The Walk (Sawyer Brown song)
Encyclopedia
"The Walk" is a song recorded by country music
band Sawyer Brown
. It was released in June 1991 as the third and final single from their album Buick
. It peaked at #2 in the United States, and #5 in Canada. It is also included on their 1992 album The Dirt Road
.
and sent to fight in Vietnam
. By the third verse, the father is now very old and about to die, when is comforted by the narrator with the same words as before.http://videos.wittysparks.com/id/2351472539
, and it is entirely in black and white.
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...
band Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller...
. It was released in June 1991 as the third and final single from their album Buick
Buick (album)
Buick is the seventh studio album by American country music band Sawyer Brown. Released in 1991 on Capitol Records, it features the singles "One Less Pony", "Mama's Little Baby Loves Me" and "The Walk"...
. It peaked at #2 in the United States, and #5 in Canada. It is also included on their 1992 album The Dirt Road
The Dirt Road
The Dirt Road is the eighth studio album by American country music band Sawyer Brown. Released in 1992 as their first album for Curb Records, it features the singles "The Dirt Road" and "Some Girls Do", both of which charted in the Top 5 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1992...
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Content
The song is a ballad in which the song's narrator tells about his life through walking. In the first verse, he is a boy who is reluctant to walk down the driveway to the school bus and go to school, until he is comforted by his father. In the second verse, the narrator is again comforted by his father after being draftedConscription
Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
and sent to fight in Vietnam
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. By the third verse, the father is now very old and about to die, when is comforted by the narrator with the same words as before.http://videos.wittysparks.com/id/2351472539
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael SalomonMichael Salomon
Michael Salomon is a music video/film director, who has directed many music videos, including many of Toby Keith's music videos...
, and it is entirely in black and white.
Chart positions
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 5 |