The Beaches of Cheyenne

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"The Beaches of Cheyenne" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer, Garth Brooks. The album was released in December 1995 as the third single of her album Fresh Horses . The song became Brooks 1st 15th hit <<> Billboard in March 1996.

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Background and writing

In 1995 TV Special, "The Garth Brooks Story," Garth explained that the meaning of the song did not end as he had planned: "It should be really funny, kind of like a cowboy on the beach, sort of, swingin 'kind of thing. a man on the beach who will come home from a suit and tie job He never had a cowboy talent, but he always wanted to be one So he just slip home from his shoes and go out and walk on the beach and dream Wyoming and stuff. Then came out of a coincidence, one pass, it came with... every night he walked on Cheyenne beach.We looked at each other and said, "This is not going to be funny kids." Cheyenne, Wyoming is home to Cheyenne Frontier Days, one of the most famous rodeo events that takes place every summer.

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Content

"The Beaches of Cheyenne" is a mid-tempo set in the key of G major. Brooks vocals start from C4 (middle C) to E5.

The lyrics depict a woman who has just "gone crazy" after her husband decides to participate in the rodeo against her wishes and is killed on a bullfight after she "pulls a bull that can not be ridden". The grieving woman, puzzled that her last words to her husband were, "I do not care if you never come back from Cheyenne," running to the sea. Although his body was never found, the narrator explains that "If you go down to the water/you'll see his footprints in the sand/Because every night he walks on Cheyenne beach."

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Track list

Single EP Eropa

1. "The Beaches of Cheyenne"
2. "Berdiri di Luar Api"
3. "Jika Tomorrow Never Comes"

AS DJ Promo CD Tunggal Capitol D-Pro-10332, 1996

1. "The Beaches of Cheyenne" - 4:11

AS 7 "Jukebox Single Capitol Nashville 19022, 1996

1. "The Beaches of Cheyenne" - 4:13
2. "Irlandia"

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Penerimaan

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic considers "The Beaches of Cheyenne" one of the strongest tracks on the album, saying that Brooks "let his guard down" because, unlike the rest of the album, he does not "try too hard." Entertainment Weekly critic Alanna Nash called it "a confusing ghost story."

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Chart history

The song debuted on the Billboard country chart on December 9, 1995, along with four albums cut from Fresh Horses: "The Old Stuff", "Rollin '", " It's Midnight Cinderella "and" That Ol 'Wind ", which were then the last two released as singles. On the graph of the week of 16 March 1996, it became one of the fifteenth Brooks Billboard Number One, holding a position for a week.

Graphics position

Year-end graph

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References

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External links

• Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics

Source of the article : Wikipedia