Lake Superior is aptly named. The second largest lake in the world, 350 miles long and 160 miles wide and its deepest point is 1,332 below the surface. The Witch of November mentioned in the song is a reference to severe autumn storms that can occur above the great lakes typically in November, when the low pressure, northern arctic winds meet the warmer fronts pulled from the Gulf of Mexico. These conditions can produce winds of up to 80 mph and waves of over 20 feet in height. Never gives up her dead refers to the cold nature of Superior, it is always cold, it's average temperature is 40 degrees fahrenheit and in the summer months it only reaches the mid 60's. Because it is always so cold, bodies in the water don't decompose because the bacteria that bloats corpses so they float on the water don't get a chance to multiply, as a result bodies sink to the floor of Superior and there they stay. There are hundreds of frozen bodies at the bottom of lake Superior.
@georgejenkins3371
2 жыл бұрын
First time I have seen anyone smile at the line "Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
@logwog1991
Жыл бұрын
Ditto bizarre
@dreamweaver8913
2 жыл бұрын
If you've never seen any of the Great Lakes, it's hard to imagine how big they really are. I live within 10 minutes of Lake Michigan. It's actually like a fresh water inland sea. Often, I see ocean going ships heading across Lake Michigan to Chicago headed to unload or load cargo at their ports. In rough weather, sometimes there's waves that are 8 feet or higher that come crashing to the shores. My picture next to my comment is a picture of the Chicago skyline looking out across Lake Michigan.
@kellyzak2375
2 жыл бұрын
And some great surfing
@CredibleHulk
2 жыл бұрын
Those on the "salties" will say that when Lake Superior is in a storm powered frenzy, it rivals anything that they see in the North Atlantic.
@davidleatherneck
2 жыл бұрын
Yup. When you hear that 'Tattletale' sound the wind makes, you know there is a problem on the way.
@claire33ist
4 ай бұрын
I’m from Superior WI, lost my gramps, never met him. My dad was 10 years old…years later that same Taconite facility of BNSF, my dad worked for for 30 years….many MANY unseen pictures! She’s terrifying, gorgeous, always respect her! The bell rang 30 times last November, it’ll always ring 30 times now🩷 They’re still down there, fully intact. God bless you Gordon, my grandfather and the rest of the crew of 28 (counting my gramps)
@kerikamen8977
2 жыл бұрын
This song tells the story of a shipwreck that happened on Lake Superior in Michigan, USA. It's a history lesson written by a poet musician. Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian singer songwriter who has many American hits from the 1970's. They all have a folk music feel. Try "Carefree Highway" for a less heavy song or "If You Could Read My Mind" for a beautiful love song. 💖💖 Thank you for reacting to this song. It is one of my favorites!
@user-ny3xt2oi4v
11 ай бұрын
Clueless woman
@chadszewczyk4094
2 жыл бұрын
Love the review! Homie was in deep existential thought the whole time while Shorty was just boppin like she was listening to Britany Spears Haha
@michaelfinlay6341
2 жыл бұрын
Anyone who's grown up around The Lakes knows the story of the Fitzgerald and her brave crew.
@dannyp9537
2 жыл бұрын
I live in Michigan and have been on all of the Great Lakes. I was on Lake superior In a 2 man raft one evening when the waves were 5 or 6' high, very fun but a little crazy. That evening we camped at the shore line near a lighthouse and the winds were up to 60 miles per hour. By morning our tent was completely torn down and we thought we had lost one of our friends. We found him sleeping in the back of the truck.
@christopherhutchings9621
3 ай бұрын
She smiled, Damn her.
@DanoSeer
Жыл бұрын
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours." Damn.
@launabanauna8958
Жыл бұрын
He girl doesn’t get the story at all, she just wants to rock on to the music.
@coyotej4895
2 жыл бұрын
In the late afternoon early evening of November 10th, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald's Captain told the Captain of the Aurther M Anderson, another big iron ore carrier that had been sailing with the Fitz that he lost radar, sometime later he reported his pumps were having to work overtime and he was slowing down to let the Arther M Anderson close the distance a bit. By 630 PM the Anderson had the Fitz on radar and was near enough that they could occasionally see her lights on the horizon. at about 650 the Arther was hit by a freakishly large swell from behind but with the sea topping out at 30-40 feet every swell was a toe curler. However, the event shook the Captin of the trailing ship enough to make him worry about the Fitz. So, within a moment of recovering the captain of the Arther M Anderson called and made a point of asking the Fits; "How are you holding up", The captain of the Fitz replied, "We are holding our own, going along like an old shoe". After that the Captain of the Anderson went below and they did a shift change. At 705 the captain of the Anderson came back up and was thinking of calling the Fitz again because he was worried about the way the other captain had sounded and the reference to plodding along got him thinking what if he bottomed out on a shole they passed earlier, and the Fitz was taking on more than they knew. Thats when another big swell swung the Aurther hard, and he was takin up with maneuvering and checking on his ship for a bit. At 708 he looked up and watched the Fitz disappear into a snow squall. Something made him walk to the Radar to double check her position, but she was not showing up on his radar. It was 710 PM and the Fitz was off radar, yet it was working, and he had literally just seen her a few miles ahead. He called numerous times and had all able crew up scanning with lights and looking for her. When the wreck was found the ship was in two parts and there was some bow damage. Some years later after the final inquiries he was Recalling the big swell that rocked them just before he lost sight of her in the snow that night and looking at the damage, he surmised that Fitz being overloaded and taking on water was overcome by the swell from her stern. Her bow shot under and hit the lake bottom, (Fitz was 728 feet long and rests now in 530 feet but the shole she passed over was 310 feet), the stern sheared off instantly and both halves would have been completely submerged in a matter of moments. To him this was the only way to explain her disappearing so fast. I grew up in a commercial fishing Family from Alaska and that story fascinated me. I have lost family and friends to the sea and even spent many scarry nights out in bad weather while I listened to others calling out for help on the radio. The radio calls from that night are surreal to listen to. Professional yet heart breaking. Its here on youtube at; kzitem.info/news/bejne/uGectYufaaaWnI4
@ToddSauve
2 жыл бұрын
Just a tiny bit of background on the opening lyrics of this song. The Chippewa and the Ojibwa are both the same tribal grouping. The varied spelling is due to European descended people's attempts to pronounce the same Indian name. A real tongue twister, eh? But wait! There's more! Their brothers and sisters who live on the Great Plains of western Canada are called the Saulteaux. Sometimes they are called the Plains Chippewa or Plains Ojibwa, but their proper name is Saulteaux. It is a French word that means "people of the rapids" from their origins in the Sault Ste. Marie region of Ontario and Michigan on the far eastern end of Lake Superior. It is pronounced Soto. Gordon Lightfoot based the music on an Irish folk tune he'd heard at some point. Thus it is Celtic in origin. The longer reverb on the electric guitar gives it the essence of a story coming down to us from the echoes of the distant past. This lends an aura of authenticity and authority to the entire mood of the song, and tells us to sit up and pay attention. Something important is about to be passed on. This is why traditional folk songs from various parts of the world are so appealing to us subconsciously, especially as we grow older and can finally appreciate what our ancestors endured. We are connecting with those who came before us and learning from the sometimes tragic cycle of life.
@danleeselman4827
Жыл бұрын
This is not just a song, it's a true story of the ship that sank in November 1975.
@russgilbertson8689
10 ай бұрын
Excellent story telling and True !!
@astroteech
2 жыл бұрын
Such an incredible recounting of such a tragic ship wreck. Gordon Lightfoot is a masterful story teller.
@mattcannon577
Жыл бұрын
I live 20 minutes from lake Superior I lived nextdoor to a family member of one of the crew that died on the ship he played this song on a guitar at a campfire in my backyard I was honored for that privilege. The storms over Superior are epic vary dangerous time on the lake.
@Jessy4207
2 жыл бұрын
I live 3 hours away from Lake Superior in Minnesota and everything I go to that lake I just cry when I see it cause the sad history in the lake can make u cry instantly 😢
@kalebhopkins248
2 жыл бұрын
He's actually telling you the truth story behind the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald back in the 1975 and it was a freighter ship that wrecked in lake superior and all 29 lives were lost that day and there's many theories about it
@DavidBrown-bp4iq
2 жыл бұрын
We didn't have money but grew up next to and swimming in, boating and fishing in 3 of the Great Lakes. Old ships' wooden skeletons just below the waterline. Those lakes have soul in them. It's a WORLD up there! You won't be the same after living there.
@clintonbartek1413
Жыл бұрын
RIP legend
@stparisian
Жыл бұрын
I was 12 years old living in Ohio when this happened - devastating. Seared in my memory still. USA lakes are huge - what others in the world may refer to as bays, inlets, seas,
@MatthewSmith-to1hz
Жыл бұрын
We're holding our own - The Edmund Fitz Gerald's last words -
@WolvenHeart1
5 ай бұрын
He gave honor to the crew. . Superior is the coldest and largest of the great lakes. The one blessing is the crew wouldn't have felt the end . In a documentary the data shows that the ship split up so when yhey hit the water they would have been unconscious in November the water is close to 32°F or 0°C. So in 10 mins you lose consciousness. Gordon gave most of the money made from this songs to the families of the lost crew.😢
@stefanlaskowski6660
Жыл бұрын
More ships have been lost in the Great Lakes than in the Bermuda Triangle. And to this day the Edmund Fitzgerald is the largest one ever lost.
@fumikado2527
2 жыл бұрын
Good reaction! Please want to react 三文小説 /Sanmon Shosetsu - King Gnu【Lyrics, ENG sub, Roma-ji】. This song is masterpiece.
@sammys7518
4 ай бұрын
She has absolutely no idea what is going on. I feel sorry for her.
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2 жыл бұрын
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