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I didn't care for his Allentown to be honest, but he definitely scored some points back with what you observed. Very humble and respectful to everyone, where some artists would have stood back but hung around.

One cannot fathom the literal HELL these poor young boys went through... My great grandfathers fought in ww2. One a b17 tail gunner over Europe, the other landing a few days after D-Day as a replacement and then fighting and being wounded at Saint Lo, then moved to Belgium to prepare for crossing the Rhine in the coming spring offensive in 1945... He was there when the Germans pushed into the Ardennes and launched the Battle of the Bulge... He and his men were shelled mercilessly... These guys were just teenagers... kids...

No, just takes them to another audience.

I have always been a Garth brooks fan but his covers of these songs really really brought them to another level

It's just you. Trust me. Just me. My loathing of Garth as a person and a product of the Nashville machine aside, he is not remotely comparable to Billy Joel. Not.Even.Close.

As an aside, the Garth may be an entertainer. Billy is an artist. The only hit that Garth had that showed any bit of heart in the writing, is a Billy Joel song. Aside from that, Garth had every single hit directed his way by the labels. That's the way it works in Nashville. It isn't the most talented that make it in Nashville. It's the most marketable.

Respectfully, I've never been a country music fan. But I'll never forget the moment, as I drove home from work one evening MANY years ago, when a song on the radio caught my attention. (Important Note: This was before Google, Duck-Duck-Go, any Social Media platform, or even the Internet itself were part of MY world). At the time... I'd never even heard of Garth Brooks. This was literally my introduction to him, the VERY FIRST song I EVER heard him sing. The song? "Shameless." As I listened to each note, completely captivated, I recall wondering: Who is this? I had INSTANTLY recognized the STYLE, the emotion, the structure, the overall "sound" of the song. It was SO familiar. I KNEW the Composer HAD to be Billy Joel, but it clearly wasn't Billy Joel singing... & I just HAD to know if my musical instincts were correct. So I changed my plans & drove directly to my local brick & mortar "Camelot Music," where I inquired about the song "Shameless." I was told, "Oh yeh. That's Garth Brooks!" To which I replied, "Who?" I was then directed to the section where I could find the Garth cassette w/the song "Shameless." (Yeh, cassette. I know. I know. What can I say? I'm old!). I then purchased not only my first Garth Brooks, but my first ever "Country" Music. For two reasons, I've never regretted it. First, b/c I've loved Garth ever since. Second, b/c it confirmed my "ear"... my musical instincts were correct & that Billy Joel did in fact write "Shameless." Tho I, of course, have many... many Garth favorites, "Shameless" will always hold a very special place in my heart. OK... so Garth didn't write it. That takes nothing away from my fond memory of how I came to know & to love Garth Brooks... from my love for the song, or my love for Garth's performance. Oh... on the contrary. Knowing it was the great Billy Joel who wrote the song makes me love "Shameless" all the more.🙏♥️🇺🇲✌

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️

Those were two brutal battles. Your grandfathers are strong men. Good Bless them!

I am from Germany, East Germany. Me and my people had nothing to do with the US Vietnam War if not being on the Viet Kong side, today I still consider this war a grave mistake by the US and the role, the USSR played in it extremely questionable. But this rendition of this song I heared mit my youth first still bings tears in my eyes: because of the humanity, the deep feelings of holding on to each other under inhumane conditions. And the tragic of perfectly normal people being obliterated by the war machine.

We have tremendous respect for our veterans. From the memorials to armistice day. I and many others wear my poppy with pride and proudly support our troops.

Glad I was alone when I first saw it and blubbered, but then I was happy to feel it without embarassment.

Vietnam was EVERONE’S war. I hope the USA learned from that horrific fiasco.

@@andyj2597 As do I. One of my Uncles is buried in a Dutch war cemetary and we go there to pay respects but it's nothing like the levels of respect you see for both veterans and serving military in the USA.

I remember seeing Billy performing Saigon live in Philadelphia. He always recruited vets from the area to come out on stage. Absolutely beautiful.

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️

Me too. 49 year old man and literally, crying.

So do i . ..

Hello J How are you doing today?

@@alexdiaz4181 doing absolutely nothing productive!

@@willettej7988 Oh ok that's good to hear Where are you from?

Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️

Hilarious how potus at the time saluted back, as if they were saluting him

@@winy68 considering he’s the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces...yeah, they were.

“Pop Tall, Marine!!!”

same

Yeah me too. It reminds me when he threw his medals away, and put in for Purple Heart commendations for non existent, or possibly self inflicted scratches or at best minor scratches that required band aids and that no honorable man would take a Purple Heart for

@@winy68 plenty of veterans threw their medals away. That’s the tragedy of this war. They didn’t return as heroes. As for the alt-right propaganda - shameful - John Kerry served. Bush, Cheney, Trump - they stayed at home.

@@winy68 The only flaw in your argument is that it is not true. Feel free to tell us about Dubya's or Trump Vietnam War service though.

@@seanscanlon9067 what do you think is untrue? First tell me about biden, obama and clinton’s military service

@@JoeDiego the alt left aka communist propaganda really got you. Tell me about biden obama and clinton service

Everytime

So did i ..i am french..i know what we own you..thanks forever..

Garth stole the stage.

Going from the line in Allentown "But something happened on the way to that place, they threw an American flag in our face" into Goodnight Saigon.

Nylon Curtain was one of his best albums

Well said, and thank you for saying it.

right lol thats a good one

Why are you supposed to hate Garth Brooks?

@@Grisbi6 I wrote this in ignorance and I apologize.

I don't know but it's a damn good band.

Yes it’s Kenny

Alexis roderick gf

@@franciscorangel5300 They have been married since 2015.

Why?