And I Need You More Than Want You-----
And I Want You For All Time
And The Wichita Lineman Is Still On The Line
Wichita Lineman, written by Jimmy Webb, recorded by Glen Campbell in 1968.
A lonely telephone company worker, or 'lineman,' feels the pain of his long days away and yearns for his absent lover to return. Phrases such as "singin' in the wire" and "hear you through the whine" reference the interference and whine heard during land-line telephone conversations. This elicits an idea of why the lineman's lover is gone, as there might have been a communication problem between the two lovers and the "whine" of their differences got the best of them. The organ accompaniment is what really makes this song beautiful, in my opinion.
On my iPod's "Top 100 Most Played Songs" smart playlist, I've apparently listen to this song almost twice as many times as the song in second place, The Dance by Garth Brooks. How this is possible, I may never know.
Very calming song. Played it while coding my next shoot-em-up game and it was wonderful.
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