Re: [IRCA] Long Songs

["Ira Elbert New, III" <ien3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Look into RUSH if you want some long Canadian songs. And they're good too!

P.S. Not that Gordon Lightfoot isn't good. I own several of his records.



Bert New
Watkinsville, Georgia
Proudly Serving You Since 1964!




>From: "Brent Taylor" <btaylor@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>To: "'Mailing list for the International Radio Club of 
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>Subject: Re: [IRCA] Long Songs
>Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 08:17:24 -0400
>
>When I worked the overnight shift at CFNB in the 1980s long songs (the
>pre-cart, pre-computer days) were much loved, as they permitted one to take
>a bathroom break.
>
>Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear" was one such song.  One night, though, it started
>skipping half way through and I was "not in a position" to fix it right
>away.
>
>Brent Taylor, VE1JH
>Doaktown, NB - Grid FN66wn
>60 mi inland from Northumberland Strait
>R-75, ICF-2010 (2), ICF-7600GR, R390A/URR
>Large Pennant, Dipole, RS Loops, Quantum Phaser
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Portzer
> > Sent: January 6, 2007 2:58 AM
> > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Long Songs
> >
> > Speaking of ballads, El Paso by Marty Robbins clocked in at 4-1/2
> > minutes, making it one of the longer hit songs of the late 50s.
> >
> > Bruce
> >
> > The Kaskey Family wrote:
> > > One of my favorite ballads.  In fact, I am a big fan of
> > Gordon Lightfoot.
> > >
> > > Don K.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > bill kral wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>   I think the longest Canadian song was The Wreck Of
> > >> The Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot. I don't
> > >> know how long it was but it was long enough to take
> > >> time to run up and down the band and come back to hear
> > >> the last verse and the end of the song.Bill in BC
> > >>
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