Gordon Lightfoot on how he writes a song, 1967: CBC Archives | CBC

In this clip from 1967, legendary Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot describes how he finds the words to match his soulful melodies. Bob Dylan once said that when he heard a Gordon Lightfoot song he wished "it would last forever." For more classic clips, go to www.cbc.ca/arch...
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