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Hear the Song that Reminded People of Going Home Half a Billion Times!
"I hear her voice, in the mornin' hour she calls me Radio reminds me of my home far away" "Take me home" "To the place I belong"-John Denver
From the WND News Center is a song that I wanted to share anyway and they prepared an article about it traveling home, how nice for the holidays!
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LISTEN to the tune that has reminded people of going home … half a billion times!
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John Denver's iconic 'Country Roads' racks up numbers
By Bob Unruh | November 27, 2024
Way more than half a billion times, an iconic tune on YouTube has reminded people of one of the things for which they should be thankful during this holiday season.
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Going home.
It is John Denver's "Country Roads," in which he pursues the roads that are to take him home, "to the place I belong."
The song was first released as a single by Denver on April 12, 1971, and rose as high as No. 2 on Billboard's U.S. Hot 100 singles later that year.
It was certified gold within weeks and platinum later.
Denver's recording was put into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, and was chosen by the Library of Congress to be in the National Recording Registry.
Denver was joined by Taffy Nivert and Bill Danoff in creating the song.
While it early on was released on a 45, it's maintained its strength in the digital age, with nearly two million downloads since it became available in that format.
It has charted around the world, in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Europe, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and more, with its message of belonging … home.
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Two other versions of the song on YouTube by Denver are found below. One is live the other features the lyrics for those who want to sing along.
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Song by John Denver per MusixMatch
verse
Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze
chorus
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
verse
All my memories gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrops in my eyes
chorus
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
bridge
I hear her voice, in the mornin' hour she calls me
Radio reminds me of my home far away
Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin'
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
chorus
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads (everybody sing it)
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
outro
Take me home down country roads
Take me home down country roads
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