GORDON LIGHTFOOT ~ Ribbon Of Darkness Over Me ~

Gordon Lightfoot ~ RIBBON OF DARKNESS OVER ME ~ written by Gordon Lightfoot from his first album, "Lightfoot" His first album is the essence of Gordon Lightfoot, his least commercial album.

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Music

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• GORDON
• LIGHTFOOT
• Ribbon
• Of
• Darkness
• Over
• Me

[dkeimoh82]

Thank you so much for posting this great song in high quality.

[Scout4Me1]

Thank you for your comment! Take care.

[allendale18]

One of my all time favorites from this great Canadian singer/songwriter

[Scout4Me1]

I really love Gordon Lightfoot.  So talented, and what a beautiful voice!

[TheLivingfreekshow]

i listen mostly to rap, but anyone who doesnt like Gordon Lightfoot is a FOOL of the highest caliber!!

[donquixote2u]

@DasHearach I agree, but everything I have read says that Marty's version was a cover of Gordons song (they came out in the same year, 1965), not a song written specifically for Marty.

Now if you had said that Marty's version was the better known of the two, that might be true, but original - nope.

Marty had plenty of great songs of his own, so theres no shame in doing a good cover, and while some covers are better than the original, I prefer Gordy's version anyway, thanks! 

[DasHearach]

@donquixote2u If Marty was the first to record it then I recon that would make it the original version. Many composers never perform their own work so the first recording or performance must be the original!

[donquixote2u]

@impressionable1 an original version but written by Gordon Lighfoot? then its not original,is it?

[joeBdawg]

you might want to check .. i think Marty Robbins wrote this song way back ..

[impressionable1]

Flashbell just posted an original version by Marty Robbins.Marty Robbins Recording Session

Single: Ribbon of Darkness

Columbia Studio, Nashville, Tennessee USA.

Mar. 2, 1965

Writer: Gordon Lightfoot

Producer: Bob Johnston

Session Personnel: Marty Robbins (guitar, vocals), Ray Edenton, Jack Pruett (guitar), Joe Zinkan (bass), Louis Dunn (drums).

[kenimisoncanada]

A Cabadian Treasure and living legend!

[CharlesMcGlade]

The easy genius of Red Shea.

[allendale18]

@musiclover3x Yes, The First Time is great but he first recorded that in 1966 and it has been on many of his albums since but I can't think of anything since 1970 other than Me and Bobby McGee. Anyway we both agree he is pretty special.

[musiclover3x]

@allendale18 Try listening to G.L version of `The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. It is fabulous and takes the song to a level that only Gordon could have done.

[hideyho67]

I heard he wrote this while driving a truck across Canada