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-themed song.

Reception

In 2010, the

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rated "Wild Montana Skies" as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. In 2013, "Wild Montana Skies" won a poll as the "best song about Montana" run by the ''

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''. Reception was not entirely positive; the New York ''Daily News'' rated the song as the second-worst song with the word "wild" in the title, second only to "

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" by

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Chart performance

References

{{Emmylou Harris singles John Denver songs Emmylou Harris songs 1983 singles