Surprisingly, Shani Li’s time on Earth didn’t coincide with the legend that helped her become so widely recognized. In 1997, John Denver tragically died in a flight accident. Meanwhile, this new baby wasn’t born until 2001.
Without sarcasm, the crowd chants as they sing the melody “Life there is old, older than the trees”, which is soon followed by this phrase: “Smaller than the mountains grow like a breeze”.
Preserve cultural impact for decades
It’s baffling how fast it seems to be flying when you consider that this popular formula first hit the masses on April 12, 1971. And for nearly 47 years, no one was able to replace the brilliance of the original version of Denver.
Can you believe it took a precious child prodigy to help the world rediscover an infamous piece of country music tradition? Consequently, there are now millions of sales worldwide for the digital versions of this song. The popular revival has officially begun.
