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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Listening Point - General Discussion Gordon Lightfoot has passed |
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05/02/2023 06:50AM
R.I.P Gordon Lightfoot.
Masterful songwriter.
There was a thread on him on the forum last year and it was then I decided I better see him before he goes. We drove to Des Moines for a concert about a year ago. He was ready to go back then.
Tom
Masterful songwriter.
There was a thread on him on the forum last year and it was then I decided I better see him before he goes. We drove to Des Moines for a concert about a year ago. He was ready to go back then.
Tom
05/02/2023 08:27AM
I am saddened by his passing. I grew up on him...and though he wasn't a rock star in the general sense, his music bridged mulitple genres, and appealed to so many people. When Sundown came out, I remember listening to the song on the local rock station AND the local easy listening station. A true legend.
A documentary about his life was released a couple of years ago. I recommend it.
I have have seen him in concert three times. The last was several years ago, and his voice was fading then.
On a solo trip a long time ago, I remember listening to Canadian Railroad Trilogy on my little short wave radio. I picked up the song on a Canadian station. The music and the place and my mood...it was perfect.
I listened to Carefree Highway and The Wreck last night after I read of his death.
Mike
A documentary about his life was released a couple of years ago. I recommend it.
I have have seen him in concert three times. The last was several years ago, and his voice was fading then.
On a solo trip a long time ago, I remember listening to Canadian Railroad Trilogy on my little short wave radio. I picked up the song on a Canadian station. The music and the place and my mood...it was perfect.
I listened to Carefree Highway and The Wreck last night after I read of his death.
Mike
I did indeed rock down to Electric Avenue, but I did not take it higher. I regret that.
05/02/2023 11:38AM
There are a few musicians who I could say provide the soundtrack for my life. Gordon Lightfoot is one of them. My lifestyle is far different than his was, my belief system far different than what I believe his was, and there are many songs he wrote and sung that I can't identify with. All that said, so much of who I am musically is touched and influenced by him - how I sing and how I play guitar - and will as long as I pick up my guitars.
A Painter Passing Through
I saw him live at the Orpheum in Minneapolis in 2018. His voice was nothing like it was on my record player, as I expected, but his guitar playing sure was - and I will never forget that - the alternating unmoving dropped thumb bass against his fingers playing the treble notes.
This song helped me woo my precious wife:
Fine as Fine Can Be
This song sets the mood for my winter nights:
Song for a Winter's Night
These songs take me to the BWCA:
Ringneck Loon
Whispers of the North
I could go on. I think I'll just go for a walk and listen to some of his music.
Joe
A Painter Passing Through
I saw him live at the Orpheum in Minneapolis in 2018. His voice was nothing like it was on my record player, as I expected, but his guitar playing sure was - and I will never forget that - the alternating unmoving dropped thumb bass against his fingers playing the treble notes.
This song helped me woo my precious wife:
Fine as Fine Can Be
This song sets the mood for my winter nights:
Song for a Winter's Night
These songs take me to the BWCA:
Ringneck Loon
Whispers of the North
I could go on. I think I'll just go for a walk and listen to some of his music.
Joe
aka HermitThrush "Such sights as this are reserved for those who will suffer to behold them." -Eric Sevareid
05/02/2023 11:48AM
missmolly: "The Edmund Fitzgerald is his most-cited song, but the Canadian Railroad Trilogy is his masterpiece. "
There's also Crossroads.
aka HermitThrush "Such sights as this are reserved for those who will suffer to behold them." -Eric Sevareid
05/02/2023 12:06PM
I mentioned this on an older thread about Gordon Lightfoot, but it bears repeating: the version of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald that is played on the radio was the FIRST take of the song the band recorded. That's remarkable.
Mike
Mike
I did indeed rock down to Electric Avenue, but I did not take it higher. I regret that.
05/02/2023 01:24PM
Had a few chances to see Gordon perform and unfortunately missed them for one reason or another. The last one was probably in the past year or two where I thought maybe age was going to affect his talents so we passed on going.
My wife and I love live music, but we have regrets over missing Gordon Lightfoot. Thankfully, his voice will live on in his wonderful music.
My wife and I love live music, but we have regrets over missing Gordon Lightfoot. Thankfully, his voice will live on in his wonderful music.
"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir
05/02/2023 05:02PM
Last Christmas we were in the DC area visiting our daughter. There was a Gordon Lightfoot concert the night we were to leave. We knew his voice was faded, and we’d have to drive nonstop to get back to WI, but my husbands first record was one by Lightfoot, and going to one of his concerts had always been on my husbands wish list. So of course we stayed an extra night and went to the concert! Yes, his voice wasn’t what it once was, but the music was great, and everyone in the crowd was very supportive and enthusiastic.
05/02/2023 07:33PM
I knew the 70's big radio hits but didn't pay attention to him in my teen years. I heard Eva Cassidy do a cover of this song about 10 years ago and I tracked down this original by Gordon. Then I started really getting into his songs. He's one of the greats for sure. The documentary on him is worth watching.
Early Morning Rain
Early Morning Rain
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
05/03/2023 06:20AM
Seems timely to mention that the Tumblehome boys (Tumblehome podcast) have a great 2 or 3 part series on the wreck of the Edmund. I enjoyed learning more of the story and certainly Gordon was the reason I even knew about it in the first place.
05/05/2023 09:53AM
Some of you may remember I started a Gordon Lightfoot thread on here maybe 6-7 months ago. I watched that documentary several times, bought a good audiobook about him and binged his music on Spotify.
It was natural to name this little guy Gordon.
It was natural to name this little guy Gordon.
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
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