Monday, September 24, 2018

24/ The Songs of Jimmy Webb


Thanks in part to songs I heard on Linda Ronstadt’s and Judy Collins’ albums, one of my favorite composers is Jimmy Webb. His songs can be narratives (“By the Time I Get to Phoenix”), be complex (“MacArthur Park”), and, like the two I’m linking, be hauntingly beautiful. Here’s “The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress” (Judy Collins) and "Adios (Linda Ronstadt).




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5 comments:

  1. Kim HanniganSeptember 24, 2018 at 9:39 AM

    Wonderful to listen to "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" again! Probably my favorite Collins song.

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  2. MaliSeptember 25, 2018 at 7:06 PM

    Another song I didn't know. I like it.

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  3. HelenSeptember 26, 2018 at 4:28 AM

    Lovely. And now I want to stay home today and listen to music instead of dragging myself to work.

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  4. SabineSeptember 26, 2018 at 9:48 AM

    I see MacArthur Park listed among people favourite love-to-hate-it songs. I always liked it.

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  5. Indigo BuntingSeptember 28, 2018 at 1:16 PM

    I love MacArthur Park.

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