What is a lineman for the county, anyway?
A gridiron player, a road marker, or an electricity maintenance worker?
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 9 Aug 2017, 8:25,
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Think it's someone who works on the telegraph wires
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simbosan liked your link on, Wed 9 Aug 2017, 8:34,
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Pretty good story
www.americansonswriter.com/2012/01/behind-the-song-wichita-lineman/
Last paragraph hits the nail on the head - very quick but unnoticable modulations creating ambiguity.
Edit: the more I think about it, the better the song. It begins in F, but the 'home' key is really D.
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