John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (Home Free Cover) (Official Music Video)

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  • @sterlingburgdorf
    @sterlingburgdorf 13 днів тому

    Teehee...I saw your eyes bulging when Austin kicked in near the end. 😅 Awesome. Peace.

  • @erichodges5635
    @erichodges5635 6 місяців тому +15

    As a life long West ‘by God’ Virginian (60 years now) this song has always been special to me. There’s a tear in my eye within the first couple of lines and they increase as the lyrics continue. I love my WV and I’m so very proud to be from here.
    Thanks Red for reacting to Home Free’s version, by far the best version in my opinion.
    Love ya and keep going with your great reactions. ❤

  • @RobertRRay
    @RobertRRay 4 місяці тому

    I grew up on roads like that one... I had to walk 1/2 a mile to my bus stop for elementary school... before we moved into town....

  • @mikeconway9849
    @mikeconway9849 6 місяців тому +2

    Great reaction, Red! I agree with you about John Denver. When he was popular, I thought he was ok and enjoyed most of his songs. However, as I get older, I appreciate how talented he was as a singer.

  • @Dandee268
    @Dandee268 6 місяців тому

    Oh yes, the road is definitely very familiar to me. I grew up on a private mile road like that on a small farm. LOL

  • @whirledpeaz5758
    @whirledpeaz5758 6 місяців тому

    My first memories of this song is in my childhood, eating pepperoni pizza with fennel seeds at a Village Pizza. Local band or the jukebox playing it on heavy rotation. I sing baritone/bass now. The chorus is fun to hit my lowest notes.

  • @timworks991
    @timworks991 6 місяців тому

    I don't see roads like that so much now, (I currently live just out side Flint, Mich. in a small town called Burton) But growing up on a thoroughbred horse farm in Fayette Co. KY I saw that every day and when I lived in N. Carolina I lived on a road similar to that with a view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I've also driven through West Virginia. So I'm very familiar with roads that look like that. In fact north of Lexington, KY, half way to Cincinnati around Corinth, KY the terrain looks very much like that in the video. Corinth is where my family started from in the 1790's. When ever you feel like singing, go ahead and sing. I bet you have a lovely voice. Even though I know you will deny it. I love this Home Free cover of this classic song and feel they did justice to the original and even up graded it. Always looking forward to your next Home Free reaction.

  • @wrv3867
    @wrv3867 6 місяців тому +4

    Great reaction as always. This is by far my favorite version. Austin's power belt gives me chills. Some of the country roads in the area that I grew up had a creek running through them. Dad would pull off the road into the creek. While my and my sister played in the creek, he and mom would wash the car.

  • @according_to_Gerg
    @according_to_Gerg 6 місяців тому +1

    I grew up in farm country and have seen plenty of roads like this one.

  • @beadwright
    @beadwright 6 місяців тому +2

    My favorite Home Free song. Btw I love your goldfish print!

  • @justafreethinker
    @justafreethinker 6 місяців тому +9

    As the self proclaimed #1 John Denver fan, I truly believe John would love this, and actually would have loved to sing with them. We miss you JD, the world is a far colder place without you here. RIP

    • @redheadedneighbor
      @redheadedneighbor  6 місяців тому

      I think he would have loved it. I would have liked to hear him sing with them

  • @mildbill2806
    @mildbill2806 6 місяців тому +3

    In the Summer time I could spend whole days exploring the old sandy wagon roads where we lived. Many times wandering off for many miles. One time, getting late towards dark, I got chased by some wild dogs. So these lyrics mean a lot to me , .....Country roads, take me home,
    to the place I belong........ I didn't think I would make it home that day.

  • @indiecab9593
    @indiecab9593 6 місяців тому +1

    JOHN DENVER was CO-WRITER of the song, and there aren’t that many West Virginia roads in Canada.

  • @mandysmith1756
    @mandysmith1756 6 місяців тому +10

    I love John Denver's version but this is a masterpiece. So beautiful.

  • @butchbunde8990
    @butchbunde8990 6 місяців тому +7

    Thanks for reacting to Home Free again. Have a blessed day as always

  • @Tinkerbell9332
    @Tinkerbell9332 6 місяців тому +3

    Oh my goodness John Denver!😍Fantastic choice!!!❤

    • @oopsdidItypethatoutloud
      @oopsdidItypethatoutloud 6 місяців тому +2

      I have to say, I love the JD version most.
      ❤️ from Northeast England ❤️

  • @michaeldalzell6670
    @michaeldalzell6670 6 місяців тому +10

    That being said, John Denver is Definitely Smilin Down on this version

  • @patbrewer4205
    @patbrewer4205 6 місяців тому

    Most of the roads in my area are gravel or dirt, those that are asphalt are mostly potholes, no sidewalks 😊😊

  • @woodywoodman2319
    @woodywoodman2319 6 місяців тому

    Ya gotta do their Amazing Grace with Peter Hollins now! Another great song!

  • @MonguSu1952
    @MonguSu1952 6 місяців тому +2

    I grew up in rural Mississippi, Tallahatchie County, and lived on the edge of the Mississippi delta. The main highway was HWY 35 but practically all of the side roads were natural gravel....miles and miles of them and it's still pretty much that way! So COUNTRY ROADS does bring back a lot of positive childhood memories!

  • @kmwwrench
    @kmwwrench 6 місяців тому +6

    This has never been my favorite John Denver song. But, of course, I love this one.

  • @peggygross7409
    @peggygross7409 6 місяців тому +14

    When Home Free does a cover, they give a nod to the original, then put their own spin on it. This is one of those universal songs. When Home Free performs it live, everyone sings along. Great reaction.

  • @nancyholter5646
    @nancyholter5646 6 місяців тому

    well, there are too many trees - I grew up on the plains where trees are scare - but, yes. I learned to drive on gravel roads - learned how to get back on the road after I spun off it, too. I remember when the county paved the main roads in our area. And then they un-paved the ones that took the worst beating from the farm trucks.
    Perhaps what has changed isn't your tastes, but your knowledge of what a capella music can be.

  • @miamidolphinsfan
    @miamidolphinsfan 6 місяців тому +7

    This is one of Home Free's best....took a country pop song and sang it as a country blues ballad. As we say Home Free doesn't do covers, but they do upgrades

  • @joeschwandt1301
    @joeschwandt1301 6 місяців тому +1

    I absolutely drive on roads like that everyday. A lot of people call my home the last frontier. Love living here. :)

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 6 місяців тому +3

    I grew up listening to John Denver's songs. Hundreds of artists have covered this song. But I feel Home Free took this one to another level for me. It is one of my favorite covers of this song. I love everything about it. It is a masterpiece. Home Free is my favorite a cappella group hands down.

  • @anitawright7169
    @anitawright7169 6 місяців тому +3

    Home Free always add their spin to their covers. Home Free are so very talented. John Denver would be so very proud! Love your reaction! ♥

  • @dyoutman
    @dyoutman 6 місяців тому

    It's one of my favorite Home Free songs! Top 10 for me. I'm always happy when a reviewer decides to react to it.
    Have a good one! What the heck make it two!

  • @babyfry4775
    @babyfry4775 6 місяців тому +3

    I’m not a huge John Denver fan but I love this! They took years to get the arrangement just right for this iconic song. I love it…they made it more like a ballad. Everyone got to shine. Good one Red. 😃😍

  • @cdmobley1
    @cdmobley1 6 місяців тому

    That road is home to me

  • @michaeldalzell6670
    @michaeldalzell6670 6 місяців тому +11

    Home Free has this uncanny ability to make an original song 🎧 and take it over and make it their own

  • @karlwetzel5330
    @karlwetzel5330 6 місяців тому +6

    Great choice, great reaction!

  • @grandmakaren4680
    @grandmakaren4680 6 місяців тому

    As a child growing up in a small town, there were plenty of gravel roads to travel on. Heck, I lived on one. But as an adult, there have been fewer roads such to travel on .

  • @oopsdidItypethatoutloud
    @oopsdidItypethatoutloud 6 місяців тому +1

    I thought you were going to hate me Miss Redhead 😢... I prefer the JD original 😮 Glad to see you agree 😊
    ❤ from Northeast England ❤️

    • @redheadedneighbor
      @redheadedneighbor  6 місяців тому +1

      Certainly could never hate anyone for having their own musical preferences.💕💕💕💕💕

  • @g.gordon8117
    @g.gordon8117 6 місяців тому

    That road is nicer than our old driveway..lol ours was 1/4 mile long off the hard top good old red clay. 😅

  • @larrymcauley3152
    @larrymcauley3152 6 місяців тому

    Drive a dirt road everyday now to go home. My wife passed in Aug 2022 from viral pneumonia. We lived in a nice bedroom type community outside Austin, Tx. I was lost without her. Then they released this. I listened to it several times a day and it helped clear my focus. My son found some property on a real dirt road (very few trees here, so I planted some). Still love this version best though. My son and I saw them live, front row pit, in February 2023. Great show. The pit is the place to sit to hear them live. Tim would hit a lot note and it would start at your feet and move to your head. Thanks for doing the reaction.

  • @dereks1264
    @dereks1264 6 місяців тому

    This is first of their videos I've seen that hints at Tim Foust's astonishing five octave vocal range* - usually he's in his awesome bass range but he's definitely NOT a one trick pony.
    (*Most male singers have a vocal range of one and a half to two octaves.)

  • @peggybischoff2672
    @peggybischoff2672 6 місяців тому +1

    Yes, I do have roads like that and even worse. Big rocks and wood also. Thanks for the reaction Red. You make me smile every time I see you.

  • @mildbill2806
    @mildbill2806 6 місяців тому +5

    According to Country Now news this video was filmed just south of Nashville, Tenn.

    • @jeffhensley6929
      @jeffhensley6929 6 місяців тому

      I remember a few years back hearing that this was shot in Fraziers Bottom, WV. I’ve been through there hundreds of times, and it sure looks like it could be.

  • @billwieland8497
    @billwieland8497 6 місяців тому +2

    Thank you Ms Red!

  • @ryanellsworth7246
    @ryanellsworth7246 6 місяців тому +2

    4 years perfecting it to do it justice and it shows. I'm glad you got to hear their version. Thank you for sharing it with us Red. Missed your comments and of course positivity.

  • @texassendero4901
    @texassendero4901 6 місяців тому +2

    Red would you or have you ever considered doing the original and cover back to back not the same day but the next day I think that would be very interesting to see Just an Idea You are remarkable with each reaction, I would almost bet that was the Texas Hill Country scenery just about like the ranch I ran for 3 years. With Tim being a Texas boy it would not surprise me ❤❤❤❤CONGRATS ON 22K GUYS LET'S GET HER TO 25K BY JULY 4TH 💯💯💯💯#reaction #homefree #homefry #homefreereaction #redheadedneighboe #bestreactor #redsarmy #beautifilcountrygirl

  • @sabinacheshire3753
    @sabinacheshire3753 3 місяці тому +1

    Every day, I love it

  • @terimingle8957
    @terimingle8957 6 місяців тому

    Many many MANY miles on those kind of roads!! ❤ still driving them!

  • @robertdocholliday66sadler
    @robertdocholliday66sadler 6 місяців тому +1

    My driveway as a kid looked like that with a little gravel mixed in

  • @pastelcarnations
    @pastelcarnations 6 місяців тому +3

    I love this version so much. They did a great job this is my favorite version

  • @MattLv5.6
    @MattLv5.6 6 місяців тому +3

    John Denver was an interesting character. Good song writer. Lana Del Rey has just done a great cover as well.
    Fun Fact I met John Denver. Even though you don’t like him 😂😂.

  • @rodconner9079
    @rodconner9079 6 місяців тому

    Red -- It took me 4 good listens because at 1st -- I just couldn't, I didn't want to .... Well, WV is "Home" -- and those roads shown aren't country enough. Those are roads and hills of Tennessee (cause they just didn't have the look/feel of West Virginia. Ima lil more country than that!!! : ) HF was able to bring a "feel" with their arrangement and execution/delivery. We still have the original and now we have this to add to the mix --- both are appreciated!!!! Love it! Be Safe

  • @ann-mariemanecke7180
    @ann-mariemanecke7180 6 місяців тому

    Tommy Johansson has done a great Metal cover of this song

  • @jeannewallace5383
    @jeannewallace5383 6 місяців тому

    Have you heard "thank God I'm a country boy" if not it's great

  • @vinnieblair8576
    @vinnieblair8576 6 місяців тому

    ONE FOR THE ALGORITHM. CHEERS!!

  • @JayStockhaus
    @JayStockhaus 6 місяців тому

    My favorite version of this song. Here is a little something different for you. dArtagnan - We're gonna be drinking ft. Candice Night, Blackmore's Night

  • @Quizzy0000
    @Quizzy0000 6 місяців тому +1

    ok i must say you need look up geoff's version of this song its also amazing. im a homefree guy but i kinda like geoff's version more tbh

  • @lindareynolds8430
    @lindareynolds8430 6 місяців тому +1

    #HOMEFREE....so good!

  • @DennisKovacich
    @DennisKovacich 6 місяців тому

    Nice reaction. Now you owe it to yourself to check out Geoff Castellucci’s solo cover of the same song. That is, if you can call FIVE Geoffs a “solo”!

  • @goodehands5388
    @goodehands5388 4 місяці тому

    Red, a suggestion for you, The Tedeschi Trucks Band. The live studio version of "Anyhow", I think that you'll become a fan.....fast! The best touring band on the planet, imho.🌹

    • @goodehands5388
      @goodehands5388 4 місяці тому

      Oh, as usual, I've seen them live! Have an awesome day! 🌹

  • @sag2horses
    @sag2horses 6 місяців тому

    #HOMEFREE

  • @tinah8833
    @tinah8833 6 місяців тому +1

    I grew up around these kinds of roads too. My mailbox was a bit of a walk from my house. Good times back then.

  • @lorrie2677
    @lorrie2677 6 місяців тому +1

    Great reaction.

  • @woodywoodman2319
    @woodywoodman2319 6 місяців тому +1

    They Owned this one!! Wow!!

  • @robertdocholliday66sadler
    @robertdocholliday66sadler 6 місяців тому +3

    What Red ? Don't like John Denvers version ? He wrote it lol. John Denver is one of my favorites of all time. To each their own though

  • @rcinsley
    @rcinsley 6 місяців тому +1

    Red! Obviously, you've never been in a WV bar!! Had you made such an admission in a Mountain State watering hole, you wouldn't be here to tell about it. 🙂 Corker_X

  • @StevenEverett7
    @StevenEverett7 6 місяців тому +1

    Yes! As soon as you mentioned it my mind went back many years. My nearest neighbor lived about a half mile away. The drive to their home was about a half mile long, dirt and running through woods but as it approached the house there were meadows on both sides of the drive that looked much like that location that location that you pointed out. Thanks for the memories! 😊😊😊

  • @mattmid7012
    @mattmid7012 6 місяців тому

    We have two way country roads not much wider than that but they are tarmac. I liked that but I think I still prefer the John Denver version. I know it was deliberately done as a ballad but it felt like it needed to speed up a bit.

  • @WearingTheArmor
    @WearingTheArmor 6 місяців тому +1

    I grew up on roads like that and even more remote. Old memories for sure.

  • @belinda9696
    @belinda9696 6 місяців тому +4

    Oh, it's definitely an upgrade! I never cared much for John Denver's singing either, the song lyrics are beautiful though and when Home Free sings it, you can feel the beauty.

  • @DiamondRioFan1
    @DiamondRioFan1 6 місяців тому

    Love your reaction!! I also love how when you were singing along, you had already adapted to the slower pace. Just keep the great reactions coming. ❤

  • @markbronson7942
    @markbronson7942 6 місяців тому

    A sweet, soulful cover of a true classic. These guys can't go wrong whatever they do. Thanks, Red, for another great reaction video. I've never been to West Virginia, but this song makes a lot of us feel like we belong there. I can say that I've been lost on roads like that in Georgia a few times.

  • @bryanpscolka7280
    @bryanpscolka7280 6 місяців тому +1

    These guys just can't do wrong. They turn those songs there own.

  • @brendasorenson6186
    @brendasorenson6186 6 місяців тому

    Try red dirt country roads. 😊

  • @ColleenCarr-l9w
    @ColleenCarr-l9w 6 місяців тому +1

    Good cover this one….please don’t forget “I’ve Seen” you will love it Red….

  • @scottabercrombie376
    @scottabercrombie376 6 місяців тому

    I just love your reactions! You are so wholesome, such a welcome addition to my day!

  • @quinjesuis9187
    @quinjesuis9187 6 місяців тому

    Yes I remember these country roads from my childhood, rode my bicycle on those roads, awesome memories, loved it very much, sadly those roads are paved over now or houses are there; but that's life, I smile brightly 🌞 Red! Iam surprised, you don't like John Denver's version, I skake my head in disappointment; then smile and chuckle brightly, this version is beyond awesome too 😄

  • @dnwiebe
    @dnwiebe 3 місяці тому

    I like this rendition because they all manage to sound like legitimate homesick West Virginians...as opposed to, for example, oh, Geoff Castellucci's version, which has absolutely nothing to do with West Virginia, with homesickness, or with anything else other than "Look at what I can do with my voice and you can't!"

  • @dianadickerson749
    @dianadickerson749 6 місяців тому

    Took Adam Rupp 5 years on this arrangement to get it "just right". Love it!

  • @minneyruth
    @minneyruth 6 місяців тому

    My favorite version!!! 🔥🔥 and there are songs i don't like but when they come on the radio I'll sing it 😅

  • @marshac7738
    @marshac7738 6 місяців тому

    LOVE this upgrade!
    John Denver's version is obviously the classic. Chance's version with Peter Hollens is lovely and has a modern feel. But Home Free's version is still my family's favorite--hands down!
    Besides the unbelievable harmonies, getting to hear Adam Rupp's sweet tenor actually singing is such a great treat ❣️🎼🥰🎶❤️
    #HomeFree #AdamRuppSinging

  • @cavamom
    @cavamom 2 місяці тому

    The best version of this song there is IMHO.

  • @tosweet68
    @tosweet68 6 місяців тому

    One pair of grandparents live up in East Texas on some property where you were driving on dirt roads to get to their lot. There were hills too which made it quite difficult anytime there was a good rain.

  • @glendamcgrady1244
    @glendamcgrady1244 6 місяців тому +1

    Not a John Denver fan. Loved this cover!

  • @christinabrown8399
    @christinabrown8399 6 місяців тому +1

    You were just waiting for the Home Free version.

  • @rllangevin3841
    @rllangevin3841 6 місяців тому

    Great reaction! I too am not a huge fan of John's original but I LOVE this rendition by #HomeFree; it's in my Top 5 Home Free upgrades! It has been said that it took them working on this arrangement over a 5-year period, until they felt they had it right and John Denver would approve. I think the harmonies, layering, percussion and lead vocals are another example of Home Free's vocal mastery.

  • @wallacehurt806
    @wallacehurt806 6 місяців тому

    This version sounds like it should be in Church, its moving slowed down and uique, yes ma'am road seems so familiar to me

  • @richardkawucha1232
    @richardkawucha1232 6 місяців тому

    Don't worry about what others say. You are expressing "your opinion". I'm city folk, born & raised, but still like a bit of country. As we get older we change/grow, mentally. I'm 73 and grew up with Motown, soul, rock and roll, contemporary. Now I include jazz, classical, new age... about the only thing I don't listen to is rap or heavy metal.

  • @bernieregnier4500
    @bernieregnier4500 6 місяців тому

    RHN, No need to apologize for waiting till now - all good, they simply utilize emotion they evoke with their exceptional vocalization that makes you think instruments and insane harmonies are all happening at times you are not expecting or prepared to encounter as they bring the words alive in way you have never heard before. ❤‍🔥 Their arrangements are sensationally good and they own the presentation in a new way that just wow you!!! 💫They simply take a cover and make it new and make it better every time. 💢 Notice how they feed off each other back in forth echoing the very best parts that extends the message of the lyrics to a whole nother level. 🔥 They know how to slow down parts to extend and move forward in such away you don't notice how they brought a whole level of telling the story that just makes your heart go Wow. ❣💟

  • @douglasmatheson8346
    @douglasmatheson8346 6 місяців тому

    Loved it but. Could have gone to WV for shoot. In WV hills there so steep thay have to pipe in sun light.

  • @stefanmodigh6312
    @stefanmodigh6312 6 місяців тому

    Hi Beauty !
    Nice reaction !
    👍👍👍👎💕🇸🇪

  • @brettsteele7386
    @brettsteele7386 6 місяців тому +18

    This is way better than John Denver's version. Sorry JD fans, I'm just being honest.

    • @qman2261
      @qman2261 6 місяців тому +2

      No, you're just giving your opinion. I prefer the original as I find this version quite sterile, even robotic (overproduced?) - they have good voices and the harmonies are nice but there's just no emotion in it. That's my opinion, rather than a claim of 'innate truth'.

    • @minneyruth
      @minneyruth 6 місяців тому

      💯💯💯❤

  • @vegaswillie
    @vegaswillie 6 місяців тому +1

    Red, why would you put off reacting to this song because you're not crazy about John Denver's version.
    All those requests that you were putting off weren't for John Denver's version. We've been asking for the Home Free version. We all know how much you love Home Free. So why the delay ? Don't put Home Free on hold. Lol Thx for reacting to this. ❤😊
    Over 3200 views and 100+ comments in 4 days.
    Red, Your Rocking this channel again.
    Love you and the channel 🎤🔥🎤

  • @glennvanzandt3011
    @glennvanzandt3011 6 місяців тому +3

    Sweet lady. I respect any like or dislike you may have. We all have different taste in food, and music or voices. For instance, Angelina Jordan obviously has a beautiful voice. However, I don't like it at all. So, now the haters can hate on me.😊

    • @nancyholter5646
      @nancyholter5646 6 місяців тому +2

      Not gonna hate on you, gonna thank you for boosting my morale - I was thinking I was the only one.

  • @vickiadkins9844
    @vickiadkins9844 6 місяців тому

    This one is beautiful!! I dont like JD version either. No shame!! But............. i love this one so much!!

  • @JohnnyMPryor
    @JohnnyMPryor 6 місяців тому

    You enjoyed this it's plain to see

  • @Cosmo__Kramer
    @Cosmo__Kramer 6 місяців тому +1

    It's ok but it's just not as good as the original this version doesn't really cut it in west by God..only the original. ..the song is known world wide..my son in the army was in South Korea..he was out one night and a south korean asked where hes from he replied w.v..the man immediately broke into country roads while making concrete snow angles😂

  • @TheBjern
    @TheBjern 2 місяці тому

    OK, but only made me want to listen the original

  • @johnniecalhoun5381
    @johnniecalhoun5381 6 місяців тому

    You're too cute to need to apologize !!

  • @Gtr4Peace
    @Gtr4Peace 6 місяців тому +1

    So much better than Denver's lame version.

  • @KeepEvery1Guessing
    @KeepEvery1Guessing 6 місяців тому

    Nah, unpaved roads don't do well with New Hampshire winters. There was stuff like that when I used to visit my grandparents in Kansas as a kid, but that was pretty flat.

  • @williamcapp448
    @williamcapp448 6 місяців тому

    There's a plaintive quality to the home Free version. John's is too upbeat for the song story.

  • @johnveerkamp1501
    @johnveerkamp1501 6 місяців тому

    TO MUCH OLD AMERICAN MUSIC !!

  • @taylemgames2652
    @taylemgames2652 6 місяців тому

    It's ok, I don't like John Denver at all myself.