Posted on 04/24/2010 10:10:25 PM PDT by FlJoePa
Most underappreciated artist we'll have in our lifetime.
What incredible wonderful memories from the late sixties!
My honey in my arms, tears streaking down my face!
Most excellent - thank you very much!
Are you still within the sound of my voice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIirdWNrVpg
This is one of the most haunting songs ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw&feature=related
Agreed this man and this song are amazing. Here’s set with Stone Temple Pilots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDPuK_tqG-Y
“I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time” gives me goosebumps.
Thats in 2008 by the way, the man still has it.
Since you Folks like this song so much,
This is a remake of Wichita Lineman by Wade Hayes.
Its one of my favorites and the video is one of my favs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRDScEJaw10
What I like about Gordon Lightfoot is that he is not a starry-eyed leftist, like some folk singers. He writes the whole gamut from love songs, meditative musings, topical songs, working songs, even songs for children. He was just born to write and sing!
What I like about Gordon Lightfoot is that he is not a starry-eyed leftist, like some folk singers. He writes the whole gamut from love songs, meditative musings, topical songs, working songs, even songs for children. He was just born to write and sing!
That was a million Dead Worlds trailing behind me ago- but I remember...
"and I need you more than want you
and I want you for all time
and the Wichita Lineman
is still on the line..."
Now, to lighten things up, google Jimmy Webb and the washing machine song...
Just an old Keyboard Cowboy...gating back out, into Cyberspace and The Dreaming
YAWN. (WTF)
I always liked Glen. Does anyone know if he got off the bottle? I sure hope so.
Gen Campbell was quite a guitarist and in high demand as a session musician before he found solo fame. He was a part of Hal Blaine's "Wrecking Crew" session players who got a Hollywood star a few years ago. The Wrecking Crew played on just about every major hit back in the day and most of the top singers.
GC also toured as lead guitarist with the Beach Boys after Brian Wilson got into drugs and could no longer do concerts.
CC
Love Glen Campbell...
Nice song. I never appreciated it as a kid, but I’m beginning to. =]
>”One of the most beautiful songs written.”
Agreed. Very pretty song.
I was lucky enough to have been able to attend a concert where he opened for Clint Black a couple years ago. He sang this song and it was as pretty as the first time I ever heard it.
I never knew he toured with the BBs until now. Very cool.
P.S. —> HANDPICKED <— by John Wayne for his part in True Grit. He’s got my vote.
Love Glen, though prefer some of his songs that weren’t big hits—”I’d Build a Bridge,” “Christian No,” and of course, anything written by Jimmy Webb, which is a lot.
I looked up Jimmy Webb and never realized how young he was when he wrote these songs. He wrote Wichita Lineman when he was 22. I realize pop groups often wrote songs at younger ages but WL has a lot of depth for a 22 year old professional songwriter.
Jimmy was am Oklahoma transplant to So Cal as I think Glen was a TX transplant. Jimmy talked about his faith and how it improved his songwriting to avoid cliches and hackneyed phrases.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Webb
Jimmy probably could have been a big pop star on his own because of his good looks.
Oh yeah the wrecking crew played on everything. Only thing comparable is the Motown Band that played on most of the Motowan records. I forget the name of the “group.”
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