Gordon Lightfoot - Song For A Winter's Night

[@poning8184]

Came here to pay my respect. This is my favorite Lightfoot song, one of the best love songs ever written. RIP.

[@patkeeler6645]

He's back in orillia

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

💘💘💘

[@OzarkBrozark]

I'd say this is also my favorite.

[@mpcclc6397]

Absolutely 💯% one of the Best

[@heatherjohnson955]

@@mpcclc6397 mine as wel

[@XrayxRich]

This song always brings back memories. I first heard this one winter night in 1969, in a Colorado Springs coffee house called The Village Idiot. The only friend I had at the time was a cup of hot black coffee. I was fresh back from Vietnam, camping on the side of a mountain outside of town. I was disillusioned and wondering what the hell I was doing with my life. This song gave me some inner peace for the night. I've been a fan of Gordon Lightfoot's music ever since.

[@SteveandShannonAnderson]

Your text is a story and song in and of itself, XrayxRich. I'm so glad to listen to such a beautifully resolved piece. Thank you for sharing this memory with us. - Shannon A.

[@lockedin60]

Thank you for your service in a conflict that was not easily understood or supported. That is a lonely place to be. I suspected many that returned from Vietnam were conflicted. In the fall of 1975 my new roommate was a returning Vietnam Veteran trying to finish his college experience. His name was Roger. He was 25 and I was 20. He was bitter too. I do not think I would have made that choice to have an older roommate but it forced me to understand someone else's journey that was different and so challenging. I wonder to this day how life turned out for Roger!

[@TimEvans64]

My brother-in-law understands. He served two tours.

[@jameslevi1243]

From one vet to another. Thank you for your service in Vietnam. I hope you found healing in your soul! I hope you found comfort.

[@robertnewell9238]

... Well said. Over 50 years now!

[@sooz9433]

Beautiful composition Gordon❤ Look at these musicians, dress shirts, ties, cufflinks... I miss the days when men dressed so tastefully.

[@ethansmith4509]

Man I'm only 20 years old but I think this kind of music and performance is just the best. It saddens me that we don't see this much at all anymore. Update: It is now 2023 and I got to see Gordon in concert a few months back! It was great to see him still doing what he loves :)

[@juliamccarthy1855]

Gordon Lightfoot provided the soundtrack from my freshman year of college. 1967.

[@luceatlux7087]

You're lucky you discovered (emotionally connected with) this truly objectively superior, refined form of music. It quietly demands your serious attention, right? The emotional sincerity and simple, honest, yet intellectually complex/nuanced and intriguingly cryptic depth that characterizes this era of music (Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, Crosby Stills Nash and Neil Young, etc) will probably never be displayed again with such stark poignancy; lightning in a bottle, like Mozart. Today, the closest things we get (to this) in music are exponentially more emotionally superficial and obvious. Seems like Red Hot Chili Peppers got pretty close to the divine fire, for a while...

[@timothypreston6496]

Ethan, check out Gregory Alan Isakov and Fleet Foxes if you don't already listen to them. Gordon Lightfoot has influenced so many songwriters and players.

[@ethansmith4509]

@@timothypreston6496 They sound pretty good, thanks for the recommendation!

[@helenspringthorpe3161]

And he's still going ! A true musician ..so many songs

[@timboyd1467]

I think this is actually my favourite Lightfoot song, and there’s a lot of competition.

[@andrewpestotnik5495]

Carefree Highway, If you Need me, Looking at The Rain, Sundown, Ordinary Man, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.....ugggghhh......I can't choose!!!

[@turnsufficient4971]

May 1st, 2023 - 11:43PM - RIP to the one of best song writers in music history. His guitar playing was immaculate and his words were perfect. Like John Bonham, there will never be another Gordon Lightfoot. ❤💔❤️ I saw you three times in concert and I remember every moment. You broke your arm in a fall in Aug of 2021 and still showed up to play your songs for us on Dec 6th, 2021. RIP 💔

[@timothyduvernet2711]

This song has a spine tingling effect on a winter's night looking out at snow falling while sitting beside a fire. Three guitars and one voice, one magical voice. No heavy drums, no screeching or crooning. Just campfire magic. Did it ever need to be anything more? What a legend.

[@janhammer39]

Thanks Timothy for checking in with us.

[@MotownGuitarJoe]

The bass in this is fantastic

[@loisings1]

Except the audience looks catatonic...oh well.

[@charlesjefferis8812]

and with the audience listening intently and respectfully . . no need for them to rocking in the seats, fists pumping, people shouting "yeah" to every lyric they like, no iPhone cameras, etc . . . just perfect

[@carlaeskelsen]

​@@loisings1 not catatonic - in the zone.

[@sarahjanettemoore1952]

I come back to this video every winter. What a masterpiece.

[@stephendavis6066]

There can be many winters in somer years

[@Branner]

Lightfoot and Anne Murray both have those laser-pure voices: they go straight to the melody, they don't screw around with notes - they inhabit notes, merging into the song. A lost art.

[@maxkomine1934]

What Red Shea is adding is paramount. His second guitar part is an orchestra within itself.

[@badnewsBH]

Red was utterly brilliant.

[@cortneymasterson2243]

A happy couple, if I every had one.

[@evaklum8974]

@@cortneymasterson2243 BARILOCHE USHUAIA A R G E N T I N A

[@evaklum8974]

@@cortneymasterson2243 BARILOCHE USHUAIA A R G E N T I N A

[@robrandall1540]

Agree totally, Red is magnificent on this song!

[@erinblue1678]

I love how the audience is completely enthralled and connecting with the song. What a magical gift he has.

[@warrenjbrown4898]

All of those beautiful young people...would now be in their 70’s...life...

[@highlander5170]

True and I am from the time of the early seventies if you could read my mind captured my heart

[@juansteen]

Heartbreakingly beautiful! Rest in peace Canada’s poet of the people….

[@miralauren9373]

I remember finding this song about ten years ago in a magazine with my grandma, the most versatile pianist I've ever known. She looked at it and told me it would be beautiful if I sang it, and, being the stubborn child I was at the time, I didn't believe her but I humored her and learned it anyway. It became one of my favorite songs to sing with her playing piano beside me. Hearing this brings tears to my eyes, not only for its absolutely beautiful songwriting, but for knowing that I can never do that again with her. I miss you, Grandma Nan.

[@janhammer39]

Thank you for the wonderful memories.

[@sassulusmagnus]

There's an elegance to his writing that really stands out when you haven't heard early performances like this in a while. Beautifully written songs.

[@janhammer39]

Thanks for checking in with us.

[@damialle]

When Gordon begins to sing, the audience is silent and focussed so as not to miss a single note or syllable. It is a magic moment, and after more than 50 years his music still captures my attention. He is a master of poetry put to music.

[@warrenoleary7172]

I have seen him perform " live " only once at the P.N.C. Arts Center , Holmdel, N.J. about 33 years ago. Super talented !

[@rdalin]

You know, I think my wife and I were at that performance. Great show, as I recall.

[@dreamfable]

I see him every chance I get in Nashville, Knoxville, and have even caught him in Cincinnati.

[@deewanderingminstrel]

Dave Leclair Hi Dave, I couldn't agree with you more as I too fell under Gordon's spell from the first note until the last reverberation of the guitar string. My only disappointment is I wanted more as this exquisite song needed to last longer!!! 😢

[@cherixbiggs5819]

Richard Dalin All his shows are great! ❤️

[@fireflydorion]

My mom loved Gordon Lightfoot.. she passed away in November 2022 and when I hear his voice...I can only think of my Mom.and how much Life was in her Soul.. .now she can listen to Gordon in the heavens....God bless 😢

[@bobgomez9481]

This isn't all about your mom, bro.

[@erskinecooney1859]

There is a lot less beauty in the world today than yesterday. RIP Gordon Lightfoot. God bless.

[@cherylsibson2529]

Just got word that he's passed away, at 84 he held a long string of music and words told stories. Good night Gordon Lightfoot, thank you for your music!

[@dennislittle4279]

As a songwriter Gordon Lightfoot takes a backseat to no one.

[@janhammer39]

Thanks Dennis. I could not agree more.

[@lilacgirl9332]

The man has more talent in a breath than most songwriters put together

[@34muggsy34]

Canadian Railroad Trilogy proves that to me.

[@frednorman1]

Ian and Silvia…

[@garychambers5850]

I believe Jim Croce was a big fan of Gordon Lightfoot. 🎸🎸

[@ryanmancao6939]

R.I.P to this Great Canadian Troubadour Mr. Gordon Lightfoot. This is my favorite performance of one of many favorite songs of his. He is sadly missed but his music will always live on.!!!!

[@billwhite7658]

I had the incredibly good fortune to see Gordon open for Peter, Paul and Mary at Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Washington, DC. I believe the year was1965. He has been my favorite artist ever since then. Got to see him many times over the years. He commands your respect and attention because of his words and the beauty of his performance. May God bless him always.

[@jacquismith3277]

What a gentle voice he has. He's a joy to listen to.

[@janhammer39]

Thanks so much for tuning in.

[@charleschidsey6192]

Although not one of his big hits, this is one of my favorite Gordon Lightfoot songs. What a great talent. Thanks for sharing this.

[@Cat-hn2on]

It sure is a hit with me, as are most of his songs.

[@jayphilbin2871]

Mine too.

[@antonboludo8886]

We certainly have many a Winter's Night here in Canada. R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot.

[@MM-gk5of]

This song touches a deep, deep place. The looks on the audiencees’ faces😢❤

[@excellinkus]

Beautiful song, a masterpiece. The man is a genius.🎄

[@ralex3697]

His music gives me chills, so stunning He is and always will be a legend His body of work is so incredibly beautiful

[@kevinronske9894]

For me ,its Carefree Highway.

[@brianmouland209]

Mountains and Mary Ann

[@markhilliard4037]

Gordon's lyrics tell a story that reaches into your heart and takes you to a beautiful place you don't want to lose ever...

[@patdevaney5407]

I can't help but thank the almighty for enriching our world with artists like this. A true Canadian treasure.

[@lovingwhales29]

A treasure for ALL. My favorite all time entertainer. The lyrics are always so meaningful and and the melodies can easily be heard in one's mind.

[@Marie-zc4dm]

How true!

[@johnypitman2368]

No doubt

[@dorkybutcute7808]

Amen

[@goodabuddha420ify]

The dark lord is blessed to find you're appreciative of his work.

[@JoanneMorris-e3p]

Gordon Lightfoot sang and played his guitar at a high school in Alliston Ontario when I was only 16 years old that would have been 1968. I was enraptured by his lyrics, his guitar playing and his beautiful voice. His music inspired me in so many ways through my life. His death was very difficult for me to accept but his music is comforting and healing to me and the memory of that night sitting in the front row so close to a star will always be with me.

[@katherinejaconello7334]

He came to the University of Guelph around that time. We sat on the floor in the gym. It is one of my most valuable memories. Thanks for your comment, Joanne.

[@Lagunaticmom]

I came to hear this song after hearing Gordon passed away (May 1, 2023). This song has always made me cry & feel the longing of having my first love near, sharing that Oregon Winter Night. Bruce, if you’re out there, you will always be the one who took my heart and soul. ❤️❤️❤️

[@friedrichprugger1037]

A lot of comments about the audience here. The fact is, he captivated his audience; the sheer beauty of the song and the way it was performed had them magnetised.

[@susanmacdonald4288]

What a beautiful performance. I just saw that Gordon had passed away, and this somehow seemed to be an appropriate song to listen to.

[@mjma4797]

I've always considered this the perfect Christmas Song for the one I've always loved.

[@101snapper]

So young, I used to have my mother play his albums on the record player to fall asleep - such an incredible musician with the ability to captivate the audience with simply his voice and a guitar!

[@tonyw973]

Gordy Lightfoot is a Canadian legend and a musical genius. I love how the audience is obviously enraptured and utterly silent while he does his magic.

[@brianmouland209]

An absolute master

[@patkeeler6645]

He liked Mighty Quinn

[@canoetipper019]

out of the blue this song came into my head this morning and stayed in my head all day...just had to play it and hear it again. Yes I remember hearing it when he first released it...does that make me older than dirt or what? lol

[@pevensielavere22]

Seeing and hearing this, is the reason I did not give up, tonight. Thank you for your poetry and music, Gordon. I felt I was with you in falling snow, yet surrounded by such warmth and hope, as your voice.

[@hollycampbell9422]

Please never give up. Life is so hard at times. I know what I am talking about.

[@Katrn30]

❤😊

[@pevensielavere22]

thank you, so much. i appreciate your kind words. :) @@hollycampbell9422

[@JoeCoolPilot]

5/1/2023 RIP Gordon Lightfoot. Thank you for leaving us an amazing catalog of music.

[@theleanders2010]

RIP Gordon thank you for the soundtrack to my childhood

[@hondomckee.8232]

Gord's best. Something about his voice always said 'Canada'. And all these years later, I still feel that way. There's nobody else that ever came close to capturing something that sounded so Canadian. We are so lucky to have this music as our soundtrack. It is us.

[@janhammer39]

Thanks for tuning in.

[@jjgrey1488]

The older I get the better he sounds...there just aren't any words...

[@jimwaller5465]

This is one of my favorites. So beautifully done. Gonna miss him being with us, RIP Gordon Lightfoot.

[@MetropolisNoir]

My favourite Canadian Song of all time. R.I.P. Gordon, Thanks for all the music

[@melaniethielmann3108]

My dad had a 12 string Gibson guitar and used to sing many Gordon Lightfoot songs, hearing the guitar and Gordon sing always reminds me of my dad and my childhood.

[@HeavenlyLights]

Nothing like LIVE MUSIC. We love YOU Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s Troubadour and National Treasure❣️

[@Kidapollos5910]

One of the best by one of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time! I love doing this song at karaoke.

[@edlisinski4313]

Man, will we ever miss this guy once he's gone! Great voice, great tunes!!

[@evaklum8974]

BARILOCHE VILLA LA ANGOSTURA SAN MARTIN DE LOS ANDES USHUAIA A R G E N T I N A

[@teacherlisa163]

He's not gone yet! Let's keep him rolling while we can!

[@gilliandelledonne4713]

I'm 63 and first fell in love with his music when I was 11. I can't imagine not having him in my life.

[@zerpblerd5966]

he lives on in his music - it's not the impermenant bodythat matters but the eternal vibration of his music

[@ejb5659]

Such a respectful, attentive audience. This song so helped many of us along the way...

[@artemiobalderas300]

One of the most beautiful ever composed.

[@anthonysalciccioli6052]

This song honestly gets better the older I get. I don't see that fact changing in the future.

[@sminglebeans]

RIP 🙏 what a beautiful song. The Sarah McLachlan cover of this had a big impact on my childhood ❤

[@bigkozlov]

Do the kids in the audience know they are in the presence of greatness? God did not bestow this kind of talent on too many artists in the course of history.

[@user-nq9gz4xf7f]

No hipping or hopping but the souls are soaring to such beautiful music.

[@crankygurl4311]

The looks on their faces... They felt this song//

[@sniffableandirresistble]

I love Gordon Lightfoot he is really cool especially when you get beyond the mega hits

[@derekyell4932]

This is a typical Lightfoot song that evokes such emotions of loneliness, love and loss."Song for a winters night"is right up there with "If you could read my mind","Early morning rain" "Steel rail blues" and "Carefree highway".I always come back and listen to this version on the first snowfall,Christmas eve or New years eve. Dave Y

[@1jonandmax]

Gordon Lightfoot is a gifted man with such beautiful songs and a beautiful voice.

[@diggdiggy]

One of the most beautiful voices in music history. RIP ! Thank you for leaving us a legacy of beautiful songs!

[@jordansollitto2849]

A more perfect song may never have been written. And yes, it is astounding to see how focused the audience is...a world before cell phones.

[@janhammer39]

Thanks for checking out my channel.

[@e5kw4rd]

I agree Jordan. I think this is Gordon's best. If you want to hear a beautiful interpretation of it, look up Sarah McLachlan's cover.

[@BarbaraNoteboom]

Jordan Sollitto focused?? Lol...where are the razor blades?

[@colleenforrest7936]

Ironically, I'm listening to this ON my cel phone :)

[@devahnyerdski4607]

This is wonderful. Thanks for posting this, Jan.

[@dennisminer7952]

When Gordon left us, he gave us a true Winter's night in the Upper Peninsula on May 1st with a massive Canadian enhanced snowfall. One last song from Toronto with Summer on it's way in June.

[@TaliaLittlestPetShot]

One of my favourite songs of all time. Gordon Lightfoot was the best story teller. ❤

[@halbarbour7340]

I'm from Michigan, northern Michigan right next to Ontario, and Gordon Lightfoot not only represents his own wonderful Country but my place here in his songs and narratives, being that of the north.

[@janhammer39]

Thanks Hal, Great comment.

[@jonathanstiegler2770]

I saw him play this song in concert about 30 years ago. All of the couples there moved closer together as he started the song. They didn't move.

[@joelarkin3714]

It’s stupid to compare anyone to anyone else.

[@MarkBlackburnWPG]

When I was 21 (it was a very good year) I got to see Gordon Lightfoot perform this lovely ballad at a high school auditorium in my hometown of Ottawa Canada. A sell out crowd of 600 (correct) where his previous performance at a coffee house had attracted 50 per night. His star was rising and his second album -- with SONG FOR A WINTER'S NIGHT (and Canadian Railroad Trilogy) had just been released. We called him GORD (as if we'd known him personally) and . . . oh, the magic of his live performances. We must have looked like this audience, faces almost sombre in solemn appreciation of the beauty unfolding before us. They categorized him as "folk" music but you listen to a ballad like this one (especially loved by guitar giant Jerry Reed) and your realize that Gord transcended musical categories. Thanks, "Jan Hammer" for sharing this rare video from the early days of color TV in Canada. What a time capsule treat! It still gives me goose bumps, for reasons I can't express. -- Mark B -- Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada (where the snow is softly falling and the fire is slowly dying, as we speak). [p.s. just read Jan Hammer's note about himself. Like two fishermen who "recognize each other from afar," I chuckled at your words: " . . . A wannabe guitar picker I once told a friend "I want to learn to play in the worst possible way". He replied "you already do". I am now retired and live with my wife in Grand Junction, Colorado, USA." p.p.s. You read Lightfoot's artless words and realize that there are "Tell me" song lyrics and "Show Me" -- the latter are rarer and usually better. Case in point. The lamp is burnin' low upon my table top The snow is softly fallin' The air is still in the silence of my room I hear your voice softly callin' If I could only have you near To breathe a sigh or two I would be happy just to hold the hands I love On this winter's night with you The smoke is rising in the shadows overhead My glass is almost empty I read again between the lines upon each page The words of love you sent me If I could know within my heart That you were lonely too I would be happy just to hold the hands I love On this winter's night with you The fire is dying now, my lamp is growing dim The shades of night are liftin' The mornin' light steals across my windowpane Where webs of snow are driftin' If I could only have you near To breathe a sigh or two I would be happy just to hold the hands I love On this winter's night with you And to be once again with with you

[@isabelbeckerman9226]

Song For A Winter's Night is one of the most beautiful songs that hauntingly stipulates a man's lonely desertion on a Solstice's night. Lightfoot has exemplified beauty and solitude in this song that speaks of lamenting emptiness and unfulfilled love in the most romantic sense. In sync with Blood Sweat And Tears' Sometimes in Winter (1969), this seasonal ballad is one of many I'd usually listened to approximately during the Frost season.

[@boris2342]

Gordon Lightfoot is a National Treasure

[@sirwinston2368]

Boy, that Red Shea. He's an unsung hero back in Gord's early years. He's really come a long long way.

[@EdodeweertBlogspot]

this so brings back winters' memories of toronto, whitefish falls, fort smith, tuktoyaktuk, cochrane......the snow, the grey skies, the snow and the warmth of my heart and family....i remember the bohemian muse in TO, i was just a new immigrant to canada from holland at 21.... i am 75 now, a widower of ten months a lifetime of winter memories and canadian winterscapes.

[@benhong540]

Edo, I am a year older and also an immigrant but I did grow up knowing the place names that you mentioned like signposts of my life. Mine also include Vald'Or, Kirkland Lake, Kapuskasing, Schefferville, Labrador City, Cornerbrook, etc...The background musical narrative was always Gordon, McLaughlin, Young, Mitchell, etc. Especially Lightfoot. Always.

[@EdodeweertBlogspot]

@@benhong540 oh yes, kirkland lake and kapuskasing i remember well...almost took a teaching job at larder lake. .....and the night train from TO to cochrane.. saw murray maclaughlin here in rimbey a few years ago and also stan rogers....amazing how as immigrants we fell in love with canada and the music and mucisians that celebrate her

[@thomaslucia3059]

Such a lovely picturesque description of precious memories...thank you for sharing - and sorry for your loss.

[@EdodeweertBlogspot]

@@thomaslucia3059 thank you kindly

[@thomaslucia3059]

gladly :-)

[@curtisstull9415]

I love Gordon lightfoot and especially song for a winter's night. His voice in this convert is pristine Lightfoot!

[@samsrailventures1961]

What a timeless, spellbinding weaving of words and music by the master storyteller himself. Even watching this decades later, on a screen is a transporting experience. I consider myself very fortunate to have seen Gordon Lightfoot in concert twice; once way back in '80, and then half a lifetime later in Raleigh Durham, NC. The musician without parallel.

[@michaelgmitchell]

Pure artistry, genius. Grateful that I've lived in the Lightfoot era.

[@pearls713]

Michael Mitchell i agree

[@surferphilipiansG3745]

I agree .

[@janhammer39]

Thanks Michael for tuning in.

[@donnagilligan2905]

Me too. Grateful I got to see him in Hollywood bowl 1976!

[@cornstorm666]

So many great songs by Gordon...a true part of my life's journey...this is such a beautiful one...I can smell the webs of drifting snow...

[@mtobrien1]

Man, when audiences actually listened.

[@sorellman]

When the audiences had what to listen to.

[@brianhill4153]

I was thinking that too. Just look at their faces...

[@Cat-hn2on]

@Dojocho His music makes me feel young again - Or at least to remember what it felt like.

[@markwaldron8954]

It's mainly because of how the women in the audience are completely transfixed by Gordon. Look at how they're just staring lasers at him the entire time. That look is about as close as a woman can get to an erection.

[@johnypitman2368]

Careful you are exposing your age!

[@tarquin4592]

The audience seemed transfixed by this mega talent and then I realised I too was, as I watched this magical minstrel from Canada.

[@ianlloyd6812]

Beautiful! This mans music was a spiritual presence in my life in my teens and early twenties. A giant of an artist!

[@paulmarsh8974]

Bob Dylan once said when he hears Gordon Lightfoot sing he doesn't want him to stop..

[@janhammer39]

Thanks Jack. I seem to remember that.

[@BeachBadger78]

I agree... the only thing that made song endings tolerable was that it would be followed by another & break away the momentary despondence of an .... ending....

[@Cat-hn2on]

@@BeachBadger78 Spot on!

[@joem7572]

I'm not trying to hijack your comment but John Prine also spoke highly of Gordon. If you watch John Prine House of Strombo, Gordon is in the audience and singing along with John. I believe Dylan had a few nice things to say about John as well. I never got to see John and I hope to see Gordon when this lockdown is over. Cheers!

[@MK-ws4tw]

It's like the audience are all picturing the song in their minds. I know I do every time I listen to this beautiful song.

[@brianwinter4019]

Every song of Gordon's is that way to me. The image's in my mind when I listen to his songs are almost like watching a video.

[@ronc2010]

Beautiful melody and great lyric, this is definitely one of the best love songs ever written. Ably performed by the composer himself, this is a timeless classic!

[@janhammer39]

Thanks Ron for tuning in and for taking the time to comment.

[@Kidapollos5910]

And the orchestration is just gorgeous!

[@katec7033]

RIP Gordon. This is my favorite Lightfoot song.

[@latvians13]

I love this man! He is beyond amazing and timeless. Much love.

[@dharstin]

This is one of Gordon Lightfoot's that has never been covered well by other popular artists. It's also one of my GL favorites. I don't think there will ever be another age of great singer-songwriters as we had during the mid-20th century.

[@cindypruitt9534]

I have never seen him this young, very handsome and talented.

[@kimcarr635]

This is my favorite Gordon Lightfoot song. I just heard that he has passed away. Makes me sad. He was such an incredibly talented singer/songwriter. Just pure magic! He will be missed!

[@jm-rf7kl]

The audience seems so attentive and intelligent and appreciative of great talent-- different age.

[@janhammer39]

I agee with that observation. Thanks for checking in.

[@BlueyKind]

I think they're also self-conscious about being on camera - hard to imagine with youth today!

[@ThatCanadianGuy-e1p]

True, today they put each other on camera, and make sure it gets on facebook. lol

[@stevenm322]

I saw him a few years after this one and no one made a sound either. They didn't want to miss a note of this great man.

[@heatherryanstaff67]

Beautiful, thoughtful, sensitive young people.

[@richardsweeney713]

I used to play Gords Gold on a cassette tape until it wore out and had to get a second one , now it’s a cd and on my phone as well. I would play it on headphones at night to go to sleep in the Army. Remember being in the woods, in a tent doing winter training with a little snow. This song , beautiful, early morning rain and If you could read my mind are songs that will always be on my playlists. But he has so many great songs. RIP

[@not2tees]

If you've ever been able to love someone, you'll listen to every note of this one.

[@lolo3740]

My favourite Christmas song...35 years plus. Had the honour of his Glory at an intimate fundraiser. Checked that one off on the ole bucket list! Life changing.

[@kittyfleischman1404]

I've loved his music since the late 60s when he'd sing at the grill at the college for 35 cents. Since then I've seen him all over the country, and paid up to $85/ticket. Always love him.

[@alanprice4669]

My favourite Christmas song, hands down. For those who are missing someone at the end of the year, Lightfoot spoke for all of us.

[@jimbohnenkamp5082]

He paints a picture and creates a mood for the listener in each song. We live for that.

[@deeg8849]

Progressive forward looking Canada on full display by Gord and everyone in the audience. I will miss you Gordo. RIP

[@hmackie6823]

the audience isn't disinterested,they are mesmerized

[@memaw5boys1girl14]

I cry each time I hear this song. My nephew died from a accidental drug overdose. He loved this song.

[@hollycampbell9422]

I am so very sorry for you loss. So sorry.....

[@kristindickerson3077]

I've read all the comments and I agree, the audience is mesmerized! As with any good writer, performer, or artist, Gordon has them mesmerized by the unvarnished beauty and truth of his lyrics and emotions. There is pure romance and yearning in his lyrics and delivery and everyone in the audience can relate. I came of age in the seventies and filled my innocent romantic mind with Gordon Lightfoot's songs. Is it any wonder that I'm still a romantic and I still love his music?

[@MarkBlackburnWPG]

So well put, Kristin Dickerson. Your concise yet anecdotal comment speaks to the heart of so many of us who "came of age in the 70's and filled [our then] innocent romantic minds with Lightfoot songs: Is it any wonder [we are] still romantics who love his music?" Just posted an appreciation of my own. Thanks for posting, Kristin.

[@davidbiagini9048]

Every song he sings takes you to someplace special - someplace so special you never want to leave it.

[@janhammer39]

Thanks Kristin for taking the time to comment.

[@lilacgirl9332]

YES!!!!! Like a great book, you feel safe and transported to a beautiful place that you don't want to leave.

[@irishmary2490]

Beautifully said, and the music of the 70's is woven into the tapestry of my memories back then.

[@69voxbeetle]

You know it's that good when people are too entranced to move. Love it.

[@robertrockwell7581]

love every song Gordon did but this is one of the prettiest.

[@Laura4Cats]

This song is so beautifully evocative. Just listen with your eyes closed and see where it takes you.

[@jasonwillette574]

Saw him last night at the Westgate in Las Vegas (formerly the LV Hilton). Been wanting to see him play for 25-30 years. I'm 46 but remember my mother always playing Pony Man for me at bedtime when I was a young child. He is 80 now and still had his sense of humor and stories and sang well for his age. Made my night. A moment I will never forget. Truly a CanAm music Icon. Gordon Rocks!

[@donnaa9581]

Back in the day when artists' voices were pure and not tweaked by technology. Always loved Gordon Lightfoot and was fortunate to see him in concert...stunning voice, a true artist, and a moving storyteller. RIP Mr. Lightfoot, and thank you for all the beautiful music you left for us.