Celebrity Death: Gordon Lightfoot

[MMC]

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[MK9]

Damn. No bueno. Just watched a documentary on him a few months back. Talented dude for sure.

 

[Seedtype]

Rest in peace.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

RIP, he had a stomach issue like 20 years ago and almost died, looked like he was on deaths door the next 20 years but made it a long time.

 

[Know Your Enemy]

f***

 

[reckoning]

Very sad news. Gord was a beloved national treasure up here in Canada.

 

[kook10]

RIP

 

[DoyleG]

 

[Unholy Diver]

A real bummer, I know 84 is a good run but this still saddens me

 

[kihei]

When I heard he had cancelled his annual spring Massey Hall concerts, I thought something might be wrong. But I still wasn't expecting this news. He remains one of the absolute pillars in Canadian music history, a giant. Thousands of Canadians will be saddened to hear of his death.

 

[Guardian17]

LEGEND.

Gordon Lightfoot, legendary Canadian singer-songwriter, dead at 84 - National | Globalnews.ca

A native of Orillia, Ont., Lightfoot topped music charts with classic songs including "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown" and his career spanned decades.

globalnews.ca

 

[Jack Straw]

Sad to hear this. The Grateful Dead actually did a nice recording of "Early Morning Rain" for a demo tape they made when they were starting out.

 

[Canes]

RIP, I remember the first time I heard Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald and was blown away.

 

[Jumptheshark]

He had a good run, proud Canadian and a true icon

 

[TMLeafer]

Nooooo

RIP absolute legend

 

[Lehnerd Skinnerd]

Legend indeed. Great songwriter, I always loved The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. He wrote some other great classics as well. He must have really loved his craft to still be playing shows at his age. RIP

 

[Chairman Maouth]

A couple of weeks ago Gordon cancelled his entire 2023 tour and announced that there were no plans to reschedule the cancelled dates. I knew what that likely meant for a man of Gordon's age, but I didn't want to believe it.

The Summer Side of Life was playing on a cassette deck in the backyard of a house in Coquitlam BC on a windy and warm summer evening the first time I ever kissed a girl, or more accurately, was kissed by a girl. She took me totally by surprise, and I fumbled around like the clumsy moron on the cusp of puberty that I was. I remember exactly where we were and I can still see Kerry's face in front of me. I remember the gentle, warm wind on my face, and I remember how our eyes met, locked in an embrace like that of which our bodies never would. It remains one of the most vivid and precious memories of my youth and Gordon Lightfoot provided the soundtrack.

Rest in peace, Gordon Lightfoot. 1938-2023.

 

[beowulf]

RIP to a great Canadian and a music icon.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

RIP to a legend

 

[Chili]

He said the best song he ever wrote was If you could read my mind , love that tune. Timeless. Canada`s bard. Sad to hear.

 

[PanthersPens62]

Loved his music. Indeed a legend. RIP

 

[John Price]

 

[Jumptheshark]

I forgot it was Ian and Sylvia Tyson that put him on the map after recording one of his songs

 

[Lshap]

He said the best song he ever wrote was If you could read my mind , love that tune. Timeless. Canada`s bard. Sad to hear.

It really is a beautiful song. I've played it on guitar more times than I can count. I regret never seeing Lightfoot perform. RIP.

 

[mouser]

I had front row tickets to see Gordon Lightfoot a few weeks ago, but the concert was canceled due to illness. Impressive he was still touring at age 84, sad I didn't get the chance to see him live one last time. Rest in peace Gordon.