I just got my "Lightfoot/The Way I Feel" on Monday and have listened to it constantly. I was really happy that Canadian Railroad Trilogy was on it, and I had wondered what all the "hoopla" was regarding this song, and when I heard this song I immediately knew why. This song is priceless beyond description. It seems absolutely perfect. Starting with a medium tempo, then getting very fast, then slow, than very fast again, and then back to the original tempo; wow...this seems to me like either one of his top 5 to 10 songs. It would definitely be in my list! If I had to tell someone what song makes Gordon Lightfoot THE Canadian folk icon, this might be just it, in spite of the fact that it would still face strong competition with another great songs he's written.
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