banner.gif (3613 Byte)

Corner.gif 1x1.gif Corner.gif
1x1.gif You are at: Home - Discussion Forum 1x1.gif
Corner.gif 1x1.gif Corner.gif
      
round_corner_upleft.gif (837 Byte) 1x1.gif (807 Byte) round_corner_upright.gif (837 Byte)
Old 01-07-2003, 09:13 PM   #1
QortTore
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Back in 1976, my wife and I attended a Gordon Lightfoot concert at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. During the concert, Gordon performed a song that blew me away (although I'm not sure that expression was in use back then). But when we left, all I could remember of the song was two lines:
"I can't remember where she said she'd be,
Back in the city or on the TV"
So for the next 25 or so years, Whenever I was in a record store, I would look through all the Gordon Lightfoot records for the title "On the TV". Of course I never found it. Along comes the internet, and I discover that the original lyrics were changed from "on the TV" to 'On the high seas" when it was recorded on Dream Street Rose in 1980. This was a disappointment to me, since I thought "on the TV" was a neat, quirky lyric. However, I have forgiven Gordon, since the song is such a great combination of wonderful words set to a harmonically rich score. And lucky me! Dream Street Rose was just reissued.
Alan
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-07-2003, 09:13 PM   #2
Alan
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 36
Default

Back in 1976, my wife and I attended a Gordon Lightfoot concert at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. During the concert, Gordon performed a song that blew me away (although I'm not sure that expression was in use back then). But when we left, all I could remember of the song was two lines:
"I can't remember where she said she'd be,
Back in the city or on the TV"
So for the next 25 or so years, Whenever I was in a record store, I would look through all the Gordon Lightfoot records for the title "On the TV". Of course I never found it. Along comes the internet, and I discover that the original lyrics were changed from "on the TV" to 'On the high seas" when it was recorded on Dream Street Rose in 1980. This was a disappointment to me, since I thought "on the TV" was a neat, quirky lyric. However, I have forgiven Gordon, since the song is such a great combination of wonderful words set to a harmonically rich score. And lucky me! Dream Street Rose was just reissued.
Alan
Alan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2003, 11:48 AM   #3
rex
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 2
Default

The song is "On The High Seas"....love it too!

******************************

"Didn't feel so cold and tired
Stretched out before her fire
Rollin' smokes and drinkin' up her wine
And I remember candlelight
And singing 'til we could not sing no more
Then fallin' warm asleep on Susan's floor"


[This message has been edited by on-susan's-floor (edited January 08, 2003).]
rex is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2003, 11:48 AM   #4
on-susan's-floor
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 32
Default

The song is "On The High Seas"....love it too!

******************************

"Didn't feel so cold and tired
Stretched out before her fire
Rollin' smokes and drinkin' up her wine
And I remember candlelight
And singing 'til we could not sing no more
Then fallin' warm asleep on Susan's floor"


[This message has been edited by on-susan's-floor (edited January 08, 2003).]
on-susan's-floor is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Favorite Lightfoot Song & Why? II Florian General Discussion 1411 10-26-2013 09:04 PM
My favorite G.Lightfoot song... mynameismudd General Discussion 9 01-22-2005 08:21 PM
Favorite Lightfoot Song& Why 3 SIRIUS1 General Discussion 18 03-01-2004 11:10 AM
My favorite Lightfoot song enova99 General Discussion 4 04-18-2003 03:44 PM
Favorite Lightfoot Song & Why? General Discussion 8 01-26-2000 05:01 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:57 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
downleft 1x1.gif (807 Byte) downright