Dear Frank the fifth ("v")
A quick reply before heading off to work. Prefering the acoustic to the electric, my three favo(u)rites "rarities" from Songbook, not necessarily in this order, are:
You'll Still Be Needing Me;
Heaven Don't Deserve Me; and
(surprise surprise) Too Much To Lose
By the way, I just read the 1960's version (unreleased) of the lyrics to 2M2L on the "Lightfoot!" website (there is a lot of interesting stuff on that site, and Florian has provided a link, thoughtful as always). I haven't checked yet when the Songbook version was recorded, but its placement on Disk Two indicates that it is in the early Warner period. It had puzzled me that Gord had written that song for Cool Hand Luke, which is a mid-1960s movie, and then placed it on Disk Two. Now I have an explanation.
If you check out the older version lyrics, you will find that they are rougher and less cohesive than the released version (the re-write is a substantial improvement). The released version also softens the gambling references, eliminating a verse, moving the dustcloud reference from the first to the second verse, etc. It's an interesting peek at the evolution of a song, almost like seeing a rough draft.
Got to go. I'll check out your other new posts later.
Concert tonight at TownHall NYC. Lucky me. Anyone else going to be there?
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"And the laughter came too easy for life to pass me by." - SDYS
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