Dear all.
What are your top three favourite's from the previously unissued songs from songbook.

Frank.

Dear Frank the fifth ("v")

A quick reply before heading off to work. Prefering the acoustic to the electric, my three favo(u)rites "rarities" from Songbook, not necessarily in this order, are:

You'll Still Be Needing Me;
Heaven Don't Deserve Me; and
(surprise surprise) Too Much To Lose

By the way, I just read the 1960's version (unreleased) of the lyrics to 2M2L on the "Lightfoot!" website (there is a lot of interesting stuff on that site, and Florian has provided a link, thoughtful as always). I haven't checked yet when the Songbook version was recorded, but its placement on Disk Two indicates that it is in the early Warner period. It had puzzled me that Gord had written that song for Cool Hand Luke, which is a mid-1960s movie, and then placed it on Disk Two. Now I have an explanation.

If you check out the older version lyrics, you will find that they are rougher and less cohesive than the released version (the re-write is a substantial improvement). The released version also softens the gambling references, eliminating a verse, moving the dustcloud reference from the first to the second verse, etc. It's an interesting peek at the evolution of a song, almost like seeing a rough draft.

Got to go. I'll check out your other new posts later.

Concert tonight at TownHall NYC. Lucky me. Anyone else going to be there?


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"And the laughter came too easy for life to pass me by." - SDYS

Nice touch, 2 much.
Just call me Frank.
I'm stuck with that typing error small('v')
It should have been a capital.
I thought it might be needed, in case there were more Franks on the sight..........

My top two
Forgive me Lord,
Lifeline.

I'm still thinking about the third...

Frank-v=Frank.

My 3 favorite previously unissued songs are:

Remember Me
Borderstone
Too Much To Lose

That wasn't quite as hard as choosing your favorite GL song (lol)
Mary Ann

[This message has been edited by Mary Ann (edited August 09, 2000).]

3 Always on the bright side
(Station Master came close)

Frank.

My absolute favorite is:
Never Say Trust Me
I also like:
Forgive Me Lord
and Too Much to Lose

Dan

My three favorites:

Remember Me (I"m The one who loves you)
I remember when I first heard this one as a young teenager. I was visiting my Aunt who ran a motel in Bobcaygeon. It was a while before I realized it was Gordon who sang it.

Forgive Me Lord Just a great song

Betty Call Me In

Excuse me:
I meant Betty Called Me IN

1. Stone Cold Sober
2. Canary Yellow Canoe
3. Forgive Me Lord

Welcome Midnightmisty.
I've Just noticed,we have similar taste.Your three songs are the same as mine but in the opposite order.
Out of interest, what would have been your fourth choice?

Frank.

I would have caught you Midnightmisty but unfortunatly I was asleep.I've only just woken up.Here its morning.

You may be'misty at midnight' but you certainly become 'clear in the morning'.
(My morning that is),with all your posts!

Frank.

Midnightmisty,
To answer some of your questions.
I am from the UK.
Rules? Well, if you do anything wrong you'll probably be told.(But not in the next two weeks, Florians sunning himself in Turkey).
So until that happens,take it nothings wrong.
Everybody on this site has equal status,regardless of when they started posting.
Its a public website not a private members club.More people means more postings, which benefits us all.(No people,no board!)
If I've got anything wrong, maybe somebody can put me right.

COMPUTERS...! Dont ask me.

I'll be back Midnightmisty.

Frank.

(Thank you for your kind words by the way.)

MM,
Just a quickie. Press 'register' which is on top of any Topic forum on this site.
This will give you important info on censorship.(What is prohibited on this site).

Frank.