❤

❤

❤

I’m not a Canadian but Gordon wrote the soundtrack to my life and I cried watching this. Friday last in the car for no reason played Gords Gold on a short trip to my wife and son. Then I learned he passed. Such a loss.

Wasn't just you friend.

The "Golden Bear?" Now THAT brings back memories. On a foggy, cool night, with my sweetheart, elbow to elbow with everyone packed in, watching the Mark-Almond band. A jazz fusion group with rock overtones, they dazzled with their virtuosity...so much so during the standing ovation afterwards they were grinning, glad-handing, hugging each other. They knew they had delivered. Afterwards we turned our collars up, smelled the sea, and walked through the mist back to our car through a mostly deserted town (not the permanent strip mall HB has become).

Craigexpat: Holy smokes! I'd give my left nut to have lived that experience! After reading your comment it's obvious you are well aware of how fortunate you are to have "been there/done that". It makes the rest of us a little less envious!😊

So many days strung together but doesn’t it just come down to a few of life’s defining moments as the one you described here? You are blessed to have this one to remember so fondly. Rick describes his missed opportunity to see Gordon live. You can’t get these moments back when they are missed. Thanks for sharing yours.

craigexpat oh how lucky you were to be so close to Gordon and Rick!

I used to sing my son to sleep with that song. He asked for it almost every night

I came here for the same reason. I had never heard this analysis. Now, I will never hear the song the same way again; it is as though the whole flower has opened, and I can see every petal. Now, I can hear so much more in the song than before.

This showed up in my feed after I heard the news. Beautiful song.

Me as well. I just love how wonderfully Rick points out all the different parts of the song that makes it so great that one would most probably miss unless musically and or vocally trained. Sadly I don't know a lot of the music theory Rick mentions, but I so enjoy learning about it just the same, as he breaks down the song so succinctly and clearly. And the great part of Rick breaking down what makes the song great, so wonderfully shows how incredibly musically talanted and gifted the musician, such as Gordon lightfoot truly was. I can't imagine any of today's pop vocals singers put out such beautiful and complex songs as this.

Mariners Church in Detroit had a small ceremony last week where they rang the church bell 30 times. Once each for the 29 members of the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and a final 30th chime for Gordon Lightfoot, who kept the memories of the other 29 alive for so many years.

It's a cliche, but great artists never really die. Mozart lives again every time someone plays his music. Imagine in 2200 people will be listening to Gord and thinking, "Wow, what a talent!"

He just did!

Yup

@SuperNostalgia. what are you scared of?

@@SonOfTamriel 'Not a thing I'd wager!

I hear you. But I would go with "Summer Side of Life", instead. "Wreck........" is a decent tune but it is a bit overrated because of the sinking itself, imo. Summer Side is a beautiful and haunting song about young men right outta High School spending their last summer as fun loving and innocent kids before being sent to Vietnam to fight, and then coming home wrecked emotionally and forever changed because of war. His best song , and most moving song. From chasing girls as "his love was ripe" to "and if you saw him now, you`d wonder why he would cry all night". The man was such a huge talent, and I am always amazed at artists with that gift of songwriting perfection. God knows that it does not come very easily to me, but I sure wish it did. Celebrate Gordon`s long life and his music, rather than over mourn his passing. He really did enrich all of our lives, people like you and I who love and listen to him doing his thing. Cheers!

@@herecomesaregular8418 emotional vertigo...spot on. Bridge Over Troubled Water & Let It Be are my two. Lost two friends in close succession to when these songs were in constant rotation and 45+ years later they still bring those emotions back from my childhood.

tomcoryell You need to find a person, or a state of mind, please be relieved. You are a real person. Be live.

Hang in there friend. A great song to remember and feel comforted.

I cannot even imagine the emotions this brought up for you and, I hope, healing. This song draws the blood of deepest emotion, and that string part is, for me, what drives the flood gate open. Powerful work.

@tomcoryell- There are certain events, and emotions, that are simply beyond our grasp, and must forever remain a mystery.. But please know that throughout your life, and in your search for an answer, you are not alone.. With Deepest Respect... Lary

Well, there's two of us, anyway.

Ummm, three.

Four.

@@MarkFreedmanNY Five

six

its that beautiful smooth baritone. Breaks my heart

That is true. I have always said no one has ever told a story in lyrics like Gordon Lightfoot. My musical hero. Growing up in Detroit was wonderful then. We went back and forth between Canada and the US daily then. We were very aware of Gordon’s talent. Every single song is a treasure.

You lucky lucky fellow. What a great memory.

Speaking as someone with a lifelong affection for GL, and family ties to Brantford? I love this story. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome story. Would’ve made a great video to put on KZfaq back then if it had existed.

Your story is so touching!

WOW! What a memory and experience. That's what gives his music such power/

That's crazy

My sister is a huge Gordon fan and I got to surprise her for her birthday one year by getting front row seats to see him in concert at Humphreys by the Bay in San Diego. She was grinning from ear to ear and just beaming the entire show. That's a memorable evening she'll never forget and I'm glad I was able to make it happen. So often we have no idea what gift to get for someone but that's one time I got it right.

@@moeball740 well done Moe!

I was a cab driver in NYC too, so I can really understand your experience .

I drove in Toronto for the whole 90s. I pulled a Uturn in the busiest intersection in Toronto in rush hour to pick up 4 guys. Their accent gave away that they were from the US. I asked the guy in the front seat why they were in Toronto. "We're musicians". I asked what they played," Well, Im Lenny Kravitz.". I said," I heard of you." He said,"Yea, I wrote THAT song." :)

I saw him live, too. Decades ago in San Diego. He's a Canadian national treasure.

I saw him live twice. I personally like Canadian Railroad Trilogy the best, followed by Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

@@kathleenflick6041 was that downtown sn diego in a 5000 seat theater about 1982 ?

@mollybeegood6342 - Quite possibly. Theater with great acoustics. I can't recall the name of it, or the year. Also saw Arlo Guthrie there.

We can agree that the lyrics are close to perfect

Your entire comment needs more likes

Totally agree. The Heros often Fail line is the beat line I've ever heard in any song. Its a concept that we think heros save the day and live happily after but I'm moat cases the hero ends up sacrificing his or her life to save the day and they most times don't save the day. I've always thought about that line.

“But for now love, let’s be real.” Gets me every.time.

For me it's "you won't read that book again because the ending's just too hard to take." Tears every time.

True, just canadians. Leonard Cohen : Damn, I can't remember the song anymore.

who's chopping onions?

Same.

I used this very song to fodder many a tear after a high school breakup...i think i used to punish myself with this song~

It's like he's admitting his vulnerability. Takes heart

Me, although i dont even like tbem

Hey Bruce, good to see you here.

Wow! She nailed it I do believe. Who of us doesn’t wish we could go back and change things in our lives?

Wow! She is amazingly perceptive.

That's amazing. What a smart girl.

That's incredible. I think she's absolutely right, and that never occurred to me. I just got schooled by your brilliant 7 year-old granddaughter! Who sounds to me like she's gonna be a writer (of songs or words, or both)!

Wonderful, really amazing(and I hate that word almost as much as I hate the word "awesome," so if I'm using it here, it's legit.

Eric Hodge 100%

Underrated but not like The Replacements

Tony Rice would agree

Eric Hodge he blows the much celebrated and overrated Leonard Cohen out of the water like a battleship!

The only two singers Bob Dylan has spoken of publicly that he likes are Gordon Lightfoot and Townes Van Zandt.

Hold on to the good musical memories you have of those times and enjoy. There are days when I've had to rely on the power of the music to get me by.

It's that rare, perfect song, isn't it? Blessings to you and yours

​@Gordon Lightfoot RIP, GL ❤

What is the song about(?)

@@wmrtransportation294 If I remember correctly it's about the break-up of his first marriage. There's a video here on KZfaq where he was interviewed and he tells the story.

@@wmrtransportation294 I'm pretty certain it was the interview on the Official W5 channel.

MERCY! I know about music theory a little bit, but Rick shows me there’s a depth to it that Is so far beyond my comprehension!

Rick is the Human Upbeat. He propels the groove man!

Sorry to hear about your wife.

@@rossstoneman832 That's very kind of you. Thank you, Ross.

G M thanks for sharing this beautiful memory. It captures my exact feelings for my dad who took me and my brothers to a Gordon Lightfoot concert before he became ill. These Cherished memories will stay with us forever and yes Gordon gave us a great show!

@@GM-lj8ct I'm so glad you have a fond memory of you and your wife seeing Gordon Lightfoot in concert before she passed...I'm sure you'll always cherish that memory every time you hear one of his songs!

@@Bongofury361 I do cherish the memories. It was Valentine's Day, which made it more special. There is no one like Gordon Lightfoot, and his songs mean so much more to me now.

My thought exactly. Chills.

Agreed. Love it so much.

Absolutely!! Grew up with that! Actually I grew up way before that with the beatles but yea grew up with that! Love It!!!

The lyrics and the music, especially the strings, create a feeling of melancholy that just aches. And you can hear the heartbreak in his voice, it's gut wrenching, knowing that this passionate love relationship is ending.

Me too when I was a kid it really was almost a scary song, but I loved it.

Wow! Cool!!

I'm also Canadian. Also went to GIT (1981). Also a huge Red Shea fan. The part he plays on Song For A Winter's Night is crazy good. But all his guitar parts are... well... perfect.

I was at one of Gordon's Royal Albert Hall shows too, great gig!

I have loved Red Shea's work on Lightfoot's songs for years. But I can only find one video of him playing solo. Do you know of any recordings featuring Shea?

Oh man..what a fabulous treat to have been a student of Red Shea..I have lived most of my life within an hour of his home town of Prince Albert Sask..Love your comment and it is so good to see Red being recognized and honored this way..what a truly gifted guitarist he was..I so wish I could have been a student of his

well said!

Agreed!

Well in 99% of the cases, the artist has zero to do with these things. The rights to the material are in the hands of their studios or labels and they simply have a plethora of lawyers that enforce every single bit of 'misuse' of their product. I can somewhat even understand that they have to go against every non-paid use of their property, but they simply don't differentiate enough between 'fair use' and straightup 'piracy'.

Indeed. This is a song that I have always loved, but always listened to on the radio. This WMTSG made me go buy the album on Apple Music. The best WMTSG are ones that make me go out and buy the artist's track or album so I can appreciate it myself, if I don't already own it.

@@SchmaexiMcMaexi If the artist's still maintains control of their publishing rights in arrangement with the label, then the label takes direction from the artist as whether or de-monetize or block. Such as the case with the Eagles where the dictate to block comes from Don Henley.

My wife calls it a broken promise. I called it a failed hero.

I always took it as both sides. No one we see as a hero won't eventually fail us. And no true hero hasn't fallen hard, before getting back up. It's silly, but that line, like the rest of the song, never fails to get me choked up.

Failure is pretty much the defining characteristic of a hero. The hero HAS to fail, then get back up and succeed anyway. That's what makes them a hero. Or even an anti-hero. There's a reason the hero's journey is so prevalent in books/movies/etc.

GF lowers his voice to sing those words. I wonder if there is a personal experience that makes him almost sound like he's stating an embarrassing personal fact.

Maybe just to drive home the impact of that line. But, who knows.

Isn’t that so true??!! This song hit me when I was going through some troubling times in my marriage. It hit me like a freight train, especially the line “I don’t know where we went wrong…” Fortunately, our ending has not happened, it was just a rough patch.

I think GL was still seeing her when he heard that one of his bandmates was messing around with her - he wrote Sundown as a warning to him...AFAIK....

Thank you for that story. It is very interesting. I wonder where she is now? Maybe in hell?

She was bad news. But, in fairness Belushi was on his way to a bad end with or without her.

@@jppagetoo No doubt. He was a trainwreck, but beloved...

I just went and listened to Sundown. That’s why I love Rick’s channel. Learn so much and get to resurrect long lost songs I grew up with. The CBC always played The Wreck of the Edumund Fitzgerald. All of Lightfoot’s popular songs are sad and moody.

I don't know. It's kind of like analyzing the brush strokes on the Mona Lisa. The song is a magical piece of art and the chord progressions are the way they are because they sounded good to Gordon. I can write songs for the rest of my life and they'll never come close to this because I'm not a musical genius.

I agree. I think it is because he really loves it.

And yet, when you break down magic, it's not.

Me too. Gord wrote with such tenderness and conviction and poetry. His songs snd albums still resonate today, maybe because they were produced so well or maybe because Gord plucked at our heartstrings and laid our emotions bare.

That’s awesome. 👍🏻

Wow, that's incredible, your lucky, I wish I could have known Gordon, I like his music

Confirms he’s a humble man, that’s how he’s come across in interviews. Thank you for sharing, very good memory to have.

Rumor was he was going to move to Baton Rouge but chickened out because word got around town. Who knows?

I assume this was in Toronto

The music so perfectly fits the lyrics. I think Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the best pieces of "storytelling put to music" I've ever heard. My uncle was in the US Coast Guard and was stationed on the great lakes. He said he gets the "willies" when he hears that "damn" song.😊 And I too get goosebumps when I hear it.

@Dave Ktver All that remains are the faces and the names of the wives, the sons, and the daughters - every time I hear that line, it gives me goose bumps and brings a tear to my eye.

Yeah - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald captures that tragedy masterfully in words and music. But I can understand Rick picking If You Could Read My Mind to highlight and analyse. Because this song (and perhaps the song Beautiful as well) are, in terms of musicality, more interesting and beautiful than most other songs for radio ever were.

Heard that song as a kid. I couldn’t grasp the thought of a lake that wrecked huge ships. That is until I drove along the UP in winter, and watched the fury of Lake Superior. It made me awful glad I was in a truck instead of a big lake freighter. A vivid story.

Michigan native here. "Wreck" is such great writing that even stodgy old me has to overlook the two factual inaccuracies in the lyrics: (1) it's called Mariners' Church instead of "Maritime Sailor's Cathedral," and (2) the Fitzgerald's ill-fated final load was actually destined for Detroit, not Cleveland. But that said, on (1) he had to fill eight syllables in that line and the church's correct name would only have gotten him halfway there, and on (2) he needed a city name with first-syllable emphasis to fit the meter of the song. It's called artistic license, and Gordon Lightfoot was a master of it.

The ‘Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ 👍🏼

Sundown

beautiful comment :) " finesse " is a french word, I appreciate )))

There are current bands sneaking these delicate moments into their albums. Mastodon's 'Jaguar King' off Emperor of Sand is a good one, or several moments on Baroness' Gold and Grey album.

Well said, Michael.

Very cool to see Rick sharing a song so personal and explaining why. His enthusiasm is contagious! Great analysis also, I've watched quite a few of these shows now and I'm learning so much. Rick you are changing the way I hear music.

Amen. I felt the same thing.

Gord Downie.

But not all-some seem to be giving this video a thumbs-down... Silly Vucans.

@@EliFleming Vulcan Supertramp fans. It's the only (do I need to say it) conclusion.

Mr. Spock would love this song (as much as I do).

Those fickle vulcans

Only HALF-Vulcans, that is. ;-)

P)l ml ml ml ml ml lolmbi 1otk ml

Agreed!

Nice work

Brave words. Moved me Ross.

A lot if truly moving music is like that, oddly... 🤔 At least for me... I have won over a few people over the years, when trying to turn them on to specific song or album, and getting them to appreciate it in the same way that I do... That's also why I (subconsciously) put songs into two categories, usually, upon hearing them. It's not 'songs I like' and 'songs I don't', either. There's either something else 'there' or there isn't. Even songs that I don't initially like, I will revisit, if they have that 'something else' - even if it's not my style and even if I don't ultimately end up caring much for it, in the end. This way, at least I can appreciate it to a deeper degree. (Likewise, there are also many songs that I really like that DON'T have the 'something else' to be dissected, just because they are pretty, or poetic, to-the-point, rhythmically moving, or "catchy", or just because they're my style. Lot's of legitimately "good" music is like this! ...but many of the songs that have taught me the most, or been the most emotionally moving, have been songs that I had to sort of work at, and dive into, before I could truly appreciate them). This is why, so long as there is that 'something' there, I try to really dwell on a song, album, artist, etc., before I form an opinion... ESPECIALLY if I am 'uncomfortable' with it (stylistically), initially... At least, I try to... This song is far from my typical style(s) of music, but it DEFINITELY has something beautiful to be discovered, if you take the time to unwrap it... 😄🤘

Very well said.

I appreciate your comment and would say that the essence of “breaking new ground” (for me) is when an artist is just him/her-self, expressed through the originality of their unique talent and musical abilities. There was only one Gordon Lightfoot as there is only one Dylan. They’re groundbreaking just by doing what they do.

Yep. It's so short. Succinct. True

Gord isn't only a brilliant singer/songwriter but also has a deep understanding of human nature.

Amen brother!🙌. Beautiful song!

I can relate with your Mum 100%. I do the same thing whenever I am feeling down, only mine is with Gord's music, a glass of sherry - with that soothing campfire burning in my mind's eye.

Do it again. Pull them out now, lol. 😆 If it makes you feel good, do it.

What a beautiful memory of your mom. Sorry you lost her at such a young age. Campfire for the soul, great image

"His music was like a campfire for the soul", my God, I love that!

Gordon Lightfoot is my all time favorite artist. He has a unique voice and style, but also powerful songwriting skills. Anyone who can take a newspaper article, tweet it a bit, and put it to a song that so chillingly evoked the disaster of the Edmund Fitzgerald. He is just great, I came to love his music with Sundown, all these years later I still love him.

You are so right! He sings, he plays air drums, air guitar, air piano and laughs and smiles in rapturesque delight like a teenager in love. It's definitely contagious.

He's teaching me exactly why I love this song and always have

Amen! You said it.

Nick so reminds me of Anthony Bourdain. Love your work. Great stuff. I learn so much each time.

What I love as much as anything is how his videos just... start! He gets straight to it, no hype, no bs. Even the occasional plugs for his 'revenue stream' are zipped through with evident impatience. The guy's quite uniquely likeable.

My late father wore this album out. Bless you!

Well, I was hoping against hope when I wrote that comment, but now we all know it was inevitable.

So is his “The Last Time (I Saw Her Face)”

I can only think of a couple of songs that have that feel. Breads Diary or the wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald.

Right. Right along with Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Folgelberg

@@StewartMarkley funny...Dan Fogelberg came to mind during this video too.

Favorites sometimes change, but most of the time I call this my favorite song. Period. I'm sure that millions of people agree. Beato's enthusiam is infectious. The great irony of Gordon Lightfoot is that his music was incredibly knowing but in his own personal relationships, he admits to being a shithead who hurt people b ut now regets it deeply.

Perfect description, Heath.

Well done, Rick. Love your observant skill and ability to show us what we can’t always explain but somehow feel about a beautiful song. Thanks too for hitting all kinds of music to help us all appreciate more.

Perfect, thank you

Heath Weber Very well said. And I concur.

Heath Weber yes,yes,yes

You right there.

I'm fast becoming addicted to RIck's videos. Can't get enough. The editing of the videos is incredible, let alone the information he rapid fires at you with such precision and enthusiasm.

Exactly - that’s what I’m doing now.

I was almost 3 years old when this song was released, and I've always loved it

Thank god it was expertly produced. It plays on the radio today extremely well. About a half century later....

Agreed... I've never understood how singers sing sad songs without breaking down sobbing! Always have tears in my eyes hearing this one. I might choke out a few lines along with it, but can't do it for long.

I thought I was the only one who felt so deeply about this beautiful and sad song. It's so full of emotion that you can experience in one's own life.

I can totally relate! I was never able to end this song once I started playing it.

"Ghostly voice". Perfect description especially for this song about metaphorically being a ghost.

Barenaked Ladies - Pinch Me❤

Beautiful comment.

@@Teachering 📓🎼❣

In 1976 in Boston a very bad snowstorm happened. Gordon Lightfoot was scheduled to appear at a local venue. He played a full concert for around 20 people. I will never forget his generosity.

I heard this song daily on the radio, but never got it, until Rick's forensics exposed the bones. This is the video that turned me on to Rick, and now I've listened to it again (couldn't stop), I hear even more. Please understand, my knowledge of guitar, modes, and music production is about at the level of 9-year-old Rick.

@@bettym7346 You know what, Betty M? I never heard anyone say it as succinctly as you did: Rick is a musical forensics guy. Forensics is the absolute perfect term for what he does in this series. In my line of work, what you said is what we call an “insight” - a penetrating truth that perfectly frames what is going on. I am wondering if Rick ever thought of it that way . . .

@@bettym7346 I have studied music theory for six years at the highest level, and your comment is more relevant than any explanation I can think of.

Still alive, still performing, still knows that he's revered, but still humble. Saw him at Massey Hall about a decade ago... unfortunately the magic appeared to be long gone but at least I saw him... IMPORTANT👍❤🇨🇦

Yep…3 of my earliest “Best of” records…

That era in songwriting was the best home psychotherapy money could buy. Its unfortunate that most contemporary writers bend to the machine, the box the music industry squeezes them into. You actually have to shop boutique labels and some self published artist to find a level of that genius. For me, Bread's "Everything I Own" is devastating, to the point I'm welling up just thinking of it. A better song about a son missing his dead father has yet to be made.

I'll feel with you from here for awhile man, just to help out a fellow human being because we all could use a friend who understands and cares!

Jim Shorts that’s a great song. In that same subject matter - as much as I generally disdain them - Green Day’s “Wake me Up When September Ends” is a really, really thoughtful song with tons of impact squeezed into their corporate punk sound.

Brother I’m with you. I’m 55 and still grieving the divorce from my first love 2 years ago. Yeah I’ve got tears down my cheeks. Hang in there.

@@jimshorts6751 I love Mike and the Mechanics' 'The Living Years ' for the same reason.

If you pick and choose who you block, you can be liable for failing to protect your copyright.

They know Rick is the best salesmen for their product, they just don't think he should be compensated in any way for advertising for them. Surely, they all have multi million dollar ad budgets, and they waste a ton of it just by not knowing what they're doing.

Perfectly put. Rick is a doing a massive public service though these videos - demonstrating real passion for music through KZfaq. Any publisher is absolutely bonkers for blocking him.. Agreed, he should be paid for these.

I couldn’t agree more!

@@NessieJapan Thank you for this. I was wondering how blocking worked on KZfaq. So can someone be selective in who they do or don’t block, or do the people who block Rick also have to block everyone else on KZfaq who wants to use their music? In other words, could an artist block everyone else, but make an exception for Rick?

went for so many years to his 1-week residencies at good old Massey Hall. - late 60s to early 70s, I think. Overwhelmingly modest and inclusive of his audiences. I remember taking a young woman I very much wanted to impress. We had balcony seats, stage right. Great, except for one thing - there was a great bloody post between her seat and mine! Great memories.

Ah, Massey Hall. I have never been in a concert hall like it. The acoustics are out of this world.

An interesting note about Red Shea’s contribution to this song: In A 1972 BBC In Concert show, Red was playing his lead parts for this song without a capo and appeared to be finger-picking the beautiful embellishments. This concert is available on You-tube for those who really love this tune. Truly one of the most beautifully written popular songs of the 20th century!

Growing up in Canada, I don't remember a time in my life that I did not know and love Gordon Lightfoot's music.

One of my favorites, I do hear him every once in a while on the throwback radio

Very much listened to and appreciated here in Canada 🇨🇦

@@FreetoGrowBand One of our national treasures.

Did you see his performance during pand?

Lightfoot, Taylor, Denver, Croce. Some of the elite songwriters of the 70s

WOW, I love the Muskoka region of Ontario (my home province), and how cool is THAT...that Gordon Lightfoot worked as a dishwasher in your uncle's lodge!

Way cool! Is this common knowledge? I've never heard this before.

Wow!! Glad you made I back home. Scary night and sadly very tragic. Another great tune by Lightfoot. As they say sad but, also true

​@@lawrencetaylor4101 He's a terrific human being, but the Edmund Fitzgerald is maybe the only GL song I don't like. Strange, but that's the way it is. No disrespect.

@@roderickcampbell2105 the song has more meaning to the folks that live in and around the upper Great lakes...and more meaning if you lived during the tragedy time period, which took place in the mid 70's

@@ryerob741 Hi Rye. I understand I think. I was in the Great Lakes region at the time although quite young. Teenager. I certainly get that anyone directly affected may feel very differently than myself.

Not quite that old, well mabey, rember it was high school, vacationing in Michigan The Edmond Fitzgerald brought Gordon into my life, Still call him one of the most underrated writer, musicians ever.

Hey Keith I know your son Craig. I worked with him at Waypoint. Great kid real intelligent and thoughtful towards other people. It was a real pleasure working with him ..... Give him my best.

Thanks Ross for taking the opportunity to provide this feedback to us. We are so proud of everything that Craig has accomplished during his life, but your wonderful comments are simply the icing on the cake. Thank you so much again for these comments. Keith

He's a world treasure. I'm American and have loved his music for 50 years.

Pussywillows, cat tails, soft winds and roses

Props to Rick for covering Canadian musicians.

💔💕💖

Great venue for shows like this. Saw Gary Hoey up there doing his Christmas show two years ago?

Ruben Padilla for sure Coach House has so many great acts, arena size acts now playing smaller venues 🎶🎶🎶

racegts I used to go there often when I lived there. Great venue!

I'll bet that was a great show. The Coachhouse is a super cool venue. Not too big, not too small, and they book excellent acts. I've seen so many killer shows there, and actually got to play there a few times. They treat the artists excellent also, which is not always the case...for sure. Peace.

A few of his songs give me goosebumps, too. But no, not necessarily an all-time great. Even great ones like Sinatra are now forgotten. No one is loved forever. But Gordon had a distinctive sound and style. Memorable for a generation who listened closely.

The Soul Is The Rock doesn't just give me chills, it drops me into Antarctica!

Thank you for sharing...

Yes, and the battery would be dead in the morning!

ditto!

Man, I thought I was the only one who did this!!!!!

chuck madden Nice to meet a fellow pillowian. I learned so much about music exactly this way. My first transistor radio was from Sears, with the “stand” being the antenna. I took it everywhere. Loved how late at night I could get stations from the midwest and even the east coast sometimes while in California.

My god druwk, Very well said.

sissy

I wonder who wrote the string arrangement. It is fantastic.

its the onions i always say :P

For those of us who have ever endured the heartbreak of a relationship slipping away, these lyrics capture the pain and the feeling of helplessness. And the feeling that the other person just doesn't really see you for who you are. This is a master class in lyrics.

Yes. You are so right. GL is a genius and a legend.

I was up in Toronto to see Rush on one of the last times they played before they packed it in but I had to swing by Massey Hall because I'd seen Tangerine Dream play there in the 80s and wanted to see if the building looked how I remembered it. It had been many years since I'd been there. Anyway, it turns out that Gordon Lightfoot had the place booked for the ENTIRE WEEK we were there. We had a timetable so I couldn't managed to see him there but it would have been cool to have done so and I was happy that he was doing multiple engagements still at his age. Long may he sing. That voice!

My wife bought tickets for us for Christmas. It turned out to be the last show at Massey Hall before it closed for renovations. I don't think I've had a more Canadian moment.

Against the wind

Still the Same

@@TD-bq5bo Main Street

Night Moves

I remember hearing this on CKLW in Detroit when I was a kid. I just took me away when my childhood experiences were getting me down. I'd have to say Bob Seger's Main Street has a similar quality, and to me, is one of the greatest songs ever written.

Your comment is fantastic

very well put .. "the joy you have in your face when you talk about music"