Sandyo, Silver Heels and Florian,
I agree with all of you, Christian Island has been my favorite from Don Quixote for many many years, even though the entire CD is also one of my favorites. (I used to have it on 8-track many years ago, how many of you can remember those old things!!??) Christian Island has such a light, airy feeling, you can truly feel like you are riding the waves and feeling the sun and smelling the ocean breezes, just by singing along!
Canary Yellow Canoe is very different than many of GL's songs. I get the feeling he is just singing about how great it feels to be out on the water in his canoe, and he wants the world to know how happy he is. I have a canary yellow kayak that I take out on the lake in front of my house several times a week, where I paddle around and enjoy the wildlife and mountain breezes. After I heard Canary Yellow Canoe, I could really relate to how Gord feels just to get out into the boat and paddle around. On stressful days, I can't wait to haul the kayak down to the water and jump in, and as soon as I start to paddle out onto the lake, I leave all of my worries behind. You get such a different perspective of the world when you are floating just a few inches above the water and the craft is fully under your own power. Waterfowl and other animals seem less disturbed by me when I paddle around silently, rather than scaring them away with a motorboat. Each time I go out it is a new adventure. I took a friend out for the first time last week, and she was having such a great time she suddenly let out this loud "whoop!".
I get the feeling that is the same emotion that Gord is referring to in Canary Yellow Canoe!
Oh! I played my old 8-Track of DQ so many times that it wore out, and it was years before I was able to find the CD. When I did, it was like welcoming back an old friend, and we haven't been separated since!
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