100 Great Songs to Publish a Book to, #86: Glen Campbell, Wichita Lineman

A track that has been called “the greatest pop song ever composed” and often features in best-songs-ever lists.  It’s easy to see [hear] why: a plaintive tale of a lonely man missing his woman as he has to repair telephone lines in Kansas, with gorgeous contrasts in the lyrics between his job and his feelings.  This song comes from back in the day when we knew the Americans were the good guys.  And now Campbell’s gone, too.  Damn.

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