Favorite Lightfoot Song & Why? II

like mr. lightfoot i am someone acquainted with the drinking of alcohol and with it's effects.

therefore, "BLACKBERRY WINE" is what i offer as my fave song.

like mr. lightfoot i am someone acquainted with the drinking of alcohol and with it's effects.

therefore, "BLACKBERRY WINE" is what i offer as my fave song.

I'm not sure if this is my favorite song, but it is the one that has haunted me all my life. After a long relationship that I ended hastily, I received a card with the lyrics to Beautiful in it from the one I loved. I couldn't breathe as I read those beautiful words but I allowed myself to be convinced that they were insincere and did nothing by way of response. It's been twenty five years since I first read those lyrics and I have a wonderful life, but I still wonder, sometimes, how my life would have been different had I responded to that card.

I'm not sure if this is my favorite song, but it is the one that has haunted me all my life. After a long relationship that I ended hastily, I received a card with the lyrics to Beautiful in it from the one I loved. I couldn't breathe as I read those beautiful words but I allowed myself to be convinced that they were insincere and did nothing by way of response. It's been twenty five years since I first read those lyrics and I have a wonderful life, but I still wonder, sometimes, how my life would have been different had I responded to that card.

Salute is one of my favorites. There was much discussion over which definition was meant by the word. (As a matter of fact, Gord, his sister Bev and I had a long "discussion" over the many different connotations of the word, "Salute".) Anyway, I must have listened to it all night on his boom box (prior to the release of the album). Too bad this album is no longer in print. It's a really good one.

Gord is very good with the topical songs, such as Don Quixote, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, etc. Those are among his favorites. Did you know that "Heaven Help the Devil" was written about the Ayatollah and the American hostages that were taken in Iran in 1979? It could also be applied to the situation today with Bin Laden.

Don't, however, make the mistake that GL is as blatantly romantic as the songs he writes. He can actually be quite practical and business-like about his music. After all, remember, music is a business and those who are successful are also good businessmen. If they weren't, you would never get to hear the fruits of their labor. Also, don't ask him about the true meaning behind the song, "Sundown". He won't tell you (and neither will I).

Salute is one of my favorites. There was much discussion over which definition was meant by the word. (As a matter of fact, Gord, his sister Bev and I had a long "discussion" over the many different connotations of the word, "Salute".) Anyway, I must have listened to it all night on his boom box (prior to the release of the album). Too bad this album is no longer in print. It's a really good one.

Gord is very good with the topical songs, such as Don Quixote, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, etc. Those are among his favorites. Did you know that "Heaven Help the Devil" was written about the Ayatollah and the American hostages that were taken in Iran in 1979? It could also be applied to the situation today with Bin Laden.

Don't, however, make the mistake that GL is as blatantly romantic as the songs he writes. He can actually be quite practical and business-like about his music. After all, remember, music is a business and those who are successful are also good businessmen. If they weren't, you would never get to hear the fruits of their labor. Also, don't ask him about the true meaning behind the song, "Sundown". He won't tell you (and neither will I).

My favorite song would have to be 'Canadian Railroad Trilogy'.

I had heard of Gordon Lightfoot in the 1960s as a singer from Canada but had never heard any of his music until I watched the Johnny Cash TV show in 1969. Cash had a weekly segment called 'Ride This Train' where he sang songs about trains and sometimes introduced guests who sang the same types of songs. He introduced Gordon Lightfoot as a singer from Canada that would sing his song 'Canadian Railroad Trilogy'.

Lighfoot performed the song sitting in front of a large 3D type of movie screen that wrapped around the stage behind him. The movie screen displayed a film of workers building a railroad thru a wilderness. It was stunning. You could actually see the workers 'swinging their hammers' just like in the song.

I will always remember being mesmerized by this great song and the film shown in the background. If anyone can get a copy of the tape of this show, it would be priceless to any Lightfoot fan.

The song itself is a lyrical, melodic, and harmonic masterpiece that provokes much visualization.

Incidentally, the song was written for Canada's 1967 Centennial as a nation.

My favorite song would have to be 'Canadian Railroad Trilogy'.

I had heard of Gordon Lightfoot in the 1960s as a singer from Canada but had never heard any of his music until I watched the Johnny Cash TV show in 1969. Cash had a weekly segment called 'Ride This Train' where he sang songs about trains and sometimes introduced guests who sang the same types of songs. He introduced Gordon Lightfoot as a singer from Canada that would sing his song 'Canadian Railroad Trilogy'.

Lighfoot performed the song sitting in front of a large 3D type of movie screen that wrapped around the stage behind him. The movie screen displayed a film of workers building a railroad thru a wilderness. It was stunning. You could actually see the workers 'swinging their hammers' just like in the song.

I will always remember being mesmerized by this great song and the film shown in the background. If anyone can get a copy of the tape of this show, it would be priceless to any Lightfoot fan.

The song itself is a lyrical, melodic, and harmonic masterpiece that provokes much visualization.

Incidentally, the song was written for Canada's 1967 Centennial as a nation.

[Devlin]

Just wanted to know if you'd like to jam on some Gordon Lightfoot music, you sound like a fine musician, and I'm looking for someone to collaborate with,-Vincent quote:Originally posted by Kenton:
Gordon Lightfoot has so many good tunes that I could never pick one but among my guitar playing friends Steel Rail Blues is pretty much on everybodys list. I mean the original version not the one on Gord's Gold. A lot of players like Alberta Bound also.I've always enjoyed Redwood Hill, Brave Mountaineers and 10 Degrees and Gettin Colder to play on guitar. I was very ill one winter and confined to bed for 10 days the only thing I could do was listen to a radio. I was 14 years old at the time . A local station played If You Could Read My Mind a couple of times a day and that was a time I looked forward to and I forgot about my pain for those few minutes when that song played. That was my inroduction to Gordon Lightfoot.Christian Island is another one of those songs that takes me away to another place and paints pictures in my mind so srongly that I feel transported to the place Gord is singing about and I'm onboard ship with him sailing down the western wind and liking the mood I'm in. Brave Mountaineers makes me feel like a young boy again and the scenes Gordon describes are very much like my own childhood. The run of great albulms from Summer Side Of Life,Don Q.,Old Dan's,and Sundown is so strong that few other singer-songwriters come close except fellow Canadiens Neil Young and Joni Mitchell and the great body of work Elton John put together in the 70's and Bob Dylans run in the 60's. Gordon Lightfoot is truly one of the greatest as singer,songwriter,performer and what a natural God given voice! I saw many concerts in the 70's at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pa. but my favorite was 75 or 76 I can't remember for sure. I think it was the tour to promote Cold On The Shoulder and I witnessed something at Gord's show that I had never seen before. During any show the police or security guards would look bored out of their minds or dead serious about being the authority figures in charge. At that show I actually saw them listen and respond to Gordon Lightfoot like he was their grandson stopping by to sing a few tunes. They were just mesmerized by his performance as we all were. I remember telling my friends that it felt like we were all in this big living room and Gordon was giving a private concert to some old friends. I guess that's what it was. I remember a fan had done an oil painting on a huge canvass and presented to Gordon during the show. Also,Gordon brought his daughter out to sit on the piano bench with him while he sang Fine As Fine Can Be to her. It seemed like she was about 10 years old at the time but my memory might be off there. What I do remember is it was my favorite Syria Mosque show. They tore down the Mosque some years ago but they're not getting that show from me, I'm gonna carry that one with me till I'm tore down. It's the Same Old Loverman signing off for now. I could go on and on about the man and his music but so could you so I'll Go My Way.

[Vincent57]

Just wanted to know if you'd like to jam on some Gordon Lightfoot music, you sound like a fine musician, and I'm looking for someone to collaborate with,-Vincent quote:Originally posted by Kenton:
Gordon Lightfoot has so many good tunes that I could never pick one but among my guitar playing friends Steel Rail Blues is pretty much on everybodys list. I mean the original version not the one on Gord's Gold. A lot of players like Alberta Bound also.I've always enjoyed Redwood Hill, Brave Mountaineers and 10 Degrees and Gettin Colder to play on guitar. I was very ill one winter and confined to bed for 10 days the only thing I could do was listen to a radio. I was 14 years old at the time . A local station played If You Could Read My Mind a couple of times a day and that was a time I looked forward to and I forgot about my pain for those few minutes when that song played. That was my inroduction to Gordon Lightfoot.Christian Island is another one of those songs that takes me away to another place and paints pictures in my mind so srongly that I feel transported to the place Gord is singing about and I'm onboard ship with him sailing down the western wind and liking the mood I'm in. Brave Mountaineers makes me feel like a young boy again and the scenes Gordon describes are very much like my own childhood. The run of great albulms from Summer Side Of Life,Don Q.,Old Dan's,and Sundown is so strong that few other singer-songwriters come close except fellow Canadiens Neil Young and Joni Mitchell and the great body of work Elton John put together in the 70's and Bob Dylans run in the 60's. Gordon Lightfoot is truly one of the greatest as singer,songwriter,performer and what a natural God given voice! I saw many concerts in the 70's at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Pa. but my favorite was 75 or 76 I can't remember for sure. I think it was the tour to promote Cold On The Shoulder and I witnessed something at Gord's show that I had never seen before. During any show the police or security guards would look bored out of their minds or dead serious about being the authority figures in charge. At that show I actually saw them listen and respond to Gordon Lightfoot like he was their grandson stopping by to sing a few tunes. They were just mesmerized by his performance as we all were. I remember telling my friends that it felt like we were all in this big living room and Gordon was giving a private concert to some old friends. I guess that's what it was. I remember a fan had done an oil painting on a huge canvass and presented to Gordon during the show. Also,Gordon brought his daughter out to sit on the piano bench with him while he sang Fine As Fine Can Be to her. It seemed like she was about 10 years old at the time but my memory might be off there. What I do remember is it was my favorite Syria Mosque show. They tore down the Mosque some years ago but they're not getting that show from me, I'm gonna carry that one with me till I'm tore down. It's the Same Old Loverman signing off for now. I could go on and on about the man and his music but so could you so I'll Go My Way.

My favorite song is "If you could read my mind..." It was playing thru my life all the while I fell out of love with my first husband....in 1974 and got divorced.
I still love the song
Jillyx

My favorite song is "If you could read my mind..." It was playing thru my life all the while I fell out of love with my first husband....in 1974 and got divorced.
I still love the song
Jillyx

[michela]

I like this site. I just moved from Florida to Minnesota and one of my inspirations to move here was "Song for a Winter"s Night". My wife and I are building a cabin, on the shores of Gitche Gumme, and the first song played will be just that. I know anyone on this website are big fans of Mr. Lightfoot, but I'm not sure how much some of you realize how huge this songwriter is. As humble as our hero is, there are many of his contemporaries who consider him the best songwriter of all time. How many songs were written by Misters Lennon and McCartney, in fact, how many by Mister Bob Zimmerman? OBviously a bunch but, I believe Gord has written at least as many and as us true believers KNOW.Who has done this with the heart, the passion,the honest courage, and truly the voice that came from you and me. I hope you all understand how lucky we are and I would hope you will frequent his tour dates. I hope to see Mr. Lightfoot up here in the frozen North soon. from a hero who often fails... Capt. Bob

my fav.lightfoot songs are sit down young stranger and endless wire.the first one because it reminds me of when i met a girlfriends father for the first timeand endless wire because it is the title track from the best album ever,pride of my collection.greetings from ireland.

my fav.lightfoot songs are sit down young stranger and endless wire.the first one because it reminds me of when i met a girlfriends father for the first timeand endless wire because it is the title track from the best album ever,pride of my collection.greetings from ireland.

my fav.lightfoot songs are sit down young stranger and endless wire.the first one because it reminds me of when i met a girlfriends father for the first timeand endless wire because it is the title track from the best album ever,pride of my collection.greetings from ireland.

my fav.lightfoot songs are sit down young stranger and endless wire.the first one because it reminds me of when i met a girlfriends father for the first timeand endless wire because it is the title track from the best album ever,pride of my collection.greetings from ireland.

i have come across a review?? of above album by james chrispell on this site.i have the album 23 years,in a collection which includes dylan,zevon,van morrison,ry cooder,tom waits,john prine and hundreds ofothers before and after.i feel sorry that mr. chrispell should consider a slight change in direction to be a large change in quality.

i have come across a review?? of above album by james chrispell on this site.i have the album 23 years,in a collection which includes dylan,zevon,van morrison,ry cooder,tom waits,john prine and hundreds ofothers before and after.i feel sorry that mr. chrispell should consider a slight change in direction to be a large change in quality.

"If You Could Read My Mind" and "Carefree Highway". I really enjoy hearing both and think the lyrics are perfect.

These are also on the top of my list when I get the opportunity to do a little karaoke. The women love "Read My Mind" and the men seem to relate to "Carefree".

"If You Could Read My Mind" and "Carefree Highway". I really enjoy hearing both and think the lyrics are perfect.

These are also on the top of my list when I get the opportunity to do a little karaoke. The women love "Read My Mind" and the men seem to relate to "Carefree".

[Vincent57]

Capt Bob, I envy your move to Lake Superior. In Sept, my husband and I were to celebrate our wedding anniversary in Florida. Given all the uncertainty at that time we opted to drive, instead, to the north shore where we had spent our honeymoon 25 years before. We stayed in a place tucked right into the rocky shore and listened to the waves crash & Gordon sing. (I travel nowhere without my Gordon cds!) When we left for home there was a billboard along the highway that said something about heading back to the rat race. Gordon was singing Seven Island Suite, a song that suddenly hit home. Sure felt like staying! quote:Originally posted by Capt Bob:
I like this site. I just moved from Florida to Minnesota and one of my inspirations to move here was "Song for a Winter"s Night". My wife and I are building a cabin, on the shores of Gitche Gumme, and the first song played will be just that. I know anyone on this website are big fans of Mr. Lightfoot, but I'm not sure how much some of you realize how huge this songwriter is. As humble as our hero is, there are many of his contemporaries who consider him the best songwriter of all time. How many songs were written by Misters Lennon and McCartney, in fact, how many by Mister Bob Zimmerman? OBviously a bunch but, I believe Gord has written at least as many and as us true believers KNOW.Who has done this with the heart, the passion,the honest courage, and truly the voice that came from you and me. I hope you all understand how lucky we are and I would hope you will frequent his tour dates. I hope to see Mr. Lightfoot up here in the frozen North soon. from a hero who often fails... Capt. Bob

[wild rose]

Capt Bob, I envy your move to Lake Superior. In Sept, my husband and I were to celebrate our wedding anniversary in Florida. Given all the uncertainty at that time we opted to drive, instead, to the north shore where we had spent our honeymoon 25 years before. We stayed in a place tucked right into the rocky shore and listened to the waves crash & Gordon sing. (I travel nowhere without my Gordon cds!) When we left for home there was a billboard along the highway that said something about heading back to the rat race. Gordon was singing Seven Island Suite, a song that suddenly hit home. Sure felt like staying! quote:Originally posted by Capt Bob:
I like this site. I just moved from Florida to Minnesota and one of my inspirations to move here was "Song for a Winter"s Night". My wife and I are building a cabin, on the shores of Gitche Gumme, and the first song played will be just that. I know anyone on this website are big fans of Mr. Lightfoot, but I'm not sure how much some of you realize how huge this songwriter is. As humble as our hero is, there are many of his contemporaries who consider him the best songwriter of all time. How many songs were written by Misters Lennon and McCartney, in fact, how many by Mister Bob Zimmerman? OBviously a bunch but, I believe Gord has written at least as many and as us true believers KNOW.Who has done this with the heart, the passion,the honest courage, and truly the voice that came from you and me. I hope you all understand how lucky we are and I would hope you will frequent his tour dates. I hope to see Mr. Lightfoot up here in the frozen North soon. from a hero who often fails... Capt. Bob

My favorite is The Canadian Railroad Trilogy. It is an awesome/powerfuly historical song, that I can one can listen to over and over...

My favorite is The Canadian Railroad Trilogy. It is an awesome/powerfuly historical song, that I can one can listen to over and over...