Sundown, you better take care…

Maybe my favorite song of all time. Just takes me straight back to the mid 70s. I actually found a vintage scratch free Sundown vinyl at the local record store for $1 not long ago. Grabbed it up like it was a winning lottery ticket.

Nice!!

One of the greatest singer/song writers in history.

The woman Gordon Lightfoot wrote this song about was Cathy Smith, the same woman who would later admit to having given John Belushi his fatal shot of heroin and cocaine.

From Far Out Magazine: Given he is lauded as one of the most gifted songwriters to ever record, admiration from Dylan is naturally of huge significance, and Gordon Lightfoot was often on the receiving end of his praise. Lightfoot’s early career echoed his own a lot. The Canadian artist, like Dylan, was raised on folk music, moving to America to study music in the late ’50s. Dylan’s route to mainstream success was far quicker than Lightfoot’s, but he eventually broke through with 1971’s ‘If You Could Read My Mind’. His songwriting style often blended the personal and painful, which appealed to Dylan’s sensibilities. Speaking to Bill Flanagan, Dylan revealed his three favourite tracks of his, although he said initially he said: “I can’t think of any I don’t like.” 👉 He settled on ‘Shadows’, ‘If You Could Read My Mind’ and ‘Sundown’. The latter was one of Lightfoot’s most famous, a shining example of his ability to mine his often tumultuous relationships and turn them into striking verses that touched on universal themes like loneliness and love. ❕After Lightfoot’s passing, Dylan expressed how much his songs had impacted him, saying he died “without ever having made a bad song.” It mirrored comments he’d made years earlier when he famously said that each time he listened to a Lightfoot song, whether it be anything, from ‘Carefree Highway’ to ‘Rainy Day People’, he “wished it would last forever”. [article continues] —POPPY BURTON

I am a big fan, RIP Gordan 😢

He is Canadian. Odd to put on your page 😀

Why?

An amazing singer songwriter. A great Canadian when Canada was great

--Was on my go-to 'come down' list at 4 a.m, back in the 90's.

What a voice, never heard anything of his I didn't like...

One of my faves.. Great songwriter.. ❤️ Gordon Thanks for posting!

Wow. I had forgotten that song. What a ride down memory lane. Thank you.

This is another great song by Gordon Lightfoot

You always make my day better!

Good stuff!!🔥

If you can listen to "If You Could Read My Mind" and not tear up, something's wrong.

1974, Fina Truck stop, at intersection of I35 and hwy 36, Cameron , MO......almost nonstop on juke box !

Tremendous song, and Lightfoot looked like every male actor in TV commercials from the 1970s, and that is a good thing.

Heard on yaht rock today!

If I find you’ve been creepin’ round my back stairs —

One of my great musical regrets is that I never took the opportunity to see him live, and he toured almost constantly. A legend.

"In a room where you do what you don't confess" 🔥

A classic! Was on Canadian radio 24/7 when it came out

Always loved this song.

Such a wonderful song!

Such great music!

Great song

Thanks, AA! Keep up the great music

When I was a kid and this was a hit on the radio, me and my dad called it "The cowboy song". r k

Sundown was a drug dealer. Still a cool song, though. Love his music♥️

That voice is truly a gift from Almighty God

RIP Gordon. One of the best song writers ever!

Such a great voice, always loved this song.

Opening lyrics are GOAT

Great Friday evening song…🩷

I love Gordon Lightfoot but he's somebody I never got to see in concert. The only time he played In Glasgow I was on holiday. 😒