While most of the music discussed on this blog is heavy, dark and alternative, its worthwhile to take a step back and enjoy some genuine, laid back classics. Gordon Lightfoot is easily one of Canada’s greatest musical exports, who, just like his fellow countrymen Neil Young and Leonard Cohen, helped shape the conventions of popular folk music. Even in his elder years, the man can still perform brilliantly, breathing new meaning into his now legendary body of work.

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