One of the absolute best guitarist ever. Play session guitars on too many songs to name. You haven't lived until you've heard Glen Campbell doing William Tell's Overture!
My best friend is dieing of Alzheimers, she is only in her 50's and because I am the person she knows from early childhood she will remember be longest but is already forgetting her husband, kids, and grandchildren 😢 the cruelest disease 💔
Wow what a song after his disease. To write a song for his family to remember him. RIP Mr Campbell miss your songs, but thru these You Tube commentators like this keep him alive.
I only listened to the entire song once. My mom passed over 13 years ago from Alzheimer’s. It’s an awful disease to see your parent go through and finally accept the fact that they don’t recognize you anymore. 💔
What a heart wrenching song by such a Legend. I thought Honey Come Back was bad enough but this just grab your heart strings. Thank you for your Music..R.I.P Glen Campbell...
Hi Harri, I am a Scots-Irish/Norwegian American, 3rd-Generation San Franciscan, an INCREDIBLY-YOUNG 68 years old, and of course I grew-up listening to Glen. In the San Francisco Bay Area in the 60s I think we just all believed this music would go-on forever.. I FINALLY saw Glen, performing with his kids on his ''Farewell Tour'' at the Paul Masson Winery in Saratoga, California.; It was a BEAUTIFUL night in an INCREDIBLY-BEAUTIFUL venue, and yet it was not full. THIS made me realize that we as a Culture are DOOMED. My wife and I were in the second row, center-stage and EVERYBODY knew the score, right? Glen came out and he looked FRIKKIN' GREAT in his blue sequined jacket and blue Stratocaster and proceeded to KICK BUTT AND TAKE NAMES: He was PHENOMINAL! He had a teleprompter, but didn't seem to need it, SOUNDED GREAT and then on top of THAT, SHREDDED ala his Wrecking Crew days . . . an unforgettable evening. And the best part for me, is that I had brought my 1976 Fender Telecaster, and his BEAUTIFUL GRACIOUS daughter had him autograph it for me, joining autographs of his friends and peers . . . What a night, what an ARTIST. R.I.P. friend.
Your a great person a great human being-I love listening to you and your channel and I feel like your a friend even though I don't know you personally.
I watched the documentary about the progression of his Alzheimer’s disease and was so impressed at his bravery for doing it. His last performances were amazing because, even when he forgot some of the lyrics, his fingers knew exactly what to do on the guitar. If anyone hasn’t seen it and has an opportunity to do so, I would highly recommend seeing it. Thanks for doing this Harri and thanks to Blueeyed Kansan for requesting it. So very touching. 🌺✌️
He did another song at the end of his life called “adios”- it’s a great song, but the video is extraordinary. It follows his guitar after his death as it is passed from person to person to travel across the country. It ends up in the hands of his grandson at the end. It gives me chills every time I watch it.
That's hard to watch.. There was a documentary about what happened on TV a while ago. Well worth a watch. Alzheimers is a cruel disease and so hard to face up to. Another great reaction Harri, you really get it every time.
This is sad. I saw the documentary. I forget the title but it was tough. Especially for the family. He would forget he had Alzheimer's so it was not sad for him. The wife is a tower of strength
My mother has dementia. Has had for years. It’s just heartbreaking to endure as her daughter. Thankfully, as this wrenching song says, it’s not as hard for her/him/them as it is for those of us who can still remember. For that I am grateful. Mother is contented. I am destroyed. She’s not gonna miss me, I know, but I miss her even though she’s still ‘almost’ here.
On his last tour his kids helped him - there was technology to help him with lyrics, or what the next song would be. Apparently even much later, in a facility, even not knowing loved ones, he still excelled on the guitar. Muscle memory, but he also came alive, according to his family. Truly sad and difficult.🥰
Hey man, Glen Campbell was a part of my family's lives as far back as I can remember. Growing up just East of Cincinnati Ohio USA, Glen's songs always gave me as a kid a visual experience of the Western States in America way before I had a chance to travel out there. We watched him on many TV shows and we had some of his vinyl records. A one of a kind. ✌️
This song really hit hard,my mother suffered from dementia.slowly seeing her slip away was heart braking ,equally heart braking was me slowly fading from her memmory.
Incredibly moving story on his life. I watched it one night without really planning to. I grew up listening to “Wichita Lineman” and “By The Time I Get to Phoenix.” I absolutely love those songs.
My sweet little British mom died from Parkinson's. One of the ways it manifested itself was dementia. I used to visit her at the nursing home, and even though she had forgotten a lot of things, she was always very happy and remembered me. Until the day I visited her, and in her usual happy manner, she looked up to me and said, "And who might you be?" That was the day I lost my mom, even though she physically died about 3 years later.
Oh my gosh😢He still had that gorgeous voice of his, as sick as he was. That is such a wicked and horrible disease! Hopefully someday there will be a cure for it. 🙏
When my husband was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's he and I were discussing what that meant and what changes he would go through. I had researched Alzheimer's when Ronald Reagan was diagnosed so I knew a bit more about it than my husband did so he was asking me some questions about what we could expect would happen to him. I told him that his short-term memory would disappear and then his long-term memory would go, and he would start forgetting words and forgetting people's names and forgetting who the people were. He asked, "Will I forget who you are?" Reluctantly, I told him, "Yes, if you have it long enough you will forget who I am." He thought about that for a long moment and then he said, "No, I don't think so. I might forget who I am, but I won't forget who YOU are because I love you too much." He lived for about seven years after his diagnosis, but he kept that promise to me. He never forgot who I was, and he never lost the ability to speak, and he never lost his sense of humor, so it was a joy talking to him right up to the day he died. I think I have some idea what the family of Glen Campbell went through when they realized that the man they knew and loved was disappearing a bit more each day. It's very sad. They are still there, but they're gone.
Going to visit my Mum tomorrow who has both Dementia & Alzheimer's, she was such a beautiful soul but now she is aggressive, hits people & is clearly tormented & manic.. Its Mum & Dads 60th anniversary this year.. As a son you expect to lose your parents but to watch my poor father suffer seeing his beloved wife tormented & want to just die is so hard to watch.. We take the good days with the bad & cherish the good days..
This is why we love ya, Harri. You take on all the songs. May your daughters have you around, bright eyed and clear minded for many, many years. Thank you.🤗
Harri, you'll love his "Southern Nights" and "It's Only Make Believe" ! I used to love his TV show 'The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour' ! He has a great voice and was a heck of a guitar player. Everybody wanted him to play on their records.
Thank you so much for reacting to this great tribute to a true legend. I grew up listening to his music. Glen Campbell was one of the most talented entertainers & guitarists in the world. This awful disease of Alzheimer's affects everyone from all walks of life. It robs people of their hopes & dignity. And it is even worse for the caregivers.
My grandfather suffered from dementia and eventually ended up in a home - it was so heartbreaking. He didn’t know me but I visited a few times. He rarely spoke. Something remarkable happened during my last visit. I walk In and he looked at me, smiled and said Hey! We just had a brand new baby boy! Wondering which of my uncles he was talking about I replied that’s great! What did you name him? His reply, Oh, I don’t pay that much attention! Some may think that’s a sad story but what I saw was a glimpse of my grandpa in better days. In those few minutes he was happy. I had not seen that in years. I pray he has that smile on his face in heaven. He was very much loved.
So very sad to see Glen Campbell as his illness took him. Such a great talent. Always watched his show as a teen. Loved "Wichita Lineman". Thanks Harri. Cheers from Canada ❤❤🇨🇦🇨🇦
I flew from Honolulu Hi to Tampa Fl, just to see Glen Campbell’s final tour in Clearwater. Though it was a difficult concert for me to watch, his daughter Ashley made everything so much better the way she guided her dad. You see, I’ve been a huge fan of GC since I saw the movie, “True Grit” in 1969.
Glen was a Born again Christian so he's in a happier place now. I lost my dad to this disease back in 97 and he suffered with this for 8 or 9 years, I'm 71 now and I have to wonder now when I try to remember a name, place or when I search for words while trying put together a sentence, is this just what it's like getting older or is this the early stages of this.
The bad part is that it can be daily or minute by minute. Your heart jumps for joy when they call your name and say I love you and the next minute you are Mom or Dad or just a worker.
Thank you Harri for once again appreciating the songs you react to. I knew when I suggested this it would tear you up. Last 2 months I have been requesting sad songs but next month I promise to request something a lot happier and try to think of something to put diamonds in your ears.. Be well and take care.
Having had several people in my family who've suffered from dementia, it's of course toughest not on the person themselves, but on those who love them. The memory loss is one thing, but I think it's exponentially much worse when the person's personality changes. One of my relatives, who was a pretty chill, and very erudite man, with a sharp sense of humor, had this personality switch happen as he inexplicably became belligerent and gave his wife such a hard time in his final years. But another family member was the complete opposite -- memory was totally gone, yes, but they were just cheerful as can be, to the very end. I guess if that future is in store for me, I'd definitely prefer the latter.
Gentile On my Mind. 💙 Harri we used to watch his Tele. Shows, Loved Glen. Take the time to watch him play "The William Tell Overture" He was was one of the best pickers, We've ever had. 😔Song is heartbreaking. My Mom had Parkinsons followed by Dementia. But never forgot me. She did however ask for my Dad, who had died 18 yrs prior, I would just say he's fine.
Many of my colleagues say it's difficult when visiting a parishioner with dementia who asks where a long-dead loved one is. Some want to tell them the truth, and can't understand why it's unhelpful. If a person has forgotten that their spouse, for instance, has died, telling them the truth means they hear it and react as though it was the first time, which feels cruel to me. The best thing, say the experts, is to meet them in the midst of their reality. I generally go with a positive, if nonspecific, response to the question, "Where's my wife?" (or husband, or long-departed parent or other family member) like, "You'll see her soon."
Thanks very much for sharing this song and your emotion. Hopefully, you'll react to more from Glen soon. "By The Time I Get to Phoenix" is another good one.
Thank you, Harri. As I watched I hoped you wouldn’t pause the video, and I understand why you didn’t. My mother is a dementia patient. It is true that for her/him/them the pain of loss eventually dissipates. Thank god for that. As the song says, though, we are still here and we do remember what they cannot. It’s a death by a thousand cuts to be sure. Again, I thank you for how compassionately you reacted to this particular video.
I wonder about Alzheimer's and worry if I will know the signs. I'm 76 and pretty sure I still have most of my marbles. My brother is 84 and I can hear some "stuff" creeping into his voice and conversations when we talk. I wonder when I will get the call from one of his daughters. He is reaching that point where he ties with the oldest member of our family in age. We are reaching that "age". I'm not afraid to die but there is lots I want to see and do still. Hadn't heard this one of his before. Thanks.
If you had a piece of guitar music nobody could play, you asked Glen .He was one of the greatest guitar players. No question about it. Good reaction 👊❤🔥
I enjoyed watching the Glen Campbell show with my old man when I was a kid. I always wanted to be able to play the guitar and sing like him. I never accomplished that, but I can make a few cord shapes and pick and strum a bit, good enough. It's sad that we lose people with these awful diseases, but think back in time when people were lucky to live a life at all, we are pretty lucky we live now when we do and live as long as we do, I guess in the old days there wasn't a lot of this problem because people just didn't live this long. Harri, I think you're great, I hope you live a long healthy life and live with all your memories.
Saw him on his last U.K. tour, in Liverpool, when he joked about having to be prompted, and was, on his newer material, by his daughter, who played with him! Nobody in the audience minded at all, and gave him an ovation!
Although it is sad to see how Alzheimer's ravages the mind, it was brave of his family and Glenn to make it public. Many people have hidden the atrocious pain of the disease but by sharing their anguish, it can be a journey to understanding the devastation it causes.
I believe it was meant for me to hear this just now. I was just at the point of to much and I was thinking about giving up. This song made me think of my son who is my world and well I guess I'll continue going through hell physically and mentally. Thank you Glen. RIP
Okay, I came for the reactions, but I stayed for the fuzzy tie dye. I'm in love with that thing. I do love your thoughtful reactions and intelligent commentary as well. Just... if you accidentally shrink the fuzzy tie dye in the laundry and have to get rid of it... break it to me gently, okay? 😁
How very sad and poignant, wow......................Thank you for your thoughts on this. I really appreciate you and your reactions, I think I would enjoy knowing you and I consider you a cyber friend.
Such a heartbreaker, a sad, sad end for a great talent. Loved his records and TV show in the late 60s and beyond, found out much later about his numerous contributions as a "hired gun", the Beach Boys, etc. Typically, it's the great old songs of my youth that blur my vision, moisten my face, but this too strikes perilously close to home. 8''>/
i went through that with my grandma, we were always very close but then at the end she didn't even know who i was anymore. it was so incredibly sad to see her fade away like that
My Mum and my Aunt suffered from dementia in their eighties and nineties, Harri. It was incredibly sad. They were still there and yet lost. We grieved for them years before they died because they weren't Mum and Aunt anymore, their personalities had gone. We missed them but they didn't miss us, so I can identify with this beautiful song. I find it comforting ♥. Bad enough we missed them, at least they didn't have to go through the same pain of loss. In the end they drifted away, like early morning mist on a summer's day. If there is a Heaven, they will be there now, squabbling all the time, but loving each other endlessly ☺. Such is life, and death, I guess.
Harri, you should watch his documentary (I'll Be Me). It gives you a front row seat to what it's like to go through the disease for the family and for the person with the disease. It's a remarkable documentary that I think you'll enjoy. Take care...
This is such a good song but so sad. It is so sad when you know you are going away and still pour this into your last song. There are several of these including David Bowie's, Freddie Mercury and Warren Zevon (keep me in your heart).
Harri, thank you for playing this video. I could tell it was bothering you, by the way you was rubbing your face. Every time I watch this video, it brings me to tears. I enjoy your videos and BTW I'm a new subscriber.
You must hear more of his work. He was part of the Wrecking Crew which you should research if you haven't already. There is nothing sadder than getting to the point where, although you're still living, you don't miss what you can't remember and you have a bad case of CRS (can't remember shit). I don't know when exactly in his last days he wrote this but it must've been very difficult to put it into words and ultimately, song. It shows he was very aware at that point that there were things he wanted to say and still wanted to present his feelings in a song. He had the most devoted daughter I can imagine and it was probably very hard for him to say those words knowing the pain they were all going through.
Another song for you to react to his the one his daughter, Ashley, did called “Remembering”; she told her dad not to worry about not remembering things; she’d remember for him. It’s a beautiful, poignant song.
So incredibly sad As I learned watching my dad die from Altzheimer's, that evil disease steals memory and mine As deeply in love either her and through all the life they shared, Glen gradually forgot it all. He had nothing left to miss. Knowing it was coming would terrify me. Glen recorded this gem instead.
Lewy Body Dementia w/Parkinson’s is what my dear, sweet husband died of March 28, 2022. I think worse than Alzheimer’s. Really. I feel each word and know what he’s singing about. My mother has vascular dementia. I was taking care of both, until I couldn’t. Mom with my brother and is still functioning. I was my husbands only caregiver. Hardest thing I’ll ever do. Best thing I ever did.
My mother died of Alzheimer's about a year after this song came out. Even now almost 9 years later it still brings tears.
One of the absolute best guitarist ever. Play session guitars on too many songs to name. You haven't lived until you've heard Glen Campbell doing William Tell's Overture!
My best friend is dieing of Alzheimers, she is only in her 50's and because I am the person she knows from early childhood she will remember be longest but is already forgetting her husband, kids, and grandchildren 😢 the cruelest disease 💔
Wow what a song after his disease. To write a song for his family to remember him. RIP Mr Campbell miss your songs, but thru these You Tube commentators like this keep him alive.
Terribly sad. Thanks for the music and inspiration for my guitar playing Glen. I also liked you in the movie "True Grit."
Southern Nights is my favorite.
Most definitely one of the good guys
Thank you for your respect.
@@dannhenderson2510 your are welcome. I grew up with his music.
This really tugs the heart strings.My mother in-law died of Alzheimer's,a terrible disease
He says it as it is.😥
i coudnt of said it better
I'm not gonna miss you, that is the line that really hit me
its a bitter sweet sorrow
My Dad died from this bastard of a disease, i have watched this video dozens of times, it never fails to make me tear up.
I only listened to the entire song once. My mom passed over 13 years ago from Alzheimer’s.
It’s an awful disease to see your
parent go through and finally accept the fact that they don’t recognize you anymore. 💔
Bless you.
Yes hard to watch my wife just ask the same question all day long.
May the lord give you peace
What a heart wrenching song by such a Legend.
I thought Honey Come Back was bad enough but this just grab your heart strings.
Thank you for your Music..R.I.P Glen Campbell...
Hi Harri, I am a Scots-Irish/Norwegian American, 3rd-Generation San Franciscan, an INCREDIBLY-YOUNG 68 years old, and of course I grew-up listening to Glen. In the San Francisco Bay Area in the 60s I think we just all believed this music would go-on forever.. I FINALLY saw Glen, performing with his kids on his ''Farewell Tour'' at the Paul Masson Winery in Saratoga, California.; It was a BEAUTIFUL night in an INCREDIBLY-BEAUTIFUL venue, and yet it was not full. THIS made me realize that we as a Culture are DOOMED. My wife and I were in the second row, center-stage and EVERYBODY knew the score, right? Glen came out and he looked FRIKKIN' GREAT in his blue sequined jacket and blue Stratocaster and proceeded to KICK BUTT AND TAKE NAMES: He was PHENOMINAL! He had a teleprompter, but didn't seem to need it, SOUNDED GREAT and then on top of THAT, SHREDDED ala his Wrecking Crew days . . . an unforgettable evening. And the best part for me, is that I had brought my 1976 Fender Telecaster, and his BEAUTIFUL GRACIOUS daughter had him autograph it for me, joining autographs of his friends and peers . . . What a night, what an ARTIST. R.I.P. friend.
Your a great person a great human being-I love listening to you and your channel and I feel like your a friend even though I don't know you personally.
I watched the documentary about the progression of his Alzheimer’s disease and was so impressed at his bravery for doing it. His last performances were amazing because, even when he forgot some of the lyrics, his fingers knew exactly what to do on the guitar. If anyone hasn’t seen it and has an opportunity to do so, I would highly recommend seeing it. Thanks for doing this Harri and thanks to Blueeyed Kansan for requesting it. So very touching. 🌺✌️
He did another song at the end of his life called “adios”- it’s a great song, but the video is extraordinary. It follows his guitar after his death as it is passed from person to person to travel across the country. It ends up in the hands of his grandson at the end. It gives me chills every time I watch it.
I’m going to watch it now thank you
How very sad. It brings a lump to your throat. He was such a really nice guy and this was a great choice.
Alzheimer's took my Aunt, Dementia took my in-laws, if this song doesn't touch your heart, you are not human. Thank you for playing it through.
That's hard to watch.. There was a documentary about what happened on TV a while ago. Well worth a watch. Alzheimers is a cruel disease and so hard to face up to. Another great reaction Harri, you really get it every time.
This is sad. I saw the documentary. I forget the title but it was tough. Especially for the family. He would forget he had Alzheimer's so it was not sad for him. The wife is a tower of strength
Yeah, it's hard to watch, but a very good documentary. It's called "I'll Be Me".
That was hard for me. My Dad died from dementia and I understood every word of that song.
🙏💜, so, so sorry, Jenn. I send you comfort and peace. Blessings to you, dear lady.
@@ocheltree1 Thank you❤
@@mstewart109 Dad didn't say my name for the last 3 years.
My mother has dementia. Has had for years. It’s just heartbreaking to endure as her daughter. Thankfully, as this wrenching song says, it’s not as hard for her/him/them as it is for those of us who can still remember. For that I am grateful. Mother is contented. I am destroyed. She’s not gonna miss me, I know, but I miss her even though she’s still ‘almost’ here.
@@mstewart109 I am so sorry 😢
God that is brutally beautiful.
well this crushed me....
On his last tour his kids helped him - there was technology to help him with lyrics, or what the next song would be. Apparently even much later, in a facility, even not knowing loved ones, he still excelled on the guitar. Muscle memory, but he also came alive, according to his family. Truly sad and difficult.🥰
Hey man, Glen Campbell was a part of my family's lives as far back as I can remember. Growing up just East of Cincinnati Ohio USA, Glen's songs always gave me as a kid a visual experience of the Western States in America way before I had a chance to travel out there. We watched him on many TV shows and we had some of his vinyl records. A one of a kind. ✌️
Amen my brother.
This song really hit hard,my mother suffered from dementia.slowly seeing her slip away was heart braking ,equally heart braking was me slowly fading from her memmory.
Glen Campbell one of my all time favorite male vocalists. A consummate artist and heartbreaking when I heard the diagnosis. 😢
Incredibly moving story on his life. I watched it one night without really planning to.
I grew up listening to “Wichita Lineman” and “By The Time I Get to Phoenix.”
I absolutely love those songs.
Very respectful reaction God Bless you my friend 🙏👍.
My sweet little British mom died from Parkinson's.
One of the ways it manifested itself was dementia. I used to visit her at the nursing home, and even though she had forgotten a lot of things, she was always very happy and remembered me. Until the day I visited her, and in her usual happy manner, she looked up to me and said, "And who might you be?"
That was the day I lost my mom, even though she physically died about 3 years later.
My mom was diagnosed with this awful disease a year ago. This song hits even harder now.
Had to watch again, in tears, because this is my reality with my still-alive mother, and it’s just heartbreaking. Thank you Harri.
Saddest song ever written or performed.
Oh my gosh😢He still had that gorgeous voice of his, as sick as he was. That is such a wicked and horrible disease! Hopefully someday there will be a cure for it. 🙏
When my husband was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's he and I were discussing what that meant and what changes he would go through. I had researched Alzheimer's when Ronald Reagan was diagnosed so I knew a bit more about it than my husband did so he was asking me some questions about what we could expect would happen to him.
I told him that his short-term memory would disappear and then his long-term memory would go, and he would start forgetting words and forgetting people's names and forgetting who the people were. He asked, "Will I forget who you are?" Reluctantly, I told him, "Yes, if you have it long enough you will forget who I am." He thought about that for a long moment and then he said, "No, I don't think so. I might forget who I am, but I won't forget who YOU are because I love you too much." He lived for about seven years after his diagnosis, but he kept that promise to me. He never forgot who I was, and he never lost the ability to speak, and he never lost his sense of humor, so it was a joy talking to him right up to the day he died.
I think I have some idea what the family of Glen Campbell went through when they realized that the man they knew and loved was disappearing a bit more each day. It's very sad. They are still there, but they're gone.
Wow- That was sad 😪. "Wichita Lineman" was one of my favorite songs. I pray they find a cure for this awful disease. Thanks Harri 🙏
Thinking of you. Hope you had a good week. 👍 ❤🇨🇦
Going to visit my Mum tomorrow who has both Dementia & Alzheimer's, she was such a beautiful soul but now she is aggressive, hits people & is clearly tormented & manic.. Its Mum & Dads 60th anniversary this year.. As a son you expect to lose your parents but to watch my poor father suffer seeing his beloved wife tormented & want to just die is so hard to watch.. We take the good days with the bad & cherish the good days..
Rips my heart out every time.
This is why we love ya, Harri. You take on all the songs. May your daughters have you around, bright eyed and clear minded for many, many years. Thank you.🤗
Harri, you'll love his "Southern Nights" and "It's Only Make Believe" ! I used to love his TV show 'The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour' ! He has a great voice and was a heck of a guitar player. Everybody wanted him to play on their records.
Thank you so much for reacting to this great tribute to a true legend. I grew up listening to his music. Glen Campbell was one of the most talented entertainers & guitarists in the world. This awful disease of Alzheimer's affects everyone from all walks of life. It robs people of their hopes & dignity. And it is even worse for the caregivers.
My grandfather suffered from dementia and eventually ended up in a home - it was so heartbreaking. He didn’t know me but I visited a few times. He rarely spoke. Something remarkable happened during my last visit. I walk In and he looked at me, smiled and said Hey! We just had a brand new baby boy! Wondering which of my uncles he was talking about I replied that’s great! What did you name him? His reply, Oh, I don’t pay that much attention!
Some may think that’s a sad story but what I saw was a glimpse of my grandpa in better days. In those few minutes he was happy. I had not seen that in years. I pray he has that smile on his face in heaven. He was very much loved.
This song kills me every damn time. I grew up on his music. I cannot imagine the loss of self and linear thought that this disease steals from you.
A true country song - plain spoken, blunt and to the point. It digs deep into your soul and grabs you where it hurts.
So very sad to see Glen Campbell as his illness took him. Such a great talent.
Always watched his show as a teen. Loved "Wichita Lineman". Thanks Harri. Cheers from Canada ❤❤🇨🇦🇨🇦
Thanks,patty
I flew from Honolulu Hi to Tampa Fl, just to see Glen Campbell’s final tour in Clearwater.
Though it was a difficult concert for me to watch, his daughter Ashley made everything so much better the way she guided her dad.
You see, I’ve been a huge fan of GC since I saw the movie, “True Grit” in 1969.
It's a deeply touching love song.
Thank you for this video and a truly touching song
Glen was a Born again Christian so he's in a happier place now. I lost my dad to this disease back in 97 and he suffered with this for 8 or 9 years, I'm 71 now and I have to wonder now when I try to remember a name, place or when I search for words while trying put together a sentence, is this just what it's like getting older or is this the early stages of this.
I love you compassion harri... I won’t say anymore, keep up the great reactions.
Amazing song by an extraordinary talent. I love Glen Campbell, and this song IS so scary. Thanks.
The bad part is that it can be daily or minute by minute. Your heart jumps for joy when they call your name and say I love you and the next minute you are Mom or Dad or just a worker.
Thank you Harri for once again appreciating the songs you react to. I knew when I suggested this it would tear you up. Last 2 months I have been requesting sad songs but next month I promise to request something a lot happier and try to think of something to put diamonds in your ears.. Be well and take care.
The magnificent "Wrecking Crew" background musicians!
All The Legends From My Youth Are Sadly Disappearing!! Thank you, Brother Harri For This Powerful Share!!
Having had several people in my family who've suffered from dementia, it's of course toughest not on the person themselves, but on those who love them. The memory loss is one thing, but I think it's exponentially much worse when the person's personality changes. One of my relatives, who was a pretty chill, and very erudite man, with a sharp sense of humor, had this personality switch happen as he inexplicably became belligerent and gave his wife such a hard time in his final years. But another family member was the complete opposite -- memory was totally gone, yes, but they were just cheerful as can be, to the very end. I guess if that future is in store for me, I'd definitely prefer the latter.
Harri you have a heart as big as a house....much Love brother...it's the only thing that really matters
Tough analysis to take on, mate ... thank you, Harri. ✅
Gentile On my Mind. 💙 Harri we used to watch his Tele. Shows, Loved Glen. Take the time to watch him play "The William Tell Overture" He was was one of the best pickers, We've ever had. 😔Song is heartbreaking. My Mom had Parkinsons followed by Dementia. But never forgot me. She did however ask for my Dad, who had died 18 yrs prior, I would just say he's fine.
Many of my colleagues say it's difficult when visiting a parishioner with dementia who asks where a long-dead loved one is. Some want to tell them the truth, and can't understand why it's unhelpful. If a person has forgotten that their spouse, for instance, has died, telling them the truth means they hear it and react as though it was the first time, which feels cruel to me.
The best thing, say the experts, is to meet them in the midst of their reality. I generally go with a positive, if nonspecific, response to the question, "Where's my wife?" (or husband, or long-departed parent or other family member) like, "You'll see her soon."
Thanks very much for sharing this song and your emotion.
Hopefully, you'll react to more from Glen soon. "By The Time I Get to Phoenix" is another good one.
Thank you, Harri. As I watched I hoped you wouldn’t pause the video, and I understand why you didn’t. My mother is a dementia patient. It is true that for her/him/them the pain of loss eventually dissipates. Thank god for that. As the song says, though, we are still here and we do remember what they cannot. It’s a death by a thousand cuts to be sure. Again, I thank you for how compassionately you reacted to this particular video.
Bless you.
Got be be one of the finest songs ever written
I wonder about Alzheimer's and worry if I will know the signs. I'm 76 and pretty sure I still have most of my marbles. My brother is 84 and I can hear some "stuff" creeping into his voice and conversations when we talk. I wonder when I will get the call from one of his daughters. He is reaching that point where he ties with the oldest member of our family in age. We are reaching that "age". I'm not afraid to die but there is lots I want to see and do still. Hadn't heard this one of his before. Thanks.
Gentle on My Mind is great.
Good Lord watch the documentary on his life and last years-makes you thankful for every day!
Had to watch it twice! Awesome! Thanks
If you had a piece of guitar music nobody could play, you asked Glen .He was one of the greatest guitar players. No question about it. Good reaction 👊❤🔥
I enjoyed watching the Glen Campbell show with my old man when I was a kid. I always wanted to be able to play the guitar and sing like him. I never accomplished that, but I can make a few cord shapes and pick and strum a bit, good enough. It's sad that we lose people with these awful diseases, but think back in time when people were lucky to live a life at all, we are pretty lucky we live now when we do and live as long as we do, I guess in the old days there wasn't a lot of this problem because people just didn't live this long. Harri, I think you're great, I hope you live a long healthy life and live with all your memories.
Saw him on his last U.K. tour, in Liverpool, when he joked about having to be prompted, and was, on his newer material, by his daughter, who played with him! Nobody in the audience minded at all, and gave him an ovation!
He does a wonderful job singing gospel music. I love a lot of his popular songs too like Galveston.
My sister has this disease...it is sad.
That one definitely left me in tears.
Yes, very sad Harri...Great sympathetic reaction...❤️
I bought that album. I miss him.
Heartbreaking...
Although it is sad to see how Alzheimer's ravages the mind, it was brave of his family and Glenn to make it public. Many people have hidden the atrocious pain of the disease but by sharing their anguish, it can be a journey to understanding the devastation it causes.
I believe it was meant for me to hear this just now. I was just at the point of to much and I was thinking about giving up. This song made me think of my son who is my world and well I guess I'll continue going through hell physically and mentally. Thank you Glen. RIP
So beautiful, so sad - Thank you
This is such a DEEP song!
Okay, I came for the reactions, but I stayed for the fuzzy tie dye. I'm in love with that thing. I do love your thoughtful reactions and intelligent commentary as well. Just... if you accidentally shrink the fuzzy tie dye in the laundry and have to get rid of it... break it to me gently, okay? 😁
How very sad and poignant, wow......................Thank you for your thoughts on this. I really appreciate you and your reactions, I think I would enjoy knowing you and I consider you a cyber friend.
Such a heartbreaker, a sad, sad end for a great talent. Loved his records and TV show in the late 60s and beyond, found out much later about his numerous contributions as a "hired gun", the Beach Boys, etc. Typically, it's the great old songs of my youth that blur my vision, moisten my face, but this too strikes perilously close to home. 8''>/
i went through that with my grandma, we were always very close but then at the end she didn't even know who i was anymore. it was so incredibly sad to see her fade away like that
My Mum and my Aunt suffered from dementia in their eighties and nineties, Harri. It was incredibly sad. They were still there and yet lost. We grieved for them years before they died because they weren't Mum and Aunt anymore, their personalities had gone. We missed them but they didn't miss us, so I can identify with this beautiful song. I find it comforting ♥. Bad enough we missed them, at least they didn't have to go through the same pain of loss. In the end they drifted away, like early morning mist on a summer's day. If there is a Heaven, they will be there now, squabbling all the time, but loving each other endlessly ☺. Such is life, and death, I guess.
I went to high school with Glen's wife Kimberly. West Carteret High School, Morehead City, North Carolina.
Nice town...Morehead City, NC. Been there several times when I was stationed down at Camp LeJeune, NC. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant.
I was born at Camp Lejeune. My dad retired from the Marine Corp in 1976, Cherry Point.@@usmc-veteran73-77
Harri, you should watch his documentary (I'll Be Me). It gives you a front row seat to what it's like to go through the disease for the family and for the person with the disease. It's a remarkable documentary that I think you'll enjoy. Take care...
This is such a good song but so sad. It is so sad when you know you are going away and still pour this into your last song. There are several of these including David Bowie's, Freddie Mercury and Warren Zevon (keep me in your heart).
Harri, thank you for playing this video. I could tell it was bothering you, by the way you was rubbing your face. Every time I watch this video, it brings me to tears. I enjoy your videos and BTW I'm a new subscriber.
This is from the documentary Glenn Campbell- I'll Be Me which follows him on his last tour. Great film, but very sad.
Sad....went thru that with my dad...SAd situation for loved ones...sad but beautiful song
You must hear more of his work. He was part of the Wrecking Crew which you should research if you haven't already. There is nothing sadder than getting to the point where, although you're still living, you don't miss what you can't remember and you have a bad case of CRS (can't remember shit). I don't know when exactly in his last days he wrote this but it must've been very difficult to put it into words and ultimately, song. It shows he was very aware at that point that there were things he wanted to say and still wanted to present his feelings in a song. He had the most devoted daughter I can imagine and it was probably very hard for him to say those words knowing the pain they were all going through.
Ashley Campbell did a song called Remembering. It is her perspective of Glen going through alzheimers.
Great video this one of my biggest fear I saw my aunt go thru this at age 45. And fear for myself, wife, family and friends for this terrible disease.
Another song for you to react to his the one his daughter, Ashley, did called “Remembering”; she told her dad not to worry about not remembering things; she’d remember for him. It’s a beautiful, poignant song.
So incredibly sad As I learned watching my dad die from Altzheimer's, that evil disease steals memory and mine As deeply in love either her and through all the life they shared, Glen gradually forgot it all. He had nothing left to miss. Knowing it was coming would terrify me. Glen recorded this gem instead.
Lewy Body Dementia w/Parkinson’s is what my dear, sweet husband died of March 28, 2022. I think worse than Alzheimer’s. Really. I feel each word and know what he’s singing about.
My mother has vascular dementia. I was taking care of both, until I couldn’t. Mom with my brother and is still functioning. I was my husbands only caregiver. Hardest thing I’ll ever do. Best thing I ever did.
If you haven’t seen it, you must watch the documentary “I’ll Be Me”. A MUST SEE for any Glen Campbell fan.