When songs were stories. Not exciting but peaceful with depth. "If You Could Read My Mind" is fave by him. Beautiful melody and lyrics both.
@Eowyn187
4 жыл бұрын
@Jason Walker I don't think I know that one🤔 Thank you
@pamelabourque3714
4 жыл бұрын
Sundown. I could listen to it on replay for about 3 days w/o needing to hear anything else
@Divhreaza
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, "If You Could Read My Mind" has been a favorite of mine even before I understood what it was really about. Definitely a good one!
@ttownrat6735
4 жыл бұрын
The wreak is now a sacred place that is under the protwction of the Canadian goverment
@janetroberts4359
4 жыл бұрын
kj robbi I would add “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” for pure stirring vision.
@johnallen869
4 жыл бұрын
Gordon's haunting tribute to this tragedy is a masterpiece. Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours. One of the best lines ever written!
@foots-qt4pk
4 жыл бұрын
"The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound..." I can almost hear the vibration and whipping sound. Evocative.
@raymcarthur3870
4 жыл бұрын
John Allen I totally agree it doesn’t get better than that!
@Divhreaza
4 жыл бұрын
The man definitely has a way with words! He's so good at packing so much emotion and imagery into just a few phrases. In addition to the ones already mentioned, another part that always hits me is "The church bell chimed till it rang twenty-nine times For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald"
@MrClobbertime
4 жыл бұрын
A great song. The part that gets me is "And all that remains is the faces and the name of the wives, the sons, and the daughters." The only thing left by these 29 to show they had existed were the families they left behind.
@brianlindsay2206
4 жыл бұрын
got that right
@kenwelch198
4 жыл бұрын
I'm going to give this one a thumbs up before I even watch. This song still gives me the chills everytime I hear it.
@itsallgood4093
4 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing, for the same reason.
@jimsmith9853
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I have been listening to this since I was a kid with my Grandfather. Chills then. Chills now. Sometimes tears RIP Fitzgerald Crew RIP Gramps This song is a masterpiece.
@superptop
4 жыл бұрын
Right on
@pammitchell7024
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. Every November I watch the different documentaries and listen to this several times. So sad.😢
@shakti7457
4 жыл бұрын
I did the same!!!
@ericaveillette6388
4 жыл бұрын
The Edmund Fitzgerald was a freighter (the largest on the Great Lakes at the time) that carried iron ore pellets from the taconite mining regions in MN to steel mills in Michigan. They were taking a full load from Superior, Wisconsin to Detroit when they encountered a storm with hurricane force winds and 35 foot waves on the evening of November 10, 1975. All crew were lost. The wreck hit the region hard as the Edmund Fitzgerald was a popular ship for ship watchers. The captain was known to play music over the intercom system as it passed through ports. Gordon Lightfoot masterfully memorialized the wreck with this song released in 1976.
@orlandociacchi6111
4 жыл бұрын
cleveland
@ericaveillette6388
4 жыл бұрын
@@orlandociacchi6111 although Lightfoot's lyrics mention Cleveland, the E.F. was actually en route to a steel mill on Zug Island near Detroit when the sinking occurred.
@Rammstein0963.
4 жыл бұрын
@Erica Largest when built in 1958, by 1975 a few vessels like the Anderson which accompanied her were larger.
@kentclark6420
4 жыл бұрын
It happened just a few weeks after my father died.
@karenward267
3 жыл бұрын
I watched a documentary on PBS about finding the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. This song played in my head throughout. It was haunting to see the wreck lying at the bottom of the lake as the camera panned down the side of the ship and stopped at the name.
@timheller8475
4 жыл бұрын
I was 13 years old when the Fitz went down and I remember the news reports, I live in Minnesota and we have a port at Duluth and had seen the Fitz come under the lift bridge a couple of times back then! Istill get tears in my eyes when i hear this song, thank you
@KimberlyJ424
4 жыл бұрын
Tim Heller same here. Live on Lake Erie. This song always hits me. It was a sad day.
@ckobo84
4 жыл бұрын
Those people would have all died eventually anyhow.
@jst4077
4 жыл бұрын
It was 3 yrs before I was born but one of my uncles introduced me to this song when I was young. My husband used to be a long haul trucker and one trip I was with him and we were in Duluth. Of course we had the song qued to play while going over the bridge. Hauntingly beautiful and tragic. I have so much respect for those lost gentlemen or anyone that holds that kind of job. I thought being a trucker wife was scary enough.
@debramorano
4 жыл бұрын
He was a troubadour, story teller. This is how history is remembered in all cultures.
@neuralmute
4 жыл бұрын
@@debramorano He still is! I went to see him play just last year with my mum, who has been a huge fan of his since before I was born. This song is one of his signatures, and even though he's got to be around 80 now, his voice is still golden - he sounds pretty much the same! He's a canadian national treasure.
@827dusty
4 жыл бұрын
The Great Lakes are so big, they are like small oceans. Huge storms claimed many ships going back over 200 years ago. This is a haunting tale, made into a song by one of the great storytellers of all time. How would you like to be in a storm on that boat with 40 foot waves and rain and wind blowing 70MPH. No thanks. It's a great song, because the story is true.
@mickya3011
4 жыл бұрын
827dusty especially Lake Superior .. so many ship wrecks
@reddragon6964
4 жыл бұрын
Although they are called the Great Lakes they are actually Inland Seas as Scientists consider them to be too big for Lakes.
@KimberlyJ424
4 жыл бұрын
827dusty so true. I live near Lake Erie and never knew they make up 20 percent of the worlds fresh water.
@steveg5933
4 жыл бұрын
Born and raised on the shores of Lake Ontario. The Great Lakes demand respect. As a US Navy veteran those seas were just as bad as any I've sailed on oceans
@susanmacdonald4288
4 жыл бұрын
@@steveg5933 so am I...I'm from Kingston. We don't get the full effect of storms because we're partly shielded by Wolfe Island, and being at the mouth of the St. Lawrence. But I have seen some fierce storms...I can imagine what it's like on the open lake. And you are exactly right. The Great Lakes demand respect.
@davewylie654
4 жыл бұрын
As a merchant mariner this song gets me everytime. 29 men lost and never found.
@mlhesler68
2 жыл бұрын
Some were found and it was a designated a grave site and off limits to divers.
@davewylie654
2 жыл бұрын
@@mlhesler68 I should have stated never came home. Been up to Whitefish Point and the monument quite a bit as even though i work on the Ocean my home is in Michigan. I tell people in my 30 plus years on the water i have only been truly frightened three times. Two of the three were weather related and both on the Great Lakes. I always crack a smile when someone says "Well those are just lakes, imagine the Ocean"....Those "lakes" are far more dangerous and the people who make their living up there are a special breed.
@ahartley3529
2 жыл бұрын
@@davewylie654 Be safe out there.
@davewylie654
2 жыл бұрын
@@ahartley3529 thank you
@whoworks1302
4 жыл бұрын
Imagine having Gordon Lightfoot for a history teacher...what better way to teach than through music.
@cinderellsworth
4 жыл бұрын
This song has never failed to bring tears to my eyes. I was 19 yrs old when she went down....it was all over the news. But when I heard the song for the first time, it actually made a bigger impact on me than all the news stories of the day. That's why I love the band, Sabaton. Their songs all deal with war and are historically accurate. In fact, Sabaton also has a history channel here on KZitem that explains their songs from an historical perspective. I think that history is best taught through music/song writing. If there had been a band like Sabaton when I was in school, I might have paid a lot more attention!
@silverfeigner
3 жыл бұрын
I agree
@juliecrane9647
3 жыл бұрын
@@cinderellsworth thnx for your post. Im a history junkie. Gonna check out Sabaton music and youtube channel. Im excited I was 18 when she went down. I remember all the news stories and the sadness I felt but Lightfoot brought it home. I cry everytime I hear it...still.
@corawheeler9355
4 жыл бұрын
Gitche-gami, or Gitche-gumee,, meaning "great sea", is the Ojibwe name for Lake Superior.
@jimcarlson6157
4 жыл бұрын
I'm Ojibway. From the lakehead on the Canadian side
@jimcarlson6157
4 жыл бұрын
@@Yylbb000 hi keecha
@jimcarlson6157
4 жыл бұрын
@@Yylbb000 sault ste Marie?
@roberttortorici7643
4 жыл бұрын
They did find bodys on an expedition in the 90,s using a mini sub, search Edmond Fitzgerald on KZitem
@0bob0cya
4 жыл бұрын
Cora Wheeler or the Chippewa
@stevehodder647
4 жыл бұрын
Fellas it's been good to know ya. Makes Me tear up every time..
@aeromedical6750
3 жыл бұрын
I’m good until “And all that remains is the faces and the names of the wives, and the sons, and the daughters!” I’m pretty much shot emotionally after that.
@jameseenacoene7680
3 жыл бұрын
This song is so sad. Knowing you are going to die and sink to the deep bottom of the mean cold blue lake.
@logangreer001
3 жыл бұрын
On top of all that, the music is very haunting. Before I understood what the song meant, I would just listen to the music, hearing the wind and the waves. Now that I know what happened, it makes the song more haunting and forlorn.
@CardiacCat
3 жыл бұрын
My grandmother always insisted you eat a meal before leaving her house. She always said if something were to happen to anyone she couldn't bear knowing they died hungry. This song haunts me with those two lines. I tear up everytime.
@pacificcoastpiper3949
4 жыл бұрын
I salute you my seafaring brothers, greetings from a fisherman in Eastern Washington
@marlarogers9304
4 жыл бұрын
I just saw Gordon Lightfoot perform last Friday! He still sounds the same at 83 years of age. An American folk singer and songwriter, give a listen to Sundown, and If You Could Read my Mind. This song always give me goosebumps, written so well!
@marlarogers9304
4 жыл бұрын
My apologies.
@stevietalk1
2 жыл бұрын
Ha! He’s actually a CANADIAN folk singer .. but he tells stories that relate to all. He’s from Ontario so knows the Great Lakes Bob Dylan presented him in to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
@realperceiver1010
4 жыл бұрын
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" There was a lot of cheesy music on the radio in the 70s, then there absolute gems like this. Sundown is a good Gordon Lightfoot song to check out. Lake Gitchegumee, also known as Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world with depths more than 1300 feet. The lake is 350 miles long with a maximum width of 160 miles. Growing up in Minnesota, I have tremendous respect for this phenomenon of mother nature. If you like Gordon Lightfoot, you may also like Dan Fogelberg.
@johnmrog
4 жыл бұрын
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" I spent 8 years in the U.S. Navy and those lines couldn't be more true or emotionally impactful.
@kathleen109
4 жыл бұрын
Second largest freshwater lake. Lake Baikal in Siberia is larger. I only know this because I listened to a live version of this song on Friday and then went down a rabbit hole.
@davepeterschmidt5818
4 жыл бұрын
@@kathleen109 Bailkal is larger by volume due to its incredible depth, but Superior is larger by area.
@RMDole19
4 жыл бұрын
Pat Duffy Yes, Dan Fogelberg is amazing. Leader of the Band is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard.
@hectorsmommy1717
4 жыл бұрын
Even in the bays Superior can get nasty very quickly. I have spent time kayaking around the Apostle Islands and there were a couple of iffy trips back when bad weather moved in quicker than expected. Essentially, there is nothing between Superior and the arctic where those north winds come from
@ReelShaneInsane
4 жыл бұрын
Not only are the lyrics and music amazing, but the Edmund Fitzgerald when down on Nov. 10th, 1975 and Gordon Lightfoot wrote that and recorded it the very next month in December, 1975. Then it was released in August, 1976! He's a genius.
@debisjoy8017
4 жыл бұрын
Shane McDaid I lived in Ohio when this happened.... it was a very sad moment on TV.
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN
4 жыл бұрын
No it sucks wimpy boy time
@AmethystEyes
3 жыл бұрын
He got to know the families of the lost crew. He donated a replica bell to remember the crewmen lost. The song is a tribute to keep there memory alive along with the bell.
@jimanderson953
4 жыл бұрын
Give credit to the maritime sailors who brave these waters daily to give you the means to live you're daily lives.
@JamesWilson-vr3ql
4 жыл бұрын
I understand that when the navy ships pass by they ring 29 bells to this day. The Fitz is remembered.
@JoeHaynie_VJ
4 жыл бұрын
This is such a powerful narrative. This song never gets old to me.
@johnduval8891
4 жыл бұрын
I live in the state of Rhode island and we have widows walks on houses all over the coastline. Many brave men and women have perished working the oceans to feed their families. Touching song. A tribute song to them all. ☮️
@delivertilidie8356
4 жыл бұрын
Peace from Cranston. My girl had no idea what they were when we were driving around Newport and Jamestown.
@sodoffbaldrick3038
4 жыл бұрын
My family comes from the Cape, and my Great Great Grandfather and his father before him were both lost at sea. This song makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. God Bless everyone who makes their living from the water.
@terryhickman7929
4 жыл бұрын
This song chills me with total goosebumps every time I hear it. There couldn't be a better tribute to those lost sailors.
@laurabuie3224
4 жыл бұрын
OMG Yes!!!💗
@jgalt5002
4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@m2aa130
4 жыл бұрын
Terry Hickman I have said the exact same thing all these years.
@skylab14
4 жыл бұрын
..... I cannot even look at an old picture of the Edmond Fitzgerald without feeling sad.
@trixier6505
4 жыл бұрын
When I taught 8th grade, this was one I played and made copies of the lyrics for each student. They listened raptly, and discussions ensued about the event, the era, song structure, etc. To this day, it give me chills. I can't begin to imagine the terror those men endured. No cell phones to tell loved ones goodbye. No time, no way to save themselves.
@karenbork706
4 жыл бұрын
No matter how many times you have heard this, you are in tears by the end.
@smellygoatacres
4 жыл бұрын
My dad was a towboat pilot when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. He heard the Pan-Pan over the radio.
@lewistasso8866
4 жыл бұрын
For those that don't know, a "Pan-Pan" is a distress call.
@victorwaddell6530
4 жыл бұрын
@@lewistasso8866 Pan Pan is the distress call one level below Mayday . I was a navy radar operator/ radio talker .
@lewistasso8866
4 жыл бұрын
@@victorwaddell6530 You are correct.
@emilyflotilla931
3 жыл бұрын
Must have been traumatic for all who heard that call!
@mzluna313
4 жыл бұрын
My dad worked for Great Lakes Steel and had been on that vessel many times. There was a church in Detroit that would ring it's bells once for each life lost. I don't know why they stopped. I was young but I clearly remember hearing the news.
@jgalt5002
4 жыл бұрын
Luna Blu right next to the tunnel to Canada
@kathleen109
4 жыл бұрын
I read the other day that they stopped doing it in 2004 or 2005. No explanation as to why.
@jgalt5002
4 жыл бұрын
Kathleen that’s sad
@mzluna313
4 жыл бұрын
@Kim A We would drive down there as a family every November 10 just to hear the bells.
@iodine63
4 жыл бұрын
It is Old Mariners Church. It is an old Episcopal church, nowAnglican church, that was specifically designated for sailors of the great lakes by a donation of a local wealthy woman in Detroit. She was tired of sailors being turned away from churches because of their attire or forced to sit in paupers seats. The Mariners church was one of the first churches you could sit anywhere in the church only general seating you couldn't purchase a pew. It was also one of the last legs of the underground railroad before crossing the Detroit river to Canada.
@sonnyjames8922
4 жыл бұрын
I first heard this about 10 yrs ago in my car while listening to overnight radio, Coast to Coast with George Noory. The song is a eulogy in many ways and has kept alive the memory of those that died on that ship.
@lewistasso8866
4 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Captain and Crew of the "Mighty Fitz" November 10, 1975.
@ericaveillette6388
4 жыл бұрын
As a Northern Minnesota native this song was played frequently on the radio as I grew up. It will always hold a special place in my heart. He's an excellent storyteller. Wonderful choice.
@kriseuribe3783
4 жыл бұрын
Yes am from Minnesota. Is true. And been ine time swimming in Superior and was so cold. I never attempted again. I cant even imagine goung to.your death that way. RIP
@lowrider4266
4 жыл бұрын
Great reaction. There is one video better than this one, it shows news reports, video underwater when they found the wreckage, photos of all 29. Very moving video. Please look it up. I watch this every Nov. So they are remembered. Great reaction, thanks. All time great classic.
@timmholl9238
4 жыл бұрын
My wife does the same thing! Every November.
@dukecity7688
4 жыл бұрын
thanks for the information. Now I plan on doing exactly that.
@jeffgessner9764
4 жыл бұрын
29 men I never knew. Still, I couldn't help shedding tears for them and their families.
@TheLuisberg
3 жыл бұрын
“Does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours” that is the most scariest lyric I ever heard
@jonm1114
4 жыл бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot is a great folk rock performer and has had a number of notable hits. Try "If You Could Red My Mind", "Sundown" and "Carefree Highway".
@pollymiller623
3 жыл бұрын
Sundown and Cotton Jenny...fave!
@BluDynamo
4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs from him is “Sundown”....an absolute classic!
@mmay2669
4 жыл бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot's lyrics inspired me to write poetry. But I can't touch his talent. "If You Could Read My Mind" is soul tearing in its beauty and sadness. "Sundown" is another one.
@majykfngrz
4 жыл бұрын
One of those songs = Sundown = was written about his Wife(girlfriend?) and one of his best friends(Eric Clapton). Listen to the lyrics.
@cosmicgoddess5085
3 жыл бұрын
@@majykfngrz sundown is about Cathy Smith, a former girlfriend of Gordon’s. She later injected the lethal dose of drugs that killed John Belushi. Not sure Eric Clapton was ever involved but it wouldnt surprise me.
@kathydodds1333
4 жыл бұрын
The lakes are the great lakes
@ursulachuse6153
4 жыл бұрын
Also very dangerous in a storm, ben in a few my self on lake Michigan in our boat
@thomasfox6677
4 жыл бұрын
Superior is the biggest lake in the world if you don't count the Caspian sea. Not sure why that is considered a lake.
@huchlvr
4 жыл бұрын
Thomas Fox Lake Titicaca in S America is the largest lake in the world.
@nighttracker1472
4 жыл бұрын
@@huchlvr no, it is the largest in south America
@Horenramon
3 жыл бұрын
I agee
@cyberingcatgirls7069
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah the "Fellas, it's been good to know ya" has made me tear up before.
@Majoofi
4 жыл бұрын
If You Could Read My Mind
@leslieshafer6343
4 жыл бұрын
I'll second that recommendation!
@kriseuribe3783
4 жыл бұрын
Yes another great song
@SheenaRea
4 жыл бұрын
Yessss!!!!
@traveller112
3 жыл бұрын
Holy cow-when I saw him in concert the first time (like around 2011) he started singing If you could read my mind and tears just started falling out of my eyes. No sobbing or ugly crying-just spontaneous tears.
@janbarriault4494
4 жыл бұрын
oh yeah,,, Sundown,,, try that, and lovin' the reaction..
@dbegley990
4 жыл бұрын
75mph winds and 50ft. waves in 30 degree water. they never got a mayday msg out
@leeswhimsy
4 жыл бұрын
I've been to the shipwreck museum up there and it was one of the most moving experiences I've ever had...it really took you straight to what it may have been like.
@debbiefeaster1875
4 жыл бұрын
I have to and I agree..was very moving.
@theivory1
4 жыл бұрын
I plan to go soon. The story, the song, it just takes you there.
@jasonthyrion5132
3 жыл бұрын
I'm a native michigander and this song hits home on many levels. I've lost many friends on these great lakes. And superior does not give up her dead. There are many ship wrecks with the dead still in her. It brings tears almost every time I hear this song. I've grown up playing in these lakes and they are a treasure and something to be loved and feared. Why I'm so glad to be from this great state and her history. Thanks for this
@cocoemrick1903
4 жыл бұрын
When the witch of November visits Gitche Gumee, she becomes as angry as an ocean. Beautiful and scary! Powerful energy! You feel it in your soul!
@ExarKenneth71
4 жыл бұрын
Oh man You've got a Jewell Gordon has so many great songs that you could just dedicate a month to just him. LOL!! I've not even seen your reaction yet but am glad of your choice. Some great Songs are Sundown, If you could read my mind, Carefree Highway. Rainy day People.
@wmg111
4 жыл бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot has written (and is still to this day) some of the most moving songs in existence. He is at the top of the mountain. The Canadian Railroad Trilogy is a classic example of his storytelling, and there are literally hundreds more. Enjoy.
@panzerwolf494
4 жыл бұрын
When you learn the actual story it's even more tragic. They fought to keep the ship going, everyone expected the ship to make it including the Anderson behind her. The last communication was "We are holding our own". She went down so fast the crew had no time to send a mayday. The big Fitz was the flagship of the the company, she set records and was the ship everyone wanted to be on
@cocoemrick1903
4 жыл бұрын
The Fitz was massive! I watched her pass on the Detroit River many times. It was amazing to watch her navigate through the turn heading into Lake St. Clair. I, along with many others, was heartbroken when she sank. Her bell is housed in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum on Whitefish Point. Gordon Lightfoot's tribute is hauntingly beautiful!
@trblue431
3 жыл бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian treasure, he is still performing today at 80 yrs young.
@RickyMaveety
4 жыл бұрын
This song makes me weep every time I hear it. I still remember back when it happened. So incredibly sad.
@timwilson9900
4 жыл бұрын
Great reaction! One of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written.
@leeswhimsy
4 жыл бұрын
Love this song....Gordon was a great singer/songwriter.
@ABertagurl
4 жыл бұрын
He still is. Still singing and writing.
@traveller112
3 жыл бұрын
He still is and still tours.
@danrowden3898
4 жыл бұрын
The best word for this wonderful song is 'haunting'.
@deannacrownover3
4 жыл бұрын
I was a kid when this happened. It was so tragic! Even here in Florida, everyone was praying for the families of that crew. (That's an actual photo of the Edmund Fitzgerald.)
@deannacrownover3
4 жыл бұрын
@Scorpio Way I live not too, too far Destin! I'm in Lee! (I was in Homestead when the Fitzgerald went down. Florida is a seafaring state but that tragedy on Superior was far worse than anything I can remember in my lifetime here. Discounting hurricanes of course!) Edit: how are y'all coming along after Michael? I know it's still a mess, I am from homestead LOL. But is everyone okay? As in, is everyone back to relative normalcy?)
@deannacrownover3
4 жыл бұрын
@Scorpio Way Exactly. My pastor and I got into it because I reduced the amount I was tithing to the church and started sending the money to First the Panhandle and then Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. (I'm tithing more than 10% at the church so he really has no say LOL. Actually he has no say it all because it's God but that's a whole nother story and I'm a Baptist and and you know how Baptists are...) There are so many terrible things that people never think about in the aftermath of a hurricane. Once the impact is gone, the nation forgets about it. The people living in it have no home, no food, no possessions, no shade, no clean drinking water, everything looks like a giant dump and it's covered with sand and salt and it's a hundred degrees. It's a living hell. That being said, there is no way I would ever leave Florida! (It does tend to make the Yankees run... I've known people that lived here less than six weeks, experienced one hurricane and went away.) At least it makes for a tougher breed of people here! I know this may sound bizarre since you don't know me from Adam but, I happen to know where there is land for sale at an extremely reasonable price not too far from Destin. I can't put you in Destin proper but, I know some places... Places were real Floridians love to live and everybody else is afraid to go! Do you have an email address or a website or a some way I can send you a message? I don't want the whole world to know where it is...
@ajamcan7264
4 жыл бұрын
Apparently even if you’re as far as you can get from the Lakes, it still hits. But putting this into perspective, the wind that day was hurricane force. The waves height was at 35 ft. In a fucking lake. Superior is just a sea playing dress-up as a lake. I will say, respect Superior and her sisters as you would respect the sea. All sailors, lake or ocean, are connected via the very water they all sail upon. The biggest ship to hit the bottom of the Lakes.
@kimmarievan-ever6599
3 жыл бұрын
First time I have heard this song and i was a 70's teen and love Gordon Lightfoot..I'm sat here crying..going to search this ship now..what a wordsmith he was...a ma zing
@kens32052
4 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see Gordon in concert several times such a long long time ago...sigh. He is 81 and still touring. I remember when the Air & Space museum first opened they had one of his songs on the wall.
@Guiltless765
4 жыл бұрын
I've always loved the story telling music like this.😎
@larryronkq586
3 жыл бұрын
THE 70s had the BEST STORY TELLING SONGS EVER ,, This helps prove my point ,,
@carlyq3488
4 жыл бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot the pride of Canada 🇨🇦 Sundown and Rainy Day People, If You Could Read My Mind. All awesome songs
@brianforgie5515
4 жыл бұрын
the way you react to this video is the way music is supposed to be. A story that hits you in the heart or brain. No fluff here. Reality and entertainment combined in one song. This song looks like it hit you right in the heart. Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian treasure. I have seen the dude in concert 7 times. This dude is a classic storyteller. Listen to his catalogue you wont regret it. Good job man keep it up
@jh1812
4 жыл бұрын
I was twelve years old when this tragedy happened. I was already a huge fan of Gordon Lightfoot but when this song came on the radio we would all stop what we were doing and listen to the lyrics. Many years later I took up guitar and learned a lot of Gordon’s songs. It got me through some very difficult times then. To this day I always have Gordon’s music with me when I travel. He is truly Canada’s poet laureate. Check out all his music. You won’t go wrong. Cheers from Toronto Canada !
@matt75hooper
Ай бұрын
A masterpiece for the ages. I recall when the Ship went down. Huge news. A few years later Mr Lightfoot put together this All World classic for the families of the lost crew. This song will stand the test of time. A great legacy Mr Lightfoot.
@Awall79
4 жыл бұрын
I just saw a special on the wreck and they said reports make it pretty clear that it must have happened so fast they had no chance to report what was happening because the ship in front of them kept checking in and the captain believed they would make it in time.
@kathleen109
4 жыл бұрын
The ship was the Arthur Anderson and it was behind them.
@Awall79
4 жыл бұрын
@@kathleen109 oh oops. Lol
@howardsmith9342
4 жыл бұрын
The captain was watching the lights of the Fitz go up, down, up, down, and then they didn't go up again, and she was gone, just like that.
@hauntedshadowslegacy2826
3 жыл бұрын
It was quick, yeah. Computer reconstructions estimate that the ship did indeed break deep. There is a visible crater on the lake bed at her stern, demonstrating the force of the wreck. She was slammed into the bottom of the lake, the waves timing just perfectly to overwhelm the stern before it could crest again. Down and gone in seconds. The captain likely did believe they'd be fine in that last transmission. With how cold the lake is year-round, all crew would've drowned within minutes, their gasp reflex making them aspirate water right away. It's so cold down there that all 29 of the crew are still there, preserved in the refrigerative lake bed.
@beverlyhimmelhaver5347
4 жыл бұрын
I had the same reaction as you the 1st time I heard this song..and still do today. So good to hear it again after so many decades. Peace to you Jayvee.
@TheMike_I
4 жыл бұрын
always loved his voice. Sundown and If You Could Read My Mind are two more great songs of his
@mikeriddle383
4 жыл бұрын
Sundown next.
@mrrominemr
4 жыл бұрын
If you like that you would probably love Alice's Restaurant. By Arlo Guthrie. Gordon Lightfoot will make you cry Arlo Guthrie will make you laugh.
@garylindsey5174
4 жыл бұрын
Everyone needs to hear that atleast once!
@robinormond8129
4 жыл бұрын
And Tom Paxton - who will make you do both!!!
@kevinterrell47
4 жыл бұрын
Every Thanksgiving I listen to Alice's Restaurant. I think it has so many social meanings for the time it was written . A little song about littering LOL
@garylindsey5174
4 жыл бұрын
@@kevinterrell47 I used to,and this year I was going to and let it slip my mind. So I listened to it the day after. I tried to get a couple of these guys to react to it.
@kevinterrell47
4 жыл бұрын
@@garylindsey5174 Yes that was a tradition that I started for myself in the late 70's no one else in the family seems to care but I did and its stuck with me. Great story telling gets me every time. Thanks for the shout out Gary and listen next Thanksgiving LOL
@clydeb7713
4 жыл бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot is a treasure. So many poignant songs and performed exactly. His song Beautiful is a great love song rarely played. And two sure-shots are Rainy Day People and If You Could Read My Mind.
@twinteensmom
4 жыл бұрын
Actually, the wreck has been found. The wreck is now a memorial, I believe, because the ship lays in Canadian waters.
@danieldietsche2954
4 жыл бұрын
Yes @ 530 ft depth
@leslieshafer6343
4 жыл бұрын
@@danieldietsche2954 Which is why until the advent of new technology for exploration & recovery it was said that the lake never gives up it's dead. The Edmund Fitzgerald lies in VERY deep water.
@rbacht7757
4 жыл бұрын
It was left there as their graves at the request of the families. All ships that pass ring their bell 29 times in memory. The Canadian coastguard removed the bell from the wreck and engraved the names of those lost, then mounted it again. Rest in peace.
@huchlvr
4 жыл бұрын
R Bacht the bell is actually at the Great Lakes Museum in Michigan.
@hauntedshadowslegacy2826
3 жыл бұрын
@@leslieshafer6343 It's still referred to as the lake that never gives up her dead, even with new tech. Why, you ask? Because all 29 crewmembers are still there. The Fitz isn't just a memorial. She's a private graveyard, certified and registered with alarm buoys posted around her. Get too close, and the Canadian coastguard is on your ass in minutes. Diving to her is strictly prohibited because people who take careless photographs may accidentally snap a pic of one of the bodies, which the crews' families consider akin to exhumation. Oh, by the way, the Fitz' bell wasn't removed from the wreck by the Canadian coastguard. It was stolen by filthy graverobbers and placed in the Great Lakes Museum from an attention-seeking vermin. Don't pay that museum any mind, as its curator is a slimy creep. Watch Kaitlin Doughty's video on the Fitz for more information.
@lisaengel5243
4 жыл бұрын
I suppose you’ve Googled about the wreck. If you haven’t, you should.
@JayveeTV
4 жыл бұрын
Lisa Engel I did
@kimkearney5419
4 жыл бұрын
They did find the wreck, in Canadian waters, and its protected.
@HendrixJHE
4 жыл бұрын
Gordon is a Canadian Icon! Such a great balladeer and story-teller. He has a couple of other songs you will enjoy. I am sure folks have already mentioned them!
@Embur12
4 жыл бұрын
Great reaction...you really felt the song. Powerful tune.
@-B-B
4 жыл бұрын
"Fellas, it's been good to know ya", man that hits hard...
@jodimorgan2567
3 жыл бұрын
The ships crew are still in their ice water tomb. They aren’t missing. Their family knows where they are resting.
@randyruble5903
3 жыл бұрын
" fellas its been good to know ya"- that gets me every time- gordon lightfoot is amazing songwriter
@theresarandall7448
4 жыл бұрын
I lived in Grand Marais MINNESOTA when I was a kid. Lost family friends in the big Lake
@rustyrelicsfarm2406
4 жыл бұрын
My Grandparents have a cabin in Grand Marais Michigan.
@BiblicalGospelSongs
4 жыл бұрын
I was living in Toledo, OH when the Fitzgerald sank. She was a Toledo based ship and I used to see her at the dock. I vividly remember listening to the Mayday as they found out she was in trouble. There were 2 ships within close proximity, the Edmund Fitzgerald and SS Arthur M. Anderson and they were trying to head to the Canadian side for a sheltered area. The Edmund Fitzgerald went down quickly. One minute she was there, and the next minute she wasn't. I remember when this song came out and Gordon Lightfoot held a concert in Sylvania, OH. In the audience were family members of the Edmund Fitzgerald's crew and they rang a bell on stage for the crew members. In 1995, they brought the Ship's Bell to the surface so it could be the Centerpiece at a Maritime Museum in Michigan. A duplicate bell with the crew's names engraved upon it was placed back on the ship as a grave marker. There is no bacteria at the bottom of Lake Superior and at 538 ft. deep, it's also quite cold. Everything and everyone is preserved today. "Ask a Mortician" on KZitem did a segment on Lake Superior and the Edmund Fitzgerald so that's how I know this last bit.
@whazzuphere
4 жыл бұрын
The captain of the Fitzgerald, Ernest McSorley, age 63, was making his last voyage when this happened. He was retiring at the end of this trip. None of the bodies of the crew were ever recovered.
@rockahollic7691
4 жыл бұрын
One was found, in 1995
@joshk4187
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the Titanic story as that captain was supposed to of retired after .
@cynthiadevore6826
4 жыл бұрын
@@rockahollic7691 yep, one was discovered, still clad in his coveralls.
@williamvalentino3947
4 жыл бұрын
@@rockahollic7691 no many false stories told but no remains were ever found
@arcadianico
4 жыл бұрын
William Valentino one of the bodies was found and captured on video, which was not released as the families felt it was disrespectful
@TomGorham
3 жыл бұрын
At 70 years old, I was a young man living along the shore of Lake Erie near it's destination Cleveland when this happened. I used to sit and watch the great iron ore boats go by. This was very traumatic for everyone. I always listen to this song in November and shed a few tears.
@naturemom57
4 жыл бұрын
My husband and I have lived on Lake Michigan in the Milwaukee area our whole life .. it is such a large lake at certain times of the years there are big enough waves to surf on it ... when out in the middle the weather can change from calm to a hurricane type storm in minutes.. I love the lake but as any big body of water you have to respect it ... Great song ❤️
@aqua-rian
4 жыл бұрын
Autumn waterspouts are a thing to behold
@karenpatterson8574
4 жыл бұрын
Your description is spot on. I’m a Buffalo, NY girl
@pollymiller623
3 жыл бұрын
This is one of my own personal top ten songs. I know it word for word even when it's not playing...I love the tune...that steel guitar...with the best voice ever. A great story teller that doesn't bite you. makes you feel.somehow you sorrow for all involved...
@lonnykaufman1164
4 жыл бұрын
Listen to "Sundown". Another great storyteller is Johny Horton "Sink the Bismarck" or " Battle of New Orleans, in 1814".
@professionalvampire1
4 жыл бұрын
So few people appreciate Johnny Horton. I've listened to his music for decades and always loved it.
@BelindaTN
4 жыл бұрын
This song came out when I was a teenager. To this day it still gives me chills. So haunting. And the fact that it is a very true story, just drives it home. I did not even know the Great Lakes could have weather this severe and the waters behave just like the ocean.
@enlightenedwarrior7119
4 жыл бұрын
The hero is a captain that changed his mind and went underway to search for survivors that night. Risking his ship
@lauric7709
4 жыл бұрын
This is a great song in the storytelling tradition. A lot of comments here also mention "If You Could Read My Mind," which is another great song. I also love "Beautiful" which is one of the best love songs around.
@extdiso
3 жыл бұрын
If I had to describe this song in one word, it would be “chilling”, in the saddest way possible
@ariagrace7431
4 жыл бұрын
This song means a lot especially as someone who lives in the Midwest near the Great Lakes. Haunting and both nostalgic melody to it.
@peterquinones3522
4 жыл бұрын
Do Sundown by him J! The best song about being suspicious of your lover.
@planelvr07
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for playing this song! I've followed Gordon's career for many years & this one is one of his best. It's all you said it was & more. He's one of the last of the great story-telling troubadors.
@2021ruber
4 жыл бұрын
Hi. Great reaction.You should check Gordon Lightfoot classic "Black Day in July". A vivid description of the tragic Detroit riots of 68. For a more personal song , check Gordon Lightfoot " If you could read my mind" , a painful but beautiful song about Gordon's divorce.Such song is filled with beautiful metaphors. Take care.
@headdown1
17 күн бұрын
Ten years ago I took my nephew and niece to the Canadian Rockies for some hiking. When we were driving past Whitefish Bay I stopped and pulled out my acoustic and sang them this song. A sad piece of history, so well remembered because of this song. "Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" One of the most evocative and chilling lines ever....
@holleyjomartinez4009
4 жыл бұрын
“If you could read my mind.....” first one that comes to mind. ❤️
@tracysnow349
3 жыл бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot is the utimate songwriter and story teller. Him and Al Stewart. I grew up listening to Gordon Lightfoot. My mom loved him. This song is astounding.
@debbiechang5781
4 жыл бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot was one of my favorites in the 1970’s. He was noted for his storytelling, songwriting, and his great skill on the twelve string guitar. “If You Could Read My Mind” is definitely worth checking out. Thanks for exploring a very diverse variety of music. Please don’t overlook Linda Ronstadt. She ruled in the 70’s and 80’s. First female to sell out arenas!
@T-rock40
4 жыл бұрын
I'm late to the party, my whole childhood was hearing Gordon lightfoot. One song that is amazing but not as well know is Miguel.. another amazing story
@ladydeerheart1
4 жыл бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot I a great story teller and his best song is "Sundown".
@Andres64B
4 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing about this on the news as a Michigan boy. Lake Superior.
@mscrikey23
3 жыл бұрын
I’m homeschooling my kids because of Covid. This was part of our social studies this month. I’m proud to say they even know the last transmission from the Edmund Fitzgerald. “We’re holding our own”. Your reaction makes all the difference. Thank you
@jeanburk9539
3 жыл бұрын
Good for you for teaching your kids. They will turn out better. How about listening to Stan Rogers' song, "The Northwest Passage ".
@BilboFromTG
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a good, suitable and respectful reaction to this beautiful masterpiece...😌👍🙏
@lisaengel5243
4 жыл бұрын
Ever listened to Don McLean singing American Pie? What about Simon & Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water?
@kitspics526
4 жыл бұрын
Been on Erie when she hit 12 foot waves...don't mess with the Great Lakes. Wonderful song
@lisaengel5243
4 жыл бұрын
Indeed such a sad song. I was a 5th grader when this happened.
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