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I imagine the only new CD will be one with LIVE concert footage - he had a few extra songs when making HARMONY so perhaps there may be a couple of those thrown in.
he says 'eventually'...

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Re-reading the interview, I was puzzled by this exchange :
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CW-it was wonderful to see Ronnie Hawkins in Peterborough. He’s looking good and you did Home From The Forest. When was the last time you did that in concert?
GL-well we knew he was coming to the show and we worked on it a bit at rehearsal and got it into shape in the dates leading up to it. We did it live one night at one of the other dates to see how it worked. It still needs some work. One of the reasons I never sang it very much is it had some ambiguity in the structure and arrangement which I had to get ironed out which really was never done. We’ll be able to use that one, probably rotate that one into the show.
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Does anyone have any idea of what Lightfoot meant by 'ambiguity in the structure and arrangement' ? It sounded fine to me.

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I wondered about that too Ron
as the original on the great second album "The Way I Feel" always soounded fine to me.But
"The Perfectionist" obviously found fault somewhere and as this gem was a victim of the selection process for the songbook box set Gord did not have an opportunity to explain in his detailed track listing in the booklet
Links to the full textual content of that booklet as archived by the internet achive's wayback machine are shown in an old thread at:-
http://www.corfid.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=15319
In that thread I reported that in August 2004 after Rhino had rewritten their songbook web page it was still possible to open the original pages and the tracklist web page link was at that time:-
http://www.rhino.com/features/liners/75802lin5.html
but it has now been deleted
Fortunately the Wayback Machine has several archived sets and one is at the snappily contrived and easy to remember short i.e "not long" link
http://www.songbook.notlong.com
from which the track list text is at:-
http://web.archive.org/web/20030317182521/www.rhino.com/features/tracks/75802trx.lasso
so Ron will you be in Phoenix on October 25th??

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I don't know what it means...I was going to ask but we moved on in the converstion. I'm glad he fixed whatever he thought was ambiguous and he's going to put it in the rotation once in a while..It was a real treat to hear it.

Maybe some musicians know what it means.

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not sure if he meant it was ambiguous lyrically or composition-wise

i don't know what an ambiguous composition/song structure looks like...unless he means it's repetitive (ie. multi-versed and without chorus or bridge, etc)...that never stopped him from playing the Wreck

he has mentioned he stopped playing protest songs long ago...does he mean the songs lyrical message might be open to many interpretations, with one being too political for his liking? i have always liked the shuffle tempo...it's a very touching song but i've never gone too deep into the lyrics ...so, what is it about AND did he change some lyrics during these last performances?

btw, for the Quiz folks, no one has named the 5 tunes he has added in the last 18 months (including myself)

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Gord's daughter Ingrid offered this: I interpret the "long forgotten Soldier" as lonley, forgotten "Man", who has lost his way...due to his addiction. The "forest" is a beautiful place initially, "where the wild flowers did bloom" but the man takes the wrong path in his life and the forest becomes a dark, sinister place. Again, my own interpretation...
Melody

not sure what 5 songs they are-I'll have to check the set lists..

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Thanks for the interview Char! I'm glad you asked him if he had thought any more about the possibility of an autobiography...at least he didn't say no- never. So there's still some hope. Also great to see that he's keeping the concerts fresh with songs like "Home from the Forest." I really love those four (actually five counting Sunday Concert) UA albums, and worried that Gordon had forgotten them- I guess he hasn't!

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OMG! Many many thanks to Char and GORD! Fabulous! meo

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Hmmm, JJ ------
Trying to think of the 5 songs added in the last 18 months......
OK,
Did She Mention My Name
If Children Had Wings
Fine As Fine Can Be
Ringneck Loon
and, of course,
Home From the Forest

How'd I do?????? ;)

Melissa

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Oops,
Six!
Me and Bobby McGee

;)
Melissa

Re: Mr. Lightfoot called AGAIN ! CHat with CHar - 2nd edition!
 

I hope Home From The Forest doesn't get lost after a few concerts like Bobby McGee did..

Re: Mr. Lightfoot called AGAIN ! CHat with CHar - 2nd edition!
 

Nice job Char, as always! There will be a little extra in your check this month!

Bill :)

Re: Mr. Lightfoot called AGAIN ! CHat with CHar - 2nd edition!
 

how about a lot extra in my cheque??
lol

Re: Mr. Lightfoot called AGAIN ! CHat with CHar - 2nd edition!
 

Oops - whatever was I thinking?

Re: Mr. Lightfoot called AGAIN ! CHat with CHar - 2nd edition!
 

I'll check the cheque when it arrives...
;)

Re: Mr. Lightfoot called AGAIN ! CHat with CHar - 2nd edition!
 

To do that you'll have to hone up yo(u)r math(s) skills and not use any overly colo(u)rful Language!!

Re: Mr. Lightfoot called AGAIN ! CHat with CHar - 2nd edition!
 

well Gord started it!!
;)

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I still like his oh so down to earth ways that make a person feel so comfortable to talk to him about practically anything.

Re: Mr. Lightfoot called AGAIN ! CHat with CHar - 2nd edition!
 

In regards to Char's question about the re-releases. Is it just me, or does Gordon seem a little apprehensive about his catalog being remastered and released on a new label?

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Thanks for sharing, Char. What an amazing honor. Can't wait for Massey in May 2011!!