Galveston
1969 · Capitol 2428 · Los Angeles, California
- Artist
- Glen Campbell
- Title
- Galveston
- Release
- Galveston / Every Time I Itch I Wind Up Scratchin' You
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Capitol # 2428
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Galveston (Campbell, Glen) (Capitol Records # 2428) Soldier dreaming of home, and his sweetheart. Does not mention Vietnam. #1 Billboard country single, # 4 Billboard Hot 100 "Galveston, oh, Galveston I still hear your sea winds blowing I still see her dark eyes glowing She was twenty one, when I left Galveston... I watch the cannons flashing I clean my gun, and dream of Galveston I still see her standing by the water Standing there looking out to sea And is she waiting there for me On the beach where we used to run? Galveston, I am so afraid of dying Before I dry the tears she's crying Before I watch your sea birds...at Galveston"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
American country singer, born 22 April 1936 near Delight, Arkansas ('Galveston'); died 8 August 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. [Source: Wikipedia]