Agreed. First time I saw him (2012ish) his voice was a whisper on many songs, but he sang this so clearly and it’s so beautiful, tears just washed down my face.
If you get the right one. My sister attended a concert where he complained about not getting enough applause. I also attended which was overall good but hecdid complain about how he wanted to be at a party he had been invited to.
Still playing, but his voice is shot. I've seen both him and James Taylor in concert and while Lightfoot has lost his vocal power, Taylor just gets better.
Daniel thank you for playing the songs I love 💕 I'm 67 years old & your my favorite reaction video artist. With gratitude your senior citizen from Kansas
There's something about this man's voice, the beautiful guitar work, and the strings that you mentioned that really trigger the emotions. So nice to see you react emotionally, I do every time I hear it. There's a lot of poetry in his lyrics too.
I completely agree with everything you just said, particularly about his lyrics. He wrote lyrics that really tugged at the heart. Also, this song is an example of when a string arrangement actually (at least in my opinion) add to the emotions the song is trying to convey. I've often found that certain songs by popular artists end up having a string arrangement that I've thought were completely unnecessary, and that therefore took away from the listening experience. This particular song, however, is an example of strings being completely essential to the track.
82 years old, has tentative concert tickets available well into 2021. Amazing writer, singer, person. Transcends time. Legend. Still the most views of any dissection on Daniel's channel. By far...
Honey, if that masterpiece ever fails to affect you that way, check your pulse. It may be gone. Daniel, you have the soul of an artist. The pain you felt while hearing this song is the beautiful suffering of an artist. For me, it’s the ending of my first marriage. And, it also describes the agony of 2020. There’s a truth that we’re all afraid to face, this afternoon, and it is this: 2021 will be worse. More, much more, death is waiting . It will get much worse before it begins to get better. I don’t know how we’re going to bear it. But, God’s love is our greatest hope. May He bless you and give us all the strength that we’re going to need. Love, Leanna
Death happens daily non stop. Less than 2% of the population of the world has or has had Covid 19. Don't accept what the media spews to paint everything as doom and gloom is anywhere near the truth. Death is not waiting any more than it does daily.
Again one of those memorable song memories as a kid. Loved it when it came on the radio. Divorced three years this song is so much heavier than when I was 12.
Daniel, as you heard this song, I could see the pain on your face. From verse to verse and then the chorus with chains on his feet, the feelings lost and just can't get it back. That loss brought tears to my eyes. You have that same reaction to this. So glad that you had the opportunity to hear song. It was one of Gordon's famous songs.
"Early Morning Rain" and "Carefree Highway" are two songs of his you'll catch yourself humming long after hearing them; they linger like a rich flavor in your mind. GL has a knack of hitting that.
Could be a perfect song. The string arrangement and bass with that second guitar all so perfectly placed. Gordon’s vocal and lyrics all just hit on a deep level. Thanks for reacting to this song. Maybe try his song “Early Morning Rain”.
Yes!! If anything on this Earth was ever perfect this is a perfect song The music, the lyrics and his amazing voice are perfect. A masterpiece, Pure genius !!
@@KenBreadbox does he? Well he’s right. Everything in this song serves not just the song but the meaning and emotion of it and does it with subtle touch.
Young man..you bring out so many emotions in ME just by watching YOU. You are so admired and loved. I appreciate your compassion and love for all music. Well done
Hearing this song when it was in the charts, it was probably the first song to ever really move me. It still brings tears to my eyes all these decades later. 'Carefree Highway' is another good song of his.
Always loved this song - as a kid I remember how the phrases "castle dark" and "fortress strong" could send a shiver up my spine where "dark castle" or "strong fortress" would not. Poetry v prose. As I got older, I better understood the part about the paperback novels - I read my share of "Harlequin romances" - and to me the song became more of a cautionary tale - beware of casting your partner in the role of the romantic hero; if you do, you'll miss who they really are - they'll become a ghost you can't see.
Definitely one of my favorite songs ever. I mean holy crap, that guy's voice! His daughter requested that he change the lyric "feelings that you lack" so that the relationship issues didn't sound one-sided. So in his live performances he sings "feelings that we lack."
“I don’t know where we went wrong, but the feeling’s gone, and I just can’t get it back.” That’s every breakup ever. You can’t put it any better than that.
The strong male baritone of the Great Northern Prairie expressing deep and remorsefully reflective emotions. Gordon Lightfoot uses the plain and unadorned vocabulary of everyday life to tell you a story within a story ...that in turn is everyone's story If you would like to hear more in this traditional Canadian folk style look up the song "Four Strong Winds" **original by Ian & Sylvia** but later covered popularly by Neil Young
I've liked Gordon since I was very young, but yet I still feel like I enjoy his music more and more as each year goes by. He only had a handful of really big hits, but his catalogue is as deep as any you'll find and, yes, Canadian Railroad Trilogy is a must!
I was around 11 when this came out so I’ve heard it many times but it’s only been in the last ten or so years that I’ve come to appreciate what a beautiful song it is and it’s one of my favourites now.
I don't want to speak for you or assume your situation, but I'm guessing with your added life experiences, the message resonates with you a little more now than when you were 11. Either way, truly a great song! Stay safe and best of success in life.
@@Young_Jim Oh yes, absolutely! Didn't quite get it when I was younger. I like it, but didn't get it. Now that I'm older (50s) yeah, it's much more powerful lyrically for me now. Kind of like Johnny Cash singing 'Hurt'. Same song, but seems to come from a different perspective than Trent's version. Best wishes.
This song sounds like some type of closure as I can feel the pain in his voice,not only this but he also seems to be looking back as he is not able to understand what went wrong.
Our last concert in March was his. It was his first concert on his to be resumed tour. He still has at least 98% of his voice! Funny someone brought up Fogelberg next. Dan and Gordon were good friends. In fact, Gordon’s ranch in Canada saw MANY greats there. TOGETHER!! Huge parties with WONDERFUL song collaborations!! Lennon, Dylan, Joni Mitchell, so many greats!! Glad you got to hear this song!! It’s quite sad, but quite lovely at the same time!!
Daniel, Gordon is a Canadian treasure that we happily share with the rest of the world! He is an amazing live performer and a great musician, songwriter and vocalist. You could do far worse than to check out more of his songs. Happy New Year to you!!
IT was 1970 and as a ten year old kid I repeatedly listened to Gordon Lightfoot. Grest storyteller and artist. His music was his art. You could follow what he was singing and describing at the same time. 61 years old and still bask in the warmth of his voice.
"Well, frick," might just be my favorite quick reaction to ANY song...absolutely appropriate, if you ask me...this is a deep yet simple song, beautifully arranged and performed...very sad and very relatable...Gordon Lightfoot has been and will remain one of my favorite singer/songwriters...and, yes, please, "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," a truly epic song-as-history: ruclips.net/video/PXzauTuRG78/видео.html
I believe this song introduced most of us to Gordon Lightfoot. It's Too Late by Carole King is a bit more up-beat (just a bit) but the feeling is about the same. A sad but honest break-up song.
I can see it in yours eyes young man! You FELT THAT SONG. Some songs you listen to. Some songs you feel the pain! This song after nearly 50 yrs still gut punched me every single time I listen to it
Damn.. I know this was years ago but just started listening to you.. It really breaks my heart so many of your generation lost out on so many great lyricists of their day.. I appreciate you listening. Such beauty in the past..
Edmund Fitzgerald was the Gordon Lightfoot song you reviewed, and proof of a serendipity fate moment, as that was the song that I very first watched your channel a few weeks ago, a random utube search for one of my fave songs, and having just learned what you & others are sharing, reactions to old classic songs heard for the 1st time, clicked on your channel. Enchanted, delighted, subscribed (one of only 3 I subscribe to), you had me at "wow!" ...LOL! That said, Thank you Daniel, you are teaching about so much more than just music/lyrics...your insight, instinct for searching for deeper meanings, along with your very obvious love of learning, exploring the world of music, is priceless. You are teaching others how music, a language shared internationally and that has no boundaries, limits or walls, is open to people of all generations, nations, cultures. Thank you again...I suspect that this will be a long, delightful journey, thank you for bringing us all along with you:) cheers, warmest always from across the pond! Ladybudd
Daniel, this is a fantastic reaction! I don't want to embarrass you, but you have the most expressive eyes! Your emotions are so clear in your reaction to this beautiful song! I hope you will find time to do more of Gordon! In fact, if I could be so bold, I would suggest that you do an album reaction to "Gord's Gold", even if it's one song at a time! If nothing else, based on your emotional reaction to this song, I request that you do a reaction to "Affair on 8th Avenue" by Gordon. It's achingly beautiful, and his lyrics will pull your heart strings in a major way! Happy New Year, young Man!
If you like Lightfoot, you should also check out some John Denver.... "Annie's Song", "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "Goodbye Again", "Fly Away" .... BTW, Tori Amos has a great live cover of this song on youtube.
Gordon Lighfoot has a way of weaving words together to entice an emotional response. You need to check out his songs Sundown, Carefree Highway or Rainy Day People... eventually there's a lot of songs to check out.
Haven't heard this for a few years but it still gives me chills as it always did. There is nothing extra in his songs So pure. And Gordon's rhymes are so perfect & so effortless.
You listened to one of the most perfect songs and arrangements ever written. Gord was greatly admired by songwriters from Dylan to Buffett. The second guitar fills are just sublime. The strings never intrude, but enhance the experience. Many claim he never wrote a bad song.
Been a fan of Gordon Lightfoot for over 40 years. Even though this song is sad it is still beautiful. He is a master of his craft. Thank-you. Happy New Years!!
At one point in time, Gordon's daughter asked him to change the line "The feelings that you lack" to "The feelings that WE lack", because both he and his wife shared responsibility for their divorce. From then on in concerts, Lightfoot sang "we lack". Kudos to his daughter. RIP Gordon Lightfoot, writer of so many amazing songs.
Gordon had the ability to put deep complicated emotions into words. Not many can do that. Most people who have gone through this experience wouldn't be able to articulate it
I grew up listening to this track, Sundown and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald but I wasn't exposed to more of his music because mainstream radio only played these. I have enjoyed discovering more of his catalog via Pandora as well as RUclips. I have gone back to review catalogs of artists like Van Morrison as well. Even though I have listened to these artists for 40 years and I thought I knew what they had to offer, I am discovering how much I haven't heard. I have always been a huge Elvis fan and thought I had heard all of his songs, I have discovered differently. He performed over 700 hundred songs and though I watched every movie and had several albums, that didn't even scratch the surface. I have enjoyed watching people from every age group react to the songs I have spent a lifetime loving. Music is the common denominator that has the ability to bring all ages together regardless of race, gender or ethnicity. So thanks for keeping the music alive. I have always tried to teach my kids but I loved blowing my 15 year old sons mind by introducing him to The Animals, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and essentially gave him an evolution of music in 30 songs. I started with Robert Johnson and moved on from there. @dicondissectionalreactions It will be your generations responsibility to pass it along. Thank you for taking the time to broaden your knowledge.
....for a music aficionado such as yourself, can't do much better than studying Lightfoot's lyrics......tremendous story-teller. thanks for posting. and Happy New Year..........
So happy you have discovered and appreciate Gord. (Lightfoot used to play an annual 7 to 10 day residency every November at Toronto's Massey Hall, famed for its acoustics. It would sell out in hours. The combination of his guitar playing and his golden voice could make the most hardened heart break. There were few dry eyes after one of his shows. Lots of tears of joy too, though.) Oh, and Bonne Année! Happy New Year!
You put so much heart into your reaction, you nearly made me cry, just watching how the music and lyrics moved you to reflect how much you see yourself and your experiences in Lightfoot’s song.
I'm sorry for your profound losses. I heard him sing this my first-year university at a concert in 1971. It reflected my deep depression. I quit uni the next fall. It brings back the memory and pain of an undiluted solution of a heart drowning in heartache. It's just as beautiful as it is pain-filled. Such is life: beauty and pain. Walk on.
Some songs make you laugh, some make you cry, some make you happy, some make you sad. That’s what’s great about music, art. Lightfoot is a great artist.
My wife and I saw Lightfoot in a solo performance in a large venue maybe 35 years ago... This guy walks out with his guitar and starts playing and singing and within minutes it felt like you were just sitting in your living room with a friend... Amazing writer, player, singer, and performer. We've been blessed to have had him and his music for so many years!
Gordon is an incredible Canadian Singer Songwriter. An icon here in Canada 🇨🇦 This was his first big international hit single. Have seen Gordon live several times here in Canada. Excellent always! 🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦
Canadian here and a fan of Lightfoot since the 1960s. This was one of his softer, more radio-friendly US hits. You ought to try his Canadian Railroad Trilogy next. He wrote it in less than a week on commission from the CBC (Canada's public broadcaster) for Canada's centennial in 1967. Other good ones include Sit Down Young Stranger, Song For a Winter's Night, and Early Morning Rain.
I have heard this song ++ many times. I have seen him many times sing this in his annual visits to Massey Hall, in Toronto. This song has always touched me, but I think that for today, your reaction touched me even more. I got the feeling that it was an emotional gut punch that captured something that might have been going on in your life. I really don't know what your emotional response was, but your reaction was honest and true. Thank you for that.
It’s so wonderful to have and see younger men and women experience what I have for the last 45 years! All these songs are a great taste of what’s to come…….ENJOY ✌️
I like Bob Dylan's comment: "The only bad thing about a Gordon Lightfoot song is when it ends."
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@@foxandscout Thanks, I typed that completely wrong.
Word!
Gordon is a wizard of words!
Gordon lightfoot is one of the best singer songwriters who ever did or ever will live. He is amazing in concert.
Agreed. First time I saw him (2012ish) his voice was a whisper on many songs, but he sang this so clearly and it’s so beautiful, tears just washed down my face.
seldom heard carly simon album,anticipation,mind blowin songs,tears galore
Just saw his concert last. It was like watching a legend craft his artistry. Awesome concert!!!
If you get the right one. My sister attended a concert where he complained about not getting enough applause. I also attended which was overall good but hecdid complain about how he wanted to be at a party he had been invited to.
It is great to see someone your age embrace their emotion instead of run from them.
Absolutely agree!
Gordon is a thousand years old and still out there playing live. He’s great.
Zach, here he is playing during the pandemic. Amazing!
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Still playing, but his voice is shot. I've seen both him and James Taylor in concert and while Lightfoot has lost his vocal power, Taylor just gets better.
@@Kelleypen way shot, at that age you’re there to see him though.
I love the guy but I thought he was going to fall asleep on stage the last time I saw him
"Every time I hear a Gordon Lightfoot song, I wish it would never end."- Bob Dylan, who considers him his mentor.
My favorite Gordon Lightfoot song. I've heard it a thousand times, but it still affects me every time.
Daniel thank you for playing the songs I love 💕 I'm 67 years old & your my favorite reaction video artist. With gratitude your senior citizen from Kansas
There's something about this man's voice, the beautiful guitar work, and the strings that you mentioned that really trigger the emotions. So nice to see you react emotionally, I do every time I hear it. There's a lot of poetry in his lyrics too.
I completely agree with everything you just said, particularly about his lyrics. He wrote lyrics that really tugged at the heart. Also, this song is an example of when a string arrangement actually (at least in my opinion) add to the emotions the song is trying to convey. I've often found that certain songs by popular artists end up having a string arrangement that I've thought were completely unnecessary, and that therefore took away from the listening experience. This particular song, however, is an example of strings being completely essential to the track.
82 years old, has tentative concert tickets available well into 2021. Amazing writer, singer, person. Transcends time. Legend. Still the most views of any dissection on Daniel's channel. By far...
Have seen him twice at Massey Hall in Toronto years ago, and amazed that he still performs there
Honey, if that masterpiece ever fails to affect you that way, check your pulse. It may be gone. Daniel, you have the soul of an artist. The pain you felt while hearing this song is the beautiful suffering of an artist. For me, it’s the ending of my first marriage. And, it also describes the agony of 2020. There’s a truth that we’re all afraid to face, this afternoon, and it is this: 2021 will be worse. More, much more, death is waiting . It will get much worse before it begins to get better. I don’t know how we’re going to bear it. But, God’s love is our greatest hope. May He bless you and give us all the strength that we’re going to need.
Love, Leanna
Death happens daily non stop. Less than 2% of the population of the world has or has had Covid 19. Don't accept what the media spews to paint everything as doom and gloom is anywhere near the truth. Death is not waiting any more than it does daily.
I can't imagine what he was feeling when he wrote these words. It sounds so painful.
Again one of those memorable song memories as a kid. Loved it when it came on the radio.
Divorced three years this song is so much heavier than when I was 12.
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Daniel, as you heard this song, I could see the pain on your face. From verse to verse and then the chorus with chains on his feet, the feelings lost and just can't get it back. That loss brought tears to my eyes. You have that same reaction to this. So glad that you had the opportunity to hear song. It was one of Gordon's famous songs.
One of my all time favorites. The lyrics are so amazing you can almost miss the gorgeous music.
"Early Morning Rain" and "Carefree Highway" are two songs of his you'll catch yourself humming long after hearing them; they linger like a rich flavor in your mind. GL has a knack of hitting that.
Could be a perfect song. The string arrangement and bass with that second guitar all so perfectly placed. Gordon’s vocal and lyrics all just hit on a deep level. Thanks for reacting to this song. Maybe try his song “Early Morning Rain”.
Another great song, yes, indeed!
Yes!! If anything on this Earth was ever perfect this is a perfect song The music, the lyrics and his amazing voice are perfect. A masterpiece, Pure genius !!
Rick Beato does in fact claim this is the perfect song.
@@KenBreadbox does he? Well he’s right. Everything in this song serves not just the song but the meaning and emotion of it and does it with subtle touch.
Young man..you bring out so many emotions in ME just by watching YOU. You are so admired and loved. I appreciate your compassion and love for all music. Well done
His songs always bring me right back to being a kid and only having AM radio to listen in the car
Same here
Hearing this song when it was in the charts, it was probably the first song to ever really move me. It still brings tears to my eyes all these decades later. 'Carefree Highway' is another good song of his.
I don’t plan to have a gravestone, but if I did it would have the epitaph “Carefree Highway, Let Me Slip Away On You”.
It moved me and I was only 7 back in 1970.
Try "Beautiful", "Song for a Winter Night", "Did She Mention My Name?", "Don Quixote", and as mentioned, "Canadian Railroad Trilogy".
Such a beautiful song. Gordon is clearly a magical creature. The way he ended this song was just perfect.
Awww man , your patrons have done fantastic musical taste… love this song and artist 👍🏴
Always loved this song - as a kid I remember how the phrases "castle dark" and "fortress strong" could send a shiver up my spine where "dark castle" or "strong fortress" would not. Poetry v prose. As I got older, I better understood the part about the paperback novels - I read my share of "Harlequin romances" - and to me the song became more of a cautionary tale - beware of casting your partner in the role of the romantic hero; if you do, you'll miss who they really are - they'll become a ghost you can't see.
Definitely one of my favorite songs ever. I mean holy crap, that guy's voice! His daughter requested that he change the lyric "feelings that you lack" so that the relationship issues didn't sound one-sided. So in his live performances he sings "feelings that we lack."
Sad but beautiful. The orchestration coupled with the melody and his voice just make this a gorgeous song, and it found all the prettiest chords.
Just beautiful. This is a very well written and well crafted song. I think it has an eternal message.
One can literally read your reactions by watching your face...that’s called authenticity...don’t lose that...it’s a beautiful thing
“I don’t know where we went wrong, but the feeling’s gone, and I just can’t get it back.” That’s every breakup ever. You can’t put it any better than that.
Gordon is a legend. Brilliant song writer and pick guitarist. Nice choice!
The strong male baritone of the Great Northern Prairie expressing deep and remorsefully reflective emotions. Gordon Lightfoot uses the plain and unadorned vocabulary of everyday life to tell you a story within a story ...that in turn is everyone's story
If you would like to hear more in this traditional Canadian folk style look up the song "Four Strong Winds" **original by Ian & Sylvia** but later covered popularly by Neil Young
I really enjoyed watching your reaction to one of my favourite songs. You actually get it!!!!
When a once-great relationship finds its way to the end
"Beautiful" is another masterpiece. After listening to Gordo for over 50 years I still get goosebumps. Best songwriter in history imo.
I've liked Gordon since I was very young, but yet I still feel like I enjoy his music more and more as each year goes by. He only had a handful of really big hits, but his catalogue is as deep as any you'll find and, yes, Canadian Railroad Trilogy is a must!
I was around 11 when this came out so I’ve heard it many times but it’s only been in the last ten or so years that I’ve come to appreciate what a beautiful song it is and it’s one of my favourites now.
I was about that age. Loved it then. Loved it still.
Same
I don't want to speak for you or assume your situation, but I'm guessing with your added life experiences, the message resonates with you a little more now than when you were 11. Either way, truly a great song!
Stay safe and best of success in life.
John D - absolutely, as I get older some songs resonate more and more with me on an emotional level, another one is Pink Floyd’s Time. All the best.
@@Young_Jim Oh yes, absolutely! Didn't quite get it when I was younger. I like it, but didn't get it. Now that I'm older (50s) yeah, it's much more powerful lyrically for me now. Kind of like Johnny Cash singing 'Hurt'. Same song, but seems to come from a different perspective than Trent's version.
Best wishes.
This song sounds like some type of closure as I can feel the pain in his voice,not only this but he also seems to be looking back as he is not able to understand what went wrong.
Our last concert in March was his. It was his first concert on his to be resumed tour. He still has at least 98% of his voice! Funny someone brought up Fogelberg next. Dan and Gordon were good friends. In fact, Gordon’s ranch in Canada saw MANY greats there. TOGETHER!! Huge parties with WONDERFUL song collaborations!! Lennon, Dylan, Joni Mitchell, so many greats!! Glad you got to hear this song!! It’s quite sad, but quite lovely at the same time!!
This is one of the main reasons why the 1970s was the greatest musical decade ever.
Daniel, Gordon is a Canadian treasure that we happily share with the rest of the world! He is an amazing live performer and a great musician, songwriter and vocalist. You could do far worse than to check out more of his songs. Happy New Year to you!!
IT was 1970 and as a ten year old kid I repeatedly listened to Gordon Lightfoot. Grest storyteller and artist. His music was his art. You could follow what he was singing and describing at the same time. 61 years old and still bask in the warmth of his voice.
"Well, frick," might just be my favorite quick reaction to ANY song...absolutely appropriate, if you ask me...this is a deep yet simple song, beautifully arranged and performed...very sad and very relatable...Gordon Lightfoot has been and will remain one of my favorite singer/songwriters...and, yes, please, "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," a truly epic song-as-history: ruclips.net/video/PXzauTuRG78/видео.html
I believe this song introduced most of us to Gordon Lightfoot. It's Too Late by Carole King is a bit more up-beat (just a bit) but the feeling is about the same. A sad but honest break-up song.
Gordon Lightfoot an International treasure!
I can see it in yours eyes young man! You FELT THAT SONG. Some songs you listen to. Some songs you feel the pain! This song after nearly 50 yrs still gut punched me every single time I listen to it
Damn.. I know this was years ago but just started listening to you.. It really breaks my heart so many of your generation lost out on so many great lyricists of their day.. I appreciate you listening. Such beauty in the past..
Now “Longer” by Dan Fogleberg.
This was always my favorite of his many great songs…
One of the best songs that can touch your heart
Story is everything. He is a master.
Grew up in Toronto 60's 70's was on the radio all time!
Edmund Fitzgerald was the Gordon Lightfoot song you reviewed, and proof of a serendipity fate moment, as that was the song that I very first watched your channel a few weeks ago, a random utube search for one of my fave songs, and having just learned what you & others are sharing, reactions to old classic songs heard for the 1st time, clicked on your channel. Enchanted, delighted, subscribed (one of only 3 I subscribe to), you had me at "wow!" ...LOL! That said, Thank you Daniel, you are teaching about so much more than just music/lyrics...your insight, instinct for searching for deeper meanings, along with your very obvious love of learning, exploring the world of music, is priceless. You are teaching others how music, a language shared internationally and that has no boundaries, limits or walls, is open to people of all generations, nations, cultures. Thank you again...I suspect that this will be a long, delightful journey, thank you for bringing us all along with you:) cheers, warmest always from across the pond! Ladybudd
Gordon, still performing even after being close to death... An amazing song writer who wrote for many artist.
Daniel, this is a fantastic reaction! I don't want to embarrass you, but you have the most expressive eyes! Your emotions are so clear in your reaction to this beautiful song!
I hope you will find time to do more of Gordon! In fact, if I could be so bold, I would suggest that you do an album reaction to "Gord's Gold", even if it's one song at a time!
If nothing else, based on your emotional reaction to this song, I request that you do a reaction to "Affair on 8th Avenue" by Gordon. It's achingly beautiful, and his lyrics will pull your heart strings in a major way!
Happy New Year, young Man!
I first heard this song 50 years ago, when it was first released...I still find it hauntingly evocative..
You are blessed with a beautiful soul. The world can be difficult for us sensitive souls but I would rather feel too much than too little.🙏🏼❤️✌️
Well said! 👏 Best wishes from El Cerrito, CA, known for the garage band: Credence Clearwater Revival 💪🤙
If you like Lightfoot, you should also check out some John Denver.... "Annie's Song", "Leaving on a Jet Plane", "Goodbye Again", "Fly Away" ....
BTW, Tori Amos has a great live cover of this song on youtube.
Gordon Lighfoot has a way of weaving words together to entice an emotional response. You need to check out his songs Sundown, Carefree Highway or Rainy Day People... eventually there's a lot of songs to check out.
Daniel reacted to "Sundown". ☺
Master story teller. This is old school here. Poetic words and
incredible guitar. Wow...🎶🎸❤️
Gordon Lightfoot is so good, so great. take care young dude
Haven't heard this for a few years but it still gives me chills as it always did. There is nothing extra in his songs
So pure. And Gordon's rhymes are so perfect & so effortless.
He wrote this song after his third divorce. The man is simply amazing with his words and there has never and will never be a song writer like him.
You listened to one of the most perfect songs and arrangements ever written. Gord was greatly admired by songwriters from Dylan to Buffett. The second guitar fills are just sublime. The strings never intrude, but enhance the experience. Many claim he never wrote a bad song.
Ol' Gordon can hit you right in the feels....
Been a fan of Gordon Lightfoot for over 40 years. Even though this song is sad it is still beautiful. He is a master of his craft. Thank-you. Happy New Years!!
At one point in time, Gordon's daughter asked him to change the line "The feelings that you lack" to "The feelings that WE lack", because both he and his wife shared responsibility for their divorce. From then on in concerts, Lightfoot sang "we lack". Kudos to his daughter. RIP Gordon Lightfoot, writer of so many amazing songs.
In my opinion 🇨🇦 Canada's greatest singer-songwriter
Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian National Treasure. I saw your Rush poster on the wall so maybe your Canadian too ?
Gordon had the ability to put deep complicated emotions into words. Not many can do that. Most people who have gone through this experience wouldn't be able to articulate it
Here's another Lightfoot to check out: Did She Mention My Name
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. Great reaction. Thanks.
I was the same age as you are now Daniel when this song first came out and yes, it was emotional for me too.
I grew up listening to this track, Sundown and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald but I wasn't exposed to more of his music because mainstream radio only played these. I have enjoyed discovering more of his catalog via Pandora as well as RUclips. I have gone back to review catalogs of artists like Van Morrison as well. Even though I have listened to these artists for 40 years and I thought I knew what they had to offer, I am discovering how much I haven't heard. I have always been a huge Elvis fan and thought I had heard all of his songs, I have discovered differently. He performed over 700 hundred songs and though I watched every movie and had several albums, that didn't even scratch the surface.
I have enjoyed watching people from every age group react to the songs I have spent a lifetime loving. Music is the common denominator that has the ability to bring all ages together regardless of race, gender or ethnicity. So thanks for keeping the music alive. I have always tried to teach my kids but I loved blowing my 15 year old sons mind by introducing him to The Animals, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and essentially gave him an evolution of music in 30 songs. I started with Robert Johnson and moved on from there.
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It will be your generations responsibility to pass it along. Thank you for taking the time to broaden your knowledge.
....for a music aficionado such as yourself, can't do much better than studying Lightfoot's lyrics......tremendous story-teller. thanks for posting. and Happy New Year..........
I’ve heard this song 100x growing up, but when I heard it again in my 20ies I had the same reaction you had. Wow
One of my all time favorite songs!
So happy you have discovered and appreciate Gord. (Lightfoot used to play an annual 7 to 10 day residency every November at Toronto's Massey Hall, famed for its acoustics. It would sell out in hours. The combination of his guitar playing and his golden voice could make the most hardened heart break. There were few dry eyes after one of his shows. Lots of tears of joy too, though.) Oh, and Bonne Année! Happy New Year!
You put so much heart into your reaction, you nearly made me cry, just watching how the music and lyrics moved you to reflect how much you see yourself and your experiences in Lightfoot’s song.
I'm sorry for your profound losses. I heard him sing this my first-year university at a concert in 1971. It reflected my deep depression. I quit uni the next fall. It brings back the memory and pain of an undiluted solution of a heart drowning in heartache. It's just as beautiful as it is pain-filled. Such is life: beauty and pain. Walk on.
You really get songs like this that's why I love your reactions so much, Happy New Year young man
Some songs make you laugh, some make you cry, some make you happy, some make you sad. That’s what’s great about music, art. Lightfoot is a great artist.
This reaction video was shared on a Gordon Lightfoot fan page on Facebook. That says a lot. 👍😊🎶
Great reaction, Daniel, thank you
My wife and I saw Lightfoot in a solo performance in a large venue maybe 35 years ago... This guy walks out with his guitar and starts playing and singing and within minutes it felt like you were just sitting in your living room with a friend... Amazing writer, player, singer, and performer. We've been blessed to have had him and his music for so many years!
To me this is a very reflective song , but at the same time a very beautiful masterpiece.✨
Gordon is an incredible Canadian Singer Songwriter. An icon here in Canada 🇨🇦 This was his first big international hit single. Have seen Gordon live several times here in Canada. Excellent always! 🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦
Gordon lightfoot, wow, such a great storyteller. I've listened to this song in my younger days and still brings a tear to my eyes today!
Canadian here and a fan of Lightfoot since the 1960s. This was one of his softer, more radio-friendly US hits. You ought to try his Canadian Railroad Trilogy next. He wrote it in less than a week on commission from the CBC (Canada's public broadcaster) for Canada's centennial in 1967. Other good ones include Sit Down Young Stranger, Song For a Winter's Night, and Early Morning Rain.
I honestly forgot how beautifully powerful the pictures are that are painted by his lyrics! Thank you soooooo much!
Yes he is, of course, a brilliant lyricist but for me this is one of the great melodies.
Gordan Lightfoot music is great to listen to as you are driving down the highway on a long road trip
Just a most beautiful sad song, all his songs are sung with such heartfelt depth, almost brings me to tears every time I hear it.
Yes, Gordon could rip your heart out one minute, and lift your spirits high the next!
So beautiful. I appreciate your appreciation of him.
Another fabulous Canadian musician! Great reaction!
I have heard this song ++ many times. I have seen him many times sing this in his annual visits to Massey Hall, in Toronto. This song has always touched me, but I think that for today, your reaction touched me even more. I got the feeling that it was an emotional gut punch that captured something that might have been going on in your life. I really don't know what your emotional response was, but your reaction was honest and true.
Thank you for that.
Gordon Lightfoot actually drove me and his son Fred home from a hockey game circa 1976-The greatest folk singer and writer of all time.
I think this was his most beautiful song
This is probably not PC, but I think you would enjoy Rick Beato’s “what makes this song great” analysis (ep. 94).
"not PC" Huh?????
Thanks for your heartfelt reaction. There is a profundity to these lyrics, and you captured that in your reaction. How did you get to be so smart!
It’s so wonderful to have and see younger men and women experience what I have for the last 45 years! All these songs are a great taste of what’s to come…….ENJOY ✌️
Oh my favorite song by Gordon Lightfoot. One of the best singer songwriters of that era. Thank you for reacting to it. Happy new year 🎊🎉 Daniel