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samurai7 01:08 pm UTC 07/13/07 |
| In reply to: | Jimmy Webb? - EricMontreal22 12:18 pm UTC 07/13/07 |
| He's the guy that wrote Witchita Lineman, right? > Has Steinman ever made reference to one of my other fave > Jim songwriters--Jimmy Webb? There always strikes me as > some similarities--Webb has long tried to write for the > theatre with very mixed results even though that's one of > his first loves, Webb broke many peopel's ideas of how > long a hit song could be and get play with his productiona > nd writing of MacArthur Park at nearly 8 minutes for > Richard Harris in 1968, his songs often return to the same > themes, and some could say his view on romantic love takes > a heightened even adolescent look on the subject mixed > with some hyper masculine/mythical references, the albums > he produced all of often followed a clear concept (5th > Dimension Magic Garden, Richard Harris' A Tramp Shining, > The Last Unicorn soundtrack etc), many experimental > production and arranging techniques that often bridged the > classical and pop/rock worlds, both had huge hits with > dance cover versions of their songs (Donna Summer and > Nicki French respectively )--ok i'm digging with that last > one... > > Any other fans of Webb here? > > E | |
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