Mendes, Sergio - Wichita Lineman Lyrics






He is a lineman for the county
And he drives the main road
Searchin' in the sun
For another overload
I hear you singin' in the wires
I can hear you through the whine
And the wichita lineman
Is still on the line

I know I need a small vacation
But it don't look like rain
And if it snows that stretch down south
Will never stand the strain
And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time
And the wichita lineman
Is still on the line

And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time
And the wichita lineman
Is still on the line
Still on the line...





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  1. E.... o....

    I like this version, but Glen Campbell’s original is perfection and in my top 10 of songs.

  2. J.... C....

    Fabuloso tema

  3. R.... H....

    This version is dinomite!!!!!!!.

  4. P.... D....

    I loved this music in general. Only maybe not this particular song.

  5. J.... N....

    !Una joya de canción¡ Excellent¡ 🏆🎶🎸👍

  6. m.... ....

    I appreciate the hommage. But, there is only one Glen.

  7. A.... C....

    I don't know what it is but I can't keep my eyes of Lani Hall.

  8. G.... ....

    Wow. Just an incredible version. 1st time I've heard this.

  9. A.... F....

    These two ladies have the best voices of Brazil 66 group. Their singing voices are mesmerizing.

  10. B.... ....

    Did they always sing in Unison or?

  11. B.... ....

    Such mellow smooth female voices. They were da-bomb. Timeless music.

  12. H.... d....

    The song and accompanying video pretty amazing

  13. H.... d....

    Oops, it went to Wrong song was supposed to be for Sergio Mendes version of Wichita Lineman

  14. H.... d....

    Beautiful handling of Jimmy Webb's masterpiece

  15. t.... ....

    just played along on my Hohner Marine Band Harmonica in C. Sounded great ! Thanks Sergio and girls !

  16. J.... O....

    Ouvindo isso me emociono e pergunto: onde a música se perdeu, pra chegarmos no “funk” dos MCs?

  17. S.... M....

    A composition by Jimmy Webb, an alumnus of San Bernardino Valley College. Who would've guessed he was a homie from Verdugo.

  18. J.... E....

    I don't understand how they make this work but god they do...I had thought only Mr Campbell could do justice but I am corrected!

  19. R.... Y....

    love Lani Hall voice ..........

  20. J.... H....

    Superb.

  21. P.... T....

    "SPANISH DANCER" TWIRLING 'MOBILES'

  22. J.... T....

    Wow...such a great cover...amazing stuff!

  23. r.... s....

    becky how I used to agonize about you AND THESE LYRICS IN 68,;''WHERE IN HE.LL ARE YOU NOW,?,I 'still
    love you'

  24. D.... G....

    It's funny how quickly fashions changed from sharp/groovy 1960s. By 1969 things had decidedly taken a turn to the ugly.

  25. a.... A....

    Que vocal é esse.... espetacular. Magnífico. Eterno.

  26. D.... H....

    Karen wasn't in on the vocals. Lani Hall Alpert did all the singing, double-tracked, far as I know. Love these guys.

  27. J.... B....

    Not one of their best, but still...

  28. M.... A....

    una de las bellas canciones de este musico excepcional y de las lady crooner fantasticas

  29. d.... ....

    This group was fucking amazing.

  30. f.... ....

    As much as Glen Campbell owns this - Sergio Mendes' interpretations almost seem to respect both the original record and Jimmy Webb's classic song, taking nothing away from the former whilst highlighting the quality of the latter. His arrangement on this is just plain gorgeous, and the vocals by the ladies are lush and spot on pure with not so much as a quiver of vocal acrobatics. Even against the unbelievable range of talent of the 1960s, for me they're easily one of my Top Ten favorite artists of the decade.

  31. c.... ....

    Such a fantastic band, and those women were awesome singers.

  32. T.... P....

    JIMMY WEBB!!!

  33. A.... G....

    Sergio Mendes usually improves on the originals but this time I'm sticking with Glen Campbell's..

  34. B.... C....

    HAhahahh! Killed,,,,,,???bulls eye🕋

  35. A.... F....

    They just dont make music like this anymore. Can listen again and again.

  36. R.... Y....

    nice voice ..Lani Hall .. after she let the group......then "' Come What May '' Duet with Herb Alpert ( husband ) @ 1980

  37. D.... B....

    They can do no wrong!

  38. k.... ....

    Two gorgeous women and her beautiful voices. Sergio was a lucky guy to have them with him.

  39. P.... R....

    Absolutely beautiful music from an era of music playing artists that remains unsurpassed in today's world.

  40. S.... T....

    What variety show did this come from?

  41. L.... ....

    Having been born in 1966, this song takes me back to a place I don't even remember.

  42. r.... r....

    The better version for this song! Great Sergio, Lani, Karen and troup.
    From Rio de Janeiro. 2019

  43. R.... S....

    This song comes from the most prolific and creatively daring time of the late sixties I love music from this period thanks for posting ❤️

  44. B.... M....

    I grew up on Sergio and Brazil 66 ....Best times of my life !! Lani and Karen ! You will never hear voices like that ever again !!!! So beautiful, so distinct....... ❤️💃🕺💃🕺

  45. D.... ....

    Wow, Karen and Lani were great. Sergio Mendes superb.

  46. o.... ....

    Nurse Dish!!!

  47. B.... F....

    Just love this version

  48. R.... B....

    Really enjoyed the video. 👌

  49. S.... M....

    What's the context of this performance? Is this from a variety show or what?

  50. C.... Y....

    Bella canción y la versión es muy buena, toda una época.

  51. M.... M....

    I've never heard this. I kind of love it.

  52. s.... ....

    He is a lineman for the county
    And he drives the main roads
    Searchin' in the sun
    For another overload
    I hear you singin' in the wires
    I can hear you through the whine
    And the Wichita lineman
    Is still on the line
    I know I need a small vacation
    But it don't look like rain
    And if it snows that stretch down south
    Will never stand the strain
    And I need you more than want you
    And I want you for all time
    And the Wichita lineman
    Is still on the line
    And I need you more than want you
    And I want you for all time
    And the Wichita lineman
    Is still on the line

  53. A.... B....

    Wow beautiful

  54. F.... C....

    Damn does this SUCK!

  55. J.... i....

    Those vocals....no words!

  56. B.... M....

    I have never heard this version. They actually did a quite fine job on it. The female voices make a nice harmony together. They also jazzed it up a little bit. All in all it was a good cover. Thank you.

  57. M.... C....

    I was just born in 1969 but I love the sixties like no other epoch in history, such a flowering of talent.

  58. R.... R....

    Best song ever made from the 60s

  59. S.... S....

    Just heard little big town sing on CMA awards 2017. Good version but sergio Mendes priceless and timeless!

  60. I.... O....

    This version is actually very nice. A young Lani Hall!

  61. T.... V....

    Everything Sergio did was gold!

  62. s.... ....

    The last 35 seconds are my favorite part of the song

  63. e.... ....

    Simply gorgeous.

  64. L.... H....

    The only one who does this the BEST,THE ONE AND ONLY GLENN CAMPBELL❣❣❣🎶🎶🎶💞❤💞🎶🎶🎶

  65. R.... S....

    I could look at Barbara all day long......but the think the real 'voice' goes to lovely Lanni Hall.

  66. c.... s....

    did I have crush on these two as kid back then....might been young...the wicked thoughts..I knew about girls...I lost my virginity at seven to 15 yr white girl ..that was in my older sister eight grade class...she was fine...pretty redhead.. memories....very fond memory.....

    c.... s....

    that was around back in 1965....

  67. L.... C....

    Soberanos!

  68. F.... G....

    I love listening to Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell & I heard this version today at Boracay Beach Radio. I have a hunch that it's by Sergio Mendes and the Brazil '66. I googled it and I am right. What a lovely jazzy interpretation.

  69. P.... M....

    perfect

  70. T.... B....

    Great version. Saw Lani in concert this past Nov. she still has great pipes.

  71. P.... C....

    Lani hall is truly magic

  72. b.... ....

    Lani Hall was kind of the anti-Janis Joplin...and believe me, that's a compliment of the highest order!

    b.... ....

    Janis Joplin was a filthy dirty hippie

  73. R.... W....

    Lani Hall.

  74. r.... c....

    Lani Hall's voice! Pure Wow!!!!

  75. I.... H....

    Wow I never knew they did a cover of Glen's classic.

  76. W.... ....

    Sergio Mendez's are some of the most musical videos I've seen. Gorgeous girls with angelic voices !

  77. R.... V....

    Who did you prefer as secondary vocalist, Karen or Janis?

  78. H.... ....

    Be still my heart

  79. r.... c....

    The voices!

  80. M.... M....

    lani such a cutie -- sergio brilliant -- talented dude

  81. m.... ....

    Superb!

  82. J.... F....

    Jimmy Webb came up with idea for song as he was driving through Oklahoma, 90 miles from anywhere and saw a lineman 90' up a pole. And thought, that is definition of being alone. So to me it taker Glen's arky twang to make the song real.

  83. j.... ....

    Glen Campbell was a much better singer than this broad .

  84. M.... V....

    R.I.P. Glen Campbell

  85. D.... W....

    RIP Glen Campbell who originally hit with this classic.

  86. J.... K....

    Simply superb. Oh did I love this group!!! Their greatest hits album if not the first, one of the first albums I ever bought. Bought it at E.J. Korvettes in Cool Valley, Mo.

  87. m.... ....

    Been listening to Sergio since the '60s when I was stationed in Thailand . Love their music which never gets dated and is still relevant . Gave away most of my LPs but kept Sergio
    Mendes and Brasil 66 . But for the record I still prefer Glen Campbell's version of Wichita Lineman .

    m.... ....

    I am Thai

    m.... ....

    born n raised in bronx
    luved listenin to this group
    no other group like them
    hot chicks singin
    co ol dude on piano!

  88. n.... m....

    the heavenly sound

  89. E.... M....

    demolishing Jonnhy Rivers version !!!!

  90. J.... P....

    I wasn't around when music like this was new. but it did play my house when I was a kid. So grew to have an appreciation for it. Simply beautiful.

  91. c.... j....

    Love it Sergio Mendes with those angelic voices of Karen and Lani.Thank you Sergio for your version of Scarborough Fair.

  92. M.... T....

    and i need you more than want you and the witchita lineman is still on the line. Operator- please deposit 5 cents for the next 5 minutes or your call will be disconnected.

  93. g.... i....

    Fucking NUJABES, Ristorante Mixtape

  94. M.... J....

    This song brings back the yearning I felt when I was a teenager.

  95. f.... ....

    what an incredible era!!

  96. E.... B....

    I love Bossa Nova and loved this group. I also worked as a utility lineman for 12 years, and have always loved this song. But Wichita Lineman just doesn't quite make it for this Bossa Nova group.