I'm an English gal who is a big GL fan. Fave songs being: 'Wreck', 'I'm not supposed to care' in fact loads of them! I have 'Gord's Gold 1 & 2 with all his hits that get played constantly. Would love to see him live but don't suppose he comes over here!

Well, I must say after listening to GL for 30 years, everything prior to and including Endless Wire is awesome.
I had the priveledge last year of sitting 4 rows up from him at a Blue Jays baseball game, and I must say the game took on a new meaning.
Summertime Dream, In the Early Morning Rain, and Alberta Bound stand out, but not by much from so many others.
I was living in Montreal when I bought my first GL album Don Quixote when I was 16. I have now lived in Alberta for 27 years.
GL is an outstanding, and wonderful musician that is unequalled. His music is timeless, and has such depth and meaning. I sing your songs while driving as enthusiastically now as I did 25 years ago.
Thanks Gord, you have given so many so much for so long.

Well, I must say after listening to GL for 30 years, everything prior to and including Endless Wire is awesome.
I had the priveledge last year of sitting 4 rows up from him at a Blue Jays baseball game, and I must say the game took on a new meaning.
Summertime Dream, In the Early Morning Rain, and Alberta Bound stand out, but not by much from so many others.
I was living in Montreal when I bought my first GL album Don Quixote when I was 16. I have now lived in Alberta for 27 years.
GL is an outstanding, and wonderful musician that is unequalled. His music is timeless, and has such depth and meaning. I sing your songs while driving as enthusiastically now as I did 25 years ago.
Thanks Gord, you have given so many so much for so long.

there are so many of his songs I like,but "steel rail blues" was the first one I heard and it got me hooked on Gord in 68'.I was listening to a local program called "folk bag" and I have been hooked ever since.

there are so many of his songs I like,but "steel rail blues" was the first one I heard and it got me hooked on Gord in 68'.I was listening to a local program called "folk bag" and I have been hooked ever since.

Of course, my banal answer is IYCRMM, if only because that song is my favorite song overall. I don't know why it is (I think it is like the Tao, if my favorite can be explained it isn't really my favorite).

But a less banal list:
Talking In Your Sleep - very true and humane.

Miguel - My wife tells me it made her mother cry, but she always had to hear it.

Don Quixote - I love the cadence of that song, and the blaze of tangled hooves at the end.

Rainy Day People - Its just so true.

Race Among the Ruins - Only a Canadian can rhyme "ruins" with "soon!"

Summer Side of Life - That song makes ME cry, but I always have to hear it!

My wife and I saw Gord at the Westbury Music Fair three years ago, and it was a highlight in my life. He's saved my life so many times over the years, it was wonderful to give him back some through my applause.

Of course, my banal answer is IYCRMM, if only because that song is my favorite song overall. I don't know why it is (I think it is like the Tao, if my favorite can be explained it isn't really my favorite).

But a less banal list:
Talking In Your Sleep - very true and humane.

Miguel - My wife tells me it made her mother cry, but she always had to hear it.

Don Quixote - I love the cadence of that song, and the blaze of tangled hooves at the end.

Rainy Day People - Its just so true.

Race Among the Ruins - Only a Canadian can rhyme "ruins" with "soon!"

Summer Side of Life - That song makes ME cry, but I always have to hear it!

My wife and I saw Gord at the Westbury Music Fair three years ago, and it was a highlight in my life. He's saved my life so many times over the years, it was wonderful to give him back some through my applause.

I LOVED YOUR BEAUTIFUL WHAT A GREAT SONG IN 1976 I WANTED IT FOR MY WEDDING SONG GORDON IS A GREAT SONG WRITER SINGER GUTARIST!!!!!!BRING BACK GORDON

I LOVED YOUR BEAUTIFUL WHAT A GREAT SONG IN 1976 I WANTED IT FOR MY WEDDING SONG GORDON IS A GREAT SONG WRITER SINGER GUTARIST!!!!!!BRING BACK GORDON

Favourite G.L song? It simply has to be "beautiful" ,As a singer/songwtiter myself I know that to write a song like this would be a true miracle, The melody just laps over those almost magical chord progressions. the man's a genius!

Favourite G.L song? It simply has to be "beautiful" ,As a singer/songwtiter myself I know that to write a song like this would be a true miracle, The melody just laps over those almost magical chord progressions. the man's a genius!

It seems many who post, list their favorite as the song they identify as making them a fan of GL. That's why I'm listing "Cherokee Bend" from the "Cold on the Shoulder" album. It's a great story song and I first heard it when I would listen to my older brother's 8-track tape on his stereo (now that's dating this story.) It was around 1976 and I have loved GL's music ever since. I think my favorite part of the song is when he describes the mother dying and the son burying her in the snow before going back to the white man's town. As we all know, however you can't have just one favorite GL song. That's what makes him so amazing. Best wishes to GL on his recovery. John from Olathe, KS

It seems many who post, list their favorite as the song they identify as making them a fan of GL. That's why I'm listing "Cherokee Bend" from the "Cold on the Shoulder" album. It's a great story song and I first heard it when I would listen to my older brother's 8-track tape on his stereo (now that's dating this story.) It was around 1976 and I have loved GL's music ever since. I think my favorite part of the song is when he describes the mother dying and the son burying her in the snow before going back to the white man's town. As we all know, however you can't have just one favorite GL song. That's what makes him so amazing. Best wishes to GL on his recovery. John from Olathe, KS

Hi Yall

My favorit one is Nous Vivons Ensemble because it is melodically beautiful and universal.

With love to Gordon. I feel like he is my buddy although I have not met him. But I have seen him in concerts and enjoy his albums, tapes and CDs.

From John your buddy from Mesapotemia.

Hi Yall

My favorit one is Nous Vivons Ensemble because it is melodically beautiful and universal.

With love to Gordon. I feel like he is my buddy although I have not met him. But I have seen him in concerts and enjoy his albums, tapes and CDs.

From John your buddy from Mesapotemia.

Miguel. From the Summer Side of Life. Great to drive down the highway listening to it........

Miguel. From the Summer Side of Life. Great to drive down the highway listening to it........

[QUOTE]Originally posted by PALancia:
[B]I've loved Gordon since a kid in the 70's.

I read your Gordon Lightfoot's (GL) favorate song article and appreciate your disclaimer of one favorate. I feel like you in that there are so many great ones that it would be doubtfull to justify the best one.

I am also interested in the Syria Mosque concert you mentioned here. Please let me know what the concert hall is all about. The name is very intersting to me.

I have seen Gl in concerts in 1980 and in 2002 and missed others that were sold out. He does not come to Florida as much as he came to the Northern places.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you.

John

[QUOTE]Originally posted by PALancia:
[B]I've loved Gordon since a kid in the 70's.

I read your Gordon Lightfoot's (GL) favorate song article and appreciate your disclaimer of one favorate. I feel like you in that there are so many great ones that it would be doubtfull to justify the best one.

I am also interested in the Syria Mosque concert you mentioned here. Please let me know what the concert hall is all about. The name is very intersting to me.

I have seen Gl in concerts in 1980 and in 2002 and missed others that were sold out. He does not come to Florida as much as he came to the Northern places.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you.

John

This is a new found site for me. I am a huge Lightfoot fan having been to as many concerts as I could and owning most albums made plus songbooks. I don't think anybody mentioned Did she mention my name, it has always been a favorite of mine. I hope that Gord comes out west again soon. By the way a nother favorite is A song for a winters night. Great site; greetings from Victoria.

This is a new found site for me. I am a huge Lightfoot fan having been to as many concerts as I could and owning most albums made plus songbooks. I don't think anybody mentioned Did she mention my name, it has always been a favorite of mine. I hope that Gord comes out west again soon. By the way a nother favorite is A song for a winters night. Great site; greetings from Victoria.

Song for a Winter's Night would have to be my all time favorite, but I must add that I really love Seven Island Suite and The Watchman's Gone, too! I LOVE the strings in the background.

Song for a Winter's Night would have to be my all time favorite, but I must add that I really love Seven Island Suite and The Watchman's Gone, too! I LOVE the strings in the background.

quote:Originally posted by Florian:
What is your favorite Lightfoot Song & Why?

(topic originated by Wes Steele)


[This message has been edited by Florian (edited February 26, 2000).]

quote:Originally posted by Florian:
What is your favorite Lightfoot Song & Why?

(topic originated by Wes Steele)


[This message has been edited by Florian (edited February 26, 2000).]

First let me start by saying how grateful I am for discovering this bulletin board.

Gord has had just a huge impact on my life for about the last 30 years. His music has been a continuing theme throughout my husband's and my marriage...a road map.

It would be impossible to list all of the favorites here. There isn't one that I don't
like. The favorites change from day to day and week to week.

Just a few are "Pussywillow Cattails", "Early Morning Rain", "Canadian
Railroad Triology", IYCRMM, "Alberta Bound",
"Sundown", "Song for A Winter's Night", "Don
Quixote","Yarmouth Castle", "I'm Not Supposed
to Care"......just a beginning. And, then
there is the "Edmund Fitzgerald". Having grown up three blocks from Lake superior and
having seen the "Fitz", made this song even more haunting.

Just have to say, that there is no other like Gord. He truly is a craftsman, musician,
writer, singer, instrumentalist, but his ability to incorporate all of these things into one entity is unsurpassed.

Gord, be well. May you gain strength everyday.

"May the light of love surround you tonight."
-G.L.

First let me start by saying how grateful I am for discovering this bulletin board.

Gord has had just a huge impact on my life for about the last 30 years. His music has been a continuing theme throughout my husband's and my marriage...a road map.

It would be impossible to list all of the favorites here. There isn't one that I don't
like. The favorites change from day to day and week to week.

Just a few are "Pussywillow Cattails", "Early Morning Rain", "Canadian
Railroad Triology", IYCRMM, "Alberta Bound",
"Sundown", "Song for A Winter's Night", "Don
Quixote","Yarmouth Castle", "I'm Not Supposed
to Care"......just a beginning. And, then
there is the "Edmund Fitzgerald". Having grown up three blocks from Lake superior and
having seen the "Fitz", made this song even more haunting.

Just have to say, that there is no other like Gord. He truly is a craftsman, musician,
writer, singer, instrumentalist, but his ability to incorporate all of these things into one entity is unsurpassed.

Gord, be well. May you gain strength everyday.

"May the light of love surround you tonight."
-G.L.

Guess my favourite ‘ll be his last-un!
‘Cos all ‘is udders were great;
Undercarriage:
Under-cover:
But NEVER !
Under-rate!
So I’ve sed it on dis’ web-site;
Stars’ll never come back
‘ome.
It’s just a neophytes religion;
Just a fisherman’s
‘ome.

If you pin me down some miners shaft,
If you tie me to some doin’s;
It’s gotta-be- the story of LIfe
Yeah!
THAT RACE-AMONG-THE RUINS!

Gunnight’ n’ Gord’ Bless!

Guess my favourite ‘ll be his last-un!
‘Cos all ‘is udders were great;
Undercarriage:
Under-cover:
But NEVER !
Under-rate!
So I’ve sed it on dis’ web-site;
Stars’ll never come back
‘ome.
It’s just a neophytes religion;
Just a fisherman’s
‘ome.

If you pin me down some miners shaft,
If you tie me to some doin’s;
It’s gotta-be- the story of LIfe
Yeah!
THAT RACE-AMONG-THE RUINS!

Gunnight’ n’ Gord’ Bless!

My favorite Gordon Lightfoot song is Summer Side of Life if I have to pick one. All his songs are great. I enjoy Summer side because it matches a time in my life that I had experience. The other up on the top of the list song is Carefree Highway. I am always slipping away on the carefree highway to get away from my sweet shattered problems of life. I can think of the good time like he does in this song. To be satisfied with my life like he says...is living....

Love ya Gordy! Can't wait to see you in Halifax NS!!! Get well soon! I still have your tickets for the postponed concert!
Love Sharon

My favorite Gordon Lightfoot song is Summer Side of Life if I have to pick one. All his songs are great. I enjoy Summer side because it matches a time in my life that I had experience. The other up on the top of the list song is Carefree Highway. I am always slipping away on the carefree highway to get away from my sweet shattered problems of life. I can think of the good time like he does in this song. To be satisfied with my life like he says...is living....

Love ya Gordy! Can't wait to see you in Halifax NS!!! Get well soon! I still have your tickets for the postponed concert!
Love Sharon

I grew up in New York in the 70's, and as a kid listening to the radio, I always heard and loved 'Read My Mind', 'Carefree Highway', 'Sundown' and 'Wreck', but never had any real sense of the breadth of GF's material beyond those huge hits until very recently, when I picked up 'Gord's Gold'; I see now that I have a LOT of catching up to do.

I'm surprised how infrequently 'Canadian Railroad Trilogy' has been mentioned. To me, that song is a MASTERPIECE in the true sense of the word. The historical theme, the narrative expressed from multiple perspectives, the distinct but integrated melodic themes. Enough to make any aspiring songwriter feel overwhelmed with simultaneous feelings of inspiration and inadequacy.

I grew up in New York in the 70's, and as a kid listening to the radio, I always heard and loved 'Read My Mind', 'Carefree Highway', 'Sundown' and 'Wreck', but never had any real sense of the breadth of GF's material beyond those huge hits until very recently, when I picked up 'Gord's Gold'; I see now that I have a LOT of catching up to do.

I'm surprised how infrequently 'Canadian Railroad Trilogy' has been mentioned. To me, that song is a MASTERPIECE in the true sense of the word. The historical theme, the narrative expressed from multiple perspectives, the distinct but integrated melodic themes. Enough to make any aspiring songwriter feel overwhelmed with simultaneous feelings of inspiration and inadequacy.

I agree! Great point!
I love Gords Gold. That is such a great cd.
Railroad Trilogy is definitely a masterpiece and you are right point it out to us. I love that song and often felt that although it was written about the western half of Canada that it is a great song for all of us (I am in Atlantic Canada)
Nice to meet you by the way!
Sharon

I agree! Great point!
I love Gords Gold. That is such a great cd.
Railroad Trilogy is definitely a masterpiece and you are right point it out to us. I love that song and often felt that although it was written about the western half of Canada that it is a great song for all of us (I am in Atlantic Canada)
Nice to meet you by the way!
Sharon

My favorite songs right now are:

1. Dream Street Rose
2. Beautiful
3. Romance
4. Blackberry Wine
5. Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald

These are in no particular order http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

My favorite songs right now are:

1. Dream Street Rose
2. Beautiful
3. Romance
4. Blackberry Wine
5. Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald

These are in no particular order http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

That questions brings out of me a different answer each day... but I gotta give Carefree Highway the credit to have brought me to that great songwriter. Did she mention my name, I'm not supposed to care, It's worth beliving... All were my favorites at one point...

That questions brings out of me a different answer each day... but I gotta give Carefree Highway the credit to have brought me to that great songwriter. Did she mention my name, I'm not supposed to care, It's worth beliving... All were my favorites at one point...

Wow, so tough, but fun to think about. I could just transcribe the playlist from the mixed cassette that's been in my car forever:

--Ten Degrees and Getting Colder (which I always rewind at least once)

--Marie Christine--another cool ship song

--Sit Down Young Stranger--makes me cry. So good.

--For Lovin' Me

--Walls

--Affair on Eighth Avenue

--Rainbow Trout--definitely a finalist

--Dream Street Rose--another favorite

--Magnificent Outpouring

--Spanish Moss

--Morning Glory What's the Story?

--Don Quixote

--Go My Way

--Song for a Winter's Night

. . . OK, I'm going to go play it now.