saturn Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 I figured someone else would have already posted this but guess not. I remember as a kid, hearing The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on the radio and being mesmerized by that song. He was a great songwriter to say the least. RIP Gordon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 He did what he loved and got paid well to do it. A very small percentage of musicians from his era lived that long. Well done, I say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) oh no. I really liked his music. RIP ... this sucks. Edited May 2, 2023 by Karloff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Murph said: He did what he loved and got paid well to do it. A very small percentage of musicians from his era lived that long. Well done, I say. exactly. well said. and he never stopped playing ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Sad news, I always liked his music, he was a master at song writing and performing. My older sister loved the guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Great musician, singer, songwriter. One of Canada's very finest. I was fortunate to see him back in the 70s in London. He had a good run. R.I.P. Mr Lightfoot, your music brought love and light to many, many people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Rest in peace, good and wonderful songwriter!😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Damn! Not until coming to this forum did I learn he died. Heard nothing on the news or radio about it. I've always felt bad for the people who despite being the same age as me, never hearing of him until "If you could read my mind" or "The Wreck Of Th Edmund Fitzgerald". "Early Morning Rain" was and still is a favorite of mine by him. Not only a good songwriter, but with integrity. When "Read My Mind" was still going strong, he was offered a ton of money by the Coty cosmetics firm to compose a song or songs for their radio commercials and he turned them down flat. Rest In Peace, Gordon. Now you can write songs for the angels. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROWB8 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Timeless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Whitefang said: Damn! Not until coming to this forum did I learn he died. Heard nothing on the news or radio about it. I've always felt bad for the people who despite being the same age as me, never hearing of him until "If you could read my mind" or "The Wreck Of Th Edmund Fitzgerald". "Early Morning Rain" was and still is a favorite of mine by him. Not only a good songwriter, but with integrity. When "Read My Mind" was still going strong, he was offered a ton of money by the Coty cosmetics firm to compose a song or songs for their radio commercials and he turned them down flat. Rest In Peace, Gordon. Now you can write songs for the angels. Whitefang always loved the Canadian Railroad trilogy ... Early Morning Rain a favorite too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Sad news. RIP Gordon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 I remembered getting the lyrics all wrong to Sundown as a young kid. "Some say you better get in from the rain coming down upon your long forehead." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Wasn't "Sundown" supposedly a song about the woman who gave John Belushi that fatal dose of dope? Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Whitefang said: Wasn't "Sundown" supposedly a song about the woman who gave John Belushi that fatal dose of dope? Whitefang Yep. She was kinda known, in certain circles as bad news. "I can see her lying back in a satin dress, in a room where you do what you dont confess". He had the sense to know he wanted no part of her. Edited May 3, 2023 by Karloff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 6 hours ago, Whitefang said: Wasn't "Sundown" supposedly a song about the woman who gave John Belushi that fatal dose of dope? Whitefang I copied and googled your question. Cathy Smith. She sings BVs on one track of the LP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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