Results: Wichita Lineman

One of all time favorite songs is Wichita Lineman, a song written by American songwriter Jimmy Webb in 1968. It was first recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell with backing from members of The Wrecking Crew. Are you familiar with the song?

Turns out that many, many artists have covered this song. Choose the artists that you knew that also recorded Wichita Lineman:

Jimmy Webb's inspiration for the lyric came while driving through Washita County in rural southwestern Oklahoma. At that time, many telephone companies were county-owned utilities, and their linemen were county employees. Heading westward on a straight road (arguably Country Road 152) into the setting sun, Webb drove past a seemingly endless line of telephone poles, each looking exactly the same as the last. Then, in the distance, he noticed the silhouette of a solitary lineman atop a pole. He described it as "the picture of loneliness". Webb then "put himself atop that pole and put that phone in his hand" as he considered what the lineman was saying into the receiver. Glen Campbell added in a statement to the Dallas Observer that Webb wrote the song about his first love affair with a woman who married someone else. Were you aware of this song's history?

Were you ever fans of Glenn's and Jimmy's?

I thought that LIneman might be one of the most covered songs in history, but I was wrong. From the list choose the songs that you knew were covered multiple times: