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lighthead2toe · 03-18-2012, 11:36 AM

Hi Linda.

Yes, there's several versions of "Dirty Old Town" out there.
I like them all. It's a really great song written by Ewan MacColl who also wrote "The First Time Ever I saw Your Face" which Gord did a truly remarkable version. It highlights the emotional vibrato and purity of his voice in those early years when the song was recorded.
RJ.

03-18-2012, 11:36 AM	#4
lighthead2toe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada Posts: 920	Re: Photos from Vintage Toronto Hi Linda. Yes, there's several versions of "Dirty Old Town" out there. I like them all. It's a really great song written by Ewan MacColl who also wrote "The First Time Ever I saw Your Face" which Gord did a truly remarkable version. It highlights the emotional vibrato and purity of his voice in those early years when the song was recorded. RJ.