MAB Q&A

...Now about the song. It sounds like it's genre' might be folk or Americana. For those genre's I'm sure it's a great song. My problem with this style of music is most of them tend to "Tell" a story instead of "showing" a story. I guess you could argue there really is a lot of imagery in this tune, so it does show the story. The other thing about song I can get into is, I usually  relate in some way to the song. I don't relate to this song. It's more of a picture of history. It isn't until the 3rd verse when he starts talking about tings I can relate to. Pouring your son his first beer, watching your wife grow more beautiful, the smell of cut grass, paying off a loan, etc. But, I've already lost interest before it gets there. For me to listen to a song more than the first few lines, it's got to relate to me right away. I wasn't in the military in 1941, so to me, the song is a history lesson, I've already studied....