Magic moments with the great Glen Campbell singing to an audience of all star country music greats. Dedicated to the memory of Glen and all my faithful subscribers. Enjoy!
I know, me too. He was a prodigy on the guitar. He could play anything on his guitar by the time he was 8 years old. At least now Mary we can appreciate all that he’s accomplished. 🙂❤️
It is not even close…..not even in the same dimension….Glen Campbell is almost without peer in his talent and variety and skill. I am blessed to have been able to see and hear his talent.
Absoulutly correct. Standing on a stage screaming F-bombs and seeing how much of your ass crack you can get a way with by this new fad or whatever a person calls it?Glen had style, amazing song writing talent, voice was one of a kind, his picking on his guitar was and still is a pure pleasure to listen to. True musician and singer songwriter that have gone sadly passed on. Thanks Glen Travis Campbell .
I love how Kris Kristofferson puts his head back and closes his eyes when Glen sings the line "And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time." He's probably heard it a thousand times but theres something about the song and that line that really digs at your soul. RIP Glen Campbell your songs will live forever in so many hearts.
Since I first saw this clip I was struck by the same reaction from Kris. I always imagined him to be saying to himself " I wish I would have wrote that line."
I heard Chris say many years ago in an interview that "I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time" is one of the greatest song lyrics ever written. I'm sure that's what he's reacting to.
I really like the composition of that verse. He establishes that his need is greater than what he wants but then says that his want is basically limitless. In my opinion he is saying that his want of her and his need of her is immeasurable!
@@glenmorgan4597 The future is nothing without our better half. The future of our family, country, and maybe the world. Our life is bound up in others, and yet we experience a lot of life alone anyway. We have no choice but to work hard, if not for ourselves for them. Some knowledge that might have been acquired at great personal cost since they don't teach much about such things in school. The world has trended toward disposable relationships, so there is an heroic aspect of standing firm against change. That's my long winded take on these 15 words, anyway.
best rendition of this he ever did in my opinion. Kris Kristoferson sitting right there. man. Thank you Lord for saving Glen. Seeing Kris enjoying this makes the song really seem special.
Yes, that's why I find it hard to hear, more so to watch the great Glen play and sing. Glad to know I am not the only only who feels this song remembering it coming out the old radio in our house, as a kid, knowing something quite haunting is accurate. The Ameriana part too, an era, a time, we will never see again, so I get sad.
Holy cow! One of the greatest songwriters ever sitting next to one of the greatest guitar players ever with my teenage crush, Crystal Gayle sitting behind them. Wow!
Comment from another video of this song: "My Dad was a lineman in the Midwest for 35 years. He walked in 5 minutes late to work one morning and his boss asked him why he was late. He explained that Wichita Lineman came on the radio as he was pulling in. The whole crew nodded approvingly and his boss said it was an acceptable excuse. Glen Campbell was such a legend."
@@eddiehaskell5578 Hard getting older, but would never have missed those incredible times of the 60s and yes to about 99.. If I had to pick a single year of the best music, esp American made, I would pick 1969 and 1970. Some of the songs make me sad and nostalgic.
This song reminds of when I was a front line teenage grunt Marine Rifleman in Vietnam 1968. It was playing all the time on armed forces radio, it gave me much comfort to hear this song over & over again. At the time I had doubts if I’d ever make it back home alive.
While you listened to it in Vietnam I heard it as a small child curled up in and out of sleep in the back seat of the car on long drives. Welcome home, God Bless you and thanks for serving our Great nation. Thanks also for sharing your experience. It may not have been much easier coming home at that time than it was being there. As a service man myself, I salute you!
Maybe it’s my age, but Jimmy Webb’s writing and Glens singing is pure bliss . . . Love Kris Kristoffersons reaction. . . “I need you more than want you “ best line ever!
It’s 1969 my dad is 40 years old has 6 kids and my mom. We load the new Ford station wagon he just bought and we head for Michigan. It’s the first new car I’ve ever been in.As we leave NYC he turns on the radio and this song comes on. It becomes a massive hit and as we travel I notice telephone lines,truckers,mid western Cowboys and magical guitar players,and this song on most radio stations. Thank You Glen you made my Dad A Country music fan. Peace.
I can't stand most "country" music, but always loved Glenn's music, and this song in particular; it's evocative while speaking about desire and pain and human journey, without mentioning Budweiser or pickup trucks even once.
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. I saw him in his farewell tour and his voice was still perfection. Thank you, Glen Campbell. The music lives forever. ❤
@Tracey Whitney you're one lucky lady! it must have been a great experience seeing him perform😊i wish, I wish I could have seen him live as well, but I discovered Glen's music only after he passed away😢
Oh my so am I. So thankful to have been able to see this masterful musician in his hey day. He was so incredibly gifted and gone forever. This kind of talent will never come around again. Such a deeply rooted piece of Americana. Thank you Glen.
Glen was in The Wrecking Crew and played on many a pop and rock song. He could play any music to perfection. I am more rock than country but Glen is one of a kind.
Do any of you realize the powerhouse people sitting with Glen?? These are the elite of the elite in country music, starting with Kris Kristofferson. Glen Campbell is a legend, playing for the Beach Boys and other bands. He is truly unappreciated!
The woman singing harmony behind Glen was the icing on the cake for me, and that Gm chord! It's interesting how the staccato throughout is an imitation of electricity running through the wires.
@@mooseangelbelle well, your choice in music says a lot about you- you are interested in quality, and things that last the test of time. Kudos to you👏👏👏
I concur a million percent…..Glen was on a level that I certainly can’t comprehend. To him it’s easy - phenomenal musicality, technique and tone in voice and guitar.
We saw Jimmy in 2019 at Grand Theater in Lewisville, Texas. Would have paid 10 times the price we did before the show and 100 times the price after. What talent. Great writer and story teller. 300 people or so sized place. Blew us away.
My good crazy friend Billy McPherson who was the sax player for Buddy Miles used to play for Jimmy Webb in LA. I said " You played in the studio for Jim Webb, why'd you leave?". He said " there's nothing to do there but go to the pancake House ".
For my money the finest writer ever. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress is the greatest song I ever heard and I was lucky to see him do it from the front row when Jimmy came here to the Detroit area a few years back. Front row for the next one too in Ann Arbor next year!
And one of the best songwriters who ever lived sitting back, shaking his head, and wondering at the beauty of that line "And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time"
@@88pynogrl I think it was a bit of a shifting cast. GC was only there for part as Willie Nelson was sitting in that spot for other artists. Kris Kristofferson was sitting alongside him. The row behind him was Crystal Gayle, BJ Thomas & Janie Fricke. In the next bank of seats were Gene Watson & Barbara Fairchild (back row) & Bobby Bare & Lorrie Morgan (front row). Not seen in this clip but definitely on the show were Chet Atkins, Mel Tillis, Porter Wagoner, the Geezinslaw Brothers. Definitely a few others but these are the ones I saw/heard on clips of the show
I like that too. A bolt of lightening hit Kris when he heard “And I need you more than want you” and he kept cutting his eyes at Glen. Kris was a Rhodes Scholar who has had intense exposure to the best of poetry and literature the world has to offer. He sure appreciated the genius of Jimmy Webb, who wrote Wichita and several other great hits like McArthur Park, Galveston, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, etc. Wichita Lineman is as deep as anything, lyrically and melodically. Masterpiece.
Glen’s resume is STACKED!! Between The Wrecking Crew, The Beach Boys, and his own catalog and TV show, he’s truly one of kind! PS- he also did the voice to a cartoon from when I was a kid called Rock-a-doodle-doo.
Amazing that he was so highly respected among the top tier musicians known as the "Wrecking Crew". Musicians that could sightread & play pretty much any type of music. Most came from the jazz and big band era. Gives you a measure of his talent that they all recognized. Glen couldn't read music but played from his heart.
“Giants”of their time appreciating one of their own. Don’t recognize all the faces but I love the look Ms Crystal Gayle is wearing. Lost in the beauty of the moment.
Glen was a gift to us all… It isn’t cruel that they leave us for the heavens, it’s cruel that their skills and talent leave with them …😢. R.I.P. my brother. 🥰
This song came on the radio one night when I was up for days plowing snow in a blizzard. I was exhausted having not slept in days. This song really hit home that night.
I'm a old rocker and I believe Glen could have been the lead guitarist on any superstar rock band, any era. He was the best all time, and I have seen some great ones!
It was such a wonderful and beautiful time in life when we had true musicians like this. The songs they wrote, their performances, their talent, and it was on the radio. Songs that pulled emotions and created memories.
Campbell was truly an amazing guitar player. Eddie Van Halen even once said in an interview that he thought that Glen Campbell was one of the finest guitar players there ever was.
Glen Campbell was of another level ; watch his peers all great musician's in their own right almost as though they can't believe his God given talent . Such a guitarist that alone blows me away along with his vocals . I never get tired of listening to him . RIP Glen , you made the world a better place .
How about that dude over his shoulder at 1:15 when Glen plays that lick. He's not surprised but still amazed to the point he looks to be laughing a little.
Just watching Kristoferson taking it in is amazing. All the songs that guy wrote and performed and hes so into Campbell's performance. That kinda gets me.
Kristofferson, one of the greatest writers of lyrics ever and a great performer himself, can't help but go with the flow in the presence of immense performing talent. This speaks volumes.
One of the most under rated guitar players/ singers of all time Part of the Wrecking Crew, this man is a genius and is on par with BB, Buddy, Stevie Ray and Clapton. Miss you Glen
Yes Scott - just ask the Beach Boys who rated his playing. This song has stayed in my head since I was a kid. Glen Campbell was/is always a legend of music....🎸🎵
Mr Christopherson is the epitomy of honor and respect to Mr Campbell .....and that lady singing along .... sends me back to a better time ........ God rest that man's soul
What a master...glen has influenced all through my life....I am60 years old and still play guitar from even the 80s with the long hair. what a Treasure Glen has been on my mind.
So beautiful and haunting. And here in January 2024 we've had several Lineman kinds of days. Many thanks for Glen's performance, Jimmy Webb's song, and this upload.
@@mizbehavin the reason I thought he said wow, was because he reached out his hand and turned one of the tuning knobs- so I think the string was way out of tune. He said it to Kris Kristofferson who is also a guitarist.
What I love best about these country star gatherings is when Glen plays and the others realize this is one fantastic genius on all aspects of his entertaining all of us. He is so perfect on his guitar playing, you see the other guys who play just so happy and mesmerized as to how he can play so perfectly and in detail live, on the spot. He is truly a professional musician and singer, and handsome entertainer.
Luck. It is to be alive. Fortune. It is to be enriched. Beauty. It is to behold the works of the hand of god. In my 57 years I am so lucky to have been enriched by Glen Campbell who has given us some of the most beautiful music every laid down by any human being ever. It doesn’t get better than that and so I am at peace.
As a lover of music and Glen Campbell, this may be his Greatest Performance of that song! It's flawless both vocally and musically! What an amazing Musician, a gifted Prodigy and his Gifts will be left until the end of time as he now performs with the Greatest Band of all: The Angel Band and what a Band it must Be!!!
I don't care what genre music you love you must appreciate the massive hit this was at the time. Such an emotional love song. Brilliantly written and played and sung. Rest in peace brother.
Watching this, I was struck with the fact of how many of these great artists are no longer here anymore. And of course, how many will not be in the future. Ah but the great music they left us to enjoy.
Not underrated at all. Maybe by some that didn't bother to listen, but not by millions and millions of fans and his peers. Save "underrated" for musicians who never get past obscurity. Glen was and continues to be, rated in the top of singers and guitarists.
Who writes a song about a guy whose job is climbing poles for the power company? “Searchin' in the sun for another overload.” We don’t have to understand the technical electrical reference because we are already emotionally involved in the song. How did he do that? Jimmy Webb working his magic.
I was at his farewell tour in 2012 Newcastle city hall UK England & to be in his presence this giant of talent was incredible an absolute one off we won’t see the likes again
I'm sure many know Eddie V Halen still took lessons from glen well after evh was in his prime. Alice Cooper was one of his best friends and called him one of the top 5 guitar players in the world...What an utter most joy to listen to.
@@andygossard4293 Glen had a show until late '69. Glen heard our band in Wichita and invited us to play on his show. Went route 66 to L.A. As soon as we got there, his show was canceled But heh, got us out of Kansas and to a better life in the music business. Miss Glen, but he still lives on CZcams.
@@andygossard4293 did he ever! glen campbell variety hour or something. in one of these ralph emery sing a longs, waylon fondly recalls and thanks glen for not selling out and having him and many country artists on the show. i think glen plays gentle on my mind song on that episode with ralph and the folks.
I have watched this numerous times and every time it brings tears to my eyes. Perfect song, perfect singer and musician. Everyone of those people in that group knew they were hearing something special. Thank you Jimmy Webb. God bless you Glen.
It is clear that even though Glen is surrounded by so many greats on stage with him, his greatness simply transcends them all and they are aware of it.
The way his voice meshes with his guitar is of another world! It’s on a whole nother level and his guitar playing ability and watching his moves is like nothing else!
Parents brought us up listening to this and Country in general. I'm from Liverpool UK and he played here about 18 years ago and was lucky enough to get 3 tickets, magical.
Glenn's guitar riff after the first chorus was genius....and the backing harmony was just haunting...the best rendition of this song I ever heard...listen to it couple times a week
I once heard Carol Kaye (original bass player on the recording) say that years after this song was a hit she was shopping and it came on in the store. She said it was so beautiful she broke down in tears. I can see why
I heard this song when it first put Glenn on the map when I was a little boy and have heard many versions thereafter. However, this rendition with the back-up band and Janie Fricke's harmonies added to Glenn's flawless enunciation of every syllable (like only Glenn can do) and his fret-work fills on the guitar, may be the best recording ever of this timeless classic.
When a song moves both Crystal and Kris, you know you're "rock'n it"! I love that Glen gave us boomers some really heartfelt songs as kids growing up (60/70's), wasn't half bad in True Grit either. RIP Glen, singing with the, Heavenly Choir now.
Merle Haggard once said "If there was ever a case of God putting too much talent in one individual, it was Glen Campbell."
Looks and talent. Merle said Glenn went through the lines more than once
Great quote
I heard Merle say that about Glen and he really meant it. That's really a big compliment.
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Agreed ❤
Possibly the most beautiful song ever composed. Here on 2024
Here in March 24. What talent and genius!!
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Agreed ❤
Yep
I hate to admit it, but I didn't appreciate Glen as much as I should have back in the day - he was sooo good
I know, me too. He was a prodigy on the guitar. He could play anything on his guitar by the time he was 8 years old.
At least now Mary we can appreciate all that he’s accomplished. 🙂❤️
And he was said to have perfect pitch. I believe he recorded with The Beach Boys when he was a studio musician.
Same!
As a child i didnt like his music like i do now
Me too
Music stars today can’t hold a candle to performers like Glen Campbell. Not a chance.
It is not even close…..not even in the same dimension….Glen Campbell is almost without peer in his talent and variety and skill. I am blessed to have been able to see and hear his talent.
Exactly !
Absoulutly correct. Standing on a stage screaming F-bombs and seeing how much of your ass crack you can get a way with by this new fad or whatever a person calls it?Glen had style, amazing song writing talent, voice was one of a kind, his picking on his guitar was and still is a pure pleasure to listen to. True musician and singer songwriter that have gone sadly passed on. Thanks Glen Travis Campbell .
They don't have Glenn s class or talent!
I love how Kris Kristofferson puts his head back and closes his eyes when Glen sings the line "And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time." He's probably heard it a thousand times but theres something about the song and that line that really digs at your soul. RIP Glen Campbell your songs will live forever in so many hearts.
Since I first saw this clip I was struck by the same reaction from Kris. I always imagined him to be saying to himself " I wish I would have wrote that line."
Looks to me that he doesn't know the words tbh ,?
I heard Chris say many years ago in an interview that "I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time" is one of the greatest song lyrics ever written. I'm sure that's what he's reacting to.
Yeah this song never gets old and that line "I need you more than want you " is timeless. It reminds me of a lost love.
I cry every time. 😢
“And I need you more than want you and I want you for all time” might be the greatest line in any song EVER!!
Why?
I really like the composition of that verse. He establishes that his need is greater than what he wants but then says that his want is basically limitless. In my opinion he is saying that his want of her and his need of her is immeasurable!
Agreed 100%
@@glenmorgan4597 The future is nothing without our better half. The future of our family, country, and maybe the world. Our life is bound up in others, and yet we experience a lot of life alone anyway. We have no choice but to work hard, if not for ourselves for them. Some knowledge that might have been acquired at great personal cost since they don't teach much about such things in school. The world has trended toward disposable relationships, so there is an heroic aspect of standing firm against change. That's my long winded take on these 15 words, anyway.
Who but Jimmy Webb could write a simple country song and make it sound like Shakespeare?? This is pure poetry.
True, he was driving west and saw these guys up there, the song came to him, incredible.
And I need you more than want you. My gosh--priceless.
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That line got me, too. Wow.
Jimmy Web is in his own category of greatness.
When some people pass, you realize what the word loss really means. RIP Glen
best rendition of this he ever did in my opinion. Kris Kristoferson sitting right there. man. Thank you Lord for saving Glen. Seeing Kris enjoying this makes the song really seem special.
Amen. Glen Campbell's making music in heaven!
And thank you Lord for saving Kris; his testimony on this very show was incredible
oh? I must see more of the show.@@PoubelleKansas
What a privilege we have to watch this video of the great Glen Campbell perform this iconic song; and in a room full of the greats of country music.
Thought in for Kris, heard he had some health😑 issues
When Kris closed his eyes he knew he was listening to a genius. A measure of the best respect
A haunting piece of Americana that pulls on the heart strings still 50 years later!
One of the greatest songs ever written
Yes, that's why I find it hard to hear, more so to watch the great Glen play and sing. Glad to know I am not the only only who feels this song remembering it coming out the old radio in our house, as a kid, knowing something quite haunting is accurate. The Ameriana part too, an era, a time, we will never see again, so I get sad.
As a Lineman for 38 yrs , in Florida & the Pacfic Northwest....very personal for me and my family....thanks Glen !
Audio too quiet
Holy cow! One of the greatest songwriters ever sitting next to one of the greatest guitar players ever with my teenage crush, Crystal Gayle sitting behind them. Wow!
The look on KK face when the line "I need you more than want you" is priceless
@@jayrhodes2097 it definitely is a great line. Such a simple yet, deep statement.
kris was the best
Comment from another video of this song: "My Dad was a lineman in the Midwest for 35 years.
He walked in 5 minutes late to work one morning and his boss asked him why he was late.
He explained that Wichita Lineman came on the radio as he was pulling in.
The whole crew nodded approvingly and his boss said it was an acceptable excuse.
Glen Campbell was such a legend."
That is an awesome story.
That’s bloody brilliant
Wonder story
So so great!
Cool that his life was in the song. I love it.
As talented as they are, the others know that they are in the presence of greatness.
You can tell they respect him and give him props
He is the most talented artist and musician in that room.
Growing up in the 60's and 70"s, I didn't realize how lucky I was. What a great song, great performer, and great person Glen Campbell was.
I hear you loud and clear. We had the best musicians,actors and entertainers in the history of mankind. 😊 1960-1999. We were blessed.❤
@@eddiehaskell5578 Hard getting older, but would never have missed those incredible times of the 60s and yes to about 99.. If I had to pick a single year of the best music, esp American made, I would pick 1969 and 1970. Some of the songs make me sad and nostalgic.
My Dads favourite Glen Campbell song and now my favourite too. We lost you 18 years ago on this day. I miss you and mum so much 💔
This song reminds of when I was a front line teenage grunt Marine Rifleman in Vietnam 1968. It was playing all the time on armed forces radio, it gave me much comfort to hear this song over & over again. At the time I had doubts if I’d ever make it back home alive.
I think Jimmy wrote “Galveston” for you. Thank you for your service.
Welcome back....In that year I was 8 years old and wondering about ya'll overseas...
While you listened to it in Vietnam I heard it as a small child curled up in and out of sleep in the back seat of the car on long drives.
Welcome home, God Bless you and thanks for serving our Great nation.
Thanks also for sharing your experience. It may not have been much easier coming home at that time than it was being there. As a service man myself, I salute you!
Thank you for your service David….. God Bless for keeping us safe…
Glad you made it home. From Ireland 🇮🇪
One of thegreatest guitarists of all time,
Maybe it’s my age, but Jimmy Webb’s writing and Glens singing is pure bliss . . . Love Kris Kristoffersons reaction. . . “I need you more than want you “ best line ever!
That’s where it’s at. Spot on
I have a book "The Wichita Lineman" by Dylan Jones-the entire book is about why that line is one of the best song lyrics every written
Glen Campbell's guitar playing is excellent too. He's one of my favourites
Yep
but the next line "..and I want you for all time."
So his need for her is beyond all time. That always hits me.
It’s 1969 my dad is 40 years old has 6 kids and my mom. We load the new Ford station wagon he just bought and we head for Michigan. It’s the first new car I’ve ever been in.As we leave NYC he turns on the radio and this song comes on. It becomes a massive hit and as we travel I notice telephone lines,truckers,mid western Cowboys and magical guitar players,and this song on most radio stations. Thank You Glen you made my Dad A Country music fan. Peace.
Everybody on that set knew they were listening to great talent and all payed their respect.
Absolutely one of the most beautifully written and performed songs of all time.
I can't stand most "country" music, but always loved Glenn's music, and this song in particular; it's evocative while speaking about desire and pain and human journey, without mentioning Budweiser or pickup trucks even once.
Perfect comment👌
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It is one of those songs that is beautiful beyond words. It chokes me up every time I hear it.
Written by Jimmy Webb and executed so wonderfully by Campbell!
You know you've got something there when you have all these amazing artists just sitting there in awe and nodding their heads. Epic.
Yes, kirstofeson seems to really get into it.
He's thinking, dang, wish that was my song.
“Wichita Lineman is a song about an ordinary man thinking about about extraordinary things.” - Billy Joel
This song makes me cry every time I hear it. I saw him in his farewell tour and his voice was still perfection. Thank you, Glen Campbell. The music lives forever. ❤
@Tracey Whitney you're one lucky lady! it must have been a great experience seeing him perform😊i wish, I wish I could have seen him live as well, but I discovered Glen's music only after he passed away😢
I wanted to see his farewell tour. He and his wife came to Galveston and I live in Houston. It just didn't work out.
I wish i’d be American to fully feel the sense of pride of having all his music for the rest of times…
God bless Glen Campbell
If you appreciate this, consider yourself an American.
I'm so glad I was born a "boomer", to witness such talent. GBNF
Oh my so am I. So thankful to have been able to see this masterful musician in his hey day. He was so incredibly gifted and gone forever. This kind of talent will never come around again. Such a deeply rooted piece of Americana. Thank you Glen.
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I’m not a Baby Boomer but my parents were. And I had the privilege of growing up hearing such great, timeless SONGS and MUSIC.
I agree. We have a lot to be blessed with looking back.
Glen Campbell, probably one of the best singers, guitar players and song writers of all time, and I mean ALL time.
No doubt.,pound for pound, our greatest entertainer
No doubt.
I love this man ,,,, I saw him when I was 8 years old , ain’t no one like Glen Campbell
I liked Glen when I was a little boy. Then I went down the rock n roll path. I don’t regret that, but here I am again
Glen was in The Wrecking Crew and played on many a pop and rock song. He could play any music to perfection. I am more rock than country but Glen is one of a kind.
Do any of you realize the powerhouse people sitting with Glen??
These are the elite of the elite in country music, starting with Kris Kristofferson.
Glen Campbell is a legend, playing for the Beach Boys and other bands.
He is truly unappreciated!
And they are just sitting there, admiring and basking in it. Wow!
OMG. Every time I hear Campbell sing this it is like a revelation. What an incredible artist.
The woman singing harmony behind Glen was the icing on the cake for me, and that Gm chord! It's interesting how the staccato throughout is an imitation of electricity running through the wires.
Janie frickie
Cheers for that.@@1962egl
Was that the cake that was left out in the rain with the green icing ?
Glen left a hole that will never be filled. Truly missed.
I don’t think I could ever get over how beautiful this song is.
My heart melts EVERYTIME♥️♥️♥️
@@88pynogrl beautiful melody plus beautiful lyrics equals perfection.
@@mooseangelbelle “perfectly” put!!!👏👏👏👏👏♥️
@@88pynogrl Thanks Sometimes a guy like me feels I am the only one left with good taste. Lol
@@mooseangelbelle well, your choice in music says a lot about you- you are interested in quality, and things that last the test of time. Kudos to you👏👏👏
one of the greatest songs ever written ❤️
I bet I watched this 20 times already and I know I will again.
So much respect from his peers. A song like that, and a Glen Campbell, only comes around once in a million years.
I agree 100%
Totally agree
1000% you listen to that and it brings back so many memories of a long time ago
Well said Tim,
I concur a million percent…..Glen was on a level that I certainly can’t comprehend. To him it’s easy - phenomenal musicality, technique and tone in voice and guitar.
Jimmy Webb is a brilliant song writer!
We saw Jimmy in 2019 at Grand Theater in Lewisville, Texas. Would have paid 10 times the price we did before the show and 100 times the price after. What talent. Great writer and story teller. 300 people or so sized place. Blew us away.
I agree
My good crazy friend Billy McPherson who was the sax player for Buddy Miles used to play for Jimmy Webb in LA. I said " You played in the studio for Jim Webb, why'd you leave?". He said " there's nothing to do there but go to the pancake House ".
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Yesterday was his birthday.
For my money the finest writer ever. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress is the greatest song I ever heard and I was lucky to see him do it from the front row when Jimmy came here to the Detroit area a few years back. Front row for the next one too in Ann Arbor next year!
And one of the best songwriters who ever lived sitting back, shaking his head, and wondering at the beauty of that line "And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time"
Janie Fricke’s harmonies elevate this already beautiful song to a whole other level!
Do you know all the various artists in the room? Could you list them for me? Please.
@@88pynogrl Crystal Gayle and BJ Thomas behind Glenn Campbell can’t make out who the rest of them are.
@@johnheinrich1718 thanks!!
I thought the same~ I would recognize that voice anywhere. She added the most gorgeous harmonies to so many songs!
@@88pynogrl I think it was a bit of a shifting cast. GC was only there for part as Willie Nelson was sitting in that spot for other artists. Kris Kristofferson was sitting alongside him. The row behind him was Crystal Gayle, BJ Thomas & Janie Fricke. In the next bank of seats were Gene Watson & Barbara Fairchild (back row) & Bobby Bare & Lorrie Morgan (front row). Not seen in this clip but definitely on the show were Chet Atkins, Mel Tillis, Porter Wagoner, the Geezinslaw Brothers. Definitely a few others but these are the ones I saw/heard on clips of the show
I like that too. A bolt of lightening hit Kris when he heard “And I need you more than want you” and he kept cutting his eyes at Glen. Kris was a Rhodes Scholar who has had intense exposure to the best of poetry and literature the world has to offer. He sure appreciated the genius of Jimmy Webb, who wrote Wichita and several other great hits like McArthur Park, Galveston, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, etc. Wichita Lineman is as deep as anything, lyrically and melodically. Masterpiece.
I think Kris was thinking about what a great lyric that is. He is a world class songwriter.
It sure did......it struck me!!!
Yeah, he was obviously, deeply effected.
I believe he was also a captain in the US Army as well as a helicopter pilot.
Intense exposure to it and quite a writer himself.
Glen’s resume is STACKED!! Between The Wrecking Crew, The Beach Boys, and his own catalog and TV show, he’s truly one of kind!
PS- he also did the voice to a cartoon from when I was a kid called Rock-a-doodle-doo.
Amazing that he was so highly respected among the top tier musicians known as the "Wrecking Crew". Musicians that could sightread & play pretty much any type of music. Most came from the jazz and big band era. Gives you a measure of his talent that they all recognized. Glen couldn't read music but played from his heart.
I hope nobody is counting but I have seen this video seven times in the last month just love it to death.
I am secure in my manhood to allow the tears to flow from my eyes during this absolutely beautiful song...thank you Glen for this...
Ghey.....
Jk 😅
“Giants”of their time appreciating one of their own. Don’t recognize all the faces but I love the look Ms Crystal Gayle is wearing. Lost in the beauty of the moment.
Glen was a gift to us all… It isn’t cruel that they leave us for the heavens, it’s cruel that their skills and talent leave with them …😢. R.I.P. my brother. 🥰
They say he was robbed of almost every memory before he died, but still could play his guitar until almost the very end.
This song came on the radio one night when I was up for days plowing snow in a blizzard. I was exhausted having not slept in days. This song really hit home that night.
I know those moments. When you just are worn to hell, and this kind of medicine comes along. pure relief.
This song still gives me chills. Amazing guitar break
My dad loved Glen Campbell and now I do. This song always makes me think of my dad. Beautiful song x
my Dad also. I miss him a lot sometimes.
The most under-rated guitarist ever, he was brilliant.
Truth. Glenn Campbell and Roy Clark are respected by all the great guitar players.
I'm a old rocker and I believe Glen could have been the lead guitarist on any superstar rock band, any era. He was the best all time, and I have seen some great ones!
I don’t think he was ever underrated
Talk about a song transporting us. Wow. Just magical.
The Jimmy Webb songs completely transcended musical boundaries. It was beyond being merely a “country” or a “pop” song. It is an American song.
He wrote some great songs with memorable lyrics.
It was such a wonderful and beautiful time in life when we had true musicians like this. The songs they wrote, their performances, their talent, and it was on the radio. Songs that pulled emotions and created memories.
Mr. Campbell is the reason I started playing the guitar in 1968 and still play to this day.
Campbell was truly an amazing guitar player. Eddie Van Halen even once said in an interview that he thought that Glen Campbell was one of the finest guitar players there ever was.
When I was a kid and Glen Campbell & John Denver dominated AM radio I was too young to appreciate their brilliance. My loss
Glen Campbell was of another level ; watch his peers all great musician's in their own right almost as though they can't believe his God given talent . Such a guitarist that alone blows me away along with his vocals . I never get tired of listening to him . RIP Glen , you made the world a better place .
Exactly, exactly, exactly! You can see it in their eyes and almost brings them to tears or utter amazement.
How about that dude over his shoulder at 1:15 when Glen plays that lick. He's not surprised but still amazed to the point he looks to be laughing a little.
You could just tell all those great singers who were sitting there were as moved as you and I.
I thought the exact same thing.
I see that too, absolutely correct sir
Exactly!
Every single one of those amazing performers was in awe of the best of the bunch
Just watching Kristoferson taking it in is amazing. All the songs that guy wrote and performed and hes so into Campbell's performance. That kinda gets me.
Kristofferson, one of the greatest writers of lyrics ever and a great performer himself, can't help but go with the flow in the presence of immense performing talent. This speaks volumes.
And he( khris Kristofferson )is a Rhodes scholar, cant be many people better qualified to write a song !
Kristofferson's Sunday Morning Coming Down is so good. The poetry is genius. I relate in many ways.
yeah...Kris was feeling the moment, I believe.
So true
Glen Campbell never failed to stop me in my tracks. A genius voice and musician combined, a one man orchestra. ❤ Missed
One of the most under rated guitar players/ singers of all time Part of the Wrecking Crew, this man is a genius and is on par with BB, Buddy, Stevie Ray and Clapton. Miss you Glen
Yes Scott - just ask the Beach Boys who rated his playing. This song has stayed in my head since I was a kid. Glen Campbell was/is always a legend of music....🎸🎵
This song still steals my heart every single time I hear it!❤
He really was so very special.
He is truly special ❤❤❤
Mr Christopherson is the epitomy of honor and respect to Mr Campbell .....and that lady singing along .... sends me back to a better time ........ God rest that man's soul
The harmony singing evokes goosebumps.
Who was she? She added a beautiful layer of color.@@tomfisher9191
What a master...glen has influenced all through my life....I am60 years old and still play guitar from even the 80s with the long hair. what a Treasure Glen has been on my mind.
So beautiful and haunting. And here in January 2024 we've had several Lineman kinds of days. Many thanks for Glen's performance, Jimmy Webb's song, and this upload.
:49 Glen retunes a string...in the middle of the song. Superb artist.
I wish I could figure out what he mumbles under his breath🤣 Looks like he just says “wow”.
@@88pynogrl My husband reads lips and I excitedly asked him, what did he say?!! Couldn't pick up the sideways view.
@@mizbehavin the reason I thought he said wow, was because he reached out his hand and turned one of the tuning knobs- so I think the string was way out of tune. He said it to Kris Kristofferson who is also a guitarist.
@@88pynogrl I think you're right
@@88pynogrlI think he did say “wow” but in reaction to the violin that came in just prior.
a lot of VERY talented folks in that group who are in awe
What a genius top ten of best ever guitar players
What I love best about these country star gatherings is when Glen plays and the others realize this is one fantastic genius on all aspects of his entertaining all of us. He is so perfect on his guitar playing, you see the other guys who play just so happy and mesmerized as to how he can play so perfectly and in detail live, on the spot. He is truly a professional musician and singer, and handsome entertainer.
If there is such a thing as perfection in art, this is it.
Luck. It is to be alive. Fortune. It is to be enriched. Beauty. It is to behold the works of the hand of god. In my 57 years I am so lucky to have been enriched by Glen Campbell who has given us some of the most beautiful music every laid down by any human being ever. It doesn’t get better than that and so I am at peace.
As a lover of music and Glen Campbell, this may be his Greatest Performance of that song! It's flawless both vocally and musically! What an amazing Musician, a gifted Prodigy and his Gifts will be left until the end of time as he now performs with the Greatest Band of all: The Angel Band and what a Band it must Be!!!
Can one man, one guitar and one voice move you? Absolutely.
I don't care what genre music you love you must appreciate the massive hit this was at the time. Such an emotional love song. Brilliantly written and played and sung. Rest in peace brother.
Watching this, I was struck with the fact of how many of these great artists are no longer here anymore. And of course, how many will not be in the future. Ah but the great music they left us to enjoy.
This is my favorite of Glen's. So underrated, talented singer and guitarist. So sorely missed 😢❤
How are you? So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song
Not underrated at all. Maybe by some that didn't bother to listen, but not by millions and millions of fans and his peers. Save "underrated" for musicians who never get past obscurity. Glen was and continues to be, rated in the top of singers and guitarists.
And i need you more than want you
Kris's reaction....
A great songwriter knows great lyrics
One of the most profound lyrics that Jimmy Webb ever wrote. Kris is probably wishing that he had written it instead.
You can see him closing his eyes sucking up every note.....hell, me too.
@@abqphil5444 And a great compliment from Kris, himself a wonderful songwriter.
Who writes a song about a guy whose job is climbing poles for the power company?
“Searchin' in the sun for another overload.”
We don’t have to understand the technical electrical reference because we are already emotionally involved in the song. How did he do that?
Jimmy Webb working his magic.
I was at his farewell tour in 2012 Newcastle city hall UK England & to be in his presence this giant of talent was incredible an absolute one off we won’t see the likes again
I'm sure many know Eddie V Halen still took lessons from glen well after evh was in his prime. Alice Cooper was one of his best friends and called him one of the top 5 guitar players in the world...What an utter most joy to listen to.
That’s a great interview with Alice Cooper about Glen Campbell
My family friend Bernie Leadon from the Eagles used to play banjo on the Glenn Cambell show in 1969.
@@andyokus5735 Bernie is awesome.(early bird) Didn't know GC had a TV show in the 60s.
@@andygossard4293 Glen had a show until late '69. Glen heard our band in Wichita and invited us to play on his show. Went route 66 to L.A. As soon as we got there, his show was canceled But heh, got us out of Kansas and to a better life in the music business. Miss Glen, but he still lives on CZcams.
@@andygossard4293 did he ever! glen campbell variety hour or something. in one of these ralph emery sing a longs, waylon fondly recalls and thanks glen for not selling out and having him and many country artists on the show. i think glen plays gentle on my mind song on that episode with ralph and the folks.
I have watched this numerous times and every time it brings tears to my eyes. Perfect song, perfect singer and musician. Everyone of those people in that group knew they were hearing something special. Thank you Jimmy Webb. God bless you Glen.
Hello there,how are you doing?
One of the great songs sung by one of the greats. RIP Glen Campbell.
I need you more than I want you and I want you for all time...says it all
More talent on that stage than in the last 10 Grammy shows combined.
one of mankind's most beautiful pieces of music
One of the most beautiful and romantic lyrics ever written.
It took me years to figure out that this whole song is an analogy. Gorgeous song- I would die happy if I wrote this song.
It is clear that even though Glen is surrounded by so many greats on stage with him, his greatness simply transcends them all and they are aware of it.
Also, please remember the ultimate greatness of words and music by Jimmy Webb.
RIP Glenn Campbell. What a guitarist, what a voice!
Jimmy Webb is in the top 3 best popular song writers in our lifetimes. His work is genius. On my bucket list to meet him.
The way his voice meshes with his guitar is of another world! It’s on a whole nother level and his guitar playing ability and watching his moves is like nothing else!
Parents brought us up listening to this and Country in general. I'm from Liverpool UK and he played here about 18 years ago and was lucky enough to get 3 tickets, magical.
Glenn's guitar riff after the first chorus was genius....and the backing harmony was just haunting...the best rendition of this song I ever heard...listen to it couple times a week
same here.
I once heard Carol Kaye (original bass player on the recording) say that years after this song was a hit she was shopping and it came on in the store. She said it was so beautiful she broke down in tears. I can see why
I heard this song when it first put Glenn on the map when I was a little boy and have heard many versions thereafter. However, this rendition with the back-up band and Janie Fricke's harmonies added to Glenn's flawless enunciation of every syllable (like only Glenn can do) and his fret-work fills on the guitar, may be the best recording ever of this timeless classic.
Lord of the fretboard....vocalist that streams tears from me always... Thank You Mr. Glenn Campbell.
Why is it ever time i watch this i smile like an idiot ...my god this is soooo good .
Absolutely one of the best songs ever recorded....by a true legend....we all miss you, Glen
The man had a legendary way of delivering a song. God bless him.
When a song moves both Crystal and Kris, you know you're "rock'n it"! I love that Glen gave us boomers some really heartfelt songs as kids growing up (60/70's), wasn't half bad in True Grit either. RIP Glen, singing with the, Heavenly Choir now.