Note: Watchman's picture of "Tongue in Cheek"
as far as lighting up - it is a good way to lighten up (breathe deep and hold for as long as you can. j/k) [/QUOTE]Gotcha,

As far as lighting up...I knew that remark would be construed in a certain manner. Those days are far, far in the past for me. But even in those days, I would not have liked Canary Yellow Canoe.

Mind you, this is all tongue in cheek.

RMD

I guess i should have put LOL.
I always skip GO-GO Round.

Home from the Forest. Too sad, if I listen to it I'm ruined for the day

I knew I couldn't be the only CYC fan out here... :)
good thing we're typing and not speaking, with all this tongue in cheek, verbal communication would impossible...

Me too. It's not a "bad" song. It's just, well... blah.

LSH
Hey don't forget I said CYC "except for the lyrics" :) I love the lyrics. The geography of rivers named, the imagery of the canoeing I always hoped for in a song by Gord, but the (almost) rock music and melody I find it hard to listen to is all.

I am glad he wrote it; he's earned the right, I respect everything he wrote, It's just CYC and Hey You! are a little hard on my ears. Maybe better put that those two are my LEAST favourite - I really don't dislike any GL song; I love his music too much.

Two out of hundreds still constitutes my liking his music to the 99th percentile - as good as about anything gets ! I respect your opinion LSH, and I respect all the opinions above. Stand proud with your opinion LSH :)

geo Steve

That's why we don't like CYC. :rolleyes: [img]tongue.gif[/img] :D

hey geo Steve
I caught that lyrics bit :)
Oddly enough, I'm a lyrics person (as you know by now), but I like CYC for the feeling of letting loose, letting it go, that I find in the music (ala "to be insane beyond belief, is sometimes the best relief).

I find it all somewhat amusing, since you like those hummable melodies and I like those lyrics...just goes to show you, huh? :)

thank you for the respect of opinions, my sentiments exactly...those differing opinions are what make these threads so interesting...

LSH

and in keeping with the thread...I'd rather any of them than nothing at all as MD said, but I really could live without Miguel...or Sweet Guinevere, May I...so you probably score in a higher percentile than I do...

[ August 07, 2006, 20:15: Message edited by: LSH ]

Ok, I have to give CYC another listen. It's been awhile, and though I didn't like it the first time through, I'll give it another perspective and see if it catches on. Sometimes it can take awhile - even years - for me to warm up to a song or album. Mind you, Gord is one of those rare birds where I like or love almost everything, but even the great man himself can have an off day!

Sweet Guinevere I have always liked. The Endless Wire album is one of my favourites and I listen to every song. Besides, my father's name was Ernie, so there's a bit of sentiment there for me too.

I enjoy it too - probably because of the mention of so many familiar geographical names etc. And he obviously had a great time recording it!
lol

I love the huge "NOPE" response!!! :D


I have never been a fan of "Canary Yellow Canoe" either but it isn't horrible. Let's not forget that it is an out take which means that even Lightfoot said "Ummmmmmm.......nah." I can't think of any Lightfoot tune that I actually hate. I do skip a few due to overplaying or I find them a bit boring. Still, that does not take away from the quality. The guy has written hundreds of songs and not one of them makes me say "Run for the hills!"


Now take a band like the Red Hot Chili Peppers. EVERY song is a piece of garbage.

LSH - LOL you got me on the hummable thing ! You are right it just goes to show....exceptions to everything. I guess I was finding it to be a highlight of an otherwise difficult song for me to listen too.

Now that its mentioned, I gotta agree on Miguel... that one I think simply reflects the earlier stage of his abilities as they progressed. Its only a bit of a strain for me, I'm not unable to listen to that one. :)
geo steve

Just goes to show how different our taste is even in the realm of our same good taste - I love Miguel. I find myself humming it often and the story is so sad (I like sad songs)

C'mon now ! How about the new Dani California ?


Bill :)

I've liked the Red Hot Chili Peppers for a long, long time.

The Beatles on the otherhand are nothing but insolent noise to my ears.

I love the song "Miguel". It's one of my favorites on the album.

BILLW,

WOW ! Thanks for sharing that. I have no idea what they were talking about. The ridiculous imagery completely distracted me from the words.

The 'Chili Peppers' evoke a fond memory. When I was in pursuit of a new guitar and trying out different models, a young lad sat down beside me and asked if the tune I was playing was a 'Chili Peppers' song. It happened to be one of my own tunes. At the time, I was unsure whether to feel flattered or offended. Now I know...It's the latter.

RMD

[ August 09, 2006, 06:26: Message edited by: RMD ]

Me too. It's not a "bad" song. It's just, well... blah. [/QUOTE]Hmmmm, this is one of the ones I like. Good tappin' tune, there. :cool:


:confused:

I don't like Slide On Over. No melody and I'd rather not try to understand the words.

I have to agree with "Slide On Over." Now there's a song I haven't heard for a while. Was not thinking about it. But everytime I listen to "Cold On The Shoulder", I usualy skip that one. 'Mama's got a long dress on'.

Heavens.
A lot of tongues.
A lot of bulging cheeks.
CYC? Naw, it was just Gord letting loose. I tend to alter the last verse to match my home:
"the Clear Fork, Black Fork, Rocky Fork too..."
These being three forks of the Muskingum river that flows to the Ohio river. Plus seeing the original CYC in the album notes of Songbook, and reading the story of it having been wrapped around a rock!
Hey, everybody's got their own tastes.