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Because he called the forest brother,
Because he called the Earth his mother
they drove him out into the rain;
some people even said
that the boy from the country was insane.

Because he spoke to fish in the creek
He tried to tell us that the animals could speak
and who knows? Perhaps they do.
How do you know they don't,
just because they've never spoken to you?

Boy from the country, left his home when he was young
Boy from the country, he loves the sun

He tried to tell us that we should love the land,
but we just turned our heads and laughed
You see, we did not understand

Sometimes I think that the boy from the country
is the only one who sees,
'cause the boy from the country
doesn't want to see the forest for the trees.

Boy from the country, he left his home when he was young
Boy from the country, he loves the sun


If anyone can get me, or tell me where to get, the mp3 of the live version of this, you'll have all my thanks and gushing gratitude.

That's the live version from An Evening With John Denver. It's on the LP version. The idiots at the record company left the song off the CD version. Grr. [livejournal.com profile] songdog sent me the studio version, but the live one is so much better. No annoying studio musicians and backing vocalists. Just voice and guitar. lovely. It's really one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.


ETA: I got it from iTunes! A thousand thank-yous to [livejournal.com profile] i_harobed! Does anyone know how to turn an iTunes song into an mp3 so I can listen to it on Winamp?

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Date: 2004-02-26 09:36 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] moonlight69
The only way to make it an mp3 is burn it to an audio CD and then rip it as an mp3. Such is the nature of iTunes--they're trying to make it NOT easy to get it into mp3 so you can pass it around to your friends. ;)

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Date: 2004-02-26 10:00 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] primroseburrows.livejournal.com
I could do that. On the other computer, though. *waits for [livejournal.com profile] mr_t00by*

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