Got the sad news today that Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot passed away on Monday at the age of 84. I’ll probably do a full tribute to him on Friday, but for right now here’s "Carefree Highway," my favorite song of his. It was the second single from his 1974 album Sundown and reached #10 on the Hot 100 as well as spending a week at #1 on the Easy Listening chart. He named it after a section of Arizona Highway 75 in north Phoenix.
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Gorgeous tune! When I heard it first, instead of “Carefree Highway”, I thought he was singing “Every Highway.” Gordon Lightfoot had a great sense of melody, and his soft baritone voice was pretty distinct. I have a post about his music scheduled for Friday.
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I haven’t written mine yet, but I’ll talk about him tomorrow (Friday) as well.
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Nice to see how Gordon resonates in our blogger community!😀
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Being from Michigan and hanging on Lake Superior, he was always one of my favorites. Our camp was four miles from Gitchee Gumee. He had too many great songs. This one was not my favorite, though I liked almost all of them. My favorites: Early Morning Rain, For Lovin Me, Rainy Day People, and The Wreck of the Edmund… are all my favorites. Every time I hit the camp (where I lived off the grid) it was my habit to put on a Lightfoot CD and pour a glass of wine… He was pretty cute until he got sick.
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Oh and Cotton Jenny and Bitter Green. Actually I liked all his songs. Sing to me, Gordon…
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I’ll be feturing him on Friday…
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Great tribute, John
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Yes, this is s huge loss as he was not only an excellent singer and dongwroter but s Canadian icon. I will look forward to Friday.
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I believe you. He was quite popular here, too.
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He was a wonderful musician and had a beautiful voice. I always enjoyed listening to him.
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I never bought any of his records, which is why I’m glad I can stream them now. I enjoyed his songs.
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Sad to hear … I’ve enjoyed many of his songs and this one is rally good, too. Such an engaging voice.
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That it was…
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He was an amazing musician and will be missed. His music will live on.
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It would be a complete disgrace if his music was never heard again..
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Yes. I agree.
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I like that song as well, there’s just so many. Maybe just me but the video link doesn’t work
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Hmmmm…. Maybe it’s not available in Canada?
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That’s likely it
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he was such an amazing musician and his wonderful music is his legacy
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Let’s hope the legacy is honored…
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Hi John – he was an amazing musician … so looking forward to Friday’s post -cheers Hilary
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Thanks!
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One of the absolute greats! His music will live on ❤️
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He belongs to the ages now…
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Heart-broken. I listen to his music almost every day. May he be swept away in waves of love and carried into a place filled with music. 💜
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I pictured him on the Carefree Highway and it seems completely apropos….
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Beautiful lyrics and voice , he will be missed 💜 his music will live on .
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With all the media out there of his songs and performances, there’s no excuse to let it fall by the wayside…
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No indeed so many can be immortal 💜
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