05-29-2007, 09:17 AM
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#76
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A Tree Too Weak to Stand.
"Still I keep coming back for more of the same to fan the dying flame"
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05-29-2007, 09:44 AM
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#77
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Location: Ontario, CA
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Vera,
this would be 'Now and Then' 
"As I wander I return, to days gone by there’s much to be learned"
If Gordon could read all this, I bet he would have a fit of laughter. Here we are, his biggest fans, reciting great lyrics from 20 Albums we have memorized like it would be our phone number...
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05-29-2007, 09:44 AM
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#78
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Location: Twin Cities
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Vera,
this would be 'Now and Then'
"As I wander I return, to days gone by there’s much to be learned"
If Gordon could read all this, I bet he would have a fit of laughter. Here we are, his biggest fans, reciting great lyrics from 20 Albums we have memorized like it would be our phone number...
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05-29-2007, 10:36 AM
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Location: Bremen,Germany
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Yes, Claudia, as I said before, we are all severe nut cases (völlig bekloppt). But I sure learned a lot from those beautiful lyrics- and what we love is easily remembered. One of these days I have to talk about that exam I once took and me and a friend (also a big fan) were accused of cheating, because we -sitting next to each other- were the only persons of about 150 who knew what words??- muskeg and navvies. The title of the translation was-you already guessed it- The building of the railroad!!So we went home, grabbed our LPs and put them on the Dean`s desk . Cheating-ha.! We were off the hook, but were advised not to give the ´thumbs up´sign next time. So now I told the story already. Vera
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05-29-2007, 11:18 AM
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That is a very funny story, Vera. No wonder, nobody but you and your friend knew those two words as they're certainly not found in your every day conversation. So Gordon even helped to get good grades... 
Are you torturing your students now with those obscure words??? Before an excam you could give a hint that it wouldn't hurt to listen to this or that Lightfoot tune and memorize the lyrics. Not only would they learn beautiful poetry but the youngsters get also introduced to one of the greatest singer/songwriters. Two birds with one stone, so to speak... :D
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05-29-2007, 11:18 AM
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That is a very funny story, Vera. No wonder, nobody but you and your friend knew those two words as they're certainly not found in your every day conversation. So Gordon even helped to get good grades...
Are you torturing your students now with those obscure words??? Before an excam you could give a hint that it wouldn't hurt to listen to this or that Lightfoot tune and memorize the lyrics. Not only would they learn beautiful poetry but the youngsters get also introduced to one of the greatest singer/songwriters. Two birds with one stone, so to speak... :D
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05-29-2007, 11:55 AM
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Quite right,Claudia, just two weeks ago I started a new teaching unit - subject: "The Red Man"- with our beloved song ´Cherokee Bend`.The girls liked it a lot, the boys not that much -not cool enough, I suppose.But of course I tell all my students to closely listen to their respective favorite music for reasons stated above. Vera
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05-29-2007, 05:21 PM
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Location: Phoenix,Arizona -America
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Hey Brink,glad you got my brain teaser! :D
I'm sure Gord would take this as compliment...as well as laughing hysterically. :D
Okay,next one:
"...and the seeds of the earth that were planted long ago still yield a better harvest..."
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"A knight of the road,going back to a place where he might get warm." - Borderstone
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05-29-2007, 05:34 PM
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You realize this game could go on forever! There are so many great phrases.
I'm stumped on that one Borderstone.
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05-29-2007, 05:59 PM
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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the soul is the rock!
try:
"redwoods and moss covered ground"
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05-30-2007, 09:09 AM
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#86
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Location: Bremen,Germany
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Bells of the evening.
How about this one : Of an old schooner roving neath a sky that´s ironclad. (just love it)
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05-30-2007, 09:12 AM
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#87
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Restless
"This foolish winsome girl"
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05-30-2007, 09:12 AM
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Restless
"This foolish winsome girl"
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05-30-2007, 09:39 AM
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#89
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Location: Bremen,Germany
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Rainbow Trout
Coffee´s in the kitchen, woman on the run..
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05-30-2007, 09:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Germany76:
Coffee´s in the kitchen, woman on the run..
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"Lazy Morning"
How about...
"And still I do not understand, is it me or is it you"
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05-30-2007, 06:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by TheWatchman:
How about...
"And still I do not understand, is it me or is it you"
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Shadows!
Try this:
"When the autumn wind goes whistlin through the trestle we would climb"
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05-30-2007, 06:04 PM
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#92
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That's Brave Mountaineers.
How about:
And still I'd like to tell her, that I miss her so.
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In my fashion, I have been a father...Here in my off again, on again smile.Mike
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05-30-2007, 06:17 PM
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#93
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New 12 String Mike: That's "North Ontario"
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05-30-2007, 07:11 PM
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Good job Joveski,yep it was "The Soul Is The Rock".
Paul F. the name of the song you're thinking of is "Cabaret".
Here's my next one:
"Is it really true,that you can never really win" ?
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05-31-2007, 04:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Borderstone:
Here's my next one:
"Is it really true,that you can never really win" ?
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05-31-2007, 04:03 AM
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#96
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Location: Columbia, Maryland
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"You make me do what you want me to do then you run the rules on me"
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05-31-2007, 11:54 AM
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#97
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Location: Canada
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Dreamland
"Till the powers that be took a liking to him"
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05-31-2007, 11:54 AM
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#98
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Dreamland
"Till the powers that be took a liking to him"
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05-31-2007, 02:10 PM
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#99
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Location: Bremen,Germany
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Don´t beat me down
"her lips were like the scented flowers"..
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05-31-2007, 02:12 PM
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#100
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Location: Nashua, NH
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You beat me to it, Germany!
That one is "The Last Time I Saw Her"
Try this:
"Gather not your gold on earth, it will not pass inspection"
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