Gordon was one of my favorite singer/songwriters and it's nice for somebody to react to something other than the usual 3 songs they play. Thanks Harri.
You are so right LauraKennedy9250. Although I adore his most famous songs (except one...although the story is great, but I find the song itself boring), let's explore the less well known real estate because the explorers will uncover nuggets of gold galore! (Gord's gold galore)
So glad someone did a Gordon Lightfoot song. People here are very sad and a bunch of musicians are putting together a tribute. Thanks Craig and Harri. 😢
Thank you for Gordon's song tonight Harri. I am so heart broken with his passing, but I'm greatful for his library of absolute treasures that bring wonderful memories and sometimes tears of deep appreciation. RIP Gordon. You will live on forever in my heart. ❤ Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Craig. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
@@marybaillie8907 I was very lucky I grew up with Yorkville in my life. Best days of my life and best music. Of course most of the musicians I knew back then became famous later. Lol. ❤️
Gordon Lightfoot's funeral was held in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario a few blocks from where his bust sits outside of the Orillia Opera House. Thank you for commemorating his loss. His generosity was only exceeded by his talent. Love from Canada.
Never heard this song before... I have to say there is a difference between writing a song, and composing a song. Lightfoot was a composer and a poet...a rare combination. Thanks mate .
I was so sad to hear of Gordon Lightfoot's passing away a few days ago. Loved his music. One of the best songwriters & storytellers. He was a Canadian legend. My husband & I saw him in concert once. Thanks so much for doing a nice tribute to him. Some of his hits were "Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues", "Ribbon Of Darkness", "Carefree Highway", "Rainy Day People" etc.
As a proud Canadian I cannot begin to tell you how much this man's music has meant to me and my family. I saw him several times at Massey Hall in Toronto and he was such a wonderfully creative performer and wordsmith and always left the stage leaving us all more fulfilled. I hadn't seen him perform for many years but for my 65th birthday my two sons and beautiful daughter's-in-law treated me to another Lightfoot performance. He was in his late 70's at that point and he'd definitely lost a step or two and his voice didn't have the full register and rich timbre of his younger days but it was a wonderful moment for me and my family. He was a titan of the music industry, a true troubadour, a master storyteller and I'm so thankful I've been able to enjoy his music for 6 decades. Thanks Harri for honouring Canada's native son. RIP Gordie. Cheers from Ontario, Canada!
I remember when Jim Croce died. He was so young but he left such a huge musical legacy, it felt like such a tragedy that we lost something so rare and precious. Gordon lived a long full life but we are feeling that same sense of tragic loss because he left an amazing musical legacy that we will never have again. I'm so glad you did this beautiful song by Gordon about lost innocence. Especially this version. One of my all time favorites!
Thanks for honoring a legend. Gordon Lightfoot has done so many great songs. I have always loved his unique voice and learned to love his music thanks to my Mom. Rest in Peace Mr. Lightfoot.
I was lucky enough to see Gord 3 times in the 1990s in his favourite venue Massey Hall in Toronto. Each time I heard Edmund Fitzgerald it sent chills up my spine. Now I can't listen to it without crying
Such memories! Fresh out of high school, I worked at the record store at the mall and we played the whole record on repeat the day it released. Every Tuesday brought a treasure in those days - Phoebe Snow, Maria Muldaur, Barry White, Elton John - a new artist every week.
Everything Gordon did had such meaning. He was a fantastic storyteller and his voice was unmistakable. He was Canada,s troubadour and he left us with his beautiful music. Thank you Craig for your request and thanks Harri for your thoughtful reaction. The world will miss your gift Gordon. With love, from 🇨🇦. 💔
So many memories hearing Gordon playing in my dad's car as he drove me to soccer practice or on road trips. He's just such an incredible songwriter his songs are so instantly memorable, the musicianship is always beautiful, his work stays with you.
Thank you my friend for your reaction to this song because though i loved Gordon/s songs i knew of i had never heard this one before and i absolutely love it ! 😃
Daniel, listen to the whole album. You will be glad you did. To add to that; may I suggest that you listen to the albums, 'Sit Down Young Stranger', 'Don Quixote', 'Old Dan's Records' and 'Summer Side Of Life'. You will be beaming from ear to ear after you get through those!
Gord is such a beautiful soul. His passing has touched me more than I thought it would. His music played all through my life so losing him is like losing a good friend. May he rest in peace and my prayers are with Kim and his kids.
Thanks Harri for your thoughtful words! Gordon Lightfoot's music has been so much a big part of my life and the reason I'm so passionate about music! My parents had a 2 record set of his greatest early hits and my earliest memory was sometime in the mid 70s hearing the song Go Go Round when my mom was scrubbing me down in the bathtub! I couldnt have been more than two years old! I never thought about the story behind the song Summer Side Of Life! I just have always loved the melody of this and many others of his greatest hit songs as well as the forgotten hidden treasures that were never on the hit parade but should've been IMHO! I got a chance to take my mom to one of his concerts in 1999, he came to Edmonton to perform at the Winspear Centre, what an awesome experience that was, the songs he sang sounded just like the original recordings and the acoustics were beautiful! The auditorium was brand new and he was one of the first artists to perform there! I'm 50 years old now, and i count myself very blessed to be part of a generation that had a chance to appreciate this fine artist and the vast repertoire of his music!
this was the very first song i heard him sing live. i was rushing back to bonnie with the opera glaced. an usher tutned to the other in the elevator and asked "who is singing tonight?" Lightfoot was the answer. i emerged and saw him in the spotlight. such a great memory.
You can never go wrong with his compositions. My favorite is "If you could read my mind" (just recently released on a Midnight Special You Tube video). "Bitter green" is beautiful too. The lyrics are pure poetry. Full of imagery. His songs were covered by Peter Paul and Mary, Elvis, Streisand, Dylan, Anne Murray and others and he did have several international hits. Dylan said there were 2 things wrong with his songs, #1 - they ended and #2 - he (Dylan) didn't write them. He was also an activist and outdoorsman who knew the Canadian psyche and so connected with all Canadians. An icon.
In the BBC live concert he has some additional lyrics to this song which I believe he sang before the album came out. He sings, "He came down to save us all on the summer side of life; His love so right".
I grew up listening to Gordon Lightfoot. So many incredible songs,but this has always been a favorite of mine. A very fitting tribute to Gordon Lightfoot.
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was a song that was almost like a Sea Shanty. The story was so good that I think the song transcended the artist. It sounds like a tale or lore that every boy should hear. It's like having a story sung to you. Very rare to have that kind of experience in a song, where the music makes you feel the breeze and ocean and nature.
1) Gordon Lightfoot was the sound of Canada; 2) He was Bob Dylan's favourite songwriter; 3) The Mariners' Church in Detroit, which Lightfoot mentioned in The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald ("The church bell chimed til it rang 29 times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald"), observed his death (and his devotion to the memory of the crewmen) by ringing the bell 30 times.
My mother saw Gordon nearly 20 times in the 60’s in Toronto. My earliest memories of music are of his songs. He is the greatest embodiment of Canada in musical form. His music means a whole lot to a whole lot of 🇨🇦’s Recommendations for review Talking in your sleep The Watchman’s Gone Race among the ruins Beautiful Carefree Highway Go Go Round The Circle is small
Gord did a powerful and beautiful anti-war song titled ''Patriot's Dream'' also an anti-riot song ''Black Day in July'' about the Detroit riots in 1968 and he also improved (IMHO) an existing song by Hamilton Camp titled ''Pride of Man'' which could be seen in different ways but I take as a tour-de-force critique of politics, war and terrorism.
Watching this vlog makes me extremely sad as a Canadian and huge Gordon LIghtfoot fan but also knowing you have put this video together and it has brought memories of those you have personally lost. R.I.P TO Mr. Lightfoot and to those whom you have lost HarriBest 🥀
Such a beautiful soul has departed. I feel so fortunate to have seen him in person back in the 70’s. Thanks for this Harri and thanks to Craig Aust for choosing one of my favorite GL songs. It’s very uplifting and takes a bit of the sadness out of the deep sense of loss we’re feeling. Rest in peace to a great human. 🇨🇦🍁❤️😇
Was at his 1976 Royal Albert Hall, London show, and although there were sound System issues, hé managed to keep everyone happy and on our toes. Thanks for all the happy memories, Gordon, and enjoy the great gig in the Sky !!
This is a GREAT song! It is quintessential Gord. And that line "then he walked into a house where love had been misplaced, he chance to waste". It is just heartbreaking.
Thank you so much for this reaction. I grew up listening to his music and when I hear it now, it always brings back a lifetime of memories. I remember a high school English class, we were given an assignment to write a report on a Canadian poet, I chose Gordon Lightfoot.
@Craig Aust: Thank you for requesting this one and Harri, thank you for your reaction. This whole album is full of gems. We are very patriotic when it comes to our musicians but especially Gordon who we are still in grief at his being taken from us. Though all of his songs portray this, his genius really comes through for me in my favourite song, 'The Last Time I Saw Her'. An interesting addition; In the BBC live concert he has some additional lyrics to this song which I believe he sang before the album came out. He sings, "He came down to save us all on the summer side of life; His love so right".
Gordo was a peace activist in a way that an average person would be in that they don't like killing for corrupt politicians. Amazing musician and songwriter, this and the Prine song Sam Stone really cut to the bone in the late Vietnam days, so personal that it forced everyone to face it. Songs like that swayed public consciousness into being outraged and demanding the US leave that terrible mistake of a war.
Because he was a Canadian he tried to wade into the antiwar subject in a gentle way. This is the first song i ever heard him sing live. I was in the elivator at the los Angeles Dorthy Chandler Pavilion. I had gon to rent opera glasses for Bonnie the first girl i ever dated and i eas 19. What a thrill. God bless you Harri and god bless Gordon.
You gotta admit…nobody does it like Gord. And he can paint a picture with words better than any artist ever. Not saying that because I’m Canadian…he’s truly absolutely unique. I’m wherever he wants me to be. On a Canadian train, on a freighter on Lake Superior, in a northern cabin in winter.
Gordon's catalog is pretty much unmatched in terms of its quality and breadth. My one caveat is that when listening to gord's gold or the sequel these are re-recordings in many cases of the original classics. This particular song was not a re-recording but when listening to the pre- Warner Brothers songs from about 1960 9 and earlier go back to the original Source rather than listening to the versions on gord's gold or more gourds gold
Harri B, here's another pretty much unknown hit song by Gordon Lightfoot. Back in the summer of '67 there was a massive riot in Detroit. GL released a song about it in '68 named "Black Day In July."
Another Canadian chiming in Hari. Thanks for the recommendation Craig and the playing of same Hari. I would also like to draw your attention the the song "Black Day in July" that Gordon wrote and performed in 1967 about the race riots in Detroit - just north of Windsor Ontario. Another story song - equally as well written and important in it's message as "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald". Not sure it got a lot of airplay in the states It's truly worth a listen and there's a great video on TH-cam that puts the story together with pictures. Hari - I've mentioned before - maybe it's time to bust out with a live stream and Gordon Lightfoot would be a great topic to cover. You'd certainly grab a few Canadians and could go a little deeper into this genius's amazing catalog of original music.
Harri, try "Black Day in July" about a Riot in Detroit. Then, to lighten your burden: "Christian Island " and/or "Old Dan's Records " should put a smile back on your face.
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One of my favorite all time songs
Gordon was one of my favorite singer/songwriters and it's nice for somebody to react to something other than the usual 3 songs they play. Thanks Harri.
You are so right LauraKennedy9250. Although I adore his most famous songs (except one...although the story is great, but I find the song itself boring), let's explore the less well known real estate because the explorers will uncover nuggets of gold galore! (Gord's gold galore)
In my opinion one of Gord's best songs (and he had many, many great songs).
So glad someone did a Gordon Lightfoot song. People here are very sad and a bunch of musicians are putting together a tribute. Thanks Craig and Harri. 😢
You’re welcome
Wimpy boy top 40 garbage
Thank you for Gordon's song tonight Harri. I am so heart broken with his passing, but I'm greatful for his library of absolute treasures that bring wonderful memories and sometimes tears of deep appreciation. RIP Gordon. You will live on forever in my heart. ❤ Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Craig. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
You’re welcome
@@craigaust3306 I was lucky enough to see him once or twice when he was first starting out at the Riverboat.
@@Cynthia... Lucky you!
@Cynthia What a memory you are so fortunate to own Cynthia. 🤗
@@marybaillie8907 I was very lucky I grew up with Yorkville in my life. Best days of my life and best music. Of course most of the musicians I knew back then became famous later. Lol. ❤️
One if Canada's greatest gifts to the world, one that just keeps on giving!!! As I like to say out of love, Oh, Canada!!!!!!
Gordon's Celebration of Life took place on Sunday in Orillia, Ontario his hometown.
Gordon Lightfoot's funeral was held in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario a few blocks from where his bust sits outside of the Orillia Opera House. Thank you for commemorating his loss. His generosity was only exceeded by his talent. Love from Canada.
Never heard this song before... I have to say there is a difference between writing a song, and composing a song. Lightfoot was a composer and a poet...a rare combination. Thanks mate .
Thank you. HARRI. To begin grasping the breadth of his genius, react to Canadian Railway Trilogy. Astounding...
My favorite voice! I love his music!!
I was so sad to hear of Gordon Lightfoot's passing away a few days ago. Loved his music. One of the best songwriters & storytellers. He was a Canadian legend. My husband & I saw him in concert once. Thanks so much for doing a nice tribute to him. Some of his hits were "Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues", "Ribbon Of Darkness", "Carefree Highway", "Rainy Day People" etc.
As a proud Canadian I cannot begin to tell you how much this man's music has meant to me and my family. I saw him several times at Massey Hall in Toronto and he was such a wonderfully creative performer and wordsmith and always left the stage leaving us all more fulfilled.
I hadn't seen him perform for many years but for my 65th birthday my two sons and beautiful daughter's-in-law treated me to another Lightfoot performance. He was in his late 70's at that point and he'd definitely lost a step or two and his voice didn't have the full register and rich timbre of his younger days but it was a wonderful moment for me and my family. He was a titan of the music industry, a true troubadour, a master storyteller and I'm so thankful I've been able to enjoy his music for 6 decades. Thanks Harri for honouring Canada's native son. RIP Gordie. Cheers from Ontario, Canada!
I remember when Jim Croce died. He was so young but he left such a huge musical legacy, it felt like such a tragedy that we lost something so rare and precious. Gordon lived a long full life but we are feeling that same sense of tragic loss because he left an amazing musical legacy that we will never have again. I'm so glad you did this beautiful song by Gordon about lost innocence. Especially this version. One of my all time favorites!
I've been a fan since I was a kid.
Thanks, Harri!
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Thanks for honoring a legend. Gordon Lightfoot has done so many great songs. I have always loved his unique voice and learned to love his music thanks to my Mom. Rest in Peace Mr. Lightfoot.
No he hasnt
Gordo was my very first concert in 1978 and will forever have a special place in my heart
I was lucky enough to see Gord 3 times in the 1990s in his favourite venue Massey Hall in Toronto. Each time I heard Edmund Fitzgerald it sent chills up my spine. Now I can't listen to it without crying
Such memories! Fresh out of high school, I worked at the record store at the mall and we played the whole record on repeat the day it released. Every Tuesday brought a treasure in those days - Phoebe Snow, Maria Muldaur, Barry White, Elton John - a new artist every week.
I had forgotten about this song. Just a beauty
I'll say again and every time... Gordon was the best singer/songwriter who ever lived.... I miss my friend 😔
Thank you Hari, another great one gone, but never to be forgotten. My heart is also broken. Mr Lightfoot was one of my favorites.😢
Everything Gordon did had such meaning. He was a fantastic storyteller and his voice was unmistakable. He was Canada,s troubadour and he left us with his beautiful music. Thank you Craig for your request and thanks Harri for your thoughtful reaction. The world will miss your gift Gordon. With love, from 🇨🇦. 💔
You’re welcome
No he didn't a one minor hit wonder
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN Troll?
Life and death are the same circle. We never die. RIP to Gordon.
So many memories hearing Gordon playing in my dad's car as he drove me to soccer practice or on road trips. He's just such an incredible songwriter his songs are so instantly memorable, the musicianship is always beautiful, his work stays with you.
Bless you Harri and your family and friends. Gordon Lightfoot is a true musical giant!!!
Thank you my friend for your reaction to this song because though i loved Gordon/s songs i knew of i had never heard this one before and i absolutely love it ! 😃
Daniel, listen to the whole album. You will be glad you did. To add to that; may I suggest that you listen to the albums, 'Sit Down Young Stranger', 'Don Quixote', 'Old Dan's Records' and 'Summer Side Of Life'. You will be beaming from ear to ear after you get through those!
Gord is such a beautiful soul. His passing has touched me more than I thought it would. His music played all through my life so losing him is like losing a good friend. May he rest in peace and my prayers are with Kim and his kids.
Thanks Harri for your thoughtful words! Gordon Lightfoot's music has been so much a big part of my life and the reason I'm so passionate about music! My parents had a 2 record set of his greatest early hits and my earliest memory was sometime in the mid 70s hearing the song Go Go Round when my mom was scrubbing me down in the bathtub! I couldnt have been more than two years old! I never thought about the story behind the song Summer Side Of Life! I just have always loved the melody of this and many others of his greatest hit songs as well as the forgotten hidden treasures that were never on the hit parade but should've been IMHO! I got a chance to take my mom to one of his concerts in 1999, he came to Edmonton to perform at the Winspear Centre, what an awesome experience that was, the songs he sang sounded just like the original recordings and the acoustics were beautiful! The auditorium was brand new and he was one of the first artists to perform there! I'm 50 years old now, and i count myself very blessed to be part of a generation that had a chance to appreciate this fine artist and the vast repertoire of his music!
In 1979 and my girlfriend took me to see Gordon at Massey Hall in Toronto for my birthday. It was an amazing concert to share with someone in love.
this was the very first song i heard him sing live. i was rushing back to bonnie with the opera glaced. an usher tutned to the other in the elevator and asked "who is singing tonight?" Lightfoot was the answer. i emerged and saw him in the spotlight. such a great memory.
You can never go wrong with his compositions. My favorite is "If you could read my mind" (just recently released on a Midnight Special You Tube video). "Bitter green" is beautiful too. The lyrics are pure poetry. Full of imagery. His songs were covered by Peter Paul and Mary, Elvis, Streisand, Dylan, Anne Murray and others and he did have several international hits. Dylan said there were 2 things wrong with his songs, #1 - they ended and #2 - he (Dylan) didn't write them. He was also an activist and outdoorsman who knew the Canadian psyche and so connected with all Canadians. An icon.
In the BBC live concert he has some additional lyrics to this song which I believe he sang before the album came out. He sings, "He came down to save us all on the summer side of life; His love so right".
When you earn the respect and admiration of Bob Dylan as a songwriter, what more can you ask?
Just a master of crafting music that was wonderful to listen to. Great sentiment here on your channel, Harri.
I grew up listening to Gordon Lightfoot. So many incredible songs,but this has always been a favorite of mine. A very fitting tribute to Gordon Lightfoot.
Thank you for someone finally profiling this great song, now if you do Nous Vivons Ensemble I will be totally impressed
I had never heard this song until I bought "Gords Gold" back in the late '80's and it instantly became one of my favorites.
Thank you, Craig and Harri for this tribute to a great person and talent. I shall miss him. RIP Gordon
You’re welcome
this is an astoshingly beautiful and sad song. Its my top 2 Lightfoot song
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was a song that was almost like a Sea Shanty. The story was so good that I think the song transcended the artist. It sounds like a tale or lore that every boy should hear. It's like having a story sung to you. Very rare to have that kind of experience in a song, where the music makes you feel the breeze and ocean and nature.
1) Gordon Lightfoot was the sound of Canada;
2) He was Bob Dylan's favourite songwriter;
3) The Mariners' Church in Detroit, which Lightfoot mentioned in The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald ("The church bell chimed til it rang 29 times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald"), observed his death (and his devotion to the memory of the crewmen) by ringing the bell 30 times.
Wimpy songs top 40 garbage rock hits again
My mother saw Gordon nearly 20 times in the 60’s in Toronto. My earliest memories of music are of his songs. He is the greatest embodiment of Canada in musical form. His music means a whole lot to a whole lot of 🇨🇦’s
Recommendations for review
Talking in your sleep
The Watchman’s Gone
Race among the ruins
Beautiful
Carefree Highway
Go Go Round
The Circle is small
Gord did a powerful and beautiful anti-war song titled ''Patriot's Dream'' also an anti-riot song ''Black Day in July'' about the Detroit riots in 1968 and he also improved (IMHO) an existing song by Hamilton Camp titled ''Pride of Man'' which could be seen in different ways but I take as a tour-de-force critique of politics, war and terrorism.
I felt a lump in my throat listening to this song and his voice.
Watching this vlog makes me extremely sad as a Canadian and huge Gordon LIghtfoot fan but also knowing you have put this video together and it has brought memories of those you have personally lost. R.I.P TO Mr. Lightfoot and to those whom you have lost HarriBest 🥀
Harri, please react to Gordon Lightfoot's “Rainy Day People” or “Song for a Winter's Night”. Both are simply beautiful.
Song For A Winters Night is my favorite of his songs.
Absolutely not
a hymn to all things lost....
Such a beautiful soul has departed. I feel so fortunate to have seen him in person back in the 70’s. Thanks for this Harri and thanks to Craig Aust for choosing one of my favorite GL songs. It’s very uplifting and takes a bit of the sadness out of the deep sense of loss we’re feeling. Rest in peace to a great human. 🇨🇦🍁❤️😇
You’re welcome
Beautiful one! Thank you🕊
Was at his 1976 Royal Albert Hall, London show, and although there were sound System issues, hé managed to keep everyone happy and on our toes. Thanks for all the happy memories, Gordon, and enjoy the great gig in the Sky !!
This is a GREAT song!
It is quintessential Gord.
And that line "then he walked into a house where love had been misplaced, he chance to waste". It is just heartbreaking.
Thank you so much for this reaction. I grew up listening to his music and when I hear it now, it always brings back a lifetime of memories. I remember a high school English class, we were given an assignment to write a report on a Canadian poet, I chose Gordon Lightfoot.
Great Album!, good choice!
You should listen to the whole 2 album set Gord's Gold. There's not a bad song on it. This is one of them.
Few people know that Gordon served 3 years in the Canadian Army. ❤🇨🇦💂♂️
@Craig Aust: Thank you for requesting this one and Harri, thank you for your reaction. This whole album is full of gems. We are very patriotic when it comes to our musicians but especially Gordon who we are still in grief at his being taken from us. Though all of his songs portray this, his genius really comes through for me in my favourite song, 'The Last Time I Saw Her'.
An interesting addition; In the BBC live concert he has some additional lyrics to this song which I believe he sang before the album came out. He sings, "He came down to save us all on the summer side of life; His love so right".
You’re welcome
Thanks Harri ❤
Gordo was a peace activist in a way that an average person would be in that they don't like killing for corrupt politicians. Amazing musician and songwriter, this and the Prine song Sam Stone really cut to the bone in the late Vietnam days, so personal that it forced everyone to face it. Songs like that swayed public consciousness into being outraged and demanding the US leave that terrible mistake of a war.
The song is called 'Summer Side of Life', not just Side of Life
Because he was a Canadian he tried to wade into the antiwar subject in a gentle way. This is the first song i ever heard him sing live. I was in the elivator at the los Angeles Dorthy Chandler Pavilion. I had gon to rent opera glasses for Bonnie the first girl i ever dated and i eas 19. What a thrill. God bless you Harri and god bless Gordon.
Such a passionate vocal. Early Lightfoot is glorious. And dig the bass lines. This is a song that can handle many listens.
Early Gord is his wonderful United Artists work in the 60’s.
You gotta admit…nobody does it like Gord. And he can paint a picture with words better than any artist ever. Not saying that because I’m Canadian…he’s truly absolutely unique. I’m wherever he wants me to be. On a Canadian train, on a freighter on Lake Superior, in a northern cabin in winter.
Amazing song. My favorite, actually, of all his wizardry. Such a loss, but thanks for the soul, Mr. Lightfoot.
In your caption it should read "Summer Side of Life" - that's the name of the song.
Gordon's catalog is pretty much unmatched in terms of its quality and breadth. My one caveat is that when listening to gord's gold or the sequel these are re-recordings in many cases of the original classics. This particular song was not a re-recording but when listening to the pre- Warner Brothers songs from about 1960 9 and earlier go back to the original Source rather than listening to the versions on gord's gold or more gourds gold
A beautiful lost gem of Gordon Lightfoot is a very early 1960s live version you can find on Yt of Song For A Winter's Night.
Thank you ❤
Harri B, here's another pretty much unknown hit song by Gordon Lightfoot. Back in the summer of '67 there was a massive riot in Detroit.
GL released a song about it in '68 named "Black Day In July."
I humbly request "your loves return" by Gordon lightfoot.
Its realy an art song and a love song.
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Gordon Lightfoot looked up to Bob Dylan; however, I can listen to Lightfoot's songs over and over (including covers) but not Dylan's songs.
“The House You Live In” by GL is brilliant.
Another Canadian chiming in Hari. Thanks for the recommendation Craig and the playing of same Hari. I would also like to draw your attention the the song
"Black Day in July" that Gordon wrote and performed in 1967 about the race riots in Detroit - just north of Windsor Ontario. Another story song - equally as well written and important in it's message as "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald". Not sure it got a lot of airplay in the states It's truly worth a listen and there's a great video on TH-cam that puts the story together with pictures.
Hari - I've mentioned before - maybe it's time to bust out with a live stream and Gordon Lightfoot would be a great topic to cover. You'd certainly grab a few Canadians and could go a little deeper into this genius's amazing catalog of original music.
And if you saw him now . . .
And catch that Hammond organ!
Harri, try "Black Day in July" about a Riot in Detroit. Then, to lighten your burden: "Christian Island " and/or "Old Dan's Records " should put a smile back on your face.
You might consider reacting to, Black Day in July.
This was a poignant song about freedom before/during loss secondary to the Vietnam war. Just gets me.