been a gordon fan my whole life, even though his voice failed in the end, he never gave up on his craft, and never lost his appeal to his fans, a great and humble man and an inspiration.
Great version, he nails the main E4 high notes on the choruses, he later had to extinguish them due to old age and his voice changing. A truly gorgeous live performance, I hope a full show surfaces.
It's interesting, his voice did have a change from 1982-1983 when he quit drinking and lost weight. The voice lost it's rich, deep layer and gained a more nasally tone. For the remainder of the 80's it remained mostly the same. From 1990-2002 it changed again, weakening a little due to age and probably Gord's smoking.
@@joeysanguine3596 it is a quite beautiful song that blends well alongside Carefree Highway. It's a shame he did not play it as often in earlier live recordings.
The Watchman symbolises the Devil The train waiting at the station is the 21 coaches refered to in. Lonny Donigan song. I think lightfoot boroewed it but i cant be sure. Gord chose his chords, built a melody and found some words to match some got list but some i got to catch.
been a gordon fan my whole life, even though his voice failed in the end, he never gave up on his craft, and never lost his appeal to his fans, a great and humble man and an inspiration.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot
Great version, he nails the main E4 high notes on the choruses, he later had to extinguish them due to old age and his voice changing. A truly gorgeous live performance, I hope a full show surfaces.
It’s on SugarMegs
It’s so interesting how his voice aged & changed through certain years. 1997 is an in-between stage I haven’t heard much of..
It's interesting, his voice did have a change from 1982-1983 when he quit drinking and lost weight. The voice lost it's rich, deep layer and gained a more nasally tone. For the remainder of the 80's it remained mostly the same. From 1990-2002 it changed again, weakening a little due to age and probably Gord's smoking.
Good call friend; I cover this epic ballad often❤
@@joeysanguine3596 it is a quite beautiful song that blends well alongside Carefree Highway. It's a shame he did not play it as often in earlier live recordings.
Epic song, thank you so much💖✝️
Rip gord
Magical!
The Watchman symbolises the Devil
The train waiting at the station is the 21 coaches refered to in. Lonny Donigan song. I think lightfoot boroewed it but i cant be sure. Gord chose his chords, built a melody and found some words to match some got list but some i got to catch.
Thanks for sharing. I first saw Lightfoot live in 1999, and this was part of the set. It was awesome!
RIP Gordon Lightfoot