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Post by lasvegaskid on May 1, 2023 21:28:29 GMT -5
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Post by trekkielo on May 1, 2023 22:52:39 GMT -5
May Gordon Lightfoot rest in peace!  My all-time favorite songs by him are Gord's Gold... If You Could Read My Mind (1970) #5 AT40Sundown (1974) #1 AT40Carefree Highway (1974) #10 AT40Rainy Day People (1975) #26 AT40The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (1976) #2 AT40PS-I sung a pretty spot on "Sundown" for Karaoke at an office Christmas party 20 years ago in 2003!  |
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Post by djjoe1960 on May 2, 2023 2:24:23 GMT -5
I was always disappointed that Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot never reached #1 on AT40. Imagine my surprise many years later to discover the song did reach the top spot in Cash Box--which makes one wonder about the accuracy of the charts.
May Gordon's family know that his music touched the lives of many, and I for one, am grateful.
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Post by jgve1952 on May 2, 2023 4:42:45 GMT -5
One of my favorites by GL was in 1978 and recently featured on a Countdown of 1978--"The Circle Is Small." I think it peaked at #33, and IMO should have been way higher.
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Post by 1finemrg on May 2, 2023 5:38:05 GMT -5
Only made it to #98 in 1971, but "Summer Side Of Life" is a wonderful song.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on May 2, 2023 5:47:07 GMT -5
While I am not a big fan of slow-tempo songs, "Carefree Highway" is the only song of Gordon's that I enjoy.
"Daylight Katy" was also a chart hit in Canada, but did not make it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was released in 1978 - during a time when disco was at its prime. Though I personally think that, despite disco's peak in popularity, an average top 40 chart consisted mostly of classic rock.
He is best known in the US for "Sundown", and in real life, it looks like yesterday evening was Gordon's last sundown.
May he rest in peace.
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Post by lasvegaskid on May 2, 2023 8:41:59 GMT -5
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on May 2, 2023 8:56:37 GMT -5
Some years ago, whenever my alarm went off on Sunday mornings and I heard his song "If You Could Read My Mind" on 97.5 K-ROCK, I would feel a bit sad since it served as a reminder that the weekend was starting to wind down and it was back to work on Monday. Every reason for me to not enjoy Sundays.
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Post by trekkielo on May 2, 2023 9:46:27 GMT -5
Idle Race - Bitter Green (1970) |
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Post by dukelightning on May 2, 2023 12:09:36 GMT -5
One of my favorites by GL was in 1978 and recently featured on a Countdown of 1978--"The Circle Is Small." I think it peaked at #33, and IMO should have been way higher. I would say that about "Beautiful" which only reached #58. That's my fave song by him. RIP. |
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Post by mrjukebox on May 2, 2023 15:39:52 GMT -5
I can't believe that "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" got blocked from # 1 by "Tonight's The Night" by Rod Stewart-I totally enjoyed "Edmund Fitzgerald" & thought it would've been turned into a major motion picture-RIP Gordon,you were an outstanding singer/songwriter.
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Post by dth1971 on May 2, 2023 18:27:47 GMT -5
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Post by lasvegaskid on May 2, 2023 19:20:23 GMT -5
LVK's favorites:
1. Circle Is Small, (three weeks in top 40, three butchers)
2. Baby Step Back
3. If You Could Read My Mind
4. Carefree Highway
5. Rainy Day People
6. Anything For Love
7. Sundown
8. Dream Street Rose
9. Blackberry Wine
10. Daylight Katy
11. Shadows
12. Beautiful
13. A Lesson In Love
14. Stay Loose
15. Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald
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