Lana Del Rey<\/b> recently shared a cover of John Denver<\/b>‘s classic song “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”<\/p>\n
Del Rey made the song with producer Zachary Dawes<\/b>, reimagining the folksy 1971 song in her signature melancholic style. <\/p>\n
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” is actually the second song to recently get a new Lana Del Rey spin. She also performed a rendition of the song “Unchained Melody,” made famous by The Righteous Brothers<\/b> and later recorded by Elvis Presley<\/b>, during NBC<\/i>‘s “Christmas at Graceland” holiday special.<\/p>\n
“Take Me Home, Country Roads,” also known simply as “Country Roads”, is a song written by Bill Danoff<\/b>, Taffy Nivert<\/b> and Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100<\/i> in the week ended August 28, 1971. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, last month, Del Rey received five Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Alterative Music Album for Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd?<\/i> <\/p>\n
Her song “A&W” was also nominated for Song of the Year and Best Alternative Music Performance, while “Candy Necklace” featuring Jon Batiste was nominated for Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance.<\/p>\n
(Photo: Justin Higuchi; CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia) <\/p>\n