Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot

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If I had to pick an artist for every season, autumn would surely be Gordon Lightfoot. His deep, soothing voice and poetic lyrics take me back to a time in my life when my family and I were able to take vacations in autumn, when it was okay if I missed a couple days of school. I close my eyes, and I think about the long car rides into northern Michigan, when all the leaves are turning bright red and orange, and maybe it's raining, just a little.

Another, personal memory that arises is the time my friends and I went to Chicago. My friend Strider had just gotten interested in Gordon Lightfoot and as we took the train into the city, we tried to recall how this song went - but to no avail. It was one of the few Lightfoot songs that I didn't have on my iPod that trip.