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Thread #112880 Message #2402097
Posted By: Azizi
31-Jul-08 - 07:48 AM
Thread Name: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart
Subject: RE: Bruce Murdoch CD-Matters of the Heart
You're welcome, Bruce.
And while we're on the subject of the words "I Can See You Now",
on the acoustic guitar version of your song, you sing:
Endless days spent behind the plough
Lonely times that lasted for a while
I love you so, I can feel you smile
I can see you now
-snip-
But in this thread, you gave the words as "Lonely times that lasted quite a while.
Not that it matters, but I like "for a while" better than "quite a while."
The only reason why I'm noting this is that if there's no archival documentation about this {change in word?}, when "I Can See You Now" becomes the hit song that it deserves to be, and later on in years to come, some people may spend time and energy debating which one is the correct lyric.
But maybe that raises this question: If a songwriter changes his or her lyrics from those that were originally written and uses the revised lyrics in his or her recordings and performances, which lyrics are the "correct" ones?