He ran with it... he picked West Virginia because it had the correct number of syllables. If you listen to the lyrics the song describes western Virginia (the Shenandoah Valley) and the song was inspired/written while on a country road in Maryland. I find it funny that West Virginia was like, ‘nah, this is ours now.’
Music is the universal language.... forget your troubles and sing, one song a day, it does wonders for your soul, even if, like me you sound crap, just belt out a tune... you will smile!! 🇬🇧🤣
When I was in Navy bootcamp this is a song that brought all of us males together and helped us get through those 8 weeks and brought us closer together as a family and at the end all of us graduated together and the first thing we did was sing the day of graduation it gave us more motivation. Beautiful song.
@@sehabel in West Virginia spielte Bergbau eine Rolle und da ich hier ausm Ruhrpott komme, ist direkt ne Verbundenheit da aber grüße ins Schwabenland, hab Verwandtschaft in Waiblingen
This songs always makes me think like "I wish I’m American 🇺🇸". I don’t care how other people think of USA even if US is good or bad in world political issues, I just love it. One day, I will come and visit. I love USA.
Fellow Nova Scotian here, Halifax Mooseheads memories. Sing along song, more times than not is either Sweet Caroline, Country Roads or Hey Jude.. I prefer this one but will settle for Sweet Caroline
No soy estadounidense pero esta canción lo hace sentir a uno en casa, en un lugar que nunca uno ha estado. I'm not American but this song makes me feel like home in a place I've never been. Greetings from Bogotá Colombia!
@@curtyanok6878 that's really rude. Btw, we're still here ya know. Just because a country isn't doing too well doesn't mean it's over, we just gotta work to get better
Thank you so much, as an a American this means a lot! When things are better if ya wanna come visit the states we'd love to have ya! Love and respect from the U.S. to France!
It really warms my senses to see all you good ole boys from around the world appreciating us West Virginians and our Beautiful mountains . God bless you brother, I am very proud to call you Frenchmen a friend, and you have stood by us since our founding.
I'm not an American but I feel like one of them when I listen to this peaceful song John Denver created this beautiful song. What a legend ❤️ from Asia.
I am Bangladeshi, but whenever I play the song, it gives me goosebumps.. One of the best creation of John Denver.. ❤️❤️❤️ This song will be listened centuries later too.❤️
Im a brazilian guy, but when a hear this song, I miss West Virginia deep in my heart, like if I was born there. God bless you fellas, God bless this majestic land!
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River are in Virginia not West Virginia. So the song is about the west side of Virginia not west Virginia. So its funny when i hear a state sing a song that talks about another state in it, thinking its there state. LOL LOL
I'm Moroccon sooo far away from there however I'm singing with them right now ,when I say "to the place I belong " I feel like i belong there 😍🇲🇦 I love this song so much
A song that every generation can relate and enjoy listening to. 40 years on and it's still an awesome classic. This song always takes me back to simpler times...from Fort Worth, Texas.
Now that is the power of music and friendship and love where we all can join as one this is what the world needs more of these days where everyone can get along with one another. If we all try we can make a inpact on the world. One kind act a day can make a difference. It may seem small at first but down the road the ripple affect will spread. Be a person to stand up for whats right. No matter what it will do to u if it will help the world be a better place you should make that sacrifice. Help others be a good role mottle for other people. Make the positive ripples spread. Share this message to thoes in hard times. Support the non supported. Help the weak get strong. Help the homeless get back to a good life. Do what you can to make a better world. Because if we dont change for the good the world could end in sorrow. If we start making a difference we can all be in peace and harmony. Spread this to others so they can help make a better world. You can be a start of a new age. A age of peace. A age of kindness. A age of no war
16 years ago my English teacher played this song for us. She took off some of the lyrics and let us do it as dictation to practice listening and vocabulary. I am from China.
WV is truly "almost heaven." Often people don't appreciate a place until they live in other places, and I know how much more I appreciate WV and so grateful that I grew up in a place where people were friendly and got to know their neighbors. After 25 years away, I am moving back to "almost heaven!"
This is American equivalent of Liverpool fans singing YNWA. Chills down the spine, goosbumps from head to heals. That song is an American national treasure.
Being from West Virginia I get chills and teary eye e everytime I here this song song with pride! You were ont find another state with so much pride for there own!!! WEST BY GOD VIRGINIA 🌲🗻🌲🇺🇸
Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze Country roads, take me home to the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mamma, 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 of moonshine, teardrop in my eye Country roads, take me home to the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mamma, take me home, country roads I hear her voice in the morning hour, she calls me, the radio reminds me of my home far away And driving down the road I get a feeling that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday Country roads, take me home to the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mamma, take me home, country roads Country roads, take me home to the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mamma, take me home, country roads Take me home, down country roads Take me home, down country roads
All thanks to our legend John Denver. He's still alive in our hearts. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love you West Virginia. Biggest love from India (Nagaland) I wanna live in West Virginia.😘😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is my third time, so every year since I’ve turned 18. It is so unfair, that people from SA can just immigrate illegally while decent people have no chance...
Living in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and learning this song when I was in the second grade and hearing it for the entirety of my life there this is gonna make me cry
JUST came across this today (24,5,2021 fan singing) and love it wish i,was there to sing along to one of my fave songs,,and now am fan of,W,Virginia. may u,will come and play in Ireland one day,ha,ha,xxxxx
I did some outreach work here in New York City with a group of West Virginia Students.. There was like Twenty- Five of them and me standing on the street sing this song with them. It still feels like it was yesterday and that was over two years ago."" Tear drops in my eyes". " And I'm from New Jersey. it was pretty cool!!
You know what I like about this. At that moment regardless of everyone’s problems it went away. Everyone was one, no worries no judgment whether or not you were from West Virginia.reminds me of a care free kid. I miss those days...
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The fact that all the Tennessee fans started singing aswell makes it even cooler.
That’s kinda funny you mention this a lot of fans of other schools sing it even when they lose against is
It’s a great song. You can tell the game is in WV since Neyland is always sold out 😉
@@cavester6143 for real ?
@@cavester6143 No, Denver was born in Roswell, New Mexico.
Chuck Berry Memphis Tennessee
The dislikes are from East-Virginia
P.s. Now East Virginia doesn't exist anymore, so this commenti Is useless
The Real Panjabob
If you call Virginia East-Virginia one more time you’re gonna regret it
East Virginia
East virginia
Austin Bullard r/wooooooosh
I’m from Norfolk and I hate West Virginia
I'm not a American, but this song, make me proud to be a American! Greetings from Brazil!
Br
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@@darkmatterhafnium1522 zers
But you kinda an american
Brazil is in south america ahaha
@@weskechannel6139 that's why he said proud to be an American
Did John Denver ever know his song was being used like this? When did the tradition start?
He ran with it... he picked West Virginia because it had the correct number of syllables. If you listen to the lyrics the song describes western Virginia (the Shenandoah Valley) and the song was inspired/written while on a country road in Maryland.
I find it funny that West Virginia was like, ‘nah, this is ours now.’
Erik Rensberger id love to find that 1980 performance on here
I think it's now a 'state anthem' of WV now?
Mackenzie Blair I mean at the end of the day the song is literally about West Virginia so to speak so 🤷🏻♂️
Not his song but yeah
This is it chief...
So beautiful
Gotta keep it 💯 witchu chief...
U rite 😎👌👍
Pog
Yep, beautiful song. It’s a shame WV is a shithole.
3 comments? lemme help you!
This made me Cry
My home is WV
I Live in Germany and am a german
Ich auch
Lol😂
Ich auch
Bin auch noch da😂
Moin
I am Austrian and i still geht goosebumps when i hear that classic...Amazing song
Lol I am from austria too
@One-Eyed Beanie They can't afford to anymore
Amazing English song
Looks like the Ethiad Stadium with so many empty seats
Peter McM The Ethiad is empty...
Peter McM emirates is worse
So it looks like Ethiad
Emirates does not have blue seats
Only true soccer fans with understand
Remember back in the day when you could gather at places like this without worrying about getting the Coronavirus?
Dr. Skillz what is this “gathering” you speak up
Facts
That is the past now. We live in some Death Stranding world now. And it's horrible.
😂😂
only 90s kids remember
Music is the universal language.... forget your troubles and sing, one song a day, it does wonders for your soul, even if, like me you sound crap, just belt out a tune... you will smile!! 🇬🇧🤣
Rob Walker 🇬🇧🔴⚪️🔵
@P N how?
Your British right? Or are you just dumb and think West Virginia is in Europe
@P N oh yah then that is offensive
1000% true
I was at the game and I cant get enough of this. LETS GO MOUNTAINEERS!!!!!!
Second tier team of a second tier conference
Erik Hall th-cam.com/video/j72tBjGNlxI/w-d-xo.html
It's something you have to experience. Such heart and soul in that stadium.
@@BD-md6zr YNWA brotha
I was born in Harper's ferry
Tears in my eyes seeing how much people appreciate and love this song
When I was in Navy bootcamp this is a song that brought all of us males together and helped us get through those 8 weeks and brought us closer together as a family and at the end all of us graduated together and the first thing we did was sing the day of graduation it gave us more motivation. Beautiful song.
Thank you for your service my man of culture
Thank you for all you do and for keeping us plebs at home safe. God speed to you and everyone in our great military.
Do you mean mates or males? Which one?
I'm a German, but WV is the place to be!
Ist wirklich cool dort👌🏻
Ich war zwar noch nie in Amerika, aber in Schwabenland ist es auch nicht schlecht
Your absolutely right brother.. Much love from WV to you in Germany!!!
@@sehabel in West Virginia spielte Bergbau eine Rolle und da ich hier ausm Ruhrpott komme, ist direkt ne Verbundenheit da aber grüße ins Schwabenland, hab Verwandtschaft in Waiblingen
@@Jonny.B. thank you so much bro!
Im an arab from Bahrain and I play this song more than any Bahraini songs.... send my love to you all at WV
la france aime ca!
@@heckatomb *ça
Stay there
Chills everytime!! And I'm a die hard Washington fan. This is what makes America Great and College football better than NFL.
SoCal Fishing 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
SoCal Fishing Yep
In England they sing songs at literally every soccer game
SoCal Fishing so let me get this right . You think singing at an NFL game makes a country great ? I’m beyond gobsmacked 😶
Lmaooo dumb yank you think this is good??
This songs always makes me think like "I wish I’m American 🇺🇸".
I don’t care how other people think of USA even if US is good or bad in world political issues, I just love it. One day, I will come and visit. I love USA.
We would love you here. You would be a lot better than the citizens who hate the country
I really hope you were able to visit at some point, our country is every culture and you're more than welcome
Please do! I promise most of us only hate this place because we love it so much
As a resident of West Virginia I suggest you stop here first 😉
*COUNTRY ROaAADSSSSSSs TAKEeE MeEeE HOMEEe TOOOO ThE PLACE INBElOOoOOnG WEST VIRGINA MOuNTIN MAMA*
Zorux you’re the type of people who ruin the song 😒
Kimura shut the fuck up no one needed that 🤣🤣
Take me home country roads
Mountain
Im from East Virginia
Canadian here, and this is the most beautiful spirit at a sporting event I have ever seen
Same. This brings back memories of Camping with family lol.
Same
Fellow Nova Scotian here, Halifax Mooseheads memories. Sing along song, more times than not is either Sweet Caroline, Country Roads or Hey Jude.. I prefer this one but will settle for Sweet Caroline
"No matter how you get there, or where you end up, human beings have this miraculous gift to make that place home." - Creed Bratton, The Office
No soy estadounidense pero esta canción lo hace sentir a uno en casa, en un lugar que nunca uno ha estado. I'm not American but this song makes me feel like home in a place I've never been. Greetings from Bogotá Colombia!
It's on my bucket list to go to WV and sing this song with you all in the crowd. I'm not even a sports fan but a huge John Denver fan lol.
Probably the biggest fallout convention I've seen on TH-cam
The PissedOffOwl lol ikr so true bro
XD._.
Rhys Ivens-Brown you wouldn’t get it *takes a huff from cigarette*
It's funny because they even have Vault Tech colors
Coronavirus was blown overboard to see how folks reacted and obeyed. All this BS for the flu.
The amount of chills I get hearing this song in unison makes me keep my faith in humanity.
I am French and I am in love with America , I love your songs your culture I love everything about you I love you! and Long live America
You will not like this country, be happy you in france
Stay where you are . America will soon be done with come January 20th.
@@curtyanok6878 that's really rude. Btw, we're still here ya know. Just because a country isn't doing too well doesn't mean it's over, we just gotta work to get better
Thank you so much, as an a American this means a lot! When things are better if ya wanna come visit the states we'd love to have ya! Love and respect from the U.S. to France!
It really warms my senses to see all you good ole boys from around the world appreciating us West Virginians and our Beautiful mountains . God bless you brother, I am very proud to call you Frenchmen a friend, and you have stood by us since our founding.
I'm not an American but I feel like one of them when I listen to this peaceful song
John Denver created this beautiful song. What a legend ❤️ from Asia.
God we need fans attending sports again. There’s no better moments than these little gems right here.
You know it's great when the whole crowd knows it.
I miss West Virginia
Even tough i haven't never been to the us
Me too
I'm from Philippines and my friends know that this is my Fave song. I sing this like 5x in a week. So good 💖
Only five times?? Those are rookie numbers.
@@hennessy6890 edi ikaw na ang pinakamagaling putanginamo. Tanginamo ka ahh
@@crazypunk0062 snowflake ampota. Di mo gets internet humor? Basurang ugali ampota ewww
Yep indeed
I was at this game in the stands and can confirm it was even more electric in person. Easily one of the greatest traditions in college football
I am Bangladeshi, but whenever I play the song, it gives me goosebumps.. One of the best creation of John Denver.. ❤️❤️❤️ This song will be listened centuries later too.❤️
My friend sent me this once after singing it with me and well he died 9 months ago.
Peace be with you friend I'll always miss you
Im a brazilian guy, but when a hear this song, I miss West Virginia deep in my heart, like if I was born there. God bless you fellas, God bless this majestic land!
Mais um brasileiro aqui kkkkkkk legal ver que tem BR em todos os cantos do mundo
Greetings from West Berlin
Just look around at the crowd and you can just see how unified they are.
It's great
A win-win song! John Denver embraced West Virginia and they embraced him back!
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River are in Virginia not West Virginia. So the song is about the west side of Virginia not west Virginia. So its funny when i hear a state sing a song that talks about another state in it, thinking its there state. LOL LOL
Thousands of voices together always creates such a gorgeous sound.
watching this during the pandemic. Missing the days we could all be together. Chills!!
Go to Florida
I’m typically not a fan of country, but I love this. Especially when it’s being sung by a large group of people
I'd be singing my heart out if I was there
I'm not from West Virginia
But I am a big John Denver fan ❤
This just made me sweat.....
Eye sweat.
y e s
Same ;-;
Ya John denver is a beautiful singer
Tanner K This is better: th-cam.com/video/9eWERM6QSys/w-d-xo.html
It made me pee...
Eye pee! :oD
As a mountaineer this hits home no matter where you go in life this song will bring you home for a little while 🙏🙏truly an amazing piece of music
For British people does this remind you of Sweet Caroline or Wonderwall?
Jack Bell yup
Wonderwall? Sinner
More like dont look back in anger
Eirfan Zikry especially after the manchester arena atrack
Jack Bell no, nothing like it, not enough energy. Should see Northern Ireland sweet Caroline
I’m a vol’s fan and this so inspiring that all thing are not bad in the world. College Football bring us together.
Eli Sengkhounmany me too
Let's see how inspired you are when you find out every game in europe has dozens of songs sung
Slywata shut up no one asked
Slywata It’s not just any song. And it’s about more than WV or football.
@@slywata7780 nobody asked
I'm Moroccon sooo far away from there however I'm singing with them right now ,when I say "to the place I belong " I feel like i belong there 😍🇲🇦 I love this song so much
My heart is overflowing with happiness seeing this.
Esta canción me hace extrañar el oeste de Virginia y nunca he estado ahí !!! Abrazos afectuosos desde México !!! Algún día visitaré Virginia !!!
I am from India...and this song just gives me plain goosebumps...i mean the lyrics,they really makes you wonder what life truly is about.
Really it's famous here too
@@vishwajeetnandyaduraj4804 no way bro . Hamare desh ko gaano ki sense na hai. Inhe sirf bekaar gane sunne hai.
This is something so beautiful to see this whole crowd singing along
A song that every generation can relate and enjoy listening to. 40 years on and it's still an awesome classic. This song always takes me back to simpler times...from Fort Worth, Texas.
I'M NOT FROM WEST VIRGINIA BUT HOW I LOVE THIS SONG
YEAH SAME
YEAH OMG SAME
Same dear
That's John Denver ❤️❤️
Im even from Indonesia and loves this song so much
This is my dad's sing we had this playing at his funeral it will always bring a teardrop in my eye this song is home to me
What a tradition, That’s awesome!
From Italy to love
I ❤️ west Virginia
Man i am from Latvija i am listening to this song and makes me feel the love for West Virginia
Everybody in Germany loves this song!😍❤️🔥
Is it because Dwight Schrute sang this in German?
@@aayushhh95 Yes
Now that is the power of music and friendship and love where we all can join as one this is what the world needs more of these days where everyone can get along with one another. If we all try we can make a inpact on the world. One kind act a day can make a difference. It may seem small at first but down the road the ripple affect will spread. Be a person to stand up for whats right. No matter what it will do to u if it will help the world be a better place you should make that sacrifice. Help others be a good role mottle for other people. Make the positive ripples spread. Share this message to thoes in hard times. Support the non supported. Help the weak get strong. Help the homeless get back to a good life. Do what you can to make a better world. Because if we dont change for the good the world could end in sorrow. If we start making a difference we can all be in peace and harmony. Spread this to others so they can help make a better world.
You can be a start of a new age. A age of peace. A age of kindness. A age of no war
16 years ago my English teacher played this song for us. She took off some of the lyrics and let us do it as dictation to practice listening and vocabulary. I am from China.
Why did this make me cry? ITS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! who cant love this? And plus I luv West Virginia
I'm from West Bengal love this song this my favorite song
As I travel North and as I26 turns into 23 I turn this song on. Go Mountaineers!!!
I was at a wedding in Texas and the groom was a WVU alum. They played this at the end of the night and it was absolutely amazing...
Even though I'm not an American but this song really hit me..remind me bout my hometown and the good ole days childhood memories..hat off WV
WV is truly "almost heaven." Often people don't appreciate a place until they live in other places, and I know how much more I appreciate WV and so grateful that I grew up in a place where people were friendly and got to know their neighbors. After 25 years away, I am moving back to "almost heaven!"
For everyone that doesn’t know
For WV: well obviously he’s singing about them
For TN: he was born in Knoxville
So it’s like a little tribute
John Denver is from New York...
@@tractor2899 new Mexico
This is American equivalent of Liverpool fans singing YNWA. Chills down the spine, goosbumps from head to heals. That song is an American national treasure.
Being from West Virginia I get chills and teary eye e everytime I here this song song with pride! You were ont find another state with so much pride for there own!!! WEST BY GOD VIRGINIA 🌲🗻🌲🇺🇸
1 year without any gathering....this brought me to tears
This song always makes me miss west virgnia..... Although i am an Indian and never left India😆😆
Dude, i'm from Hungary, haven't watch a single NFL match in my entire life, but this rly gives me goosebumps...
im from tunisia(north of africa) and i liked the song so fuckin' much i felt like i was in the stadium with them singing
Wow! To have over 50,000 people who are singing Take Me Home, Country Roads is beyond awesome!
Brings a tear to my eye hearing people singing together...it's awesome
Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze
Country roads, take me home to the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mamma, 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 of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
Country roads, take me home to the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mamma, take me home, country roads
I hear her voice in the morning hour, she calls me, the radio reminds me of my home far away
And driving down the road I get a feeling that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home to the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mamma, take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home to the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mamma, take me home, country roads
Take me home, down country roads
Take me home, down country roads
All thanks to our legend John Denver.
He's still alive in our hearts. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love you West Virginia. Biggest love from India (Nagaland) I wanna live in West Virginia.😘😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for uploading this video ..❤❤❤
This song is my motto makes me cry
I feel like an American thou im a zimbabwean
Dont know what this is about, this rivalry, but we Germans LOVE this song! Every Volksfest, every Karneval we sing it! :D So GO VIRGINA !!!!
We need unity like this in these days. Everyone getting along and singing. Beautiful moment
I Come from Germany and this fucking song is soooooo nice! R.I.P John Denver❤
When COVID is over and large crowds return, man when we hear WVU fans singing Country Roads in unison again, it will truly be special
John Denver was such a fantastic and unique song writer, what an amazing song
He didn’t write the song tho
@@coenschipper1380 he co-write it
Oh god, The United States are my true home, even though I’m a German 🇺🇸❤️
You wont like it here
Well, I’m sure I would! But the chance of winning a green card is like 0% 😐
This is my third time, so every year since I’ve turned 18. It is so unfair, that people from SA can just immigrate illegally while decent people have no chance...
@@Mental_Warlock not to mention the far left Americans who hate their freedoms but still live in the greatest country in the world
@@marton154 facts
This is so beautiful 💕
Brought tears to my eyes 😭
I am from Ecuador and it made me cry so much
This song is so beautiful and relaxing
Miss John Denver. That was awesome. Hopefully, we can do this again soon.
Living in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia and learning this song when I was in the second grade and hearing it for the entirety of my life there this is gonna make me cry
Much love from boston , thats beautiful yall
JUST came across this today (24,5,2021 fan singing) and love it wish i,was there to sing along to one of my fave songs,,and now am fan of,W,Virginia. may u,will come and play in Ireland one day,ha,ha,xxxxx
Im from Indonesia love this song❤️
I did some outreach work here in New York City with a group of West Virginia Students.. There was like Twenty- Five of them and me standing on the street sing this song with them. It still feels like it was yesterday and that was over two years ago."" Tear drops in my eyes". " And I'm from New Jersey. it was pretty cool!!
I’m not even from WV but this makes me so happy
What a healing moment. Music bring us together.
There’s no way there aren’t very nice memories coming up in my mind if I listen to this.
You yanks have some beautiful stadiums. Also, nice song and atmosphere. 👌🏼👍🏻
CJ Russ Charlotte does have a great stadium
When John Denver came to Morgantown and sang the song Country Roads. It was when they first opened the new at the time stadium
You know what I like about this. At that moment regardless of everyone’s problems it went away. Everyone was one, no worries no judgment whether or not you were from West Virginia.reminds me of a care free kid. I miss those days...
Who is here after the Munich Game?
Tbh, i'm from Spain but, damn...
dis is so fuckin beautiful.
This song became a lovely anthem.
Y'all should be so proud❤️
The place where I can go, West Virginia” always gets me