Gordon Lightfoot - Old Dan’s Records (Live in Chicago 1979) Soundboard

Released in 1972 on the Old Dan's Records album, this song is a nostalgic tribute to old-time music, evoking the joy of dancing to classic records. It captures a lively, communal atmosphere with references to big band, Dixieland, and swing music.

Old Dan's Records Lyrics:

Get out old Dan's records
Get out old Dan's records
We will dance the whole night long
It's fun to play the old time songs
If old Dan could see us now
I know he'd be so proud
If old Dan was with us still
I know he'd come around
Get out old Dan's records
Bring out old Dan's records
That old time music used to play
On the phonograph to pass the time away
That music from the big band swing
And Dixieland will do us in
It's sweet to hear that razzmatazz
When old Dan's records spin
Get out old Dan's records
Bring out old Dan's records
We will waltz across the floor
When we play those tunes from years before
It's always such a special treat
To lay right down and tap your feet
With old Dan's records here tonight
We’re gonna set the mood just right
When the lights are low and the music swings
You can really do your thing
You can move around and set the pace
And glide around from place to place
Or do the foxtrot 'til you drop
And then we'll never wanna stop
With old Dan's records here tonight
We're gonna dance 'til the morning light
Get out old Dan's records
Bring out old Dan's records
We will dance the whole night long
It's fun to play the old time songs
If old Dan could see us now
I know he'd be so proud
If old Dan was with us still
I know he'd come around

Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he had numerous gold and platinum albums, and his songs have been covered by many of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings wrote, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness."
Lightfoot's songs, including "For Lovin' Me", "Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues", "Home From The Forest", and "Ribbon of Darkness", a number one hit on the U.S. country chart for Marty Robbins, brought him recognition from the mid-1960s. Chart success with his own recordings began in Canada in 1962 with the No. 3 hit "(Remember Me) I'm the One" and led to a series of major hits at home and abroad throughout the 1970s. Robbie Robertson of the Band described Lightfoot as "a national treasure". Bob Dylan said, "I can't think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don't like. Every time I hear a song of his, it's like I wish it would last forever." Lightfoot was the featured musical performer at the opening ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympics and received numerous honours and awards during his career.