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Originally posted by Janice:
Steve, I love these topics that pose challenges that cause one to reflect deep and answer the tough questions. Reflection that sometimes makes you realize that things weren't really the way you thought they were at all. I know your challenge was based on Lightfoot music, but I reached even deeper - or maybe not deep enough - and based my response on all music.
I've always thought of myself as a word person. Words either touch me deeply drawing me to the song, or don't mean anything to me making the song not as personal. As a rule, I've never been much for instrumentals or instrumentalists. I find large doses of it very boring and the music loses my attention pretty quickly. However, as with any rule, there are exceptions.
That said, as I searched within for the answer to your challenge, I realized that if the melody doesn't capture my attention, I don't always listen to the words. So, for the purposes of your challenge, I'll have to go with melody. It's the melody I'm humming days later - I'm not reciting the words (unless of course I'm by myself in my car or the shower as those are pretty much the only times I sing)
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Janice has a point. Maybe I didn't give this enough thought. I am and have always been a word man but the song has to capture my ear first and I love, love, love all of Lightfoot's melodies. I looked back at some of my other fav artists and there is always a smooth, well arranged melody. I don't know..........Great question!