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Topic: Favorite Lightfoot Song & Why? II
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Allen
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posted February 13, 2004 10:40
 
I had every vinal album recorded and then replace everything with CD's. Now I've ripped every CD to MP3. GL's songs are perfect for long drives thru the night. Just crank it up and sing along. After all the years and miles, I could only get my list down to 6. Sorry!1) If you could read my mind
2) Second cup of coffee
3) The house you live in
4) Rainy day people
5) A lesson in love
6) A painter passing thru Sorry, but he's just go too many great songs. IP: Logged |
leep
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posted February 21, 2004 01:05
My favourite Lightfoot song is "Beautiful"
because it's a timeless ballad and we listened to it numerous times on a mid 70's camping trip.IP: Logged |
violet Blue Horse
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posted February 21, 2004 13:51
It's so rare in this day and age to find a man who can quote from the classics. 
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Borderstone:
[B]DMD3,when I say,"You don't know me very well,do you". That's a classic line from a Bugs Bunny cartoon,meaning that the person he's talking to doesn't know what he's capable of.
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DMD3
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posted February 23, 2004 12:30
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Originally posted by Borderstone:
DMD3,when I say,"You don't know me very well,do you". That's a classic line from a Bugs Bunny cartoon,meaning that the person he's talking to doesn't know what he's capable of.
In other words,you said I could never find that kind of time to make that list. The fact is I would need a good amount of time but I'm talking a day,maybe two. Not a week or a month!  I'm very capable of that,in fact,if I hadn't had to work and have a social life (thank goodness I do!) I could've done my tapes in about 6 or 7 days. 
As for a list of non-fav's,I could make no such list anymore. I have some measure of "like" for each of his songs now. Well,been me,later! 
You still watchin' Looney Toones? The only cartoons I watch now are "Courage The Cowardly Dog" & "Dragonball Z/GT"
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doug
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posted March 21, 2004 12:18
For me, its a toss up! I am a huge GL fan.
A huge music fan in general, and there are 2
GL songs that always strike up emotion in me.
"Minstrell of the dawn". What a beautiful
song. I wonder if he refers to himself
at times in this song. Secondly,
"Wherefore and the why". It is for
completely different reasons I love
this song. It could very well be the most
uplifting piece of music I have ever heard.
Love the website, thoughts and prayers
with Gordon.Peace.From: Doug IP: Logged |
randall cogar
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posted March 26, 2004 21:22
my favorite is "did she mention my name".if you ever really cared for that special person that you never got,she remains forever in your thoughts.you grasp at any mention of her and hope one day you cross her mindIP: Logged |
violet Blue Horse
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posted March 26, 2004 22:11
. . . excuse me while I rip my guts out and jump up and down on them and tear my heart from my chest. I desperately hope there is no man out there who feels like that about me. Excuse me while I make a few phone calls just to be sure.
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Originally posted by randall cogar:
my favorite is "did she mention my name".if you ever really cared for that special person that you never got,she remains forever in your thoughts.you grasp at any mention of her and hope one day you cross her mind
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Kilgore
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posted March 28, 2004 00:39
Impossible to pick one, but one song that seems to get overlooked is Black Day in July. When you know what it's about I think it is really a great piece of songwritingIP: Logged |
IN AWE
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posted March 28, 2004 21:16
My favorite song is 'Romance' It reminds me of a time when I had given up on love. And then I found the most beautiful man that gave me the most beautiful life. My sweet husband made me believe in love. It always makes me cry. Gordon just seems to be able to say what people feel. I just love his songs. LindaIP: Logged |
jeffyjo
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posted April 16, 2004 22:51
My favorite 5 Gord songs right now are:Tattoo
Seven Island Suite
Carefree Highway
Same Old Loverman
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DWeston
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posted April 27, 2004 21:40
While in college in the late 70's, I heard "Spanish Moss" while flipping though radio stations late one night in my dorm room. Such a peaceful diversion from all the rock I was listening to. Bough "Summertime Dream" the next day and have been a GL fan since. Still ranks as one of my favorites. IP: Logged |
Borderstone
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posted April 28, 2004 01:27
Spanish Moss? Hmmm. I'd rank that song (for love songs) Just behind,"Nous Vivons Ensamble" and "Your Love's Return". It's just as tough to rank a few as it is one!  They all relax me though. Aurevoir! ------------------
Borderstone,gonna post some lines tonight!:D IP: Logged |
Borderstone
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posted April 28, 2004 01:28
I forgot,"A Message To The Wind" and "Something Very Special" also. ------------------
Borderstone,gonna post some lines tonight!:D IP: Logged |
DMD3
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posted April 28, 2004 12:36
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Originally posted by IN AWE:
My favorite song is 'Romance' It reminds me of a time when I had given up on love. And then I found the most beautiful man that gave me the most beautiful life. My sweet husband made me believe in love. It always makes me cry. Gordon just seems to be able to say what people feel. I just love his songs. Linda
I dislike that song now because it reminds me of what the girl I used to love felt when she started dating that Mexican boy. I think she stays to try and make me jealous, because they don't hug, they don't kiss, or have sex, or anything. I also heard he couldn't and wouldn't fight for nuttin', he only looks tough, so I don't have to worry if she decides to sick him on me.(She doesn't know he's a real mutt). IP: Logged |
elijah
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posted May 11, 2004 11:40
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Originally posted by Rage:
my fave song is 'if you could read my mind' it's haunting and brilliant. I love itLove,
Ben, Leicester England
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elijah
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posted May 11, 2004 11:57
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Originally posted by Rage:
my fave song is 'if you could read my mind' it's haunting and brilliant. I love itLove,
Ben, Leicester England
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Ruth Rader
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posted May 12, 2004 02:56
One of my favorite songs that Gordon Lightfoot recorded is "Pony Man." Here is why: For the past eight years I have hitchhiked all over the United States. Some nights, I would not get a ride and would find myself out in the middle of nowhere. So I would slip my headphones into my ears and turn on the beautiful music of Gordon Lightfoot. Then, I would hitch up my pack and start walking down the road...singing: "When it's midnight on the meadow and the cats are in the shed and the river tells a story at the window by my bed...if you listen very closely, be as quiet as you can...in the yard you'll hear him...it is the pony man."IP: Logged |
Borderstone
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posted May 12, 2004 03:02
My current brand new favorite from Harmony,"End Of All Time!" As I said in my review of the CD...5 STAR AWESOME 70s country-rock tpye song! Goose bumps & all! ------------------
"A knight of the road,going back to a place where he might get warm." ;) - Borderstone IP: Logged |
Marianne
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posted May 26, 2004 22:31
My favourite Gordon Lightfoot song is Sundown ... It is sultry and sophisticated and passionate. Golden Gord's voice blends so well with the lyrics. MRW IP: Logged |
Shadows53
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posted May 28, 2004 19:47
There is no way one song for me...But there are a few that ALWAYS will strike a stronger cord in me... "Song for a Winters Night" simply for the imagery that it evokes and the powerful memories attached to it for me..."Early Mornin Rain" .. one of the first songs I'd heard and one of my favorite folk tunes..it didnt get any better then this!! "A Painter Passing Through " is another favorite for me, its just all that Gordon was and is in one incredible song... and "Shadows".. this song is the one that pops into my head first when posed with this question...its such a haunting song and incredibly moving to me..."Please kiss me gently darlin', while the river runs away, from the mountains in the springtime , on a blue and windy day..." One of my favorite Gordon lines...i can taste the air, feel the breeze and see a blue sky that almost hurts my eyes....UH!!!! i love that song!!!! IP: Logged |
joestallion
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posted May 31, 2004 19:41
Let's break it down by decade:1960's: Black Day in July
1970's: The Watchman's Gone
1980's: Salute
1990's: Drifters
2000's: End of All Time IP: Logged |
Jay G.
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posted June 01, 2004 09:11
i have listened to GL for years. My dad got me into him and i think he is a great artist. The two best songs, i think, are The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and Don Quixote. Through the woodlands, through the vally, comes a horseman wild and free. Tilting at the windmills passin', who can the brave young horseman be? IP: Logged |
JimInPhoenix
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posted June 02, 2004 05:13
I have probably 30 favorite Gordon Lightfoot songs, or more. "I heard you talking in your sleep" I love and is something else. "Tattoo" makes me misty, "Too Late For Prayin," "I'm Not Supposed To Care," "Spanish Moss" and "All the Lovely Ladies" does too. And, many, many others. It is nice to know so many people love and appreciate Gordon Lightfoot. IP: Logged |
Floorian
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posted June 02, 2004 06:25
Hmmmm, I've never replied to this topic before, I'll have to say my favorite is Unsettled Ways.IP: Logged |
w4sm
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posted June 04, 2004 12:20
My wife and I have been Gordon Lightfoot fans since 1969. There's nothing he's written that I don't like/love. I've only seen him in concert twice. The first time was at the Constitution Hall in D.C. in the early 70's. We managed to make it backstage to meet him afterwards and tried to talk him into coming out for a drink with us. He was incredibly nice to our small group of college students, chatting with us for about five minutes. He seemed genuinely sorry that he couldn't come along, and said something like, "One of the things I don't like about having some measure of fame, is that I no longer have the freedom to do things I'd like to do with fans." I'll never forget that experience. The second time I saw him was more than a decade later at Wolf Trap in D.C. a huge, great concert, but there was no chance of getting anywhere near him afterwards.I have one other anecdote about Gordon Lightfoot that sticks in my mind, and goes along with comments others have made about him not hiding his feelings. He was hosting a T.V. music show (I can't remember which one), and he was introducing the famous sitar player, Ravi Shankar. As I recall, GL said, "Here's someone's favorite musician, not mine!" I suspect he may have had a drink or so at the time, but I remember laughing very hard at the comment. Poor Ravi probably didn't find it as funny as I did. In many ways, all GL songs are favorites, but here are some of my MOST favorite. Beautiful - a fantastic love song Fine as Fine Can Be - if you've got daughter's you'll understand The Patriot's Dream - best antiwar song EVER. Every bit as meaningful now as it was when it helped open my eyes to the Vietnam war. The Circle is Small / Dreamland - two sad but beautiful songs about betrayal, lost love. The Canadian Railroad Trilogy - my vote for the best ballad and probably my all time GL favorite. The way the tempo mimics a trains building up speed is fantastic. Song for a Winter's Night - incredible imagery. Stone Cold Sober - hauntingly sad and very beautiful song IP: Logged |
forgeridgemtnjack
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posted June 06, 2004 01:18
As a child of the late '60's and early '70's; and growing up in Eastern Tennessee; I have been a fan of Gordon Lightfoot every since I can remember. I have to say my favorite song by Gordon is Dream Street Rose. IP: Logged |
pirateNC
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posted June 06, 2004 01:58
I can't pick one so I'll pick three3 Sorry but Edmund Fitzgerald hit home since I grew up on one of the Great Lakes 2 If You Could Read My Mind, the straightforwardness of the story was aces. 1. Early Morning Rain..Great Guitar, great lyrics and hell Elvis covered it.
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searam
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posted June 06, 2004 04:25
I don't kmow that I have any one favourite song. For me, when each new Gord album came out, several songs seemed to fit the life situation I was in in that time. There are many that always stand out in my mind, but if I return to the album they cam from, I find more that have special meaning. He is a painter - a painter of life. So, when I hear HARMONY, it evokes new meanings and associations.
Great topic, just too difficult for me. The man is, indeed, an artist. The tapestry he paints seems to be my soul...
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the_legendaryskater999
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posted June 17, 2004 20:55
Well I would have to say that my favoritw Lightfoot song is Wreck Of The Edmund Fitsgerald. Ever since the first time I heard that song i was hit hard bye the powerful words. The thought of all those men dieing in a storm when they were only about 10 miles away from shore!!IP: Logged |
Paul H
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posted June 20, 2004 18:42
Wild Strawberries from the Waiting for You
release. To me it captures everything about
Gord (and myself) at that point in his life.
A little humor, a nice tune and just a great
feel. WFY is often overlooked, but in my opinion
is the best of the "modern" Gord era!IP: Logged |
Cloaca
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posted June 29, 2004 20:48
Hi all,This is a cool forum. My favorite Gord song (and among all of my favorite songs by everyone) is "All The Lovely Ladies". The song continues to haunt me from the first time I heard it 'till even just now. I can't put my finger on it, the words just somehow speak deep. This is true even though when I try to think about why I can relate to it, I can't rationalize it at all. Blessings,
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Borderstone
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posted June 30, 2004 01:49
That's another of my favorites too! "All The Lovely Ladies" is a great example of songwriting eloquence! It's romantic yet somehow spiritual and that's a tough thing to pull off in a song. Been me,Aurevoir! ------------------
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Borderstone
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posted June 30, 2004 01:53
Oh,I almost forgot! My new favorite find is,"My Love For You" from the Harry Tracy movie. Beautiful piano and Gord at his near accapella best. The song gives me the goose bumps. Helps to be in love too!  Bye now. ------------------
"A knight of the road,going back to a place where he might get warm." ;) - Borderstone IP: Logged |
whirligirl
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posted June 30, 2004 03:50
Without a single doubt in my mind I pick 'If You Could Read My Mind'. That man's voice puts me and also my husband in the same mood we felt over thirty years ago. That's the blushing one right? Just as I am now. From North Dakota,night ay.IP: Logged |
jimmy tillitt
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posted June 30, 2004 11:44
my favorite gordon lightfoot song is, the wreck of the edmund fitsgerald. i love storys about sunkin ships, and nautical songs. plus it tells a great story of true life. jimmtIP: Logged |
kie miskelly
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posted June 30, 2004 16:58
If I had to pick one right now it would be I'm Not Supposed To Care off Summertime Dream, then if you asked me in five minutes it would probably be Dreamland off Sundown, but if you waited 10 minutes it would definitely be Shellfish off the new album... then again... IP: Logged |
kie miskelly
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posted July 01, 2004 09:36
OKAY you probably think some fan him: Dreamland is off Endless Wire not Sundown.. I know that honestly... IP: Logged |
Borderstone
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posted July 01, 2004 15:21
I know it too but hey,it's an easy mistake to make! They're so alike it's spooky! "If Children Had Wings" from EW by the Way! ------------------
"A knight of the road,going back to a place where he might get warm." ;) - Borderstone IP: Logged |
RickC
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posted July 07, 2004 09:02
Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Why? Because no other song in the world will give me goosebumps and send a shiver down my spine like this one does. Just the opening electric guitar notes is enough to do it. As a truck driver, I often travel Hwy 17 along the north shore of Lake Superior ( not too far from where she went down ). With Lightfoots imagery I can almost see the boat floundering and going down in a November storm.IP: Logged |
James
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posted July 09, 2004 13:28
I would have to say "If You Could Read My Mind. Not because it was necessarily his best song ever, but because it was the first song I ever heard him sing and that started my life long love affair with his music that has continued since 1970.IP: Logged |
Andy
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posted July 11, 2004 12:14
The mental imagry evoked by The Canadian Railroad Trilogy are some of the most powerful I have ever experienced.I had not heard any Gordon Lightfoot songs for many years until a few weeks ago. I left Canada nearly 20 years ago and now live in London England, and hearing this song gave me the worst case of homesickness I've had since I left! IP: Logged |
brink
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posted July 11, 2004 15:39
Whoa, Andy the fans in the UK are planning a Gordfest, Get a hold of Silverheels about it.IP: Logged |
Brodielee
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posted July 11, 2004 16:07
My favorite GL song is if you could read my mind. I first heard this song on the "Wonderland" movie and the scene that they had the song with was just so perfect it made my eyes water. I immediately went out and got the soundtrack and haven't got enough of it since, great movie and a great song.IP: Logged |
Borderstone
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posted July 12, 2004 02:07
Way to go Brodie! You just got messagee 500 for this topic! I thought it'd never get here! Of course,I'm 501. Cool,I'm a pair of Levi's! later!------------------
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tweetum1
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posted July 13, 2004 17:08
THE CIRCLE IS SMALL isclearly my favorite and always will be.IP: Logged |
stationmaster
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posted July 13, 2004 17:57
"HARMONY" - simple, sad, powerful, haunting.
I still can't really describe this song any other way. I can say that it is my favourite and probably will be for a long time.IP: Logged |
brink
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posted July 13, 2004 22:27
I really love Circle is Small also. I have never listed it as one of my favorites though, it is almost as if it is biographical. It is a very painful song, but so well written and honest.IP: Logged |
Rona
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posted July 14, 2004 00:37
Brodie, What's Wonderland? I guess I missed it, but if it has a GL song in it, I'd like to see it.Rona IP: Logged |
Brodielee
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posted July 17, 2004 13:08
It' a movie about John Holmes and the Wonderland murders of 1981 in Los Angles. True story; with Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Dylan Mcdermont and Josh Lucas. The GL song is at end. IP: Logged |
BarryS
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posted July 27, 2004 07:50
This is easy. My favorite Gordon Lightfoot song is the very beautiful, "Beautiful". Why? Well it was the perfect song to remind me on my wife back in the days before we were married. It would literally bring a tear to my eye as I would listen to it, thinking of her, as my love for her grew. And when we did get married, some 25 years ago, I had a very talented friend of ours perform "Beatutiful" as our final dance at the reception. He did the song justice. To this day, I can't play through "Gord's Gold" without repeating "Beautiful" at least three times over. Runners up are "Summer Side of Life" and "If You Could Read My Mind". But there are so many more great GL songs that I truly enjoy as well. I pray for the day when Gord tours and comes to the NEw England area again. I'll be checking for tour dates. IP: Logged |
