I must say that I had quite a time at the Saturday Lightfoot Tribute thanks to our very own Char and Jenny for getting me a place at their table. A hearty thank you to the both of you. It was such a great show with so many wonderful versions of Lightfoot's material, but I must say the icing on the cake for me was Suzy Vinnick's version of "I'd Do It Again". I had never really considered this song one of Gord's greats, but after hearing Suzy do such an incredible bluesy rendition, I realized just what a great song it is. Sometimes when other artists give a new take on a familiar tune, it can bring out another side of the artist who wrote it and in this case Suzy really did. Definitely one of Gord's most under-rated songs. The finale was great too seeing all these talented people singing Alberta Bound and Rich Man's Spiritual together...almost brought a tear to my eye.
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