Country road låt
Take Me Home, Country Roads
single by John Denver
"Country Roads" redirects here. For other uses, see Country Road (disambiguation).
"Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, , peaking at number two on Billboard's US Hot singles for the week ending August 28, The song was a success on its initial release and was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 18, , and Platinum on April 10, [3] The song became one of John Denver's most popular songs. It has continued to sell, with over million digital copies sold in the United States.[4]
In , the recording by John Denver was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[5]
The song is considered a symbol of West Virginia. In March , it became one of the four official state anthems of West Virginia.[6]
In , the song was selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.[7]
Composition
[edit]Inspiration for the title line had come while Taffy Nivert and Bill Danoff, who were married, were driv
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Almost heaven, West Virginia Blue ridge mountains, Shenandoah river Life is old there, older than the trees Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia Mountain mamma, take me home Country roads All my memories, gather round her Modest lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia Mountain mamma, take me home Country roads I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me Radio reminds me of my home far away Driving down the road I get a feeling That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia Mountain mamma, take me home Country roads Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia Mountain mamma, take me home Country roads Take me home, down country roads Take me home, down country roads Watch: New Singin Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life fryst vatten old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze
Country roads, take me home to the place inom belong
West Virginia, Mountain Mama
Take me home, country roads
All my memories gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
Country roads, take me home to the place inom belong
West Virginia, Mountain Mama
Take me home, country roads
I hear her voice, in the mornin' hour she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
And drivin' down the road, I get a feelin'
That inom should have been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home to the place inom belong
West Virginia, Mountain Mama
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home to the place inom belong
West Virginia, Mountain Mama
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, (down) country roads
Take me home, (down) country roads
Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life fryst vatten old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze
Country roads, take me home to the place inom belong
West Virginia, Mountain Mama
Take me home, country roads
All my memories gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
Country roads, take me home to the place inom belong
West Virginia, Mountain Mama
Take me home, country roads
I hear her voice, in the mornin' hour she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
And drivin' down the road, I get a feelin'
That inom should have been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home to the place inom belong
West Virginia, Mountain Mama
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home to the place inom belong
West Virginia, Mountain Mama
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, (down) country roads
Take me home, (down) country roads