Industry Jun 29, 2026
The Story Behind Jimmy Webb's 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix'
“It's a kind of fantasy about something I wish I would have done” said Jimmy Webb
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MusicRadar
The classic song 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix' found its right interpreter through a unique encounter. A man approached the songwriter, Jimmy Webb, with a detailed plan including a map, times, and a stopwatch, demonstrating the impossibility of a specific scenario. Webb described the song as a fantasy about a situation he wished had happened. Originally reported by MusicRadar.