Seven-Year-Old Performs 'Take Me Home, Country Roads', Wows Judges With Unique Voice

Jul 31, 2020

Some things in life are almost too cute for words, and singing then seven-year-old Shaney-Lee is undoubtedly one of them. This heartwarming country bumpkin backs up his humble roots with adorable charm and serious talent.

As his enthusiastic performance of Take Me Home, Country Roads on The Voice Kids UK 2018 demonstrates, this wunderkind possesses staying power and a winning smile. Based on this live recording of a John Denver masterpiece, the winsome little tyke evidently has a bright future in show business. In fact, the pint-sized singer can already boast that he's earned his keep as a professional showman.

This lighthearted spectacle has been graciously brought to us by the 2018 season of The Voice Kids UK. Shaney-Lee’s memorable appearance has already outlasted most of the competition. His delightfully upbeat rendition of the old-school tune clearly wooed the reality show’s celebrity panel.

In addition to visibly wowing Pixie Lott of Strictly Come Dancing fame, the boy wonder earned positive affirmations from both The Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am and McFly’s Danny Jones. In essence, the British entertainment empire may have just crowned a new mini king.

If you were to just hear the music without watching, you might think that Shaney-Lee was quite a few years older than his birth certificate shows. It definitely sounds like the words are being delivered by a much more mature individual.

Amazingly, the child’s mother isn’t surprised or fazed by her son’s sophistication; instead, she has merely grown accustomed to it. Here’s how she explains her kid’s uncanny disposition: He’s basically an “old man in a little person’s body.”

The merit of childhood artistry is always worth celebrating, but this down-to-earth chap takes his preeminent stage presence up a notch or two. In the end, everyone in attendance was enamored with Shaney-Lee’s uplifting attitude and rural naivety.

Because of his bold reinvention of a distinguished classic, this tiny champ landed a spot in the final round. Regardless of what follows this moment, he is on track to become a certified superstar down the line.

Astonishingly, Shaney-Lee’s time on Earth didn’t even get to overlap with the legend that helped launch him to viral recognition. In 1997, John Denver passed away tragically in an aviation accident; meanwhile, this new kid on the block wasn’t even born until 2001.

Without irony, he serenades crowds by melodically singing, “Life is old there, older than the trees,” which is quickly followed by this expression: “Younger than the mountains growing like a breeze.”

It’s bewildering how fast time seems to fly when you consider that this iconic composition first reached audiences on April 12th, 1971. For nearly 47 years, no one had managed to supersede the brilliance of Denver’s original release.

Can you believe it took a precious child prodigy to help the world rediscover an infamous piece of country music lore? Consequently, there are now millions of sales around the planet for digital copies of this single. The folksy resurgence is officially in motion.

Thanks to one youthfully exuberant talent, Take Me Home, Country Roads is witnessing a full-scale revival. Now is the perfect moment to get your friends and family members in on the endearing vintage romp. Just remember to forward the universal message at hand here: “The radio reminds me of my home far away. Driving down the road, I get a feeling that I should have been home yesterday.”