#gordonlightfoot — Public Fediverse posts

"Sundown" is a song by Canadian #folk artist #GordonLightfoot, from the titular album, released as a single in March 1974. "Sundown" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #easyListening charts and number 13 on the #HotCountrySingles chart, as well as number one in #Canada on #RPM's #nationalSinglesChart. It was Lightfoot's only single to reach number one on the Hot 100.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IBdZ645S-o

Pack up the car

None really. I’m not much of a traveler so no book or movie has inspired me to travel. In fact, the first movie I thought of this morning inspired me not to travel and that’s The Wizard of Oz. When Dorothy wakes up in her bed and tells us if she ever goes looking for her heart’s desire again she won’t look any further than her own back yard because if it’s not there, it was never lost to begin with, it made sense to me. Stay home, stay safe. Kind of a sheltered existence, but it works. About the best a book has ever done for me is inspire me to want to travel. Travels With Charley, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. On the Road. I suppose The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the Hobbit books might have to be somewhere on that list too. Maybe, in a way, metaphorically?, the Book of Exodus? If I think about it more I’m guessing more titles will come to mind so I’ll stop thinking about it now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfo0XBrGgI0&list=RDLfo0XBrGgI0&start_radio=1

Ted Tocks Covers

Happy Canada Day!

The Top Ten Posts featuring Canadian artists and some bonus songs. Enjoy some quality music from #thetragicallyhip #buffysaintemarie #jonimitchell #stanrogers #gordonlightfoot #5440 and #Rush plus a whole lot more.

Have a grateful day!

#musicislife

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6 Artists That I Am Amazed I Saw Perform Live

1) #YmaSumac
2) #Odetta
3) #JimmyScott
4) #MilesDavis
5) #AstridGilberto
6) #EarthaKitt
7) #HerbAlpert
😎 #MaryTravers
9) All #TheBeatles but Ringo

Artists that I came close to seeing live ... but didn't

1) #WandaJackson
2) #AlGreen
3) #GordonLightfoot
4) #LucindaWilliams

Artists I heard singing but never saw 😳

1) #JoniMitchell
2) #MarvinGaye

Artists I still REALLY want to see live (okay there are probably too many to list)

1) #NinaNastasia
2) #KateBush
3) #DylanLeBlanc
4) #RomeoVoid/ #DeborahIyall

Artists I REALLY wanted to see, DID see, but no one I know cares ...

1) #Melanie
2) #JDSouther
3) #NinaHagen
4) #WendyWaldman
5) #Tamino
6) #ElyGuerra
7) #ShannonMcNally

Tell me your stories ...

#livemusic #concerts #music #musicworld

SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO + HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB DYLAN “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome” (a Dylan cover) performed by The Gypsy Lizards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYHrP-NsELU

#bobdylan #blood #birthday #gypsy #lizard #gypsylizard #literature #chekov #rimbaud #verlaine #paulfarnham #gordonlightfoot #brillbuilding #celtic #folkmusic #americana #kingstreet #coffeehouse #northumberland #pennsylvania #selinsgrove #johnnyjblair

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a 1976 #hitSong written, composed and performed by the Canadian singer-songwriter #GordonLightfoot to memorialize the sinking of the bulk carrier SS #EdmundFitzgerald in #LakeSuperior on November 10, 1975. Lightfoot considered this song to be his finest work. Appearing originally on his 1976 album #SummertimeDream, Lightfoot re-recorded the song in 1988 for the compilation album #GordsGoldVol2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzTkGyxkYI

Gordon

In the realm of music, Gordie Tapp was the first Canadian Gordon who made it big. He was in the country field. Indeed, he was a regular on the country show, Hee Haw. He only had a couple hits because he was more of an entertainer, emcee, broadcaster and writer.

Gordon Lightfoot is the most famous Canadian Gordon musician. With mega hits like Sundown and If You Could Read My Mind, Lightfoot was known world wide and had a huge fan base. Was he folk, country, or rock? No one could really tell but he didn’t need to say, he was just a singer/songwriter that wheedled his way into the hearts and minds of many people.

Gord Deppe is the main songwriter and singer/guitarist for the Canadian rock band The Spoons. They had the hits Nova Heart, Romantic Traffic and Those Old Emotions. He’s also been known to play guitar for Flock of Seagulls.

Gord Downie was the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. He led the band through most of their existence and even put out some of his own solo work. He died tragically in 2017 of terminal brain cancer.

Probably all you non Canadians figure that there must be a lot of Canadian Gordons since so many are successful musicians. But that’s just not true. I’ve lived my whole 57 years in Canada and have just personally known 1 Gordon. He was a teacher of mine.

So this famous Canadian musician thing that the Gordons have is a statistical anomaly.

In the very early nineties, the Canadian rock band the Bare Naked Ladies seemed to be doing everything right. Their shock name got the attention of nearly everyone, they had two lead singers and had an album’s worth of songs including 4 or 5 that were ear worms. All they needed was a good album title and perhaps they could guarantee success.

They decided to play it conservatively and went with the name Gordon, simply based on how popular Canadians named Gordon seemed to be in pop. They contrived themselves into a successful release and the rest is history for the band.

#country #earWorms #famousCanadianMusicians #FlockOfSeagulls #folkRock #GordDeppe #GordDownie #GordieTapp #GordonLightfoot #HeeHaw #IfYouCouldReadMyMind #NovaHeart #RomanticTraffic #statisticalAnomaly #Sundown #theBareNakedLadies #theSpoons #theTragicallyHip #ThoseOldEmotions