Gordon Lightfoot Tribute
i didn't realize he was sick either.his music transcended politics,religion and social class.he was a true advocate for the common man and their true feelings.there was hardly any song that you couldn't identify with,especially the emotional aspect of it. get well gord,the world can't afford to lose the likes of you.you can't be replaced. |
Gee keep us informed on his illness. I recently bought his DVD and he looked a little bit under the weather there but I wrote it off to age. His music is timeless, one of the great storytellers to emerge in our time. Another canadian that I place in the same catagory is Bruce Cockburn. He has made references to GL as an influence. But a great treasure he is to music world. |
He's a Canadian icon and I'm sure many of us (Canadians, that is) were a little taken aback by his illness last year. I think we often take our cultural and political icons for granted. Anyway, a quick "google" yielded the following links: http://www.lightfoot.ca/ http://globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20031010.wlight1010/BNStory/Front/?query=lightfoot Check it out for some news for Lightfoot fans. Cheers. |
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20031010.wlight1010/BNStory/Front/?query=lightfoot is the link to the most recent story I read. This was what prompted the thread. Some of my favorite tracks are: It's worth believin' Sit down young stranger Saturday cloths In a windowpane Oh, Linda Go-Go Round Tatoo Whispers of the North I can't think of anything he did that I really dislike! How many people are there about which a person could say that!?! |
