Jimmy Webb - one of America's greatest songwriters. Make sure to note this is about a soldier in Vietnam. The song is actually unfinished. They had to record it on the fly with no time to finish so the album could be done on time. Gentle on my Mind is the one song from Glen Campbell which is required listening.
"Galveston" is a song about an American soldier fighting in the Vietnam War and longing to return home to Texas and Galveston. It's based on a true story by the songwriter. Thanks, Shawan, for the excellent commentary on the song and your family vacation.
I was a little boy when this came out. I remember this song because every time I hear it, I'm back in my Mom's car as she drives us home from some where and it's playing on the radio. Just a summer afternoon riding in the car with my Mom and the radio on. Nothing special, but isn't it funny the memories that are triggered by a song?
Glen is a tremendous talent. Funny that some of his biggest songs do not showcase his incredible guitar playing. One of the finest guitar players of his time
If you want to be blown away, watch the live version of this with Steve Warriner. Makes you wonder at how anyone could play like that! Glen Campbell was, inarguably, one of the best guitar players *ever* 🎸
@@rayj1011 Indeed he was! The solo in that version I mentioned is insane. I've seen several really very excellent guitarists, including professionals claim that to be not just difficult, but nearly impossible to play. And yet, he is noticeably missing from RS top 250 guitarists. Roy Clark too. 😑
Great song! Glen Campbell was one of the most talented entertainers & guitarists in the world. He had a lot of hits such as "By the Time I Get To Phoenix", "Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife", "Try A Little Kindness", "Southern Nights" etc. Sadly he got Alzheimer's later in life. The last song he recorded was "I'm Not Gonna Miss You".
My personnel favourite cover of this song was done by a band called Sparklehorse. Their lead singer/songwriter was Mark Linkus and although he wrote some brilliant and beautiful songs the band never quite caught on with the mainstream. Sadly, Linkus suffered from severe depression and took his own life in 2010 at the age of 48. I never would have heard of him had it not been for an obituary in the New York Times. The description of his music made me curious and sure enough I found a treasure trove of great music. At any rate, I find Sparklehorse's version of "Galveston' almost haunting and well worth a listen.
This song was released five days after I was born in 1969. My Dad had a few Glen Campbell 33LP -I've known this song all my life. I didn't catch the reference to military service in war, until my older brother explained it, when we were adolescents. My brother was born when our Dad served in the Air Force in the mid-60's. at a SAC base. Glen Campbell also toured with The Beach Boys, in like 1965 when Brian Wilson had a break-down. Since the BB's recorded with The Wrecking Crew, Glen as asked to step in on guitar and vocals.
Thank you for reacting to "Galveston". 💙Have you heard, "Where's the Playground, Susie", "Gentle on My Mind", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", or "Witchita Lineman"? All Glen Campbell. 💙💙
Shawn please watch the Wrecking Crew biography film….they were amazing bunch of musicians that we will never see the like of again…..Jimmy Webb is an amazing songwriter and is very interesting to listen to in interviews.
Boy, this song brings me back. I was just on the beach on South Padre Island, staring at the ocean, watching the pelicans dive for fish. And thinking about fate, I could have been drafted.
Glen was one of the Wrecking Crew muscians. This is a great example of the Wrecking Crew. I believe Capitol Records producer Al DeLory produced this RIAA gold single.
In the version on RU-vid with Jimmy Webb called "In Session", Jimmy provides some insight about his original intent for the song and the pace he hoped it would be sung. In the version that follows, Glen sings the song the way Jimmy intended, and it totally transforms into a more thoughtful, melancholy message with a greater sense of gravitas. Its amazing how the much the song changes just by changing the pace!
Check out the CMT top 100 country songs countdown from early 2000s. Comments from the legendary Merle Haggard, Brad Paisley, and Toby Keith set up an iconic performance accompanied by the great Steve Wariner. You’ve got to check this one out!!
YOU GOTTA SEE HIM DO IT ON A VIDEO CLIP SHAWN FOR SURE!😊SOME GLEN VIDEOS FOR SURE? WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE, GENTLE ON MY MIND, BACK HOME IN INDIANA, GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY W ( ROY CLARK ) 💯 BUT REGULAR TRACKS, GEEEZZZ SHAWN: BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX, TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS, DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE, 👍ANYWAY THERE YA GO, THAT GETS YOU STARTED ON SOME TOP OF THE CROP SHAWN, R.I.P ☹ GLEN
