Jimmy Webb - songwriting supergenius.

[Zauni]

I recommend the CD 'Ten Easy Pieces' by Jimmy Webb, where he plays and sings his greatest hits by himself. Mostly piano with a few other instruments here and there.

The title says it all: many Webb songs are deceptively simple but once you look at them more closely you can see his genius in the chord progressions, melodies and even lyrics.

Songs like 'Galveston','Highway Man' and 'Wichita Lineman' take on a whole new dimension when he plays and sings them himself.

[bluedad]

i really love both songs you mentioned, but how does that bring down Webb? ...now you got my panties in a bunch

I'm not putting Webb down; obviously he is a genius. It's just not for my taste at all.

(ot-who's the guy who "worked" with nancy sinatra? that song "some velvet morning when i'm strait...i'm gonna open up your gate" that's one of the eeriest songs i've heard...i think he wrote "these boots were made for walking" LEE GREENWOOD! (or is it lee hazelwood?

lee hazelwood

[ross g]

i really love both songs you mentioned, but how does that bring down Webb? ...now you got my panties in a bunch

I'm not putting Webb down; obviously he is a genius. It's just not for my taste at all.

(ot-who's the guy who "worked" with nancy sinatra? that song "some velvet morning when i'm strait...i'm gonna open up your gate" that's one of the eeriest songs i've heard...i think he wrote "these boots were made for walking" LEE GREENWOOD! (or is it lee hazelwood?

lee hazelwood

i was just being cute..i don't care if you don't like him, no prob...


but thanks for correcting the "lees" for me, the other one is the guy who wrote "I'm Proud to be an American" if i'm not mistaken, i always get those two mixed up. And they are WAY different....



rg

[Electric Phase]

My favorite of Jimmy Webb's is "All I Know" which was covered by Art Garfunkel. It's a very beautiful song.