When I think of a true masterpiece, I think of a work that is so brilliant and so transcendent that it becomes part of our collective consciousness; something greater than the sum of its parts. With Gordon's songs, there are three that, for me, definitely qualify.
CRT - it tells the story of an entire country, and is used as a history text in schools.
TWOTEF - the sound, the imagery, the rhyming, the use of melody and language to evoke the sense of overwhelming tragedy.
IYCRMM - still as gorgeous and poignant as it was more than 40 years ago.
Gordon has so many wonderful, terrific songs that I suppose any number could be considered a masterpiece by a slightly different definition. And that doesn't bother me at all
YEP!