# Why do Germans at Oktoberfest sing John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-germans-at-oktoberfest-sing-john-denvers-take-me-home-country-roads/638341 "2012-10-20T18:12:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 94
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2021, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-germans-at-oktoberfest-sing-john-denvers-take-me-home-country-roads/638341/94 "2021-12-31T15:42:01Z")
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 car in an Asian country with about four other guys, and they start singing _Take Me Home, Country Roads_. He said something to the effect of ‘You haven’t lived until you’ve ridden a car in [Asian country] with a bunch of guys singing _Take Me Home, Country Roads_.’ Does anyone know what show that was from? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-germans-at-oktoberfest-sing-john-denvers-take-me-home-country-roads/638341)._