Jimmy Webb - By The Time I Get To Phoenix

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maybe because ... ( 6 months ago by fvrrljr)

maybe because you've never loved and lost it. music to me has been my writing on the wall I just wasn't listening before then when it hit the fan The song Hit me like a Ton of bricks.

My respects to you ... ( 6 months ago by fvrrljr)

My respects to you Jimmy I always thought it was Glenn Campbell who wrote it, but since I grew up with Glenn's version I like that version.

Jimmy Webb is one ... ( 6 months ago by blondstallion)

Jimmy Webb is one of the big five.
Johann Sebastian Bach, James Taylor, Richard Rogers, Serge Gainsbourg and Jimmy Webb.
It touches me deeply to hear him perform his own songs, something he only dared many years after composing them. Try to find his most hauntingly beautiful song "Christiaan no"

A beautiful, ... ( 6 months ago by freespeechcure)

A beautiful, beautiful song.
It's great to hear its creator.

MacArthur Park - ... ( 6 months ago by IngaMarr)

MacArthur Park - according to lore - was NOT a misstep. At the height of his success, Webb apparently wrote it on a dare that he could turn any lyric drek (sp?) into a hit. I think he even managed to influence the hiring of Richard Harris to record it, knowing Dick was not the best of vocalists - and it STILL became a hit. Best version of it ever? The 18 minute Donna Summer disco mix - it's like Bolero and Wagner on speed; it just builds and builds and...oh, you'll have to hear it for yourself.

Webb offered " ... ( 5 months ago by GJNCA)

Webb offered "MacArthur Park" to The Association first but they turned it down flat!

I love this version ... ( 5 months ago by ergos645)

I love this version, Jimmy sings and plays the piano on it with such feeling, just perfect..thanks so much for posting, love Jimmy he is such a wonderful song writer..

The story that JW ... ( 4 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 ... ( 4 months ago by Skylark2020)

The more one knows about songwriting, the more one will recognize the greatness of Jimmy Webb.

Skylark - I agree.. ... ( 4 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 stripèd 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 ... ( 4 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 ... ( 3 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, ... ( 3 months ago by 11stroke)

One of the saddest, most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written. Thank you for sharing this.

SO beautiful!! I ... ( 2 months ago by 1Th1617)

SO beautiful!! I love Jimmy Webb's music. Thanks for posting this.

MacArther Park: ... ( 2 months ago by salinagrrrl69)

MacArther Park: Thee Weirdest song I ever loved.

I didn't know he ... ( 2 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 ... ( 1 month 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 ( 1 month ago by UbiDuboi)

hey

Well put :-) ( 1 month ago by jameala)

Well put :-)

That is about right ... ( 1 month 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 ... ( 1 month 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 ... ( 2 weeks 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 ... ( 2 weeks 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!

this is the guy ... ( 2 weeks ago by donmerk)

this is the guy that wrote it....

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