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Wes Steele · 12-24-1999, 10:00 PM

I was very happy to find this song as "song of the month" for December. Like LAMS, I first heard this in the early 80's. I fell in love with it immediately. It is really a different song and it strays from his usual path (if he does have a usual path).
I believe the song comes off better "live" in concert than the one that was released on the CD.
I never thought the song would be released. There was always a void when I thought of GL's career over the years, that this song was not released. As soon as I found out the song was on the "Songbook" CD, I rushed out and got it, and it was the first song I played. It was like a weight off my shoulders, (a release) that the song came out. My other two "releases" will be "Farewell To Annabell" when the "Old Dan's Records" CD comes out, and I wonder if he will ever record "Farewell To Nova Scotia".
But back to "Forgive Me Lord", It is one of my favorties of all time. A class song.

Merry Christmas Everyone,
Wes.....

12-24-1999, 10:00 PM	#5
Wes Steele Senior Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Hudson, Ohio USA Posts: 359	I was very happy to find this song as "song of the month" for December. Like LAMS, I first heard this in the early 80's. I fell in love with it immediately. It is really a different song and it strays from his usual path (if he does have a usual path). I believe the song comes off better "live" in concert than the one that was released on the CD. I never thought the song would be released. There was always a void when I thought of GL's career over the years, that this song was not released. As soon as I found out the song was on the "Songbook" CD, I rushed out and got it, and it was the first song I played. It was like a weight off my shoulders, (a release) that the song came out. My other two "releases" will be "Farewell To Annabell" when the "Old Dan's Records" CD comes out, and I wonder if he will ever record "Farewell To Nova Scotia". But back to "Forgive Me Lord", It is one of my favorties of all time. A class song. Merry Christmas Everyone, Wes.....