Florencia sings! #08 - Take me home, country roads

I have always liked John Denver. I remember that a friend of my brother Guillermo had given him one of Denver’s record (1975’s “Windsong”) when we were just teens, and both of us would listen to it very often. Once that poor LP was unable to produce any more sounds, I waited and waited until I finally got the chance to buy it on CD. It was back in 1997, when I travelled to the US for the first time. I remember I would talk about music with my co-workers in New Jersey and they just couldn’t believe that a guy from Argentina could know so many songs by Denver.

 

Then I remember when my friend Norma Rojas phoned me a few months later to let me know that John Denver had died in an airplane accident…

 

The thing is that once we got here, I managed to get enough CDs to have a good collection, and I would play them on our way to Washington to visit my brother for Christmas. Gaby and the kids liked his music very much, so soon we all would sing along, instead of just me.

 

In which is (I think) one of my favourite posts ever, I wrote about the time when me and the kids sang in public for the very first time. It was at church, and two songs by John Denver was part of our set list: “Take me home, country roads” (sung by Juan and I) and “Late nite radio” (sung by Santi and I, with Caro singing a solo bit). All the kids provided backup voices and Florencia (who was only 2) would dance and dance. It was just a beautiful evening.

 

Now Flor is not 2 anymore, and she too likes John Denver. Particularly, this song I am sharing with you today. I think we did a fine job, considering that we only rehearsed once and I couldn’t see the words for most of the time.

 

I hope you like it, and I promise I will post another version with the full Almada cast (especially our singing star Juan) soon!

 

 

Siempre me ha gustado John Denver. Recuerdo que un amigo de mi hermano Guillermo le había dado uno de sus discos (“Windsong”, grabado por 1975) cuando éramos adolescentes, y los dos los escuchábamos todo el tiempo. Una vez que el pobre LP ya no andaba ni para atrás, esperé y esperé hasta que por fin tuve la chance de comprar el CD. Fue en 1997, cuando viajé por primera vez a USA. Recuerdo que hablaba sobre mis gustos musicales con mis compañeros en New Jersey, que no podían creer que un tipo de Argentina conociera tantas canciones de John Denver.

 

También recuerdo cuando mi amiga Norma Rojas me llamó por teléfono unos meses después para contarme que Denver había muerto en un accidente aéreo…

 

El asunto es que una vez que llegamos aquí, me las arreglé para tener los suficients CD para tener una linda colección y los escuchábamos camino a Washingon, cuando íbamos a la casa de mi hermano para las Fiestas. A Gaby y a los chicos también les gustó mucho, así que pronto éramos seis los que cantábamos en lugar de unos solo.

 

En lo que creo que es uno de mis posts favoritos de siempre, les contaba acerca de la vez en que los chicos y yo cantamos en público por primera vez. Fue en la iglesia, y nuestro repertorio incluyó dos canciones escritas por John Denver: “Take me home, country roads” (cantada por Juan y yo) y “Late nite radio” (cantada por Santi and I, con un solo a cargo de Caro). Los chicos también hicieron voces de soporte, y Florencia (que sólo tenía dos años) bailaba y bailaba. Fue una noche magnífica.

 

Ahora Flor ya no tiene dos añitos, y a ella también le gustan las canciones de Denver. En particular, esta canción que comparto hoy con Uds. Creo que hicimos un buen trabajo, considerando que sólo ensayamos una vez y que yo no podía ver la letra la mayoría del tiempo.

 

Espero que les guste, y les prometo que pronto postearé otra versión, cantada por toda la familia (en especial nuestro niño estrella Juan)!

 

 

 

"Take Me Home, Country Roads" (As recorded by John Denver) BILL DANOFF - TAFFY NIVERT - JOHN DENVER 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. Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama Take me home, country roads. All my mem'ries 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. Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama 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 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 Take me home (down) country roads Take me home (down) country roads. (c) Copyright 1971 by Cherry Lane Music Co. International copyright secured. All rights reserved.

 

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