Hi Florian -
back in late 1973 or early 1974 they showed a clip of Gordon performing "Sundown" on the national ZDF Channel. I went out and bought the vinyl album (and subsequenently everything else Gordon released before and after that - some on vinyl, some on CD).
I spent a lot of time in Canada over the last ten years (including Ontario, of course) and fell in love with country. I also came to an even better understanding of the inspiration of a lot of Gordīs songs.
His music has always been around me since 1973, so it feels a bit like listening to a good friendīs voice whenever his music plays in my car or at home.
With the general exception of 1993īs "Waiting For You" I still enjoy each and every Lightfoot album over and over again, and the "Songbook" collection was a gift from heaven. Both the booklet and the so far unreleased tracks are brilliant, and Iīm grateful I did not think twice about spending a lot of money even though I had most of the original tracks already.
Christian
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