Gordon Lightfoot Live - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

[OldestManInCanada]

He's the Ronald Reagan of songwriters!

[shamanjon]

The poet laureate of Canadian folk singers

[kristysgodmother]

Gord is great.

[terrafirma91]

Anyone who thinks songwriting is something easily done is sadly mistaken. Songwriting is a Gift. Lightfoot will always be one of the greatest writers, and lyricists in history. Thanks for the upload.

[phoenixtimes2]

Lake Superior is beautiful..Seen it from many sides. Wisconsin view is best. Beautiful and haunting song.

[TunesNorth]

I never tire of hearing that song

[xavier1019103]

i love gordon lightfoot. im only 14. ilisten to gordon lightfoot along side with ozzy osbourne and all those other great 80's bands

[Zippertheslipper]

This is a tribute song to those who died on the Great Lakes and peace to their souls.

[fangjangler]

I'm only 20 and I have come to realize Gordon Lightfoot and the musicians of his time...are Gods. Fact...

[hartley8184]

Yep.

[AceofKISSMAS]

I am only 14 and I do lol

[waddleduckie1]

This song brings back memories back when Gordon Lightfoot performed live at the Concord Pavilion, Concord, California, in the early 1990's. It was a treat for me.

[jcdelpaggio]

"God" and "fear" are oxymoronic in my lexicon.

[DaScatman]

On the contrary, they are synonymous. A means to keep a populace under control.

[DaScatman]

Fuck God.

[jcdelpaggio]

I don't think these are appropriate comments for this thread. Just enjoy the music.

[lgcrooks]

Not a great video, but it gets the point across. I wish I had written the whole thing! Awesome!

[whitewraithe]

I remember when this happened and the release of GL's song about the tragedy. His lyrics make you feel as if you were there going through it with the men. Even today, I still get chills listening to the song which always brings a few tears. GL is my fav folksinger of all time. It's good to know he's still out there playing for the people. God bless him.

[JCWills29]

Being born in the U.P. this song has always intrigued me. As a kid I had the 45 and would play it non-stop. Although I was only 5 and vaguely remember when she sank that November 10th, Gordie lyrics surely remind me.

[2ifbyCsharp]

I wore out many a vinyl cuts on the local juke boxes playing this classic.

This is one song that is haunting, true and everlasting. GL is still one of my favorite writers/composers/singers/hard ass!

[kngfsh256]

One of the two best shipwreck songs ever written, and both by Canadians (clue - Gord Downey wrote the other one)

[agentiron]

love this song man, i rembered when the ship went down, R.I.P. to the 29 men that lost there lives

[duanekuiper]

chills

[stevevandien]

Don't know how many times I've heard this song over the past 31 years, but it still gives me chills. What lyrics -- "Does anyone know where the love of God goes/When the waves turn the minutes to hours?"  Sure wish I'd written that:) --

[johnw26660]

"all that remains is the faces and the names of the wives and the sons and the daughters" I wish I would have written THAT.

[stevevandien]

Me too:) --

[spagyeti]

true...

i can't forget the line "the wind in the wires made a tattletale sound and a wave broke over the railing..." -- i wish i's written that too.. lol, jk! :D

[hubguy5]

"lake superior sings in the rooms of her icewater mansion"......brrrrr!

[Hockeyfan22168]

Most of the lyrics just put the facts into verse, and then he would punctuate them with great lines like that. And to music that hit the exact right tone.

I also appreciate the idea of Superior sending her secrets to the other lakes, who all know this story now.

Terrific stuff. I never see Lake Superior and not think of this tragedy.

[hathwit7]

gordie is the man. I remember mum playing him on vinyl when i was about five

[spydereleven]

All new bands care about now is making money.

[kman4141]

I remember when this Ship went down. I guess that makes me old!!

[geocam2]

I remember when this song came out in 1976 and it made a big impression on me. The lyrics are poetic, artistic and transcendant.

[layton59]

"That big ship and crew was a bone to be chewed..." Very visual lyrics choice.

[someonezmom]

wonderful post ..thank you!

[dybbuk4640]

this particular song of gordon's captures and conveys the sense of mystery, awe, and spirituality that surroundsand emanates form the great lakes in a way that only those who have been there can ever really understand - absolutely magnificent

[cowtippingrocks]

he still has that old 12 string!

[wikedklownz666]

the quality is nice compared to lives of other bands and singers i watched on here this sofar was the best quality i seen on here

[mrrandy1]

Nice nice