#49: West Virginia Pride
Even if you’re not from West Virginia, you can hear this song in your head right now. If you can’t, count yourself lucky. It’s a John Denver song released in 1971 called “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” and landed the number two spot on the Billboards 100 for a week straight.
It was written by John Denver and a few buddies. It’s been remade a few times, once by Olivia Newton-John in 1973, reaching the top six spot in Japan and 15 in the UK. That means the entire world has heard this song. It makes me wonder what they think of West Virginia.