Country Roads Is NOT About West Virginia

[Jack Twist]

Country Roads is about VIRGINIA. The Blue Ridge Mountains are NOT in West Virginia.

http://appalachianmagazine.com/2015/11/18/if-only-john-denver-had-a-map-blue-ridge-mountains/

 

[Vernon]

Country Roads is about VIRGINIA. The Blue Ridge Mountains are NOT in West Virginia.

http://appalachianmagazine.com/2015/11/18/if-only-john-denver-had-a-map-blue-ridge-mountains/

No shit. And your point?

 

[Vernon]

Country Roads is about VIRGINIA. The Blue Ridge Mountains are NOT in West Virginia.

http://appalachianmagazine.com/2015/11/18/if-only-john-denver-had-a-map-blue-ridge-mountains/

BTW I can remove these accounts just as easily as all of the others. Only takes a second.

 

[TejasFan]

Jack........you better go back to the map. The Blue Ridge Mountains start in Georgia and extend thru WV and on up to Pennsylvania. Yes, part of the Blue Ridge Mountain chain runs along the eastern border of WV with Virginia. And Yes, the Shenandoah River flows thru Harpers Ferry, WV. Almost Heaven -- West Virginia.............not Almost Heaven -- Virginia. Warez

 

[BJ McKay]

No shit. And your point?

Please, everybody settle down. There was controversy about Country Roads over the weekend, as Iowa State sang it in their locker room after the game.

This led to folks correctly pointing out that the song was about Virginia and not West Virginia.

Similarly, Iowa State fans sang Sweet Caroline, which most likely has nothing to do with the state of Iowa.

Lot of controversy over post-game songs. That's all.

 

[Armand Goldman]

Jack........you better go back to the map. The Blue Ridge Mountains start in Georgia and extend thru WV and on up to Pennsylvania. Yes, part of the Blue Ridge Mountain chain runs along the eastern border of WV with Virginia. And Yes, the Shenandoah River flows thru Harpers Ferry, WV. Almost Heaven -- West Virginia.............not Almost Heaven -- Virginia. Warez

You are incorrect. The Blue Ridge Mountains do NOT run through any part of West Virginia.

See map here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains#/media/File:Appalachian_map.svg

 

[skygusty]

Funny. A song lyric that says "West Virginia mountain mama" is not about West Virginia. Now you might say that Denver took poetic license and used Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah River because they fit the rhyme and meter of the song, or you might speculate that John Denver didn't know much about geography but how dumb do you have to be to say the song is not about West Virginia?

 

[TejasFan]

You are incorrect. The Blue Ridge Mountains do NOT run through any part of West Virginia.

See map here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains#/media/File:Appalachian_map.svg

Are you also saying that the Shenandoah River doesn't flow thru Harpers Ferry, WV? Are you also saying that WV is not the 'mountain mama' that John Denver sings of? If that's the case then.............Take me home ............... country roads. Warez

 

[3xWVUenginEER]

BTW I can remove these accounts just as easily as all of the others. Only takes a second.

Really wish you would.

I have like 50 + usernames on ignore which is probably at most 2 or 3 people. Man these losers need to get a life.

And here's two, make that 3 more I'm adding to the ignore list in this thread alone.

 

[MikeRafone]

The one looked like that Putin wussy?

Hey Vlad, you wanna wrestle? I once won money for lasting nearly a round with "Victor;The Rasslin' Bear". I sure as heck can whup a Moscow Midget. Boy, that bear had bad breath!

 

[WVU80ate]

Country Roads is about VIRGINIA. The Blue Ridge Mountains are NOT in West Virginia.

http://appalachianmagazine.com/2015/11/18/if-only-john-denver-had-a-map-blue-ridge-mountains/

thanks troll. We already knew that. Technically the blue ridge mountains and Shenandoah river do barely go through WV in the eastern panhandle. However, It’s still our song

 

[tOSUGrad90]

I think that John (or whoever else may have written the song) had toked a fair amount of hippie lettuce before creating the lyrics, and meant to sing "WESTERN" Virginia....

 

[countryroads89]

I think that John (or whoever else may have written the song) had toked a fair amount of hippie lettuce before creating the lyrics, and meant to sing "WESTERN" Virginia....

Yeah, because Virginia is a "stranger to blue water."

Dumfuk.

 

[MikeRafone]

Truth be told, I haven't liked "Country Roads" since Denver released it.

Toots And The Maytals do a nice version, but I don't think our fans could get those Jamaican accents down?

I'm for belting out "The West Virginia Hills" at the top of our lungs while flinging rocks at the opposing teams. We've got plenty of shouters and plenty of rocks.

 

[tOSUGrad90]

Yeah, because Virginia is a "stranger to blue water."

Dumfuk.

Yeah, no coal has been mined in Virginia, right? Keep your name-calling in the Woodshed, where it belongs.

 

[WVU80ate]

I think that John (or whoever else may have written the song) had toked a fair amount of hippie lettuce before creating the lyrics, and meant to sing "WESTERN" Virginia....

It was written about driving along clopper road near Maryland

 

[MikeRafone]

I hate Maryland. Doesn't Pennsylvania need a parking lot?

 

[ThatNehlenFeelin]

@Vernon did this guy create 100s of accounts or something over the years? This one was from 2006.

 

[WVU80ate]

I hate Maryland. Doesn't Pennsylvania need a parking lot?

I agree for eastern Maryland. But Western Maryland ((Oakland, Deep Creek, Cumberland, Hagerstown) are essentially West Virginia and not really Maryland

 

[WVUALLEN]

Country Roads is about VIRGINIA. The Blue Ridge Mountains are NOT in West Virginia.

http://appalachianmagazine.com/2015/11/18/if-only-john-denver-had-a-map-blue-ridge-mountains/

And...your problem with that is?

 

[WVUALLEN]

Yeah, no coal has been mined in Virginia, right? Keep your name-calling in the Woodshed, where it belongs.

talk about the pot & kettle....

 

[countryroads89]

Yeah, no coal has been mined in Virginia, right? Keep your name-calling in the Woodshed, where it belongs.

You gonna cry, Brent?

 

[tOSUGrad90]

You seem to be scared to death of the Woodshed ever since Saturday night...wonder why.

 

[Panhandleer]

Jack........you better go back to the map. The Blue Ridge Mountains start in Georgia and extend thru WV and on up to Pennsylvania. Yes, part of the Blue Ridge Mountain chain runs along the eastern border of WV with Virginia. And Yes, the Shenandoah River flows thru Harpers Ferry, WV. Almost Heaven -- West Virginia.............not Almost Heaven -- Virginia. Warez

Thank you! Beat me to it!

 

[WVUALLEN]

Really wish you would.

I have like 50 + usernames on ignore which is probably at most 2 or 3 people. Man these losers need to get a life.

And here's two, make that 3 more I'm adding to the ignore list in this thread alone.

Well 25 of those 50 have been banned so technically you only have 25 blocked. But I see the troll adding new ones which will probably grow to 50 again.

 

[leapinglannypoffo]

Country Roads is about VIRGINIA. The Blue Ridge Mountains are NOT in West Virginia.

http://appalachianmagazine.com/2015/11/18/if-only-john-denver-had-a-map-blue-ridge-mountains/

Keep us posted!

 

[Pitt4Life34]

No shit. And your point?

I giggled. Short and sweet.

 

[Pitt4Life34]

Are you also saying that the Shenandoah River doesn't flow thru Harpers Ferry, WV? Are you also saying that WV is not the 'mountain mama' that John Denver sings of? If that's the case then.............Take me home ............... country roads. Warez

He said the Blue Ridge Mountains don’t run through WV. You said they do. I’m guessing you’re the idiot.

 

[Spookycat2002]

Yeah, no coal has been mined in Virginia, right? Keep your name-calling in the Woodshed, where it belongs.

He keeps doubling down on stupid but I respect him more then the gutless cowards with the phony ignore lists.

 

[Soaring Eagle 74]

Please, everybody settle down. There was controversy about Country Roads over the weekend, as Iowa State sang it in their locker room after the game.

This led to folks correctly pointing out that the song was about Virginia and not West Virginia.

Similarly, Iowa State fans sang Sweet Caroline, which most likely has nothing to do with the state of Iowa.

Lot of controversy over post-game songs. That's all.

I guess BJ stands for Blow Job. Get back to work!

 

[countryroads89]

He said the Blue Ridge Mountains don’t run through WV. You said they do. I’m guessing you’re the idiot.

The Blue Ridge Mountains run through West Virginia. Fact.

 

[leapinglannypoffo]

Country Roads is about VIRGINIA. The Blue Ridge Mountains are NOT in West Virginia.

http://appalachianmagazine.com/2015/11/18/if-only-john-denver-had-a-map-blue-ridge-mountains/

Yes because John Denver was also confused when he sang country roads at Mountaineer field in 1980. He actually thought he was in Alabama

 

[Nova Mountaineer]

Country Roads is about VIRGINIA. The Blue Ridge Mountains are NOT in West Virginia.

http://appalachianmagazine.com/2015/11/18/if-only-john-denver-had-a-map-blue-ridge-mountains/

I spoke with a travel writer today about the Blue Ridge Mountains and learn something. You can sit in Harpers' Ferry and look across the river and see the Blue Ridge Mountains - close enough.

 

[WVUALLEN]

You are incorrect. The Blue Ridge Mountains do NOT run through any part of West Virginia.

See map here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Mountains#/media/File:Appalachian_map.svg

The song Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver along with the Shenandoah River as two staples of the area West Virginia.

The Blue Ridge Mountains are traditionally defined as the easternmost flank of the Appalachian Mountain chain, running roughly north-south from Pennsylvania to Georgia. ... Both the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge Mountains are part of West Virginia, and “Country Roads” has been adopted as West Virginia's state song.

The Blue Ridge Mountains are mountains that go across the eastern United States. They go through Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia. Its highest point is Mount Mitchell in North Carolina.

 

[Pitt4Life34]

The Blue Ridge Mountains run through West Virginia. Fact.

Gotcha

 

[Pitt4Life34]

Yes because John Denver was also confused when he sang country roads at Mountaineer field in 1980. He actually thought he was in Alabama

In fairness he was singing in Morgantown for the money.

 

[Pitt4Life34]

The song Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver along with the Shenandoah River as two staples of the area West Virginia.

The Blue Ridge Mountains are traditionally defined as the easternmost flank of the Appalachian Mountain chain, running roughly north-south from Pennsylvania to Georgia. ... Both the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge Mountains are part of West Virginia, and “Country Roads” has been adopted as West Virginia's state song.

The Blue Ridge Mountains are mountains that go across the eastern United States. They go through Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia. Its highest point is Mount Mitchell in North Carolina.

From the looks of that map it appears obvious the BRMs fall just south and west of WV. Being “part of” WV versus “in” WV appear to be different.

 

[Mamie Baldwin]

Country Roads is about VIRGINIA. The Blue Ridge Mountains are NOT in West Virginia.

http://appalachianmagazine.com/2015/11/18/if-only-john-denver-had-a-map-blue-ridge-mountains/

I'm hearing that WVU will not play Country Roads this year, finally acknowledging that the song is about Virginia. I recommend that we play The West Virginia Hills.

https://popula.com/2018/10/02/country-roads/

 

[sg44gold]

So ... there are no country roads that take you home to West Virginia that are actually IN West Virginia???

 

[.Bodhi.]

BTW I can remove these accounts just as easily as all of the others. Only takes a second.

Then why in the ____ hasn't this been done while the spam posters have ruined this board over the last year? I thought monitoring this place was "too much"?