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Originally Posted by hankster
I think i like the minor key of these songs. They are from my high school days. Of course i was too cool for glenn back then. I see he has alzheimers now, so sad.
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Originally Posted by Ike McCaslin
Hankster, I always thought it was about the loneliness of a power company employee having to work emergency situations until everyone's power is restored. Wikipedia says Jimmy Webb wrote it about telephone company linemen. Now I'm confused. It is a great song. I had that album as a kid. Do you remember "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" from the Wichita Linemen album? I remember Steve Ellliot, the crop duster, singing it on Petticoat Junction to his wife. Betty Jo? Bobbie Jo? Billie Jo?
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Well, back in the old days, before fiber optics, there were telephone linemen. This guy is lonely for his girl, yet he's busy with his work, and he knows if the snow flies down south, the telephone lines will need repair. He daydreams about taking a vacation to be with his sweetie, but he knows he can't take time off from his job when the phone lines need fixing. That is why "the Wichita lineman is still on the line."
Hankster, I knew you were occupied with coleslaw making, so I googled it for you.
After all, we are a tag team when it comes to these things.
