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The song that Bob Dylan described as the "greatest ever written"
Far Out Magazine ^ | 6-18-22 | Tom Taylor

Posted on 06/26/2022 4:00:07 PM PDT by FLNittany

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Hard to argue with the man. We owe a lot to the great Jimmy Webb (and Glen, of course).

Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman live.

1 posted on 06/26/2022 4:00:07 PM PDT by FLNittany
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To: FLNittany

Hendrix once declared that his favorite band was The Last Poets.


2 posted on 06/26/2022 4:03:12 PM PDT by Born in 1950 (Anti left, nothing else.)
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I don’t know about it being the greatest song ever written, but it certainly is a favorite of mine


3 posted on 06/26/2022 4:03:46 PM PDT by Allegra
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4 posted on 06/26/2022 4:06:10 PM PDT by PGR88
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Well, that’s not overwritten....much.

(But I do like the song.)


5 posted on 06/26/2022 4:08:12 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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I liked that song, but I liked “Galveston” better.


6 posted on 06/26/2022 4:10:14 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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I have 3-4 songs that rotate in my #1 position...but “Wichita Lineman” always returns to #1 for its melancholy musicality and the lyrics that deeply touches my soul from my own life experiences.

Glen was a member of the Wrecking Crew who also played on his recording including the great Carol Kaye on bass.

Glen borrowed her 6-string bass to play the solo break.

The best version is live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DmLTMxFGZ8


7 posted on 06/26/2022 4:10:31 PM PDT by newfreep (“Leftism, under all of its brand names, is a severe, violent & evil mental disorder.”)
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needs more cowbell...


8 posted on 06/26/2022 4:10:36 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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If You See Me Getting Smaller is a fabulous tune by Webb.

L


9 posted on 06/26/2022 4:12:44 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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I think it and Sunday Morning Coming Down are as good as it gets.


10 posted on 06/26/2022 4:12:53 PM PDT by arkfreepdom
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I’m going with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” by David Allen Coe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_qfujQ_jTQ


11 posted on 06/26/2022 4:13:52 PM PDT by Clay Moore (Make Jan. 6 Ashli Babbitt Remembrance Day )
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This is not the greatest song ever written. This is only a tribute . . .
12 posted on 06/26/2022 4:15:41 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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Bookmark


13 posted on 06/26/2022 4:15:45 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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The author seems like one of those people who writes with his thesaurus nearby. A lot of usages that seem a leeeetle off.


14 posted on 06/26/2022 4:16:55 PM PDT by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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I too prefer “Galveston.”
WL makes me see sap slipping down a tree truck. Only thing worse would be McCartney’s “Valentine.”


15 posted on 06/26/2022 4:17:23 PM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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Galveston is an incredible song, I always get choked up when I hear it.


16 posted on 06/26/2022 4:18:27 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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one of those people who writes with his thesaurus nearby

LOL you nailed it!

17 posted on 06/26/2022 4:20:03 PM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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To: Clay Moore

That is at least the perfect country & western song.


18 posted on 06/26/2022 4:20:31 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: FLNittany

Author sure is fond of purty words…


19 posted on 06/26/2022 4:23:42 PM PDT by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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My favorite version of By the Time I Get to Phoenix is by Vera Lynn.

The lyrics don't disclose where the singer's journey through Phoenix and Albuquerque to Oklahoma began, but I figure it was Goodyear, Buckey or Palo Verde, Ariz.

20 posted on 06/26/2022 4:25:21 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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