01-31-2006, 08:20 AM
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Showdown #1
Old Dan's Records 16 Uncle Toad Said 2
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If You Could Read My Mind 13 Harmony 1
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Drifters 12 Stay Loose 6
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Hangdog Hotel Room 10 Betty Called Me In 5
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Slide on Over 10 Blackberry Wine 5
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Sea of Tranquility 8 Triangle 6
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Don Quioxte 13 Minstrel of the Dawn 9
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Message to the Wind 5 A Minor Ballad 6
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Welcome to Try 10 If There's a Reason 8
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Let it Ride 14 Knotty Pine 9
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Fading Away 10 Gotta Get Away 8
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Endless Wire 11 Keepin' on Yearning 2
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Shadows 13 Song For a Winter's Night 12
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Beautiful 13 I'll Prove My Love 9
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A Passing Ship 11 Much to My Surprise 7
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I'd Rather Press On 11
Salute (Gotta lot more livin' to do) 4
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The Auctioneer 22
Canary Yellow Canoe 1
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It's Worth Believin' 12 Talking in Your Sleep 8
Showdown #19
Bend in the Water 12 I'd Do It Again 8
Hey everyone. "Bend in the Water" is the winner of Showdown #19. It is a real toe tapper. I think "Cold on the Shoulder" is one of the last albums I added to my collection. I remember really enjoying the songs on the album. And because BIW is the first song, it gets the album off to a great start.
Have you ever longed for a loved one you've left behind? If you listen to Gord's lyrics, you know that he has a whole trail of broken hearts left behind him. Sometimes he expresses his desire to return to a special loved one he's left behind. For example in Alberta Bound, that's the "reason" he's "Alberta Bound." Perhaps on his trip from Toronto to Alberta, he was taking the steel rail. Here are two songs about a yearning to return to a love left behind. Which one do you like better?
Alberta Bound
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Steel Rail Blues
Let the battle begin.
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01-31-2006, 08:20 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hamilton
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Showdown #1
Old Dan's Records 16 Uncle Toad Said 2
Showdown #2
If You Could Read My Mind 13 Harmony 1
Showdown #3
Drifters 12 Stay Loose 6
Showdown #4
Hangdog Hotel Room 10 Betty Called Me In 5
Showdown #5
Slide on Over 10 Blackberry Wine 5
Showdown #6
Sea of Tranquility 8 Triangle 6
Showdown #7
Don Quioxte 13 Minstrel of the Dawn 9
Showdown #8
Message to the Wind 5 A Minor Ballad 6
Showdown #9
Welcome to Try 10 If There's a Reason 8
Showdown #10
Let it Ride 14 Knotty Pine 9
Showdown #11
Fading Away 10 Gotta Get Away 8
Showdown #12
Endless Wire 11 Keepin' on Yearning 2
Showdown #13
Shadows 13 Song For a Winter's Night 12
Showdown #14
Beautiful 13 I'll Prove My Love 9
Showdown #15
A Passing Ship 11 Much to My Surprise 7
Showdown #16
I'd Rather Press On 11
Salute (Gotta lot more livin' to do) 4
Showdown #17
The Auctioneer 22
Canary Yellow Canoe 1
Showdown #18
It's Worth Believin' 12 Talking in Your Sleep 8
Showdown #19
Bend in the Water 12 I'd Do It Again 8
Hey everyone. "Bend in the Water" is the winner of Showdown #19. It is a real toe tapper. I think "Cold on the Shoulder" is one of the last albums I added to my collection. I remember really enjoying the songs on the album. And because BIW is the first song, it gets the album off to a great start.
Have you ever longed for a loved one you've left behind? If you listen to Gord's lyrics, you know that he has a whole trail of broken hearts left behind him. Sometimes he expresses his desire to return to a special loved one he's left behind. For example in Alberta Bound, that's the "reason" he's "Alberta Bound." Perhaps on his trip from Toronto to Alberta, he was taking the steel rail. Here are two songs about a yearning to return to a love left behind. Which one do you like better?
Alberta Bound
or
Steel Rail Blues
Let the battle begin.
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01-31-2006, 08:30 AM
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1 for Steel Rail Blues
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01-31-2006, 08:58 AM
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What a tough choice. I love both songs. I guess I'd have to give the edge to Steel Rail Blues.
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01-31-2006, 09:09 AM
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'Alberta Bound' - for lots of sentimental reasons
but I love both songs.
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01-31-2006, 09:54 AM
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Alberta Bound
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01-31-2006, 10:13 AM
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Steel Rail Blues
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01-31-2006, 11:51 AM
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Alberta Bound !
Bill 
But ya gotta love 'em both, eh?
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01-31-2006, 02:34 PM
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Likewise, you gotta love em' both. Depends on what the mood of the day is. Today I'm going to say "Steel Rail Blues"...just for the "woooo-hoooo" bits.
Cheers to all!
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01-31-2006, 02:34 PM
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Likewise, you gotta love em' both. Depends on what the mood of the day is. Today I'm going to say "Steel Rail Blues"...just for the "woooo-hoooo" bits.
Cheers to all!
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01-31-2006, 02:49 PM
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Both fun songs. "Steel Rail Blues" by a whisker.
DQ
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01-31-2006, 03:19 PM
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steel rail blues
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01-31-2006, 03:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Don Quixote:
Both fun songs. "Steel Rail Blues" by a whisker.
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Don says a whisker...I say "Steel Rail Blues" by a long shot!  The whole song is perfect in representing what Minstrel Man talked about in his intro. I actually feel sorry for "the lonesome boy,who missed the train last night",at the end of the song.
I like "A.B." but it's too "country" for me to "really" get into it. Might help if I was from Canada,I guess. 
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01-31-2006, 07:38 PM
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Alberta Bound here.
I believe there's more fun in AB.
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01-31-2006, 09:24 PM
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Easy. Steel Rail Blues.
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01-31-2006, 10:46 PM
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Alberta Bound
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01-31-2006, 10:58 PM
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Steel Rail Blues
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01-31-2006, 10:58 PM
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Steel Rail Blues
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02-01-2006, 12:17 AM
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Alberta Bound .....
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02-01-2006, 04:15 AM
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Love 'em both, but I give the edge to AB.
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02-01-2006, 07:06 AM
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Steel Rail Blues
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02-01-2006, 07:06 AM
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Steel Rail Blues
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02-01-2006, 09:16 AM
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Steel Rail Blues
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02-01-2006, 09:16 AM
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Steel Rail Blues
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02-01-2006, 09:27 AM
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Steel Rail Blues
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