Gordon Lightfoot Live in Concert

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  • Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
  • This program titled "Gordon Lightfoot In Concert" aired on January 22, 1972 at 11 PM. It was actually taped in the spring of 1971 before Summer Side Of Life was released. Accompanied by Red Shea and Rick Haynes, Lightfoot performs:
    Summer Side Of Life
    Saturday Clothes
    That's What You Get For Loving Me
    Affair On Eighth Avenue
    If You Could Read My Mind
    Steel Rail Blues
    Your Loves Return
    Early Morning Rain
    Farewell Nova Scotia
    Miquel
    Me And Bobby McGee
    Nous Vivons Ensemble
    Minstrel Of The Dawn
    Talking In Your Sleep
    Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Комментарии • 467

  • @daviator4720
    @daviator4720 10 месяцев назад +156

    This man wrote the score of my life... From my days in Ontario, then Alberta, then across the globe... His music reflected my life times that likely mirrored his in a way... From my first GF in 1970, to my battle with cancer in 2024... RIP Gord, see you soon I think ... somewhere near Jesus ....

    • @chaigonjenkins
      @chaigonjenkins 8 месяцев назад +7

      how are you holding up, friend?

    • @m.e.galevski963
      @m.e.galevski963 8 месяцев назад +9

      Prayers for your health and healing. God's hand is on you, and he has a plan for you.

    • @dougboyko4008
      @dougboyko4008 7 месяцев назад +8

      God Bless

    • @marilynrose1344
      @marilynrose1344 6 месяцев назад +10

      We Canadians are and always will be proud of this gentile man called Lightfoot his list of songs seems endless no two are the same.... fabulous talent gone but never forgotten may his children know half of how much we feel about Gorden

    • @Kathleen-d4m
      @Kathleen-d4m 5 месяцев назад +5

      I'm not Canadian, but he was definitely one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. I wish I could have seen him live in his prime.

  • @brookegoslin
    @brookegoslin 10 месяцев назад +77

    The way he sings is incredible a true storyteller stunning voice , R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot

  • @dianemauer6185
    @dianemauer6185 11 месяцев назад +40

    This is going to sound weird but my black and white tuxedo cat loves Gordy. He mellows out and gives the phone love eyes. His name is Lightfoot with his four white feet and love of great music. R I P Gordy.

    • @llamapajama7840
      @llamapajama7840 5 месяцев назад

      Awe!!!
      That is so beautiful, my cat and I listen to music at bed time to gather and ASMRs
      🌹

    • @llamapajama7840
      @llamapajama7840 5 месяцев назад

      It's not weird Sir

    • @JamesLorang
      @JamesLorang 21 день назад +2

      Hello, Diane. I have 3 cats and their favorite Gordon Lightfoot song is "Beautiful". Cats loooooove music!!!

  • @richgearity6237
    @richgearity6237 3 года назад +350

    I will sometimes grab a Scotch, sit by the fire on a winter's night and watch this concert end-to-end. Such an incredible song writer and performer. Rick Haynes, the bassist, still tours with Gordon. Unfortunately, Red Shea, his extraordinary guitarist, has passed on. So glad we have these videos and recordings to listen to.

    • @TheRealDannAlexander
      @TheRealDannAlexander 2 года назад +32

      I would add that Rick Haynes remains one of the greats of bass who does not get proper credit for his work. Both him and the late John Stockfish are big influences on me.

    • @danbei2232
      @danbei2232 2 года назад +10

      Yup

    • @appointedzeusthegod5125
      @appointedzeusthegod5125 2 года назад +18

      That is a total mood. I do that exactly when it's a nice fall day and just sit outside and turn it on my speaker. Even tho I'm a young lad I think Gordon lightfoot has the best music and his creations spark a new view of life and it definitely spark a new view for me. It saddens me that one day he will pass and we won't have the good music like he makes anymore. But we will surely have his creations saved and memories of his doing. I want my generation to really see how much he inspired to others.

    • @brandongallite7579
      @brandongallite7579 2 года назад +14

      Amen, Rich. I just watched Gordon play this past Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. He's a legend.

    • @larrytate5605
      @larrytate5605 2 года назад +8

      i was lucky enuff to see gordon 2 or 3 times, once at the Wolftrap in Vienna, Virginia,..no proper adjectives to compliment his immense talent.

  • @mrsdelongchamp
    @mrsdelongchamp Год назад +46

    My immigrant ancestors landed at Ellis Island NY and rode the rails across Canada to the inland northwest in 1910, where they worked in the mines and the mills and on the railroad. Every time I hear this song it evokes such pride and love I'm moved to tears. One of the best songs ever written. RIP Gordon Lightfoot. You were the best.

  • @kimvaughan9566
    @kimvaughan9566 Год назад +112

    He was out by his gate, as I passed by his house last year on my "Elliptigo" bicycle, and I had a brief conversation with him. He came across as so genuine, incredibly intelligent, and modest. Probably the most memorable 4 minutes of my life.

    • @ryanwalshmusic5111
      @ryanwalshmusic5111 Год назад +29

      Had a Similar experience! Passed his house on my bike had a great conversation about songwriting. Even got a photo together. They say never meet your hero's but Gord was amazing. So memorable

    • @marie-maylandry2190
      @marie-maylandry2190 Год назад

      @@ryanwalshmusic5111 and

    • @melodyelson3202
      @melodyelson3202 10 месяцев назад +8

      Thank you for sharing ! I've loved each and every album ❤️ ... let's share this with friends and family so all who know him and did not will enjoy his poetry & melody 💙... thank you, utube, for keeping history thru live concert for all the enjoy

    • @carolchapman584
      @carolchapman584 4 месяца назад +2

      God, I would faint😮

  • @christopherh9897
    @christopherh9897 11 месяцев назад +15

    A Canadian treasure. At 64, I still remember the "Summer Side of Life" like it was yesterday. I also remember the song too.

  • @garyjones451
    @garyjones451 24 дня назад +3

    this man is one of the most underrated musicians ever!❤❤❤❤❤

  • @pamcampbell6991
    @pamcampbell6991 10 месяцев назад +49

    Gordon is a big part of the musical fabric of my youth. What a stunning, iconic minstrel.

  • @randymeyer6482
    @randymeyer6482 9 дней назад +2

    I have fixated on Gordon since the late 70s...99% of what I play is Gordon. I was using part of the strumming patterns Gordon used on Canadian Railiroad Trilogy during a song at worship practice. There were 3 other guitar players there, both elec and acoustic. (One of them was a personal friend of Terry Kath, and a real pro.) I was playing my Martin D28/12 string. When the song was over, the guy standing next to me, said "Turn this guy up!" (and I maybe only came within a mile of playing like Gordon.

  • @dadaevan
    @dadaevan 10 дней назад +1

    No facial hair here! Young Gordo! Love it!!

  • @bobwerner6967
    @bobwerner6967 9 месяцев назад +60

    Bob Dylan paid him the ultimate compliment: "His songs were so good you wished they would go on forever..."

    • @CooManTunes
      @CooManTunes 5 месяцев назад +1

      There was a time he the distance paid a thought to stretch Gordon a world of land across.

    • @stevejeffrey11
      @stevejeffrey11 27 дней назад

      Bob Dylan couldn't really sing very well, Joan Baez or Lightfoot run circles around him

  • @MarySloan-x1e
    @MarySloan-x1e 16 дней назад +1

    One of the best healers as far as the psychie goes his words and music is of the medicinal healing music study it and feel better.

  • @garyhenson117
    @garyhenson117 Год назад +38

    The BBC replayed this episode of their 'In Concert' series in tribute to Gord in June 2023, a month after he had passed away at the age of 84. Unlike the original broadcast it was aired in prime time, as befits a world-class musical legend. The 1971 concert, with Gord backed by the classic duo of Red Shea on lead guitar and Rick Haynes on electric bass, is a historical treasure-trove of Canadian country-folk music in its own right - yet at time of recording he still hadn't released a host of memorable songs like Beautiful, Sundown, Carefree Highway, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and Endless Wire! Gord was a tremendous songwriting talent and I feel his loss deeply.

    • @JosephEvans-l7y
      @JosephEvans-l7y 9 месяцев назад +4

      ❤❤❤

    • @secretagent86
      @secretagent86 8 месяцев назад +1

      Gord has been the biggest musical influence in my life

    • @secretagent86
      @secretagent86 8 месяцев назад +2

      I saw gord in concert once in my life in the 80s in Vancouver. Very fortunate

    • @jimmyhenderson9761
      @jimmyhenderson9761 7 месяцев назад

      no, it was on before then. It's an old recording. they may have re-issued it.

    • @garyhenson117
      @garyhenson117 7 месяцев назад

      @@jimmyhenderson9761 You've misread what I wrote. 🤣

  • @fishpat99
    @fishpat99 2 месяца назад +3

    A life well lived
    What a proud Canadian legacy. To have purpose in his life that is reflected in his music that is within him. So powerful. Life is short, it should be sweet from the attic to the basement. To have people at your funeral that will miss you and shed a tear with a lump in their throat and thank you for all that is you. For all that he has left behind...That is a life well lived.

  • @JohnnyKroo
    @JohnnyKroo 11 месяцев назад +28

    This BBC performance is the gold standard for me. Gordon in his prime, and he is completely locked in! As a live acoustic performer, I could only hope to sound as good for 5 seconds as my man sounds for over an hour straight. And every song he plays from his ridiculous catalog is an absolute chestnut. Close your eyes and you would swear you were listening to his actual studio recordings. Gordon Lightfoot will always be the best singer/songwriter these ears will ever hear. His lyrics and melodies are so special to me.

  • @Tipledan
    @Tipledan 11 месяцев назад +7

    I hope you saw him at least once! There was no one more entertaining.

  • @chrismust1782
    @chrismust1782 Год назад +40

    Back when musicians actually had to have talent. So incredibly great.

    • @kevinkammueller7553
      @kevinkammueller7553 5 месяцев назад

      Implying all current musicians have no talent?

    • @chrismust1782
      @chrismust1782 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@kevinkammueller7553 Implying that in the 1960s there was no such thing as autotune, and most early recordings were live performances with no way to fix mistakes. So musicians either had talent, or they couldn't make it.

    • @kevinkammueller7553
      @kevinkammueller7553 5 месяцев назад

      @@chrismust1782 lol....have heard a lot of crap from the 60's

    • @chrismust1782
      @chrismust1782 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@kevinkammueller7553 Which perhaps proves my point.

  • @donellehawaii
    @donellehawaii 10 месяцев назад +14

    This brings back many memories to the surface when Lightfoot recorded the original songs. Another time , another place and another era - Thank you Gordon for a wonderful legacy and a collection of songs I will always treasure.

    • @carolchapman584
      @carolchapman584 4 месяца назад

      @@donellehawaii It was a fabulous era, at that!🫣

  • @iused2BAfireman
    @iused2BAfireman Год назад +58

    RIP Gordon. My neighbor to the North....your music has embodied the Humanity of the Canadian Spirit. I listened on my small transistor radio tuned to 1020 CHUM, the artificial border unable to contain the radio air to the Canadian side, Gord, your tunes wafted to my transistor radio and very young ears and were then projected out my mouth as I sang along. That vibrato in your voice riding perfect melodies against perfect poetry. We passed briefly and nodded to one another at Mariposa last year and over the years I've been fortunate to attend a show or two. Thank you for everything. Your memory will be treasured.

    • @johnnyraider
      @johnnyraider 11 месяцев назад

      That's 1050 CHUM, U CAN STILL C JD ROBERTS ON GOOFY FOX NEWS. P OFF MURDOCH. U R NO TED OF CNN..😊😊😊😊😊

    • @tedlivermore6955
      @tedlivermore6955 8 месяцев назад

      Buffalo?

    • @garylightfoot667
      @garylightfoot667 6 месяцев назад +1

      Effin Awesome ❤

  • @chowtime2
    @chowtime2 2 месяца назад +8

    Such a magnificent artist and songwriter. My all time favorite of his is "Seven Island Suite", but I also dearly loved "Summer Side Of Life".... I was a month away from going into the military when I first heard that in May of 1971.

  • @PMcGrath84
    @PMcGrath84 Год назад +61

    00:00 Summer Side Of Life
    04:19 Saturday Clothes
    07:49 For Lovin' Me
    09:33 Did She Mention My Name
    11:29 Affair On 8th Avenue
    15:15 If You Could Read My Mind
    19:26 Intro to Red & Rick
    20:42 Steel Rail Blues
    23:58 Your Love's Return
    28:03 10 Degrees & Getting Colder
    30:49 Early Mornin' Rain
    34:04 Farewell To Nova Scotia
    37:55 Miguel
    42:07 Me & Bobby McGee
    46:50 Nous Vivons Ensemble
    50:40 Minstrel Of The Dawn
    54:07 Talking In Your Sleep
    57:30 Canadian Railroad Trilogy

    • @archer1483
      @archer1483 Год назад +6

      Thanks for that!!!!

    • @mr.kiggleshasanopinion1713
      @mr.kiggleshasanopinion1713 5 месяцев назад +1

      THANK-YOU! But for once I don’t want to rush ahead but rather want to hear every single song!

    • @craigsolomon4783
      @craigsolomon4783 4 месяца назад +1

      Gordon found the Essence in Life & Expressed it full bore.....❤

  • @bessyxyz
    @bessyxyz Месяц назад +7

    I've been playing this concert repeatedly nowadays. It feels like a warm hug.

  • @ernestsire1924
    @ernestsire1924 Месяц назад +3

    I'm not a guitar player, but watching Red Shea, I can't get over how easy he makes it look. Seems like he's just sittin' there relaxing but there's all that sound come out. Amazing!

  • @twz
    @twz Год назад +95

    rest in peace gordon lightfoot, one of the greatest to ever do it. thank you for being generous enough to share your songs with us. i'll be forever grateful.

  • @armagonarmagon3980
    @armagonarmagon3980 Год назад +44

    Time stamps for each set number:
    0:00 Summer Side of Life
    4:19 Saturday Clothes
    7:49 That’s What You Get for Loving Me/Did She Mention My Name
    11:30 Affair on Eighth Avenue
    15:14 If You Could Read My Mind
    19:27 (Band Introductions)
    20:43 (Song Introduction)
    20:58 Steel Rail Blues
    23:58 Your Love’s Return
    28:04 Ten Degrees and Getting Colder
    30:47 Early Morning Rain
    33:58 Farewell Nova Scotia
    37:25 (Song Introduction)
    37:57 Miquel
    42:08 Me and Bobby McGee
    46:48 Nous Vivons Ensembles
    50:36 The Minstrel of the Dawn
    54:07 Talking in Your Sleep
    57:30 Canadian Railroad Trilogy

  • @shawn1432
    @shawn1432 11 месяцев назад +16

    I’m 70 and of all the great songs written and sung by the great bands….Gordon would always bring you back to center !

  • @einarquay
    @einarquay 7 месяцев назад +23

    Why do I come tears listening, me, 73? Every song touches a me to run a memory movie.

    • @clairepisapia100
      @clairepisapia100 3 месяца назад +1

      Me too and I am 83 ❤

    • @trishmurphy1941
      @trishmurphy1941 2 месяца назад +3

      I’m 73 and this is the soundtrack to my teen years

    • @jbcrazy
      @jbcrazy Месяц назад

      Absolutely.
      We had a wonderful age given to us.

  • @cynthiablandford6213
    @cynthiablandford6213 2 месяца назад +1

    A Canadian National Treasure!❤🕯

  • @cBadArsBiker1579
    @cBadArsBiker1579 11 месяцев назад +8

    Awesome! I have grossly underestimated this man's talent. For the younger generation this performance is simple, not autotuned and a demonstration of pure talent.

  • @carlvu7
    @carlvu7 2 года назад +65

    15:07 When he sings that song If you could read my mind,, you can see his mind is flashing back to his wife and it still affects him.
    Beautiful song. I'm discovering Gordon in 2022. Never too late to discover good music.

    • @dantyson3198
      @dantyson3198 2 года назад +5

      I'm the last guy on the block to discover songs way back when but I think I enjoy them more than anyone. keep enjoying.

    • @kevinkammueller7553
      @kevinkammueller7553 2 года назад +2

      Wow, you can read people's minds ...even in videos...amazing....

    • @sampickel1030
      @sampickel1030 2 года назад +3

      You picked a good artist to follow. Guy is a legend

    • @kevinkammueller7553
      @kevinkammueller7553 2 года назад +8

      @@sampickel1030 I agree with Bob Dylan....never heard anything he has written that I don't like. This whole thing is amazing.

    • @ckp2ator389
      @ckp2ator389 10 месяцев назад +4

      This is one of the few performances where you can see his face close-up. I must say it does seem to be affecting him which isn't surprising since he and his wife were still in separation mode, with finalization of the divorce to happen in 1973.

  • @richardsteiner1729
    @richardsteiner1729 2 года назад +43

    Rarely in life do we get to see perfection. Here is one of the examples of perfection.

  • @scottterrio8370
    @scottterrio8370 10 месяцев назад +4

    "If I didn't write the song, I'll tell ya, folks." A true songwriter, there.

  • @peterwhitmey4984
    @peterwhitmey4984 2 года назад +36

    Gordon, in 1967, wrote "Canadian Railroad Trilogy", to acknowledge Canada's 100th anniversary. The fantastic song is on his 2nd album (1967), as well as a live album, from 1969. It's one of the greatest songs ever recorded. - Peter

  • @RodgerWare
    @RodgerWare Год назад +33

    Gordon has been the greatest influence on my songwriting life since 1970. He says more in one line than others say in a whole song. How lucky we are that he chose to share his incredible talent with us for so long. If music is eternal, Gordon Lightfoot's legacy will endure forever.

  • @johnsmigo65
    @johnsmigo65 7 лет назад +64

    nobody sings or writes like Lightfoot

    • @uncatila
      @uncatila 3 года назад +12

      On the merits this writing is more mature, better set forth, and more original than the popular competition in the market place of song of its day.
      Just as Michelangelo was the best stone cutter out of the thousands of his time. Lightfoot will have been the best of his era . That includes the beatles. They took you through high school. Lightfoot took you into love and life's tragedies.

    • @craigbell3313
      @craigbell3313 3 года назад +4

      @@uncatila Kristoferson wrote a few memorable songs. He and GL are good pals.

    • @BuffaloC305
      @BuffaloC305 2 года назад +2

      Look up BRIAN EKARD on RUclips. "Sings" will come into a wonderful question.

    • @cmilne5160
      @cmilne5160 3 месяца назад

      He was a stellar artist. I would add Neil Diamond into mix of similar talents.

  • @billmckinley9600
    @billmckinley9600 27 дней назад +1

    Truly a great voice and great Artist who didn't need a lot of back up band with him to be a great performer. Rest in peace Sir 🙏🏼.

  • @richardsteiner1729
    @richardsteiner1729 2 года назад +65

    Every time I watch this concert I have to hit the pause button after the first five songs. Simply breathtaking. Will we ever see such a masterful performance from anyone else? I doubt it.

    • @chrisullery3386
      @chrisullery3386 Год назад +4

      Never again sadly, no one can do what mr. Lightfoot did and we were extremely proud blessed to have been here with him thru the years. RIP Gordon Lightfoot.

    • @brookegoslin
      @brookegoslin Год назад +2

      Brings tears to the eyes . His voice touches the heart 😢

    • @micheladonofrio2285
      @micheladonofrio2285 9 месяцев назад

      What a beautiful song "Your love's return" is. And his voice is incredible.
      He does a masterful job of "Farewell to Nova Scotia" too.

    • @dippin1523
      @dippin1523 7 месяцев назад

      agree

  • @HungryH1951
    @HungryH1951 9 месяцев назад +19

    In MHO this is when Gord was at his absolute best. Top of his game. And Red was still with him to add to the sound of that period. Great, great stuff. No drums, no keyboard, no harmony singers, no dancers, no flashing lights or big screens, no autotune. Two guitars, one bass, one singer. That'll do. Thanks to BBC for recording this marvelous, excellent quality concert for posterity.

    • @coltonnovak1887
      @coltonnovak1887 8 месяцев назад +3

      He was phenomenal here, but I’d say 1975 beats this. He had Red, Rick, Terry, and Pee Wee backing him.

    • @carsonwall2400
      @carsonwall2400 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@coltonnovak1887Which 1975 performance?

    • @jbcrazy
      @jbcrazy Месяц назад

      @@coltonnovak1887 The Terry Clements years were great. Summertime Dream is a fantastic album.

  • @robertlassiter907
    @robertlassiter907 11 месяцев назад +9

    My favorite Gordon song is Beautiful. I love all his music but this one is truly aptly named.

  • @kathygraff3413
    @kathygraff3413 5 месяцев назад +13

    I had the pleasure of meeting Gordon after a concert in the 80’s. Very nice and humble. One of my fav singer songwriters ever, listened to his music since the 70’s. Played his music on my guitar. I miss him, hard to believe he has left us. God bless you Gordon.

    • @llamapajama7840
      @llamapajama7840 5 месяцев назад

      Awe, that's precious, you are too (precious) that love his songs🌹♥️

    • @Kathleen-d4m
      @Kathleen-d4m 5 месяцев назад

      It was a miracle that he survived his rupture aortic aneurysm.

  • @bctreehunter7396
    @bctreehunter7396 2 месяца назад +4

    There will never be another quite like Gordon Lightfoot. It's as simple as that

  • @larrymclarnon-pd8xf
    @larrymclarnon-pd8xf Год назад +7

    Wonderful, Gordon Lightfoot was one of the all time greats

  • @zuzannawisniewska4464
    @zuzannawisniewska4464 8 месяцев назад +39

    Gordon Lightfoot is one of the greatest Canadians of all time from Orilla Ontario, a native Canadians who is a hero to all Canadians.Your music will live forever! Rest in peace Mr. Lightfoot 🙏😢 ....from Texas

    • @natpaul4965
      @natpaul4965 7 месяцев назад +1

      Protip: "Native Canadian" means something different in Canada than in Texas, O wandering Brisketmaster

  • @DavidWilliamson-f1g
    @DavidWilliamson-f1g 4 месяца назад +6

    I have heard it said, "Never meet your heroes " Not so with Gordo, one of the most gracious, talented and lovely people to have ever blessed this world. Thanks so much for the unmatched beautiful music ever created. Thanks for teaching me how to play my guitar and sing. Rest in peace my dear sweet hero. With the greatest of love and respect, Dave.

  • @bsnf-5
    @bsnf-5 3 месяца назад +3

    One of the best ever, easily. Country/folk/bluegrass

  • @Shackleton71
    @Shackleton71 2 месяца назад +3

    Gordon and Joni are the best contributions ever made to humanity by Canada ❤🎉

  • @TerryTomlin
    @TerryTomlin 2 года назад +32

    The man is a songwriting genius.

  • @mjphoto45
    @mjphoto45 7 месяцев назад +8

    If you could read my mind may be one of the greatest songs ever written.

  • @zuzannawisniewska4464
    @zuzannawisniewska4464 8 месяцев назад +10

    Rest in peace Mr.Lightfoot . We still love and miss you! ❤ ....from Texas

  • @alfonsotruscelli472
    @alfonsotruscelli472 2 месяца назад +2

    El mejor solista de todos los tiempos en su genero.Impresionante!!!!

  • @MartyMathieson
    @MartyMathieson Год назад +7

    The poet of the Canadian soul

  • @adriansedillo3426
    @adriansedillo3426 5 месяцев назад +9

    As a young man while I was helping remodel the kitchen at the Malmute Saloon 15 miles from Fairbanks AK. I saw Gordon perform at Fairbanks U..in '74 (?).Still listening to this extroidanry writer and timeless balladeer.

  • @tomgriggs879
    @tomgriggs879 2 года назад +35

    Nobody in the audience dares make a peep. This is folk hallowed ground.

    • @jimmyhenderson9761
      @jimmyhenderson9761 Год назад

      yes, near worship.

    • @Dermot2927
      @Dermot2927 Год назад +3

      Audiences generally were better behaved in those days. If you watch other entries in this BBC in concert series, you’ll see similar reverence - compared to the gurning and flag waving at, for instance, Glastonbury nowadays (I know it’s a different setting, but have a look at old clips of Glastonbury as well to see the difference in behaviour! Narcissism is a pandemic).

    • @BaronMichaelDeBlone1066
      @BaronMichaelDeBlone1066 Год назад

      @@Dermot2927 That is a really great piece of observation that I have to agree with.

    • @stevejeffrey11
      @stevejeffrey11 Год назад

      such a refreshing change, as a constantly gigging musician people are always talking over and trying to tune out live music, it gets far worse if they are drinking

    • @dianemauer6185
      @dianemauer6185 10 месяцев назад

      I can't say the same behavior occurs in the States. I went to a Gordon Lightfoot concert back in 2022 in Green Bay WI. There was a woman who was heckling Gordy. Her friend told her to shut up but she wouldn't. It tested Gordy's patience but he left her do her thing. I hope Gordy has an attentive audience of angels. RIP in peace Gordon.

  • @LouiseJones-h3e
    @LouiseJones-h3e 5 дней назад +1

    This should have been put on vinyl
    .

  • @bpd9660
    @bpd9660 5 месяцев назад +3

    The best singer, imo, to come out of Canada 🇨🇦

    • @chek6303
      @chek6303 25 дней назад

      Also the best songwriter!

  • @truthstillmatters59
    @truthstillmatters59 9 месяцев назад +31

    My wife and I saw him perform in 2015 in Tacoma, Washington. We lucked out with 4th row seats, almost center to the stage. It was one of my all-time favorite concerts and I've been to over 100 in my lifetime and seen many of the great bands (Zeppelin, Who, Journey, Queen, etc.). I love this man's music.

  • @stuartbrook6127
    @stuartbrook6127 Год назад +13

    I saw this when it was first on BBC and saw him at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 1970, 1971 and 1972. All quite wonderful. (Saw him many times after that too in London and here in Canada) As much as I enjoyed and appreciated Lightfoot and his songs both lyrics and tunes, what I didn't realize were many intricacies of the musicianship. Lots of little things that contribute so much to the songs. A couple notes ... a guitar slide ... an extra bar pause in a verse that may not be in other verses. These draw emphasis in such subtle ways that you don't hear them until you actually listen to the music with an unusually critical ear. A modern folk style musician beyond compare in all senses of the genre.

  • @JD-cw4qg
    @JD-cw4qg Год назад +25

    A heartfelt thank you Gordon for the incredible music, there will never be another like you, Rest in Peace you absolute legend, was very blessed to see you over here in the UK a few years back. Your music is timeless. You will be sorely missed.

  • @whos1st
    @whos1st 9 месяцев назад +15

    Amazing to hear just how well these three men play live. The comment section is full of superlatives, all deserved. So many beautiful songs and everyone seems to have a memory attached.
    Thank Gordon - Red - and Rick.

  • @oliverbell5765
    @oliverbell5765 Год назад +10

    The first time I heard of him was more than 50 years ago when he released If You Could Read My Mind. Beautiful melody and haunting lyrics. I was hooked. It is still my favorite song. I have almost all of his albums and then I ended up buying the same recordings when they came out on CD. In the past 50 years, I have probably spent more time listening to to his music than all of the other artists combined. I frequently watch this video on my phone while working at my computer. Gordon in his prime. Seems like I have lost an old friend - but we still have his music!

  • @ROBERTBROWN-x9d
    @ROBERTBROWN-x9d 2 месяца назад +2

    An incredible song book a beautiful voice and musician. Never have I heard a more beautiful song and more beautifully sung than an Affair on 58 st. It leaves suspended in air.

  • @CJ-ft9yo
    @CJ-ft9yo 8 месяцев назад +7

    Even live it sounds like a recording - perfection ! 🙏

  • @yetivanmarshall1473
    @yetivanmarshall1473 2 года назад +5

    Watching this on a Winters dim day with a scotch and some legal weed! Never thought it would be in my lifetime.

  • @jamesdrynan
    @jamesdrynan Год назад +7

    He had this audience in the palm of his hand.

  • @Joseph-b6h1h
    @Joseph-b6h1h 7 месяцев назад +14

    I listen to Gordon Lightfoot when I was younger and there's always been something magical that touches the soul Thank You Gordon for beautiful magic 😊

  • @andreasboose5611
    @andreasboose5611 Год назад +32

    This is absolutely the best concert ever !!! ❤

  • @IggyPelman
    @IggyPelman 3 года назад +34

    Probably Canada's greatest troubadour, GL's body of work is staggering. Not crazy about being old but growing up in the sixties I had the pleasure of discovering his music as it was released. He's simply part of the fabric of my life. Whenever I'm sad, I play his music. Thanks for posting.

    • @jbcrazy
      @jbcrazy Месяц назад

      Yes! And I find expression and comfort in singing along.

  • @zuzannawisniewska4464
    @zuzannawisniewska4464 8 месяцев назад +12

    Rest in peace you legend. Cannot believe he is gone 😢 ...from Fort Worth, Texas

  • @palkyaw8756
    @palkyaw8756 Месяц назад +1

    Vocal great beauty grest

  • @beeonthyme5760
    @beeonthyme5760 2 месяца назад +1

    15:21 if you could read my mind
    21:11 Steel Rail Blues

  • @timh5168
    @timh5168 Год назад +6

    There goes the last thing left of Canada that was still any good. 😢 RIP to a national treasure.

    • @ctbadger
      @ctbadger 8 месяцев назад

      You still have Geddy and Alex. I’m just starting to delve into Gord’s songwriting beyond the hits. What an incredible talent.

  • @pavanatanaya
    @pavanatanaya 11 месяцев назад +2

    Some damn good music came out of the early 70s

  • @wytchywmn9
    @wytchywmn9 Год назад +14

    So sad to hear that he passed away on May 1st. His music was such an integral part of the soundtrack of my life for so many years. This is a wonderful tribute to his talent. Glad that it's up for everyone to enjoy.

  • @Dara604
    @Dara604 3 года назад +37

    I'm a newcomer to Gordon's music; I'm a college student who loves oldies music. I heard his songs on the radio and Alexa every now and then, and I hid from Gordon for a while, until yesterday when "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" came on Alexa and I really listened this time. I saw a documentary about the tragedy of the ship with Gordon singing the song in the background. It gave me goosebumps, and then one of my friends who is a radio DJ and also plays in a Beatles tribute band in New York, one of his favorite artists outside of The Beatles is Gordon. He likes to sing Gordon's songs occasionally, and "If You Could Read My Mind" has become our love theme song. We live two states away from each other, and I have not seen him since before the pandemic happened. He used to drive down to see me when he was performing in my state of PA and I would go see him perform with my parents. He gave me a CD of him singing covers, and one of them was "If You Could Read My Mind!" He actually got to see and meet Gordon many years ago, and he told me what a great performer Gordon was. When he and I reunite soon, I want a Beatles song or any Gordon song to be playing in the background! Miss you, Dave! Gordon, I'm ready for you now!

    • @allisonrich5061
      @allisonrich5061 3 года назад +6

      I love to hear this things like this.

    • @richgouette
      @richgouette 3 года назад +2

      Better late than never.. I'm 53 & only discovered , REALLY discovered Gordon just a couple years ago..

    • @martinpowell5769
      @martinpowell5769 2 года назад +1

      Lovely story, good luck to you both 🙏🇬🇧

    • @uncleeasy1438
      @uncleeasy1438 2 года назад +3

      Enjoy Gordon, and please don't let his music be forgotten. I know him from growing up in Detroit, luckily close to Canada. I think if I was from anywhere else in the States I would have never heard his genius. He is an absolute treasure. Pass it on to everyone you know. No one like him.

    • @TheRealDannAlexander
      @TheRealDannAlexander 2 года назад

      Welcome to the extended family of Lightfoot fans Dara. Here's a link to a track that I consider mine and spouse's wedding song. ruclips.net/video/6bsK6CYujK8/видео.html One of my favorites.

  • @billsav57
    @billsav57 Год назад +4

    When he was young and healthy here on Earth; may he now sing free in a better place. RIP.

  • @billpresing5568
    @billpresing5568 4 месяца назад +4

    On Affair on 8th Avenue I knew I was in for it, when I saw him prepping to do some fingerpickin of which he was a master at...Thank you Gordon for all of your Masterpieces. When you wrote If you could read my mind in 1968 I was serving a 3 year stint after enlisting into the U.S. ARMY. Needless to say that song blew me away. I can see why the late John Prine said you was his songwriting Hero, that goes a long way with me especially coming from a man with the superior talents of John ...I agree Gordon was a super Hero and Master of his craft....R.I.P....LAY THYSELF DOWN NEATH THE STRENGTH OF YOUR MUSIC !!!

  • @MrJasonMcintyre
    @MrJasonMcintyre Год назад +10

    RIP Gordon. Thank you for comforting me in tough times.

  • @joanschooley5160
    @joanschooley5160 4 месяца назад +1

    Gord, Neil, Joni, Bruce C, The Band, Blue Rodeo, The Hip, The Ladies, Guess Who, Rush, Sarah Shania, Alanis, Celine... so many....Canada punches above our weight!!

    • @bsnf-5
      @bsnf-5 3 месяца назад

      wow, you named a bunch that I never heard of..

    • @trishmurphy1941
      @trishmurphy1941 2 месяца назад

      Most of us in Canada would never have heard of them either, but for the work of far-seeing individuals who insisted on Canadian content in radio and TV. We were pretty much overwhelmed by the US entertainment industry. Canadian talent had to leave the country to make a name for themselves.

    • @bsnf-5
      @bsnf-5 2 месяца назад

      @@trishmurphy1941 They call it "american dream" for a reason

  • @rmckenna6828
    @rmckenna6828 Месяц назад +1

    Waaaaaw ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @trafyknits9222
    @trafyknits9222 8 месяцев назад +8

    Red Shea was such a great player and person. So many great musicians have left us in the last few years. These were real artists who delivered the goods...live. Gordon is still one of my all-time favorites. What a voice. What a talent for songwriting. RIP, Gord.

  • @mathmusic1490
    @mathmusic1490 Год назад +3

    I don't think you'll find a better Gordon Lightfoot better live concert than this one! Wow!

  • @Fresh-tw7ev
    @Fresh-tw7ev Год назад +6

    Peak Gordon Lightfoot…Godspeed on your journey home Canadian Troubadour and THANK YOU for your many gifts.

  • @PaulKentros
    @PaulKentros Год назад +25

    I’ve been fortunate to see Gordon Lightfoot live 5 or 6 times now. Such an incredible artist singer songwriter. This is such a treasure of a live performance! I can’t believe this is the 1st time I’ve seen this one. Once in a lifetime do you find someone so talented…

  • @nerkoids
    @nerkoids Год назад +24

    Rest in Peace, Gord. Thank you for the music, and for helping in shaping the Canadian Songbook.

  • @dandomeier8516
    @dandomeier8516 2 года назад +22

    When in a bad mood I put in Gordon's music and it takes me to a better place. Many times I start my day with the Canadian railroad trilogy I love the way it flows. Such an incredible talent

  • @jmainiaanimations
    @jmainiaanimations Год назад +8

    All I can say, Gord, is thank you for all of the music you gave us during your incredible life.

  • @brandonsayer7631
    @brandonsayer7631 7 месяцев назад +2

    Gordon was a great song writer but he was human. Not a friendly man when he was on the drunk. Either way his songs are beautifully written and played and they invoke certain emotions. As a person he fell short. Reminds me of me

  • @karmenjazbec7743
    @karmenjazbec7743 4 месяца назад +1

    YEAH GORDON HERE WAS AN EARLY MORNING RAIN AND I AM A RAINY DAY WOMAN IT IS NICE TO LISTEN TO YOU ON SUCH A GRAY DAY REST IN PEACE YOUR LEGACY LIVES ON

  • @willy2447
    @willy2447 Год назад +5

    RIP Gordon thank you for all the tunes

  • @LindaVanatta-m6e
    @LindaVanatta-m6e 4 месяца назад +4

    I love everything he ever sang, cause he always had a turn around . Yea. Good stuff!

  • @robertcharpentier6852
    @robertcharpentier6852 4 месяца назад +5

    I met Lightfoot in Honolulu in the 1970s after he gave a concert at the Blaisdell Center there. Following the concert he walked around Waikiki and discovered a small neighborhood of single story cabins that was called The Shady Lane, which I was the manager of for 1st Hawaiian Bank's Trust Divisiion. He was pretty drunk at the time but we talked on one of the neighborhood stoops and that's how I met him. Rob

  • @judybates7201
    @judybates7201 Год назад +11

    Now that Gordon has transitioned...thiis concert will remain stellar for me.Thank you Clear Skys for posting....I will return and return....though I am Canuck and slightly younger than Mr. Lighfoot ...never saw him in concert....but he will remain such a fave...such an icon...such a heartfelt treasure....OX OX

  • @dippin1523
    @dippin1523 7 месяцев назад +7

    one of the best concerts one will ever hear. perfection

  • @claudiofornaroMusic
    @claudiofornaroMusic 7 месяцев назад +3

    Gosh, those acoustic guitars sound so frikin' gooood. Timeless

  • @czrad8125
    @czrad8125 Месяц назад +1

    One of the many concerts I wish I had attended

  • @Arcticpaddler
    @Arcticpaddler 5 месяцев назад +1

    Here in Minnesota the music of Gordon Lightfoot is alive and well, sung by high school students, heard in the roar of Lake Superior. The man is fondly remembered, a fellow son of the North.

  • @dorisporis8
    @dorisporis8 6 месяцев назад +2

    Canadian treasure, haunting troubadour to the whole world. Love from NYC

  • @두근두근테니슈
    @두근두근테니슈 Год назад +2

    gordon lightfoot! you always with me in the dark night, when i struggle with insomnia… love your music deeply in my heart. maybe im your biggest fan in south korea. wish i go to canada some day. you will stay same place forever in my life…

  • @terrynorthern38
    @terrynorthern38 9 месяцев назад +10

    We saw him on his 80th birthday, Hershey Pa. Was fortunate to see him live. A Canadian treasure forever.