Song for a winter's night . Gordon Lightfoot . (Live).

[LenKenny]

Beautiful song. Feel sorry for the five who don't like it.

[wejcoop508]

Ditto

[NelsonRodrigoMartins]

Another fabulous song by Gordon Lightfoot. Please enjoy.

[4tracktruck]

Awesome! Saw Mr. Lightfoot 3 times in the 70's. I was a broke college student, could hardly afford the tickets but had my priorities. The woman I didn't marry was with me in my truck on a snowy Michigan road, December night, this song came on, and we fell in love all over again. The woman I married has had no such GL moment, still I love her more than life. No wonder I became a novelist, with Lightfoot's phrasings and imagery often creeping into my work. God, I'm a lucky man. Thanks for posting.

[mikedonn71]

Makes me want to cry. Missing my Linda and New England so much.

[535echo]

Such a voice... so many great songs.

[MrCOWBOYDON]

mean a couple of years ago

[MrCOWBOYDON]

Got to see him here in spokane a couple took my mom for her bday was so lucky to get to see him

[yalecheerleder]

again & again

[jsarradet]

I'm from New Orleans and have seen GL the three times that he's been here (as far as I know). All were a thrill. I saw him at the new Orleans World Fair Exposition, and he was fabulous. His songwriting and insight, his maturity all deliver a polished performance that speaks so elegantly of the human condition.

[csj10092]

AS close to the voice of god as one could get....I think.

[yalecheerleder]

again again wonderful pretty touching!!

[3321MDZ]

Magic, pure unadulterated magic. Thanks, Gordon for all the amazing music you brought us.

[MrBuckwilliam]

what a treat and somewhat a miracle too, to be able to listen to gord play and sing this beautiful song... and watch moments caught in time. many thanks for sharing

[LightspeedDemon]

Firdt time hearing this song, even though Ive been a Lightfoot fan for some years. Excellent tune by a truly great singer-songwriter :)

[pdxet2]

So beautifully moving to the soul this song is, it opens my tear ducts like flood gates.

[5inthehole]

Just a damb pretty song.

[robtuohy1]

hochbob, I love the fact that you mention Jim Croce, I have a few of his DVD's and I am a big fan of his. Very kind of you. Another great singer/songwriter who we lost too soon is Harry Chapin, and of course, John Denver. Gord is such a beautiful songwriter.

[utbsks]

Gordon Lightfoot is the musical historian of our age; think of it, no one else of our generation brings to life what it meant to be alive in our not too distant past and what it is like to be in the now. I really hope he understands what his music and he himself, means to those that cherish his musical footprints.

[JonahEdwardHouck]

wonderful-beautiful song. in makes me cry tears of joy, it captures the essance

of my heart - the essance of what it means to be human. gratitude. :-)

[michellarochelle]

bien aimer !

[capnbley]

By the way, he's great!!

[capnbley]

2 yrs in a row in Mpls Mn! He looks thin, but he must be feeling good to deal with such a grueling concert schedule...

[donnyp1966]

One of my all time favorites!



[MIKE1236936]

Thanks,Gord,for all the beautiful sings.Glad you didn't give up on Talent Caravan.(I bet no one else remembers it).

[kianpa1]

My favorite GL song.



[letsif]

Great man

[tishmcg17]

Lightfoot's voice is a little more rougher than before but he is still great!

[yamahonkawazuki]

@tishmcg17 as long as hes willing to come for us the fans, ( lord knows he doesnt need the money) i will go to the shows. even when he retires, his songs will paly forever on my stereo, and in my mind

[kevman1ification]

Gord is always gold!!

[4668hoov]

This song is so nice. Makes me tear up.

[Rhondag98]

This is such a beautiful song, it still makes me cry after all these years.

[Blondee1949]

I lost my husband at a young age.He was 43yrs old.This song says exactly what Im feeling!Makes me cry EVERYTIME I listen to it!!

[pkappel006]

@Blondee1949 Glood Bless your late Husband.....he is in Heaven with his Angels

[russtbee1]

Some people have a gift, a particularly rare talent...an ability to say the right words to touch hearts from all walks of life and all situations. This man is fabulous. I hope he continues to perform and his health gets better and better. Thank you so much for posting this song.

[CloudClimber7]

This song always makes me cry.

[fuzzbuttmom]

Love this man and his music



[111oooo]

If there is an underated songwriter it is Gord. Not just his melodies, but his lyirics are amazing. I love Gord.

[MrPhatboy02]

Saw him in Minneapolis on Saturday night....you could just hear so many people singing along and loving the memories and the gift of this incredible man. 73 years old and survived so much medical trouble in the past ten years, and out touring for three months straight!! Thanks, Gordon for your music and majic.

[pkappel006]

@MrPhatboy02 yes, the State is a nice place to listen to Gordon live. I understand he played alot of his later tunes than earlier tunes from the 60's/70's

[Kapaist]

~He is so awesome~

[MrEmmaclaps]

A crarted poem set to haunting melody. I wonder if he knew what he was creating when he pnned this masterpiece.

[brightchance1]

What a beautiful voice! One of my favorites. Thanks for posting.

[thatpageguy1]

One of the great things about his songs, his lyrics, are that they are so to the point and so universal that I find myself thinking, Oh, my God, he's lived my life. No one has written so many great songs, at least in the last half century.

[boelchen]

OMG, Why I have discovered only now? I so love this song!

[LordElpus1000]

Surely the most underestimated poet of all time. His lyrics take you to another place and time. I love this guy's music, and have done for 40 years. Thank you Gordon, especially for not becoming "corporate" like so many others have.

[f1fan001]

It's not the sleighbells (which are perfect in this song), or that snow is in the lyrics that make this a "winter" song. I can't think of many others right now, except almost all of "Goats Head Soup".

[jem919]

i've seen him twice, even got to meet him after the second show. i'm only 19 but i play a lot of his songs when i perform live. this is definitely one of his best though i've been hesitant to try this one cause i perform alone and it just doesn't sound right without the orchestration. its hard to find other people my age who appreciate this kind of music haha. this guy practically taught me how to sing, and it's great to see that he's still sharing his gift with us.

[DawnESlike]

I never knew before this was written during a snowstorm in Cleveland. How cool is that.

[altrurian]

The must be a nation (no borders) of Gordon Lightfoot people out there, people who share the spot on tuning to hear the incomparably unique genius of this fine poet's resonant sound and spirit. I just tonight, thanks to an idle Youtube query, recaptured the special feeling I had so many years ago upon first hearing GL on "Ten Degrees and Colder" on a jukebox in some noisy bar, and wondering "who is that"? I'm not 64 anymore, but now a loving rambler, and the wide, western road is underfoot...

[TheNonners1]

I LOVE YOU GORDON LIGHTFOOT....YOUR MUSIC IS TIMELESS PERIOD!

[drewga403]

I have long respected Gordon Lightfoot's amazing gift as a story-telling singer/songwriter. But I never knew this was his song! I thought Sarah McLachlan wrote it. I still think her rendition of it is beautiful, but I am happy to know that the song has a deeper history. And that that history reaches back to the great Gordon Lightfoot. Incredible song!

[oczad]

Yeah, agreed. I can't think of anything or anyone thats been so overlooked in my life. So sad, especially at this time when he's at that age where he won't be with us a heck of a lot longer. Only wish i could talk to him and let him know what his music has meant to me for the last 35-40 years.

[rumbaby999]

@oczad Oh my god, i was just about to say the same thing when i read this. No matter what else has gone on in my life, all the crazieness and confusion, i always find myself reverting back to Gordon Lightfoot's beautiful music, he's been my mainstay and always will be. I turn to him and his music whenever i need comforting and he never fails to make me happy again, even though a lot of his music is quite sad. I wish i could talk to him too, and be with him, i'll be devastated when he goes.

[oczad]

@rumbaby999 yep, same here. I almost don't even like calling it "music" because it's so much more. I don't think most people get it but his work has a spiritual component to it thats so much deeper than pretty much any other music. He can write lyrics and music that go together with such perfection and make you feel the full depth of beauty that life is capable of. It takes me away and makes me feel the beauty of life that i felt in my youth and no longer feel. That is, till i listen to GL.

[yamahonkawazuki]

@oczad agreed it speaks to ones soul Eh? if they allow it in. im quite sure you did, im glad i did. his true fans as well

[jmacleve]

Proud you wrote this here in Cleveland, Gordon. Hope you can come back soon!

[hochbob]

Of the musical poets of my generation ( I am 64), none has had such a profound influence on me as a player and writer than Gordon Lightfoot. Rooted in folk, he was quickly covered by the many troubadors who he helped propel to stardom. Along the way, I believe he surpassed them all in terms of his body of original work. The excellence of his lyrics and melodic scores has well surpassed those of his contemporaries to include PP&M, Simon and Garfunkle, Jim Croce, and Bob Dylan.

God bless GL

[susieq7983]

@hochbob - I couldn't agree with you more !!

[memaseven]

@hochbob

I agree with you totally!!! I'm your generation and he is in the same league as all the ones you mentioned. I only pray he will stay well and continue to amaze us with his talent...

[oczad]

I can't pick a fav Gordon tune because there are so many amazing ones. But this one could well be. Lightfoot is my #1 all time fav. My whole life i have wondered why he never enjoyed the degree of fame he deserves. So many others not even remotely close to his level of talent have become far more famous and well known. Dylan is considered a poet for the ages. How in God's name could anyone not find lightfoots music to be light years ahead of dylans in that regard let alone musically ?

[meigsman59]

@oczad How can he not be in the Rock and Roll hall of Fame either??

[cidspimms]

No one holds a candle to this man; simply perfection.

[marydavis57]

Gordon, I saw you in Sparks, NV at the Nugget a few years ago. You are still fantastic. Please come back to Reno or Sparks again.

[RevStormyMonday]

Great song! Thank you for posting this :)

[99msinthemix]

remjnds me of the first concert i went to with my husband

[MrRedwing90]

A superb tune!!

[fethard1]

This is great, just awesome



[yamahonkawazuki]

missin ya terry :"(

[mccallos]

great song. doesnt seem like so bad an ending, lying in my deathbed reflecting fondly on my former loves after a long life...

[Psychonurse31]

Used to listen to Gordon live on Canadian TV over 30 years ago, when we were (both) kids!!! Loved him then, Love him still!!! One of Canada's finest imports!!! Still has a great voice!!!

[Heismorethanable]

Classic...classic Canadian, a Canadian classic

[windymeadows2]

wow after all these years he still sounds great. what a lovely song and lyrics

[portraitartistdamour]

One of Gordon's greatest songs! You can just feel the cold and the snow. What a great talent!

[parkerguns]

Here is the master singing the coolest of "Winter Songs" so suited here in Northern Maine this very snowy winter nite we have here tonite!

[curlyQmay3]

I so love this song. Didn't know that it was Gordon's. This is my song of longing for my husband who was in Germany ( our"home") while I had come "home" to be treated for Leukemia. It was a very snowy winter and I missed him so desperately.

[yamahonkawazuki]

@curlyQmay3 best of luck to you. and yours. am seeing gordon on the 17th for the second time

[Highland804]

The voice on that man...I've loved his music for years.

[hadouken34]

I love Sarah Mclachlan's version of this song but hearing it like this I could feel why she was compelled to sing her own rendition. For the lack of a better word, the song is simply beautiful.

[ts109]

oh yea

[drummingface]

This is from Reno.

[MTWerner1]

Goosebumps...I sought this out on Christmas Eve (today) because my son's in Afghanistan and my daughter-in-law is here in WI, halfway around the world. What emotion they must feel tonight. I had no idea Gordon could still "bring it" like this...an incredible performance and I now resolve to see him perform live in concert ASAP. Stunning performance of a most moving song...nearly moves me to tears even now.

[theunknownvillager]

@MTWerner1

Good luck to your son!

Important mission!

Greetings from India....

Peace and love

[gramcowin73]

Looks like this is from one of Gord's Massey Hall concerts maybe late 1980's/early 1990's. Thank you for posting this one! A beautiful song, great video, excellent sound quality. Makes me forget (almost) Sarah McLachlan's cover of it!

[KaptKan1]

One of his best, and that's saying a lot.

[nrthmike]

My favorite singer-songwriter! The most underrated songwriter EVER! Haven't heard his voice sound this good in quite a long time. Almost sounds as good as he sounded before he almost died! Would like to know when it was recorded. Gord is as good as 24 carat gold.

[Cathye3]

One of my favorite songs of Gordon, he still sounds good.

Perfect song for the season... Beautiful...

[camerabugs]

This is a beautiful song! Perfect for winter here in Chicago.

[freesia0]

Amen DDA! Gordo makes you feel the warmth of his deep love for the luckiest woman in the world amid the cold, dark night. Right, pka, it doesn't get any better than the master singer -songwriter himself.

[dda3798773]

makes Sarah McLachlan sound like an amateur

[pkappel006]

sitting by the fire up here in St. Paul, Minnesota, & watching the snow fall, it doesn't get any better listening to Gordon on this winter's night, Love & Hug's to all.........

[yamahonkawazuki]

@pkappel006 AMEN to that Eh? i could listen to anythign of his, this one and sweet guinevere, are 2 of my favourites

[pkappel006]

@yamahonkawazuki yes, your right on partbner............I fall asleep to Gordon listening to his tunes. Have a happy Easter ans we can dream/sing to all his tunes

[yamahonkawazuki]

@pkappel006 i want to go to a scaryoke bar one night and try a few of his tunes out. i can match him almost perfectly, ALMOST. maybe 95%, eventually i want to get a tribute band going. once i teach myself to play the guitar again

[pkappel006]

@yamahonkawazuki good for you partner, you could come up to St. Paul, MN and I can listen to all of our favorite Gordon Lightfoot tunes, jam together, sort of speak.......even at age 58

[yamahonkawazuki]

@pkappel006 thqat man is a hard act to follow. even if i can hit the voice 100%, then theres the emotion he puts into his music. i cant ever BE gordon lightfoot. BUT id liek to be known as to be able to sing like him. many people cover many peoples songs. BUT not many have covered lightfoot tunes. except sarah brightman song for a winters night. elvis did a GL tune as well. theres a few. but not widespread. i wish there were more

[yamahonkawazuki]

@yamahonkawazuki err sarah mclachlan sorry mistype

[meigsman59]

@yamahonkawazuki Marty Robbins,Peter Paul and Mary,Bob Dylan just to name a few off the top of my head. There's more than you think.

[SpainishArcher]

My heart is leeping for joy !

I have been waiting for this to appear and finally !

I love this song .

Ol' Gordon still get 's 'er done.

Thanks ever so much for posting.

[stapme]

What song writer!!!

[HansieDZ]

What a find!

Thanks so much for sharing.

Noone does winter like Gordon.

[furlorop]

Gord, I spent many a winters night listening to this song and thinking that this is what I see when I close my eyes and thinking of my winters in northern NB.

[rexbradley]

Bravo . Une de mes tounes préféré de Gordon Lightfoot ! A true Canadian legend .

[Narseshasnone]

Great song.I'd like to find a vid of Gordon doing this back in the day.Though the man can still sing I never heard the original and am curious.

[jdean10]

Many thanks for this post!

[pickerman4]

OMG, I have many favorite Gord tunes, but this is and has always been my favorite. I have this DVD, but haven't watched it in a while. Thanks!

~George~