Saturday, August 11, 2012

A Song for the Perseid Meteor Shower: "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver


Photo: NASA
 Looked up John Denver, and there he was on Freegal, tons of his stuff available for a free download.

"And what does he have to do with the Perseids?" you ask.

When he was 27, he went on a camping trip in Colorado during the Perseid meteor shower, and he was inspired to write his best-known song "Rocky Mountain High."

The line "I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky" refers to the meteors he saw that night. In the still night, he also saw "shadows from the starlight."

I saw him in concert at Red Rocks in the early 80's. Great show.

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