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Jim Driskell 03-14-2006 12:59 PM

Showdown #1
Old Dan's Records 16 Uncle Toad Said 2

Showdown #2
If You Could Read My Mind 13 Harmony 1

Showdown #3
Drifters 12 Stay Loose 6

Showdown #4
Hangdog Hotel Room 10 Betty Called Me In 5

Showdown #5
Slide on Over 10 Blackberry Wine 5

Showdown #6
Sea of Tranquility 8 Triangle 6

Showdown #7
Don Quioxte 13 Minstrel of the Dawn 9

Showdown #8
Message to the Wind 5 A Minor Ballad 6

Showdown #9
Welcome to Try 10 If There's a Reason 8

Showdown #10
Let it Ride 14 Knotty Pine 9

Showdown #11
Fading Away 10 Gotta Get Away 8

Showdown #12
Endless Wire 11 Keepin' on Yearning 2

Showdown #13
Shadows 13 Song For a Winter's Night 12

Showdown #14
Beautiful 13 I'll Prove My Love 9

Showdown #15
A Passing Ship 11 Much to My Surprise 7

Showdown #16
I'd Rather Press On 11
Salute (Gotta lot more livin' to do) 4

Showdown #17
The Auctioneer 22
Canary Yellow Canoe 1

Showdown #18
It's Worth Believin' 12 Talking in Your Sleep 8

Showdown #19
Bend in the Water 12 I'd Do It Again 8

Showdown #20
Steel Rail Blues 22 Alberta Bound 9

Showdown #21
Whispers of the North 15 Ringneck Loon 3

Seems like no contest on this one. I'm with the majority too. I love the sound of Whispers. The harmonies are awesome and I always enjoy the loon call at the beginning. I haven't posted a showdown for a while, so I decided I'd better revive them before they get lost in the archives. So for number 22, I'm pitting two seafaring songs together. I'm curious to see what the thought is on the following matchup:

Triangle

vs.

Ghosts of Cape Horn

They're both great songs, so I think the voting will be tight, but you tell me...Which do you prefer in this showdown.

Have fun.

MM

P.S. Next time I'll put the history of the votes at the end so that you don't have to scroll down all the time.

Minstrel Man 03-14-2006 12:59 PM

Showdown #1
Old Dan's Records 16 Uncle Toad Said 2

Showdown #2
If You Could Read My Mind 13 Harmony 1

Showdown #3
Drifters 12 Stay Loose 6

Showdown #4
Hangdog Hotel Room 10 Betty Called Me In 5

Showdown #5
Slide on Over 10 Blackberry Wine 5

Showdown #6
Sea of Tranquility 8 Triangle 6

Showdown #7
Don Quioxte 13 Minstrel of the Dawn 9

Showdown #8
Message to the Wind 5 A Minor Ballad 6

Showdown #9
Welcome to Try 10 If There's a Reason 8

Showdown #10
Let it Ride 14 Knotty Pine 9

Showdown #11
Fading Away 10 Gotta Get Away 8

Showdown #12
Endless Wire 11 Keepin' on Yearning 2

Showdown #13
Shadows 13 Song For a Winter's Night 12

Showdown #14
Beautiful 13 I'll Prove My Love 9

Showdown #15
A Passing Ship 11 Much to My Surprise 7

Showdown #16
I'd Rather Press On 11
Salute (Gotta lot more livin' to do) 4

Showdown #17
The Auctioneer 22
Canary Yellow Canoe 1

Showdown #18
It's Worth Believin' 12 Talking in Your Sleep 8

Showdown #19
Bend in the Water 12 I'd Do It Again 8

Showdown #20
Steel Rail Blues 22 Alberta Bound 9

Showdown #21
Whispers of the North 15 Ringneck Loon 3

Seems like no contest on this one. I'm with the majority too. I love the sound of Whispers. The harmonies are awesome and I always enjoy the loon call at the beginning. I haven't posted a showdown for a while, so I decided I'd better revive them before they get lost in the archives. So for number 22, I'm pitting two seafaring songs together. I'm curious to see what the thought is on the following matchup:

Triangle

vs.

Ghosts of Cape Horn

They're both great songs, so I think the voting will be tight, but you tell me...Which do you prefer in this showdown.

Have fun.

MM

P.S. Next time I'll put the history of the votes at the end so that you don't have to scroll down all the time.

brink- 03-14-2006 01:26 PM

You have been missing awhile.

Ghosts of Cape Horn.

Glenmark 03-14-2006 01:52 PM

You're right, this is really a toughie! I have to go with Triangle, and if I'm outvoted, I'll just say "it's a mighty fine way to go down".

SilverHeels 03-14-2006 02:16 PM

Not so tough for me. TRIANGLE!
:)

All is well 03-14-2006 02:51 PM

Ghosts of Cape Horn!

Elderberry 03-14-2006 02:51 PM

Ghosts of Cape Horn!

joveski 03-14-2006 03:17 PM

triangle

LSH 03-14-2006 05:57 PM

not that tough.
Triangle

(although my son would strongly disagree)

kaydee 03-14-2006 06:26 PM

Ghosts of Cape Horn - my first Lightfoot song!

AnneOK 03-14-2006 06:26 PM

Ghosts of Cape Horn - my first Lightfoot song!

Borderstone 03-14-2006 06:44 PM

That's quite a pair of songs M.M.! ;) Much as I love "Ghosts Of Cape Horn" (especially the whistling),I have to go a few points higher with,of course,"Triangle".

Jaunty and fun to sing along with. :)

brink- 03-14-2006 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LSH:
not that tough.
Triangle

(although my son would strongly disagree)

Ryan wants to vote!

I was so sure there would be "no contest" for this, that is how much I like Ghosts.

LSH 03-14-2006 08:14 PM

Triangle, triangle see my ship dangle...

brink- 03-14-2006 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by LSH:
Triangle, triangle see my ship dangle...
YOU! are not Ryan.

LindaMay 03-14-2006 08:39 PM

Ghosts of Cape Horn

spanishmoss 03-14-2006 08:39 PM

Ghosts of Cape Horn

Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin' 03-14-2006 08:55 PM

Definitely Try-Angle!! :D :D

Sheryl 03-14-2006 10:07 PM

Ghosts of Cape Horn. My 12-year-old votes for Triangle. (does she count?)

<formerlylavender> 03-15-2006 08:50 AM

It's a close one, but I have to go with Triangle.

<formerlylavender> 03-15-2006 08:50 AM

It's a close one, but I have to go with Triangle.

jj 03-15-2006 11:04 AM

Ghosts of Cape Horn!

Doug 03-15-2006 11:23 AM

Ghost of Cape Horn

DJ in MJ 03-15-2006 11:52 AM

Triangle.

New 12 String Mike 03-15-2006 05:42 PM

Triangle. One of the first 12-string songs I learned.

EGM 03-15-2006 09:32 PM

Hi...new to the forum...I grew up in Michigan near the Ontario border...listening to Gordon since '66. My favorite song of his is Pussywillows, Cattails....always such a clear picture of the seasons back home...what I miss most out here in beautiful Sonoma County, California, besides my family, that is...Such a great portrait of what the countryside is like in that part of the world throughout the year...Thanks Gordie!

JohnnyA2 03-15-2006 09:32 PM

Hi...new to the forum...I grew up in Michigan near the Ontario border...listening to Gordon since '66. My favorite song of his is Pussywillows, Cattails....always such a clear picture of the seasons back home...what I miss most out here in beautiful Sonoma County, California, besides my family, that is...Such a great portrait of what the countryside is like in that part of the world throughout the year...Thanks Gordie!

Cathy 03-16-2006 06:59 AM

No doubt in my mind. Triangle.

Cathy 03-16-2006 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JohnnyA2:
Hi...new to the forum...I grew up in Michigan near the Ontario border...listening to Gordon since '66. My favorite song of his is Pussywillows, Cattails....always such a clear picture of the seasons back home...what I miss most out here in beautiful Sonoma County, California, besides my family, that is...Such a great portrait of what the countryside is like in that part of the world throughout the year...Thanks Gordie!
Welcome aboard, JohnnyA2.

johnfowles 03-16-2006 09:26 AM

Triangle by a mile the imagery and humo(u)r is simply fantastic
"And as they lay sleeping down there in the deep
With their faces turned up to the stars
A tuna fish turned to a mermaid in bed and said
"There goes another sandbar""
http://www.tropicalboat.com/sandbar.jpg
just one of many pictures you can find by doing a google image search for "sandbar""
John Fowles
IMHO Triangle is Unbeatable!!!
Besides which this line says it all
"So hand me my grip from an old sailing ship "

johnfowles 03-16-2006 09:26 AM

Triangle by a mile the imagery and humo(u)r is simply fantastic
"And as they lay sleeping down there in the deep
With their faces turned up to the stars
A tuna fish turned to a mermaid in bed and said
"There goes another sandbar""
http://www.tropicalboat.com/sandbar.jpg
just one of many pictures you can find by doing a google image search for "sandbar""
John Fowles
IMHO Triangle is Unbeatable!!!
Besides which this line says it all
"So hand me my grip from an old sailing ship "

johnfowles 03-16-2006 10:15 AM

that SKYPIC site is something else!!
Somewhat at random I selected the listing for pictures of San Diego since it is unbelievably almost a year since Susan and I flew there to attend the El Cahoon casino concert. The first night we stayed at a nice hotel not far from the Coronada Del Mar Hotel shown here as a collection of red roofs at the middle of the photograph

http://www.skypic.com/sand/11-6522.jpg

we chose that location so that Susan could make her maiden toe dipping in the Pacific,which on an overcast day was disappointingly not blue but murky grey
John Fowles
but the hotel itself did not disappoint

http://www.amyandscott.com/pictures/...f/coronada.jpg

(somebody else's photo not us)

johnfowles 03-16-2006 10:15 AM

that SKYPIC site is something else!!
Somewhat at random I selected the listing for pictures of San Diego since it is unbelievably almost a year since Susan and I flew there to attend the El Cahoon casino concert. The first night we stayed at a nice hotel not far from the Coronada Del Mar Hotel shown here as a collection of red roofs at the middle of the photograph

http://www.skypic.com/sand/11-6522.jpg

we chose that location so that Susan could make her maiden toe dipping in the Pacific,which on an overcast day was disappointingly not blue but murky grey
John Fowles
but the hotel itself did not disappoint

http://www.amyandscott.com/pictures/...f/coronada.jpg

(somebody else's photo not us)

Dan O'Malley 03-16-2006 11:49 AM

Both classics, but the incredible lyrics of "Triangle" edge it for me!

WortUore 03-16-2006 01:21 PM

Ghosts of Cape Horn, definitely!

GJM 03-16-2006 01:21 PM

Ghosts of Cape Horn, definitely!

Sydney Steve 03-17-2006 12:15 PM

Ghosts of Cape Horn.

Damn I have stuffed up. My response looks to be be relevant to the topic.
Perhaps I should select a random word ,Google it and post a picture. Nah that may set off a demarcation dispute. :D

Shane 03-20-2006 09:38 PM

Two super songs. I have to go with Triangle. What a great concert opener!

Scott Mac 03-20-2006 09:38 PM

Two super songs. I have to go with Triangle. What a great concert opener!

Borderstone 03-21-2006 07:53 PM

I recognize tha hotel! :) When my family lived in S.D. in the late 70s we went by that quite a few times.

Not only that,but Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz used that in a stock footage shot for "The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour". The episode (sort of) took place at that hotel. :)


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