Sunnyvale's Top 25 Gordon Lightfoot Songs
RIP to a legend... My mom had several Gordon Lightfoot cassettes and he was one of very first artists I became interested in during my very late-blooming fascination with music. I can trace a lot of my love of folk/country/Americana to his discography. I'd argue he's more of a singles artist, but all of his albums during his 60's/70's heyday are at least pretty great. For the uninitiated, check Gord's Gold (one of the greatest Greatest Hits compilations ever) and Summertime Dream, his finest studio album, which came out after Gord's Gold. Here's my top 25 songs from his catalog, feel free to share your favorite omissions! |
| 25 |  | Gordon Lightfoot
Old Dan's Records
Old Dan's Records
"High above the fireplace, there's a smile on Old Dan's face" |
| 24 |  | Gordon Lightfoot
Sundown
High And Dry
"I hope you find your way back home before you die" |
| 23 |  | Gordon Lightfoot
Did She Mention My Name?
Did She Mention My Name
"It's so nice to meet an old friend, and pass the time of day, and talk about the hometown a million miles away" |
| 22 |  | Gordon Lightfoot
Summer Side of Life
Talking In Your Sleep
"I don't believe we've had a word all day, 'bout anything at all" |
| 21 |  | Gordon Lightfoot
Summertime Dream
Summertime Dream
"Let's steal away in the noonday sun, it's time for a summertime dream" |
| 20 |  | Gordon Lightfoot
Back Here on Earth
Bitter Green
"Some say he was a prisoner who never was set free" |
| 19 |  | Gordon Lightfoot
Endless Wire
Hangdog Hotel Room
"So pass the jar and that old guitar in this hangdog hotel room" |
| 18 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Summertime Dream
Never Too Close
"And so we cried, but that is alright, we meant no one no harm" |
| 17 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Summer Side of Life
Cotton Jenny
"In the valley below where the river winds, there's no such thing as bad times" |
| 16 |  | Gordon Lightfoot
Gord's Gold
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
"When the green dark forest was too silent to be real" |
| 15 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Summertime Dream
I'm Not Supposed To Care
"That's some kind of a game, still I'm glad it came down to the final round" |
| 14 |  | Gordon Lightfoot
Sit Down Young Stranger
Minstrel Of The Dawn
"Just like me and you, he's tryin' to get into things more happy than blue" |
| 13 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Sundown
Circle Of Steel
"Your father's pride was his means to provide, and he's servin' three years for that reason" |
| 12 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Summertime Dream
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
"When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin', "fellas it's too rough to feed ya", at 7 PM the main hatchway caved in, he said "fellas, it's been good to know ya"" |
| 11 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Sit Down Young Stranger
The Pony Man
"When it's midnight on the meadow, and the cats are in the shed, and the river tells a story at the window by my bed" |
| 10 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Sundown
Carefree Highway
"Mornin' after blues from my head down to my shoes" |
| 9 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Summer Side of Life
Cabaret
"If you're drivin' east to Reno, or north to Mendocino, I hope you find your rainbow's end" |
| 8 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Summertime Dream
Race Among The Ruins
"If you plan to face tomorrow, do it soon" |
| 7 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Sit Down Young Stranger
If You Could Read My Mind
"I'd walk away like a movie star, who gets burned in a three way script" |
| 6 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Endless Wire
Dreamland
"Sometimes I remember when we were all dressed up in style, I don't recall the gist of it all but you drove the young men wild" |
| 5 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Summertime Dream
Spanish Moss
"So I'm rollin' north thinkin' 'bout the ways things might've been" |
| 4 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Sundown
Sundown
"She's been lookin' like a queen in a sailor's dream, and she don't always say what she really means" |
| 3 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Summertime Dream
Protocol
"Where are the boys in their coats of blue, who flew when their eyes were blind" |
| 2 |  | Gordon Lightfoot
Lightfoot!
Early Morning Rain
"You can't jump a jet plane, like you can a freight train, so I must be on my way in the early morning rain" |
| 1 | | Gordon Lightfoot
Summer Side of Life
Summer Side Of Life
"He came down through fields of green on the summer side of life" |
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