This song gives such chills being a sailor myself. Even in the most advanced, watertight warship a storm gone bad can sink a it in a blink of an eye. We ported in but the cruiser with us wasnt so lucky, she was making full power 30kts but was only making 7kts against the storm. After the storm we found she suffered severe hull fractures and lost her radar and radio antanna's.
And let's take the artist out of the equation for a moment. You have to wonder how/where/in what hole in the ground these people were raised in who can scream right into someone's ear a foot away. What should happen is that the one screamer should be pounced on and beaten senseless by the half-deaf people surrounding him/her. In what other situation would a person DARE scream into someone else's ears? LOL think about it. It's totally disturbed behavior
Stupid (I assume drunk) idiots. I wonder how artists do it without stopping and saying "Hey, I'd like to sing for you but your ruining my music". "Shut up or I'll leave".
Love the guy...And as far as a few 'whoos'...maybe the poor guy just doesn't get out very often. Bet you didn't think of that now did ya? okay okay yeah...after 10 whoo's. Gordon is a treasure!
Those feral idiots who are screaming and whistling in the crowd are absolutely disgraceful. Go see the 1979 crowd and see some class on youtube: Q0DqPSF2fyo
People are inconsiderate and rude there is no doubt. Signs need to be hung up. Do not yell on Golf Course and then people need to be thrown out. All it would take is a few weeks of that and word would spread and people would shut the hell up.
50+ years this legend has been dedicating his life and craft to his fans. Enjoy him while he remains among us. He's hurting badly since Terry passed on and I don't think he'll be touring much longer. And I agree with the comment about how real fabs sat in respectful quiet while he played and didn't whoop and holler like fools. This isn't a song about bar-hopping, it's a testament to men who died doing what they did best.
Every SINGLE time I hear this song, I can't help but picture in my mind exactly what is transpiring, like a movie in my mind. Mr. Lightfoot tells one hell of a story
In the 70s they didn't server alcohol during the shows except out in Las Vegas, and many of the concert goers back then would pass the joint until everyone in the house was high, and pretty much mellowed out, and ready for some good old fashioned Gordon Lightfoot.
I now live in texas but was born in st paul, mn then moved to eau claire wisc and have been to lake superior many times....it is to meloncoly...love this ballad
why bash the audience for making noise? i think every artist appreciates audience being alive and involved and not bored and indifferent... however, i have been next to a person who cheered way too much.. that can be irritating
@caltexjohn Do you know what this song is about? It's a tribute to the men who lost their lives. REAL PEOPLE. And this morons are whooping and hollering because they've seen other morons whoop and holler. Mindless drones who can't even listen to what he is singing about.
I agree with you, Grissom and Cocolossal. I had to sit through a James Taylor concert with some stupid whistler/screamer behind me the whole concert. It ruins the experience for those of us that love the music for the music, and not for the attention we can get by screaming and whistling. Go NUTS after the song, but let the artist perform, for God's sake...........
He underwent surgery for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, and he remained in serious condition in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Lightfoot endured a six-week coma and a tracheotomy, and he underwent four surgical operations.
cause I stumbled on it, and I'm a glutton for punishment. I do think I'm the only person in the world who doesn't like it, so it's clearly my fault, not Gordon's. I can admit it.
This in not just entertainment. This was the only tribute to the 29 who died in the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It's similiar to what Americans used to call a prayer. A great era in American Music. Where's the next generation, what about the oil spill? This is one reason of many the country we live in is perseived as spoiled. There wasn't any nuturing of our old unique american art form. Just buy another Picasso that will show them we care?
@MrFalconford Gordon Lightfoot is Canadian sir. Would make that a great era in 'Canadian' music. There is a world outside the U.S. borders, no offense.
@bubbah671 Really? did you see what I was responding to?
"There is absolutely nothing glamorous about getting old.
dalianreport88 2 months ago" I didn't mean that Gordon Lightfoot did not grow old with grace, I was responding to someone who thought he was "just old". I think that Gordon Lightfoot and the singers and songwriters from his, and my, generation have grown old with grace.. and I do hope that grace puts up with me........
The Edmund Fitzgerald was a "Real Boat" & True Story for those who might not know & I myself didn't until a few years ago & I've heard this song many times,once U hear the story & listen to the song it's a touching tribute to those who were lost that day,read about it U will see....
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He sounds like his salvia stinks badly. May you smell the microphone after he sneezes into it. The name Fitzgerald sounds like someone who stinks. May you all smell the corners of their mouths. Good day stink friends!!!
if you listen to the 70's version on youtube, the audience sits in respectful silence. No live music performance these days is allowed to be beautiful. Just screaming, hollering, whistling, whooping, shrieking. I don't understand it. I mean whoever whooo'd after 'crew and good captain well seasoned' should be escorted OUT. Since when is actually listening to a song not good enough. Applause is for AFTER the song
@dougww1ectebow Atlanta has a bunch of stupid hillbillies, drunks clueless people and ranks pretty low in education. I live about an hour away and try to stay away from Atlanta as much as possible. Garrison Keillor came to Atlanta to do his radio show and was harrassed by drunks at Chastain, he said he would never come back to Atlanta.
@Lockemeister There are no "hillbillies" in Atlanta. They moved out ages ago and live about an hour out of town. No hillbilly ventures inside 285 after dark. Yes. Atlanta ranks very low in education. This rating is principally due to the minorities that make up most of the population. If you rank the education of those who live an hour away it is above average. Chastain is a horrible venue. Horrible. Fun place but the limit placed on decibels allowed is ridiculous.
@GrissomLovesSara I agree with you ,except as disrespectful as the timing was I think the hootin' and hollerin is for the singing legend himself. I don't think it was meant in a fouled sense for the Big Fitz and her crew. May they Rest In Peace.
@GrissomLovesSara i agree with you. those that think its ok to do those things should be told to leave its the same in theaters when pple talk durring a movie or play.
@GrissomLovesSara english audiances are like that. they sht the fk up until its their turn. i have a recording of a Led Zeppellin show at the Royal Albert hall where after black dog it was total silence for about 5 seconds and then an eruption of clapping not a bunch of hollering and whistling and generally making assess of themselves like they do here. they show respect. audiances here are a mob of dumb asses. save that shit for the Motly crue shows.
Amen, ask Terry Clements if this is not so. People have changed, the rudeness and feeling of entitlement have made going to concerts unpleasant. Serving of alcohol has made it worse.
This same phenomenon is present in the people standing on golf tees during tournaments who are hollering and screaming a millisecond before the club hits the ball and then shouts "Go in the hole". How stupid.
@GrissomLovesSara I could not agree more. We (me, principally) have given up on live concerts because the crowds are such assholes. How could anyone think it is okay to talk all the while the guy I spent my money to hear and see is singing. It has gotten way out of hand. The rudeness and hooray-for-me-and-fuck you attitude has made for a miserable atmosphere for those of us who came to hear the singer.
@GrissomLovesSara If the majority of ppl were more older at this concert there probably wouldve been a bigger show of respect. But it sounds to me like all of the ppl shouting are stupid unrespectful drunk younger ppl. Probably in their late 20's.
@GrissomLovesSara Great comment Sara - I really despair of people who attend concerts of great lyricists and clearly do not have the slightest understanding of the song......
@GrissomLovesSara I hear you...I get it...but unfortunately the times they are changing-- as they always have been as we go about our daily lives....they are slow and steady and alas they creep upon us ...stick with what you know and love and leave the rest behind...we can't control the masses
@nochannel123 Some changes should be objected to. I've stopped going to concerts because they are a completely torturous experience. Imagine paying $100 to have someone deafen you in one or both ears! I'm sure there are artists who don't like the screaming - there was one who actually said as much, can't remember who - but, sadly, not enough object to make a difference. Ah well, thankfully, concerts are not mandatory so I can save my money and my hearing!
I have to say that this song actually seems better when he sings it now as on old man! The voice fits the lyrics SO well like he's telling telling a story of long ago.
God bless you Gordon! I finally heard you live in Utah about 10 years ago! I'd always wanted to hear you! Thanks!!
35th Anniversary of the Edmund.
I'm from Traverse City...this song has always touched my heart. I've been in Lake Superior in July...freaking cold! Like ice!
I can't imagine those poor sailers--November...I hope it was peaceful after their passing...God bless them and their families! And God Bless Gordon Lightfoot for memorializing these men! And their experience.
Did you know...... that today is the anniversary of the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald?
Memorialized in song, the ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald sank on this date in 1975 with all 29 of its crew. The ship vanished during a storm on Lake Superior.
I GREW UP LISTENING TO GORGON LIGHTFOOT , ITS A MEMORY I HAVE OF MY FATHER AND I , TOGETHER....I LOVE GORDON AND ALL OF HIS BEAUTIFULLY HAUNTING SONGS , THE MAN IS A GENIUS AS WELL AS A LEGEND..I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANOTHER MAKE OR WRITE MUSIC LIKE THIS..SEMPER FI!! GORDON!!!MAY YOUR MUSIC REACH GENERATIONS!!
Not sure I like your 'post' or your version of the concert. I saw him in concert last year. It wasn't my first exposure. Gordon almost lost his life. We are fortunate to still his talent with us. I will not give your video a thumbs up because I think it does a great INJUSTICE to GORDON....and your 'explanation' is certainly lacking. SHAME ON YOU !! LONG LIVE GORDON. HE IS NOT WASTING AWAY.......perhaps we should say that about you and your 22 postings??
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Gordon Lightfoot certainly scored 1 of the 10 greatest musical ballads of any order with "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". Dan O'Niallain, Grafton, Ma.
What is really great is Gordon stuck with musicians for the most part. The guys playing here still play with him and have been with him since about 1970".......the most notable exception of course is Jim Gordon. He had some rather severe emotional problems that ultimately led to him murdering his mother. As far as I know he's still in prison.
Excellent singing and playing. Thanks to God we've all been able to experience Gordon Lightfoot. Thanks for all of the great sound Gordon. Words cannot describe all of the feelings that this man has enabled thru the vehicle of his talents throughout the years. He is due respect and admiration. Once again. Thanks Gordon for all of the great sounds!
As a kid growing up in Canada I could say this isn't just a great song by a legendary artist but something like a sound track to life, the very background music of my culture and my own journeys.
he's created an un-criticizeable tradtional song here....i mean like national anthems and 'amzing grace'...proud to be his contemporary. if you don't well up at this song, you've never been on the lakes or oceans with the knowledge that (cell phone reception or not) you're at the mercy of nature, and she cares not for you.
Gordon is Timeless !!! I saw him in 2005 in Torrington Ct @ the Warner Theatre,Had near front row seats,He started out rusty as and old ships hull but man at the end he was spot on..BIG RESPECT for the MAN !!@ Paladino SPOT ON !! after the show I waited outside and met him and he signed my Takamimi Cutaway,A truly great evening..and a truly GREAT man..
I have been playing this song on my 12 string since fall of 1976, when the songbook to the record came out. It's generally the 2nd song I play when I drag the guitar out, rarely do I NOT play it and believe me, I enjoy it now much more than 34 yrs. ago. It never depresses me, in fact I feel a sense of pride that my favorite artist left this legacy to the lost men. They probably would be forgotten had it not been for this song, or just another shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
Despite that this is a good song, one of the best too, but I kind of prefer some other videos on Youtube with this song. I noticed the recording quality wasn't too good, but I still appreciate it.
I've been a hard rocker/blues guitarist since 75 (age 14) and I remember listening to "If you can read my mind" and "Sundown" in secret. I couldn't tell any of my party/guitarist friends. Hell no, they would have kicked my ass in. Through the years I've learned to write songs and Gordon has really helped me in the process. Thank you Gordon from the bottom of my heart! A real musician, song writer and person.
i have the summertime dream album but love this live recording.a pity gordon will probably never tour australia again.the music legacy is fantastic though.
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seabornlee 2 weeks ago
never gets old
crapdice 1 month ago
man I love this song...
stew771 1 month ago
Gord is no Quitter that is for sure.....;) Love his Music...
STRUMMERBOY1975 2 months ago 2
This song gives such chills being a sailor myself. Even in the most advanced, watertight warship a storm gone bad can sink a it in a blink of an eye. We ported in but the cruiser with us wasnt so lucky, she was making full power 30kts but was only making 7kts against the storm. After the storm we found she suffered severe hull fractures and lost her radar and radio antanna's.
SamTheDragon31 2 months ago 3
What a fine song in honour of those who have "gone down to the sea in ships".
audevourahn 2 months ago
hey fuck u man they were just espressing their enthusiasm for a great artist and a great song
crackerbox53 3 months ago
@crackerbox53 Your class is showing. It's happy hour somewhere.
CombatGal 2 months ago
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i was just 29 and a half when the gordon lightfoot sank on that terrible august morn
foilseal 3 months ago
I would hesitate to holler and whoop at such a sad song. lol
MagicEmperor 3 months ago
Sometimes when a song like this comes on,no matter wat the circumstance,U should have RESPECT,a word some of the people in our society does not have.
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keplermission 3 months ago
22 people have no souls.
ominus011 3 months ago
And let's take the artist out of the equation for a moment. You have to wonder how/where/in what hole in the ground these people were raised in who can scream right into someone's ear a foot away. What should happen is that the one screamer should be pounced on and beaten senseless by the half-deaf people surrounding him/her. In what other situation would a person DARE scream into someone else's ears? LOL think about it. It's totally disturbed behavior
GrissomLovesSara 3 months ago
Stupid (I assume drunk) idiots. I wonder how artists do it without stopping and saying "Hey, I'd like to sing for you but your ruining my music". "Shut up or I'll leave".
rayb532 3 months ago
@rayb532 On the contrary, artists love all that hootin and hollering because they have sung the songs a million times.
JesusChrist5000 3 months ago
Love the guy...And as far as a few 'whoos'...maybe the poor guy just doesn't get out very often. Bet you didn't think of that now did ya? okay okay yeah...after 10 whoo's. Gordon is a treasure!
MrClaydough 4 months ago
This can't be Gordon Lightfoot...
PlanTonto 4 months ago
I live near the shores of Lake Superior, and from what I hear from the fisherman, and amateur anglers, it's NO joke. It's basically , an inland sea.
ralphyization 5 months ago
It's still an nice song of a story of a ship in it's crew. Cool music from the 70's.
jimborod66 5 months ago
Wow!!! He gets me everytime!!!!!!!!!!
iloveines1 5 months ago
I think one can sing,
Pretty much any old words,
To the mel o dy this song ex hibits
If you think I am kidding
Just give it a try...
andYOU'll be amazed at the RE- sults.
Geotubest 5 months ago
Those feral idiots who are screaming and whistling in the crowd are absolutely disgraceful. Go see the 1979 crowd and see some class on youtube: Q0DqPSF2fyo
Fallparty 5 months ago
grissom said it all!
ShOwStOpp3rr 6 months ago
Grissom, i couldnt agree with you more.
doggieman1961 6 months ago
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People are inconsiderate and rude there is no doubt. Signs need to be hung up. Do not yell on Golf Course and then people need to be thrown out. All it would take is a few weeks of that and word would spread and people would shut the hell up.
GrissomLovesSara 7 months ago
God's speed to the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
gino066 7 months ago
I agree with you there. Need to be more respectful. Especially to a song like this one.
AgentFox007o 7 months ago
50+ years this legend has been dedicating his life and craft to his fans. Enjoy him while he remains among us. He's hurting badly since Terry passed on and I don't think he'll be touring much longer. And I agree with the comment about how real fabs sat in respectful quiet while he played and didn't whoop and holler like fools. This isn't a song about bar-hopping, it's a testament to men who died doing what they did best.
tyme4mike 7 months ago
Every SINGLE time I hear this song, I can't help but picture in my mind exactly what is transpiring, like a movie in my mind. Mr. Lightfoot tells one hell of a story
kidyubyub 7 months ago
The best maritine ballard ever written ! Thanks Gord ! R.I.P. Red and Terry !!
jrushmen 7 months ago
@jrushmen agreed
gord is getting on now but still glad for better or worse he is still on the road
platter1000 6 months ago
SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU BASTARDS ! ! !....YOUR MAKING ALL SOUTHERN LOOK/SOUND EVEN WORSE THAN WE ALREADY ARE ! ! !....
bonscott01 8 months ago
respect
crapdice 8 months ago
In the 70s they didn't server alcohol during the shows except out in Las Vegas, and many of the concert goers back then would pass the joint until everyone in the house was high, and pretty much mellowed out, and ready for some good old fashioned Gordon Lightfoot.
Wretched111 8 months ago
Yo! 1938!...It's Never Too Late...All The Best Gordy!
Magicman5184 8 months ago
I now live in texas but was born in st paul, mn then moved to eau claire wisc and have been to lake superior many times....it is to meloncoly...love this ballad
56cindylou 8 months ago
I agree totally with GrissomLovesSara, on such a somber ballad of a tragedy like the Fitz people should be riveted!!
mfoa57dcr 8 months ago 3
I agree totally with GrissomLovesSara!!
mfoa57dcr 8 months ago
why bash the audience for making noise? i think every artist appreciates audience being alive and involved and not bored and indifferent... however, i have been next to a person who cheered way too much.. that can be irritating
caltexjohn 8 months ago
@caltexjohn Do you know what this song is about? It's a tribute to the men who lost their lives. REAL PEOPLE. And this morons are whooping and hollering because they've seen other morons whoop and holler. Mindless drones who can't even listen to what he is singing about.
van1980 7 months ago
@caltexjohn Learn the Legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald. You will know why this is more like an opera or some songbird ballad.
WatchdogDisciple 6 months ago
Those whooping Atlantans are nothing, except f****** idiots.
Fallparty 8 months ago 2
SING SING I LOVE IT
bustersammy21 9 months ago
Gordon Lightfoot is the most underrated performer of our time. Him and Neil Diamond.
pebrooks123123 9 months ago
@pebrooks123123 That may be true (in the 21st Century), but back in my time, THEY RULED!!!
oldrocker74 8 months ago
I agree with you, Grissom and Cocolossal. I had to sit through a James Taylor concert with some stupid whistler/screamer behind me the whole concert. It ruins the experience for those of us that love the music for the music, and not for the attention we can get by screaming and whistling. Go NUTS after the song, but let the artist perform, for God's sake...........
TheKebmeister 10 months ago 2
hmmm
1964mpd 10 months ago
hmm
1964mpd 10 months ago
Absolute class act. I agree it's a shame the audience couldn't restrain themselves. How hard is it to just sit back, be silent and soak up the magic?
cocolossal69 10 months ago
Nice Gibson 12 string.
lob287 10 months ago
Damnit, people in the audience just STFU. Honestly, just listen to this wonder you dumb drunks.
classclown71 10 months ago
Wooooooooow.
twinoak170 11 months ago
anybody that says this song suck can go fuck themselves. I got an edmund fitzgerald shirt on right now. RIP to the 29 who didnt come back.
broadwayjoe412 11 months ago 2
I remember my dad taking me down to the river and showing me the big fitz. I was young, lived in Oswego NY on lake ontario
white69rabbitt 11 months ago
He underwent surgery for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, and he remained in serious condition in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Lightfoot endured a six-week coma and a tracheotomy, and he underwent four surgical operations.
Carubery 11 months ago
cause I stumbled on it, and I'm a glutton for punishment. I do think I'm the only person in the world who doesn't like it, so it's clearly my fault, not Gordon's. I can admit it.
flyoverangel 1 year ago
This song makes me want to gouge my ears out. Just my opinion.
flyoverangel 1 year ago
@flyoverangel then why are you listening to it?
weezie422 1 year ago 3
This in not just entertainment. This was the only tribute to the 29 who died in the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It's similiar to what Americans used to call a prayer. A great era in American Music. Where's the next generation, what about the oil spill? This is one reason of many the country we live in is perseived as spoiled. There wasn't any nuturing of our old unique american art form. Just buy another Picasso that will show them we care?
MrFalconford 1 year ago
@MrFalconford Gordon Lightfoot is Canadian sir. Would make that a great era in 'Canadian' music. There is a world outside the U.S. borders, no offense.
MrPickerd 1 year ago
There is absolutely nothing glamorous about getting old.
dalianreport88 1 year ago
@dalianreport88 Actually, you can get old with grace.
mammanitsa 11 months ago
@mammanitsa as long as grace puts up with you.
bubbah671 10 months ago
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@bubbah671 Really? did you see what I was responding to?
"There is absolutely nothing glamorous about getting old.
dalianreport88 2 months ago" I didn't mean that Gordon Lightfoot did not grow old with grace, I was responding to someone who thought he was "just old". I think that Gordon Lightfoot and the singers and songwriters from his, and my, generation have grown old with grace.. and I do hope that grace puts up with me........
mammanitsa 10 months ago
@dalianreport88 That may be true but many people like Gordon carry dignity with them for the rest of their lives.
ultraroadmap 11 months ago 2
The Edmund Fitzgerald was a "Real Boat" & True Story for those who might not know & I myself didn't until a few years ago & I've heard this song many times,once U hear the story & listen to the song it's a touching tribute to those who were lost that day,read about it U will see....
tashaLuv1 1 year ago
Has anyone heard Van Dieman's Land, by Bobbie Sands? I think he must have based it on Gordon's song, because it's tune is identical.
WilburyVision 1 year ago
RIP GORDON you will be missed
..hes so fucked up on coke right now omg
krinkles3productions 1 year ago
RIP GORDON you will be missed
krinkles3productions 1 year ago
@krinkles3productions Yikes. News must travel slow up your way.
astar334 1 year ago
Beautiful.
supersix54 1 year ago
I don't know whether to laugh or cry...
Krikt26138 1 year ago
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He sounds like his salvia stinks badly. May you smell the microphone after he sneezes into it. The name Fitzgerald sounds like someone who stinks. May you all smell the corners of their mouths. Good day stink friends!!!
StinkyPubicFatPad 1 year ago
Great talent, great song but I wish the idiot that keep oooing at the beginning of the song would shut the f**k up.
de1ce 1 year ago 3
rip gordon lightfoot. U were one of the best!!
AntaresInScorpius 1 year ago
@AntaresInScorpius dude he's still alive
Toydude1984 1 year ago
@AntaresInScorpius Dude your a moron he lives
Ethreo 1 year ago
nevermind the ship , he looks kinda wrecked himself!!
sugarpaddy08 1 year ago
only singer to rival Louis Armstrong.
nubetuber51 1 year ago
@nubetuber51 actually no only singer better then Louis Armstrong.
nubetuber51 1 year ago
if you listen to the 70's version on youtube, the audience sits in respectful silence. No live music performance these days is allowed to be beautiful. Just screaming, hollering, whistling, whooping, shrieking. I don't understand it. I mean whoever whooo'd after 'crew and good captain well seasoned' should be escorted OUT. Since when is actually listening to a song not good enough. Applause is for AFTER the song
GrissomLovesSara 1 year ago 74
@GrissomLovesSara That's not true, in Japan the audience is stone silent throughout any show they watch - more so or less given the genre.
mistakrunk 11 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara I'm with you, it's so disrespectful. Particularly on this song.
dougww1ectebow 10 months ago
@dougww1ectebow Atlanta has a bunch of stupid hillbillies, drunks clueless people and ranks pretty low in education. I live about an hour away and try to stay away from Atlanta as much as possible. Garrison Keillor came to Atlanta to do his radio show and was harrassed by drunks at Chastain, he said he would never come back to Atlanta.
Lockemeister 9 months ago 5
@Lockemeister I guess thats what happens when brothers an sisters mate..I also now live not far from Atlanta and education is poor.
Renegade4860 9 months ago
@Renegade4860 yes, and then they drink booze...
Lockemeister 9 months ago
@Lockemeister There are no "hillbillies" in Atlanta. They moved out ages ago and live about an hour out of town. No hillbilly ventures inside 285 after dark. Yes. Atlanta ranks very low in education. This rating is principally due to the minorities that make up most of the population. If you rank the education of those who live an hour away it is above average. Chastain is a horrible venue. Horrible. Fun place but the limit placed on decibels allowed is ridiculous.
Boss302fan 6 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara I agree with you ,except as disrespectful as the timing was I think the hootin' and hollerin is for the singing legend himself. I don't think it was meant in a fouled sense for the Big Fitz and her crew. May they Rest In Peace.
Tallshipdreamer 10 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara i agree with you. those that think its ok to do those things should be told to leave its the same in theaters when pple talk durring a movie or play.
marilyn1166 10 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara Right on!!!
billscovers 9 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara Couldn't agree more.
HawkSuddenStrike1 9 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara Stupid southerners have no respect...
TMFseekers 8 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara i agree u with man
onecoolchris 7 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara english audiances are like that. they sht the fk up until its their turn. i have a recording of a Led Zeppellin show at the Royal Albert hall where after black dog it was total silence for about 5 seconds and then an eruption of clapping not a bunch of hollering and whistling and generally making assess of themselves like they do here. they show respect. audiances here are a mob of dumb asses. save that shit for the Motly crue shows.
dbltrplx 7 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara
Amen, ask Terry Clements if this is not so. People have changed, the rudeness and feeling of entitlement have made going to concerts unpleasant. Serving of alcohol has made it worse.
This same phenomenon is present in the people standing on golf tees during tournaments who are hollering and screaming a millisecond before the club hits the ball and then shouts "Go in the hole". How stupid.
ristowge 7 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara
Amen, my friend. I'm glad there are others who realize this as well.
Seiyanashi 7 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara you are so right
sprcub 6 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara I could not agree more. We (me, principally) have given up on live concerts because the crowds are such assholes. How could anyone think it is okay to talk all the while the guy I spent my money to hear and see is singing. It has gotten way out of hand. The rudeness and hooray-for-me-and-fuck you attitude has made for a miserable atmosphere for those of us who came to hear the singer.
ciarraibuzz 5 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara If the majority of ppl were more older at this concert there probably wouldve been a bigger show of respect. But it sounds to me like all of the ppl shouting are stupid unrespectful drunk younger ppl. Probably in their late 20's.
TheExploit91 5 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara Great comment Sara - I really despair of people who attend concerts of great lyricists and clearly do not have the slightest understanding of the song......
indah007 4 months ago
@GrissomLovesSara I hear you...I get it...but unfortunately the times they are changing-- as they always have been as we go about our daily lives....they are slow and steady and alas they creep upon us ...stick with what you know and love and leave the rest behind...we can't control the masses
nochannel123 3 months ago
@nochannel123 Some changes should be objected to. I've stopped going to concerts because they are a completely torturous experience. Imagine paying $100 to have someone deafen you in one or both ears! I'm sure there are artists who don't like the screaming - there was one who actually said as much, can't remember who - but, sadly, not enough object to make a difference. Ah well, thankfully, concerts are not mandatory so I can save my money and my hearing!
GrissomLovesSara 3 months ago
god's gift gordon and celine to us all. just be nice
7164921823 1 year ago
this so irish
stussyboys 1 year ago
I have to say that this song actually seems better when he sings it now as on old man! The voice fits the lyrics SO well like he's telling telling a story of long ago.
andrewc2768 1 year ago
Gordon Lightfoot will be played in homes in Canada for eternity! How bout that, not too many other musicians can stand next to that!!!
jimmyrayism 1 year ago
Gordon Lightfoot will be played in homes in Canada for eternity! How bout that, not too many other musicians can stand next to that!!!
jimmyrayism 1 year ago
11/17/10 Happy birthday Gordie!!
tdhjim1 1 year ago
he just came to missouri not to long ago
scotchie69 1 year ago
RIP Crew of the Fitz.
EelSacul 1 year ago
God bless you Gordon! I finally heard you live in Utah about 10 years ago! I'd always wanted to hear you! Thanks!!
35th Anniversary of the Edmund.
I'm from Traverse City...this song has always touched my heart. I've been in Lake Superior in July...freaking cold! Like ice!
I can't imagine those poor sailers--November...I hope it was peaceful after their passing...God bless them and their families! And God Bless Gordon Lightfoot for memorializing these men! And their experience.
CayceHobie 1 year ago
@CayceHobie always good to see a fellow michigander on here.
sr71ablackbird 1 year ago
he was such a strong looking man, funny to see what age does to all of us!
jax833 1 year ago
funny to see him how, being old....he was such a big strong man.........
jax833 1 year ago
Did you know...... that today is the anniversary of the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald?
Memorialized in song, the ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald sank on this date in 1975 with all 29 of its crew. The ship vanished during a storm on Lake Superior.
StLouisEarl 1 year ago
@StLouisEarl yup, and easy to remember as well. The day before Veteran's Day.
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KizzyTizzy 1 year ago
no cotton candy here ladies and gentleman,MR.Lightfoot's music is still as relevant now as it was then,a true artist in every since of the word.
slinginguitarman 1 year ago
thanks gord, screw those bastards. they'll be seniors some day. we'll see what they sound like then, if they're even living.
bigoletubagoo 1 year ago
Don't know how Gord kept his face straight with that drummer tryin' to bust his eardrum!
Lowdenjim 1 year ago
I GREW UP LISTENING TO GORGON LIGHTFOOT , ITS A MEMORY I HAVE OF MY FATHER AND I , TOGETHER....I LOVE GORDON AND ALL OF HIS BEAUTIFULLY HAUNTING SONGS , THE MAN IS A GENIUS AS WELL AS A LEGEND..I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANOTHER MAKE OR WRITE MUSIC LIKE THIS..SEMPER FI!! GORDON!!!MAY YOUR MUSIC REACH GENERATIONS!!
8541LONGRANGE 1 year ago
Gordon Lightfoot is Canada's gift to the world. Celine Dion is Canada's punishment to the world.
enisorian 1 year ago 2
@enisorian HA! We keep giving her to Vegas and they keep sending the bitch back! Renee needs to keep his hands off the cocktail waitresses!
Motorcitymilo 1 year ago
Not sure I like your 'post' or your version of the concert. I saw him in concert last year. It wasn't my first exposure. Gordon almost lost his life. We are fortunate to still his talent with us. I will not give your video a thumbs up because I think it does a great INJUSTICE to GORDON....and your 'explanation' is certainly lacking. SHAME ON YOU !! LONG LIVE GORDON. HE IS NOT WASTING AWAY.......perhaps we should say that about you and your 22 postings??
Tabstarbelle 1 year ago
He's still kickin' :D
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cadentavaricegrtrj 1 year ago
I remember when this happened...going to be 35 years come a few weeks
wb9tbu 1 year ago
a beautiful, pure voice for all time.
pixiepancake 1 year ago
LEGEND!
donaldoflea 1 year ago 12
That was really good the way Gorden did this song in concert. Sounds just like the record. But I didn't hear anyone on synthezier this time.
Jjonathanhart 1 year ago
awesome, this songs about my area, everybody in the sault knows this song
Crazyman1212 1 year ago
i'm the king for spotting his talent
Syzygy60 1 year ago
Simply put.... Awesome!!!
snowingsal 1 year ago
God bless all sailors who have sailed those mighty freshwater seas!
mapleavenue77 1 year ago
i cant believe i missed out on $14 tickets in my town of Augusta......
Proflutzn 1 year ago
Edmund Fitzgerald has such a lovely voice. I've always been a big fan.
foilseal 1 year ago
I liked the song about the ghost better. LOL
Pagan72 1 year ago
Gordon Lightfoot certainly scored 1 of the 10 greatest musical ballads of any order with "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". Dan O'Niallain, Grafton, Ma.
oniallain1965 1 year ago 2
"jcsuperstar714
What is really great is Gordon stuck with musicians for the most part. The guys playing here still play with him and have been with him since about 1970".......the most notable exception of course is Jim Gordon. He had some rather severe emotional problems that ultimately led to him murdering his mother. As far as I know he's still in prison.
3rdinfantrygrunt 1 year ago
@3rdinfantrygrunt i would hope he got the death penalty
AntaresInScorpius 1 year ago
Excellent singing and playing. Thanks to God we've all been able to experience Gordon Lightfoot. Thanks for all of the great sound Gordon. Words cannot describe all of the feelings that this man has enabled thru the vehicle of his talents throughout the years. He is due respect and admiration. Once again. Thanks Gordon for all of the great sounds!
Unquenchableone 1 year ago
@Unquenchableone
As a kid growing up in Canada I could say this isn't just a great song by a legendary artist but something like a sound track to life, the very background music of my culture and my own journeys.
ElProximo 1 year ago
I've gotta see Gordon Lightfoot the next time he tours near Memphis. He's got so much more talent than those other musicians that recorded his songs.
baucums 1 year ago
sounds like christy moores back home derry anyone think
johnfitz70 1 year ago
@johnfitz70 .You are right.The late Bobby Sands wrote Back home in Derry,and Christy Moore sang it.
carriganne 1 year ago
In 1000 years this will still be a great song.
jabberwocky1969 1 year ago
he's created an un-criticizeable tradtional song here....i mean like national anthems and 'amzing grace'...proud to be his contemporary. if you don't well up at this song, you've never been on the lakes or oceans with the knowledge that (cell phone reception or not) you're at the mercy of nature, and she cares not for you.
normanplombe 1 year ago
still sounds great after all these years....
maryanne58 1 year ago
A beautifully haunting masterpiece!
spyder79z 1 year ago
Gordon is Timeless !!! I saw him in 2005 in Torrington Ct @ the Warner Theatre,Had near front row seats,He started out rusty as and old ships hull but man at the end he was spot on..BIG RESPECT for the MAN !!@ Paladino SPOT ON !! after the show I waited outside and met him and he signed my Takamimi Cutaway,A truly great evening..and a truly GREAT man..
marlok1964 1 year ago
don't cut Gordy short,I'm sure he could write a good war anthem under the right circumstances
Syzygy60 1 year ago
WHO DARES CRITIZE GORDY?
Syzygy60 1 year ago
God inspired song
wikiriwhi 1 year ago
I wonder if it gets depressing to sing a sad song like this over and over.
tryithere 1 year ago
@tryithere
I have been playing this song on my 12 string since fall of 1976, when the songbook to the record came out. It's generally the 2nd song I play when I drag the guitar out, rarely do I NOT play it and believe me, I enjoy it now much more than 34 yrs. ago. It never depresses me, in fact I feel a sense of pride that my favorite artist left this legacy to the lost men. They probably would be forgotten had it not been for this song, or just another shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
b55k57 1 year ago
Gordon, we, in the USA are honored to be your neighbor. You have brought beauty and peace to this world.
thank you
Martin00028Guitar 1 year ago
Despite that this is a good song, one of the best too, but I kind of prefer some other videos on Youtube with this song. I noticed the recording quality wasn't too good, but I still appreciate it.
TheLegolasguy 1 year ago
I've been a hard rocker/blues guitarist since 75 (age 14) and I remember listening to "If you can read my mind" and "Sundown" in secret. I couldn't tell any of my party/guitarist friends. Hell no, they would have kicked my ass in. Through the years I've learned to write songs and Gordon has really helped me in the process. Thank you Gordon from the bottom of my heart! A real musician, song writer and person.
ChicagoBoomBoom 1 year ago 9
@ChicagoBoomBoom I could't agree more.I went through the same thing with my band mates.Cat Stevens was also a big infuence on me.
mrfunnyman99 1 year ago
@ChicagoBoomBoom
Isn't cool! To see soimething that takes you for a loop... like this guy?
What? I'm a blues guy and rock with that scale...yet, I does this this
I know? It just takes you for loop?
Sparrowhawk1161 1 year ago
How could anyone give this a thumbs down.
janehorn86 1 year ago
This is such a good song. THis is up there as my 2nd favorite song, behind Marty Robbin's Ballad of the Alamo.
TheLegolasguy 1 year ago
i have the summertime dream album but love this live recording.a pity gordon will probably never tour australia again.the music legacy is fantastic though.
stingo492 1 year ago
I totally agree with palidino444 he is awsome!
bbgb2002 1 year ago
Gord is one of the most underatted lyricists ever. He is special!!!
111oooo 1 year ago
yea gordy heavyarm he is really a good artist
alkurik 1 year ago
A classic!!! God Bless Gordon!!!
am2boni 1 year ago
He is looking old now, huh? Don't even recognize him here. But I echo Paladino's sentiments.
lttlbgft 1 year ago
this song gives me goosebumps, its just so great
crapdice 1 year ago
Excellent!!
hotrok1 1 year ago
Do you think he ever gets tired of singing this?
MorganMcCann 1 year ago
what a cool song
rnielsenjr 1 year ago
A classic!!! God Bless Gordon and the men on the Edmunds Fitzgerald!!!
am2boni 1 year ago
looked like his fly was down
tf2isasandvich 1 year ago
You were hoping?
ptraynor 1 year ago
My second-fave GL song, after Sundown. Good stuff.
MrMayDX08 1 year ago