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Old 01-28-2004, 10:13 PM   #1
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While watching the Golden Globe Awards, I was thinking about Gordon Lightfoot songs that made it to the movies. The only one I could remember is Long Way Back Home. Don't ask me the name of the movie because we are talking 30+ years ago when I heard the song played at the theater. I know it was played at the end of the movie during a time when I was very enthusiastic about Gordon. Thats why I remember the song but not necessarily the movie. And that movie could have been Splender on the Grass.

Did Gordon have any other songs that were used in movies?
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Old 01-28-2004, 10:46 PM   #2
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It's a tv show, not a movie, but anyway, I remember hearing "Race Among the Ruins"
during an episode of "James at 15" many, many moons ago....
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Old 01-28-2004, 11:01 PM   #3
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quote:Originally posted by jg005@aol.com:

Did Gordon have any other songs that were used in movies?

Yes jg
Old "Chestnuts roasting in an open fire"
this topic pops up (or popes up Dunkin Douglas??) fairly often.
I think the main one Gord wrote and sang the title song for Kurt Douglas's little boy Michael's very first film
Hail Hero
More recently IYCRMM suufferred the ignominy of being used in a disco-ized version of the song for the 1998 film 54,
about New York City’s legendary Studio 54
AlsoChestnuts roasting in an open fire
No this topic pops up (or popes up Dunkin Douglas??) fairly often.
I think the main one is My Love for You a splendid song writen by
Les Pouliot but beautifully rendered by Gord as apparently the closing song in the film Harry Tracy
which starred Gordon sas sheriff Morrie Nathan (speling?)
(but in the version I saw on British television some years back the song was omitted)
Also Gord wrote and sang the title song for Kurt Douglas's little boy Michael's very first film
Hail Hero
More recently IYCRMM suufferred the ignominy of being used in a disco-ized version of the song for the 1998 film 54,
about New York City’s legendary Studio 54
Also although not written by Gord is "My Love for You" a quite splendid song writen by Les Pouliot but beautifully rendered by Gord as apparently the closing song in the film Harry Tracy which starred Gordon as sheriff Morrie Nathan (spelling?)
(but in the version I saw on British television some years back the song was omitted)
No doubt others will add to this topic any others I have omitted



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Old 01-28-2004, 11:03 PM   #4
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I know he was on an old episode of ABC's Hotel but I never saw it. Have any of you? If so,what did he sing?

I watched James At 15 when I was about 9 or 10 but a lot of it was over my head then. Been me,later!

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Old 01-29-2004, 10:13 AM   #5
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John,
It's KIRK not Kurt.
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Old 01-29-2004, 01:13 PM   #6
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Originally posted by dmd@3:
[B]John,
It's KIRK not Kurt.

Or is it?
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