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charlene · 06-02-2005, 06:37 AM

I remember sitting at Massey every night two weeks ago and hearing that rumbling/resonance when he sang some words/phrases and thinking how suitable it sounded for the song and this time of his life. It gave the song a more relevant feeling for me in regards to Lightfoot's aging and health issues he's had in the last few years. It worked for me.
It would be great to hear some older songs re-worked to suit that voice...he's done it for Beautiful for quite a few years and it's a wonderful change, subtle but so spot on for him now.
I couldn't even begin to list the songs I'd like to hear with the "new" Lightfoot voice.....too too many!

06-02-2005, 06:37 AM	#3
charlene Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 16,001	I remember sitting at Massey every night two weeks ago and hearing that rumbling/resonance when he sang some words/phrases and thinking how suitable it sounded for the song and this time of his life. It gave the song a more relevant feeling for me in regards to Lightfoot's aging and health issues he's had in the last few years. It worked for me. It would be great to hear some older songs re-worked to suit that voice...he's done it for Beautiful for quite a few years and it's a wonderful change, subtle but so spot on for him now. I couldn't even begin to list the songs I'd like to hear with the "new" Lightfoot voice.....too too many!