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lighthead2toe · 11-06-2011, 10:20 PM

Bobby, other than to tell you those words brought a tear, I really don't know what else to say to this and it's probably related to the awakenings that strike me from time to time and alert me constantly to the joy that has come my way through the music of Gordon Lightfoot.

Tonight I logged in to respond to a post regarding the tribute shows that happen in Toronto every January and kept reading the recent posts and discovered this response from you.

I can't count the number of times I've gone back and listened to this, and yes, also played along with it, and now, with the very sad news about Glen Campbell, your version will to me, mirror the version of his that I've come to know so well.

The more I listen to Gordon Lightfoot's songs, the more I tend to get the feeling that each and individual song seems to fall into a category all of it's own.

Recalling back to when this song first came out in the seventies, I remember if it came on the radio etc., I would discreetly sneak my way close up to the speaker, listen to it all the way, and comfortably shut the rest of the world out.

Thanks so much,

RJ.

11-06-2011, 10:20 PM	#6
lighthead2toe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada Posts: 920	Re: Cover of "Last Time I Saw Her". Bobby Whitman Bobby, other than to tell you those words brought a tear, I really don't know what else to say to this and it's probably related to the awakenings that strike me from time to time and alert me constantly to the joy that has come my way through the music of Gordon Lightfoot. Tonight I logged in to respond to a post regarding the tribute shows that happen in Toronto every January and kept reading the recent posts and discovered this response from you. I can't count the number of times I've gone back and listened to this, and yes, also played along with it, and now, with the very sad news about Glen Campbell, your version will to me, mirror the version of his that I've come to know so well. The more I listen to Gordon Lightfoot's songs, the more I tend to get the feeling that each and individual song seems to fall into a category all of it's own. Recalling back to when this song first came out in the seventies, I remember if it came on the radio etc., I would discreetly sneak my way close up to the speaker, listen to it all the way, and comfortably shut the rest of the world out. Thanks so much, RJ.