Thought this might break the Spring Freeze up we are having this year!

This is one of Lightfoots fabulous image rich songs that keeps on telling stories within stories like dolls within dolls. A special thanks to Wes Steele of Youtube days who emailed and left his phone   more...number. We had a great chat tonight and as a result I will be dusting off most of the Lightfoot video storys produced and uploaded last year to the other host site.
Thank you for contacting me Wes - another benefit of the internet that makes friends through the sharing of music and images.
tj  less

This was and still is one of my Kingston Trio all-time favorites. I have met Jim Moran of the Kingston Trio Cover Group "Chilly Winds" - we met in LA last year - Jim...whever you are - this   more...is for you and all amongst us who love the Kingston Trio and music from a kinder, gentler era. tj  less

The Gypsy is another wonderful song in the Gordon Lightfoot Tribute series. It will be uploaded to the YT Tribute Channel at Thomasj157 in a week or so. I'd like to thank StonewallStudios' Tj for his   more...patient and subtle ways of making me make it better.

The Gypsy (A Lightfoot Collection) 2:46
by Gordon Lightfoot

Step inside my tent, said she, I'd like to read you palm
Leave the dollar in the jar, this won't take very long
Leave the circus noise behind, close your eyes, relax your mind
I'll tell you if you should quit now or if you should go on

Then I said, now what do ya see
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
Where'll I go, what'll I be
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee

She threw some sawdust in the air and her hands began to shake
She told me the town where I was born, she almost knew the date
She lit a candle with her eyes and then she made the table rise
She took the dollar from the jar and then she guessed my weight

Then I said, now what do ya see
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
You are so old, you are so wise
Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dy
Give me a sign, tell it to me
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
Then she spoke most quietly
Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee

When you we a child at school they taught you quite a lot
You were told when you should speak and when you should not
You were taught to read and write, to take your lessons home at night
A little knowledge serves you well but the golden rule does not

Then I said, now what do ya mean
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
Where'll I go, what'll I be
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee

Then when I came home that night to lie in bed awake
I thought of that old gypsy and the words that she had said
And now I see with due respect, the more we learn the worse we get
So if you feel you've no regrets, go have your fortune read

Then I said, now what do ya mean
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
Where'll I go, what'll I be
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
You are so old, you are so wise
Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dy
Give me a sign, tell it to me
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee

Where'll I go, what'll I be
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee
You are so old, you are so wise
Deedlee-dum, deedlee-dy
Give me a sign, tell it to me
She said, deedlee-dum, deedlee-dee  less

Planet Sundancer contacted me and asked that a vistory be produced for Songbird by either Christie McVie of Fleetwood Mac or Eva Cassidy. After a test sound track, we settled on Eva Cassidy's version.
  more...
This is the final that includes Planet Sundancers edits and direction. This was a pleasure to co-produce and makes video host sites like this a joy to be part a part of. This is no longer a hobby, it is an ogoing 24/7 passion.

Thank you, Planet Sundancer!  less

Lyin Eyes was requested by Stu Miller of Nashville. My first instinct was not to produce it. However after thinking about an approach to the song and getting some help from TomCat Productions and Our   more...Lady of the Spatula a production occured.  less

Dreamland conjured images of a multiple marriage life. Who other than Elizabeth Taylor could guide us through the emotions of this song. This is another in the Gordon Lightfoot series, 46 of which can   more...be viewed at the Gordon Lightfoot Tribute Channel http://ca.youtube.com/user/thomasj157. More to come!

Dreamland (Endless Wire Album) 2:53

You come to me in times of need
When you can't find anyone
You seem to be much better off now
There's a rainbow number one
We could see life through the gutter then
Till it caused my heart to break
There was too much toil in dreamland
And too much love to take

Sometimes I remember when
We were all dressed up in style
I don't recall the gist of it all
But you drove the young men wild
You could wrap me around your finger
Till it caused my heart to break
There was too much toil in dreamland
And too much love to take
So if you need me near you
Y' can do it if you choose
There was too much toil in dreamland
And too much love to lose

Instrumental

You make me do what you want me to do
Then you run the rules on me
You seem to be the wiser now
Could it be you've been deceived
Anytime you felt like tryin'
You would cause my heart to break
There was too much toil in dreamland
And too much love to take

So if you need me near you now
You can do it if you choose
There was too much toil in dreamland
And too much love to lose  less

This study of The Carpenters is for Lynn - for her work on "The Little Alter Boy " by Karen Carpenter and this is in thanks for working on our next co-production which is going to be a tribute   more...to the wrongly convicted Canadian - Steven Truscott .  less

Stu Miller of Nashville Tennessee was a first-friend and music mentor during the heady StonewallStudios days last year at that other video host site. Stu requested Please Come To Boston - I have dusted   more...it off and re-loaded it here for Stu and others who can relate to this Classic Americana song written and recorded by Dave Loggins.

ARTIST: Dave Loggins
TITLE: Please Come to Boston
Lyrics and Chords


Please come to Boston for the springtime
I'm stayin' here with some friends and they've got lots of room
You can sell your paintings on the sidewalk
By a café where I hope to be workin' soon
Please come to Boston
She said no, would you come home to me

/ D - - G / / A - D - / Bm A G - / D - / A - D - /

{Refrain}
And she said, hey ramblin' boy, why don't you settle down
Boston ain't your kind of town
There ain't no gold and there ain't nobody like me
I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee

/ D AD / / D - G - / Em A D - /

Please come to Denver with the snowfall
We'll move up into the mountains so far that we can't be found
And throw "I love you" echoes down the canyon
And then lie awake at night till they come back around
Please come to Denver
She said no, boy, would you come home to me

{Refrain, with Denver}

{Bridge}
Now this drifter's world goes 'round and 'round
And I doubt that it's ever gonna stop
But of all the dreams I've lost or found
And all that I ain't got
I still need to cling to
Somebody I can sing to

/ Bm A / G D / Bm A / G - / Em - / A - /

Please come to LA to live forever
California life alone is just too hard to build
I live in a house that looks out over the ocean
And there's some stars that fell from the sky
Livin' up on the hill
Please come to LA
She just said no, boy, won't you come home to me

{Refrain with LA can't be...}

I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee

/ Em A D - /  less

Race Among the Ruins was requested by RiverBirch in my heady Youtube days last year. Once again, friend River has requested this classic of Gordon Lightfoot be brought back to the stage here at LiveVideo.
  more...Lisa- once again - Race Among the Ruins - for you
tj.  less

The Mira Challenge! - does anyone have a picture of this magnificent River located in................. If you have a picture and can send me a map of the location, I will produce a video story of your   more...choice  less

Surfcottage won this as her choice for a video story to be produced by accurately identfying "Peggys Cove" as the setting for Annies Song. "Early Morning Rain" .
It took a little time   more...to get a handle on the production. The setting is the wonderful town of Galashiels, south of Edinburgh, north of Dumfries, home to Robbie Burns. A dear friend of ours, Ken (Bomber) Laidlaw was born in Galashiels near the end of the Second World War. We had the pleasure of visiting with Ken and his mates in May, 2005, when my brother took these marvellous images of the hills above the town, Galashiels, Scotland. Ken died a bachelor, May 2006, in his beloved home beneath the hills - Galashiels.

Nancy, I know you have been under the weather lately. Hope this cheers you up .
Your Friend,
Teejay

Thank you all who have viewed and commented so inspiring me to introduce another competition...the first to accurately describe how I imaged the word " Bittergreen" in the video story will win a StonewallStudio request of their choice.
Ready - more... Set - Go!  less

Arguably one of the best Crosby, Stills and Nash songs ever written and recorded. Requested by Redsonia 13.

This early recording by the Beatles was recorded by Emmylou Harris. It is interesting to hear the two approaches to this classic Beatles tune.

No Mistake About It, there could only be one star of this vistory -- Angelina Jolie. A beautiful lady with a somewhat colourful past, Angelina has made a name for herself today as a wonderful actress   more...and caring mother, and is admired for her humanitarian efforts.

No Mistake About It (Harmony) 4:06

1. Shes the shine in every moonbeam,
Kinda girl who can pick you clean.
Shes a star in every other mans eyes.
Shes the girl in every mans day.
Pretty soon she will make her way,
into the back door, of your mind.

-1st Chorus-
She moves like a raptor, She moves like a snake.
She moves like a raptor. She moves me to make,
No mistake about it, No mistake about it.

2. She was kind of a neighbourhood kid.
Pretty soon she will flip your lid.
Shes the pearl in every other mans tea.
Shes the smile in every mans eyes,
Kinda girl who cn put you wise.
Shes a girl lets every other man be.

-2nd Chorus-
She moves like a raptor, (no mistake about it)
She moves like a ghost, (no mistake about it)
She moves me like a raptor, (no mistake about it)
She moves me to boast,
No mistake about it, No mistake about it.

3. Shes the shine in every moonbeam,
Kinda girl who can make you lean,
over backwards, or so they say.
Shes the girl in every mans game.
Pretty soon she will pick your brain.
Shes the smile in every other mans day.

-3rd Chorus-
She moves like a raptor, (no mistake about it)
She moves like a snake, (no mistake about it)
She moves me like a raptor, (no mistake about it)
She moves me to make,
No mistake about it, No mistake about it.

-Repeat 2nd & 3rd Choruses-

Link For online discussions about Gordon Lightfoot, his music and related topics
http://www.corfid.com/

Link to Gordon Lightfoot website maintained by Wayne Francis
http://www.lightfoot.ca/

Link to buy Gordon Lightfoot CD's
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vli...  less

Another beautiful song about day-to-day life and the joy to be found in a " Lazy Mornin' ".

Link For online discussions about Gordon Lightfoot, his music and related topics
http://www.corfid.com/
  more...
Link to Gordon Lightfoot website maintained by Wayne Francis
http://www.lightfoot.ca/

Link to buy Gordon Lightfoot CD's
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vli...

Lazy Mornin' (Old Dan's Records) 3:40

Another lazy mornin'
No need to get down on anyone
My son
Coffee's in the kitchen
Woman on the run
No need to get bothered
I'll think about Monday
When Monday comes
It's two for one
Mister hoot 'n holler
Gotta make a dollar

Another lazy mornin'
I took time to make town 'n stock a pint or two
The most delicious brew
Keepin' up with the Joneses
I hope no one telephones us
I'd take a place in the country
But for now the old back yard
Looks to me like fifty acres
Of the roundest ground in town

Another lazy mornin'
Come suppertime I'm gonna light my barbecue
Nothin' new
Only that she loves me
And nothin' I know can change me
No need to get bothered
I do more livin' than it might seem
Some dream
Livin' like a pauper
Bless my darlin' daughter

I'd like to know what makes a man go
Over land and sea
I guess it must get kinda lonesome
That's the way I used to be

Another lazy mornin'
No need to get down on anyone
Such fun
Coffee's in the kitchen
Woman on the run  less

Miguel, to me, is Gordon Lightfoot's "El Paso" -- the sad story of a hard life, bad decision, untimely death and an everlasting love. It was difficult to find "period" pics for this   more...one, so I must thank Tj for coming to my rescue and providing some of them. That's what made this truly a "team" effort!

Miguel (Summer Side of Life) 4:12

Never had much to say
He traveled alone with no friends
Like a shadowy ghost
At dawn he came and he went
Through the woodland swiftly gliding
To the young maid he came riding
Where she'd run to meet him
By the garden wall

Oh my sweet Miguel
I will never tell
No one will ever know
What I know too well
And he'd smile and lay his head on her breast
And he'd say I have no fear
They're waiting for me to cross the border, to swim the river
‘Cause I've done that before
To see my true love's smiling face
A hundred times or more
Oh my sweet Miguel she cried
I'll love you ‘til I die

He was born to the south
In Mexico they say
The child of a man
Who was soon gone away
But his mother loved him dearly
And she would take him yearly
To the great cathedral in St. Augustine

Oh my young Miguel
Listen to the bell
Of my poverty
You must never tell
And he cried himself to sleep in the night
And he vowed to make things right
So he took the gun down from the wall and he paid a call
He knew she'd understand
A lawman came to capture him
The gun jumped in his hand
Oh Miguel the mother cried
You must run son or you'll die

So the story is told
Of his true love 'cross the line
As strong as the oak
And as sweet as the vine
And the child she bore him
Came on the fateful morning
When they sent him to his final rest

Oh my sweet Miguel
Listen to the bell
No one will ever know
What I know too well
Then she'd smile and lay the child on her breast
And she'd say I have no fear
I'm waiting for you to cross the border, to swim the river
'Cause you've done that before
To see your true love's smiling face
A hundred times or more
Oh my sweet Miguel she cried
I'll love you ‘til I die

Link For online discussions about Gordon Lightfoot, his music and related topics
http://www.corfid.com/

Link to Gordon Lightfoot website maintained by Wayne Francis
http://www.lightfoot.ca/

Link to buy Gordon Lightfoot CD's
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vli...
  less

About a month ago I mentioned to Lynn how much I liked Gordon's Spanish Moss - Lynn answered, you are entitled to a request or two you know , and so it is requested. The scenario that immediately came   more...to mind is that Gordon met a southern Belle while performing in Savannah Georgia. Their relationship might have been for lifetime, had things gone differently ... and, she had a daughter that Gordon called " Spanish Moss"....just a thought that works for me. Hope you enjoy it. Thank you for the request dear Lynn!
Spanish Moss
(G) Let go darling, (G+) I can feel the (G6) night wind call (G7)
(Am) Guess I'd better (Bm) go
I (C) like you more than (G/B) half as much
As I (Am7) love your Spanish (D7) moss

(G) Spanish moss a-(G+)hanging down
(G6) Sweeter than the (G7) southern love we've (Am) found
(D) Spanish moss, (D7/F#) keeps on following my (C/G) thoughts a(G)round (C) (D)
(G) Georgia pine and (G+) ripple wine
(G6) Memories of Sa(G7)vannah summer(Am)time
(D) Spanish moss, (D7/F#) wish you knew what I was (C/G) say(G)ing

(Am) So I'm rolling north (D) thinking
Of the (G) way things (B7/F#) might have (Em) been (Dm)
If (C) she and (G/B) I could have (Am7) changed it all some(D)how (D7)

Spanish moss a-hanging down
Lofty as the sycamore you've found
Spanish moss, keeps on following my thoughts around
Georgia pine and ripple wine
Kisses mixed with moonshine and red clay
Spanish moss, wish you knew what I was saying

So I'm rolling north thinking
Of the way things might have been
If she and I could have changed it all somehow

Let go darling, I can feel the night wind call
The devil take the cost
I like the way your kisses flow and I love your Spanish moss  less

Another incredible song in the Gordon Lightfoot Series. It's always interesting to find photos that depict the emotion and allow the viewer to experience the journey that the music and lyrics take us   more...on. I'd like to publicly thank Tj (StonewallStudios) for always pushing me to make it that little bit better. I hope he never stops. ~~ Lynn

Link to YouTube’s Thomasj157, the Lightfoot Tribute Channel
http://ca.youtube.com/user/thomasj157

The Last Time I Saw Her (Did She Mention My Name) 5:10

The last time I saw her face, her eyes were bathed in starlight and her hair hung long
The last time she spoke to me, her lips were like the scented flowers inside a rain-drenched forest
But that was so long ago that I can scarcely feel the way I felt before
And if time could heal the wounds, I would tear the threads away that I might bleed some more

The last time I walked with her
Her laughter was the steeple bells
That ring to greet the morning sun
A voice that called to everyone
To love the ground we walked upon
Those were the good days

The last time I held her hand, her touch was autumn, spring and summer, and winter too
The last time I let go of her, she walked away into the night
I lost her in the misty streets, a thousand months, a thousand years
When other lips will kiss her eyes
A million miles beyond the moon, that's where she is

But that was so long ago that I can scarcely feel the way I felt before
And if time could heal the wounds, I would tear the threads away that I might bleed some more
The last time I saw her face, her eyes were bathed in starlight and she walked alone

The last time she kissed my cheek
Her lips were like the wilted leaves
Upon the autumn covered hills
Resting on the frozen ground
The seeds of love lie cold and still
Beneath a battered marking stone
It lies forgotten

Link For online discussions about Gordon Lightfoot, his music and related topics
http://www.corfid.com/

Link to Gordon Lightfoot website maintained by Wayne Francis
http://www.lightfoot.ca/

Link to buy Gordon Lightfoot CD's
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vli...  less

I am so very fortunate to have been able to work with this beautiful love song! I hope you enjoy my interpretation.

Your Love's Return (Song for Stephen Foster) (If You Could Read My Mind) 3:55

Come to   more...the door my pretty one
Put on your rings and precious things
Hide all your tears as best you can
Try to recall what used to be

Roses are waiting for dewdrops to fall
Climbing your windows and walls
Bells in the steeple are ringing, singing
Listen to them talk about your love's return

Let me come in my pretty one
Try to undo what I have done
For I must be forgiven now
I cannot leave your love alone

Roses are waiting for dewdrops to fall
Climbing your windows and walls
Leaves in the garden are falling, calling
Listen to them talk about your love's return

Let me come in my precious one
Wake from your sleep and take me home
Open your eyes and look my way
I will not lose what I have won

Roses are waiting for dewdrops to fall
Climbing your windows and walls
Bells in the steeple are ringing, singing
Listen to them talk about your love's return

Link to YouTube’s Thomasj157, the Lightfoot Tribute Channel
http://ca.youtube.com/user/thomasj157

Link For online discussions about Gordon Lightfoot, his music and related topics
http://www.corfid.com/

Link to Gordon Lightfoot website maintained by Wayne Francis
http://www.lightfoot.ca/

Link to buy Gordon Lightfoot CD's
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vli...  less

"Old Dan's Records" reminds me of those wonderful times when family and friends come together for some toe-tapping, song-singing, and impromptu dancing the night away!


Link to YouTube’s Thomasj157,   more...the Lightfoot Tribute Channel
http://ca.youtube.com/user/thomasj157

Link For online discussions about Gordon Lightfoot , his music and related topics
http://www.corfid.com/

Link to Gordon Lightfoot website maintained by Wayne Francis
http://www.lightfoot.ca/

Old Dan's Records (Old Dan's Records) 3:03

Get out old Dan's records
Get out old Dan's records
We will dance the whole night long
It's fun to play the old time songs
If old Dan could see us now
I know he'd be so proud
Bring out old Dan's records
Bring out old Dan's records
I remember my Aunt Bea
She'd dance with Dan till two or three
If old Dan could see her now
I know he'd shout out loud

Dig out old Dan's records
Bring out old Dan's records
We're all here, we've all got dates
We'll dance all night to the seventy-eights
If old Dan could see us now
I know he'd be so proud
If old Dan were with us still
I know he'd come around

Get out old Dan's records
Dig out old Dan's records
Back to nineteen thirty-five
The foxtrot, jitterbug 'n jive
If old Dan could see us now
I know he'd be so proud

Get out old Dan's records
Bring out old Dan's records
High above the fireplace
There's a smile on old Dan's face
If old Dan could see us now
I know he'd be so proud
If old Dan were with us still
I know he'd come around

Link to buy Gordon Lightfoot CD's
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vli...
  less

I'm not in the habit of taking requests for videos, as I'm not sure how well I'd do working "under pressure", but I received such a nice message from Dave, and the song is just as the title   more...says "Beautiful", so here is my interpretation of this wonderful song by Gordon Lightfoot.

Link to YouTube’s Thomasj157, the Lightfoot Tribute Channel
http://ca.youtube.com/user/thomasj157

Link For online discussions about Gordon Lightfoot , his music and related topics
http://www.corfid.com/

Beautiful (Gord's Gold) 3:32

At times I just don't know
How you could be anything but beautiful
I think that I was made for you
And you were made for me
And I know that I will never change
Cause we've been friends through rain or shine
For such a long, long time

Laughing eyes and smiling face
It's seems so lucky just to have the right
Of telling you with all my might
You're beautiful tonight

And I know that you will never stray
Cause ya been that way from day to day
For such a long, long time

And when ya hold me tight
How could life be anything but beautiful
I think that I was made for you
And you were made for me

And I know that I will never change
Cause we've been friends through rain or shine
For such a long, long time

And I must say that it means so much to me
Just to be the one who's telling you
I'm telling you
That you're beautiful

Link to buy Gordon Lightfoot CD's
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vli...
  less

“May I” caught my attention the very first time I heard it. I initially thought vintage toys and games would be a perfect accompaniment, but this one is all about the children and for the “kid” in each   more...of us. ~~ Lynn

Link to YouTube’s Thomasj157, the Lightfoot Tribute Channel
http://ca.youtube.com/user/thomasj157

Link For online discussions about Gordon Lightfoot , his music and related topics
http://www.corfid.com/

Link to Gordon Lightfoot website maintained by Wayne Francis
http://www.lightfoot.ca/

May I (Did She Mention My Name) 2:19

Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
Ring around the rosy and I'll catch you if I can
But if you don't say “May I”, then you'll have to start again
But first you must indulge me and count from one to ten
Let the game begin

I adore you when you touch me
Pin the tail upon the donkey, you will surely win
But if you don't say “May I”, then I'll pass the cake around
And I won't give you any, but you won't make a sound
You don't eat soap, anyhow

Red light, green light, blue light, yellow light
You can take three giant steps or a baby step will do
But if you don't say “May I”, then I'll march you out the door
Where you'll be contemplating the numbers one to four
I hope you're keeping score

‘Cause if you don't say “May I”, then I'll get you with the hose
And spoil your Sunday clothes
Will it please you if I tease you
While you're at the spin-dry, I'll pass the pie around
But you won't make a sound
You don't eat blackbird anyhow

There's four and twenty reasons why it can't be wrong
How long have you been gone
Finders, keepers, losers, weepers
Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater
Wear your sneakers around sound sleepers.

Link to buy Gordon Lightfoot CD's
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vli...  less

My initial thought on this song was that it would be incredibly hard to portrait, so I started the search for "wishing" things -- wells, wishbones, dandylions gone to seed... But it just wasn't   more...working for me. Once again, I changed direction, and this is the result. Thank you Tj for the midnight conversations and suggestions. xoxoxo

Link For online discussions about Gordon Lightfoot , his music and related topics
http://www.corfid.com/
Link to Gordon Lightfoot website maintained by Wayne Francis
http://www.lightfoot.ca/

Sometimes I Wish (Harmony) 3:37

Dreaming of the love I lost, the day the final bridge was crossed
Sometimes I wish, that I could just forget.
But the memory lingers yet, and it hangs around,
Leavin' me low and leavin' me down.
Everywhere I roam, there is nobody home.
Even I should know, when it ain't my day there is no other way.

-Instrumental-

I begin to wake up to, how wrong it was to cling to you
Sometimes I wish, to hold you to my heart,
'Cause I can't keep us apart. Forgiving you,
Was the easiest thing that I ever could do.
Everywhere I go, there is no one I know.
Even I can see, it's too late now to believe in a vow.

-Instrumental-

As I wander I return, to days gone by there's much to be learned
Sometimes I wish, that miracles could be.
But at best I fail to see, any happenin',
Some gotta lose and some gotta win.
Everywhere I roam, there is nobody home.
Even I should know, when it ain't my day there is no other way.

Everywhere I go, there is no one I know.
Even I can see, it's too late now to believe in a vow.
You're leavin' right now.  less