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Jimmy Webb - The Moon's a Harsh Mistress See her how she flies Golden sails across the sky Close enough to touch But careful if you try Though she looks as warm as gold The moon's a harsh mistress The moon can be so...

Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell / Jimmy Webb cover performed by Jason Herr (02:51)

Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell / Jimmy Webb cover performed by Jason Herr

Jimmy Webb - The Highwayman (04:10)

Jimmy Webb at the BBC

JIMMY WEBB PERFORMING LIVE WICHITA LINEMAN ON JOOLS HOLLAND (04:05)

This is Jimmy Webb on his fat behind performing live on 'Later With Jools Holland' 'Wichita Lineman' in 1998. He really does make a bloody meal of this song.Give me Glen's version anytime!!

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Jimmy Webb Biography

Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter. His compositions include "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston" and "MacArthur Park". His songs have been recorded or performed by Glen Campbell, The 5th Dimension, The Supremes, Richard Harris, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Isaac Hayes, and R.E.M., among others. According to BMI, his song "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was the third most performed song in the fifty years between 1940 to 1990. He is the only artist to have ever received Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration.

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