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geodeticman.5 · 07-16-2008, 09:40 AM

Misty - High there ! I agree with the song you mentioned of "That Same Old Obsession" makes me well-up, and man can he sing in that one - perfect selective vibrato - I can "see" the sun shining like gold.. .

And Station and Shut up et al I agree totally with "Too Late for Prayin' " - and there again he really pulls out the stops in his masterful singing.. .

Hello Bru ! - I agree completely with Clouds of Loneliness - so sad.

And with losing Merry, "our song" was "Beautiful"; had that sung at our Wedding and played at Merry's funeral, so Char I agree on this one big time- it breaks me up major.... but also makes me smile..

Bo(rder) I agree at the end of Too Late for Prayin, even if I hold out til then, In the You Tube vistory version showing Jesus t the end with with what appears to be a tear in his eye and I lose it right there for sure, if I made it to begin with... . And of too many more to list - one that stands out currently, two actually, again (sorry guys) fron losing Merry, are: before she passed - "Your Love's Return", and now after she is gone - I am a basket case listening to: "The Last Time I Saw Her Face"
- her eyes were bathed in starlight, and her hair hung long....
oh Lord here I go again God Bless Gordon and his crystal ball into our hearts, and his foretelling lyrical paintbrush....how does he KNOW that what he writes is in our hearts, too....? I guess its no miracle to to be able to write what all men and women of passion feel in their hearts.... but it sure is a gift.
~geo steve

07-16-2008, 09:40 AM	#65
geodeticman.5 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Slope urban corridor, Colo. USA Posts: 1,007	Re: Which Gordon Lightfoot song makes you cry? Misty - High there ! I agree with the song you mentioned of "That Same Old Obsession" makes me well-up, and man can he sing in that one - perfect selective vibrato - I can "see" the sun shining like gold.. . And Station and Shut up et al I agree totally with "Too Late for Prayin' " - and there again he really pulls out the stops in his masterful singing.. . Hello Bru ! - I agree completely with Clouds of Loneliness - so sad. And with losing Merry, "our song" was "Beautiful"; had that sung at our Wedding and played at Merry's funeral, so Char I agree on this one big time- it breaks me up major.... but also makes me smile.. Bo(rder) I agree at the end of Too Late for Prayin, even if I hold out til then, In the You Tube vistory version showing Jesus t the end with with what appears to be a tear in his eye and I lose it right there for sure, if I made it to begin with... . And of too many more to list - one that stands out currently, two actually, again (sorry guys) fron losing Merry, are: before she passed - "Your Love's Return", and now after she is gone - I am a basket case listening to: "The Last Time I Saw Her Face" - her eyes were bathed in starlight, and her hair hung long.... oh Lord here I go again God Bless Gordon and his crystal ball into our hearts, and his foretelling lyrical paintbrush....how does he KNOW that what he writes is in our hearts, too....? I guess its no miracle to to be able to write what all men and women of passion feel in their hearts.... but it sure is a gift. ~geo steve