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Glen Campbell MACARTHUR PARK [live, video]
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| I don't know....maybe late 90's
| Jimmy Webb/Glen Campbell
Posted on 05/29/2023 5:04:20 PM PDT by FLNittany
Even if Jimmy Webb didn't write the song for Glen and someone else made it famous - Glen almost always did a better cover while up against acts like The Highwaymen, Linda Ronstadt, and yes - Richard Harris.
TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: cake; glen; music; rain; webb
The guitar solo starting around 5 minutes is what makes this video special - and would also make Clapton, Hendrix, and Van Halen blush.
Cake in the rain lovers will decry Glen's guitar solo as a desecration, while haters will finally find the song tolerable.
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posted on
05/29/2023 5:04:20 PM PDT
by
FLNittany
To: FLNittany
At least he didn’t call it McArthurs Park like Richard and Donna did ...
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posted on
05/29/2023 5:10:05 PM PDT
by
Fish Speaker
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Oh, and, "Let's Go Brandon!")
To: FLNittany
I always thought the original was The Wrecking Crew’s Finest Moment.
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posted on
05/29/2023 5:11:28 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
"I always thought the original was The Wrecking Crew’s Finest Moment." I'd vote for "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" myself.
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posted on
05/29/2023 5:13:53 PM PDT
by
FLNittany
(Autotune is jealous of Karen Carpenter)
Did he ever find his recipe again? Or was it too much to take (it)?
To: FLNittany
and yes - Richard Harris.
Nope. Not even close. First, Campbell drops the first refrain. Second, though Harris is not the best singer for these sorts of songs, he sells his angst much better. You feel his sense of desperation MUCH more.
Campbell's guitar solo is great, and could have been grafted onto the Harris version with no problem.
Some singers have a song they own.
Neil Harris got MacArthur Park.
Roy Clark, a better guitar player than singer, owns "Yesterday, When I was Young".
Lynn Anderson owns "Rose Garden" (which was written with a male singer in mind).
Tammy Wynette owns "Stand By Your Man".
Artie Shaw owns "Begin the Beguine" (lyrics completely unneeded).
Otis Redding owns "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" (George Michael shows how to make an unintentional parody, regardless of what Mrs. Redding thinks).
Dean Martin owns "Everybody Loves Somebody Some Time".
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posted on
05/29/2023 5:29:01 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
To: Dr. Sivana
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posted on
05/29/2023 5:37:53 PM PDT
by
FLNittany
(Autotune is jealous of Karen Carpenter)
To: dfwgator
I always thought the original was The Wrecking Crew’s Finest Moment. I'm inclined to agree.
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posted on
05/29/2023 5:40:37 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: dfwgator
The piccolo part in Rockin' Robin was played by the same guy who played the tenor solo on Theme From The Pink Panther.
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posted on
05/29/2023 5:44:23 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: FLNittany
Another fine version. My MacArthur Park fav has always been Sammy Davis Jr.
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posted on
05/29/2023 5:52:17 PM PDT
by
NautiNurse
(Memorial Day: All gave some, and some gave all. )
To: FLNittany
Who left the cake he baked out in the rain?
How did that person get it, and how come he doesn’t know who it was?
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posted on
05/29/2023 6:03:31 PM PDT
by
x
To: Dr. Sivana
Ringo owns “Octopus’ Garden”
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posted on
05/29/2023 6:55:31 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Difference between a cow and the US Capitol 1/6 "riot:" you can only milk a cow 3 times a day)
To: x
To: freedumb2003
Ringo owns “Octopus’ Garden”
And "Snookeroo". Ringo definitely owns "Snookeroo".
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posted on
05/29/2023 8:21:54 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
To: Dr. Sivana
And don’t forget Rodger Miller’s King of the Road.
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posted on
05/29/2023 8:34:45 PM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(The road to tyranny is paved with compliance )
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
And don’t forget Rodger Miller’s King of the Road.
Very good example. I should have mentioned that Glen Campbell DOES own Wichita Lineman.
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posted on
05/29/2023 8:41:18 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
To: FLNittany
I liked Wierd Al’s Jurassic Park version.
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posted on
05/30/2023 1:51:38 AM PDT
by
dangus
( )
To: FLNittany
Impressive shredding. But Clapton isn’t known for his shredding, and while Hendrix was an innovator in some “shredding” techniques, he’s not famous for mere finger speed, either. It’s kinda like hitting a home run and saying it would make Ozzie Smith blush and Rickey Henderson blush. Heck, Clapton is known as “Slow Hand.” Hendrix was legendary for his use of equipment and pedals like a volume pedal to craft the shape of his sound, and the pitch bender; as well as for innovative chords and tonalities; and yeah, just like Henderson could actually blast it, he totally shredded; it’s simply not what made him a legend. Meanwhile, Van Halen DOES hit notes much faster than Campbell, but by relying on an entirely different technique (2-handed tapping) that makes the comparison unfair to Campbell.
Campbell, of course, is not famous for his shredding (even in the loose sense I’m using it), but I love that he’s saying, “Hey, I can do what those metal guys do, too!” Because he IS really good. But superlatives like that don’t convince people that Campbell is great, only that in your exaggeration you picked the first three rock guitarists you could think of.
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posted on
05/30/2023 2:31:17 AM PDT
by
dangus
( )
To: dangus
Glen Campbell was a very good guitarist.
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posted on
05/30/2023 2:36:21 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
To: Mr. K
Absolutely! That’s why I made sure to write, “Campbell, of course, is not famous for his shredding ... Because he IS really good.”
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posted on
05/30/2023 4:07:19 AM PDT
by
dangus
( )
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