That's right, and he wrote many songs for Glen Campbell. Jimmy is one of my favourite songwriters. If you wamt a mythical/pseudo-religious song look no further than "The Four Horsemen" which he wrote for Glen Campbell, about the end of the world. "If You See Me Getting Smaller I'm Leaving" is one of my all time favourite songs by anyone.
Peace,
Will
> 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?
> >
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