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3 unusual facts about Wichita Lineman


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Laguna featured cover versions of songs that figured as key parts of Winn and Hirsch’s musical influences, including "Wichita Lineman" by Jimmy Webb, "Guinnevere" by David Crosby, "Edith and The Kingpin" by Joni Mitchell, and "Being Alive" by Stephen Sondheim.

Lineman

"Wichita Lineman", a song written by Jimmy Webb in 1968, first recorded by Glen Campbell and widely covered since

Washita County, Oklahoma

The lyrics for 1968 hit song Wichita Lineman were inspired by Jimmy Webb's driving through Washita County westward on a straight road into the setting sun past a seemingly endless line of telephone poles, each looking exactly the same as the last.



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