"And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time." One of THE best lines in country music. Love this version. Michael Stipe's voice is just sweet on this song.
@@BrooksSmithMusic yes but it is just so hard to cover a song that Glen sang and sing it better. Just like it is hard to cover an Orbison song or Sinatra's big songs: you can look like a Timex next to a Rolex.
I remember getting up early one summer morning in 1995 and seeing this on the MTV. I recorded it onto VHS and from there dubbed to tape. It's as evocative now as it was then.
Geez folks, nothing is ever as good as the original. I do not think Stipe ever intended to make over or out-do or come close to Campbell. I think he simply admired Campbell and this particular song, and felt compelled to honor him with a go at it! Quit hating!
I would venture that Freedy Johnston's version is better (whatever that means) than the Campbell version because the guitars are so beautifully intertwined. Either way it's a classic song.
Campbell didn't "just cover" the song; Jimmy Webb wrote it for him, quote "“He and (producer) Al DeLory were obviously looking for a follow-up to ‘Phoenix.’ And I remember writing ‘Wichita Lineman’ that afternoon. That was a song I absolutely wrote for Glen.” unquote
REM might be a rock band but they are from Athens Georgia and at least as far as growing up country is in the blood and in the bones so for it to have an influence would not be a shock at all and to do a rendition even if it's not cut to a major recording on an album also is no surprise
@@josebegui I had to come back to the channel, it's been a while and I couldn't remember which Glen song was being discussed lol Glen started out as a studio musician if I recall so he knew "good" when he heard it, yes :o)
I love Johnn's version personally. It's more gruff and less "pop" to me I also love Glen's version as well. I have a lot of memories attached to Johnny Cash's version though so that's the biggest sway.
@@robc5051 I'll look up Johnny Cash's version, I don't remember it being played on the radio but then I didn't listen to country music in general... unless a crossover hit like this.:o)
Yes, the very discussion resonates with the songs purpose. Very poignant. Plus, I love Michael Stipe and his artistry and the fantastic musicians performing in this take.
@@chrisbajdek6105 Oh, I missed that. Listening a second time, I've picked up a couple of changes, not a single one of which was for the better. James Taylor did an amazing cover of this song, second only, in my opinion, to Campbell's.
Excellent cover, hadn't seen or heard this. I was around when Glen Campbell first did it, and Glen helped me transition away from what the parents listened to....Thanks, Glen. R.I.P.
It's too bad this actual "1994 Rehearsal Version" was never released. It was such a gem, and takes me back to the most beautiful years of my life. Thank you REM; We really did have our day in the sun.
Lime and limpid green, a second scene: A fight between the blue you once knew. Floating down, the sound resounds around the icy waters underground. Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda and Titania: Neptune, Titan ... stars can frighten
OMG...So good to find this. Just saw CNN's Glenn Campbell special last night and have had his music in my blood at high levels ever since... Hope to keep it there.
I love Michael Stipe's voice and this is a decent cover. Big fan of REM too, but gotta say Campbell's vocal is far superior. Transcendent. I don't think they were trying to outdo it, perhaps just honor it.
Absolutely - they're Jimmy Webb and Glenn Campbell fans and wanted to pay tribute. There's a vulnerability in Stipe's interpretation of the song that really serves it well, I think.
Oh how I wished they had put this as a studio song on an album, maybe monster or new adventures ... so very them at the time and a perfect cover Peters guitar solo is so graceful and beautifully simple. Loved this video and it all Captured them perfectly on that tour.
A great cover of one of Glen Campbell's most beautiful songs, but NO ONE will ever do it better than Glen. His voice and masterful guitar playing, which is considered by his peers to be the best of any genre, cannot be outdone.
Glen Campbell's version can't be bested, but then again I've never heard a bad version of this song. It is quite simply one of the finest-crafted pop/country songs ever.
Oh my, this is so very beautiful . Michaels beautiful voice and the way Mike Mills moves and smiles right at the start...whoa .... so sexy. Bravo guys. All class. I’m so glad you covered this song.
a wonderful rendition of a great classic.. the song is truly unique in that every artist who performs it seems to find a way to personalise the emotion...
Love this. Love REM. All their music sounds so wonderful, even the cover songs. I had the EP, with this song stolen from my car just after travelling 1 and 1/2 hours out of town to buy it. I had to go back to Toronto to get another copy. Couldn't live without it.
Really surprised how beautifully performed this lovely song has turned out by REM. I really thought nothing could compare to the great Mr Glen Campbell but this was a damned close second!
I remember this documentary as part of the Monster tour (and its still on a video the other side of the world... somewhere). I still remember thinking such a shame to cut such a version of this song up with the interview. This blew me away when I first heard it and been searching for the original for years. Thanks for posting... great tour and memories.
My ex and I had 2nd row center tickets to the Monster tour because her sis won them in a radio station contest. Her bf however was a sports fanatic and there was a Tyson fight that night. So we got the tix, for free of course. Turns out Tyson knocked the guy out in the first round. It was incredible!
Michael and Co do a fabulous job on this and really do it justice, but the upshot I think is how much Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb contributed to what we remember from that time. Whether it’s The Wrecking Crew on Good Vibrations or Glen doing Galveston or backing Sinatra. This is foundational. Much appreciated 🙏🫶
Best Version EVER!! If only they had not interrupted this amazing gem with an interview. If there is an unedited version of this video with the entire song, please upload. The live version they put out is not nearly as moving as this practice session. They were all just so chill and in the moment that it came out so silky smooth.
@Stefan Baumgartner yep I bought this at Christmas as soon as I saw it in the shop - already had the new adventures in hifi which is fantastic - every track - but this b sides and rarities is outstanding !
Whether you like country or not, jimmy webb was bad ass, so many groups and artists covered this song, stone temple Pilots and Glenn did a awesome remake of this song...INCREDIBLE
Lovely. After my dad came home from WWII, he went to work for New York Telephone Company and indeed, climbed poles. But in Queens and the Bronx and Brooklyn.
yup, yup, yup... them were the days. best version of this great song since john hartford and glen campbell. i had forgotten about this, lost my tape in katrina...thank you for this!
well, i thought no one could do it like glen...but i was wrong. this is a superb cover....still has that air of "sadness" in there. i was unaware that rem had covered it. many thanks for posting heidi!
As close to the original that anyone could ever come...Bravo!.....Dead Letter Office is one of the greatest unheralded gems in Rock Music....It's on my playlist constantly.
Its not about whether or not one version is better than the other.....what it is....one band interpreting this beautiful song sung by Glen Campbell in their own way to honor it..great job by REM
I love R.E.M's take on this great tune. Michaels vocals are haunting on it. A few interesting observations about this specific version. He uses the word pain instead of strain, and instead of playing the Am, Dm and G11 like they do on their B-side release, they are playing a F to a Gm skipping the Dm and replacing the G11 with the Gm. I am thinking this was an earlier practice take on the tune. Maybe the day before the live recording was done being he says, "see you all tomorrow at 1". Very cool video and rendition.
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One of the greatest songs ever written. Bravo Jimmy Webb.
yes i agree :))))
It's nice to see that someone knows it's a Jimmy Web song,
Cheers.
Snakefinger1000 grew up in oklahoma city , was a teenager when Jimmy wrote this ... Jimmy does it best
Massey Four
Yes.
Not a big fan of country music, but Jimmy Webb is one of the great American songwriters.
Massey Four AV a word
"And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time." One of THE best lines in country music. Love this version. Michael Stipe's voice is just sweet on this song.
Amen.
Absolutely.
Robbie Williams & escapes stated that was the best line written 😉
I thought I could not love REM anymore and then they sing the greatest song ever written and sing it beautifully
and Jimmy Webb apparently was horrified when Glen told him he had cut the song, because Webb sent a draft and thought the song needed more work
With respect, it does make you look back at how great a singer Glen Campbell was.
YES
He was . . . but this song was written by Jimmy Webb.
@@BrooksSmithMusic yes but it is just so hard to cover a song that Glen sang and sing it better. Just like it is hard to cover an Orbison song or Sinatra's big songs: you can look like a Timex next to a Rolex.
@doobeedoo2 the original comment said "what a great songwriter Glen Campbell was," but it looks like the commenter has now edited that to "singer."
Well Stipe comes across as more the skinny younger guy working with the older bigger guys,but he does it well.
First song I sung to my now wife of over 40 years. And I was then a lineman proud and worked with the best of people.
We love and need some lineman in South Louisiana, especially after hurricanes 😢
@@ottoboxer Thank you for sharing that memory.
My dad's favorite song. He's gone now but I loved it!
My dad's favorite too. He passed in 2016.
I remember getting up early one summer morning in 1995 and seeing this on the MTV. I recorded it onto VHS and from there dubbed to tape. It's as evocative now as it was then.
Absolutely beautiful. Terrific cover by R.E.M. Over 50 years later and it still brigs a tear to my eye.
I don't think there are many things more counterintuitive than REM covering this song, but I'm so glad they did. This is beautiful.
i agree, beautiful :))))))
they did also cover Aerosmith
Amen!
+Mattteus I remember them being big fans of Lou Gramm's Midnight Blue. (A somewhat forgotten 80's gem).
+Mattteus TOYS!
"and I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time" - great lyric, Jimmy Webb
Geez folks, nothing is ever as good as the original. I do not think Stipe ever intended to make over or out-do or come close to Campbell. I think he simply admired Campbell and this particular song, and felt compelled to honor him with a go at it! Quit hating!
Actually, I think it was Jimmy Webb he respected more than Campbell. Webb wrote the song; Campbell's version is just the most popular cover of it.
I would venture that Freedy Johnston's version is better (whatever that means) than the Campbell version because the guitars are so beautifully intertwined. Either way it's a classic song.
Well, he wrote it with Campbell in mind.
yeah it kind of fails...have to disagree though that there is nothing better than originals. ive heard some great covers.
Campbell didn't "just cover" the song; Jimmy Webb wrote it for him, quote "“He and (producer) Al DeLory were obviously looking for a follow-up to ‘Phoenix.’ And I remember writing ‘Wichita Lineman’ that afternoon. That was a song I absolutely wrote for Glen.” unquote
I couldn't believe REM would even attempt to do a old country classic, much less do it well. I think they did a great job. Bravo
REM might be a rock band but they are from Athens Georgia and at least as far as growing up country is in the blood and in the bones so for it to have an influence would not be a shock at all and to do a rendition even if it's not cut to a major recording on an album also is no surprise
Earlier, they attempted Roger Miller's King of the Road (album Dead Letter Office). Don't expect a tasteful rendition like Wichita Lineman though!
Yep, that came at the end of a long day in the studio when they had clearly made an early start on the evening’s refreshments!
Such a great song, never should be interrupted
My thoughts exactly, criminal!
Is there a full version of this without the moronic interview slopped over the solo?
Would have been perfect.
“And I need you more than want you & I want you for all time”. Best line ever written. Nice cover.
Jimmy Webb was a genius songwriter.
Glen Campbell will always own this song but REM outdid themselves and in their own style. Excellent !!!!!!!!!
Agree - you can't top Glen backed by the Wrecking Crew.
@@josebegui I had to come back to the channel, it's been a while and I couldn't remember which Glen song was being discussed lol Glen started out as a studio musician if I recall so he knew "good" when he heard it, yes :o)
@Huawei is a criminal organization. He had it all and could connect with his audience. One of our legends.
I love Johnn's version personally. It's more gruff and less "pop" to me I also love Glen's version as well. I have a lot of memories attached to Johnny Cash's version though so that's the biggest sway.
@@robc5051 I'll look up Johnny Cash's version, I don't remember it being played on the radio but then I didn't listen to country music in general... unless a crossover hit like this.:o)
What a wonderful voice. Amazing interpretation! The best version of this song I've ever heard.
This version during sound check tears me apart. Absolutely beautiful!
Yes, the very discussion resonates with the songs purpose. Very poignant. Plus, I love Michael Stipe and his artistry and the fantastic musicians performing in this take.
it's the follow up to Driver 8.
Micheal Stipe brings a unique character, mood, feeling, to whatvr he sings... and this is such a beautiful rendition!
Wonderful version ! .. Michael has that haunting vocal that only he can add to an already known classic :)
One the best covers of this song
Gosh, this really puts layers into Wichita Lineman
This is one of my favorite songs. Not very many people can sing this as nicely as he did.
1st time hearing this, one of my favs for sure, nice job
Great Song so anyone playing this is Fine....love to see you
Love michael killing it ❤
Thank you REM for carrying this song on.
I loved the song when Glenn Campbell first sang it, and I love this cover too. The one bad thing about it is cutting to an interview in the middle.
And substituting "pain" for "strain" in the lyrics... How can that stretch down south feel pain?
@@chrisbajdek6105 Oh, I missed that. Listening a second time, I've picked up a couple of changes, not a single one of which was for the better.
James Taylor did an amazing cover of this song, second only, in my opinion, to Campbell's.
Excellent cover, hadn't seen or heard this. I was around when Glen Campbell first did it, and Glen helped me transition away from what the parents listened to....Thanks, Glen. R.I.P.
A great rendition of Glen Campbell's hit.
Done with taste and respect in honor of
one of the greatest musicians of our time.
❤❤❤yes.. beautiful.. awesome honor to Glenn Campbell..a legend...i love this since i was a kid.. I'm 60 now. Shout out from Texas❤ March 2024
I've watched this video hundreds of times since I first met. Michael's vocal and beautiful melody resonates with me.
It's too bad this actual "1994 Rehearsal Version" was never released. It was such a gem, and takes me back to the most beautiful years of my life. Thank you REM; We really did have our day in the sun.
REM: I always liked their sound. Wonderful cover of this iconic song. (...it “doesn’t” look like rain-his English teacher would be proud!😊)
One of the greatest songs of all time and the boys did it right. I could watch this 10,000 times (and probably have) 🤣
I stumbled on this by accident. It is the best thing ever! I love it!
"And I need you more than want you.
And I want you for all time."
If you know a better lyric please post.
SAFC674 choose not a life of imitation
SAFC674 just because your paranoid don't mean they're not after you
Lime and limpid green, a second scene: A fight between the blue you once knew. Floating down, the sound resounds around the icy waters underground. Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda and Titania: Neptune, Titan ... stars can frighten
And now the dark air is like fire on my skin and even the moonlight is blinding
Loving her was easier than anything I'll ever do again...Kris Kristofferson.
so, so beautifull? Goosebumps....
Wow never heard REM do this before! Such a beautiful song ♥️
OMG...So good to find this. Just saw CNN's Glenn Campbell special last night and have had his music in my blood at high levels ever since... Hope to keep it there.
Just goes to show you that not only can Michael Stipe pull off any song he likes, but that Jimmy Webb is an enduring songwriter.
Once you get over the novelty you realize they are laying down one of the deepest grooves ever.
Awesome Michael/REM ❤️🎶
thanks for posting this. I saw them sing this live and have always wanted to hear it again.
Whoa. What a treasurable memory.
This is amazing. Up until now I'd only heard Glenn Campbell sing this song. Wow.
A beautiful tribute! Great job REM!!!
Such a good song. You don't have to be old to appreciate.
Jimmy Webb, one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
brilliant REM at their most beautiful ! interesting
I love Michael Stipe's voice and this is a decent cover. Big fan of REM too, but gotta say Campbell's vocal is far superior. Transcendent. I don't think they were trying to outdo it, perhaps just honor it.
Laurence Whiting They probably know they can"t outdo Campbell so I doubt they tried too hard. Probably just wanted to do it their way.
Absolutely - they're Jimmy Webb and Glenn Campbell fans and wanted to pay tribute. There's a vulnerability in Stipe's interpretation of the song that really serves it well, I think.
Glen was one of the greatest vocalists, guitarists, and entertainers of our time. A savant
I got to say that I absolutely love Andy William’s interpretation of this song! It really tugs at the heart strings!
I hope I can meet mr stipe one day I just want to give him a great big bear hug .
Oh how I wished they had put this as a studio song on an album, maybe monster or new adventures ... so very them at the time and a perfect cover
Peters guitar solo is so graceful and beautifully simple.
Loved this video and it all Captured them perfectly on that tour.
This is the first time I've heard another artist cover this song, great job! Love REM
Michael Stipe's voice sends me to Heaven. I'm flyin
What an awesome cover!
REM has always covered great songs. And it's always great.
This is such a beautiful cover, so sweet, sultry and soulful. ✌️🎶
If you like sultry, smooth, and soulful, check out Colin Hay- Wichita Lineman!
A great cover of one of Glen Campbell's most beautiful songs, but NO ONE will ever do it better than Glen. His voice and masterful guitar playing, which is considered by his peers to be the best of any genre, cannot be outdone.
Glen Campbell's version can't be bested, but then again I've never heard a bad version of this song. It is quite simply one of the finest-crafted pop/country songs ever.
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Oh my, this is so very beautiful . Michaels beautiful voice and the way Mike Mills moves and smiles right at the start...whoa .... so sexy. Bravo guys. All class. I’m so glad you covered this song.
Who would have thought they would cover this song, Great voice, great cover!
a beautiful and evocative song, and very uniquely American
a wonderful rendition of a great classic.. the song is truly unique in that every artist who performs it seems to find a way to personalise the emotion...
Great rendition !! Super group !!!
What a great compliment well done!
Peter Buck's guitar...just the right feel. Excellent
Love this. Love REM. All their music sounds so wonderful, even the cover songs. I had the EP, with this song stolen from my car just after travelling 1 and 1/2 hours out of town to buy it. I had to go back to Toronto to get another copy. Couldn't live without it.
2020...STILL BAD ASS
without a doubt ...gorgeous singing ....thank you for sharing this much loved by me song ...
Really surprised how beautifully performed this lovely song has turned out by REM.
I really thought nothing could compare to the great Mr Glen Campbell but this was a damned close second!
Very sweet, brought the memories right back. Thank U.
Great cover! Well and done! Thanks!!!
Thanks glen rip buddy. And thanks for. all the childhood memories and vibes and 60s love america did used to be trying to do right
These guys have got to be the sexiest band they just ooze charisma
Lovely 🥰
I remember this documentary as part of the Monster tour (and its still on a video the other side of the world... somewhere). I still remember thinking such a shame to cut such a version of this song up with the interview. This blew me away when I first heard it and been searching for the original for years. Thanks for posting... great tour and memories.
Amen!
My ex and I had 2nd row center tickets to the Monster tour because her sis won them in a radio station contest. Her bf however was a sports fanatic and there was a Tyson fight that night. So we got the tix, for free of course. Turns out Tyson knocked the guy out in the first round. It was incredible!
who would have thought REM covering Glen Cambel, shows how great this song really is.
REM, great band, Michael Stipe, great singer
Holy smoke this is just beautiful. Tears....
Michael and Co do a fabulous job on this and really do it justice, but the upshot I think is how much Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb contributed to what we remember from that time. Whether it’s The Wrecking Crew on Good Vibrations or Glen doing Galveston or backing Sinatra. This is foundational. Much appreciated 🙏🫶
Best Version EVER!! If only they had not interrupted this amazing gem with an interview. If there is an unedited version of this video with the entire song, please upload. The live version they put out is not nearly as moving as this practice session. They were all just so chill and in the moment that it came out so silky smooth.
I agree with ever word you said. I wish they’d properly release this version.
They did! It’s a b-side of Bittersweet Me. It’ll also be part of the 25 anniversary edition of New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
@Stefan Baumgartner yep I bought this at Christmas as soon as I saw it in the shop - already had the new adventures in hifi which is fantastic - every track - but this b sides and rarities is outstanding !
That was nice. Thanks guys for that wonderful cover.
Stipe was born to sing this.Beautiful version.
Nailin' it.
Whether you like country or not, jimmy webb was bad ass, so many groups and artists covered this song, stone temple Pilots and Glenn did a awesome remake of this song...INCREDIBLE
Lovely. After my dad came home from WWII, he went to work for New York Telephone Company and indeed, climbed poles. But in Queens and the Bronx and Brooklyn.
Respect done to the genius Mr. Webb
Lovely song and good that R.E.M. brought it to their audience who may not have otherwise heard it.
"Searching in the sun for another over-load..." - amazing lyric sung by the greatest lyricist since Dylan (IMO), and it's not even his... Love it!
yup, yup, yup... them were the days. best version of this great song since john hartford and glen campbell. i had forgotten about this, lost my tape in katrina...thank you for this!
wow, this one is beautiful!!!
RIP Glen Campbell; gorgeous rendition of the Jimmy Webb song he made famous. Thank you for sharing your talents with us :)
well, i thought no one could do it like glen...but i was wrong. this is a superb cover....still has that air of "sadness" in there. i was unaware that rem had covered it. many thanks for posting heidi!
Okay, listen to this..
Then go listen to the original
As close to the original that anyone could ever come...Bravo!.....Dead Letter Office is one of the greatest unheralded gems in Rock Music....It's on my playlist constantly.
Beautiful!
I love it when newer artists try to cover old artists' work. It makes it easier to prove how much better singers from the 60s and 70s were.
Its not about whether or not one version is better than the other.....what it is....one band interpreting this beautiful song sung by Glen Campbell in their own way to honor it..great job by REM
I love R.E.M's take on this great tune. Michaels vocals are haunting on it. A few interesting observations about this specific version. He uses the word pain instead of strain, and instead of playing the Am, Dm and G11 like they do on their B-side release, they are playing a F to a Gm skipping the Dm and replacing the G11 with the Gm. I am thinking this was an earlier practice take on the tune. Maybe the day before the live recording was done being he says, "see you all tomorrow at 1". Very cool video and rendition.
"...And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time..."
Yeah, that's a nice lyric. Jimmy Webb knew how to write 'em.
Great Job.Especially The Vocals.A Great Song is a Great Song,no matter the Genre..
Michael Stipe could sing the phonebook!
peggy olson that was hilarious
He’s a Legend . You will see in 20-30 years . REM superior
@@lindaalonso5452 u couldn't be more correct. Powerful pipes
Am here cause of Courtney Loves radio show. Great song!