[charlene]

Quote-originally posted by Pam:
If it was up to me to classify Sundown on American charts...country-rock. It's so awesome how his songs and fit or not quite fit. And he has songs which are jazzy (Make Way). spiritual, jivy, etc.

There are songs like CRT et al are classic Canadian folk songs and comparable to "This Land" to their prospective country of origin....but I wouldn't compare Sundown in the same way. Not a good analogy, Char. The reviewer was referring to Sundown. If Woody Guthrie wrote a song about Canada and for which greatly appealed to Canada...you may understand where we're coming from.

My mother's younger sisters (Gordon's age) once told me how when they'd go ice skating on the U. S. side of St. John's when they were in junior high and high school...they used to exchange insults and name calling, etc., with the Canadians across the border. The kind of attitude and distaste for Canada and Canadians remained throughout their lifetimes.

I once asked my mom (b. 1925) if she did this -i wanted to know because she always spoke with such love and pride for Canada and Canadians and couldn't imagine her doing this. She said it wasn't like that when she was that age...it changed by the next decade and generation for her younger siblings.

I know, historically where these types of extreme patriotic, nationalistic attitudes come from -how and when they arose and why. It remains to be part of that generation and that type of attitude has lessened in subsequent generations on both sides of the border...because the reason for this type of disrespect, distaste and even hatred no longer exists. Except for the hangers-on, most of the younger generation is now more like it was for my mother's generation. The generation that had the deepest ancestral roots in Canada.

I have no problem saying (in general) that I love Canada and i love Canadians and it's the truth and comes from the bottom of my heart.

Charlene, you wrote: "I don't consider it to be "American" regardless of what genre it is slotted in by a music critic."

It doesn't matter what you consider, it's not up to you and you're not an American and you're not able to be objective enough to even contemplate this. Sundown was released and charted here...it's an American classic here...created by an amazing Canadian. end quote.

Pam - who are you to determine what I should think or contemplate or if I am capable of even making that thought?
Who are you to judge and discount my thoughts with that disgusting 'it doesn't matter what you say" and "it's not up to you" sanctimonious attitude?
I never said it was up to me or my thoughts were the correct answer..
I stated an opinion with some reasoned explanations for it. You don't have to agree but you should keep your disparaging and dismissive comments out of it.
When did you become the judge and jury about anything? What a bunch of condescending, ignorant things to say.

I had an opinion just like Redhead, James and anyone else.
My opinion is as valid as anyone else's and Redhead had the grace and maturity to speak in respectful and reasoned words with no sense of personal putdowns or reverting to being dismissive and rude. Her misconception in what I said was cleared up without any stomach turning rudeness from her. She cleared up the "errs" issue for me with the same tactfulness and respect.

And then you take it upon yourself to determine whether my analogy is good or not. I think my point was understood by the others in this conversation.

I have no idea what you are talking about when you say "The generation that had the deepest ancestral roots in Canada."

Believe me, I know where you're coming from.