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I'm a little nuts. I'm a lot nuts. All I know is that in the midst of the madness of this world it's my therapy. The music touches my heartstrings.
Gordon Lightfoot
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Gordon Lightfoot
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: November 17
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Gordon Meredith Lightfoot
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I can see her lying back in her faded dress in a room where do what you don't confess.
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I was a drummer in the bugle band in cadets. I marched. It's probably quite funny to look back on it.
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I was in Britain that year [1963] and some music publishing people in Denmark Street in London suggested me to the BBC. So I found myself in front of a British television show, which was a nice surprise.
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It seems so lucky to just to have the right of telling you with all my might, you're beautiful tonight.
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All that remains is the faces and the names of the wives and the sons and the daughters.
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Let our hearts touch far horizons. Let our love know no borders, Draw the Circles wide until, No one stands alone.
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There is always something wrong with a song, you can't be perfect.
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She is my flower and she blooms for the one who loves her best.
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There was a TV show called Thank Your Lucky Stars, with the catchphrase I'll give it five! The Beatles and Stones were so popular when they were on it. One week The Beatles were number one and then the Stones were right on their heels.
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To wear the crown of peace, you must wear the crown of thorns.
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