Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (REACTION) with my wife
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This song was based on a true story. Gordon Lightfoot donated all the proceeds from this song to the families of the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald. They always ring the bells 29 times for the crew and this time they rang them 30 times in honouring Gordon Lightfoot as well.
Other Songs.
Sundown
Carefree Highway
If you could read my mind
Rainy day people
Pussy Willows, Cattails
to name a few.
Cheers
Well written comment with alot of important information 👊🍻
I agree, well written, good info.
Recently the bell in Detroit rang 29 times for the Fitz and one for Gordon Lightfoot.
@@michaelstamper3444 what a tribute. Living in Windsor, the bell ringing 29 times could be heard every November. That thirtieth ring was so touching but devastating at the same time. God bless him for teaching history, especially Canadian history, and God bless the sailors who perished on the Edmund Fitzgerald and their families.
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I was born in Duluth, Minnesota....which is the port the Fitz sailed out of on its last voyage. Everywhere you go, you find pictures, souveniers and memorials dedicated to her. Lake Superior is the largest inland lake in the world, and the deepest and coldest of the Great Lakes. It has claimed many ships. The weather gets brutal in November, and the Lake gets very dangerous. There is a museum in the harbor dedicated to this ship. I remember when they found the bell and retrieved it. They still ring that bell once for each man lost on the anniversary of her disastrous ending.
The Witch of November.
Technically the Caspian sea is the largest lake in the world
The Edmund Fitzgerald sailed from the Berlington Oar Dock located in Superior, Wisconsin not Duluth, Minnesota.
@@freedomefighterbrony9053technically Superior is largest by surface area freshwater lake.
It is very touching that they rang that bell 30 times to include paying respect to Mr Lightfoot as well after his passing.
This is a true story. It took place on Lake Superior the largest fresh water lake in the world, and the Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest ship to sink. The marine museum rang the bell 30 times instead of the usual 29 on May 2 as a tribute to Gordon Lightfoot.
One of Gordon Lightfoot's great songs. One of my favorites. I love how it tells a story. R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot.
Thank you for reviewing this song and artist. I am from Southern Ontario and go camping up to Algonquin Park often which is just north east of Orillia where Gordon was born. I always played his music as we camped at the park in honor of Gordon Lightfoot. When I was a kid in the 60's and into the 70's, his music was very popular and always on the radio. I was able to see him once in concert in 1994 and he put on a great solo performance. I left the concert realizing that I saw a legend live and noticed he seemed like a very humble and decent man. RIP Gordon Lightfoot!!
Gordon Lightfoot's funeral was held in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario, Canada at a funeral parlor a block from where his bust is outside of the Orillia Opera House - one of the first venues in which he played. His generosity was only exceeded by his talent. Rest in peace Mr. Lightfoot. Some of his other songs are "Sundown" and "Rainy Day People". Thank you for playing this one & your comments.
Brilliant humble unassuming man.
I remember when the Fitz went down..I was a teenager. I’m also Canadian, and Gordon truly is considered a treasure here. The Cathedral he speaks of in the song where the bells rang 29 times, well, when he passed that church rang it’s bells 30 times..adding one for the man who thought that the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew weren’t given the attention they should have been at the time.
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I was so sad to hear of Gordon Lightfoot's passing away a few days ago. Loved his music. One of the best songwriters & storytellers. He was a Canadian legend. My husband & I saw him in concert once. Some of his hits were "If You Could Read My Mind", "Steel Rail Blues", "Ribbon Of Darkness", "Sundown", "Carefree Highway", "Rainy Day People", "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" etc.
"The Wreck Of The Edmond Fitzgerald" is a beautiful tribute by Gordon. This is based on a true story & the lyrics tell the sad tale of the sinking of the ship & loss of lives in 1975.
The only concession he made for the sake of rhyming lyrics is that he wrote the ship was bound for Cleveland when in fact the final destination was Detroit -- but Cleveland rhymed:
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well SEASONED
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
When they left fully loaded for CLEVELAND
And later that night when the ship's bell rang
Could it be the north wind they'd been FEELIN'?
One of the very top well written songs of all time about a tragic true story. When this came out, honoring the boats crew, captain, and their families, it set in cement Gordans Legend status. I always try to remember every November to play this. Thanks.
he always had a warm voice. . pulled you into his story straight away. . great song, sad song about a real maritime tragedy, released a few years before this performance, 1976 from memory
I live near Detriot and remember this account and the ship, as my Dad sailed on the ship Mataffaa, which has it's own story, the Edmund Fitgerald docked at my worked place GLS and we would see it sail by on the river often, you can see wreckage retrieved at the ship museum in Saul Saint Marie , Michigan
Thank you for the kind words and glad you enjoyed this timeless classic!
the bell hit 30 when he died, they honored him, I applaud that.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was named after the CEO of an insurance company who owned her as an asset. Captain McSworley was going to retire the following year (1976). The now sadly deceased Canadian treasure, Gordon Lightfoot, read an article about the wreck and felt it didn't do the ship and her crew justice. The ship was found at the bottom of Superior about nine days after she was last heard from and her bell brought to the surface, The most poignant line for me is, "Does anywhere know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours." Gordon has given proceeds from this song to the survivors. The greatest thing is that the world knows of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew through this song. Always remembered; never forgotten.
My favourite line from the song as well.
I was so happy to see that you two were reacting to this iconic Lightfoot song. Thank you and cheers from Canada!
Great reaction. I was fortunate enough to see Gordon perform at the Vally Forge Theater in October 1989. It is a concert I will never forget. It is my understanding that he was completely immersed in the story of this wreck and the 29 lost souls. The song was released just one month after the tragedy occurred. I encourage you to listen to "If You Could Read My Mind", which I believe was his biggest hit recording. Thanks!
I've lived in Detroit all my life, I passed the maritime sailors cathedral downtown all the time, and every time I do I think of this song. I have also been up to the point of whitefish Bay and lake Superior, 15 mi from where the Fitz went down, very sobering.........
A tragic event memorialized in a great, thoughtful song!
When he died last week, the Detroit maritime cathedral rang there bell 30 times to honor him and this song.
It's such a haunting and sad song. I grew up in Duluth, Minnesota, the port city of the Edmund Fitzgerald, so it feels like part of my life, in a way.
I loved Gordon's voice when I first heard this in 79 or 80.
Such a lyricists. In this one his voice could sound like a monotone but he judiciously puts in little ornamentation and the story he tells is magnificently done.
A true story that he really brings home.
RIP the great Gordon Lightfoot.
You may want to try more. .
I'm sitting in my car waiting for my daughter to get off work. It's 81 degrees (f) and this song still gives me chills. Lightfoot makes you feel like you're right there with them.
As am I, my late father-in-law was a huge Gordo fan. He would be pleased to learn that he is interred in the same Orillia Ontario 🇨🇦 cemetery as GL.
Gordon Lightfoot was a story teller. Never a great singer or musician but there was something about him singing one of his songs. This one is a sad song about tragedy. Lord!! I was 28 in '79! You are making me feel old!! LOL!! The Great Lakes straddle Canada & the US.
True Story, The Crew and Captain were brave men. Gordon Lightfoot gave them Honor with this song.
“ Does anyone know where the love of God goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours “. Those lines I found heart wrenching.
I live surrounded by the Great Lakes. This is the true story of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald. All 29 men were lost. Lake Superior is a vicious lake come November. I remember that day like yesterday. It was so heartbreaking. I live very near the Maritime Sailors Cathedral. Every year they rang the bell 29 times, for decades. People around here still remember those men. They have a long memory for them. Thank you for doing this.
(Oh, and Canada borders some of the Great Lakes)
I was a young boy when this tragedy happened. We lived in New England outside of an industrial city which also was/is a fishing port. There was a sadness throughout, even in grade school the teachers were affected emotionally as everybody knew someone or were related to someone who made their living on the water. This song was on the radio daily throughout my life...though now not as frequent.
You said you didn't want it to end. That echoes Bob Dylan who said every time he listened to a Lightfoot song he "wished it would last forever. Also that he died "without ever having made a bad song."
"Does anyone know where the grace of God goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours" One of the greatest lines in popular music
Yes. Gordon Lightfoot was Canadian (rip) and the ship was American, but geographically the wreck took place between the two countries and there is a chance that the crew was made up of both Canadian and American members. And last week the Mariner's Church rang the bell 30 times. 29 times for the crew and one time for Gordon Lightfoot.
The home port for the Edmund Fitzgerald was Toledo,Ohio which is where i have grown up the Captains appartment was about a mile from the house i grew up in 😪
You should watch the official video also. It has the lyrics. They are so powerful 🤧.
I was 12 when this song came out and it made me cry then and still can make me tear up at 60. Compassion and empathy are necessary feeling for humanity! Thanks for reacting to this song.
I remember watching a video where they rang the bell of the Edmund Fitzgerald the sound was so haunting to hear
The water that surround the area where this ship lays at are protected waters. Respectfully and rightfully so. If you get spotted diving to take a look at it you could get arrested and fined per Michigan State Law. Gordon wrote and sang this with the finest storytelling from his heart with dignity and respect. Gordon did it perfectly that only he has the right to have garnished this tragedy into a hauntingly beautiful song.
The other night the church bells rang out 30 times…once for Gordon
Lake Superior is between America and Canada. The ship crossed back and forth between Canada and the US.
Harder to understand the lyrics and the story live. The lyric video of the album version is best. The ship sank in lake Superior, between Canada and the US, taking 29 men with it. "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves change the minutes to hours" is one of the most moving lyrics in music.
The ship went to Canada frequently and the Canadians help with the search for quite sometime.
Live versions are very lacking in most cases! Very few artists deliver studio quality, so much nuance lost! ...I love you guys!
Lake Superior borders both the US and Canada
On May 2, 2023 the Maritimes Sailors' Cathedral in Detroit rang the church bell 30 times. One for each of the 29 members lost from the Edmund Fitzgerald and once for Gordon Lightfoot to honour him after his passing. Such a beautiful and respectful tribute.
That was a really good reaction.I was in the navy at that time stationed in san diego, and I remember that particular situation very tragic. The line in there probably gets every sailors hair to stand up, Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours great job guys Gordon was truly amazing story teller check out if you could read my mind...keep spreading the music around God-bless ❤️
You should try his Canadian Railroad Trilogy. Another great story.
Legendary artist. Saw him live many times here in Canada 🇨🇦 Amazing. ❤
Your channel is my favorite reaction channel. It is so much fun watching you both reacting honestly to these songs. I love how you interact with each other, and I’ve never seen a couple show so much respect for each other while they have disagreements! It’s beautiful to watch.
The maritime sailors cathedral rang 30 times, 29 for the Fitz and one for Gordon Lightfoot.
There were 3 WORLD WAR II vets on the Edmund Fitzgerald, on was an Iwo Jima Survivor
this guy is great, listen to his early stuff.
Gordon donated all the proceeds from this song to the family's that lost there loved ones on this ship.
This guy says " I dont know " frequently. I have huge respect for that.
I love you two! i'm only 31 but you guys bring cheer to my heart! keep it up!
The great lakes are Canadian and American this Happened on Lake Superior
A great writer and story teller. Please be sure to check out "Sundown" and "If You Could Read My Mind"
Hey I was a teen when this song came out in the very early 70's, so if you feel old imagine how I feel!😁😁😁😁
Andre do not be afraid. You do know
SUNDOWN
This is a true story. Please view the lyrics, as it will help to make more sense, and you will feel them more powerfully I think. Thanks
America And Canada Share the Grate Lakes
Devastating,,,,ths song still breaks my heart 50 years later
Love this reaction. Btw you’re a beautiful woman with a beautiful smile. Bless you both.
He wrote it because of the Great Lakes that we share with the USA and everyone both Canadian and American rescue boats tried to find and save the crew
A gem of musical poetry
It's such a shame you guys didn't have the lyrics to read. So much of this song is in the pure poetry of the words as he tells a tragic story of the event. He uses maritime lore and language of seamen as he pulls you into the world these men lived and died in. Sometime you have to go back and hear this again. A video is available with the studio version and lyrics.
The wreck actually occurred in 1975
They never recovered any of the bodies of the crew, as the waters of Lake Superior are so cold, that bodies do not resurface. The site was considered sacred as it is their burial ground and no one is allowed to dive in that area. R.I.P. the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald and R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot our beloved treasure. 🇨🇦🙏🏻🇨🇦🔔
I got real close to her sister ship one time the Arthur M Anderson
If you want to really feel nostalgic, try "Time Passages" by Al Stewart.
Oh wow...I remember this wreck from my childhood...rip
This is kind of of a sea shanty mixed with a funeral dirge.. The beat is ponderous, like the rhythm of the massive screws that propel a huge ship. The song is pretty much pulled from newspaper articles in Nov 1975.
Haunting. 🙏💔Gordon.
😪😪😪😪.....
HIS BEST!!!!! IM 60 NOW THERE ARE MANY THINGS I WOULD DO DIFFERENT BUT MY LIFE IS BEST AS IT IS I HAVE MY SON SO NOTHING CAN BE BETTER THAN THIS
I'm old enough to remember when this happened, I was born in 1967 and the shipwreck was on November 10th 1975...it was all over the news in those days...
As a native of Saginaw Michigan I learned about this tragedy in the 4'th grade. I was only 11 months old when the Edmond Fitzgerald sunk in Lake Superior in November 1975
She went down Nov. 10, 1975.
the reason they called him Gordon Lightfoot was because he never got a speeding ticket.
The song even states how much she was carrying, more than seasonal restrictions allowed. The coast guard allowed her to disregard the safety restrictions for that time of year. The same coast guard declared it illegal to dive on the site leaving them free from prosecution and the families of the lost souls unable to prove responsibility allowing the insurance company to only write 29 $600 checks for each of the lost souls. Peace/JT
That's truly awful.😢
@@dgp9627 Yes, and a major reason Gordon donated the proceeds from this song to the surviving family members. Peace/JT
29 men died on the Edmund Fitzgerald. Gordon told the story of their tragedy.
The Great Lakes, the largest fresh-water lakes in the world, are on the border between the United Sates and Canada, so stories and songs about those lakes are shared by both countries and the many Indigenous nations that border the lakes too.
This is not really a song that you listen to with a smile on your face. If you are from the US state of Michigan, you know this song by heart. This version is OK, but the album version is much better. Lake Superior is so vast that half of it is in the USA and the other half is in Canada. The storms on Superior in November can be as serious as on the ocean. This is a masterful re-telling of the terrible night that the Big Fitz got caught in one of those storms and met her end. R.I.P. to all her crew.
Yes, it was certainly a true story, and was a big deal in the news at the time. I remember when the tragedy of that shipwreck happened when I was a kid. I heard about it and thought... vaguely... that it was so sad. Then... then I heard this song. Oh my god, this song hammered home the terror, the fear at sea. The line that goes "does anyone know where the love of God goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours". That truly haunted me. You could put yourself on the deck of that ship with gale force freezing winds and water knowing for an absolute fact you had no chance at all of surviving that storm. I can't blame this song of course, but I've never since been one for being shipboard bigger than a canoe. But I still enjoy listening to this song, it brings a sense of seriousness and immediacy to me... you know, to treasure each moment you have. Strictly on a musical note, I think the studio recorded version was better than this live version.
older songs have more soul than new songs.
If you could mind is another great song
To this day, if somebody asks me about the Great Lakes, i recite the song lyrics in my head and think of a map. Never fails to help me identify all of them and which is which.
@Andrei , can you PLEASE let me know what the rest of your shirt says? From 1 doggo dad to another. My motto is: when all else fails, send in the Dachshunds!
Hey, it says "Life is better with a beagle" 🐶 And Dominika's favourite breed is Dachshund 😁
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Those captioned lyrics are about 50% wrong.
Elvis Presley..American trilogy
How can anyone expect a song such as this to be as relevant to people that have no prior knowledge of the event or no particular relatable connection? Unless it is explained beforehand, a reaction request to this song is curious.
I am a native English speaker and I could barely understand him! He was a very original style of singing!
That's very curious, because I've heard non-native to English reactors state they could understand every word easily.
Great reaction, but I have to say, never do a first reaction to a live video, it doesn’t have the same impact. In fact, don’t even do a video reaction. Just my opinion, Cheers from 🇨🇦
It's a true story, it's not funny, the sons and daughters waited for their fathers to come back home and they never did. You shouldn't be laughing...
React to Elvis plz
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