I dont care what anyone says..this is the nicest song he has written and he has written many. I know when he wrote this he was missing his wife because he told me so when I had the unique opportunity to have a one on one with him at the festival of lights in Peterborough in 2002 or thereabouts. I told him that I didn't think there was another artist alive that could make the MUSIC feel what the lyrics were saying quite like he does and he said to me"Brett, that is one of the nicest compliments I have ever got! After talking with him for a uninterrupted 1/2 hour I was 100,000 feet in the air because he is my hero of music.
Feeling the lyrics--a perfect marriage of heart, soul and mind. Indeed!! Gordon Lightfoot and his precious poetry and music have been part of my Canadian identity since I first heard him as a kid in the 60s. 🩷
Gordon is an all time legend. Arguably the best storyteller/singer/songwriter ever, along with Jim Croce for my two cents. As far as “feeling the lyrics” and conveying the emotion of a song through a voice, Bobby Darin is my all time favorite.
Tears of thanks for you Gordon. Somewhere in heaven today seated back against a tree, you are strumming a beautiful tune. Rest peacefully my Canadian friend.
Most certainly one of Gordon's greatest songs, and I don't see anything wrong with a thunderstorm in Cleveland being the inspiration for a song about a snowstorm in Canada. The great poets take their inspiration from everywhere and everything and everybody. RIP Voice of Canada.
So true. Gives me goose bumps every time. Thanks for your evocative comment, Suzette Boulais. -- Mark B of the frozen North (just left a comment of my own)
Rest in peace, dear Gordon Lightfoot. This tune says it all for me. A master troubadour in words and melodies - thank God we have recordings to remember you by. 💔😢🇨🇦
This was always a favorite of mine. It took on new meaning as life went on, eventually becoming painful. I saw him perform this live in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, only months before his death. Just Gordon and three musicians. I experienced this alone. The bad news was that my own actions had sentenced me to remain alone to this day. The good news, slim as it was, was that it was easy to find a single seat than to find two. My seat was excellent. I fortunate, even in my profound sadness. I knew within my heart that she was not lonely too.
Just watched a "younger" version of this. I must say that this is my favorite. A voice that mellowed and just grew through the years. There is no "style" like Mr. Lightfoot's. He is a balladeer above all. He is magic..
he marks an entire generation of music from the 60's and 70's. He will never be forgotten in history. People that aren't even born yet in 2022 will fall in love with his music. Pretty cool eh?
I'm a ac/dc , lynyrd skynyrd, dude, and I will tell you, Gordon Lightfoot is the master, he wrote the words, the music, a very, very , talented, gifted guy, there will never be one like him, never has been, never will be.
The video for this song is just eye-candy, for a song that actually evokes a back-alley tenement, cheap apartment, maybe over a bar . . . in Montreal , Boston, or any old harbor town. The only other song that comes close is 'Suzanne' by Leonard Cohen. Folk was a tough genre' to follow, once Dylan picked up that old Strat. th-cam.com/video/K7NMvpZ3PM0/w-d-xo.html
I often listen to this beautiful song and think of my wife "Terry " of 47 years. She has been gone four years and listening a feeling I can not explain, somewhere between happy and sad. I just want to thank Mr. Lightfoot !
I think it’s the finest song ever wrote I got lucky enough to see him on a cold January night in Ottawa 1989 Thank you for a lifetime of songs this country will never forget you
Growing up in the 60's and 70's I can think of a few song writers that were and some still are wonderful song writers. Gordon Lightfoot in my opinion is probably the greatest of them all, and if not, he's in great company with Bob McDill right there with him. As an American I really appreciate the sound and words in Gordon's songs. He has a voice you can recognize right off, and in some of the songs he wrote the words are like poetry themselves. Just listen to the first four lines of a Song for a Winters Night, it's brilliant writing. Who else writes like that? There's only one other person I believe who can deliver a song as well as Gordon Lightfoot and that's Don Williams. Mr. Williams did a fantastic version to "If You Could Read My Mind" and I believe honored Gordon very well by not changing it. Thank you Mr. Lightfoot for all your work. You sir are well loved throughout the world.
Loved him since the 70s when my Father & I would listen together. Dad has been gone for almost 3 years now, but when I hear G.L it's like Dad and I are together again..
Dear Gordon Lightfoot, We share the same birthday - November 17. Hope yours was a good one. Thank you for all the beauty and joy your music has brought to me in my lifetime!
It's because the airwaves are completely saturated with Sarah Mclachlan's version. Which, unfortunately does not have the stoic delivery that is required for the song, and that Gord so eloquently executes.
My church introduced me to this song. Last week, we had a concert and sang a number of his songs in tribute to a very talented Canadian. God bless you Mr. Gordon Lightfoot. We'll always remember you and will cherish you and your music forever. Lotas love to all from Toronto ♥♥♥
My mother used to play those early United Artists albums of his and this song was one of them - used to fall asleep as an 8 or 9 year old listening to those songs - magical
One of only two performers where I can recall where I was, who I was with and how I felt when I first heard them. I still get that feeling every time I hear Gordon Lightfoot.
I love this song so much. It is unbelievably heartfelt. Gordon was a super- star in my eyes. Never had a chance to see him in concert but continue to listen to his concerts here and on CD's I have. Rest in peace for all time Gordon Lightfoot.
Loved his music for over 50 years and whaddaya know - he still delivered like that! It's one thing to perform a tune with a lot of 'ways out' to detect perfection and it's entirely different to perform so quietly, so subtle, and still nail it. THX - to Toronto's own G.L.
And speaking of lesser-known Christmas seasonal songs . . . When I was 21 (it was a very good year) I got to see Gordon Lightfoot perform this lovely ballad at a high school auditorium in my hometown of Ottawa Canada. A sell out crowd of 600 (correct) where his previous performance at a coffee house had attracted 50 per night. His star was rising and his second album -- with SONG FOR A WINTER'S NIGHT (and Canadian Railroad Trilogy) had just been released. We called him GORD (as if we'd known him personally) and . . . oh, the magic of his live performances. We must have looked like this audience, faces almost sombre in solemn appreciation of the beauty unfolding before us. They categorized him as "folk" music but you listen to a ballad like this one (especially loved by guitar giant Jerry Reed) and your realize that Gord transcended musical categories. You read Lightfoot's artless words and realize that there are "Tell me" song lyrics and "Show Me" -- the latter are rarer and usually better. Case in point. The lamp is burnin' low upon my table top The snow is softly fallin' The air is still in the silence of my room I hear your voice softly callin' If I could only have you near To breathe a sigh or two I would be happy just to hold the hands I love On this winter's night with you The smoke is rising in the shadows overhead My glass is almost empty I read again between the lines upon each page The words of love you sent me If I could know within my heart That you were lonely too I would be happy just to hold the hands I love On this winter's night with you The fire is dying now, my lamp is growing dim The shades of night are liftin' The mornin' light steals across my windowpane Where webs of snow are driftin' If I could only have you near To breathe a sigh or two I would be happy just to hold the hands I love On this winter's night with you And to be once again with with you
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I dont care what anyone says..this is the nicest song he has written and he has written many. I know when he wrote this he was missing his wife because he told me so when I had the unique opportunity to have a one on one with him at the festival of lights in Peterborough in 2002 or thereabouts. I told him that I didn't think there was another artist alive that could make the MUSIC feel what the lyrics were saying quite like he does and he said to me"Brett, that is one of the nicest compliments I have ever got! After talking with him for a uninterrupted 1/2 hour I was 100,000 feet in the air because he is my hero of music.
Feeling the lyrics--a perfect marriage of heart, soul and mind. Indeed!! Gordon Lightfoot and his precious poetry and music have been part of my Canadian identity since I first heard him as a kid in the 60s. 🩷
Gordon is an all time legend. Arguably the best storyteller/singer/songwriter ever, along with Jim Croce for my two cents. As far as “feeling the lyrics” and conveying the emotion of a song through a voice, Bobby Darin is my all time favorite.
Me have loved him long time now. so sad he has left us.
What a great song!
For me this is one of the best, if not the best, love song of all time. The version performed by a young GL is the best.
Tears of thanks for you Gordon. Somewhere in heaven today seated back against a tree, you are strumming a beautiful tune. Rest peacefully my Canadian friend.
Who Knows, might see him in the New World 😊😊
Most certainly one of Gordon's greatest songs, and I don't see anything wrong with a thunderstorm in Cleveland being the inspiration for a song about a snowstorm in Canada. The great poets take their inspiration from everywhere and everything and everybody. RIP Voice of Canada.
Lightening and snowing no doubt...thats how it goes in that part of the world.
RIP Gordon. I’m shedding tears for you this morning…
Happy 84th Birthday Gordon! A legend whose music is timeless and a Canadian treasure to be celebrated!
RIP Gordon
And if Mr lightfoot passed away..happy 85 th
He's gone now
"I would be happy just to hold the hands I love,
On this winter's night with you. "
Not a single time have I heard this song and not experienced its sweet sorrow. It touches a chord deep, deep inside me.
So true. Gives me goose bumps every time. Thanks for your evocative comment, Suzette Boulais. -- Mark B of the frozen North (just left a comment of my own)
yup
I'm blown away by your love, you are loved as well. kindly message me privately on Hangouts:gordonlightfoot.connects@gmail.com
Bless this Canadian son. Bless Cleveland. And , bless you too.♡♡♡
Absolutely my all time favourite! Saw him live later in life…an old voice with passion! So happy to have seen this man live, I’ll never forget
Perfect and was he.....what a pro I love those sleigh bells and wish I were in that sleigh with Mr Lightfoot tonight
I'm 73 years old ,at worlds fair in Montreal in 1967. I was 17 in front of 50 thousand . Free concert , he was fantastic.
A beautiful song
Rest in peace, dear Gordon Lightfoot. This tune says it all for me. A master troubadour in words and melodies - thank God we have recordings to remember you by. 💔😢🇨🇦
Hauntingly Beautiful
Rest in Peace Canadian troubadour
This was always a favorite of mine. It took on new meaning as life went on, eventually becoming painful. I saw him perform this live in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, only months before his death. Just Gordon and three musicians. I experienced this alone. The bad news was that my own actions had sentenced me to remain alone to this day. The good news, slim as it was, was that it was easy to find a single seat than to find two. My seat was excellent. I fortunate, even in my profound sadness. I knew within my heart that she was not lonely too.
Gordon Lightfoot is a treasure indeed. Nothing else like him ever…
You are so right 😀
Just watched a "younger" version of this. I must say that this is my favorite. A voice that mellowed and just grew through the years. There is no "style" like Mr. Lightfoot's. He is a balladeer above all. He is magic..
Mine too !!!
Ditto. I could never find a better way to describe this man. Thanks!
Para mi. Este excelente compositor, guitarrista y cantante es lo mejor en música Canadiense. Y que me perdone Paul Anka.
I just did the same thing. Beautiful
Well said!
RIP Mr. Lightfoot. Your timeless music will keep you with us forever.
I saw Gordon in Minneapolis years ago. When he played this song all of the couples drew closer together.
he marks an entire generation of music from the 60's and 70's. He will never be forgotten in history. People that aren't even born yet in 2022 will fall in love with his music.
Pretty cool eh?
I'm a ac/dc , lynyrd skynyrd, dude, and I will tell you, Gordon Lightfoot is the master, he wrote the words, the music, a very, very , talented, gifted guy, there will never be one like him, never has been, never will be.
The video for this song is just eye-candy, for a song that actually evokes a back-alley tenement, cheap apartment, maybe over a bar . . . in Montreal , Boston, or any old harbor town. The only other song that comes close is 'Suzanne' by Leonard Cohen. Folk was a tough genre' to follow, once Dylan picked up that old Strat. th-cam.com/video/K7NMvpZ3PM0/w-d-xo.html
I often listen to this beautiful song and think of my wife "Terry " of 47 years. She has been gone four years and listening a feeling I can not explain, somewhere between happy and sad. I just want to thank Mr. Lightfoot !
RIP Gordon. Fan since the 70's.
I’m a southern boy who hates winter, snow, and the cold. But I could listen to this song anytime, and feel all of it was beautiful.
RIP Maestro. Farewell Gord.
I love this song so much. And I love the bass line that adds so much to the melody. There will never be anyone quite like Gordon.
This song always takes me back to a cabin in the mountains of Montana.
I think it’s the finest song ever wrote I got lucky enough to see him on a cold January night in Ottawa 1989 Thank you for a lifetime of songs this country will never forget you
Growing up in the 60's and 70's I can think of a few song writers that were and some still are wonderful song writers. Gordon Lightfoot in my opinion is probably the greatest of them all, and if not, he's in great company with Bob McDill right there with him. As an American I really appreciate the sound and words in Gordon's songs. He has a voice you can recognize right off, and in some of the songs he wrote the words are like poetry themselves. Just listen to the first four lines of a Song for a Winters Night, it's brilliant writing. Who else writes like that?
There's only one other person I believe who can deliver a song as well as Gordon Lightfoot and that's Don Williams. Mr. Williams did a fantastic version to "If You Could Read My Mind" and I believe honored Gordon very well by not changing it.
Thank you Mr. Lightfoot for all your work. You sir are well loved throughout the world.
Loved him since the 70s when my Father & I would listen together. Dad has been gone for almost 3 years now, but when I hear G.L it's like Dad and I are together again..
What a beautiful song - Gordon Lightfoot is a true gift!
I've always said that the 60s were the best american music ever.
Love the sleigh bells.... finishing touch...
Listen to that bass! RIP Gordon Lightfoot. Thanks for sharing your songs with us. xo
Dear Gordon Lightfoot, We share the same birthday - November 17. Hope yours was a good one. Thank you for all the beauty and joy your music has brought to me in my lifetime!
R.I.P. Gordon...don't know why radio stations don't play this during Christmas season every year.
It's because the airwaves are completely saturated with Sarah Mclachlan's version. Which, unfortunately does not have the stoic delivery that is required for the song, and that Gord so eloquently executes.
One of the most beautiful love songs written, thank you Gordon.
Rip Gordon. Thank you for your music and poetry
It could be summertime but listening to this wondrous song puts me in a winter cabin during winter up north in the middle of January.
To be once again with you Gordon upon this winters night with you
one of the most romantic songs ever written...
Gordon is a special talent. I.m proud of the fact that he still lives here,a true Canadian, so many beautiful songs
Im listening to Gord all day today.
May 2, 2023
RIP ❤❤
Great winter song. Miss him so much!
My church introduced me to this song. Last week, we had a concert and sang a number of his songs in tribute to a very talented Canadian. God bless you Mr. Gordon Lightfoot. We'll always remember you and will cherish you and your music forever. Lotas love to all from Toronto ♥♥♥
He had an enchanting voice, RIP Gordon 😥
Rest in peace and thanks for the music x
This song really hits home when I'm sitting in our cabin in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan during a snow storm!
The UP!
That's exactly what I imagine when I hear it. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪👍
Yes! A Yooper forever, even though I left at 22 some 45 years ago, after graduating from Michigan Tech. Always loved Lightfoot.
Thank you for the music. RIP
my husband was stationed in Germany when I first heard this .... made me cry.... Love this song...
Love your evocative comment. Concise, yet anecdotal. Thanks for posting.
I don't think I have heard anyone, that can deliver a love song like this man. I have seen him 6 times, here in Canada and never tire of his talent.
Agreed! But I'm a little jealous...I've only got to see him 4 times....in green Bay. True Fan!
Ha still sounds great!
I have seen him three times in toronto ontario at Massey hall treesa
Saw him once. Absolutely love his music. 👌❤️
Saw him in Nashville, TN. Great live performer.
A Master of storytelling and emotion in song!
I love what you wrote.
I would listen to him for hours, most comforting songs ever.
That is one friggin' GREAT live performance!
There will never be another like him. Thank you Gordy for the background music of my life.
RIP - beautiful man
How nice of him to take the time to explain the setting of the song before playing the song. Not a lot of musicians do that in concert!
a candle in this world
My mother used to play those early United Artists albums of his and this song was one of them - used to fall asleep as an 8 or 9 year old listening to those songs - magical
This is a Gordon Lightfoot song I was previously unaware of. It is indeed a good one.
Mr. Lightfoot, thank you for the music of my life.
Rest in peace Mr. Lightfoot.. your memory lives on ❤
A legend--sadly missed, but his songs will live on Forever,,,,
Perfect and good night to all.....be safe getting.......❤
Gordon Lightfoot...beautiful soul.loving wind on your journey.
Gives me goosebumps. Reminds me of my daddy and late brother... miss those days..sad..
Goose bumps -- that's the word for it. I brace myself -- it has the same effect on me every time. Thanks for your comment, Katherine Hawker.
So sorry.
Ditto. Miss my Canadian Dad and my brother who passed age 75 quite unexpected 😢😢😢😢😢
RIP my friend,I felt I knew thee...
RIP the great Terry Clements...a truly gifted guitarist and musical partner for Gord.
Gone way too soon.
Red Shea was a great addition to Gords talents
Canada's best. RIP Gordon.
This always makes me stop and listen. Love song of the century. Thanks, Gordon
This is one of my favorites…❤
God Bless you Gordon. RIP. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 😢🙏❤️
One of only two performers where I can recall where I was, who I was with and how I felt when I first heard them. I still get that feeling every time I hear Gordon Lightfoot.
Heavenly. Now this is real music.
my very favourite song of his. RIP Gordon Lightfoot
Beautiful.
Love that voice. Miss you, Mr. Lightfoot.
Love the song!
I nearly wore my LP out playing this track so much. xxx
I wore out 2 or 3 Gord's Gold cassettes out. Hearing this song live is awesome.
RIP Gordon.
Oh, waouaw the musiciens also are magic❤❤❤
I love this song so much. It is unbelievably heartfelt. Gordon was a super- star in my eyes. Never had a chance to see him in concert but continue to listen to his concerts here and on CD's I have.
Rest in peace for all time Gordon Lightfoot.
Great tune, it reminds me of my first real love, the girl I should have married 30 years ago...
Proudly Canadian...love those songs...did back then, do now, always will!
Thank you for all the souls you have saved. Be at peace my life long unknown friend………..
What a gift. Gorden lightfoot is in a class all his own. Our Canadian troubadour.
Gordon Lightfoot is an international treasure. Canada 🇨🇦 is lucky to have him. My Mom is from Windsor Nova Scotia, very special people.
Fabulous ❤
Nothing changes among the great singers. As fine as 40 years ago
one of the most underrated talents. he should have been worshiped like the Beatles were
My God I can't stop crying listening to this. He's one of my biggest music idols. I couldn't agree with you more.
@@CoreyAndrewmedia Yes. Tears of joy. I second your emotion.
Couldn't agree more Canadian Dylan
I worshiped him! Saw him twice back in the 70s. Great concerts!
Thats the truth!
What a Talented Singer n Songwriter.
Whether it's 40, 30, 20 or ten years ago.....or today, that golden voice is still present.
Loved his music for over 50 years and whaddaya know - he still delivered like that! It's one thing to perform a tune with a lot of 'ways out' to detect perfection and it's entirely different to perform so quietly, so subtle, and still nail it. THX - to Toronto's own G.L.
Beautiful arrangement too
Always loved this song...the lyrics & the musicality! But I think of the dark cold bitter nights in Canada...brrrr! Oh for the love of summer!!!
Troubadour of the ages. We were blessed to have him for a time!
Heard this song 50 years ago. Still touches my soul
Can't get enough of classic Gordon lightfoot so warm and cosy in front of a fireplace with some wine or beer cheers 👍 🌺🍁💐🎸🎼🍺🍷🍹🍺
Ultimate class of true Canadian story telling in music
❤love your music rip
When I saw Gordon, this song struck me,hard,what a song!
a wonderul voice!
And speaking of lesser-known Christmas seasonal songs . . .
When I was 21 (it was a very good year) I got to see Gordon Lightfoot perform this lovely ballad at a high school auditorium in my hometown of Ottawa Canada. A sell out crowd of 600 (correct) where his previous performance at a coffee house had attracted 50 per night. His star was rising and his second album -- with SONG FOR A WINTER'S NIGHT (and Canadian Railroad Trilogy) had just been released. We called him GORD (as if we'd known him personally) and . . . oh, the magic of his live performances. We must have looked like this audience, faces almost sombre in solemn appreciation of the beauty unfolding before us.
They categorized him as "folk" music but you listen to a ballad like this one (especially loved by guitar giant Jerry Reed) and your realize that Gord transcended musical categories.
You read Lightfoot's artless words and realize that there are "Tell me" song lyrics and "Show Me" -- the latter are rarer and usually better. Case in point.
The lamp is burnin' low upon my table top
The snow is softly fallin'
The air is still in the silence of my room
I hear your voice softly callin'
If I could only have you near
To breathe a sigh or two
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
On this winter's night with you
The smoke is rising in the shadows overhead
My glass is almost empty
I read again between the lines upon each page
The words of love you sent me
If I could know within my heart
That you were lonely too
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
On this winter's night with you
The fire is dying now, my lamp is growing dim
The shades of night are liftin'
The mornin' light steals across my windowpane
Where webs of snow are driftin'
If I could only have you near
To breathe a sigh or two
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
On this winter's night with you
And to be once again with with you