Does the beauty and majesty of Denver make you want to sing? You’re not alone! Some of the most iconic singers and songwriters were so inspired by this beautiful city, that they wrote songs about it. Here are 12 of these iconic songs about Denver that are sure to touch your soul:
1.) Rocky Mountain High by John Denver
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high I’ve seen it raining fire in the sky You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply Rocky Mountain high
2.) Commerce City Sister by Devotchka
You know I ain’t never going back to Commerce City Who knows how they’ve taken my last twenty dollar bill There ain’t no love lost there ain’t no more time to kill And all my brothers they’re up on Jersey landfill And I ain’t never going back to that town
3.) A Mile High in Denver by Jimmy Buffet
I’m about a mile high in Denver Where the rock meets timberline I’ve walked this ground from town to town Just to finally call it mine
4.) 40 Miles from Denver by Yonder Mountain String Band
And I’d be 40 miles from Denver when you woke up all alone I’d be 40 miles from Denver and three days from my home In that cool mountain air, on an Appalachian trail Ohh, life is better there
5.) Boulder to Birmingham by Emmylou Harris
I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham I would hold my life in his saving grace. I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham If I thought I could see, I could see your face.
6.) Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead by Warren Zevon
LeRoy says there’s something you should know Not everybody has a place to go And home is just a place to hang your head And dream up things to do in Denver when you’re dead
7.) O.D.’d in Denver by Hank Williams, Jr.
We started the tour out in Denver, Colorado I made the first one but I did not make the second show ‘Cause I met this girl there that brought about quite a big change But I OD’d in Denver and I just can’t remember her name
8.) Denver by Willie Nelson
The bright lights of Denver Were shining like diamonds Like ten thousand jewels in the sky Where it’s nobody’s business
9.) The Beautiful People of Denver from The Unsinkable Molly Brown
You don’t have to tell me who you are You’re the beautiful people of Denver!
10.) Get Out of Denver by Bob Seger
Get out of Denver better go go Get out of Denver better go Get out of Denver better go go Get out of Denver cause you look just like a commie
11.) Lucky Denver Home by Jimmy Eat World
This time it’s on my own Minutes from somewhere else Somewhere I made a wish with Lucky Denver Mint
12.) Colder Weather by Zac Brown Band
At a truck stop diner just outside of Lincoln, The night is black as the coffee he was drinkin’, And in the waitress’ eyes he sees the same ‘ol light shinin’, He thinks of Colorado And the girl he left behind
Which one of these songs about Denver will be your next ringtone?
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