The Wall
1999 · Angel 98981 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- John McDermott
- Title
- The Wall
- Release
- Remebrance
- Year
- 1999
- Label
- Angel # 98981
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
John McDermott, born on 25 March 1955 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, UK, and currently based in the USA, released the song "The Wall" (Angel Records # 98981), a contemporary folk version of the song above (performed by Michael McCann, and written by Vietnam War veteran Tim Murphy), with a few alternative lyrics, including reference to the Lincoln Memorial in the first verse.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: On a drizzly DC morning in the middle of July / My brother bought me downtown to the Wall / Past the watchful eyes of Lincoln, beneath a weeping summer sky / We crossed the street to the little green, and visited the Wall / I remember I was nervous then, I guess a little scared / Cause I wasn't sure how I'd react at all / To see the names of the servicemen who been recorded there / Who heard the final roll call, and assembled at the wall / And every name’s a father or a husband or a son / Or a daughter or a brother or a cousin to someone / Or a name might be a classmate or a friend you may recall / There’s nearly sixty thousand fallen names, still waiting at the wall...
About the artist
Born 25 March 1955, Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom. Currently USA.