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Paradise - John Prine 1980 (stereo)

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"Paradise" is one of the three songs John Prine first performed on stage- the others being "Sam Stone" and "Hello In There." He still plays all of these songs in his concerts today, almost forty years later. Muhlenburg County, in western Kentucky, was once one of North America's largest coal-producing regions. The Peabody Coal Company, now called Peabody Energy, is to this day one of the world's largest coal companies. The town of Paradise; in Muhlenburg County, was flooded by the waters of the Green River in 1969 when a dam was erected, in order to facilitate barge traffic to and from the Peabody coal fields. This clip is from the outstanding "JOHN PRINE LIVE ON SOUNDSTAGE 1980" DVD, released in March, 2007. John Prine's site: http://www.ohboy.com/

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Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm
Author: jordanthecat

Length: 05:32
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Patriksundvik (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
Thank you so much for sharing this.
edslides1 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
the car hes drivin fits him perfect.if only it was an ex cop car!
sneak108 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
This is amazing. Keep it simple stupid hehe
dlbrown1954 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I saw him play in Mobile, AL on Dec 16.......... He had a real bad throat problem. But it was still great.
GilgameshEthics (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
The green river still flows. And paradise can be found all up and down it's banks. Wherever the pollution hasn't got to, of course...
buddyzroadie (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
@doughesson I heard that! Lol! Seems we can't get Kentucky out of our soul no matter how far away we move. God bless John Prine! Saw him play last night and he is STILL awesome :-)
dwhudson33139 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
John Prine was born in Chicago
dianeklinetobe (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
This song's a tribute to John's hometown (mine also) and to his past visits to Muhlenberg Co.His song's (this one ~ Paradise) been done by Johnny Cash and, more recently, Dwight Yoakam.
tevitts (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
My dad grew up in Muhlenberg County, but left for Cleveland for work. I have a good friend who loves John Prine. He introduces me to his friends with "his family's from Muhlenberg County and he knows where everything is." I become a minor celebrity. LOL.
johndeerefan1176 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)
I grew up in Rochester about 1 mile from the dam and now live in Muhlenberg County about 3 miles from the Paradise Fossil plant where the town of Paradise was located. I was in a Hard Rock Cafe several states away and this song came on. Everyone in there started singing it. Little did they know, I knew all too well the Paradise area.

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