Life is old there
Older than the trees
Younger than the mountains
Growin’ like a breezeCountry roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads”– John Denver, Take Me Home, Country Roads
Time for the second version of songs that take me to special places. OK, OK, this one is shorter, but just as heartfelt — to wit:
Take Me Home, Country Roads — John Denver. I can’t explain it — something about this song just moves me — and puts me at ease at the same time. Interestingly, this one has been played several times on buses between cities in Korea. It’s almost like the bus drivers know what I want to hear. 
It probably doesn’t hurt that many roads here feel like country roads — which feel like they’re taking me home.
Long Black Veil — Rosanne Cash/Johnny Cash/The Band/Lefty Frizell/Gillian Welch/Dave Matthews & Emmylou Harris/etc.: Truly a classic — and one of my all-time favorites. Many have done it; some well, some not. Love to hear it — anytime.
Stay With You — John Legend: A recent addition, but if I had it on CD, it already would have a groove burnt into it. Instead, I’ve played it a zillion times and used it in a lesson plan with “my girls” to introduce them to R&B music. There are bigger mistakes I could make, no?
Now, off to China for a few days.
Take care, my lovelies. I miss you all — more than you know.
© 2011
