Gord Lightfoot

[Dave_H]

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".

Dave

 

[chillinn]

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).

 

[knucklegary]

Chillinn, you forgot "sundown".. you better take care...

 

[chillinn]

Chillinn, you forgot "sundown".. you better take care...

How did I miss that one? ><
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[BVH]

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!

 

[hamhanded]

Some say he's got the lightest foot around.

Some say he's still out there, lighting feet to this day.

 

[bykfixer]

RIP sir.
You dun good

 

[bykfixer]

 

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[Dave_H]

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?

Dave

 

[chillinn]

Near the end of the song is one haunting chord which I always wait for, does anyone recognize what I refer to?

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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