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"Steve Martin in the Fretboard Journal #30"
Steve Martin briefly describes what it was like to work on the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour with Glen and John Hartford:
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Steve Martin briefly describes what it was like to work on the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour with Glen and John Hartford:
http://www.fretboardjournal.com/blog/st ... journal-30" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Glen stated in his autobiography and interviews over the years that "Rhinestone Cowboy", the song, was his story. After the first listen, he identified with it immediately, especially the line about compromising.
It is a very philosophical, spiritual song when you dig deeper into the meaning behind the lyrics, and I enjoyed reading the posted link (below) from a website of a US Buddhist monastery. Thanks for that, Cowpoke.
Here's what Larry Weiss, the songwriter of RC, had to say about this song to Gaynor Paynter. shared in her blog from December 20, 2014:
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It is a very philosophical, spiritual song when you dig deeper into the meaning behind the lyrics, and I enjoyed reading the posted link (below) from a website of a US Buddhist monastery. Thanks for that, Cowpoke.
Here's what Larry Weiss, the songwriter of RC, had to say about this song to Gaynor Paynter. shared in her blog from December 20, 2014:
I think that this is what Jane Roos recognized in her monastery blog: "It's the spiritual that make(s) the difference" in this song. It certainly has universal truths that speak to millions of listeners, not just Glen Campbell fans. Sort of like..."I'll Be Me".Paynter: “THERE’S BEEN A LOAD OF COMPRIMISIN’ ON THE ROAD TO MY HORIZON” – that’s a magic line in a magic song! I think anyone on earth can relate to this. Was this based on something you were or had been going through at the time?
Weiss: The answer to that was in the second verse, ‘there’ll BE a load of compromising on the road to my horizon’. That philosophy was the reason Glen recorded the song. Sure he recognized the commercial viability of the chorus, but it was the power of those lines that mattered most to him. Actually, I had the whole song written excluding that last line change. It took me some months to arrive at it. Sometimes us writers just download a bunch of stuff, some mental..some spiritual..it’s the spiritual that make the difference.
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Interesting comment Mike. You're right, Rhinestone Cowboy, the original version, is actually much more subtle than people think it is. When I sing the song myself, it automatically becomes a sing-a-long song, because of the melody of the chorus I think. It takes a singer of Glen's class to bring out the deeper layers of this song while avoiding the more schmaltzier (is that a word?) side of it.
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Interesting article Cowpoke, I have said before on the old forum that I consider Rhinestone Cowboy a melancholy song and I think Glen puts that over well on the original record. The live versions have become a sing along affair which is fine but sometimes I like to hear the deeper message from the original recording which I think Glen does beautifully.
I must say the author made some great points but I felt Jane was reviewing the song a bit like it was a book. The song was never intended to explain anything about the human condition and it's causes, it could only tell the story of one man's struggles in his life within the confines of a 3 minute record, which it does exceptionally well. Still its great to see the influence Glen and his music has had on people from so many different walks of life, me included.
I must say the author made some great points but I felt Jane was reviewing the song a bit like it was a book. The song was never intended to explain anything about the human condition and it's causes, it could only tell the story of one man's struggles in his life within the confines of a 3 minute record, which it does exceptionally well. Still its great to see the influence Glen and his music has had on people from so many different walks of life, me included.
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Article about life, the universe and ... "Rhinestone Cowboy" on the website of a US Buddhist monastery.
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Thanks for that link to the article about Al Caiola and the tribute to Django Reinhardt.
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Dee
I think that most musicians must be six degrees of Glen Campbell!
Dee
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Sounds of the Ponderosa: Al Caiola with Frank Vignola at Chatham guitar summit
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Perspectives: Increasing our personal candlepower
The author of this article writes about the meaning of "Wichita Lineman" in her life and her daughter's and "how the seemingly inconsequential things often have more lasting impact than we might imagine." I think we can all relate to this story in terms of the influence of one or more GC songs in our lives.
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The author of this article writes about the meaning of "Wichita Lineman" in her life and her daughter's and "how the seemingly inconsequential things often have more lasting impact than we might imagine." I think we can all relate to this story in terms of the influence of one or more GC songs in our lives.
See: http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archiv ... LP_lnuLhWA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I know what you mean, Randy...no money for movies back then.
Going to the movies for me as a kid was a once-a-year type of thing.
I did see True Grit in the theater and remember being really upset when Glen's character died.
At least you were able to watch the Goodtime Hour regularly!
Wow...I do not remember seeing this True Grit footage that you had posted previously, Randy. It's fantastic to watch...at that time, Glen definitely hadn't known (how could he) that True Grit was going to become an iconic film.
Why was Little Rock chosen for the world premiere of True Grit? Was this movie filmed in Arkansas?
I've never seen Charles Portis talk on film.
Great find, Randy.
Thanks for finding Randy's original post, Cowpoke.
Dee
Going to the movies for me as a kid was a once-a-year type of thing.
I did see True Grit in the theater and remember being really upset when Glen's character died.
At least you were able to watch the Goodtime Hour regularly!
Wow...I do not remember seeing this True Grit footage that you had posted previously, Randy. It's fantastic to watch...at that time, Glen definitely hadn't known (how could he) that True Grit was going to become an iconic film.
Why was Little Rock chosen for the world premiere of True Grit? Was this movie filmed in Arkansas?
I've never seen Charles Portis talk on film.
Great find, Randy.
Thanks for finding Randy's original post, Cowpoke.
Dee
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Thanks for reminding me Randy. Look what I found in the forum archives...
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From the Archives - 1969: Glen Campbell attends the Arkansas premiere of True Grit
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source: Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History
Posted on Friday, April 19, 2013 - 03:32 am: Edit Post Delete Post Print Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
From the Archives - 1969: Glen Campbell attends the Arkansas premiere of True Grit
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10 ... =2&theater" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
source: Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History
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