Canadian Railroad Trilogy
1967 single by Gordon Lightfoot / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Canadian Railroad Trilogy" is a story song that was written, composed, and first performed in 1966 by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who released his original recording of it in 1967. The song was commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to celebrate the Canadian Centennial in 1967. "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" describes the building of the trans-Canada Canadian Pacific Railway, the construction work on which was completed in 1885. The CPR was incorporated in 1881 and merged with the Kansas City Southern Railway in 2023 to form the Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
Quick Facts Single by Gordon Lightfoot, from the album The Way I Feel ...
"Canadian Railroad Trilogy" | ||||
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Single by Gordon Lightfoot | ||||
from the album The Way I Feel | ||||
B-side | "It's My Time" | |||
Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | 1966 (rerecorded 1975) | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 6:22 (rerecorded 7:04) | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gordon Lightfoot | |||
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