Gordon Lightfoot RIP a great singer songwriter
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Fantastic voice. RIP, Gordon Lightfoot.
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Loved him top talent
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Sundown......a great LP of its genre...every track a gem.
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A great voice. I have one of his vinyl albums I must play. RIP Gordon.
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RIP Gordon Lightfoot a voice of my teens
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If you could read my mind.......brilliant!
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Yes what a good guitarist and vocalist he was.
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Made his mark on music, for sure.
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Loved his music. RIP Gordon.
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The very, very haunting "The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
Worth reading the story about this tragedy if you're remotely interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A
Worth reading the story about this tragedy if you're remotely interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A
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A bit of a shock knew he wasn't in the best of health.
A supremely talented musician, singer and songwriter.
If you could read my mind is one of my all time favourites.
RIP Gordon
A supremely talented musician, singer and songwriter.
If you could read my mind is one of my all time favourites.
RIP Gordon
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I've not listened to his music lately nor heard much about him but have very fond memories of some of his songs from sing-alongs at various beery folk clubs in late 1960s/early 1970s. I still remember all the words to "Early mornin' rain".
Thanks for the songs (and guitar playing) Gordon Lightfoot, RIP.
Thanks for the songs (and guitar playing) Gordon Lightfoot, RIP.
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A distinctive gentle voice and a nice touch on the acoustic. R I P Gordon.
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Very sad news I listen to his music most days.
Thanks for the music Gordon RIP
Thanks for the music Gordon RIP
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" Early Morning Rain " is a favourite of mine, as it was for this chap ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HatAken9m14
Also covered by Dylan, Glen Campbell, Peter, Paul & Mary, George Hamilton IV and Paul Weller, among many others ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HatAken9m14
Also covered by Dylan, Glen Campbell, Peter, Paul & Mary, George Hamilton IV and Paul Weller, among many others ...
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Brilliantly crafted song, possibly the most descriptive song ever written, the backing music adds to the experience of 'being there'. One of the rights of spring in Toronto was Lightfoots' annual concerts at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, which he performed until a couple years ago.Funkydrummer wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 9:55 amThe very, very haunting "The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
Worth reading the story about this tragedy if you're remotely interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A
A little backgound about the ships sailing in the Great Lakes for those who may be interested. The Welland canal system connecting lakes Erie and Ontario is an engineering marvel, those massive 'lakers', as they're known, are a tight fit in the locks, barely a couple of feet separate the ships from the canal walls.
Below is a video showing a Laker navigating the Welland Canal system.
[url][/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgBre-CHv2Y]/url]
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Only just found out today that he wrote I Can't Make It Anymore for Spyder Turner - wow!
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For those of us of a certain age, he was an important part of our music scene.
Some wonderful songs mentioned already.
Daylight Katy was one of my favourites.
RIP, Gordon
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jUXx_8S3ouM
Some wonderful songs mentioned already.
Daylight Katy was one of my favourites.
RIP, Gordon
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jUXx_8S3ouM
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Apologies for missing this thread. I started one earlier.
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I think I have a listen to this about once every few weeks. As you say a truly haunting account of a real tragedy.Funkydrummer wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 9:55 amThe very, very haunting "The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
Worth reading the story about this tragedy if you're remotely interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A
Superior, it’s said, never gives up her dead when the winds of November come early.
A sad loss to music.
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Only just read this sad news,one of my favourite all time GL tracks is from way back in the 70s...Sundown ..a great song with a great story behind it
RIP GL.
https://youtu.be/kv8zyBi4ZXk
RIP GL.
https://youtu.be/kv8zyBi4ZXk
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Agree Steve. I’m just about to dig out my vinyl album Sundown. Cathy Smith inspired him (amongst other things ) to write this song.Steve1956 wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 10:17 amOnly just read this sad news,one of my favourite all time GL tracks is from way back in the 70s...Sundown ..a great song with a great story behind it
RIP GL.
https://youtu.be/kv8zyBi4ZXk
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