Take Me Home, Country Roads Take Me Home, Country Roads "Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known as "Take Me Home" or "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, and John Denver about the state of West Virginia. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number 2 on "Billboard"s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971. The song was a success on its initial release and was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 18, 1971, and Platinum on April 10, 2017. The song became one of John Denver's
Take Me Home (TV series) experiencing major transformation, including residential development, roads, and an advanced computer technology centre (relevant to the era of the broadcast). Kathy encounters a local taxi driver, Tom, who is driven by his passion for engineering and the infusion of technology in the town. Kathy and Tom begin to meet secretly, behind their respective partners' backs. Their obsessive affair plays out over a backdrop of the social and economic changes of the 1980s in "Thatcherite" Britain. "Take Me Home" has many scripted references to actual changes in society at the time: notably, the technology encroachments upon industry and skilled labour. Scenes