Gordon Lightfoot

[Black 03 Z06]

A Canadian Icon passes at 84. He was a treasure of musical talent...

And in my mind forever linked to this one...

 

[Murray20c8]

I dislike, no hate country music, but he was an icon and Sundown and the Wreck ... were 2 iconic songs of many that got my toe tapping. He will be remembered for many years to come!

 

[Rruuff Day]

Sad passing to be sure. He was, and will always remain as a Canadian legend. And by the way Murray20, that is not country music... lol...

 

[Murray20c8]

And by the way Murray20, that is not country music... lol...

Sorry, I disagree. Sundown is creeping down his back stairs? I'll forgive you because you come from Alberta where everyone wears a cowboy hat and their best songs are about their trucks. So any song without a truck, a dog or their cheating wives can't be country music! Folk-pop is close enough IMO.

 

[gone]

Hey Murray. I must live somewhere other than Alberta since I do NOT and most of my friends here do NOT:

-wear a cowboy hat;
-own or drive a truck (SOME of us do drive Corvettes);
-have any tunes on any USB stick or other music memory device, about trucks (any trucks);
-have any tunes about dogs (although I own 2 dogs).

I admit there could be some songs which mention "cheating wives" or cheating "significant others" or broken hearts, but those likely fall under the "rock or easy listening music" categories.

Perhaps (?) I'm just an "Ontarian" in disguise?? (lol)

But to stay on topic: yes, sad about Gordon Lightfoot and I DO have his "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" on my USB.

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Sorry, I disagree. Sundown is creeping down his back stairs? I'll forgive you because you come from Alberta where everyone wears a cowboy hat and their best songs are about their trucks. So any song without a truck, a dog or their cheating wives can't be country music! Folk-pop is close enough IMO.

@Murray20c8 do you know the story behind "Sundown"? Oddly enough it involves a neighbourhood girl who I went to school with.

 

[Murray20c8]

@Murray20c8 do you know the story behind "Sundown"? Oddly enough it involves a neighbourhood girl who I went to school with.

Your nickname isn't Sundown by any chance?
No, I was just making a joke. I don't know the story behind the song.

 

[gone]

@Murray20c8 do you know the story behind "Sundown"? Oddly enough it involves a neighbourhood girl who I went to school with.

As always, we live in a "small world". The connections that routinely come up between people, never cease to prove that and surprise me.

 

[Murray20c8]

Hey Murray. I must live somewhere other than Alberta since I do NOT and most of my friends here do NOT:

-wear a cowboy hat;
-own or drive a truck (SOME of us do drive Corvettes);
-have any tunes on any USB stick or other music memory device, about trucks (any trucks);
-have any tunes about dogs (although I own 2 dogs).

I admit there could be some songs which mention "cheating wives" or cheating "significant others" or broken hearts, but those likely fall under the "rock or easy listening music" categories.

Perhaps (?) I'm just an "Ontarian" in disguise?? (lol)

Are you and all your friends outcasts?

 

[Rruuff Day]

Sorry, I disagree. Sundown is creeping down his back stairs? I'll forgive you because you come from Alberta where everyone wears a cowboy hat and their best songs are about their trucks. So any song without a truck, a dog or their cheating wives can't be country music! Folk-pop is close enough IMO.

lmao.... Yeah.... I'm a Country boy... hats, boots, trucks, guitars, farm, dogs, guns and a Corvette.... No cheating wife but a USB with 40,000 songs and they are a split between rock and country songs about cheating wives, mothers, prison, trucks, trains, rain, cars and getting drunk.... me in a nutshell.....And I like Folk-pop too....