>>12264506>>12264472>it most likely had to do with rights issues, and the song was ready for a while.Unless there's some statement to contrary floating around in archive, this is my head-canon, and the biggest issue.
Country Roads was a dead meme by the time the cover came out. If it had come out in 2020 it might be still be a poor reflection on every member's skills, but it would be timely and relevant at least.
>https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2018-01-01%202021-10-30&geo=US&q=country%20roads 