Gord's 2001 Concert Tour -- Wish List

10 songs i would love to hear at a GL concert.
1. circle is small
2. go my way
3. carefree highway
4. the watchmans gone
5. spanish moss
6. redwood hill
7. song for a winters night
8. summer side of life
9. im not saying
10. circle of steel

[Clay]

Any song by Gord would work for me. I just wish he would tour the North West sometime soon. Preferably Spokane WA or Boise ID.

[rainydayperson]

Mountains and Maryann
Bitter Green
Affair on 8th Avenue
Can't Depend on Love
Now and Then
Never Too Close
Romance
I'll Tag Along
Drink Your Glasses Empty
Forgive Me Lord

With Bend in the Water as encore.

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The winter wind has turned my head but I always came up warm somehow.

My dream concert would be Gordon performing the entire "Old Dan's Records" LP. But if I would be so lucky as to have a second dream concert, these are my 10 favorites right off the top of my head:

1. Bend In The Water
2. Spin, Spin
3. Christian Island
4. The Last Time I Saw Her
5. Love and Maple Syrup
6. The Watchman's Gone
7. Does Your Mother Know
8. Seven Island Suite
9. If Children Had Wings
10. Whispers of the North

Encore:
Sea of Tranquility

[2Much2Lose]

Having heard one concert this year (Coral Springs, Florida) with 4 others next month (Princeton and 3 nights at Massey), I've satisfied 2 of my 10. Gord played The Watchman's Gone and 2 new songs at the concert -- Nightime (loved it!) and Shellfish (need to hear it again).

For those of you who picked Triangle, which I probably should have had on my list, he opened with that. And Gord did Sea of Tranquility last August in NYC, so that one stands a good chance of being played too.



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"And the laughter came too easy for life to pass me by."

2Much2Lose

i have to say this is my favorite topic yet. really excellent, but frustrating too. i will, however, stick to the guidelines of just 10 songs:

a tree too weak to stand
changes
race among the ruins
high and dry
steel rail blues
talking in your sleep
redwood hill
morning glory
it's worth believing
sit down young stranger

excellent question! I am going to the concert on may 13 in glenside pa and hope that my selections are selected.


in no particular order...

rainbow trout
now and then
race among the ruins
love and maple syrup
it's worth believin'
go my way
summer side of life
10 degrees and getting colder
looking at the rain
ordinary man

too bad i can't put more!

[Nodrog Toofthgil]

My wish is that Gordon would come to houston where i live or at least a city within 4 hours.

I have never seen him and would like to be fore he retires.

I would like to meet Gordon in person but i am sure he hears thatball the time.

[2Much2Lose]

quote:Originally posted by 2Much2Lose:

I have a question I'd like the folks here to answer, if willing.

We know that there are ... songs that Gord plays in virtually every concert:

My question is, setting aside the [standard 14] and not including them, please list 10 songs that you would BEG to hear Gord play this year, i.e., your top 10 wish list of the "rotated" songs. The ones that will make you cry, or faint, or gasp when you hear the first chords. It could be your absolute favorites, or songs that you have not heard him perform live recently or ever before, or any other criterion.

I'll start it off with the following, in rough chrono order:

Affair on 8th Avenue
2Much2Lose
Sit Down Young Stranger
It's Worth Believing
Hi'way Songs
Christian Island (for "Silver Heels")
The Watchman's Gone
Heaven Don't Deserve Me
I'll Tag Along (particularly at Massey)
and something brand new from his upcoming album

Put it this way. If I could hear even half of these live this year, I'd be extremely happy.

If we all list them now, those of us who attend his concerts can report back to the others when we hear one of their "wish list."

Any takers?




When I started this thread, the 2001 concert season was just beginning.

Now, with 3 wonderful Massey concerts completed, plus Coral Springs and Princeton, my 2001 season of Gord concerts is probably over.

So it's time for me to report that I am EXTREMELY HAPPY. Of my 10 "wish list" songs, I heard exactly half --

Sit Down Young Stranger (once)
Heaven Don't Deserve Me (once)
The Watchman's Gone (3x)
Christian Island (3x)
A "new" song -
Night Time (4x)
Shellfish (5x)
No Hotel (4x)

I love all three of the new ones and can't wait to have them available in an album.

But I will NEVER forget the overwhelming emotion that flooded through me upon hearing Gord perform -- on the last night of the last Massey concert -- a song that has been my friend and companion for more than a quarter century -- Sit Down Young Stranger.

" ... it taught me how to cry ..."

I request that those of you who have posted previously kindly report back on your 2001 experience.

Thanks.


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"And the laughter came too easy for life to pass me by."

[vlmagee]

I posted a review of Saturday's concert at my web site at gordonlightfoot.com . If my notes and my memory permit, I will post reviews of the other two.

What an extraordinary concert series (right, David?). As you will read in my review, David and I shared the same high point, but it was truly three awesome performances by Gord and his entire band (and crew). So much talent; so much dedication.

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Valerie Magee

Visit my GL web site at gordonlightfoot.com

[This message has been edited by vlmagee (edited May 30, 2001).]

[Chris in Virginia]

Great topic, tough job. Props to those of you who have dug down deep. For some reason, I thought "Minstrel" would have been on more lists. I would be happy to hear Gord sing that 10 times in a row, but I won't list it 10 times here. Here goes.....

Minstrel of the Dawn
Sit Down Young Stranger
Go My Way
Steel Rail Blues
Pony Man
Song For a Winters Night
Mountains & Maryann
10 Degrees and Getting Colder
Changes
Fine As Fine Can Be (for my little girl)

[SilverHeels]

2M2L
sorry this is late. I'm still recovering
from PMS (Post Massey Syndrome) ...

I didnt do as well as you with your Wish List but I did get CHRISTIAN ISLAND! (My
Wish came true!) I also got 'Triangle' -
and the Massey concerts were almost indescribable they were so fantastic. I
cant wait until April 2002 - maybe I will
hear the rest of my Wish List in NJ!

Until then, thanks Gord for an unforgettable
experience.

And thanks 2M2L for such a terrific topic!