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  • wish i could play a guitar u r great

  • Second only to Glen Campbell himself

  • He looks and sounds a little like John Malkovich to me. hehe

  • Larry....You know what?...I know that every time i come to this, i know what i am going to hear and see, but yet there is something that always happens here...I love this version of yours more each time...i Respect your dedication to Glen and your music more each time, and last but not least, this just makes me smile that i both love it and know that i will come back and listen again and again.....You are something else, my friend....ione marie

  • You my fellow musician do this beautiful solemn song true justice. You embody the experience I know so well as I have worked the line and sometimes felt the silent solemn loneliness when you can hear the resonance and feel one with the the line. Thank you for letting me feel it once more.

  • Got to agree with you Larry.....One of the greatest songs every written......

  • The best ever cover on YT

    ps and were expected to believe 5 didn't like this I think not.

  • Sensational stripped down version.

  • An excellent tribute to a great song - your cover ranks with Keith Urban, James Taylor and ahem even Johnny Cash - I liked the segway into the lead rifs in the final verse - excellent job - I have played guitar for 30 years and I am impressed!!

  • I'm a new subscriber Larry and loved learning to play Wichita Lineman..thanks and keep the lessons coming!

  • Greatness!!!!!!!

  • Hey! Larry,

    Thx ! for posting this and your lesson videos,, I learned a great deal from them. You play with great feeling and emotion,, thats what makes an appealing and touching song for me,,,

    chord progressions and medleys,,, I am going to see Glenn at the RYMAN in Jan. should be great,, this song is my fav ! check out Keith Urbabs renditions,, he surely shows his admiration for Glenn covering some of his tunes in concerts,, Peace,Chuck

  • Larry, Truly an awesome cover of an awesome song......wonderful chords and melody...nice job, man

  • 5 people are jealous of the kitchen hardware, I think its a nice cover to an amazing song

  • A truly great version of one of the best American songs of the last 50 years. Beautiful.

  • awesome job. whats the chord you're playing after Bbmaj7 in the beginning of the verses, some variation of F?

  • beautiful guitar too!

  • You should be able to hear that it's a standard tuning(great posting and a great voice by podline66, well done!)

  • Chords please... and is this standard tuning?! Great cover... just getting in to Country... real mellow stuff... thanks for posting... amazing! Please stop winking it's unnerving... and corny... just kidding... ha ha!

  • I agree best cover on Youtube! Great performance and a nice guitar as well!

  • Just magic!

    Larry can you come & live at my place (Byron Bay 2481) ?

  • Bravo!

  • Larry......This is a fabulous cover of a great song.....And i LOVE how you can hold a note....You are something else....ione marie

  • I,ve been trying to learn this classic for decades.Thanks to you,I came close to emulating your soulful arrangement.You,ve got my ear and respect.Guys like you make this venue such a great spot to learn,grow and appreciate the beauty in so many.Thanks.

  • But people you MUST check out the

    Johnny A electric guitar version ! !

  • Nice

  • Excellent job! Truly the best cover I have seen on you tube.

    I would love to be as talented as you brother!

  • Gotta agree with your comment.  I never get tired of hearing it.

  • God, this is beautiful

  • Excellent work -stumbled across this today after seeing Glen Campbell on TV this morning promoting his tour to the UK. I must find the chords for this online somewhere. a must to learn.

    Well done

  • I do like your voice much more than the guitar's arrangement. Such a beautiful voice. This song is just simple beauty. Thanks for posting.

  • Jimmy Webb is one underrated songwriter....such great music

  • a w e s o m e. Simply one of THE best songs EVER written.

  • Just BEAUTIFUL!

     BRAVO!

  • Larry....A very good song choice....And i must say, it is a powerful and incredible sound....Your voice put to music......And the way you can hold a note.....damn good....ione marie

  • oh my goodness THATS THE GUITAR THAT BOB MARLEY PLAYED!!!!!!!!

  • I like it better than Glen Campbell's version

  • What a beautiful cover......This is why I love YouTube!

  • Nice job, Larry. You've enhanced your earlier versions nicely, especially with the addition of the Adamas Ovation GC! *grin* I'd like to hear you add two more elements: By 2006 Campbell had added a two-bar run in his guitar solo from the low bass chords to the 10-fret D, ending on the orchestral repetition of the sound of telephonic data transmission in the phrase "...hear you on the wire". These two elements really add to the Wichita Lineman song. I know you can handle it. v=E80727OUUDI

  • whats the chords!?

  • @69rubberduckey Check out podline66's channel for his two-part tutorial. You'll be playing like a master soon.

  • Larry...3:44-3:58...Just like the rest of this song and EVERY single one you do, it all comes down to what it is.....Musical talent, style, and finesse.....You are a class act, my friend....ione marie

  • The best kitchen recording i've ever heard! Great voice, great guitar ( sound and chords) and of course a great song, Thanks for sharing it!

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  • enjoyed that, thanks for the chords

  • Just when I think you can't get any better, you go and prove me wrong. You're awesome, and a lot of fun to watch, too. Keep it up! :)

  • I hear you singing on you tube... and I´m still on the line waiting for another cover!

    Congratualions man... yoú´re the best!

    I think we have the same musical taste!

  • Glen Campbell would be proud of that. I loved it.

  • Great acoustic version Larry of a great song, pure real music, learning it myself now from your lesson, many many thanks- Glenn (not that Glen of course!)

  • I just keep coming back to this...thanks!

  • Great voice and playing, you really captured the emotion of one of my favorite.songs. I wish I could do it as well! Thanks a lot Great job!

  • Outstanding cover !!! 

  • Another nice cover, you like a lot of the same songs that I do. Pleasure to hear real live music in this crazy world where people think that singers with too many electronic effects who may not even be able to sing without pitch correcting equipment and where people think Karaoke is real music. The next time I hear a Karaoke dj saying he is doing a show somewhere I think I will scream as there is no such thing as a karaoke show, period!

  • Wow...Great job!

  • I have loved this song since I was a kid. (47 now). This is an incredibly nice and awesome cover. Jimmy Web and GC would be impressed. You have an excellent voice and great guitar!

  • Lovely performance. Also one of my favorites. I use add 9 on the D and substitute G/A for A. I play acoustic bass guitar and would love to sit in with you one of these days.

  • Excellent performance. This is also one of my favorite songs. (I got to see Jim Webb perform this tune live in a school auditorium last week. Just great!) And thanks for providing me with the correct chord voicings.

  • That was just amazing...thank you so much.

  • I first stumbled across you a couple of years ago, when I was trying to learn "Just Another Day" in fact I preferred your version to the original, Paul obviously did the mix and the bass is way too over powering. Anyway, I would like to praise you for this rendition of a fantastic song. Your tutorial for this song is informative and easy to follow (once I'd figured out you'd tuned down from this version). Absolute pleasure, you've re-kindled my love for the guitar, thank you.

  • One question, are you using silk/steels on the Adamas? I have taken a shine to them on my U681-T

  • FINE JOB DAMN GOOD JOB, "I know I Need a Small Vacation" hearing how u sang it made my hairs stand...

  • What a brilliant (and beautiful) cover of my favourite song. Definitely one of the best on You Tube.

  • Excellent! Thank you for uploading your songs. They help me get through the day.

  • Wow, you spot on nailed it! Excellent performance on great song! You got some pipes!!

  • GREAT WORK MAN!

    I justgot my first ever Ovation from santa! Glen and Santa versus your song ! 10 +

  • Really good man. Your very soulfull. I felt that song bro.

  • Loooove this song buddy !!!. I`m a Glen Cambell fan and this song is one of my favorite. I like the way you play it on the guitar. All the notes sounds just right. And I have to ask what kind of guitar that is? Keep up the nice work !!

  • I'm impressed

  • Loved it. Fantastic and inspirational

  • Bravo...that about covers it. The Adamas sounds haunting on this song.

  • FANTASTIC, HOW CAN I GET THE MUSIC/CHORDS ETC...?

  • I could listen to this everyday (several times a day) (and I often DO).

    You are blessed with talent and we are blessed that you are able to share that with us here.

  • Larry................Just accept it, my friend.......you are the MUSICMAN, and have SO earned that title........GOD bless you..ione marie

  • Unbelievable performance. Flippin ace! I can't believe three people accidentally hit the 'thumbs down'. I'm sharing this on FB, and subbed too.

  • I just had to come back again to listen. Magical song, magical performance.

  • Nice job.

  • Great cover....I love this song too! Have you ever heard Johnny A's version? Your guitar has great sustain BTW.

  • Best on youtube i bet i have watched it about 50 times, its one of my alltime favorites its nice to see someone do the song justice .

  • Dude you cooking in the kitchen big time. Good solo and fills. Voice was spot on and I like how you made it your own. Thank you for sharing . This is one of my favorites also.

  • Amazing I notice the previous talk of criticism and can't understand why this cover would be it's fantastic.

  • 5*****

    I really dont get it, why do people post all this negative criticism ? oh I know why its because they are eaten up by jealousy.

    I just found your channel and now I have , based on the Light My fire performance, 452 more excellent renditions of some superb songs.

    Its good to see that you treat these jealous naysayers for the dumbasses that they are.

  • Share a lot of things in common. I,too, play guitar and sing and for all the na-sayers who probably cant even play the radio with out messing it up, sit back and enjoy some real talent. Podline check me out @ RLM/music.

  • Fantastic cover mate really enjoyed this.

  • Larry.......Came back for another of many listens and it still sounds so genuine... it is heard in your voice and seen in your eyes...this is a great song....ione marie

  • I love this interpretation of the song. I remember hearing this song as a kid. I like this version the best (even better than Glenn). I've listened to it over 50 times just hoping to pick up the guitar work. What a great piece of art. Thanks, Larry, for putting this out there. It's definitely my favorite.

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  • @sbbinahee I love listening to criticism. Thanks for your input. I'll watch some more of your videos to learn a thing or 2.. Although, real musicians don't criticize other musicians publicly for their performances. It is bush league to do that in my view.

  • @podline66 First off, I think thise cover is awesome. Great singing, excellent guitar and, probably above all, I like the easy confidence of the performance. But I really don't agree with your comment about criticism being bush league (not even sure what that is, but I get the general sentiment). We're all on youtube, and this is a comment section. If there is no place for criticism here, where is there? That's the whole point, isn't it?

  • Very good man! Keep up the good work.

  • superb performance , quality

  • Nice job. A deep thank you. And ditto on the favorite song. One of my all time favs. Thing's been haunting me since the late 60s when I first heard it. Just bought the new Jimmy Webb CD Just Across the River. Simply sublime. If you don't have it yet, RUN!

  • end of story ....period

  • A very, very good cover of an underrated song. Well done.

  • Outstanding!

  • Outstating cover man you deffinately have skills

  • I love this one Larry.. Love that smile.. Awesome!

  • man damn Larry

    you just keep gettin better and better

    bet you made Glen proud of this one

    keep up the good work

  • Larry.......An incredible cover of a great song........your warm voice and how you can hold a note like nobody else is what brings me back to this often............ione marie

  • best cover of the song on youtube. singing is good, guitar playing, superb. 

  • I love your guitar.......and your voice, of course!

  • that was a truely inspiring version. I had trouble working all your chords out, but more or less get the gist. Certainly they accurately conveyed the mood of the song. Thanks for the performance.

  • Thank you man. Yours is the best version I have heard bar none. Also, by watching your version I've picked up the correct chords to make my own rendition more credible. The chord after the Bmaj7 ("County") is amazing - I have no idea what it's called but it's now in my version too. You have 9441 views on this....well 9000 were me!! Just kidding..it was only 8000. I sincerely hope we do not get a repitition of the podline66 debacle - that was simply a travesty. Best wishes, John.

  • very nicely done and well sung. i did a version of this too but not as good. any suggestions?

  • Wow.

  • i actually found myself looking for your version of this song, you've done a memorable job with this song and I actually prefer your version over many of the the others on here including James Taylor, might have to leave it a draw with Campbell though LOL

  • Truly one of my favorite songs as well... now even more so since hearing you sing it! You sang it so beautifully! I had been thinking about this song alot lately and was thrilled when i discovered that you covered it... Great Job!

  • great job!

  • You've truely got it down...Very well done..I am tempted to grab my guitar and start playing again...I'll be putting you in my favorites..and there's something very hauntingly familiar about you by the way!

  • great cover ! One of my favs as well

  • Great solo version of a great song, loved your arrangement, you have a great talent I'll try and learn it myself. Thank you for the inspiration. I watched GC perform the song in Sheffield, England a few weeks ago, truly fantastic evening. Lucky enough to meet him afterwards, very nice guy, long may he continue. Incidently, his musical director looks very much like you, also an incredible musician

  • Glen Campbell's talent seems to be overlooked these days. I always liked the mood this song evoked. The lyric--I need you more than want you. I hope no one ever says that to me. How do you take that? I'll watch more of your stuff tomorrow.

  • @tweetypez Well, because the next line is 'i want you for all time', I'd say the speaker is expressing the ultimate desire for the person being spoken to, so if it was me being spoken to, I'd say 'thank you' and then 'are you sure?'...

  • @podline66

    Exactly Tweetypez, I just wanted to mention that next line, but I saw you explained it perfectly....;)!

  • @podline66

    Exactly Tweetypez, I just wanted to mention that next line of the song that really explains it...so, thanks podline :)!

  • @podline66

    Exactly Tweetypez, I just wanted to mention that next line of the song that really explains it...so, thanks podline :)!

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  • Thanks for that! I've been playing this song for years with too many major chords. Your arrangement is much better and I spent an hour or two working out you chord voicings (which pick up some of the orchestral subtlty of the oringinal recording). Now when I play it (on my Ovation Glen Campbell 12 string, no less), it really swings.

  • @rascum211 That is great to hear... It's always cool to learn new musical tricks.. And a GC 12 too?? Life is good my friend.. Keep rockin' and thanks for your kind words..

    Peace

    LL

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  • you sing and play this so beautifully! thanks so much for this lovely and heartfelt song!

  • dude you are the best!!!!!

    keep up the great work

  • That's it. I'm officially YouTube spoiled.

    This is a beautiful song, beautifully done.

    Thank You!

  • great guitar playing,,,enjoyed it  guy

  • All I can say is WOW!!!!

  • Jaw droppingly good cover!!

    And amazing sound concidering you're in the house

  • Simply the best cover of the tune on line! Only amazing, that's all. Thanks for posting/sharing your gift!

  • It's beautiful! I love it!

  • Bravo, Bravo! The best I've seen yet here. You are a real inspiration!

  • You truly love this song . . haa ! great version. . I enjoy it a lot ... you have now 5 fans on my family . . . Very good !

  • One of the reasons I love you.

    Happy Birthday.

  • This is the best cover I've ever seen on youtube. Thanks for taking the trouble to put this out here.

  • You helped me play this song much better. Just wanted to say thanks.

  • the wink when introducing the song won me over. great job.

  • If you don't get a couple of marriage proposals out of this, women are CRAZY. Awesome job, my friend. I feel like I just found a gold nugget just lying on the ground!

  • Great, Great Job! You nailed the instrumental part and your voice is very good. Very melodic and soothing, great break in the middle.

  • podline, i love this song.

    excellent acoustic work.

  • This is a very tender rendition of this song, I can 'hear' the strings in the background, even though you haven't dubbed them. Strange.

    I usually avoid amateur singing, but I'm really glad I stumbled on this.

  • Just an FYI...Larry is not an amateur performer.

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  • That's probably why he sounds so good. Thanks for the info.

  • Great licks and some of my favorite tunes. Thankyou!

  • Great sound.. well played

  • Beautiful, thanks for the puriety

  • Just beautiful. One of the best songs ever written. No question. So nice to hear when people do the song justice, and you just did. x

  • I've recently discovered you hear in the UK and I think your songs are fantastic, especially this one - wish I had a voice like yours. Sorry to hear your bad news,

    hope things turn out OK for you. I'll keep listening.

  • sweet

  • Jimmy Webb, a master of words, progressions, arraingements, gave us this one to enjoy. Fabulous cover of a great, great song! Strong vocals, and guitar work! 5*****

  • I see you updated the song. Every once in awhile when I want to hear wichita lineman I come here and look up your rendition, which I feel is the best.

    It is indeed a special song, and you do it VERY well.

  • I stumbled upon you by accident a few weeks ago. I'm so a fan of yours now.

    Not the creepy kind though; don't worry, I don't plan on stalking you or anything like that.

  • FAN---FLIPPIN'---TASTIC!!!! Man, what a wonderful job you do on this one!!!

  • Nice:)

  • Larry, thanks so much for posting this again! I've been missing it. You are a very talented man!

  • It came out pretty good even though I'm not a fan of Ovation guitars

  • First of all, larry again a great job on another fav. Second I did look up fretkillrs version of this song and while the man is very talented, he screwed this song up on the lyrics and I only wish I could play guitar half as well as he does BUT even I could pick out the wrong chords.. Bottom line is that Larry puts these videos on here because he wants to do the songs and hopfully he knows he has ALOT of fans on youtube that want to hear him do these songs.

  • Larry, Don't let the haters get you down. Focus on the amount of positive comments. They far outnumber the negative ones.

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  • Great job, Larry. Very well done. One of my favorite songs too.

  • Fantastic Work Larry! 5 stars!

  • cooks95: if you can't hear the emotion and feeling in this song, then I feel so sorry for you. :(

  • Two things. I made the video, so I'll do it my way. I think the focus IS on the song and on me too. That's what a video is for-performer AND song. I respect music, and I make every effort to do songs correctly. Bad and seedy? No. Only rarely do i introduce songs, because people have asked for it. Which brings me to point two. Fretkillr is an incredible musician, but his version of this song has a LOT of incorrect lyrics and incorrect chords as well. Is he humble because he never shows his face?

  • The spoken intro was 34 seconds, not a minute..Oh yeah, one other note. Fretkillr (I assume out of humility), didn't play the lead guitar solo (which is a critical part) in his version of the song. That would have shown the bad and seedy side of youtube that cooks95 referred to I guess..

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  • @jonny1yz YOU KNOW WHAT SEEMS TO HUMOR ME HERE?.....A PERSON WITHOUT ANY MATERIAL OF THEIR OWN COMES HERE AND DISPLAYS NOT A COMMENT BUT IGNORANCE....I GUESS YOU MISSED THE SALE THEY HAD AT WALMART.....MAYBE YOU CAN GET A RAINCHECK FOR SOME CLASS!!!!

  • That's quite a statement for someone who doesn't even have his/hers own avatar, or even some home made video's on YT. Do you even play the guitar? I certainly believe not; if you'd known *anything* about making music you wouldn't post this comment.

  • Hey cooks95, before you trash podline66 watch a few more of his videos. The music is this man's whole focus. There's nothing seedy about this perfromance, it's his interpretation and he's entitled to it. You may not like it, that's your prerogative. I urge you to try some more of his stuff.

  • Agreed!

  • Look up PODLINE66 "The way you look tonight" Awesome song by an awesome guy.

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