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"Rocky Mountain High" is a folk rock song written by John Denver and Mike Taylor and is one of the two official state songs of Colorado. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Recorded by Denver in 1972, it is the title track of the 1972 album Rocky Mountain High , and rose to No. 9 on the US Hot 100 in 1973.
Brown, Frank, and Newman Ivey White (1977) The Frank C. Brown Collection of NC Folklore: Vol. V: The Music of the Folk Songs. Durham: Duke University Press. The material on "On Top of Old Smokey" can be read online at Google Books: . Seeger, Pete (1961) American favorite ballads: Tunes and songs as sung by Pete Seeger. New York: Oak Publications.
The theme song to the 2008-2010 TV series The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack is a version of the song with modified lyrics, referring to "a place called Candied Island" instead of "Big Rock Candy Mountain". The series itself echoes the song, as it features two hobo-like characters searching for the fabled paradise of Candied Island.
Till our great mountain rivers run dry. Verse 4 [a] From the far eastern prairie and lakeland, From still farther lands by the sea, Over perilous paths to our mountains, Came the pioneers, fearless and free. They came with the bold resolution A commonwealth here to create, And the watchword they bore was the name we adore, Colorado, the ...
Additionally, Eriksen is a collector of variations of folk songs, and has conducted extensive research on traditional Yugoslavian music. [2] [6] Eriksen shared his extensive knowledge of folk music while a consultant for the soundtrack of the film Cold Mountain. [1] [2] In 2011, Eriksen taught a class on the history of the Sacred Harp at Smith ...
Cold Mountain is the soundtrack for the Civil War film Cold Mountain (2003) starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger. The album was nominated for two Grammy Awards and was produced by T Bone Burnett .
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell , and became a hit again in 1970 when recorded by former Supremes frontwoman Diana Ross .
"River Deep – Mountain High" is a song by Ike & Tina Turner released on Philles Records as the title track to their 1966 studio album. Produced by Phil Spector and written by Spector, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich. Rolling Stone ranked "River Deep – Mountain High" No. 33 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [2]