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bjm7777 · 03-12-2009, 07:34 PM

I thought this thread looked familiar....I reviewed my post from 07/16/08 and I have to say that my opinion is still the same now, as then. But, I should probably add "Sixteen Miles" to the list, though. To me, music is extremely personal, and whatever emotional "jab" I get from a song, by whomever (but we're talking about Lightfoot here), is pretty much just between me and the car windshield on Highway 93, with a stack of Gord's CD's, listening to "those Hi'Way Songs".
I first heard his music in the 60's when I was a youngster, and Lightfoot's music has been the single most influential music artist I have ever listened to. I learned to play guitar on his stuff. I used to watch Terry Clements' finger work in concert with a pair of binoculars.
Does his stuff make me cry? You better believe it...

03-12-2009, 07:34 PM	#87
bjm7777 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 268	Re: Which Gordon Lightfoot song makes you cry? I thought this thread looked familiar....I reviewed my post from 07/16/08 and I have to say that my opinion is still the same now, as then. But, I should probably add "Sixteen Miles" to the list, though. To me, music is extremely personal, and whatever emotional "jab" I get from a song, by whomever (but we're talking about Lightfoot here), is pretty much just between me and the car windshield on Highway 93, with a stack of Gord's CD's, listening to "those Hi'Way Songs". I first heard his music in the 60's when I was a youngster, and Lightfoot's music has been the single most influential music artist I have ever listened to. I learned to play guitar on his stuff. I used to watch Terry Clements' finger work in concert with a pair of binoculars. Does his stuff make me cry? You better believe it...