I'm Canadian. Gordon Lightfoot just died, and I cried watching this. Thank you Rick, for appreciating him so much. I posted it in hope that others will appreciate it too.
@jacquelinedirk
Жыл бұрын
❤
@chalyjudge7749
Жыл бұрын
❤
@bruceobrien9315
Жыл бұрын
❤
@The63Jazz
Жыл бұрын
I’m not a Canadian but Gordon wrote the soundtrack to my life and I cried watching this. Friday last in the car for no reason played Gords Gold on a short trip to my wife and son. Then I learned he passed. Such a loss.
@steveb6386
Жыл бұрын
Wasn't just you friend.
@jfr1114
4 жыл бұрын
I also want to add that I think Rick is being too humble about his position regarding fair use and the whole senate hearing thing. I’m all for making sure the artists get paid fairly, but these “What Makes This Song Great “videos Rick produces make me want to listen to artists light Gordon Lightfoot and Led Zeppelin and maybe even purchase some tracks. So in a very important way, Rick is helping expose these artists to new fans and generating new appreciation among old fans. I would have thought the artists would appreciate that exposure and at least be willing not to block; and I would suggest they should be willing to at least split the Google revenues. Anyway, just my opinion, but thank you Rick for all of these videos , the content is incredible .
@myworstenemy680
4 жыл бұрын
well said!
@restorationconcrete
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@SchmaexiMcMaexi
4 жыл бұрын
Well in 99% of the cases, the artist has zero to do with these things. The rights to the material are in the hands of their studios or labels and they simply have a plethora of lawyers that enforce every single bit of 'misuse' of their product. I can somewhat even understand that they have to go against every non-paid use of their property, but they simply don't differentiate enough between 'fair use' and straightup 'piracy'.
@motomike71
4 жыл бұрын
Indeed. This is a song that I have always loved, but always listened to on the radio. This WMTSG made me go buy the album on Apple Music. The best WMTSG are ones that make me go out and buy the artist's track or album so I can appreciate it myself, if I don't already own it.
@motomike71
4 жыл бұрын
@@SchmaexiMcMaexi If the artist's still maintains control of their publishing rights in arrangement with the label, then the label takes direction from the artist as whether or de-monetize or block. Such as the case with the Eagles where the dictate to block comes from Don Henley.
@timcooper5052
4 жыл бұрын
Was lucky enough to meet Gord in about 1975, his Aunt lived next door to my parents in Brantford Ont. When she passed away he came to the funeral and to the lunch afterwards. The local radio station found out that he was in town and decided to show up and try to interview him, very inappropriate, so my father invited him to our house. I was just learning guitar at the time and had an old Gibson Hummingbird. Long story short I had a private 1 hour concert and will never forget when he sung this song, one of the greatest moments of my life. What a kind humble man he is.
@markg454
4 жыл бұрын
You lucky lucky fellow. What a great memory.
@04beni04
4 жыл бұрын
Speaking as someone with a lifelong affection for GL, and family ties to Brantford? I love this story. Thanks for sharing.
@4thegloryofthelord
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome story. Would’ve made a great video to put on KZitem back then if it had existed.
@karenlindsay9884
4 жыл бұрын
Your story is so touching!
@desert1able76
4 жыл бұрын
WOW! What a memory and experience. That's what gives his music such power/
@msbvan
Жыл бұрын
After learning of Gordon’s passing tonight I came to watch this wonderful video again. Rest in Peace Gordon lightfoot. I would love for Rick to someday do a ‘What Makes This Song Great” with Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. A truly inspired and haunting masterpiece.
@maryselstead7554
Жыл бұрын
He just did!
@anthonysaunders345
Жыл бұрын
Yup
@SonOfTamriel
Жыл бұрын
@SuperNostalgia. what are you scared of?
@davidjenson4512
Жыл бұрын
@@SonOfTamriel 'Not a thing I'd wager!
@gib59er56
11 ай бұрын
I hear you. But I would go with "Summer Side of Life", instead. "Wreck........" is a decent tune but it is a bit overrated because of the sinking itself, imo. Summer Side is a beautiful and haunting song about young men right outta High School spending their last summer as fun loving and innocent kids before being sent to Vietnam to fight, and then coming home wrecked emotionally and forever changed because of war. His best song , and most moving song. From chasing girls as "his love was ripe" to "and if you saw him now, you`d wonder why he would cry all night". The man was such a huge talent, and I am always amazed at artists with that gift of songwriting perfection. God knows that it does not come very easily to me, but I sure wish it did. Celebrate Gordon`s long life and his music, rather than over mourn his passing. He really did enrich all of our lives, people like you and I who love and listen to him doing his thing. Cheers!
@manifestgtr
2 жыл бұрын
The second verse of this song has some of the most soul-crushing lyrics I’ve ever heard. “Heroes often fail” is one of those sentiments that you know, in your bones, to be true…but nobody ever says it. The lyrics to this song are masterful from start to finish but that second verse is completely mind-blowing to me.
@djdissi
Жыл бұрын
Your entire comment needs more likes
@bobwinegard5296
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. The Heros often Fail line is the beat line I've ever heard in any song. Its a concept that we think heros save the day and live happily after but I'm moat cases the hero ends up sacrificing his or her life to save the day and they most times don't save the day. I've always thought about that line.
@leighabbott105
Жыл бұрын
“But for now love, let’s be real.” Gets me every.time.
@nancycarpenter4160
Жыл бұрын
For me it's "you won't read that book again because the ending's just too hard to take." Tears every time.
@mikearchibald744
Жыл бұрын
True, just canadians. Leonard Cohen : Damn, I can't remember the song anymore.
@raypeal1876
3 жыл бұрын
I'm a firm believer that this is one of the most beautiful songs of all time!
@lololomo5484
2 жыл бұрын
Well, there's two of us, anyway.
@danielgillman4932
2 жыл бұрын
Ummm, three.
@MarkFreedmanNY
2 жыл бұрын
Four.
@davepeterschmidt5818
2 жыл бұрын
@@MarkFreedmanNY Five
@annus2010
2 жыл бұрын
six
@ezrvs
2 жыл бұрын
This is my 7 year old granddaughter’s favorite song. She’s a very perceptive child and commented on parts of the message in the song. She said the ghost is actually Gordon’s reflection in the well water. As he is Wishing he could go back to a happier time. I thought she might be smarter than Grandpa!
@steveturner3999
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! She nailed it I do believe. Who of us doesn’t wish we could go back and change things in our lives?
@deanr.johansen6377
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! She is amazingly perceptive.
@goodmanwiseman303
2 жыл бұрын
That's amazing. What a smart girl.
@paramitch
2 жыл бұрын
That's incredible. I think she's absolutely right, and that never occurred to me. I just got schooled by your brilliant 7 year-old granddaughter! Who sounds to me like she's gonna be a writer (of songs or words, or both)!
@dingfeldersmurfalot4560
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, really amazing(and I hate that word almost as much as I hate the word "awesome," so if I'm using it here, it's legit.
@paulmarentette5346
Жыл бұрын
Had to revisit this upon hearing of Gordon Lightfoot's passing this evening. How great to slow the melody and melancholy, pause and reflect on the genius and the gifts Gordon possessed, and shared with us all.
@winonah810
Жыл бұрын
I came here for the same reason. I had never heard this analysis. Now, I will never hear the song the same way again; it is as though the whole flower has opened, and I can see every petal. Now, I can hear so much more in the song than before.
@quailstudios
Жыл бұрын
This showed up in my feed after I heard the news. Beautiful song.
@williamstefens
Жыл бұрын
Me as well. I just love how wonderfully Rick points out all the different parts of the song that makes it so great that one would most probably miss unless musically and or vocally trained. Sadly I don't know a lot of the music theory Rick mentions, but I so enjoy learning about it just the same, as he breaks down the song so succinctly and clearly. And the great part of Rick breaking down what makes the song great, so wonderfully shows how incredibly musically talanted and gifted the musician, such as Gordon lightfoot truly was. I can't imagine any of today's pop vocals singers put out such beautiful and complex songs as this.
@moeball740
Жыл бұрын
Mariners Church in Detroit had a small ceremony last week where they rang the church bell 30 times. Once each for the 29 members of the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and a final 30th chime for Gordon Lightfoot, who kept the memories of the other 29 alive for so many years.
@squamish4244
Жыл бұрын
It's a cliche, but great artists never really die. Mozart lives again every time someone plays his music. Imagine in 2200 people will be listening to Gord and thinking, "Wow, what a talent!"
@erichodge567
4 жыл бұрын
I know that Gordon Lightfoot is a star, particularly in his home country, Canada. I know that he has received many awards and honors. With all that said, I will confidently assert that Gordon Lightfoot is the most criminally underappreciated songwriter of the past sixty years. The sheer quantity of great work he has given us is astonishing, but "If You Could Read My Mind" is that rarest of creations: a perfect song.
@cary3428
4 жыл бұрын
Eric Hodge 100%
@oppothumbs1
4 жыл бұрын
Underrated but not like The Replacements
@TonyMowatt
4 жыл бұрын
Tony Rice would agree
@joesuhrada5615
4 жыл бұрын
Eric Hodge he blows the much celebrated and overrated Leonard Cohen out of the water like a battleship!
@stevenbond9201
4 жыл бұрын
The only two singers Bob Dylan has spoken of publicly that he likes are Gordon Lightfoot and Townes Van Zandt.
@jasoncampbell2194
4 жыл бұрын
Gord’s guitarist Red Shea was my first guitar teacher when I was a kid in Canada. Was a fantastic guy. I didn’t take another formal lesson again until I went to GIT in LA. Luckily saw Gord at the Royal Albert Hall in London a few years ago. The first time he played there in 35 years. Was a heck of a night.
@RickBeato
4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Cool!!
@keithbaxter6066
4 жыл бұрын
I'm also Canadian. Also went to GIT (1981). Also a huge Red Shea fan. The part he plays on Song For A Winter's Night is crazy good. But all his guitar parts are... well... perfect.
@jdl3482
3 жыл бұрын
I was at one of Gordon's Royal Albert Hall shows too, great gig!
@billbergseid6321
3 жыл бұрын
I have loved Red Shea's work on Lightfoot's songs for years. But I can only find one video of him playing solo. Do you know of any recordings featuring Shea?
@kathienordstrom4530
3 жыл бұрын
Oh man..what a fabulous treat to have been a student of Red Shea..I have lived most of my life within an hour of his home town of Prince Albert Sask..Love your comment and it is so good to see Red being recognized and honored this way..what a truly gifted guitarist he was..I so wish I could have been a student of his
@justinaskins2156
3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure this is one of the most beautiful melancholy songs I've ever heard.
@teacat55
3 жыл бұрын
So is his “The Last Time (I Saw Her Face)”
@noelbowerman1562
3 жыл бұрын
I can only think of a couple of songs that have that feel. Breads Diary or the wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald.
@StewartMarkley
3 жыл бұрын
Right. Right along with Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Folgelberg
@DOLfirst
3 жыл бұрын
@@StewartMarkley funny...Dan Fogelberg came to mind during this video too.
@ClayBlasdel44
2 жыл бұрын
Favorites sometimes change, but most of the time I call this my favorite song. Period. I'm sure that millions of people agree. Beato's enthusiam is infectious. The great irony of Gordon Lightfoot is that his music was incredibly knowing but in his own personal relationships, he admits to being a shithead who hurt people b ut now regets it deeply.
@kantlogin
Жыл бұрын
As a Canadian myself, Gordon Lightfoot is a national treasure. I had the opportunity to see him live and it was truly incredible. Thank you for dissecting this classic.
@kathleenflick6041
Жыл бұрын
I saw him live, too. Decades ago in San Diego. He's a Canadian national treasure.
@larrymorgan222
Жыл бұрын
I saw him live twice. I personally like Canadian Railroad Trilogy the best, followed by Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
@mollybeegood6342
Жыл бұрын
@@kathleenflick6041 was that downtown sn diego in a 5000 seat theater about 1982 ?
@kathleenflick6041
Жыл бұрын
@mollybeegood6342 - Quite possibly. Theater with great acoustics. I can't recall the name of it, or the year. Also saw Arlo Guthrie there.
@raddudeski2745
3 жыл бұрын
Remember my dad telling me his mom would listen to Gord whenever something was wrong or when she was down. She’d put one of his records on, pour herself a glass of southern comfort and listen to it front and back. He’d often join her, often reminiscing about better times. She always said listening to his music was like a campfire for the soul. I wish she was still around. Passed away from lung cancer when I was only a toddler. She sounded like an amazing woman, I would’ve loved to have known her as an adult. It’s funny, I was given her old records when I first moved out. Think I’ll blow the dust of them and give them a play. Maybe even pour one out for her too.
@miraleatardiff8543
3 жыл бұрын
I can relate with your Mum 100%. I do the same thing whenever I am feeling down, only mine is with Gord's music, a glass of sherry - with that soothing campfire burning in my mind's eye.
@jessiehermit9503
3 жыл бұрын
Do it again. Pull them out now, lol. 😆 If it makes you feel good, do it.
@PatPerdue
3 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful memory of your mom. Sorry you lost her at such a young age. Campfire for the soul, great image
@alisonbell3561
2 жыл бұрын
"His music was like a campfire for the soul", my God, I love that!
@lilolmecj
2 жыл бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot is my all time favorite artist. He has a unique voice and style, but also powerful songwriting skills. Anyone who can take a newspaper article, tweet it a bit, and put it to a song that so chillingly evoked the disaster of the Edmund Fitzgerald. He is just great, I came to love his music with Sundown, all these years later I still love him.
@christinemorris8578
4 жыл бұрын
I love Rick's euphoric expressions when he listens to these songs. He so appreciates every note. 💖
@notbraindead7298
4 жыл бұрын
You are so right! He sings, he plays air drums, air guitar, air piano and laughs and smiles in rapturesque delight like a teenager in love. It's definitely contagious.
@DebNKY
Жыл бұрын
He's teaching me exactly why I love this song and always have
@tomseviltwinky
4 жыл бұрын
Funny how when you break down the magic, it’s still magical
@soaringvulture
4 жыл бұрын
I don't know. It's kind of like analyzing the brush strokes on the Mona Lisa. The song is a magical piece of art and the chord progressions are the way they are because they sounded good to Gordon. I can write songs for the rest of my life and they'll never come close to this because I'm not a musical genius.
@darthlaurel
3 жыл бұрын
I agree. I think it is because he really loves it.
@---cr8nw
3 жыл бұрын
And yet, when you break down magic, it's not.
@stevefowler8095
Жыл бұрын
19:06 “oh! He does that slide AGAIN!” (The sheer joy on Rick’s face when his discovers this😊). Love it!
@zigman8550
4 жыл бұрын
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a classic piece of songwriting.I live in Michigan and that song still gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it.
@notbraindead7298
4 жыл бұрын
The music so perfectly fits the lyrics. I think Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is one of the best pieces of "storytelling put to music" I've ever heard. My uncle was in the US Coast Guard and was stationed on the great lakes. He said he gets the "willies" when he hears that "damn" song.😊 And I too get goosebumps when I hear it.
@prairiebrewer6630
4 жыл бұрын
@Dave Ktver All that remains are the faces and the names of the wives, the sons, and the daughters - every time I hear that line, it gives me goose bumps and brings a tear to my eye.
@leekovalskyj9218
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald captures that tragedy masterfully in words and music. But I can understand Rick picking If You Could Read My Mind to highlight and analyse. Because this song (and perhaps the song Beautiful as well) are, in terms of musicality, more interesting and beautiful than most other songs for radio ever were.
@colinwallace5286
4 жыл бұрын
Heard that song as a kid. I couldn’t grasp the thought of a lake that wrecked huge ships. That is until I drove along the UP in winter, and watched the fury of Lake Superior. It made me awful glad I was in a truck instead of a big lake freighter. A vivid story.
@Larry_Harvilla
4 жыл бұрын
Michigan native here. "Wreck" is such great writing that even stodgy old me has to overlook the two factual inaccuracies in the lyrics: (1) it's called Mariners' Church instead of "Maritime Sailor's Cathedral," and (2) the Fitzgerald's ill-fated final load was actually destined for Detroit, not Cleveland. But that said, on (1) he had to fill eight syllables in that line and the church's correct name would only have gotten him halfway there, and on (2) he needed a city name with first-syllable emphasis to fit the meter of the song. It's called artistic license, and Gordon Lightfoot was a master of it.
@nicksflicks9592
2 жыл бұрын
In my opinion this is one of the greatest songs ever written. Expertly produced as well. It evokes a multitude of emotions, themes and moods. How many songs can you say that about? Haunting lyrics, heartfelt chord progressions, yearning string section, and of course, GL's ghostly voice. Breaks my heart every time I hear it. Whenever I play it on guitar I can't sing the words myself because they are much too painful.
@lololomo5484
2 жыл бұрын
Thank god it was expertly produced. It plays on the radio today extremely well. About a half century later....
@nedgetchell2004
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed... I've never understood how singers sing sad songs without breaking down sobbing! Always have tears in my eyes hearing this one. I might choke out a few lines along with it, but can't do it for long.
@carlos31302
2 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only one who felt so deeply about this beautiful and sad song. It's so full of emotion that you can experience in one's own life.
@tonyrib
Жыл бұрын
I can totally relate! I was never able to end this song once I started playing it.
@gregventurevids
Жыл бұрын
"Ghostly voice". Perfect description especially for this song about metaphorically being a ghost.
@michaelgregory2231
4 жыл бұрын
In this age of sonic bombast and monster chops, such detail and finesse get overlooked. Thank you for highlighting the beautiful structure and poetic grace of this stellar composition and recording.
@jouishomme
4 жыл бұрын
beautiful comment :) " finesse " is a french word, I appreciate )))
@Nightwinflyer
4 жыл бұрын
There are current bands sneaking these delicate moments into their albums. Mastodon's 'Jaguar King' off Emperor of Sand is a good one, or several moments on Baroness' Gold and Grey album.
@joshnova9163
4 жыл бұрын
Well said, Michael.
@briansmith3566
4 жыл бұрын
Very cool to see Rick sharing a song so personal and explaining why. His enthusiasm is contagious! Great analysis also, I've watched quite a few of these shows now and I'm learning so much. Rick you are changing the way I hear music.
@DougMcDave
Жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace, Gordon Lightfoot. Thank you for your music. You will be missed!
@wayneburgess2885
5 ай бұрын
We can agree that the lyrics are close to perfect
@SyntagmaStation
3 жыл бұрын
I think if Gordon saw this, it would have to be very powerful for him. Despite the millions who loved him, he would know that at least one person fully understood what he accomplished with this song.
@vickiholland2774
3 жыл бұрын
In 1976 in Boston a very bad snowstorm happened. Gordon Lightfoot was scheduled to appear at a local venue. He played a full concert for around 20 people. I will never forget his generosity.
@bettym7346
2 жыл бұрын
I heard this song daily on the radio, but never got it, until Rick's forensics exposed the bones. This is the video that turned me on to Rick, and now I've listened to it again (couldn't stop), I hear even more. Please understand, my knowledge of guitar, modes, and music production is about at the level of 9-year-old Rick.
@SyntagmaStation
2 жыл бұрын
@@bettym7346 You know what, Betty M? I never heard anyone say it as succinctly as you did: Rick is a musical forensics guy. Forensics is the absolute perfect term for what he does in this series. In my line of work, what you said is what we call an “insight” - a penetrating truth that perfectly frames what is going on. I am wondering if Rick ever thought of it that way . . .
@ThvonS
2 жыл бұрын
@@bettym7346 I have studied music theory for six years at the highest level, and your comment is more relevant than any explanation I can think of.
@djdissi
Жыл бұрын
Still alive, still performing, still knows that he's revered, but still humble. Saw him at Massey Hall about a decade ago... unfortunately the magic appeared to be long gone but at least I saw him... IMPORTANT👍❤🇨🇦
@rossmclellan8875
3 жыл бұрын
This is the best show on KZitem for the non musician right to the professional. The way he breaks down the parts is very powerful and relatively easy to understand. He doesn't just tell you about the technical side of string arraignments, the guitar chords and such, he is exposing the average person to the sheer emotional power of acoustic man made music. I'm from just outside of Gordon's home town and I got goosebumps listening and watching. Nice job Rick you made this somewhat cynical metal head come close to tears. Bravo pal.
@michaelwilliams1747
3 жыл бұрын
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@darlenebarrington3534
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@drbobperkins
3 жыл бұрын
Nice work
@loose-drag
3 жыл бұрын
Brave words. Moved me Ross.
@CaptiveReefSystems
3 жыл бұрын
A lot if truly moving music is like that, oddly... 🤔 At least for me... I have won over a few people over the years, when trying to turn them on to specific song or album, and getting them to appreciate it in the same way that I do... That's also why I (subconsciously) put songs into two categories, usually, upon hearing them. It's not 'songs I like' and 'songs I don't', either. There's either something else 'there' or there isn't. Even songs that I don't initially like, I will revisit, if they have that 'something else' - even if it's not my style and even if I don't ultimately end up caring much for it, in the end. This way, at least I can appreciate it to a deeper degree. (Likewise, there are also many songs that I really like that DON'T have the 'something else' to be dissected, just because they are pretty, or poetic, to-the-point, rhythmically moving, or "catchy", or just because they're my style. Lot's of legitimately "good" music is like this! ...but many of the songs that have taught me the most, or been the most emotionally moving, have been songs that I had to sort of work at, and dive into, before I could truly appreciate them). This is why, so long as there is that 'something' there, I try to really dwell on a song, album, artist, etc., before I form an opinion... ESPECIALLY if I am 'uncomfortable' with it (stylistically), initially... At least, I try to... This song is far from my typical style(s) of music, but it DEFINITELY has something beautiful to be discovered, if you take the time to unwrap it... 😄🤘
@hampusheh
4 жыл бұрын
Lightfoot is extremely underrated, I would put him up there with the greats, yet very few people listen to his stuff.
@rex8958
4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites, I do hear him every once in a while on the throwback radio
@FreetoGrowBand
4 жыл бұрын
Very much listened to and appreciated here in Canada 🇨🇦
@Creaulx
4 жыл бұрын
@@FreetoGrowBand One of our national treasures.
@cindyroy8541
4 жыл бұрын
Did you see his performance during pand?
@tylerhaas6
4 жыл бұрын
Lightfoot, Taylor, Denver, Croce. Some of the elite songwriters of the 70s
@brucebayard7638
Жыл бұрын
Back to revisit this video after Gordon passed away. Rick always manages to add to my appreciation for a song, and not only that, the emotional connection to the song doesn't get lost in all the stops and starts of pointing something out. Now, when I hear the song in its entirety, all those subtleties Rick pointed out, are fully present. Gorgeous song by GL, beautifully touching analysis by RB.
@edunsavage
Жыл бұрын
Hey Bruce, good to see you here.
@babarayhey
4 жыл бұрын
I’m baffled why any publisher would ever want to block Rick Beato. If anyone is going to sell more “records” or get people to listen to some of this great music, it’s you Rick! They should not be blocking you, they should pay you. I love your enthusiasm for the music, and your insight into what makes a song great. Keep it up, and Thanks!
@NessieJapan
4 жыл бұрын
If you pick and choose who you block, you can be liable for failing to protect your copyright.
@theax40
4 жыл бұрын
They know Rick is the best salesmen for their product, they just don't think he should be compensated in any way for advertising for them. Surely, they all have multi million dollar ad budgets, and they waste a ton of it just by not knowing what they're doing.
@JulesFox
4 жыл бұрын
Perfectly put. Rick is a doing a massive public service though these videos - demonstrating real passion for music through KZitem. Any publisher is absolutely bonkers for blocking him.. Agreed, he should be paid for these.
@carolynheaney715
2 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t agree more!
@suzanneemerson9787
2 жыл бұрын
@@NessieJapan Thank you for this. I was wondering how blocking worked on KZitem. So can someone be selective in who they do or don’t block, or do the people who block Rick also have to block everyone else on KZitem who wants to use their music? In other words, could an artist block everyone else, but make an exception for Rick?
@user-xe6gx6wh4g
4 жыл бұрын
When I was 5 or 6 years old I was standing with my much older cousin in front of a corner store eating candy. My cousin was smiling and looking at a man across the street. He said to me 'that's Gordon Lightfoot'. I later learned he lived in a basement apartment a couple of blocks away from our street in Toronto. It must have been just before he skyrocketed onto the world stage. It's also strange at that age I knew who he was talking about. Don't know why I still vaguely remember that day but I do. It's not the reason why I'll always love his work, it's just a memory.
@PeterJahans
4 жыл бұрын
Growing up in Canada, I don't remember a time in my life that I did not know and love Gordon Lightfoot's music.
@racegts
4 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t get any of my friends to go see him here at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano ; so I drove alone and loved every minute of the show in a 500 seat hall sitting 10 feet away!🎶🎶🎶🎶
@rubenpadilla484
4 жыл бұрын
Great venue for shows like this. Saw Gary Hoey up there doing his Christmas show two years ago?
@racegts
4 жыл бұрын
Ruben Padilla for sure Coach House has so many great acts, arena size acts now playing smaller venues 🎶🎶🎶
@sdubon7800
4 жыл бұрын
racegts I used to go there often when I lived there. Great venue!
@TheMisterMonkeyman
4 жыл бұрын
I'll bet that was a great show. The Coachhouse is a super cool venue. Not too big, not too small, and they book excellent acts. I've seen so many killer shows there, and actually got to play there a few times. They treat the artists excellent also, which is not always the case...for sure. Peace.
@donaldhall8785
Жыл бұрын
I am writing this on the morn of Gordon's passing. I stand with all of Canada in mourning today. Gordon Lightfoot's music is timeless, his lyrics ethereal. I have loved his compositions for 5 decades and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. R.I.P. and know you made a difference.
@muncham
4 жыл бұрын
I could have listened to you talk about this song for hours. My dad taught me to play this song on guitar when I was a kid and I still play it from time to time. It's simply one of the greatest songs every written by humankind. Having just gone through a separation it's currently in the "Sob every time I hear it" category, but eventually in time will go back to making me cry from the joy of the song, rather than the sadness.
@jimshorts6751
4 жыл бұрын
That era in songwriting was the best home psychotherapy money could buy. Its unfortunate that most contemporary writers bend to the machine, the box the music industry squeezes them into. You actually have to shop boutique labels and some self published artist to find a level of that genius. For me, Bread's "Everything I Own" is devastating, to the point I'm welling up just thinking of it. A better song about a son missing his dead father has yet to be made.
@loganpe427
4 жыл бұрын
I'll feel with you from here for awhile man, just to help out a fellow human being because we all could use a friend who understands and cares!
@mattbacon285
4 жыл бұрын
Jim Shorts that’s a great song. In that same subject matter - as much as I generally disdain them - Green Day’s “Wake me Up When September Ends” is a really, really thoughtful song with tons of impact squeezed into their corporate punk sound.
@andrewtrotter9023
4 жыл бұрын
Brother I’m with you. I’m 55 and still grieving the divorce from my first love 2 years ago. Yeah I’ve got tears down my cheeks. Hang in there.
@adathomas8604
4 жыл бұрын
@@jimshorts6751 I love Mike and the Mechanics' 'The Living Years ' for the same reason.
@JamesJackson-jv7te
4 жыл бұрын
Just when you thought Rick Beato couldn't possibly get any cooler he goes and does a fantastic WMTSG video for a Gordon Lightfoot song! Love this! My dad was a big fan of Gordon Lightfoot, and GL was always in heavy rotation on our local Detroit radio stations. Now, if we can somehow talk Rick into doing a Bob Seger WMTSG video that would be fantastic as well.
@standardofexcellence
4 жыл бұрын
Against the wind
@TD-bq5bo
4 жыл бұрын
Still the Same
@fr6885
4 жыл бұрын
@@TD-bq5bo Main Street
@GlenDeanII
4 жыл бұрын
Night Moves
@eddiesongsmith8839
4 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this on CKLW in Detroit when I was a kid. I just took me away when my childhood experiences were getting me down. I'd have to say Bob Seger's Main Street has a similar quality, and to me, is one of the greatest songs ever written.
@rhonda8900
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I was having a crappy day. I set down to eat a late lunch and turned on youtube and there was a video by you about the musician of my childhood, the great Gordon Lightfoot. I literally cried as I watched the video. I am 57 years old and Mr. Lightfoot was my mother's favorite and I vividly remember laying in bed as a child and hearing his music waft up the hall as my mother sat in the living room and listened to his records. I grew up Atlanta suburbs and was lucky to see him live several times. I think I saw him first time when I was around 12 at the Atlanta Civic Center and then again around 15 at the Fox. Saw him last back in late 90's at Chastain Park. Thank you for helping me hear new things in a song that means so much to me. Thank you for the joy you have in your face when you talk about music which is helping me again find the joy I had in music when I was younger.
@MotownGuitarJoe
4 жыл бұрын
Your comment is fantastic
@dougthomson9052
3 жыл бұрын
very well put .. "the joy you have in your face when you talk about music"
@natemink572
Жыл бұрын
Welp. He was incredible. You can't hear him without being transported back to the lovely vinyl sounds of the 70s.
@stelladonaconfredobutler9459
Жыл бұрын
its that beautiful smooth baritone. Breaks my heart
@robbiet8583
Жыл бұрын
That is true. I have always said no one has ever told a story in lyrics like Gordon Lightfoot. My musical hero. Growing up in Detroit was wonderful then. We went back and forth between Canada and the US daily then. We were very aware of Gordon’s talent. Every single song is a treasure.
@tonygarratt5832
4 жыл бұрын
Legend has it, even Vulcans are moved by this song.
@EliFleming
4 жыл бұрын
But not all-some seem to be giving this video a thumbs-down... Silly Vucans.
@tonygarratt5832
4 жыл бұрын
@@EliFleming Vulcan Supertramp fans. It's the only (do I need to say it) conclusion.
@ckom9
4 жыл бұрын
Mr. Spock would love this song (as much as I do).
@thundernut
4 жыл бұрын
Those fickle vulcans
@enchantederic3792
4 жыл бұрын
Only HALF-Vulcans, that is. ;-)
@COMMANDER-ONE
3 жыл бұрын
The inflection of mood when Gordon Lightfoot says “heroes often fail“. Man, that gets me every time.
@paulgibby6932
3 жыл бұрын
Yep. It's so short. Succinct. True
@drumdad54sdl47
3 жыл бұрын
Gord isn't only a brilliant singer/songwriter but also has a deep understanding of human nature.
@zjlhunter
3 жыл бұрын
Amen brother!🙌. Beautiful song!
@donaldthompson8766
4 жыл бұрын
Gordon is from my home town here in Orillia, Ontario...seen him last year at the old opera house...he still performs and still sounds great..
@johnnylarue6016
3 жыл бұрын
Great shout out, Orillia!
@edpas007
3 жыл бұрын
Tough day for 🇨🇦 today. Trebek and Meeker. Nice to hear Gord. 🇨🇦 legend
@boyoyoydawanderboy
3 жыл бұрын
Sending my regards from the Philippines. Heard this song from dad records. Learned to play it on guitar. Simple only. Play it even now. Am 59.
@blaws6684
3 жыл бұрын
I met Gord on the long portage into ink lake in Algonquin. An honestly good human. 5 minutes that left an indelible mark on my life.
@RogerBarraud
3 жыл бұрын
Another Bucket List item for me.
@lcprivatepilot1969
Жыл бұрын
One of the best songs ever written … PERIOD!!!!!!
@todjordan604
4 жыл бұрын
This song lyric is the most painfully sad expression of love that has ended ever written, at least for me, I mean; but set to one of the most beautiful melodies. Put together, the two are just haunting. Incredibly beautifully presented, Rick.
@supasoulproductions
4 жыл бұрын
To me, the saddest would actually have to be his song 'The Last Time I Saw Her' containing the fantastic lyric....................... "But that was so long ago That I can scarcely feel The way I felt before And if time could heal the wounds, I would tear the threads away That I might bleed some more"
@kevincoughlan8083
4 жыл бұрын
"I don't know where we went wrong, but the feelin's gone, and I just can't get it back" is the most poignantly painful love song lyric of all time, IMO..
@hixy449
4 жыл бұрын
Haunting is the emotion of this song but you nailed it....Hauntingly sad yet cleansing
@darrelldunn4618
4 жыл бұрын
You probably shouldn't think too much about the lyrics. If he has really lost the feeling why is he writing the song? Just enjoy.
@ProsonicStudiosLLC
4 жыл бұрын
@@darrelldunn4618 Because he's aching over her broken heart in this part, not his.
@chuckmadden2251
4 жыл бұрын
This is one of those radio "through the pillow" songs. After my parents sent me to bed I'd slip the transistor under the pillow and listen for hours. Thanks for this one Rick, as you'd say ...I love it!
@nfs2851
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, and the battery would be dead in the morning!
@Mehanaokala42
4 жыл бұрын
ditto!
@russevans3586
4 жыл бұрын
Man, I thought I was the only one who did this!!!!!
@sdubon7800
4 жыл бұрын
chuck madden Nice to meet a fellow pillowian. I learned so much about music exactly this way. My first transistor radio was from Sears, with the “stand” being the antenna. I took it everywhere. Loved how late at night I could get stations from the midwest and even the east coast sometimes while in California.
@stevenbrading1437
4 жыл бұрын
IMO one of the greatest troubadours ever. Personally a lot of his songs hit me deep inside. Thanks Rick!
@kayakutah
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, troubadour is a good term for him. I looked it up, the dictionary has his picture there!
@lantzkeefer8674
4 жыл бұрын
@@kayakutah It should,lol
@erg2112
4 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@jurassicmark_4688
Жыл бұрын
RIP Mr. Lightfoot. This was easily my favorite song of his, and this serves as a PERFECT tribute to his memory.
@keithpinn152
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Rick: Gordon is a Canadian legend and a national treasure. We lived in Orillia, Ontario which is Gordon's home town, and my son worked at the Orillia Opera House where Gordon has performed many times. Gordon was very kind to my son, and as it turns out this was the night when Gordon became gravely ill. I distinctly remember hearing the air ambulance that night and my heart sunk once my son told me what happened. Fortunately for everyone, he recovered from this event. Gordon has never forgotten his home town and he always gives back to his community. Thanks for preparing this video to honour him. Regards, Keith Pinn
@rossmclellan8875
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Keith I know your son Craig. I worked with him at Waypoint. Great kid real intelligent and thoughtful towards other people. It was a real pleasure working with him ..... Give him my best.
@keithpinn152
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ross for taking the opportunity to provide this feedback to us. We are so proud of everything that Craig has accomplished during his life, but your wonderful comments are simply the icing on the cake. Thank you so much again for these comments. Keith
@williamsstephens
3 жыл бұрын
He's a world treasure. I'm American and have loved his music for 50 years.
@debrawaites4085
3 жыл бұрын
Pussywillows, cat tails, soft winds and roses
@chocolatecroissant6855
3 жыл бұрын
Props to Rick for covering Canadian musicians.
@1996slamster
4 жыл бұрын
As a Canadian I am so proud that the two songwriters who’s lyrics you mentioned share my homeland. Ask Mr. Lightfoot to be a guest on one of your videos. I bet you a dollar he’d say yes.
@peterhessels2903
4 жыл бұрын
To this day Lightfoot is a very proud Canadian living in Canada. Orillia Ontario. Makes me proud to be a Canadian despite the idiot we have destroying our country.
@1996slamster
4 жыл бұрын
Really Peter... Somehow you felt the need to turn this political? Boooo!!
@ScubaSteveCanada
4 жыл бұрын
@@peterhessels2903 Forest Hill, Toronto these days, not Orillia. He did a Canada Day concert in front of his mansion this year.
@JoelEmberson
4 жыл бұрын
@@peterhessels2903 he's from Orillia (my hometown) but lives in Toronto now
@notbraindead7298
4 жыл бұрын
@@peterhessels2903 Your idiot isn't half the idiot of our idiot.
@comsense101
4 жыл бұрын
I’m a guitar player who has listened to this song a thousand times. I heard the guitar fills and strings but not like you. Thanks for bringing it to light and life.
@Meedav
Жыл бұрын
After all these years,....this song still gives me Chills when I hear it. Just perfect.
@tonikaufman238
Жыл бұрын
i had this song played at my wedding and then we played it at my husband's funeral. It means so much to me.. Thank you Rick for bringing it back and making it so divinely lovely.
@jamesedwards2237
Жыл бұрын
Hold on to the good musical memories you have of those times and enjoy. There are days when I've had to rely on the power of the music to get me by.
@DebNKY
Жыл бұрын
It's that rare, perfect song, isn't it? Blessings to you and yours
@armsakimbo1234
Жыл бұрын
@Gordon Lightfoot RIP, GL ❤
@motomike71
4 жыл бұрын
Aside from the gorgeous arrangement are they lyrics. Such beautiful visual imagery and metaphors used. They tell a story that is immediate, wistful, and nostalgic.
@lvargas4christ
4 жыл бұрын
Michael Alber all I can do is agree a good song will take you to place you’ve been before
@PorcelainLeigh
4 жыл бұрын
@@lvargas4christ Like a good book for your ears.
@lvargas4christ
4 жыл бұрын
Porcelain1 yes
@georgedovel3951
4 жыл бұрын
Very nicely put, Michael. As you and Rick point out, the lyrics are just so well crafted-among the best of the entire singer-songwriter era, I would venture, and they manage to be both intimate and universal. One later detail always strikes me when I hear the song now. After his daughter confronted him about the line "the feelings that *you* lack," he now sings it as "the feelings that *we* lack." Given that the "you" was her mother, it's a reminder of how intensely personal the lyrics really are. Big thanks as always to Rick for such an insightful and respectful analysis.
@motomike71
4 жыл бұрын
@@georgedovel3951 And I think that one of the things that makes this song great are as they lyrics get more intense, the arrangement rises to meet them.
@kimshunkwilerdc2654
4 жыл бұрын
GL has been my favorite since I would go see him at the Chessmate Club in Detroit in the mid 60's. There would only be a handful of people there, but I knew he was destined for greatness. I learned a little guitar and would play "Early Mornin' Rain" while sitting on a bunker in Vietnam, drinking beer in mass quantities. Fast forward to 2010 when my 32 year old son died in my arms from cancer. I spent hours listening to Gordon, that night. He may be my best friend I never met. Thank you for this video.
@badnewsBH
4 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry for your loss, Kim. My own father introduced me to Gord's music when I was a child, and many years later I fell in love with these tunes all over again. You and my dad have both had a lifelong love of his music, and I think it connects all of us in a very special way.
@raygunsforronnie847
4 жыл бұрын
My condolences on the death of your son. May his memory be a constant blessing to you.
@jeffstanford6900
4 жыл бұрын
Cool, yet Heartbreaking story. My condolences to you about your son. I can't imagine how painful that must be. Wouldn't want to.
@broadcasttttable
4 жыл бұрын
Your comment might be the most elegant-in-its-simplicity/succintness I've ever read. Thanks. I hope time has reframed your grief. And BTW, I've been told I sound like GL, and "Early Mornin' Rain" is one of mine and the audience' favorites.
@catherinelynnfraser2001
4 жыл бұрын
RayGunsForRonnie he breaks his heart for you...over and over again
@CraigNuttycombe
Ай бұрын
My father was one of the string players on this. One of the most beautiful string arrangements to grace this planet as well as one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Thank you Mr. Lightfoot!
@cirjames2540
4 жыл бұрын
When Gordon starts to sings you are in for a journey. His songs tell a story that you become part of. Thank you Rick.
@dvstrand
4 жыл бұрын
My favorite song writer. In this song, he creates a movie in the mind, and the arrangement is a cinematic score. The soaring strings and innumerable touches, such as the guitar slides create the mood and tell a bittersweet story. Really glad you decided to focus on him today.
@DoctorJohnSmith9
4 жыл бұрын
Oh my God. I never would have guessed I'd see Gordon Lightfoot on this channel. Gordon has been a part of my life, my entire life. One of my most early memories is my dad working in his tiny basement shop, where he'd build model airplanes. All day long on Saturdays and Sundays he'd be in there, and Gordon Lightfoot would always be on. Thank you, Rick. You're far more than just some music teacher. You're a storyteller, and have a magic that lets me jump back in time to relieve some wonderful memories.
@sdrc92126
4 жыл бұрын
I used to listen to Gordon Lightfoot while I built model airplanes as a kid.
@DoctorJohnSmith9
4 жыл бұрын
@J Dial I'm from Minnesota, so I get the same thing, and then some.
@lantzkeefer8674
4 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way my friend 👍
@theMick52
10 ай бұрын
Seriously, every time I hear this song... Goosebumps! Every time!
@shawnfisher9976
3 жыл бұрын
I love that story about your brother and the things he taught you to hear. What a gift he gave you and us.
@soaringvulture
2 жыл бұрын
My older brother did the same for me and yes, I have always been grateful for that gift.
@markcarpentier6400
4 жыл бұрын
I'm so very glad you did this song. This song came out when I was 7 years old, when AM and FM radio were battling for airtime. Because of my (older) brother's influence, I was already tuning to FM radio, listening to ELP, Yes, Elton John, Three Dog Night, The Who, The Beatles, Santana, and really tuning my ear, and my tastes, to the budding musical heroes of our generation. BUT, there was always, THE CAR. The car had AM radio, and that's where I first heard this song. From the moment I first heard it, I was enthralled. This song grabbed at my heartstrings, even at that tender young age, and was what led me to want to pick up a guitar and play. Because of this song, I learned to play because of what this song evoked within me. When the song was over, I wanted to create, and recreate, the depth of emotions, brought forth, by this song. Every night, laying in bed, i would put the radio on, tuned to our local AM station, hoping to hear this song before I fell asleep. Every time it came on, I pressed the radio to my ear, to hear every note, every part, every fill that you point out, and feel the melancholy in his voice. It made me fall in love with whomever he was missing, because of the depth of emotion this song brought forth, and the emotional place it brought me to. This is when the meaning of music really clicked for me. I am forever grateful to Gordon Lightfoot for this song, and his powerful music, because my love for music would not be, what it is today, had I never heard this song. Thanks, Rick B.
@rmbjr60
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful story. I can remember similar situations in my life. Had an old mono radio next to my bed and I would wait for certain songs every night before I could go to sleep.
@jamoncure
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, beautiful story! We’re from that era too, and thank god for the radio!!!! I too was into all those bands, and this was so different...but I loved it! So glad Rick Beato loves him too. What a nice Christmas present to find this video!!!!! Cheers!
@the406seadonkey6
3 жыл бұрын
Nice post dude.
@ralphtremaglio
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rick for explaining 50 years of the chills, tears, and feelings about this song. I never comment on videos but this is different. I am about your brother’s age, an only child, and had those thoughts listening to the AM radio during that cold, snowy winter, wanting to share them with someone. I didn’t go into music but every time I have heard Gordon do this, I have had the same reaction. Appreciate that Dylan, Kris, and now you thought so much and shared with us. This is the most perfect song. Thanks for your beautiful explanation why...RT
@ericr5431
3 жыл бұрын
I agree. I grew up on WLS and WCFL from Chicago. 1963 - 1979
@benbanares
Жыл бұрын
Will never tire of listening to this song. Now that Mr. Lightfoot’s gone, there’s an added layer of melancholy to the song. Goosebumps while listening to it again. ❤️🎶
@dylmat
4 жыл бұрын
I’m one of ten children. We used to sneak in my dads closet and take his Gord’s Gold album. We played it on a fisher price turntable and would dance and sing to it all day long. I miss those days! Love to all my brothers and sisters ❤️. Gord is the best 🙂
@KYoss68
4 жыл бұрын
The first 'not rock' song to capture my attention was Gordon Lightfoot. I was 8 yrs old when the news of the missing freighter Edmund Fitzgerald was mentioned on Nightline. I could imagine the size of the ship and I wondered at the power of a storm that could sink a giant ship on a lake. When the song came out, I was amazed at how he put the story to song, and the melody haunts me to this day. Incredible singer/songwriter.
@russevans3586
4 жыл бұрын
Love how they use the drums to emphasize the strength of the storm and the terror those onboard must have felt.
@JoelEmberson
4 жыл бұрын
That song is just so powerful. I loved the Rheostatics' cover of it, too.
@kevinkuroda5317
4 жыл бұрын
This enchanting and nostalgic Gordon Lightfoot song was the first of his I heard. I often return to his music... it has a restorative effect on my being. The first date with my wife was in August 1977 to a Gordon Lightfoot concert in Irvine CA. We were married in August 1980 and celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary this week. Fortunately, the feeling for us is not gone... but is as deep as the feeling the minstrel has lost.
@matthewdavenport2490
Жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace, Mr. Lightfoot. I first heard his music when I was only five or six, and it bypassed my intelligence and went directly to my soul. At forty-eight now, his songs are part of my very being.
@suginami0
2 жыл бұрын
My early childhood was in the 70s. My dad had this 8 track tape, and it was played endlessly. He had nearly all Gordon Lightfoot albums, and it goes without saying, these songs form the soundtrack of my youth.
@maryselstead7554
Жыл бұрын
Me, too!
@gib59er56
11 ай бұрын
Yes, me too. I remember about 3 or 4 albums that were a constant, in my house during my early childhood. The Beatles White Album, Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens, George`s first solo album All Things Must Pass, Joni Mitchell albums, and Gordon`s stuff. Sundown, most often. As a kid you get koo-koo hearing the same songs every single day. My mom used to always have a favorite song that she would play 4000 times in a row until she found a new one, and she would do the same thing with that song as well. Drove me bananas !!
@markcraig9693
4 жыл бұрын
I saw Gordon Lightfoot several times in Detroit as a teen and in college. He was an adopted son of the city and Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald was always played on the radio when the commemoration of the shipwreck was observed at the Sailors Maritime Church in the city. But more importantly, he was a troubadour, a singer songwriter who touched the hearts of many, including me. My favorite song is Affair on Eighth Avenue. It reminds me of an old love and the person I took to his concerts. He really is a giant of his genre and his songs are under appreciated.
@alanerkkila4213
4 жыл бұрын
My dad was a sailor on the "lake boats". I can't express how much that song means to me. But I agree hardily with Rick and the quotes he read, that all Gordon Lightfoot's songs are awesome.
@druwk
4 жыл бұрын
This song is so intensely sad, that I will often cry if I’m somewhere I can allow myself to be vulnerable. When I was younger, I would get mad at it, to not let it in!
@Ron4885
4 жыл бұрын
My god druwk, Very well said.
@Talisman09
4 жыл бұрын
sissy
@MrLuigiFercotti
Жыл бұрын
Always really liked Lightfoot. This the first time I've really paid attention to the lyrics of this song. As a youth it would not have resonated but, you live a life and it goes right into your soul. Incredible.
@ironblud
Жыл бұрын
Isn’t that so true??!! This song hit me when I was going through some troubling times in my marriage. It hit me like a freight train, especially the line “I don’t know where we went wrong…” Fortunately, our ending has not happened, it was just a rough patch.
@miketalcott5180
4 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs ever. I’m sitting here teary-eyed. I have trouble singing this one because I get choked up in the middle. Thanks, Rick.
@andrewtrotter9023
4 жыл бұрын
Same.
@ThePersistentRumor
Жыл бұрын
Gordon died yesterday, May 1, 2023. I've been listening to this song for over 50 years, and have always loved it. When I love something, I don't need to know why, but thank you, Mr. Beato, for explaining what makes this song so beautiful. One thing I've never noticed before today, is that there are no drums. Amazing.
@Wulferious
4 жыл бұрын
MAN! I got a tight throat just listening to your tear-down of this music, with your pulling every tiny diamond out of it. I love Gordon Lightfoot, and you made me appreciate him so much more. Thankyou for a perfect start to a Tuesday.
@sambira
4 жыл бұрын
Me too!!! I listened to Gordon a lot growing up and just listened to this song and some others in the last week. I hadn't listened in a while and my last couple of weeks have been wonderful listening to Gordon again and now a Rick breakdown? I'm set for a while.
@rakitoon
Жыл бұрын
Watching this today, on the day of Gordon Lightfoot's passing. It's really lovely to have my attention drawn with such love to his skill, artistry, and poetry like this. Sure glad you did this one, Rick.
@iloveamberist
4 жыл бұрын
I am 66 and listening to you highlighting these parts which I heard every time I played this song brings tears to my eyes. Songs like these are ear candy to me. God blessed me with a great ear for music and able to pick out these parts like yourself. I only wish I could play like you. Keep up the outstanding work. I don't know if you have but I would like to see you showcase some Dan Fogelberg.
@kenhouse8857
4 жыл бұрын
This is easily one of my favorite songs ever, perhaps even a perfect song. Gordon is a Canadian treasure. I rank him as the best song writer to come from the Great North. Thank you for this Rick
@Bongofury361
4 жыл бұрын
AGREED!
@mrcell61
4 жыл бұрын
Yes sir. I have always said if there is such a thing as a perfect song, this must be it. I love Early Morning Rain too and The Wreck...
@neilgendzwill3260
4 жыл бұрын
He has some stiff competition: Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Robbie Robertson, Gord Downie, Sarah McLachlan...
@00gt5speed
3 жыл бұрын
I am a strong man who's dealt with many difficult things in my life and I gotta say, nobody's music can bring me to tears the way Gordon's can. Such emotionally powerful lyrics, beautifully written melodies, performed perfectly. I'm not sure if I crying because I'm emotionally effected, or because I'm in sheer awe!
@greghefford1340
Жыл бұрын
I love how much you went into this Rick. It clearly meant a lot to you. Gord died last night here in Toronto and the outpouring of love and respect is overwhelming
@billcarey7874
4 жыл бұрын
I've always enjoyed this song, but you've added a new dimension to it. We're so glad your brother gave you that nudge years ago to peek inside songs and look for the subtleties. And now you're paying it forward. Thanks for your enthusiasm and insight.
@redsix5165
3 жыл бұрын
What a ballad. It starts off in heartache...foreshadows gloom with “heros often fail”...and resolves in anguish “I just don’t get get it. I don’t know where we went wrong but the feelings gone and I just cant get it back”
@jahintx
Жыл бұрын
Here I am, watching this lesson for at least the second time, tears in my eyes as one of the best produced pop songs of all time is so lovingly and passionately celebrated. This song never gets old. This is why artful music is so important - it gives life and joy to an otherwise simple existence.
@davidmcginty6370
2 ай бұрын
So now it's July 2024 and THIS Song + Rick Beato's analysis = Tears of joy and sadness. Music lovers - unite!!! 🥲
@TheMisterMonkeyman
4 жыл бұрын
I totally f-ing love how excited Rick gets about songs. I also started picking apart songs before i really understood what was happening or why it was happening, and it turned into more of a thing after I got into recording and production. So much so that I was afraid it was going to "ruin" just listening to music for me. It kinda did, but it also gave me more of an appreciation for what was being played and how it was recorded, a 2 sided coin. So it stokes me out when I see Rick getting as worked up about something beautiful as I get, for basically the same reasons. I love these videos, Rick is the man. Thanks for all the great content. Peace.
@russevans3586
4 жыл бұрын
100% agree! I'm not a professional musician but grew up playing in bands and picked up guitar after a good friend got me through the first two tough weeks of trying to grow calluses on my finger tips. It's comforting to know that there are others who get as excited about the complexity of songs most people never analyze.
@annunacky4463
4 жыл бұрын
He has opened my ears to new observations. So talented and genuine. If YT keeps f’n with him I will kill the App. Swear to Hendrix I will.
@30AndHatingIt
4 жыл бұрын
His song about the Fitzgerald played at my grandpa's funeral... as he had a long career on Great Lakes freighters. I'll always appreciate him for that song.
@terrycolberg6543
4 жыл бұрын
A great song indeed. I've been told that that song was recorded in one take with no rehearsal. Great musicians around Gordon.
@whitneyallen2417
Жыл бұрын
How do we get over this loss? A beautiful song and incredible singer/songwriter. Thank you Rick. Rest in Love Gordon.
@aaronnagy
Жыл бұрын
A story about Mr.lightfoot I did an interview with him his manager said I had 15 mins it turned out to be 90 minutes. He then got me tickets to his show 8 hours away and called my boss to give me days off to go. He then provided transportation to the show for me and my guest. He also fed us and we had some beverages after the show while we visited and he thanked me in person. He gave me a signed photo and took a pic with me. I know now how lucky I truly was.
@Stringman1950
4 жыл бұрын
I was 22 when this song came out. In college, playing coffeehouses. This song devastated me on many levels. Majesty, beauty, melancholy, longing ... perfection. Thank you, sir, for bringing me back to one of my favorites and explaining why I was moved the way I was. Alone, at night, it made you want to set down the guitar and not play again. Lightfoot is a treasure. Production was magnificent.
@georgeidarraga4006
4 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed at how these lyrics can sum up the arc of a relationship in a handful of words. So relatable and emotive.
@DoctorJohnSmith9
Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, Gordon Lightfoot. Rick - I hope you dedicate another video or videos to Gordon and his music and talents.
@LowEarthOrbitPilot
Жыл бұрын
The ‘Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ 👍🏼
@carlgustav945
Жыл бұрын
Sundown
@Beans-great
2 ай бұрын
This song just makes me cry. It’s so beautiful that it just brings me to tears. The strings build so beautifully. The words, the chord progression, the second guitar addition. It’s really a perfect song. The dynamics of how the song builds up and down is just so musically brilliant. I’m a proud Canadian. RIP Gordon
@davidcordes9283
3 жыл бұрын
If a perfect song exist this is it. Soooo simple yet so complex and yet sounding so simple. When you see someone who makes it look effortless that it is a maestro.
@A-Jay.
4 жыл бұрын
One of my earliest memories is my Dad sitting with me in between the stereo speakers, listening to this song ... and album. My Dad still has great taste and I thank him immeasurably for guiding me to this and teaching me guitar. He gave me my first capo and I diligently worked out the parts to this, Saturday Clothes and the wonderful Minstrel Of The Dawn. Thanks for taking me back all those years Rick!
@randydueck889
4 жыл бұрын
Saturday Clothes! I forgot that song existed - loved that song back in the day...
@kevincoughlan8083
4 жыл бұрын
Listening to Rick's reverential analysis of the beauty of this song.. such a great way to negate all the stress of the day. We have been playing this for years off and on in a Friday night shed band I play with, but this has opened up this song to inspire such better bids. The string breakout at 8:10-8:30 gave me chills on my first listen. I have already watched this 3 times in a row.Thanks for this, Rick!
@eduardoherrera6607
Жыл бұрын
What a beatiful song live forever Gordon the music could save this world
@festidious2644
Жыл бұрын
John 3:16
@jamesdignanmusic2765
3 жыл бұрын
I've being playing this song live at my gigs for some time. After watching this video I changed the way I played it, incorporating some of the subtle details which you pointed out that I'd never even noticed before. It sounds a lot better now - though of course nowhere near as good as the original. Thank you for doing this video!
@stonekayaking
Жыл бұрын
I had to revisit this video once again after hearing that Gordon Lightfoot passsed away. Thank you Rick for showing us the beauty in his music. RIP Mr. Lightfoot.
@catherinelynnfraser2001
Жыл бұрын
Me too. Gord wrote with such tenderness and conviction and poetry. His songs snd albums still resonate today, maybe because they were produced so well or maybe because Gord plucked at our heartstrings and laid our emotions bare.
@dennissecret2857
4 жыл бұрын
I have frequently said that this song is "perfect", but only just now after watching Rick did I realize that I was right, but for many more reasons than I could have recounted. Amazing that Rick could have me love a song even more than I already did.
@marjoriejohnson6535
Жыл бұрын
Gorden Lightfoot....RIP ..i remember my daughter when she was dealing with depression that she would play his albums over and over. His music is haunting and brings back many difficult times ..dealing with the death of my youngest...sob..
@nataliesutherland6655
8 ай бұрын
💔💕💖
@uncatila
4 жыл бұрын
I idolised Lightfoot as I went through my adolecence. Was a role model of male romantic love. How brave, how Noble , and how kind. You could list the girl and ride off into the sunset with your head held high. Thanks for this good work Rick.
@Joker-jt3vn
4 жыл бұрын
That song is just so perfect. The music and the lyrics go together like a hand in a glove. Just beautiful. So much good meaningful music back then. Eric Carmen, Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, Jackson Brown, Dan Fogelburg, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Bread, Harry Nilsson... so many! They knew how translate emotion/sadness into words and music like no one since. They felt what I felt! More of this Rick!
@mikefriel6906
4 жыл бұрын
@Simon Mitchell Alone Again (Naturally)
@tonybott5644
4 жыл бұрын
As a high school student in the late 80's, all my friends were into typical 80's rock. Lucky for me, I was playing in a band with some college guys and the lead singer/guitarist introduced me to ALL the artists you mentioned above. Instantly, I fell in love with the songwriting, lyrics and emotion of this style of music. Like Rick noticing all the subtleties of the arrangement and production, I totally soaked up everything which led me to a career in music. Seeing Rick's joy in rediscovering the parts in "If You Could Read My Mind" made me remember the feeling I had when I first heard this tune. Yes, we need more of this Rick!!
@Joker-jt3vn
4 жыл бұрын
Tony Bott Great story! You and I are about the same age then. I started listening to radio a lot in the 2nd grade. I’d hear these songs and they spoke to me! Another song was Photograph by Ringo Starr. Great sad song! My band in the 80s was playing Beatles!
@Joker-jt3vn
4 жыл бұрын
Mike Friel That was one of the first songs that came to my mind. The other was All By Myself (Eric Carmen version) and Without You (Harry Nilsson version) Badfinger wrote it, but Nilsson made it cry!
@LayMyBurdenDown
4 жыл бұрын
The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was a childhood favorite.
@ranatlas
4 жыл бұрын
I used to dislike that song when it was a radio mainstay, but years later I grew to realize what a masterpiece it is. It is brilliant on so many levels. I wish Rick could have chosen it for this segment, but hey - there are so many of Gord's songs to choose from. Thank you for mentioning this song. :-)
@5roundsrapid263
4 жыл бұрын
It’s one of those ballads that goes beyond a pop or rock song. I really think it will last for centuries as a historic poem.
@joesuhrada5615
4 жыл бұрын
thomas olmsted check out the Ballad of Yarmouth Castle. It is more haunting and sad. It is on KZitem.
@jonathanhandsmusic
4 жыл бұрын
Another great Gordo song. I thought about it when I flew over the Great Lakes many years ago. Being from California I never realized how huge those lakes are.
@killereverb3928
5 ай бұрын
Haunting. Heavy I’ve cried more tears over the awesomeness of this masterpiece of artistic musical beauty than any other. No song, since I discovered this song as a 9 year old has come after my heart like this one. Words fail me.
@classictvanimator2080
4 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs ever written and Gord's performance is unequaled.
@johnamckinley
4 жыл бұрын
I love the famous songs like this, but “Gord’s Gold” also introduced me to other songs like “Canadian Railroad Trilogy”, which is another showcase of what a unique talent he was. So happy to have you apply your own amazing talents to show us all the little touches that make listening to him so great. Many thanks!
@isohumulone
4 жыл бұрын
One of my most played albums.
@codymccormick7317
4 жыл бұрын
Gord's gold is definitely my desert island album. Every single song is excellent and the Canadian railroad trilogy is one of the most transporting, beautiful songs ever. Every time I hear "Too silent......to be real" I get goosebumps haha
@RooftopsofAmerica
4 жыл бұрын
He's not gone yet. Gordon is still with us and still making music!
@carpepesci
4 жыл бұрын
@@RooftopsofAmerica He's the Canadian Abe Vigoda. His death has been reported a couple times.
@lantzkeefer8674
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of my favorites,and Early morning rain gets me every time 😭
@carladammcdadejr
4 жыл бұрын
A month ago I started self teaching guitar. After getting some basics I started downloading songs that I want to be able to sing and play along with that would teach me the most because they are so "f..." good in production and so beautiful that I can listen to them a 100 times a day "sundown,lightfoot" "time in a bottle,croce" " If I could read your mind,lightfoot" "sound of silence s&g". The lyrics are timeless and poetry in comparison to anything modern. Mostly they tell a story where the music is character in their story. Thanks for affirming one of my choices
@ForeverDownByLaw
4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see either a Croce song here, or certainly a Harry Chapin song (preferably from his live album).
@Franknank
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Rick, when I heard of his passing tonight , I knew right where to go.
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