Hey Jack,I'm sure Gordon's none to thrilled that out of all his songs that the people at TimeLife could've chosen for "The Folk Years" collection,they chose that one!
I swear,sometimes it's like people think that Gordon Lightfoot is just this folk artist who had a bit of success except with a few hits.
Of course UA records didn't help matters by putting out a "Best Of" every 5 seconds.
On another side of this topic,DMD3,the "meanness" (or arrogance) that Gordon demonstrates in the lyrics was typical for a lot of male songwriters anytime before,I would say,the '80s.
They usually wrote songs about how they don't care if a woman leaves them because they can always find another just as good. Which we all know takes a lot longer than one might think it would.
Before the Women's Liberation Movement of the late 60's and The 70's,radio had no problem playing a song that gave out these half-baked pieces of "Real Man" logic. Instead of letting the song bug you by it's negative & outdated stereotypes,laugh at it! I almost do everytime I listen to it,because the idea of 1 man thinking he's such a magnet for women is ridiculous today.
Don't forget,there's a lot of young guys like yourself who have a male superiorty trip going on in their head,but like Gord,if they're smart,they'll outgrow it. It's been the B! Catch ya on the flipside of Sundown!
[ April 20, 2006, 20:17: Message edited by: Borderstone ]