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geodeticman.5 · 11-09-2008, 07:58 AM

Patti - oh Patti if you don't have Songbook - the 4-Disc Anthology, even if you own all 20 -odd studio releases now, the 18 (i THINK) OTHERWISE UNAVALALABLE SONGS - producer's demo's, 'basement' tapes. etc. - he recorded - they are worth it alone....

'my all-time 8 ( was 6 !) favourites now includes 2 of those rarities songs - -
1 .) 'Always on the Bright Side' - ask jj about why he and I like that song - (it'll play in your head all day....) - lyrics like 'though 2 shipwrecked eyes' - wow. and,,
2.) 'Never Say Trust Me' (the Formica (USA) and Arbourite(inferior Canadian product) counter-top and knock-down furniture kits 'song" - lol -(ther is a long story and joke in there - its a great song,,,) ask SheryKat if'n ya don't believe me (and SHE likes it too) or Char, too, or for anybody loves the Beatles 'Twist and Shout' (does not sound like it, just is mentioned in it)

- &/or who owns plastic laminate countertops, backsplash and wit or w/o waterfall edge or not....you MUST have 'Never Say Trust Me' ( lol - and for all the right GL song reasons, too !) - and I'd Include 'Stone Cold Sober' - _(it was daylight in October) - classic Lightfoot phraseology . no - the Songbook is a must have - I've seen it down to about 39 - $45 dollars at the good end - 59 at the bad.

And, after awhile, it gives you a whole new appreciation for listening to each ENTIRE album - like getting to finish the rest of 20 different movies you saw 30% of in a 20-movie marathon Highlghts DVD - think of it that way too, and it takes a giant . true +/- 10 for everone - 'greatest hits' - 88 songs - CD - with 18 songs you've likely never heard unless you have an old Chateau Record from '63 for just 2 of 'em (reeeeal rearities) that makes you appreciate both a real greatest hits - which we all know would never fit on one CD, and then provides a greater appreciaition for the entire body of work, and a desire to relisten to each album in completion. !

You've probaby Got it ! - and I've wasted your time ! - It just sounded like you did not have it in your statement ! - Highly Recomended by centrist pundit- geo steve '08 author of '1/2 a book' ! ( & therefor a 1/2-wit anyway, at best) lol

11-09-2008, 07:58 AM	#3
geodeticman.5 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Slope urban corridor, Colo. USA Posts: 1,007	Re: Canary Yellow Canoe ! Patti - oh Patti if you don't have Songbook - the 4-Disc Anthology, even if you own all 20 -odd studio releases now, the 18 (i THINK) OTHERWISE UNAVALALABLE SONGS - producer's demo's, 'basement' tapes. etc. - he recorded - they are worth it alone.... 'my all-time 8 ( was 6 !) favourites now includes 2 of those rarities songs - - 1 .) 'Always on the Bright Side' - ask jj about why he and I like that song - (it'll play in your head all day....) - lyrics like 'though 2 shipwrecked eyes' - wow. and,, 2.) 'Never Say Trust Me' (the Formica (USA) and Arbourite(inferior Canadian product) counter-top and knock-down furniture kits 'song" - lol -(ther is a long story and joke in there - its a great song,,,) ask SheryKat if'n ya don't believe me (and SHE likes it too) or Char, too, or for anybody loves the Beatles 'Twist and Shout' (does not sound like it, just is mentioned in it) - &/or who owns plastic laminate countertops, backsplash and wit or w/o waterfall edge or not....you MUST have 'Never Say Trust Me' ( lol - and for all the right GL song reasons, too !) - and I'd Include 'Stone Cold Sober' - _(it was daylight in October) - classic Lightfoot phraseology . no - the Songbook is a must have - I've seen it down to about 39 - $45 dollars at the good end - 59 at the bad. And, after awhile, it gives you a whole new appreciation for listening to each ENTIRE album - like getting to finish the rest of 20 different movies you saw 30% of in a 20-movie marathon Highlghts DVD - think of it that way too, and it takes a giant . true +/- 10 for everone - 'greatest hits' - 88 songs - CD - with 18 songs you've likely never heard unless you have an old Chateau Record from '63 for just 2 of 'em (reeeeal rearities) that makes you appreciate both a real greatest hits - which we all know would never fit on one CD, and then provides a greater appreciaition for the entire body of work, and a desire to relisten to each album in completion. ! You've probaby Got it ! - and I've wasted your time ! - It just sounded like you did not have it in your statement ! - Highly Recomended by centrist pundit- geo steve '08 author of '1/2 a book' ! ( & therefor a 1/2-wit anyway, at best) lol __________________ ~geo Steve . :"I will leave my footprints there to lie beneath the snow" ~gl Quote to ponder: "A thousand words leave not the same deep impression as does a single deed." ~ Henrik Ibsen