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„Rocky Mountain High“ von John Denver aus The Wildlife Concert 1972
Rocky Mountain High ist ein Folk-Rock-Song von John Denver und Mike Taylor. Er erschien im September 1972 auf Denvers gleichnamigem Album.
John Denver (* 31. Dezember 1943 als Henry John Deutschendorf jr. in Roswell, New Mexico; † 12. Oktober 1997 in der Monterey Bay, Kalifornien) war US-amerikanischer Country- und Folk-Sänger und -Songwriter. Er war mit seiner Musik in den Pop-, Country- und Easy-Listening-Hitlisten erfolgreich.
Seinen Durchbruch hatte er 1971 mit Take Me Home, Country Roads. Mit Sunshine on My Shoulders, Annie’s Song, Thank God I’m a Country Boy und I’m Sorry erreichte er zwischen 1973 und 1975 Platz eins der US-Single-Charts. Leaving on a Jet Plane, Rocky Mountain High und Back Home Again sind weitere seiner bekannten und erfolgreichen Kompositionen.
John Denvers ikonische Melodie „Rocky Mountain High“ mittlerweile 53 Jahr alt. John Denver verunglückte 1997 mit seiner Privatmschine tödlich.
Rocky Mountain High (Songtext)
Coming home to a place he′d never been before
He left yesterday behind him
You might say he was born again
You might say he found a key for ev’ry doorWhen he first came to the mountains his life was far away
On the road and hangin′ by a song
But the string’s already broken, and he doesn’t really care
It keeps changin′ fast, and it don′t last for longBut the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I’ve seen it rainin′ fire in the sky
The shadow from the starlight
Is softer than a lullaby
Rocky Mountain high
Rocky Mountain highHe climbed cathedral mountains
He saw silver clouds below
He saw everything as far as you can see
And they say that he got crazy once
And he tried to touch the sun
And he lost a friend but kept his memory
Now he walks in quiet solitude
The forests and the streams
Seeking grace in every step he takes
His sight has turned inside
Himself to try and understand
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I’ve seen it rainin′ fire in the sky
You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply
Rocky Mountain high
Rocky Mountain high
Now his life is full of wonder
But his heart still knows some fear
Of a simple thing, he cannot comprehend
Why they try to tear the mountains down
To bring in a couple more
More people, more scars upon the land
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I’ve seen it rainin′ fire in the sky
I know he’d be a poor man
If he never saw an eagle fly
Rocky Mountain high
Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I’ve seen it rainin′ fire in the sky
Friends around the campfire
Everybody′s high
Rocky Mountain high
Rocky Mountain high
Rocky Mountain high
Rocky Mountain high
Peace my friend, thank you
Thank you very much
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