John Denver & Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Take Me Home, Country Roads (Live at Farm Aid 1985)

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John Denver and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band perform "Take Me Home, Country Roads" at Farm Aid in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985.
A performance from the first Farm Aid benefit concert. Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp founded Farm Aid and serve on the board of directors. The three agreed that family farmers were in dire need of assistance and decided to plan a concert for America. The show was put together in six weeks and was held on September 22, 1985 in Champaign, Illinois before a crowd of 80,000 people. It raised over $9 million for America's family farmers. Performers included Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, B.B. King, Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and many more.
Dave Matthews joined Farm Aid's Board of Directors in 2001 to help further Farm Aid's mission of keeping family farmers on their land.
For more, visit www.farmaid.org/youtube

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@markjohnson6194 6 лет назад

I met John in high school. I drove a fuel truck at the airport. He showed up one day, I refuelled his plane, ran his card on card paper and said "John Denver? Like Gilligan's island?" He laughed and said "no, that's Bob". He jumped into the truck with me to get a ride to town and when he saw my banjo sitting on the seat we talked about music. We played together, all simple songs but so much fun. That went on for 3 years before someone told who he actually was.... The day he went down, America lost a treasure. I lost a friend

@universaljoyconboyz4ever161 5 лет назад

Proof

@sylviapatterson1670 5 лет назад

Tears and a hug. Never met him but I know what we all lost that day. Treasure your memories.

@giovannigino3675 4 года назад

This is one of the first songs that I learned to play on my keyboard.

@bfmlobo3880 4 года назад

Amazing John

@bfmlobo3880 4 года назад

Son

@wb6162 8 лет назад

I remember this performance watching from home with my 1 month old baby girl on my lap. She's 30 now and has a baby of her own! Crazy how time goes by.

@nightrider3067 6 лет назад

wb6162 It is indeed

@shimchimpmadness3346 6 лет назад

must be nostalgic. 😁

@marc8605 6 лет назад

wb6162 you should be a proud father.

@Frank00 3 года назад

John was one of those guys that was humble enough to know he had a good voice and was happy to share it with the rest of us.

@redraiderrider3289 10 месяцев назад

I mean....his voice is pretty generic. Not to be rude. But it'd the lyrics and the songwriting that you are truly enjoying. Any dude who can song can sing the song and get the same reaction.

@Eliam9 8 лет назад

When vocalist were actually genuine.

@rush437 6 лет назад

this was one day after my 4th birthday. my grandma used to play john denver all the time when i was a kid. id give anything to go back and sit and listen to john denver with my grandma.

@daycareladysab 9 лет назад

John Denver you may be gone but you will NEVER be forgotten!

@kajixdn 4 года назад

RIP Steven Irwin

@thenaturallyinsane1 4 года назад

Yet the dumb Rock n Roll HOF doesn't induct him yet they have pop and rap artists....nor is he in the Country Music HOF. Crying shame

@retriever19golden55 3 года назад

I sure did love that guy! And the Dirt Band, too.

@juliapletta5653 9 лет назад

I love the look John Denver gets when he's singing. You can tell he really feels and believes what he's singing and that makes me feel and believe it too. RIP John Denver, Music Legend

@harrellkerkhoff8054 7 лет назад

I was there that night. Just a 22 year old kid. Champaign, IL. Concert started in the morning and lasted well into the evening. There had to have been 100,000 people there. Very electric atmosphere. The place went wild when Denver sang "Thank God I'm a Counrty Boy". Sammy Hagar also rocked hard that night. Great times like this night don't come often.

@adriantomlin2902 Год назад

Nobody will ever be able to sing this song any better then good ol John Denver. End of story.

@KyleEasonAnimation 9 лет назад

Once more, here's to John and his legacy.

@patriciajrs46 Год назад

I love him. I miss him so much. He was a simple country boy who had big ideas that he wasn't afraid to share with us. The best thing he shared was love and his voice.

@adriantomlin2902 Год назад

Agreed. I believe we all should go out like we came in, simple and humbled.

@jaymoreno6955 3 года назад

This performance is an ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!! John sings it MAJESTICALLY... A consummate professional !!

@markbrommer5146 9 лет назад

I'm a trucker am half way home for good!! I got 4 hrs yet to go. my wife called me I started singing this to her lol

@markbrommer5146 9 лет назад

x33mmm am home for 10 days in the states!!

@samuelsech2278 5 лет назад

Roll on brother

@samuelmaingi6365 4 года назад

@x33mmm my dad walked on my family 20+ years ago

@gabrielledormuth4634 Год назад

Such a sweetheart of a man taken from us but his songs had such a reach that even now days they still touch the hearts of people everywhere

@charlottenay5994 5 лет назад

Rest In Peace, John Denver. Love you! You will NEVER, EVER be forgotten! ❤️

@sylviapatterson1670 5 лет назад

Never have we needed him more.

@bguenther6304 Год назад

I first heard this song during a break from a fishing float trip on the Illinois River with my late father while sitting at Peyton's Place. It brings tears to my eyes........

@all-roundermahrafin8831 6 лет назад

John denver is still the icon. No one can forget him.

@ShakespeareCafe 4 года назад

Driving across Colorado John Denver is what I’m listening to...I owe him that much

@solveigmetus6798 9 лет назад

One of our greatest Country artists ever! Love from Sweden!

@nascarfan88ta 8 лет назад

Denver wasn't a country artist in the typical sense. He was a cross over artist with country sounding songs. Nonetheless, he was a great singer

@josslynlippens7092 7 лет назад

Solveig Metus John Denver is awesome

@ashe984 6 лет назад

IKR I love him always

@str8out 6 лет назад

So you there's county music in Sweden? interesting.

@hejda8548 5 лет назад

Solveig Metus synd att Sverige inte har så bra musik...

@Jazzycat47 5 лет назад

One of my closest friends at Texas Tech in 1963. Still miss him.

@aliwhitwell 6 лет назад

Such a talented singer and musician taken far too soon. R.I.P. John.

@yiannisparaschos8031 7 лет назад

no matter where you are coming from if you are away from home, this is how you feel... Country roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain momma Take me home, country roads

@tallships2Me 10 лет назад

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO MOUNTAINEERS!! Country roads, take me home to the place I belong...WEST VIRGINIA, mountain mama...take me home, country roads!

@maximillianjohngray 4 года назад

Wow! How did you know the lyrics?

@ducdeur8941 7 лет назад

this song is to emo for me, cant hold my tears :'(

@carolecarr5210 Год назад

John was my generations musical poet. Loved him.

@ValueForValue1965 11 лет назад

I love the NGDG and John Denver...such pure music...connecting to real life and appreciating what is real around us is so profound and a true gift - thanks guys!

@annabellejones702 Месяц назад

Mom loves that she was a kid in my age my granny used to play it

@RolandElcid 8 лет назад

I was privileged to have seen him preform live. It was an intimate concert of about 3 or so thousand. He encouraged us to sing along with him and since his song are so famous all of us did.

@directapprec 7 лет назад

Song is about those darn 'teardrops in my eye'

@HufftownGirl 9 лет назад

He looks and sounds gorgeous, and what a pairing... With NGDB!!!

@YouAreMySunshine2 6 лет назад

really nobody does this song like John Denver. Something about his voice tells the story.

@johnlappin5881 3 года назад

He was a great singer CATHI gone to soon

@spiceee1 8 лет назад

Marvelous. Those were the days. Miss them terribly.

@adriantomlin2902 Год назад

Amen brother.👍

@virginiaconner3340 3 года назад

This song always makes my youngest brother and me homesick because we were raised in a rural area and nearby towns were small to smaller. Now we live in separate states, neither of them is our home state.

@Skaitania 12 лет назад

I heard this song first in English classes at school. Couldnt get it out my head since then...I just love it.

@Daehawk 6 лет назад

One of my favorite songs as a kid. Had the 45 record of it.

@atticusfinch626 9 лет назад

Love it!! Brings back soo many memories!! RIP John Denver, gone too soon.

@loindafl 2 года назад

How much great music did we miss with John’s passing?

@davidhutchinson5233 2 года назад

This song always makes me so humble....happy and yet sad. So much love with my relatives there (Clarksburg, WVA) when we would visit them from Baltimore in the 70s. I couldn't have asked for more loving and caring people to be surrounded by. They are all gone now but they live on in mine and a lot of other peoples' memories.

@jamesjacocks6221 4 года назад

A century from now all this will be faded and distant but, like Steven Foster, John Denver will keep lifting hearts.

@marcob4630 10 лет назад

Great country: one of the best ! R.I.P John: you were the best country songwriter ever !

@bigarf88 10 лет назад

miss this guy......

@user-dd8vd2kd8l 6 лет назад

Douglas Nacion Me too fm korea. Someday i wanna visit his place.

@patrickmcintosh1528 9 лет назад

Two of my favourites, JD and the NGDB. Love them borh

@joejohnston3591 Год назад

John Denver had 12 years left to live. Don't go flying John, leave that to the Eagle and the Hawk. R.I.P.

@bambino100011 2 года назад

Nothing as American as hearing John Denver song this song. :). Iconic song and great singer.

@astonifyed 8 лет назад

Man. Who knew Steve Irwin could sing so well?!

@ethanlowry8757 8 лет назад

ha ha ha he John looks like Steve.

@madelinemanning5695 7 лет назад

astonifyed OMGGGGGGGGG

@josslynlippens7092 7 лет назад

astonifyed this is John Denver

@ethanlowry8757 7 лет назад

it's only a joke

@tigerbait134 7 лет назад

Complicate Democratize Channel are you saying that because he is dead or do you know for a fact steve irwin can't sing?

@itissobeautiful.andrewpern4479 6 лет назад

To me, I love the way John Denver sings that song *TAKE ME HOME,COUNTRY ROAD*and is the best song ever the number one song . Thank you for sharing this video with me and I really appreciate it very much .😀🎸🎤🎶

@richardwingate6150 2 года назад

John Denver is one of the greatest singer songwriters that ever lived

@gilbertoferraz1019 8 лет назад

I am never tired of listening so marvellous song and sung by so missed singer. Luckily it remains for ever. Thanks John RIP

@lorithorne9206 10 лет назад

Every time I hear this song I change the words to Pennsylvania instead of West Virginia! It always makes me happy! RIP John, you're definitely missed!

@diegomairenamoreno350 10 лет назад

Guess we all do the same.. I change it to the place where I grew up. Very sentimental song.. love it!

@brysonraber9932 10 лет назад

why would you destroy a good song with replacing the words with Pennsylvania that would destroy the songs meaning

@lorithorne9206 10 лет назад

No, not really...just listen to the song and if you haven't moved away from home, then you'll know what I'm talking about! I grew up in Pennsylvania and I now live in SE Idaho...makes perfect sense to me!

@garyhallford7422 5 лет назад

Watching in 2019 and way too many are gone... Great concert for an even greater cause.

@copykon 8 лет назад

I remember when he was a mega star in the U.S, he even hosted The Tonight Show a few times.

@sergeantmetalhead417 4 месяца назад

I remember being in a bar in Kaiserslaughten, Germany with some Army buddies, a young guy that called himself German Elvis kept singing this song over and over making us join in

@tageschance5501 4 месяца назад

Weneedyourhelpingermany ❤❤❤❤❤

@Dix424USA4 8 лет назад

Classic bands, classic Country/Folk...

@johngraham1001 2 года назад

And playing with The Dirt Band what a treat

@Phil92G 5 лет назад

the song sung around the world 🙌🏻 rest in peace john ❤️

@Roger_EC 2 года назад

Este tipo es un espectáculo, seguro en el cielo todos se regocijan con su voz.

@SuperSandisandi 8 лет назад

my all time favorite singer!love all his songs ...his songs always tell a story like country music should...miss him!

@slhines7 11 лет назад

I so very much love John Denver's music and truly do miss him.

@adriantomlin2902 Год назад

I'll bet West Virginia is a beautiful and majestic part of the United States. I have never visited it.

@SergeLenfant 9 лет назад

Je suis Charlie John Denver, sans doute l'un des meilleurs folksingers américains. Et l'un de mes préférés, bien sûr!

@89.8kiwifm9 5 лет назад

Bravo! Bien dit.

@Gingerjake2 11 лет назад

I just saw the Dirt Band Tuesday night (5-7-13) They haven't missed a beat & the show was long & SO much fun! The only one missing was Jimmie Ibbotson who stayed home due to sickness in the family. Love all these guys & am happy to say now I've met them all. ♪

@marksnider8914 3 года назад

Mr. JOHN Denver !!! West Virginia, moma !

@kateglenn2825 10 лет назад

I love JD and NGDB, the #Farmaid effort is a real need! Belonging to #seabreezeorganifarm a small CSA here in San Diego we are standing on the premise that local access to real food is your right! Support local farmers :) Doesn't get any better than hearing those words from JD's lips...he's gone but the need to support local farming continues....love this!

@Artyom_1987 5 месяцев назад

One of my favorite songs !! Never been in USA , but I like Country music. Dear John , you were a great man and singer

@tccycling 3 года назад

These songs are priceless

@inthemix7640 8 лет назад

returning from Florida the summer of 1970 we drove through WV and this song played constantly since we had to change radio stations as we drove. this song reminds me of WV, my dad and just being young. beautiful song

@bluegrassboy7544 5 лет назад

1971

@The911sierra 9 лет назад

loved John Denver! thanks for posting....

@angelaschouten1747 2 года назад

Great video of the NGDB with John. Love playing their songs on my guitar, just learning. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺

@Lester-te3vb 3 месяца назад

Time goes by so fast, like a vapor that appears for a little while and puff it’s gone.

@kollelerevwienviennaaustri4690 2 года назад

I didn't realize he played it in A. I was always playing it in D 🙂

@boweandrew3 11 лет назад

This song is world famous now matter where I am I will always love wv and its railroads and the small towns long live John Denver

@annecohen8927 2 года назад

They were great! I recalled listening to this, they were having some trouble with the sound system, but they blew it out of the water with such a fantastic performance. It's too bad that the stereo system malfunctioned so there was no balance....... sometimes you can't hear the instrumental accompaniment and that John Denver's voice would end up being faded out temporarily. But I still love singing to it.

@itissobeautiful.andrewpern4479 6 лет назад

I love John Denver the song Take Me Home Country Road .😀

@actionman9451 Год назад

Rest in peace John your legacy will live on.

@rswanson76 12 лет назад

One of my all time favorite john denver songs, right up there with Rocky Mt. High and I love the Nitty Gritty. Thanks for posting this :)

@danoesq2 Год назад

Got to see him once. One of the greatest of all time.

@jonswenk8073 4 года назад

Greatness !! 💙

@luvmuzk 7 лет назад

saw John in Norfolk Scope. Beautiful. John's voice was so beautiful he did not need and instrument to sound great

@robertperez4583 7 лет назад

this song has become a anthem for my state

@aepacker Год назад

Love you John Denver

@kathrynmolesa1641 7 месяцев назад

One of the best singer/songwriters of the boomer generation. God I miss John.

@changingstars3407 2 года назад

REST IN PEACE JOHN DENVER

@danielserrano1008 10 лет назад

This is pure country music i miss you

@thereisnopandemic 6 лет назад

Daniel Serrano Folk music or western not country. Country sucks

@AlexandrUkraine 7 лет назад

Brilliant voice!

@heretixforum7821 9 лет назад

I used to sing and play these songs during my days as a semi-professional musician. Now, I use them to play along to in my effort to improve my skills on the ukulele.

@micheletienne5499 9 лет назад

Halo Hoe gat het

@heretixforum7821 9 лет назад

I'm fine, Michel. What's up with you, buddy?

@micheletienne5499 9 лет назад

Oké wat wil je weten aan myn

@heretixforum7821 9 лет назад

Where do you live? I guess maybe Holland or Belgium, but I don't understand much in those languages, so please enlighten me. :)

@joerooney6724 4 года назад

2 of the best in country music.

@johngraham1001 2 года назад

When I got interested in singing this was one of the first songs I mastered. Simple chords CDG

@CABERARD 9 лет назад

Good job John, we will miss you

@dmcewen772 7 лет назад

Love this song

@sergiocanalini3979 6 лет назад

Dylaan McEwen hai scritto una frase meravigliosa grazie. Ciao

@deckiedeckie 7 лет назад

Amazing....Showbiz world among the cruelest....ole J. Denver so quickly forgotten...

@berkomatik8082 6 лет назад

This song makes me wanna quit my job and become a truck driver. Then I realise it would be boring after the song ends.

@AndysGamingThoughts 6 лет назад

Replay :)

@ranganathan223 5 лет назад

The Best Ever !

@AmanGill-cu5xx 5 лет назад

Country roads-This song will be remembered and sung even after 100 years. Some song never go out of trend.

@screamlight1211 2 года назад

Ever seen the movie Covanant? It's an Alien movie but this song was broadcasting in another galaxy on a different planet. Really eerie. Check it out if you haven't ;)