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Jan 8th, 2006 at 5:04pm

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You know, the guy who wrote the song about the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald?

Just curious to see how many other people have actually heard of him!  His music is probably the first thing I remember from my childhood....baking cookies in the middle of winter in the kitchen with my dad listening to his old school TAPES of Gordon Lightfoot Smiley
 
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Reply #1 - Jan 8th, 2006 at 6:13pm

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We learned the song in Music class in like 2nd grade... havent heard it since!
 
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Reply #2 - Jan 8th, 2006 at 7:39pm

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He was popular in the UK back in the 1970s mainly among the folk music fans. I have a couple of vinyl albums but haven't listened to them for years. 'If You Could Read My Mind' & ' Early Morning Rain' are about the only singles I can think of. I think they were minor hits. I was never a big fan myself.
 
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Reply #3 - Jan 9th, 2006 at 11:37am

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Ive got a couple of his songs... Gunny sent them to me....hes ok..
 
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Reply #4 - Jan 10th, 2006 at 7:34pm

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I've heard that song. Never knew who it was by though. Rather sad actually.
 
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Reply #5 - Jan 11th, 2006 at 6:05pm

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She’s been lookin’ like a queen in a sailor’s dream
And she don’t always say what she really means
Sometimes I think it’s a shame
When I get feelin’ better when I’m feelin’ no pain

From "Sundown", the other big hit... I still think that's a classic single. Really tasty guitar solo, too...
 
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Reply #6 - Jan 12th, 2006 at 8:07pm

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The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and Sundown were good songs when they came out. Still think they're great. I listen to a classic station on the radio and just heard Sundown the other day.

Man it sucks when the music you remember comes out on a Time Life album. Grin

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Reply #7 - Jan 13th, 2006 at 2:57am

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  I've listened to Gordon Lightfoot my whole life, great songwriter with a very recognizable voice.
 
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Reply #8 - Jan 13th, 2006 at 7:31pm

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Quote:
She’s been lookin’ like a queen in a sailor’s dream
And she don’t always say what she really means
Sometimes I think it’s a shame
When I get feelin’ better when I’m feelin’ no pain

From "Sundown", the other big hit... I still think that's a classic single. Really tasty guitar solo, too...


Indeed an awesome song!

Has anyone heard the latest stuff from his "harmony" cd? I've found that the songs on that cd are either really good or really bad in my opinion....

I've been playing more and more of his stuff on my 12 string and most of it sounds pretty good and is easy to play Smiley
 
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Reply #9 - Jan 20th, 2006 at 6:19pm

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Gordon Lightfoot, The best folk singer SIMPLEY! in my oppinion, Love his music, have heard every single song of his (or very close to em all) the new stuff is good even though his voice is somewhat weak but its all good, Another good singer is Lee Murdock.... Most prolly never heard of him, he's a local folk singer about the great lakes in MN,IL,MI,Indiana and maybe a few other states around the lakes have a look for his site, has 3 songs up for download..... Cheers, Gunny! And I love ALL of lightfoots music!

EDIT: I saw Lee Murdock in concert and he did the Wreck of the Fitzgearld wasnt too bad either, the guy can simply pull off a good show for 10-20 USD a person!
 
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Reply #10 - Jan 21st, 2006 at 6:36pm

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My Grandma just told me (when i asked if she'd heard of him) that my great uncle (her much younger brother (by about 12yrs)) who has lived in canada since he was 6 went to school with Gordon Lightfoot! lol

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Reply #11 - Jan 23rd, 2006 at 11:58pm

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I have been a fan of Gordon Lightfoots music for a long time.  I think my favorite is probably The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerld.  Although, I really like Sundown as well as Early Morning Rain.
 
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Reply #12 - Jan 29th, 2006 at 10:29am

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it's so good to know that I'm not the only person out here who listens to him Smiley
 
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Reply #13 - Jan 30th, 2006 at 8:59pm

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Reply #14 - Feb 3rd, 2006 at 1:41pm

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The 2 songs that stick out in my head are The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and a remake of a song called The Auctioneer. Both of them I got from LimeWire Wink
 
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