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Originally posted by Sheryl:
The coincidences continue...
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Wow, I just remembered an article I read once on Ray Stevens! He said he was sitting on a street corner with a sign that said "will writenovelty songs for food", when he saw Borderstone go running by. He saw Lightfoot and Haynes enter the library after him, so he immediately went home to write "The Streaker". He figured that he had to get a jump start on Lightfoot before he penned a similiar song, as Steven's career wasn't doing as well and it had been a while since he had a hit. He figured that seeing Borderstone run by, with Lightfoot on his, um, heels, was a sign that the topic was song worthy. Stevens often wondered if it forced Lightfoot to rework Carefree Highway, which he claims was originally going to be Clothes Free Libary.
I'd forgotten all about that article till now!
Jenney