Bob Dylan once claimed Wichita Lineman was the greatest song ever written. And for me, today, it is one of my top 5 in music history.
And yes, better times.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
Posts: 19419 | Location: Texas | Registered: May 13, 2003
Originally posted by oddball: Bob Dylan once claimed Wichita Lineman was the greatest song ever written...
I didn't know about Dylan, but Billy Joel said that as well. In fact, Joel said "Stop in Nevada" was his attempt to try to capture the same spirit as Wichita Lineman.
Sounded even better back in the 70's when transmitting from a distant AM station late at night. Great memories of driving across great vastness of dark road illuminated by sealed beam headlights with this song crackling on the radio. Good times.
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Chaos, panic and disorder. My work here is done........
Not everyone gets the same version of me. One person might tell you I'm an amazing beautiful soul. Another person will say I'm a cold-hearted asshole. Believe them both. I act accordingly......
When I think of Glen Campbell I think of Rhinestone Cowboy on the AM radio.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre.
Posts: 6188 | Location: Central Texas | Registered: September 14, 2003
Originally posted by Bassamatic: Glen Campbell was also a gifted guitarist. Always liked him.
……and a member of the fabulous and unknown Wrecking Crew.
I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham
