I am a lineman for the county Will never stand the strain, And I need you more than want you Songwriter Jimmy Webb was driving through rural Oklahoma when he noticed a lone telephone lineman atop a pole. With the deadline looming, Campbell and his producer Al DeLory called Webb and asked him to write a new song right away. And the Wichita lineman Am7 G I hear you singing in the wires, I can hear you in the whine Gm D Am7 BbMAJ7 C2 BbMAJ7 And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line. Is still on the line Copyright: Writer(s): Jimmy Webb Lyrics Terms of Use, I am a lineman for the county Last.fm Music | Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. / All rights reserved. (Campbell had been Webb’s idol since he was 14, when the first record he bought was Campbell’s “Turn Around, Look at Me.”) Rolling Stone called Wichita Lineman “the first existential country song.” Campbell told a Dallas Observer reporter that Webb wrote it about his first love affair with a woman who married someone else. But it don't look like rain © 2012-2020, 2paragraphs Productions, LLC. When Webb protested that it wasn't done, Campbell responded, "Well, it's done now.". Is still on the line by 2Paragraphs in People | December 24, 2012.

It was first recorded by the American country music artist Glen Campbell with backing from members of The Wrecking Crew and was widely covered by other artists. It was inspired by Webb’s breakup from Susan Ronstadt, a cousin of Linda. Still on the line... “Wichita Lineman” is a song written by the American songwriter Jimmy Webb in 1968. "Wichita Lineman" was Campbell's first top-10 hit, so in commemoration, the BBC decided to tell the story of how it came about.

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But it don't look like rain Still, Campbell and DeLory were pressuring him, and Webb didn't want to waste more time on the song if they didn't like it. And I want you for all time Is still on the line Is still on the line, I know I need a small vacation

Glen Campbell & Jimmy Webb - Wichita Lineman (2000) - YouTube Just a little over 10 years ago, on July 26, 2010, Jimmy Webb visited the legendary Ed Sullivan Theater at 1697 Broadway in New York for an appearance on the David Letterman show. When Campbell began singing it, bassist Carol Kaye recalled, "the hair stood up on my arms and I went, 'Whoa, this is deep.'"

I can hear you through the whine Searchin' in the sun For another overload, I hear you singin' in the wires [Verse 2] I hear you singin' in the wires “Wichita Lineman” is a song written by the American songwriter Jimmy Webb in 1968. And if it snows that stretch down south Jimmy Webb - Wichita Lineman Lyrics. For another overload

Webb grew up in the flat land of the Great Plains, and a memory bubbled up of driving on a long, flat country road, watching utility poles in a straight row rise up in the distance, shimmering in the heat. Lyrics to 'Wichita Lineman' by Jimmy Webb. And I need you more than want you And I drive the main roads

And I want you for all time Jimmy Webb's Wichita Lineman struck a chord with artists who performed it - from Frank Sinatra and James Taylor to REM and The Stone Temple Pilots. "We all have this capacity for these huge feelings.". "Wichita Lineman" is great proof of what you can accomplish, even with limited resources, limited time, and a less-than-ideal working environment, if you're willing to dig deep into your own heart and come out with the truth about what you find there. Songwriter Jimmy Webb was driving through rural Oklahoma when he noticed a lone telephone lineman atop a pole. [Verse 1] Webb worked at the song for a while, writing the first verse and part of the second. I can hear you through the whine Or so he thought. And the Wichita lineman At the time, he was living in a communal household with a lot of other people, he said, and some of them had decided it would be a fun joke to spray-paint his piano green. The song struck a chord with a diverse list of artists who have performed it – from Frank Sinatra and James Taylor to REM and The Stone Temple Pilots. He claims they remained friends even after her marriage to another man. I know I need a small vacation

So he recorded what he had and sent it along. He thought those last two lines were "the biggest, awfulest, dumbest, most obvious false rhyme in history." The effect in the studio was immediate. It was a splendidly vivid, cinematic image that I lifted out of my deep memory while I was writing this song.". And the Wichita lineman As for Campbell, "It made me cry because I was homesick," he told BBC Radio in 2011. And the Wichita lineman Songwriter Jimmy Webb sent a partial, unfinished song. "Oh, we cut that," Campbell answered. Or so he thought. [Guitar solo] Is still on the line. He believed it needed more, and he wasn't happy with the chorus: And I need you more than want youAnd I want you for all timeAnd the Wichita lineman is still on the line. "He was gone very quickly, and I had another 25 miles of solitude to meditate on this apparition. And I need you more than want you And I drive the main road No one got back to Webb, so the next time he ran into Campbell, he said he assumed they didn't like the song. Webb headed to his piano. Webb had also feared it would be impossible to sing but Campbell "hit some notes that really, honestly, he shouldn't have been able to hit," he said.