gordon lightfoot early morning rain bbc live 1969

[@SMac-bq8sk]

Golden Gordy...may his soul rest in eternal peace.

[@zizimycat]

When I was 16, I was picked up by Red Shae when hitchhiking with my mandolin from Hamilton to Toronto. It was 1971 and he was driving a big boat of a car. He introduced himself and talked about the instruments he played & touring with Gordon Lightfoot and having perfect pitch and other musical topics. We got into a game where I’d play some riff on the mandolin and he’d name the notes immediately. I laughed because I had to take his word for it because it would take me a couple of minutes to figure out what notes had I played. He was a lovely person and it was my most memorable drive.

[@brettgarsed]

What a fantastic story! I had the pleasure of doing some cover versions of Gordon's songs recently for a friend who need backing tracks and "Early Morning Rain" was one of them. I kept hearing this amazing second guitarist on all the tracks which led me to find Red's name. You really were in the presence of greatness in that car that day my friend. Cheers from Australia!

[@banjopops67]

What a memory ❤❤

[@kimayer7071]

That’s an awesome memory for you….. cherish it!

[@katherinehunter9526]

May 8th 2023, they laid Gordon Lightfoot to rest today in his hometown Orillia Ontario. The private service was held at St. Paul's Church. The Church was where Gordon got his start as a Choir boy. Sadly Gordon died Monday May 1 2023 at 7:30 p.m. in Sunnybrook hospital in Toronto. Thank you for being our beloved Troubadour of Canada. ❤🇨🇦🎶🕊🙏🏻

[@steveelder5306]

RIP to Gordon a life lived very well.

[@katherinehunter9526]

@@steveelder5306 Yes it was!🕊💞🇨🇦🎶

[@jamesparker4727]

Katherine, He was a Troubadour of the world! He was much too special to be so held by boundries and borders. He fought for life for many years and so glad we had him in our midst for so long. How amazing he was and beloved by the world ! RIP artist, poet, singer and minstrel for the world. You will be missed and remembered for all time by your works !

[@katherinehunter9526]

@@jamesparker4727 Yes he certainly was a Troubadour to the World too. But Gordon Lightfoot will always be Our Canadian Troubadour first. He was Extremely proud to be a Canadian and write and sing about our History and Great Land! Bless his artistic Heart and Soul! Looking forward to making a pilgrimage to Orillia and pay my respect to his different statues and his place of rest, next to his folk's. His music and lyrics really touched my Heart and Soul. May he be leading the choir. If there us such a thing as a Choir in heaven? 🕊💞🇨🇦🎶🙏🏻

[@bellysize]

Thank you for this. The other day I went by his house in the Rosedale area of Toronto. I heard that he dreamed of having a house there once he became successful. He entertained countless famous musicians at that home. He was truly one of a kind.

[@stratovani]

Rest in peace Mr. Lightfoot. You will be missed. 😪

[@timjohnson1199]

Not only Gordon Lightfoot will be missed, all of his music and an entire genre of great music. We're keeping it alive but how about when we're gone?

[@kevancorkill2068]

@@timjohnson1199 that's a good question but the good news is is Gordon is waiting for us so we can have a good time there

[@markkaus8397]

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[@markkaus8397]

​@@kevancorkill2068 😊ss

[@mikeredner]

@@timjohnson1199

[@lindentree96]

The lyrics, the 12 string, the outift and of course the man himself. Absolutely iconic. Rest easy Gordon ❤

[@timothywelch4949]

❤ So 😎

[@DanPitt]

And of course the incomparable guitar playing of the late Red Shea.

[@cody3134]

The one and only Gordon Lightfoot. Miss ya Gordy. 😢

[@carolholly1608]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@donaldcarrier6942]

Every November, the old mariners cathedral chimes the bell 29 times for the Edmond Fitzgerald, last year it rang 30 times, the added chime was for Gorden Lightfoot

[@danbrown7857]

A brilliant songwriter and an unmistakable voice. The world lost a giant.

[@markberryhill2715]

And not the kind of giant that built megalithic structures with copper chisels. The singing kind.

[@danbasta3677]

​@InThisTogether You hit the nail on the head in your written statement, and quite agree with it wholeheartedly to.

[@Codebreaker51]

That, they did.

[@CaptainRon1913]

"Considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters"? He was one of the world's greatest songwriters.. RIP Gordon. Your music will live forever.

[@Charon58]

Well Canada has had some great songwriters. Joni Mitchell, Ian Tyson, Neil Young, Robbie Robertson to name a few. So pretty good company

[@Codebreaker51]

That, it will

[@davidhickenbottom6574]

Absolutely

[@banjopops67]

​@@Charon58 I agree with both you and CaptainRon1913, is that allowed??

[@andresvola7408]

Neil, joni, leonard

[@thurayya8905]

Listening to Gordon Lightfoot sing always centers me. I started listening to him at 14 years of age in 1971 and have never stopped.

[@hiccups55]

Rest in Peace Gordon. Your music will live forever.

[@TWTexasA1]

One of the best songwriters to have ever lived…RIP in musicians heaven 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@GreenManalishiUSA]

Bob Dylan once said that when we hears a Gordon Lightfoot song, he wishes it could go on forever. Right on, Bob!

[@Imissthepostoffice]

That is so neat !!

[@SimonRobeyns]

+GreenManalishiUSA He cited Gordon as one of the greatest songwriters of all time

[@rondaheppner1935]

+GreenManalishiUSA You are right!

[@oddthomas6325]

+GreenManalishiUSA "When Gordon starts singing, you never want it to stop"

[@carolbaker2193]

I would agree...love the bell-bottom slacks.

[@puckhead1909]

Thanks Mom for playing Gordon Lightfoot records when I was a kid what a wonderful gift of a lifetime of beautiful music

[@reallyseriously7020]

A love for music is one of the greatest gifts a parent can give. Thank you, daddy

[@susanwade3983]

I love this song, I never went anywhere, but I had dreams of traveling, it took me until my 60s, I now live in France, I send peace and love enjoy the music

[@gregd6022]

oh love it.. glad you finally got on that "707"! i was fortunate to "hit the road" early on.. this song hits true..

[@tonya5468]

Gordon Lightfoot wrote songs that were both the poetry of his time and timeless. Thank you...I hope your spirit is flying free.

[@jayphilbin2871]

😢R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot - you've enriched the lives of all who've heard your songs.

[@62Cristoforo]

His passing is a great loss, especially for those who grew up with his music. Rest In Peace, Gordon.

[@johnypitman2368]

I was blessed to grow up in the 60s and 70s. Artists like Lightfoot are national treasures. Rest in peace Gordon

[@Jokercard2009]

Gordon died today and a light in the world went out.

[@edwiles5258]

he was one of my favorites......I loved his ballads.... especially early morning rain--a song that was many years ahead of its time, as homelessness because a world issue in the 90s and since. As my son grew up in the 80s and 90s and me being a musician of the 60s, I taught him lots of these songs. He and I loved the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Several years ago, he came to Little Rock for a concert, and we got to see him perform. Naturally, after having critical health problems, he was not the singer he once was, but it was still great, and I have never heard such beautiful sounds come from three instruments. The beautiful thing about music is that, once in a while, amidst all the hard rock metal sounds and the twangy country singers, a real talent emerges with real and meaningful stories. That is what Gordon gave us and his songs will never perish!

[@mibatten]

Gordon Lightfoot is one of the greatest Canadians of all time, from Orillia Ontario, a native Canadian who is a hero to all Canadians!

[@wambathewisefool2893]

He is a Canadian Icon, per se. I am Texan by nationality, but I love Gordon Lightfoot, probably more than I love Waylon Jennings.

[@surferbri5346]

Canada was great before the wokeness

[@feoffor]

A hero to a lot of Americans too.

[@wambathewisefool2893]

@@feoffor Amen. I was bless to see in 2019 before the damned lockdown. I think it was 2019...I should sue Faucci for my brain fatigued mental abilitilies nowadays. That man is selfish, and evil to the core. Forgive me God, for calling Faucci a man...his is a worm, of wormwood.

[@joeshmoe7967]

@@wambathewisefool2893 I am Canadian, love Gord, but even as a '70s rocker, I really like some of Waylon! Many Texans also loved another Canadian group, Triumph! What can I say, you have great taste in music. - Cheers

[@williamwalker5326]

I had the pleasure of seeing Gordon Lightfoot in the early seventies in Sherbrooke, Quebec when "Sundown" first came out. Gordon was a hard drinking, hard partying man with one of the greatest voices in the world!

[@jokepy4230]

In October 2023, I sang this song at a local Wednesday afternoon folk club in my home town. No microphones or musical instruments. I don't know what the small audience thought but I enjoyed it singing Early Morning Rain.

[@Fulkumnuts]

Well done sir you must have enjoyed every moment l wish I'd of been there to listen god bless 😊

[@elisabethvalade9866]

I had never heard him sing this song, but knew he wrote it. Got goosebumps, a few tears too. What a GREAT SONG!!! What a GREAT MAN ‼️🌟‼️

[@danbasta3677]

Peter Paul and Mary did this song to, as they borrowed it from Gordon Meridith Lightfoot with his permission to do so. Gordon Meridith just so happens to be THE very BEST singer/songwriter from the country of Canada. Sleep well Gordon, although your hands are still now, your voice now quiet, you've left a great many beautiful songs of deep hope and inspiration to us all and we just can't Thank You enough for those gifts you've given us all to remember you with, and also, to NEVER be forgotten either. Yiur memory and your gift of music will always live onward forevermore.

[@jordan-xe2yb]

Yes!!! Far better than any that covered it.

[@pnf197]

I came to Toronto in 1971 as a young boy and I would memorize the lyrics for life of Early Morning Rain the first time I heard it. Until this day that song like the greatest songs of all signifies so much to me personally that it is magic...the loneliness, isolation, longing that change brings to so many in this world, detachment from family and no way home. As an immigrant Early Morning Rain opened up a Canada through the voice and words of Gordon Lightfoot who could touch my soul - it was a warm embrace. If anything, for me Gordon Lightfoot's songs were about light, they invoked light, shed light and the light overtook any darkness. Sending love and prayers to his family, may you rest in the peace and light you've created for so many of us.

[@georgecuster7905]

When I hear Early morning rain I am transported back to 1965 and SE Asia, missing my loved ones also

[@rstash1]

83 here. LIghtfoot gone. Man, I first heard him in some bar in Fussa on my way back to Viet Nam. I was very scared Had some R&R in Japan and spent it in the bars. Can't remember much. But "a long way from home" burned its way into my mind back then. I got a couple of calls from a girl I got engaged to before leaving "the world". The last thing I wanted was to go back to Nam. I considered AWOL on a KB-50 a pilot I'd met on Wake Island was flying back for repairs. Then I came home. I had $500 in my pocket and landed in L.A. My "fiance" was pregnant with a friend's kid. Broke up. Got really drunk - almost alcohol poisoning. Saw the steps and a golden gate, then a friend pulled me back. Spent two weeks living on Skid Row before calling my folks and telling them I was home. Empty. Spent a lot of time in coffee bars and strangers' apartments getting high on grass, drinking cheap beer, and a few girls lying around listening to Lightfoot. He voice was me. His songs hit me in the bones. It was very personal for me. Fantastic songwriter and performer. Everyone stopped talking when Lightfoot came on. I have all his songs and I'll listen to them again for the 1000th time after I write this. Another door closing on my life. Most everyone is gone now.

[@canucklehead11]

This is just so good, one of the greatest songs ever written. RIP Gord.

[@klemmetv6875]

I agree. The lyricks tells the story of life.❤

[@wendyrobertson4143]

He's now 78, I saw him a few years back and he still had the voice. I've been listening since 1967. A world treasure he is.

[@susanharris8446]

I first saw him in 68..........have listened to him since then.......LOVE HIM

[@friscodog]

"At 72, he's still going strong." Sadly, this is no longer true. RIP.

[@johnshields6852]

I walk everyday for exercise and sing to myself, "if you could read my mind, love, what a tale my thoughts could tell" I heard that first on the radio 50 years ago, still listening all these years later. Thank you Gordon for your masterful song writing.🙏

[@carolholly1608]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@carolholly1608]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

one of his most covered songs. Rest in peace Gordon, the last few years of your life were quite rough.

[@persevere4]

So too, my mother, dad, uncles and aunts, cousins and friends: those last years were terrible to witness. I have to keep my head up, one foot after the other just keep moving forward and try to only think of the good times, but its not easy, getting harder with each passing day.

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

@@persevere4 I had to watch my best buddy die slowly of cancer. The treatments made his flesh reduce to the point where I could actually see his bones bulging through his skin. But thankfully his suffering was relatively short.

[@charltor6]

Gordon Lightfoot is turning 80 today. I’m here grooving and remembering.

[@tomgreene2282]

Wow! How the time flies ...from hearing this in 1966..in bedsit Dublin.

[@lynbest6759]

It's the Early Morning Rain, and I miss my loved ones so ... Thank you and God Bless, Mr Lightfoot.

[@frankmollegaard1989]

I bet he inspired a lot of people to play acoustic guitar. He inspired me to play. Probably one of the best pure song writers. Really quite an amazing talent.

[@paulinechapman5669]

Besides being Canadas troubadour …Gordon was also the kindest most giving man in the world of entertainment ..RIP🇨🇦

[@jdvasquez2046]

Toured to the very last. A musician's musician. Thank you, Gordon. Godspeed

[@joanmavima5423]

I heard him in concert at my New England college in 1971. Unforgettable.

[@brettallison5753]

One of my favorites of my favorite Gordon Lightfoot favorites.RIP Mr.Lightfoot.Thanks for many memories and great songs.

[@LarsDcCase]

RIP Gordon. Your memorable music will live on forever. 😀

[@jerrysdancer3769]

Golden man, golden voice, golden talent.💞🍁✨😪

[@deansarkela917]

I saw Gordon in Duluth Mn at the Duluth auditorium in 1984. He had just recently quit drinking. A small venue and sitting in the fourth row... what a memorable concert . I was 17 yrs old and will always remember this wonderful evening. Thank you Gordon . RIP.

[@robertdavis1255]

RIP Gordon Lightfoot...I always loved your music as I am 80 yrs old & followed your songs for many many years.... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊

[@greybirdo]

...with an aching in my heart and my pockets full of sand. Of all the perfect songs he wrote and sang, this is my favourite.

[@Brittle_buddha]

Same

[@throckmortensnivel2850]

I enjoyed Gordon LIghtfoot's songs when they first came out, but I find I like them more now than I did then. Took me fifty years to catch up with him. Thank you Gordon for the beauty you brought to the world.

[@MrPoupard]

Young, vigorous in the first flush of artistic outpouring. An utterly beguiling voice and performance ... perfection in 3 minutes.

[@julieking5577]

His talent was a beautiful gift and I’m so grateful he shared it for so long. May he rest in eternal peace.

[@whippy107]

Right up there with Stan Rogers now...rest well, man. Your music has inspired me for most of my entire life and will continue to fill my soul for the duration.

[@claimguy]

That voice......the plaintiveness in his tone and note-bending suits the story being told so well.

[@keithhakanson6520]

My favorite all time Gordon Lightfoot song is "If you could read my mind", but "Early morning rain" is a very close second. Thank you Canada for giving us Gordon Lightfoot!!!

[@whatwouldiknow1759]

Hear hear from Australia!

[@lesliecunnian6848]

"If You Could Read My Mind" is my favourite song of his too.

[@14moldyhamsandwich]

Thank you Canada for hockey and Gordo .

[@user-ve5ln5le9y]

‘Beautiful’ is his best song hands down

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

For me, it’s “Sundown”

[@torfrida6663]

Loved Gordon from late 60s on. Used to sing many of his songs. Love and sympathies to all of Canada from a sorrowful England 💕🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@mrbrainnyc258]

Gordon Lightfoot : The pride of Canada. He even wrote the unoffical national anthem, the phenominal "Canadian Railroad Trilogy ".

[@lincolnmaceachern2410]

Maybe the co-unofficial national anthem, along with Stan Rogers' "Northwest Passage."

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

​​@@lincolnmaceachern2410 And "Four Strong Winds" by Ian and Sylvia who kick-started Gordon's career by being the first to record "Early Morning Rain" and featuring it on their album appropriately titled "Early Morning Rain".

[@Secretarian]

I thought that the unofficial anthem was the Molson "I am Canadian" song...

[@seattlepainter]

Gordon Lightfoot's legacy was his amazing songs. People will be listening to his music for many years to come. RIP.

[@artysanmobile]

Note Gordon’s mic technique, using his vocal mic as a distant pickup for his 12-string, balancing the two to perfection. What a complete performing pro.

[@howardroth7524]

I think he does the best job singing his own song, early morning rain. This is one of my favorites. Saw Gordon in 2017 and it was a truly enjoyable concert, as he still had the pipes. You can tell he's getting on in age as he didn't hesitate to stop and use some nasal spray in the middle of his set. A Canadian treasure for sure.

[@peterfarrell8520]

I just had to read some of these wonderful comments all listing the same mutual love and respect. That we all shared for this Canadian songsmith. I strongly believe, that the beauty and the lyrics that he wove into each piece of work. We’re reflected by his own ability to stamp each work of art. With a sound that, specified that it was an original “Gordon Lightfoot”. The music and lyrics were one thing, but Gordon had the ability to take his music to a special place. And we all get to travel there,anytime we listen to him. RIP Gordon because you’re love for life and music lives on.?!!!

[@paulmc3457]

Gordy has gone to the big show today, he will be forever strumming in our hearts and minds. God bless you my fellow Canadian. 😢

[@MrJLewis59]

RIP Gordon Lightfoot! You will be deeply missed! Loved your voice and your songs.

[@dub16100]

Red Shea is an absolute wizard. Amazing.

[@williampeterdenew4249]

A masterpiece from Gordon Lightfoot... my favorite song of his...

[@mbalash3755]

Wow… so good! I’m sad I didn’t pay more attention to Gordon. I now know how great he was. RIP

[@mattmazzara1]

I discovered Gordon Lightfoot by accident as a kid listening to Tony Rice do his interpretations of Gordon's songs. An absolute treasure.

[@papa-ql3xb]

And Tony did the justice, too!

[@knarftheriault]

You can't jump a jet plane, Like you can a freight train! Great lyrics, great song from a great Canadian. Thanks Gord!

[@kook3084]

I saw him perform in Michigan. He was there to play and sing: no frills, no bright lights, just to sing his songs! He gave us our money worth and then some.

[@shaunstrasser1]

Saw him in Seattle and it was the same just him and his band no frills the best concert I have been to

[@carolholly1608]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jamescarson9118]

Powerful. What a great gift he was!!

[@wendydawe3874]

Many happy memories thanks to Gordon Lightfoot…….thanks for your wonderful contribution to our wonderful Canada .

[@TWayneD1020]

His music was a large part of my young life, yes here in the U.S.A. Thank you so much !!

[@dreadnaught90]

Great performance. Red Shea is the best acoustic guitar back up picker I have ever seen.

[@ralex3697]

And Maury Muehleisen who backed up Jim Croce

[@topsecret1837]

That bass line will always be underrated!!

[@Heretic_Hero]

It is

[@jeffbranchick1516]

A true one of a kind talent without equal. You provided the soundtrack of a lifetime. RIP Gord 🙏

[@perihelion7798]

A unique and amazing talent. His legend will live on. Thanks, Gordon.

[@markkubiak8296]

This is such a well written song. Mr. Lightfoot will never be forgotten. I remember when my lovely girlfriend flew away, never to be seen again. This song really hits home to many, besides me.

[@David-yw2lv]

One of the greatest singer- songwriters ever.

[@bulosqoqish1970]

One of the greatest singer / songwriters of all time. He leaves us with an amazing legacy of music. Thank you, Gordon.

[@TheBluesDixonary]

This is the original Canadian power trio. Gordon is a master song writer and performer.

[@teresathomley3703]

Rest in peace Gordon Lightfoot. Such a beautiful voice.🙏

[@lindaberg1695]

Gordon was a Canadian Treasure and Canadian Icon. I saw him in concert at least 6 times. This is a great loss for Canada and the world. RIP Sir and thanks for sharing your unique talent with us all. ♥

[@talister106]

I am glad to see these early performances saved. Such a great song and talent should be treasured forever.

[@toregister8615]

And at 81...he's still going strong. He was a major inspiration for me to learn the guitar. Such beautiful songs!!

[@maryatwall2462]

Wow what a voice love this 😊

[@lordemed1]

gordonLightfoot- great, great songwriter, performer, musician, and man. You are now home...

[@lapinebob]

One of my favorite all time male artists. He and Roy Orbison are at the top of the list. I was born in 1942. We grew up in the same era.

[@AZCobraman]

Brilliant writer and a once in a lifetime voice.

[@brendanconway7317]

Red Shea also a phenomenal guitarist

[@chriskurtzworth]

best there ever was in my opinion!

[@josephchambers5606]

He was amazing. His fingerpicking on steel rail blues (live version) is so beautiful

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@josephchambers5606 Yessir!

[@imannonymous7707]

yes

[@danperez2295]

Love his music. It stands the test of time. Onward Gordon!

[@musicfanBRA]

Just love this song! Both in this cowboy version and the sweeter version of Peter, Paul and Mary. Such original lyrics. Five stars

[@wallyklw5]

his voice still gives me goosebumps

[@ralex3697]

So unique

[@samaria9978]

What a thrill to hear Red Shea and his incredibly light and complex picking...and very nice to hear Rick Haynes on bass. In the BBC 1972 concert I cannot hear Rick at all on bass. It's a shame, because he really has a nice touch.

[@JCKAMK]

Agree about the 1972 soundstage. Poorly mixed. Try headphones for a little more bass.

[@Germinalx]

Me too. And how cool that his loyalty has carried Rick forward til today.

[@JCKAMK]

Agree. The 3-piece arrangements are terrific. And you are correct about the 1972 Soundstage - bass is too faint.

[@ponderosalemons]

I saw Lightfoot live just last night. Rick Haynes was such a pro. The whole band in fact played with such flawless ease. Nobody played anything especially flashy, but single note was articulated with perfect nuance.

[@geraldcarter6398]

I remember after Red Shea there was another very good lead guitar player. I think he had an Italian name. Nick something.

[@michaelburke5907]

One of my theme songs, hitching around the country, circa 1971. He and Fred Neil captured the loneliness and poignancy of the lonesome traveler.

[@BuffaloC305]

Back in those years, and before, hitching was a common and acceptable practice. At least for guys... I went from SoCal to Vanc and back several times in five years, and off to Texas and back again. Sometimes it was 3 days, sometiimes 7. Still fond memories.

[@coolshot3934]

I have been across Canada, at least from Ontario to B.C., nine times. I hitched across three times, drove across four times and took the train twice. Gordon's songs were etched in my memory. Fred Neil was the other singer/songwriter who deeply moved me. Their songs are timeless and unforgettable.

[@paulsolon6229]

?the prob of the song is that he is a non traveler

[@seanlong6578]

Hitched all over North America for 3 years 1969 to 71 to this music...

[@joejoe809]

Hitch hiking was good but hopping freight trains was the best taste of freedom you could get.

[@GordonGraham-p9n]

Wonderful early 70s memories of a great musician and lyricist. His songs still deliver imagery and wonder today. Thanks and RIP Gordon Lightfoot.

[@Secretarian]

Gord's Gold has always been one of my favourite CDs to listen to on road trips.

[@glennmeyer4539]

So good his music will live on forever your will be missed Gordon Lightfoot

[@dk7165]

I'm so glad I saw Gordon in concert once. I've been to over 125 concerts and his stands out because he was that good! RIP sir!

[@williambirch2731]

Always dark and moody, he could hypnotize me as I would listen, and then I would “snap out” of it after the song was over…!!! Always loved him…! ❤️🎶. Gifted and Blessed

[@TheBuck1283]

My all time favorite! Also a beautiful cover done by Tony Rice who did many of Gordon's songs!

[@VtRD]

Such pain and heartbreak in these lyrics. The music is flawless, too. We've lost an icon.

[@oddthomas6325]

I've ben listening to Gordon for 27 years and I still find songs I've never heard of before. In my opinion history's greatest songwriter. Thank God for sending us Gordon Lightfoot.

[@mckessa17]

+Odd Thomas Gordy is Canada's treasure.

[@psychickitty1]

Odd Thomas Watched him sing Alberta Bound during the Calgary opening ceremonies, far away in the UK when I was a grad student. Amazing. The BBC caught every perfect note.

[@suegardner1417]

I’ve been in love with Gord’s voice and songs since 1969 and still listen over and over. Back then the song that touched my soul was Miguel. It still has the same effect!!

[@alanhill9816]

So right

[@buckjohnson1119]

Sue Gardner Miguel was nice. Did you like , Is Anyone home, or Your Love’s Return, or Cabaret, Worth Believing, Talking in Your Sleep, Beautiful, The Last Time I saw her Face, Canadian Railroad Trilogy? 😂My Lord! I could keep listing Incredibly Exquisite, Masterpieces!!😃👍

[@CatrionaRuadh]

So fine and beautiful, the music I grew up with, the spirit of my country. Thank you Gordon Lightfoot! Never forgotten. ❤

[@haroldsherwood7232]

One of the three greatest songwriters who ever lived and played, bar none ! Thanks Gordon for your musical genius !

[@lauracooskey9481]

Do tell who the others are! I have one in mind (clue: roughly the same genre-- i mean not a bubblegum pop nor showtune nor traditional country, blues, or jazz writer--a singer-songwriter) and i wonder if he (another clue) is one of your other two.

[@bsnf-5]

Waylon and J. J. Cale

[@nealsausen4651]

@@bsnf-5 : I would say Dan Fogelberg and Paul Simon along with Jim Croce and Jeff Lynne you can’t go wrong with these guys and of course Gordy! Could you imagine if these guys got together and wrote a song together!?!

[@alsharpe]

Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, and Mozart

[@dennisminer7952]

​@@alsharpe Not sure you have that tall-order right!, I think you should have put...never mind, you're right.

[@jacquismith3277]

A brilliant singer/songwriter- Godspeed Gordon xx

[@wilkeithsarratt1337]

Damn , that was beautiful...first time seeing this footage , June 2024 and it was as good as the live concert me and my mom seen in 2011 !!!