[Islandgirl]

I wasn't knocking Go Go Round. Although not in my top ten, I like it. It has a catchy tune and lyrics. In fact, my niece [now 13] loved GGR when she first heard it several years ago. She still loves it. We play the CD whenever we are riding around in my car. I used to spend a lot of time with my niece [now that she's a teen she spends more time with her friends although we make sure we spend quality time together every once in a while]and as a result of hanging with me she has been inundated with Gord's music. In fact, and I can't believe I forgot this, when she first started listening to his tunes, around age 4 there were two favorites. The obvious was PONY MAN but the other [and I was shocked and kind of worried/puzzled]was BDIJ! I don't know what drew her to that song. I love spending time with my niece and I do wish we could see each other more often. But the most feel good experience was about a year ago, when she called me on the phone all excited and announced that she heard a song on the radio [really heard it] and now it was her most favorite song. She was so drawn to it that she downloaded the MP3. She impishly asked me if i knew the song. . . . .
That song was IYCRMM. Although IYCRMM was always in the repretoire of Gord's music, she never really showed an interest although I told her I thought it was one of the best he ever wrote. My niece was growing up and discovering her own music. She already was into artists and groups that I never heard of and out of the blue she picks up on IYCRMM all on her own and decides it's a wonderful song. I reveled in her excitement and was proud of her exquisite taste in music.

-Dorothea