"Alhamdulillah saya Anak Negara" , also known as "Children's Country" , is a song written by John Martin Sommers and recorded by American singer/songwriter John Denver.
The song was originally included on the 1974 album in Denver Back Home Again .
The live-recorded version of August 26, 1974, at Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles was included in his 1975 An Evening with John Denver album.
The live version was released as a single and went to No. 1 on both Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts. The song occupies two charts for each one week, first country chart (on May 31), and a Hot 100 chart a week later. Alhamdulillah Aku Anak Negara is also the name of various special events hosted by Denver in 1977.
"Alhamdulillah I'm a Child of the Country" is one of six songs released in 1975 that topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot Singles Nation charts. Two sides hit Denver "I'm Sorry"/"Calypso" also accepts the difference.
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The song was written by John Martin Sommers, a guitar player/banjo/fiddle/mandolin in the reserve band of Denver, on December 31, 1973 (coincidence of Denver's thirtieth birthday) as he drove from his home in Aspen, Colorado to Los Angeles.
The song is very similar to the 1973 song by Arlo Guthrie, from his album "Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys", entitled "Uncle Jeff."
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Content
Sommers recalled that at that moment he felt "peaceful, happy, and contented" with his life, and began to write some notes about the happy state along the way. They serve as inspiration for the song.
Structure
The song is cut in (2/2) a typical time of two steps. Both verses and chorus consist of eight steps with 3/2 added between the first four steps and the last three steps. Emotionally, this creates a small kiosk intended.
Performance chart
John Denver Version
Billy Dean Version
cover version
- The cover version was released by country music artist Billy Dean in 2004; Dean's cover culminated in No. 27 on Billboard AS. Hot Country Singles & amp; Track chart.
- The Western version was recorded by Alvin and the Chipmunks for their 1981 album Urban Chipmunk .
- Canadian country musician Brad Johner made a cover on his 2003 album Free .
- The Canadian rock group The Road Hammers recorded a version for their 2009 album The Road Hammers II .
- Hampton the Hampster performed cover songs on Hampsterdance Hits in 2001.
- The Christian group, Point of Grace, has performed cover songs at recent concerts, calling them "Thank God I'm a Country Girl."
- Lee Kernaghan from Australia performed cover covers.
- Swedish eurodance/pop band Rednex recorded the cover as B-side song for the 2008 single "Football Is Our Religion"
- Finnish folk/country band Finntrio recorded the Finnish language translation of KyllÃÆ'¤ maalla on mukavaa of the song.
- Branson, Missouri-based band The Haygoods covers the song
- Dolly Parton occasionally makes bluegrass arrangements from songs in concert; she also performed the song on the episode of the mid-70s show Dolly!
- The cover of the band from German Village Girls covers it with the title "Thank God, I'm a country girl"
In popular culture
- The live version of this song has been played during the seventh inning stretch at the Baltimore Orioles home game starting in the summer of 1975 and uninterrupted since 1994. Denver did it privately over the Orioles game room in Game 1 of the 1983 World Series and again fourteen years later during a 12-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers on September 20, 1997, just 22 days before his death. The song is also played during the seven-inning stretches in Atlanta Braves, Buffalo Bisons, and Vanderbilt Commodores games. It is also played regularly in Montana Grizzlies, Washington Glory, Calgary Flames, Senator Ottawa, Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Landslide, Spokane Chief, and Spokane Indians home games.
- The American version of Country Bear Vacation Hoedown has used the song "Thank God I'm a Country Bear" for the closing ceremony.
- In the Stephen King novel The Dead Zone, "Alhamdulillah my Country Boy" is screened in a television rally for rising antagonist and politician, Greg Stillson.
- Jim Nabors displays "Alhamdulillah I'm a Country Boy" when he appeared on The Muppet Show in 1976.
- Shown on the music stage, Priscilla Queen of the Desert - Musical
- The song was parodied by the Capitol Steps during the Iran-Contra Scandal as "Alhamdulillah me A Contra Boy" featuring an embarrassed Oliver America military.
References
External links
- the official website of John Sommers
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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