‘Where is my true love tonight? What is my true love doing?’ I guess a lot of people really do relate to that. I thought, ‘I wonder what she’s doing with her friends at that bar!’ It’s that kind of a feeling. Lightfoot never had confirmed or denied the theory, but in 2008, he told Matt Fink from American Songwriter that “I think my girlfriend was out with her friends one night at a bar while I was at home writing songs. Some have said the lyrics - about the crazy depths that a relationship can take a person to - were inspired by Lightfoot’s onetime relationship with Cathy Smith, who later was involved with John Belushi and served 15 years at the California Institute for Women due to her role in the comedian’s death. There has always been a sense of mystery about this Gordon Lightfoot song that remains his most essential hit single, and his only Hot 100 No. What goes on in a relationship when day becomes night? Apparently a lot, as Lightfoot confessed in this deeply personal hit from the spring of 1974. In honor of six decades of music, here are 10 of Gordon Lightfoot’s finest moments. He also has quite the way with a story song, taking one of the great American tragedies of the 1970s and crafting an unforgettable lyric about it. Songs such as “Sundown” and “If You Could Read My Mind” revealed a man who knew his relationships could be imperfect at times.
It’s fair to say that the singer bleeds lyrically through his material. and Canada earlier this month.Īt the heart of Lightfoot’s career is his songwriting.
He had been suffering health issues in recent days, forcing him to cancel planned tour dates in the U.S. “Gordon Lightfoot passed away this evening in a Toronto hospital at 7:30 p.m.,” a statement on Lightfoot’s Facebook page announced. The Ontario-born singer/songwriter died at age 84 on Monday (May 1), his family announced via social media. The native Canadian has enjoyed success in the worlds of pop, adult contemporary, folk and country - with fans of all ages enchanted by the singer’s unforgettable vocal approach.
There are few careers in popular music more versatile than that of Gordon Lightfoot.
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