The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

@RasmaSandra (73890)
Daytona Beach, Florida
November 22, 2022 6:25pm CST
“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is hit song from 1976. It was written, composed, and performed by Canadian singer and songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. The song was written to commemorate the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Lightfoot was inspired by an article in Newsweek “The Cruelest Month.” The song is on his album Summertime Dream. It became a number-one hit in Canada and was on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cashbox charts.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Nov 22
A classic song I have not heard in years. Did not know it was number one in Canada.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Nov 22
@RasmaSandra Maybe they didn't really listen to what the song was about. That happens sometimes.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (157726)
• United States
23 Nov 22
I remember this "story song" well.
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Michele
@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
23 Nov 22
I remember hearing that song as a kid. Don’t remember any news about it though.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (48528)
• Canada
23 Nov 22
I actually remember hearing of the shipwreck on the news in the car when I was a child and we were going away as a family one day. That was before the song was recorded of course.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326467)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Nov 22
This is a great song although I hadn't heard it for a while.
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