amazing that after a quick search, i cant find it online in a more thorough (less typo filled, lol) response to paste here
and it was also told again in the DB book, no? i dont know why i (or someone prior) called it the envelope story... so after several years, and following the big Whitney Houston hit release, TGLOA, Gord's people take exception and begin lawsuit regarding the similarities in the IYCRMM recurring segment ("never knew i could feel this way and i gotta say that i just don't get it...etc) with what Massor (sp? songwriter) had penned ...when i first heard it i sure thought it was plain as day, but didnt know what the rules were
anyhow, they had asked why Gord waited so long and i think he said he was worried that people would think it was he that had ripped of the Whitney song
at the end of the day, the legend goes, that Gord finally received the favourable ruling and a large cheque ... then he returned it in an envelope with a note saying he had never wanted the $$$ .... just an acknowledgement that they were indeed wrong
i dont know if Gord would welcome the question (rehash of the past? while we're on the topic, lol) but maybe that legend is just myth... tell him to put in in HIS book
hey, didnt we hear that a documentary is coming out on Gord in time for the next film festival? i guess i would take that over a book anyhow
i imagine if there is any talk at all about the 70s lifestyle and Smith stuff, that they will breeze through it and stick to the stuff we adore: his hometown, the upbringing, the training, the discipline, the poetry, the compositions, the legacy... btw, we request more rare music, archival film, videos, photos and songwriting insights, please and thanks you, Gordon