Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

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7.8/10

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Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind (2019)

With unprecedented access to the artist, directors Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni chart Gordon Lightfoot's profound evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour, international star and beloved Canadian icon with 5 Grammy Nominations and over 10 million albums sold.

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The iconic Canadian musician, Gordon Lightfoot, reflects on his life and career.The iconic Canadian musician, Gordon Lightfoot, reflects on his life and career.The iconic Canadian musician, Gordon Lightfoot, reflects on his life and career.

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IMDb RATING

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Awards
- 5 nominations total

Trivia
Numerous musicians are interviewed in the film to provide their thoughts on Gordon Lightfoot, those musicians including Sarah McLachlan, Geddy Lee (of Rush), Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings, Tom Cochrane, Anne Murray, Ian Tyson, Sylvia Tyson, Murray McLauchlan, and Greg Graffin (of Bad Religion). Archive footage of other musicians, such as Bob Dylan, talking about Lightfoot is also included.

Goofs
When Murray McLachlan is describing the apartment building in Toronto on Alexander Street, where Gord was living at the time, he said the apartment building was round like the old Decca Records building in L.A. The round building in L.A. is actually The Capitol Records building on Vine Street in Hollywood.

Connections
References Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch (1982)

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7/10

A True Canadian Icon

Singer/songwriter, Gordon Lightfoot (born 1938) is definitely one of my very favorite Canadian musicians of his generation, bar none.

There are so many of Lightfoot's songs that I enjoy listening to on a regular basis. I have the greatest respect for this man and his music.

Through stills, archival footage, and interviews (including those with Lightfoot) - This informative bio-documentary takes a close-up look at the life and career of a true Canadian icon, Gordon Lightfoot.