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Gorden Lightfoot

Jokes:

Q. What's The difference between the Four Seasons and Gordon Lightfoot? A. The Four Seasons want Dawn to stay away, while Gordon Lightfoot wants Sundown to stay away. If both get their way, the first will have endless night while the second will have endless day.

Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss

Q. What's The difference between Gordon Lightfoot and a vampire? A. A vampire always welcomes the coming of Sundown to his back stairs.

Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Boasts Of Cape Horn"	"Ghosts Of Cape Horn"	Nicole Velocin
"Coasts Of Cape Horn"	"Ghosts Of Cape Horn"	Nell Allen
"Rhythm Of Darkness"	"Ribbon Of Darkness"	Trevor Overt

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"If You Could Read My Mind,"	You really can't read minds (like a book, anyway)	Pig Smith
"Endless Wire,"	All wires have ends.	Yvette Bristle
"Ribbon Of Darkness,"	Darkness doesn't come in ribbons.	Heather Brockwell
"I'm Not Saying,"	Then how are you SINGING?	Rich
"Carefree Highway,"	Um, how can a highway be carefree?	Diddims

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Total Eclipse Of The Heart," Bonnie Tyler	"Ribbon Of Darkness," Gordon Lightfoot
"Rock The Boat," The Hues Corporation	"Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald," Gordon Lightfoot
"Rainy Day Women #12 And #35," Bob Dylan	"Rainy Day People," Gordon Lightfoot
"What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd	"Marie Christine," Gordon Lightfoot
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Hosts Of Cape Horn" originally "Ghosts Of Cape Horn"

Alexis

"Race Among The Runs" originally "Race Among The Ruins"

Jana Fipp

"Ace Among The Ruins" originally "Race Among The Ruins"

Jana Fipp

"The Circe Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes)" originally "The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes)"

Circe = sorceress / temptress in 'The Odyssey'

Lorraine Thoanjer

"The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Our Eyes)" originally "The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes)"

Candy Welty

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Ghosts Off Cape Horn" originally "Ghosts Of Cape Horn"

Alexis

"Race Among The Bruins" originally "Race Among The Ruins"

Farlow Maitland

"Trace Among The Ruins" originally "Race Among The Ruins"

Farlow Maitland

"Brace Among The Ruins" originally "Race Among The Ruins"

Farlow Maitland

"Grace Among The Ruins" originally "Race Among The Ruins"

Farlow Maitland

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"Race Among The Reins" originally "Race Among The Ruins"

Valerie Cameron

"Race Along The Ruins" originally "Race Amomg The Ruins "

Don't kmow how Jana missed this one.

Francis A. Sissy

"Rave Among The Ruins" originally "Race Among The Ruins"

Jana Fipp

"Rare Among The Ruins" originally "Race Among The Ruins"

Jana Fipp

"Rage Among The Ruins" originally "Race Among The Ruins"

Jana Fipp

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Recordings:

Oct 14

"The Man Kennedy, John Fitzgerald" by S. Adam Bernstein

a parody of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot

Tribute to JFK and the events of 50 years ago.

You Tube: (AVCHD Video (.MTS))

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Oct 8

"The Wreck of Ben Affleck and J. Lo" by Spaff.com

a parody of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot

Geez, after all the effort we expended to make fun of them, you'd think they'd have the common decency to stay separated. Sang by - Robert Lund

Spaff.com: (MP3)

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Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The Battle for Harrisonville "	Patrick McWilliams
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The Hack of the Internet Archive"	Belvue McPherson
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The Deck Of The Hammond Wildcard"	quart milkster
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The Deck Of The Almond Wildcard"	guart milkster
"Sundown"	"Trudeau"	G_RandomPerson
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"	"Introducing Myself to amiright-dot-com"	Glenn Walker
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The Wreck Of Expensive Gillette Razor Blades"	The Parody Author
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The Wreck Of AI Taking Our Jobs"	The Parody Author
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The Wreck Of The Faulty Christmas Tree Lights"	The Parody Author
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The Deaths at the Barnum and Bailey"	Scott L. Bain
There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Carefree Highway	Carefree, Arizona, Chamber of Commerce	Peg
Rainy Day People	The Weather Channel	Matt Donnelly

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
If You Could Read My Mind	College of Psychic Studies	Brian
If I Could Read Your Mind	Psychic and/or a brain disorders research clinic	Donna W
Alberta Bound	Saskatchewan Tourism	Donna W
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald	Washington State Ferries	Donna W
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald	Any cruise line or overseas shipping company	Donna W
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka	Early Morning Rain Gordon Lightfoot	Laughter In The Early Morning Rain	Serafina
Santa Baby Eartha Kitt	Baby Step Back Gordon Lightfoot	Santa Baby, Step Back	Pete Worst
Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr.	Ghosts Of Cape Horn Gordon Lightfoot	Ghostbusters Of Cape Horn	Lindz
The Logical Song Supertramp	Song For A Winter's Night Gordon Lightfoot	The Logical Song For A Winter's Night	Little Old Lady Hu
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Lesley Goredon Lightfoot

Lesley Gore combined with Gordon Lightfoot

Middle word pronounced just like "Gordon"

Submitted By: Ariane

Peter And Gordon Lightfoot

Peter And Gordon combined with Gordon Lightfoot

Submitted By: Candy Welty

Nina Gordon Lightfoot

Nina Gordon combined with Gordon Lightfoot

Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi

Flash Gordon And The Lightfoot Pan

Flash And The Pan combined with Gordon Lightfoot

Submitted By: Peggy Pollock

There are additional Gordon Lightfoot Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" Misheard Lyrics: And later that night, when his lights went out of sight, came the wreck of the f’n Fitzgerald. Original Lyrics: And later that night, when his lights went out of sight, came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.	"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Misheard Lyrics: When the days of November came early or When the tales of November came early Original Lyrics: When the gales of November came early
"Sundown" Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes you better not dare Original Lyrics: Sundown, you better take care	"If You Could Read My Mind" Misheard Lyrics: Heroes often fell Original Lyrics: Heroes often fail
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

Misheard Lyrics:

The s*** was the crime of the American side

Original Lyrics:

The ship was the pride of the American side

Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke

I often heard "ship" as "s**t". In this case, it could have been about crime!

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Sundown"

Better Lyrics:

Sundown, you better take care

If I find you've been creepin' 'round my stack bears.

Original Lyrics:

Sundown, you better take care

If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs.

Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss

"Sundown"

Better Lyrics:

Sundown, you better take care

If I find you've been creepin' 'round sty-back mares.

Original Lyrics:

Sundown, you better take care

If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs.

Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss

"Sundown"

Better Lyrics:

Storm clouds, you better take care
If I find you've raining over my lawn chairs

Original Lyrics:

Sundown, you better take care
If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs

Submitted by: Canada

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" The Nonsensical Lyrics: Superior, they said, never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early. Why They're Nonsensical: Given that the tragedy he's talking about took place in November, I would say the "gales of November" were not early, but rather right on time. Submitted by: Michael S.	"The House You Live In" The Nonsensical Lyrics: Beware of strange faces and dark dingy places Be careful while bending the law And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your door. Why They're Nonsensical: So, which is it, Gordon? Do we fear the stranger or pity him? Submitted by: Carolee
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Misrhymed Song Lyrics:

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed,
In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral.
The church bell chimed till it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Why They're Misrhymed:

This is only the most painful misrhyming in this song-it has 14 verses and goes on for over 6 minutes, and there is only one verse (sung twice) that actually rhymes properly. Other shining examples are 'Wisconsin' with 'well seasoned' and 'railing' with 'stealin' '. Look it up! But I do have to say, I still love the song. Gordon Lightfoot is great, but I'm suprised he hasn't been called more often on his tendency to misrhyme.

Submitted by: Carolee

"The House You Live In"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

Beware of strange faces and dark dingy places
Be careful while bending the law
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your door.

Why They're Misrhymed:

'Law' and 'door'? Eek.

Submitted by: Carolee

Inappropriate Song Lyrics:

"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

When suppertime came the old cook came on deck
and said "fellows it's too rough to feed ya!"

Why They're Inappropriate:

Would anybody feel like eating after weaving and rocking and reeling on a boat in a storm? Probably not.

Submitted by: Little Jen

Dated Song Lyrics:

"Early Morning Rain"

The Dated Lyrics:

Out on runway number 9, Big 707 set to go.

Why They're Dated:

Few Boeing 707s, which dominated passenger air transport in the 1960s and remained popular in the 1970s, are in service today.

Submitted by: Kathy

Dirty Song Lyrics:

"Sundown"

The Dirty Lyrics:

I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress
In a room where ya do what ya don't confess

Why They're Dirty:

Come on Gordon. What goes on in that room that you don't talk about?

Submitted by: Aristotle

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Rainy Day People" Opening Lines: Rainy day people always seem to know when it's time to call Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty	"If You Could Read My Mind" Opening Lines: If you could read my mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could tell Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Song Title Space Change:

"Sun Down" originally "Sundown"

Submitted by: Opie M.

"Early Mornin' Grain" originally "Early Morning Rain"

Submitted by: Yvette Bristle

"Early Morn In Grain" originally "Early Morning Rain"

Submitted by: Cape Canaveral Lavigne

Band Name Anagrams:

Golfing Rod Tooth Submitted by: Little Old Lady Hu

Rotting Golf Hood Submitted by: Whatever You Wanna Call Me

Looting Dog Froth Submitted by: Puto

Frothing Dog Tool Submitted by: Puto

Gold Roof Tonight Submitted by: Jennifer

There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.

Song Title Anagrams:

"He's Not For Hog Caps" originally "Ghosts Of Cape Horn"

Submitted by: Sylvia Curruca

"He's For No Goth Caps" originally "Ghosts Of Cape Horn"

Submitted by: Sylvia Curruca

"Changers Of Photos" originally "Ghosts Of Cape Horn"

Submitted by: Alexis

"She Forgot No Chaps" originally "Ghosts Of Cape Horn"

Submitted by: Alexis

"The Song Of Carhops" originally "Ghosts Of Cape Horn"

Submitted by: Alexis

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"

The Lyrics:

In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed,
In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral.

Why:

Refers to Detroit, Michigan.

Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale

"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"

The Lyrics:

Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
In the rooms of her ice-water mansion.
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams;
The islands and bays are for sportsmen.
And farther below Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her,

Why:

Refers to the five great lakes of North America: Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale

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Songs That Are Banned:

"Black Day In July"

"Motor City Madness has reached the country side"... Obvious references to the Detroit riots in the Summer of Love (1967). Mostly because it was a Canadian commenting on American current events (How dare they!!??).

Submitted by: Royal Pfizbin

Lyrics Pronunciation:

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

The Lyrics:

In a musty old hall in Detroit, they prayed
In the maritime sailors' cathedral

Why:

Lightfoot pronounces "Detroit" as de-TROY-ut to fit the rhythm of the song.

Submitted by: Martha Hankins

Super Long Pop Songs:

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Length: 7:02

Perhaps the longest song ever recorded by a Canadian artist. Obviously the longest recorded by Lightfoot. And the covers of this song are even longer. The longest was an 8:45 version by Rheostatics.

Submitted by: John Phillips Screwdriver

Song Title Acrostics:

NAT: "Now And Then"

Submitted by: Sutch

COTS: "Cold On The Shoulder"

Submitted by: Sutch

ROD: "Ribbon Of Darkness"

Submitted by: Allison O'Silla

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Jack Day In Blue Lie" originally "Black Day In July"

Submitted by: Lydia Idyl

"Wear Key, Fry Hay" originally "Carefree Highway"

Submitted by: Mary Byram

"Wear Key High Fray" originally "Carefree Highway"

Submitted by: Mary Byram

"Jottin' Kenny" originally "Cotton Jenny"

Submitted by: Connie Brady

"Jack Lay In Dubai" originally "Black Day In July"

Submitted by: Lois Teem

Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:

"Ribbon Of Darkness"

The Lyrics:

In this cold room lying, don't want to see no one but you.
Lord, I wish I could be dying to forget you.

Why:

This song has a rousing tune, but it is a lament over a lost love. It gets so heavy in these lines that the singer even declares that he wishes he could die to forget his lost love.

Submitted by: Jim Raveling