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classicmixdj
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posted August 15, 2000 20:01
   
Please help me fill in the blank for the following:"If it wasn't for love sick sailors all of us Pirates would have been______________?" IP: Logged |
Pirate Queen
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posted August 15, 2000 20:06
MARTYRS!!!!!!!...not that I know or care anything about pirates...or anything like that.... IP: Logged |
2Much2Lose
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posted August 15, 2000 21:03
Singing "Why? Me oh my! Is there a better man than I?"------------------
"And the laughter came too easy for life to pass me by." - SDYS IP: Logged |
young stranger
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posted August 15, 2000 21:32
"I hope you find your way back home.."This is fun! ------------------
"...life is only therapy, real expensive and no guarantees."
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Silver Heels
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posted August 16, 2000 05:36
Classicmix - this is great fun:'---------------------' don't finger what's mine IP: Logged |
classicmixdj
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posted August 22, 2000 09:02
At the front end of "High and Dry" Gord says
"If it wasn't for love sick sailors all the rest of us would have been__________"I'm at work so I'm doing this from memory so I think it goes something like the above. Kinda sounds like he is saying "floatsome". You know those type of songs where you can't quite make the lyric and your mind plays scrabble. Does anyone know the word?
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posted August 22, 2000 11:28
FLOTSAM
Main Entry: flot·sam
Pronunciation: 'flät-s&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French floteson, from Old French floter to float, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English flotian to float, flota ship
Date: circa 1607
1 : floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; broadly : floating debrisChar
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midnightmisty
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posted August 22, 2000 16:54
Char,LOL! Ok, here's the plan. Have your people get in
touch with Gord's people and have a trivia
game designed all around Gord! That way, when we're all long gone there will be something left for future generations to go
with his music. Like Beethoven, Tennyson, etc. he is a classic and will stand the test
of time! Besides, I wouldn't mind having something like that RIGHT NOW! Hurry Char! midnightmisty IP: Logged |
Silver Heels
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posted August 22, 2000 18:12
quote:
Originally posted by Silver Heels:
Classicmix - this is great fun:'
Come on people, SOMEBODY must know this one!IP: Logged |
midnightmisty
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posted August 22, 2000 19:29
Silver Heels,From the song "Unsettled Ways" from the "Back Here On Earth" LP, the answer is: "Don't linger in time, don't finger what's mine." midnightmisty [This message has been edited by midnightmisty (edited August 22, 2000).] IP: Logged |
classicmixdj
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posted August 22, 2000 20:00
Hey Char!  Just wanted to say thanks. Only Gord would think to use such a word in song but, of course, that is what makes Gord so unique and special.
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classicmixdj
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posted August 22, 2000 20:05
Please finish the following:"I like you more than ...." Once you've answered the above please do tell us all how much that is? [This message has been edited by classicmixdj (edited August 22, 2000).] IP: Logged |
midnightmisty
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posted August 22, 2000 20:09
classicmixdj,Have you heard ALL the lryics to "Too Many
Clues In This Room" from "Summertime Dream"? oh my....... midnightmisty IP: Logged |
classicmixdj
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posted August 22, 2000 21:19
midnightmisty..."To Many..." is one heavy song.What do you make of the following? "At best it is said we've bin locked deep inside of an old seaman's chest full of charts where maps are contained and what's left of his brains when his crew fed his ______'s to the sharks. All around the looking glass dancing to a tune.
Sweeping out the house with a fine tooth comb which history's shown leads to ruin. ------------------
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midnightmisty
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posted August 22, 2000 21:34
Classicmixdj,were you talking to me specifically? couldn't
tell.... but i've always liked the bawdy side
of Gord. but that's just me. midnightmisty p.s. I'm still trying to figure out your previous question: "I like you more than..."
this ought to keep me out of mischief for awhile. so my husband said to say "THANKS!"
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midnightmisty
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posted August 22, 2000 21:49
Classicmixdj,Is this correct? "I like you more than half as much
as I love your Spanish Moss". From "Spanish Moss", also on "Summertime Dream" LP. (great LP!) midnightmisty back into mischief mode oh no.... [This message has been edited by midnightmisty (edited August 22, 2000).] IP: Logged |
classicmixdj
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posted August 22, 2000 22:09
midnightmisty...yep...yer' right.The 2nd part of the question was rhetoric.
(how much that is?). How on earth could we answer it anyway. He says he loves her half as much as he loves her spanish moss. Since we know not how much he loves her spanish moss we know not how much he loves her. I've always thought that to be a tongue in cheek lyric and quite clever don't ya' think? ------------------
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midnightmisty
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posted August 22, 2000 22:31
classicmixdj,Yes! Extremely clever, actually! This isn't
"background music". There's so much going on
in much of this stuff that I've always wanted to JUST STOP dead in my tracks & just sit and listen..... and completely
absorb everything. It can invade & overwhelm
all my senses at times. I love it. midnightmisty IP: Logged |
classicmixdj
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posted August 22, 2000 22:41
You know, if you were to turn a friend on to Gord "Summertime Dream" would be a great place to start. It's a work that shows off his writing ability quite well don't ya think.IP: Logged |
midnightmisty
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posted August 22, 2000 23:21
classicmixdj,Yes, I agree. "Summertime Dream" would be a great place to start - for some. But each Gord Lp seems to have a "flavour" of it's own! So I think I'd try to match up the individuals with the LP I think they could relate to and appreciate most. I'm just a
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Silver Heels
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posted August 23, 2000 13:08
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Originally posted by midnightmisty:
Silver Heels,From the song "Unsettled Ways" from the "Back Here On Earth" LP, the answer is: "Don't linger in time, don't finger what's mine." midnightmisty [This message has been edited by midnightmisty (edited August 22, 2000).]
You're right, again. Misty. You're good at this. Have to find you a really difficult one. BRB IP: Logged |
knottypine
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posted September 08, 2000 07:46
Hi guys! I just discovered this site yesterday. It is really cool! I've been at deja.com/usenet for a while and have a lot of trouble figuring it out. I feel like I'm wasting a lot of time trying to find recent posts, etc.
Anyway: THIS IS A GREAT GREAT TOPIC! I read all the posts and think it is a world of fun. Anyone else interested in keeping it going?
Barbara ------------------
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Landlocked
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posted September 08, 2000 09:45
Here's another fill in the blank. Not especially challenging, but it highlights Gord's sense of humor:"Any way the wind may blow, any way I _____________________,
I'll prove my love to you."
I just love that line! IP: Logged |
knottypine
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posted September 08, 2000 10:44
quote:
Originally posted by Landlocked:
Here's another fill in the blank. Not especially challenging, but it highlights Gord's sense of humor:"Any way the wind may blow, any way I _____________________,
I'll prove my love to you."
I just love that line!
Yes, I've always found that "stub my toe" line very amusing....it sounds like he was just really trying to find something to put in there and couldn't come up with anything and just said, oh, what the hell!
I love his sense of humor too, you really have to be tuned in to catch it.
When I saw him in NY on 8/9 ( which was great) when he did CRT he paused after "many are the dead men" for what seemed like an eternity...you could tell he was having fun with it...and just as I started to chuckle he finished the line. But it reallywas funny.
OK, here's one. I'm sure you'll know it but it's fun anyway. One of my (zillions of) favorite lines of his:
O say can you see, my best friend is me, ______________________________ I just think that's great! And there are so mnay others...
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Dorothea
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posted September 09, 2000 01:18
Ok I just got here and came to this one
It stumped me for a few minutes but then I
remembered. . . it's from A LONG WAY BACK
HOME and the blank is "I'm a friend I can
use"Wow, I haven't thought of that song for so
long no less listen to it thanks. I just
put Disc 2 of the United Artists Collection
on the CD player and am now listening to #13.
Thanks. Here's a contribution: "When I listen to my heart I sometimes fail to find one sane & simple answer on the right
side of my mind, ___________________________. [one of many of my favorites.] Dorothea IP: Logged |
fezo
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posted September 09, 2000 12:00
"oh, say can you see
My best friend is me
I'm a friend I can use"Man, I play "Long Way Back Home" all the time when I'm playing out. No one ever guesses who wrote it. That "Back Here On Earth" is a little hidden treasure. Probably the most obscure of the UA albums but possibly the best of them (though there is alway "Lightfoot!"). IP: Logged |
Tom
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posted September 09, 2000 14:05
I always wondered what this line meant..."I'm a real bad loser, that's what I am, gonna grab my hat n' my hexagram" What does Gord mean by "hexagram"? IP: Logged |
sundownbuff
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posted September 10, 2000 14:19
At the San Diego Concert said he was goin to sing a romantic love ballad that had the word tow in it. He enjoys telling that story and I too believe that the word toe was he only rhyme he could come up with. It is a beautiful song. His wife considers it their song. Love It.IP: Logged |
midnightmisty
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posted September 13, 2000 21:56
quote:
Originally posted by Dorothea:
Ok I just got here and came to this one
It stumped me for a few minutes but then I
remembered. . . it's from A LONG WAY BACK
HOME and the blank is "I'm a friend I can
use"Wow, I haven't thought of that song for so
long no less listen to it thanks. I just
put Disc 2 of the United Artists Collection
on the CD player and am now listening to #13.
Thanks. Here's a contribution: "When I listen to my heart I sometimes fail to find one sane & simple answer on the right
side of my mind, ___________________________. [one of many of my favorites.] Dorothea
I hope I did this "quote" gadget correctly! I believe the answer is: Even when I'm sleeping
I can't seem to unwind
I just let it ride from "Let It Ride" on "East Of Midnight" LP. (these things are easier to answer than they are to ask!) midnightmisty [This message has been edited by midnightmisty (edited September 13, 2000).] IP: Logged |
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posted September 15, 2000 01:28
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Originally posted by classicmixdj:
At the front end of "High and Dry" Gord says
"If it wasn't for love sick sailors all the rest of us would have been__________"I'm at work so I'm doing this from memory so I think it goes something like the above. Kinda sounds like he is saying "floatsome". You know those type of songs where you can't quite make the lyric and your mind plays scrabble. Does anyone know the word?
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rbragg
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posted September 15, 2000 01:57
It is flotsam
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Mister hoot'n holler
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posted October 01, 2000 01:32
Here's two kind of obscure ones.Thinking of girls with their ---------------
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Reminds me of the redwoods and--------------- IP: Logged |
classicmixdj
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posted October 01, 2000 16:53
I'll handle the former and leave the ladder for another:...thinking of girls with their fingers in my curls, too young to understand how love begins...
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Jenney
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posted October 01, 2000 23:09
Ok, here's the plan. Have your people get in
touch with Gord's people and have a trivia
game designed all around Gord! That way, when we're all long gone there will be something left for future generations to go
with his music. Like Beethoven, Tennyson, etc. he is a classic and will stand the test
of time! Besides, I wouldn't mind having something like that RIGHT NOW! Hurry Char!midnightmisty Actually, we did do that last November! Not that we contacted anyone, but at our "Lightfoot convention" in Toronto, we had a 2 hour trivia contest. Our teams were color coded, and the Bitter Green team won. The other teams were Approaching Lavendar, Red Velvet, and Big Blue. I can't promise another one at the 2nd annual convention in May, they do take forever to write, and the players were just too darn good!
Jenney
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knottypine
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posted October 02, 2000 11:17
Re: Reminds me of the redwoods and moss-covered ground, from Bells of the Evening!
This is a real fun topic...I had a lot of trouble remembering which song it was so was walking around the office muttering that line repeatedly. Someone asked me what I was doing and I started to explain and he cut me off with, "Oh you and your Gordon Lightfoot!"
Here's one: "got a letter from a girl who ------------- (that's probably too easy).."There would be no sweet reunion, there would be no......."
Keep 'em coming!
Barbara
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jay
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posted October 05, 2000 17:15
"Got a letter from a girl who found the time to write
To her lonesome boy
Somewhere in the night
She sent me a railroad ticket, too,
To take me to her lovin' arms
And the big steel rail gonna carry me home
To the one I love!""There would be no sweet reunion
There would be no wedding bells"
from The Patriot's Dream. How about: "Their simple life has ended . . ." or: "But not the way I feel . . "
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classicmixdj
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posted October 05, 2000 18:31
If you'll come around when the mill shuts down you can see________________________IP: Logged |
charlene
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posted October 05, 2000 23:08
you can see what chivalry means,
let's steal away in the noon day sun
it's time for a summertime dream!Char
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classicmixdj
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posted October 05, 2000 23:28
Nice job Char...how about the following: ...soon I will go forth. Into that land of barreness______________________________ IP: Logged |
knottypine
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posted October 06, 2000 09:28
"Their simple dream has ended, their toys are put away..." Lost Children, Sunday Concert."...barreness, where Nature takes its course," Whispers of the North, Tattoo. Oh, I really love this, it's so fun! How about: "Gonna buy me..........."
"My husband he could........" Don't know if the last fill-in was directed to Char or all. If it was for Char, I apologize for jumping in...As I've said before, I'm very new to this and don't know the rules of "nettiquette" so please forgive and help me learn! Thanks!!! IP: Logged |
classicmixdj
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posted October 06, 2000 10:06
Open to all...yer' fine or as Gord would say your as fine as____________________
quote:
Originally posted by knottypine:
"Their simple dream has ended, their toys are put away..." Lost Children, Sunday Concert."...barreness, where Nature takes its course," Whispers of the North, Tattoo. Oh, I really love this, it's so fun! How about: "Gonna buy me..........."
"My husband he could........" Don't know if the last fill-in was directed to Char or all. If it was for Char, I apologize for jumping in...As I've said before, I'm very new to this and don't know the rules of "nettiquette" so please forgive and help me learn! Thanks!!!
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jay
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posted October 06, 2000 12:05
"Gonna buy me a long white robe . . ."
Rich Man's Spiritual, 1st song on first album.The other one I need help with. Are you all ignoring my "fill in the blanks" set forth above?? I'm beginning to feel like Bruce Willis in "The Sixth Sense"--maybe I'm not really here. IP: Logged |
knottypine
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posted October 06, 2000 12:51
Oh boy is my face red...and confused! Now
I'm not sure if it's ..their toys are put away" from Lost Children...or, "their simple lives have ended, must they be born to die again," from Peaceful Waters...HELP!! The other one I need help with.. Re: "my husband he could....." think the opposite end of the Gord chronological spectrum ..... Here's one, that happens to be one of my all-time favorite lines: "I've got one life to live......." oh boy is my face purple! I just realized that the line from lost Children is "their little games have ended, their toys are put away..." I'm doing all this from memory, and sometimes memory...well, you know...memory sometimes...I forget what I was saying..haha
So,it's gotta be from Peaceful Waters, talking about the falling leaves, I think... [This message has been edited by knottypine (edited October 06, 2000).] IP: Logged |
jay
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posted October 10, 2000 14:52
Knottypine, you are correct on, "Their simple lives . . .".Now, how about: "But not the way I feel ______________" IP: Logged |
jay
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posted October 10, 2000 14:54
Oh, and I almost forgot--I've got one life to live
And that's all I can give
So don't beat me down!!! IP: Logged |
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posted October 10, 2000 20:06
husband could yodel like that carter guy in track 4 on APPT quote:
Originally posted by knottypine:
"Their simple dream has ended, their toys are put away..." Lost Children, Sunday Concert."...barreness, where Nature takes its course," Whispers of the North, Tattoo. Oh, I really love this, it's so fun! How about: "Gonna buy me..........."
"My husband he could........" Don't know if the last fill-in was directed to Char or all. If it was for Char, I apologize for jumping in...As I've said before, I'm very new to this and don't know the rules of "nettiquette" so please forgive and help me learn! Thanks!!!
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knottypine
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posted October 11, 2000 10:56
Jay, you have stumped this band! I can't think of "but not the way I feel.." all that runs through my head is "the way you look tonight" which I KNOW is not it. Can you give a couple more words? Right on my fill-ins. How about "And you've got ten dollars and you'll be all right.."
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jay
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posted October 11, 2000 14:24
OK, guts, here it is:"But not the way I feel . . . I don't really care what happens now
It's catch me if you can
For no matter what occasion should arise
She likes to sympathize
Cause Roseanna, yes Roseanna, rules my heart!" I enjoy this because I am a GL lyric aficiando (sp?) at least through Summertime Dream. If you are out there and still playing, how about: "Like any wandering child ________"
"I will not lose what I have won ________"
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knottypine
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posted October 11, 2000 14:43
Okay, here we go!
"Like any wandering child in the wilderness
wild and untamed by .." it's very loud and busy here at work and I can't concentrate  Anyway, the song is...the song is..... I CAN'T THINK OF IT! "I think I heard, someone stir-ring.."can't get the darned title! "I will not lose what I have won.
Come to the door, my pretty one, put on your rings and precious things..." Song For Stephen Foster....(Your Love's Return) there's a killer song if you've ever lost someone...and who hasn't! This really is so much fun...it's quite a challenge!
So, how about my earlier one about "You've got ten dollars and you'll be all right"?? And if I'm guts, you're blood!! (LOL) 
It's "Is There Anyone Home", of course!
And another one for you:
"Where are the ones who will lead us now...." [This message has been edited by knottypine (edited October 11, 2000).] IP: Logged |
Jenney
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posted October 11, 2000 21:41
<< And another one for you:
"Where are the ones who will lead us now....">>Is it "Who are these ones who will lead us now, To the sound of a thousand guns. Who'd storm the gates of Hell itself, to the tune of a single drum? From Protocol
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