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Lightfoot

British

/ ˈlaɪtfʊt /

noun

Gordon. born 1938, Canadian singer and short songwriter; his recordings include 'If You Could Read My Mind' (1970), Dream Street Rose (1980) and Harmony (2004)

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Over and over until he plucked it 30 times—29 for the men of the Fitz, and once for Gordon Lightfoot who died in 2023.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2025

He even takes readers behind the music, describing how and why Lightfoot came to record his song.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025

Ms Lightfoot, deputy ward manager on the hospital's children's unit, told the inquiry, which is examining how Letby was able to commit her crimes, she found the nurse to be "cold".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024

We’d always liked Gordon Lightfoot and some of the folk stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024

I remember worrying after I got to bed that night about not telling Lightfoot good-bye or thanking her.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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