Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

well, i hope it's not Stevie... umm, Kenny blew off "Never Say Trust Me" ;)

to my knowledge (thanks to google and the lightfoot site) none of them have cited him as an influence or covered one of his songs, on record anyhow

but i would think Gord would be flattered to have ELH do the honours

i can think of a hundred more interesting compositions than Sundown to have someone perform but i suppose it's a recognizable american classic, so no complaints:)

congratulations Gordon, long overdue

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

oh, i like Lovett and it would have been interesting I'm sure, but i like the switch to Miller:)

so no VH1 or anything like that, eh? the Canadian version is always televised (delay)

maybe not mainstream (mass appeal) enough for the big networks

are any corfiddlers in attendance?

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

where, man? :)

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

arrival..Gordon and Kim

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

i don't see much coverage of this thing
i read at futurerocklegends:
"Tonight is the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Lyle Lovett will be inducting Gordon Lightfoot. Lyle Lovett and Gordon Lightfoot will both be performing."


i also found that Rush and Bachman/The Guess Who are not in the R+R Hall of Fame...then I browsed a list of who's in...imo, sad and borderline hilarious

seems these places are mainly tourist attractions and not international shrines

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

this virtual hall is likely interesting to newbies

http://www.cansong.ca/en/default.aspx

because I've hardly heard of anyone in there, means it must have merit, lol

how come CRT is not inducted as a song?

i think Restless is another classic that captures the national landscape even better (except for the "on the Young and Restless too" line, ugh)

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

Bette Midler tweet last night - What a night! A brilliant evening @SongwritersHOF thank you for honoring me. So much genius in that room, Jimmy Webb, Gordon Lightfoot...
then:
Steve Miller, Kenny Rogers, NeYo, Ben E. King, Meatloaf! (he loves me) Bob Seger, Don Schlitz, Aretha, Emmy Lou...Mike Stoller, Steinman..

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

I know it is the award itself that is most important, but I am glad they give a trophy also. He can look at it and have some nice things to remember, when he gets really old. ;)

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

Fabulous news! No one deserves it more! Way to go Gordie! Luv ya! MaryO

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

Missed the news programs today but found this clip @ CBS:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/06/...remony-in-nyc/

I believe this is what aired tonight.
Scroll down the page and you'll see the video.

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thanks a lot:)

ok, steve miller > Lightfoot ...what's the connection???

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

That's what I wanted to see...thanks Islandgirl for posting this link.

Gord sounded/looked great! Kenny Rogers still has it voice-wise but he looks so weird IMO. Plastic surgery I guess??? I can't figure out the Steve Miller connection either.

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

The clip of Gordon singing was too brief, but did it sound like there was a woman singing backup? Stevie Nicks, maybe?

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

Miller was nominated last year, but didn't make the cut ?

Curious myself.....perhaps, it's because they both reached the peak of their careers in the '70s and were aware of each other. A wiki search states that Miller's "Fly Like An Eagle" reached No. 1 on "cash box top 100" in November of 1976. A week later, it was replaced by "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald".

Just speculating.....

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

there was a house band and the backup singers sang on SUNDOWN along with Miller's band..about 10 onstage. Lovett had to pull out at last minute and Miller said he'd love to do it. Gord was still flying high last night at the NAC in Ottawa..awesome. more later..off to see the city...just mobile now....lol
he seemed to be quite taken with Stevie Nicks...as were many other fellas it seems...

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Thx for the live eye update, char. And the spec, rm. good to cu

Ok, so then what was the Lovett connection? Or did he replace someone else? Lol

Dunno why I was never a Nicks guy. McVie, that's another story...

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

pics; http://www.ottawacitizen.com/enterta...018/story.html

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

PEOPLE mag was there taking pics and speaking with the inductees so watch for it soon..

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

includes phone interview:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/incom...62/?cmpid=rss1

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

Wow. Stevie passed on motherhood to be 100% free to be an artist.

Umm. I think Seger looks more like Kenny Rogers than Kenny does.

Do they not induct certain songs as well?

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

Yes, they do. And they inducted "Stand By Me" last Thurs.

I'm still waiting for a video of the entire event..........:)

Melissa

Re: HE"S IN!!! He's an INDUCTEE!! 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees - LIGHTFOOT!
 

It was videotaped but unlikely we'll see anything more than snippets at the website. Cameras etc. were forbidden in the hall during the evening.