Hi Frank v,
Here is my "Dream-Live-Album":
In addition to the regular CD, there would also be a special collector's edition.
Included with the CD is an elegantly looking box, including the CD, a full size poster and a comprehensive booklet with lots of photos and stories like "Gordon Lightfoot shares little known facts and funny things from his long and successful carreer on stage." Also included is a video-cassette of the live performance that was recorded.
I'll give it a try to do my personal setlist:
1.
A Painter Passing Through - because it's so very personal and actually "says it all".
2. Dreamland - I consider this to be a Lightfoot "Classic".
3.
Forgive Me Lord - Gordon Lightfoot really seems to enjoy playing this song live, and it will make you smile as you listen to it.
4.
A Tree Too Weak To Stand - an all-time favorite of mine.
5.
Alberta Bound - you can hear how frantically the audience enjoys this song (even though in general I am against clapping along).
6.
If You Need Me - a little soft touch after the toetapper.
Now brace yourself as the audience interrupts this song after the first few words with applause:
7.
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
A total of 11 min. long, because Gordon Lightfoot keeps on singing parts 2 & 3 over and over again.
Please notice that there will be a few people clapping during the song before the line "Behind the blue Rockies the sun is ..."
8.
Now again a "soft" one:
Restless
9.
I'll Do Anything
"Playing guitar doesn't make you a star anyway" --- Hmmm.. ?!
10.
Sundown
a song for the band to sing along
11.
Bitter Green - a song that could easily win any poets' competition
12.
Pussywilliows, Cat Tails - as this song is still a complete mystery to me - maybe Gordon Lightfoot will say a few introductory words before starting this song?
13.
This CD wouldn't be complete without:
If You Could Read My Mind
14.
Morning Glory - sponsored by the "Biscayne Bay" tourist office
15.
Cotton Jenny - omitting the "sickly south"
16.
That Same Old Obsession - maybe a harsh change of tone after the "all-happy-cotton-jenny", but this shows the great variety of his songs
17.
Tattoo - again a very romantic song.
18.
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
same comment as for track nr. 13
19.
In The Early Morning Rain -
I listened to several cover-versions, but none came close to the original (sorry, Elvis)
Well, that's my wish list for a "live-CD".
And quite by coincidence
it contains one song from each album, covering a period of over thirty years!
So I guess you might call my CD: "Songbook-Live".
happy to hear your comments,
Florian