Escrita
por Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert e John Denver, foi gravada em janeiro
de 1971 e lançada em 6 de abril de 1971 no disco Poems, Prayers and
promises. Foi também lançada em um compacto que tinha Poems,
Prayers and promises como Lado B. Fala sobre o estado americano de
West Virginia.
Chegou
ao número 2 dos charts pop americanos, chegando a receber disco de
ouro e platina. É considerada a música mais marcante de Denver. Se
tornou em 2014 um dos hinos do estado. Virou também o tema da West
Virginia University e toca durante os jogos de futebol americano
desde 1972.
John
Denver cantou e tocou violão de 6 e de 12 cordas. Bill Danoff fe
backing vocals. Taffy Nivert fez backing vocals. Eric Weissberg tocou
banjo e steel guitar. Mike Taylor tocou violão. Richard Kniss tocou
baixo. Gary Chester tocou bateria e percussão.
Foi
regravada por Olivia Newton-John e Ray Charles, entre outros
artistas.
A
letra:
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
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze
Country roads, take me
home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
To the place I 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
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 I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
To the place I 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
Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin'
That I should've been home yesterday, yesterday
The radio reminds me of my home far away
Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin'
That I should've been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me
home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me
home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, down
country roads
Take me home, down country roads
Take me home, down country roads
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versão de John Denver:
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versão de Ray Charles:
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versão de Olivia Newton-John:
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