Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Official Audio)
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- Опубліковано 27 кві 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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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.
the bell rings 30 times now, one more for Gordon Lightfoot. RIP
As will be done , so mote it be.
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
Gordo was great
Nice ❤ . Awesome job
❤❤❤ The universe is not out to f*** us we just have to notice how it puts us in the right place at the right time. You have an amazing story and thank you for sharing 🙏
That’s so amazing! Thanks for saying that..
This is a great story. Thank you for sharing it with us. This song has haunted me since I was a little boy in the 70s. Also, I would take it as an honor that my brother-in-law would just refer to me as “brother.” Well done.
"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!
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.
"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"
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!
29.
I know you!
Love your stuff
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Just came here after watching your video. Good stuff man. Very sad disaster.
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.
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.
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.
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
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THAT IS RESPECT.
A real good song writer Gordon Lightfoot Another legend gone a whole year...RIP Gordon
right on!
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.
“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"
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).
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.
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,!🗻🌃🎇🌆🐯🌃
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
"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?
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.
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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
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~
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.
It was back in 1982, on the evening of Feb 14 our ship was being battered by a fierce storm. Over the loud speaker our cook yelled out "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. All 84 crew of the Ocean Ranger died that evening when it capsized and sank in the icy waters of the stormy north Atlantic. 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 out 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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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.
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… ❤️
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.
The Ode to Billie Joe is another one that can make the blood curdle.
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. 😔
5/1/2023. RIP Gordon Lightfoot. I imagine there are 29 mariners waiting to greet you and give you their thanks.
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 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.
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
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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.
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I remember the first time I actually really listened to the words. Before that I thought Lake Superior was just a lake.
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
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What a tragedy. 🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇
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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.
The way Gordon says “water coming’ in’.’ Always gives me the goosebumps. God Bless the crew of Edmund Fitzgerald
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.
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
Edmund Fitzgerald pride of the American side. Gordon Lightfoot pride of the Canadian side
Today is the 48th anniversary of the wreck. Prayers for the men and their famllies, and for Gordon Lightfoot. RIP.
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.
Ty Amanda
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. Your music has touched so many people and your voice will echo through the ages.
It's now 48 year's and a day since the last time anyone ever saw the crew of The Edmund Fitzgerald.
Soon, we'll recognize the 50 year mark, never will it be a celebration by any means.
But in a way we can all celebrate the fact that Gordon with his song allowed the crew to be forever honored and remembered and that's a gift that few men will ever receive.
RIP to all of those brave mariners and the man who reminds us through his song their sacrifices.
Drinks for Gordon are on the Fitzgerald crew at the pearly gates for keeping their memory and story alive with this masterpiece. RIP Gordon Lightfoot
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 ❤️
Rest in Peace Gordon Lightfoot, playing this tonight in honor of you.
I grew up in upper Lower Michigan, my dad was in the Coast Guard, I was 15 years old when this happened so I remember it well. I always loved this song and loved Gordon Lightfoot's music. RIP.
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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 🇻🇦🇺🇸🇹🇳🇷🇴🇲🇽🇲🇬🇯🇵🇮🇹🇮🇱🇮🇳🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧🇪🇬🇨🇦🇧🇷🇦🇺🩴🩴🧸📖⛪🎸📺🌹🧴🍾🍞🦍🦒🐘🐊🐻🐻❄️🐺🐯🦁
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!
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?
Split Rock Lighthouse, Minnesota will be lighted tonight (May 3rd) in honor of Gordon Lightfoot.
Also:
"On Nov. 10 every year, Mariners' Church of Detroit rings the bell for Capt. Ernest McSorley, John McCarthy, James Pratt, Michael Armagost, David Weiss, Ransom Cundy, Frederick J. Beetcher, Karl Peckol, William Spengler, John Simmons, Eugene O’Brien, John Poviach, Paul Riippa, Mark Thomas, Bruce Hudson, George Holl, Edward Bindon, Thomas Edwards, Russell Haskell, Oliver Champeau, Ralph Walton, Blaine Wilhelm, Thomas Bentsen, Gordon MacLellan, Robert Rafferty, Allen Kalmon, Joseph Mazes, Thomas Borgeson, and Nolan Church.
On May 2 , it rang a 30th time for Gordon Lightfoot.
One of a kind, now one of 30
Never to be forgotten
One of the greatest story-telling songs ever written and performed. RIP, Gordon.
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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Rest in peace Gordon. You were my dad's hero. You inspired my father to pick up a guitar. Not just him, but thousands of people. Every night I hear one of your songs on the radio, I will shed a tear. We've lost a legend...
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.
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!!!
As a Midwesterner and listening to tales from people during this time. It's like the Titanic of the Great Lakes. It's hauntingly beautiful
Not everything is Titanic
@@FVStageII-hg3dp no this was the Titanic of the great lakes
@@Diesel436 No she wasn't.
And my poetry isn't Shakespeare of the modern age. But readers could've let it be "swamped" by new posts instead of erasing it. 🤬 Let's hope they only "forget" the final. 🥱
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@@Diesel436 titantic had like 2000 people on it
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
With Gordon gone now absolutely no other artist should ever touch this song ever
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!
I am a member of Mariners church in Detroit, MI and was in attendence when he came and did this song during a church service. I treasure the CD and the fact that I got to meet him then.
That must have been epic. What a memory.
tragic yet memorable and what a gesture from an artist and just a good man.
You were Lucky indeed. I want to come Detroit the next they Ring Bell for the Crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald and of course for Gordon Lightfoot
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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.
Hollywood just makes super heroes movies
@@brandrider21 because so little people today know about it 🤷🏼♂️
Today remembering the 29 lives that were lost, and the 1 life that brought their story to the world. "The legend lives on..." Indeed it does. Thank you sir. Praying for the families.
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. ✌️🙏🇨🇦
Today is 8 Nov 2020, a couple of days from now marks 45 yrs. As I listen to this song it only took seconds for the tears to fall. My heart still goes out to all the sailors and their families on the Edmund. I can't even imagine the situation these guys were in. I am a Navy vet and did not experience anything close. Fair Winds and Following Seas to all the sailors out there.
I had the privilege of seeing First play in February 2019 before he'll broke loose..everyone loving this master storyteller singing. What a beautiful time, Chattanooga Tennessee.
Nice man
Hey Jonathan, thank you for your service brother. I am comforted in the knowledge that you never experienced anything close to the fate of the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
When I saw how many people died on titanic (1503 people) it also brought me tears
I'm a michiganer and I've been to Lake Superior. Gosh that lake is cold and deep even in the summer. I believe the first time I heard this song was when I went to whitefish point in the U.P. a few years ago. I remember feeling sad as I first listening to this song almost cried. I believe what lead me to Whitefish Point was my fascination of naval ships. And thank you for your service @Jonathan Smith
Rest in peace to one of the greatest musicians and storytellers ever born into this world, and, now that he has left this world, Captain McSorley and his brave sailors can personally thank Gordon for never letting them or their story be forgotten.
I lived on the north side Chicago area for several years. While not located on the shore of Lake Superior, I'm more than well acquainted with the raw power of Lake Michigan. Following a high-octane fall storm, I drove over to my favorite area to hang out with friends. When we got there, we were witnesses to the utter destruction of a boathouse constructed of three-feet of reinforced concrete. Pebbles remained. The gales of November remembered indeed. This happened one year before the Fitzgerald entered into history.
What always struck me about this incerdible song is the effortless rhyme. No forced or tortured words made to fit. As close to perfect as one can get.
well said, brother
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Exactly, songwriting defined.
no doubt
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.
We lost a National Treasure on Monday May 1,2023 up here in Orillia Ontario. Sir Gordon Lightfoot. Six years ago I was blessed to have met him. He also autographed my book, "Lightfoot". A real exciting time for me. He was a soft spoken gentleman. I also had the pleasure of meeting his mother at a few of the concerts I attended. He always acknowledged,Jessie. I am a very proud Orillian. RIP Gordon, you will be missed, but we have alot of great music to remember you by. 🇨🇦❤️🙏✝️🕊🌹
This song is even more stirring today as Gordon has passed. Will always be one of my favorite songs ever. RIP Gordon.🌹
The legend now lives on in our memories. RIP Gordon Lightfoot
Rest in peace Gordon. You are a legend on the American side. Thank you for the gift you gave us all over the years. 😢
I really like your name! I have 3 dogs
Absolutely.
RIP Gordon . Loved his music . From Australia
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This Song Says It ALL God bless them all.
This song makes me sob like a newborn every single time I hear it. Any song that has the power to do that to a person is a significant and meaningful thing. Rest in Peace to the 29 men aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald and to the great Gordon Lightfoot as well. ❤
RIP Sir.. grew up listening to your soulful creations. Your music will live with us. Om Shanti. Love from India 🇮🇳
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.
Maybe the most haunting words ever sung:
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?"
Dennis Hale knew. You should read his book about being the lone survivor of the Daniel J Morrell.
It’s crazy because I’m not at all an emotional dude and I’ve never spent any time on anything more than a bass boat but this song really pulls at the tears every time I hear it.
As a sailor we have a prayer: "Dear Lord your sea is so vast and my ship is so small, have mercy on me."
Stunning piece….really moved me….every time I hear it
Ask any Hurricane Katrina survivors about this line and they will agree.
Raise a glass to the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald and to Gordon Lightfoot today, the anniversary of the wreck. Novemer 10, 1975. Memorialized by an unforgettable song.
This is a song that carries me into that terrible night and makes me feel every agonizing moment of all of it. That's a true storyteller ❤
I’m so saddened to hear of the passing of Mr. Lightfoot. As a fellow Hoosier near Lake Michigan, your song on the Edmund Fitzgerald is what made me have a deep appreciation of the history of the Great Lakes that I otherwise wouldn’t have been aware of. Your music will live on! 😢
Ditto. Cleveland.
Ditto: Detroit. I worked about five blocks from Mariners Church. I’m a Texan now but every time I’m home driving by the church, this song pops into my mind. RIP to those souls. RIP to Gordon Lightfoot. 🙏🏻
Glad to hear your stories! I have actually been so moved by this song that I’ve gone to the Shipwreck Museum in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan which has the bell from the ship there. 😢
@@lisamartin3346 You're never a Texan if you weren't born there, Lisa. Sad yet true. Just saying.
I'm a Pennsylvanian, but from North central PA. Proud my state also is on the Lakes, and also almost on the Atlantic. New York the only state that can boast about bordering both great bodies of water.
Still as haunting now in 2020, as it was when I listened to it on the radio in 1975.
Actually it was released in 1976
@@Def_7470 Nobody cares you piece of shit. Let people have their memories.
@@Def_7470 wow a whole 1 year off who gives a shit
@@SamuelTrademarked yeah, don't worry about facts, just believe whatever you like...jackass. You must be a liberal. " I feel, therefore I am " lol
@@SamuelTrademarked your just gana curse at me just for a small correction
Seafarers anthem. Powerful and personal. Let those bells ring out 29 times plus 1. R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot, a man who was totally tuned into the grief and real heart ache of what people suffered. Empathy and decency came with this genius we were lucky/Blessed to be graced with.
With all respect to the lost sailors, may their lives and the eventual sinking be forever remembered in this beautiful and sad song.
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.
Such a beautiful, yet haunting song. Very respectful too.
truth...
This is good music. Respect the others that taught us.missy
Very true
He had enough respect for the crew and their families that in 2010 he changed the line, at 7:00 PM the main hatchway caved in to at 7:00 pm it grew dark it was dim, because the original line made it seem that crew error was responsible for the sinking. It has since been learned that the rough water caused the ship's hull to flex and break in half, similar to the way a piece of wire to break when you bend it repeatedly.
Makes me cry everytime I hear it...
RIP to a great man! My father in law sailed the Atlantic Convoys during WWII, god bless him as he has passed now. This song and tribute to sailors always brings a tear to my eye. Gordon could always write what was in your heart. Sail fair prince, we will remember you...
everyone remember those who died in this tragedy
also we will remember gordon bc of his songs and he did good on this song too. without this song nobody would ever know or they will forget about this tragedy. Rest in peace gordon!
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 from Germany and I've discovered the song on an old self-recorded cassette of my father when I was a kid, it's still a beautiful and haunting ballad of a sad story. I do not know the lake, I do not know the families of the lost crew, but maybe some of them will read it randomly: I am very sorry abouth the death of your beloved man 46 years ago and I'm wishing you comfort, strength and peace, also for today's service in Detroit.
Lake Superior is huge ... it's an inland freshwater sea. It is 22% the surface area and 15% the volume of the Caspian Sea (which is the world's largest inland sea) and contains 10% of the world's surface fresh water volume.
@@incanus9 Thanks for the information!
It is the deepest of the lakes in the area; it is big enough to create some of its own weather-systems by itself. (Als Bodensee 25 oder 30 mal groesser, und doch viel tiefer...) The waters never get warmer than 15 or 20 C degrees at all whether summer or winter... it freezes on the edge in winter... ) When I was at Uni (USA: back when I was a college student, a long time ago), 3 friends on a nice summer day went out in a boat from Wisconsin into Lake Superior to go fishing in the lake; they were still close to the shore. Two of them died when their little boat went over, the last one survived that summer day, but psychically/mentally he was never quite the same afterward. We think because his body was so fat (!), that was enough warmth/survival - protection from being fat, and he managed to swim to shore that day, and survived... It can be a terrible lake ... ich erzaehle jetzt aus wahrer Erinnerung ... nichts 'gedichtet' ...
Thank you!! I was a kid when all this happened and this song just makes me remember!
There is a very good book on this awful tragedy including a section by Gordon Lightfoot...!!¡!!
Rest in peace, sir. You were a powerful voice of my childhood. Thank you.
Thank you Gordon. Your music and songs will represent you for ever. God rest your soul. Canada and the world lost an amazing story teller.
My step dD was a merchant salon cheif engineer he saved the lakes he was on a saltire in ww2 I have pictures of him going through Sioux st Marie during the 40rties this song brings tears when I hear it Gorden was a fenomnal artist thankyou for sharing onmy bucket list is to get to see the locks I watch a app thT features the lakes and the big boats
I’m a grown man of fifty and this song still makes me cry.
Me too, I'm 67 😢
I recently watched a documentary about this that really explained exactly what happened on that ship that night. Incredibly moving. This song is a lasting tribute to those men. Somebody commented that whenever this song was played on a bar jukebox all chatter would cease until it was over.
That's the kind of respect the dead deserve.
This man was a lyrical genius!!!! And this song allowed him every opportunity to write every lyric, ever!
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.
this song is underappreciated
Not by me🙌
Still one of the best folk songs of all time
It's probably one the best songs to date
@@HarryPotter-zh1gh if not the best
You mean notwithstanding Bob Dylan's oft repeated love of this song and of Gordon Lightfoot's entire body of work?
Possibly one of the best folk songs ever recorded.........haunting,nostalgic,emotional,memorable...........like a living memorial.
This song is a 10, from beginning to End!
R.I.P. All 29 crew and Mr. Lightfoot.