Even if you judge people by who they ended up not suing, Gordon Lightfoot must have been a rather fine fellow. It was 1987, the singer, guitarist and songwriter got into an elevator, of all places, and heard “The Greatest Love of All” for the first time – written by Michael Masser, George Benson had recorded it in 1977 and another version was released in 1985 , sung by Whitney Houston. The parallels were even more obvious.
Obituary for Gordon Lightfoot: Hymns for the Ever Restless – Culture
