the song on the Christmas Rocks! Live Blu-ray DVD that was released on November 9, 2018. After Campbell's death, Webb sang the song with Little Big Town as a tribute during the 51st Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 8, 2017. Fred Hersch performed a cover of the song at the Village Vanguard on July 23, 2019. Former Men at Work frontman Colin Hay recorded and released a version of this song on his 2021 cover album I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself. In other languages Lyrics that are loose translations of, or inspired by, Webb's song have been written in at least two other languages: German and Finnish. A German language version written by Thomas Fritsch, "Der Draht in der Sonne" (English "The Wire In the Sun"), has also been covered by Katja Ebstein. Finnish singer Topi Sorsakoski recorded a Finnish version of the song on his album Yksinäisyys osa 2 in 1995. In popular culture The song was used in the opening and closing scenes of the Ozark season 2 episode, "Badger", to emphasize the setting and tone of the beginning and end of Darlene and Jacob Snell's romance. Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) can be heard briefly singing the song in the season four episode of Parks and Recreation, "The Debate". Homer Simpson sings the song while mimicking hold music in The Simpsons 15th-season episode "Co-Dependents' Day". The KLF referenced the song in the title "Wichita Lineman Was a Song I Once Heard", on their 1990 ambient house concept album Chill Out. The Decemberists paid homage to the song on their album Picaresque in the song "The Engine Driver". In the Newsradio Season 2 episode "In Through the Out Door", Matthew (Andy Dick) bets Joe (Joe Rogan) that the next song on the radio will be a good one. When they flip the radio on, "Wichita Lineman" is playing. Matthew admits to losing the bet, while from the next room Dave (Dave Foley) wistfully remarks that he loves this song. The track's fadeout was voiced over for many years by longtime English DJ Steve Wright to close his BBC Radio shows. Notes References Further reading External links Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: Wichita Lineman Licensed lyrics of this song at SongMeanings 1968 singles Songs written by Jimmy Webb Glen Campbell songs Wade Hayes songs Andy Williams songs Tony Joe White songs