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Old 05-23-2007, 07:21 AM   #1
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although my favorite lightfoot song usually changes from week to week, i have been listening to "the watchman's gone" and i think its absolutely beautiful. what are some of his tunes that are currently on the top of your playlist?
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Old 05-23-2007, 07:51 AM   #2
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'Seven Island Suite', is my all time favourite. Followed closely by: 'Whispers Of The North'

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Old 05-23-2007, 07:55 AM   #3
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I always liked "The Watchman's gone" a lot, still do. But right now two of my favourite songs are coming from WFY - 'Ring Them Bells' and 'Fading Away', also 'I'd Rather Press On', it's a great song and I would love to hear it in concert.
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Old 05-23-2007, 11:35 AM   #4
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It's on the 'Salute' CD. Great piece of songwriting, absolute genius...





'Whispers Of The North', c1983 by Gordon Lightfoot

Whispers of the north
Soon I will go forth
To that wild and barren land
Where nature takes its course
Whispers of the wind
Soon I will be there again
Bound with a wild and restless drive
That pulls me from within

And we can ride away
We can glide all day
And we can fly away

Whispers of the north
Soon I will return again
To those endless afternoons
In sunshine and in rain
Whispers of my love
Days and weeks on end
I will share my thoughts of her
In prayers that I will send

And we can ride away
We can glide all day
And we can fly away

Whispers of the north
The river and the shore
In the land that tested Eskimos
Ten thousand years before
Whispers of my heart
In the tracks of animals
I will leave my footprints there
To lie beneath the snow

And we can ride away
We can glide all day
And we can fly away

Whispers of the wind
I will feel it sting
I will see it rise and fall
I will hear it sing
The sound is like a song to me
It takes away the pain
The river is the melody
And sky is the refrain

And we can ride away
We can glide all day
And we can fly away

And we can ride away
We can glide all day
And we can fly away

Whispers of the north
Soon I will go forth
Whispers of the north
Soon I will go forth

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Old 05-23-2007, 04:01 PM   #5
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I also like "Whispers of the North" a lot. It was the song I played at my very first Recital, fairly easy to play but kind of hard for me to sing, it somehow needs a male voice, preferably Gordon's...
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Old 05-23-2007, 06:38 PM   #6
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Somewhere USA has always been my fav. But right now I am really into Sea of Tranquility, If There's A Reason, and Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
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Old 05-23-2007, 08:05 PM   #7
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Carefree Highway, Race Among The Ruins, If You Could Read My Mind, and It's Worth Believin'.
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Old 05-23-2007, 09:18 PM   #8
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OK here it goes:
**'Whispers of The North'**
'I'd Rather Press On'
'If Children Had Wings'
'Dreamland'
'Fading Away'
**'Song for A Winter's Night'**
'Stone Cold Sober'
'Canadian Railroad Trilogy'
'The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald'
'Shadows'
'In My Fashion'
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Old 05-23-2007, 09:30 PM   #9
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Quote:
Originally posted by louisemnnpls:

'Dreamland'
It's nice to see that song mentioned. To me, it's one of those hidden gems that the 'casual fan' is never aware of.
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Old 05-24-2007, 03:33 PM   #10
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No.1 'Early Morning Rain', (Always has been and always will be my favorite song ever). Some others that I like; 'Beautiful'(makes me cry), 'A Lesson in Love' 'Betty Called Me In', 'CRT''Tatto'(I admit it I'm a romantic)'Affair on 8th Ave' Never fails...I get weak in the knees when I hear this song.
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Old 05-24-2007, 06:03 PM   #11
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In My Fashion

Waiting For You

Restless

Inspiration Lady

I could, of course, go on.
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