He was 84 and a true Canadian icon.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot
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No! Not Gordon Lightfoot!
Oh darn! I really liked him. RIP. We took my parents to see him a few years ago.
Oh wow, I guess it is his "Sundown, you better take care" 
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A Canadian Icon and Legend, respected and influential to many.
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All that remains is the faces and the names
of the wives and the sons and the daughters...
and some damn good music and memories he left us.
Thank you, Gordie.
Rest in peace.
of the wives and the sons and the daughters...
and some damn good music and memories he left us.
Thank you, Gordie.
Rest in peace.
RIP Gordon. One of the great entertainers from our neighbor in the north.
I was just talking about him earlier today in the Dylan thread. I was never able to see him perform. Ugh. This is a tough one to process. Many, many blessings I have received from his music over the years. May he rest in peace.
His music meant so much, and was woven deeply into the Canadian national psyche after all these decades. Good memories of hearing Carefree Highway nearly every morning on the crackly AM radio of a freezing cold school bus. The long bus ride just wasn't right somehow if that song wasn't played. So very fortunate that I got to see him play a couple of times at Massey Hall.
Rest in peace, Gordon.
A true master of words and music.
A true master of words and music.
Hannah's Dad
I Can See Better Than Bigfoot.
Timeless artist and poet. RIP Gordon.
I did love his music, but he is also forever linked in my mind to SCTV and their promo for Gordon Lightfoot sings every song ever written.
Not one of his most famous songs, but probably my favourite. Just the opening lines really move me.
He was standin' by the highway
With a sign that just said "mother"
When he heard a driver comin'
'bout a half a mile away
Then he held the sign up higher
So no decent soul could miss it
It was ten degrees or colder
Down by bolder dam that day
He was standin' by the highway
With a sign that just said "mother"
When he heard a driver comin'
'bout a half a mile away
Then he held the sign up higher
So no decent soul could miss it
It was ten degrees or colder
Down by bolder dam that day
His "Song For a Winter's Night" is something to behold. It reminds me of a long ago time, place and a very special woman. No one can paint a melodic picture like him. R.I.P.
Not sure if you're familiar with Rick Beato but I thought he would be talking about Gordon Lightfoot today and he did. Fans of Gordon might enjoy watching this.
www.youtube.com
Gordon Lightfoot 1938-2023 R.I.P.
On this livestream I discuss the passing of the iconic songwriter Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023).
www.youtube.com
One of the best, maybe the best of the best.
Thank you, Gordon, for your music. RIP.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot
Rest easy, Gordon. 
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