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I have always been a fan of the late Glen Campbell’s music, and one of my favorite songs by Glen has always been “Galveston”.
In fact, I featured that song in a blog post several months ago.
After that post went live I received several puzzling messages from folks asking why I felt the need to post an anti-Vietnam War song on a site called My Daily Smile.
Well, truth be told, I’ve listened to that song countless times over the years and it never occurred to me that it might be an anti-war song.
To be sure, there are indeed several tangential references to war in it, but I don’t really hear “Galveston” as an anti-war song. To me it just sounds like a simple love song from the perspective of a soldier who is off fighting in some far-away land and greatly missing his sweetheart.
Of course your impression of this song could well be different from mine, and that’s fine. But I believe it’s a really good song either way.
I’ve posted another great performance of “Galveston” below so you can listen to it again and make your own judgement about it.
Again, if you disagree with my take on it, that’s fine. But I’d love to hear your opinion about it.
Note: You can watch this video at full screen by clicking the little “square” icon in the lower-right corner of the video after it begins playing.