Gordon Lightfoot: Full Extended Interview | House Of Strombo

[@kacichristian]

Rest In Peace and Godspeed, Gordon! Your music played a significant part of the soundtrack of my life. Nov 17, 1938 - May 1, 2023 (age 84)

[@jameskidd6122]

No matter what the say about Strombo he was magnificent in an interview. We are watching the real Gordon Lightfoot

[@robertwheatley9153]

One of the singer-songwriter titans. RIP.

[@walcoman]

For all Canadians, especially myself, I don't even want to say it but the day it has to be coming. An entire country will be in total shock and disbelief when we have to mourn such a rare National Treasure like Mr Gordon Lightfoot🎶🎼🎵🎤🏆

[@zacgrubble9824]

How refreshing to see someone of that stature in the music industry who is so down to earth and NOT full of himself! I’ve seen him 5 times live 1at time in 1972 and he’s just superb! Thanks Gordon for all the music you’ve given!

[@thomaspick4123]

He croaked.

[@heathermackinnon9527]

Gord's a Canadian national treasure!

[@au131951]

I'm just not ready to accept that he's gone. He doesn't feel gone yet.

[@terrymott2816]

Grateful to revisit this.. helps us grieve our loss. RIP Gord. Thanks George.

[@Dan-nt2yb]

RIP you genius.❤️🇨🇦

[@isabellecoutu6073]

R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot I shall miss you..😢😢 loved your music listened to radio often and found peace in your greatest songs...I'll keep listening to your music your awesome❤️

[@jeffro4kag206]

We are so lucky Gordon lived when we did.

[@lightfootfan]

the man, the legend the icon. that's all..

[@ColleenW2019]

Gordon Lightfoot is seriously THE love of my life......since 1971.

[@stephenpauls5136]

51 you probly know gord survived a serious aorta ( stomach bleed) thankfully he survived emergency surgery. and then went back to work,........a relatively short time later. then he suffered a cva ,

[@monicacall7532]

Did “If You Could Read My Mind” affect you the way it did me? The first time I heard it I was hooked. I’d never heard a voice like his and that’s still true. Gord’s my man.

[@ColleenW2019]

@@monicacall7532 Yup. The wee hours of a dark and very lonely night in 1971, feeling very scared, and that song came on. I fell in love with it and his voice instantly. His songs have seen me through some very tough times, as well as some very good times. He has no equal, as far as I am concerned.

[@monicacall7532]

Dharmagirl51 I know exactly what you mean about GL and his music being the best comfort in good times and especially in bad times. His songs deal with universal themes in the most heartfelt way possible. I’m 13 weeks into COVID and his music has kept my spirits up in a remarkable way. God bless Gord!

[@ColleenW2019]

@@monicacall7532 Oh man, you have the virus? For 13 weeks now? That's awful. I've heard it lingers on for quite some time. I will pray for your full recovery with no lasting damage to organs.

[@tommihail282]

Gordon is a true poet who paints with words plus a gentleman to all!!

[@chavocinco]

His music makes my sob as it was my mother’s soundtrack during her divorce. I know all of his songs by heart. Not always sad tears, sometimes nostalgic. Just so beautiful.

[@jamesacquavella9756]

I still listen to GLs albums all the time!!!

[@stevemathieson5128]

Great interview George. So glad Gord is still around..;)

[@kennethmilam2894]

God bless Canada!!! So much Amazing talent and all down to earth. We need more of that down here.

[@YAMISOOLD2009]

Really enjoyed this. You tube fed it to me in this week after Gordon's passing. I am glad to hear him speak about his life. Never really saw an interview with him in the past. He sounds like he has had many challenges that have leavened his successes. He leaves a legacy of wonderful music.

[@douglasarena4072]

all i can say is wow.been a fan since 1974

[@paulseitz672]

With Gordon's passing recently the algorithm brought this to the forefront of my feed. Thank you George for another stellar conversation. It baffles me that you only have 124K subscribers. Keep these intimate moments coming.

[@kevinfessler6831]

It's interesting to listen to Gordon's early interviews and then later ones like this. He's FAR more comfortable in his later interviews. Very relaxed. Earlier interviews he could be a bit on edge. I can't add anything to what so many others have said other than I loved the man's work and seemed to be a good person, albeit a bit of a wild man in his earlier days. Thanks Gord.

[@anderander5662]

I have been listening to Lightfoot since 1969......still do

[@alandrobnak]

Another cultural Icon has left us. Soo very sad.

[@SPennell]

What a well done interview. Like so many I've loved Gord's music since about 1971. Thanks for sharing.

[@tinkaluisa8540]

Happy birthday, Gordon! 77 today.

[@Omeomy]

Awesome…wonderful! 🙏 thank you!

[@natemcdonough]

All the proof you need that Gordon Lightfoot is the coolest dude who ever lived

[@robertlee308]

L

[@onlyme112]

Agreed.

[@CLAelev1]

Gordy, we are so proud of you for recognizing the problem you had which enabled you to give us so many more years of great music! I saw you in 1976 at the universal amphitheater and you were in very bad shape. It broke my heart but as an alcoholic myself, sober for 20 years, I am so greatly proud of you and you were still pumping out great music!

[@toterola451]

What a cool, unassuming man.

[@AshleyGeddes-iu8bk]

Great interview with Gordie. Lightfoot and Strombo. Very natural and informative at that time.

[@Aubee89]

Thanks, George and Co! Gordie's one of my fathers songwriting heroes. Grew up listning to him on the stereo. Looking forward to listen to this. Kudos!

[@civilianpatriot4022]

Awesome interview!

[@normpaddle]

I'll make up for the beer drinking! Thanks for your talent. By the way, this is one of the best interviews ever of Gordie.

[@HD35MAN]

Love these stories

[@mthivier]

When Stroumboulopoulos asked about Lightfoot's daughter asking him to change a lyric, I think he might have been thinking about "If You Could Read My Mind", since it (allegedly) was inspired by Lightfoot's divorce from his first wife. She supposedly asked him to change ""I'm just trying to understand the feelings that you lack" to "feelings that WE lack", since it was less accusatory toward her mother.

[@SS-qo4xe]

Great interview

[@challenge2357]

Rumored for a while that he was near death or dead. Gordon is clearly alive and well. Great personality, a beautiful voice that is instantly recognized over the span of decades. I miss folk music . Gordon paints beautiful stories into a blend of mystery and reality . His images of Canada are beautiful.

[@bishopaz]

State Of Repentance .Great title for a song Gordon.

[@burlingtonbill1]

I'll be forever grateful for Jr. high & college friend Chuck Thomas (later to be my best man) for introducing me to Gord's music in 1971 w/ the "Summer Side of Life." We pretty much wore the cassette tape out. I introduced him to the less-commercially-known album tracks of "Sunflower" (and a few months later, "Surf's Up,") from Brian Wilson & the Beach Boys. In both cases, each of us had opened up to ourselves previously-unknown vistas of musical wonder, harmony, & poignant lyrics.

[@carrielampert8281]

Your words will live in my heart as time goes on....I'l see you soon in the blink of an eye!

[@robertparsons5295]

Wow. What a really great interview. You’ve got Gord in fine form here. Was this around the time that Prine played at the HOS?

[@johnnycasino1]

Thanks for sharing tips on canoe trips!

[@dianewhalen9721]

I like the black and white👍

[@STRUMMERBOY1975]

Enjoyed this Stromendously !! ;)

[@TrumpWinsChristmas]

I like stars that don’t act like stars they’re totally down to earth could be your next-door neighbor out mowing their lawn.

[@larrymclarnon-pd8xf]

Gordon Lightfoot was one of the all time very greats. But sure you already knew that.

[@uncatila]

I don't care who was on deck. Them hatchways will have always come open in my mind.

[@HD35MAN]

Gordon I'm the guy that told you about the carbon 60 the nad+ but I forgot to tell you about lion's mane mushroom and something called NAD God bless you hope you look into them

[@debikami1]

Should of asked him if it was Cathy Smith that was the break up at the same time he gave up the Beverage. Just curious! Love Gordon’s voice!

[@michaelosborne4050]

A painter passing through ....

[@metalmedic7211]

Rip gord

[@lolainma3218]

In awe of Trudeau 🤦🏻‍♀️🤔🤦🏻‍♀️. I love you just as much Gordy:)) RIP❤

[@GregHalvorson]

Trudeau is the worst PM in Canadian history.

[@DWR123]

Do I remember an interview/concert you did with Gordon and John Prine together?

[@lauriewebb4726]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@burlingtonbill1]

Date of this interview must have been Feb. 2015 (in this interview, he says he's been married 3 months to Kim - he married her in Dec. 2014.)

[@brianbayer9746]

What ever happened to this awesome show?

[@selflovebadass]

That's funny I'm still waiting for you to call me George :P Tee Hee

[@x2malandy]

I had been thinking for a few years that he was dead. Ok, I feel better now.

[@Franaflyby]

Can someone tell me how he passed away what was the cause of death I just found out

[@billdornan4379]

January 2025 🙏🏻💕🇨🇦🙏🏻

[@HD35MAN]

Gordon a lot of times repenting before Christ is the hardest thing that any human being ever has to do but it is necessary to find peace because there is absolutely no peace unless you humble yourself before the Christ

[@babyirene3188]

Love GL. Infinitely more talented then Dylan. But the voice left the building a long time ago.

[@LifestyleRadioNet]

[@Northyorkspaul]

Great but why b&w

[@jimmydutwo]

Great interview. Strombo- think seriously and give long thoughts and noodling on the "cover" word. It's demeaning and widely used incorrectly. It's been created and expanded upon by the commercial marketplace. Don Mclean wrote a very on target piece about it. Symphony conductors or major singing artists do not announce every song not written by themselves as a "cover". It has merit on its own to just sing a song "written by" or my version or arrangement etc. If you should ever think seriously on it and cease using it, pass the idea forward

[@laraoneal7284]

Aortic aneurysm is what John Ritter died of. He’s lucky he survived that.

[@sequencerman5]

I was disappointed that the first few minutes of this Gordon Lightfoot interview was talk about the damned Beatles . . .

[@midrash100]

Gordon Lightfoot trying to be charming and refined. He was and is neither. By charming, I mean just being somebody you are not. By refined, I mean extraordinarily polite and sensitive.

[@westernsharpie]

I love your songs Gord, but lost a lot of respect for you when my buddy and I were standing outside your bus with our guitars asking for a simple signature, your roadie told us you were too busy. 2010 concert I passed my guitar up to a 74 year old Stompin Tom on stage and he took my guitar and signed it with such care and love. I've had it on my wall ever since and when people come over everybody says cool guitar and I tell them the story. Stompin Tom's love for his fans was truly genuine. Gord was never that kinda guy, excellent musician, but not much of a peoples person

[@johnnybgoode3351]

Can't stand George...tries too hard

[@challenge2357]

Rumored for a while that he was near death or dead. Gordon is clearly alive and well. Great personality, a beautiful voice that is instantly recognized over the span of decades. I miss folk music . Gordon paints beautiful stories into a blend of mystery and reality . His images of Canada are beautiful.

[@barryscott8041]

I love Lightfoot too, but.....this video was 5 years ago and let's be honest, he's not looking all that great here, and he was such a good-looking dude. There's a video on YT now, of Gordon from just a few weeks ago, singing on the porch of his home.... he looks much worse, his eyes are cloudy and his voice isn't anything like it used to be. Maybe he should hang it up. I fear the man is not long for this world...

[@hunterharrell7491]

@@barryscott8041 considering he's in his 80s and has survived a ruptured Aortic Aneurysm and a stroke a few years latter, I'd say he's doing ok...most people don't look great in their 80s

[@challenge2357]

Rumored for a while that he was near death or dead. Gordon is clearly alive and well. Great personality, a beautiful voice that is instantly recognized over the span of decades. I miss folk music . Gordon paints beautiful stories into a blend of mystery and reality . His images of Canada are beautiful.