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Jimmy Webb - By The Time I Get To Phoenix



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The story that JW ... ( 5 months ago by Skylark2020)
The story that JW wrote McArthur Park to prove he could make a hit of a "bad" song is demeaning to Jim and the song, and hardly deserves a response. It's not a bad song; to the contrary, it's a very GOOD song --with perhaps a couple of questionable lyric lines about "baking" and "recipes"-- as might be supported by the fact that the song hit #2 and then, ten years later, hit #1 for THREE weeks. That means a LOT of people like the song. It has a strong, enduring, 1-of-a-kind melody. JW is GREAT!
The more one knows ... ( 5 months ago by Skylark2020)
The more one knows about songwriting, the more one will recognize the greatness of Jimmy Webb.
Skylark - I agree.. ... ( 5 months ago by IngaMarr)
Skylark - I agree...but if you listen to the lyrics for "Nepenthe", "Orange Air", and "Requiem: 820 Latham" - all of them odd but poetic, you might sense a slight difference between them and a line like "between the parted pages/we were dressed in love's hot fevered irons/like a strip
èd pair of pants" - great stuff, admitedly, but I smirk everytime I hear it. That said, I can't believe Webb is not seen to be as important as Bacharach or Laura Nyro.
actually, it's "(we ... ( 5 months ago by robswartzer)
actually, it's "(we) were PRESSED in love's, hot fevered iron, like a striped pair of pants" (caught in love's passion). I also translate the "danc(ing) between the parted pages" to represent the pages of life opening for Jimmy and his love, as they explored their new life together--never knowing what the next "page" (day of life) would bring for them. Am I wrong about this?
Everyone MUST read ... ( 4 months ago by acfg59)
Everyone MUST read his book, "Tunesmith" if you are the least bit interested in writing music and lyrics. It's FABULOUS 2X.
One of the saddest, ... ( 4 months ago by 11stroke)
One of the saddest, most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written. Thank you for sharing this.
SO beautiful!! I ... ( 3 months ago by 1Th1617)
SO beautiful!! I love Jimmy Webb's music. Thanks for posting this.
MacArther Park: ... ( 3 months ago by salinagrrrl69)
MacArther Park: Thee Weirdest song I ever loved.
I didn't know he ... ( 3 months ago by ktoad4)
I didn't know he wrote a book but I'll look for it on Amazon. I've always been in awe of Jimmy Webb's songwriting. Forgive me for not haviong the time to read through all the posts, but wasn't he just 17 when he wrote McArthur's Park? (SP) Sure it's weird, but stunningly beautiful. I was only 4 yrs. old but I've never gotten it out of my head. God gave Jimmy Webb a gift that I am happy he shares with us.
I always wanted to ... ( 3 months ago by BloozeDaddy76)
I always wanted to hear Jimmy Webb sing his songs that Glen Campbell made famous. I read somewhere that he was a weak singer, but I think he does a very respectable job here on this great song. Glen has the better voice for sure, but Webb sings this with feeling and puts his own style to it.
hey ( 2 months ago by UbiDuboi)
hey
Well put :-) ( 2 months ago by jameala)
Well put :-)
That is about right ... ( 2 months ago by jameala)
That is about right. At 17, I was burning ants off of the sidewalk with a magnifying class and he was writing McArthur Park. Doesn't seem right somehow.
check out Dillon ... ( 2 months ago by SilverZipperRecords)
check out Dillon Campbell's "Time Will Heal"...he sang backup on Glen's new album ad is being presented with the first ever father-son acheivement award in music history...pretty exciting...
Such emotion and ... ( 1 month ago by ohiogal4u)
Such emotion and feelings --- Jimmy Webb is the greatest of all times. He has written GREAT songs for those stars who have made it big. Tears for this gal listening to this....
Hello Ktoad4 - on ... ( 1 month ago by ohiogal4u)
Hello Ktoad4 - on YOUTUBE and found your comments on Jimmy Webb. Were you able to find his book on Amazon? Please respond and thanks so much!
Great, but I prefer ... ( 1 month ago by JoanMRiu)
Great, but I prefer the original (Isaac Hayes). But play in the piano... beautiful.
this is the guy ... ( 1 month ago by donmerk)
this is the guy that wrote it....
What do you mean ... ( 3 weeks ago by grahamski)
What do you mean the original?...This was originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965, and the man in this video wrote the song.
isaac hayes was not ... ( 3 weeks ago by rusrod)
isaac hayes was not the original artist! he said evrybody has his own way of doing a "thang", and now i'm gonna bring it on down to soulsville!!! A CLASSIC IN IT'S OWN RIGHT HOWEVER ALL 18 MINUTES OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!
No no, It was ... ( 3 weeks ago by prosim85)
No no, It was originally recorded by Glan Campbell.
Array ( 3 weeks ago by prosim85)
JoanMRui:
Well, if you are just 14 yrs old you still haven't even earned your wings to post here.
Issac Hayes was a great singer (RIP) but he only did this song justice in his own way.
You have to know the landscape and the lonliness of the destinations that Jimmy wrote about. I have lived in Phoenix, Oklahoma and now I live in Albuquerque
Glen Campbell did and still does the best version of this song.
Oh yeah, I went to Spain one time. The poeple were total assholes everywhere I went.
jimmy webb is an ... ( 2 weeks ago by courtenayguy11)
jimmy webb is an american treasure. thanks to those who have uploaded this writer's work...much appreciated!
courtenayguy
{from canada}.
crying..this is so ... ( 2 days ago by ToeIn2194)
crying..this is so amazing....just what my soul needed..thank you for this post



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