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The song is a tale about a shy, lonesome, young American soldier who strikes up a conversation and later a correspondence with a high school girl during the Vietnam War era. Americana details pervade the lyrics as the song details the correspondence as a relationship forms between the two, despite the insurmountable distance. The last letter ...
2. The Chicks, "Travelin' Soldier" The Chicks covered the Bruce Robison classic "Travelin' Soldier" and made it their own courtesy of their signature harmonies. The heartbreaking song tells of a ...
“Travelin’ Soldier” by The Chicks Warning: this song is a certified tearjerker. “Travelin' Soldier” tells the love story of a small-town girl and a soldier during the Vietnam War.
One of the band's biggest hits, "Travelin' Soldier" charted on both the Billboard Top 40 and Hot Country Songs. 'More Than a Name on a Wall' by The Statler Brothers
The song also peaked within the top ten in Canada and Australia. "Travelin' Soldier" was released on December 9, 2002 as the third single from Home. It was performed a year before its release at the 2001 CMA Awards, footage of which was later used as the song's music video. The song initially debuted on the country charts based solely on its ...
Robison has written several songs which have become hits when covered by well-known singers, including: "Travelin' Soldier," (recorded in 2003 by the Dixie Chicks, reached No. 1 on the Country charts); "Angry All the Time," (recorded by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in 2001, also reached No. 1 on the country charts); and "Wrapped" (recorded in 2006 ...
"Travelin' Soldier" by The Chicks From their album Home , this emotional track from The Chicks details the story of a girl writing to a soldier in the Vietnam War who is later killed in battle ...
Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a positive rating. He said the song is the best war song since "Travelin' Soldier". [2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in his review of the album for Allmusic, called it "awkwardly jingoistic". [3]