By: jyow

jyow — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 09:25:00 +0000

I first heard this record in 1981 or 82, strangely enough, in the record shop inside Carleton University' Unicenter in Ottawa. Yes those were the days when a University has 2-3 record shops inside a uni campus. Good old days.

I was immediately smittened by the music and bought the record, and have not since stopped listening to it for an extended period of time. Like Jacqueline Du Pre's Elgar, to me Glenn Gould has made all other performances of the Goldberg piece seem less relevant.

I don't think John Mark has mentioned it but this is Glenn Gould's second performance of the piece since 1962, and this is has last record performance. He is a true Canadian icon and a lifelong interpreter/worshipper of Bach.

By: Cruddy Grubby

Cruddy Grubby — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 19:22:00 +0000

I would nominate Harry Chapin's "Taxi".

By: David W. Robinson

David W. Robinson — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 03:58:00 +0000

Of these, my vote would be for McLean’s “Vincent.”

I was smitten by this song from the beginning...

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