Posted on Nov 10, 2016
Listen to Gordon Lightfoot's 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' on Today's 41st Anniversary of...
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Not because I'm a MM, but this is probably in my top 20 songs of all time.
"Today marks 41 years since the Great Lakes freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a strong gale on eastern Lake Superior resulting in the loss of all 29 of its crew. To this day the 1975 sinking remains the Great Lakes region’s most famous and mysterious maritime disaster. To learn more about her story, all you have to do is listen above to the lyrics in Gordon Lightfoot’s famous ballad, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
"Today marks 41 years since the Great Lakes freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a strong gale on eastern Lake Superior resulting in the loss of all 29 of its crew. To this day the 1975 sinking remains the Great Lakes region’s most famous and mysterious maritime disaster. To learn more about her story, all you have to do is listen above to the lyrics in Gordon Lightfoot’s famous ballad, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
Listen to Gordon Lightfoot's 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' on Today's 41st Anniversary of...
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SN Greg Wright On of my favorite songs. I grew up listening to Gordon Lightfoot. Thank you for sharing!
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I think I melted that record at the Bowling Alley in Pearl Harbor, When I showed up at the Food Counter the Samoans that worked there Knew Exactly what I was going to Play on the Jukebox.
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