Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown 1974

[Presto418]

I love it ! I remember this song on the radio when I was 10 yrs old in 1974.

[BridgeportJaiAlai]

Great song but it's not even close to the best one on the Sundown album. If you do not own it, stop what you are doing and download it now. You will not be sorry. I

[PKBAK]

@BridgeportJaiAlai So which is the best one on that album?

[CaptNemo100]

There is nothing quite like 70's folk-rock

[TheGraphitte]

Love it!

[Silvrermoon190]

Go Canada!!!!! 

[gohan316427]

the 70a had the best music

[C130spectre]

2 people do not like the sun to set.

[TheAngeladm]

Was fortunate enough to see Gordon in '74 at the Grand Ole Opry house. Fantastic Show.

[blacklakelight]

This song=bad ass

[reddog9401]

awesome song

[Spongerob0]

Gordon Lightfoot. John Holmes...separated at birth?

[420barley]

2 dislikes? That's 2 too many!! Pure Gord Gold right here.

[garageink74]

2 people got caught creeping around Gordon's back stairs

[marqy007]

gordy...he da man...from canuckville...check him out!!!



[Tomcaatt]

SPEAKIN of dumbasses, youtube labeled this BLUEGRASS?!

[egauthre]

I knew this song and could sing it very convincingly...like I knew what I was saying LOL!! I was a little girl but this was one of those songs that I really liked for some reason. I was about 8.I had my own music preferences as young as 3. As far as I can remember, I have been singing in diapers.

[ehol773]

Great performance. Hard to believe that just the 3 of them can sound as good as the record. Maybe even better.

[TheJappicus]

I haven't heard this since....well '74! What a great track....had totally forgotten about it!!!!!! 

[46ktown]

life was so much at ease when you listen to this song,,,,

[jeffthewhiff]

One of my favorite songs of the 70's. Still sounds great today!

[starlatina1]

Brings tears to my eyes..

[Bretster2010]

Great artist from the greatest era for music.

[dyedinsoul]

yes! ... found it. bell bottom dittos & corkies. haha

[lob287]

I had no idea that Bryan Cranston was a singer named Gordon lightfoot before he became an actor.

[RetroLaydeh42]

This song is great! Great footage too. I love folksy songs, and the folk artists (just some of my favorites include Jim Croce and John Denver), they seem so true to their music.

[gen60bikerdude]

awesome! love you gordon! you speak to my soul!

[tpatmc69]

Almost perfect lyrically.

[simfaithguitar1]

Awesome performance. Bring back the Midnight Special!!!

[debilt8]

Brian Cranston look-alike anybody?

[torkerbmx]

i love this

[Fairmont4ever]

The other guitar player looks like a young Chevy Chase.

[kingofbrickley127]

he is Canadian you dumbass!!



[The1966dolphins]

@kingofbrickley127 he is one of the best singers ever u r the dumbass

[dictator54]

always luved this song i was in my 20's and life was good, someone mentioned that in 40 years hip hop will be listened to like this i don't seem to think so they say rok and roll will never die i think it has started to and that my freinds is a scary thought

[miggans21012]

Boy! What a laid back time. Long hair,flannel shirts, jeans, cool easy going songs. Isn't weird that the decade started out with bands and singers like John Denver, Gordon Lightfoot, Three Dog Night, America, and others and at the end of the decade ended up with Nick Lowe, the Cars, The Talking Heads, and Blondie. Which I like these bands too.

[wharfratstill]

@miggans21012 its known as cocaine......

[miggans21012]

@wharfratstill HeHe! We won't go into that!

[bobtomg]

RIP headphone users

[kevineugenius]

I wonder how many modern musicians would have a clue what to do with a 12-string...

[frankez1975]

2 dislikes....seriously? This is fukkin GORD.

[247Therocker]

Gordy is the shit!!! Met him at a Rush concert last year in T.O and he was a super nice guy. I told him I was huge fan of his and he asked me what is was doing at a RUSH concert then? lol . \m/ \m/

[Mattelliott1234]

@247Therocker RUSH!

[Syzygy60]

I'm from Michigan and Gordy is GOD 2 me

[Syzygy60]

Gordy is a canadian but he shows his love of Michigan in his songs

[80sVidLover]

Yeah....when music was music and the artists sang real songs, with real heart. pure and simple.

[MRBKARLOFF60]

I was 14 when this song came out. What a beautiful time to be a teen. wish I could turn the clock back and re-do a few things. Hindsight ...

[rockalima]

ne güzel abimizsin sen be! (translation from turkish: oh, what a nice ol'brotha you are!)

[Seesfar1]

Mr. Lightfoot Is a True Balladeer.

[fmarine1]

I hate when people clap like that.

[bladechevrolet]

Now days its all about how the artist "LOOKS" not if they can sing and have talent. Its a shame how we adore people for nothing more then there makeup artist skill

[Seesfar1]

@bladechevrolet

 So true,

[vince19621]

He is Canadian.Along with Neil Young,Randy Bachman & Burton Cummins all great song writers.

[CrackedHalo]

@vince19621 Here here!

[GR8GLOW]

@vince19621 So is the Guess Who Love those guys

[rosebuddy47]

great talent---a real hottie

Seems he does not get the recognition he deserves---what a gift he had for folk!!!!

[robtuohy1]

AetroyayorteA, I agree with you. John Denver and Jim Croce come to mind as great American singer/songwriters who were soulful and honest. They had simple yet profound music which they wrote and played on guitar. No flash, no big concerts with bright lights or huge audiences. Just simple, good and honest songs written from the heart. Of course, Gord fits into that category as well. Even an artist like Harry Chapin is in that group.

[DreamChemistryMusic]

Great video

[WEBERisAbadCOACH]

I listen to Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Black Sabbath, Cream, Pink Floyd, Yardbirds, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Beatles, SRV, UFO, etc., etc., so I wouldn't say I'm a Gordon Lightfoot fan, but he had something powerful with this song!

[Seesfar1]

@WEBERisAbadCOACH

A change is always good.

[JoeMaamaa]

I can remember listening to Gordon when I was only 5 or 6, for all of you native Midlanders, on CKMP 1230 :-)

[dasboot19801]

Oh ya, the good stuff. Thanks for the music Mr Gordon Lightfoot!!!!

[thunderball633]

They don't make music like this any more.To bad eh.

[thetroll80]

AetoryayorteA, aint this the truth!!

[breffnipark]

Great Song !

Great voice !

One of Canada's finest !!

[AetroyayorteA]

America used to be full of a great variety of musicians that just wanted to express something real and soulful, now it's all too much processed fluff and vain hype.

[flahr1]

@AetroyayorteA Gordon's from Canada, but we get your drift

[cudaj2]

@AetroyayorteA I'm American and couldn't agree more...but Mr. Lightfoot here is a proud Canadian.

[ChillGregD]

@AetroyayorteA Well he's Canadian actually :) but yeah, i agree.

[kingofbrickley127]

@AetroyayorteA mr LIghtfoot is Canadian dear sir.

[deviatea]

@AetroyayorteA aha, im sick of big booty this, big bootyy that....sad days, and many more of them to come, musically.

[rcj1942]

@AetroyayorteA He's Canadian you dolt

[AetroyayorteA]

@rcj1942 ok people, so he's Canadian, but that wasn't my point at all, it was that the airwaves were far more open to music originating from any nation, soul, blues, folk, country, rock. Many of my favorite bands were from the UK all the way up to the present. Do you cry yourself to sleep at night realizing you love too many American musicians?

[CurtHowland]

As if MTV invented "unplugged". Ha! Love that 12-string.

[crazy8sdrums]

Holy mackerel!!! The crowd clapped on 2 and 4!!!!! Proof that Gorpon Lightfoot appealed to hose with musical taste!

[plm947]

I saw him last year He maybe in his 70's but still puts on a great concert!

[hydraIX]

And I can still run circles around most of these Hip-Hop lovin' fucks Who think They know what music is !!!

[hydraIX]

1974...The Year I was born !!!

[hydraIX]

GL and JC are what I would label Truck Stop Hits !!!

[dereksloane]

lol you fuckers are crazy,its just a good song.

[MrPoupard]

Canada's greatest musical export (along with Oscar Peterson and Maynard Ferguson).

[SailorUsher]

@MrPoupard And Win Butler?

[ShadowWalkr29]

@MrPoupard

Neil Young, you can't forget about that Canadian!

[1961adams]

aaah I remember picking up his 45's and LP's and 8-tracks along with with Led Zepplin's and Black Sabbath new stuffs when the hit the racks aaah Days of Futures Passed and yes I know its a album label Moody Blues :)

[pushinthebigFiveO]

grow up.

[rollingstopp]

you tube lives

[Earthlinked]

There are FIVE general - and very different colors for an acoustic guitar to be painted!!!!! The colors of Lighfoot's 12 string Gibson guitar are called "Sunburst" for the basic yellow center - and "Starburst" for the basic orange center. Acoustic guitars can also be black or "Cherry Top" (which is reddish and the top is made from cherry wood). And if an acoustic guitar is not painted - (only several coats of clear laquer is applied) it is referred to as a "natural top"!!!

[hippiechickite]

when musicians could play their music live and it sounded just like the album

[hippiechickite]

Peace, Love and Gordi :)

[tallcoolone09]

That was awesome!

[SmokeyandtheBandit77]

just saw gordon this year...aged but still fantastic

[Antithropocentric]

Trivia: This song was about the groupie (his one time girlfriend) who gave John Belushi a fatal overdose and did time for it. I can understand how that relates to the title.

[crispmom]

Great clip. Ty for posting!

[casper1918]

I saw him back in 1974. This is how he toured, just a bass player and a lead guitar. No props, no lead in band............

[Lostchord1000]

Classic song from a master singer-songwriter. Great live performance!

[ekpp60]

REMEMBER THE DAYS YEARS AGO HEARING THIS SONG WHAT A CLASSIC!!! THANK'S FOR POSTING IT!!

[wilkett]

Great tune, good quality clip to

[darrenadelman]

The singer songwriters of the 60's and 70's wrote songs that really meant something , it's my favorite time in musical history .

[mixmastermeeks]

It has a lot more energy when they started clapping.

[ndhan72]

To mrcbone123....people who cannot express themselves without using profanity are wankers.

[gentletumbleweed]

@ndhan72 I sooo agree with you 

[STEVENOTRE]

@ndhan72 you're right.....asshole  lmao

[phxatheist]

@ndhan72 People who limit their vocabulary by excluding profanity are scared fucking sheep who don't want to "offend" anyone. Oh sorry did I offend you? SO FUCKING WHAT!

[MrRastaManDan]

Thanks Burt Sugarman!

[mrcbone123]

fuckin hippies gotta love the crowd back and forth lean

[1skullduggery]

@mrcbone123 thought they were gonna change the world.

[minnabean33]

@mrcbone123 --This was not a song to rock out to--Gordy was primarily a folk song and ballad composer/singer

[berrygirl964]

What a song... what a voice... what a man. Gordon Lightfoot has always been a class act!

[plpesuti]

i remember this on am radio on the way to the beach...i was 14 years old with no fear and loving it...

[kkruppen]

Great music!!

[tossedpenny]

Gordon Lightfoot is the man and that's not open for debate.

[lu54546]

linda musica parabens pelo post

[l8tr597]

It's about time the audience got into it, they shoulda known there were watching a great

[1skullduggery]

greatest canadian writer ever...

[MrRastaManDan]

@1skullduggery Neal Young

[1skullduggery]

@MrRastaManDan and neil peart...

[MrRastaManDan]

@1skullduggery What a great talent Rush is! I love farewell to kings & caress of steel and all of the other work the put out..

[1skullduggery]

@MrRastaManDan peart was the genius behind the lyrics; but all three are amazing. love the the way 'hemispheres' flows. i like their early sabbath/zepp sounding stuff, too.

[tishapossimus]

funny how at  2:10 everyone gets right it! nice rythm section!

[mike0362009]

thanks Gordon..



[mike0362009]

thanks Gordon..

[fuzzypige222]

wow , 3 guys with 3 guitars..so nice

[carabiner]

Zero dislikes. Just as it should be.

[vongibson1968]

a true classic...nice song that don't always says what it really means...

[MetallicOpeth]

only a true rocker performs live in socks

live me the lightfoot

[TheBurf1]

@MetallicOpeth He's wearing white boots.

[DoctorJohnSmith9]

Such a great song. I saw Gordon live about 10 years ago. His voice had thinned, but he still sounded strong, the band was great, and his songs are still wonderful after all this time. I rarely use this term since it gets tossed around to the point of being cliched, but his music is timeless.

[oatstao]

such a full sound for the 3 of them .. I think the bass player was with Gord since the 60's..who's the solo man on the right? The clapping is anice touch.. thanks for sharing..haven't seen this in years since the VH1 reruns of midnight special..

[mtut]

@oatstao the lead guitarist here is the late Terry Clements, who was also with Gordon for 40 years.

[oatstao]

@mtut wow, he looked sooo young here..thanks for clarity. peace

[mtut]

@oatstao Yeah, he was only 63 when he died... he was younger than Gord. Which would make him about 28 here. The only other guitarist in the band (until recently) was Red Shea, who only toured until about 1970 but kept playing on studio albums. Also, Red plays on the excellent 1972 BBC special - which is onYT and you should check it out if you haven't already (search Lightfoot 1972 BBC).

[sexyknickers0]

He was kinda handsome back then...huh ladies :)

[simpletech]

Great song, funky playing....love seeing played live. Thanks for posting!!

[kwm627]

The. Best. Come back to Fox at Redwood City CA. Kenny. At sofitel.

[paigefive]

LET THE MONKEYS JUST TRY TO MAKE MUSIC LIKE THIS..

[artfan101]

was brown the only color around in the 70's?

love this song!

[hansvancoby]

@artfan101 No, green and orange where the other popular colors!

[TheSkuLLcomedyShow]

@artfan101...No, there was also Orange.

[marmalade4sunrise]

@artfan101 No, there was also burnt orange and olive green.

[ThePattypans]

@marmalade4sunrise ya Canada has a few of them also

[TheJer1963]

@artfan101 Just about, even in our cars. Still hate that color.

[jazzy19001]

@artfan101 No - there was also blue- as in forever in blue jeans - haha

[g0ldbuG]

@artfan101 see, TV only had 3 channels and 3 colors back then.

[jezx21]

woulda loved to see gordon and jim croce do a song together

[nightowl8936]

@jezx21

How would you imagine this working? A duet? Or both of them doing the lyrics for a song together? Or one guy singing and the other playing guitar?

Both of them are folksy acoustic guitar artists with similar themes in their music, but also each one seems to be their own person, so I am curious about whether the result of any collaboration would have diluted their artistry or maybe produced something more powerful than either could do on their own.

[summittkevin]

@jezx21 amen!



[minnabean33]

@jezx21 Ooooh, wow, yeah, that would've been great! What a great idea!

[littlefuzzer]

@jezx21 could you imagine the cannabis in that audience.

[pushinthebigFiveO]

@littlefuzzer what as stupid comment! of course there was...You're taking up space with a dumb "i am a stoner" comment. go play with ur fuzzer.

[littlefuzzer]

@pushinthebigFiveO Sorry mr maturity..i didn't realize that telling someone to play with their dick was considered sound advice...what a typical 70's generation,wise ass,chip on their shoulder big mouth who should realize that someone like me would kick the life out of them just for looking stupid.

[stormeycats]

Oh the memories....

[TheFiddlerforlife]

RIP Terry Clements you will sadly missed.Vicitm of a sever stroke that took him away from the music worl.he truly was a great musician,guitarist and friend to canadian music.peace to you terry and all your family and friends grieving at your unthinkable passing.

[GrammyFoot]

My very first and favorite Lightfoot song - it's been a long love affair ever since!.