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"Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard ' s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971.
"Jump Rope" is the ninth track on alternative rock band Blue October's fifth studio album Approaching Normal, released on March 24, 2009. On November 20, 2009, the song was released as a single. [1] A live acoustic version of the song was included on the band's album Ugly Side: An Acoustic Evening With Blue October as a bonus track.
On TV, the sound of the song coming from the loudspeakers seemed louder than the crowd. Most folks were pictured staying in their seats, rather than standing up and taking part in active fashion.
William Thomas Danoff (born May 7, 1946) is an American songwriter and singer. [1] He is known for "Afternoon Delight", which he wrote and performed as a member of the Starland Vocal Band, and for writing multiple hits for John Denver, including "Take Me Home, Country Roads". [2]
Two children with a long rope stood about 12 feet (3.7 m) apart and turned the rope as other children took turns jumping. If one were not a good jumper, one would be an 'Ever-Laster,' that is, one would perpetually turn the rope. When it was a child's turn to jump, they would enter as the rope turned, and jump to the rhyme until they missed.
Henson Cargill (February 5, 1941 [1] – March 24, 2007) [2] was an American country music singer best known for the socially controversial 1968 Country No. 1 hit "Skip a Rope". His music career began in Oklahoma in clubs around Oklahoma City and Tulsa. He earned national recognition after getting a Nashville producer to agree to produce "Skip ...
"Fast Lanes and Country Roads" is a song written by Roger Murrah and Steve Dean, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in November 1985 as the second single from the album Get to the Heart. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]
"Skip a Rope" is a song written by Jack Moran and Glenn Douglas Tubb and recorded by American country music artist Henson Cargill, released in November 1967 as the first single and title track from the album Skip a Rope. The song was Cargill's debut release on the country chart and his most successful single. "Skip a Rope" was Cargill's sole No ...