Cover versions of Wichita Lineman?

[hendravis]

luv this trak! i hve heard the walk on by cover compilation, arte thaer any others with different songs such as wichita lineman or smiling faces ect. ect ????

 

[SoulOnIce]

luv this trak! i hve heard the walk on by cover compilation, arte thaer any others with different songs such as wichita lineman or smiling faces ect. ect ????

22 Versions of "Witchita Lineman"

 

[mannybolone]

For the longest time, I figured that if this song was a hit with Glen Campbell, it had to be wack. I mean, really some bullshit toy-ass logic on my part but I'll cop to that.





I was listening to The Meters' version of this earlier tonight and that got me curious to dig around into the song's history and what not and I came across a review that described the song as the most perfect pop song ever (or something to that effect). I don't know about it being THE best? But it's pretty fucking perfect, regardless. I think the fact that it can be covered in practically any genre and still sound great is a testament to Webb's songwriting genius with it.





And going back through this thread, I do have to concur that Sammy Davis kind of kills it here.

 

[dollar_bin]

I love this song. The Meters version is pretty tremendous, but Smokey Robinson also has a great version. The Sammy version is a little too busy for my tastes, the song has all of these nice minor key build ups that I think he adds too many rococo Sammy touches to.

 

[skel]

Whilst the Glen Campbell can't be bettered, Brian Bennett did a very nice faux-funky-lite version that pops up delightfully on my iPod at opportune moments and I have a soft spot for the Feliciano vocal histrionic take.

 

[sellout1]

nice version sung in german:











dennis brown:

 

[parallax]

I really like Ray Charles' version best. Has a country feel to it.





Kindly,


parallax

 

[Rockadelic]

skel said:The Glen Campbell can't be bettered,




Agreed

 

[GatorToof]

Jack Greene - Witchita Lineman from the album "Until My Dreams Come True"

 

[TheKindCromang]

mannybolone said: the fact that it can be covered in practically any genre and still sound great is a testament to Webb's songwriting genius










One of my favorite songs... "for all time"





Friends of Dean Martinez version rulez:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf7Xhb3R83o





An incomplete list of cover versions:


http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/10335





I can be spotted murdering this song at Karaoke on the regular.


Love it so much I even got this tattoo:

 

[mannybolone]

"I hear you singing in the wire" = incredible incredible line.

 

[skel]

Rockadelic said:skel said:The Glen Campbell can't be bettered,




Agreed







Well, apart from thee worst guitar solo of all time. I'm not saying slather in a whole slick of EVH shred, but Jeebus.





A muted section of massed string crescendo and glissando would have been so perfect. Perhaps even into top. 5 Goat territory.





Cue someone talmbout the weariness and melancholy of the Campbell twang echoes the lyric blah di blah

 

[DJ_Enki]

Ron Swanson rocked it nicely

 

[GatorToof]

On the J. Webb tip, there is fizzy-funky for-ya version of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" on the Enoch Light presents "Warm, Wild & Wonderful" by The NOW Sound of TONY MOTTOLA with the GROOVES LP. The one with the nip-sip cat woman cover.





/realheadz

 

[paul_funyun]

earl van dykes live version is ok too

 

[Pattrick]

parallax said:I really like Ray Charles' version best. Has a country feel to it.





Kindly,


parallax

Love the way his voice cracks on the first line. Wonderful song, sublime version.

 

[Pattrick]

skel said:Rockadelic said:skel said:The Glen Campbell can't be bettered,




Agreed




Cue someone talmbout the weariness and melancholy of the Campbell twang echoes the lyric blah di blah




Happier to blah about that descending five note bass intro.


Most perfect bass intro ever?


Blah blah - blah - blah blup.....