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Lyrics. You'll always be our great Virginia. You're the birthplace of the nation: Where history was changed forever. Today, your glory stays, as we build tomorrow. I fill with pride at all you give us—. Rolling hills, majestic mountains, From Shenandoah to the Atlantic, Rivers wide and forests tall, all in one Virginia.
Producer (s) Jimmy Miller. " Sweet Virginia " is a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and was the sixth song on the Rolling Stones ' 1972 double album Exile on Main St. The song is a slow country -inspired composition with a saxophone solo. This album was mostly recorded in Villa Nellcôte, France, [ 2] as well as at Olympic ...
Take Me Home, Country Roads. " Take Me Home, Country Roads ", also known simply as " Country Roads ", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard ' s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971.
The song is popular in local organizations such as Shenandoah University, Southern Virginia University, Washington and Lee University, Virginia Tech and the Virginia Military Institute. "Shenandoah" was proposed as the "interim state song" for Virginia in 2006 with updated lyrics. [ 19 ]
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny. " Carry Me Back to Old Virginny " is a song written circa 1878 by James A. Bland (1854–1911), an African-American composer and minstrel performer. [ 1] It was Virginia 's state song from 1940 until 1997. [ 2]
Sweet Virginia Breeze. " Sweet Virginia Breeze " is the official state song of Virginia. While collaborating in 1978, Richmond artists Steve Bassett and Robbin Thompson wrote "Sweet Virginia Breeze" during a rehearsal for their concert at Virginia Commonwealth University. [1] The first studio recording of the song was on their album Together in ...
Leave Virginia Alone. " Leave Virginia Alone " is a song written by American musician Tom Petty and performed by British rock and pop singer and songwriter Rod Stewart on Stewart's seventeenth album, A Spanner in the Works (1995). The song reached number one on the Canadian RPM Top Singles and Adult Contemporary charts in 1995.
Virginia (Clipse song) Virginia (Gin Blossoms song) Virginia Moon (song) Categories: Songs about states of the United States. Music of Virginia. Works about Virginia. Songs about the American South.