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netvoyager · 03-13-2009, 03:48 PM

I have been a Gordo fan since 1966. I have sit in Jam sessions with him at the Earle of Old Town in Chicago, drank with him, and loved him and his music for to long to remember. There is a rare song on a rare album that has a line "I come to this garden, I come here to pray." I played the vinyl version until it just wore out and have been unable to remember the song or albums name. This song brought back memories of my mother and her love of flowers and music. Somehow it just seemed he wrote it for her. I just returned from his concert in South Bend, Indiana (March 12th, 2009) at the Morris Civic Auditorium. This auditorium is a grand old place and as I watched him looking around at the gold leaf plastering and the fine structure I felt he was saying goodbye. Our group feels that this tour is his final tour. He played songs he seldom plays, said hello to old friends, and had tears in his eyes and on his cheeks through several songs. I am a rough tough male, but seeing this and hearing any of his songs now brings tears to an old fan who is aging as well. Song writers like this don't come along very often. I have been fortunate to call him a friend, to see him in numerous concerts, and to tip a few with.

03-13-2009, 03:48 PM	#89
netvoyager Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5	Re: Which Gordon Lightfoot song makes you cry? I have been a Gordo fan since 1966. I have sit in Jam sessions with him at the Earle of Old Town in Chicago, drank with him, and loved him and his music for to long to remember. There is a rare song on a rare album that has a line "I come to this garden, I come here to pray." I played the vinyl version until it just wore out and have been unable to remember the song or albums name. This song brought back memories of my mother and her love of flowers and music. Somehow it just seemed he wrote it for her. I just returned from his concert in South Bend, Indiana (March 12th, 2009) at the Morris Civic Auditorium. This auditorium is a grand old place and as I watched him looking around at the gold leaf plastering and the fine structure I felt he was saying goodbye. Our group feels that this tour is his final tour. He played songs he seldom plays, said hello to old friends, and had tears in his eyes and on his cheeks through several songs. I am a rough tough male, but seeing this and hearing any of his songs now brings tears to an old fan who is aging as well. Song writers like this don't come along very often. I have been fortunate to call him a friend, to see him in numerous concerts, and to tip a few with.