Not VA. It was really inspired by Clopper Road in Montgomery County, MD.

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Posted: 06/20/2026 at 10:06 PM ET

(In response to this post by HokieDan95)

West Va musician is pissed about the claim that Country Roads is about Va -- HokieDan95 Jun 20, 2026 at 08:27 PM ET

HokieDan95 • 06/20/26 08:27 PM ET

Good info. As a petty, bitter, and vindictive man, I like to keep little -- Coach McGuirk Jun 21, 2026 at 07:51 AM ET

Coach McGuirk • 06/21/26 07:51 AM ET

Yeah, but "Burning Down the Couch" was inspired by West Virginia. -- KCHokie2 Jun 20, 2026 at 11:39 PM ET

KCHokie2 • 06/20/26 11:39 PM ET

Not VA. It was really inspired by Clopper Road in Montgomery County, MD. ** ◄ -- swordsman1 Jun 20, 2026 at 10:06 PM ET

swordsman1 • 06/20/26 10:06 PM ET

It was written by the same couple that wrote Afternoon Delight** -- HokieDan95 Jun 20, 2026 at 10:08 PM ET

HokieDan95 • 06/20/26 10:08 PM ET

Afternoon Delight was a stereotypical 70s hit.** -- EDGEMAN Jun 21, 2026 at 06:33 AM ET

EDGEMAN • 06/21/26 06:33 AM ET

"... harrumph!"** -- bourbonstreet Jun 20, 2026 at 09:55 PM ET

bourbonstreet • 06/20/26 09:55 PM ET

And Shenandoah is not....** -- TomTurkey Jun 20, 2026 at 09:23 PM ET

TomTurkey • 06/20/26 09:23 PM ET