Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Endless Wire - Gordon Lightfoot

Endless Wire - Gordon Lightfoot
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Endless Wire, 1978
Written by Gordon Lightfoot

"I ain't got nothin' to hide / My mind is an endless wire," asserts Lightfoot in his pleasant, well-modulated baritone.  I'm not sure what this song is all about — a failed love or a pined-for lover? — but it builds tension over its runtime.  There's drama and imagery at least, if it is all a little rote, with a not-especially interesting guitar solo in the middle. The three verses are lyrically very similar, as well.

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