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Oh, Linda · 10-05-2008, 09:18 PM

One more I should mention, "Drink Yer Glasses Empty." He could have written that for my dad's oldest brother who flew B17 and B24 bombers in WWII. They used to hand him a bottle at the end of his mission and it'd be "bottom's up," so to speak. He came home a ruined man, a sharp contrast to the young, vibrant and funny man he was in his younger day as recalled by my dad.

I heard that song for the first time this summer when I picked up a couple of CDs I was missing from the GL catalog, including Waiting For You and the Songbook collection. Those poignant lyrics made me immediately think of him.

10-05-2008, 09:18 PM	#82
Oh, Linda Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 144	Re: Which Gordon Lightfoot song makes you cry? One more I should mention, "Drink Yer Glasses Empty." He could have written that for my dad's oldest brother who flew B17 and B24 bombers in WWII. They used to hand him a bottle at the end of his mission and it'd be "bottom's up," so to speak. He came home a ruined man, a sharp contrast to the young, vibrant and funny man he was in his younger day as recalled by my dad. I heard that song for the first time this summer when I picked up a couple of CDs I was missing from the GL catalog, including Waiting For You and the Songbook collection. Those poignant lyrics made me immediately think of him.