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I used to hear S&G, Joan Baez, Gordon Lightfoot a lot at one time. But then it got old......LC is headed that way too now it seems.

'Everything changes, everything passes....'

It is strange that you mention Gordon Lightfoot.
I have started to listen to him again after a gap of x years.
I bought a compilation cd at a record fair!!

Sundown...now that song doesn't age...does it?

Pete

I have heard Lightfoot maybe 8-10 times in the last 4 years or so. I used to hear him regularly before that. Canada's 2nd greatest songwriter ? Some will argue Canada's greatest balladeer and melody-maker !!
Dylan said somewhere that he could let a Lightfoot record play on and on without ever stopping.

Is he still around???

When I say "heard" I meant heard his discs. I don't know if he is still active. I vaguely remember he came to Dallas for a concert around 1997 but I didnt go.
He has written so many great songs and rarely a bad song ever, although mostly folksy. I've been planning to replace the 'If You Could Read My Mind' album that someone 'stole' from me, for about a year now.....maybe I'll do it this weekend.

I bought 'Gord's Gold'....a compilation!!!!
Originally double LP on one cd. It includes tracks from Sundown. Well worth getting.
Did he record much after Sundown?

Pete

Gords Gold and Gord's Gold vol. 2 are excellent collections....I have both on cassette tape. Vol. 2 is more pop/electronic arrangements of songs that were earlier done as folk acoustic. I would strongly recommend that. I also have the United Arttists 2 CD Collection which is essentially his first 4 albums. About 50 % of the songs are outstanding on that but you get to hear many of his very early songs (e.g., Magnificent Outpouring, Affair on 8th Avenue, Bitter Green, Home from the Forest and many others).

Dear Pete & Kush,
I'd like to mention another great Canadian songwriter, whose music was good enough to be "lifted" from parties in the late 60's: I know, for it was at my party in 1969 when someone stole my copy of her first album. She has a painting of Leonard Cohen on the Files. She has written one of the most covered songs, "Both Sides Now". Yes, it's Joni Mitchell.
Must rush, Andrew.

Pete...we were talking of Lightfoot and I just found this on the cnn.com today. Check out the link.

http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/0 ... index.html

Dear Kush & Pete,
I read this post on the Beach Boys Britain message board yesterday. It was written by a regular correspondent :
"Gordon Lightfoot is in serious condition in a Canadian hospital following abdominal surgery.Responsible for the hits Sundown, Carefree Highway, If You Could Read My Mind, The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald and lots of other great stuff.He has continued to tour and record albums since the early 60s. I pray he pulls through."
My thoughts and yours' too.
If anyone can update this message, please do so.
Andrew.

Thanks for the update Andrew.
I don't think he toured the UK much. That is why he tends to be out of the public eye here.
It is now quite distressing to hear this news...only hope that he does pull through.
Pete

Does anyone know the latest with Gordon Lightfoot?
Appreciate any news.
Pete

well?

Hi Pete ~

I just Googled it, and the 'latest' is October 7, 2002 ~ not much help.

~ Lizzy

I was checking last week to see where gordon was touring and he is touring as I speak and it was a very full schedule.
I've seen about 8 times when he passes through Seattle (70-92). A few of those concerts he was so drunk he could not remember the lyrics and in the middle of the song he would turn to his band and have to ask what verse was next. It was interesting to listen to the audience shout out a song that they would like to here and the one that got the most shouts was "Steel Rail Blues" but he woukld never do it. I'm sure the request came from all those lonely transplants from the east coast as that song really spoke to them.
Kush spoke of "The affair of 8th ave" and that is just an incredible song!!!
Gordon's song "pussywillows cattails" is one of my favorites and if anyone has heard Kenny Rankin sing this song off of his Silver morning album will be amazed at the beauty of the lyrics and his voice.


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