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Originally Posted by herr_oberst
Gordon Lightfoot was one of the finest folk song writers of my life, but to my ears his singing was lifeless and boring. Tony Rice often did fantastic covers of his songs.
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I would like to hear some more of Rice's covers, thanks for mentioning him. I think he missed the mark with this one though. Ten Degrees and Getting Colder is a melancholy song about a guy down on his luck. This upbeat, plinking banjo music just doesn't fit the lyrics.