Kris Kristofferson - The Taker (1971)

The Taker (by Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein)
from the album The Silver tongued Devil and I, 1971

I initially wanted to use ALL the movies of him in which he only had a very small part. Plus Vigillante Force, which I have wanted to use for a long time (my first dvd of it only was of poor picture quality). Because he is so cute in it (though such an ashole). So I went through my dvds searching for the scenes. I was surprised that his part in some of them was bigger than I actually recalled (Dance with me, Chelsea Walls, Freedom Road and Lords of the street). After these 28 dvds I already had too many scenes, so I quit searching, although there are still some movies I haven't used yet at all ...
And I'm still wondering a bit how Songwriter and Wooly boy have made it into my video 😂😂😂 They both have their own videos of mine. Hmmm, thinking about it, with Wooly boy I was searching for the scene in which his song Shipwrecked would appear... and I certainly needed this look of Kris from the Songwriter clip… I also wanted those scenes from Christmas in Connecticut, although he has a main role in this movie and a video of mine with this movie does also exist. Well, ENJOY!

OK, here is a list of the 28 movies I used for this video:

Dance with me
Angels sing
Songwriter
Chelsea Walls (picture quality is not as good as I would like)
Fire down below
Vigilante Force
Pharao's army
Freedom Road
Alice doesn't live here anymore
Dolphin Tale
Fast Food Nation
Silver City
Dolphin Tale II
Christmas in Connecticut
Midnight Stallion
Lords of the street
The jacket (really strange one)
Netforce
The Wendell Baker Story
14 Hours
Joyriders
Trapped-Troubleshooters
Where the red fern grows
Wooly boys
The long kill
The Lives of the Saints
Dreamer
The Tracker

[leahharris]

❤❤. I Love You Very Much. Kris Kristofferson ❤❤

[elseMa]

Unmatchable Kris Kristofferson Smashing video
🎼 ❤🎼

[SuzanneHall-fd]

Had no idea I'd take his passing so hard...it has left a profound hole in my soul. Rest easy, sir. What a life you had; what a light you shone. Sing with the angels and tell my love, when you see him, that I'll be along soon to sing harmony. ❤

[ReetzSuper]

I will miss Kris K so much. Been my lonesome friend when I needed one. Sleep well. Xo😢

[alfching]

This is One of my Favourites RIP Mr Kristofferson.

[donnieacklen]

I named my son (Kris Acklen)after the most prolific Songwriter ever known which is without a doubt Kris Kristofferson. RIP❤

[fredkaiser]

RIP Kris Thank You For The Great Songs

[shanephillips]

You summed it up, Kris is THE GREAT AMERICAN. The consummate soul.

[kiwi]

Love you Kris… RIP 💔🙏… Forever in our hearts ❤️

[janenesolis]

Thank you for sharing all these videos of Kris with the song ... The Taker. Kris was very much a renasonce man with his acting, singing, and songwritering. Plus everything he did before coming to Nashville. A life well lived.

[olysvenson]

Great video. Could watch movies with him all day long. Young to old. Hate it when he plays a villain. He’ll always be a white hat in my mind.

[janhensley]

Love forever Kris. Much respect ❤. RIP

[CassidyTomBlack]

One of my best rip Kris kritofferson 🙏

[dontgiveashit]

He's a giver, he'll give her
The kind of attention that she's never known
He's a teacher, he'll teach her
To open the doors that she can't on her own
He's a lover, and he'll love her
In ways that she never has been loved before
He's a getter, and he'll get her
By gettin her into a world she's been a hungerin' for
He's a charmer, and he'll charm her
With money and manners that I never learned
He's a leader, he'll lead her
Across pretty bridges he's planning to burn
He's a talker, he'll talk her
Right off of her feet, but he won't talk for long
'Cause he's a doer, and he'll do her
The way that I never
But damned if he won't do her wrong
'Cause he's a taker, he'll take her
To places and make her fly higher than she's ever dared to
He'll take his time before takin' advantage
Takin' her easy and slow
And after he's taken the body and soul
That she gives him, he'll take her for granted
Then he'll take off and leave her
Takin' all of her pride as he goes
Yes, he's a taker, he'll take her
To places and make her fly higher than she's ever dared to
He'll take his time before takin' advantage
Takin' her easy and slow
And after he's taken the body and soul
That she gives him, he'll take her for granted (yes, he will)
Then he'll take off and leave her
Takin' all of her pride as he goes

I was 6 years the first time i saw Kris in a movie, and i think it was convoi. The first thing i had said when i saw Kris was:
he has the most beautiful eyes i have ever seen.A few days later my mom came home with the album To The Bone, she
gave it to me and told me to listen to it. Since then i have been in love with the music and lyrics of Kris.
Yes i am still in love in his eyes, because he still got thos beautiful blue eyes.

[Turidheim]

Beautiful, thank you. Love his music and want to see all of it! <3

[pattygenesky]

Love this!! Wow, those blue eyes, right? Great video and song. Thank you!

[cindy]

Absolutely priceless! You did a fantastic job on the video. How wonderful to see that timeless face: the bad ass, the charmer, the mischievous and that SMILE, that glorious smile. All there together to relish over and over. There will never be another to equal that versatility and gift. Thank you, as always, for sharing your love and respect ( and hardwork) for that unequaled man, with the rest of us die hard fans!

[kathifoynm]

What a lovely compilation. “The Taker” reminds me of my first husband. We met in 1970 and split in 1984.

[frankburton]

Love Kris. Great singer/songwriter. Love Waylons version. Never get tired of listening to either of them. Thanks for uploading. Biggesttkkfan