Gordon Lightfoot - The Edmund Fitzgerald

LefthandShooter · 06-27-2008, 01:31 PM

YouTube - Gordon Lightfoot - The Edmund Fitzgerald - Dedication

Hope this link works. I feel like crying everytime I hear this song.
So sad....

Pred · 06-27-2008, 01:36 PM

Actually that song does make a tear run down my face when I hear it. So does Already Home(I think thats right) and Cats in the Cradle....

ArkansasHunter · 06-27-2008, 01:40 PM

Very Good !!!

Seabeescotty · 06-27-2008, 02:07 PM

Great choices of music, on here. Makes me feel like I'm home, again!

CalifgirlinOk · 06-27-2008, 02:44 PM

What a voice..!!

SKS NOOB · 06-27-2008, 03:03 PM

I acutally learned to play that song, though not well.

Brother Bob · 06-27-2008, 07:09 PM

I was in the Navy when that song came out, and really not that far from where the tragedy happened, Great Lakes, Illinois. God bless em......

toolman · 06-27-2008, 07:16 PM

I always liked G.L., especially Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald and Sundown.

YouTube - SUNDOWN / GORDON LIGHTFOOT

Pumpkinheaver · 06-27-2008, 09:34 PM

I havn't heard that song in years thanks!

Kodiak32 · 06-27-2008, 10:24 PM

Every time I'm around the Great Lakes I think of the song.

Gordon Lightfoot wrote a masterpiece and a fitting memorial to the crew that was lost to the Witch of November.

Big Dog · 06-28-2008, 07:18 AM

I was in the recruiting center in Jacksonville, Florida and they had that song playing all day long - made me wonder if it was an omen about my re-upping into the Navy.....

My frigate did go thru a hurricane a couple years later - but WE came out of it okay.

I liked Gordon's songs.

"Cat's In The Cradle" - I always get the danged Chinese Restaurant version in my mind when I hear it.

Dookiebutt · 06-28-2008, 07:30 AM

Um, I don't think Lightfoot did Cat's in the Cradle. But Harry Chapin did . . . .

YouTube - Harry Chapin sings CATS IN THE CRADLE Live

Aarant · 06-28-2008, 07:37 AM

as a Merchant Marine that song does hit close to home. Thanks for the thread

killer · 06-28-2008, 08:01 AM

I've done a lot of scuba diving in Lake Superior guys. That lake sure scares me. It's not a place for the inexperienced to be. Typically on a bright sunny day without a cloud in the sky a 20' high fog bank will suddenly surround your boat while the bright sun is above you...weird! Without a compass or GPS good luck. Take a look at my scuba photo link:

Scuba diving Lake Superior

Here's a pic from 10 days ago up there:

Like all of you I have a strong link to that song and remember hearing on the radio about the Fitzgerald missing. The bodies are still in the wreck. The water probably never gets above 45 degrees where they rest.

Xsea240 · 06-28-2008, 09:19 AM

I was on Jones Island the day the Edmund Fitzgerald went down. That was her home port. Had done an inspection of the winter before, inspected to make sure that the heads holding tanks complied with the law, and they did. It was a very sad day for all the people on the island, I remember that I was in a commercial fishermans shed when the word was received and even Leland had tears in his eyes.

Windwalker · 06-28-2008, 09:28 AM

That is a beautiful song but oh so sad. Brings tears.

SwedeSteve · 06-28-2008, 11:03 AM

It is one of those songs that stay with you forever. A truly haunting memorial.

AKHunter · 06-28-2008, 11:24 AM

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It is one of those songs that stay with you forever. A truly haunting memorial.
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rebel727 · 06-28-2008, 08:49 PM

My wifes dad died when she was 16. The tug he was captain of sank. She can't stand to hear that song.

nathangdad · 06-28-2008, 08:56 PM

. . . yet the absence of escape craft on the ship seems always overlooked.

I feel the ship owners have a true criminal liability.

06-27-2008, 01:31 PM	#1
LefthandShooter Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In A House in NE Ohio! Posts: 1,481	Gordon Lightfoot - The Edmund Fitzgerald YouTube - Gordon Lightfoot - The Edmund Fitzgerald - Dedication Hope this link works. I feel like crying everytime I hear this song. So sad.... __________________ A dead bird is still a dead bird.

06-27-2008, 02:07 PM	#4
Seabeescotty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 4,064 Images: 18 Blog Entries: 1	Great choices of music, on here. Makes me feel like I'm home, again! __________________ Adapt, improvise, overcome.-Gysgt Highway, Heartbreak Ridge

06-27-2008, 02:44 PM	#5
CalifgirlinOk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,827	What a voice..!! __________________ "Most of the troubles in the world is caused by people wanting to be important". T.S.Eliot

06-27-2008, 07:09 PM	#7
Brother Bob The Mayor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Olive Branch, MS. Posts: 2,691 Blog Entries: 3	I was in the Navy when that song came out, and really not that far from where the tragedy happened, Great Lakes, Illinois. God bless em...... __________________ The Most Expensive Commodity In This Country Is Ignorance!

06-27-2008, 07:16 PM	#8
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,582 Blog Entries: 22	I always liked G.L., especially Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald and Sundown. YouTube - SUNDOWN / GORDON LIGHTFOOT __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun! Last edited by toolman; 06-27-2008 at 10:44 PM.

06-27-2008, 01:36 PM	#2
Pred Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,873 Blog Entries: 3	Actually that song does make a tear run down my face when I hear it. So does Already Home(I think thats right) and Cats in the Cradle....

06-27-2008, 01:40 PM	#3
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,722	Very Good !!!

06-27-2008, 03:03 PM	#6
SKS NOOB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Minnesotah Posts: 689	I acutally learned to play that song, though not well.

06-27-2008, 09:34 PM	#9
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,342	I havn't heard that song in years thanks! __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

06-27-2008, 10:24 PM	#10
Kodiak32 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 298	Every time I'm around the Great Lakes I think of the song. Gordon Lightfoot wrote a masterpiece and a fitting memorial to the crew that was lost to the Witch of November.

06-28-2008, 07:18 AM	#11
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,221	I was in the recruiting center in Jacksonville, Florida and they had that song playing all day long - made me wonder if it was an omen about my re-upping into the Navy..... My frigate did go thru a hurricane a couple years later - but WE came out of it okay. I liked Gordon's songs. "Cat's In The Cradle" - I always get the danged Chinese Restaurant version in my mind when I hear it. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

06-28-2008, 07:30 AM	#12
Dookiebutt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: America's North Coast Posts: 1,163	Um, I don't think Lightfoot did Cat's in the Cradle. But Harry Chapin did . . . . YouTube - Harry Chapin sings CATS IN THE CRADLE Live

06-28-2008, 07:37 AM	#13
Aarant Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: south Texas Posts: 109	as a Merchant Marine that song does hit close to home. Thanks for the thread

06-28-2008, 08:01 AM	#14
killer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the rat race Posts: 905 Images: 6	I've done a lot of scuba diving in Lake Superior guys. That lake sure scares me. It's not a place for the inexperienced to be. Typically on a bright sunny day without a cloud in the sky a 20' high fog bank will suddenly surround your boat while the bright sun is above you...weird! Without a compass or GPS good luck. Take a look at my scuba photo link: Scuba diving Lake Superior Here's a pic from 10 days ago up there: Like all of you I have a strong link to that song and remember hearing on the radio about the Fitzgerald missing. The bodies are still in the wreck. The water probably never gets above 45 degrees where they rest. __________________ "Yeee Hawww...I'm a cowboy on an iron horse." Killer's cabin: http://buckmountainchateau.com/ Last edited by killer; 06-28-2008 at 08:04 AM.

06-28-2008, 09:19 AM	#15
Xsea240 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 31	I was on Jones Island the day the Edmund Fitzgerald went down. That was her home port. Had done an inspection of the winter before, inspected to make sure that the heads holding tanks complied with the law, and they did. It was a very sad day for all the people on the island, I remember that I was in a commercial fishermans shed when the word was received and even Leland had tears in his eyes.

06-28-2008, 09:28 AM	#16
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,607	That is a beautiful song but oh so sad. Brings tears. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

06-28-2008, 11:03 AM	#17
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,400 Images: 1	It is one of those songs that stay with you forever. A truly haunting memorial. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

06-28-2008, 08:49 PM	#19
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,549	My wifes dad died when she was 16. The tug he was captain of sank. She can't stand to hear that song. __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

06-28-2008, 08:56 PM	#20
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,503	Very sad situation . . . . . . yet the absence of escape craft on the ship seems always overlooked. I feel the ship owners have a true criminal liability.