Gord is my all time favoritesinger/songwriter.To me his songs transcend being my favorites.However my "favorite song" is Taxi by Harry Chapin with Sequel a close second.Harry's ability to tell a true, down to earth and gritty story is amazing to me. The other night I was having trouble finishing a song that I was writing based on the movie "A Star Is Born". I needed a big ferocious ending and I sat back and said "Harry,how would you finish this?" The words that came out on paper were like nothing I had ever written before.I'm not saying that Harry dropped by, but by trying to think in terms of the many hundreds of hours that I have spent listening to his music and being affected by his style,I was definitely inspired by him.
One of my 10 year old twin boys is in a 5th grade school talent show On March 22nd. The song he is singing, along with his favorite little girl "friend" is Harry's song "Circle". He picked that one over every song that he has ever heard. He has been listening to that song all his life on the car stereo. Here comes another generation of Harry Chapin fans.
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