Another hero of my long ago youth has left us (or rather, me). I'm sad the hear of the passing of Gordon Lightfoot. I listened to him often, starting around high school and, with a short break of maybe a couple of years, still listen today - often.
I'm going to post a couple of videos.
The first, by Rick Beato, was done a couple of years ago. I know nothing about music theory but I thoroughly enjoy Rick Beato's videos. This video is parsing the Gordon Lightfoot song, "If You Could Read my Mind" and while I think Mr. Beato may have gotten one of the words wrong in the lyrics ('can' vs. 'can't'), I find the video very entertaining and even, dare I say it, educational.
The second is the full song. Note that album cover. That album was my favorite. And it's still one of my favorites today.
I hope you listen to and enjoy both videos all the way through.
Afterwards, you can join me for a moment of silence in recognition of the passing of that aforementioned 'youth' of mine.
Late Update: Within half an hour of me posting the first video, Rick Beato posted this (at the time) live stream tribute. It covers a very small amount of the same ground as the first video but the vast majority of it is new - and all of it worth watching.
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