Thursday, June 18, 2020

Wichita Lineman




How have I only found out about this a week ago?

Written by Jimmy Webb in 1968, it was first sang and made popular by country singer, Glen Campbell.

Came to it by total accident, when one of Bombay Bicycle Club's band members did a Q&A with fans on Instagram and got asked if he could claim writing credits for a song, which one would have been. His answer: Wichita Lineman.

Given the humorous tone fo the Q&A session, for some reason I though he was being sarcastic... but after checking it out I fell in total awe.

Has some of the most elegant and beautiful musical arrangements I’ve listened to in a while and really shines a light on your average Joe blue collar worker by presenting the character’s emotional waves in a soft, gentle and heartfelt way.

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