# Does EVERYONE know 'Country Roads'?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [May 13, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-know-country-roads/1018317 "2025-05-13T02:46:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-know-country-roads/1018317/10 "2025-05-13T03:13:35Z")

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> [@Why do Germans at Oktoberfest sing John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-germans-at-oktoberfest-sing-john-denvers-take-me-home-country-roads/638341/94):
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> I was going to start a new thread, but this one was suggested when I started typing. Take Me Home, Country Roads pops into my head from time to time. Why? Who knows? It always makes me wonder about its international popularity half a century after it came out. The two references that comes to mind are Kingsman: The Golden Circle where it is ‘Merlin’s’ favourite song, and… I don’t know. I think it was Anthony Bourdain, but it might have been Andrew Zimmern. (I think Bourdain.) He’s in a …

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