Gordon Lightfoot is not at the dentist

RIP to the patriarch of Canadian song

For my generation, Leonard and Joni were the eccentric uncle and aunt, Neil was the weird older cousin, Anne was mom and Gord was definitely dad.

I’m a fan but not the biggest one, so I’ll leave the obits to the mighty Nicholas Jennings and others. Instead, I’ll offer pith and brevity—like the best Lightfoot songs.