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To: FLNittany

‘Galveston’ was an anti-war song.


6 posted on 04/23/2022 6:07:46 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Yes and no. First, it wasn’t written about Vietnam - it was written about 1812. Second, it was more a song of longing. Did it become an anti-war song? Sure. But that was never Jimmy’s intent (and he was as liberal as they came).


8 posted on 04/23/2022 6:10:53 AM PDT by FLNittany
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