Just re-discovered Gordon during this pandemic. God works in mysterious ways ❤️
@rigelmoon9030 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, he ends up killing all of us in his mysterious ways.
@scorpion191420019 ай бұрын
He was truly Writer, story teller, and singer. RIP to a Canadian singer. I just wish their will be someone to fill his boots.
@monicacall7532 Жыл бұрын
Let’s face it. Gordon Lightfoot was not only the the best male singer ever but he was so gorgeous back in the day. My best friend in HS and I had the maddest crushes on him, especially when we saw him in concert.
@rosejones93173 жыл бұрын
Don Quixote!! One of my first and favorite GL songs. This was my first album too. I first saw him in DC at Daughters of the American Revolution. Then several times after that. Rock on, GL!
@dennissecret28577 жыл бұрын
I really don't understand how anyone could give a thumbs down to this song. It is an absolute gem.
@ludwigvonsch4 жыл бұрын
Lightfoot was bigger than life in my late teens. Thanks for your meaningful lyrics!
@joeysanguine3596 Жыл бұрын
They’re brain dead
@mathewfines8727 Жыл бұрын
I'll never forget meeting Red Shea, while taping the Tommy Hunter Show. He was a gem of a musician and human being, and a huge asset to Gordon's music.
@cherixbiggs58196 жыл бұрын
Great pics!!! Gordon Lightfoot has gotten me through so many bad times. By the way, I married a Don Quixote type. That's why I love this song so much! Tilting at windmills.....trying to fix everything wrong in life....The lyrics are unbeleivable. Gordon has such a gift for telling stories with his music. And he, himself, is a gift to our planet! Thank you for your work, Tony.
@claypop22119 жыл бұрын
His music kept me safe through very bad times in my life , funny to say but this song kept me from giving up many times along with cotton jenny. Thank you MR. Lightfoot.
@SarahMarie19548 жыл бұрын
+Clay Pop I am so happy you are still here.
@PiperMcPhersonTheWren7 жыл бұрын
Clay Pop Same
@trevorgwelch74126 жыл бұрын
Clay Pop my fav song is Talking in Your Sleep, i like Robin Trower too
@CoreaKixx4206 жыл бұрын
I, too wish you well Clay. Who could be more inspirational than Gordon to get you through tough times. All the best my friend.
@cupcake25453 жыл бұрын
me too...healing and calming in his voice...love him
@nealbfinn8 жыл бұрын
One of the great 20th century troubadours
@BeachBadger787 жыл бұрын
At my nadir, living in a rented mobile home I would fall asleep to his songs & be transported away from that cold Winter ('73 - ''74)... & its chill in my heart & Soul. I was could feel warm & wanted "sitting on Susan's Floor." & Life mattered .. .
@bigdadspider6 жыл бұрын
Listening in 2018 as I have been for some 40 odd years. Have most of his albums on 33-1/3. My all time favorite of folk singers/troubadours. Too many great songs to mention, but this is one of his best. Many a night I have listened for countless minutes/ hours to the songs can create a wunderlust unrivaled by anyone else. And this is, yet again, one of those nights.
@genehesser185510 жыл бұрын
I have had the privilege of seeing Mr. Lightfoot in concert more than once. You get you moneys' worth! A true icon.
@jeffscott5389 жыл бұрын
Gene Hesser 4 times here. A treasure every time.
@squamish42447 жыл бұрын
My dad once delivered furniture to Gordon Lightfoot's house in Toronto. He jokingly said, "Will you play me a song?" "No." "I paid to see you a couple of times." "Thank you."
@wallacenelson7386 жыл бұрын
Gene Hesser YA
@CandC687 жыл бұрын
This epic song is a feast. Three sentences from this could fill albums by today's standards.
@densecret91699 жыл бұрын
I heard Gord sing this song in Nov. 2014, and I have to say that he is like a fine old wine, a little past its date but still captivating with different nuances from when it was young, but still satisfying.
@frankjennings40224 жыл бұрын
A true old time timeless minstrel.
@socialvandal12 жыл бұрын
ive seen Gordon 3 times in the past 15 years. I'm 38. I have more years to listen than he does playing. I will miss him dearly but, I am certainly relishing the moments now. He may be Canadien but he is everyone's treasure if they care to listen.
@poolpoolification Жыл бұрын
RIP SAD DAY
@manjake12 жыл бұрын
I just recently got a phonograph and this gordon lightfoot album and i fell in love with music all over again! Childhood memories.
@mflaherty3633 жыл бұрын
Have fun.Discover new music.It's joyful.
@sonyaschrader96208 жыл бұрын
love love this man my friend and I had a 67 camero with litfoot on the plates calif 1974 we watched him in the Hollywood bowl box seats for 5$ a night those were the day will always love him
@henryburbank20235 жыл бұрын
sonya schrade
@emo41264 жыл бұрын
I don't think it a stretch to put Lightfoot in the class of one of the top songwriters of the past 100 or so years . The words to the song of the true story of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald will live on in perpetuity as long as someone is there to pass the song on from generation to generation or a sentient being a thousand years from now discovers the song .
@wambathewisefool2893 Жыл бұрын
One of the top? He is numero uno, tied with Bob Dylan. Btw, watch Dylans Murder Most Foul...needs to spread around. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
@brianw8963 Жыл бұрын
@@wambathewisefool2893 No one including Dylan could hold a candle to what Gordon did, and is still doin in my book!
@seanmurphy672 Жыл бұрын
@@wambathewisefool2893 way better than Dylan, more modest than most. As good as Paul Simon, not as saintly as Dollly.
@seanmurphy672 Жыл бұрын
Definitely. He is perhaps the model by which anyone who would love to cement themsevles in a really cool industry should try.
@richardforster4429 Жыл бұрын
What a talent! This one ends up one of my favourites. Such great song writing. And pickin too'
@emo41264 жыл бұрын
excerpt from lyrics : " ... See the children of the earth Who wake to find the table bare See the gentry in the country Riding off to take the air Reaching for his saddlebag He takes a rusty sword into his hand Then striking up a knightly pose He shouts across the ocean to the shore Till he can shout no more See the jailor with his key Who locks away all trace of sin See the judge upon the bench Who tries the case as best he can See the wise and wicked ones Who feed upon life's sacred fire See the soldier with his gun Who must be dead to be admired See the man who tips the needle See the man who buys and sells See the man who puts the collar On the ones who dare not tell See the drunkard in the tavern Stemming gold to make ends meet See the youth in ghetto black Condemned to life upon the street ... "
@kipikartist1075 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Seek-God-First11 жыл бұрын
Steven Colbert announced his first album was this one by Gordon Lightfoot. The man has good taste in music!
@WolffBachner6 жыл бұрын
Don Quixote Through the woodland, through the valley Comes a horseman wild and free Tilting at the windmills passing Who can the brave young horseman be He is wild but he is mellow He is strong but he is weak He is cruel but he is gentle He is wise but he is meek --- Reaching for his saddlebag He takes a battered book into his hand Standing like a prophet bold He shouts across the ocean to the shore Till he can shout no more --- I have come o'er moor and mountain Like the hawk upon the wing I was once a shining knight Who was the guardian of a king I have searched the whole world over Looking for a place to sleep I have seen the strong survive And I have seen the lean grown weak ---- See the children of the earth Who wake to find the table bare See the gentry in the country Riding off to take the air ---- Reaching for his saddlebag He takes a rusty sword into his hand Then striking up a knightly pose He shouts across the ocean to the shore Till he can shout no more --- See the jailor with his key Who locks away all trace of sin See the judge upon the bench Who tries the case as best he can See the wise and wicked ones Who feed upon life's sacred fire See the soldier with his gun Who must be dead to be admired --- See the man who tips the needle See the man who buys and sells See the man who puts the collar On the ones who dare not tell See the drunkard in the tavern Stemming gold to make ends meet See the youth in ghetto black Condemned to life upon the street --- Reaching for his saddlebag He takes a tarnished cross into his hand Then standing like a preacher now He shouts across the ocean to the shore Then in a blaze of tangled hooves He gallops off across the dusty plain In vain to search again Where no one will hear --- Through the woodland, through the valley Comes a horseman wild and free Tilting at the windmills passing Who can the brave young horseman be He is wild but he is mellow He is strong but he is weak He is cruel but he is gentle He is wise but he is meek ---- By Gordon Lightfoot
@josephlemko30275 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs.
@SarahMarie19548 жыл бұрын
Aren't we all slashing at windmills, ah poor Don. The lovely and sad story, we all have a bit of his spirit in us.
@MsBobdylanfan11 жыл бұрын
This was one of my favorite songs off "Gords Gold". I wore several of those LPs out. One of my most favorite albums. Yeah Gordo!
@garrykilner54407 жыл бұрын
first saw lightfoot 1970 queen Elizabeth theatre Vancouver. just bought tickets for Kelowna show 47 yrs. later!
@RO8s5 жыл бұрын
Funny thing about Gord's Gold, but all the songs are re-recordings - not the originals. The originals are better - rawer. I wondered if he had lost the rights to all the original recordings or something and had to redo them with a different producer.
@monicacall75324 жыл бұрын
I wore out all of my Lightfoot LPs and CDs from constant playing too. Thank goodness for Spotify!
@776186413 жыл бұрын
It's so nice to hear this live version. Thanks for posting this.
@kenimisoncanada12 жыл бұрын
one line says it all "...see the soldier with his gun who must be dead to be admired..."
@2minstral12 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites for sure. 8O) shared on Facebook and added to worldunitedmusicDOTblospotDOTcom
@serenaspeace2213 жыл бұрын
My gosh, but can't he paint the loveliest of pictures with his songs. A true North American treasure/
@theherbsuperb5713 жыл бұрын
saw gordon live in la twice and it was great both times...the best
@joexpoe10 жыл бұрын
Amazing. It was good to hear the wild applause at the end. Made me feel I was part of them, for surely, I would have clapped just as loud. thx.
@paulabrook41817 жыл бұрын
Love this song.
@dreamfable11 жыл бұрын
Lightfoot told me in June 1982, when I was interviewing him for Billboard magazine after a Nashville concert, that Warner Bros. was sitting on a double live album. It never was released, unfortunately. So I wonder if this excellent track, which clearly features 1970s-80s steel guitar player Pee Wee Charles, is from that set. A great find.
@hddoug72 Жыл бұрын
One of my ex wifes favorite to play and sing. I miss them both.
@billhallsongs13 жыл бұрын
Beautiful live recording from Avery Fisher Hall, NY in 1977- Gord, Terry Clements, Rick Haynes and Pee Wee Charles...Benefit Concert....Tanks for posting it.
@TheKidlid10 жыл бұрын
What an incredible talent!
@AthenaOfArgos11 жыл бұрын
So melancholy and beautiful.
@rolphartieda931411 жыл бұрын
´course we do bró, the beauty of the words are so taking, and this for a naturalized US citizen, visitted Canada ..Montreal and Toronto, driving 18 wheeler
@MIKE123693613 жыл бұрын
Beautiful music,Gord,and I really miss Red Shea
@michaeldmiller83875 жыл бұрын
Love this song. "See the man who tips the neddle"
@crazybastardist12 жыл бұрын
This tune resonates with me!
@PiperMcPhersonTheWren7 жыл бұрын
I love Gordon Lightfoot. This is my absolute favorite song he did. I must say, he didn't really age well though. Which concerns me.
@ceresmary20611 жыл бұрын
my very favorite song of Gordon's.
@uncatila6 жыл бұрын
Peewee used to send chills up my spine untill one day it stopped. I asked him hey what happened. "Gord told me to tone it down " anyway listen to peewees magic steel. If it doesn't thrilled you there is something wrong.
@sambradstreet22736 жыл бұрын
He is simply exquisite
@Seek-God-First11 жыл бұрын
Love this song !!
@bartonim12 жыл бұрын
And you would have me as a huge fan. Gord is great!
@annalisepettey38014 жыл бұрын
thank you
@terrryc12 жыл бұрын
The Anthem of Disabled Veterans everywhere..
@matthewbryerton2056 жыл бұрын
Anthem of anyone who serves, or has served because they wanted to make the world a better place. Should have won at least one Grammy, in a line from another great song from the 70s. "They did not listen, they're not listening still, perhaps they never will"
@TecsPlusLLC8 жыл бұрын
A Canadian Robbie Burns!
@gardensuperspeedwaypark81457 жыл бұрын
im sure that every modern Indi folk Rock band has listend to every Gordon song and is strongly influenced by them all.
@jurgenblick54915 жыл бұрын
so prophetic
@newcombat5 жыл бұрын
i recorded a "Christmas Concert" off the radio that he did mid 70s. I think this recording is that same performance, also included If Children Had Wings. I had the recording on 8-track and early 80s somebody stole it out of my car. Do you have the whole concert, Tony Blackhall? I don't find it elsewhere on YT but the whole was wonderful; wonder why GL doesn't put it out
@junkdreams112 жыл бұрын
if i could choose any singer to sound like, it would be gordon.
@Dracopol13 жыл бұрын
This song would go good with a montage of scenes from LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME. It even has a windmill in it. What are the odds?!
@artasoral23147 жыл бұрын
can't believe Andy gramar stole this for Back Home and didn't give credit
@ducdejoyeuse13 жыл бұрын
Cervantes is and was Francis Bacon and a group called the Areopagus....
@faro748 жыл бұрын
It is so sad that people don't know when to clap any more.
@badnewsBH8 жыл бұрын
Heh. A titanic "oops" right there.
@yamahonkawazuki13 жыл бұрын
@absoluteabsence000 yes. canada is part of north america ;) ( north american cont.) she didnt say an american treasure)
@redbrian365511 жыл бұрын
This is a c tuning that he did live, whereas his recorded version in a b tuning.
@MrSkegman10 жыл бұрын
i hate that Canadian---he makes me feel old. oh my---i am old. he is the best
@JaVa_Tiger9 жыл бұрын
Bill Melanson You're a fool
@GirGir1839 жыл бұрын
Bill Melanson Steady now. DB is just making a point. He's not saying that he REALLY hates the Canadian. He's just saying he would like to be younger.
@cherixbiggs58196 жыл бұрын
William Murray I have been loving on Gordon since 1970. I donT want a substitute.
@LeafInTheStream3 жыл бұрын
Is this some kind of traditional tune? I ask because it's pretty much the same melody as "Love Is A Rose" by Neil Young, isn't it?
@CountPacula8 жыл бұрын
Absolutely no disrespect intended, but I can't be the first to notice that Gordon actually screws up one of the lines in this version. Instead of the normal "Standing like a prophet bold/Striking up a knightly pose/Standing like a preacher now" progression, he repeats the "knightly pose" bit the third time around.
@HPaul-kg1co7 жыл бұрын
Live performances often have minor glitches. Quite forgivable and not really worth noting. .
@mikelstevenson49688 жыл бұрын
I understand this song is in public domain. Thinking of doing a cover. Does anyone know if it is actually duty free?
@shemarward8 жыл бұрын
As far as I know there is nothing to stop you doing a cover but If you sell it or perform it at a concert or on TV etc., the composer must receive a royalty fee. I believe copyright lasts until seventy years after the death of the writer/composer. The best thing is to check with the publisher.
@bradspicks9 жыл бұрын
Please relay where you found this track --- what show / performance ???
@violetjm7 жыл бұрын
The still photos are from the BBC performance (1971, released 1972) but I'm pretty certain this version of Don Quixote is from a concert Lightfoot performed at Avery Hall in New York. It was a benefit concert for cerebral palsy on Dec. 12, 1977, and was broadcast on WNEW Radio.