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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GORDON LIGHTFOOT!

Pearlee — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:58:23 GMT

84 yrs old today.

I've loved his music for over 50 yrs and have seen him more times live over those decades than I can count. My favorite song of his is If You Could Read My Mind, which is also the title of a recent documentary about him that is excellent. It's available free on TUBI and perhaps still is on Amazon Prime where it was playing free last time I looked.

Happy Birthday Gordon! ❤ Please continue on the Carefree Highway of life for many years to come; don't encounter Sundown any time soon. 😁

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BoopOMatic — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:23:29 GMT

@Pearlee, If You Need Me, I'll be in front of the TV, watching the documentary..........

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ValuSkr — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:25:46 GMT

Thank you! I'll be celebrating with Edmund Fitzgerald...

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golding76 — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:37:18 GMT

I always enjoyed the music of Gordon Lightfoot. May he celebrate many more!

Today is also the birthday of Bob Gaudio, one of the original Four Seasons. He turns 80 today. He's the other half of the famous handshake with Frankie Valli that has served as their binding business agreement for so many decades.

Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain" has always appealed to my reflective side.

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Pearlee — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:38:20 GMT

@BoopOMatic wrote:
@Pearlee, If You Need Me, I'll be in front of the TV, watching the documentary..........

@BoopOMatic Opening scene is his mansion. Holy cow! I have an entire thread here about the documentary but I think it's too old for me to bump up. Easy to find using the search the forums feature. Lots of good comments about it.

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781Florist — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:42:54 GMT

Wow. In 1973 I was tooling around town in a Karmann Ghia , top down, letting the beautiful summer breeze and Gordon's "Sundown" envelope me like a hug.

Now he's 84 and I'm just....................oh.

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Pearlee — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 23:12:27 GMT

@781Florist wrote:
Wow. In 1973 I was tooling around town in a Karmann Ghia , top down, letting the beautiful summer breeze and Gordon's "Sundown" envelope me like a hug.

Now he's 84 and I'm just....................oh.

@781Florist And were you having a Summertime Dream? 😀

Thanks Timeless... "I can't read that book again be...

phoenixbrd — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:55:13 GMT

Thanks @Pearlee Timeless...

"I can't read that book again because the ending just to hard to take"

So meaningful. I love that he is still with us...and doing what he loves to do best.

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ROMARY — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:07:44 GMT

'If you could read my mind, love......

What a tale my thoughts would tell.....'

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Pearlee — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 20:34:20 GMT

@phoenixbrd wrote:
Thanks @Pearlee Timeless...

"I can't read that book again because the ending just to hard to take"

So meaningful. I love that he is still with us...and doing what he loves to do best.

@phoenixbrd I so agree with you. As I started this thread I was thinking I wish he'd receive a Nobel prize in literature, like Dylan did, for all his poetic lyrics. The man is brilliant.

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golding76 — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:10:15 GMT

"I can't read that book again because the ending's just too hard to take"

A lyric that takes its place with some really fine poetry. So much expressed in so few words.

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ScarletDove — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:05:51 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
I always enjoyed the music of Gordon Lightfoot. May he celebrate many more!

Today is also the birthday of Bob Gaudio, one of the original Four Seasons. He turns 80 today. He's the other half of the famous handshake with Frankie Valli that has served as their binding business agreement for so many decades.

Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain" has always appealed to my reflective side.

@golding76 "Early Morning Rain"...my favorite singers of this great piece of music was Ian and Sylvia (Tyson), also Canadian folk singers; they were favorites of mine during their strong years until they divorced and broke up their great sound.

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Pearlee — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 00:46:16 GMT

@ScarletDove wrote:
@golding76 wrote:
I always enjoyed the music of Gordon Lightfoot. May he celebrate many more!

Today is also the birthday of Bob Gaudio, one of the original Four Seasons. He turns 80 today. He's the other half of the famous handshake with Frankie Valli that has served as their binding business agreement for so many decades.

Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain" has always appealed to my reflective side.
@golding76 "Early Morning Rain"...my favorite singers of this great piece of music was Ian and Sylvia (Tyson), also Canadian folk singers; they were favorites of mine during their strong years until they divorced and broke up their great sound.

@ScarletDove ian & Sylvia had quite a bit to say in the GL documentary I mentioned above. Love their music too.

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Jacie — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 13:31:11 GMT

I have adored Gordon Lightfoot since I was 15 years old. I have had the pleasure of seeing him in concert more than I care to admit!

Other artists have come and gone throughout the years, but he has been my constant!

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CalminHeart — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 14:09:24 GMT

@Pearlee wrote:

I agree. I've listened to him for many decades too. My first album was Gordon Lightfoot, late 60s. I saw him in concert 1973. Fabulous!

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tototwo — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 13:24:46 GMT

Yep, I'm glad he and his wonderful music are still with us. We went to one of his concerts about 10 years ago. He talked about recovering from a stroke and having to learn how to talk, sing, and play guitar again. The audience was filled with all ages, old and young. Everyone was singing along. My husband and I were impressed with all the 20-somethings who knew the words to all Gordan's songs. Who knew?

It was a wonderful evening I'll never forget.

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frenchie — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 13:39:27 GMT

Same age as my hubby. We have albums of his in vinyl. Great singer.