*Wahh* *Waah*
Posted on 10/23/2017 5:04:23 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
The lyrics are painful ‘cause it would be hard for me to be in that kind of loose relationship, but I feel for the man, too, as he can’t commit. He seems to care for the woman, but he knows he’s not cut out for something where she might be more dependent on him.
Wichita Lineman live with symphony:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zqyQN6NnuY
He was an amazing studio musician before striking out on his own. Some of his work:
“Hello Mary Lou” by Ricky Nelson (1961)
“Danke Schoen” by Wayne Newton (1963)
“Surf City” by Jan and Dean (1963)
“What’d I Say” by Elvis Presley (1963)
“I Get Around” by the Beach Boys (1964). Also “Dance, Dance, Dance” and “Fun, Fun, Fun” and the groundbreaking LP Pet Sounds.
“You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” by the Righteous Brothers (1965)
“Strangers in the Night” by Frank Sinatra (1966)
“Mary, Mary” by the Monkees (1967)
“Mama Tried” by Merle Haggard (1968)
“Turn Around Look at Me” by the Vogues (1968)
My favorite of his, thanks.
Hmmm d ont recall saying I was...but of course I’m sure you give that benefit to all the libs out there d ont you...
This is a delightful video. When I first discovered it a few months ago, I watched it about four times.
Never liked this song; my fave GC tune was Wichita Lineman because at least the lineman had a freaking JOB and wasn’t some penniless hobo popping in & out of some spouseless woman’s house. Dipping your tin cup into a trainyard mulligan? You can have it.
As for “Honey”, I never cared for death rock.
Years ago I figured the song’s “knowing I’m not shackled by forgotten words and phrases or the ink stains that have dried..” was a story about a guy who didn’t marry the girl.
But hearing the song today, I wonder.
After all, in today’s world a relationship can break up pretty easily.
So maybe the phrase meant he loved her so much that the formal wedding and papers were insignificant. The “knapsack behind the couch” was just metaphorical.
We’ll never know what he really meant — and perhaps that’s how Glenn intended it to be. The phrase makes you think about how to be gentle on the mind of your partner.
Methinks Glen Campbell was as imperfect as the rest of us, but he had a natural talent for song and guitar that he nurtured... and Glenn was a great American.
Another Campbell love song I found is Wichita Lineman.
i’ve heard this a lot lately with Glenn’s passing, but can’t get enough. great song and it’s just wonderful the way he can sing and play it. i’ve still got the original lp i bought back in the early 70’s (maybe late 60’s) somewhere (probably in the garage). i was a fan from the get go.
Thanks for posting that video. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought I’d seen all the Glen Campbell videos on YouTube, but somehow I missed this one.
:-)
*Wahh* *Waah*
Fun fact:
When he recorded "Wichita Lineman", Carol Kaye was in the studio & Glen borrowed her 6-string bass for the instrumental solo.
Glen was a fabulous musician. Never learned to read music. They said he could walk into any recording session and just start playing whatever they were playing.
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