Popular Post Wilbur ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share #1 Posted May 17, 2021 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Share #2 Posted May 17, 2021 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Share #3 Posted May 17, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Share #4 Posted May 17, 2021 Sundown, you better take care 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AirwickWithCheese Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share #5 Posted May 17, 2021 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Share #6 Posted May 17, 2021 And there we go - Cheese nailed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted May 17, 2021 Share #7 Posted May 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: And there we go - Cheese nailed it. Thank you Sir. Now to Wilbur's specific question because at least for me it's a great question and actually triggers horrible memories. ( and I'm being serious ) Gordon Lightfoot was very talented. Same error and similar sound to Harry Nilsson. That's the good. Now listen to Wilbur's first song. Close your eyes..... Who does it sound like? For me, it's Pete Seeger. So many bad memories here. No idea how or why but somehow, someway, the man "played" at my elementary school. This makes no sense on so many levels and no one will give me an explanation. Tiny small private school and somehow Pete Seeger was allowed to play in our auditorium during the chapel hour during what was my most formative year. Never made sense. A lot of the same faculty is still there and no one to this day will give me an answer. They pretend it didn't happen but I know better. Seeger, in person in a small auditorium, was very entertaining to a young mind. I still get the chills thinking about that morning with that creepy banjo. Very talented but sick in the head. Now 45 years later everyone wants to pretend it never happened but it's very real for me. So it's very unfair to Mr. Lightfoot because he was very talented but his voice reminds me of Pete Seeger. Pete Seeger leads to Arlo Guthrie, which leads to Judy Collins, etc...... Very bad memories and no one willing to admit the truth about what happened that day. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Share #8 Posted May 17, 2021 I blame radio for playing nothing but Edmund Fitzgerald. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted May 17, 2021 Share #9 Posted May 17, 2021 34 minutes ago, Philander Seabury said: I blame radio for playing nothing but Edmund Fitzgerald. Gitche Gumee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted May 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: I blame radio for playing nothing but Edmund Fitzgerald. Valid point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share #11 Posted May 17, 2021 I deserve at least 10 likes for a Gordon song about windows. I assume that they are casement windows. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted May 17, 2021 Share #12 Posted May 17, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Share #13 Posted May 17, 2021 I always thought this was such a happy song 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted May 17, 2021 9 hours ago, Philander Seabury said: I blame radio for playing nothing but Edmund Fitzgerald. I blame his constant Mixolydian to Lydian chord progressions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted May 17, 2021 I still think this is his gold standard song. It is perfection. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Share #16 Posted May 17, 2021 Get the urge to listen to several of his songs that I have in my mp3 files now and then. My favorite: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Share #17 Posted May 17, 2021 Just now, Wilbur said: I still think this is his gold standard song. It is perfection. After "If you could read my mind love" came out, it seemed like everyone was saying, "Let's be real." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share #18 Posted May 17, 2021 34 minutes ago, MickinMD said: Get the urge to listen to several of his songs that I have in my mp3 files now and then. My favorite: This was a sad performance in seeing the effect of aneurism and coma. He lost a lot of fluidity in his voice. That may also have been emphysema but it had not been diagnosed back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted May 17, 2021 Share #19 Posted May 17, 2021 Where do you rank him, Wilbur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wilbur ★ Posted May 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Share #20 Posted May 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, AirwickWithCheese said: Where do you rank him, Wilbur? I flew him to a dozen or so concerts over the years and found him to be a kind and considerate man who worked hard at being humble. He had his demons and sometimes they got the better of him. As a song writer, he wrote some surprisingly simple sounding yet complex guitar pieces and some really soulful lyrics. As a writer, I rate him in the top 100. His prime years were in my youth so I didn't appreciate his talent as I should have early on. Now, no matter where I am in the world, if I crave a little Canadiana, I can listen to Gordon or pick up a guitar and sing along. I find his lyrics and songs very comforting. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted May 17, 2021 Share #21 Posted May 17, 2021 Ok, that was an awesome post. Thank you. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted May 18, 2021 Share #22 Posted May 18, 2021 You all realize Gordon Lightfoot is Canuck, right? You played right into Wilburino's hands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 18, 2021 Share #23 Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Dottles said: You all realize Gordon Lightfoot is Canuck, right? You played right into Wilburino's hands. My favourite Kanadian contribution to the arts was Leslie Nielsen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share #24 Posted May 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Dottles said: You all realize Gordon Lightfoot is Canuck, right? You played right into Wilburino's hands. No play, just appreciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted May 18, 2021 Share #25 Posted May 18, 2021 5 hours ago, Wilbur said: No play, just appreciation. I'll never forget my ex-Czech wife and her sister coming over and we were listening to Gordon in the car and my wife called it 'horrible' music. What can I say? She didn't pass the Gordon Lightfoot test -- I knew it was going to end bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Share #26 Posted May 24, 2021 Was just on the radio. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Share #27 Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/17/2021 at 9:53 AM, Kirby said: I always thought this was such a happy song You were ahead of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted May 24, 2021 Share #28 Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/17/2021 at 10:53 AM, Kirby said: I always thought this was such a happy song Gosh, I barely listen any of Lightfoot's songs. I didn't know this song existed...seems to show the spirit of stuff way back 40 years ago and more....Alberta bound. Enough people hesitating about Alberta now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted May 24, 2021 Share #29 Posted May 24, 2021 Why has Cheese never shown appreciation for Gordon Lightfoot? Maybe he's Sundown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted June 19, 2021 Share #30 Posted June 19, 2021 Just heard it on the radio. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted November 18, 2021 Share #31 Posted November 18, 2021 The Circle Is Small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 18, 2021 Share #32 Posted November 18, 2021 Maybe Lighfoot sounds to First Nations for him? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted December 12, 2021 Share #33 Posted December 12, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted December 12, 2021 Share #34 Posted December 12, 2021 On 5/17/2021 at 2:47 PM, Wilbur said: I flew him to a dozen or so concerts over the years and found him to be a kind and considerate man who worked hard at being humble. He had his demons and sometimes they got the better of him. As a song writer, he wrote some surprisingly simple sounding yet complex guitar pieces and some really soulful lyrics. As a writer, I rate him in the top 100. His prime years were in my youth so I didn't appreciate his talent as I should have early on. Now, no matter where I am in the world, if I crave a little Canadiana, I can listen to Gordon or pick up a guitar and sing along. I find his lyrics and songs very comforting. I think Gordy didn't live far in a short time, from where dearie lived in Yorkville before his divorce.. dearie also met Anne Murray at a party ...then shortly he realized who she was. She started to become a star. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share #35 Posted December 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, SamWithCheese said: You sir, are a darn good Googlist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted December 12, 2021 Share #36 Posted December 12, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 7:36 PM, Dottles said: Was just on the radio. Gosh, that's so in spirit, of Alberta's hey days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted December 12, 2021 Share #37 Posted December 12, 2021 17 minutes ago, Wilbur said: You sir, are a darn good Googlist. Introduced by @Dottles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted December 12, 2021 Share #38 Posted December 12, 2021 Dear @Wilbur It was wrong and foolish of me to equate Gordon Lightfoot with Seeger. You changed my mind. Cheese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 12, 2021 Share #39 Posted December 12, 2021 Gordon Lightfoot and John Prine singing in the street some time after closing time is a sight I would dearly love to have seen. A scene I would have loved to have been part of. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted December 12, 2021 Share #40 Posted December 12, 2021 It doesn’t do this thread justice until we’ve posted one of his greatest hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted December 12, 2021 Share #41 Posted December 12, 2021 Or this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted December 12, 2021 Share #42 Posted December 12, 2021 Does any one know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes to hours? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 12, 2021 Share #43 Posted December 12, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 12, 2021 Share #44 Posted December 12, 2021 I make my time worthwhile to them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 12, 2021 Share #45 Posted December 12, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MickinMD ★ Posted December 12, 2021 Popular Post Share #46 Posted December 12, 2021 On 5/16/2021 at 11:36 PM, Wilbur said: Why has Cheese never shown appreciation for Gordon Lightfoot? I don't know. I can't read his mind, but what a tale his thoughts could tell! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted December 19, 2021 Share #47 Posted December 19, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted December 19, 2021 Share #48 Posted December 19, 2021 @UglyBob, I am sure you have heard Gordon Lightfoot wrote the song Carefree Highway after seeing the road sign on a trip to Flagstaff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted December 19, 2021 Share #49 Posted December 19, 2021 8 minutes ago, az_cyclist said: @UglyBob, I am sure you have heard Gordon Lightfoot wrote the song Carefree Highway after seeing the road sign on a trip to Flagstaff Yup. He actually used to have property on the river in Camp Verde and would pass the sign quite often. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now