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2Much2Lose · 05-05-2003, 05:56 PM

In "Hangdog Hotel Room" the line "rubbin' the wrong girl right" of Endless Wire became "treatin' the wrong girl right" in the GG2 version. The revision is far inferior to the original -- the original contained a humorous pun that was lost in the revision.

There are minor changes in IYCRMM ("the drugstore sells" is now "any drugstore would sell" and "the feelings that you lack" became "we lack" at his daughter's request). There are a few others -- for example, when singing ODR in concert, the day of the week is changed from "Saturday night" to the night of the concert.

I think Gord never really finishes a song and is always willing to tighten up or adjust a lyric here or there.

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

05-05-2003, 05:56 PM	#7
2Much2Lose Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sherwood Forest, MD Posts: 387	In "Hangdog Hotel Room" the line "rubbin' the wrong girl right" of Endless Wire became "treatin' the wrong girl right" in the GG2 version. The revision is far inferior to the original -- the original contained a humorous pun that was lost in the revision. There are minor changes in IYCRMM ("the drugstore sells" is now "any drugstore would sell" and "the feelings that you lack" became "we lack" at his daughter's request). There are a few others -- for example, when singing ODR in concert, the day of the week is changed from "Saturday night" to the night of the concert. I think Gord never really finishes a song and is always willing to tighten up or adjust a lyric here or there. ------------------ "And the laughter came too easy for life to pass me by."