Rappers React To Gordon Lightfoot "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"!!!
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Gordon Lightfoot donated every cent ever made from this song to the families of all those that died on the Edmund Fitzgerald. He also went every year to the memorial service at the same hall in Detroit. In a beautiful tribute to Gordon they rang that bell 30 times the day after Mr. Lightfoot died.
Just read that a couple days ago. Very nice gesture by the Church and those involved.
The news of that act just tears your heart out in appreciation for those people and the gratitude they showed to Gordon.
I didn't know that about the 30th ring for Mr. Lightfoot. It about made me cry.
That's awesome.
Wow , you could have given a warning on that one lol. I was a little teary eyed after reading this , just beautiful
I truly believe this is one of the most haunting songs ever written. The lyrics “Does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours” gives me chills and goosebumps every time I hear them.
Couldn't agree more, and anyone that's ever been out getting battered by heavy seas knows exactly how that feels.
It is also Amazing that Gordon Lightfoot wrote this song in a very short time after the accident. To be able to write like that and do it in almost record time is true talent and devotion to the subject.
Yes.... U know of The Great Lakes?
Me too, hits deep. The desperation and despair of those moments, Gordon put into the best lyrics I believe possible to convey the men's situation and their thoughts
For me, it's the line about "the wives and the sons and the daughters..."
The church bell referenced in the song that rang 29 times for the lost crew, now rings 30 times for the passing of Gordon Lightfoot.
As it should...RIP to all.
😪❣
Wow, that's cool! That just gave me goosebumps.
Me too! Chills.😢
Ohh - nice! Had not heard this yet - This is so well deserved
Gordon Lightfoot wrote the song, walked into the recording studio, gave everyone their parts, told them what he wanted them to do and they recorded it in a single take without rehearsal. It was perfect the first time. That must be a very rare thing, for all the musicians to get the feeling for the song instantly.
True story.. Legendary
Lightfoot was one of the greatest storytellers in all of music.
Yup. Bob Dylan, the one person everyone pretty much calls "A Songwriting God," considered Gordon Lightfoot his superior in songwriting.
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes into hours" One of the greatest lines in a song ever written. Mr. Lightfoot was a true original and a master songwriter. Thanks for listening and reacting to this song that has haunted me since I was a child. This song has really helped put the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald into the conscious of our times and was a fantastic tribute to keep the memory of those 29 men alive forever. Way to go being open enough to react to one of Gordon's songs, especially this one!
The "lady singer" Hollywood is thinking of is Ella Fitzgerald, the Queen of Jazz.
Edit: After Gordon Lightfoot died (May 1, 2023), the Mariner's Church in Detroit rang its bell 30 times.
He was thinking of her and Etta James. Combined the two
Thanks, in my mind I was screaming "ELLA! Ella Fitzgerald!"
A beautiful tribute to him! (the ringing of the bell a 30th time)
I just commented about Ella Fitzgerald being from my home town a couple weeks ago.
Same 😂
My daddy was a seaman in the Merchant Marine sailing the Great Lakes from 1938 to 1942 when he went into Naval Aviation flying bomber runs off carriers in the Pacific theater WW2. When the Fitzgerald went down in 1975 he started telling us about his days on the Great Lakes and how bad the storms are. He talked about the ship for months afterwards. It brought back so many memories for him.
Gordon is considered among, if not THE, greatest of Canadian singer/song writers. Arguably, one of the greatest ANYWHERE. You really SHOULD dive into his catalog.
sundown.
There's something about Canadian song writers named Gord.
@@pepepepert I love your most insightfully hip response.
He’s one of the greatest Canadian or otherwise. He was a master wordsmith
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I grew up on Lake Superior and can confirm, those storms are NO joke.
This song always hits harder when you've seen the lake in person.
Living on the Gulf Coast it's crazy to me to think of a lake having big enough waves to take down a ship. Those have to be crazy storms.
@@Travelinmatt1976 it's considered an interior ocean. and she's a nasty one when she wants to be.
@@Travelinmatt1976 Waves on all the Great Lakes can reach 30'+ in a bad storm and the winds out in open water can be hurricane force. The other nasty feature of these waves is that they form closer together than ocean waves do, so they constantly batter a ship that can cause structural failure quickly and unexpectedly. The Great Lakes freighters are not small ships. Some of them are over 1000' long and displace over 80,000 tons. Lake Erie actually has the most shipwrecks of all the Great Lakes. Erie has taken over 1,400 ships to their graves. The amazing thing about that number is that only 277 wrecks have been found so far. The rest either have completely broken up or are covered with silt on the bottom. There is an old (and true) saying that the Great Lakes never gives up their dead.
Yup I live 20 minutes away from the shores of lake Superior definitely epic storms over the lake in November. I lived nextdoor to a family member of one of the lost crew he played this song on his guitar in my backyard around a campfire I heard this song before that naturally living in upper Michigan but it was an honor to sit there and enjoy him playing this song.
@@Travelinmatt1976
Superior is HUGE....
and DEEP.
Tons of ships on the bottom.
I'm old enough to remember this song as a hit on the radio. I was 13 years old, and it moved me then, even though I didn't understand the whole story. I understood that a ship sank, and people died, and that the lyrics were catchy.
Fast forward 40 odd years and this song still moves me.
Keep the good stuff coming Trash Talkers.
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank November 10, 1975. Gordon recorded the song in December 1975. The song was released August 1976. I remember hearing it alot on the radio.
I was 11 when it came out; I was much older when I learned it was a true story. Gordon Lightfoot was amazing. Check out 'Sundown.'
I was 16 when this song came out, in Buffalo, NY, and this song was literally EVERYWHERE.
I was 9 when the wreck happened and had just turned 10 when the song hit the radio waves… I remember the news reports (the family watched the 6pm News together), so I knew about it. The first time I heard the song, I cried and cried.
Same here , loved the guitar in this since I was a kid, the song was catchy to me also and like you didn’t fully get it to later in life …
I've seen the bell. Here in Michigan, this story is taught to all children. I've seen sailors with decades at sea break into tears at this song. Anthem for all who perished at sea, written by a Canadian who also grew up on the Lakes. A massive wreck in 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald is in Canadian waters barely, in Lake Superior, just northwest of Whitefish Point, north off the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Cannot visit the wreck itself nor can you sail over it, as it is officially the grave of all 29 men who perished that November night.
I was told that when Gordon died, that Cathedral rang the bell again 30 times...29 for the men and 1 more for Gordon! Detroit is mentioned for the location for the Mariners Cathedral!
This song still gives me the chills and makes me cry. 😢 No one could of sung this song like Gordon Lightfoot. RIP.
Thanks for doing this one guys! I'm a proud Canadian, and for me and so many others, Gordon is a storytelling legend! RIP Gord!
He's from a small Ontario town called Orillia, located about 90 miles north of Toronto.
He wrote & released this song less than a year after the tragedy occurred (November 24, 1975, song released in August '76) after he took inspiration from a news article mentioning the disaster. He tried to get the narrative as factual as possible, but even to this day, it's not 100% known why the Edmund sank (some speculate a rogue super-wave or series of waves - called the 3 Sisters caused the ship to roll & capsize)
Reason for Detroit mentioned as that's the location of the Mariner's Church (which he calls the Maritime Sailor's Cathedral). There are a few deviations from fact (eg. it wasn't a mill that the ship came from, but an ore dock), but much of this is due to songwriting flow.
Much of the proceeds Gord received for this song went to the families of the lost crew.
If you want a great example of Gord's songwriting excellence, check out Sundown! And if you're up for a softer piece - If You Could Read My Mind. Cheers guys.
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I was 10 years old, and that album was one of the first that I bought as a kid. The first of several of his. He was a Canadian national treasure, (though I am from the states).
I've always loved his "Black Day in July" in response to the 1967 Detroit Riot. The riot happened during the only two years that he lived in the U.S., in company with all the music legends of that time, who, by the way, all competed to either get one of his songs he wrote to record, or to record with him. He was a premiere songwriter and in great demand for most artists of that time.
I don't think it was a single article. My family came from Detroit and when the EF foundered, it was on the national nightly news for a week or more.
@@magnificentfailure2390 pulled direct quote from the book 'Lightfoot' (interesting read):
"Lightfoot drew his inspiration from Newsweek's article on the event, "The Cruelest Month", which it published in its November 24, 1975, issue."
This was the trigger for the song, but Gordon took a documentarian approach thereafter to gain as many factual details as possible.
It was certainly all over the news here in Southern Ontario - especially along the Great Lakes' coastal towns.
What I love most about this song is that not only does it have a true maritime feel, but the rhythm feels exactly like waves rolling underneath you. Pure genius!
This song is haunting.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot, a man of integrity.
His songs “If You Could Read My Mind” & “Sundown” are classics, also. The man could definitely write unforgettable, incredible songs. His vocals - mesmerizing.🤍
He wrote the song on a flight from Toronto to Florida while reading the paper. I remember as a child my dad would point out there is the Edmund Fitzgerald. The largest ship on the great lakes. And Gordon Lightfoot A Canadian icon has been to the Church in Detroit 3 times when they rang the bells. When he died this year they rang it 30 times. You can hear the bells from my house in WIndsor Ontario Canada.
They were carrying 26,116 long tons of taconite pellets (iron ore). The proceeds from this song he donated to the families of the lost sailors.
Gordon Lightfoot had another hit in the 70s called Sundown, but this is the song he'll always be best remembered for. He continued to tour until he died at age 84 in May of this year.
Ella Fitzgerald...almost had it. 👍🏽
From Minnesota, they toll the bell 29 times every November, in Duluth, to honor those who perished.
They will toll 30 in honor of Gordon now. 🥺
I was in middle school when this happened, my parents were glued to the TV and radio to hear any news, very tragic and sad in this area of US.
My fav is "If You Could Read My Mind" he's such a poet. ❤
RIP Gordon, Canada's treasure.😢
This is one of the best songs made. Legit gives chills every time I hear it.
This song means so much to me. It was my Dads favorite song since he grew up in the U.P. on Lake Superior. It means alot to people up here. My greatest treasure is the tape my Dad left me of him singing this song. Thanks for the smiles and tears. Gordon Lightfoot has many amazing songs. ❤
aww that is so awesome! thank you for sharing this bc I know I've heard this at least a few times- growing up to classic rock but my dad, also was very much into history and I was thinking of him the whole time & wondering if he loved this song.. I think that is so nice though. I lost both of my parents now, but I have on cassette somewhere where my mother was singing "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger! So cool 😎
Very beautiful comment, Cienna! Check out his song, 'Beautiful' and my favourite of all time, 'The Last Time I Saw Her'.
@@JessReckless427 another amazing song and artist. I love that you have that. It's so special. ❤️
@festidious2644 love all his music. Because of my Dad, I love anything from Cab Calloway to now Ren. He taught me to not just listen to music to hear it. Sundown in my favorite Gordon Lightfoot song. Thank you for your nice words and suggestions. ❤️
I grew up North of Duluth, up where the Iron ore the ship was carrying likely came from(my Dad worked in the mines). If memory serves me correctly, I seem to recall one of my uncles mentioning that he had known one of the crew members,
1975, i was a junior in high school. This was a very public incident. Gordon Lightfoot came out with the song almost immediately. All peoceeds from the song went to the families of the fallen.
This song, came out in 1976, less than a year after the sinking of the E.F. in 1975. I would call Gordon Lightfoot's music Folk Rock/Soft Rock and he is a Canadian legend! Lastly, the female singer you were trying to remember was Ella Fitzgerald.
The "Fitz" went down in November 1975. The Gordon Lightfoot song came out shortly thereafter in 1976.
Folk music. Passing stories and legends to the next generation through song. Seems perfect for such an event.
The Edmund Fitzgerald brought iron ore from the mines up north to the steel foundries that produced car parts for the auto industry in Detroit. The Fitzgerald was being followed by another Freighter so the story told in the song is a play-by-play of what actually happened. The two ships at first could see each other until the expected storm turned into a hurricane-like Gale of freezing rain & snow. But the two ships talked to each other by radio, That's how they knew what was going on. and they could see each other by radar. The last radio transmission from the Fitzgerald said they were holding their own. There was no distress call or SOS from the Edmund Fitzgerald. The ship following watched as the Fitzgerald just disappeared from the radar screen. I believe they were 15 miles from the safety of a port. The captain of the ship following the Fitzgerald was the Arthur M Anderson, he said a huge rogue wave passed them headed towards the Fitzgerald. One of the theories is this rogue wave caught up the Fitzgerald and lifted the stern so high it simply plunged bow first 530 feet to the bottom of the lake. The ship was 729 feet long.
the other ship that was nearest the Fitzgerald was the James A. Barker if you live in view of the St. Clair River from under the Bridge to Detroit you can still see the Barker go by once in a while.
Yep, most(or a disproportionate amount) of the steel that America makes and was famous for churning out in huge amounts was from Iron mined in northeast Minnesota, known as the Iron Range. It was then shipped over water - which is insanely cheaper to do than over land - though the Great Lakes to the Pittsburgh area where it was turned into steel. Wisconsin/Cleveland are in the area and would have seen some of that same work. So that's why all the great lakes are mentioned at the end, it's not just an ode to the ship and sailors, but to the lakes themselves which provide this economic lifeline.
@@user-dv6ni1sh4dNo it was not the James R Barker because she was not built until 1976. The ship that was closest to the Edmund Fitzgerald was the Arthur M Anderson. Behind them was the Wilford Sykes and Roger Baugh
Her wreck site is a protected site and special permissions are needed to divè or search the waters near it
@@tmayer0009Absolutely right. Bernie Cooper was the Captain. Once he was in safe water in Whitefish Bay the Coast Guard actually asked him to turn his boat around and head back into the teeth of the storm to look for the Fitz as it was missing. His words to them was “Do you know what you are asking me to do?” He was looking out for his crew, but did indeed turn his 780’ ore boat around and headed back to look for the missing mariners. Courage you ask, Absolutely right!! He knew the Fitz would have done it for him…….
I grew up in Canada in the 70s, and this song was on the radio often. He did the best break-up song ever called "If you could read my mind."
The line "At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in, he said
"Fellas, it's been good to know ya" gets me every time😢
Same
Yeah, I can't listen to this song too often, the lyrics are just too powerful
@@Travelinmatt1976 I enjoy playing this song at weddings and birthday parties.
Right through our humanity it pierces us.
This song still gives me chills. They were actually able to get down to the wreck and see that the hatch covers were NOT open so he changed those lyrics to ensure that the families were no longer left with the guilt of human error causing the wreck.
I think the main theory now is that some vent covers at the bow of the ship were ripped off by the crazy powerful and huge waves that were being driven by the storm and at some point the bilge pumps could no longer keep up with the inflow of water and it was just a matter of time before they got hit by a large wave in the stern which forced the bow below the water, which is not uncommon in large storms and heavy seas in Lake Superior, but at this point for the Fitz all those tons of water that came in through the vent covers rushed to the bow and the bow could not recover and pop back up as the water in the ship held it down and the Fitz just continued down until the bow hit the bottom, at which time the torque of the shaft twisted the stern and broke it off close to mid-ship leaving the wreck in the state it is today, the bow upright sitting in the canyon it carved after it hit the bottom and the aft half of the ship flipped over laying a few hundred yards or so from the bow.
@@jamesbrown5600 Supposedly it was a real pain to dog down the covers completely so crews would skip some. It was because of this that the insurance company claimed negligence of the crew. I can't find it now but I read the Fitz had been lengthened and because of this she broke apart when the pilot house got swamped. Regardless of the reason, the Fitz sank pretty quickly as none of the lifeboats were launched and no bodies were ever found though one body is supposedly laying in the area of the two halves. I'm glad the wreck site is now off limits to divers and mini-subs. Allow the men to rest in peace.
Actually it's for a far worse reason, the Fitzgerald didn't have proper bulkheads in the cargo area, only "screens" meaning the ship would twist and flex more than most, which is why she was early off the lake every year,she had to literally have her keel reattached to the hull because she'd work herself apart, this also meant the hatchways that those big slabs of steel fit into, would *warp out of shape*
In other words, they didn't fully secure the hatches...because the Fitz's poor design made it impossible.
@@jamesbrown5600there were no tears/holes. It just hit a wave so huge that it slammed into the sea floor and snapped in half.
@@AidenMcCorncobthe ship was longer than the depth of water where she sank by almost 200 feet.
An absolute lesson of how to write a perfect ballad... RIP Gordon Lightfoot
The "Fitz" was an ore boat. It hauled iron ore from mining country, to the steel processing areas.
Taconite pellets to be exact
@@QBAN2010 I know... I grew up on the Iron Range. One of my favorite things growing up was walking along the railroad tracks on the weekend and picking up spilled taconite pellets. Made AWESOME "Wrist Rocket" ammo!! 🤣
This is one of the saddest songs ever, masterfully written and performed. R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot and those poor unfortunate souls aboard the ship.
There have been thousands of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, but because of Gordon doing this song it has become legend. The "Big Fitz" was already legendary with her size and how long she served on the Great Lakes. Gordon was an amazing song writer and storyteller from Canada. Some of his other songs are "Sundown"(my personal favorite), "If You Can Read My Mind", and "Carefree Highway". If I had an ounce of musical talent, I would want to be just like Gordon Lightfoot. RIP
Gordon Lightfoot is the love of my life musicly speaking and this song is especially close to my heart. I live in what is known as the Twin Ports at the head of the Great Lakes, Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin my hometown where the Edmund Fitzgerald took on a load of taconite before heading out onto the Great Lake on that fateful day in November of 1975. My husband was a mariner on the Great Lakes and knew a couple of the men who lost their lives in the cold Lake Superior water. Many people were affected by this terrible event in this area because of the shipping heritage and Iron Ore mining. My husband and I were in attendance at the concert where Mr. Lightfoot performed this song for the first time in our area and it brought the house down with many of us in tears my husband included. Rest in Peace Mr Lightfoot you brilliant and lovely Man.
One of my late father's favorite singers. Now, one of mine. I grew up listening to this.
See, a lot of people underestimate the Great Lakes, because, they're called "lakes". They're really not. They're inland seas, every bit as ferocious, and, dangerous as the open oceans.
Absolutely. When the Coastguard requested that the Anderson turn back to search for survivors, her Captain answered "Do you what it's like out there ?" before proceeding to do so.. such courage and compassion :'(
Just a note to my wonderful Reactors here! Love you guys!!. The Edmund Fitzgerald was hauling iron ore. Not a shipping container ship. We were teens in Northern Illinois, my group of friend, when this happened. A pretty good sized group of neighborhood and school chums. We were only 14 or 15 and we enlisted a 16 yr old driver, put together a little money, and we drove up to Michigan to see the site of this terrible tragedy. It was a Big deal when this happened. People from Canada and the US were everywhere, paying their respects. This was when it first happened, just before the song came out. People of all ages were there at the Mariners Cathedral in Detroit and it was extremely emotional and moving. Rest in Peace, Gordon Lightfoot and to all of those on the Edmund Fitzgerald 🙏🏼
Growing up in Cleveland when this occurred and almost fifty years later still gives me chills.
The dudes are rude and eff them
I still tear up when I hear the song.
@@arribaficationwineho32 agreed, but they got cultured in spite of themselves.
@@MrHurst-lb1rn they DID?
@@arribaficationwineho32 they were exposed to Gordon Lightfoot. Nobody walks away the same person after that. Even the smoothest brain gains a wrinkle.
Would love to see you guys make a reaction video to watching the documentary! To get this song, you really need to understand several basic facts! Lake Superior is like an ocean, in size, depth and ferocity. Thousands and thousands of ships have been lost on it but none bigger than the mighty Fitz. The line that says the lake never gives up her dead is fascinating. What it means that the water it too cold to allow the bodies to float to the surface. All these years later, the bodies are still down there and the families are adamant about divers and photographers not being allowed down there. This is the reason why the ship’s bell was not brought up for over 20 years--and not that they couldn’t find it. The shipwreck is a burial site and should not be disturbed. Enjoyed this video guys. You should both watch the documentary.
Gordon thought it wasn't getting enough coverage so he wrote the song to keep it in the media and gave every cent made from it to the families of the deceased
True story!
Loved him
This song brings a tear to my eye whenever I hear it. What a sad tale. I feel so sorry for the sailors and their families. Very powerful song.
The jazz singer whose name escapes you is Ella Fitzgerald, the First Lady of Jazz.
Give her a listen, she's musical royalty, and did things with her voice that have never been matched.
Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian Folk singer, songwriter, and storyteller. Rest in Peace Gordon.
I always thought the choice to put that haunting electric guitar over his acoustic strumming was just brilliant...
I musta been 8yrs old when this song came out. As a small boy I couldnt grasp how a giant ship goes down in a LAKE. We had lakes all over the region where i live and u can throw a rock from one side to the other. It wasnt til i was grown and married that my wife and I went to Lake Michigan and I couldnt believe my eyes. I live right on the Gulf of Mexico and this LAKE might as well have been an ocean. And it wasn't even Lake Superior i was looking at. Suddenly I was 8yrs old again with realization setting in and the same emotions I felt then came rushing back. This song has made an impact on my life since it came out.
Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian icon. 🇨🇦
He donated all the proceeds from this song to the families of the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald. He was an amazing storyteller and influenced people like Bob Dylan. The bell now rings 30 times not only for the crew but also for Gordon Lightfoot.
Other Songs
If you could read my mind
Sundown
Carefree Highway
Early Morning Rain
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Rainy Day People
The lady you were thinking of is Ella Fitzgerald. An amazing Jazz singer.
Cheers
Everyone who grew up with this song not only know the song by heart, but also the entire heart-wrenching story.
Gordon Lightfoot is legendary. Sundown is my favorite.
I went to the memorial mass in ‘92 at Mariners Cathedral downtown. I knew the 29 chimes were coming, and it still was haunting. Couldn’t stop a few tears falling.
Haven't heard this song in almost 20 years. Wasn't expecting yall to react to this but I'm glad yall did.
Just found you guys today. This is only my second time seeing your reactions and you have moved into my top 10 list of reactors. That top 10 has people like NoLifeShaq, Knight, Black Pegasus, Cliff Beat, Vibe Reactions and a few others. That being said, you have a new fan.
This is one of the few songs that I truly love but I don't want to listen to very often, firstly because I don't want it to get burned and taken lightly in my mind, and second because it makes me think of the desperation the crew must have gone thru in their last moments when death was the only thing coming to get them.
The lyrics are so beautiful and powerful at the same time.
very true.. and also I bet that it probably happened so quickly & may be another reason why it was so hard for them to even be located, because of how heavy that the cargo was
The crew probably didn't have very much time to even understand what was happening and in the next second they were dead. Not much time to contemplate onrushing death at all.
SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America's Great Lakes, and she remains the largest to have sunk there.
To provide you with some context, here are some of the tributes given to lightfoot by fellow musicians whom you'll know:
Neil Young wrote:
“Gordon was a great Canadian artist. A songwriter without parallel, His melodies and words were an inspiration to all writers who listened to his music, as they will continue to be through the ages. There is a unique and wonderful feeling to Gordon’s music. Lightfoot is a Canadian legend.”
Rush's Geddy Lee wrote:
“[He was a...] legendary poet, a songwriting inspiration - a gem of a man - I loved him. He used to bring his daughter who was a fan, to our shows, and he’d sit with her in the audience getting blasted with volume for three hours.”
Billy Joel wrote:
"Rest easy Gordon Lightfoot. So sad to hear of the death of Gordon Lightfoot. He was a lifelong musical hero of mine."
Bob Dylan has previously referred to Gordon Lightfoot as his mentor. Prior to Lightfoot's death, Dylan was quoted as saying:
“I can’t think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don’t like. Every time I hear a song of his, it’s like I wish it would last forever… Lightfoot became a mentor for a long time. I think he probably still is to this day.”
I went to college on the shores of Lake Superior. The storms in the early winter season are no joke. When Gordon references hurricane winds it's no exaggeration. It really makes you respect the sailors on those ships that traverse the lakes that much more not only for their bravery, but toughness as well.
I once read that the repeating beat was designed to reflect repeating waves out on the lake.
A fun fact - the "beat"of the song was composed to emulate the rhythm of waves, and I noticed that you both were bobbing your heads just as if you were on a boat. The iron ore boats are still navigating the great lakes, and the average depth of the lake whose Indian name of "Gitchee Gumee" (Lake Superior) is 700 feet deep.
The next two most popular songs by the Canadian artist Gordon Lightfoot are: "Sundown" and "If You Could Read My Mind".
Love your reactions.
The 15 miles mentioned is because the ship could cover roughly 15 nautical miles (17 miles) an hour. Had they had one more hour of time, they would have made it to the bay and safety.
The wreck was discovered days later, but of course it was too late by then. It's still a mystery as to what exactly happened, but the ship broke in two at some point and that's how it rests on the lake floor, similar to the Titanic. Eerily, before it sank it was called the "Titanic of the Lakes" because it was the biggest ship in use.
wow.. that's so crazy. 1 hour but t
He truly did a magnificent job with the lyrics to this song.. even tho I imagine words would never be able to truly describe such a tragic event... Rest In Peace the Ones who went down with that ship
One of the documentaries i watched suggested that a huge wave picked it up and drove it straight down to the bottom where it hit so hard it broke in half, the next wave slammed it down and the two halves separated and left it at the bottom. Hard to believe unless you look at the depth the wreck lies vs the length of the ship.
@@donaldriddle230 There was two ships that left at the same time. The Wilfred Sykes. They lost sight of the Fitzgerald for only a few minutes. That's how fast it went down. It's the only reason they located it days later. I also remember the day they raised the bell. Much of my family worked that same Lakes and we had countless names we always prayed for. Lake Michigan and the Great lakes are some of the most dangerous Lakes in the world.
Lake Superiors depth is 500+ feet whereas the Fitz was 736 feet long, hit bow 1st then snapped into 2 pieces just like the Nathaniel J Morrell did a few years back before the Fitz sank.
@@annbower6278 Was the 603 foot SS Daniel J Morrell. Also lost 29 crew member in Lake Huron.
I've been listening to this song since the 70's. It still makes me cry. Rest in Peace Gordon Lightfoot ❤🇨🇦
I’m Canadian, and I was 14 when the Fitzgerald went down…and I vividly remember when Gordon released this song. It’s hauntingly beautiful. In 2019 another Canadian band, Headstones, covered the song in their style and Gordon Lightfoot really liked it and told them as much. Take a listen, I think you might like it.
I just read your comment and went to listen the Headstones version. Thank you for mentioning it. It's really good! Also is good to know that the author got to listen to it and liked it! 👍
@@ItaloBarbiero Glad you enjoyed it! The songs been covered so many times over the years, but it’s the first time I’d ever heard Gordon had given a cover the thumbs up.
I am sure this was answered but Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian Icon folk singer and has a few songs that have been covered by other bands. He wrote the song shortly after the Edmund Fitzgerald sunk so the part of the lyrics that speculate how it sunk wasnt realized till a couple years later when more details of what happened and underwater pics of the wreck as it sits came out. I know that song always was very dear to him as he explained in interviews. I never knew they rang the bell 30 times when he passed tho, that was so warming to hear. I was 4 when the Edmund Fitzgeral sank, so to young to remeber much about it, but I rememeber when Gordon Lightfoot released the song. Its remained one of my favorite songs 45 yrs later. It was fun to see you guys boppin to the beat glad you enjoyed the song❤
R.i.P. - Gordon Lightfoot
From Canada 🇨🇦🍁
' The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald '
Great lyrics
' Hi'way Songs ' is one of My favorite songs ...
Other songs:
- Sundown
- Rainy Day People
- If You Could Read My Mind ...
- Carefree Highway
- Sea of Tranquility
Lots more ...
I was born & raised with this type of music,
Classic 70s, easy listening, folk type music
" DEUCES! "
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This was one of my favorite songs back then, somewhere in the early 70s. I haven't heard it in 🤔 35 years, roughly. And I never would have thought to hear it on a rappers channel. Surprised is an understatement.
You were thinking of Ella but got mixed up with Etta James. Guys please check out "If you could read my mind" by Gordon Lightfoot.The Midnight special performance was great.
Lovely to see two people enjoying & appreciating some great classic music ❤ first time seeing the channel, great work!
Ahhhhh I've been waiting for this one! Such a great song!
I was born and raised near where this happened, and its still a huge part of the culture here.
The ship went down on November 9th of 1975...the year my brother was born. They were hauling iron ore pelets (processed raw iron), and headed for Cleveland to the steel mills.
Mr. Lightfoot said that he took some creative liberties with the lyrics, and they have been changed since more information was found and released about the wreck (which to this day, there is no definitive answer). His wish was that these brave men, who constantly fought the inland sea for a job, were not forgotten...as it only appeared as a small article in the back of the newspaper somewhere.
He was a saint, a good man, and one HELL of a good songwriter. R.I.P. Mr. Lightfoot.
Also, the line "....the lake, it is said, never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn gloomy." Has a very true and morbid meaning. The water is so cold that the bacteria that caused a body to float can't exist....so the bodies never float.
Gordon Lightfoot has some really great stuff like, "Carefree Highway", "Sundown" and "If You Could Read My Mind" for starts. Thanks for this, just loved it!
I watched the same documentary and the part that really got to me was the younger brother of one of the Edmund Fitzgerald crew talking about when he (the younger brother) went to Vietnam, his older brother promised if anything happened, he'd come and get him. Chocking back tears, the man said he now wanted to do the same for his big brother, knew he couldn't, but being able to be there, as the bell of the Edmund Fitzgerald was brought to the surface 20 years after the sinking, was the best he could do and he was proud to be there.
My parents remember when this happened. They lived in Novi Michigan at the time and it was all over the news, in the papers and was the talk of the town for months.
thank you for bringing attention to another generation about this song. it deserves to be remembered for all time.
Thank you so much for doing this song. Not gonna lie, I got a little teary eyed. Means a lot that you did this.
Gordon Lightfoot is a fellow Canadian, and one out the most iconic Canadians ever. I grew up about 50 miles from where he is from. I remember analyzing this song in music class in elementary school in the late 70s, early 80s.
Apparently that same church recently rang the bell 30 times after he passed away. 29 for the men of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and one for Mr Lightfoot.
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I need to go get some tissues.😥
You guys hit it out of the park with this one. One of my faves since 1975. I'm old.
ELLA Fitzgerald is the name you're looking for - great jazz singer. Gordon Lightfoot was an amazing Canadian storyteller in song, with a wonderful voice (best described as folk-rock) who only died a couple of weeks ago. You should check out his songs "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown". Gordon gave most of the proceeds from sales of this song to the families of the survivors.
😢 I remember adding this song to one of my mix tapes when I was a teen. Still love listening to this song.
Wow, Gordon Lightfoot had some great songs, "Carefree Highway" is probably my favorite! He was a master storyteller, as were many back in the day, when songs had actual points, not just mundane, repetitive catch phrases.
He wrote that from seeing the name of a real highway in Arizona, north of Phoenix.
Gordon Lightfoot (solo artist) is an amazing singer and songwriter. He had SO many hits. Awesome voice. LOVE him and his music.
Love this song. My friend and i were introduced to it and the Gordon lightfoot on a trip 15 years ago at like 2 am both of us stoned. It came on the radio and we were silent the entire time and afterward were just like "what the hell was that?..."
A couple of stories here.
When Gordon passed, the bell chimed 30 times, to honor the man who honored those lost on Big Fitz.
When a salvage vessel found the Edmund Fitzgerald several decades later, they raised the ship's bell. When it broke the surface, it rang out clear and true, and the salvage ship's bell broke free and slipped to the depths at the same time.
Living in Michigan as a kid, you kind of grew up with this song.
You should check out more of Gordon Lightfoot's work. Bob Dylan was good friends with him and inducted him into Canadian Music Hall of Fame. He's described Gordon as his favorite song writer.
'Sundown' is one of the more popular son's Gordon has done but he has a huge body of work spanning decades. One of Canada's greatest songwriters of all time. Always stayed loyal to his homeland and never achieved the fame he could have. One of the documentaries about Gordon stated that most of his top charting hits were all on the charts when sung by others but never him.
Love this song! I hear it still pretty often on the radio since I live close to Lake Superior. Actually saw him in concert last year, amazing song writer.
Next Gordon Lightfoot?
"If You Could Read My Mind"
I was ten years old when the ship was lost. Remember lying on the floor watching the news each night. Then the search was stopped, and I felt empty and sad. Later, when I heard this song on the radio and ever since, I'm taken back to the day when the search was called off and all the same feelings come rushing back, it's never changed after all these years. Good reaction and comments!
To be honest this is awesome and amazing and this song is so legendary and influential and the songwriting is amazing and the singer voice is amazing and unique take care guys
I lived in Michigan when this happened and remember it in the news. Gordon's song has made me cry ever since. They did find the wreck and the dead are still there. Superior has a lot of shipwrecks. Men doing a documentary in lake Huron just found a ship that vanished in the 1800's when they were exploring with a submersible drone. Sundown is one of my other fave Gordon Lightfoot songs. and Ella Fitzgerald was a famous talented singer.
There is a map of 200 wrecks just off the Door County peninsula in Lake Michigan.
“I saw a documentary about it one time…”
“Of course you did”
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It’s a ballad. I live in Wisconsin and vividly remember watching the news during the search and, especially, when the search ended. 😢
Home port of the Fitz was Milwaukee. Used to see her leaving Jones Island during the winter when the ore boats were docked for the winter.
RIP Andy Rourke, bassist with legendary British band, The Smiths… aged just 59, another gone too soon…😔✌🏼
He was hanging out after hours in a bar I worked at. The owner is a huge Smiths fan and has pictures of them just hanging out in his bar.
Part of the reason Gordon wrote this is because there was very little mention in the news when it occurred. He wanted to bring more exposure to the tragedy and he also donated all his earnings to the families left behind as their breadwinners had all died. This was during the 1970’s, a time when most wives didn’t work and he wanted to make sure the families were taken care of after all 29 men who worked on the Edmund Fitzgerald perished. So glad a new generation is hearing this song.
What a catchy, haunting song..
Gordon defintely made his marks in music history.
Again a great reaction from you guys!
Maybe, if you're interested, you could react to the song Prizefighter by Bush.
Just sold a Bush- Vinyl and got to that song 🤘
Keep' on goin' guys!!
When he sings about the lake never giving up her dead, that is true. The water is so cold that dead bodies do not come to the surface, they sink to the bottom.
I love how fun, funny and wildly entertaining you guys truly can be, all the while filling our minds with such history and the trivia questions also I love & love that Smokey always be knocking them out of the park without hesitation!!! I love You Guys!!! Keep em coming♡♡♡
"No, that can't be it." after a 6:30 long song that the radio stations had trouble playing because of its length. Exactly. LOL. I grew up with this in rotation for Sunday breakfast (about 8 albums on the 33) by the parents in the 70s. One of the best songs ever written. Great reaction, guys!
Great reaction! Gordon was a fantastic storyteller. As you mentioned, Gordon passed earlier this year. He was in his 80s i believe and was actually still touring and performing. I saw him live when he was in his 70s and he still sounded amazing.
First off Gordon Lightfoot was one of the great singer Songwriters in history. The genre is Folk. The Edmund Fitzgerald was over 700 feet long. It was huge. When it sunk it was hauling Iron Ore pellets. This song was written because Gordon was upset with the News coverage was lousy and he believed they did a disservice to those who died. He donated all proceeds,and royalties to the families of the crew. There are many, many great songs in Gordons arsenal. Carefree Highway, Sundown, In The Early Morning Rain, Race among the ruins, Bittergreen. Many many more. You really should watch the documentary. Oh and by the way, its Ella Fitzgerald, jazz and Blues singer.
Morning guys! I dont think ive ever heard this song. Ive heard of the ship story though. (RIP to the people who lost their lives.) This singer sang the story about it well. ❤
The band is said to have recorded the entire song, live in studio, in only a few takes…
Not a container ship , an ore carrier ! 0:10
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours" What a line!