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On May 1, 2023 29 Mariners welcomed Gordon Lightfoot at the gates of Heaven to thank him for the glorious telling of their story. RIP Gordon Lightfoot
The church bell rings 30 times, now, since Gordon passed.
This is part of the soundtrack of my misspent youth. Many smoky mountain nights passed by since then. I still feel 17 every time I hear this song. I had no way to know that my husband of only 2 months would die 7 years later. I always think of him when I hear this. I married again and had children but I often wonder what could have, would have happened if I he had lived longer.
Update: Gordon Lightfoot passed away a few days ago. The Mariner's Church rang the bell - and this time, it rang 30 times; in honor of Gordon Lightfoot.
I'm a grown man and this song still turns me into a lawn sprinkler every time I hear it.
My great great uncle died on the Edmund Fitzgerald
You and me both Larry you and me both...
@@Torontoboy678 I'm sorry for your loss.
@@tommtommkin thanks I appreciate it
I was in tears listening yet again to it. Now I'm laughing in tears to your comment. To sadly funny!
It’s not just a song, it’s also a eulogy for the crew.
Is there a more heart wrenching line in music than "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?"
"All that remains, are the faces and the names, of the wives, and the sons, and the daughters."
That line gives me chills.
The "crying" pedal steel guitar behind that sets it off. CHILLS
"We are lost.
Where all roads end,
Our path does not.
Wherever we turn,
Time takes its course.
The heart burned,
Banished in pain.
So we move lost through,
The gray no man's land.
Maybe none of us will return
Back into the homeland."
Was what my great great grandmother sang once when we visited her husband's grave. Its from song her Generation sang in 1918.
That line stuck with me too. I'm still not sure how to answer that question.
The news on the radio kept and crippled us. These were neighbors, friends, families, communities.
This song on the radio brought healing.
More than the bells. More than the funerals. Suppers. Services.
This song brought us back.
Healing. Duty. Family. Honor. Faith. Strength.
This song was there. Then.
Thank you for reminding me here, now.
This is a true story. It happened Nov. 10, 1975. Gordon Lightfoot became close friends to the families of the crew. All money from the song was donated to the families. The bodies were never found and recovered.
Every time I hear this song I tear up.
Lake Superior is the Farthest north, the Largest, The deepest and the coldest of the Great lakes. The water never gets warm enough to allow the bacteria to grow that would bring a drown body to the surface. The Lake actually never gives up her dead. If you go under in Lake Superior, you stay under. 1975, I was 19 years old when this happened, living in Wisconsin where the ship had taken on her cargo. I remember the news report. I knew a man who had sailed on her. The song brings tears to my eyes to this day.
I was 19 and living in Duluth MN when the Fitz was anchored on the Lake outside of the Aerial Bridge. My ex used to sail on on the ships. We used to visit the ships he knew when they docked in the bay.
My ex planned on us visiting the Capt of the Fitz and the Capt offered to let me sail from Duluth to Two Harbors. But the weather got so bad I was not about to ride out to where it was anchored with the waves as high as they were already getting. My ex and the Capt tried to convince me we’d be ok. All we had was a 15 ft run about. We could see the ship bobbing up and down from our house. My ex after the next day never wanted to talk about it. He knew a few of the crew beside the Capt. He wanted to have us celebrate the Capt’s retirement with him.
I’m 68 and it hits hard now and feels like yesterday. I miss our Lake, Aerial Bridge and Twin Ports ❤
I'm so sorry for your loss.
the song is based from a true event: on November10, 1975 a large American Great Lakes freighter, called the Edmond Fitzgerald, sank during an icy storm on Lake Superior. All 29 crewmen died and were never recovered. Enjoyed your heart-felt reaction.
My great great uncle died on the Edmund Fitzgerald
I grew up in Michigan, and this song still haunts. It's history and it's an honor to the ship and crew
I live in Michigan & I remember waking up to have breakfast before school . I saw my mother visibly upset . Telling me The Edmund Fitzgerald had disappeared & they did not know what happened. Very sad . 😔
@@dkuhs rip to Gordon Lightfoot he passed away
@@Torontoboy678 yes I heard late last night . I guess he passed on Monday in a Toronto hospital I believe . Grew up listening to him . RIP Mr. Lightfoot
Thank you for your emotional response I've been listening to this song since I was a small child and is still evokes emotions God bless you to 29 Sailors that went down with the Edmund Fitzgerald and God bless you young lady for showcasing this wonderful song
Lightfoot has given every cent of Profit from this to the survivors families, and has updated the song, when the Fitzgerald was found.
There were no survivors. You sure you didn’t mean the victim’s families?
Wow
@@buffyjosmom I did, thanks for the correction.
Yes, do you ever think they will recover the survivors, so that they can be given a proper burial?
@@StinkFingerr Look at your response again, and make the appropriate change. No biggie. And no they will never recover anyone or anything again from the wreck as it is now a Canadian National Site, and would need Canadian Gov't approval to even dive on it.
This happened 48 years ago. Song is still powerful to bring this tragedy back.
your emotion gives tribute to those poor souls and their families. Respect to you.
That part about “the wives and the sons and the daughters” always gets me too …those men they loved who never came home 😢
When I was 18, I sailed the Great Lakes for one summer without a thought about not returning. We sailed through one really violent storm that summer. What if I had never returned home? How would that have affected my father, mother and sisters? Now that I am 72, I think about the possible consequences and I am happy that my son chose to work on land.
No, the water was their home... they're merely sleeping in their aquatic beds....
RIP GORDON 5-1-2023 -U JUST MET THE OTHER 29-ROCK ON U LEGEND
I cannot thank you enough for your segment on Gordon Lightfoot Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Every time we hear that song and Canadians and Americans have a tear in their eye. Thank you
It's a Funeral Dirge done with Dignity, love, and Respect.
No this is not just a song, it's the unofficial national anthem of Canada. Because every Canadian knows the song.
Americans love and respect this song too. 29 Americans died that day. I was just about to turn 10 years old when this happened. Have heard this for the last 47 years. I appreciate Mr Lightfoot's tribute to those 29 sailors. Still wells me up after all these years.
"And later that night/when his lights went out of sight..."
I cry my eyes and nose out....EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
heard this song thousands of time and I'm reduced to tears every time.
We've lost Lightfoot the man, but his music will live forever.
Your reaction to this song is the best I have ever seen. I also want to cry for the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald when I hear this song... I cry with you. I cannot think of a better man to sing such a song than Gordon Lightfoot. Thank you, Loveth, for your reaction. Please make more!
Here's the best part of your video, Young Lady:
However inadvertently, perhaps...doesn't matter.
Upon listening to this song, YOUR eyes filled up and YOUR biology did what WE. ALL. DO.
No color. No race. No politics.
Brothers and Sisters under God.
❤🙏
I love your kind and empathetic spirit. I am a 50+ guy living now in Alabama, but I used to live on the shores of Lake Superior. This song really gets to me every time. I don't think that most understand the power of THIS Great Lake. It's bigger than many US states and some countries!!
I feel honored to have experienced the "Big Lake." I got to see some of the 20+ waves crashing down on a Sunday when a storm snuck up on us. It always reminds me of this song.
Amazing story, Amazing song writing, and amazing singer...This is not only a Canadian/American story, it's a true legend. A North American Legend, Gordon Lightfoot.
When you grow up around The Lakes the story of The Fitzgerald and her crew are well known.
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours "
Great lyrics,
Bone chilling depiction.
i could never be a sailor... and have jumped from planes for many years.
You understand. I remember that day.
Ships still ring their bells 29 times when passing her below them. This dirge is a gut wrenching memorial to those who perished.
I think a 30th ring should be made, for the ship
@@colleenross8752 the maritime cathedral chimed 30 times today, one extra to remember Gordon Lightfoot's passing
I think now on the day it is remembered it will now be 30 chimes to include Gordon Lightfoot
@@CameronBoyes I hadn’t heard that! How awesome!!!
I’m overdue for a trip to the North Shore.
This song carries a message which those who don't live in the Great Lakes States sometimes miss: Sailing on these lakes is, in most every way, like sailing on a another ocean on another planet. This is a climate, weather, risk, and environment like no other on earth. At the time of this song, it was the beating, industrial heart of the USA. In ways few acknowledge, it still is.
In 2017 I was doing a travel assignment in Fresno and telling some young staff members about Lake Superior and this song. They asked me if Lake Superior was a man made lake.
@@judistocker1811 I think many aren't aware Lake Superior is as deep as an ocean in many places and has similar weather patterns due to its size.
I live not far from Lake Erie. I can corroborate what you’re saying. There’s elements of this song that you can only relate to if you’re from the Great Lakes Region.
I watched a documentary today that did credit the Fitz, her fate--and her fame--with saving the lives of countless sailors since, as it changed the shipping companies' policies re not sailing when the conditions look ominous.
I don't live near the lakes but I live on the island of Newfoundland. The story, the storms are familiar to me. I was a teenager when this song first appeared. It still makes me cry!🇨🇦
This song hits like a Bread Truck….These guys went to work to earn a living for their families just like so many others. Honor those anonymous men who risk their lives for a few dollars…Men have to produce to be loved….. The Maritime Sailors Cathedral rang the bell 30 times when Gordon Lightfoot passed earlier this year.
Gordon Lightfoot is a legend among songwriters....
Lyrics sound Biblical.
Haunting vocals, and chanting melody.
Timeless masterpiece: That Voice!
Your empathy is very moving.
I had the same reaction to this song years ago in 1976 when it was written . I stood on the shore of that monster lake where my family vacationed for all our summer vacations. a wildflower bouquet i sent on its way with the wish and prayer it would rest with the Fitzgerald . . 🌹🥀☮️
I am US NAVY RETIRED. One of my Captains said Lake Superior is the MOST dangerous body of water in the world to navigate for this exact reason.
It is considered an inland ocean. If you are Navy, you would know that shorter length waves on the Great Lakes, can do a lot of damage to boats/ ships.
This is a true story of a tragedy that happened on November 10th 1975 in Canadian waters. Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian Legend and Canadian Music Royalty. The Mariners Church now rings its bell 30 times once for each soul lost on the Fitzgerald and once for Gordon Lightfoot.
Such an emotional song, sung by a story singing master. Lovely reaction.
You have a beautiful heart.
"We are holding our own."
I remember when it happened. I grew up in Milwaukee, on the shore of Lake Michigan. The song refers to the Gales of November. I've seen them. The icy winds so strong the gusts almost knock you off your feet and the enormous wave smashing against the shore are truly terrifying. There's no earthly force that could convince me to go out on a boat in that weather. I've had other adventures on Lake Michigan when I was young and reckless that almost cost me my life. And lost a few friends to that big lake.
This song meant a lot for us in that part of the country. We felt it really deeply. I can't listen to the song without struggling with strong emotions.
Lightfoot's songwriting mastery put you on the deck of that ship as it sank, looking into the eyes of the men who were about to die, and later put you standing shoulder to shoulder with the surviving families. This is what a good song should do.
I've been listening to this song for decades, and I can't hear it without fighting tears. This song means a lot to my people. Thank you for posting this and sharing your reaction with us.
God bless this wonderful tender hearted young lady. The dog always brings tears
Gordon Lightfoot is a consummate storyteller. The tragic tale of the Edmund Fitzgerald is widely known throughout the Great Lakes region, but exactly how she sank has been a matter of intense debate for over 4 decades. She lies in 2 pieces on the bottom of Lake Superior with about 200 feet of the middle missing. The ship sunk very quickly and there were no witnesses or survivors so the true story will probably never be known. The most popular theory is that an enormous wave of over 30 feet hit the Fitzgerald and sent her bow under the water. This caused the nearly 30 thousands of tons of iron ore the ship was carrying to rush forward pulling her down extremely fast. She hit bottom with such force that it caused the ship to break in half. Again, this is just one of several theories but it's the one I hear most often. Regardless of the specifics, it was an extremely tragic and sad event. 29 families lost a father, son, husband or brother. I've been to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum several times and it is a very solemn and haunting place. It has a number of items from the Fitzgerald including the ship's bell which was raised in 1995. A new bell that was engraved with the names of the 29 crewman who perished was placed on the wreckage of the ship.
I've been to the museum several times as well. I'm a native of Michigan, I was 14 when this happened, visiting at my older sister's house in Boyne Falls the night the Fitz sank. I've been to the Mariners church in Detroit too. Seeing the bell and other items at the museum was surreal, and as you said, very haunting. She bottomed out at 6 fathoms shoals, right after that, she got hit with the 35 ft waves that Capt. Cooper had experienced. I recommend his interview on yt if anyone is interested. Also, divers found red paint from the ship, at the shoals. This is a fact but not widely known.
In my 50's, heard this song a thousand times, still tugs at my heart!❤ You're reaction was so genuine👍🤘
My uncle worked in the Edmund Fitzgerald's boiler room when she went down
I am from Minnesota, and I have been on that lake. I have seen these ships and they are massive. Lake Superior is a very dangerous lake especially at that time of year. I was sea kayaking on this lake up in Grand Marais and a storm rolled in and waves hit me and flipped me over in the kayak. The water was bitter cold only 39 degrees in that water. I couldn't get back into my kayak and ended up alone in the water and was so cold my skin was burning. I was in the water for almost 20 minutes trying hard to swim to shore, I was in incredible pain, and I was hypothermic by the time I reached the shore. I barely had the strength to crawl out of the water and I had to walk along a very narrow strip of sand trying to find a way up the cliff to get help. After feeling what these men felt going into the lake, I have an entirely different feeling for this song.
The last word from The Captain over the radio were “We are holding our own. “
One of my most vivid childhood memories was hearing about this ship going down.
You are one of the few who I have seen reacting to this song who seems to grasp the gravity of the story being told.
I want to thank you for that.
There is a version of this song that at the end they say the name of and ring a watch bell for each of the 29 members of the crew that were lost in the wreck.
They also show a photo of each of the crew members with each name.
That is one to listen to.
Everyone who lives in the Great Lakes region knows the story and the song of the Edmund Fitz. Many still living know people who sailed aboard the ship before she went down or were related to one of her crewmen. Those who are wise cultivate a healthy respect for the power of mighty Superior, a lake so vast that in places her waters are too far from the coasts of the U.S. or Canada to be claimed by either country, and her little sisters--Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, all of which have claimed their own share of lives and vessels over the years.
Yes! I have lived in Michigan and Wisconsin all my life, and this is the truth, A D. All the Great Lakes command respect, but none more than Superior. I was 3 when this happened so I was too young to remember but I can't think of a single time in my life that I did not know the story of the Fitzgerald.
I remember when this happened. I live on Lake Ontario but have been through all of the Great Lakes. A lot of people just don’t have any idea how big they are together. Gordon Loghtfoot used to live in my neighbourhood in Toronto. I have always loved his voice and songs. He is still going at 82.
There are people who want to raise her and the remanse(the dead). Divers ,government, etc and the families fight it. I respect that because that's where they are they are buried (entomed)
No so much any more
Your reaction was wonderful. I live in Canada and this happened on my birthday… I was 28 years old. This story will live on because of Gordon Lightfoot.
Bless you, young lady.
True story. Grew up in Detroit when this happened in 1975. The Church bell still rings 29 times to this day.
I grew up near Lake Superior…yes, it really happened. The gales of November are unbelievable. This song really hits home. Today is the anniversary. November 10. We are always reminded every year.
true
I grew up in a small town on Lake Michigan, Great Lakes can get nasty. I was a little kid the night this happened, but my mother tells me she remembers it well, high winds and waves. The ship disappeared without a distress call, they think that whatever happened occurred in seconds. Another ship was heading to safe harbor, the Arthur Anderson, and was in communication with the Edmund Fitzgerald. The last transmission from Captain McSoreley was "we're holding our own".
Love your emotions. I know the song and story but I feel your pain hearing it the first time.
This was a very touching and very human reaction to a heartbreaking tale from American history. Thank you for sharing with us, dear. It can't be easy to upload your raw emotions to the world.
True story yes, but let's not forget that guitar that instills the chill we feel. There's the talent!
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.
You did have a very touching reaction, and had great empathy for the families who lost a loved one. And you're very right...it wasn't just a story, it was 29 human beings. And everyone they left behind.
One of the most empathic reactions to this ballad I've yet seen. Thank you. The Fitz' crew will live forever thanks to Gordon Lightfoot's mastery.
Their ages ranged from 18 to maybe 63!! They were only in the Great Lakes, but they're so big it's like the ocean!
You are the type of person I am happy to live in this world with. I just found your channel because yesterday (11/10/21) was the 46th anniversary of this tragedy and I was looking at reaction videos I had seen before, then saw yours and that it was fairly new. I live in Michigan and we lost a young man from our town, only 23 years old, in this tragedy. I was nearly 16 years old. The horrific sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald and the song both made a big impact on me. It is a terrific song - more than that but I do not have the words.
I’m going to browse through your channel and see what I have missed. Thank you for your heartfelt reaction. I am adding it to my folder of Exceptional Reaction Videos.
Aww! thanks so much, am glad you liked it keep going you will not regret it
@Tony DeLapa, I was a teenager when this song came out. I always listened to it when it came on the radio; it was always a heart-stopper and was well produced with dignity by Gordon. I know that since your town lost a 23-year-old man, the impact was felt by you and others...and will always be remembered. I appreciate this song as I get older...as we know how precious life is.
I was about 15 and remember this on the news in Washington state. Then the song came out with in ABOUT {8?} months later. I think the song made me want to cry more than hearing the sad news of the ship and the families left behind.
@@lovethreactions as someone who has been in some rather fearsome lake storms on other lakes, I can say that when you feel the deck roll your heart goes into your boots. It’s a feeling that tells you to get below, pray to whomever you pray to, and hang on for dear life
My uncle died on the Edmund Fitzgerald
I just want to reach through the screen and hug you. Yes, it is a real story. When boats travel the lake they ring their bell 29 times still to this day in honor of them. The saddest part to me was that they all died hungry!
You are lovely and have a soft heart
Thank you for looking into it, its a heart breaking every time I listen to that song.
No better illustration of shared humanity and your good heart than this reaction, thanks
My great great uncle died on the Edmund Fitzgerald he was the 2nd assistant engineer Russell Haskell
A worthy Reaction.
This song even breaks down the toughest men...
I first heard this song in 1978. It blew me away. Until then, I had had no Idea of what was involved to create the steel and iron we used everyday.
"DOES anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours." powerful touching lyrics.
if god existed he was a asshole to put them in that position in the first place
The Edmund Fitzgerald was a freight ship big like 3 football field long..yesss this happen in November 1975...the yr. I lost my dad in accident 2 mths. Before...I was young then 2 yrs. Old ..plus 29 men that died
so many great lines what about "Lake Huron rolls, lake Superior sings in the rooms of her ice water mansion." WHEW pass me a tissue. I Ama Great Lakes American and I know how much this means to the midwest. Rest In Peace Gordon you created masterpieces.
Every soul on this planet deserves to be able to wade into Lake Superior feeling her strength and beauty and to be thankful for the opportunity. Peace/JT
You have a wonderful heart.
I was 14 when that ship went down. It was in the news on tv. You feel what we felt❤ the feeling you had was also anxiety.
Peace sweet Lady 🌎💕✨️
In 1970, I worked on a freighter between Wisconsin and Michigan. It usually took about six hours to cross Lake Michigan but we got caught in a storm one day and it took us over a day and a half to cross. I don't get seasick but my stomach was unsettled for two days then. Five years later came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It hit me very hard. I always wondered if any of the 29 had sailed with me five years earlier. Probably not but it is still a sobering thought. Almost fifty years later and I still think about them occasionally. Mr. Lightfoot is a master storyteller.
Brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it💔🇨🇦
This is my first time sitting in with you, thank you for allowing me to do that! I'm from Michigan and so this song hits close to home. I was 18 when this happened and pregnant with my second child. The Great Lakes are every bit as dangerous as the ocean with rip currents and giant waves! I've only waded in Lake Michigan. Great reaction!
Thank you for this heart felt response
@@carolscheppard5091 Thank you for your reply! It is appreciated!
Many tears are shed when hearing this story-song.
You're right Loveth. This is not a song, its a tribute.
RIP Gordon Lightfoot....my musical hero...
I was 12 when it went down&he came out w/ the song about. The same time
Ther is a picture of the Edmund Fitzgerald docked in Toledo. Some of the crew were from North Western Ohio. Check out where. It touches home!
This is one of the songs of Gordon Lightfoots that I listen to the most and it never fails to bring tears to my eyes
This song is eerie and mysterious. Your reaction was intense and its amazing that after 40 plus years we are still moved by the loss of these men who died so tragically.
Thank You.
One of the best reactions yet to this song. The song really conveys the feelings of what that ship and crew went trough.
God Bless you for your sincere compassion...its heart wrenching indeed
I absolutely love your reaction to this song, which is similar to mine and so many others! It's an apt tribute to the man who wrote it and died recently: Gordon Lightfoot. How many songs have your ever heard that evoke such emotion?
Listen to Softly by Gordon. The man was an absolute genius storyteller. He has hundreds of gorgeous melodic and lyrical masterpieces. Incredible catalog …As Bob Dylan said when he listens to a Gordon Lightfoot song he wishes it would never end. I listen, and have listened to Gordon Every day for years. I never miss a day! One never tires of his songs .🇨🇦LOVES Gordon Lightfoot Once truly discovered, you will too.
Yes it is very very true .she had a ship behind her the Arthur m Anderson was the last ship to make contact with the Fitz. The Arthur m Anderson's captian on that fateful night was Bernie cooper. After docking the Anderson that night..the coast guard made a plea to go back out help in the search. Cooper did go back out in that storm. But no bodies were ever found from the Fitz.
The last contact captian Cooper had from mcsorely captian if the Fitz was they were holding their own..that was the last .
Well it’s been a year since you posted this video. I ran across it because I’m mourning Gordon Lightfoots passing earlier this week.
I sat down to listen to this and I’m drinking a cup of coffee with some whiskey in it and smoking a cigarette just like Gordon did when he would sit down to write a song.
I appreciate your emotional reaction. It tells much of your character.
Lake Superior is one of the most beautiful regions of North America and in most seasons the lake (really it’s a vast inland freshwater sea) is tranquil and astonishingly beautiful.
That changes in the autumn season before the lake freezes in winter when the prevailing west winds cross with the arctic jet stream which flows south in this season causing frightening storms with hurricane force winds and 10 meter high waves over the lake.
Then it becomes one of the most dangerous of waters in the world to navigate. The lake transforms from its placid beauty of the previous seasons into a cold, gloomy and terrifying place to be out in open water.
The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is one of many such mysterious wrecks on Lake Superior. More ships have mysteriously disappeared on this lake with no explanation than has happened in the Bermuda Triangle. Often with more loss of life than occurred when the Edmund Fitzgerald (pronounced with a soft G “Fitz Jerald”) sank.
The reason for the mysterious sinkings is the lake is so deep that it is incredibly hard to find the wreckage.
In addition that’s not word play when he sings “Superior it’s said never gives up her dead”. It’s true. The waters are so cold that when a person drowns they sink to the bottom and because it’s to cold for bacteria to grow their corpses don’t decompose, as they normally would, and float to the surface. They just remain at the bottom, uncorrupted.
It is said by the Chippewa and Ojibwe Native American tribes who still live in the region that these terrible storms are because the Witch of November is protecting the souls of the uncorrupted resting for eternity at the bottom of the lake from corruption.
So that is why it said when a ship sinks on the lake the only thing left is the names and the faces of the wives, the sons and the daughters.
So this song is not just a story about a great disaster. It captures the nature, history, culture and traditions of the Great Lakes Region as well as the courage of those who provide for their families sailing this lake. This song shows the brilliance of Gordon Lightfoots song writing.
Just one more sobering thought before I sip some more spiked coffee and smoke another cigarette…
Every year on the anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald at the Sailors Maritime Cathedral in Detroit they still ring the bell 29 times to honor the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
May you never know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours and peace be upon you.
It is a true story
Do not feel bad for crying ma’am, you are in very good company!!!
A Masterpiece. A fabulous tribute to the families left behind. Well Done Mr Lightfoot. What a legacy.
Awesome reaction. I try to listen to this song once a month. You never know when your time is up. It's a good reminder.
No matter how many times I hear that song, it gives me chills.
The Bell and anchor was recovered and is now in a museum.
Gordon Lightfoot is a masterful balladeer. He can tell a story that leaves a mark on you - your heart and memory. Obviously you had a strong reaction to the song. It is a true story which makes it all the more touching. "And all that remains is the faces and names of the wives and the sons and the daughters." BTW, Fitzgerald is a Scottish name and the letter "g" is soft - like a "j".
Good review. Glad you understand it. Very Sad. I remember this.
I remember when this happened. I was a teenager. Gordon Lightfoot came out with this song soon after.
I actually stepped foot on the Fitzgerald many years ago to drop off some company digitaries. The ship was so huge I almost could not take it in. It was in port in Cleveland . When I heard it sank I wept. And evrytime I hear this song the tears flow.I guess I was to close as I had actually walked its decks