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Originally Posted by spocksbrain
... for him to come to Toronto and be on a Canadian TV show to show his appreciation for one of his favorite songwriters was a true gesture of respect and friendship. HOW MANY OTHER ARTISTS HAS DYLAN DONE THIS FOR?
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hey, first I agree, Dylan has a way with words and delivering a phrase
I didn't realize he was considered one of America's finest poets, high praise
http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertai...c/topics/743/#
there's a clip of the Dylan presentation at this link (the TV show was actually the somewhat traditional Juno Awards, a celebration of national talent, the Canadian version of the Grammys, which just happened to be televised) - I remember how anti-climatic it was after all the hype - I don't think the introduction was Dylan's finest writing but would make for a concise epitaph "Gordon M. Lightfoot... someone of rare talent and all that" - I would have preferred Tyson or any of a handful of other influences or influencees to be inducting Gord into the Hall of Fame but it was his choice and who can argue with that
I was serious when I said this cover was smoother than I expected (compared to live experiences) and it was a rare live recording where I could mostly make out what he was saying, even if I knew the words
all praise of artistic ability aside, I still don't think this performance would survive authentic gauges of talent such as the gong show, america's got talent, canadian idol, etc ...actually, I thought it was wonderful to hear the next generation of singer songwriter/musicians singing Gord covers, especially the CRT arrangement...I also enjoy the youtube covers as long as folks aren't singing along to the GL track itself
I don't know to what extent my GL fanaticism has left my brain stale (my brain is more like the Yeoman Janice's than Spock's, lol) but I am thankful this forum lives on and has such diversity of opinions, I don't think there is another place on the www where Gord is discussed..and the more concert reports the better, imo, but I am sorry I missed the trip short story (29 pgs sounds atleast medium) and will check it out, thanks ...keep the posts coming, I always enjoy yours
I conclude by truly thanking Dylan for teaching Gord how to write lyrics...and to more wholeheartedly thank him for not teaching Gord how to carry a melody