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What do you feel is the most optimistic Gordon Lightfoot song? Mine is 'The List'
What do you feel is the most optimistic Gordon Lightfoot song? Mine is 'The List'
Dan O'Malley
09-03-2003, 12:38 PM
Salute! (alot more livin' to do) has to be mine.
Borderstone
09-03-2003, 07:15 PM
"Wherefore and Why." http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif When I actually get up in the early A.M. ,there's no better song to make you look forward to the day. I don't think you can get more optomistic than that. Been me,later! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif
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Borderstone - "Little 'Ol Message Maker Me!" :)
BILLW
09-03-2003, 07:54 PM
I'd pick "Second Cup Of Coffee" volume about 6 and hit repeat. After about three passes I'm ready to tackle anything. LOL
Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
Don't forget Keeping on Yearning!
Don't forget Keeping on Yearning!
I never thought about this one. 'Heaven Don't Deserve Me' sounds like it's looking on the bright side of life. The lyrics and the tune make it seem very optimistic to me.
I never thought about this one. 'Heaven Don't Deserve Me' sounds like it's looking on the bright side of life. The lyrics and the tune make it seem very optimistic to me.
Borderstone
09-04-2003, 05:57 PM
The impression I get from Heaven Don't Deserve Me is the very egotistical idea that he's so great that he's to good even for that. I could be wrong and I might just be taking it out of context but that's what I get. Been me,later! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif
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Borderstone - "Little 'Ol Message Maker Me!" :)
Borderstone
09-04-2003, 06:54 PM
Black Day In July!! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/confused.gif (Ha Ha Ha.) http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif KIDDING! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif
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Borderstone - "Little 'Ol Message Maker Me!" :)
Cathy
09-04-2003, 07:12 PM
Summertime Dream.
Cathy
Borderstone
09-04-2003, 07:17 PM
quote:Originally posted by Cathy:
Summertime Dream.
Cathy
I sort of agree with that but I'd put it in 3rd place. By the way,hi Cathy! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif I'm on right now too.
jg005@aol.com
09-04-2003, 07:28 PM
Hi DMD
Mine is Chritian Islands. He always sang optimistic sailing songs.
jg005@aol.com
09-04-2003, 07:28 PM
Hi DMD
Mine is Chritian Islands. He always sang optimistic sailing songs.
Borderstone
09-04-2003, 07:49 PM
Jg005! I just recorded Christian Island on a self-made cassette tape last night! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif It's a little pet project of mine on 120 minute tapes. That way,I can fit at least 16 or 17 songs on each side. I put that song before The First Time. Which I followed with 3 other classics to end the B-side of tape 1. You're right,it's a very optimistic song. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Later! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif
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Borderstone - "Little 'Ol Message Maker Me!" :)
Tyler
09-04-2003, 09:03 PM
One of mine would be Whispers of the North. But I do have a couple. BTW Borderstone, Gord also said that Heaven Don't Deserve Me, might mean that he is too bad for Heaven and it doesn't deserve someone like him. But as with most of his songs he is a bit vague.
brink
09-04-2003, 09:03 PM
One of mine would be Whispers of the North. But I do have a couple. BTW Borderstone, Gord also said that Heaven Don't Deserve Me, might mean that he is too bad for Heaven and it doesn't deserve someone like him. But as with most of his songs he is a bit vague.
joveski
09-05-2003, 01:32 AM
old dan's records
seahawk11
09-05-2003, 07:37 AM
Cotton Jenny, and a close second is Christian Island...
Steve DeRosa
09-05-2003, 10:45 AM
"Cotton Jenny"...they're poor, but they're happy!
"Cotton Jenny"...they're poor, but they're happy!
Borderstone
09-09-2003, 04:38 PM
Poor but happy. Yeah. Try selling that concept to today's young couples. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif "Oh,honey! You're so fine,who needs a grip o'cash?" "I'll just work 'til I drop,all for you!" http://www.corfid.com/ubb/tongue.gif http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif I'm not being pessemistic,really! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif Later! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif
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Borderstone - "Little 'Ol Message Maker Me!" :)
quote:Originally posted by Borderstone:
"Wherefore and Why." http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif When I actually get up in the early A.M. ,there's no better song to make you look forward to the day. I don't think you can get more optomistic than that. Been me,later! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif
Your right. I now have this song on 'Gords Gold' and it is the kind of song you listen to in the morning to start your day.
quote:Originally posted by Borderstone:
"Wherefore and Why." http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif When I actually get up in the early A.M. ,there's no better song to make you look forward to the day. I don't think you can get more optomistic than that. Been me,later! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/cool.gif
Your right. I now have this song on 'Gords Gold' and it is the kind of song you listen to in the morning to start your day.
For Lovin' Me
Too Much To Lose
High And Dry
Steel Rail Blues
I'll Prove My Love
For Lovin' Me
Too Much To Lose
High And Dry
Steel Rail Blues
I'll Prove My Love
srodts-palenik
09-23-2003, 11:01 AM
a lot of good songs have been listed, yet i have to add this one ... http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
Alberta Bound!
ambrose
ambrose
09-23-2003, 11:01 AM
a lot of good songs have been listed, yet i have to add this one ... http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
Alberta Bound!
ambrose
hopplepopple
09-30-2003, 02:03 PM
Another Lazy Morning
"come suppertime, gonna light my barbecue..."
hopplepopple
09-30-2003, 02:03 PM
Another Lazy Morning
"come suppertime, gonna light my barbecue..."
Welcome To Try (http://www.corfid.com/gl/Albums/Waiting_For_You/Welcome_To_Try.htm)
Welcome To Try (http://www.corfid.com/gl/Albums/Waiting_For_You/Welcome_To_Try.htm)
Welcome To Try (http://www.corfid.com/gl/Albums/Waiting_For_You/Welcome_To_Try.htm) is probably the most optimisic song I have ever heard done by GL. I wish I had heard it sooner. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
Welcome To Try (http://www.corfid.com/gl/Albums/Waiting_For_You/Welcome_To_Try.htm) is probably the most optimisic song I have ever heard done by GL. I wish I had heard it sooner. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
quote:Originally posted by DMD3:
Welcome To Try (http://www.corfid.com/gl/Albums/Waiting_For_You/Welcome_To_Try.htm)
Whoops, I accidently hit the submit reply button but pressed escape but it was too late. Oh well, it is looking on the bright side, do you not agree?
quote:Originally posted by DMD3:
Welcome To Try (http://www.corfid.com/gl/Albums/Waiting_For_You/Welcome_To_Try.htm)
Whoops, I accidently hit the submit reply button but pressed escape but it was too late. Oh well, it is looking on the bright side, do you not agree?
Tarheel
01-07-2004, 01:14 PM
High and Dry is very positive with nice bass notes throughout. The melody is not only melodic but also screams as to say i"M CAGED AND IM GONNA LET tHIS GuiTAR RIP!!!
Tarheel
01-07-2004, 01:14 PM
High and Dry is very positive with nice bass notes throughout. The melody is not only melodic but also screams as to say i"M CAGED AND IM GONNA LET tHIS GuiTAR RIP!!!
MistyMoppens
03-29-2020, 03:44 AM
"Always On The Bright Side" or "If It Should Please You"
paskatefan
03-29-2020, 11:49 AM
Salute!
Wherefore & Why
Old Dan's Records
Sea of Tranquility
Summertime Dream
Waiting for You
Gail
dad2mak
04-02-2020, 02:24 PM
For me, "Summertime Dream"
Mike Dixon
04-02-2020, 06:05 PM
Anything for love
charlene
04-02-2020, 10:08 PM
I love HIGHWAY SONGS... maybe because as a Canadian I can relate to it.. (as can everyone who gets home again)
When I walk the hill so high
Around the town where I was born
New York seems so far away
Though I was there just yesterday
I have played on my guitar
In coffeehouses, hall and bars
Everyone that I call friend
Knows they will not be forgot
Trains and planes and rented cars
Singers, saints and other starts
I suspect them every one
They'll never change, it's too much fun
Just for now I'd like to rest
In the shade of a maple tree
To the blue Canadian sky
I'll say a prayer for the world out there
When I stand on my own sod
It feels so good to be home, by God
The winter wind has turned my head
But I always came up warm somehow
Bottles, beads and cigarettes
And lovers that I ain't found yet
Pickin' with a friend till dawn
And singing all of those hi'way songs
Just for now I'd like to rest
In the shade of a maple tree
To the blue Canadian sky
I'll say a prayer for the world out there
When I walk the hill so high
Around the town where I was born
New York seems so far away
Though I was there just yesterday
I would travel all my life
If loneliness was not the price
While headin' north across that line's
The only time I'm flyin'
Martyn Miles
04-03-2020, 05:09 AM
I would nominate Gord’s ‘Hiway Songs’ as an optimistic, positive song.
I’m biased, as it’s on my favourite GL album.
( Perhaps someone will start a thread on their favourite GL album and we can go from there...)
paskatefan
04-03-2020, 06:08 AM
^ I love "Hiway Songs" too! It's my favorite song on "Old Dan's Records." Definitely one of my Top Ten Gordon songs.
Gail
Kelly Davis
04-15-2020, 10:57 AM
Salute ( A Lot More Livin' To Do) Gordon was coming off of the alcohol, and was probably saying this to himself over and over in his head.
Broken Dreams "…..sometimes a broken dream can make you sad or make you mean, sometimes things ain't as bad as they might seem" …..
Tatoo - probably my favorite GL song. Even though everything around him is bad/hopeless, the man in the song still holds out hope of regaining his true love back.
As you can probably tell by my choices, 'Salute' is my favorite GL album. (first thing I ever had him autograph!!)
I would probably put 'Hi Way Songs' right up there as well. It's a song that could go on for 20 minutes and we wouldn't even care!!!! :)
Kelly Davis
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