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ANTHONY ROBERSON · 04-20-2010, 01:17 PM

My last post wasn't clear. It was a misplaced "quick reply".

None of his songs have ever made me cry, but some have gotten me very sad. Mainly because I deeply identify with them:
ORDINARY MAN-That song seems to be from a man doing the best he can to show his love, but it's not enough.
LOOKING AT THE RAIN-That's probably the roughest one on me. We've all dealt with loneliness, and I deal with it a lot even today at times. This song really opens up the wound. Despite that, I love the song very much.
NOW AND THEN-Man, oh man does that one bring my ex-wife during the good times back to me.
DREAMLAND-Just about the same emotions as NOW AND THEN. I love how Lightfoot is able to reflect on what brought two together while dealing with the fact that they're totally apart.
IF YOU NEED ME-It sings of the romantic man that I wish I could be.....But am not.

Wow...I think a good shrink would have charged me $57/hour for that!

04-20-2010, 01:17 PM	#97
ANTHONY ROBERSON Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Bernardino, CA Posts: 35	Re: Which Gordon Lightfoot song makes you cry? My last post wasn't clear. It was a misplaced "quick reply". None of his songs have ever made me cry, but some have gotten me very sad. Mainly because I deeply identify with them: ORDINARY MAN-That song seems to be from a man doing the best he can to show his love, but it's not enough. LOOKING AT THE RAIN-That's probably the roughest one on me. We've all dealt with loneliness, and I deal with it a lot even today at times. This song really opens up the wound. Despite that, I love the song very much. NOW AND THEN-Man, oh man does that one bring my ex-wife during the good times back to me. DREAMLAND-Just about the same emotions as NOW AND THEN. I love how Lightfoot is able to reflect on what brought two together while dealing with the fact that they're totally apart. IF YOU NEED ME-It sings of the romantic man that I wish I could be.....But am not. Wow...I think a good shrink would have charged me $57/hour for that!