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One In Five
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Title track from the "one in five" CD, a special project dedicated to raising awareness about Mental Illness
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Canadian acoustic singer/songwriter
Based in Guelph, Ontario, James Gordon is known to many North Americans as the founder of Canada's premier folk group TAMARACK. With this durable trio he toured every corner of the continent, recorded fourteen albums, and made countless television and radio appearances. He has become well-known for his original songs about Canada's identity and heritage. He was a regular songwriting contributor to the CBC radio programmes "Ontario Morning" and "Basic Black". He has also released numerous solo albums for adults and children , composed works for symphony orchestras, co-written a popular series of "Jim and Dave" family musicals and written music for theatre, dance and film. His songs have been recorded by a number of other artists including The Cowboy Junkies, Melanie Doane, Hilary Spencer, Al Simmons, Ian Bell and James Keelaghan. These days James tours North America and Great Britain with the legendary Canadian pop icon Sandy Horne on bass and vocals, and produces CD's for other artists at his Pipe Street Studios. In 2002 he released 5 different CD's of his own music. His first full-length musical, "Hardscrabble Road" debuted in late 2003, and his next album on Borealis Records is due to be released soon. There's a lot of info available at jamesgordon.ca . Please listen to this selection of works from Gordon's long and varied career, and drop us a line to say hello!
Song Info
Charts
Peak #239
Peak in subgenre #20
Author
James Gordon
Rights
Pipe Street Publishing
Uploaded
December 26, 2003
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MP3 3.3 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
It is said that one in five of us, at some point in our lives, will be afflicted with an illness of the brain...
Lyrics
One in five... one in five of us they say, One in five, or even more some claim, One in five.. at sometime in their lives. Will be touched by an illness of the brain. They are members of your family They’re the homeless on the street; They’re your classmates and your co-workers too.. Your friends and your neighbours It could be anyone you meet. Could be me it could be you.... They’re not freaks, and they’re not rejects From society, Something’s been broken that’s in need of repair. They’re not people that we have to hide no we Need them for all that they can share They could use our help but we could use theirs too.. We need their insights and their skills.... Let them play a role That’ll help to make them whole.. There’s no better treatment for their ills....
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