Glen Campbell & Jimmy Webb - Wichita Lineman (2000)

[@johnsmith-bk4ps]

Jimmie Webb may be one of the biggest unsung heroes of music. Epic

[@rdgerdes]

His “Ten East Pieces” version is my favorite. Jimmy is the best!

[@connieburian5848]

Certainly of the time. Amazing.

[@appearingLately]

without of doubt

[@maralynfarber2068]

Amen.

[@cool8775]

Agreed johnsmith!

[@jamesbean7560]

Glen is gone, sadly, but his wonderful singing lives on.

[@edwardsieferman1205]

"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.

[@tinydancer62]

💯 agree. Whenever anyone asks what the most romantic lyric ever written, that is the one I quote.

[@GregDinAZ]

Yes, it’s so powerful, and brings tears to my eyes every time.

[@maryc6091]

Jimmy Webb gave birth to this song and Glen Campbell gives it life.

[@greenbeagle13]

Well said

[@Skye-ef1sm]

Beautifully stated.

[@maxwell69319]

fantastic statement.

[@catanlorca]

Jimmy Webb is a genius and the great Glen Campbell was the best protagonist of Jimmy's songs.

[@jeffrey3498]

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.

[@jeffrey3498]

@@Leveraction-xr4uz Oh cool, thanks for sharing that. God bless!

[@jeffrey3498]

@Forrest Cain No kidding! That's hilarious. 🤣 Here I was all these years, etc. 😂

[@jeffrey3498]

@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! 😃👍

[@wagner9050]

J.: Thanks 4 the job you do & may GOD Bless you!!!

[@jeffrey3498]

@arturbello4213 I think Oklahoma has the Wichita Mountains but not a city named as such. I read that Jimmy Webb was driving through Texas, Wichita Falls, when the song was inspired.

[@kevinwaters5872]

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.

[@dpeatebc7265]

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.

[@jimhowaniec]

Well said. This is a masterpiece.

[@lindaquist1666]

Love YOU BOTH THANK YOU 🙏 LOVE IT ❤️

[@willettej7988]

You gotta watch Jimmy’s concert in McArthur Park. His playing is absolutely incredible, especially on that song. Two legends.

[@pabloperez4063]

They are USA CREAM

[@maralynfarber2068]

Together they are perfection.❤️🎹

[@Ragnar-Viking]

Webb is a freaking genius on that piano..absolutely beautiful

[@MyFlippinValentine]

There will never be another Glen Campbell, or another partnership like this one.

[@robertappel9589]

I remember hearing this song for the first time on AM radio riding in my grandmother's car. Brings back so many memories.

[@lindabaer4086]

Two legends, and one tragic loss for American music. May Glen Campbell's memory be for a blessing.

[@Theo-hc5ob]

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.

[@RFXLR]

I disagree. Jimmy’s version on Ten Easy Pieces is so intimate. It’s probably the best I’ve ever heard.

[@lizjones4485]

You are so correct!

[@MeMeDaVinci]

Well said!

[@uddielad]

I love the mutual admiration. Fabulous songwriter and diamond performer.

[@GaryFox11000]

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 🏆👏 🙋‍♂️👍😃

[@2bequia]

Jimmy Webb underappreciated 20th. century composer.

[@jimquantic]

as a singer too, just heard him recently, very good.

[@2300Kenzie]

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.

[@bluehornet6752]

He's an *incredible* pianist too. His phrasings are next-level.

[@christheother9088]

Not by me.

[@lindadavis3728]

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.

[@lindadavis3728]

@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.

[@Viggen-vert]

Both of them brilliant…I hope future generations NEVER forget them

[@ann-mariefrank644]

This is perfection. Webb's songwriting and marvelous piano playing with Glen's one-of-a-kind voice and guitar. Still a beautiful song.

[@paulhewitt5198]

Privileged to see two "Greats" playing together. Nuff said.

[@southernmonkey64]

One of the bestsongs ever written! Everytime I hear it ..Iam taken away into another dimension ....thank you Glenn,and thank you Jimmy!

[@bambibrown6664]

Agreed!!! I heard a critic call this the 1st (and only?) existential country song. Perfect description.

[@bambibrown6664]

bb lang......another song that "takes me away" is Beginnings by Chicago. Your thoughts?

[@southernmonkey64]

+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

[@frithst]

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.

[@bertinsydney8710]

another dimension I am in, indeed ! Haunting and melancholic too.

[@charlottecole5281]

Hard to believe this song is 50 next year so timeless

[@arkantika6881]

No one can touch Jimmy and Glenn. Impeccable

[@quentincrisp6933]

This song will ever be part of the American fabric! Beautiful & heart wrenching!

[@bobmohr4952]

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.

[@karenscigliano9787]

Bless your heart💔

[@davidcastelli7893]

God Bless you my man

[@terencehernandez9646]

God bless you and thank you for your service Mr. Mohr!

[@saprwl68]

Vietnam changed everything for so many who went and the people who loved them!! Thank you for your service sir!! You are not forgotten!! 😍

[@anthonyblalock1790]

Amen brother but the innocence is really good to remember

[@phd2007]

Christ, that's beautiful. Webb is just masterful at the piano. Stunning and sublime.

[@lucguenette7534]

Such a fine moment in time.

[@derek-press]

the eye to eye contact between them during the song just shows that both of them were brilliant,this was literally a gig

[@RobertVincentMusic]

Absolutely. Two very talented musicians who are completely in sync with each other. As a musician myself.. it's a beautiful thing to see. I just regret that I never got to see the two of them perform together.

[@Ant008]

The best song ever written sung by the best performer, superb, sublime and beautiful

[@rickmag321]

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.

[@JojoJojo-hd3xp]

It doesn't get any better than this..... Jimmy and Glen

[@LisaMarieMJ]

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. 💜

[@postalinVT]

Indeed, indeed.

[@RacerPaul3]

Whoooooooa!!! 🤯Glen’s solo, Jimmy’s swirling soaring chords….. 2 🐐

[@rainstein3680]

What an amazing performance all these many years later!! RIP GLEN

[@sartainja]

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.

[@tntamusements]

Two true Genius artists at work here...we are watching incredibly beautiful history---

[@4549tinter]

I cried when he died. God bless Glen Campbell

[@rdubay01]

Love the ovation. My dad always played ovation like his hero Chick corea

[@TheFredismShow]

That was an absolute treat to see them play that song together.

[@azcrim]

And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time. Best lyric ever.

[@jimhacker9899]

+azcrim I agree. I think this may be the best version ever as well.

[@uncleharry5758]

+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!!:-)

[@arthurkurtz2448]

So very true.

[@bendoyle7180]

How can anyone not like this song,

[@GoldenClays1]

Damn this is a great version. After all the passing years. This song is still magic.

[@johnhughes3963]

Wow!!! Jimmy Webb..fits like a glove.. beautiful ❤️

[@brianlandrum3545]

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.

[@jeddyhi]

Every time I hear Glenn's voice lately, it brings me to tears. So beautiful

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

the brightest stars from the time when my body still was young

[@curiousnomad]

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.

[@richardengnath6273]

"Need this Song More than Want It -- and I Want It for All Time...!!"

[@123yeahyeahno]

As beautiful and haunting a melody as has ever been recorded. Thanks, Glen and Jimmy.

[@dennismurillodennis3079]

It doesn't get any better than this. This is great.

[@THUNDERWORX]

So much talent in that small room!!! I'm sure those present understood what an amazing privilege it was to be there.

[@SneaksBL]

Wow this rendition is absolutely gorgeous

[@StaciArdmore]

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!

[@Jackel7]

How lucky are those few present to witness that.

[@michaelangelus7355]

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.

[@c.j.rogers2422]

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.

[@gregmiller7123]

I can remember watching the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as a youth with my family. Nothing but good memories and such a great song!

[@elatomico7791]

What a wonderful performance!

[@markfrancis5751]

OhMYGod. That brings a tear to my eye. Two of the greatest of all time.

[@hasake8873]

Much respect for these two musicians.

[@batphink2655]

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!

[@ToeIn2194]

Stunning,soulful and total Americana in the most pure sense.

[@davidtapp3950]

Still sublimely beautiful after all these years!

[@jeffk8247]

Great combination of two extremely talented guys.

[@DenisBellars]

Just come across this sublime performance by two absolute legends Glen and Jimmy fantastic I think the best version I've heard

[@TVaughan667]

Oh dear, how we all miss you, Glen. Jimmy, thank you for so many wonderful songs. Such a huge part of my life from my first memories in the early 1960s to the present. Still listening and loving it.

[@58icarus]

"What a great song, Jimmy." 'Nuf said, right there.

[@jellybean6778]

What an amazing opportunity to be at this performance. How lucky they were. A most beautiful version.

[@MyFlippinValentine]

I keep coming back to this. It's a real shame that their New York gig wasn't recorded or filmed.

[@robinbaldwin3125]

It doesn’t get better than this !

[@oliviaedralin1436]

Love this song. A classic!

[@survivrs]

This song is truly one of a kind. There's a reason it's been the most played song, everything from the melody to the lyrics. It was so beautiful when Jimmy accompanied Little Big Town several years ago at the ACM's which is no longer on here and that annoys me to no end, but I'm just grateful knowing this song will never go away.

[@pduvallsr]

Great singer, great songwriter, great musicians......these are two of my very favorites of all time. I have been listening to them for many years and this stuff is timeless.

[@limeyspicegirl8241]

Wow his voice is awesome!! He's still got it.

[@d.neilmckay7709]

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.

[@jillsalkin7389]

Gorgeous. I have found many versions of this song. It haunts me.

[@vanislefan]

Brings me to tears thinking how the song affected us when it came out in 1968. Cold, cold winter but pieces like this helped us great through it.

[@leeroy968]

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.

[@Trollbot007]

Glenn was most proud of this song…he will always talk about the plays it got

[@dmhogan4239]

My absolute favourite Glen Campbell (and Jimmy Webb) song.

[@BrendaLewisJazz]

A sublime duo performance. Thank you. Rest in Power, Glen Campbell.

[@rolfejones7445]

Just so fantastic - love to see the singer of the definitive version and the song writer perform together - an emotive moment for sure!

[@melissaarrington8328]

It always brings tears....I love both of these amazing....totally best musicians!!! Every time!!

[@carlrosendorf5210]

Simply magnificent ✌️ 2023

[@kupsingh]

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!

[@waynecarroll4221]

Simply: “The Best “.🙏🙏🙏

[@dougm5697]

So beautiful!! I have no words. Just incredible to see them together

[@andrewvalachei7114]

Webb's piano really fills in this song! We'll miss you Glen!

[@owenhanrahan8541]

Two legends. No doubt about it

[@pac401]

I love this version better than the original. So much more intimate and two really great musicians perfectly blended together.

[@beckyknight1219]

It's nice to hear someone play who are in their element. Both so beautifully expressed.

[@jefft9729]

Absolute brilliance.

[@bgbstrm2352]

Wow, best version of this song. Amazing!!! 🙏💯🎶🎵

[@normanleach5427]

...direct and clean

[@MyFlippinValentine]

So many beautiful elements in this performance, but I particularly like Glenn's guitar phrasing at 3:38. Magical.

[@philhemenway3503]

This was a live, one of a kind performance.

[@karenscigliano9787]

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😘

[@roblewis3565]

Wichita Lineman has been humming around my head for days, and I had to get to the bottom of it.

[@tz125r]

Virtuoso songwriter performs with virtuoso guitarist/ singer ! I’m in a world of sheer bliss ❤

[@talrplr]

...Man oh man...those lines that Jimmy is playing, starting at 4:05, are GOLDEN !!!

[@tinydancer62]

💯💯💫

[@miltonyannis3719]

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.

[@kimokeokeahi8526]

Jimmy Webb. Incredibly prolific song weaver.

[@frankjurgensen9550]

Der Song hat's insich, sowohl Komposition wie auch Text. Mann o' mann.......for all time

[@TheGonzopup]

Love. Jimmy Webb on piano and Glen...can't get much better.

[@theresultof777]

Incomparable beauty.

[@robynpayne9448]

That piano brought me to tears!