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Borderstone · 11-02-2005, 08:21 PM

Okay!

We seem to have a "mis-defenition" of what I meant about "Race Among The Ruins". First off,it's one of the very first Lightfoot songs I ever heard,so I do not dis-like it. What I meant is,it's good,but not exactly a place I'd start a new listner off.

As for being a single,I stand by my comment. The top 40 is "rough country" for artists trying to get hits and I just felt that "R.A.T.R" wasn't the kind of song one hears on the radio. Commercially speaking,"Spanish Moss" would have been the stronger choice.

No malice to Gordon or his songs intended.

11-02-2005, 08:21 PM	#26
Borderstone Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Phoenix,Arizona -America Posts: 4,427	Okay! We seem to have a "mis-defenition" of what I meant about "Race Among The Ruins". First off,it's one of the very first Lightfoot songs I ever heard,so I do not dis-like it. What I meant is,it's good,but not exactly a place I'd start a new listner off. As for being a single,I stand by my comment. The top 40 is "rough country" for artists trying to get hits and I just felt that "R.A.T.R" wasn't the kind of song one hears on the radio. Commercially speaking,"Spanish Moss" would have been the stronger choice. No malice to Gordon or his songs intended.