The legendary track has a surprising meaning that most listeners completely miss ...

America’s 250th birthday might be unfolding in a swirl of confusion in Washington, D.C. But the picture is clearer on YouTube, home of “Songs of U.S.,” a video series that marks the semiquincentennial ...

John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" has become the song of the summer and it all happened quite by accident for the U.S. team at the World Cup.

The gentle ballad became one of the singer's most beloved hits and an enduring reminder to find joy in life's simplest moments.

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 ...

World Cup fans were united this weekend by a song synonymous with belonging, nostalgia and the yearning for home. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

Nope, you're not hearing things: You've heard Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver multiple times after 2026 World Cup games, including after some United States games. And fans have sung it at ...

Not only was John Denver a 1970s luminary in his own right, but he also provided the musical fodder with which plenty of other artists in the '60s and '70s found success. As the folk movement of the ...

A familiar song to West Virginians took center stage after the U.S. men’s soccer team’s 2-0 win over Australia in its first game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. When the final whistle blew last Friday, ...