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**Rusticator** · 12-22-2013, 10:51 AM

Songs about mountains

I tend to write songs in my head as I hike. Finished one that I started on Tabletop, and I also have another one called 'Hitch Up, Matilda' that I haven't recorded yet.

You can check out 'Tabletop Mountain' at www.rusticatormusic.com

**WinterWarlock** · 12-22-2013, 10:53 AM

Nothing beats

Colonel Forbin's Ascent

Colonel Forbin stared up at the mountain
And wiped away the beads of sweat
That glistened on his brow
His tired feet were buried in the quagmire
And his bloodshot eyes saw all that lay between him
And fulfillment of his vow

And he felt his fingers wrap around a knotted root
And pulled his body upwards
To a sea green mossy boulder
And he dragged his weary carcass up the mountain

And he climbed so slowly
He climbed so slowly
Ahead
Ahead

**Makwa** · 12-22-2013, 03:06 PM

I'll kick in a few...

Fire on the Mountain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAhEi7W1ib0
Rocky Mountain Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt75y38J00s
Misty Mountain Hop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUvkxz1nHMM

**Commissionpoint** · 12-22-2013, 03:59 PM

What about Leslie West?

Mountain.
Climbing!

Great album.

**Jack7957** · 12-22-2013, 07:58 PM

Really? No one mentioned this yet?

John Denver - Rocky Mountain High (From "Around The World Live" DVD)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_WyUwNPOzQ

John Denver - Rocky Mountain High (From "Around The World Live" DVD)John Denver is one of the most successful and best loved recording artists of the 20th ce...

**Corkscrew475** · 12-22-2013, 08:10 PM

I think I'm goin' to Kathmandu
I think it's really where I'm goin' to
Hey, if I ever get out of here
That what I'm gonna do

K-k-k-k-k-k-Kathmandu
I think it's really where I'm goin' to
Hey, if I ever get out of here
I'm goin' to Kathmandu

I got no kick against the west coast
Where all the brothers are such good hosts
I raise my whiskey glass, give 'em a toast
I'm sure they know it's true

I got no rap against southern states
Every time I been there it's been great
But now I'm leaving and I can't be late
And to myself be true

That's why I'm goin' to Kathmandu
Really, really, really goin', too
Hey if I ever get out of here
That's what I'm gonna do

Whoa, Kathmandu
Take me with you, 'cause I'm goin' with you
Now, if I ever get out of here
I'm goin' to Kathmandu

I got no quarrel with the Midwest
The folks out there have given me their best
I've lived there all my life, I've been their guest
I sure have loved it, too

I'm tired of looking at the TV news
I'm tired of drivin' hard and payin' dues
I figure, baby, I got nothin' to lose
I'm tired of bein' blue

That's why I'm goin' to Kathmandu
Up to the mountains where I'm going to
If I ever get out of here
That's what I'm gonna do

K-k-k-k-k-k-Kathmandu.
Really, really, really goin', too
If I ever get out of here
I'm goin' to Kathmandu

I ain't got nothin' 'gainst the east coast
You want some people, well they got the most
New York City's like a friendly old ghost
You seem to cruise right through

I know I'm gonna miss the USA
I guess I'll miss it every single day
But no one loves me here any way
I know my plane is due

The one that's goin' to Kathmandu
Really, really goin', too
Hey, if I ever get out of here
That's what I'm gonna do, gonna do

Kathmandu
Take me with you, 'cause I'm goin' with you
Now, if I ever get out of here
If I ever get out of here
If I ever get out of here
I'm goin' to Kathmandu

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

**Rusticator** · 12-22-2013, 08:16 PM

Songs about mountains

Steve Earle - The Mountain

http://youtu.be/ZBuMFDHkrH8

great album!

**Makwa** · 12-22-2013, 08:17 PM

How about...

Diana Ross & The Supremes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph5iadqH3Eg
Neil Young https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nCj4d2NPKQ

**alistair** · 12-22-2013, 08:31 PM

Sound of Music is on TV as I'm writing ...... The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music

**mrsmileyns** · 12-22-2013, 09:33 PM

Songs about mountains

How mountain girls can love

How Mountain Girls Can Love by the Stanley Brothers Studio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrqhZxvsxTs

How, Mountain, Girls, Can, Love, by, the, Stanley, Brothers, Studio

Mountains of the moon

Grateful Dead "Mountains Of The Moon" Playboy After Dark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVqArOogY-c

The Grateful Dead performs "Mountains Of The Moon" at the Playboy Mansion in January 1969, in this segment from the Playboy After Dark DVD Collection. The cl...