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General Discussion
09-18-2006, 01:28 AM
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Showdown #Thirteen
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mercedes
RMD ... No sir .... but I'll take that for...
RMD ...
No sir .... but I'll take that for the kind and sincere compliment I believe it is :)
MRD
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General Discussion
09-17-2006, 10:46 AM
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Showdown #Thirteen
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Posted By
mercedes
Waiting for you .... by far and away his best...
Waiting for you .... by far and away his best recording.
It meant everything to me then, from the opening strains of "Restless" through to its final cut.
I could never imagine how the songs...
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General Discussion
08-19-2006, 07:25 AM
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Many Thanks!!!
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mercedes
Jesse, please keep me informed with regard to...
Jesse, please keep me informed with regard to your schedule signalling your imminent departure ..... I hate long goodbyes.
If today's list of your new topics are anything to go by, you obviously...
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General Discussion
08-12-2006, 06:40 AM
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Quadraphonic Lightfoot Albums
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mercedes
Rob, Interesting comments regarding the...
Rob,
Interesting comments regarding the Moody Blues album(s). The seemingly limitless effort they invested into the production of their music is still obvious today.
Purely for the ease of...
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General Discussion
08-11-2006, 10:04 AM
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52
Quadraphonic Lightfoot Albums
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14,127
Posted By
mercedes
Thanks Rob. I was just about to throw in my...
Thanks Rob.
I was just about to throw in my tuppenceworth to this thread, but you are absolutely correct.
HSMs were / are radically different from "Qauds" both in their intial release price and...
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General Discussion
08-11-2006, 08:46 AM
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What other favourite artist of yours, would you like to hear do a G.L. composition?
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14,249
Posted By
mercedes
Miguel ... by anyone .... Then I might begin...
Miguel ... by anyone ....
Then I might begin to like it ....
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General Discussion
07-26-2006, 06:57 PM
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13
Now Salute!
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4,135
Posted By
mercedes
Now LSH ... even if I did, would I dare mention...
Now LSH ... even if I did, would I dare mention it ?
MD
P.S. You had Knotty Pine at # 5
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General Discussion
07-24-2006, 07:31 PM
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30
Showdown #24
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Posted By
mercedes
Both very good songs I agree ... and Seven Island...
Both very good songs I agree ... and Seven Island Suite for me as well ... love it
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General Discussion
07-23-2006, 06:23 AM
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Get off the fence: Lyrics or melody ?
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mercedes
RMD. Allow me to elaborate on some isolated...
RMD.
Allow me to elaborate on some isolated opinions thus far expressed on this thread that fall clearly one side of the fence .. and the discretion to draw that very clear distntinction in...
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General Discussion
07-23-2006, 01:43 AM
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Get off the fence: Lyrics or melody ?
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Posted By
mercedes
Lyrics for this member. They are "center...
Lyrics for this member.
They are "center stage" to the performance. The melody is the curtained backdrop.
I imagine most songwriters, at the outset, feel inspired to write words and then an...
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General Discussion
07-09-2006, 05:27 AM
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Do you think the song ',For Lovin Me,' is chauvinistic?
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Posted By
mercedes
Though I’m normally reluctant to participate in...
Though I’m normally reluctant to participate in discussions concerning the intent behind lyrics I did not write, I do know this song well, if only having listened to it so often in younger days.
...
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General Discussion
07-03-2006, 10:56 PM
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19
Showdown #Eleven
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4,134
Posted By
mercedes
Very tough choice ... but I'll go with Don...
Very tough choice ... but I'll go with Don Quixote, only by virtue of the outstanding title track.
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General Discussion
05-28-2006, 08:28 PM
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32
Showdown # Nine
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Posted By
mercedes
Salute
Salute
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General Discussion
04-18-2006, 07:45 AM
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39
Showdown # Seven
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Posted By
mercedes
Excellent ... close the polling booths whilst...
Excellent ... close the polling booths whilst we're still ahead.
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General Discussion
04-16-2006, 09:52 AM
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Chat Friday night .....
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13,254
Posted By
mercedes
David, Good to meet you my friend ... I've...
David,
Good to meet you my friend ... I've always enjoyed your messages on the board. You have the best in company with all of the chat "group".
Michael
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General Discussion
04-14-2006, 07:47 PM
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39
Showdown # Seven
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Posted By
mercedes
... Summertime Dream ... easily
... Summertime Dream ... easily
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General Discussion
04-12-2006, 07:11 AM
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Chat Friday night .....
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Posted By
mercedes
Cathy, That would be me .... Michael Dixon...
Cathy,
That would be me .... Michael Dixon ... one of the Australians who enjoys immensely, the company of "chat" and the one who initiated this thread.
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General Discussion
04-08-2006, 07:28 PM
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Chat Friday night .....
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13,254
Posted By
mercedes
Thanks John, I'm not sure whether it can be...
Thanks John,
I'm not sure whether it can be all tied to the XP associated issues you raised in your final paragraph, but that is largely irrelevant in any event given the search for another...
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General Discussion
04-08-2006, 08:29 AM
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88
Chat Friday night .....
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13,254
Posted By
mercedes
Mr Fowles. :) I'm assuming the inability...
Mr Fowles. :)
I'm assuming the inability to engage in chat last night was a matter beyond your (or any other member's) control as the server was (and still is, at the time of composing this...
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General Discussion
03-14-2006, 01:41 AM
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14
Showdown # Five
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Posted By
mercedes
East Of Midnight. Sublime .... I love it...
East Of Midnight.
Sublime .... I love it .....
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General Discussion
03-02-2006, 07:01 AM
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31
favorite songs on sundown
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Posted By
mercedes
My list would be ..... 1. Circle of Steel ...
My list would be .....
1. Circle of Steel
2. Watchman's gone
3. Carefree Highway
4. Sundown
5. 7 Island Suite
6. Somewhere USA
7. Too Late for Prayin'
8. High and Dry
Forum:
General Discussion
02-08-2006, 02:34 AM
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45
Other Album Recomendations?
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9,366
Posted By
mercedes
If it ain't GL, then it's ... Blood on the...
If it ain't GL, then it's ...
Blood on the Tracks - BD
If an LP stands up after 30 years it gets my vote.
Home Movies (best of) - EBTG
Far and away the best of the "best of"
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General Discussion
02-01-2006, 12:17 AM
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38
Showdown #20
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Posted By
mercedes
Alberta Bound .....
Alberta Bound .....
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General Discussion
01-30-2006, 12:35 AM
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9
Roseanne Cash-Gordon Lightfoot
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3,038
Posted By
mercedes
..... and what an artist she is ..... I rank her...
..... and what an artist she is ..... I rank her alongside Shawn Colvin .... and that's sayin' something. :)
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General Discussion
01-20-2006, 02:18 AM
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24
Showdown #19
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4,917
Posted By
mercedes
I'd do it again.
I'd do it again.
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General Discussion
01-19-2006, 11:26 PM
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10
Showdown ... of a different sort
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3,430
Posted By
mercedes
Make it easier ?? That's why I posed the...
Make it easier ?? That's why I posed the question .... I certainly can't pick between the two, particularly when by my own (hypothetical) rules, I have to cut times with one of them altogether. :D
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General Discussion
01-19-2006, 02:35 AM
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10
Showdown ... of a different sort
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3,430
Posted By
mercedes
Cathy Yep, you did .... I'll take the...
Cathy
Yep, you did ....
I'll take the blame for that as I might have framed the original question in more straightforward terms.
Forum:
General Discussion
01-18-2006, 08:00 AM
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10
Showdown ... of a different sort
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3,430
Posted By
mercedes
Dear Members ... If this question has been...
Dear Members ...
If this question has been posed before, forgive me .....
What I'd like to know by vote is this .... if you were compelled (God forbid) to choose either of the following CDs...
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General Discussion
01-14-2006, 09:34 PM
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48
"First Time You Heard A Gordon Lightfoot Song"
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14,975
Posted By
mercedes
Nope, crikey is not a "cuss" word .... it's an...
Nope, crikey is not a "cuss" word .... it's an exclamation of surprise ... much like our other famous and peculiar expression "strewth", or the English saying of "Cor Blimey".
Therein lies the...
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General Discussion
01-13-2006, 08:24 PM
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48
"First Time You Heard A Gordon Lightfoot Song"
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14,975
Posted By
mercedes
John, We all have our crosses to bear in...
John,
We all have our crosses to bear in life .... and living in Sydney is one major impediment ....
Now Steve my friend,
As for quoting ARIA charts, that's fine .... I'm familiar with them...
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General Discussion
01-13-2006, 06:46 AM
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48
"First Time You Heard A Gordon Lightfoot Song"
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14,975
Posted By
mercedes
Steve It might not have been a hit in...
Steve
It might not have been a hit in Sydney, but it was down here ....
Forum:
General Discussion
01-09-2006, 11:22 PM
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48
"First Time You Heard A Gordon Lightfoot Song"
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14,975
Posted By
mercedes
IFYCRMM as well ..... way back when it was first...
IFYCRMM as well ..... way back when it was first released, I remember asking my father what a drug store was .... his response ? "That's their equivalent of our chemists".
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General Discussion
12-15-2005, 08:10 AM
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23
Gord's Gold Vol.2
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5,921
Posted By
mercedes
Why he re-recorded many of the songs on this...
Why he re-recorded many of the songs on this release I'm not sure ....
But it's still a great LP / CD and (if you couldn't care less about the nominal outlay) an appropriate bookend in the cabinet...
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General Discussion
11-20-2005, 03:06 AM
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51
Summertime Dream LP.
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10,393
Posted By
mercedes
A great release by any measure .... Every...
A great release by any measure ....
Every time I hear this album, the homespun lyrics of "Summertime Dream" always get me thinking about the equally free-wheeling favourite of mine, "Cotton...
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General Discussion
10-22-2005, 02:41 AM
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1,411
Favorite Lightfoot Song & Why? II
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144,444
Posted By
mercedes
.... and Sheryl, I hope they sing what is (IMHO)...
.... and Sheryl, I hope they sing what is (IMHO) the best song of the new millenium thus far ... "Hole in the World".
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