Australian version of Country Roads

Here’s my localised take on the classic Country Roads song…

Almost heaven, West Australia
Bluestone mining, and the Swan River
Life is wild there, rolling with the breeze
Older than the red cliffs, standing by the sea

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Australia, ocean mama
Take me home, country roads

Sing along and enjoy it!!!

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Hi Tony,

As a current Sandgroper I had to take up the challenge :joy: :+1:

This is actually a good idea going forward, to rewrite some lyrics and have people jump in with their version.

Where the songs suit it may inspire some longer versions under collaboration too :thinking:

Anyway, I actually really enjoyed this :grin:. Sorry about the squeaking guitar stool, I was obviously rocking the vibe a bit too much :rofl:

I actually was going to include some Trio + drums too but it was getting too hard so just ran with the phone, simples :+1:

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That’s crazy awesome!!! Top stuff. I’ve got alternative lyrics to Diamantina Drover that are fun

What a nice breakfast treat :grinning_face:
Never been to WA, so I decided to stay local :wink:

This is harder than you’d think to program on the Trio+. There’s an extra half bar in the middle of the verse that makes it impossible to match the rhythm to the chorus :open_mouth:
I had to resort to ‘manual footswitching’ :rofl: (5 times!)

Lyrics

I’m in heaven, Western Wirral
Wedged between the Mersey and the Dee,
Liverpool skyline, Snowdon’s summit
Golden sunsets in the Irish sea

Mersey boat, take me home
to the place I belong
Western Wirral, Mersey Mamma
Take me home, Mersey boat

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Almost heaven, Northwest England
Home is where my heart is
Rolling hills and farmland
Old and rustic, with views down to the sea
Misty trees and sunshine
Roll before my eyes

Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
Northwest England
Green fields and hedgerows
Take me home Country Roads

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Perhaps that why it all got too hard :roll_eyes:

:rofl: love it Brian. You had to upstage me didn’t you :joy:

This has certainly got my mind working :thinking: :+1:

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No such thing as ‘upstaging’ in the community :wink:
We’re all learning on our own paths. It’s by doing things like this, you learn something new. I certainly did… and had some fun on the way. I doubt I would have joined in if you hadn’t picked up the baton. And look, David has too :grinning_face:

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That was fantastic Craig, really catchy, superb vocals and just a whole lot of fun to listen to. Loved it :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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Brilliant as always Brian, again so well played and such catchy and clever lyrics. Thank you for the ear worm that will be in my head all morning :rofl:

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:scream: really, that’s an awesome song that i have on my list and play regularly to improve. :+1:

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Crazy man I will have to come up with something cheers HEC

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I had to play a lot with the syllables in the alternative lyrics to get mine working or drag a syllable for a bit longer than you would just speaking it… aaaand the swan river

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Just posted it on a separate thread

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awesome! Thanks

Ha! This is great,
This is exactly what entertainment is about!

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Almost heaven, Minnesota
Boundary Waters, Mississippi River
Life is cold there, winter wonderland
North is forest country, south they farm the land

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
Minnesota, north woods Mama
Take me home, country roads

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Great rendition. Added your own spin with the rewrite and your own style. Good one!

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