Did you really know??

[Doug Letcher]

Did You really know how well known Gordon
Lightfoot is world wide? I don't think I did
until this past weekend. As some of you
know, I am a disc jockey who performs at events such as weddings, staff parties, and
charitable events. On Friday, I did a non
profit function hosted by a small group of
prominent women from around the globe who's
mission it is to raise awareness for the
importance of the arts in schools. Half
way through the dance, a very nice lady from
a country in Africa, I'm sorry, I don't
remember which country she was from, asked me
to play a song. The theme was world music,
and I was playing all kinds of stuff including reggae, latino, steel drum, Irish
music, modern top 40, etc. She told me she had heard music from almost every country
except Canada( I am in Ottawa, Canada).
I asked her what she would like to hear,
dreading what she would say. Would it be
Shania Twain...aaaaahhhhhh!?!?!, Celine Dion
....aaahhhhhhhhh!?!?!?, Bryan Adams, well,
that wouldn't be so bad. But no, it turned
out she had taste(she is a music professor).
She said play something really "Canadiana".
she asked for Gordon Lightfoot. I played
"If you could read my mind" and "Circle is
small" back to back, and they were a great success. She thanked me and I replied,
"no, thank you".

Sorry for the long story, I just thought
it may make some of you Lightheads out there
feel good!

Later

Doug

[Auburn Annie]

What, no "Canadian Railroad Trilogy"???? <insert wicked grin here>

[Doug Letcher]

quote:Originally posted by Auburn Annie:
What, no "Canadian Railroad Trilogy"???? <insert wicked grin here>

A great song of course, dut not real
"dance friendly"

p.s. You want a job dj-ing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SilverHeels]

Great story, Doug,and good choice of Gord songs too.

[Borderstone]

I knew he was big in other countries. They tend to embrace wholly the groups and singers we either ignore or don't make as big a fuss about.

For another example,the group KISS sold out stadiums here in the U.S. but they were only allowed 9 top 40 hits & 2 top 10's out of those. Overseas,they not only sold out stadiums,they burned up the charts too!

The old countries also tend to have more respect for someone who sings from within themselves,like GL. Here in the U.S. we tend to glorify the flashy & overbearing. Not to mention the "kiss-ups". Here's to god taste and simplicity. Later!




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Borderstone,gonna post some lines tonight!:D

[Shazia]

I didn't really know that It's intriguing to know that someone in Africa knows of him and admires his music so much.

[This message has been edited by Shazia (edited March 29, 2004).]

[morning glory]

Thanks Doug, that really was interesting... and the cause for the get together was for a incredibly good cause! One way we can keep Gord music alive is by awakening ideas on art and this incredible artist most importantly.

But . . . . KISS specialized in glorified, overbearing and flashy?

quote:Originally posted by Borderstone:
For another example,the group KISS sold out stadiums here in the U.S. but they were only allowed 9 top 40 hits & 2 top 10's out of those. Overseas,they not only sold out stadiums,they burned up the charts too!

The old countries also tend to have more respect for someone who sings from within themselves,like GL. Here in the U.S. we tend to glorify the flashy & overbearing. Not to mention the "kiss-ups". Here's to god taste and simplicity. Later!