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Systematic Chaos

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15. Rhinestone Cowboy, and his other crossover 70s hits...,

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 09:04 PM

Oct 2014

...were a big part of my childhood infatuation with music. I did not remain a fan of country music once I was in Jr. High school, so I stopped following him. But this last single and some other recent videos documenting his story really bring a tear to my eye. He was one talented man, and this is simply fucking totally unfair.

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Glen Campbell releases his final song and it's a tear-jerker. [View all] sinkingfeeling Oct 2014 OP

That's a tough one... hlthe2b Oct 2014 #1

The tears are streaming........ Alzheimer's is the cruelest way to go.......... n/t DebJ Oct 2014 #2

A cruel disease unsaddles the Rinestone Cowboy DFW Oct 2014 #3

I'm very moved by this Ron Obvious Oct 2014 #4

CNN: Glen Campbell releases powerful final song and video Omaha Steve Oct 2014 #5

Heart breaking Debra919 Oct 2014 #6

thank you. allan01 Oct 2014 #7

Wow. That is a heartbreaker. hifiguy Oct 2014 #8

what a song! has there ever been a song written like this before? orleans Oct 2014 #9

Warren Zevon's last album. nolabear Oct 2014 #11

i didn't know. thanks for telling me. n/t orleans Oct 2014 #14

Someone recently told me how being past 40 or so meant your productive years were over... jtuck004 Oct 2014 #10

Hardly. nolabear Oct 2014 #12

Yeah. n/t jtuck004 Oct 2014 #16

Whoever made that comment cwydro Oct 2014 #19

He was on my flight when he was drugged out. trof Oct 2014 #13

Rhinestone Cowboy, and his other crossover 70s hits..., Systematic Chaos Oct 2014 #15

Oh God. Heddi Oct 2014 #17

Wow. nt cwydro Oct 2014 #18

Saw it last week and not ready to click play again yet. Thor_MN Oct 2014 #20

Damn. AngryOldDem Oct 2014 #21

"Tear-Jerker" is a massive understatement Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2014 #22

I'll remember him with my favorite song with him singing magical thyme Oct 2014 #23