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| Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot - V1 |
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Published as "Canadian Railroad Trilogy", mp3
from the In-deb-ted Lightfoot Library, Gordon
captured the great Canadian dream - a rail
line from coast to coast. I have included
images from railroad building in North and
Central America.
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/
There was a time in this fair land when the
railroad did not run
When the wild majestic mountains stood alone
against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the
wheel
When the green dark forest was too silent to
be real
But time has no beginnings and hist'ry has no
bounds
As to this verdant country they came from all
around
They sailed upon her waterways and they
walked the forests tall
And they built the mines the mills and the
factories for the good of us all
And when the young man's fancy was turnin' to
the spring
The railroad men grew restless for to hear
the hammers ring
Their minds were overflowing with the visions
of their day
And many a fortune lost and won and many a
debt to pay
For they looked in the future and what did
they see
They saw an iron road runnin' from sea to the
sea
Bringin' the goods to a young growin' land
All up through the seaports and into their
hands
Look away said they across this mighty land
From the eastern shore to the western strand
Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
We gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the
trails
Open 'er heart let the life blood flow
Gotta get on our way 'cause we're movin' too
slow
Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
We're gonna lay down the tracks and tear up
the trails
Open 'er heart let the life blood flow
Gotta get on our way 'cause we're movin' too
slow
Get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin'
The stars, they come stealin' at the close of
the day
Across the wide prairie our loved ones lie
sleeping
Beyond the dark oceans in a place far away
We are the navvies who work upon the railway
Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin'
sun
Livin' on stew and drinkin' bad whiskey
Bendin' our old backs 'til the long days are
done
We are the navvies who work upon the railway
Swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin'
sun
Layin' down track and buildin' the bridges
Bendin' our old backs 'til the railroad is
done
So over the mountains and over the plains
Into the muskeg and into the rain
Up the St. Lawrence all the way to Gaspe
Swingin' our hammers and drawin' our pay
Drivin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down
Away to the bunkhouse and into the town
A dollar a day and a place for my head
A drink to the livin' and a toast to the dead
Oh the song of the future has been sung
All the battles have been won
O'er the mountain tops we stand
All the world at our command
We have opened up the soil
With our teardrops and our toil
For there was a time in this fair land when
the railroad did not run
When the wild majestic mountains stood alone
against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the
wheel
When the green dark forest was too silent to
be real
When the green dark forest was too silent to
be real
And many are the dead men too silent to be
real
Link to buy Gordon Lightfoot CD's
http://www.bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/music
artists/cds-by-artist-Gordon-Lightfoot.html
Tags : Railroad Trilogy Gordon Lightfoot StonewallStudios |
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Affichage : 71269
Durée : 425 s |
| The Aimee Mann Christmas Trilogy (part 1) |
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Aimee tries to get specials guests for her
Christmas show.
PART 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuLMy2lbYeM
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKEcTrPmahQ
Starring: Aimee Mann, Paul F. Tompkins, Jon
Krasinski, Emily Procter, Patton Oswalt,
Weird Al Yankovic, Bob Odenkirk, Fred
Armisen, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell
Director/DP: Michael Blieden
Producer/Camera Operator: Inman Young
Tags : Aimee Mann Christmas comedy |
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Affichage : 23789
Durée : 438 s |
| Mickey Newbury : An American Trilogy |
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Mickey Newbury is a songwriter most famous
for a song he arranged, but did not write.
One night in Los Angeles, at a time of
national distress over war and race issues in
the U.S.A., Newbury spontaneously combined a
southern anthem (written by a northerner), a
northern anthem (written by a southerner),
and an old African healing song. In the
audience that night were many celebrities,
Odetta, Kristofferson and Streisand among
them. The trio of songs brought tears to
Odetta's eyes. It came to be called An
American Trilogy, and would be adopted by
Elvis Presley as the centerpiece of his later
concerts. This clip is an extra from LIVE AT
THE HERMITAGE, the new Mickey Newbury DVD,
and features Marie Rhines on violin. The clip
is uploaded with the permission of the
Newbury family, and the DVD is available in
the cd store at www.mickeynewbury.com
Mickey Newbury Websites:
www.mickeynewbury.com
www.myspace.com/mickeynewbury
Tags : Mickey Newbury American Trilogy Hermitage |
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Affichage : 31854
Durée : 198 s |
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