Lightfoot

British  

/ ˈlaɪtfʊt /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

The Edmund Fitzgerald, also known as “the Fitz,” might have disappeared into obscurity—just another tragedy in the murky waters of maritime history—if not for Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot and his song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

From Slate

For weeks leading up to the wreck’s anniversary, Lightfoot’s song seemed everywhere—looping on TikTok and Reels, playing over clips of storms and churning waves of the Great Lakes—and ironic captions memorializing the ship: “Drink 30 beers on Monday,” one caption said.

From Slate

It was nonetheless immortalized in Lightfoot’s lyrics: “At 7 p.m., a main hatchway caved in, he said, ‘Fellas, it’s been good to know ya.’

From Slate

The mystery, along with Lightfoot’s mournful and eminently meme-able dirge, created fertile soil for a cultural resurgence today—one driven largely by Gen Z and millennials who love mythologizing working-class tragedies and Midwestern nostalgia.

From Slate

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.

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