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"Take Me Home, Country Roads", or Country Roads, Take Me Home 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, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard ' s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971.
At the end of the road lie freedom and ideal life in Carolina, and "a heavenly band of angels." [2] Music lecturer James Perrone says the theme of "Country Road" is the happiness and freedom of being alone. [3] He noted the theme of solitude appears on other songs on Sweet Baby James including the title track and "Sunny Skies."
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" is an official state song of West Virginia. [6] Danoff has stated he had never been in West Virginia before co-writing the song, having written it in a house in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
"Country Roads (Take Me Home)," the popular John Denver song has gone international, with NFL fans in Germany claiming the song as their own for the annual Munich game.
The group began as Fat City, a husband/wife duo of Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. [2]Danoff and Nivert co-wrote the song "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and then, with John Denver, "Take Me Home, Country Roads", which became a hit single in 1971 and became an official song of West Virginia in 2014. [3]
Listen to the best country songs about sons relatable for moms and dads. This playlist includes artists like Reba McEntire, Chris Stapleton, and Kenny Chesney.
"Lonely Road" is a song by American musicians Machine Gun Kelly and Jelly Roll, released on July 26, 2024. Produced by Travis Barker , Charlie Handsome , BazeXX and SlimXX, it notably interpolates " Take Me Home, Country Roads " by John Denver .
Country roads, another name for rural roads (other similar names include bridle path), may also refer to: Country Roads; Country Roads & Other Places "Take Me Home, Country Roads," a song by American musician John Denver