First listen to Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (REACTION) 

Glen Campbell started his professional career as a studio musician. For many years he was part of The Wrecking Crew.

"Galveston", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Try a Little Kindness", and "Gentle on My Mind" are definitely worth checking out...

Good call on the Muppet Show... This was absolutely in TMS. The time where I think it was Fozzy Bear was pretending to be a telephone pole LOL and I have no idea why I remember this. :)

Yes to answer your question - episode 108 - Muppet Show. By the way, Glen Campbell and Alice Cooper were neighbors and big golf buddies. Wrap your head around that.

"I need you more than want you, and I want you for all-time". One of the greatest lyrics ever, from one of the most versatile performers ever. Most importantly, top 5 guitarist ever. That, hopefully, is next. What a great way to start the week.

One of the greatest declarations of love in a song - “And I need you more than want you. And I want you for all time.”

That high register string section is mimicking the sound of wires resonating from the wind. I didn’t think the lineman was listening to a phone line, I thought he was hearing the wires whine and was hearing voices in that sound. A great song. Deceptively simple but it has “pull”.

Glen was an exceptional musician; one of the greatest.

Glen was an AMAZING guitar player.

This song modulates between F Major and D Major. The F Major parts describe his job. “I am a lineman for the county….”. The D major parts contain his inner life thinking of his lover. “And I need you more than want you…”

Grew up a few miles from Wichia and this song always evokes images of driving west out of that city into the endless flat prairies of western Kansas toward a setting sun.

You chose a good artist here. Great singer who drifted between pop and country. A great guitarist as well as singer he had his own show on television. I think it was in the seventies. You can't go wrong with any of his songs.

Daniel, you gotta see Glen play the guitar. He was incredible.

Another classic Glenn Campbell hit written by the great Jimmy Webb was the anti-war song, "Galveston" .. Absolutely magical piece of work, which makes its point without overtly talking about war itself .. You will enjoy it for sure, Daniel .. Everyone does ! .. Cheers, Wayne

"And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time' one of the best lyrics ever written

As others have stated, Glen Campbell was a highly respected studio musician with The Wrecking Crew prior to launching his solo career (same thing with Leon Russell). In an interview done shortly after Campbell's death, Alice Cooper (his close friend) said that he (Cooper) was always bombarded by requests from musicians of all stripes to set them up for a guitar lesson from Campbell - that's how highly regarded he was.

Great singer. He can shred the guitar. He played on the Beach Boys 'Pet Sounds' album and toured as part of the band in the mid-60s.

A master guitarist and a great singer. Love some Glenn Campbell.

Real ear worm this. You will be humming it tomorrow. Then you will listen again. Then you will revisit again and again. Pure genius.

Nicely stated young Daniel!😄👍🏻

A neighbor's favorite caught my ear. Each time it played, the more fascinated I became. It's beautifully composed.I favor his song Southern Nights.

An all time classic song and an undeniable masterpiece. Well done for the reaction!

This is a beautiful. iconic, important song. Try "Gentle on My Mind" which is essential Glen Campbell.

When I was a young kid, Glen Campbell was the first real records I ever got. I had Rhinestone Cowboy on 45 and Greatest Hits album. Wasn’t until years later I realized what an amazing guitar player he also was.

The Wichita Lineman is still on the Line. Timeless!

No, definitely not phone lines, it's about power lines. "David Crary, a real-life lineman who repairs high voltage power lines across America, says he wouldn't change the words for the world. "I think Jimmy Webb hit the nail on the head," he told Radio 4. "It describes a lot of linemen, what they go through on the road, away from their family."

Glen Cambell is an arist with a huge body of work. I loved his variety show back in the late sixties - early seventies. Amazing musician. One-of-a-kind. He's gone, but the music lasts forever.

He died of Alzheimer’s and did a song for his wife called I’m not gonna miss you it will tear out your heart he did it months before he died

Jimmy Webb one of my favorite songwriters---wrote this, By the time I get to Phoenix & Galveston for Glen Campbell but his most famous song is "MacAurtherr Park' sung by Richard Harris an English actor that did a lot of Shakespeare

Glen Campbell was an amazing artist. Because he was labeled "country" he didn't get as much credit as he deserved. As many have said you need to watch him play guitar. There is a youtube of him playing the William Tell Overature. He rips it. For more Jimmy Webb his opus is Macarthurs Park sung by Richard Harris. It's a long song full of interpretive lyrics. It could be an hour long reaction. LOL

Gentle on My Mind, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, on and on

Hey Daniel, really glad you have discovered Glen. He had a wonderful career and was a great artist. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2010,. He went on a final tour. There was a Doc done called I'll Be Me . He was still playing and singing brilliantly but when he was on stage he couldn't even remember his daughter's name when he tried to introduce her, very sad. . From that soundtrack ,you have to listen to "I'm not gonna Miss You". pay close attention the the lyrics. Try not to cry...peace and love :)

Glenn Campbell was one of the very, very best guitar players ever. He was a member of "The Wrecking Crew.," the studio musicians in LA, who appeared on almost every pop song to come out of the West Coast, in the mid-1960s. He broke out in his solo career with his own television variety show in the late 60s. There are some RU-vid videos of him playing guitar that are simply astounding.

I've never have seen a reaction anywhere to Roy Clark's 1969 hit "Yesterday, When I Was Young". Don't know why. The song is so good and so deep.

Somewhere on RU-vid, there is a video interview with Alice Coper. He was Glen Campbell neighbor / Good friend and has stories on a personal level. Well worth the 10 minutes or so it takes to view.

You should consider "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" by Glenn Campbell. It was his last song before he died. Very emotional and thought provoking. Another good one is "By the Time I Get to Phoenix".

A 'nothing' song, with no coherent story, yet simply great - my late Dad's favourite song so really nice to hear it again.

Glen Campbell had such a beautiful voice and he often sang country songs and ballads, I remember him from his TV show, which we watched every week. Thank you for stretching your format to include this type of song. It would not surprise me if the Muppets did this song, it really was a big hit for Campbell.

Gorgeous song, so glad you liked it 😊 ❤

Incredible guitarist, fine songwriter and interpreter, and excellent singer. Before he broke out, he was an in demand session player.

There's an underlying pathos that resonates when I hear this song.

The lineman is working on power lines which whine with their high-voltage. I think this song is really about being away from his loved one, and he hears her singing on the wire. The sounds on the electricity transmission wire are not random, but a reflection of their environment - so they have an organic, living quality. We perceive this and "hear" through our mind's longing to associate/assign the sounds with/to our memories. In this case he hears her singing. This happens to me now and then when I hear things in the rushing of the wind, or in fuctuations of ventilation. The same can be said for other sounds of nature, such as surf/ocean. This song refers to one profession, but could easily apply to any that requires a separation of people. Recently, 'Girl Named Tom' did an excellent cover of this on their album; and they performed it on The Voice.

As others have mentioned Glenn was a great guitarist. He played on many 60s hits as a session musician. He also briefly spent time as a fill in for Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys on tour. Brian wrote a song that Campbell recorded called "Guess I'm Dumb". ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a83wrXtcgqE.html

Hi Daniel - Of all the songs to hear 1st by this wonderful artist this is among the best. It is listed as one of the greatest love songs ever written....and boy are they right ! Yes this song still make me cry. So glad you got to hear him. So sad he died not so long ago from Alzheimer's. Great guitarist as well. Thankyou for playing. Another great reaction.

Written by Jimmy Webb, one of the best American songwriters ever.Gllen Campbell did a great job singing them!

I always thought it was about a county sheriff checking overloaded trucks, shows how much I know. Check out the Kinks “Sunny afternoon” and “Waterloo sunset” if you want existentialism.

RIP. Jimmy Webb wrote most of his songs. Incredible voice, I can only describe as uniquely "American". Great guitarist also.

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever. Lyrics, melody and Glen's voice.

By the Time I Get to Phoenix is also fantastic

“All men are ordinary men”. Great line there Daniel and is an example of why I like you.

Glenn Campbell when singing songs by Jimmy Webb is pure Americana .

This is my favorite song by him. So evocative. You would also enjoy By the Time I Get to Phoenix and Galveston.

Thank you so much for reacting to this great legend. I grew up listening to his music. Glen Campbell was one of the most talented entertainers & guitarist in the world. He had a lot of hits such as "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "Rhinestone Cowboy", & "Southern Nights". Sadly he got Alzheimer's later in life. The last song he recorded was "I'm Not Gonna Miss You".

One of my all time favourite singers ,his voice is beautiful . Glen was also a GREAT guitarist ! Always enjoy your analysis Daniel ,and especially seeing a young man appreciate one of my favs .

I love how the strings mimic the sound of what sounds like a telegraph or phone line.....this song is immaculate!

A must see is a performance of this song the Glen Campbell on a PBS special… smooth and magical to watch. You won’t regret.

I was lucky enough to see GC in concert. Actually went to see his opening act but Glen blew us away! So talented

I used to go to the same pub on a Monday night fairly frequently... this was the song we always opened up the juke box with...great song from a phenomenal singer/guitarist...

I love Glen Campbell! I feel so fortunate to have grown up listening to the likes of him and John Denver. So good!

I have listened to a gob of music over the last 40 yrs or so. All types. From opera to death metal. This is my favorite song of all time. So well crafted. Such a great messege and so many layers of emotions. I take the song a bit different and simpler: The man that goes and works for his family and misses them. The everyday man. Beautifully arranged. Such an unusual song that Jim Webb wrote and the great voice of Glen Campbell. The perfect vibrato guitar solo. The strings. The effects of the whine in the telephone line. Paints such an amazing picture. And it has the all time best line in a love song "And I need more than want you, and I want you for all time" What a melter. Best song ever written. However one wants to interpret the song the sentiment is there and yes one of the most unusual haunting songs ever.

Beautiful number, and it put Glen Campbell on the map. He was a very gifted guitarist as well.

"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is another wonderful Glen Campbell song about a relationship gone sour - "She just didn't know I would really go"

I looked it up. Yes the Muppets did this song but not in a movie Episode #108. Thanks for playing it though.

Jimmy Webb didn't consider himself a Country writer, and Glenn Up until that point was a session musician, playing whatever they put in front of him. But they created one of the true Country Classics, despite the over-produced arrangement. So many tried to copy its multi-layered approach that it eventually led to the Outlaw movement of Waylon and Willie and others who brought the Country back to Country music. One of my favorite songs, any genre.

One of my favourite songs - ever.

What a classic! Gotta listen to the other two songs "Galvisan" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"! They're just as beautiful!

I love this song!! There is just something beautiful about it ☺️☺️

Though not the biggest Glen Campbell fan, absolutely love this song, along with "Galveston" !

Your desire to know the meaning of the lyrics and appreciation of the orchestra providing the backdrop (or atmospherics) for the song was perfect for those not familiar with it - I love your level of inquisition that you apply to all of your reviews, and particularly to this classic of the late 60’s by one of the most talented songwriters of the 20th century - your ability to quickly determine how complex this song is at first blush was very impressive, and you are to be applauded for your efforts - keep up the good work!

I saw Glenn Campbell during what I believe was his last concert tour. Great show. It was an outdoor show...perfect evening...he had an orchestra with him. He was an amazing guitar player and he did a fantastic job on a 60s instrumental "Classical Gas." Great show. "Rhinestone Cowboy" is my favorite song of his. His songs always had great lyrics...another song that uses places was his song "Country Boy." It has this awesome line "...You got your feet in LA, but your mind's on Tennessee."

It was an incredibly popular song in 1968, and writer Jimmy Webb was a critics darling as well. It was covered by everyone so I'm sure it made it on the Muppet show, probably in a guest appearance by Glen Campbell himself.

His "Git Me To Phoenix" is also a knee-slapper. Well, thigh-slapper, or grazer. As a rising star it might serve you well to study the songs of Jimmy Webb, as well as those of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joan Armatrading, etc. You can write about how and why ordinary people are extraordinary. By putting power into the hands of individuals, RU-vid has given you the Butterfly Effect. With a few clicks of the finger, you can influence the world. These are indeed the days of miracle and wonder.

Great reaction to a GREAT song. I always learn something!

In my opinion, one of the prettiest songs of all time

One of the best songs ever written. For awhile Glen was in the Wrecking Crew, a “band” of studio musicians who performed on every hit back in the day. 😁❤️

Masterpiece. Glen's best I think.

One of the greatest voices and guitar players of all time

I love your channel and I am old enough to be your grandmother. Your purity and innocence are refreshing. The fact that you put in the time to understand and explain the songs is a good touch. You are so intelligent and mannered you must be home schooled. Having your Dad on with you sometimes is really nice. His love for you is so obvious. Please treat him like the treasure he is while you have him and be grateful for the man he is. Galveston is a good song to consider. Get the 1968 one he did live on a tv show before the cocaine robbed him of his voice and he succumbed to the worst part of fame. I was 10 years old in 1968 when this song came out. My best friend was Mary Ann and her brother, Steve, was the big man on campus. High school football hero with blonde Beach Boys haircut with the long bangs. He got his draft notice just after Christmas of that year. His father loved him like yours loves you and bought him a yellow Dodge Super Bee with a Hemi and the Super Bee stripe around the back with the bumblebee picture the next week. Being young girls we thought the bee was the best part of the car. He drove it like a man possessed with his girlfriend so close he looked like he had 2 heads. No seatbelt laws back then. Steve drove us to the bus for summer camp in that car and took a picture of us leaning against the front bumper before we left. He went to boot camp that summer and when he came home before shipping out he was in uniform with a shaved head and I thought he looked every inch the hero already. Then he went to serve his country as a helicopter door gunner. The average lifespan for a door gunner was between 7 seconds after the first shot is fired and 2 weeks. He made it almost 2 months and was killed on his 19th birthday. It was common for we younger kids to have friends who lost older brothers or cousins in VietNam. It happened a few times during each school year. The schools closed for Steve's funeral. His pallbearers were his team mates who wore their football jackets with black dress pants and white shirts instead of suits. They were crying openly and brokenly like the children in grown bodies that they were. He left his jacket with his girlfriend to care for until he 'got back'. She was wearing it and grieving like only an 18 year old girl who has seen every dream she had for the future just gone forever. His father drove his Super Bee to the funeral and parked it behind the casket where it was a central point. He was never the same. As a WWII veteran he knew what war meant and what his son had been through. He washed that car every week and drove it through town then parked it back where Steve had parked it until the next week. He was always alone. Galveston was not allowed to be played in his presence EVER. If it came on the radio we all knew to turn off the radio immediately. When Steve's things came back from VietNam the picture of me and Mary Ann leaning on that bumper was in his wallet. It hung on the wall in her room and went to college with her then into her home when she married. Mary Ann and I grew up of course and hit all the milestones-hs graduation, college, marriage, kids and finally grandkids. Her father died in 1998 and left Mary Ann the Super Bee. She came and got me and we rode around crying and remembering Steve and our innocence that was no longer there. She has kept the tradition of treating that car like gold and now we wash it every week. And we cry every time. Sometimes we take it out on the back roads and let the Hemi roar. Sometimes it feels like it is actually lifting off the road. A copy of the photo is laminated and hangs from the mirror. Steve is frozen in time at 18. Life is short and sometimes really cruel. She plans to leave the car to her oldest son, Steve, who has been raised to revere that hunk of metal. It has not turned over 50,000 miles yet. Love the people you have while you have them. Keep your optimism. I pray yours is a life with as much happiness as possible in it. I lost my dad in 1989 and I miss him every day. Go now and hug your folks like it is the last time you will get a chance to. God bless and keep you.

I not only love Glen's body of work, but his life story is compelling. The 8th of 12 children, born to poor share cropper parents in Delight, Arkansas. Glen couldn't read music, but stands as one of the greatest guitarists of all time (along w/ Roy Clark). Miss you, Glenn. ☘💚🌱

How can anyone NOT like this song...or Galveston, Phoenix, Try a Little Kindness, Gentle on my Mind and Country Boy with a lyric like "country boy, you' ve got your feet in L.A. but your minds in Tennessee."

Jimmy Webb also wrote 'Up, up and away in my beautiful balloon' but we won't hold that against him.

SO DARN melancholy beautiful.. it's HYPNOTIC!.... everything works in this song and all of Campbell's hits... His songs actually make me weep... My favorite of his perhaps is "by the time I get to phoenix"....

Hey Daniel, this man had some wicked guitar skills. Look into some of his live concert performances, to gain greater appreciation for his incredible talent.

Nicely done. Thank you. I'll stay with you on this journey for sure. My dad played a lot of this when I was very young...

Galveston, Country Boy and By the Time I get to Phoenix are absolutely worth listening to. My dad used to play Glen a lot, because his mom loved Glen, and now I own a good collection of his records and listen to him when I feel a little down.

Daniel, first a note to say how much I enjoy seeing your reactions. Intelligence and a lack of gimmicks is a refreshing approach. I'm old enough to have heard "Wichita Lineman" when it was new. I was 12 then, 66 now, and I've never gotten tired of it---that despite the fact that from age 15 to 25, I was a radio disc jockey and played it maybe 100 times as an oldie. My standard description of "Wichita Lineman" is---a perfect recording of a perfect performance of a perfect song.

They don’t make music like this anymore! Great blast from the past!❤️

Please do “Galveston”. You’ve discussed the Vietnam War. This is an anti-war song, that you have to listen to carefully to get the whole meaning. It’s my favorite Glen Campbell. Also, I’m not sure if you know. Campbell is widely regarded to be among the finest guitar players of all time.

Discovered your channel only yesterday and it's mint mate. Binge watched so many of your videos already. Loving the eclectic choices and your reactions. Suggestions (sorry if you've already covered them) Tonight Tonight : Smashing Pumpkins The Story of the Blues : The Mighty Wah Black Hole Sun : Soundgarden Thousand Trees : StereoPhonics

Glen left home as a young teen to tour with a band. His virtuoso guitar skill was self taught, playing all his own lead arrangements with no training in theory. He was also the first replacement for Brian Wilson, touring with the Beach Boys prior to working with Jimmy Webb and making it big on his own.

Great song

I remember some famous singer saying that it's just not fair that a man can have so much talent. haha, Glen had the look, he was a fantastic singer and phenomenal guitarist

You really should do a live Patreon watch and review of the documentary "The Wrecking Crew", which Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, among others were a part of before they became famous on their own. They were a group of studio musicians in the Los Angeles area who recorded some of the best known pop/rock songs, commercial jingles, movie soundtracks and TV Show Theme songs. Campbell is featured heavily on there and you'd be surprised at how many of the bands of the era used studio musicians to record their albums while they were busy touring. The Beach Boys and the Monkees are two examples.

Love this song! Campbell was such an incredible guitar player.

Love you Daniel . You are awesome.

Love your reaction and sincere investigation and interpretation. Well done! Thank you very much. You made me a subscriber, looking forward to more great music and equally great evaluations.

Love this song!!!!!

Such a great melody! I've always like this one!

Glen was a so talented. Before he became a solo artist he was part a the legendary L.A. Wrecking Crew a session musicians. My dad was friends with Glen's family and played golf with him when he came to Dallas. If anyone wants to hear an absolute tear jerker, listen to Maria McKee's version of this song.

Glen Campbell/Southern Nights. Glen Campbell had quite a few #1 hits in the 60's and 70's after starting out as a very skilled studio musician. He co-starred in one movie with the great John Wayne. The movie is True Grit. It is his only movie role but a very good performance. The director rode Glen so hard that it soured Glen as an actor and he never wanted another movie role.