Thanks for resharing this post on the heals of Gordon's passing. His music touched me from the first time I heard him sing. I just subscribed to your Substack and look forward to perusing the entries--looks like we share some musical tastes. I've been writing about the Grateful Dead for some time and just started merging a few shows over to a new Substack of my own. Check it out: https://open.substack.com/pub/zencowpoke/p/grateful-dead-gaelic-park-bronx-ny?r=7iwom&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Thank you for subscribing - I've subscribed to your Substack as well and look forward to checking it out.
Except Elvis Presley, no one has been as long a constant in my musical life than Gordon Lightfoot. He lived a good, long life and got 20 years after first cheating death in 2002 yet his passing marks the continued closing of an era which brings a certain sadness.
Sep 11, 2022·edited Sep 11, 2022Liked by Robert C. Gilbert
Thanks for the mention. I'm always happy to share Listening Sessions!
For me. Lightfoot's music is an odd duality. "Carefree Highway" reminds me of being a kid in my parent's car. In those memories, it's never raining.
Today I live in Wisconsin, and it might as well be a licensing requirement that every bar have "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" in it's jukebox. It's an event that still deeply resonates with people here even now. All you have to do is play the first few notes of the track, and watch the mood change.
This reminds me of growing up in New Zealand at a time when so many bands were coming and performing at the end of the careers. People like Sonny and Terry for example, who were barely filling a coffee shop in San Fran, but filled a stadium in Auckland. Now we have loads of folkies and songwriters from the 70's also reaching those places in their careers, and age has not diminished our love for them. Thanks for sharing, Robert.
Thanks for resharing this post on the heals of Gordon's passing. His music touched me from the first time I heard him sing. I just subscribed to your Substack and look forward to perusing the entries--looks like we share some musical tastes. I've been writing about the Grateful Dead for some time and just started merging a few shows over to a new Substack of my own. Check it out: https://open.substack.com/pub/zencowpoke/p/grateful-dead-gaelic-park-bronx-ny?r=7iwom&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Thank you for subscribing - I've subscribed to your Substack as well and look forward to checking it out.
Except Elvis Presley, no one has been as long a constant in my musical life than Gordon Lightfoot. He lived a good, long life and got 20 years after first cheating death in 2002 yet his passing marks the continued closing of an era which brings a certain sadness.
Thanks for the mention. I'm always happy to share Listening Sessions!
For me. Lightfoot's music is an odd duality. "Carefree Highway" reminds me of being a kid in my parent's car. In those memories, it's never raining.
Today I live in Wisconsin, and it might as well be a licensing requirement that every bar have "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" in it's jukebox. It's an event that still deeply resonates with people here even now. All you have to do is play the first few notes of the track, and watch the mood change.
There are definitely different shades to Lightfoot's music.
This reminds me of growing up in New Zealand at a time when so many bands were coming and performing at the end of the careers. People like Sonny and Terry for example, who were barely filling a coffee shop in San Fran, but filled a stadium in Auckland. Now we have loads of folkies and songwriters from the 70's also reaching those places in their careers, and age has not diminished our love for them. Thanks for sharing, Robert.
Thanks for reading!!!!
You're welcome - glad you had a chance to explore Fleetwood Mac more deeply.