Friday, January 10, 2025

Question: What is Colorado’s state song?

Answer: Where the Columbines Grow (adopted in 1915) and Rocky Mountain High (added in 2007).

A.J. Fynn wrote and composed Where the Columbines Grow, a song dedicated to Colorado pioneers, inspired by a mountain meadow filled with columbines in 1896 while visiting the San Luis Valley.

Rocky Mountain High by John Denver and Mike Taylor (1973) became an official Colorado state song on March 12, 2007. Initially controversial for perceived references to drug use, Denver clarified in 1985 that the song celebrates the awe-inspiring beauty of the Rocky Mountains.