quote:Originally posted by jj:
hey janice, i will have to go to ed's site and hear Courses (i've heard great things OF it), i never knew that was a tribute tune 
Yes, jj, Ed wrote the words as a poem expressing his feelings about what Gord and his music has meant to him over the years. He wrote it around the time of Lightfoot's birthday a few years ago and shared it with the NG. After reading the poem, Matt asked if he could put some music to it and the rest, as they say, is history