The team backing Glen is the wrecking crew (top tier and prolific session musicians), written by another top tier talent, Jimmy Webb.

Remember this song the next time your power goes out, but then is restored. It is a great tribute to the men and women who have a very hard and dangerous job who makes our lives easier.

Worked as an Electrician for most of my young life. The talk about his work and can't take a vacation unless it's raining and he can't work hits so close to home. Great lyric "and I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time". He has a few more great songs, I love his younger ones like By the Time I get to Phoenix, Galveston, Dreams of the Everyday Housewife, and of course my favorite Gentle On My Mind.

Go watch the documentary film "The Wrecking Crew." It's about the longtime L. A. studio musicians that played on literally HUNDREDS of hit records in the '60s and '70s. And for a long time, Glen Campbell was one of the most in-demand studio musicians. If you needed a guitar player, you'd want Glen Campbell to play on your record. Then by the mid '60s, he launched his own solo career. And of course, whenever he recorded his songs, he would call on The Wrecking Crew to play the instruments on his songs. This was no exception. Jimmy Webb wrote this song and a few others that Campbell recorded. Check out "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." Glen's '60s songs are just the best.

One of the greatest country songs ever !!

"and I need you more than want you.........". Gotta be one of the greatest lines ever written and brilliantly sung!

Glen Campbell was actually one of The Beach Boys for a while. He is probably one of the best guitarists of classical rock. You might want to react to him performing with Roy Clark (another expert guitarist). Glen Campbell’s cover of Mull of Kintyre (Paul McCartney). is really impressive.

#1 hit, Glen had his own network variety show by then. The songwriter, Jimmy Webb already had a Grammy or two, a top notch songwriter...in the studio, Glen borrowed Wrecking Crew member Carol Kaye's bass guitar, out the treble way up and the bass tone way down, and played the low sounding guitar solo.

One of the best songs ever sung and written.

Classic. Simple and winding. A nice smooth voice too. Thank you for reacting.

This one has always been in my collection :-) It is timelessly, hauntingly beautiful.

"Perfect" is a very appropriate word for it. Great song. Written by Jimmy Webb, a brilliant songwriter. Check out others he wrote, many of which Glen sang.

Campbell was also one of the wrecking crew members.

Love this song! Love Jimmy Campbell. The song was written by Jimmy Webb, great song writer!

For more great Glen Campbell check out "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" "By the Time I Get To Phoenix" and "Gentle On My Mind"

Yeah this one is very special.

I heard this song alot when I was a young girl in grammar school. Glenn Campbell was very popular in the early to mid 70's.

For me, I'm a happy camper as i love all the songs you picked tonight. I have many albums and singles from these artists and have these artists more than once in concert

"Still on the line", a reference to being hung up on someone, wanting them... The word play that he's also a wire repairman makes it genius

Be sure to catch "Gentle On My Mind" - which was basically his debut - and "Galveston" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." His last big hit was "Southern Nights." Campbell was briefly a Beach Boy, for about three or four months, filling in for Brian Wilson on a tour around '65.

Bob Dylan called it is all time favorite song. Try Galveston next.

Lineman are any of the folks that service those elevated utility lines and poles. Some telephone, some electric. Used to include telegraph, too. It's a good job but can be dangerous

I was in high school when this song was first released. Beautiful and melancholic.

The great Carol Kaye beating that bass line. The best of the Wrecking Crew.

So I believe, the hiding meaning I get is In the lyric when it says " The Wichita Lineman is still on the line" The woman has rebuffed him and, there's an old phrase "She's stringing him along." So when he says "He's still on the line." It means "she's stringing him along." That's my guess.

I love this song! 🎧

Thanks for the childhood memory ❤❤❤

It’s just the most gorgeous song ever.

U are an Old Soul❤ Thank u for ur choices😊

My favorite Campbell tune! Ty Ace, mate ☘️🇺🇲

Wrecking Crew bassist Carol Kaye, contributed the descending six-note intro...

Oh wow thank you thank you thank you brings back memories thank you so much❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

A total classic with his Wrecking Crew backing him to perfection!

Classic!!!

Galveston is another Glen Campbell classic of the period.

This song was a huge, huge deal back in the day!

Factoid:Glen Gampbell was one of the Top guitarists in the Industry. Eddie Van Halen got a few guitar lesions from him by request : )

The Wrecking Crew ! We should have a statues of them they gave us so much. All telephones used to go through the lines. It’s a beautiful song about a regular working class man, who at that time were admired deeply in our culture.

You must listen to Galveston. A winner for sure.

Keep it up man! I Enjoy your reactions. Don’t change a thing on how you are going about your reactions. You are giving true reactions, going in blindly! You are a better man than me! If the tables were turned and I were reacting to hip hop rap whatever it is…… I couldn’t do it! I’m to old and hard headed! LOL Keep it up ole buddy!

Check out the history of "The Wrecking Crew" which he was a member of, before going solo and hitting it BIG.

Galveston is another excellent song that is sung by Glenn Campbell.

Great song

he was a Beach Boy for a while!

Great son by Glen! It’s pronounce like Witch a tah Love your reaction 🥰

Have you listened to the theme song to True Grit? Glen was in the film with John Wayne. Check out the song - and the movie.

I’m not a big country music fan, but this is my favourite…… I pretend it not country 😉

Um, Ace, I sincerely hope that there's nobody from Kansas reacting to your reaction. They might be a bit offended at your pronunciation of Witichita It's pronounced "Witch-Uh-Taw"

I have two nephews who are linemen.

You have a great mother!

I had a steady boyfriend in High School. This was "our song".

try gentle on my mind,live version to enjoi glens guitar skills.

Wa-chee-ta LMAO!! Glen Campbell was a American original. Please react to Glen and Jerry Reed doing "Southern Nights" live.

Give "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" a listen, beautiful and sad song

Wichita is a city in Kansas.

James Taylor does a great cover of this song. And I like that better than the original!

Wih-chih-ta (h)🎩

Gentle On My Mind, please!!!!

This song belongs in the Smithsonian,,

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