Glen Campbell on Lennon
Nancy
refers to as unreccorded but...
Some of the songs I had heard. I wouldn't know what they were. Like, you
know, the old Foo Fighters stuff. Tom Petty. But I must have had about 100
songs to pick from. Some Green Day, my word. We had a John Lennon song that
hadn't been recorded.
Q How did you get your hands on that?
A Yoko Ono brought that in. (sings) "Grow old along with me ..." It's just a
beautiful song. Wow.
Q Didn't you meet Lennon when the Beatles came on your TV show "The Glen
Campbell Goodtime Hour"?
A Yes, I did. It was just a "howdy" and meet-and-greet type thing in
passing. He was a nice guy.
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Tony
Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour"?
A Yes, I did. It was just a "howdy" and meet-and-greet type thing in
passing. He was a nice guy."
He's also mistaken about meeting the Beatles on his show. They never
appeared in person. A clip of the rooftop performance of "Get Back" was
on the show.
BLACKPOOLJIMMY
what do you expect from a lineman with a cow lick?
rfor...@msn.com
I liked his singles as a kid and have recently rediscovered them
thanks to XM's 60's oldies channel. They play "Galveston," "Gentle on
my Mind," and "Wichita Lineman," all of which I remembered liking very
much and still admire now, although none have survived the decades to
make it onto the claustrophic "good times great oldies" playlists on
commerical radio. (Then and now, I could completely take or leave,
probably prefer to leave, the later "Rhinestone Cowboy," which gets
spun on their 70's channel!)
richforman
Bernie Woodham
>
> I liked his singles as a kid and have recently rediscovered them
> thanks to XM's 60's oldies channel. They play "Galveston," "Gentle on
> my Mind," and "Wichita Lineman," all of which I remembered liking very
> much and still admire now, although none have survived the decades to
> make it onto the claustrophic "good times great oldies" playlists on
> commerical radio. (Then and now, I could completely take or leave,
> probably prefer to leave, the later "Rhinestone Cowboy," which gets
> spun on their 70's channel!)
>
Yeah, Campbell recently released an album of cover songs, so has been
giving interviews. The one I heard was NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93579668
Campbell actually had an impressive career. A member of the famed
"wrecking crew" people hear him play guitar on more songs than they
would know. He toured with Ricky Nelson back in the fifties as a bass
guitarist and was part of the Beach Boys when Brian Wilson decided to
stay off the road. When Campbell decided to try a singing career
Wilson tried to help him along by giving him this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5OXKRIyaxQ&feature=related
Hilarious.
But Campbell will always have a special place in my mind for recording
"Gentle On My Mind". That song stands up there with Nilsson's cover of
"Everybody's Talkin'" - both great crossover banjo songs.
> richforman
Bernie Woodham
wrote:
> If you've never heard it, seek out Campbell's version of "Guess I'm
> Dumb" -- the great forgotten Brian Wilson song, written at the height at
> his creative powers.
Yeah, that's what the youtube link led to. You can definitely hear the
Brian Wilson in it but the song isn't to my liking. But, I've never
been able to connect to Pet Sounds either, despite McCartney's
estimation of that album. For me, the Beach Boys were pretty much a
singles band.
Campbell's career also gave him a gig as lead singer in this song -
Sagittarius performing "My World Fell Down". Sort of cross between
the Beach Boys and the Mamas and the Papas.
fatt...@yahoo.com
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Has anyone heard Campbell's cover of Grow Old with Me? Is it good?
O'Leary III
> I liked his singles as a kid and have recently rediscovered them
> thanks to XM's 60's oldies channel. They play "Galveston," "Gentle on
> my Mind," and "Wichita Lineman," all of which I remembered liking very
> much and still admire now,
A haunting record. A great Jimmy Webb composition.
http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=194
(No video. I promise.)
O'Leary III
> Yeah, that's what the youtube link led to. You can definitely hear the
> Brian Wilson in it but the song isn't to my liking. But, I've never
> been able to connect to Pet Sounds either, despite McCartney's
> estimation of that album. For me, the Beach Boys were pretty much a
> singles band.
They were, until they weren't anymore. Which was about when everyone
else didn't want to be anymore.
Kat
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I always liked Southern Nights.
marcus
Yeah, that's what I thought too...I didn't remember them being on his
show live.
Jeff
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I listened to Glen's version of "Grow old with me" and it's boring
IMO. Too bad Glen didn't record this song earlier. His voice is gone.
The music stays the same
throughout the entire recording..as if it was recorded in one take,
and he didn't care.;
Jeff
No..and you're way better off listening to his 60's material. I
enjoyed that. His version of Lennon's song..lacks a proper
arrangement, and is produced poorly.
fatt...@yahoo.com
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Thanks for the review.
Jeff
Hey, you might like it, ya know. I just stated my opinion. On the
subject though..over a cover of solo Beatles songs, I much prefer
Clapton's version of
"Love comes to everyone" to George's. George sounds like he is about
ready to doze off.
Tony
made. Elvis had a good version(much more soulful than Glen's) but
Campbell's is the best.
In his autobiography, he says that he never intended for that take to
be the master. It was just a run-thru deal. But, I'm glad they chose to
use it.
Bernie Woodham
It's also to Campbell's credit that he discovered the song. I don't
know that John Hartford would ever have brought much attention to it.
Jeff
That was one of Glen's favorite's for me...around that time period.
I love his music.
Jeff
Oh, I thought he wrote that song. Hmmm.
Bernie Woodham
I don't know that Campbell ever wrote anything himself. But he did
have an ear for a good song and would listen to radio stations that
played album tracks rather than singles.
This is why I don't think his current album should be disregarded:
his voice is still pretty good for a man of 72. And unlike Pat
Boone, Campbell's selection of material is interesting and well
adapted to his style of performance.
Jeff
> On Aug 28, 1:34 am, Jeff <yourimageunre...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > On Aug 27, 11:58 pm, Bernie Woodham <birnhamw...@insightbb.com> wrote:
>
> > > It's also to Campbell's credit that he discovered the song. I don't
> > > know that John Hartford would ever have brought much attention to it.
>
> > Oh, I thought he wrote that song. Hmmm.
>
> I don't know that Campbell ever wrote anything himself.
REALLY? I thought he wrote all of his songs mostly.
But he did
> have an ear for a good song and would listen to radio stations that
> played album tracks rather than singles.
Yeah, he picked some great songs.
>
> This is why I don't think his current album should be disregarded:
I only listened to his version of grow old with me..so you might be
right. Actually..it does sound better through headphones..than just
through
computer speakers. :-)
RichL
I remember Hartford on the Smothers Brothers show, and my recollection
is that he played the song several times on the show. Personally, I
liked his version better than Campbell's.
rwalker
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his voice is still pretty good for a man of 72.
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72?! Holy God, I suddenly feel awfully old myself.
M C hammered
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Aint nuffin wrong with frikkin Cambells...I love there soups!!
spagetti and meatballs...chicken noodles...Cream o
mushroooms...MMMM...shrooms..
LOL...:)
Johnny Racer
show.