Thanks very much for this Lightfoot masterpiece Harri. I know you've done several reactions of his songs and nobody appreciates it more than I do. Gordon is the reason I picked up a guitar and learned to play almost 50 years ago. My wife and I saw him and his band perform many times at venerable Massey Hall in Toronto and he was (and still is) our favourite singer/songwriter. The gift that Gordon had for incredibly heartfelt lyrics and hauntingly beautiful melodies has never been matched (IMHO), he was a true artist. I still find it hard to speak of him in the past tense but like all great artists his unparalleled gift of music keeps giving. Cheers from Ontario, Canada!

@carolynquinn8325

Жыл бұрын

beautifully said ❤

@ultimatespinach

Жыл бұрын

@@carolynquinn8325 Thank you!

@francesbrisco776

7 ай бұрын

A beautiful love song

His voice just melts me. I feel so honored to have seen him live in the 1970’s. Such a huge talent. Thanks to Mike and Harri. 🌺✌️

@bigjuicyproductions4489

Жыл бұрын

I was not alive in the 70s but I got to see Gordon live last year and I’m so glad I got the chance to, RIP to the legend him self!

RIP My Sweetest Sweet Teresa...nigh on 5 yrs now..Sleep does not come..and when it does i hope to find you...layin next to me..only sleeping when i wake..

So many great tunes that touch the soul of everyone!

I'm surprised you reviewed this my brother. Not Gords major hits but such a tasty, haunting love song. I'm so grateful you did this!

There are few things that are smoother than a Gordon Lightfoot ballad.

Hi Harri!. I'm so happy that you have found the brilliance of Gordon. If you want to hear another masterpiece of his I'd suggest Black Day in July. It's about the 1967 riots in Detroit. Some radio stations in the U.S banned this song. RIP Gordon!

First time hearing this song and I love it !

Lost love is hard to deal with. But its better to have loved and lost, than to have ever loved.

This song is beautiful ❤

I can't believe he's gone. Thanks

Thanks Michael, there are no bad Gordon songs. Thanks for sharing and Harri too.

@michaelplotino7046

Жыл бұрын

Hi Cynthia, 'Always my pleasure. Stay well!

@davidschecter5247

Жыл бұрын

There are about 10 of his songs that are not great. The other couple hundred are all magical. Gordon put some of these lesser songs on the Rhino box-set that had never been released before, and you could tell why most of them hadn't. He had exceptional taste -- not just in songwriting -- but in knowing what was good and what wasn't quite so good.

There are so many lesser known Lightfoot gems, Thank you Harri for reacting to this one.

Gordon Lightfoot is a true story teller. The Edmond Fitzgerald is Erie and history. The souls were. not forgotten

@nancywest1926

Жыл бұрын

Oh, my soul still aches hearing that. 1975. Gordon was the ONLY ONE that honored this tragedy.❤❤❤

@Doc552

Жыл бұрын

Hi N, we seem to have similar sensitivity. Also great taste. I’m so happy I grew up with his music.Thanks for your kindness.

Gordon was a master lyricist. He wrote so many beautiful songs. RIP GORDON

Gordon Lightfoot. Wow, I just don't know how a songwriter can conjure up as much beautiful music as this man did in his lifetime.

Gordon has so many beautiful and moving songs. The melodic and rhythmic variation he adds to the lyrics "Looking a--a-at the rain" at the very end is as gorgeous an ending as there is in popular music. He often varies a phrase he's repeated in a song for emotional and structural effect, and those are some of the finest moments in his songs. So wonderful that you are covering this beloved artist.

You have to close your eyes for this one.

I wore out this album I listened so much . Goes without saying Gord was a brilliant songwriter but he was also an incredible musical arranger . I’ll never get tired of listening to him .

@DavidKing-ut9wr

Жыл бұрын

Not a bad song on Don Quixote.

@leahdickinson3813

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidKing-ut9wr agree completely

@ghiaman65

Жыл бұрын

Agree, I think it’s his best album.

@holgerpetersen4254

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidKing-ut9wr Old Dan's Records from the same year is great too.

Thank you Harri, very nicely done. I listened to this GL song when I was younger but think of it differently now that I'm older. Brings back some nice memories. GS

One of my very favorites. The perfect "having the house to yourself, with coffee on a drippy autumn morning with sad thoughts song" a limited category to be sure! For happy Gordon, please try "old Dan 's Records"..

@sandylee6025

Жыл бұрын

💜

Another beautiful song is "The Minstrel of the Dawn". Love this one! As well, "The Pony Man" is a beautiful Lullaby

Listening to Gordon Lightfoot each and every day for many years grounds me. It reminds me of my mortality. It reconfirms the absolute critical importance of humility in a time of great misplaced self importance. It redirects pain and suffering from one’s self to the Experience of Living,in the broader context. He encourages me to rise above the petty day to day distractions in order to focus on what is important and meaningful. Gordon Lightfoot, poet, musician, Sage ….. Thank you .

I love that you react to deeper tracks instead of just the hits

Hi Harri, Thank for doing my request! I think that we are definitely soul brothers. My favorite line has always been "Wishing this was all a dream, and I'd find you sleeping when I wake". It always makes me reflect on the people and pets in my life that have departed. 😻 - Brooklyn Mike

Love Gordon! Greatest storyteller in music in my opinion ❤

Gordon lightfoot shared his life, histories of peoples, and the commonalities of humans.

Michael - This was one of Gordon's best performances among so many. A+ submission and review.

Love Gordon. Love his voice. Love his musicality. It seems all the greats are slipping away. 😪

Beautiful song from Gordon, with his masterful story telling abilities drawing you into each word and note with such eloquent tones. I've been listening to a little Gordon each day since He passed and am amazed at his library of gems that still resignate in my memory as the words flow out from me so easily. 😭😭💔💔 Great reaction Harri, I feel your love for Gordon. Listen to Go Go Round if you get a chance. Thanks Harri and Mike.👏👏🇨🇦🇺🇲 Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

@michaelplotino7046

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mary, 'Glad that you liked it. Go Go Round is a fun one for sure!

@marybaillie8907

Жыл бұрын

@Michael Plotino Great choice Mike. Take Care. ✌️👍🎶🇨🇦😊🇺🇲

🥰🥰🥰 Love Gordon Lightfoot! May he Rest In Peace!

That whole album is fascinating and beautiful. Harri would enjoy "Ordinary Man".

@pageribe2399

Жыл бұрын

Ordinary Man was the first song I saw Gordon play in person. Emory U. Fieldhouse, 1972.

We lost Gordon Lightfoot and Tina Turner within a month 😢 R.I.P two great Legends

Didn't know this one, so beautiful, so Gordon flavored. (PS, when you're older you really don't want to meet somebody else, life becomes so much mellower alone).

❤❤❤

Thanks Michael and Harri. One of my favorites from Gordon.

@michaelplotino7046

Жыл бұрын

Hi Julie, Thank you. I've always loved this one; I perform it in my solo act.

He has a way of telling a story so efficiently, so smoothly, and really does paint a picture.

Thanks for sharing this Gordon Lightfoot classic with us. It was beautifully written and performed, with the usual quality instrumentation we'd expect from him. Hank Williams Jr. did a wonderful cover of this song in the late 70s, which I love as well.

Please check out "The Last Time I aw Her" another great ballad by Gordon.

Lightfoot was very adept at portraying the human condition. May I suggest that you listen to "Home From The Forest". Sad and beautiful but didn't get much air play.

The other great "rain" song by Gordon is In the Early Morning Rain.

I gave it "a thumbs up", Harri; but, I've just gotta bail... (Not in the right frame of mind, for a tear-jerker today!)

Move on they say It never works we live on with the pain The Love we lose along the way brings a feaver to the brain I always thought this song was too good for this world Like so many songs gord wrote. He asked, "does anyone realy want to hear these sad songs? He went to a shrink and he was diagnosed as having a case of Psychic Masochism. I remember him muttering that term just befor he sang Shadows at a concert in LA. "Is song is an example of Psychic Masochism" then he sang Shadows. I yhiught he was being humorous. No doubt he was but Gord didnt need a shrink. He needed a good spiritual adviser to help his beautiful soul to travers ever higher in the perfection of suffering. I think he did quite well. Thanks for doing this song.

For a stunning slice of history:try black day in July.

Didn't know this was his song. I had only heard Hank Williams Jr.'s version. I much prefer Hank's version. A great song nonetheless.

React to Song for a Winter’s Night, please. You will not regret it. Also, if you want to meet the funny side of Gordon, listen to The Gypsy.

I'm a little late with a comment, but give a listen to Ordinary Man, The Pony Man, and Miguel.

Eric Clapton covered this song.