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Hangdog · 03-14-2011, 12:36 PM

From my perspective of one who tries in vain to sing these beautiful songs, is to pick the song that cannot be reproduced or is the most difficult to reproduce. And the top song for me is Eighth Avenue. Everyone of the tunes here are over the top for me. There is no best. They are all perfect. But 8th Avenue is just somewhere out there in a land that no one can go there except Gord. The song is so solitary..just a voice..and a story.. unforgetable.

Its just too much fantastic Gord in that tune. Great lyrics and Great voice. Thats it. Impossible for any performer to match it.

03-14-2011, 12:36 PM	#13
Hangdog Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 31	Re: POLL: Best overall segment from BBC Live '71 From my perspective of one who tries in vain to sing these beautiful songs, is to pick the song that cannot be reproduced or is the most difficult to reproduce. And the top song for me is Eighth Avenue. Everyone of the tunes here are over the top for me. There is no best. They are all perfect. But 8th Avenue is just somewhere out there in a land that no one can go there except Gord. The song is so solitary..just a voice..and a story.. unforgetable. Its just too much fantastic Gord in that tune. Great lyrics and Great voice. Thats it. Impossible for any performer to match it.