Thoughts on a Recent Gordon Lightfoot Performance

Recently I saw the great singer Gordon Lightfoot perform in Peekskill, New York.

Mr. Lightfoot was battling “walking pneumonia” yet “soldiered” through, entertaining the audience with a full show which included songs and his personal insights.

As he sang “If You Could Read My Mind” my thoughts extended in many different directions with fond memories of many of the different times the song was played in the far more random days of listening to one’s favorite music station.

He gave us insight into why he wrote and recorded “The wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” as he heard about the wreck involving the ship and the subsequent decrease in news coverage regarding the event.

Gordon Lightfoot wanted those so adversely affected by the tragedy to be remembered.

On a lighter note if you will, Gordon Lightfoot will certainly be long remembered and seeing him perform live was a great experience, also to be long remembered by me.