрын
Fleetwood Mac - the unofficial house band of Sound City Studios back in the 70s!
@truckergregclark4846
8 жыл бұрын
memories of Tulsa OK....June 1979
@52sunnyd
12 жыл бұрын
This one's on my favorites list
@commentoria
13 жыл бұрын
Best. Song. Ever.
@GregoryErkins
13 жыл бұрын
- Great Song Great Sound
@albertoherrera5742
3 жыл бұрын
The best song of rock
@rdillon517
7 жыл бұрын
Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight - eddy rabitt
@boomerlore
12 жыл бұрын
Beautiful music appeals to all.
@michellelovesanimals2237
6 жыл бұрын
I have loved this song since f♡rever ♡
@tfelixdancer7301
8 жыл бұрын
Although I agree that this is good song with Lindsey & Stevie backing him...anyone who knows anything about John Stewart, knows that the true treasures of Stewart's music legacy are on two albums from the years, 1968-69...and those 2 gems are 'California Bloodlines' and 'Willard!' Interestingly, Willard featured some heavyweight backup musicians, James Taylor, Carole King and was produced by Peter Asher. John Stewart was singer/storyteller extraordinaire and In my opinion, Willard holds his best work.
@MrMotownmanny
12 жыл бұрын
He also wrote Daydream Believer.
@LLcoolDel
5 жыл бұрын
John Stewart wrote DAYDREAM BELIEVER. That alone is awesome. He was with the Kingston Trio.
@irishpogi
12 жыл бұрын
your daughter has great taste in music!
@drgjh
7 жыл бұрын
very cool, RIP! one of my favourites of the 70s - due to Lindsey Buckingham's guitars and Stevie Nick's vocals
@rossdickens
6 жыл бұрын
Just Great! ❤
@spiralarray1969
7 жыл бұрын
he sounds kinda like Johnny Cash
@lvd3503
5 жыл бұрын
Now that you mention it..... yeah....
@kpgrunt
7 жыл бұрын
in the brig on Okinawa when this song came out
@jamesb5390
5 жыл бұрын
Was that on Camp Hansen then?
@osterley8181
11 жыл бұрын
thats a bloody good call bloke, totally agree with ya, baker street still play till this day,
@bigdaddyl-rob7445
9 жыл бұрын
Cool song!! Lindsey Buckingham's guitars and Stevie Nick's vocals shine on this song!
@paulkelly4202
6 жыл бұрын
Actually Stevie's voice is a little to loud.but give John credit for his writing vocals and arrangement.He was a very underrated musician.Stevie and Lindsay both learned a lot from him. He also wrote numerous songs for numerous people who we would never even realize.A great loss to the industry.
@hardlines4
2 жыл бұрын
Actually it was John playing the guitar solo but it sounds a lot a like Lindsey‘s for sure
@grelley2067
10 жыл бұрын
Dares peeple out dare turnin music into gawld.
@cbh440
11 жыл бұрын
Seems like Stevie Nicks was singing on everyone's latest single around this time period!
@PikeBishop65
7 жыл бұрын
cbh440 either her or Nicolette Larson :-)
@philbrown0
7 жыл бұрын
Poor Nicolette. I worked worked with her when I was an engineer.
@Jon90029
11 жыл бұрын
I remember watching him on Solid Gold in January of 80 because I was 15 and I was like " wow...look at those girls swinging their hips to this song" I couldn't stop watching them...now, I can't stop listening to John Stewart.
@ZephsVoid
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting!
@seanmendres6278
5 жыл бұрын
California is my favorite state
@fab4fan4ever64
11 жыл бұрын
Keep up with her music history lessons. Just play classic Rock whenever you can... she'll love it because her daddy is there with her... ( And if she brings some modern music to you for a listen, do it... and ask her what it is that attracts her to it ) We already know that she's awesome... You WILL see great things from her. Hello to a fellow John Stewart fan !!
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