BF: Who are some of your favorite songwriters?
BD: Buffett I guess. (Gordon) Lightfoot. Warren Zevon. Randy (Newman). John Prine. Guy Clark. Those kinds of writers.
BF: What songs do you like of Buffett's?
BD: "Death of an Unpopular Poet." There's another one called "He Went to Paris."
BF: You and Lightfoot go way back.
BD: Oh yeah. Gordo's been around as long as me.
BF: What are your favorite songs of his?
BD: "Shadows," "Sundown," "If You Could Read My Mind." I can't think of any I don't like.
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The ikss likes it when Gordy gets his due props. :) Although..."Shadows" and "Sundown"? Um...seriously, he has way better songs...I won't even listen to "Sundown" anymore. The album itself is one of my Lightfoot faves, but the song drives me nuts. It's not a bad song, per se. It's well-written and the music is quite interesting, really, especially for a song which was hit on pop radio. And Gordy's vocals are very typically Gordy on that song, which in my book is a very good thing (I could write a long-ass blog entry about his vocals). Perhaps because it has been so over-played. Perhaps because it's just so...seventies. And not in a "Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight" kind of way.
Anyway, when a songwriter gets kudos from Dylan, those are some weighty kudos indeed.
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