The Song North Ontario - Page 2

Janice · 08-26-2002, 03:13 PM

quote:Originally posted by 2Much2Lose:
Rick is misquoted on that one all the time. He didn't say he liked cats. He used a 5-letter synonym.

You are, indeed, 2Much

james hill · 08-26-2002, 05:22 PM

the very thought of the STRAW BOSS smashing my head together is quite disheartening, but in a way, exciting. needless to say, i won't mention IT again! Promise!

James Hill

Rebecca · 08-26-2002, 09:26 PM

Oh. THAT"S what he said. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

quote:Originally posted by 2Much2Lose:
Rick is misquoted on that one all the time. He didn't say he liked cats. He used a 5-letter synonym.

2Much2Lose · 08-28-2002, 11:43 AM

By the way, the "North Ontario" mentioned in the song appears from the context to be Ontario, California, although I'm sure it had a double meaning for Gord.

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"And the laughter came too easy for life to pass me by."

Brenda · 08-28-2002, 11:55 AM

Or, it could have been On-Tear-I-O, Oregon(which is near the Or-EE-Gone border with Idaho, and is relatively North)...being an Oregonian, I'm sure that's what he meant, just as I'm sure that he was thinking of me when he wrote "Song for a Winter's Night"...I wish!!!

[This message has been edited by Brenda (edited September 03, 2002).]

james hill · 08-28-2002, 02:09 PM

we've had a few yuk-yuk's with "Cabaret", but the more i hear it, it really is a great song. that whole intro with the elec.guitar work is wonderful, but so is the whole album. i really love that instr. break in "Nous Vivons Ensemble". it's 1 of his more ambitious records. he went back to simplicity on "Don Quixote".

joveski · 08-28-2002, 04:17 PM

i've also listened to this song a bit more since this thread came up. i love it as well. it has that feeling of sadness and happiness in it. that piano bit after "i hope you find your rainbows end" does it for me.

on a more technical note, is it safe to assume that he plays the slow part of the song with a capo on the 3rd fret and then as he cracks open the can (we need not go there again!), he takes the capo off and plays open strings?. i always do this and it sound really good. it depends on whether anyone's seen him do it live (if he ever has done it live!)

Restless · 08-28-2002, 04:43 PM

I asked Gordon last week at Early Morning Studio about the beer. He thinks it was a Carling Black Label and that they had several that day. The guy just recorded it and they dubbed it in over the track.

james hill · 08-28-2002, 05:41 PM

joveski,

the opening passage to "Cabaret" is a great thing to doodle around with on a rainy afternoon (acoustic gitar or piano, whatever). i turn it into a lengthy jazz workout. thank god, you'll never hear it, but it's a lot of fun anyway! (as long as no-one's listening)

james hill · 08-28-2002, 05:47 PM

has any other GL song gotten this many posts? maybe he SHOULD do it live!

telekidd · 08-28-2002, 07:14 PM

quote:Originally posted by james hill:
has any other GL song gotten this many posts? maybe he SHOULD do it live!

Hey, if that's the criteria, I'll add another post to the list!

Seriously, despite the history of my relationship with the song "Cabaret" from the early days of the newsgroup, it remains one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite albums.
Derek

catmanron · 08-30-2002, 01:32 AM

I'm sorry but I have to comment on this,

I really like Cabaret, it's one of my Favourite GL songs, it creates a very strong image in my mind of a singer / songwriter ( Gord) plying their trade at out of the way venues in California,( he finishes his act, pulls a ring top, has a good long drink, then starts dreaming of his family and friends back home in North Ontario.

I was really happy with this vision, then Derek says its not a ring top, its a zippo lighter, then John Fowles says its not North Ontario, Canada, its some suburb of LA, wow, did my world fall apart at this point !!.

Now people are saying that it is a ring top, Gords even saying what brand of beer it is, even Derek is accepting that its not a zippo, but still people, 2M2L and Brenda are saying its not North Ontario, Canada, but California, or maybe Oregon, but even though I can find Ontario in other places, I can only find one North Ontario, so, I'm happy my original vision is intact, and I'll keep dreaming of Kathy in North Bay, and continue to Smile..

Keep Smiling Ron

2Much2Lose · 08-30-2002, 02:50 PM

Upon closer listening, it sure sounds like opening a beer.

But until I read about it, I always thought it was the sound of clicking on a microphone. Picture a lounge singer strolling up to the mike in some forlorn cabaret, with the unprofessionalism of turning on a noisy mike. I know that's not what it is, but I still enjoy the irony of that mental picture.

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"And the laughter came too easy for life to pass me by."

johnfowles · 05-04-2006, 08:34 AM

From Mr Suber's recent topic
"what is up with that?" at:-
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/ultimatebb...c;f=1;t=003843

Quote:

Originally posted by James Suber:
in Cabaret, right before the lines:
"From the coast of California
Up to the Oregon border"
it sounded like he had messed up or something because you can hear him letting out an exasperated sigh...
Anyone know what happened?

James (or as Bruna psyches you "DMD3" from Tifton GA)
when asking questions such as this it behooves you to do a modicum of research on this forum first. Had you taken the trouble to search for "cabaret" you would undoubtedly have found this old topic which I am replying to now to bring it back to the top and to augment Char's reply to your new topic.
Please note Cathy's reply above (on August 24 2002) in which she quoted in full an earlier reply by Al Watchman . his reply is one of the many postings Al deleted when he previously withdrew from this forum. I have now checked my Vinyl copy of SSOL and there is no mention on the sleeve of the mythical "special effects" guy (Rich Fortier) nor in the front CD insert either,
However after googling I found at:-
http://niagarariveranglers.com/steel...ament_info.htm
that Rich is actually something to do with the
NIAGARA RIVER ANGLERS ASSOCIATIONS
so I guess that Al is a keen fisherman??
JohnFowles

you could also have found another relevant topic
""Cabaret" Summer Side Of Life" at:-
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/ultimatebb...=003303#000018
in which I illustrated a suitable beer bottle label:-

But if it was in fact a beer can it cannot have been Gord's own beer

SilverHeels · 05-04-2006, 09:57 AM

John, now you know why I am sure James is from Georgia!

Jesse Joe · 05-04-2006, 12:40 PM

Yes it is the song 'Cabaret' from the 1971 album, "Summerside Side Of Life." Many people make that very same mistake of calling it, "North Ontario." He says those words so many times in the song that one would think that's the title. Not...

johnfowles · 08-27-2010, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesse Joe

Yes it is the song 'Cabaret' from the 1971 album, "Summerside Side Of Life." Many people make that very same mistake of calling it, "North Ontario." He says those words so many times in the song that one would think that's the title. Not...

Despite the annoying duplication of replies this remains one of my favo(u)rite threads about one of my favo(u)rite Gordsongs


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