“The greatest”: How one 1968 song debunked the American Dream, inspired Bob Dylan and Billy Joel, and transformed songwriting
The great American Song?
Jimmy Webb
The songwriter so good that it made Linda Ronstadt sick: “It seems perverse”
The best emotional translator.
The songwriter Linda Ronstadt said everyone in country-rock adored: “They wish they had the guts”
“His stuff consistently has been recorded by good artists…”
“Perfect”: Five iconic musicians who call ‘God Only Knows’ the greatest song ever written
“Fact and proof of angels.”
The Story Behind The Song: ‘MacArthur Park’, the worst song ever or a success unrivalled?
Is it really that bad?
Jimmy Webb explains how Joni Mitchell changed songwriting
“Her lyrics were deeply personal revelations, shocking sometimes.”
‘All The Way To Reno’: the R.E.M. song written as a “sick tribute” to Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb on Mars.