Some people think this song is schmaltzy, treakley, cheesy...etc. But, it is one of the most beautiful moving songs ever written. It can make a lump in my throat.
@groomdoggi
7 жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@inquisitor4635
7 жыл бұрын
Great song... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Lineman
@GaryT1952
4 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Webb...,one of the greats, for sure
@leeosmond9217
4 жыл бұрын
@@inquisitor4635 you said that right! Such a beautiful song
@Floyd_Flynote
2 жыл бұрын
That's true. But in my opinion original Jimmy Webb's version the most sensitive. With all respect to Glenn Campbell. It's like with "Livin' On A Prayer". Bon Jovi did really good job but Desmond's original just on the other level to me.
@santiagobenites
5 жыл бұрын
That was a beautiful moment. Thank you, Jimmy Webb.
@BoutYoungAnnaLee
5 жыл бұрын
"And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time..." One of the best lines ever written in my opinion.
@sartainja
4 жыл бұрын
BoutYoungAnnaLee Amen!
@patriciaguth6882
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@StratsRUs
3 жыл бұрын
You missed a word out
@BoutYoungAnnaLee
3 жыл бұрын
@@StratsRUs Still got a shit ton of likes!
@edwardfarmer4230
3 жыл бұрын
BoutYoungAnnaLee Yes , and a fact.
@benderbenderopoulos8781
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the greatest American songs ever written, and anybody who does "Americana" music should try to cover it.
@carolinewest9151
Жыл бұрын
He's still got a voice like a warm hug. I miss rem. I miss my youth when I was so excited by discovering rem and other amazing bands
@curiousnomad
5 жыл бұрын
These people wouldn’t be covering Jimmy Webb/Glen Campbell if it wasn’t a masterpiece of songwriting.
@DebNKY
3 жыл бұрын
Musicians who are any good at all are like intermediate painters emulating the masters, they know what is really good
@kylekilleen3891
2 жыл бұрын
Michael Stipe's voice is perfect for rendering this great song.
@eastend59
5 жыл бұрын
Awww. I love this song.
@adriandaly2164
3 жыл бұрын
shivers as soon as Michael Stipe started to sing.
@chriswesterfield2042
2 жыл бұрын
you shiver easy, very average singing here.
@donaldcook3112
Жыл бұрын
@@chriswesterfield2042. . . ‘Karaoke’ - at best . One of so many who simply can not sing .
@donnaburke664
11 жыл бұрын
I love this. My favorite Stipe cover. And, no, it is not studio perfect. That is what makes it heartfelt and touching. It is beautiful, because it is genuine. Stipe is wonderful, and Patti, a legend!
@TheGlobalfrog12
6 ай бұрын
I also liked his cover duet with Natalie Merchant "To Sir With Love"
@morenanicholson1196
11 жыл бұрын
Fabulous find. What a great song '
@chrisbrimhall6323
4 жыл бұрын
Funny, but musicians knew what spectacular guitar player Glen really was
@danc3693
3 жыл бұрын
Funny as in odd? Not sure why that’d be the case at all.
@chriswesterfield2042
2 жыл бұрын
thank you captain obvious
@gregsaltis1661
6 жыл бұрын
The two of them dancing during the solo was one of the purely sweetest things I have seen in long time. He missed his cue ... big deal, it was a tender moment.
@kathyflorcruz552
2 жыл бұрын
Once again shows the respect across all genres that Glenn Campbell had from everyone. 💜
@MSYNGWIE12
2 жыл бұрын
I NEVER thought Patti Smith would "choke" me up! I need her to stay, "forever young", raunchy, how I too, REALLY AM AT THIS AGE...not sedate and ready for "cosy" ! Namaste
@amorosky
7 жыл бұрын
My favorite Glen Campbell song sung by my favorite singer!
@Mr.dinoShorts
12 жыл бұрын
I don't find it awkward at all. Just very personal and honestly fantastic. Thank you for taking the time to post it!!!!!
@whynot2734
3 жыл бұрын
checking out of the different artist that loved this great classic by Glenn Campbell
@leftybass5860
10 жыл бұрын
God, that was nice...
@stoneblue1795
7 жыл бұрын
I like it but wish the crowd would shut the hell up.
@scottstevens3213
4 жыл бұрын
drunk NYC crowd, shouldn't expect nothing less.
@danc3693
3 жыл бұрын
I was just going to type that then saw your post.
@Queensizemusic
7 жыл бұрын
I just love Patti's face here at the end. That is pure love.
@RavenMotha
3 ай бұрын
And Patti Smith is just georgous🙏
@lovez2eat
10 жыл бұрын
Imagine attending a Patti Smith concert (which is already awesome as hell) these days, and then suddenly there's Michael fuckin' Stipe. Who officially retired. Good lord, what a bunch of lucky people in this room.
@Ldale11
7 жыл бұрын
He came out when she played on her birthday last December in Chicago. It was such a thrilling, remarkable evening. They brought out a cake for her and we all sang happy birthday to her, then they did the second half of the show. Fuckin' chill-inducing and breathtaking.
@Ojb_1959
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah and then they play Glynn Cambell’s Wichita Lineman 😃
@richardwallace6313
5 жыл бұрын
Saw them both on the same stage once (but not together) at a Jewel Heart fundraiser in maybe 1994. Allen Ginsburg was there, too, and maybe Grant Hart, though that might have been a different year. Smith and Ginsburg were almost always present until Allen moved on.
@ScottColeindeed
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks, man. Beautiful...
@SooziinCa
11 жыл бұрын
So sorry, NOBODY can beat ole' GLEN singing this song!! Looks like they had fun though.
@bernlin2000
12 жыл бұрын
Yeah...that's about as deep as a friendship gets :-)
@cookie1961ify
11 жыл бұрын
have never heard this. Thanks for sharing
@RabbitsWedding
12 жыл бұрын
One of those truly magic moments. Thank you that those of us that weren't there could share this.
@JF-kv1gm
Жыл бұрын
Everything about this gave me goosebumps and I didn't know whether to smile or weep. Stunning. Thank you!🙏😍
@MrHooskerdu1
6 жыл бұрын
I love the look he gives her after he salutes the crowd as he is leaving the stage. Pure adoration and love..
@eastend59
5 жыл бұрын
So trus, Michael has been a fan of Patti's since he heard her album Horses back in the 70s.
@axelderbunte6156
11 жыл бұрын
he must have the freedom in his heart* LOVE HIM
@garyhoerauf7649
3 жыл бұрын
Would like to hear this without all the background noise. Sounds great anyway
@TucumcariTimmy
12 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@tempachilles
7 ай бұрын
Bob Dylan once called it the greatest song ever written.
@ganoxjful
11 жыл бұрын
Incrível o respeito que os dois demonstra ter um pelo outro.
@Jojoseahorse
12 жыл бұрын
OMG Michael Stipe is the luckiest guy in the world! Beautiful song too :)
@chriswesterfield2042
2 жыл бұрын
why so lucky?
@Jojoseahorse
2 жыл бұрын
@@chriswesterfield2042 Cuddling and kissing her
@reetpeet
10 жыл бұрын
Awwwww, bless! That made me cry! :)
@anacristinasilva3254
3 жыл бұрын
BRASIL I LOVE R.E M THE BEST 😍😍😍
@mamaramatv
12 жыл бұрын
Oh - it's "Wichita Lineman" written by Jimmy Webb and performed original by Glen Campbell.
@kerrywoods5314
Жыл бұрын
Truly excellent! Jimmy Webb songs is a great songwriter & as always Michael Stipe knows how to do any song justice. It was a loving, touching tribute obviously dedicated to a friend.
@delboy20091
11 жыл бұрын
always great live, they should get back and make another album :-)
@panaboy01
12 жыл бұрын
thank you, as r.e.m. fans we need it!!!
@stevenlloyd3899
Жыл бұрын
Sorry, I love the song , but the guitarists , lead & rhythym have either never played it or just rushed through learning the tempo & sound .. Didn't anyone notice @ 1:33 the hack job and Stipes response ? My God .... REM's 1994 studio / interview shorter version @ least nailed it vocally & musically .... This Sucks & does no merit to Glen Campbell's Masterpiece .... Get a hearing aid if you don't believe me ....
@markferguson3745
6 ай бұрын
Got to have the BassVI or a Baritone set up to do this right.The Strat on the right looks like a custom 28/30" scale. It's actually a solid riff to do repetitive variations on; it can be a easily turned into many diiferent things, instead of just a cover so people don't forget about it. It looked like they didn't have much time to work anything out.
@vtisgreen
4 ай бұрын
Great song - great singer ! Its good to see Michael Stipe again - n’ Patti is always the coolest.
@garrynutt8749
8 жыл бұрын
Check the Glen Campbell and STP version.........
@stivo2663
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! The best most moving version.
@stuartmarkhayes8971
4 ай бұрын
Very nice, but I don't care for Patti Smith kissy kissy, cashing in, and Stipe is a pretentious. Give me Vic Chesnutt.
@johnnysanchez4456
Жыл бұрын
They butchered this beautiful song! Couldn't carry Glen Campbells, luggage!
@ignatzz1
12 жыл бұрын
bill murray has such a good singing voice
@katherandefy
Жыл бұрын
Really should have upped Mike’s voice in the mixed or toned the instruments down some. He has a lovely voice.
@Warrensdeciple
5 жыл бұрын
And i need you more than want you and i want you for all time !
@kennethfurlong8922
Жыл бұрын
trashing a wonderful song well cant hurt it its so beautiful!! proves that most rockers cant really play
@bricago2302
11 ай бұрын
Shoulda picked a lower stakes song for an impromptu performance. This one deserves more respect.
@subwaygoddess1
5 ай бұрын
So beautiful!
@jshelhorse
9 жыл бұрын
He butchered it in the "official" R.E.M. sound check or rehearsal video that's here too, but that doesn't detract from how cool this is. That's Patty Smith and Michael Stipe. Way, way cool. Thanks for sharing.
@matthewstetson711
8 жыл бұрын
+jshelhorse Don't know what you were looking for but they weren't going to play the studio version over the sound system. Michael doesn't lip synch. The mood is good and the band and the singer carry it off well. Stipe's a Jimmy Webb fan. I guess since you think that he butchered it and it's cool, you think it's eye-ronic. It's not Me first and the Gimme Gimmes doing Billy Joel's Only the Good Die Young.
@Partywiththebigdog
12 жыл бұрын
@tahoemud93 my pleasure! great memories of the night...
@napoca01
12 жыл бұрын
I just love this video. Michael Stipe ruling once again. Oh and yes, he really does look a lot like Bill Murray from The Life Aquatic movie LOL. Great stuff! Thank you for uploading!
@garyc2773
5 жыл бұрын
And I need you more than want you and I want you for all time
@garyc2773
6 жыл бұрын
And I want you for all time.
@Amberscion
11 жыл бұрын
Classic! Patti is awesome as always.
@paulgentile1024
3 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Webb
@judip609
5 жыл бұрын
beautiful song
@dbob3405
Жыл бұрын
Jimmy Webb wrote some amazing songs, e.g. Galveston (one of the great songs about war). With Wichita Lineman, writer Jimmy Webb, performer Glen Campbell and producer/arranger Al De Lory left Earth’s orbit. I was probably around 12 years old when I first heard it and it still packs the same punch as it did to my 12 year old mind in 1968. It is one of those rare moments (that were amazingly not so rare for Webb and Campbell) when the perfect performer gets matched with the perfect song and the perfect arrangement. I can think of no song that captures loneliness, longing and unrequited love any better. With all respect to other performers/ writers, the 60’s to early 70’s was a sweet spot in the history of popular music.
@michelepasquarello5969
11 жыл бұрын
Title is inaccurate. Patti Smith did not "perform".
@LetMeGoForever
12 жыл бұрын
Lenny Kaye and Michael Stipe on the same stage. Awesome.
@magellanesque1
12 жыл бұрын
...man.what a treat..thanks for posting..made my day here :)
@rossellacasati4383
3 жыл бұрын
Stipe l'ineguagliabile. Troppa nostalgia di lui, troppa nostalgia dei REM, MERAVIGLIOSAMENTEUNICI ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@roland-plus
5 ай бұрын
Can you imagine being in the crowd and Michael Stipe reluctantly strolls out on stage and drops this...
@sneakypower576
11 жыл бұрын
Super fun to see! Thank You!
@fretbuzz59
12 жыл бұрын
This is such a good song, Michael Stipe ALMOST doesn't fuck it up.
@sherreerichardson2251
10 жыл бұрын
Simply beautiful
@eneaskayser5511
11 жыл бұрын
lindo vídeo. música imortal, que canja sensacional. parabéns pela postagem.
@valterjose
10 жыл бұрын
Oh My God
@PrinceZappa
11 жыл бұрын
i'm really feeling the platonic love here
@brainsmoothy
12 жыл бұрын
sweet pipes
@cslan4
10 жыл бұрын
Did they ever do this song on a album (c/d) ?
@gustavoalbergaria2548
10 жыл бұрын
REM did it. It´s a B-side for Bittersweet Me.
@hansie038
8 жыл бұрын
very bad performance, especially the singing is very poor. please look the glenn campbell tribute with keith urban singing this song.
@kingoftomatoes
9 жыл бұрын
why haven't those two gotten married yet?
@elizabethscholl8648
8 жыл бұрын
+kingoftomatoes Maybe because Michael Stipe is gay.
@matthewstetson711
8 жыл бұрын
+Elizabeth Scholl Good point and they seem to worship each other. If...
@pinablake9248
7 жыл бұрын
Agree. nevertheless it feels like they love each other on a whole different level. Saying this being gay myself....
@josegarra4391
6 жыл бұрын
Because she's marrying me :)
@howardcrosby4388
8 ай бұрын
Totally agree @2de & @Bout!!!!
@xxxxxxxxx727
Жыл бұрын
the johnny cash version is good too --- thanx to creation , nature, music and artists
@davidpanzer1166
2 жыл бұрын
Surprised is an understatement! Never really paid attention to these people.
@juliecook8890
11 жыл бұрын
Iheart patty n rem great music
@gillart99
3 жыл бұрын
oooooh that guitar sounds so yummy
@MrCrkeenan
11 жыл бұрын
This makes me realize how much I love Glen Cambell !
@mamaramatv
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this - one of the show's highlights. Does anyone know the song title?
@AnaLuChiefette
12 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who thinks that Michael looks just like Steve Zissou (Bill Murray in Life Aquatic) with this beard and hat?
@jillevers4710
2 жыл бұрын
Not bad, no, not bad t 'all....
@philipevans5906
2 жыл бұрын
see this in 2015 now 2022 and michael you are a total legend
@fernywings8922
3 ай бұрын
So magnificent and magical
@Warrensdeciple
6 жыл бұрын
Outstanding
@Partywiththebigdog
12 жыл бұрын
@DarkDavie i actually did NOT know; thanks for the heads up! very cool!
@yiannisclerides9782
3 жыл бұрын
she didnt sing a word =
@brecknichols
8 ай бұрын
Oh, she's so happy... It's so beautiful!!!
@JayDuke-r2d
Ай бұрын
The rudeness of the people talking loudly ruins this video.
@amyl8616
Жыл бұрын
I love them so and they love each other so.. 💕😍💕
@RavenMotha
3 ай бұрын
Love Michael Stipe and this song. ❤
@clairesolomon3698
8 ай бұрын
This is a perfect song, no matter who sings it ❤
@montserratlurquimendez5697
8 жыл бұрын
no puede ser nos rem no mola rem volverrrrrrrr no es lo mismo!!
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