quote:Originally posted by Restless:
I think it's okay to dislike Sundown. I recall, when I was younger, feeling uncomfortable with the lyrics...perhaps too risque! (Of course these days, compared to the offensiveness of much of contemporary music, it sounds like a Disney tune.) Now I more appreciate the production, the musicianship, and its place within a great album. And some of the lyrics are actually kind of cool ("...when I feel like I'm winning when I'm losing again.")
No, it's not the lyrics necessarily, I just felt that the tune was well, contrived. Gord last scored a top-10 hit in 1971 with "If You Could Read My Mind", and I felt perhaps there were some "suits" at WB hinting his next album ("Sundown") may be his last on Reprise if it didn't produce a hit. I've never been a big fan of "hook" tunes, and "Sundown" certainly qualifies as that. The musicianship was it's usual impeccable self, so there's no complaints there.
By the way, if your moniker "Restless" is taken from the GL tune, that's one of my favorites.
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