Glen Campbell & Jimmy Webb performing Wichita Lineman on the Early Show in New York City. Check out the Glen Campbell discussion forum at www.glencampbel....
Wow. Webb is a fabulous pianist. His songs are filled with complex chords and that is part of what makes them great. Glen Campbell knows how to sing complex chord arrangements which makes him great. Add to that Webb's poetic lyrics that always tell a complete story of the human condition and Cambell's virtuoso guitar playing and you get musical magnificence. Very moving.
"I need you more than want you, And I want you for all time" might be one of THE single-most romantic lyrics EVER written in the history of the American Popular Songbook.
@Forrest Cain Just wondering how you knew I meant Kansas, but indeed I did. Thanks for setting the record straight. There's nothing worse than having information you think is correct but isn't. That can lead to an embarrassing situation. Thanks again Sir! 😃👍
@Forrest Cain it’s nice to read a respectful and polite conversation between two strangers. We need more of it. And what a fabulous song, writer. Can’t ever get enough of Glen’s voice and guitar playing.
@Bobby Klein I appreciate talented artist that use music to tell stories that are relatable. Jimmy Webb's understanding of music coupled with Glen Campbells sincerity in telling and selling the story masterfully.
I caught him in Cincinnati. Best performance I've ever attended. Small, interpersonal and engaging. The stories were so revealing about the history of modern music and were as captivating as his melodies. Jimmy later headed to NY for an Alzheimer's benefit event. God bless him & Glenn.
This has to be the best version of this song. Jimmy Webb is a fabulous pianist. As my grandfather would say "He plays all of the keyboard." Not to mention a powerhouse of a writer. Glen Campbell has always been a breathtaking guitar player.
Wished I could have been there . Glen Campbell - Virtuoso guitarist , Incredible singer ; Jimmy Webb one of the grratest writer's . Excellent pianist !! " Wichita Linemen " - "By the time I get to Pboenix " Fabulous entertainers .... Bravo 🏆👏 🙋♂️👍😃
+Bambi Brown Yes! Its One of those Great Songs that instantly brings back so many memories! In my Life is another one for me! Whats your thoughts on that one? Friend
Jimmy Webb did write some great songs and had a sophisticated style. I did not appreciate Glen so much when I was a young rock and roller but later I came to like his work. He was a studio guitarist in L.A. for years before he became a star in his own right.
Absolutely magical song that when I hear it today takes me back to my 17 year old youth. What great memories of an innocent time. Then I enlisted and went to Vietnam which changed everything for me. But the innocent times still resonate with me and I’m so glad I lived them.
Thank you Jimmy, for an amazing song that brings me to tears every time. I was born in 69, so this song has been around my whole life. Rest in Love, Glen. Thank you for the music. 💜
I hope the people sitting right there realized they were witnessing the greatness to which they’d never be that close to again. My jaw would have been on the floor.
Legend says, Mr Web added that little organ tinkling to the original studio recording ..but that they had to load his " Hammond 3" into a pickup and haul it to the studio...that day ...what a day.
Absolutely the best version I’ve seen so far. Beautiful and haunting. These two should have been a duo. Fantastic song writing and playing by Mr Webb, and of course Mr Campbell. What a treat. Billy Joel said it best, only the good die young.
The nearly 'good Old Days' even back then things were a bit more sane not perfect but better, I wanna go back in time and stay there! Beautiful song! RIP Glen! Jimmy had a nice voice for a songwriter!
This is an incredible rendition of Witchita Lineman. Both Jimmy and Glen are virtuosos on their respective instruments, and you can see the amazing interplay between the two of them. I always liked the original (never a big fan of the orchestration,) but this is absolutely sublime and on a whole other level. Amazing!
This m ay have been the FIRST time they played together, but it certainly wouldn't be the last! I am on a mission to see every performance they ever played together!
As happy as the songs Jimmy Webb wrote and Glen performed make me happy, I get equally sad as they fade out and end. I long for more of the story of each one, but they leave me wanting more.
What a treat this is! I always loved this song...but this live version with Webb is outstanding,,,and so beautiful ❤️ Those are some lucky ladies standing on the sidelines😘
This was not the first time Glen and Jimmy performed together. In 1988, they recorded a program for the Canadian series *In Session*, which was filmed at CHCH-TV studios in Hamilton, Ontario. It was released as a DVD later.
I absolutely love Country songs that cross over into the general mainstream listening, with the 60s and 70s being so rich with examples. The exquisite chord structure of this song in particular lends so much pathos to the lyric.
The man who was always on key, and pitch perfect. I have watched many videos, and cannot think of a time when I thought he was off key, even live. Wish I can say that for a lot of so called singers/musicians.
Jimmie Webb may be one of the biggest unsung heroes of music. Epic
His “Ten East Pieces” version is my favorite. Jimmy is the best!
Certainly of the time. Amazing.
without of doubt
Amen.
Agreed johnsmith!
Jimmy Webb is a genius and the great Glen Campbell was the best protagonist of Jimmy's songs.
Wow. Webb is a fabulous pianist. His songs are filled with complex chords and that is part of what makes them great. Glen Campbell knows how to sing complex chord arrangements which makes him great. Add to that Webb's poetic lyrics that always tell a complete story of the human condition and Cambell's virtuoso guitar playing and you get musical magnificence. Very moving.
Well said. This is a masterpiece.
Love YOU BOTH THANK YOU 🙏 LOVE IT ❤️
You gotta watch Jimmy’s concert in McArthur Park. His playing is absolutely incredible, especially on that song. Two legends.
They are USA CREAM
Together they are perfection.❤️🎹
"I need you more than want you,
And I want you for all time"
might be one of THE single-most romantic lyrics EVER written in the history of the American Popular Songbook.
Jimmy Webb gave birth to this song and Glen Campbell gives it life.
Well said
Beautifully stated.
As a truck driver, every time I drive by Wichita I look for the Wichita lineman. The town has a mystique to me because of that great song.
@@Leveraction-xr4uz Oh cool, thanks for sharing that. God bless!
@Forrest Cain No kidding! That's hilarious. 🤣 Here I was all these years, etc. 😂
@Forrest Cain Just wondering how you knew I meant Kansas, but indeed I did. Thanks for setting the record straight. There's nothing worse than having information you think is correct but isn't. That can lead to an embarrassing situation. Thanks again Sir!
😃👍
@Forrest Cain it’s nice to read a respectful and polite conversation between two strangers. We need more of it. And what a fabulous song, writer. Can’t ever get enough of Glen’s voice and guitar playing.
J.: Thanks 4 the job you do & may GOD Bless you!!!
Whoooooooa!!! 🤯Glen’s solo, Jimmy’s swirling soaring chords….. 2 🐐
the eye to eye contact between them during the song just shows that both of them were brilliant,this was literally a gig
Webb is a freaking genius on that piano..absolutely beautiful
I remember hearing this song for the first time on AM radio riding in my grandmother's car. Brings back so many memories.
Glen is gone, sadly, but his wonderful singing lives on.
Jimmy Webb is such a great song writer. His lyrics create real pictures of real people’s real emotions. Him and Glen are in synch like bacon and eggs.
There will never be another Glen Campbell, or another partnership like this one.
This song will ever be part of the American fabric! Beautiful & heart wrenching!
There is something about good music that tells you it is good to be alive. That is some good music with two artist that know what they are doing.
@Bobby Klein I appreciate talented artist that use music to tell stories that are relatable. Jimmy Webb's understanding of music coupled with Glen Campbells sincerity in telling and selling the story masterfully.
Jimmy Webb underappreciated 20th. century composer.
as a singer too, just heard him recently, very good.
I caught him in Cincinnati. Best performance I've ever attended. Small, interpersonal and engaging. The stories were so revealing about the history of modern music and were as captivating as his melodies. Jimmy later headed to NY for an Alzheimer's benefit event. God bless him & Glenn.
He's an *incredible* pianist too. His phrasings are next-level.
Not by me.
Both of them brilliant…I hope future generations NEVER forget them
This has to be the best version of this song. Jimmy Webb is a fabulous pianist. As my grandfather would say "He plays all of the keyboard." Not to mention a powerhouse of a writer. Glen Campbell has always been a breathtaking guitar player.
I disagree. Jimmy’s version on Ten Easy Pieces is so intimate. It’s probably the best I’ve ever heard.
You are so correct!
Well said!
I love the mutual admiration. Fabulous songwriter and diamond performer.
Wished I could have been there .
Glen Campbell - Virtuoso guitarist ,
Incredible singer ; Jimmy Webb one of the grratest writer's .
Excellent pianist !!
" Wichita Linemen " -
"By the time I get to Pboenix "
Fabulous entertainers ....
Bravo 🏆👏
🙋♂️👍😃
One of the bestsongs ever written! Everytime I hear it ..Iam taken away into another dimension ....thank you Glenn,and thank you Jimmy!
Agreed!!! I heard a critic call this the 1st (and only?) existential country song. Perfect description.
bb lang......another song that "takes me away" is Beginnings by Chicago. Your thoughts?
+Bambi Brown Yes! Its One of those Great Songs that instantly brings back so many memories!
In my Life is another one for me! Whats your thoughts on that one? Friend
Wow you two have got great taste! In my Life, Beginnings (esp Astrud Gilberto's version for me) and Wichita Lineman - all utterly timeless beauties.
another dimension I am in, indeed ! Haunting and melancholic too.
Two legends, and one tragic loss for American music. May Glen Campbell's memory be for a blessing.
One of the best versions ever. Webb smokes that piano, a genius.
No one can touch Jimmy and Glenn. Impeccable
Christ, that's beautiful. Webb is just masterful at the piano. Stunning and sublime.
Privileged to see two "Greats" playing together. Nuff said.
I cried when he died.
God bless Glen Campbell
The best song ever written sung by the best performer, superb, sublime and beautiful
Jimmy Webb did write some great songs and had a sophisticated style. I did not appreciate Glen so much when I was a young rock and roller but later I came to like his work. He was a studio guitarist in L.A. for years before he became a star in his own right.
Michael Angelus He was one of the most sought after studio guitarists in the biz. He's all over Beach Boys recordings, and many others.
And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time. Best lyric ever.
+azcrim I agree. I think this may be the best version ever as well.
+Jim Hacker At the Cabaret Show they I got to attend, (Feinstein's) they did a killer version of "Lightning In A Bottle" as well!!:-)
So very true.
Hard to believe this song is 50 next year so timeless
Absolutely magical song that when I hear it today takes me back to my 17 year old youth. What great memories of an innocent time. Then I enlisted and went to Vietnam which changed everything for me. But the innocent times still resonate with me and I’m so glad I lived them.
Bless your heart💔
God Bless you my man
God bless you and thank you for your service Mr. Mohr!
Vietnam changed everything for so many who went and the people who loved them!! Thank you for your service sir!! You are not forgotten!! 😍
Amen brother but the innocence is really good to remember
Thank you Jimmy, for an amazing song that brings me to tears every time. I was born in 69, so this song has been around my whole life. Rest in Love, Glen. Thank you for the music. 💜
Indeed, indeed.
It doesn't get any better than this..... Jimmy and Glen
Two true Genius artists at work here...we are watching incredibly beautiful history---
And I need you more than want you are the best lyrics ever written! Thanks Jimmy and Glen.
I can remember watching the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as a youth with my family. Nothing but good memories and such a great song!
I hope the people sitting right there realized they were witnessing the greatness to which they’d never be that close to again. My jaw would have been on the floor.
Glenn is an example of someone who doesn't have a great voice but is a great singer.
Legend says, Mr Web added that little organ tinkling to the original studio recording ..but that they had to load his " Hammond 3" into a pickup and haul it to the studio...that day ...what a day.
What an amazing performance all these many years later!! RIP GLEN
Wow!!! Jimmy Webb..fits like a glove.. beautiful ❤️
This is perfection. Webb's songwriting and marvelous piano playing with Glen's one-of-a-kind voice and guitar. Still a beautiful song.
Absolutely the best version I’ve seen so far. Beautiful and haunting. These two should have been a duo. Fantastic song writing and playing by Mr Webb, and of course Mr Campbell. What a treat. Billy Joel said it best, only the good die young.
Love the ovation. My dad always played ovation like his hero Chick corea
Virtuoso songwriter performs with virtuoso guitarist/ singer ! I’m in a world of sheer bliss ❤
Wow this rendition is absolutely gorgeous
This video is reason why Glen has always been one of my musical heroes. RIP Glen. You are missed.
Glen is playing one of his Ovation guitars.
What a wonderful performance!
The nearly 'good Old Days' even back then things were a bit more sane not perfect but better, I wanna go back in time and stay there! Beautiful song! RIP Glen! Jimmy had a nice voice for a songwriter!
How can anyone not like this song,
This is an incredible rendition of Witchita Lineman. Both Jimmy and Glen are virtuosos on their respective instruments, and you can see the amazing interplay between the two of them. I always liked the original (never a big fan of the orchestration,) but this is absolutely sublime and on a whole other level. Amazing!
Simply: “The Best “.🙏🙏🙏
Incomparable beauty.
This m ay have been the FIRST time they played together, but it certainly wouldn't be the last! I am on a mission to see every performance they ever played together!
Every time I hear Glenn's voice lately, it brings me to tears. So beautiful
Glenn was most proud of this song…he will always talk about the plays it got
So many beautiful elements in this performance, but I particularly like Glenn's guitar phrasing at 3:38. Magical.
This was a live, one of a kind performance.
As happy as the songs Jimmy Webb wrote and Glen performed make me happy, I get equally sad as they fade out and end. I long for more of the story of each one, but they leave me wanting more.
So much talent in that small room!!! I'm sure those present understood what an amazing privilege it was to be there.
Der Song hat's insich, sowohl Komposition wie auch Text.
Mann o' mann.......for all time
As beautiful and haunting a melody as has ever been recorded. Thanks, Glen and Jimmy.
Stunning,soulful and total Americana in the most pure sense.
I could watch him play piano all day
Jimmy Webb. Incredibly prolific song weaver.
"Need this Song More than Want It -- and I Want It for All Time...!!"
the brightest stars from the time when my body still was young
OhMYGod. That brings a tear to my eye. Two of the greatest of all time.
It doesn't get any better than this. This is great.
Great combination of two extremely talented guys.
How could 13 people downvote this beauty?
Smack heads
Gorgeous. I have found many versions of this song. It haunts me.
Beautiful.
Wow his voice is awesome!! He's still got it.
Wichita Lineman has been humming around my head for days, and I had to get to the bottom of it.
Two of the best in all time!👍
Much respect for these two musicians.
Love this song. A classic!
What a treat this is! I always loved this song...but this live version with Webb is outstanding,,,and so beautiful ❤️ Those are some lucky ladies standing on the sidelines😘
So beautiful!! I have no words. Just incredible to see them together
It doesn’t get better than this !
This was not the first time Glen and Jimmy performed together. In 1988, they recorded a program for the Canadian series *In Session*, which was filmed at CHCH-TV studios in Hamilton, Ontario. It was released as a DVD later.
Two legends. No doubt about it
Iconic song.
We love Glen, we love the lyrics but the music is excellent in this song.
Love you Glen, your music lives on. 🎵💕
It's nice to hear someone play who are in their element. Both so beautifully expressed.
Best version of the song I've ever heard
Just so fantastic - love to see the singer of the definitive version and
the song writer perform together - an emotive moment for sure!
Still sublimely beautiful after all these years!
A sublime duo performance. Thank you. Rest in Power, Glen Campbell.
Legends!
It always brings tears....I love both of these amazing....totally best musicians!!! Every time!!
"What a great song, Jimmy." 'Nuf said, right there.
Damn this is a great version. After all the passing years. This song is still magic.
Webb's piano really fills in this song! We'll miss you Glen!
Just perfect. Rest in Peace.
...Man oh man...those lines that Jimmy is playing, starting at 4:05, are GOLDEN !!!
I absolutely love Country songs that cross over into the general mainstream listening, with the 60s and 70s being so rich with examples. The exquisite chord structure of this song in particular lends so much pathos to the lyric.
The people in that small audience are VERY lucky....whew!
That piano brought me to tears!
They bland so well..true birds of a feather
The man who was always on key, and pitch perfect. I have watched many videos, and cannot think of a time when I thought he was off key, even live. Wish I can say that for a lot of so called singers/musicians.
My absolute favourite Glen Campbell (and Jimmy Webb) song.