William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

From: Cold on the Shoulder ; Year: 1975; Genre: Folk/Folk Rock Last night I learned of Gordon Lightfoot's passing; grew up listening to a lot of his music, so it's quite sad. This is one of his bigger hits from one of the peaks of his career; just a beautiful song.   Hear Rainy Day People on YouTube.       My song pick 1 year ago today: The Thermals - I Might Need You To Kill   My song pick 2 years ago today: IQ - Passing Strangers   My song pick 3 years ago today: Melissa Manchester - Don't Cry Out Loud   My song pick 4 years ago today: Lighthouse - Magic's in the Dancing My song pick 5 years ago today: Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Down to the Line My song pick 6 years ago today: The Guess Who - Bus Rider My song pick 7 years ago today: Of Monsters and Men - Crystals My song pick 8 years ago today: The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me My song pick 9 years ago today: Stanley Clarke - Hot Fun My song pick 10 years ago today: Bea...

From: Sundown ; Year: 1974; Genre: Folk Rock When out and about yesterday I had this song come on; it made me want to pick another one of Gordon Lightfoot's songs. I thought for certain that I had picked this song already, but surprisingly I hadn't. Not only that, but I haven't apparently picked one of his songs since the first year I was blogging; August of '08, #361 . Dang, that's been a long while, especially for an artist that I like so much. Anyway, this is one I've always really liked; one of my top 3 from Gordon Lightfoot. I really love the song's arrangement and his vocals. Hear Carefree Highway on YouTube. My song pick one year ago today: Molly Hatchet - Whiskey Man My song pick two years ago today: Alphaville - Forever Young My song pick three years ago today: Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls My song pick four years ago today: Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) My song pick five years ago tod...

When I was on the road today this song was running through my mind and I figured that this song would be excellent for a pick. I have always loved Gordon Lightfoot's mellow and powerful voice and it is excellent as ever on this one. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a television performance on YouTube. +

I was listening to a lot of Gordon Lightfoot's music the last little bit, so I figured I should pick one of them. I love this track mostly because of the powerful and deep lyrics of the song; although many other of his tracks fit that profile as well. Most of his songs, especially this one, comes off as sung poetry. I love the imagery and metaphor that he uses to put into words his thoughts and feelings; just amazing. The music as well is quite intricate and fits excellently together with the lyrics. This is a very melancholy song, but the one of best songs I have ever heard that expresses what one goes through with a lost love. Probably the best part about Gordon Lightfoot for me is that his singing voice sits at almost the exact spot that my singing voice is, so when I am singing along with the music it is very easy for me to keep up. Here is the studio version on YouTube. Here is a Soundstage performance from '79 on YouTube. Here is a more recent live performance on YouTube...