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To: ManyMoose who wrote (248370)	5/1/2008 3:34:20 PM
From: Ken Adams	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793955

It must be me, but everything I've ever heard Lightfoot sing, sounds more like a chant than a song... and they all sound alike. I find his voice very grating! Sorry to all whom I've just offended.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (248370)	5/1/2008 5:21:45 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Respond to of 793955

I saw Gordon Lightfoot in concert several times in the 70s, and while his stage presence between songs was a bit remote, he was well behaved. He was a great song writer in his prime. I occasionally listen to a CD of his greatest hits and I have noticed that he sung a lot of his songs at the same tempo. I find that it detracts from the power of the lyrics. My favorite Gordon Lightfoot song is probably "The Canadian Railroad Trilogy." In the late 70s, I dated a woman who used to "hang out" at Lightfoot's home in Toronto. Fairly early in our brief relationship I decided that I did not want to know the definition of "hang out." I don't know if you are familiar with Stan Rogers, who tragically died in a airplane fire in 1983. I saw Stan in concert several times at small clubs in Chicago and those concerts remain some of my most memorable live music experiences. Had he lived, Stan Rogers would have been a giant. en.wikipedia.org The song "Northwest Passage" has often been referred to as Canada's Second national anthem. Every time I listen to it, a chill runs down my spine. The following was used in a CBC news piece: youtube.com You can check out some of the related videos.