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Forum: General Discussion 09-10-2006, 06:39 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,254
Posted By Morgus
Here I am AZroute74 out of homage to my very...

Here I am AZroute74 out of homage to my very favorite GL song, "Carefree Highway." Everywhere else I am Cruztacean, from my last name, which is Cruz. (Cruz Control was already "taken" at many of...
Forum: General Discussion 09-10-2006, 06:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,257
Posted By Morgus
I agree with the two previous posts. Even though...

I agree with the two previous posts. Even though I do like the songs, they don't seem as GL as most of the others. I have the same feeling toward Same Old Loverman. I love the song, it just...
Forum: General Discussion 09-09-2006, 10:17 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 21,135
Posted By Morgus
Two singers I still feel very strongly about. ...

Two singers I still feel very strongly about. John Denver, and Charley Pride.

I should probably add Sir Elton John, Jim Croce, and Rod Stewart. In addition to GL, I also love Collin Raye, Randy...
Forum: General Discussion 09-09-2006, 10:15 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,254
Posted By Morgus
I'm on it. Louisville, Kentucky. You'll...

I'm on it.

Louisville, Kentucky.

You'll see me in my wedding gown, when I married Jim about a year and a half ago. You'll remember that I <i>knew</i> he was the right one when he came to my...
Forum: General Discussion 09-03-2006, 11:04 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 10,773
Posted By Morgus
I'll put my money on Canary Yellow Canoe.

I'll put my money on Canary Yellow Canoe.
Forum: General Discussion 06-15-2005, 01:24 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,920
Posted By Morgus
I was surfing and ended up at...

I was surfing and ended up at songwritershalloffame.org. So I browsed to see who was in it, and much to my dismay I saw who wasn't. Believe it or not, Mr. Lightfoot has NOT been inducted into the...
Forum: General Discussion 05-03-2004, 12:56 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 12,341
Posted By Morgus
Well, as you can tell by my screen name here, I...

Well, as you can tell by my screen name here, I am a MAJOR lover of that song.

My first post at this board was something like in February, and I had already been very sick with what we thought was...
Forum: General Discussion 03-01-2004, 11:10 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,066
Posted By Morgus
quote:Originally posted by GJA: I, too find...

quote:Originally posted by GJA:
I, too find that I listen to the entire CD without skipping to "favorite" songs. I cannot think of any other artist that I can say that about. Does that make me a...
Forum: General Discussion 03-01-2004, 11:04 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,183
Posted By Morgus
Someone who plays "Carefree Highway" off his...

Someone who plays "Carefree Highway" off his "Complete Greatest Hits" 500 times in a row, even if it is one of his better known songs. Then that same someone buys his sixty-something-dollar anthology...
Forum: General Discussion 03-01-2004, 10:46 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 7,633
Posted By Morgus
quote:Originally posted by DMD3: Just don't...

quote:Originally posted by DMD3:
Just don't play "Sundown". That song's boring, plus everyone's heard that one.

I disagree that "Sundown" is boring, and the fact that everyone has heard it may...
Forum: General Discussion 02-26-2004, 11:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,658
Posted By Morgus
I was under the impression that the song was...

I was under the impression that the song was about starting over, even thriving, when the world crashes around you. Your personal world may be "in ruins," but you can still operate and "race" to see...
Forum: General Discussion 02-26-2004, 11:33 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,886
Posted By Morgus
quote:Originally posted by Oma: "Song for a...

quote:Originally posted by Oma:
"Song for a Winter's Night"

Yeah. That's the song that finally did it for me, referring to my Tears II thread. I was all alone in the guest room at my brother's...
Forum: General Discussion 02-24-2004, 01:58 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,630
Posted By Morgus
quote:Originally posted by DMD3: I hope your...

quote:Originally posted by DMD3:
I hope your not talking about me.

Mee eether.
Forum: General Discussion 02-20-2004, 03:37 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 10,889
Posted By Morgus
I'm with the one who asked, "There are other...

I'm with the one who asked, "There are other artists?"

Seriously, I stay mostly in the country/light pop vein, what most people would consider "boring" or "depressing."

Country favorites:...
Forum: General Discussion 02-14-2004, 03:06 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 9,065
Posted By Morgus
Shoot, I can name more than five famous Canadians...

Shoot, I can name more than five famous Canadians myself!

1. Gordon Lightfoot
2. Anne Murray
3. Shania Twain
4. Michael J. Fox
5. Lloyd Eisler
6. His skating partner, Isabelle Brassuer...
Forum: General Discussion 02-13-2004, 02:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,030
Posted By Morgus
Actually.... I remember now. It wasn't a hit...

Actually.... I remember now.

It wasn't a hit version I was hearing. And I wasn't a child. Young yes, but not a child, actually a teenager.

My first husband used that song as one of several...
Forum: General Discussion 02-11-2004, 05:03 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,030
Posted By Morgus
I know that when I was a puppy I heard another...

I know that when I was a puppy I heard another act sing "Did She Mention My Name." I'm talking late sixties, early seventies here. It seemed much slower than GL's version, but when I heard GL...
Forum: General Discussion 02-11-2004, 02:16 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,950
Posted By Morgus
I noticed too that in "Wreck" he turns Detroit...

I noticed too that in "Wreck" he turns Detroit into 3 syllables. Maybe it's just that I'm from the south, but I've always pronounced it DEE-troit. I've heard it pronounced De-TROIT, but not usually...
Forum: General Discussion 02-10-2004, 07:43 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,927
Posted By Morgus
Didn't know there was an "Oh Linda." I'm going...

Didn't know there was an "Oh Linda." I'm going to have to point that one out to my mother. She loves songs with her name in them; ie Conway Twitty's "Linda On My Mind," etc. If that doesn't make a...
Forum: General Discussion 02-07-2004, 07:00 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 7,668
Posted By Morgus
Shadows OR Salute? Why not both? ...

Shadows OR Salute? Why not both?

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"Pickin' up the pieces of my sweet, shattered dream..."
Forum: General Discussion 02-07-2004, 02:15 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 9,066
Posted By Morgus
Trouble is, my fave changes every day. Well,...

Trouble is, my fave changes every day.

Well, scratch that. My favorite has always, since childhood when it came out, been "Carefree Highway," but I was only a surface fan then. Now that I'm a...
Forum: General Discussion 02-04-2004, 03:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,739
Posted By Morgus
quote:Originally posted by DMD3: Do you mean...

quote:Originally posted by DMD3:
Do you mean country girl or Tom Boy?

A Tomboy I'm not, never have been, always been a little sissyface girl. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif And I'm...
Forum: General Discussion 02-04-2004, 02:25 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,008
Posted By Morgus
Just had a realization about my non-fan mother,...

Just had a realization about my non-fan mother, who doesn't like GL, who prefers to listen to stuff with no melody, and who herself sings in three or four different keys at once (none of which are...
Forum: General Discussion 02-04-2004, 02:15 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,008
Posted By Morgus
My daughters (18 & 20) probably don't know--which...

My daughters (18 & 20) probably don't know--which is a serious parenting oversight on my part.
Forum: General Discussion 02-04-2004, 12:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,585
Posted By Morgus
Best wishes on your interview. I'm looking for...

Best wishes on your interview. I'm looking for permanent residence. Fixin' to go to bed now, I think I'll fall asleep listening to GL Disk 3 Track 9.
Forum: General Discussion 02-03-2004, 07:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,292
Posted By Morgus
I'm absolutely stunned. Yes, we need that...

I'm absolutely stunned.

Yes, we need that get-well-PLEASE card as soon as possible. I want GL back on stage. I have never gotten to see him and don't want to miss out on having a chance.

If I...
Forum: General Discussion 02-03-2004, 06:06 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,008
Posted By Morgus
Hi, all... Beating a dead horse here in more...

Hi, all...

Beating a dead horse here in more than one way, I know, because by posting a reply, I'm resurrecting a topic that is maybe a little older than other topics, and because I'm saying...
Forum: General Discussion 02-03-2004, 01:45 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,739
Posted By Morgus
Am I a sproutette?

Am I a sproutette?
Forum: General Discussion 02-02-2004, 11:42 PM
Replies: 1,411
Views: 185,338
Posted By Morgus
I've seen it said so many times that my mother's...

I've seen it said so many times that my mother's **parrot** is now trained to say, "You can't pick just one Gordon Lightfoot song. Brrr-AWK!"

"Carefree Highway" recently pulled me through a very...
Forum: General Discussion 02-02-2004, 12:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,332
Posted By Morgus
Thank you. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif ...

Thank you. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif I'd heard DQ for the first time last night, falling asleep, and then I thought, well, I got that one right. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
Forum: General Discussion 02-02-2004, 12:36 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,332
Posted By Morgus
OK, so I took it again and "knew" for sure only 3...

OK, so I took it again and "knew" for sure only 3 answers. Where he was born, the year of Summertime Dream, and the length of Wreck, which I have personally timed at 6.28. The others were guesses,...
Forum: General Discussion 02-01-2004, 09:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,332
Posted By Morgus
Re the quiz: I am new here and may not know a...

Re the quiz: I am new here and may not know a lot about GL, but I would like to learn. I took the quiz, knew some things, guessed others, and scored a grudgingly respectable 7/10. But how do I...
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