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Post by OldFred on Aug 21, 2008 9:37:43 GMT -5
Music legend Glen Campbell has a new album out, 'Meet Glen Campbell', where he covers Green Day, Travis, Velvet Underground, Tom Petty and John Lennon's 'Grow Old With Me'. Here are a couple of videos from his Troubadour Club album debut on August 19th this week. If a video of him performing 'Grow Old With Me' turns up, I'll post it too.
Meet Glen Campbell Trailer
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Good Riddance
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Post by mikev on Aug 21, 2008 12:01:13 GMT -5
Another Wrecking Crew member. I am a big fan of his 60s singles-Jimmy Webb stuff, etc.
That is a great song to cover, especially since Lennon never finished it himself. Mary Chapin Carpenter did a fantastic version.
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Post by OldFred on Aug 21, 2008 13:33:50 GMT -5
Another Wrecking Crew member. I am a big fan of his 60s singles-Jimmy Webb stuff, etc. That is a great song to cover, especially since Lennon never finished it himself. Mary Chapin Carpenter did a fantastic version. Campbell uses the George Martin arrangement of the song, which really works. The fact that Glen Campbell is 72 years old and still has the voice of a young man is amazing.
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Post by mikev on Aug 21, 2008 13:51:12 GMT -5
I love the GM arrangement, but was disappointed that Lennon's vocal was as tinny as the Milk and Honey version. I know why the Threetles didn't do it, but a GM arrangement with Paul and George vocals would have been a poignant final Beatles record. And it would have been the Beatles-after all it was a 100% John Lennon composition-so he would have been on it even without that crummy (quality) demo.
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Post by OldFred on Aug 21, 2008 21:07:59 GMT -5
Nice video of Glen Campbell from the AOL Sessions. (Still hoping 'Grow Old With Me' will turn up).
Good Riddance - AOL Sessions
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Post by jimc on Aug 21, 2008 21:27:15 GMT -5
I heard about this CD a couple of weeks ago. I'm interested in hearing some of these covers. Fascinating choices, for sure.
We saw Glen Campbell two or three years ago in an intimate performance at a music school in Chicago. He was good. I went for Wichita Lineman and he didn't disappoint. His guitar playing was also stellar. It did seem that his daughter had to carry him, almost literally, at some points though.
While she played a solo song, we stepped into the hall for a drink and had a chance to meet Glen Campbell. Someone was talking to him about working with Phil Spector and Brian Wilson, and it was obvious Campbell was disconnected from his memories of that time.
When our chance came, we told him how much we enjoyed the first Farm Aid when he joined the Highwaymen onstage to replace Kris Kristofferson, who had left early. (Campbell had actually recorded The Highwayman years before the supergroup.) Campbell gave us a smile, glassy stare, and slightly cocked head as if we were asking about his performance on Mars. He appeared to be unable to remember Farm Aid at all. He wasn't rude, just pathetic in his inability to comprehend. We just said thanks again and great show and went back to our seats.
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Post by John S. Damm on Aug 21, 2008 21:32:17 GMT -5
I bought the Meet Glen Campbell c.d. tonight at Wally-World(I know, Wal-Mart sucks but it is the only place to buy music here for a 35 mile radius) and it is really good! It is the same concept as Johnny Cash's American Series: covers of good, contemporary songs. It was only $9.72 before tax.
Glen covers two of my favorite Tom Petty songs, "Walls" and "Angel Dream" from Petty's all but forgotten She's The One soundtrack album. The Wal-Mart version has five Campbell classics added to the end, called the "2008 Remixes" of "Gentle On My Mind", "By The Time I Get To Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston" and, of course, "Rhinestone Cowboy."
I bought this for the cover of John's "Grow Old With Me." I'm playing the album as I type this.
As a sidenote, my wedding dance was to the Lennon Anthology's version of "Grow Old With Me." Mary Chapin Carpenter's version is the best version because she was allowed to professionally record it unlike John Lennon who was murdered by that son of a bitch.
Anyway, I wanted John's voice at my wedding and my new bride and I danced to it. I think some of our guests were bewildered by the faraway Lennon vocal but it meant everything in the world to me. Twice I've heard Mary Chapin Carpenter's version at weddings and it is beautiful. It goes over well with the old people and the young. John's dream of his song being a wedding classic has been somewhat fulfilled by Mary's version.
This Glen Campbell album is worth buying(support the musical artists!).
Oh my, I just heard "Grow Old With Me" and it is beautiful, a real tearjerker. Yes there are strings but there is a good C & W lead guitar solo in the middle. It is at a faster pace than John's(which I would have welcomed when dancing to it) but is still stately and dramatic. Damn, this is an awesome cover! John Lennon would be proud and I recommend all here buy or legally download this album or song.
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Post by mikev on Aug 21, 2008 21:38:11 GMT -5
I might try iTunes for the Lennon cover. As for the Lennon version, I swear I read in an interview way back when Milk and Honey came out that Yoko said there was a studio version that was stolen.
The Good Riddance cover is very cool in its own way-if you're a fan its great.
I've never seen Campbell live but he has had his lion's share of demons.
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Post by jimc on Aug 21, 2008 21:43:06 GMT -5
I bought the Meet Glen Campbell c.d. tonight at Wally-World(I know, Wal-Mart sucks but it is the As a sidenote, my wedding dance was to the Lennon Anthology's version of "Grow Old With Me." Mary Chapin Carpenter's version is the best version because she was allowed to professionally record it unlike John Lennon who was murdered by that son of a bitch. Anyway, I wanted John's voice at my wedding and my new bride and I danced to it. I think some of our guests were bewildered by the faraway Lennon vocal but it meant everything in the world to me. Twice I've heard Mary Chapin Carpenter's version at weddings and it is beautiful. It goes over well with the old people and the young. John's dream of his song being a wedding classic has been somewhat fulfilled by Mary's version. We might have discussed this before, John, but my wife and I used Grow Old With Me as part of the wedding ceremony. Female voice with piano accomp. Another connection for us Midwesterners.
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Post by John S. Damm on Aug 21, 2008 21:50:01 GMT -5
Hey, the liner notes give the songwriting credit for "Grow Old With Me" to "John Lennon-Yoko Ono!" WTF, that is revisionist bullshit unless an innocent error!
I pulled out the Digitally Remastered(thus most recent) Milk And Honey and it properly credits the song to John Lennon only.
Steve M., can you use your connections to get to the bottom of this? Before I go off on anyone in particular, I want to know if that is how it is now legally titled as to the songwriting credit or was that an honest error. Adding Yoko's name to John's songs now would be explosive.
It is still a great cover by Glen Campbell but I am stunned by the given songwriting credit. Steve reported that Yoko contacted Glen thanking him for covering the song. I thought that was a nice gesture but now I don't know. Steve, any info on this revised songwriting credit?
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Post by John S. Damm on Aug 21, 2008 21:53:28 GMT -5
I bought the Meet Glen Campbell c.d. tonight at Wally-World(I know, Wal-Mart sucks but it is the As a sidenote, my wedding dance was to the Lennon Anthology's version of "Grow Old With Me." Mary Chapin Carpenter's version is the best version because she was allowed to professionally record it unlike John Lennon who was murdered by that son of a bitch. Anyway, I wanted John's voice at my wedding and my new bride and I danced to it. I think some of our guests were bewildered by the faraway Lennon vocal but it meant everything in the world to me. Twice I've heard Mary Chapin Carpenter's version at weddings and it is beautiful. It goes over well with the old people and the young. John's dream of his song being a wedding classic has been somewhat fulfilled by Mary's version. We might have discussed this before, John, but my wife and I used Grow Old With Me as part of the wedding ceremony. Female voice with piano accomp. Another connection for us Midwesterners. That is awesome, Jim. I would have loved a live version at our wedding with the lyrics printed in the wedding program and giving John Lennon credit. All the old people would be amazed, "I didn't know that long hair wrote this!" ;D
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Post by OldFred on Aug 22, 2008 5:41:23 GMT -5
I sang 'Grow Old With Me' to my parents at their 50th Wedding Anniversary. While I was singing it they both stood up through the whole song. My father passed away a year later. My performance was recorded and it's very poignant and precious to me to see both my parents enjoying the song.
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Post by scousette on Aug 22, 2008 11:07:40 GMT -5
OK, I have to buy this new Glen Campbell CD. I've always regarded him as a great talent. He's a stellar guitarist and I've always liked his vocals. The reviews here convinced me that this CD is worth having.
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Aug 22, 2008 12:42:08 GMT -5
OK, I have to buy this new Glen Campbell CD. I've always regarded him as a great talent. He's a stellar guitarist and I've always liked his vocals. The reviews here convinced me that this CD is worth having. I've heard the Lennon cover. The arrangement reminds me of "Rhinestone Cowboy." It's not bad, but it didn't excite as much as Johnny Cash's Rick Rubin recordings did.
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Post by JMG on Aug 22, 2008 20:01:07 GMT -5
I've always admired Glen Campbell's music...'Galveston'...'Wichita Linman'...'By The Time I Get To Phoenix...'Gentle On My Mind'...'Dreams Of The Everday Housewife'...'True Grit'...amoung others.
I'm gonna pick up this new CD and give it a spin. Sounds like fun!
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Post by pbirdchat on Aug 22, 2008 21:58:50 GMT -5
When my wife and I were married in 1995, she had not heard a lot of John Lennon's music. I pulled out my guitar and played Grow Old With Me for her and suggested we use it as our song. She liked it so much she cried.
We had a friend of ours sing it at our wedding but the coolest thing was that my wife had the words GROW OLD WITH ME inscribed on the inside of my wedding ring! It meant so much to me that she took the time to do such a thing. A real one of a kind!
We too loved the Mary Chapin Carpenter version. I think if John would have been able to record the song properly, it would have been a classic.
Darren D'Rito
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Post by John S. Damm on Aug 22, 2008 23:20:38 GMT -5
I think if John would have been able to record the song properly, it would have been a classic. Right on! It would be another "In My Life." The lyrics are so simple(which annoyed many critics back in 1984) but get right to the point. I love more than anything in music John Lennon's singletracked voice with no gimmicks but I bet GOWM would have been beautifully doubletracked vocally. I would hope that John would have used real strings too.
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Post by winstonoboogie on Aug 23, 2008 11:37:07 GMT -5
Hey, the liner notes give the songwriting credit for "Grow Old With Me" to "John Lennon-Yoko Ono!" WTF, that is revisionist bullshit unless an innocent error!I pulled out the Digitally Remastered(thus most recent) Milk And Honey and it properly credits the song to John Lennon only. Steve M., can you use your connections to get to the bottom of this? Before I go off on anyone in particular, I want to know if that is how it is now legally titled as to the songwriting credit or was that an honest error. Adding Yoko's name to John's songs now would be explosive. It is still a great cover by Glen Campbell but I am stunned by the given songwriting credit. Steve reported that Yoko contacted Glen thanking him for covering the song. I thought that was a nice gesture but now I don't know. Steve, any info on this revised songwriting credit? At the risk of splitting hairs, shouldn't the credit be Robert Browning/John Lennon? I'm almost certain that the words were taken from one of Browning's poems.
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Post by OldFred on Aug 23, 2008 16:06:42 GMT -5
(I posted this on the 'Grow Old With Me' thread, but it bears repeating here):
It all comes down to following the money. It's a cinch that more comes in from the royalties of John's songs than Yoko's. I don't hear too many covers of 'Kiss, Kiss, Kiss' or 'I'm Your Angel', which in itself pinched the melody of the song 'Makin' Whoopie' by Gus Kahn.
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Post by OldFred on Aug 25, 2008 16:53:17 GMT -5
Was reading the liner notes to the booklet of the 'Meet Glen Campbell' CD, and two names struck a bell when I saw them: Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen. In other words, half of Cheap Trick are on this album! This makes this CD even cooler than it already is!
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Post by mikev on Aug 25, 2008 19:14:29 GMT -5
...and it is loaded with great songs-Times Like These and All I Need is You are favorites of mine.
I just have to go and buy it.
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Post by mikev on Aug 29, 2008 6:53:36 GMT -5
Bought the three above mentioned tunes (GOWM, Times Like These, All I Need). Very nice-not over the top. Fine blend of Campbell circa 68 blended with elements of original arrangements, including some of George Martin's score on the Lennon tune, and some of the string session tones of the original U2 classic. Nicely done.
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Post by JMG on Sept 1, 2008 8:25:37 GMT -5
I bought this CD yesterday and enjoyed it very much. To be honest I didn't know Glen Campbell was still recording. Great cover of 'Grow Old With Me' and especially 'Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)'. Great song by Green Day and the kind of song I can imagine John Lennon writing at the top of his game with the twist of phrase, quirky lyrics and sarcasm. Great stuff! ;D
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Post by OldFred on Sept 4, 2008 9:35:25 GMT -5
Glen Campbell was on the World Cafe program on NPR last night promoting the 'Meet Glen Campbell' CD. The talk includes a live performance of 'Grow Old With Me' by John Lennon. Here's the link to the show. www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94237070And here's a link to previous NPR shows with Glen Campbell. www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93579668A neat little fact is that Campbell was part of the famous Wrecking Crew and played on hits for Frank Sinatra, Phil Spector, The Monkees and played on the Beach Boys monumental 'Pet Sounds' album.
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