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Auburn Annie · 11-24-2003, 01:51 PM

From the liner notes for SONGBOOK:
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16. A LESSON IN LOVE

I was inspired by reading a natty little book on an airplane one day, a biography of Phineas T. Barnum. The song is sort of loosely arranged around his relationship with Jenny Lind, a Swedish singer who toured America in the late 1800s. I reach a long way back in these tunes, back into my personal memories, and sometimes back into history.

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There's a discussion of this on the newsgroup back on September 22 1997. Google "A Lesson in Love" +Lightfoot in the Google Groups box and it's the third thread down.

For more on Jenny Lind see http://www.oldekinstongazette.com/jenylind.htm

11-24-2003, 01:51 PM	#3
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	From the liner notes for SONGBOOK: ***************************************** 16. A LESSON IN LOVE I was inspired by reading a natty little book on an airplane one day, a biography of Phineas T. Barnum. The song is sort of loosely arranged around his relationship with Jenny Lind, a Swedish singer who toured America in the late 1800s. I reach a long way back in these tunes, back into my personal memories, and sometimes back into history. **************************************** There's a discussion of this on the newsgroup back on September 22 1997. Google "A Lesson in Love" +Lightfoot in the Google Groups box and it's the third thread down. For more on Jenny Lind see http://www.oldekinstongazette.com/jenylind.htm