# Does anyone know where the love of God goes? ( RIP Gordon Lightfoot: 2023-May-1 ) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death, music\ **Created:** [May 2, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445 "2023-05-02T02:51:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/41 "2023-05-02T14:48:28Z")
The Mrs. and I listened to the Canadian Railway Trilogy last night after we heard the news, and reminisced about seeing him in concert, just before COVID hit. I really enjoyed his music. And will continue to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/42 "2023-05-02T17:13:55Z")
> [@2\_More\_Bits](#): > > [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/arts/music/gordon-lightfoot-dead.html?unlocked\_article\_code=QxkVmnfVbgFI146yx\_QHHHnrO8lxKhGrMIvvUfoQzZwIVt-3WsCcj4Oa55gxJa0Hg1hEHXmtF66qGrI7pYpxlEFCucPfdte8ek-j-4twM2wdj\_K8sXPLFUCG78UZyDMJeaoGoXr5UWBrkgdDyvwgJPhYKud6LIrRI5fqk7oigwej8m7wvlVlwiTy8bR5jjZ4\_S0fWxuODx7xobs1Q\_\_WmB37TjpSyeTNqic96VCXl2Q3cIx93F9NEW\_u08SqapGt3nHj7g-iKnZEWsjmNhIdOTBUHThkwZlMNE7toBoiv9PQyux3dhKPJL620fjqXzlYzJ3v6oj0Gldk0ljoPDI4ozBT&giftCopy=3\_Independent&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/arts/music/gordon-lightfoot-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=QxkVmnfVbgFI146yx_QHHHnrO8lxKhGrMIvvUfoQzZwIVt-3WsCcj4Oa55gxJa0Hg1hEHXmtF66qGrI7pYpxlEFCucPfdte8ek-j-4twM2wdj_K8sXPLFUCG78UZyDMJeaoGoXr5UWBrkgdDyvwgJPhYKud6LIrRI5fqk7oigwej8m7wvlVlwiTy8bR5jjZ4_S0fWxuODx7xobs1Q__WmB37TjpSyeTNqic96VCXl2Q3cIx93F9NEW_u08SqapGt3nHj7g-iKnZEWsjmNhIdOTBUHThkwZlMNE7toBoiv9PQyux3dhKPJL620fjqXzlYzJ3v6oj0Gldk0ljoPDI4ozBT&giftCopy=3_Independent&smid=url-share) > > **Sundown, you better take care!** Bolding mine. Well played. And thanks for getting us through the paywall. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/43 "2023-05-02T17:16:56Z")
One of my favorite memories from my freshman year of college is making new friends, who welcomed me to their room and their customs. One of them was to play a game of chess while listening to one of Gordon Lightfoot’s double albums. It was just the right length and soothing yet interesting, so much so that I had to buy that same album so I could play it in my car; it was on 8-track of course. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/44 "2023-05-02T19:05:30Z")
Perhaps the greatest lyric in any song, any genre: _“Sometimes, I think it’s a shame, when I get feeling better when I’m feeling no pain”_ ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/45 "2023-05-02T20:15:14Z")
Speaking of Sundown (incredible track), the [woman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_Smith) who he wrote that song about was also the woman who gave John Belushi his fatal speedball. Such a small and strange world. She was apprently also the inspiration behind The Band’s [“The Weight”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWu-f7HFFJE). Despite their tumultuous relationship, Gord remembered her well. “Cathy was a great lady. Men were drawn to her, and she used to make me jealous, but I don’t have a bad thing to say about her.” ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/46 "2023-05-02T21:15:35Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I had the chance to see him a few years ago, when he was playing a casino near Calgary. Sadly, my schedule got in the way, and I gave the tickets away. Maybe a schedule can be put aside occasionally–a lesson I learned from that. For Christmas of 2019, I received a ticket to a Lightfoot concert scheduled for the Brown County Music Center in Nashville, Indiana, in March 2020. Of course, by the time that month rolled around, COVID had descended. The performance was delayed three times before finally hitting the stage last May. When Gordon came on stage, he triumphantly exclaimed to the audience, “I bet you’re glad you held on to those tickets!” Indeed, I was, and I’m glad I finally got to see him in person after being a fan for over half a century. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/47 "2023-05-02T21:37:41Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > He ensured that we’d always remember the 29 souls lost on the Fitz. Having grown up in suburban Cleveland (for which the ship “left fully loaded”), I have a connection to one of the 29. Bruce Hudson went to my high school and graduated a few years before I did. The Band Boosters instituted a scholarship in his memory to be awarded annually to a graduating senior who had participated in the instrumental music program, and my mother (who was on the committee entrusted with selecting the winner) solicited my assistance in reading the application essays to determine which was the most impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/48 "2023-05-02T21:50:11Z")
A few years back, I had a low-key but persistent earworm, lasting maybe six months, of “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” except to the tune of “Stairway to Heaven”, and I couldn’t remember the proper tune. Then one night, I had a dream with background music in it, and I woke up and thought to myself “I know I didn’t come up with that tune myself; what was it?”. And then after a minute or two I realized, and the earwyrm was finally slain. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/49 "2023-05-02T22:57:25Z")
I remember being puzzled by Lightfoot’s songs from the 1960’s. I knew him from his 70’s hits Sundown, If You Could Read My Mind and Carefree Highway. It took awhile but I learned to appreciate his folk songs. My favorite Lightfoot song is _Shadows_. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Wf-hHks5B_I/maxresdefault.jpg "Shadows (1988 Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf-hHks5B_I) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/50 "2023-05-02T22:59:24Z")
I have enjoyed listening to some of the songs mentioned in his thread. I did not actually realize he was such a talented lyricist. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/51 "2023-05-02T23:03:07Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > 'Sit Down, Young Stranger and tell us who you are" is one of his less known songs, but a favourite of mine. Following yesterday’s posts, this song has been on my mind all day. > The parlor now is empty > There’s nothin’ left to say > My father has departed > My mother’s gone to pray > There’s rockets in the meadows > And ships out on the sea > The answer’s in the forest carved upon a tree > > John loves Mary, does anyone love me? ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/52 "2023-05-02T23:23:22Z")
_I never thought I could act this way_ _And I’ve got to say that I just don’t get it_ Who among us, if we’re being honest, hasn’t looked at themselves in the mirror and thought that. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/53 "2023-05-03T06:05:51Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I have enjoyed listening to some of the songs mentioned in his thread. I did not actually realize he was such a talented lyricist. Thanks. The same goes for me. I’m only now noticing that his lyrics are powerful. I’ve been mostly a fan of his Edmond Fitzgerald song, but for the others because I didn’t really pay attention to the lyrics some songs were just meh for me. But now I am gaining an appreciation for them. Thanks to the posters here for pointing out their favorite songs. Especially _If You Could Read My Mind_, and just today learning that it was inspired by his divorce. Wow. And, @outlierrn , definitely true. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/54 "2023-05-03T06:10:00Z")
This is my favorite Gordon Lightfoot song: [Song For A Winter’s Night - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9R94DLniE) And the NY Times has a good article; the gift link should get you past the paywall > **[Gordon Lightfoot’s 10 Essential Songs](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/arts/music/gordon-lightfoot-songs.html?unlocked_article_code=dZhgYnNcft48RqYPeqNRpQRkRYjlsLvw202fppyU4Lw9pPhm_ZIHT5Fjt68RcYCHU-rPZPPUzUFMxc-J3FtjzNPGeqbS6s6vi1QiNHTVOxdWCIL3VaD3HXXym2t0uj8gLkpO_VHJKBXYdj8ilqmcfOwvWT__Ott1bxDtyVlVvfd3ITr9pNzybWjlSygMIEaDVy80qeFrMoCirr7-l7-FpE7uxcooBHNi4xRcK82VNWjflHCPE8MaJRlQGdtETBFpGhLieCTO673S85-4JdYzS4xAfV5P-YkHJMpgP5qqdXDhuVmXkV5wmo-JxTPQi0CTilN0kSAwG6kaY-9F4rV0WPRg&smid=url-share)** > > The Canadian singer-songwriter, who died on Monday at 84, brought his rueful baritone to memorable, melancholy material. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/55 "2023-05-03T11:15:29Z")
I’ve searched for his lyrics from time to time and of course there are many sources, but I just today found his list of songs on his website. Many of you (all?) may already know this but to a GL relative newbie like me, if you click on the song title here it will yield his lyrics. Clicking on the album name yields its song list and a song clip — and it looks like every album a song is on is provided. That’s pretty cool. Sometimes a song’s explanation is included. Seeing this full list shows how many songs he’s written! > **[Gordon Lightfoot Song Lyrics - Alphabetic](https://gordonlightfoot.com/songs.shtml)** > > Gordon Lightfoot and Folk Music Web Site, primarily dedicated to Gordon Lightfoot. You can even buy Lightfoot CDs here. Site includes Gordon Lightfoot's CDs and DVDs, biography, latest tour schedule with presale information whenever possible, song... ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/56 "2023-05-03T11:42:46Z")
I did a cover of ‘Song for a Winter’s Night’ a couple of years ago - posted here as a humble tribute to a truly great artist. [Song for a Winter's Night - Gordon Lightfoot cover - YouTube](https://youtu.be/gi_CpQ96SIY) Now, I’ve heard the story via Fred Smith, lead guitarist for Leisa Way and the Wayward Wind, that this song was actually written in a hotel room in Cleveland, OH, in the middle of a July thunderstorm. I haven’t heard that tale verified other than Fred telling it… ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/57 "2023-05-03T12:39:26Z")
Mel Tormé wrote “The Christmas Song” on a blistering hot July day to take his mind off the heat, so there’s a precedent 🎄🎄🎄 > **[The Christmas Song](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Christmas_Song)** > > "The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You") is a classic Christmas song written in 1945\[note 1\] by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé. > The Nat King Cole Trio first recorded the song in June 1946. At Cole's behest – and over the objections of his label, Capitol Records – a second recording was made in August utilizing a small string section. This version became a massive hit on both the pop and R&B charts. C... ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/58 "2023-05-03T12:40:19Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > This is my favorite Gordon Lightfoot song: > [Song For A Winter’s Night - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F9R94DLniE) > > And the NY Times has a good article; the gift link should get you past the paywall > > [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/arts/music/gordon-lightfoot-songs.html?unlocked\_article\_code=dZhgYnNcft48RqYPeqNRpQRkRYjlsLvw202fppyU4Lw9pPhm\_ZIHT5Fjt68RcYCHU-rPZPPUzUFMxc-J3FtjzNPGeqbS6s6vi1QiNHTVOxdWCIL3VaD3HXXym2t0uj8gLkpO\_VHJKBXYdj8ilqmcfOwvWT\_\_Ott1bxDtyVlVvfd3ITr9pNzybWjlSygMIEaDVy80qeFrMoCirr7-l7-FpE7uxcooBHNi4xRcK82VNWjflHCPE8MaJRlQGdtETBFpGhLieCTO673S85-4JdYzS4xAfV5P-YkHJMpgP5qqdXDhuVmXkV5wmo-JxTPQi0CTilN0kSAwG6kaY-9F4rV0WPRg&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/arts/music/gordon-lightfoot-songs.html?unlocked_article_code=dZhgYnNcft48RqYPeqNRpQRkRYjlsLvw202fppyU4Lw9pPhm_ZIHT5Fjt68RcYCHU-rPZPPUzUFMxc-J3FtjzNPGeqbS6s6vi1QiNHTVOxdWCIL3VaD3HXXym2t0uj8gLkpO_VHJKBXYdj8ilqmcfOwvWT__Ott1bxDtyVlVvfd3ITr9pNzybWjlSygMIEaDVy80qeFrMoCirr7-l7-FpE7uxcooBHNi4xRcK82VNWjflHCPE8MaJRlQGdtETBFpGhLieCTO673S85-4JdYzS4xAfV5P-YkHJMpgP5qqdXDhuVmXkV5wmo-JxTPQi0CTilN0kSAwG6kaY-9F4rV0WPRg&smid=url-share) Another good article. Thanks! This leads to two song lists below, with some overlap: ■ The 10 essential songs in that article ■ GL’s 9 tunes that he plays at every concert (with explanation) For the 10 essentials I include the links from the article and add links to the lyrics. I then do the same for the 9 every concert list. As I see more of his lyrics I continue to be blown away by them. In his life I never appreciated them but thankfully, at his death, that opportunity has been provided. I used [https://is.gd](https://is.gd) to shorten the URLs. They are all safe. I created them all. The 10 essential songs, NY Times ([Gordon Lightfoot Song Lyrics - Alphabetic](https://gordonLightfoot.com/songs.shtml) for lyrics) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML001](https://is.gd/GML001) — “For Lovin’ Me” (1966), lyrics @ [https://is.gd/lkzpKE](https://is.gd/lkzpKE) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML002](https://is.gd/GML002) — “Early Morning Rain” (1966), lyrics @ [https://is.gd/DqMUy7](https://is.gd/DqMUy7) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML00c](https://is.gd/GML00c) — “Did She Mention My Name” (1968), lyrics @ [https://is.gd/7KuhXN](https://is.gd/7KuhXN) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML004](https://is.gd/GML004) — “Black Day in July” (1968), lyrics @ [https://is.gd/XQFDLo](https://is.gd/XQFDLo) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML00e](https://is.gd/GML00e) — “If You Could Read My Mind” (1970), lyrics @ [Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind - Song Lyrics](https://is.gd/KCrIvO) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML006](https://is.gd/GML006) — “Sundown” (1974), lyrics @ [Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown - Song Lyrics](https://is.gd/oJUjIY) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML007](https://is.gd/GML007) — “Rainy Day People” (1975), lyrics @ [https://is.gd/j986Kl](https://is.gd/j986Kl) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML008](https://is.gd/GML008) — “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976), lyrics @ [Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot Song Lyrics & Annual Events](https://is.gd/WkgUo3) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML009](https://is.gd/GML009) — “The Circle Is Small” (1978), lyrics @ [https://is.gd/RnAIP4](https://is.gd/RnAIP4) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML010](https://is.gd/GML010) — “Harmony” (2004), lyrics @ [https://is.gd/dwty1B](https://is.gd/dwty1B) From [Gordon Lightfoot - Songbook Liner Notes / Poems](https://is.gd/4igJBM) — lightfoot.ca, in the song notes for “If You Could Read My Mind”. > There are about nine tunes I play every concert, and this is one of them. (Editor’s note: The others, in case you wanted to know, are “Canadian Railroad Trilogy,” “Early Morning Rain,” “Don Quixote,” “In My Fashion,” “Beautiful,” “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald,” “Sundown,” and “Carefree Highway.”) ◆ YouTube, and lyrics, Gordon Lightfoot’s 9 tunes ([Gordon Lightfoot Song Lyrics - Alphabetic](https://gordonLightfoot.com/songs.shtml) for lyrics) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML00e](https://is.gd/GML00e) — “If You Could Read My Mind” (1970), lyrics @ [Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind - Song Lyrics](https://is.gd/KCrIvO) ➤ [https://is.gd/Tfp9jp](https://is.gd/Tfp9jp) — “Canadian Railroad Trilogy”, lyrics @ [https://is.gd/mUYC85](https://is.gd/mUYC85) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML002](https://is.gd/GML002) — “Early Morning Rain” (1966), lyrics @ [https://is.gd/DqMUy7](https://is.gd/DqMUy7) ➤ [https://is.gd/waf3wH](https://is.gd/waf3wH) — “Don Quixote”, lyrics @ [https://is.gd/CPlKS3](https://is.gd/CPlKS3) ➤ [https://is.gd/f5yMt9](https://is.gd/f5yMt9) — “In My Fashion”, lyrics @ [https://is.gd/dPvxBr](https://is.gd/dPvxBr) ➤ [https://is.gd/7ROtKR](https://is.gd/7ROtKR) — “Beautiful”, lyrics @ [Gordon Lightfoot: "Beautiful" - Song Lyrics](https://is.gd/pbtSLi) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML008](https://is.gd/GML008) — “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976), lyrics @ [Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot Song Lyrics & Annual Events](https://is.gd/WkgUo3) ➤ [https://is.gd/GML006](https://is.gd/GML006) — “Sundown” (1974), lyrics @ [Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown - Song Lyrics](https://is.gd/oJUjIY) ➤ [https://is.gd/EHPCEu](https://is.gd/EHPCEu) — “Carefree Highway”, lyrics @ [Gordon Lightfoot: Carefree Highway - Song Lyrics](https://is.gd/pgZbkY) ---
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Gordon changed the lyrics on Early Morning Rain. I got accustomed to hearing it on _Gords Gold_. I like to sing along. I was tripped up hearing the original version from the album. It’s only a few words but still noticeable if you’ve memorized the other version. I read later all the songs on Gords Gold were rerecorded. It’s understandable that after years of playing that Gordon would tweak a few things. ---
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> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > I did a cover of ‘Song for a Winter’s Night’ a couple of years ago - posted here as a humble tribute to a truly great artist. [Song for a Winter’s Night - Gordon Lightfoot cover - YouTube](https://youtu.be/gi_CpQ96SIY) That’s beautiful. Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445.md?page=4)