"YAHOO!":YADENVER - "Rocky Mountain High," the late John Denver's love letter to his adopted state, became Colorado's second official song Monday.Lawmakers passed a resolution that puts Denver's 1972 anthem alongside the lesser-known "Where the Columbines Grow."Sen. Bob Hagedorn, who pushed for the second tune, said "Rocky Mountain High" has been an unofficial state song for years and has intro...
In a hilarious NYTimes article, State Senator Bob Hagedorn, and the Colorado General Assembly, backtrack about the meaning of the John Denver song that they just proclaimed as the new additional state song. (It shares the title with Where Columbines Grow)They want to make absolutely clear, that the Rocky Mountain High is an endorphin rush, but not the kind that is produced by illicit drugs. I...