Vale Gordon Lightfoot

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Goodbye Gordon and thanks for your words and songs.

 

[Shai]

 

[Professor Knowall]

IMO, Canada’s greatest songwriter (Neil Young fans may disagree - but anyway, Lightfoot always resided in Canada, whereas Young has lived in the U.S. for the last 56 years since 1967), Gordon Lightfoot has been one of only 2 Canadians (so far) featured in the country music potted history series (see posts # 696 - 702). As well as the two great songs already posted above, here’s 2 more - the first ‘Ribbon Of Darkness’ first brought him to prominence beyond Canada when Marty Robbins took it to # 1 in 1965, but here’s Lightfoot’s version -


The second ‘Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald’, was based on an actual event the year prior and is magnificent songwriting -

 

[DEVO]

My brother is a big Gordon Lightfoot fan, and he passed away on his birthday.

RIP Gordon

 

[Spearman]

IMO, Canada’s greatest songwriter (Neil Young fans may disagree - but anyway, Lightfoot always resided in Canada, whereas Young has lived in the U.S. for the last 56 years since 1967), Gordon Lightfoot has been one of only 2 Canadians (so far) featured in the country music potted history series (see posts # 696 - 702). As well as the two great songs already posted above, here’s 2 more - the first ‘Ribbon Of Darkness’ first brought him to prominence beyond Canada when Marty Robbins took it to # 1 in 1965, but here’s Lightfoot’s version -


The second ‘Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald’, was based on an actual event the year prior and is magnificent songwriting -

Loved his voice and songs.
All my relatives come from the north shore of Lake Superior so when the Edmund Fitzgerald song came out, it really hit a chord.

 

[Shai]

Loved his voice and songs.
All my relatives come from the north shore of Lake Superior so when the Edmund Fitzgerald song came out, it really hit a chord.

It really is a gr8 song, I listened to the end which is an accolade of sorts from me

IMO, Canada’s greatest songwriter (Neil Young fans may disagree - but anyway, Lightfoot always resided in Canada, whereas Young has lived in the U.S. for the last 56 years since 1967), Gordon Lightfoot has been one of only 2 Canadians (so far) featured in the country music potted history series (see posts # 696 - 702). As well as the two great songs already posted above, here’s 2 more - the first ‘Ribbon Of Darkness’ first brought him to prominence beyond Canada when Marty Robbins took it to # 1 in 1965, but here’s Lightfoot’s version -


The second ‘Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald’, was based on an actual event the year prior and is magnificent songwriting -

 

[Spearman]

It really is a gr8 song, I listened to the end which is an accolade of sorts from me

Gitcheegoomee is a word I've literally been hearing all my life. I've swum in it, not long for long mind you. Made the local wild forest lakes feel tepid by comparison. We always watched the big iron ore boats go out under the Duluth bridge, big ass boats.
It is a vast, brooding sea which brews up weather systems at anytime. I lost a cousin kayaking along the shore. One way or another everyone who lives up there's life if affected by Superior.
There's a haunting tone in the opening riff that does hearken back to the region.

 

[Schauermann]

RIP.

Did I few good ones.