Why THIS Is The Greatest Country Song

In today's livestream I discuss what I think is the Greatest Country song.

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Catherine Sundvall
Clark Griswold
Ryan Twigg
LAWRENCE WANG
Martin Small
Kevin Wu
Robert Zapolis
Jeremy Kreamer
Sean Munding
Nat Linville
Bobby Alcott
Peter Glen
Robert Marqusee
James Hurster
John Nieradka
Grey Tarkenton
Joe Armstrong
Brian Smith
Robert Hickerty
comboy
Peter DeVault
Phil Mingin
Tal Harber
Rick Taylor
Bill Miller
Gabriel Karaffa
Brett Bottomley
Frederick Humphrey
Nathan Hanna
Stephen Dahl
Scott McCroskey
Dave Ling
Rick Walker
Jason Lowman
Jake Stringer
Steven crawford
Piush Dahal
Jim Sanger
Brian Lawson
Eddie Khoriaty
Vinny Piana
J.I. Abbot
Kyle Dandurand
Michael Krugman
Vinicius Almeida
Lars Nielsen
Kyle Duvall
Alex Zuzin
tom gilberts
Paul Noonan
Scott Thompson
Kaeordic Industries LLC
Duane Blake
Kai Ellis
Zack Kirkorian
Joe Ansaldi
Pzz
Marc Alan
Rob Kline
Calvin Wells
David Trapani
Will Elrics
Debbie Valle
JP Rosato
Orion Letizi
Mike Voloshen
Peter Pillitteri

[carlwest]

One of the greatest lines ever penned, "And I need you more than want you and I want you for all time."

[lanceb]

My father was a lineman.
When he died, we played it at his funeral. You will never see so many big burly men anywhere else break down in tears. So moving.

[DudeNamedBill]

My Dad is a lineman. A very hard and dangerous job. I've heard him say many times, "If you don't respect the job, you will be fried like a piece of bacon. I've seen it happen several times." Without these men, our modern way of life just isn't possible.

[ExTrumpet]

I was fortunate enough to play a few gigs with Glen Campbell...the guy never missed a lick, not even in rehearsal. And just a sweetheart of a guy to all of us. RIP!!!

[coottrammell]

Carol Kaye absolutely kills it on this song... Just beautiful bass playing... When I first heard this song in 68 I was floored and knew this was, for me, the greatest single ever recorded... A young girl in eighth grade asked me dance to this new 45... 55 years later we recently reconnected and will be getting married in May... This song is our song.

[cloudbloom]

My dad worked for the same phone company in Boise Idaho for 46 years and was a lineman for many of those years, so this song always meant something to me.

[josephbrown]

My dad was a lineman for 42 years. I have the utmost respect for his profession and those who do it. It’s a crucial job that takes special talent and dedication.

[patfromamboy]

I’m a journeyman lineman and it makes me think about all of the guys that aren’t with us anymore or have cancer, Alzheimer’s or have had a stroke or other health problem. It makes me feel proud to have done line work. It’s a beautiful old song.

[shkeni]

Wichita Lineman is one of the best American songs ever made, and the production on it is a monster. Those strings are out of this world.

[tonyingram]

I'm 62. This song and other haunting songs as a kid use to make me cry and I didn't understand why. Now I still cry but understand why.

[jimg]

Comment from another video of this song: "My Dad was a lineman in the Midwest for 35 years.
He walked in 5 minutes late to work one morning and his boss asked him why he was late.
He explained that Wichita Lineman came on the radio as he was pulling in.
The whole crew nodded approvingly and his boss said it was an acceptable excuse.
Glen Campbell was such a legend."

[vancearmor]

My late mother, Keith Ann Armor, was Jimmy Webb’s high school English teacher in Laverne, Oklahoma. I credit her with giving him the education for his great lyrics.

[soulbasedliving]

I was working at a multimedia studio in downtown Los Angeles some years back. We were invited to the Malibu Music Awards. Glen Campbell was being given an award. He performed with his kids. His cognitive decline was advanced and his daughter stayed close on stage to prompt him if he lost his place...but the beauty of his musical genius still shined thru. He retired some months later...so I was in one of the last audiences to see him. I was in the front row and he was a couple of feet away. I'm so grateful I got to see one of the giants of the golden age of pop music.

[RedWolf]

This song exists in a world of its own and never fails to bring tears to my eyes. My favorite song of all time. A masterpiece!!

[sef]

"And I need you more than want you,
And I want you for all time"
One of the most achingly romantic lines I've ever heard. Especially the way Glenn delivers it.

[michaelleavitt]

My dad was a lineman for Southern Bell in the 60’s. This song always makes me think of him. The lyrics here are masterful in creating a mood and emotion. Jimmy Webb was a true genius with words. He and Gordon Lightfoot made songs into literature

[gunlogo]

This song has it all....longing, lonliness, and sheer joy. I've always been amazed how a series of notes, chords, and rhythms can illicit such a universal and emotional response. Thank god for recording devices and sound engineers, who captured this masterpiece.

[Lilah]

This song and Galveston are my favorites from Glen. He performed as long as he was able. True artist. RIP Glen

[billstewart]

The image you get of the loneliness of being a Lineman, giving you time to think about life and love. Timeless and haunting. Thank God for giving us Webb and Campbell. The violins sound like the sound of current running through the wires.

[dsjohnsonstl]

I remember this song from before I had memories. The lyrics and longing are that powerful. My Dad was gone in Vietnam and in my 3 yr old mind, I heard my Dad singing to my Mom and I as we were waiting for him to come home.