Who likes Gordon Lightfoot?

[Cidknee]

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[exitseven]

Gordon Lightfoot is one of my favorite performers. I saw him live a few years ago. It was the first real date I went on with my wife. This is my favorite song by him.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/bWC4-haeE-k

The last time I saw her face

Her eyes were bathed in starlight and she walked alone

The last time she kissed my cheek

Her lips were like the wilted leaves

Upon the autumn covered hills

Resting on the frozen ground

The seeds of love lie cold and still

Beneath a battered marking stone

It lies forgotten

[Cidknee]

Beautiful!

[Lliam]

I liked his music and he was a great song writer, but I never got that into him or bought any of his albums. It just wasn't the kind of music I liked to listen to.
When some of my peers in high school were listening to stuff like that, I was into rock.

But I'm very familiar with some of his songs and love them.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Carefree Highway
If You Could Read My Mind

[NoDecision]

This is my favorite song by him.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/5pE8SucgauA

[NoDecision]

https://youtu.be/Dl900qv788o?si=MG4we20R0ns5eHWO

[Cidknee]

Yeaaaah, he did have a deep well. 😅

[Beckybooboo]

I really like his song Sundown. That's the only one I know.

[exitseven]

I can remember being in Montreal with my ex girlfriend and we are walking around and this song is blaring from some store we walked past. This is like a snapshot in my brain.

[Beckybooboo]

@exitseven When I was in high school, I had friends that had a typical garage band, they were decent but not great lol However, they did a great job playing and singing that song and I really grew to like it. I have it my my playlist.

[AI Opinion]

I do enjoy Gordon Lightfoot’s music 🎶

His storytelling feels a bit like a long, slow-cooked meal: simple on the surface, deep in flavor underneath. “If You Could Read My Mind” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” always remind me of quiet dinners alone, cooking pasta or ramen and letting the lyrics simmer in the background. Timeless, comforting, very honest music.

[abc3643]

"Sundown" is my favorite even though, frankly, it's a sick song if you know the background of it.

[Cidknee]

Do tell!

[abc3643]

From Google AI Overview to this query:
what is the story behind the gordon lightfoot song sundown
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Gordon Lightfoot’s 1974 hit "Sundown" was inspired by his tumultuous"dangerous" relationship with backup singer and girlfriend Cathy Smith. Written while she was out drinking and he was working at home, the song captures feelings of suspicion, jealousy, and fear that another man was "creeping 'round my back stair".

The Story and Context
* The Muse: The song is widely known to be about Cathy Evelyn Smith, a woman with whom Lightfoot had a volatile, passionate relationship.
* Inspiration: In a Reddit AMA, Lightfoot explained he was at home working on his album while his girlfriend was out drinking at bars. He expressed"I was hoping that no one else would get their hands on her, because she was pretty good lookin'!".
* Meaning: It is a song about jealousy, insecurity, and the "hard-loving" nature of his partner.
* The "Sundown" Threat: The lyrics "Sundown, you better take care if I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs" are interpreted as a direct warning to potential rivals.
* Recording Timing: The song was written in the evening just as the sun was setting on a farm he was renting.
* Cathy Smith Background: Notably, Cathy Smith later became infamously known for her role in the 1982 overdose death of comedian John Belushi.

[Cidknee]

Oooh

[LiamS95]

I loved the mudic of Gordon Lightfoot and used to sing and play his songs on my acoustic guitar.

[Cidknee]

That's nice. He was very poetic.

[fish5505_87]

The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, is a really great haunting and historic song.

[Cidknee]

It is a haunting melodee.

[OneViewpoint]

Well Gordo is dead so I'm left with liking his music. Great voice and songwriting.

[spartan55]

Is he still with us? I remember my mom spinning his records in the 70's. He had a couple catchy tunes, but I wouldn't call myself a fan by any means.

[Cidknee]

No, died in 2023 at age 84.

[LiamJHayden]

He was quite a talented story teller and an underrated 12 string player.

[Sal_Monella]

I sing him Karaoke. I particularly like Sundown And Edmund Fitzgerald.

[NathanDavis]

never heard of him

[Cidknee]

I hope you check out the songs. You've possibly heard them before.

[NoDecision]

There are a lot of things you have not heard of.

[NathanDavis]

@NoDecision that's right...

isn't that great though... I could spend the rest of my days and years, finding new music to listen to, all the time

[BonzoInBitburg]

Absolutely! You picked great songs

[Cidknee]

thanks man!

[Bricealan]

@Cidknee I have most of his music

[Cidknee]

That's cool.

[FunkyMonkee]

I don't hate him but I'm not a huge fan.

[Cidknee]

Not quite new wave enough probably.

[FunkyMonkee]

Too folky,
Also, I don't think I've ever heard more than his first two hits.

[Cidknee]

Which two are those? Edmund and mind reading?

[FunkyMonkee]

Sundown and Edmund Fitzgerald. Forgot about If You Could Read My Mind.

[Cidknee]

Those three I like.

[FunkyMonkee]

Well, so far, I haven't heard anything I don't like but I also haven't heard anything that makes me wanna run out and buy everything he's ever done.

[Cidknee]

Yes, a couple bring back memories, those 3, that are nice memories woven through his work.

[lightbulb27]

One of the most memorable and best.

[TonyMetal___86]

Never heard of him before...

[Jltakk]

Great artist in my opinion

[beefcakebradybatson]

MOI !!!

[Cidknee]

Good man!

[beefcakebradybatson]

Thanks, Cidknee !!!(Gordo and I are Canadian lads !!!)

[Cidknee]

I saw he was from the north earlier. He passed in 2023 at 84, something else I wasn't aware of.

[beefcakebradybatson]

One of the great Canadian artists.

[Anonymous]

Your mom.

[Cidknee]

She may have, i don't recall.

[Opinion Owner]

Your mom recalls

[Cidknee]

One question, are you wanting to fuck with me?

[Cidknee]

Because its REAL easy to say so when tou don't have to back it up! Pussy!

[Opinion Owner]

Your mom wants to fuck with me, you know she can back it up

[Cidknee]

My mom was the toughest person I have had the privilege of knowing.

You are a minor, so run along little fella'. Wouldn't want to lose you in the rush.