1975 Songs: Thank God I’m a Country Boy

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Well, I warned you that there’d be more country music along the way. Here we are! I mentioned earlier that there were six “country” songs that made it to #1 on the pop charts in 1975. This guy had two of them. This is the obviously country one. Thank God I’m a Country Boy - John Denver The other #1 song that John Denver had in 1975 was “I’m Sorry” (no, not the Brenda Lee song). Man, that song stunk. But I loved the B-side, “Calypso,” which was a tribute to Jacques Cousteau (kids, look him up, we old folks know him very well). This was easily the better of Denver’s chart-toppers in 1975. Denver originally recorded this on Back Home Again in 1974, but the live version was released as a single…and wow, did it take off. And it’s easy to understand why: it’s fun and upbeat and happy. In fact, I think everyone liked this song, except my mom (she’d turn the radio off when she heard that “whoo!” at the beginning, before Denver had a chance to start singing ). Hard to believe that was 50 years ago. The positive feel of the song is timeless. And hey, put a bass behind this, and it’s a rap song! Thank God I'm a Country Boy Written by John Martin Sommers Recorded by John Denver From An Evening With John Denver, 1975 I’ve got cakes on the griddle: