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1. "I never thought I could feel this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it.
I don't know where we went wrong,
But the feelin's gone
And I just can't get it back.
Which Gordon Lightfoot song, from a re-named album of the same name, do these lyrics come from?
(I'd never be able to have any secrets)
2. "Now will you try and tell us, you been too long at school,
That knowledge is not needed, that power does not rule,
That war is not the answer, that young men should not die,
Sit down young stranger, I wait for your reply."
What's the name of this song in which Gordon Lightfoot croons about the psychological torment of Vietnam veterans?
(please take a chair)
3. "The streets of Motor City now are quiet and serene,
But the shapes of gutted buildings strike terror to the heart,
And you say how did it happen and you say how did it start?
Why can't we all be brothers, why can't we live in peace?
But the hands of the have-nots keep falling out of reach."
What title did Gordon Lightfoot give to this powerful ballad?
(about the 1967 Detroit race riots that came on a dark day in the summer)
4. "The morning after blues from my head down to my shoes,
________ highway, let me slip away, slip away on you."
What did Gordon Lightfoot call the 'easygoing' highway he was wishing to "slip away" on?
5. "I ain't got nothing to give, My life is an endless climb.
My love's a paperback dream, I don't have nothing but time.
I ain't got a thing to show, I don't know my own name,
So don't go fooling around, And set my wheels aflame."
Gordon Lightfoot had hit a very difficult low point in his personal life and this song clearly reflects that when he describes his life as a/an "________ Wire".
Which 'neverending' word fills the blank at the beginning of this song title?
6. "Is there someone sewing seams,
Through all my hopes, through all my dreams?
You know living a life of ease,
Don't make your meals taste better, if you please."
What is the title of this lyrically profound song written by Gordon Lightfoot?
(we all need this kind of person in our lives)
7. "Big Blue had fifty wives and he sired forty sons,
Though most of them fell victim to the cruel harpoon guns.
Ah, but he was too much wise to get caught by the gunner's eyes
And so he lived at sea a hundred years."
The lyrics shown are from the song "Ode To Big Blue".
Which ocean creatures, that have ever dwindling numbers, was Gordon Lightfoot singing about?
8. "So take the best of all that's left, You know this cannot last,
Even though your mother was your maker, From her apron strings you pass.
Just think about the fool, Who by his virtue can be found,
In a most unusual situation, Playin' jester to the clown."
What's the name of this melody that Gordon Lightfoot is lending his poetic justice to?
(Gord's not singing about a speed competition)
9. "Longest street in the world they say,
Summertime soon slips away..
I hope I'll see you one fine day, on _____ Street."
Gordon Lightfoot is singing about a street that starts in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is the longest in the world.
What's the name, that fills the blank, of this famous street?
10. "Soon the storm will be over, And the clouds will all pass by.
To be insane beyond belief, Is sometimes the best relief.
And one thing sure, Love never did come easy.
Even the best of dreams must end, Even so it grieves me."
Despite the feelings this refrain might conjure up, Gord gives the listener some good advice in the title of the song about what one should do when feeling sad and grieved over love.
What's the advice, which is also the song's title, that Lightfoot gives?
(better than getting wound up)
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