Comments on: If You Could Read My Mind http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/28/if-you-could-read-my-mind/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Thu, 24 May 2012 16:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brian http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/28/if-you-could-read-my-mind/#comment-5715 Brian Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:39:34 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15269#comment-5715 ....Dire Straits.... ….Dire Straits….

]]> By: Anthony http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/28/if-you-could-read-my-mind/#comment-5714 Anthony Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:35:03 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15269#comment-5714 Whew! For a moment I thought this was about the terrible "Can You Read My Mind?" sequence from Superman! Whew! For a moment I thought this was about the terrible “Can You Read My Mind?” sequence from Superman!

]]> By: Dminor http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/28/if-you-could-read-my-mind/#comment-5713 Dminor Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:39:46 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15269#comment-5713 C I found the Gord version -- not on YouTube: <b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3nq8t_song-for-a-winters-nightgordon-ligh_music" rel="nofollow">Song for a Winter's Night-Gordon Lightfoot</a></b><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/StonewallStudios" rel="nofollow">StonewallStudios</a>. - <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/us/channel/music" rel="nofollow">See the latest featured music videos.</a></i> A friend and I used to play and sing this every winter in college. It holds a special place for me. C

I found the Gord version — not on YouTube:

Song for a Winter's Night-Gordon LightfootUploaded by StonewallStudios. – See the latest featured music videos.

A friend and I used to play and sing this every winter in college. It holds a special place for me.

]]> By: cminor http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/28/if-you-could-read-my-mind/#comment-5712 cminor Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:25:53 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15269#comment-5712 Oops--I meant to post the link, not the whole clip. I could be a real danger with a mouse in my hand! Oops–I meant to post the link, not the whole clip. I could be a real danger with a mouse in my hand!

]]> By: cminor http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/28/if-you-could-read-my-mind/#comment-5711 cminor Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:22:15 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15269#comment-5711 Ruby (Don't Take Your Love to Town) is actually a Mel Tillis tune made famous by Kenny Rogers. Wikipedia has an exhaustive list of artists who have covered it (from the Statler Brothers to the Wellington International Ukelele Orchestra) but Gord isn't on it. He and Kenny both did have similar deep, gravelly singing voices, though. We really like Song for a Winter's Night. Unfortunately the only video I can find on YouTube right now with Gord singing has awful audio, but here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rfn6KEHGVM is one of the better covers I've found that's in a style similar to his. Sarah McLaughlin's rendition is also lovely: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f660fEGaaJw Ruby (Don’t Take Your Love to Town) is actually a Mel Tillis tune made famous by Kenny Rogers. Wikipedia has an exhaustive list of artists who have covered it (from the Statler Brothers to the Wellington International Ukelele Orchestra) but Gord isn’t on it. He and Kenny both did have similar deep, gravelly singing voices, though.

We really like Song for a Winter’s Night. Unfortunately the only video I can find on YouTube right now with Gord singing has awful audio, but here:

is one of the better covers I’ve found that’s in a style similar to his.

Sarah McLaughlin’s rendition is also lovely:

]]> By: Donald R. McClarey http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/11/28/if-you-could-read-my-mind/#comment-5710 Donald R. McClarey Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:49:38 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=15269#comment-5710 Chicago, yetch! Yet another reason to despise the Babylon of Lake Michigan! :) Donna, I think the Ruby song you recall was written by Mel Tillis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby,_Don't_Take_Your_Love_to_Town Chicago, yetch! Yet another reason to despise the Babylon of Lake Michigan! :)

Donna, I think the Ruby song you recall was written by Mel Tillis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby,_Don't_Take_Your_Love_to_Town

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