I don't understand why he isn't regarded as one of the top 100 guitarists ever. He got his start as a sessions player. So he was in demand and a really great guitarist
Glen was not a Country musician, he was an Incredible, COMPLETE Musician. As a member of the Wrecking Crew, he could, and did play everything. I had the pleasure of meeting him briefly many years ago, and what a kind and humble man. So glad there are countless recordings of his performances for generations to enjoy. Glen, Rest In Peace.
You make a great point. And since you mention the Wrecking Crew, I sing in Life Choir gospel in LA, which was founded by the gentleman that drummer Hal Blaine credits, in the documentary, with starting the Wrecking Crew, composer/arranger HB Barnum, at Capital Records. Because of the advanced age of most of the choir members, we never fully regained our momentum after the pandemic. But the guy who "started it all" is still alive and living in the valley. I love Glen Campbell RIP
Definitely not a country artist. He played for Sinatra and the Beach Boys. There's a video of Paul McCartney meeting him and gushing over him, sadly Glen was well into his illness and probably didn't even know who it was
He was a session guitarist before he was a recording artist or session singer. Therefore the guitar was where he was most comfortable-even more than singing. Beyond that, many types of dementia loosen people’s inhibitions, and this was a good example of this and how the illness affected his performance.
It was 6/68 when Wichita dropped. I was 11 yo, in 5th grade. I came in the house and my mom had her AM radio on, the song was playing. My mom grabbed me and started dancing with me, and singing the song. She said Ah! my first born. I'm 67 now. Mom's gone now. I forgot all about this song. I was driving and it came on the radio. I had to pull over, I was crying like a baby. I went back 56 years to that early June day in 68'. Awesome!
I'm an old hippie freak I'm 70 years old, I loved my rock and roll and still do. But there aint a person alive that likes music that can deny the fact that Glenn Campbell was a star. His guitar playing was mesmerizing and his voice was great. I hope you rest in peace✌️✌️✌️
Glen was member of the session wrecking crew and Beach Boys long before he went solo, family and church before that lifetime writing and singing started. Loved hisfans.
Here I am, an old chick listenin to one of my heart throbs from the 60's and 70's and remembering... How beautiful it was to be livin in Wichita and hearing this song driftin through the house with the breezes blowin through the windows and being so young and carefree... Rest Easy Glen your memory has gone Platinum..🎼🖤
Yes, as was said before, you are a poet, and your comment is just beautiful - I'm an old guy who always loved this song and Glen Campbell when I was a kid and still do to this day - and like you this song still evokes profound emotions and memory. 💖
Glen Campbell's mastery of the guitar was simply stunning. He was so under-rated. His voice stayed strong until he had to stop performing due to illness. I grew up during the height of Glen Campbell's career, in the 1960's and 1970's, and I loved hearing his songs on the radio.
True story, an interviewer asked Jimi Hendrix once what it was like to be the best guitarist on the planet and he replied, "I don't know, you'd have to ask Glen Campbell"
I wholeheartedly endorse your sentiments. This as well as the 2001 Sioux Falls concert are singularly spectacular. Subtle but magical differences in both arrangements. The first version of this great composition I heard was by OC Smith in 1969 of his album titled "For once in my life". I was transfixed as a 15 year old by both the melody and lyrics. Excellence is timeless and transcends age!
@arturbello4213 I was a kid in jr high/high school when Galviston, Whitica lineman were all over the radio. Rhinestone Cowboy, all sound to me like Country Songs that could have been written today. I grew up listening to Rock. so anything that didn't sound like rrock to me was country,
Still love listening to this , Jeremy Vine ( Radio 2 ) slips it in occasionally ( ooooh matron ) usually stop what I am doing to listen to it .....stunning
How fitting that one of Glen's latter performances (enduring his 'condition') of this iconic song, features a sublime vocal and imo, his best solo guitar fill EVER for this tune...this takes into account the dozens & dozens of Glen's renditions over the years. Just incredible!
A friend of mine, a sound engineer in Glasgow accompanied him on his last tour, he said he was okay as long as he had the song list in front of him on a laptop.
2:48 that smile from the bass guitarist to his colleague says it all. An almost childlike glee at realising you're onstage with Glen Campbell, and playing Wichita Lineman. I'm sure they'll both cherish being a part of that performance for the rest of their careers.
I can’t say I have ever been a country music fan, but this guy was exceptional! Count yourself lucky to have lived in these times and in the presence of artists like Glen Campbell!
Honestly think I may like this better than the original; the tone of the song better matches an older, weathered man, and Glen embodies it like the master he is. He relaxes and slips into the rhythm of the character like an old denim jacket. And even if he's played it 10,000 times, it still sounds new.
Find that impromptu version of Gentle on my Mind from Nashville Tonight, I think. On stage with no less than Chet Atkins, Roy Clark, Willie Nelson, et. al. Just phenomenal.
GOD!!! this man was a brilliant singer/guitarist. I was in my early teens when I first heard this great song. I'm 66 years young now and it's still one of the best songs ever written.
I am 61. When I first heard this song, I was 7. I had a 45 rpm single that my brother gave me, and listened on a Symphonic record player. I was 7 years old. I had a Sears junior size guitar. I could not stop listening to it and trying to play it. It took me years to learn to play. I now play guitar and bass and it is still one of favorite. Thank you Glenn Cambell.
"And I need you more than want you... And I want you for all time..." I have loved those lines since 1973 and it's 2024... So much has happened... Glen passed in 2017 but I just imagine he's still singing and playing the guitar... May he rest in peace
The performance of a lifetime, like he’s spent 40 years rehearsing for this moment, sublime solo, matched with impeccable voice hitting all the notes, geez 3:31
Yeah, he’s up there. Just check out some of the videos of his guitar work to see why he’s so respected. Even more, listen to how many virtuosos who played with him speak so highly of him.
It’s no wonder Eddie Van Halen asked Alice Cooper if he could arrange for Glen to give him some guitar lessons. What an incredible guitarist and singer he was. Sublime performance, R.I.P Glen!
Possibly the greatest song written in the pop/country genre. Glen Campbell was an incredible guitar player and his voice was perfect on this song. I remember when this song first hit the airwaves and it blew my mind. Still has the power to move me all these many years later.
What a beautiful man. So much talent, heart, and soul poured into a song he must have played 1000 times before. Jimmy Webb’s songwriting could not have had a better interpreter. The guitar work in his solo starts off pretty standard and Glen’s mastery takes it through the universe, and I can see guitarists across the world chucking their instruments in the trash. Always brilliant, always under appreciated, Glen was an American icon and a true gift to music. And by the way, this is from a guy whose favorite band is Cannibal Corpse!
There's a great full show here..ruclips.net/video/9FPI6dKOBnY/видео.html I'm a metal fan and went to see him in 08 on that tour....the guitarist on the left is Todd Youth Schofield RIP a real hardcore punk guitarist, Chris Chaney is on bass on the gig I linked....he was the musicians musician.
Hiya Bob. Nice reflection on this clip. Never seen it before, but certainly a fine tribute to a artist who I'm not familiar with. Never realised he was a lead guitar player. And the shapes he used on the fretboard are testimony to that. Keep safe. 🎸🤠
I worked for the phone company most of my life. I know what it’s like to climb in the rain or snow. Always this song has held deeper meaning for me. One time in Edmonton just outside the city I was up a pole and belted in. There was a field of long wheat that was hypnotizing as the wind moved waves through it. A truck passed by down below and this song was playing. Meant to be I guess.
Yes, on all the other version it feels very restrained, as if it's never allowed to fully let rip and peak. It never feels complete, except on this one.
Jeeesh blew the cobwebs away! I remember finding this song in my dad’s record collection when I was a little kid! It gets better and better every time I listen to it. Thank you Glen and Jimmy! 👌🫡👏🙏
This song, without any discussion or debate, was one ‘perfect storm’ of a pop song! From the lush orchestration, ethereal string arrangements and off-world lyrics it had it all!! Glen’s guitar interpretation here was the best he’s ever done. Sweet legacy, Glen!! RIP, mate! 🙏
Steve Wright, who passed away this week, used the outro to Wichita Lineman as a closing theme to his legendary afternoon radio program on BBC Radio. #RIPSteveWright
Simply awesome. Both, voice and guitar. They don't make 'em like that anymore. The first I heard of Glen Campbell was of him as a singer; later on I found out that he was a GREAT guitarist...
He was just a name on a compilation of Bob Dylan songs album - instrumentals (1965/6) when I first heard him in Singapore. He was ''Don't Think Twice It's Alright - 12 string guitar Glen Campbell.'' In retrospect it was probably something The Wrecking Crew had done.
He's such a beautiful player. Makes it all look so easy. Trust me, the level of tone/groove he's generating in that solo - it's not. Talented players often spend a lifetime trying to sound like that, and never get there
Great guitarist and such a lovely deep song! I think people forget how good Glen was at playing the lead this performance goes to prove how talented he was! RIP my kilted warrior!
Me too!! I was washing up and this was on in the background. It stopped me in my tracks and just gripped me. Incredible performance. The guitar solo and the amazing vocals at the end were just superb. Considering this legend of a man was knocking 80 it just proves what a talent he had.
@@storageofmylife1644 yes, I loved that guitar solo aswell, he added a little bit of his own freestyling.. clearly he was loving it... fantastic round of applause at the end.
@@bonnie43uk Tom, Glen was a messianic Jew. Bet you didn't know that. As a believer, I'm gonna get to spend eternity with Jesus and Glen. Can you imagine that. I'm going to get Glen to teach me all those cool rifs. The opportunity is open to you too Tom...you know what you need to do.
@@isanna6075 Hey, Isanna, how cool to meet you on here. Long time no hear. Hope you're doing ok, .. no, i wasn't aware of Glen's beliefs, he's free to believe anything he wishes, just as you are Isanna, if you want to believe that Glen is going to teach you all those cool guitar riffs, that's absolutely fine with me. Do you still watch Ask Cliffe videos?, I wondered where you went to?
@@bonnie43uk yeah, I still watch Cliffe from time to time but those interactions we had, for me at least, were only for a season. At the end of the day, we pick the team we want to play for and accept the consequences. How you've argued on there for 10 plus years back and forth is beyond me. But hey, everyone to their own I guess. You know Tom, since being away from Cliffe, I've looked into evolution a little more in depth (I'm talking humans evolving from monkeys just for clarification). It turns out all those ape/humans transitional skeletons such as Lucy, Piltdownman, Javaman just to name a few were a complete hoax. I really didn't know that. And, the men funding the digs weren't the best of characters either,. just God hating men desperate to prove He doesn't exist. Fascinating. If only the atheist, people like yourself, would follow the evidence, you would have to conclude at the very least, that this monkey to human theory is a lie. A total con job to be more precise. There is zero evidence of it. None. It's just a story. Made up to decive any poor soul willing to buy it.
I’ve heard Glen perform this song hundreds if not a thousand times. I always liked the original guitar break solo he performed on record with his Fender VI bass. But when I heard his solo here I was dumbfounded at how wonderful it was, simply brilliant. What a talent!
Why does this song ALWAYS make me.cry? You just know Glen is a good man. And Jimmy Webb is out of this world. Just perfection. The mastery of both iput together s a rare thing. Listening feom Ireland. 🕊🙏💚☘️🇮🇪
Just discovered this particular version of WL. He was unquestionably one of the best guitarists that ever lived. This version is stunning, just extraordinarily brilliant, given Glens health at this time. Beyond perfection….Cheers Glen.
Tears every time. There was simply nobody better. He was a master of songwriting and God given brilliant on guitar. Stunning. God bless him...for all time
These songs remind me of my pop he would listen to glen my pop has passed away I listen to his music it makes me cry I love you pop and miss you so bad rip glen
This is one of my favorite Glen Campbell songs and the delivery is nothing short of masterful. Thank you Mr. Campbell for setting the bar so high and making it all look so joyful and effortless.
Best concert I ever went to was Glen Campbell on his farewell tour...... he had family on stage wirh him, and his voice & guitar playing were still superb. But knoing we would never see him again just made it all so emotional.
This song will always paint the perfect picture in my mind of exactly what song is about. A masterpiece of song writing by jimmy Webb and performed flawlessly by the legend that is/was Glen Campbell
What a stellar live version of this masterpiece and the recording quality is amazing - On my 65 inch and these B&Ws cranked I am right there, hearing it as I never heard it before, all these 55 years later.! Glen's Strat sounds SOOOOOOOOOOOO good -the rhythm portions as well as the lead and the morse code tapped out is so sweet and nostalgic! Tears . . .what a song for the ages. Herad it on the radio all the time in 68 riding in Mom's Biscayne when it hit #1. Thank you Glen!
Saw Glen on the Meet Glen Campbell Tour in Belfast 2008...I went last minute and ended up sitting front row center stage due to a cancellation. It was a privilege to watch a legend at work.
God what a great performance especially under the circumstances. He still plays amazing guitar performance. He always seems to love to perform. Rip sir!
His songs take be back to the days when i was still a youngster listening to Glens songs and the songs of the 60s in the backseat of my parents car. Such an era of music that is now but memories.
Glen was without a doubt one of the best naturally talented musicans of our time , a standing ovation for this performance his guitar lead while singing was over the top .
What this song does is let you remember happier times in life, friends long gone and the new being born maybe wipe away a tear or 2 this song is a masterpiece stands alone
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This song is in top 10 most culturally significant songs in American history.
You're so right!! ❤
Say what you will about being a fan of Glen, but no one can ever deny the man had PERFECT PITCH, not to mention being a guitar genius. RIP Glen.
Perfect pitch doesn't mean what you think it means.
He was truly gifted as a guitarist. One of the best ever.
I don't understand why he isn't regarded as one of the top 100 guitarists ever. He got his start as a sessions player. So he was in demand and a really great guitarist
@@ronsmith4520 I’ve seen guitar experts talk about Campbells playing ability. They rank him as one of the best. He can play complex pieces flawlessly
One of the best ever! Great singer and musician! He'll be missed!
I'm here in 2024 loving Glens timeless classic
Perhaps the most talented all around musician we have ever known or ever will
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Me too!! ❤️
don't believe u hàppy new ear❤
Decades of playing Wichita Lineman and it still has that feeling of being fresh.
It's a Goosebump song.
I get tears in my eyes,
everytime I hear it. 💞
Decades of enjoyment. 🕯.
He improvises a solo every time he plays it. And what he improvises ALWAYS works, works so well.
@@davebrown4841True.
@@MyKingdomForAK9Me too
Glen was not a Country musician, he was an Incredible, COMPLETE Musician. As a member of the Wrecking Crew, he could, and did play everything. I had the pleasure of meeting him briefly many years ago, and what a kind and humble man.
So glad there are countless recordings of his performances for generations to enjoy.
Glen, Rest In Peace.
You make a great point. And since you mention the Wrecking Crew, I sing in Life Choir gospel in LA, which was founded by the gentleman that drummer Hal Blaine credits, in the documentary, with starting the Wrecking Crew, composer/arranger HB Barnum, at Capital Records. Because of the advanced age of most of the choir members, we never fully regained our momentum after the pandemic. But the guy who "started it all" is still alive and living in the valley. I love Glen Campbell RIP
Definitely not a country artist. He played for Sinatra and the Beach Boys. There's a video of Paul McCartney meeting him and gushing over him, sadly Glen was well into his illness and probably didn't even know who it was
This beautiful song takes me back to a time of my life which I miss very much. It's magic! 😢❤
@@sylvandelacruz Glad to hear that HB Barnum is still alive as so many of these greats have passed.
@@Brett-mw5rk Without Music, Glen would have passed much earlier. Music is Life.
Love how when he starts playing the solo and you're expecting a country solo, but instead he totally shreds it. Absolute legend
Pretty sure every solo he did on this song had a lot of improvisation in it. Even though he was already dealing with Alzheimer's, he nailed the solo.
He was an accomplished guitarist. 👍
@@Chafflives Putting it mildly.
He was a session guitarist before he was a recording artist or session singer. Therefore the guitar was where he was most comfortable-even more than singing. Beyond that, many types of dementia loosen people’s inhibitions, and this was a good example of this and how the illness affected his performance.
Not many understood his prowess on the guitar. He put Roy Clark in awe during one live performance of Gentle On My Mind
I don't often comment but my God that was absolutely sublime.
Perfect way to put it.
Touches my soul I don’t know why.
It was 6/68 when Wichita dropped. I was 11 yo, in 5th grade. I came in the house and my mom had her AM radio on, the song was playing. My mom grabbed me and started dancing with me, and singing the song. She said Ah! my first born. I'm 67 now. Mom's gone now. I forgot all about this song. I was driving and it came on the radio. I had to pull over, I was crying like a baby. I went back 56 years to that early June day in 68'. Awesome!
Beautiful memory ❤
God bless you! 😂
God bless you! No laugh. ❤
Wonderful memories
you made me cry reading this. isn't life something? :)
I'm an old hippie freak I'm 70 years old, I loved my rock and roll and still do.
But there aint a person alive that likes music that can deny the fact that Glenn Campbell was a star.
His guitar playing was mesmerizing and his voice was great.
I hope you rest in peace✌️✌️✌️
Glen was member of the session wrecking crew and Beach Boys long before he went solo, family and church before that lifetime writing and singing started. Loved hisfans.
We are70 years old all of us
61 from Cleveland .. I still keep coming back and listening to Glen.
Maybe the most versatile guitarist in the history of music. Glen could do anything with that in his hands. Simply beautiful
@@robertbarbarini6710 A lot of people don't know this but he played with the wrecking crew and the studios in Hollywood
It’s so rare that a song can actually reach down inside me and trigger emotions that aren’t triggered any other way. RIP Glen
I call it a Goosebump song. Like Seminole Wind and The Wreak of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Very true ❤
Same feeling🥺
One of those very rare songs that always evokes emotion. Timeless
Here I am, an old chick listenin to one of my heart throbs from the 60's and 70's and remembering... How beautiful it was to be livin in Wichita and hearing this song driftin through the house with the breezes blowin through the windows and being so young and carefree... Rest Easy Glen your memory has gone Platinum..🎼🖤
You are a poet my friend! Congratulations from Brasil! August 2024! Grate Glen Campbell! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Yes, as was said before, you are a poet, and your comment is just beautiful - I'm an old guy who always loved this song and Glen Campbell when I was a kid and still do to this day - and like you this song still evokes profound emotions and memory. 💖
@@jintengo So do I in Brazil!🇧🇷🇺🇲👏👏👏👏👏
Glen Campbell's mastery of the guitar was simply stunning. He was so under-rated. His voice stayed strong until he had to stop performing due to illness. I grew up during the height of Glen Campbell's career, in the 1960's and 1970's, and I loved hearing his songs on the radio.
True story, an interviewer asked Jimi Hendrix once what it was like to be the best guitarist on the planet and he replied, "I don't know, you'd have to ask Glen Campbell"
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Hi Ann
I just physically applauded a 15 year old video! Beautiful rendition of one of the finest songs ever written.
I don’t blame you. I was slack jawed here. It’s incredible stuff. Where do you go from there…?!😊
My mum did exactly the same after I showed her this.
I wholeheartedly endorse your sentiments. This as well as the 2001 Sioux Falls concert are singularly spectacular. Subtle but magical differences in both arrangements. The first version of this great composition I heard was by OC Smith in 1969 of his album titled "For once in my life". I was transfixed as a 15 year old by both the melody and lyrics. Excellence is timeless and transcends age!
❤!mature 😊 3:31
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I always feel proud and privileged to have lived in an era where Glen Campbell was giving the world music like this,,
I was a young child. I know everybody to glen campbell songs 😊
Oh lord yes, almost up there with Elvis, the Glenn songs I love most aren't his greatest hits though, people get ready springs to mind
Amen alanoconnor!!
So true 👍
@@kellythomas1933Good lord...better then Elvis. Elvis was great, but not even as close a musician as Glen.
Glen Travis Campbell was an American treasure and Wichita Lineman is the best American song ever. A true classic when music was once great.
Written by the genius of (Jimmy Webb)..as well as "Galveston" and "By the time I get to Phoenix"
I am not a fan of country music, but I could listen to Glen Campbell all day. What a gift he and his music are for the rest of us.
Nice.
Same here
But the country genre aside he was an incredible musician.
@arturbello4213 I think that might be subject to interpretation. Regardless, he was an incredible musician.
@arturbello4213 I was a kid in jr high/high school when Galviston, Whitica lineman were all over the radio. Rhinestone Cowboy, all sound to me like Country Songs that could have been written today. I grew up listening to Rock. so anything that didn't sound like rrock to me was country,
Bawling my eyes out... the most beautiful song ever written and performed...
JUNE 2022
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Good on you. You're a special one. 🇬🇧
That’s debatable, but a fantastic performance nevertheless!
Me too, reminds me of my mum who died last year, she loved Glen
It's gorgeous.
Still giving him an audience in 2022. Simply a music legend of his time. RIP Glen Campbell.
2023 and on
@@Swizzenatorciao amico!🙋😍😘💘🌅
2023 as well. RIP Glen Campbell.
Still love listening to this , Jeremy Vine ( Radio 2 ) slips it in occasionally ( ooooh matron ) usually stop what I am doing to listen to it .....stunning
How fitting that one of Glen's latter performances (enduring his 'condition') of this iconic song, features a sublime vocal and imo, his best solo guitar fill EVER for this tune...this takes into account the dozens & dozens of Glen's renditions over the years. Just incredible!
unbelievable isn't it
@@petebeech I never tire of playing that clip!👍
I remember this so well. I was an MH nurse. It’s such a cruel disease, and makes this all the more moving. It’s a beautiful performance. 💙
Agreed💯%
A friend of mine, a sound engineer in Glasgow accompanied him on his last tour, he said he was okay as long as he had the song list in front of him on a laptop.
I can see the band behind him are enjoying playing with Glenn Campbell, what an incredible performance❤
Oh man. That voice just hits different ! RIP Glen. Here in 2024 !!!
And that guitar solo is out of this world.
Amen, miss him so, so much!
@@howardcroft3748 wreaking?
Well he was considered for the Beach Boys.
I can’t stop listening to this !!!!! It’s even better than the studio version
2:48 that smile from the bass guitarist to his colleague says it all. An almost childlike glee at realising you're onstage with Glen Campbell, and playing Wichita Lineman. I'm sure they'll both cherish being a part of that performance for the rest of their careers.
Yeah they were probably initially concerned how he would get through the song and then he does that incredible solo part. They could only smile.
I can’t say I have ever been a country music fan, but this guy was exceptional! Count yourself lucky to have lived in these times and in the presence of artists like Glen Campbell!
Honestly think I may like this better than the original; the tone of the song better matches an older, weathered man, and Glen embodies it like the master he is. He relaxes and slips into the rhythm of the character like an old denim jacket. And even if he's played it 10,000 times, it still sounds new.
Brilliant analysis. You captured it.
Absolute genius❤
Bellissima canzone!adoro Glen...😊😊😍😍😇😇💘💔🙏🙏
Find that impromptu version of Gentle on my Mind from Nashville Tonight, I think. On stage with no less than Chet Atkins, Roy Clark, Willie Nelson, et. al. Just phenomenal.
Your words are poetic
Peace ✌️ 2023
An absolute masterpeice, one of the finest songs ever written, and performed.
2008 concert verses 1968 release . 40 years later and he still nails it. One of the reasons he is a legend and my personal favorite.
That solo he plays is incredible. So tasteful. It compliments the melody but takes it elsewhere yet fits so beautifully.
Agreed - and he still had that wonderful voice as well!
Well said.
*complements*
GOD!!! this man was a brilliant singer/guitarist. I was in my early teens when I first heard this great song. I'm 66 years young now and it's still one of the best songs ever written.
I am 61. When I first heard this song, I was 7. I had a 45 rpm single that my brother gave me, and listened on a Symphonic record player. I was 7 years old. I had a Sears junior size guitar. I could not stop listening to it and trying to play it. It took me years to learn to play. I now play guitar and bass and it is still one of favorite. Thank you Glenn Cambell.
What a sweet story! 🥰
"And I need you more than want you... And I want you for all time..." I have loved those lines since 1973 and it's 2024... So much has happened... Glen passed in 2017 but I just imagine he's still singing and playing the guitar... May he rest in peace
One of the greatest lines in music. RIP
I feel the same way, I do not know why but I love that line.
The performance of a lifetime, like he’s spent 40 years rehearsing for this moment, sublime solo, matched with impeccable voice hitting all the notes, geez
3:31
Waves hello from February 2023. Still brings a tear. Thank you, Mr. Campbell. Rest in Power.
i am a rocker but i have to put him in the all time top 5 top Guitarists of all time....
I am as well. Any real musician or just fan of music should surely know how great of a player he was.
Excellent comment Brett , I 100% agree with you…
Yeah, he’s up there. Just check out some of the videos of his guitar work to see why he’s so respected. Even more, listen to how many virtuosos who played with him speak so highly of him.
This guy played a different sport. God, the class.
His beautiful voice and guitar virtuosity continues to shine. R.I.P. maestro. ✌️💕
One of the greatest guitarists and musicians that ever lived.
My teenage sons love this song in 2023. They have great musical appreciation.
It’s no wonder Eddie Van Halen asked Alice Cooper if he could arrange for Glen to give him some guitar lessons. What an incredible guitarist and singer he was. Sublime performance, R.I.P Glen!
Too bad the three never collaborated.
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Now that would have been something to behold!
Sublime. What a performer.
Do a search on the video when Glenn Campbell met Steve Lukather.
It’s hard to imagine that such greatness really dies. I’m thinking because of this song, and Glen that perhaps it doesn’t ever.
Caught it last night on Jools Holland Live. Made me quite emotional. What a great voice and musician.
I was so pleased when this was selected 😀
Possibly the greatest song written in the pop/country genre. Glen Campbell was an incredible guitar player and his voice was perfect on this song. I remember when this song first hit the airwaves and it blew my mind. Still has the power to move me all these many years later.
Thank you BBC for posting this Glen Campbell masterpiece ❤️
What a fantastic song. It always "takes me there". And makes me miss my dad who was a lineman.
He was one of the greatest as far as music, vocals, and guitar playing. They'll never be another Glen Campbell.
One of the greatest country songs ever made. There is a incredible sense of realism sang from a soul experiencing the human condition.
What a beautiful man. So much talent, heart, and soul poured into a song he must have played 1000 times before. Jimmy Webb’s songwriting could not have had a better interpreter. The guitar work in his solo starts off pretty standard and Glen’s mastery takes it through the universe, and I can see guitarists across the world chucking their instruments in the trash. Always brilliant, always under appreciated, Glen was an American icon and a true gift to music. And by the way, this is from a guy whose favorite band is Cannibal Corpse!
There's a great full show here..ruclips.net/video/9FPI6dKOBnY/видео.html
I'm a metal fan and went to see him in 08 on that tour....the guitarist on the left is Todd Youth Schofield RIP a real hardcore punk guitarist, Chris Chaney is on bass on the gig I linked....he was the musicians musician.
Hiya Bob. Nice reflection on this clip. Never seen it before, but certainly a fine tribute to a artist who I'm not familiar with. Never realised he was a lead guitar player. And the shapes he used on the fretboard are testimony to that. Keep safe. 🎸🤠
Nice post❤
I worked for the phone company most of my life. I know what it’s like to climb in the rain or snow. Always this song has held deeper meaning for me. One time in Edmonton just outside the city I was up a pole and belted in. There was a field of long wheat that was hypnotizing as the wind moved waves through it. A truck passed by down below and this song was playing. Meant to be I guess.
That electric guitar riff makes this one of his best renditions! Just magic!!!!
So beautiful. One of my favorites.
Yes
Yes, on all the other version it feels very restrained, as if it's never allowed to fully let rip and peak. It never feels complete, except on this one.
Glen on guitar...one of the best!
Kept the show going as long as he could. Fan for life
Jeeesh blew the cobwebs away! I remember finding this song in my dad’s record collection when I was a little kid! It gets better and better every time I listen to it. Thank you Glen and Jimmy! 👌🫡👏🙏
This song, without any discussion or debate, was one ‘perfect storm’ of a pop song! From the lush orchestration, ethereal string arrangements and off-world lyrics it had it all!! Glen’s guitar interpretation here was the best he’s ever done. Sweet legacy, Glen!! RIP, mate! 🙏
Steve Wright, who passed away this week, used the outro to Wichita Lineman as a closing theme to his legendary afternoon radio program on BBC Radio. #RIPSteveWright
They were both masters in their fields
Still gives chills up my spine. What a beautiful song ! One of his best !! How lucky we are to have such good music.
Absolute mastery of the instrument. I could watch that little chromatic run towards the end of the solo on a loop for the rest of my life
Yep. Still coming back to watch it.
The power of his voice goes straight to the heart. It's delightful to witness such talent.
He could front any band. What a talent. RIP. Your memory will always live on.
😢😢🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Simply awesome. Both, voice and guitar. They don't make 'em like that anymore. The first I heard of Glen Campbell was of him as a singer; later on I found out that he was a GREAT guitarist...
He was just a name on a compilation of Bob Dylan songs album - instrumentals (1965/6) when I first heard him in Singapore. He was ''Don't Think Twice It's Alright - 12 string guitar Glen Campbell.'' In retrospect it was probably something The Wrecking Crew had done.
He's such a beautiful player. Makes it all look so easy. Trust me, the level of tone/groove he's generating in that solo - it's not. Talented players often spend a lifetime trying to sound like that, and never get there
How many times have I watched this video in the past few weeks
It's amazing, literally. The solo, his voice, the composition
Keep coming back to this... gotta be the most perfect performance of this song out there.
Agree 100%
Me too, I love this rendition, what a singer and what a guitar player…RIP Glen you made this singer your own …
Sometimes people forget that he was a monster of a guitar player!! 🎉
One of the Wrecking Crew.
An unbelievable guitar player. Hardly anyone better ever.
absolutely one of the best, and angers me to see lists of greatest guitar players and they don't include glenn shameful!
Great guitarist and such a lovely deep song! I think people forget how good Glen was at playing the lead this performance goes to prove how talented he was! RIP my kilted warrior!
I actually got goosebumps watching and listening to this.. what an amazing performer. Sadly missed, thanks Jools.. your show is inspirational.
Me too!! I was washing up and this was on in the background. It stopped me in my tracks and just gripped me. Incredible performance. The guitar solo and the amazing vocals at the end were just superb. Considering this legend of a man was knocking 80 it just proves what a talent he had.
@@storageofmylife1644 yes, I loved that guitar solo aswell, he added a little bit of his own freestyling.. clearly he was loving it... fantastic round of applause at the end.
@@bonnie43uk Tom, Glen was a messianic Jew. Bet you didn't know that. As a believer, I'm gonna get to spend eternity with Jesus and Glen. Can you imagine that. I'm going to get Glen to teach me all those cool rifs. The opportunity is open to you too Tom...you know what you need to do.
@@isanna6075 Hey, Isanna, how cool to meet you on here. Long time no hear. Hope you're doing ok, .. no, i wasn't aware of Glen's beliefs, he's free to believe anything he wishes, just as you are Isanna, if you want to believe that Glen is going to teach you all those cool guitar riffs, that's absolutely fine with me. Do you still watch Ask Cliffe videos?, I wondered where you went to?
@@bonnie43uk yeah, I still watch Cliffe from time to time but those interactions we had, for me at least, were only for a season. At the end of the day, we pick the team we want to play for and accept the consequences. How you've argued on there for 10 plus years back and forth is beyond me. But hey, everyone to their own I guess.
You know Tom, since being away from Cliffe, I've looked into evolution a little more in depth (I'm talking humans evolving from monkeys just for clarification). It turns out all those ape/humans transitional skeletons such as Lucy, Piltdownman, Javaman just to name a few were a complete hoax. I really didn't know that. And, the men funding the digs weren't the best of characters either,. just God hating men desperate to prove He doesn't exist. Fascinating. If only the atheist, people like yourself, would follow the evidence, you would have to conclude at the very least, that this monkey to human theory is a lie. A total con job to be more precise. There is zero evidence of it. None. It's just a story. Made up to decive any poor soul willing to buy it.
From the first few seconds you know it is going to be a fantastic record. This track is always in my top 3. R.I.P Glen and thanks.
It doesn't get any better than this. What a great talent, and a gentleman, too.
I’ve heard Glen perform this song hundreds if not a thousand times. I always liked the original guitar break solo he performed on record with his Fender VI bass. But when I heard his solo here I was dumbfounded at how wonderful it was, simply brilliant. What a talent!
Pure gold , that voice will live on forever ❤️
Why does this song ALWAYS make me.cry? You just know Glen is a good man. And Jimmy Webb is out of this world. Just perfection. The mastery of both iput together s a rare thing. Listening feom Ireland. 🕊🙏💚☘️🇮🇪
Just discovered this particular version of WL. He was unquestionably one of the best guitarists that ever lived. This version is stunning, just extraordinarily brilliant, given Glens health at this time.
Beyond perfection….Cheers Glen.
Its great there is a modern performance in colour of this, from 1968
@@williamnunn8847 what's the link?
check out the version with him and the Stone Temple Pilots. ruclips.net/video/HDPuK_tqG-Y/видео.html
I could listen to this song a 100 times in 100 different variations and everyone sounds magical and beautiful!
That man was pure class r i p Mr Campbell, gone but his music lives on and still sounds fresh as a daisy.
Tears every time. There was simply nobody better. He was a master of songwriting and God given brilliant on guitar. Stunning. God bless him...for all time
How brilliant is this then…Listening on Christmas day 2021..Merry Christmas everyone!!
Im a lad from the UK … my music taste was always rock music but i personally consider this song to the single best song ever written….
Same here, and I agree. Word is, Bob Dylan allegedly said it was the best song ever written, and his opinion carries some weight.
These songs remind me of my pop he would listen to glen my pop has passed away I listen to his music it makes me cry I love you pop and miss you so bad rip glen
Isn't it beautiful that an artist with so many miles on the clock can pull such an amazing live performance that brings everyone together.
This is one of my favorite Glen Campbell songs and the delivery is nothing short of masterful. Thank you Mr. Campbell for setting the bar so high and making it all look so joyful and effortless.
Guitar playing is simply sublime....at one with the guitar!
Hi Jackie
Best concert I ever went to was Glen Campbell on his farewell tour...... he had family on stage wirh him, and his voice & guitar playing were still superb. But knoing we would never see him again just made it all so emotional.
This song will always paint the perfect picture in my mind of exactly what song is about. A masterpiece of song writing by jimmy Webb and performed flawlessly by the legend that is/was Glen Campbell
What a stellar live version of this masterpiece and the recording quality is amazing - On my 65 inch and these B&Ws cranked I am right there, hearing it as I never heard it before, all these 55 years later.! Glen's Strat sounds SOOOOOOOOOOOO good -the rhythm portions as well as the lead and the morse code tapped out is so sweet and nostalgic! Tears . . .what a song for the ages. Herad it on the radio all the time in 68 riding in Mom's Biscayne when it hit #1. Thank you Glen!
It sounds like Morse Code but I can't figure out what the characters are.
One of the best versions I have heard ... and that's saying something!
Saw Glen on the Meet Glen Campbell
Tour in Belfast 2008...I went last minute and ended up sitting front row center stage due to a cancellation. It was a privilege to watch a legend at work.
Whose still amazed at this, 2023!
February 03, 2024. Pure Magic
February 2024…and still AMAZED at this man’s talent.
Beautiful….rip Glen!
April 2024. I love this song. I miss him so much.
Me!
This song gets in my head and I can't get it out.
Wow, that ending, absolutely beautiful! This is a real authentic person, wonderful.
I can watch this guitar solo over and over. Masterful!!!!!
what a joy that we had such a beautiful man to entertain us ,and ashley his daughter is gifted with his musical genius
I alway come back to this - I love how he just slides into the guitar playing effortlessly. Vocal is spot on too. Wrecking Crew OG ❤️
God what a great performance especially under the circumstances. He still plays amazing guitar performance. He always seems to love to perform. Rip sir!
His songs take be back to the days when i was still a youngster listening to Glens songs and the songs of the 60s in the backseat of my parents car. Such an era of music that is now but memories.
Glen was without a doubt one of the best naturally talented musicans of our time , a standing ovation for this performance his guitar lead while singing was over the top .
God blessed this man with talent, uncompromised talent!
I liked this man, his character, his voice and his fantastic guitar playing
Glen Campbell 🙏🏻 an absolute entertainer. Brilliant musician, singer 🙏🏻 God love him 🙏🏻
I just can't het enough of this version. Absolutely fabulous, but yet so sad.
Incredible song ! Glen Campbell was a fantastic musician! I can hear it so many times and enjoy it forever. 🥰❤❤❤
What this song does is let you remember happier times in life, friends long gone and the new being born maybe wipe away a tear or 2 this song is a masterpiece stands alone