Don't know if someone mentioned this earlier but ' Gord's Gold' is not the best starting point for hearing Lightfoot. Many of the songs are rerecordings which pale next to the originals. There's much better Lightfoot to be had.
The Original Lightfoot United Artists set contains his first five albums on three CD's. An excellent place to start... https://www.amazon.com/Original-Lig...381991&sprefix=gordon+lightfoot+united&sr=8-3
If you want to know an answer I can't turn your life around For I am just a painter passing through the underground
It appears that none of the two or three official live releases include Summer Side of Life. I thought not, but double-checked last night...bummer! I believe the clip I posted comes from this, the full concert: It's really too bad it's not available as an official album. I'd buy it! edit: Yes, it's one and the same show.
My fave LP by ANY Canadian! And the original version of The Way I Feel begs the question: why revisit it on the sophomore album?
I was already a deep Gord fan when Gold came out and I was like....no,this isn't right. I suppose it's been one of his biggest sellers and an easy "in" but Gord is best experienced from the ground up or at least the 70's Reprise run which is incredible.
Yeah, this website is like that. I was perfectly happy with my Greatest Hits of Gordon Lightfoot...until I began to read another thread here about his music. I ended up with two studio albums (If You Could Read My Mind and Summer Side of Life), a collection of his first four albums on 2 CDs (United Artists Collection), plus his box set called Songbook. Steve Hoffman Forums: Feeding my addiction since 2017.
My opinions on Gordon Lightfoot are linked directly to the unfortunate time I met him. He was not a pleasant man.
you're going to want to read this Robbie Fulks Dives Headfirst into the Strangely Messy World of Gordon Lightfoot
AMEN on your list. I was going to post The House You Live In and Protocol from his Summertime Dream album. I mean, how graceful are these lyrics: The House You Live In Gordon Lightfoot Go first in the world, go forth with your fears Remember a price must be paid Be always too soon, be never too fast At the time when all bets must be laid Beware of the darkness, be kind to your children Remember the woman who waits And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your gate When you're caught by the gale and you're full under sail Beware of the dangers below And the song that you sing should not be too sad And be sure not to sing it too slow Be calm in the face of all common disgraces And know what they're doin' it for And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your door When you're out on the road and feelin' quite lost Consider the burden of fame And he who is wise will not criticize When other men fail at the game Beware of strange faces and dark dingy places Be careful while bending the law And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your door When you're down in the dumps and not ready to deal Decide what it is that you need Is it money or love, is it learnin' to live Or is it the mouth you must feed Be known as a man who will always be candid On questions that do not relate And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your gate And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your gate
Was it you Gramps Tom? The guy in my story was named Tom and I lost track of him. One day I went to his house and he was gone. I've asked around about him thru the years and nobody has any info.
Did you meet him in the '70s? I read an article approximately 5 years ago (in Uncut, I think), which described an encounter (in the '70s) by a journalist, when Gordon Lightfoot was a raging alcoholic.
