Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
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- Опубликовано: 27 апр 2019
- You're listening to the official audio for Gordon Lightfoot - "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" from the album 'Summertime Dream'. Lightfoot wrote "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" to commemorate the 29 lives lost in the sinking of the ore carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975.
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A real good song writer Gordon Lightfoot Another legend gone a whole year...RIP Gordon
right on!
the bell rings 30 times now, one more for Gordon Lightfoot. RIP
As a Michigander, who grew up in a house on Lake Michigan, I love the fact that Gordon Lightfoot wrote a song about my fellow Great Lakes natives who were lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald.
I grew up watching the wicked power of the Great Lakes during rough storms with high seas. Our cabin like home would howl during the near constant high winds of the winter.
I became a meteorologist with the National Weather Service when I grew up. I actually issued Nearshore Storm Warnings and forecasted for Lake Michigan. I hope my forecasts and warnings saved lives.
Back in the 80s and 90s, my brother-in-law was an Ore Ship Captain. He would tell his crew that I was his brother as they listened to me on NOAA Weather Radio.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot
"In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed
In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral.
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times, For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Gordon Lightfoot died on May 1st 2023 in Toronto. The next day at the Mariners Church in Detroit at 3:00pm the bell rang 30 times, 29 times for the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald plus one more for Gordon Lightfoot.
Amazing 👏
Gordon later changed the word "musty" to "rustic" after someone from the Cathedral spoke to him and said "it is not musty". He updated other parts of the song too through the years.
What are the odds the as I’m looking in the comments the song makes the lyrics
Respect
That has been revised to 30 in honor of Gordon a great storyteller and musician!
Gordon went to every family's house and asked permission to write and record this song before he did anything. What do you call that? Honorable? Respectable?, I don't know, But whatever that is, that's Gordon. I've read some stuff about Gordon and his relationships. The problem with human beings is they expect their Idols to be perfect. Idols are not perfect. And Idols are not idols but only mere human beings susceptible to misbehavior. Those without sin cast the first stone.
True my friend...true
"Heroes often fail", right? But that was extremely considerate of him.
A good man falls 7 times but gets back up again (from Proverbs), the main thing is never give up doing what is right.
Such a grand gentleman and kind. You can tell by his song writing and singing
Every penny that he’s made from that song goes to the families of the victims.
5/1/2023. RIP Gordon Lightfoot. I imagine there are 29 mariners waiting to greet you and give you their thanks.
RIP, Gordon.
Without this song a lot of people would have probably forgotten about or never known of this tragedy.
It's an historical account as much as it is a song! And from every thing I've ever read about sailing on Superior, it's spot on.
My dad is to sing it to me on guitar. I'm almost 34.
Superior has claimed many a soul.
RIGHT ON!
I remember when the song came out (I was a young kid in 1976)...I remember it playing on the radio often on the station my parents listened to....but for some reason, I always thought it was about a shipwreck from "the olden days".... It actually wasn't until several years later (I think I was in college) when I actually found out it had happened only shortly before the song was released.....it put a whole different feel on it for me....made it far more "real". But, once I found that out, I actually looked into the details of the event....much like you point out....I'd have never known about it, otherwise.
RIP Mr. Gordon LIghtfoot.
Rest in Peace Gordon Lightfoot, playing this tonight in honor of you.
Gordon Lightfoot 1938-2023 age 84 years old the Canadian 🇨🇦 American🇺🇸 lead folk singer of sundown if you could read my mind love and the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald rest in peace amen🇻🇦🇺🇸🇹🇳🇷🇴🇲🇽🇲🇬🇯🇵🇮🇹🇮🇱🇮🇳🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧🇪🇬🇨🇦🇧🇷🇦🇺🩴🩴🧸📖⛪🎸📺🌹🧴🍾🍞🦍🦒🐘🐊🐻🐻❄️🐺🐯🦁
His autopsy it was ruled a massive accidental illness and he was cremated and he was buried at saint James cemetery in Toronto Canada 🇨🇦 and he was married to Katherine and had 6 dozen kids named Archie and Bentley and Sarah and woody and he had a star on the Hollywood walk of fame and the rock and roll hall of fame in Cleveland Ohio and it's a true story and rest in peace Gordon Lightfoot amen 🇻🇦🇺🇸🇹🇳🇷🇴🇲🇽🇲🇬🇯🇵🇮🇹🇮🇱🇮🇳🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧🇪🇬🇨🇦🇧🇷🇦🇺🩴🩴🧸📖⛪🎸📺🌹🧴🍾🍞🦍🦒🐘🐊🐻🐻❄️🐺🐯🦁
One of the only songs that makes my bones shiver
It truly does, doesn't it? That line "Does anyone know where the Love of God goes..." is one of the most poignant ever. I am a believer, but even true believers doubt sometimes, especially in circumstances like these. But, then, I realize that faith and belief are JUST FOR times and circumstances like this.
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" What a superb line.
My favourite line to sing! :)
Yes love of God. Beautiful indeed.
Some guy's page
The whole song is a masterpiece of songwriting. Every line is perfect.
The mans a poet. Genius
"Twas the Witch of November came Stealin"
“Does anyone know where the love of God goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours? “ RIP Mr. Lightfoot
Powerful and so true to how those men must have felt in those fatal final hours. R.I.P. Legend.
One of the heaviest lines ever spoken and so true, we can only imagine this horrific tragedy
Greatest line in a lyric that I have ever heard!!!!
The seas can be a gentle lover, a spirited mistress, or a screaming vicious bitch. She can change in no time at all, and all who sail are there at her grace and mercy, which can run out. This is something landsmen do not understand. Rest in peace, all those who have set sail and not returned, and to Gordon, who sang of these 29 souls.
This lyric is Way up there.. along with "two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl"
Gordon Lightfoot is an awesome story teller 🎉🎉. His songwriting is amazing 🎉🎉. He made music 🎶 🎵 that would always stay with us. The bell is now ringing 30 times for you.RIP,Gordon Lightfoot you and your type and style of music 🎶 🎵 will be missed 🎉🎉
I believe they’re ringing the bell 30 times today; once for each of the crew, and once for Mr. Lightfoot.
Yeah they did which was really special of them to do that, hes a part of the fitz history even if he never stepped foot on her. He made sure the fitz n her crew will never be forgotten rip
❤
THAT IS RESPECT.
The fact all royalties goes to the families of the crew of the Fitzgerald is a true tribute to those of The Fitzgerald! Thank you for that!
Wow amazing
👍 O7
How do you know this info
@The Hermit wrong he gave the rights to the 29 families.
Very honorable.
Every time I hear the song about the Edmund Fitzgerald I think of my dad. My dad was with the United States Coast Guard when the wreck occurred. My dad was called the duty immediately and he boarded a coast guard vessel and went out but because of the weather it was impossible. Many days later my dad came home crying. The song Always tears up my heart but I know that everyone did what they could to locate these people. God bless you Gordon lightfoot. God bless the Mariners who went out there looking in the treacherous Waters and God bless the Coast Guard
🗽🗽🗽👍👍👍💕💕💕
Is your dad still alive ?
Several years ago I spent a lot of time reading through many many comments on the various videos that have this song .
One person said that their relative had been on the ship for years and retired shortly before the tragedy and that he said the ship was in really bad shape and never should have had all that iron ore on it .
Somebody else said there was definitely a cover-up because they knew somebody who knew the guy that personally inspected the ship and that he had told the company which owned it that this ship was NO LONGER SEA WORTHY ... or needed a lot of repairs before she could sail again .
... something along those lines ... and that there was definitely a cover-up because the Edmund Fitzgerald never should have had such a huge amount of iron ore on it .
I’m 62 and have heard this song numerous times. I understood it was based on a real event but didn’t quite know the details. Recently found History Mystery Man channel and he did interviews with family members and I learned the in depth history. Yesterday I’m driving and it comes on the radio. Hadn’t heard it in some years. Talk about almost breaking out in a full cry. I really, truly now appreciate this ballad. The artistry and honor it possesses. And so do the families of those 29 crew members. Thank you Mr. Lightfoot ❤
@@gardensofthegods no my dad passed away many many years ago. My dad knew the captain and also some of the Mariners on board. It was a very sad day for everybody in the Great lakes. Nationwide it was horrible. Never witness such a storm like that and all my days my dad told me. He went over the weather maps and everything to find out how the storm really took shape and did what it did. My dad was sad for quite a long time and I think it's still bothered him before he left this world
Wow, Thank you for sharing Tim Colby.
I was a kid working at an all-news radio station in Cleveland in 1975 when I moved into a new high-rise in downtown Cleveland. The day I moved in, I looked out from my 22nd floor apartment to see the afternoon sun over the lake. Off to my right, sitting at the dock, was the Eddie Fitz. The sun reflected off the lake, but you could see how long and red and beautiful she was. Weeks later, she was lost. Every word of Gord's story-song was what I - as a young reporter - experienced and lived through. When I first heard it, it was as if he was reliving this tragedy through my eyes, my words, and my heart. Every word of this song is truth. This is a masterpiece that does honor to those who died - and all those in peril on the sea. RIP Gord.
What a poignant connection.
And im a douche
I lived through the (attempted) rescue! This was Duluth, Minnesota/Superior, Wisconsin, the LAST PORT for the "Edmond Fitzgerald"! My '68 Plymouth DUMPED its transmission that day, also!
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i remember that night. i was 11 1/2 years old at the time when the ship sank. i live in upper peninsula of michigan. i remember that vividily. i live about 2 miles from the shore of lake superior. it was one hell of a storm a couple of mlles inland. i knew that the lake was vicouis that night. i, also, was glad that i wasn't on one of the oreships that night.. gordon lightfoot honored those men that died that night with this wonderful song. my family and i were going to my grandpa's house for christmas in 1975, when we first heard this song on the car radio. it was the first and only time that my dad told us kids to shut up, so he could listen to the radio in the car. he hated listening to the radio in the car. (it was just noise and a pain in the rear).
I found out that Gordon recently passed away. RIP Gordon.
Ten years ago I sang this song at karaoke in my cousins bar in Kewanee, Illinois. When I finished an older man came up to me to shake my hand and thank me for singing this song as that fateful night his Uncle was Third Mate Michael Armagost. It was always one of my favorite songs, but having that happen made me love it even more.
That's awesome man. Solid leveling with another human being and their experiences.
May God bless you. That must have been a great feeling. I love this song, sense I was a Lil kid in the 70's. Keep safe friend 😊
Oh dang, I live only 20 minutes from Kewanee. That's really cool.
Beautiful story. It has always been one of my favorites ..
Your post made my eyes fill with tears. Real people died on that lake, sons, husbands, nephews etc. Thanks for your memory of this song.
Unfortunately there isn't, and never will be a songwriter or entertainer of today that could ever hope to create a masterpiece like this.
no doubt. those days are gone forever.
No one has the patience to dedicate time to their talent! Everyone wants fame and fortune as quickly as possible!
It was back in 1982, Feb 15 when a Gale force storm hit our ship. Our cook said " Crew it's to rough to feed you". I'll never forget those words for the rest of my life. On our ship the Seaforth Highlander, we were doing a Hydrographic Survey around the oil rig the "Ocean Ranger" in the Grand Banks off of Newfoundland. 84 crew of the Ocean Ranger died that day when it sank. We made it back to St.John's after 18 hrs of fighting high waves and Gale force winds, the Lord Blessed us. The song "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" is a beautiful, emotional and humbling song to me. God Bless You Gordon and may you and all those who have lost their lives offshore through the ages RIP for ever.
I just read up on the tech and wow design flaws a/.
You gave me a chill, fernando. Anyone who lives through that kind of trauma is a fucking hero forever. This song has always been one of those emotional americana greats to me, and you just made it even moreso.
I think I saw a movie they made about that sad event. Those platforms are extremely dangerous. Heard about a guy getting winched thru a mousehole once, or something like that. As for that area of the Atlantic, I had a patient who was a professional fisherman and often fished Grand Banks. One night he was sleeping when his first mate shook him and said, "wake up!" He thought it was aprank and rolled back over. Few minutes later the guy came back soaking wet and said with great urgency, "Wake up, we're going down!" To this, he sprang into action. He went down to the engine room and found it waist deep in water. He dove under and felt the bottom to discover a plank had worked it's way loose and was now missing in action. He said he could reach right thru the hull to the open sea below.
He got up, went upstairs, grabbed all his linen and made his way to the rail on the side of the boat near where the hole was and dove into the night time sea. He said as he swam towards the hole with his makeshift plug, the force of the water pulled it out of his hand and sucked it right up into the hole. He felt around a little and couldn't feel anymore suction so he surfaced and got hoisted back aboard. They went down to the engine room and the bilge pumps already had the water down to about knee deep and were easily keeping up. They started the engines and cruised slowly back towards land. When they reached shore, they beached their vessel near a bridge and waited for the tide to go out. Once it was out and they had the boat rolled over on her side a little, they got a new plank, nailed it in and slathered it with some tar pitch, waited for the tide to return, then went out fishing again like nothing had happened.
Ive been suffering for 30+ years up to and including today!
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48 years ago today, the ship sank with all 29 aboard. Respect and Remember those that died on this day back in 1975.
Amen to that 🙏
Love your channel!
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I know you!
Love your stuff
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Just came here after watching your video. Good stuff man. Very sad disaster.
I've heard some dislike the song because, musically, it's too repetitive---no choruses or bridges. Perhaps, but that's the very thing that makes it so hauntingly beautiful.
Agreed
Gives this sorta haunting lullaby of distance/time and sorrow. Its not over done or flashy its simply a telling of a legend and a sad deal. Its true to the crew the ship and the lake Id say.
Because the choruses/bridges would make it too happy. This song is meant to commemorate the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, nothing about the sinking was hopeful or happy in any way. The pride of America sunk to the lake they had known for hundreds of years. The families of the people who mated this ship probably miss their husband/friend/fathers.
It's supposed to be repetitive, none of this is supposed to be musically soothing or unique. It's like saying AC/DC needs to start playing more piano because it's a rock band
"Let me tell you why I DON'T like this song, I..."
《SLAM!》
🤣 They can get on Twitter and battle it out with other people who also think why they DON'T like something actually matters....they're annoying...and it's 45 Years ago TODAY when it sank 11/10/75 ...RIP to that crew
The folks who disliked this song have no soul.
Its a story not a song
We come here today, not just to honor the memories of the sailors, but to remember the passing of one of the greatest storytellers of the last century.
Yep. Couldn't have said it better myself, but here's my 2 cents. Ahoy ! Gordon, Sailor... rest your oars. You've crossed the bar. Fair Winds and Following Seas.😞😞😞😞
Yes…true words there for a wonderful talent. Makes me sad that era is slowly fading away.
Thank you ☮️
Well said
@@chrisradley7542That is just beautiful.
Edmund Fitzgerald pride of the American side. Gordon Lightfoot pride of the Canadian side
With all respect to the lost sailors, may their lives and the eventual sinking be forever remembered in this beautiful and sad song.
I was steaming on the USS America CV-66 the night the Fitz went down. This is truly a sailors song. a wonderful tribute to the captain and crew of a great ship. God bless all their souls.
🙏
The song is a testament to all those hard-working folks who have put their lives in danger doing a rough job that gets little thought until something terrible happens.
Wow!! Thank you for sharing your story. I love history and this song is superb!
Did you know my friend Jerry ? He was an ordinance man on the America. His nickname was "Big Nick" a play on his size and last name.
My first hubby was on the USS America in 75. H was killed in an auto accident in 80
The legend now lives on in our memories. RIP Gordon Lightfoot
ONLY GORDON LIGHTFOOT can play and sing music.He's got a unique voice that hit's the spot, with every song he sings.Gordon Lightfoot is one of a kind.May he Rest in Peace and from the 1960's when I was first introduced to your music (If I could read your mind) to as we speak, Thankyou for all your help through out the years.
My dad told me one morning “Gordon light foot died today” and I had absolutely no idea who he was. My dad played this song in the car and I never expected it to become one of my favorites. Rest in peace Gordon.
R.I.P Mr. Lightfoot. You were a legend in life and your legendary music will continue on long into the future. You will never be forgotten
So sad. Listening to this song brings tears to my eyes.
My history teacher actually played this as a tribute at the beginning of class.
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@@peggysavage7526 me too, the line about the church bells rang 29 times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald really gets me. RIP Gordon.
@@davidwillis3913
I remember the first time I actually really listened to the words. Before that I thought Lake Superior was just a lake.
45 years, 29 souls, 1 timeless song.
Endless sorrow.
It was a bad scene.
Not endless. "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there shall be no more mourning or sadness or death or pain." The day is coming when every sea and lake will give up its dead, and no faithful Christian will have to suffer or mourn any longer. That is why Christian funerals are bittersweet rather than sorrowful- because we know that Christ rose from the dead and will come again to raise all of His faithful ones to everlasting life.
Amen.
@Lisa Bunnie - What a perfect comment… ❤️
My mom and brother got to go to his final concert my mom was a true fan of Gordon Lightfoot so glad they got to go
Lucky for them, must be a great memory
One of a kind, now one of 30
Never to be forgotten
Eight Bells (End of Watch) was rung today in Detroit’s Mariners Church for Mr. Lightfoot. Rest easy Sir, thank you for your beautiful songs.
Thank you for providing that information. He deserved it! This is the first day I've been able to come to any of these sites but I am tearing up already.
That is great to hear. Long love this legend. From the big lake they call gitche gumee
Wanted to see if I could make it through this song, the first time I'm listening since his passing, without crying
Then I saw this comment and lost that bet pretty much immediately
God Bless. Some great music in heAver.❤
I had read that the bells were rung 30 times. One for Gordon.
I just googled it ;
“At 3 p.m. Tuesday, the bell at Mariners’ Church rang out again - now chiming 30 times to honor those perished sailors along with the artist who famously memorialized them in song”.
This song is the audio equivalent of a Bob Ross painting.
its a masterpiece
😉Oh my gawd🌸😊🌸yes 🎶 🎶 🎶
Can like your comment about 1 million times
Instead of happy trees, it was full of angry waves and wind.
You actually think you are
there...amazing song..
@@davidheath3788 I was there,!🗻🌃🎇🌆🐯🌃
I hope the 29 met him at the Gates, and thanked him for immortalising their story so they're never forgotten. He wrote a beautiful tribute to not just them, but all those lost on the Great Lakes- both lost and never found, and lost and recovered.
One of the greatest songs ever. It’s timeless, which is the highest compliment there is. It stands the test of time almost 50 years later. An amazing tale & composition.
Thank you for the memories Mr Lightfoot. A Canadian legend and lyrically brilliant. Even though you're gone, your songs will stay with with us always.
When I was 5 or 6 years old, this song was played on Irish Radio a lot, and I remember it making my mom cry. Years later, I listened to the words and understood why. The melancholic guitar sound is seared into my subconscious. The definition of bleak despair. RIP Gordon.
it'd probably be hard mow to find a radio station that would play it as most stations probably wouldn't want to play an almost 6 minute song.
probably struck a chord with the Irish spirit and the plight of mariners i gather.
It makes me cry right now I'm 61
@@disneydanny2 our small city local radio station plays this often. Also American Pie. We always just assume someone had to go to the bathroom.
@@disneydanny2 I dunno, a lot of stations play Bohemian Rhapsody, and even worse, Stairway to Heaven, and even worse than that, November Rain. Lol.
Of course, those three songs are absolutely fucking legendary. Probably tops the all-time list of greatest songs ever created by mankind. Right up there with some of the greatest classical pieces, like Ode to Joy, Overture of 1812, and Moonlight Sonata.
R.I.P. All 29 crew and Mr. Lightfoot.
Rest in peace, Mr. Lightfoot. May your legend live on from the Chippewa on down, and may the 29 lost sailors raise a cup with you.
Amen
Well written tribute!
They were there at The Pearly Gates welcoming Gordon Lightfoot from The Canadian side...
@@unclexeresI didn't even know he died. I'm just here because yesterday was the 48th anniversary of the sinking
I had to do a project about this song and all the symbolism when I was in 6th grade(2 years ago now, wow) and I've loved this song ever since
This song is “ felt” as much as it is “heard”. Amazing story telling
Yes it is.
Well said
exactly my thought too
I love that phrase, my Father a musician and Band Director was always telling the percussion section that "Drums are to be felt not heard". That was way back in 1969.
you are correct.
RIP to one of the best singer songwriters off all time. One of the best Canadians
It's impressive that he sang a real story into a song
Most songs are stories homie… fun fact most songs are classified as stories also
@LaloThadon well no shit but not all of them did the same as gordon
Gordon Lightfoot was a good man.
R.I.P. Mr. Lightfoot. Thanks for bringing us one of the all time classics.
47 years ago tonight..... To the crew....Fair seas and following winds on the other side.
This is our first anniversary of the sinking without Gordon. May he and all those who lost their lives in the wreck rest in peace.
With Gordon gone now absolutely no other artist should ever touch this song ever
Honestly, Mr. Light foot says more in 5 minutes than most writers do in a book. This guy knows how to write a song!
Gordon Lightfoot’s songs bring back days of my childhood like no other, I remember having my little transistor radio turned low under my pillow with either ear right on top of it listening to AM tunes in the ‘70’s falling asleep and dreaming dreams steered along by such great writers as Mr. Lightfoot, thanks for the memories kind Sir, this song is hauntingly beautiful and a great testament to brave men who go out into the fickleness of nature and even greater men who have the talent to honor them through tale and song…
I pay my respects to you Gordon and sailors who have died
Rest in peace Gordon 😔
I think his name was edmund fitzgerald. Lightfoot is the airplane?
Tis a bard’s tribute~ sail sweet Gordon… you gave us haunting tributes~
As a captain that runs the Great Lakes in November, this song always hits home. Fair winds and following seas to the crew of the mighty fitz
Stay safe, God bless.
Thank you ,for all that you do ,stay safe
My pop in our area on the coast of n.c cape hatteras commercial fisherman for 22 yrs - always talked about that ship the ed fitz - capts on the sea all know-
Darby blount- capt ""susan browne" wanchese n.c
I was a petty officer on the U.S.S. Paul Revere in the Pacific. But I can only imagine that kind of cold.
I wasn't even alive when this tragedy happened. But im still moved by the story and this song.
They should make a movie about this, based on facts
We miss you Gordon Lightfoot what a great man you were I hope to see you in heaven I hope so...
RIP Gordon Lightfoot, this song has been a tradition to listen to since childhood on the drive to the lake going salmon fishing on Lake Michigan and Superior. This song has touched my soul and changed my life. Thank you Gordon Lightfoot!!!
RIP Gordon Lightfoot. Your legend will live on.
"Superior they say never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early" a true line if ever there was one. Rest in peace to one of the greatest songwriters ever.
That line... is such a great reminder. That nature can be beautiful. It can be gentle. And it can absolutely rip apart almost anything we create. It always wins.
In the end he will always be right they are frozen in time
@@MikeKirkReloaded 2:35 2:45 2:46 her name is?
Can we please get a movie to honour these men and their families? Seriously!
Why does it need a film?? Their lives were lost in a well known tragedy… doesn’t need a movie made about it to validate that it happened or bring honor or respect to those involved
Hollywood would just stuff and untruths to it just like they did the Perfect Storm or Pearl Harbor movies. Just leave it alone.
Rest In Peace Gordon Lightfoot. A musical genius❤
I cry everytime i hear this song. Chills run up my spine and the hairs on the back of my neck stand tall. This song really hits me in the feels.
Yeah, it's more like a sad story, than a song. Many of his songs were like that. A great storyteller and artist. I cry when I hear this one, too. ❤ RIP Gordon!
Here in 2023 on the anniversary of this event, I’m shedding tears listening to this haunting song remembering those men. May their memory be a blessing 🙏🏼
One of my sons favorite songs brings a tear to my each time I hear it
I live that song n I'm from Wisconsin
Meant love that song n was only 13years old when it went down n remember it like today
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Canada really does give us some absolutely fantastic musicians sometimes. Living in Michigan this song is one that is in my heart.
IT'S BEEN TOO LONG FOR A COMMENT: So, you have to admit, this is truly one of the best songs ever written, and is especially meaningful to all the sailors in the world. My friend worked crew on a cargo ship for years, and he told me when you pass the spot where the Edmund Fitzgerald went down, you can still hear the sailors voices at night, and feel their presence during the day.
clearly songs are not written like this anymore sadly
@@jeffyoung3635 You are so right!
I’m a grown man of fifty and this song still makes me cry.
If you don't shed a tear listening to this you're not human,one of the greatest ballads ever written.
This and I was only 19 are probably the only songs that make me tear up.
Indeed, it is a good song. I like it, especially for the historical story of it. 👍
truth
This is a great song but never one I’d consider tear-jerking personally
You shouldn't make such a sweeping generalization, satisfying as it feels. 😔
The craft of lyric writing. I was at Base Soo in the Coast Guard the night this ship sank. The intensity of that storm and the emotion are perfectly described in this song. A masterpiece of lyric and music. He did the music years before, another song, but had the wisdom to reuse it here in perfection.
Today is the 46th Anniversary of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald. God Bless the Crew and the families they left behind, and thank you for Gordon Lightfoot for this amazing memorial to 29 brave souls.
I used to live on Lake Michigan. And I drove my kids around Illinois, Michigan to 2nd Michigan down through Wisconsin back to Illinois. Also showed them Ontario n Erie.
The lakes spell..H. O. M. E. S.
America in all it's colors remember you all God continue to be with you all. BLK
x59
What a tragedy. 🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇
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I just heard that Gordon Lightfoot passed away today at age 84. So sad to hear about this. Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian music icon. May he rest in peace. ✌️🙏🇨🇦
RIP to the Edmund Fitzgerald crew💔
I was born on the day the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, 48 years ago today. The ship's loss would be unknown to me if not for the epic tale woven by Gorden Lightfoot- forever cementing it into the nation's memory. The power of music and poetry.
RIP Mr. Lightfoot, hopefully the crew of the good ship can finally thank you for this peerless and immortal tribute to their memories 💜
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One of the greatest story-telling songs ever written and performed. RIP, Gordon.
You just dont get songwriters like this now. ❤
~ One of my all time favorites ~ Love love love this song and this mans voice ~ Gordon did this planet a service gracing us with his music ~
RIP Gordon Lightfoot. Your music has touched so many people and your voice will echo through the ages.
RIP. Gordon Lightfoot represented an era, attitude and spirit that we're sorely lacking in todays music. A reminder of what we're missing, and a reminder of a golden age in Canadian music we can hopefully return to
Well said my friend!👍
Canada has produced a generation of Baby Boomers, a list to long to mention here, that has given my generation (born in `62) the greatest songs i treasure and love. R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot, another Canadian Legend.
US and Canada, a special relationship and shared culture that no other two countries on the planet enjoys. Officially the UK is the US's closest ally. But culturally, not like Canadians and Americans.
As a Pennsylvanian, we couldn't ask for a better neighbor. Canada has been the US's moral compass for 200 years, beginning with the final destination for escaped slaves. And Canada continues to be our moral compass today. US Democrats look to your country as a model to keep us steady in the face of fascism trying to destroy us.
Yup it was a time when music belonged to the people and now it belongs to a devil named greed.
@@theprinceofallsaiyans5830 "For the words of the profits were written on the studio wall" ~ another great Canadian musician.
This isn't like other songs. It tells a story of a tragedy. It tells a beautiful tribute to 29 men who lost their lives.
15 years old when Gordon wrote this masterpiece, I still listen to it all the time. Thank you Gordon.
Did you know that he was cook onboard and wrote this song when It got too rough to feed them
Thank you Gordon Lightfoot for your amazing songs. Rest In Peace.
47 years today. I don't think that I'll ever hear a song that so perfectly combines music and lyrics into such a haunting story.
Hello how are you doing today?
No one is perfect in this world we are all human beings
Today is the 48th anniversary of the wreck. Prayers for the men and their famllies, and for Gordon Lightfoot. RIP.
RIP to one of the greatest storyteller artists this world has ever experienced. Your voice echos throughout our lives and the memories invoked will never be lost. Thank you Gordon ❤️
I never forgot this song and how the words cut so deep, grew up right by Lake Michigan and an hour away from the infamous Superior... Rest In Peace and you will never be forgotten!🙏⚓️
My dad loved this song. It was the last song we sang together before he passed. I miss you everyday old man...
Don’t know of any singer /composer who has so eloquently put a piece of tragic history to music and poetry like this. What talent. And such respectful reverence to 29 souls. RIP Mr Lightfoot.
RIP Mr. Gordon Lightfoot. Thank you for your songs
Rest in peace, Mr. Lightfoot. Thank you for this song... one of my favourites from my childhood.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot ❤
Thanks for the music and memories
This was recorded in one take, and it was the first time playing it together. Truly legendary.
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To be fair, it is an easy song to play and sing. He's the writer, so he knew the lyrics by heart, even before the first take.
A simple song, but sometimes, the simplest songs are the best. Doesn't need a million different instruments with a complex score.
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And the Mona Lisa was painted with a single brush stroke.
That sounds almost spiritual doesn't it! Wow I did not know!
RIP Gordon Lightfoot. You gave us such great music. This music will live on forever!
“And all that remains is the faces and the names of the wives and the sons and the daughters”
This lyric is the one that gets me crying….
RIP brother u will b missed more than u will ever know
May he rest in peace, he kept the crew of the Big Fitz alive!!! Rest In Peace, you did well.
Tonight I saw a show that mentioned th Edmond Fitzgerald, I never forgot this song and it's haughting melody. May all those that work on the water be kept safe in God's loving hands. And all those that wait on shore be granted their loved ones returning embrace.
Hello how are you doing..?
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?"
Fallen world fallen waves.. literally!! 🌊
Can't forget the tragic disaster, or this tribute to them.
Rest in Peace, Gordon. Thank you for the memories!!
A talent we don't have anymore. 70s musicians were the real deal, you had to have serious talent to get to the top. No huge $$$ no special effects. In 76, we were captivated by this, how this could end up as a top song... who knows. Something going on with us, maybe Viet Nam, or the mood of the country. I don't know man.
Rest in peace Mr.Lightfoot, I’m sure that good crew will be there to greet you at the pearly gates.