Glen Campbell- Wichita Lineman (First Listen) 

Probably one of the most beautiful solos ever in this song. Simple but beautiful. The entire song. is hauntingly beautiful.

This is an iconic song that cut across many categories. This guy was superbly gifted. What great music and good vibes.

This was a massive hit. He was a huge country star and this was a song where he was crossing into the pop world.

This is a song that I have heard since it came out when I was a child and is one of those songs that is like an old friend that you're always pleased to hear from. On the musician deaths, I would have to say John Lennon, that had my mum and brother in tears and brought a real sense of tragedy to the household. The sad thing is that as you get older you lose more and more musicians that have become fixtures in your psyche over long periods of time, ( Glen Campbell for instance), and each can leave a mark of sadness to a greater or lesser degree.

Written by the great Jimmy Webb. Contains maybe the single greatest song lyric of all time: “I need you more than want you, & I want you for all time.” Doesn’t get any better than that.

beautiful song that takes me back to my childhood. ;and i need you more than want you...and i want you for all time'. even as a little kid that was a powerful lyric to me...

He was just an exceptional artist and a great guitarist.

This song is so evocative of a certain time and place, it's eerie....

Considered one of the greatest session/recording studio guitarists ever, Glenn Campbell started out as a "Beach Boy" believe it or not. He went on to become a huge star in the late 1960s and on through to the eighties. Had his own TV show in the mid 70s "The Glenn CampBell Goodtime Hour, that was a combination variety/ comedy show, with a Big name star as guest host each week. He was also in the John Wayne movie True Grit. Unfortunatly, Glen passed away from a battle with Alzhiemer's just a few years ago. He was still playing in Vegas when in the middle of doing a song, he would have to stop because he couldn't remember the words to the song he was playing. The audiences knew about his condition, and they loved him so much, they would start singing the words for him until he got back on track. I was my mother's caregiver while she also battled the disease. She didn't even know me for the last 2 years of her struggle. She was down to 48 Lbs. the last year. It's a horrible thing to see a loved one go through. I loved Glenn Campbells music, even though I'm more of a "Classic Rock" guy. Good music, is good music, and Glen was a great artist and musician. Thanks for playing this song, I think it was his favorite.

I was a secret admirer of both Glen Campbell and John Denver. It was not cool in my social circles to admit to this fact.

One word.....timeless.

“By the Time I Get to Phoenix “ is another must song sung by Glen, again written by Jimmy. Would love to see that reaction. You’re insights help me “get” the song better which, I heard on the radio when it came out. Appreciate. Stevie Ray Vaughan hurts still. Love that dude.

This song has a special place in my heart & I’ve no idea why coz I was only 6 when it was released, just love his voice 🥰

I'm a prog and classic rock fan who also likes metal, but let's face it, a great song is a great song, whatever the genre, and this is a wonderful track. What a lot of folks don't realise is that many guitarists view Glen as one of the all time great guitar players. A truly wonderful artist, RIP

John Denver. Traveled to Colorado every year as a child with my family and my parents would always put on John Denver as we played in the mountains. My father is gone now, but I still live those days when I hear John and appreciate it so much!

Another beautiful song.. thanks for sharing. This is my sisters favorite song of all time.

I'm almost 50 years old. It's amazing me how so much music is lost on younger generations. I have always enjoyed many different types of music. I lived out in the country and didn't have cable TV as I was growing up. I had the radio and records. Now I have an Amazon Echo and can listen to whatever I want whenever I want.

One of the saddest deaths for me was Australian drummer Paul Hester, a late-joining member of Split Enz who followed Neil Finn when he formed Crowded House. He was also a great backing vocalist and one of the funniest musicians alive. Hessy battled depression all his life and finally, he hanged himself in 2005. CH reformed in 2007 with a new album and tour with a terrific U.S. drummer, but my joy at their show and seeing their concert videos is still tinged with sadness. Then again, the year 2016 saw more celebrity deaths than any other I remember. Keith Emerson AND Greg Lake, both of ELP, both died that year. And Lake died within a week of my londesman, Leonard Cohen.

George Harrison's death is the one that hit me hardest, because I'm such a huge fan of his solo work.

I think of this as mid-60s pop with a little country vibe. I always liked it. You can feel that longing he has for the woman he loves in the lyrics and the melody. I think the chord progression is more complex than most country songs so I’m glad you recognized it as being more than a simple country song. Great reaction, as always! Glen Campbell’s big country song, “Rhinestone Cowboy,” came later, in 1975. Jimmy Webb also wrote the classic “MacArthur Park,” which a lot of people have said they hated, mostly because they have interpreted the lyrics literally (instead of a metaphorical ode to a dying relationship as it was meant to be thought of) about a “cake [left] out in the rain.” It’s an absolutely gorgeous chord progression and melody. I like dramatic melodies a lot, and most of Jimmy Webb’s hit songs fit that category. I think he’s a melodic genius. If you decide to review “MacArthur Park,” look for the original Richard Harris version. It’s long, and there are other great versions, with Donna Summer’s being my favorite, but because it’s sped up to be a dance tune, the drama is mostly lost. Her voice is so spectacular it doesn’t matter though. Her death shocked me. What a talent! What is missing from this song for me is a bridge, and because of this it always feels a little incomplete to me. You said you thought it was short. I think Jimmy Webb purposely kept the song short to conform to strict 2-3.4 minute AM radio song limitations. The Beatles broke that boundary with “Strawberry Fields Forever” in 1967, but they were one of the only artists who were permitted to push the limits of the AM radio time constraints at that time. “MacArthur Park” also pushed those boundaries at over 7 minutes! It’s actually got a section that you could call progressive rock in it toward the end! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iplpKwxFH2I.html Dolores O’Riordan’s death was terribly sad. She was so talented, and much too young to die. The deaths of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and even Kurt Cobain were shocking because they were all so young (27) and all were at the top of their professions. John Lennon’s and George Harrison’s deaths have been the most devastating for me, so far. Since John Lennon was murdered as a fairly young man, there have always been feelings of anger accompanying the sadness and loss. I couldn’t feel any anger when George Harrison died in 2001. It felt like our whole generation died that day, and of natural causes. I couldn’t stop crying for days. Much of George’s solo music was so spiritual. He was an unfairly underrated musician and songwriter because of being in the shadows of Lennon and McCartney. There have been so many great rock icons who’ve died in the past 5 years who didn’t make age 70, it’s tragic. As the late great Jim Morrison famously said, “Nobody gets out of here alive,” but thankfully these iconic musicians have left the world an incredible legacy. The large number of musicians’ and actors’ deaths since 2014 makes people my age and older painfully aware of our own mortality. It hurts to witness the musical and film heroes and heroines of our childhood, teens and 20s pass away. We are now always thinking, “Who’s next?” 😪 There are many still with us, fortunately! Please do The Moody Blues song “Question” (the album version - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l2lIbp1XYpM.html). It has a great melody and timeless socially conscious lyrics plus a very cool bass line in addition to being a great mix of tempos, which is a lost art today. Sorry to run on so long ... you know how I am by now! 😂

This song was written by the great Jimmy Webb and it's an absolutely beautiful piece of music. I remember seeing Glen play this on his TV show back in the 70's.

His voice had a bell-like clarity. Thanks.

I enjoy a number of Glen Campbell songs. He was much more talented than his discography would necessarily show. For years before he was famous he was a versatile session musician. I've seen clips where he performs amazing riffs, but those don't show up in his famous songs. As for musicians who died, the one who leaps to mind is John Lennon. I was almost 15 when he died, so I didn't really experience the Beatles firsthand, but I knew and loved the music. The way he died was so brutal and senseless, so at odds with his persona. His death was a cultural moment, grief was palpable everywhere. I experienced that, but given my age it was probably more a second-hand grief.

Karen Carpenter’s passing also affected me because I grew up when the carpenters were cbeginning to become famous.

ANYONE WHO LOVES MUSIC IN ALL IT'S FORMS OF COURSE OF COURSE should have heard of and know of glen campbell!..among the greatest if not THEE greatest male country superstars of all time...

John Lennon's death affected me the most, just so shocking that he was murdered like that and to hear about it immediately through Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football, of all things.

Campbell was a studio musician in L.A. during the ‘60’s. There’s a great documentary out there about the “Wrecking Crew” that played on records by The Beach Boys and others. He was the go-to guitar picker at the time. The guys that stepped out of the studios to perform on stage (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Rick Wakeman, Etc.) always had great chops. This recording is a little too lush for my tastes. But, you can’t fault a guy for sharing a bit of the recording budget with his orchestral friends. BTW, Wakeman is on a solo tour right now that may be passing through your area. Just saying, there are worse ways to spend an evening out.

This is one of those soon gs that just captures a moment - something that is epherial and yet something that humans just "get" for some reason. It's cinematic, its like Marlboro country. Beautiful.

As I finished that story, I remembered a second one. I was an on air disc jockey doing a show on October 20, 1977 when the UPI teletype down the hall started ringing alarm bells. So I put on a record and went down to see what the news bulletin was. It was the story of the plane crash for Lynyd Skynrd. 3 members of the band including their lead singer were killed. I pulled the live album "One More From the Road" from the stacks; put the song "Freebird" on in the background and then read the news story. The rest of my show was all Lynyrd Skynyrd.

I despise most C&W music but Glen Campbell's version of Jimmy Webb's song is one of the all-time great Pop songs. "I need you more than want you "And I want you for all time" is sheer poetry, intense and desperate, like Romance fiction should be. Jimmy Webb also wrote "MacArthur Park". The most famous version of that was sung by actor Richard Harris, of "Camelot" fame and also the original Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" movies.

Aside from his smooth voice, he was known as a guitar great. Even Eddie Van Halen wanted lessons from him. Check out the video Glen Campbell Shreds. My first musician death was Elvis.

One of the greatest guitar players of all time

Just came across this one, Justin. Glen’s songs are most of my earliest musical memories, as my grandfather would have me put his records on the turntable in his room when I was about 5 years old (he was bedridden with emphysema by that time) and we would just listen all day. I’m 56 now, and listening to Glen still brings tears to my eyes. He was a virtuoso on guitar. Listen to his ‘Classical Gas’ (live), or ‘Ghost Riders in the Sky’ with the equally talented Roy Clark for some incredible licks.

Grew up with this song on the radio and have loved it all of my life, still on my playlist under favorites; a true classic. Back in the day this was a crossover hit because country wasn't big in our home.

Buddy Holly. Although he died a few years before my birth, i always felt sadness when I listened to his music . My dad's Buddy Holly album was the first music I really got into. Who knows what Buddy could have done. His songwriting was just stellar. His influence universal. Without him, I wouldn't even be here on your channel. A song recommendation for you by Buddy Holly is ..... Peggy Sue. Great playing and a superb recording of the drums.

Thanks Harry! One of my all time non rock favorites. Glen Campbell was an excellent guitarist and a true entertainer. It’s interesting that you thought about the “strain” in terms of relationships. I always thought about the snow weight pulling down the telephone lines. There’s a bunch of sixties pop artists that I put in a playlist I call Guilty Pleasures: Petula Clark, Dionne Warwick, Tom Jones, Herb Alpert & TB, Harry Nillson, etc. This was stuff my parents listened to. I would never admit to my friends (Not cool) but I secretly enjoyed.

I will ask for your patience with me, for this ridiculously long comment! It was the "Summer of Love", and while this song is not what one would think of in that context, it WAS part of that summer! I turned 15 that summer. My birth family had fallen apart, my Mother had moved out, and I now had a new family (stepmother and step-siblings). I would begin my first year of High School that fall. My oldest step-brother (who was 4 years younger than me) was the love of my life BEFORE my Dad married his Mom in May 1968. (His family and mine were neighbors, until our families fell apart). We spent several years during the 60s sharing our love of music together, starting with The Beatles. But Summers were the best! On blankets on summer nights, or just sitting on the curb on Summer evenings, with the transistor radio playing the fantastic music of the time. "Wichita Lineman" was one of those stunning Summer Songs. For me, it will always be on my "Spring/Summer Tunes" playlist! I must comment that the song talks about this: "Similarly, the electronic sounds a lineman might hear when attaching a telephone earpiece to a long stretch of raw telephone or telegraph line, i.e., without typical line equalization and filtering ("I can hear you through the whine") are represented by a repeating "Morse code" keyboard motif. In all versions of this song on youtube, you just cannot hear the "morse code" effect in the mix, but when the song came out, and you heard it on the radio (even the cheapest transistor radio and AM radio stations), the "morse code" effect was PROMINENT! It was just ONE of the unique things about the instrumentation in the song. But somehow, it seems lost today. I wish I had a copy of the original release of the album! ----- Regarding the deaths of musicians during my life: The first one to really affect me was John Lennon. I had just gotten into bed that Monday night, and had reached over to set my clock radio alarm for the next morning. When I turned on the radio, they were reporting the news about John. They had not yet pronounced his death at that point. I jumped out of bed, and went to the TV, but found nothing yet. So with both the TV and the radio on, I was up the entire night listening to the coverage. Strangely, I remember that I went to the TV, but I don't remember anything much about the rest of the night. I truly think I went into shock. I barely made it to work the next morning. I really don't remember much about that next day. In fact, I don't remember much about that week, except constant coverage, and nothing but Beatles on the radio. I do remember 6 days later, going to a memorial gathering in Tulsa to honor John. "On 14 December 1980, millions of people around the world responded to Ono's request to pause for ten minutes of silence to remember Lennon.[63] 30,000 gathered in Lennon's hometown of Liverpool, and the largest group-over 225,000-converged on Central Park, close to the scene of the shooting.[63] For those ten minutes, every radio station in New York City went off the air.[64]. It compared only to the assassination of JFK, in terms of world-wide impact. Less than 4 months later, John Hinkley tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan. Somewhere during that period between John's death and Reagan's attempted assasination, my own Father had a heart attack, and I immediately flew home to see him. But strangely, I don't remember the date of my Dad's heart attack. The next musician death to hit me hard was that of Stevie Ray Vaughan. I had just discovered him at a time when I had just gotten "clean and sober", and I was truly heartbroken at his death. The next death of a musician that really hit me HARD was that of Chris Squire, bassist for Yes. Yes was my #2 favorite band, second only to The Beatles. I was really crushed by his death. I was also very affected by the death of David Bowie! I had only been a "casual" fan of Bowie before that, only familiar with his biggest hits, which I loved! But his death caused me to dig even deeper into his legacy, and so it was very hard to be learning how much I had missed of his body of work. This might be the longest comment in youtube history, so I won't go into any of the other musicians' deaths and how they affected me. Thanks for listening, and thanks for your heartfelt reactions!

Keith Green was a pioneer in contemporary Christian music. He was a child prodigy having a recording contract at age ten, and recorded records at this young age. He later having not become famous like contemporary Donnie Osmond, spent years searching to find out about life. He gave his life to Christ and created a great catalog of music in a short period of time before dying in a plane crash in the early 80's. Two of my favorite songs "Grace by which I stand & Asleep in the light". As a new Christian at the time of his death, his music meant a lot to me, and still does to this day.

Thank you so much for reviewing this most beautiful of all adult contemporary songs! Both Jimmy & Glen were geniuses at their crafts & complemented each other like Bacharach & David did with Warwick. There is a wonderful documentary about Glen's life & struggle with Alzheimer's called "I'll Be Me" which I think premiered on Netflix. You should also check out his film with John Wayne, "True Grit", which is an iconic western & an overall great movie. (He used to joke that he was so bad in it that they gave Wayne an Oscar!) He had the voice of an angel, the guitar licks of a country pop Hendrix, movie star looks & was just a genuinely nice guy. I had a huge crush on him when I was in grade school during his TV show! My dad would make fun of me & then say, "I'm just glad you like someone with actual talent & not one of those hippie freaks." Not long after this period I became obsessed with the Beatles & the Who in my teens - haha, Daddy! So the deaths of Keith Moon & later John Lennon were devastating, & much later George Harrison & John Entwhistle.

I grieved for a month when Glen Campbell died. His music was a huge part of my upbringing.

Karen Carpenter, her passing had the most effect on me. She was so beautiful in the 1975 HORIZON album photo and "Only Yesterday" video. Gone 8 years later. Still bothers me. Glen Campbell was love at first hear. Really like this one. When you listen to the albums you realize he had about 100 great songs. I recommend his 1975 song "Rhinestone Cowboy".

This is crossover country circa, 1968. Thus the folk vibe you mentioned. And back in the day, most song had to be short to be guaranteed air time on the radio.

This is an exquisite love song by one of the best (Jimmy Webb) sung by one of the best (Glenn Campbell / Wrecking Crew}. ("And I need you more than want you.... And I want you for all time...") (Oh my gaawwd. An unequalled lyric....)

My dad is a fan of Glen Campbell. He would listen to GC when I was a child. The only song I can remember is Rhinestone Cowboy, the rest was just part of the background. This song reminds me of my dad. I need to sit down and listen to his music with him before he's gone. Like you, musician deaths haven't affected me; that is until recently, since I’ve likely passed the halfway point of my own mortality. The death of Chris Squire from Yes, is the one that's hit me the hardest.

This was his best song. It's so beautiful.

Just came across your reaction to this haunting song. Jimmy Webb's songs have a way of taking me on an emotional ride. Glen Campbell was so incredibly multi-talented, especially his guitar skills. Did you ever react to By the Time I Get to Phoenix? Would love to check it out.

I love Glen Campbell. He had a huge amount of hits crossing over to pop and and wrote some amazing songs. Saw him live in Canada once and he was fantastic. Great guitarist too.

Artist's death that afffected me? That's easy; but it has a little bit of backstory. As I've previously mentioned, my alltime favorite band is The Band. They are famous for their musical documentary of their final concert called The Last Waltz. Their lead songwriter, Robbie Robertson was tired of the drugs and drama and life on the road and wanted to quit. They went out with a bang serving Thanksgiving dinner for 5,000 people and then an all star concert in 1976. Fast forward a few years and The Band reformed without Robbie and started touring again. Fast forward almost 10 years and I was excited to see them live at a now long gone venue here in Cleveland called he Front Row theater. It seated about 4,000 and was theater in the round with a rotating stage. The concert on 2/22/86 was amazing. To this day, I've never seen a crowd that into it. Its one of only two times in my life I've seen a venue turn the house lights back off because the crowd refused to leave. Now The Band was famous for NOT doing encores, so this was remarkable that the houselights were turned back off. Levon Helm came out (in a down jacket as though he was on the bus) and said, "Damn, we've already played everything. DO you want us to play it again?" And the crowd went wild. It was like they knew this was a special watershed night. They reprised about 4 of their songs including my personal GOAT song "The Weight". Tragically, it was. The Cleveland show was the last northern concert of their tour before they headed to Florida. Ten days later, on March 6, 1986, in Winter Park, Florida; pianist and singer Richard Manuel committed suicide in his hotel room. He spent most of his career battling alcohol and drugs and I guess something pushed him over the edge. I remember reading the story in the newspaper and getting nauseous. That one hit me.

I’m a Brit and the reality of Americana didn’t register with me growing up. In 1980 and newly married, my wife and I stumbled upon Bruce Springsteen and his music became part of the soundtrack of our lives. When Clarence Clemons died, it felt like someone we knew had gone, something was lost to us and we wouldn’t get it back. When Chris Squire died, that hit me very badly. A touchstone of my adolescence, a guy who made my favorite music work was no more and it meant that Yes were finally done.

Love this! Have never known Wichita, much less, a lineman but every single time I hear this one, feel like, yeah, I have!

He has an incredible past, part of the Wrecking Crew, and they don't give a prime time TV show to just anyone!

glen was an off and on member of the surf group the beach boys a lot in the 60's as an occaisional player and fill in musician. and even though he had a definite country sound he crossed over very successfully to main stream radio because of his unique sound.truly gifted singer and guitarist. miss him greatly as i grew up listening to him even though i was a hard rocker of the highest order! great tunes are great tunes!

Hey now, line man for the county is an important job. He keeps the lights on when the strong winds blow.

I always felt there was something surreal, and maybe spiritual about this song, without really knowing how the effect is created. Death affects us in different ways at different times in our lives, so, although Phil Lynott is the rock star of greatest personal significance to me to have died, somehow the younger me was more insulated against death and the process of dying, than the older me hearing the news that David Bowie had died.

A song of such love and yearning; "And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time......" One of the reasons the song is so short is that the writer Jimmy Webb sent it to Glen as something to be worked on, a starting point for a full song and found out later that they had just cut it exactly as written.

Minnie Riperton‘s death really affected me because she was so young at the time. It was so unexpected and she left behind two children. Marvin Gaye’s Death also affected me because I grew up listening to his music and the circumstances leading to him being killed by his dad were so tragic. John Lennon’s death was also sad because I was just starting to get more to him in the Beatles music, and at the time he was going to come back with his music.

" and I need you ,more than want you" what a line (man)!

Wonderful singer. Incredible guitarist. RIP

I like the way the strings come in first....just when he sings "I can hear you in the wires" the strings SOUND like the wires....nice touch. 60's songs are always 2-3 minutes long. "By The Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Gentle On My Mind" and "Galveston" are some great songs by him.

actually i believe when he sings about "and if it snows that stretch down south won't ever stand the strain" , he's NOT talking about his relationship, but he is LITERALLY talking about the telephone lines won't stand the strain and might go down.

"Where's the Playground Suzie" and "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife", 2 more real good ones by Glen Campbell.

Another all time favourite, love his voice.

Always loved the musical composition and choice of instruments for this tune. Not to mention his vocal styling.

Glenn Campbell's "Galveston", "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife," and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" would be very worthy of checking out. The singer's death that is most memorable to me is Elvis Presley (1935-1977). You should react to some of his. WARNING! Once you listen to him -- and especially if you both listen to AND watch him perform, you may be entrapped for life! :)

really opens the heart chakra in a big way !!

a great guitar player too.

Frank Zappa's death impacted me the most, and also Prince. And now Ian Anderson has spoken about having an incurable lung disease ... he's my favorite artist, so that is really hard to hear. Neil Peart was also very difficult. We're in an era where so many of the great artists of the 60s-80s are passing, or reaching an age where it is an impending reality.

Glen and his wife loved that line JP. And I want you more than need you and I need you for all time.

Thank you thank you thank you for posting this.

Well done. Bringing back the classics.

John Bonham was the first rock star death where I was an active fan, bought albums, saw the movie, talked about the band with friends. We all owned In Through The Out Door, we were all waiting for word on where Led Zeppelin was going to play when the tour came to the Bay Area ... and then Zeppelin ended ... boom ... done. Crushing.

Had to be Elvis I thing I was 13 or so...Still remember it to this day where I was and what I was doing

Gentle on my mind 😍

An all around beautiful composition

That’s Glen playing the bass solo too.

You had never heard of Glen Campbell? I weep for my country.

Artist's death that shook me: Roy Orbison. My brother is 10 years older than I am and in the 60s, I was a bratty little brother and he was in high school and he was a big fan of Orbison. I always appreciated his music but his career faded in the 70s. Then in the 80s, he had a comeback and was part of the Traveling Wilburys - and I was so happy that he was being appreciated again. And at the height of that, he died suddenly. It really hit me hard.

I really like the way you react to different songs and videos because you tend to explain why you liked didn't like it or the parts that you did like you go in to detail about different parts of the song do you like or music parts that you liked I liked it but you analyze this song. great job!!!!!

Glenn best Beautiful and haunting

Always loved watching the Glen Campbell TV show back when I was a kid. Being 61 I have seen so many talented souls pass away. Yes many artists are from the US like Karen Carpenter with her warm voice or any of the other idols I grew up listening to, many mentioned in the comments of this thread. Having an older daughter I have listened to many artists I might not have heard otherwise and so when we are experiencing music together and then hear of their passing it hurts a lot. I am referring to Jonghyun from the K-pop group Shinee. We were both SO saddened by his death. This dramatic performance of the Spanish song Y si fuera Ella almost moves this old man to tears knowing he has passed. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BDb02isPFc0.html

I assumed he was more country also. This was easy listening. Which is fine with me. It reminded me of John Denver a bit.

You must do his other classic "By the Time I get to Phoenix".

One of the most beautiful song ever written done to perfection by Glen 💜 Losing Tom Petty, Prince was so hard, losing Chris Cornell crushed me.

The first album I ever owned was Glen Campbell. So many great songs... Gentle on My Mind, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, The Everyday Housewife, Galveston...

My favorite Glenn Campbell songs are this one, Galveston, Southern Nights, and Gentle on my Mind

John Lennon's death semed to change my world. He'd released a great comeback album (after a five-year hiatus from public life) with his wife and was about to complete his second. "Cleanup Time" or "Watching The Wheels" would be great to review from that last finished LP, Double Fantasy. Thanks for the channel JP. I love what you're doing.

when he sings "if it snows down south that stretch won't stand the strain." It can have a double meaning. The casual meaning is that that line is an interruption to his emotions by his job. The immediacy of his job distracted his thoughts for a moment. It may be meant to be a throw away line, but showing how his attention is bouncing back and forth between his feelings and the necessities of his job. The stretch down south is the power line they strung up and he knows it wasn't a very good job and it is vulnerable to bad weather. Kind of like the singer, he sounds emotionally vulnerable as well. Glen Campbell was a guitar session musician for the Wrecking Crew. Just about every hit song to come out of Los Angeles in the 1960s was performed by the Wrecking Crew. They were studio musicians who played in the back ground to the famous acts of the day. Elvis Presley once teased Glen for wanting to become a front act. Glen played guitar on Elvis' Viva Las Vegas for example. And Sony & Cher, the Monkees, just about every hit act from LA back then.

A very talented artist. This was a special time. You could hear this song on the radio followed by say the Beatles or some group like Zeppelin, the Beatles, Motown, etc.

Jimmy Webb masterpiece sung by an amazing vocalist, probably only surpassed by “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” which you should have a listen to as well.

Glen Campbell was a National treasure. Missed badly.

Freddy Mercury's death hit me quite hard, which is strange, because although I think he's great and I like quite a lot of Queen's stuff, I'm not a massive fan. I do however feel that we lost something when he died. David Bowie was also a big hit cos I was a big fan in the 70's and it seemed to be the end of my era.

Its a song that leaves you wanting more.

When John Lennon died, it dashed all hopes people had for the Beatles to get back together again. Everyone who was a Beatles and John Lennon fan were all devestated. Jim Croce was another artist lost too soon in a plane crash. Also Stevie Ray Vaughn. Michael Jackson. Whitney Houston. Harry Chapin. Janice Joplin. Many more also. They are all a great loss. Let's never forget the late, great Karen Carpenter. RIP to all of them.

Most people do not know what an incredible guitar player Glen was. One of the best ever.

Love Glen , ‘Galveston’ is my favorite song by him

Around the time that this song first came out, a Goodyear Auto Service location put out a commercial which had this tune, but with the following change to its lyrics : "I Am Alignment For The County - Let You Drive The Main Roads" !!:):) Please also check out the most famous (nationwide and worldwide) song of Glen Campbell, which is named "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" - the lyrics evoke a fictional trip on I-40 from Campbell's adopted hometown of Los Angeles to his original hometown of Delight (pronounced "DEE-Light"), near Texarkana in (Southwest) Arkansas - in real life, that is a trip Campbell doubtless undertook many times; however, in real life the purpose for such trips was not to "Escape" (Rupert Holmes/Pina Colada Song-style) from a lady in California that he was "tired of". This song was well-known and loved world-wide, but particularly in Phoenix, in Albuquerque and in Oklahoma !!:):) By the time I get to Phoenix She'll be rising She'll find the note I left hanging on her door She'll laugh, when she reads the part that says I'm leaving Cause I've left that girl, so many times before By the time I make Albuquerque She'll be working She'll probably stop at lunch, And give me a call But she'll just hear that phone keep on ringing Off the wall, that's all By the time I make Oklahoma She'll be sleeping She'll turn softly and call my name out low And she'll cry, just to think, I'd really leave her Though time and time I've tried to tell her so She just didn't know, I would really go

Thank you, Justin, for fulfilling my request as well as your thoughtful review. I always thought the line "and I need you more than want you" meant that the hot flush of carnality in the relationship has been replaced by a deeper connection. But I'm a romantic, I guess. Since I'm here, I'll drop a request for something completely different:

Rhinestone Cowboy was one of his biggest hits, great musician!

That high pitched repeating note (I'm not sure of the instrument) gives the song a feel of a telegraph line message, or electrical pulse. Very creative in sync with his profession.

When we lost Stevie Ray I was pretty taken back,a huge fan I was.......