Travelin’ Soldier

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"Travelin’ Soldier" is a poignant country ballad about love and loss during the Vietnam War, popularized by the Dixie Chicks.

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Travelin’ Soldier canonical 1

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instanceOf country ballad
song
albumPerformer Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED
associatedAct Bruce Robison NERFINISHED
Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED
Ty England NERFINISHED
chartPerformance Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single
composer Bruce Robison NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
DixieChicksSingleReleaseYear 2002
firstRecordingYear 1996
genre country
hasSubject military service
small-town America
war casualties
includedInAlbum Home NERFINISHED
language English
lyricalFocus letters between soldier and girl
soldier’s death in combat
madeFamousBy Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED
musicalStyle acoustic
ballad
narrativePerspective first person
notableCoverVersionBy Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED
originalPerformer Bruce Robison NERFINISHED
performer Bruce Robison NERFINISHED
Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED
Ty England NERFINISHED
recordedBy Bruce Robison NERFINISHED
Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED
The Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED
Ty England NERFINISHED
recordLabel Monument Records NERFINISHED
Open Wide Records NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1996
settingPeriod Vietnam War era
singleFrom Home NERFINISHED
subjectMatter a high school girl waiting at home
a young American soldier going to war
theme Vietnam War NERFINISHED
loss
love
tone melancholic
poignant
writer Bruce Robison NERFINISHED

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Dixie Chicks hasHitSong Travelin’ Soldier