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'Are You Ready,' a song by Dan Hill and Paul Quarrington and Martin Worthy

Solo: Paul Quarrington
Duet: Hill/Quarrington

by macleans.ca on Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:39am - 44 Comments

Solo: Paul Quarrington

Duet: Hill/Quarrington

Tags: Are You Ready, Dan Hill, Paul Quarrington

http://poempainter.com Robert Priest

what a great song. and what a loss. and what courage. he went down singing!
Beth

Paul taught us how to live and as importantly, how to die.
He will be honoured and missed.

Beth
Ken Drope

Knowing the history of this song from the Feb. 8 Macleans makes it that much more poignant.
Russ

beautiful….I will learn this one….. R.I.P. Paul.
H. Tinney

After reading the article, the song comes to life. Thanks Paul, I'm sure somebody will benefit from your inspirational words when they need them the most. Enjoy yourself wherever you may be.
Bob Cameron

Wow!!! Paul was not only a great musician, writer; but a beautiful and courageous man who faced the other life with such a song that brings tears to all of us. A great article on his life as expessed by Dan Hill, who admired him and was a true friend to the very end. He left all of us a message that we will never forget.
Louise

What a great article and a beautiful song. Thank you Dan Hill for sharing your friend Paul with us.
Mary Lynn Trotter

Thank you Danny for an excellent article, and to you both for a lovely song. I'm sorry you are still in so much pain, but I hope I can help with this: when I was 14 my dad Harry died. One of my only memories is of you, Danny, eating all the icing from the cupcakes at the wake. It still makes me laugh. That was 1976. I hope someone helps to make you laugh your way through your grief as well.

Mary Lynn Trotter
Bruce Gough

Remember Paul though I only met him once- he was interested in people and that shows in his writing- lovely song and a moving expression of old friends to the end!
mariette Châteauneuf

J'ai bien aimé rencontrer Paul Quarrington lorsqu'il venait chercher ses deux fillettes à l'école Withrow. J'ai enseigné à Carson et Flannery. Paul avait le sens de l'humour bien développé! Il faisait rire tous les parents qui attendaient leurs petits après l'école. Il a autographié le livre King Leary et me l'a donné comme cadeau à la fin d'une année scolaire. Précieux souvenir! Mariette Châteauneuf
Ken Tobias

I had read the book "Whale Music" and was asked by the band "The Reostatics" to sing some background vocals
on the sound track of the movie made from the book… all so enjoyable. Then on day in my home town of Saint John NB.
I got a call from Paul he was a friend of my brother Tony. Paul was playing at the Blue Olive A club I play as well.
He introduced himself and asked me if I would like to came down to the club and hangout. Unfortunately I was unwell at that time and tod him I would have loved to but couldn't make it this time. When I hear this song so beautiful so well said it makes me wish I could have met him at least I got to sing in his movie. What a great soul.
Ken Tobias
http://www.everlastwelders.ca/ welders

Very inspired with "are you ready"
Johnny Maudlin

Such a complete song. I can't imagine a better work or a more profound statement on a man's approaching transition…
Richard

A beautiful song my only brother chose for his last day. April 20, 2010
Rosemary

I missed the news that Paul had passed so was stunned when I read the article in McLean's….I listened to this and was reminded of the song my brother asked to be sung at his funeral that Warren Zevon wrote and sang when he discovered he too was dying of lung cancer…Keep Me in Your Heart for Awhile. These were all young men (including my brother) who lived life full and hard. Paul will be missed by the literary world….I want to read King Leary again so I can laugh rather than cry listening to this song.
J Poirier

What a wonderfull life story

thank you paul
Jackie

I was so blessed to see Paul in Bayfield, Ontario at one of our Writer's Festivals. Taken too soon and so talented. What a gift to all of us.