By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is written by Jimmy Webb. Originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965. It was made famous by American country music singer Glen Campbell. Also Frank Sinatra and Nick Cave gave their interpretations. The inspiration for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was Webb's breakup from Susan Horton (who later married David Ronstadt, a cousin of singer Linda Ronstadt) (wikipedia)
@iskerric @lynn200 glad you like it. Indeed it's like he experienced this pain himself. I had to look up the meaning of rendition. I agree the 9 minutes intro is building up perfectly to the song.
4 Comments (since 1 Jul 2014)
mvergouwen
By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is written by Jimmy Webb. Originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965. It was made famous by American country music singer Glen Campbell. Also Frank Sinatra and Nick Cave gave their interpretations. The inspiration for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was Webb's breakup from Susan Horton (who later married David Ronstadt, a cousin of singer Linda Ronstadt) (wikipedia)
itskerryc
Tremendous rendition.
lynn200
i love this...sounds like he experienced that shock... wow oh wow,beautiful..love sure hurts.
mvergouwen
@iskerric @lynn200 glad you like it. Indeed it's like he experienced this pain himself. I had to look up the meaning of rendition. I agree the 9 minutes intro is building up perfectly to the song.