I'll Walk
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"I'll Walk" is the title of a song written by Brent Wilson and Lonnie Fowler, and recorded by American country
artist Bucky Covington
. Released in April 2008, it is the third single released from his self-titled debut album
, and the third consecutive Top 20 country chart entry of his career.
built around the phrase "I'll walk," which is used in three different contexts within the story. In the first verse, the male narrator has an argument with his girlfriend while driving home from a high school prom
, causing her to leave the car and tell him "I'll walk" (i.e., that she will walk home instead of having him drive home). In the second verse, she is hit by a vehicle, of whom its driver could not see her while coming around a turn due to her black dress. The boyfriend then rushes to the hospital to see her after having been told about the accident and that her legs have been crippled. Standing at the hospital bed, the male is then told again by his girl that she will walk, even after discovering that "her legs still wouldn't move." The male explains in the bridge that he stood by her while she was injured. Finally in the third verse, the man and woman have reconciled and are about to get married. The woman, in a wheelchair
, looks up to her father at the wedding, telling him that she will walk, instead of being pushed down the aisle in her wheelchair.
chart, giving Covington his third consecutive top twenty, and second Top Ten hit from his debut album.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Bucky Covington
Bucky Covington
William Joel "Bucky" Covington III is an American country music singer. He placed eighth on the 5th season of the Fox Network's talent competition series American Idol. In December 2006, he signed a recording contract with Lyric Street Records...
. Released in April 2008, it is the third single released from his self-titled debut album
Bucky Covington (album)
Bucky Covington is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Bucky Covington. It was released by Lyric Street Records, the country division of Hollywood Records, on April 17, 2007. The lead-off single, "A Different World", reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs...
, and the third consecutive Top 20 country chart entry of his career.
Content
The song is a mid-tempo balladBallad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
built around the phrase "I'll walk," which is used in three different contexts within the story. In the first verse, the male narrator has an argument with his girlfriend while driving home from a high school prom
Prom
In the United States and Canada, a prom, short for promenade, is a formal dance, or gathering of high school students. It is typically held near the end of the senior year. It figures greatly in popular culture and is a major event among high school students...
, causing her to leave the car and tell him "I'll walk" (i.e., that she will walk home instead of having him drive home). In the second verse, she is hit by a vehicle, of whom its driver could not see her while coming around a turn due to her black dress. The boyfriend then rushes to the hospital to see her after having been told about the accident and that her legs have been crippled. Standing at the hospital bed, the male is then told again by his girl that she will walk, even after discovering that "her legs still wouldn't move." The male explains in the bridge that he stood by her while she was injured. Finally in the third verse, the man and woman have reconciled and are about to get married. The woman, in a wheelchair
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
, looks up to her father at the wedding, telling him that she will walk, instead of being pushed down the aisle in her wheelchair.
Reception
The song has received mixed reviews. The song was labeled "thumbs down" and "a solid offering" on two different reviews from the same country music site The 9513. Reviewer Brady Vercher describes the song as a "tired formula with a happy ending," saying "it's been done before with better writing and a better delivery" which is in contradiction to Vercher's "solid offering" comment made regarding the same song a year earlier.Chart performance
"I'll Walk" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country SongsHot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart, giving Covington his third consecutive top twenty, and second Top Ten hit from his debut album.
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