"Leaving on a Jet Plane" is a song written by John Denver in 1967 and recorded by the Mitchell Trio that year.
The original title of the song was "Oh Babe I Hate To Go&quo…
A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs The original title of the song was "Oh Babe I Hate To Go" but Denver's then producer, Milt Okun, convinced him to change the title.
I was fortunate to have Peter, Paul and Mary record it and have it become a hit, but it still strikes a lonely and anguished chord in me, because the separation still continues, although not so long and not so often nowadays.
Some of his popular songs took months to complete, but this one took him just a few hours to finish.This became the biggest hit for Peter, Paul and Mary, and also their last.
This was written by a very young John Denver, who was then a member of the Chad Mitchell Trio before beginning his solo career in the 1970s.
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1 John Denver's version of his song, "Leaving on a Jet Plane", was included on his 1969 debut solo album, Rhymes and Reasons. Lyrically, Elvis Costello's "Watching The Detectives" was inspired by American detective shows; musically, it was inspired by The Clash.Mary J. Blige had regrets over singing about getting drunk in "Family Affair. Denver became the senior member of the group when Joe Frazier and Mike Kobluk left (Denver replaced Chad Mitchell, chosen in an audition that drew about 300 singers), but had no name recognition.
It was performed for the very first time live at The Cellar Door in Washington, D.C. in 1966 by the Chad Mitchell Trio, with John Denver substituting for Chad Mitchell. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please
It doesn't conjure up Boeing 707s or 747s for me as much as it does the simple scenes of leaving.
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It was the penultimate #1 single of the 1960s.
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I was fortunate to have Peter, Paul and Mary record it and have it become a hit, but it still strikes a lonely and anguished chord in me, because the separation still continues, although not so long and not so often nowadays.
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American musician,