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It's great to hear from you. Thank you for listening and taking the time to comment -- it's greatly appreciated! It's good to know you thought this came out okay! It does seem to have the characteristic Lightfoot sound, doesn't it? Really, it's amazing how many songs he has written. Thanks so much Jayne! - Glenn
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I really appreciate the detailed listening that you do! I did see your comment on that thread in the General section of the AGF on YouTube channels. I was very flattered to read your comment on my Gordon Lightfoot covers and I was most appreciative. If my versions of Lightfoot songs makes you want to reassess these songs for your repertoire, then that is wonderful. I'm sure that both of us would agree that not every song which Gordon Lightfoot wrote and performed is worthy of a lot of attention, but he does have a lot of good songs spread out over his years that are well worth learning. I think I have 16 Lightfoot covers on my YouTube channel out of 142 total songs on the channel. That's 11% GL covers, which I suppose is a high percentage considering that I like a lot of different artists' music. I think I have covered more Lightfoot songs than any other musician. His vocal range is right where mine is (or vice versa), so that helps. And truth be told, I like his stuff. He can be a very poetic writer, as this "Restless" song shows. I wish I understood what he was trying to do with that second verse in this song, though. The reference to "The Young and the Restless" seems really offhand to me. I don't know if he was being really deep and he is just way over my head or if he was just trying to be funny. Oh well... Thanks so much for your thoughts and comments Frank! It's always great to hear from you! - Glenn PS: In case anyone is interested, here are the lyrics and chords from Gordon Lightfoot's website: Restless (A/B) There's a (A) kind of a restless feeling and it (G) pulls me from within It (A) sets my senses reeling and my (G) wheels begin to (A) spin In the (D) quietude of winter you can (C) hear the wild geese cry And (A) I will always love that sound un(G)til the day I (Em) die There's a (A) plain and a simple answer to (G) each and every quest From (A) every quiet dancer who might (G) be a special (A) guest In a (D) movie made for TV or a (C) late night interview (A) You might even find them on the (G) Young and the Restless (A) too Do you get that restless feeling when you (D) hear a whistle blast Like an (Am) echo from the past Of an (A) old engine (A/G) flying down a (D/F#) road that's (G) iron (A) cast (A7+) (A7) (G#7+/A) (G#7/A) (G7+/A) (Dm6+/A) (Dm6/A) (Asus4) (A) (G) (A) The lake is blue, the sky is gray and the leaves have turned to gold The wild goose will be on her way, the weather's much too cold When the muskie and the old trout too have all gone down to rest We will be returning to the things that we do best Do you get that restless yearning when you think about your dad And the scrimshaw that he had Of an old schooner roving 'neath a sky that's ironclad There's a kind of a restless feeling and it catches you off guard As we gaze off in the distance through the trees in my back yard I can feel the restless yearning of those geese as off they roam Then trade that for a warm bed and a place I can call home Will you get that restless yearning when you hear the wicked blast Of a spectre from the past Of a cold diesel rolling down a road that's built to last Still I get that restless feeling when I hear a whistle blast See an image from the past Of an old schooner flying down a sky that's overcast
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Hi Glenn,
I also am not familiar with this one. But I sure like it now! Your fingerpicking technique is so clean, and great vocals as always. I enjoyed this! |
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It's terrific to hear from you! Thanks so much for watching a performance of a song you didn't even know! I'm glad you liked it! I hope all is well for you! I am doing great! As a physical therapist, you may be interested to know that I am glad I had both of my hip joints replaced a little over a year ago for the last one. It has made such a difference in allowing me to work outdoors and do the activities I really enjoy doing! - Glenn
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Wonderful job, Glenn! That's a really nice tune and one I'm not familiar with. Thanks for the introduction. Very nicely played and I really like the background photos.
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Very nice to see your comments! Thank you! I'm glad you thought this came out okay and that you approve of the background images! I hope you are doing well! You take care! - Glenn
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Songwriters don't consistently do this. A lot of songs, and good ones too, are based on the tactic of a short impression that stays in the scene or single-threaded story. GL's great contemporary Bob Dylan pointed out to songwriters that there are other ways to express things in a lyric, but even today that tactic can still surprise us. Anyway, thanks again for introducing us to some Gordon Lightfoot "deep cuts". *I've engaged in a long-term project to perform with music all of T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" during succeeding April's. Literary analysists love to footnote all the high-culture quotes and mythological references in it, but there are bits of then current tin-pan alley and barracks ballads scattered in there too. Or besides Dylan, the "Pop Art" of The Sixties....
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