Posted on 04/23/2022 5:58:52 AM PDT by FLNittany
He made it look easy, that’s for sure.
Funny that I was talking to a lady at Galveston beach on Thursday telling her I had only heard of Galveston by the song, “I think by Glen Campbell”. And now this post confirming what I said.
‘Galveston’ was an anti-war song.
That was magnificent.
Wonderful musician and human being. Glen could really fly on the guitar…made it sing… like a second voice.
I miss that guy…
Yes and no. First, it wasn’t written about Vietnam - it was written about 1812. Second, it was more a song of longing. Did it become an anti-war song? Sure. But that was never Jimmy’s intent (and he was as liberal as they came).
Saw Bob Dylan recently, he is 80 and was using a notebook on the piano to play and sing, even used his finger to keep his place on the song. Getting old kinda sucks. But he did play for 1 hour and 40 minutes non stop. It was great.
Somewhere, many years ago, I heard a fellow musician (name???) remark that Campbell could play just about any instrument, and play it well. He was a remarkably talented man. Thanks for posting.
I wonder whatever became of his ole ex coke head girlfriend, Tanya Tucker?
Actually a very good song w/ a powerful message.
Glen was one of my Mom’s faves, so his record was spinning more often than not.
Never caught the irony of ‘Dreams of the Everyday Housewife’ until I was one myself, of course. Still a favorite.
Dreams of the Everyday Housewife
Glen Campbell
She looks in the mirror and stares at the wrinkles
That weren’t there yesterday
And thinks of the young man that she almost married
What would he think if he saw her this way?
She picks up her apron in little girl-fashion
As something comes into her mind
Slowly starts dancing remembering her girlhood
And all of the boys she had waiting in line
Oh, such are the dreams of the everyday housewife
You see everywhere any time of the day
An everyday housewife who gave up the good life for me
The photograph album she takes from the closet
And slowly turns the page
And carefully picks up the crumbling flower
The first one he gave her now withered today
She closes her eyes and touches the house dress
That suddenly disappears
And just for the moment she’s wearing the gown
That broke all their minds back so many years
Oh, such are the dreams of the everyday housewife
You see everywhere any time of the day
An everyday housewife who gave up the good life for me
Rest in peace
I look forward to seeing him on the other side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOzb8to5Vsc
even better. Entire concert. Hour and 1/2 thoroughly enjoyable.
If Glen couldn’t have played the guitar, he would have made it as a singer. If Glen couldn’t have sang, he would have made it playing the guitar. Good guy.
By the way, you a PSU fan Nittany?
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