Comments on: John Denver’s Country Roads Song Leads to Karaoke Massacre

By: Fanático del Karaoke

Fanático del Karaoke — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:29:25 +0000

[...] También hace unos días buscamos la canción Country Roads de John Denver y me enteré de una nota muy particular —hay gente que no tolera a unos vecinos que todo el día se la pasan repitiendo una misma canción. Un tipo asesina a ocho personas por estar cantando en su karaoke la canción de Country Roads interm…. [...]

By: whooliebacon

whooliebacon — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:51:31 +0000

What do you call Karaoke in Oklahoma?

Pallbearers.

(No offense intended, just read it somewhere)

By: Bob Esq.

Bob Esq. — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:57:59 +0000

I always thought being forced to listen to Steve Miller’s Greatest Hits (over & over & over again) would eventually drive someone into a homicidal rage.

I made the mistake of lending it to my next door neighbor in college; and I’ve never listened to the album since!

By: Bob Ewing

Bob Ewing — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:06:47 +0000

I can personally attest to the horrifying power of repetitive bouts with John Denver songs. During the recent Olympics in Utah (I believe the winter games of 2002), the main network covering the events for some reason decided that two doses of Mr. Denver had to be given at every commercial break (lead in and out). My wife, who is, admittedly, not a John Denver fan, but normally of an equable temperament, suddently jumped up during one such unasked for serenade and began looking for a gun. Fortunately, we are a no firearm household, and she had to content herself with uncommonly strident, telephoned complaints to the network and to our local station. Nonetheless uncertainty as to the continued safety of anyone who might be around at the time the voice of the altitude-loving crooner re-emerged from the ether, I blocked the channel for the remainder of the Olympics.

By: jonathanturley

jonathanturley — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:00:05 +0000

Arabella:

So much for on-line lyrics sites. I have made the change and my apologies to any armed Denver fans.

By: mespo727272

mespo727272 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:20:43 +0000

JT:

I have not noticed any correlation between homicides and listening to John Denver songs. However, I have noticed the correlation between listening and suicide.

By: Arabella

Arabella — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:08:03 +0000

As a 4th-generation Coloradoan (tho’ now living in VT) who grew up totally loving John Denver songs, I take great offense at this tragedy. Surely it is the stress of living in a major metropolitan area where one can hear one’s neighbors sing (probably badly) that had more of an effect on this poor soul than the simple, happy melody that underlies the karaoke.

(While I remain a John Denver fan, I do understand that his music isn’t to everyone’s taste, and the bulk of the paragraph above is intended to be satirical.)

PS – With regard to the lyric – it’s Blue RIDGE mountains, not blue, rich mountains.