Gordon Lightfoot Sings Every Song Ever Written
Justin Pate
joke of this sketch that an artist is singing every song ever written and
they just chose Gordon Lightfoot at random as the person singing every song
ever written, or is there some underhanded jab at Gordon Lightfoot that I'm
not getting?
mpoco...@aol.com
Trevor Stenson
"mpoco...@aol.com" <mpoco...@aol.com> wrote:
> I think they went after Gordon Lightfoot because he is Canadian.
I think they went after Gordon Lightfoot because when he was really
popular in Canada he was making a very valiant effort to actually record
every song ever written.
eyir
ridicule.
Also, in the 70s legisislation was passed forcing radio stations to play a
percentage of Canadian music. (The percentage is now 35%; don't know what it
was then.) For the longest time there was a lot of Gordon Lightfoot and anne
Murray music being played, which is perhaps where the "sings every song ever
written" comes in.
However, explanation #1 would probably suffice.
"Justin Pate" <JP5...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Paul Morris
(www.cjsr.ca) that 30% Canadian Content was just brutal. It was always a
bonus when some interesting band covered some old piece of Canadiana. (I
personally favoured Anthony Braxton doing Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag".
Yes. Scott Joplin was Canadian, even though he was born in Texas. It's a
Canadian fact!).
Obviously I'm biased on the skit we are talking about - would love to know
the real answer. Wish Joe would start dropping in again...
PM
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Justin Pate
"Paul Morris" <p...@palookaville.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Obviously I'm biased on the skit we are talking about - would love to know
> the real answer. Wish Joe would start dropping in again...
>
> PM
>
to the group. But rudeness isn't out of my character. Do you folks want me
to e-mail him?
Mary Ann Dulaney
Lola
too. Certainly WLS-AM in Chicago used to play Gordon every other song
back in the day.
Trevor Stenson
"Lola" <jkb...@cox.net> wrote:
They still play Lightfoot all the time around the great lakes region
because of the tragedy of Edumund Fitzgerland. In fact when I was
moving to (and from Cincinnati) I heard that song on the radio in those
regions in copious quantities.
I have to admit that a few Lightfoot songs are (guilty?) pleasures.
Sundown, Fitzgerald, If I could read your mind. Before you make fun of
me realize that is has much to do with hearing these songs as a child on
the radio. Now I'm sure Paul has certain songs for him like this from
his youth in Wales. Except that no one else could possibly pronounce
the words. Probably words like aplvjajskkvaspgfkelftoiillch. I typed
that "word" randomly hitting the keys, but if I tried looking it up it
just might exist in the Welsh language.
I agree with Paul and the CanCon rules. The cream would float to the
top anyway, and it just means that a bunch of shitty bands that are rip
offs (usually of Americans), get played constantly on Canadian radio.
But I'm not sure Lightfoot falls into that category. He is part of a
real and unique Canadian Folk tradition, and is not an knock-off (like
him or his music, or not).
Oh, shit we have a f@ucking folk-tradition!
Now (I hope you don't mind me mentioning this PM). PM's solution to
this was to play the few Canadian bands he actually liked over and over
and over. Not a bad tactic. But I bet you could actually see right
through the vinyl of the first Cowboy Junkies album after awhile.
One last little bit: When my brother-in law was a toddler he would hear
the "Fitzgerald" song on the radio and then go around singing it around
the house. Except he would get the lyrics wrong. He would sing: "The
wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald!".
Now there was a lady with a spun from gold. She had the right to sing
every song ever written, I think I'll go listen to the best of the
songbooks right now!
Cheers,
TS
Dr. Mabuse
right - we WERE brought up as kids on his music. I have some of his
earliest albums, and I still enjoy them. In the Forest, Canadian
Railroad Trilogy, Song for a Winter's Night - they're really great!
Edmund Fitzgerald I don't care for, I find it a bit monotonous. By the
way, who's doing the voice on the SCTV piece? It doesn't sound like
Dave, though he has such a good singing voice - sounds more like Rick
Moranis to me. It's a very good impression of Lightfoot, too.
Wanda
amu...@earthlink.net
Justin Pate wrote:
> But rudeness isn't out of my character.
That may be true in real life, but by usenet standards you're downright
genteel.
Lola
song! But would love to have heard The Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald!
I think it might be Eugene doing the Gordon Lightfoot voice. I think.
Trevor Stenson
"Dr. Mabuse" <wsherr...@rogers.com> wrote:
I agree, I'm pretty sure it is Rick Morranis. Compare the voice to the
in the Mel Torme bit (with the National anthems- The one that was sadly
cut for the Canadian national anthem for the DVDs because of music
"rights").
Although I could be wrong. I have been once or twice in my life. But I
might be mistaken about that too.
Cheers,
Trev
eyir
were Gene.
I developed an appreciation for Gordon Lightfoot later in life, although I
had always liked his Black Day in July, his commentary on the Detroit race
riots of 1967. Beautiful, If You Could Read My Mind, Canadian Railroad
Trilogy, these and others are excellent songs. Never really liked Edmund
Fitzgerald, though.
"Trevor Stenson" <kit...@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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Lola
Rick and Gene sometimes sounded alike when singing. It's so easy to
confuse the two -- I mean, they both wear glasses.
Lola
mpoco...@aol.com
Trevor Stenson wrote:
> In article <1108822298.5...@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> "Lola" <jkb...@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > I thought he actually succeeded in recording every song ever
written,
> > too. Certainly WLS-AM in Chicago used to play Gordon every other
song
> > back in the day.
>
> They still play Lightfoot all the time around the great lakes region
> because of the tragedy of Edumund Fitzgerland. In fact when I was
> moving to (and from Cincinnati) I heard that song on the radio in
those
> regions in copious quantities.
I was living in Detroit in the mid 90's, and was in Downtown Detroit
the day they were having the 20th anniversary memorial service for the
Edmund Fitzgerald at the Old Mariners' Church, which was referenced in
the song. I was probably a mile or two from the Church, but could hear
the organist playing the Lightfoot song on the Church organs, and I
have to admit I got a little choked up hearing it. Always a favorite
of mine.
Trevor Stenson
"Lola" <jkb...@cox.net> wrote:
According to the SCTV guide:
Season 3 - SCTV Show_18
1 Commercial: Gordon Lightfoot Sings Every Song Ever Written
'Supercalifragalisticexpialidotious', 'Happy Birthday', 'Good King
Wenceslas', '76 Trombones', and more. From K-Tel; record 4.99, tape or
cassette 6.99.
Gordon Lightfoot - Moranis;
Announcer: Harvey K-Tel - Thomas
Lola
alike.
George Hiebert
Personally Justin, I think they used Gordon Lightfoot simply because Rick
did a good Lightfoot impression and it would sound funny having him sing all
these different types of tunes.
roto...@mailcity.com
song" was the next step in that direction...
Marvin Kaplansky
And I thought that the joke was the fact that most of Lightfoot's songs sound alike,
as did the clips they played in the ad, IIRC.
Marvin Kaplansky