I don't know where we went wrong, but the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back. Gordon Lightfoot More Quotes by Gordon Lightfoot More Quotes From Gordon Lightfoot What has changed for me is that I now have a huge family [Lightfoot has four children, from his first two marriages] - the result of my living. Gordon Lightfoot fourtwochildren I once performed The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald to about 15 sea captains. The song was about a ship that broke in half and sank. Gordon Lightfoot halfseasong I had lots of friends who were fighting in Vietnam and I am still friends with veterans of the war. Gordon Lightfoot lots-of-friendsfightingwar I was a drummer in the bugle band in cadets. I marched. It's probably quite funny to look back on it. Gordon Lightfoot cadetsbandlooks I would never have ever dreamed that I would get married again and then all of a sudden you meet somebody. That's the thing about life. It can be so unexpected. Gordon Lightfoot marriedunexpected My daughter Meredith Moon from my second wife has a band that does Appalachian music, with five-strong banjo, clawhammer style. I may have to direct her somewhere. Meredith was my middle name. I would have to direct her because I am always directing something. She's in the musician's union and she is only 21. Your kids surprise you. Gordon Lightfoot daughterstrongkids I remember when I first rocked in it was a great big dance hall and Tommy Young was blowing trombone and Louis [Armstrong] was singing a tune and it was just Satchmo and you could hear it resounding through the dance hall and people were dancing. It was a highlight. Gordon Lightfoot singingdancingpeople I play piano, but not well enough to play professionally. Gordon Lightfoot pianoenoughplay I never really had stage nerves but I did have had trouble getting up to the right energy level. For a long time I drank. I drank up until 1982 and then I gave up alcohol. Gordon Lightfoot alcoholenergylong My first song was Hula Hoop Song, in 1955. It was a novelty song. I had to find someway to reach out and it was with a novelty song. Now, all of my recording obligations have been taken care of. I made 14 albums for Warner Brothers. Five for United Artist before that. Gordon Lightfoot takenbrothersong I went on tours with [Bob] Dylan - the big one was in 1975 and called Roaring Thunder Review. I knew him well because I met him around the time he did his second album, in 1963. He recorded one of my songs called Shadows. In the 1970s, it was suggested that we do a duet, because we had the same manager, Albert Grossman, who also managed Odetta and Peter, Paul and Mary. Dylan and I respected what each other did, but I just decided not to do it. Gordon Lightfoot roaringshadowsong I liked the American folk style of Woody Guthrie. Gordon Lightfoot woodyfolksstyle I was in Britain that year [1963] and some music publishing people in Denmark Street in London suggested me to the BBC. So I found myself in front of a British television show, which was a nice surprise. Gordon Lightfoot nicepeopleyears There is always something wrong with a song, you can't be perfect. Gordon Lightfoot perfectsong I took the song The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face from a folk singer called Bonnie Dobson. I knew her and she had a record with that track on it. Gordon Lightfoot recordstracksong There was a TV show called Thank Your Lucky Stars, with the catchphrase "I'll give it five!" The Beatles and Stones were so popular when they were on it. One week The Beatles were number one and then the Stones were right on their heels. Gordon Lightfoot tv-showsstarsnumbers Give me a wave I can ride upon, come and show your strength to me. Gordon Lightfoot wavefriendshipgiving It seems so lucky to just to have the right of telling you with all my might, you're beautiful tonight. Gordon Lightfoot luckybeautifulromantic I can see her lying back in her faded dress in a room where do what you don't confess. Gordon Lightfoot datingdresseslying Everything is trust, all the rest is dust. Gordon Lightfoot adagesdust
