Uploaded by VancouverKayaker on Dec 17, 2010
If You Could Read My Mind" is a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. It reached number one on Canadian music charts and was his first recording to appear on the American music charts, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1971. Later in the year, it reached number thirty in the UK. Lightfoot has cited his divorce for inspiring the lyrics, saying they came to him as he was sitting in a vacant Toronto house one summer.
This song first appeared on Lightfoot's 1970 album Sit Down Young Stranger. The success of the single led Lightfoot's label, Reprise Records, to retitle the album after the song. The song also reached number one for one week on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.The song was the first of four Lightfoot releases to reach number one.
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wish i had a kayak
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Beautiful song! Even though I am over Monica and April my heart longs to love again. A gentle hand to hold along a nice stroll on the beach on a breezy spring day.
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Doh!, Minnesotan!
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God bless Canada!,
from a Minnestoan
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beautiful.... kayaking presents the world in a beautiful way...
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the guy died after he reached shore...too bad. he was buried at sea!!.......not.
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Awesome song. Under rated. Love this song.
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Beautiful song, beautiful video.
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@MrBugfugger well said :)
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Damn! This is the best video with a kayac and the music of Gordon Lightfoot I have ever seen. I can honestly say that...
dkempf1 10 months ago 32
Just don't listen to this song when your depressed, and drunk. It will only make it worse.
christreigns1 5 months ago 15