Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first line of John Denver's song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" calls West Virginia "Almost Heaven," and when you're up in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite its deep connection to West Virginia, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" was actually inspired by a backroad in Maryland. The ...

The latest revival of the beloved song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” came in the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the United States’ victory anthem. The song, recorded in 1971, has captured the hearts of ...

The Sound brings its country harmonies to the 'America's Got Talent' stage with a feel-good performance of “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver.

Country star Johnny Cash was known for a number of hit songs. One of those tracks was his 1996 recording of “I’ve Been Everywhere”. It was easy to picture the outlaw artist riding the rails going from ...

Why does "Take Me Home, Country Roads" play after USMNT victories? Here's how the John Denver classic became the USMNT unofficial anthem during the 2026 World Cup.

It's become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver's “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at the end ...

Sports fans tuned in to the U.S. men's national team's run through this World Cup and last month's College World Series have heard plenty of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by now. West ...

Initially, Rocket Mortgage was rebuffed in its effort to stage a Super Bowl singalong. A staple of Super Bowl Sunday advertising and a two-time winner of USA TODAY’s Ad Meter contest, Rocket’s new ...

Last summer, I sat on a Delta Air Lines plane for eight hours, listened to “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and said goodbye to a newfound home. After trading rural Ohio for the University of Michigan, I ...

The first line of John Denver's song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" calls West Virginia "Almost Heaven," and when you're up in the mountains, that description can feel pretty accurate. Almost Heaven, ...

It’s become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at the end ...