Dave_H
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Gordon Lightfoot, legendary Canadian composer/singer over seven decades, died yesterday. Many of his songs are etched in my mind, a couple being "Black Day in July" and "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
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chillinn
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Some favs.
Early Morning Rain – Elvis
Early Morning Rain – Jerry Lee Lewis
Early Morning Rain – Grateful Dead
Early Morning Rain – Peter, Paul & Mary
For Lovin' Me – Peter, Paul & Mary
The Way I Feel – Cowboy Junkies
The Dandy Warhols – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Sundown – Ed Kuepper
Sundown – Depeche Mode
If You Could Read My Mind – Duane Steele
If You Could Read My Mind – Neil Young
Steel Rail Blues – Jim Croce
The Circle Is Small – Jimmy Buffett
Looking at the Rain – Eric Clapton
The Same Old Loverman – Waylon Jennings
I'm Not Supposed to Care – Bob Dylan
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues – Gordon Lightfoot
Ring Them Bells – Gordon Lightfoot
Me and Bobby McGee – Gordon Lightfoot
My understanding is Lightfoot also recorded his own music (that's sarcasm, folks).
Early Morning Rain – Elvis
Early Morning Rain – Jerry Lee Lewis
Early Morning Rain – Grateful Dead
Early Morning Rain – Peter, Paul & Mary
For Lovin' Me – Peter, Paul & Mary
The Way I Feel – Cowboy Junkies
The Dandy Warhols – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Sundown – Ed Kuepper
Sundown – Depeche Mode
If You Could Read My Mind – Duane Steele
If You Could Read My Mind – Neil Young
Steel Rail Blues – Jim Croce
The Circle Is Small – Jimmy Buffett
Looking at the Rain – Eric Clapton
The Same Old Loverman – Waylon Jennings
I'm Not Supposed to Care – Bob Dylan
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues – Gordon Lightfoot
Ring Them Bells – Gordon Lightfoot
Me and Bobby McGee – Gordon Lightfoot
My understanding is Lightfoot also recorded his own music (that's sarcasm, folks).
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Chillinn, you forgot "sundown".. you better take care...
chillinn
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How did I miss that one? ><
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I was vacillating on buying myself a pound of See's Dark Lemon Truffles. Lots of sugar. Life is short! I'm heading there now!
RIP sir.
You dun good
Dave_H
Enlightened
I also heard of the 30 chimes, very fitting. Near the end of the song is one haunting chord which I always wait for, does anyone recognize what I refer to?
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chillinn
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The changes are
Asus2 - Em - G - D - Asus2
I would say Em is haunting, but it isn't resolving anywhere, Asus2 resolves nearly every line. Suspended 2nds and 4ths, often together (Gordon uses Asus4 here also) are very popular in modern alternative rock and pop music.
idk how haunting it is, but it's resolving his all lines. Suspended chords are not infrequently described as "heartbreaking," with one example of their use (with Gsus2) being The Beatles', "The Long and Winding Road."
Alternatively, Gordon uses an A eleventh chord in the bridge, though not to resolve.
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