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johnfowles · 10-24-2003, 06:47 PM

quote:Originally posted by paddletothesea:

The crack is the pull tabs off old beers cans. you can also hear it tear away...then the few chugs and a swallow. I asked Gord about this about 10 years ago and he said it was a Carling Black Label Beer that he was drinking in the studio. Yeah the song is good too.[/B]

I still say he should have been drinking his own brand:-

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10-24-2003, 06:47 PM	#46
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	quote:Originally posted by paddletothesea: The crack is the pull tabs off old beers cans. you can also hear it tear away...then the few chugs and a swallow. I asked Gord about this about 10 years ago and he said it was a Carling Black Label Beer that he was drinking in the studio. Yeah the song is good too.[/B] I still say he should have been drinking his own brand:- ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot