Several major news outlets erroneously reported that Gordon Lightfoot was dead. None thought to perform the basic journalistic task of confirming the news against, oh say, a medical examiner or a coroner. Perhaps everybody wanted to believe that Gordon Lightfoot was dead. His music, after all, has fulfilled some marvelous need for schmaltz.
But I’m very pleased to know that Gordon Lightfoot is still alive, still determined to honor us with his unique brand of cheese and sensitivity. Let us all then celebrate the magnificent force known as Gordon Lightfoot, letting the inspiring message of “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” bask our souls in this grim economy.
© 2010, Edward Champion. All rights reserved.
Though, conversely, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a pretty good metaphor for this grim economy. Down with all hands aboard.
both are very good songs, two of my favorites. long live lightfoot, fuck the media.
So which medical examiner or coroner did you consult?