Singer : John Denver
Title : Take me home, Country Roads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHXGsUqWv5o
[lyric]
Almost heaven
West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountain
Shenandah 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 momma
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 od moon shine
Teardrop in my eye
Country Roads take me home
To the place i belong
West Virginia mountain momma
Take me home Country Roads
i hear her voice in the mornin' hours
She calls me
the radio reminds me
of my home far away and Drivin' down the road
i get a feelin'
That i should have been home
Yesterday, Yesterday
Country Roads take me home
To the place i belong
West Virginia mountain momma
Take me home Country Roads
Country Roads take me home
To the place i belong
West Virginia mountain momma
Take me home Country Roads
Take me home Country Roads
Take me home Country Roads
[sumarry of this song]
Simply, they sings that our country is the best for us.
lots of places make us think of our memories,
even if we like our life in different cities,
we remember the past.
[why i like this song]
first ,i like this melody that everyone can hum a tune to ourself.
in addition, the meanings of this lyric is not so difficult and easy to understand for us.
this song reminds of me my country.
that's why i like this song!
10 comments:
comment #1 from chiaki zaizen
i like this song. this song is translated into japanese, but i like english one better. this song reminds me of my favorite movie "mimi wo sumaseba."
chihiro uki:comment#5
i didn't know the english lyric of this song.
english one brings me to think of many beautiful places.
and singing voices are also beautiful!
Pro. Mark Comment #11
Well, this is also one of the classic travel songs that comes to my mind whenever I think about travel. Actually, the version you have linked is the Olivia Newton-John cover version of the song. I think that it is odd that Olivia Newton-John has covered this song because this song is about returning to a hometown in West Virginia in the US, and Olivia Newton-John is an Aussie. I guess everyone thinks about their hometowns sometimes, and maybe that is why she did a cover of this song. (Another idea is that maybe she was a good friend of John Denver and this a memento to his legacy.)
I think the Olivia Newton-John version is fine but I do like the John Denver version better, however. John Denver has a deep rich voice. Why don't you listen to his version and compare it to the Olivia Newton-John version? Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN86d0CdgHQ&feature=related
I think this song makes people miss their hometowns (including me).
Do you know what moonshine is? It is homemade liquor!
By the way, John Denver crashed his own private airplane and killed himself in 1997. He had a small open cockpit plane that only allows a pilot and no passengers. He loved nature and in the end nature killed him.
Thanks for posting this classic travel song!
I also like this song!
Because l've already know this song's melody and this song is very famouse in Japan by the JIBURI's movie. but I didnt know how good lyrics of this song.
I realy love this song!!
It reminds me when I was a children.
This song is very famost in the world!!
Ami Ishikura:Comment#2
I love this song!
Because this is used in my favorite movie, "Whisper of the Heart".
Her voice and the rhythm of this song is also good.
I love this song but I have never heard this song in English!
This is amazing!
I guess people who came from other prefectures miss thier famlies after they listened to this song.
Nice choice!
Momoko Yagi:comment#1
I've never listend this song in English. The Japanese version is teme song of movie "mimi wo sumaseba". I like the movie so much!
Ayano Yabuhara#4
I listened this song many times when I was young.
This song reminds us our home town.
It's really beautiful song!
Wow! I haven't known the lyrics of this song. I like the phrase "Country Roads take me home To the place i belong". I guess I'll think like in the far future.
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