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

6.7/10 • 88 min • Documentary Music

Overview

From the song he refuses to perform to his admiration for Drake, a songwriting legend reflects on his lyrics and longevity with candour and humour. At 80 years young (and currently recording another album), Gordon Lightfoot continues to entertain and enlighten. Personal archive materials and studio sessions paint an intimate picture of an artist in his element, candidly revisiting his idealistic years in Yorkville's coffeehouses, up through stadium tours and the hedonistic '70s.

Cast

Gordon Lightfoot

Self

Ronnie Hawkins

Geddy Lee

Sarah McLachlan

Alec Baldwin

Randy Bachman

Tom Cochrane

Burton Cummings

Self

Anne Murray

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