He also wrote the screenplays of Gremlins and The Goonies, and produced and directed the first two Harry Potter films. As a director, Columbus has brought to life some of the biggest American family films in history: Adventures in Babysitting, Home Alone, and Mrs. This week, we revisit Alec's 2013 interview with acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Columbus. Our staff picks continue at Here's The Thing, where every other week throughout the summer, members of our team select their favorite interviews from the archives.See /listener for privacy information.ĪugChristopher Columbus - Summer Staff Picks Lightfoot tells Alec about fitting a feeling to a melody, why he owes his first hit record to an exec's girlfriend, and how he wrote "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by pulling lines straight from the newspaper. But Gordon Lightfoot was just one of many aspirants who moved to Toronto in the early 1960s to try their hand in the burgeoning folk music scene there. Bob Dylan's a fan-he's said, "I can't think of any I don't like." These songs-"Beautiful," "Sundown," "If You Could Read My Mind," and many others-have been treasured by generations of popular musicians and listeners around the world. Over the course of a career that has lasted more than half a century, Lightfoot has achieved global stardom and exceptional influence.
This week, we feature one of his favorite musicians, Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, from their 2013 conversation.
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