Don Quixote - Gordon Lightfoot | The Midnight Special

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  • Gordon Lightfoot performed on The Midnight Special February 22, 1974
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  • @Nivasi
    @Nivasi Рік тому +15

    This brings back the days of riding in the car w/windows down.. cruising along the gulf coast..

  • @OpenDGuitar
    @OpenDGuitar 10 місяців тому +9

    The guitar work on his early albums was my North Star in learning to play.

  • @markfx12
    @markfx12 Рік тому +23

    Gord would often admonish the well-intentioned clappers by stating: "leave the driving to us".

    • @bobreams5178
      @bobreams5178 5 місяців тому +2

      Many musicians, particularly folk singers, dislike clapping. It's usually out of time also.

    • @jerrydriscoll1162
      @jerrydriscoll1162 4 місяці тому

      And on 1 and 3 haha

    • @nikolaiiscoolguyproduction4807
      @nikolaiiscoolguyproduction4807 4 місяці тому +3

      As an audience member I can't stand clapping, I came to hear an artist not a cacophony of hand slaps.

  • @janicetrimmell6897
    @janicetrimmell6897 Рік тому +66

    Gord was a storyteller and minstrel for the ages. Every song felt so personal to me. I saw Gord multiple times in concert and it felt lovely and intimate. I still hear the way he stomped his boot heel on the wooden stage and that honey warm voice. Thanks for posting this. 💜

    • @gloriamaryhaywood2217
      @gloriamaryhaywood2217 Рік тому +5

      You have a wonderful way of describing a scene! You condensed that whole experience down beautifully! Felt like I was there!😉

    • @janicetrimmell6897
      @janicetrimmell6897 Рік тому +3

      @@gloriamaryhaywood2217 Thanks. We all tilt at a few windmills! I have loved this man since I bought "Sunday Concert" more than 50 years ago. He had a way of connecting to an audience that felt like you were all sitting in a friend's living room for a sing-along.

    • @ytnsanw
      @ytnsanw Рік тому +3

      That's Terry Clements on guitar...

    • @micheladonofrio2285
      @micheladonofrio2285 6 місяців тому +2

      It sounds exactly like the studio version. What a consummate professional he was! Miss you, Gord!

  • @psychedelic.dreamer
    @psychedelic.dreamer Рік тому +12

    Have always loved his smooth voice ❤

  • @alanereese5620
    @alanereese5620 9 місяців тому +2

    I love him

    • @monicacall7532
      @monicacall7532 Місяць тому

      Me too. As a young girl I had a massive crush on him.

  • @HuntOfficial1776
    @HuntOfficial1776 9 місяців тому +3

    Do y’all have the original broadcast of his later appearances that you could upload?

  • @pageribe2399
    @pageribe2399 Місяць тому +1

    I had to laugh. He absolutely hated it when people clapped along. He had developed a little finesse by the time this was taped, however. Earlier, he wasn't nearly so cute about getting people to stop! God, he was so good!

  • @tubewacha
    @tubewacha Рік тому +28

    This is the best live rendition I've seen of this song. Classic Lightfoot!

  • @bruckner1
    @bruckner1 Рік тому +13

    Terry Clements is playing lead guitar here.

  • @paulaamero
    @paulaamero 9 місяців тому +15

    That voice
    Those lyrics
    Everything!!!

  • @greatunz67
    @greatunz67 Рік тому +29

    Gord is a legend, the greatest singer songwriter that Canada ever produced. It's a shame that his passing went so relatively unnoticed by the majority of Canadians today, we've lost our identity in the past 20 years.

    • @GreenManalishiUSA
      @GreenManalishiUSA Рік тому +12

      Whenever I hear Gordon Lightfoot singing, I feel jealous of Canadians, because they get to claim Gordon as their native son and national poet ❤🇨🇦. Because he wrote so brilliantly about universal themes, his songs touched millions of listeners all around the world. But to this outsider, Gordon Lightfoot was above all the voice of Canada.

    • @bjr4567
      @bjr4567 Рік тому +5

      He's now as one with the cosmos.

    • @stevestruthers6180
      @stevestruthers6180 Рік тому +3

      It wasn't the case that Canadians didn't care, they did. But Canadians are not an emotional people, and grief is something they generally keep to themselves.

    • @patof72clune51
      @patof72clune51 Рік тому +3

      ​@@GreenManalishiUSAAnne Murray ....Neil Young....Joni Mitchell.....Leonard Cohen.....ect...

    • @greatunz67
      @greatunz67 8 місяців тому +5

      @@patof72clune51 yep and he's still correct, while i love them all, Gord was above them all, he WAS Canada.

  • @kerrykoontz3299
    @kerrykoontz3299 6 місяців тому +13

    To me, personally, arguably his finest song.

  • @SteamvilleQuintet
    @SteamvilleQuintet Рік тому +20

    Thanx The Midnight Special!!!

  • @lowellcalavera6045
    @lowellcalavera6045 Рік тому +20

    A shame in the 70s camera operators so rarely gave us shots of the players hands.

    • @sweetstevie
      @sweetstevie Рік тому +7

      True, it is a shame but the camera operators we’re following the directors orders.

    • @SteamvilleQuintet
      @SteamvilleQuintet Рік тому +3

      He's using finger-picking patterns. LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR, instead of asking it to be handed to you.

    • @gloriamaryhaywood2217
      @gloriamaryhaywood2217 Рік тому +6

      I know. It would have been so mesmerising to watch!😉

    • @neighborbruce
      @neighborbruce Рік тому +8

      ​@@SteamvilleQuintetwhat a strangely aggressive comment. No one is asking for a guitar lesson here hoss, it's just cool to see how people play. Everyone does it differently.

    • @SteamvilleQuintet
      @SteamvilleQuintet Рік тому

      ​ @cmdrums2112 < What a "strangely aggressive" entitled little mindset you exhibit, saying the camera people and producers of a VERY popular show should have filmed it to suit you. When someone airs a wonderful thing for free, you could mature the class to just shut up and enjoy it.

  • @kraigrogers8946
    @kraigrogers8946 5 місяців тому +8

    The Don Quixote album was extraordinary.

  • @birdssurfshed
    @birdssurfshed Рік тому +28

    Still smiling as the silly crowd claps at the begging of the song. What a classic guy and boy what a legend!

    • @lowellcalavera6045
      @lowellcalavera6045 Рік тому +7

      😂 Never been to a show?

    • @57RickH
      @57RickH Рік тому +4

      They were just trying to add some beats 😂

    • @birdssurfshed
      @birdssurfshed Рік тому +3

      beginning was what I meant to say.. Saw him up close and personal at a local Summer fair in the 80's.

    • @bjr4567
      @bjr4567 Рік тому +5

      He actually encourages the audience to clap later on during this same stage performance on the song Sundown. So it can cut both ways.

    • @danchiappe
      @danchiappe Рік тому +8

      I’m just glad they didn’t clap all the way through!

  • @franks6608
    @franks6608 7 місяців тому +11

    I remember this show on midnight special,that's when I realized this guy was outstanding, I've never heard a voice like and we never will again,he was the man who spoke politically, socially and to our heart strings

    • @monicacall7532
      @monicacall7532 Місяць тому

      The voice unlike any other. Yes, that was Gord’s glorious voice. Combining his thoughtful lyrics and music that fit those lyrics like a glove Gord’s music is timeless. I saw him sing this in a concert when I was 16. It was an unforgettable experience like no other.

  • @CogensFamilyTV
    @CogensFamilyTV 10 місяців тому +31

    No autotune, no ear piece, no teleprompter. Gord was like all true singer songwriters, a maker and a weaver of the tapestry of each and every song. Saw him in 76' what a true delight. The maritime church bell will always ring 30 times for the time yet to be.

    • @micheladonofrio2285
      @micheladonofrio2285 6 місяців тому +2

      I have seen his singing analyzed by the software and he was ALWAYS on pitch.

  • @Robert-gg1er
    @Robert-gg1er 3 місяці тому +5

    We couldn't wait for each new Lightfoot album to be released. We wanted to see the new album cover and read the song titles and then listen to each song. It was comparable to the new automobiles coming out every year.

    • @monicacall7532
      @monicacall7532 Місяць тому

      I would save up all my babysitting money to buy his latest album. My parents couldn’t understand how I could listen to such beautiful music and turn around and listen to the Doobies or Led Zeppelin. I could because the Doobies and Zep were what everyone listened to. Gord’s music was my special secret, but when I discovered that my new neighbor and best friend in HS loved him like I did it was so wonderful. Someone else understood how unique and wonderful his voice and music were.

  • @Dovid2000
    @Dovid2000 9 місяців тому +10

    Sheer poetry. Gordon Lightfoot was a man of exceptional talent.

  • @that70sgirl90
    @that70sgirl90 Рік тому +21

    The story tellers of our times.
    Happy Thursday... thank you for sharing! 💖

  • @robertmorganfisher2813
    @robertmorganfisher2813 Рік тому +15

    This is heaven.

  • @justinpaul9704
    @justinpaul9704 Рік тому +10

    Let’s get this whole episode released

  • @Telecoaster94music
    @Telecoaster94music Рік тому +6

    @midnightspecial will there be more Lightfoot performances uploaded?

  • @joeysanguine3596
    @joeysanguine3596 6 місяців тому +6

    I can’t stop mourning His loss; I love covering His transcendent songs❤

    • @mr.weatherman403
      @mr.weatherman403 6 місяців тому +1

      You and me both, man. The world is a lesser place without his presence.

    • @monicacall7532
      @monicacall7532 Місяць тому +1

      Transcendent is the perfect word to describe his music. His music changed my life.

  • @edajungck
    @edajungck Рік тому +8

    12 string sound for me sounds better than anything today, thanks for posting.😊

    • @gordiesings
      @gordiesings 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Shilling_guitar885 The other guitarist is Terry Clements and he's playing a standard 6 string guitar.. No "high strung" or "Nashville strung".

  • @jthommusic
    @jthommusic Рік тому +8

    Thanks so much for posting this. Love Gordon!

  • @WyliesLiveMusicCorner
    @WyliesLiveMusicCorner Рік тому +9

    The greatest of the great.

  • @merlinsclaw
    @merlinsclaw Рік тому +8

    Thank you thank you thank you. 💙💙

  • @barbaratillman8552
    @barbaratillman8552 5 місяців тому +3

    The world isn't the same without him

  • @bluebear1985
    @bluebear1985 Рік тому +5

    There's another clip somewhere which I believe is from the same episode where Gordon does his hit "Sundown". He did a great job with it on this show.

    • @bjr4567
      @bjr4567 Рік тому +1

      Yes and on that one, he actually encourages the audience to clap along.

  • @garysuppa9991
    @garysuppa9991 9 місяців тому +3

    His foot tap or hand tap on his guitar is the best!!!

  • @monicacall7532
    @monicacall7532 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for making more of the Midnight Special video clips of Gord’s performance!

  • @garysuppa9991
    @garysuppa9991 9 місяців тому +2

    Thanks, Gord; for all the stories and songs; this one especially!!!!

  • @Muhdah1972
    @Muhdah1972 Рік тому +4

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @joesmith-t2z
    @joesmith-t2z 3 місяці тому +1

    About the best that's ever been.

  • @moistjalapeno846
    @moistjalapeno846 Рік тому +3

    The best to ever do it

  • @monicacall7532
    @monicacall7532 Місяць тому

    Will you PLEASE make the rest of the program available? I remember inviting friends over for a sleepover to watch this so that I could help them understand why I loved Gord’s music so much. It worked.

  • @strummer173
    @strummer173 6 місяців тому +1

    Pure.

  • @donnaduncan494
    @donnaduncan494 Рік тому +2

    💯💖

  • @seamuscashin2606
    @seamuscashin2606 Рік тому +1

    if that was red shea im blind or you are blind

  • @carlkuss
    @carlkuss Місяць тому

    The man!

    • @carlkuss
      @carlkuss Місяць тому

      I love the way he says "You´ll get tired!" He knows the value of what he is doing.

  • @nievespuentes15
    @nievespuentes15 Рік тому

    Gracias por trern9s y recordR a estos artistas de mi juventud gracias❤❤❤❤😅

  • @mikloskedves1444
    @mikloskedves1444 Рік тому

    Please upload Locomotiv GT-s concert ( 1974 july 13)