Glen Campbell Sings "Highwayman" (Jimmy Webb)
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2015
- From April 1992, Glen Campbell sings "Highwayman", with only his guitar--there's always something special about Glen performing with just his guitar. This song is from his 1979 album "Highwayman", available at finer retailers everywhere! Clip includes interview, topics include the movies "True Grit" and "Rock-a-Doodle".
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Saw Jimmy Webb a couple of nights ago in Melbourne and he nearly lost it a couple of times when talking about Glen. They clearly had a unique soul level connection - the great songwriter and the artist who interepreted his songs so perfectly. I'm grateful to UA-cam that we get to see these amazing performances for all time.
I can't fathom the amount of practice that went into playing guitar at that level.
Glen Campbell has never failed to just blow me away. We were so lucky he came our way
Such a beautiful comment. I thank you.
That man plays the hell out of any guitar he holds!
Jimmy Webb’s amazing writing and Glens amazing playing and singing were such an incredible combination.
THE best version of this song without question! Glen singing and playing were sublime.
Colin Tiller,
But have you heard THIS version?:
ua-cam.com/video/QCQhdP4uTbA/v-deo.html
Colin Southern,
Thank you for the link. I had not seen that performance, but like it better than this one, too, now that I have.
He hit that low note perfectly!!!!! His guitar and singing is effortlessly as Glen's the greatest singer/guitarist ever! He never needs a band as he is the band!
Your thoughts are so beautiful.
I tempo mapped it out, he never leaves 104. perfect musician
I really do wish I could know what you are describing. Please share your knowledge.
Can we maybe give Jimmy Webb a mention, for writing and composing this song?
Jimmy Webb- great, great songwriter- By The time I Get to Phoenix", "Galveston", "Wichita Lineman', and more...
And George Martin's production!
OK, go ahead.
Glen had amazing perfect pitch and we all know of him being a master guitarist. He went through the dark times and reentered into the light. A hero to me for sure.
Glen's version of Highway Man is the best I have heard. Glen is a talented musician
Ashley Campbell’s version is also great. She’s like her father. A great musician.
Have a listen on UA-cam to Albert Lee and Hogan's Heroes live in France version. I'd love to know what you think.
Glen's version of any song is always the best I have heard!!! ☝️☺️
We lost the best when he went home
Thank God for you tube.
cnniz fakenewz,
"We lost the best ..."
Almost. He left the best, his daughter Ashley, here to continue making music when he left.
ua-cam.com/video/QCQhdP4uTbA/v-deo.html
This tune is an example of his genius use of his right-hand. He is really adept and blurring the difference between flat picking and finger-picking. He just does whatever sounds good and supports the tune and his singing and he does it effortlessly and with perfect control. It gives his playing a more 'orchestral' sound and the end result is one guitar that sounds like more like two or more.
Impossibly effortless. His Right hand is so fluid. Not an easy song.
I think he is using hybrid picking here. He is strumming bass notes with a plectrum (guitar pick), and also picking higher notes with his fingers.
The unique sounds of the Ovation guitar that only Glen has the ability to hatch.
Hybrid picking on another level.
And it's a technique that is WHOLLY in support of both the song lyrics and Glen's superb vocal delivery
Y'know, amazing doesn't begin to cover how good this guy is.
A true musical genius. I feel fortunate to have seen him live while he was in his prime.
I've listened to this 8 times in a row. This is absolutely brilliant. I'm 18 years old and can tell you myself that this is class. Glens got such a smooth voice and wow his guitar playing... Could listen to this forever.
ua-cam.com/video/QCQhdP4uTbA/v-deo.html his daughter - same song
You should listen to the version by him on spotify :)
bring tears to my eyes!! I guess he'll always be around!!
What a great performer he was. A very talented man, sadly missed
Total respect for Glen’s talent to play, sing and entertain.
Just one immensely talented guy with his guitar can produce more music than most of today's bands.
Oh, I agree. When a guy's talent is so huge that even a world-class cocaine addiction can't make his performances bad -- that's saying something.
yes they & he can!!
When he digs into "the single drop of rain" line it brings tears to my eyes
This is a GREAT cover. This song was written by Jimmy Webb in 1977, he's not hard to find. The original is, by far, the best. GoOd bLees the United States of America...
A virtuoso on the guitar .. and with his voice.
One of greatest in my opinion,God bless you Glen.
Mom, wherever you are, this is for you!
❤
I could listen to him 24/7!
nafnala so would i
His voice is so clear yet deep!!🙏👏👏👏👏. I love him!!
Still touches my soul... love you Glen and hope one day will meet you at the great gig!!
Glen Campbell was truly such a phenomenal, incredible, amazing talent!!! 👏☺️ And Jimmy Webb, a fantastic song writer!!! 👏😌
If Capitol had released it as a single, “Highwayman” could have been another big hit for Glen. It’s a shame they wouldn’t.. what a wasted opportunity!! I loved Glen’s version to death!! Such beautiful guitar & orchestral arrangements in the studio cut. IMO, it is so much better than The Highwaymen’s version that was released later. Glen’s interpretation is definitely more superior!! Glen’s guitar playing here.. simply beyond words 😍
Awesome job... I expect nothing less from that man.
I love this song as sung by Glen Campbell. Makes me hope for reincarnation. Something I hadn't thought about, but since I'm looking at 80, it's a comforting thought. Such as being able to frolick with my beloved dad again. Wow.
Best solo rendetion I've personally ever seen.
His daughter does a nice version.
💜😪💔 Wonderfully gifted artist. God Bless dearest man.
Nice that his stunning daughter is keeping his legacy alive 👏
i tell ya, a puddle of tears, am i!!! how i love this man and his singing. this extraordinary performance of this touching song pierces my heart. a singular talent.
Dylan, Campbell and McCartney. The guys that can drop jaws with just their voice and a guitar.
Simply superb
Jimmy Webb had a vivid dream after which he began to believe in past lives, and he wrote this song. Great lyrics and melody.
Glen's fantastic playing and singing, Jimmy's amazing song and that beautiful sounding and looking Ovation ... 1st class all the way 🎵
I always liked Glen Campbell cause he was from Arkansas as am I and I saw him perform in Branson one time, but without U-tube I would have died not knowing the magnitude of this man's immense talent.
One of my favorite Glen tunes written by the great Jimmy Webb....
Such a talent we have lost, R.I.P. Glen Campbell
So sad....this era of music is coming to an end, Glen Campbell was the best....... Im grateful to be able to see these vids on youtube.. Actually met him..pretty cool..
Glen is the best storytellers and interpretr of lyrics ive heard
Glen Campbell isn't a great singer who's excellent at guitar. He's a guitarist who has an amazing voice. Wow. What a guitarist.
In an interview Jimmy Webb talked about having vivid dreams which he later used in his songs. For this particular song, he described the dream of being chased by red coats as a highway man being so vivid he woke up in a sweat. He continued to dream (I’m not sure of the time span) out of that came the other characters/occupations - dam builder etc.
as good as music can get
Some folks don't realize that "Highwayman" is a song about reincarnation, so Glen's "one-man" version makes much more sense (to me) than the 4-man version done by Willie, Johnny, Waylon, and Kris. It's the same guy coming back around and back around -- lifetime after lifetime. Go Jimmy Webb!
yes. reincarnation. to me it's more the story of lucifer, if you can understand that lucifer is perfect as part if gods creation, having traversed time since the beginning, and having walked every walk of earth life imaginable, only to repeat the process of being born to earth again and desiring to return to his original position. he'll always be around.
each person will interpret this song their own way but the average person listens to music with only their ears, instead of listening with their mind too.
Only if you're stupid enough to believe in things like god or lucifer.
verpeiler089 How about you fucking leave people's fucking beliefs alone and keep to your fucking self. He was sharing his opinion on the meaning of a beautiful song, and you had to make yourself look like an ass by pulling words out of your ass.
Barrington Gilbert most definitely about reincarnation. In the final verse he sings about becoming a highwayman once again
Jamie Yes and also consider the different occupations. I doubt there were highwaymen in this sense at the same time as the hoover dam was being built. Besides, who would find the time to do all those jobs at once?
This must be the best version of this beautiful song.
Of all the videos available on youtube I love these the best. Just Glen and his guitar and a great song for him to make special. I venture that no one to this point has ever done a greater solo version of this song.
Side note; Glen recorded it first for a TV special that starred Johnny Cash. Well, Johnny loved the song so much he then formed and named the Highwaymen to honor the song.
I love Glenn voice but what I am most Amazed by is I play guitar and I've never heard one off note that he has ever played on any guitar that he's ever picked up
He's talented. Love to hear him sing and play.
Ashley Campbell sings this song also and she's does an awesome job of it !
I'd love to hear it.
It's hard to find words to describe this fellows impact and skills and musical understanding... and everyone involved. We are grateful.
the Best Ever❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
What incredible precision picking!
So so good to hear.
One of my top 10 songs ever
A immense talent, smooth as buttah! Great rendition of one of my favorite songs.
This is my favorite of all of Glen's performances of this song. Just Glen and his guitar. I love the little run up the scale at the end, finished off with a little flourish. He just looks and sounds great. Thank you for posting this!
I love Albert Lee's version, too. Jimmy Webb has written some incredible songs.
Please Glen, live forever !
YES!!
He will, he accepted Jesus as his Lord,
and Savior.
Beautiful..!!!!!!
Thank you so much! First time I've seen this. Wonderful version of Highwayman.
Miss this man. RIP Mr. Campbell.
I swear that Jimmy tests the limits of Glen's range with the amazing songs he writes. As he goes down one key at a time, his voice goes deeper than I thought he could get to as he sings "and again", etc.. I've heard some of his highest notes, on occasion at the end of MacArthur Park he will take that last note up into his falsetto, but I think there was a time when he could hit those high notes.
Thanks for sharing your magic with us mortals!
What a duo!
God bless you Glen Campbell. I will see you in Heaven some day.Hope you are playing our songs for the Lord Jesus Christ
There's MeatLoaf and Jim Steinman. There's Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach. I think Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb are this kind of performer/songwriter combination. A magic beyond the individual, undeniable talents.
Like a Boss Glenn 🔥
What a gift.
Wishin' Glen was still appearing at Branson. I would be there to hear his voice and guitar.
Wonderful performance and interview, thank you!!
Wow! Listen to Glen's guitar playing. Sounds like an orchestra!
You ought to hear his daughter Ashley sing that song !!! BOTH ARE TOP NOTCH AND THE BEST THER IS !!!!
just discovered it, did not know she was GC daughter, wow.........blown...........away..........beautiful performance.
Can you provide the link? Anyone?
that guitar is one he got for when Ashley was born.
I fly a starship
Across the universe divide
And when I reach the other side
I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highwayman again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain
But I will remain
And I'll be back again, and again and again and again and again
The entire song was inspired by a dream Jimmy Webb had about past lives. The lyrics throughout are phenomenal. Hemingway-like tbh.
Not only is Glen a great picker, but a very good singer.
Great song, and Glen does it so well. For a real treat, listen to his daughter Ashley sing it.
For those who were unaware? Before Glen got into His own singing, HE was backup musician and also sang demos for other recording stars. 70 K a year wasn't bad!
The female host is making me feel even more single than I already am.
At our church in Phoenix
Nobody does it like Glen did he'd take a Jimmy Webb tune and slay it. If you aren't aware how many fantastic hit songs they had as writer and performer look it up as we used to say..now days its google it..
I have yet to discover both Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb... I've been discovering Bob Dylan's work of art for past couple of years, and he's been a huge soundtrack to my life... But I need to check out Glen and Jimmy too, because I'm amazed by the way they perform/performed on live shows.
but I am living still
Song by the great Jimmy Webb...he also wrote By The time I Get to Phoenix", "Galveston", "Wichita Lineman', and more...
I heard Ashley's version first but I knew this would be something special and it was.
Great talent and handsome.
great picking
What a musician.
This is amazing! And so is Jimmy Webb’s, but I feel like the Highwaymen’s version gets the point across better for me. This song is about reincarnation, which means that the ‘highwayman’ would be a different person each time but have the same soul. Being sung by one person doesn’t quite capture that point for me, and that’s why Johnny, Waylon, Kris and Willie didn’t record the song themselves because they thought it would sound better with more than one person.
But this version is still amazing.
It's because he was talented and he always did say that Webb and Campbell duo was "Magic".
My favourite ever Glen Cambell song. It just outdoes every other version in my opinion. I also really enjoy these presenters. I normally find presenters from the old days really bland and boring from what I watch but these seem enjoyable to watch and quite funny and also seem to engage with Glen. Watching something like that John Lennon and Yoko interview makes me think is that really what tv interviews were like back in the day lmao
I love Glen's voice and certainly his kindness. Does anyone remember the name of this show? Oh, Crrook and Chase. 😊
He makes one guitar sound like two and his version of this song makes better sense ....
perfect
So talented
Awesome
I know Glen had first dibs on Jimmy Webb songs and he did Highwayman first, but his version never went anywhere. The song just fits the foursome of Willie, Kris, Waylon and Cash and launched their "supergroup" career. Glen had enough big hits of his own that he could afford to leave this one to them.
But I'd have loved to have seen Glen Campbell performing with the Highwaymen as a fill-in if any one of them had been under the weather. I don't think that ever happened.
highnrising he filled in for kris at farm aid the video should be on here
The reason Glen's version didn't go anywhere is that the record company wouldn't back it.......so he gave the song to the Highwaymen.