By the Time I Get to Phoenix
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"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is an American pop song written by Jimmy Webb and made famous by Glen Campbell, whose version reached #3 on the U.S. Pop charts in 1967. It was originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965.
It has become a pop standard, and is reportedly one of the most covered songs in history, with thousands of different versions recorded. Covers include those by Georgie Fame, Isaac Hayes, Marty Wilde, Solomon Burke, Burl Ives, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Isaac Hayes' version of the song runs for an astonishing 18 minutes and 40 seconds, consisting in large part of a detailed backstory about the events that transpired ( [http://perthetic.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/rip-isaac-hayes] ) before the actual roadtrip took place.
The song consists of a man describing his decision to leave his woman, by writing her a note telling her, and his descriptions of what he expects she will be experiencing as he arrives at certain locations. :"By the time I get to Phoenix, she'll be rising...":"By the time I make Albuquerque she'll be working..." and:"By the time I make Oklahoma she'll be sleepin'..."
Webb, a Los Angeles resident when he wrote the song, was raised in Oklahoma.
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