He's a storyteller. Everything he writes or sings about is a story that people can relate to.

Hes the Bob Ross of folk music. Every song literally paints a picture. His voice is everything comforting you need in your life.

A singing poet of the top rankings.

His music is very soothing your so right. I think his voice and the lines in his music are so beautiful. RIP Gordon

In my opinion the best and most heart felt break up song ever written and sung.

Gordan Lightfoot was certainly a Canadian ambassador for musicians. He wrote some of the best lyrics along with being an amazing storyteller when he sang. He is sorely missed by all in Canada. RIP Mr. Lightfoot. From one who met you in 1972 and never forgot it, Mema Ghostkeeper.

Try Sundown .A great tune.

@aricp9173

4 ай бұрын

That has some really dark and personal issues for him. You could listen to any of Gordon's songs, and you'd get a full tapestry of a story. He and Jim Croce and Harry Chapin Jr.

@racing2cat

4 ай бұрын

Definitely my fave - I remember playing my mom's 45 over and over!

In my senior English class on Fridays, the teacher would play songs and ask us what we thought the song was about, and what we thought about the songs. Loved Fridays. This was one of the songs.

A beautiful sad song. Gordon Lightfoot's voice is very soothing and he is a master storyteller. Sundown and The Canadian Railroad Trilogy are a couple more to check out. Cheers

Really appreciated your reaction to Gordon Lightfoot's If You Could Read My Mind. He was one of the best singer songwriters of his time. I loved his songs so much that I still have the original vinyl. Every song was heartfelt and genuine. So glad to take the time to research the backstory of the song. It makes it that much more relatable. Wishing you much success.

His lyrics are so beautiful

You have great insight Drew I love how you appreciate the deeper meaning of lyrics and isn't it wonderful how lyrics can be adopted by other artists and make it their own. I had a Gordon Lightfoot album back in the day, his lyrics and music can take you on a deep emotional journey it can be a good way to explore our own relationship with emotional matters.

One of ghe greatest stiry tellers of all time. He has uptempo songs too with great guitar work and great melidies.

“I’m just trying to understand, these feelings that we lack.” Years later, his daughter would mail him for this lyric. She said “mom wasn’t the only reason your marriage failed. You share half the blame.” So Gordon began singing it “feelings that WE lack.”

His songs are soothing. Always have been for me.

Great singer I like people that can sing well and tell stories in there music it's more of a connection to your soul music goes deep to your soul

It's really cool that you're getting into Gordon Lightfoot, one of the great singer-songwriters. And he was Canadian. But I do have to at least point out that if you think there was an actual real beef of major importance between Neil Young and Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd, you've fallen prey to rumors. There was a little tension around it initially but the two respected each other greatly and became friends.

@aricp9173

4 ай бұрын

They would play songs from each other for fun. I think it elevated both Neil and Lynyrd Skynyrd due to the fake feud.

Gordon is probably a top 10 performer in the singer/songwriter category. He was a prolific songwriter and had many albums

You're awesome keep it up😊

Thank you so much for your reaction. We lost Gordon in May of last year. Your take on his style is an honor to his memory.

I love his song 'You're beautiful '! That song takes my breath away ❤

Give his double LP Gord’s Gold a listen. I listened to that album many times while I was on patrol in my bunk aboard a nuclear ballistic missile submarine. I found him soothing and he calmed my mind while submerged for o-weeks.

My favorite song by Gordon and possibly of all time

@brandonmann9952

4 ай бұрын

I feel the same. one of my favorite songs i love all of Gordon's music tho my grandfather was a hippy lived in a cabin id stay the night sleep in the loft while he stayed down below to tend the stove and listen to music on the stereo just brings a comforting time to me

I agree with you that there are strong similarities to Elvis. 1st I think they are both natural baritones. But that is not the main reason. They both sing songs like a Balladere. Singing Ballads. Yes his voice is soothing !

Gordon and Elvis both had beautiful baritone voices. They use similar cocal phrasing. The symbol of Reprise records is a river boat.

@llschnitz

4 ай бұрын

Gordon’s daughter Igtid also didnt like a few of his lyrics about cheating and womanizing.

@llschnitz

4 ай бұрын

Unintennyional plagiarism. Billy Joel had to modify the melidy of “Movin Out” when his bandmates told him that he had unintentionally copied the melody from Neil Seadaka’s recent hit “Laughter in the Rain”.

I was fortunate to attend small venue auditorium Mlps Mn. in mid 70s.

Listen to Early Morning Rain, Elvis covered it

Masterful artist ,and good looking

How about describing it as Reflective, his lyrics have emotional depth. The language isn’t empty, it’s a journey of feeling,memory and process. The music carefully crafted with poetic language, nuanced, rich,complex but streamlined ☮️

Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell could compete for "Poet Laureate of Canada"... and probably tie for the win.

@OldMan3P420

4 ай бұрын

Yes!! I can see that happening 😮

Thank you for your work Sir! Carry on.

I listen to rock and heavy metal...Two of my favorite performers are Gordon Lightfoot and Neil Diamond. Still love Kansas, Boston, Rush ,Styx .

Please do Gordon Lightfoot’s Sundown. It’s a really good story. The girl he is talking about is the same girl that killed John Belushi. It was a speed ball. Coke and heroine. She shot it into John’s arm and he died. She ended up doing time.i think you would enjoy! Please play it for me now. I show up for all your stuff. You want regret it. No one is going to blame you for pausing and speaking to your mom. Family First!! I’m really loving your channel. Keep up the great work. I will be back tomorrow. I love your energy💜💜💜💜

Good insights from a fresh review.

Bob Dylan said the only thing wrong with Lightfoot's song was that he (Dylan) didn't write them. His songs were covered by many artists, Elvis, Barbra Streisand, Dylan. A Canadian icon.

it is the reprise records logo.

The singing style is like Elvis in that he uses vibrato from the first word of the line to the last. It's not a style used often today, where most artists have a smooth line and add vibrato only at the end of the line, or word.

I always enjoyed him and, I consider him very poetic. Your more learned listeners could tell me if I’m off base, but I think, once you said the comparison thing, that when he drops a little lower, his voice has a controlled tremble like Elvis’ Voice Did in certain songs, Which was quite appealing.

Believe it or Not there is a Banger Disco Cover version of this song by 54 Stars (for the movie Studio 54 with Mike Meyers)

He has a soothing voice, so does Karen Carpenter.

No, what you're seeing on the Reprise Records (which was on all their artists albums) was a steamboat; the Edmond Fitzgerald was a Ship.

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Gordon Lightfoot does have a deeper than tenor register, and his soft rock sound is very soothing. Interesting that you mentioned the 24 bars of this song sounding like "Greatest Love At All" and his lawsuit that he dropped. What you may not know is that that song was a Top 40 hit before Whitney recorded it in 1985 by George Benson in 1977. It was from the Muhammad Ali movie "The Greatest".

Great reaction. Nighttime reactions are the best! This was one of my first favorite songs when it came out.

I heard this when it first came out. Guess that dates me, But….songs that you can instantly remember after 50 years have power. They can uplift us but also feed hate, rage or sorrow and if listened to repeatedly can really influence our outlook on life. This song has a sad topic yet it is beautiful and soothing. Gordon was really a master of his craft. I was inclined to think that I was rejected current music just because that is what people tend to do as they age. But looking at reactions I hear both elders and younger generations saying that music has lost something both in talent and content. And it is true that the performers of the 50s, 60s and 70s had no digital manipulation to hide behind.

Back in those days, that boat was indeed the logo for Reprise Records. It has nothing to do with the Edmund Fitzgerald. This song predated the Edmund Fitzgerald's last voyage.

Dave Mason’s We Just Disagree. Then some Al Stewart, Todd Rundgren, and Jackson Browne.

Reprise Records was started by Frank Sinatra in 1960 then sold to Warner Bothers in 1963. The steamboat was just the logo they used on their record labels and had nothing to do with Gordon Lightfoot.

I like this song better on stage with less production. All he really needs is his guitar and his voice and words. This song is really pretty brutal toward her and is about as decisive of a breakup speech as there could be. He's trying not to be unkind, but he's lost his feelings for her because she's shallow. That's the impression I get, especially from the second verse. When he sings the line about the book sold in the drugstore on stage he gives a very obvious, sarcastic smirk.

You need to do his song Sundown. It’s great as well.

Poet..in the soul

Beautiful song by Gordon Lightfoot. Maybe the guy who included a part of it in his own song did not do it consciously. Sometimes, I say something to somebody, who says it back to me a few weeks later as if he just had this new idea. It is not so easy to realize that and idea comes from somewhere else.

A lot of people like your channel and I always suggest make video reactions when you're in the mood and then post them one at a time. And if you don't like your name? Change it. I did

That looks like an old mississippi paddlewheeler

Try Patriot's Dream of you want a sad story beautifully told

Do something from "Sunday Concert!" It's All Good! Elvis never Wrote any songs! Gordon was quite prolithic!

Checkout Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Some consider his style of songs to be 'ballads'.

Perhaps a slowed down Elvis, or is the story telling in the lyrics?

Elvis and Gordon are both baritone singers maybe you are hearing that

You can throw a dart and not hit a bad Gordon song. I'm not sure if I'd recommend Leonard Cohen as he might be an acquired taste.

Gordon Lightfoot was a fantastic songwriter, one of the best to ever write music In Canada he’s an icon There’s a story that him and Drake lived in the same street in the rich part of Toronto. My joke is Gordon probably went up to Drake’s house. Excuse me can you please turn down your music

Sundown 1974 saying is it's about Cathy Smith who he a a one time affair . Cathy Smith, who later was involved with John Belushi now in prison for John's death Listen to Steel Rails Blue I can sing them all they are always in my heart Best music when I was a cross Country Driver ir

Nostalgia overdose lol....."lightfoot" sounds Native American...but I don't know for sure.

You might be tripping like a young man with an older soul born in the 60s. I hear then Elvis thing too when I look for it. Style thing of the times I guess. Better songs than this from him. Sundown, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Summer Rain (Elvis Covered it), s few more I can't think of. Thanks

Maybe your Mom can read your mind?