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Downhill Stuff
470
Country
Downhill Stuff was released on January 1, 1979 by RCA/Legacy as a part of the album John Denver
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1979
LabelRCA/Legacy
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM166

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Denver
John Denver
Acoustic Guitar
Denny Brooks
Denny Brooks
Background Vocals
James Burton
James Burton
Electric Guitar
Herb Pedersen
Herb Pedersen
Background Vocals
Danny Wheatman
Danny Wheatman
Mandolin
Emory Gordy Jr.
Emory Gordy Jr.
Bass
Hal Blaine
Hal Blaine
Drums
Glen D. Hardin
Glen D. Hardin
Piano
Jim Horn
Jim Horn
Alto Saxophone
Renée Armand
Renée Armand
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Denver
John Denver
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Milton Okun
Milton Okun
Producer
Kris O'Connor
Kris O'Connor
Co-Producer
Steve Hirsch
Steve Hirsch
Assistant Engineer
Ed Barton
Ed Barton
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Blue river blues
I'd rather be outside
Here I am inside
Watching it rain
Blue river blues
I'd rather be somewhere
Here I am nowhere
Watching it rain
One, two, three, four!
Some people like that downhill stuff
They like it fast and breezy
Some people walk on the other side
They like it slow and easy
Some people run on a mountain trail
Some like it wild and rough
Some like to fly and some like to sail
And some like the downhill stuff
There's work in what we practice
Work in the things we say
Sometimes we work just to try to make a living
Or we're workin' just to make it pay
Sometimes we're tryin' to work our will
But that won't work anyway
I only know that I'm workin' still
Just to get another chance to play
Some people like that downhill stuff
They like it fast and breezy
Some people walk on the other side
They like it slow and easy
Some people run on a mountain trail
Some like it wild and rough
Some like to fly and some like to sail
And some like the downhill stuff
Keep movin' in a forward direction
Like a river rollin' down to the sea
If you wanna make a different selection
Honey, let yourself go with gravity
Everybody's lookin' for heaven
Everybody's lookin' for home
Everybody's lookin' for higher and higher
But nobody wants to be lookin' alone
Everybody's tryin' to get down to it
Everybody's tryin' to sing
Whatever it is we're all gonna do it
But whatever we do we gotta do our own thing
Some people like that downhill stuff
They like it fast and breezy
Some people walk on the other side
They like it slow and easy
Some people run on a mountain trail
Some like it wild and rough
Some like to fly and some like to sail
Some like the downhill stuff
I like the downhill stuff
Let me slide down that downhill stuff
Oh, honey give me some downhill stuff
Written by: John Denver
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