# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/101 "2024-01-23T03:05:00Z")
> [@janis\_and\_c0](#): > > Thanks for this. I never heard it before either, but it’s going on my Gordon playlist. I’m glad that it’s a pleasant discovery for you, too (as well as apparently for Mr. Qadgop/Ditto). I think one of the reasons I find Lightfoot so emotionally evocative is that it’s so closely associated with the happiest times of my youth. His passing is all the more emotional because the younger version of Lightfoot bears a strong resemblance to my lifelong best friend, someone who was best man at my wedding, and I was at his. Someone with whom we shared summer vacations, first as bachelors, then later with our wives. He died last year from an aggressive form of brain cancer. Not really relevant to the Lightfoot thread, I guess, but life sucks. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/102 "2024-01-23T11:12:12Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I also had not realized that he was close friends with Bob Dylan, and the two admired each other’s work. Dylan covered “Early Mornin’ Rain” on “Self Portrait” (granted, not his best record). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1yXgy8Oai84/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob Dylan - Early Mornin' Rain (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yXgy8Oai84) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/103 "2024-01-23T15:40:36Z")
I’ve heard it a thousand times before, but OMG! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/phcDgM2Mazk/maxresdefault.jpg "Rainy Day People") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phcDgM2Mazk) ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/104 "2024-01-23T23:41:34Z")
Two Gordon’s best songs are on the “Sundown” album, and I don’t mean the two hit singles. One is “Seven Island Suite,” and the other is “Too Late for Prayin’,” which never fails to move me to tears. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/105 "2024-01-24T00:57:25Z")
I love Gordon’s stuff. I particularly love listening to ‘Canadian Railroad Trilogy’. I’m so glad I saw him live just before covid hit. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/106 "2024-01-24T01:46:28Z")
I discover all the best talent after they die. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-where-the-love-of-god-goes-rip-gordon-lightfoot-2023-may-1/983445/107 "2024-02-11T20:28:19Z")
> [@XOldiesJock](#): > > Two Gordon’s best songs are on the “Sundown” album, and I don’t mean the two hit singles. One is “Seven Island Suite,” and the other is “Too Late for Prayin’,” which never fails to move me to tears And “The Watchman’s Gone” and “High and Dry”. My parents had a copy of _Sundown_, which I played often enough that the album is burned in my mind. [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=5)