FIRST TIME REACTING TO | "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot
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@GhrymBear 4 ай бұрын
They rang the bell 30 times on the announcement of Gordons death.
@skunkmonster1 4 ай бұрын
Why 30?
@droid8472 4 ай бұрын
@@skunkmonster129 for the men who died on the ship and 1 for Gordon lightfoot
@skunkmonster1 4 ай бұрын
@droid8472 I love that!!! I put it together when we got to the end and I heard it again. Thanks!!!
@robertgalloup6171 4 ай бұрын
@@skunkmonster1because of the passing of GORDON.... Permission was given from the families.... To this day, any royalty money generated from this song goes to a fund for all family members.
@michaelturnes1587 4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs, my friends and I play it and song whenever we have a get together. Our local small town Ohio bar has had this on the jukebox since it came out. Went thru multiple jukeboxes but this always had to be on it.
@858Bill 4 ай бұрын
My father worked on the boats as a cook for many years.....including the Fitz.... I've been aboard her a few times myself.... We knew many of the men personally...... Rest in Peace.... Michael Armagost- 37- Third Mate- Iron River, Wisconsin Fred Beetcher- 56- Porter- Superior, Wisconsin Thomas Bentsen- 23- Oiler- St. Joseph, Michigan Edward Bindon -47- First Asst. Engineer- Fairport Harbor, Ohio Thomas Borgeson -41- Maintenance Man- Duluth, Minnesota Oliver Champeau- 41-Third Asst. Engineer- Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Nolan Church -55 -Porter -Silver Bay, Minnesota Ransom Cundy- 53- Watchman- Superior, Wisconsin Thomas Edwards-50- Second Asst. Engineer- Oregon, Ohio Russell Haskell -40- Second Asst. Engineer- Millbury, Ohio George Holl -60- Chief Engineer- Cabot, Pennsylvania Bruce Hudson- 22- Deck Hand -North Olmsted, Ohio Allen Kalmon -43- Second Cook- Washburn, Wisconsin Gordon MacLellan- 30- Wiper- Clearwater, Florida Joseph Mazes- 59- Special Maintenance Man -Ashland, Wisconsin John McCarthy -62-First Mate -Bay Village, Ohio Ernest McSorley -63 -Captain -Toledo, Ohio Eugene O'Brien- 50- Wheelsman -Toledo, Ohio Karl Peckol -20- Watchman -Ashtabula, Ohio John Poviach -59- Wheelsman- Bradenton, Florida James Pratt -44- Second Mate- Lakewood, Ohio Robert Rafferty -62 -Steward -Toledo, Ohio Paul Riippa -22 -Deck Hand -Ashtabula, Ohio John Simmons -63 -Wheelsman -Ashland, Wisconsin William Spengler -59- Watchman- Toledo, Ohio Mark Thomas -21- Deck Hand- Richmond Heights, Ohio Ralph Walton -58- Oiler- Fremont, Ohio David Weiss -22 -Cadet -Agoura, California Blaine Wilhelm -52- Oiler- Moquah, Wisconsin
@SPohl-zy4rz 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for that. How special to list them. Rest in peace dear souls.
@mcclaindebra63 4 ай бұрын
RIP, to all of these dear souls...
@helloworld-steffie 4 ай бұрын
RIP
@annadreamsart9756 4 ай бұрын
I'm sorry for your loss.
@TrianglesAndCircles 4 ай бұрын
Wow. Im not usually so speechless
@priestessofkek2406 3 ай бұрын
My great uncle was an assistant engineer on the Edmund Fitzgerald. This song always makes me cry.
@wesdog8975 3 ай бұрын
Condolences for your loss. When reactors react to this song, they always pick the lyric video. I try to suggest the video done in a documentary style that has the newscast, home films/pictures of the ship and crew, and the radio traffic of the "Arthur M. Anderson". kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ns15a8WlxpObkas.htmlsi=viYHN4w7kg2yrIbM
@duanemcshane 3 ай бұрын
My condolences.
@tracieh215 3 ай бұрын
Fair winds and following seas to him. May his memory forever be a bright blessing.
@kevinskogg2179 3 ай бұрын
I do to and I am just from Duluth.
@ve3snw 3 ай бұрын
The loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald was a shock to all of us in "the Lakehead" aka Thunder Bay and filled us with grief. I hope this song keeps the memory of your great uncle alive.
@navyphil6105 3 ай бұрын
I am a retired US Navy Sailor and although a different sea, every Sailor knows that they are always rolling the dice when they go to sea. Wonderful tribute to those men.
@nr63kish 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service, and you're 100% right. The Great Lakes are quite different from the oceans. Much less large rolling waves, much more frequent medium hard hitting waves that can fuck you up just as hard but in a different way. I grew up in Michigan right off of Lake Huron, and know a lot of people who make their trade out on the Lakes, either as fishermen or out on Lakers like the Edmund Fitzgerald. My Dad was a Coastie who grew up in Detroit but served on both ocean coasts. You have to go out, but you don't have to come back.
@abehill5412 3 ай бұрын
@@nr63kish Life long Michigander here. My In-Laws live on Sugar Island in the Saint Mary's River, just out side of the Lochs. I've ridden the ferrie to the island in rough seas before. Not fun. I was als on a charter fishing boat that got caught in a nasty squall in the 90s, on Lake Huron. One minute it was beautiful, sunny, the next, we thought we were witnessing Cthulu rising from the depths. I have far more respect for the power of the Great Lakes, than I do for the oceans. Oceans can be scary, the Great Lakes are a beautiful nightmare.
@almcdermid9669 3 ай бұрын
So true. I served on an ATS in the Pacific; damn thing rode like a cork.
@dgthe3 3 ай бұрын
Storms can be bigger & more powerful on the ocean. But you can see them coming & if need be, avoid them. On the Great Lakes, things happen faster & due to the tight confines, you're going to get hit by that storm. Ideally, you can get to some sheltered waters.
@deanaswinehart8701 2 ай бұрын
Not to mention superior never gets over 55 degrees
@MrSwj2009 4 ай бұрын
FYI, Gordon Lightfoot asked permission of all the family members who lost their loved ones on the Fitzgetald to release this song. When they heard the song, they all agreed it was a worthy tribute. 😢
@mlbw1966 4 ай бұрын
And he gave all the family members the money , profit of this song to the 29 family's... Donated every dime. And each dime continues to go the family's of the dead. Gordon had such a true soul of humanity RIP GORDON
@MrSwj2009 4 ай бұрын
I didn't know he donated the music proceeds. What an amazing thing to do.
@mokokawi 4 ай бұрын
❤
@benjamindouglas862 4 ай бұрын
Yankees Suck!
@timcarder2170 4 ай бұрын
@@benjamindouglas862 Chill out bud. Not the song to be a troll on.🤨
@kurtl8425 4 ай бұрын
“Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?” is just about the most tragically beautiful lyric I’ve ever heard.
@user-kg7co9vi5r 4 ай бұрын
The most poetic way of describing despair I've ever heard. One of my father's ship mates told a story of the cook lashing a huge kettle to the stove in order to at least have hot soup available while riding out a hurricane. It was a very small ship.. He never said how they kept it on the bowls.
@MrAjmay1 4 ай бұрын
Yup, one of my favorite lyrics ever.
@marycampbell8855 4 ай бұрын
Agreed
@la_old_salt2241 4 ай бұрын
Been there and know exactly what it means.
@JMan-24 4 ай бұрын
@@la_old_salt2241 watching and listening to the vessel flex in the swell all the while thinking cmon baby hold together. 😢
@johndoeski1267 2 ай бұрын
The song refers to the bell in Detroit's Mariners' Church ringing 29 times each year for the 29 souls lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald. Gordon Lightfoot passed away on May 1, 2023. The church added one more ring of the bell to 30 rings in honor of Gordon Lightfoot and his contribution to the memory of the Edmond Fitzgerald and the sailors lost. As always, an excellent reaction on your part!!
@jd-no7rw 3 ай бұрын
To come into this song with no background, and sketchy on details, you did an amazing job breaking it down and your willingness to explore it further will fill in all those gaps. Great job.
@markmacdonald8512 2 ай бұрын
Britt evaluates songs very well and gives some of the best reactions than any of the others I've heard. She's also too cute in how she does it also. 😌
@jvpanameno 2 күн бұрын
No she did not. She’s an idiot.
@Marcus_1001 4 ай бұрын
As a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, I would like to make a small clarification. In the Anishinaabe language (which is the proper name for our People) Lake Superior is in fact called Gichigami, not Gitche Gumee. It means "great water" or "huge water."
@nickrizzi4927 4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@akshelby33 4 ай бұрын
Yes.
@mrnobody3161 4 ай бұрын
Thank You. ✌️🫂 🕊
@JamesBrown-wo2qj 4 ай бұрын
We need to get back to this...in many areas. The original language matters. Up and down the East coast, and all the way across the current U.S. Being a Texan of indigenous heritage, I feel like the origin of our lands has been suborned, if not lost completely...yet it is integral to who we are, all conflicts aside. The heritage of our country is being erased
@charlottemiller961 4 ай бұрын
@@JamesBrown-wo2qj Yes so true!
@BronsonSlick 4 ай бұрын
They ring the bell annually on the anniversary of the sinking. This past year, the bell was rang 30 times to include the passing of Gordon Lightfoot.
@ReagansismDJT 4 ай бұрын
I never heard that they rang it one more time for Gordon Lightfoot! That is beautiful!
@terryreese663 4 ай бұрын
Respect
@lightatthecape2009 4 ай бұрын
All royalties from this song went to the families.
@patrickn3833 3 ай бұрын
May he rest in peace.
@roberthussey595 3 ай бұрын
It went down 17 miles from Whitefish Bay…so the line that says “the searchers all say they’d made Whitefish Bay if they put 15 more miles behind her.” And when they say “Superior they said never gives up her dead”… The water at the bottom of Lake Superior is about 38 degrees…Normally, when someone drowns bacteria will end up bloating the body and it will rise to the surface - when the temperatures are below 40 degrees there’s no bacteria…therefore, all 29 people are still down at the bottom of Lake Superior since November of 1975
@bobmartin4942 2 ай бұрын
Is it possible the lyric used nautical miles since they would be used for speed and distance. 15 nautical miles equals a bit more than 17.26 miles.
@roberthussey595 2 ай бұрын
@@bobmartin4942 The feeling was that if there were within 2 miles of the coast the weather would have been clam enough for them to reach shore
@pickerilfish Ай бұрын
I worked with the radioman who received the call from the sister ship that said she disappeared between the squalls.
@LadyScaper 3 күн бұрын
😮😮😮 Oh my God. I didn’t know this. That’s so tragic and dark.
@DougJohnston-mi3sj 3 ай бұрын
I spent a couple of years researching this event about 15 years ago. Even after all this time, I still cry when I hear this song. I was a Coast Guard rescue swimmer on the Great Lakes so it really hits home with me. I was only 6 years old when this happened. November 10, 1975. To hear his passion in this song and relate it to my rescue swimming just adds another level to it all. Thank you for your review. The fact that it brought up that much emotion out of you is why Gordon Lightfoot wrote the song. He didn't want people to forget.
@gitchegumee 4 ай бұрын
I live on the shore of Lake Superior, I worked in the local iron mines that produce the ore that is shipped in ore boats like the Fitz. She was caught in a massive November storm and she tried fighting the huge waves to find refuge in Whitefish Bay, but went down in 530 feet of water with all 29 crew members. I was still in high school and this song came out soon after - there isn't a Yooper (a native of Upper Peninsula of Michigan) that doesn't know the story and we can all receit the words of this tribute song. Gordon Lightfoot is a master storyteller.
@blindeyedog01 4 ай бұрын
I was born in Ontonagon -- never lived there, but been there a few times for family reunions. My Mom is a Yooper, my Dad A Tennessee Native) was in the Navy stationed in San Diego, but in Vietnam during my birth, so Mom had me up there where her family could help. I grew up in SoCal, and knew this story since birth. 😊❤
@chuckwilson4186 4 ай бұрын
Well said yooper … respect.. from a troll
@jasonfisher8529 4 ай бұрын
Wasn't born in the Great White North, but I grew up there (post 1975). Just south of Duluth. Annual school trips to the maritime museum at the mouth of the St Louis river into Lake Superior. The song, the museum exhibit dedicated to the Edmund Fitzgerald, we knew this from our earliest memories. My mom had seen Lightfoot in concert in Superior, WI when she was a teen, but that was way before this song came out. But it hit when it did come out, and it still hits. Watching that lake and watching those ships and hearing those stories for years and years, not just in a museum, but on the radio. This one still gets me, to this day.
@chuckwilson4186 4 ай бұрын
@@jasonfisher8529 the song bring tears everytime I hear it ..
@jasonfisher8529 4 ай бұрын
@@chuckwilson4186Every. damn. time. Watching Britt's little sad pout didn't help, either, LOL
@peterzimmer9549 4 ай бұрын
When Gordon died, The Maritime Sailors Cathedral in Detroit, rang its bell 29 times for the crew of the Edmond Fitzgerald, and once more for Gordon Lightfoot.
@TheLastGarou 4 ай бұрын
He also donated every dollar of profit from this song to the families of the 29 lost crewmen.
@mikebradshaw6484 4 ай бұрын
They always have rang it 30 times. The last one being for all of the crewmen of all ships lost.
@EugeneHardstark-do2kk 4 ай бұрын
I had the good fortune to see Gordon Lightfoot in concert in LA towards the end of his career, a true poet and musician. I shed more than a few tears every time I hear this song.
@lestatdelc 4 ай бұрын
@@mikebradshaw6484 - That is not accurate. Tradition of ringing the bell 29 times started to commemorate the men of the Fitzgerald. Then in the earl 2000s the expanded the ceremony to honor all sailors lost on the lakes but still rang it 29 times. Last year, to honor them (and Gordong Lightfoot passing away) they rang it 30 times.
@timbloss3390 3 ай бұрын
This is my favorite reaction I've ever seen. Your take and watching you figure it out was priceless ,brought me back to my 1st time hearing this gem thank you!
@allenwayne2033 3 ай бұрын
You should watch the reaction of this song from Sincerely K.S.O
@benfadely9583 3 ай бұрын
True😂 that
@epstiensbedsheetnecktie9212 3 ай бұрын
Greatest folk singer of a generation. RIP
@jbear3562 4 ай бұрын
I was working aboard a tramp steamer in the North Atlantic when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down. Our radio operator came to the bridge and told the watch officer who then told the rest of us. A year or so later I was in Auburn Alabama at a Gordorn Lightfoot concert and heard this song for the first time. I still cry when I hear it.
@kennywilkus1632 4 ай бұрын
The waters of Lake Superior are so cold at the bottom that bodies don’t float to the top because the bacteria that causes that can’t grow. That’s why he says “never gives up her dead”. To this day it’s impossible for me to listen to this song with out tearing up. 😢 Gordon paints such a clear picture of what happened. It almost feels like you knew the crew. Both be a beautiful yet haunting song at the same time.
@arlaabrell8658 4 ай бұрын
Same for me, I've heard this song probably hundreds of times and still get misty eyed every time.
@jasonfisher8529 4 ай бұрын
Amen.
@thomasmacdiarmid8251 4 ай бұрын
While he paints a clear picture, he had to revise the song after a number of years. He had described the hatch giving in, which had been the prevailing theory, but the family of the crewman responsible for the hatch had always disputed it. When the Fitz's wreckage was found, the hatch was secure and the ship was broken elsewhere. To reflect this, Lightfoot revised the lyrics. He also revised the description of the sailor's cathedral as a 'musty' old hall - the hall was regularly used and so was not musty, so he changed that description as well: no hard feelings on either side.
@gregjustlovesyoutubeguidelines 4 ай бұрын
There's a good reason this song was voted the worst song to strip to.
@beaubradley2171 4 ай бұрын
@@gregjustlovesyoutubeguidelines😂
@Felicia-ge7sp 3 ай бұрын
I was a school girl when this tragedy occurred. I remember cutting out the newspaper article & pasted it to my current events homework. I cried for all who perished & all of their loved ones who lost their husbands & fathers 💔
@jasonhaynes2952 2 ай бұрын
What an amazing legacy Gordon Lightfoot left for those loved ones though. I mean, losing a husband or parent or brother is just horrible. But how about having an amzing song that still plays to this day in their honor. Like...there's some guy in his 50's or 60's right now who knows this song was about his father and his crew. Amazing
@realityquotient7699 3 ай бұрын
Born in Michigan in 1968, I remember when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. Of course I also remember when this song came out. My Dad was once a sailor on a railcar ferry across Lake Michigan...this song never fails to give me the willies. The Fitz got caught by surprise. Weather forecasting has come SO far since then. ...and yes, the Great Lakes are some of the deadliest waters in the world. There are uncounted ships and people that have been swallowed up by them never to be seen again.
@stacy.lapine27 2 ай бұрын
1967 here.
@randyman1739 29 күн бұрын
1965.
@drtidrow 28 күн бұрын
@@stacy.lapine27 Also 1967. 🙂
@drtidrow 28 күн бұрын
Which ferry? I've been across Lake Michigan on the _Badger_ twice, and remember watching all three ferries _(Badger,_ _Spartan,_ and _City of Midland 41,_ IIRC) that were operating in the early '80s. We'd camp at Ludington State Park for a week or so, and often went to get ice cream in downtown Ludington and watch the ferries come in and out.
@realityquotient7699 28 күн бұрын
@@drtidrow I don't remember which one, he was on in the 60s. It might have been the Badger but I just can't say for certain.
@peterzimmer9549 4 ай бұрын
She sank in Lake Superior, the biggest of the Great Lakes. The Chippewa Indians call it Gitche Gumee.
@matthawkins8880 4 ай бұрын
Wow, I was about to make the exact comment, glad I read down.
@terryminten4695 4 ай бұрын
November in Michigan has the worst storms
@brianherrala8238 4 ай бұрын
Ojibway
@lindsayambler9706 4 ай бұрын
Big Lake of Shining Waters..
@mikewieggers6337 4 ай бұрын
@@brianherrala8238 Chippewa, Ojibwe and Ojibwa are the same people. Never knew that, I had to look it up.
@EW-ty6qw 4 ай бұрын
This is probably the greatest tribute song ever written.
@1983sergev 4 ай бұрын
Perhaps, but "Tribute" from Tenacious D was funnier! 😉😂 It is about "The Greatest Song in the World" (as they claim)
@MitchClement-il6iq 4 ай бұрын
Candle in the wind Elton john? Although don't like the song it was huge at the time.
@dawnparrott122 3 ай бұрын
Canadian railway trilogy is most likely best.
@ClanMcDuck 2 ай бұрын
My father was a Great Lakes wreck diver. I grew up learning all about the hundreds and hundreds wrecks all over the lakes. This song was played constantly and it always brings tears to my eyes.
@waynerethmel6900 3 ай бұрын
This is about the 12th time I have watched your reaction. It is the best you have ever done. Being a sailor i had to laugh when you called it a flotation device lol. You are so genuine and honest with your reaction that it made my heart sing. Not often do we get someone who tries so hard to explain wat the song meant to you. It is a true tribute to the men who went down. It is also in my opinion one of Gordon Lightfoots best songs. He did a lot of research to construct this song as a great tribute to the lost men. I had a great grandfather who sailed the Great Lakes foe 30 e so i can associate with their hardships. I also spent 10 years in the U S Navy and did 3 shipboard tours and 1 tour on a merchant marine ship yo help some scientists with their experiments. We handled the explosives they needed and set off the charges. Congratulations on such a v ery authentic and heart felt reaction. I also grew up in Michigan so i was familiar with the Great Lakes and i can tell you from experience Lake Superior is very cold even in August the hottest summer month.. the clue that the Chipewa is an indian tribe is in the first and last verse that they call gitchee gumi whiich actually should be gitchee gami but i guess gitchee gumi sounded better lol. Great job and keep being real. Love ya Poppy Wayne
@jenniferneuensmorgan9272 4 ай бұрын
I remember seeing a cartoon the day after he died Gordon was at the gates of heaven, and he was told, “come in, Mr. Lightfoot, there are 29 souls here waiting to welcome you.” ❤️❤️❤️
@gregmoorhead7203 4 ай бұрын
❤
@lindaw4988 3 ай бұрын
Oh that made me cry!! He was extraordinary!!
@86crud 3 ай бұрын
See now I’m just crying. We had a famous author here in Atlanta and the paper published a cartoon at the gate with his dog running out to greet him. Lewis something. One book is Shoot Low Boys They’re Riding Shetland Ponies. 😂 Don’t Bend Over in the Garden Granny You Know Them Taters Got Eyes. 😂😂😂
@DaisyCloverbee 3 ай бұрын
Lewis Grizzard.
@wimwak 3 ай бұрын
That just brought a tear to my eye. I grew up in Michigan and remember that event like it just happened.
@yaimavol 4 ай бұрын
Anyone who has tried to write a song... wow. This is not just a song. He is telling the story of people who died in a terrible storm. The responsibility is huge and then the difficulty in conveying everything that happened and making it all fit into a 3 minute song. This is pure song-writing genius.
@jasonhaynes2952 2 ай бұрын
And to do it in such an honorable and respectful manner. Wow. Lightfoot was a genius
@larryzeigler2558 7 күн бұрын
My dear, I loved your reaction. I'm 67 yrs old and still cry when I listen to this song. So powerful and sad and a fine tribute to those sailors. RIP 29 plus 1.
@mikeremski2102 Ай бұрын
As long as people listen to this song/sing this song, the crew is not forgotten.
@saragodres-tomes1032 4 ай бұрын
Growing up in a Great Lakes community in the 70's and 80's, with community members lost, we were raised listening to this song.
@jerrybowers3174 4 ай бұрын
I'm from Ashtabula - Lake Erie. We lost 3 boys on that ship.
@schmindy7791 4 ай бұрын
@@jerrybowers3174 I'm so sorry for your loss.
@ve3snw 3 ай бұрын
it was in constant rotation on all the radio stations in Thunder Bay
@Quacks0 3 ай бұрын
"The witch of November" refers to the unpredictable squalls on the Great Lakes.
@endgamed 3 ай бұрын
I've been in those squalls ,Can't say I enjoyed myself. Terrifying really.
@0GreatMerlin 3 ай бұрын
And as you may have got from the lyrics, there was icing on the boat. That sort of thing has send many a ship to the deep.
@-.NYX.- 2 ай бұрын
it also refers to crewmen being snatched off the decks... >.> "the witch came stealin"
@brandonseyfried1251 12 күн бұрын
Because of everything Gordon did for the families and his efforts to keep the story of the ship's loss alive, the families and the historical society had his name officially added as the 30th member of the crew. Gordon Lightfoot was a wonderful man whose memory deserves every honor it receives.
@daveburns3886 12 күн бұрын
Gordon is Canadian from the Great Lakes region and this sinking was a huge story.. he researched it extensively and it moved him to write this song - he gave All of his royalties to the families of the perished.. you’d love his songs like sundown
@GaiaOne 4 ай бұрын
This song is a lyrical masterpiece. You only get a song like this once in a generation, and this is ours. Requiescat in pace, Gordon.
@toddbarkalow905 4 ай бұрын
Once in a lifetime
@largemansteve60 3 ай бұрын
May perpetual light shine upon them...
@the_griswolds8608 4 ай бұрын
I was a sailor in the Navy, and this damn song brings tears to my eyes every time.
@cdub1659 3 ай бұрын
Retired from the Navy in '94...listen to this ballad every Nov. 10th and still cry my ass off today...happened upon this reaction video and can't thank @brittreacts enough for sharing this with KZfaq nation...she is adorable and seemed very sincere ❤
@jameshealy7366 3 ай бұрын
Same here for many Marines. Greatest tribute song, in all my 63 years, that I have ever heard in my opinion!
@CrimFerret 3 ай бұрын
I was born in Wisconsin and remember when this happened. I had relatives who knew crew members on that ship. Every year, at Whitefish Point, on the anniversary they go through the roll call and either a family member, friend, or a member of the Coast Guard goes up and rings the ship's bell (it's the actual bell off the ship). You can find videos of the ceremony. Every time the bell rings it just sends shivers up your spine.
@DavesTurningShop 2 ай бұрын
Young lady, I am glad you covered this fantastic song. You just learned a tragic history lesson of our country. I too wish they would teach things like this from our American History. Thank you for this and thank you for being a believer. I trust that your dive into this, post production, brought you insight.
@nathanadrian7797 4 ай бұрын
A Canadian singer, singing about an American tragedy! Another testament to the friendship of our two great nations.
@timmorris8932 4 ай бұрын
Given the nature of the Great lakes, and Lakers in general, this tended to be more of a shared tragedy than an American tragedy. It could have just as easily have been the Canadian ship and everybody who works the lakes knew that.
@79tazman 4 ай бұрын
FYI It did sink in Canadian water even though it was a American ship
@timmorris8932 4 ай бұрын
@@79tazman well I want to see next is a video about the results of her deep dive into the rabbit hole.
@nathanadrian7797 4 ай бұрын
@@79tazman I knew that, sad anyway you look at it.
@user-lf4ux7dm7g 3 ай бұрын
The ship sank in Canadia waters.
@lunchboxradio5890 4 ай бұрын
Gordon is considered to be Canada's greatest folk singer/songwriter. This song is based on a true story, and, as I am to understand, all of the proceeds were donated, in perpetuity, to the families of the crew.
@lauraclark427 4 ай бұрын
You are incorrect. Gordon Lightfoot set up a scholarship fund but did not donate all of the profits from the song. It's just a persistent rumor.
@timothytouhey8682 4 ай бұрын
No that would go to Leonard Cohen
@corvanna4438 4 ай бұрын
@@timothytouhey8682 I would say Stan Rogers.
@EC-dz3fb 4 ай бұрын
And I would say Joni Mitchell!
@mitchchartrand 4 ай бұрын
@@timothytouhey8682 Leonard Cohen songwriter, ok. Singer? He's Canada's Bob Dylan. Leonard is my favorite artist from Québec though.
@philjones3824 3 ай бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot is possibly the best lyricist, songwriter or poet that Canada has ever produced. I remember this song as a kid on CBC Radio, now as an adult... "All that remains are the faces and names of the wives and the sons and the daughters..." and I tear up.
@alan98bert 27 күн бұрын
I would take it up a notch and say, "that this planet has ever produced".
@abehill5412 3 ай бұрын
It would be Lake Superior, through the Lochs at Sault Ste Marie, down the Saint Mary's River, down through Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair and finally through Lake Erie to the port in Cleveland. The Lakes, come November become unbelievably treacherous. Monster storms that can blow up out of nowhere with hurricane force winds, waves as high as 30ft in some cases, and the dreaded Three Sisters... a set of 3 waves that usually roll up from behind the ship, are honestly HUGE, and are known to sink ships. The Big Fitz (The Edmund Fitzgerald's nickname)was the last major wreck on the Great Lakes, going down on 11-10-1975. All hands on board were lost.
@stevereade4858 4 ай бұрын
The song was not only Gordon Lightfoot's tribute to everyday working men who put their lives on the line for their families, but also his powerful reaction to the minimal coverage the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald got from the media. All the profits from the song went to the families.
@williamlukacik4648 3 ай бұрын
I don't know how you could say there was four media coverage or maybe that was Nationwide I lived in Cleveland at the time this happened it was on the news every day for months
@jkelly02 3 ай бұрын
@@williamlukacik4648 I was 11 years old at the time in Chicago and never heard a word about this until the song came on the radio. I wasn't sure until I was older that it was even a real wreck. I was paying attention to the news at the time. The EF went down in 1975, and I was very familiar with the news of the prior two yeas, the OPEC oil embargo. So it was not like I was some (totally) dumb kid. As a member of the blue collar class tho, this song really hit hard. I knew it had to do with steel production and risky work, which was made more clear as I got to college age and did a project on the SE side, the 10th Ward, where there were many steel workers and their families. I learned that steel production involved crazy large shipments of iron ore and coal, etc. Later, during my career, I toured US Steel, an "integrated" steel mill. That is, they took raw materials at one end and rolled out coils of steel at the other. I never toured another steel mill, but I suppose from the terminology, non-integrated mills would take close to finished product. Still dangerous work. The workers are wearing basically flame suits, almost like space suits, near some of the equipment. Back to the song, the tight vocals and rhythm, the sort of emphatic pronunciation that evokes a mariner telling a tale, this is a mood piece and a fitting elegy. We should remember that these tragedies happen all the time as part of the sacrifice to produce the comforts of our lives. Videos abound, one of which showed a huge sip breaking in two midship. What is crazy is that you might expect that on the open ocean, but a few miles from shore in a lake? We should remember that Lake Superior is the deepest of the Great Lakes. I think that means it gets the biggest waves, but I am prepared to be corrected. I do know that the lake is so deep that 30 years ago I read about a bespoke trend before we had a name for that. Wood that was being transported from Michigan through L. Superior had been lost a century before; so many ships had gone down. This was desirable old growth hardwood. It was found to have been preserved by the lack of oxygen and the coldness at the bottom of that deep lake. So there was a market to retrieve it for high-end furniture or whatever. Kind of gross, imo. I felt it should be left as a grave marker or perhaps shown in a museum.
@richardfeldkamp1707 4 ай бұрын
If this song doesn't bring a tear to your eye, you are not human. Amazing song, one of Gord's best
@SPAMDAGGER22 4 ай бұрын
Glad to report that I'm human.
@MaxLadik 2 ай бұрын
"We are holding our own" - The last message from the Edmund Fitzgerald, Captain McSorley, November 10, 1975
@lindaharris4452 14 сағат бұрын
This happened when I was a teen in high school. I live in Michigan. I can't not cry every single time I listen to it. Gordon was a genius wordsmith and his tribute to the lost crew and ship is unparalleled. Also the mournful instrument sounds.
@charlespatrick1572 4 ай бұрын
It was carrying iron ore. "Gales of November", "Witch of November" = Bad windy weather. Gitchagumi is the Indian name for Lake Superior.
@mitchchartrand 4 ай бұрын
Gichi-gami. He misquoted Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha
@ritafoster4958 4 ай бұрын
The Great Lakes are basically huge inland seas, more than lakes. “ Gave Early” means that they came early. The ship was an iron ore carrier. Steel is made from iron ore.
@jasonhaynes2952 2 ай бұрын
@@ritafoster4958 I live on Lake Ontario, the Eastermost great lake and the 2nd smallest. It's so large you can't see the other side (which is Canada).
@sandrataylor3723 4 ай бұрын
This song is based on a true event. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was a freighter carrying a full cargo of iron ore pellets that sank during a storm with hurricane force winds on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975, with a loss of the entire crew of 29 men. I had just graduated from high school that year. Back then, they didn't have the weather reporting that we do today. It was a very sad day indeed.
@jennifermichelleswanson3797 4 ай бұрын
I was 10 years old at the time of the mighty Fitz sinking. I can remember my dad taking us out to the lake and watching the big ships coming by. The Fitz was a massive ship and I cried when she sank.
@236color 4 ай бұрын
Chippewa is a native American tribe. It's said Gitche gumme is the name for Lake Superior in their language. You got the message about staying off the great lakes in November just right. I lived on Lake Michigan the day of that storm. I saw waves roll over the beach and down the street
@daerdevvyl4314 4 ай бұрын
Large lakes can be worse than the ocean during a storm. I’ve lost family members on Lake Winnipeg, which is the 8th largest lake in the world and is only 3/10 the size of Superior.
@mattbrown5511 4 ай бұрын
I learned about it around 6th or 7th grade. The story always stuck with me because of an uncle that ran fishing charter off of Lake Michigan.
@mattbrown5511 4 ай бұрын
May they be comforted by God.@@daerdevvyl4314
@lesliecampbell7699 2 ай бұрын
I was a young lady when this song came out. I didn't until it. So I asked. Now I cry every time I hear it. I'm 66 now. And I'm still crying.. it's an emotional thing to listen to Gordon's music.
@FredericAnderson-dg1jk 3 ай бұрын
I grew up on Lake Superior. When we fished the lake we always headed to shore when any weather showed itself on the horizon. If a 729 foot freighter sank, you can imagine what would happen to an eight foot aluminum craft, and storms come fast on the big lake. I was impressed by Britt's comments. Although she claimed a geographic ignorance, she quickly grasped the beauty of Mr. Lightfoot's poetry, which opened her eyes to the drama that unfolded, and she was able to appreciate the art in his storytelling. Three of the crew were from my hometown, Superior, on the western most tip of the 400 mile long body of water, and where the Fitzgerald began her ill-fated journey. Everyone living on the lake at that time knew the story, and some suffered the loss of friends or family members as well.
@Uatu-the-Watcher 4 ай бұрын
Kids raised in Michigan heard this song at least once a year, in November, as radio stations would play it. 45 years on and it still evokes tears.
@ashvanes484 4 ай бұрын
I think kids on all the GL states did/do.
@mindylance73 3 ай бұрын
Born and raised in Michigan, this song gets me every time I hear it. 😢
@TommyTipex 4 ай бұрын
These aren't lyrics this is just pure prose, truly beautiful and heart wrentching. Gordon was a special kind of artist.
@chrisowen2925 2 ай бұрын
When you add in the fact that this was a tribute to all those 29 men who lost their lives aboard in an instant, it takes on a whole other meaning. When you research the wreck, the ship was broken in half, the smaller ship that was following never saw the ship go down and never saw a lifeboat or survivor as they passed over, literally minutes after. The reports go hand in hand with the song and you have to read those to understand just how deep this song's meaning is. When you read the reports and listen to this it becomes very emotional. I was born in 72 in Traverse City MI adopted at birth, and I cry when I hear this every time, I feel there is a greater connection for me. This in the Great Lakes region is larger than the Titanic in historic significance.
@Ryarios 3 ай бұрын
The Edmund Fitzgerald was 730 feet long, 75 feet wide and had a draft of 25 feet. It carried 26,000 imperial tons of iron pellets on its last trip. It sank in 530 feet of water 17 miles from Whitefish Bay. The 15 miles in the song refer to nautical miles which are slightly different than land miles. The storm generated 25 foot waves with some reaching 35 feet in height. The ship Arthur M. Anderson was trailing the Fitz when the Fitz’s captain radioed that they were taking on water and had a list. He also told them that the Fitz had lost both radars and required the AA to guide them. The Fitz slowed to about 10 miles from the AA. As the weather worsened, it started to snow and the AA lost sight of the Fitz’s ship lights, then it lost them on radar. Some interesting notes: 1. The ship bell sounds the change of the watch every 4 hours. (Noon, 4pm, 8pm, midnight, 4am, 8am.) 2. Edmund Fitzgerald didn’t want the ship name after him. He argued for several others. He abstained from voting, but it was otherwise unanimous. 3. His wife Elizabeth christened the ship but it took 3 tries to break the champagne bottle. (For the superstitious out there) 4. Superior’s worst winds are in November. The warm moist air from the south collide with the arctic air from the north to create giant cyclones They are so large the the wind speeds are relatively slow, but still plenty of high for ships on the lake. The relatively warmer water of the Great Lakes adds energy to the storm systems. Yeah, Superior is very cold, but it’s warmer than the arctic air coming down. Wind driven waves on the Grate Lakes have a very short period of just a few seconds between crests. 5. No one knows why caused it to sink exactly. Evidence points to it breaking up on the surface and to the existence of an unknown shoal where the AA reported the Fitz being. The fact is 26,000 tons doesn’t change direction of motion easily. If the front of the ship was driven up by a large wave, the stress on the keel would have been very high. Do that enough times and it breaks. The large cargo hatches weren’t weathertight which lends credence to it simply filling with water and sinking. 6. The Coast Guard was criticized for not issuing a warning until after the winds reached storm level. On the other hand, the captain of the Fitz was known for pushing through storms so who knows if an earlier warning would have helped? 7. Strangely, no government agency seemed interested in determining the cause of the wreck. 8. Like what happens often after tragedies, the rules changed after this accident. No ship would be on the open water during a similar storm these days. 9. The Chippewa are a Native American tribe. Gitche Gumee is supposedly their name for Lake Superior according to the song. I don’t know if that’s right.
@twylanaythias 3 ай бұрын
Not a sailor, but it's my understanding that ore carriers periodically submerge in rough storms from operating so close to their buoyancy limits; they're only slightly below and resurface in a matter of seconds. Taking on water (supposedly from the failed hatch cover) encroached on Big Fitz's limited buoyancy and the first real warning the crew had was when the ship submerged from a storm crest and never resurfaced.
@ryangrimm9305 3 ай бұрын
A report done in 2010 did not show open hatch covers or a non-water tight condition, APART FROM EXPLOSIVE PRESSURE from the hold filling from below. Explosive in the sense that if you put enough pressure in your can of beer, it will burst. The ship is broken in two, which shows a catastrophic failure of the hull, near the mid point.
@Ryarios 3 ай бұрын
@@twylanaythiasthere have been at least a few visits to the wreck underwater. They were not able to determine the failure. In fact in later years, Gordon changed the line "At 7 PM a main hatchway caved in, he said fellas it’s been good to know ya." to "At 7 PM it grew dark, it was then he said fellas it’s been good to know ya.". The ship does lie in two pieces, but why it broke up is unknown. It’s not uncommon for very large ships to do so. The stresses as they sink are enormous and they rarely sink fore and aft simultaneously. The end afloat may rise high enough to be insufficiently supported by the water. Ships aren’t designed to do that. However, it’s entirely possible it split in two on the surface and then sank. It’s also possible it ran aground took on water then split in two and then sank.
@Ryarios 3 ай бұрын
@@ryangrimm9305interestingly, when the Titanic sank, survivors reported the boilers exploding blowing the ship in two. Evidence at the wreckage shows the boilers did not explode. It also showed that the middle of the ship was missing. They believe that when the bow went under, air pressure built in the stern from compression. The keel amidship was the point under the most stress and the middle was blown out in pieces too small to find in the debris field. So your theory is highly plausible.
@frankpentangeli7945 4 ай бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot was Bob Dylan's favourite songwriter. So yes, he was a great poet.
@miketaylor5762 4 ай бұрын
I grew up on Lake Superior. The storms that come off of that lake in November can be insane. There's a reason it's called an inland ocean.
@ttrails1 2 ай бұрын
These lakes make their own weather. My husband and I went to Tobermory one year on Lake Huron for May 8th. They were just able to open boat traffic including the ferry to Manitoulin Island that day because of the weather. Lake Ontario can spit ice shelves up on the shore at any given time in the winter and it is more to the south than Superior. This masterpiece by Mr. Lightfoot is doubly sad in its history and poetry. He was a true bard. Ontario has shared many talented people with the world, but he was one of the greats. I am glad you said you were going to learn about the background of the song. I was alive when it happened and it was huge news. This song has always been a favorite and I am basically an old metal head. Keep leaning and discovering.
@patton6615 3 ай бұрын
I love your reactions. I’m a former Navy man so this song has made me cry since I was eight years old.
@irons28 4 ай бұрын
This is a song about the loss of at the time the largest lake boat in Canada. These ships were called lakers or lake boats, they carried bulk cargo such as grain, coal or iron ore. I personally travelled through the lakes to Chicago on a British ship carrying grain, and we were one of the first ships to enter the lakes after the winter of 1973 . Before we even entered the lakes we hit a huge iceberg in the St Lawrence seaway which caused us to limp into Montreal for repairs. Even so the Lloyds register of London reported my ship as lost at sea for three days, my parents thought I was lost. As a teenager at the time I have to say when I heard we were traversing the Great Lakes I really didn’t know what to expect. Imagine my dismay when sailing across these lakes, when you don’t see any land for 2 ,3 or 4 days because they are so big and consequently have a whole climatic/weather system of their own which can be brutal. RIP the crew of the many ships that have perished in those bitterly cold waters. ❤
@JohnStrandt 4 ай бұрын
The Fitz was built in Detroit and owned by Northwester Mutual based in Milwaukee. The Port of registry was also Milwaukee. It was an American ship.
@donpietruk1517 4 ай бұрын
Britt I strongly suggest you and the husband take a vacation to the Michigan coast areas to see the lakes for yourself. They are truly majestic. These aren't the lakes you go to the beach and swim in. You can't see the shoreline on the other side. They are really inland seas, the vestiges of the last ice age. The water is cold till July in the lower ones and it never gets warm in Superior. You don't go boating on them unless you know what you are doing. They are forces of nature demanding respect. But that are beautiful and awesome inspiring. There's magnificent fishing and wondrous sand dunes.You can collect fossilized stones right off the beach. Ernest Hemingway absolutely loved this area. His family had a summer home in Northern Michigan and he wrote his first stories there before WW1. You can do guided tours of the home and areas he traversed. Finally because of the lakes Michigan has more coastline than Florida.
@irons28 4 ай бұрын
I never said what nationality the EFitz was.I merely referred to the fact that they were all referred to as “lakeboats “ or “Canadian lakeboats” or “Lakers”. They all have a unique look designed around the fact they had to traverse the locks of the Welland canal and others on the lakes.There are many other reasons these ships>…….and I say ships because they were not boats. The design of these ships were narrower and longer. They typically had the bridge at the bow of the ship and they had a second superstructure at the rear of the ship .. I remember the first time I ever saw one of these ships I was confused because all my life previous had thought that ships had all the superstructure for accommodation and navigation at the rear of the ship. The ship that I was on was a conventional bulk carrier with all the superstructure to the rear, my beautiful memories of that trip were passing through the bay of a thousand islands, and eventually arriving at Chicago . All those bridges opening up for us to slide through, magical memories .❤️
@JohnStrandt 4 ай бұрын
Fair enough. I’m somewhat familiar with these boats, because I have done repair work on several of them. I even got the chance to ride on one (the Lee A Tregurtha needed an emergency repair while they sailed). So, I know some stuff, heard some stories, I’ve just never heard them referred to as Canadian lake boats.
@irons28 4 ай бұрын
@@JohnStrandt not worth responding to
@kennethhockey2598 4 ай бұрын
Gordon Lightfoot (Lightfoot is an Indian name), donated all proceeds of this album to the surviving families of each victim. 🎼🎶♥️👍
@davidmalone3317 4 ай бұрын
Chippewa is tribe native to that area
@judywein3282 2 күн бұрын
Yes. This is a true story. It happened in Lake Superior (which stays cold year round), which can be the most vicious of all the Great Lakes, especially in November. A Gale is the same as a hurricane. Here around the Great Lakes, we all know every detail. I live near the Maritime Sailors Cathedral. It brought tears to hear the bell ring 29 times each year. The people around here have a long memory for those 29 men. Thank you for doing this. It remembers those men, who should not be forgotten. And from November through the winter the lakes are dangerous. Oh and the Chippewa Indians called lake Michigan Gitche Gumee. If you want a research Rabbit hole, check into "The Great Lakes Storm of 1913" Great reaction.
@selenepickins4874 3 ай бұрын
The Chippewa are the indigenous ppl of the area. Gitchee Gumee was their name for the lake we call Superior. Yes, it's one of the 5 Great Lakes. This song is about the sinking of an actual ship that was transporting 26 tons of iron pellets from "some mill in Wisconsin" to Cleveland. 29 men died. They were indeed only 15 miles from the safety of a port at a place called Whitefish Bay Gordon Lightfoot did indeed research the event. He also spoke to all the families who had lost loved ones & got permission from each of them to release the song. He gave all the proceeds from this song to those families as well. The Fitz was being followed by another freighter due to the problems she was having but the weather was so bad that 2nd ship only knew the Fitz was gone b/c her lights disappeared. The entire story is heartbreaking & is worth reading.
@stanleywiggins5047 4 ай бұрын
Here in Australia when the "Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" was played on radio I was shocked then learnt that Gordon's song was based on a true story even more shocked. Every time I see someone react to it, I get 😢
@gioknows 4 ай бұрын
Nobody could tell a story in a song like the late great Gordon Lightfoot. This is one of the most hauntingly beautiful sad songs of all time. Once you hear this song you will never forget it. Whoever recommended this song to you...I tip my hat to them. When the singer Gordon Lightfoot passed away the cathedral in Detroit which is mentioned in this song rang their bell 30 times, once for each of the men lost with the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald and once for Mr Lightfoot. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁
@buttonsangel3074 17 күн бұрын
Any event, joyous or tragic, is truly immortalized when it's remembered in song. When it's not, it surely will be too soon forgotten. Authors might write about it, but if a songwriter can bring us to sing about it, that's something which truly lives on.
@jamesburk2544 9 күн бұрын
I love the music which is haunti8ng. The Chippewa were a tribe of American Indians who lived in the area and Gitchigumi was their name for Lake Superior. And Lightfoot is definitely a poet.
@davidredmon7421 4 ай бұрын
Gordon was disappointed with the scant media coverage so he wrote this as a tribute to the 29 men who died. Lake Superior is like an ocean in its size. It's the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area - 31,700 square miles (82,100 square kilometres), or roughly the size of Maine - and holds 10 percent of the world's surface fresh water. (By volume, it's the third largest, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in eastern Africa.) Lake Superior's 3 quadrillion gallons are enough to cover both North and South America under a foot of water.
@DavidSmith-pg1ob 4 ай бұрын
It's also over 1300 feet in depth at spots, though apparently it was "only" 500 feet deep where the ship sank.
@sparky6086 4 ай бұрын
Gorden Lightfoot read the article about the sinking in Newsweek Magazine, & it inspired him to write "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
@davidmarquardt9034 4 ай бұрын
@@DavidSmith-pg1ob Actually I had read once that at its deepest point it's around 2,000 feet. I think Michigan is second at about 950 feet.
@johnmackey7721 4 ай бұрын
It’s 3rd largest only when you artificially consider Michigan Huron to be 2 separate lakes.
@petseeker 4 ай бұрын
@@DavidSmith-pg1ob The surface of Lake Superior is about 600 feet above sea level, the highest elevation of the Great Lakes. But the deepest point in the lake, 1300 feet below, is lower than the deepest point in the rest of the Great Lakes even with the 167 foot drop of Niagara Falls between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Lake Superior alone holds more fresh water than the other four Great Lakes combined.
@robinhood2524 4 ай бұрын
Does any one know where the love of God goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours. One of the most haunting lyrics in music history.
@paulclarke4340 4 ай бұрын
Britt your community is giving you top songs to react to. This one and Sundown are 2 of my favorites. This is my favorite melancholy song. It has legs enough but nothing I can't handle. Watching you react transfered your emotions through the screen and gave this thing all new life and sadness. Knowing the the 29 times was coming and you didn't was like watching a kid go out into traffic but you can't call them back. Brace for emotional impact. Greatest reaction vid yet. TY. 🙏🏾❤️
@ericthomson546 2 ай бұрын
I grew up in Superior, WI. The song is held in the highest regard here. Several of the crew lived in Superior. The vessel is called an Iron Ore Tanker
@pierside478 12 күн бұрын
they found the Fitzgerald, retrieved the Bell from the ship and put a Memorial bell in its place
@darinbauman7762 4 ай бұрын
I am a Marine, and this song brings me to tears every time I hear it. Gordon is a talented story teller.
@kimking6036 4 ай бұрын
When Gordon heard this in the news it barely got any recognition. So Gordon, having such a kind heart, wrote this to bring it the attention it deserved. What a kind soul. I feel for those families still.
@ElvisRose_ 4 ай бұрын
And he accomplished his mission beautifully.
@terminallumbago6465 4 ай бұрын
The newspaper article he read about the sinking was only a few lines and couldn’t even be bothered to spell the ship’s name right. Gordon made it so the sinking would never be forgotten. It’s unfortunate how many other shipwrecks didn’t get that level of respect and care.
@stevenstewart3414 2 сағат бұрын
This song is in the style of the sea shanties that sailors would sing as they worked aboard ship and in bars ashore as they shared drinks. They often told tales of the voyages they were on and harrowing events. I love these songs. This song honoring the crew of the Edmond Fitzgerald is an especially beautiful and meaningful shanty. I served in the U.S. Navy many years ago. The waters of oceans and large lakes get in your blood and never leave. In my soul, I will always be a sailor. And when I die, I want my ashes to be spread on the waters.
@colleenrogers3512 2 ай бұрын
I love someone who is willing to listen to good music and can appreciate it and, yes, it is like a poem. I remember when the song came out.
@pamagnolia 4 ай бұрын
A brilliant song about a horrible tragedy in November 1975. God bless their souls 🙏
@revpembroke3082 4 ай бұрын
Gale is a very strong wind - this is why Dorothy *Gale* is the main character of The Wizard of Oz. Yes, the Mighty Fitz was a Great Lakes freighter - she was the largest ship to have sailed the Great Lakes, and is the largest ship to sink there. She also set 6 records for hauling freight across the Lakes. She sank in a very bad storm with near-hurricane level winds and waves 35 feet high, only 15 (nautical, 17 non-nautical) miles away from a bay that would have sheltered her from the storm. When Gordon wrote the song, they hadn't found where the Mighty Fitz's wreckage. They have since then.
@glahtiguy 4 ай бұрын
Largest to sail when launched, by todays' standards she'd be too small to be profitable. Still the largest wrecked though. 729ft long vs the current queen of the Lakes is the MV Paul R. Tregurtha at 1013.5ft.
@dneckelgogreen2683 4 ай бұрын
Definitely not the biggest anymore, but many ships of that era and size are still sailing the lakes. I assume they're profitable. The Arthur M. Anderson was with the Fitz when she went down and is already loading in Minnesota for her first trip of '24.
@matthewteague623 4 ай бұрын
@@glahtiguy _"Still the largest wrecked though."_ To be fair, that's not exactly a record anyone *wants* to beat.
@shelleytorok1406 4 ай бұрын
They salvaged the ship's bell, but families of the men wanted the rest if the Fitz left undisturbed as a grave site. You cannot dive the wreck at all anymore, it was only done the once in order to recover the bell
@stevel3647 3 ай бұрын
Saw him live in Detroit a year after the wreck. Chills down my spine, and the crowd went insane. I got chills watchin' your show.
@imaliveinjesus 3 ай бұрын
Gails = WestWinds from across the Northern portion of Canada. The ship had to cross Lake Hurron, and Superior (the Great Lakes). This is a TRUE STORY. Yes, White Fish Bay was just ahead, only 15 miles ahead of the November winds. Edmund Fitzgerald is at the bottom of the lake. To answer an earlier question. They were shipping Iron Ore to the Steele Mills. Still, today, there is a memorial event each year on the anniversary which the ship's bell is rang in remembrance of each sailor on board.
@2Cambourne 4 ай бұрын
On November 10th, 1975, [49] years ago. The Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior. The biggest of the Great Lakes. Twenty-Nine men lost their lives never to be recovered. " Lake Superior never gives up her dead"-Gorden Lighfoot. The Chippewas are an Indian tribe. They called Lake Superior (Gitche Gumee).
@cmdrbrantford888 4 ай бұрын
"We are holding our own" -- the last communication from the Edmund Fitzgerald's Captain Mcsorley when queried by the Arthur M. Andersen how they were doing. 10 minutes later, she suddenly disappeared from sight and from radar of the Andersen (who was only a few miles behind her trying to guide her in the storm because their radar masts had been damaged). It was quick and catastrophic, whatever happened. You can find pictures of her broke in 2 at the bottom of the lake., 533 feet down.
@kimmarievan-ever6599 3 ай бұрын
Mr Gordan Lightfoot was indeed a poet..listen to every one of his songs and you will see and hear it..He actually asked the families of every lost soul on that ship before he released this as a single..they listened to it and said yes.. They still ring the bell 29 times on the anniversary of its loss..but now they add an extra one for Mr Gordan Lightfoot..l have known and listened to this song mamy times and l always watch when someone reviews it and still cry every time even though l know whats coming..it sank in Lake Superior..the deepest and darkest of the lakes..my dad is from Michigan and we lived there for a few yrs..the winters are hard..especially on those lakes. 🇬🇧💕🙏✝️👏🇺🇸
@ironwoodworkman4917 18 күн бұрын
The Chippewa Indian tribe call "Lake Superior" Gitche Gumee.
@ryanmichael1298 6 күн бұрын
We also call it Gitche Gumee.
@shannonbolden1174 4 ай бұрын
I work at the steel mill the Edmond Fitzgerald was destined for. If you did not sail the iron ore over the Great Lakes during the winter months then car manufacturing and appliance manufacturing would cease and prices would escalate to unattainable levels for the consumer. God bless the men and women who have to treck this journey and may they always be safe.
@Ilikeryche 4 ай бұрын
Now the ore goes to China.
@orangeandblackattack 4 ай бұрын
Exactly!
@charlottemiller961 4 ай бұрын
@@orangeandblackattack Exactly!
@skipwilliam5639 4 ай бұрын
As a child living across from Detroit Michigan in WIndsor ontario Canada. My dad pointed out the Edmund Fitzgerald saying it was the largest ship on the Great lakes . Gordon Lightfoot went to the church a few times to hear the bells chime 29 times. With the verse that says in a musty old hall.. One of the mothers gave him heck saying it wasn't musty. So he later changed to the words to Rustic old hall. Every year you can hear the bells chime from the Detroit river. and it was really cool hearing them chime 30 times last year. One for Mr Lightfoot.
@donpietruk1517 4 ай бұрын
Having been in Mariners Hall multiple times, musty is not inaccurate.
@PeterCoventry-zb2zw 4 ай бұрын
@@donpietruk1517 he changed it for later performances
@tomjensen2286 14 күн бұрын
Lake Superior and the cargo was iron ore needed to make steel. The gales of November was a dangerous storm with "Hurricane winds" The waters of the lake are do deep and cold that bodies will not rise to the surface
@TimmayFilms 22 күн бұрын
It was a Great Lakes freighter. They tended to break in the middle, because of the two "houses" on the front and the rear. I spent every summer on the St. Mary's River when I was a wee lad. I saw the Edmond Fitzgerald, coming down the the river, from Lake Superior, many times. My favorite freighter was called the Inland Steel ship, "Edmond Sykes"; 2nd were the Edmond Fitzgerald and the "Cliff's Victory". When I was 17-yrs old (1977), I joined the Marine Corps and my first duty was 2-yrs in the MarDet, aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Forrestal CV-59. We went through a hurricane in '79. I'll never forget that. Our ship was a quarter-mile long, sitting 82 feet up out of the water and 42 feet below it. The waves tossed us around like a row boat, for about six hours, as we tailed the storm to keep it at bay. GPS hadn't been invented yet, so we had radar planes in the air, directing our course. Still, the waves were so tall, (90-110 feet high) they were breaking over the bow onto the flight deck. The ship was riding up and crashing down over 50 feet top to bottom, in a matter of seconds. I called the radio room and got them to play this song for us, ship-wide. It was as eerie as could be. A ship like the Edmond Fitzgerald would have been torn to bits in the first hour. U.S. Navy ships however, are so much tougher it's like comparing apples to horses. Once we tied everything down and sealed her up, water tight, we tied ourselves down and rode it out. The only damage were a few sailors' head knockers and bruises, but the ship itself was fine. Nowadays, every time I hear that song, a flood of memories just start pouring out. I'm from Detroit too. Just sayin'...
@reneerocha1796 4 ай бұрын
He’s a master lyricist!! A tribute to the people who died in that tragic accident 😢 RIP, too GL
@TheAbbfan 4 ай бұрын
I'm so glad that you saw the poetic meaning in the best line in this song. "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours"
@rjwiechman 4 ай бұрын
Beautiful line. My take on this is that in times of unbearable stress, it is difficult, if not impossible, to calm oneself with comforting thoughts of God or family or friends. The mental torture makes each minute feel like an hour.
@usmcrn4418 Ай бұрын
That’s the thing about really good songs.. they make you think and ask questions about things that you don’t understand.. the music and the vocals force you to learn new things!
@matt75hooper Ай бұрын
A masterpiece for the ages. Well done Mr Lightfoot. Godspeed to you.
@RetroJack 4 ай бұрын
I'm 55 years old, never been to America, but this song still brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it.
@OriginalLictre 4 ай бұрын
The U.S. Navy has ships that patrol the great lakes, including training cruises. Whenever they pass over the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, there is a ceremony observed to honor those fallen sailors. The ship's bell of the Edmund Fitzgerald was retrieved, and replaced with a replica, for use in museums or education, but never a for-profit use.
@danwest3825 3 ай бұрын
When I was a kid, I saw the Edmund Fitzgerald go thru the locks at Soo Saint Marie. It was later that year I heard of the sinking and remembered that was the name of the ship I had seen just months earlier. No matter how many time I hear this song, I get tears in my eyes every time
@grouillard25 6 күн бұрын
I heard the Gordon Lightfoot version of this song much later in life. My initial exposure was from a friend of mine who'd sing this song to me, because my name may or may not rhyme to words in this song, and he may not have sung as well as gordon Lightfoot but he was no slouch. We'd be deep in the woods of Canada sitting around a campfire, just the two of us and he'd belt out this song while playing his acoustic guitar and blowing into his harmonica... Certainly a core memory. Thanks for reacting to this song!
@brian0902 4 ай бұрын
In case you are confused, Chippewa are the natives that live near the Great Lakes, and Gichi-gami, pronounced gitchi-gami or kitchi-gami in different dialects, means 'big sea'-'gichi' meaning big and 'gami' meaning liquid. It can also mean the ocean. Zhiiwitaagani-gichigami, meaning 'Saltwater/Bitterwater sea,' was the name given by the natives who speak that language and the different dialects of the language, to be exact Nayaano-nibiimaang Gichigamiin means the 'Five Freshwater Seas.' Anishinaabewi-gichigami is Lake Superior, meaning 'Anishinaabe’s Sea.' Ininwewi-gichigami is Lake Michigan, meaning 'Illinois’ Sea.' Lake Huron has two names: Naadowewi-gichigami and Gichi-aazhoogami-gichigami, meaning 'Iroquois’ Sea' and 'Great Crosswaters Sea' respectively. Lake Erie goes by two names: Naadowewi-gichigami and Aanikegamaa-gichigami, meaning 'Neutral’s Sea' and 'Chain of Lakes Sea' respectively. Lake Ontario also has two names: Niigaani-gichigami and Gichi-zaaga’igan, meaning 'Leading Sea' and 'Big Lake' respectively.
@scruffscruffeton986 3 ай бұрын
Very much appreciated.
@ve3snw 3 ай бұрын
The Chippewa are one of the bands living around Superior. In our area at the north-west end of Superior there are Ojibwa and Cree. I'm glad you pointed out that there are different dialects ......Miigwech.
@brian0902 Ай бұрын
@@ve3snw I know, but the point specifically mentioned the Chippewas and the name of the lake. So, I made it clear what he was talking about. If he had sung and mentioned the other bands, I would have specified what he was referring to when mentioning them but he didn’t mention them.
@martinm3474 4 ай бұрын
So many of us who will listen to this throughout our lives and no matter who is hearing this song for the first time...we listen along and cry. Quietly cry for the crew as if they were our family.
@SPohl-zy4rz 4 ай бұрын
So true. I always cry when I listen to this song. My sister lived up in Duluth and I'd always head down to the harbor where the lake freighters were coming and going. Lake Superior's like an ocean but frigidly cold. This song is a poetic masterpiece.
@coffenut Ай бұрын
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a storm on Lake Superior on Nov 10, 1975. It was carrying 26,116 tons of taconite pellets when it went down 17 miles from Whitefish Point. All 29 crewmen aboard were lost. Since recording the song which was nominated for 2 Grammys, he has changed a couple of the lyrics in his live shows to be a little bit more accurate with some of the minor details. The cause has never been determined, but the current thinking as of 2010 is that 3 rogue waves hit the ship. Every year on the anniversary, the the Mariners Church of Detroit holds a service to honor the lives lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald. The ceremony is not open to the public, as only family members are permitted to attend. A bell tolls 29 times for each life lost during the disaster. Because of COVID, they held the ceremony online and opened it to the public. When Gordon Lightfoot died, the Mariners Church in Detroit rang their bells 30 times. 29 times for every man lost and once for Gordon Lightfoot. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9yDh5mZu7jOYnU.html
@michaelleclair8278 3 ай бұрын
All the proceeds he got went straight to the families of each men on the Edmund Fitzgerald. He wrote this song for the men and their families.
@markmcgehee118 4 ай бұрын
My dad was in the Air Force, and we were stationed at Kincheloe A.F.B.(now closed), in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, commonly referred as the U.P. I was 12 when we moved there in the summer of 1975. It was on Nov. 10 of that year the Edmund Fitzgerald went missing. Gordon Lightfoot was a singer/songwriter who hit his biggest popularity in the mid 70's. Gordon lived on the Canadian side of Sault (pronounced Soo) Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada. Sault Saint Marie, Michigan is the US side. There is a locks (it is a place where they transfer a ship from one of the Great Lakes to another. In this case, Lake Superior to Lake Huron, which allows the ships to go from Wisconsin to Cleveland. In the song he states that the ship may have split up or capsized, or drove deep and took water. At the time of the release of the song, the Edmund Fitzgerald had not been found. In may of 1976, the found the remains of the ship at the bottom of Lake Superior in 2 parts, so, it did split apart. The church bells at the Maritime Sailor's Cathedral in Detroit rings 29 times on the anniversary of the sinking on Nov. 10th. Gordon Lightfoot passed away in May of 2023, that year, the Cathedral rang 30 times, to include Gordon.
@jeannettestogner5164 4 ай бұрын
This is without doubt the best reaction to this song I've ever seen! You really paid attention to the lyrics to follow the story, and I loved how you picked up on the drums mimicing the sound of the storm. Best of all was when you talked about the lyric, "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" Girl, I was having church right along with you! Gordon Lightfoot wrote a brilliant tribute to honor the tragic loss of November 10, 1975. I think he would have appreciated the respect given in your reaction.
@jonathanbair523 4 ай бұрын
I was in Duluth 2 times and both was about December. Waves is like Sup was looking mean on the first time and iced over the second. Knowing the Coastguard has ice beakers there. I never went close to that cold water!.... I knew unless you have the artic red big fluffy suits the water sucks the heat and life out of you fast. So the minutes being in waters would react like being in hours = death...
@user-yj9sp8qs9w 2 ай бұрын
Classic Gordon Lightfoot. ❤️
@Gonzo614 3 ай бұрын
The Chippewa are Native Americans their name for Lake Superior, is Gitche Gumee. Gordon Lightfoot played this song for all the survivoring loved ones of the dead to get their approval. They all agreed it was a fitting tribute.
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