I live in here Michigan, on Lake Michigan actually, and most people don’t realize the Great Lakes are absolutely huge, they are basically freshwater seas, and thousands of ships have wrecked in these lakes. And In November and December, the winter storms are crazy, with 25 foot waves.
Dude, one of the best reactions to this song, and, as a Canadian, I've seen many. Bravo!! As an aside, the church bell now rings 30 times. 29 for the sailors, and one for Gordon. Rhe families insisted on it. Much love dude
The song says Lake Superior never gives up her dead.. This is true to the fact the water is so cold that once you drown in the water it doesn't allow the bacteria to form that would make a dead body float.. I have saw storms out on that lake and it's nothing to mess with..
This is based on a true event that happened killing all 29 men on board the Edmund Fitzgerald. Such a great song & the way it’s sang in like a story type way is just genius. You’ll love it. ♥️💖💜
Lake Superior is the farthest North, The Largest Coldest and Deepest of the Great lakes. The Water temperature never gets warm enough for a drown body to grow the bacteria that it takes to float a dead body to the surface. When you go under in Lake Superior you stay under The lake actually never gives up her dead. I remember the News Broadcast. I lived in Wisconsin. I knew a man who sailed on the Edmund Fitzgerald. The song still brings back tears.
I have stood on the north shore of Superior , in Marathon , Ontario , and as the song says "when the witch of November comes stealin ' " the lake is very dark and angry , the wind is high and the dark black clouds are very ominous ! , a sight to be respected , this is one mean lake!
My dad was a merchant seaman on the Great Lakes in the 30s until he became a naval aviator during WW2. He reacted so strongly when the Fitzgerald sank. He talked about it for months. I think this was the first “Rock” song he ever liked.
Gordon is a Canadian Treasure. You will love this, more than a song, its a story done beautifully. Another Canadian to check out is Jeff Healey. He was an incredibly gifted blind guitarist. Lost is sight at age 1 due to cancer, and sadly died at 41 from cancer. Thankfully we still have the music. Check out " As the Years Go Passing By ". Trust me, you will not be disappointed.
Yes, love Jeff Healy and his song “Angel Eyes” which my husband demanded we have as our first dance at our wedding. He was talking to me through Jeff’s song.
Thank you so much for reacting tovthis song❤ You are a true sweetheart ❤️ As a 58 year old Canadian...I have teared up to this song 1000 times. I am so glad to see you youngsters appreciating these songs 🎵 and hearing our beloved Gordon Lightfoot ❤️ You definitely know "Sundown" even if you don't know who sings it. 😂. Loved your video ❤ 🇨🇦 ❤ 🇺🇸 ❤
I grew up in Detroit. Been past the cathedral many times. This was one of the worst tragedies in the lakes history. I was in the Coast Guard Reserve at the time of this sad event.
I'm from the Detroit area.. I've been inside the mariners church, it's just hauntingly beautiful. Highly recommend you see inside. If they still let you, idk, I went years ago. Peace.
I remember the night the Edmund Fitzgerals went down in the icy waters and the howling winds. Sadly no bodies were recovered. RIP to the crew and Gordon.
Slowly say the words "Does anyone know where the love of God goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours" and tell me you don't mist up thinking about trying to ride out the storm like those men. What an epic line.
Years ago I had retired from the Army and my boss was retired Army but was prior service in the Coast Guard stationed in the Great Lakes and went out on the distress call for the Edmund Fitzgerald. Some insane weather up there.
The ship is basically an "unchanging cemetery"... Because the water where the ship is STAYS at 32° year-round those bodies have stayed frozen and static all these years within the ship. That's why the families are so very adamant, and rightly so, that NO diving be done in or around the ship as it's akin to grave robbing. Those bodies and everything around them will stay just as they are for the foreseeable future...😪
Correct, the Canadian government declared it a graveyard and put a 500 meter exclusion zone around the wreck site and no one is allowed to dive on her without special government permission...
Michigan born resident, I was able to stand on the shore of whitefish bay, looking out at Lake Superior in all her beautiful glory, as I stand there and tears fall down my face. There is a shipwreck museum there where the actual bell 🔔 hangs from the wreck and it’s a surreal feeling as this songs plays in the speaker system quietly…
Gordon is a true legend. I can't listen to this amazing, beautiful song without feeling teary. I believe that Gordon donated every penny he made on this song to the families of the men lost. Devin, check out Sundown -- great song.
The haunting melody, eerie accompaniments and deep, tragic overtures enhance the telling of this sad event. I can't imagine anyone expressing the sorrow created by the loss of this ship any better than Gordon Lightfoot did with this tribute song. The words draw you in, the melody caresses your soul while the combined imagery creates an almost realistic experience to the listener. Could a songwriter do any more?
Agree 100%. I have always loved the way he makes the electric guitar sound like wind. Not sure if you know what I mean, but I don't know how else to describe what I'm hearing.
Another ship, The Anderson, was close behind and in communication with the Fitz. It was on their radar and when the radar circled around once more it was completely gone in seconds. No chance. I used to see the Fitz often when I was a kid. Gordon is a treasure and many other singers performed his songs as well like Peter, Paul and Morning (Early Morning Rain).
That night Anderson and her sister, the SS William Clay Ford sailed back out on to lake superior to search for survivors. The Ford was scrapped in 87 while the anderson still sails today
ONe of the most perfect songs ever written. Not a word out of place. Some songs have great lyrics and great music but they don't "connect". Then there's this............
I'm from Michigan and the Great Lakes are very dangerous, maybe even more dangerous than the ocean, because they are very deceptive! I was 18 years old with a small child when this came over the radio and I just sat on the floor with him clutched to my chest. The saddest part of the song to me is that they died hungry, I know that seems like a small thing, but is it?
This is a beautiful tribute by one of the best Canadian singer songwriters. This is based on a true story & the lyrics tell the sad tale of the sinking of the ship & loss of lives in 1975. Gordon Lightfoot has had many hits through his long career such as "If You Could Read My Mind", "Sundown", "Carefree Highway", "Rainy Day People", Canadian Railroad Trilogy" & many more.
This song is so well done. When i listen to this song it is like i can imagine what was actually happening. It is a true story and such a sad one. 29 men on a big freighter that went down in lake superior and none made it out alive. Such a sad and scary event🕊
I heard this song yesterday. The last ship to see the Edmund Fitzgerald was the Arthur M Anderson. 15 minutes later driving along the Detroit River I spotted the Arthur M Anderson.
Incredible song by one of Canada's most legendary singers, about a most legendary and tragic event. This event would have been forgotten if not for Gordon Lightfoot.
About a decade ago I was in a restaurant in Toronto having breakfast. A man strolled in and sat at the table beside me. He looked familiar but I couldn't quite place who he was. He smiled at me; I smiled at him--and then I recognized he was Gordon Lightfoot. I didn't think it was appropriate to disturb his meal, but I regret not asking him for an autograph.
Gordon did a masterful job with the lyrics. He paints the picture in your head in a way that makes you feel like you’re on the boat. Structurally, the song is interesting because there’s no chorus or bridge; it’s head, verse, head, verse throughout… but it’s never boring. That’s hard to accomplish, especially with a song that long. I cannot compare this song to anything similar, off the top of my head… Thanks for your reaction ✌🏻
Def a sad one but beautiful, awesome song, Brings back memories of summer night driving...Love the old story tellers...Love that your stepping back to the classics, so, so many, should be an amazing journey for you and great flash backs for many of us...Thank you Devin, Blessings
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 Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point 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. This past year because of COVID, they held the ceremony online and opened it to the public.
Great Christian insight here! From a human life standpoint, this is the most important song you have ever reacted to….this was real and it is still raw to a lot of people!!!!
My hairdresser grew up with deckhand Bruce Hudson who went down with the ship, I have been infatuated with this story since age five, I am pushing for a movie, we have to many about the Titanic, we need one for The Edmund Fitzgerald the Big Fitz the Queen of the lakes.
Gordon Lightfoot still to this day visits the families from the Edmund Fitzgerald... He said they are family... There's about 350 recorded wrecks in lake superior and superior is known to not give up her dead.. over 10,000 lives have been lost in her waters...
I grew up in Oklahoma in the 60's/70's so I was familiar with Gordon Lightfoot but for some reason wasn't that fond of his songs. In 1976 I married a Canadian and lived in the Toronto area for several years. my husband was a fan of Gordon Lightfoot and was always playing his music, so it wasn't long before I realized how mistaken I had been. Now, 40 years later, Gordon Lightfoot is still probably my favorite singer/songwriter! He can write a song that can conjure up any emotion that he wants you to feel. My two favorite songs of his are "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Song for a Winter's Night". But, I guarantee you would probably love ANY song he sings. Thanks for reacting to Gordon Lightfoot! I hope you react to some more of his music.
love the guitar intro. it has that eerie sound to it. i'm from the upper peninsula. i live about 3 hours from where the wreck happened. i remember that night and how nasty that storm was. a neighbor who lived down the street from me was on the anderson ship that followed and was in radio contact with the edmund fitgerald. i was 11 years old when that happened.
it's still in the collective conscious of the people in the upper peninsula. especially for the people who are old enough to remember that night. "the wreck of the edmund fitgerald" does hold a special meaning to lot of people in the u.p. For years people were constantly speculating on what happened (how it sank). the waves were up to 35 feet high, with gusts of up to 75 - 90 miles per hour. i live a couple of miles from lake superior. it was raining, thundering and lightening a lot. the winds must have been gusting at least 40-45 miles an hour. remember standing out on the porch watching the storm and was just glad that i wasn't out on the big lake.
Gordon Lightfoot never took a dime from this song. Any money he made on THE WRECK OF EDMUND FITZGERALD was donated to the families of the 29 men who perished when the freighter sank. They have a memorial for the Edmund Fitzgerald every year... Gordon ALWAYS makes an appearance at the memorial EVERY year.
Just found your channel and subscribed.. best reactions I’ve ever seen.. you listen to the lyrics..you take the time to research things ..and tell the story behind the artist/song .. cheers from Canada 🇨🇦!
G. Lightfoot immortalized these valiant men doing the job they loved to support their families. It is hauntingly beautiful, and still here all these years later.
Hi Deven, I was born in Michigan. Lake Superior is the deepest fresh water lake in the states. In November the waters can go from smooth sailing to Hurricane force winds very quickly with windchills negative 30 degrees. Many ships have been capsized on Superior. Superior flows at the top of the mitten between lower and upper Michigan.
GORDON LIGHTFOOT, " WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD".. THIS IS THE SONG THAT TOUCHED US ALL IN 1975... MASTERFUL STORY TELLING.. MORE "IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND"...
Hello Devin. Constitutional conservative, born again believer, Vietnam era⚓️Navy veteran and a few months North of 70 years, 2A supporter too. This song by Gordon Lightfoot has about it a sad, somber, haunting quality in it’s telling of a tragic event and a reminder of man’s mortality. I was 1 month in Florida from Ohio when the Fitzgerald sank Nov 10 1975. I was just 23 at the time. Born and raised in Ohio I was no stranger to another of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie. Having been on overnight sailing excursions on the lake aboard a 32’ Sloop I am quite aware of the vast expanse’s of these inland seas. I know too of the fierce lake gales that arise. Especially on Lake Superior that’s known for the severity of the storms there. Superior notorious for it’s shipwrecks did indeed claim another good ship and crew 7pm November 10, 1975. With my deepest respect and sincere sorrow 😞 to Captain McSorely and his good crew and their families. “To they that go down to the sea.” “Fair winds and following seas.” C Williams Vietnam era veteran 🇺🇸⚓️USN.
I love this song, okay! I actually had Gordon Lightfoot like and comment on a comment I made about this song (I was skeptical, then gobsmacked). And right before this reaction I watched another where the guy literally stated that he "...didn't know the 'motive' of this song" which left me dumbfounded. I've been doing deep dives into lyrics since I was 12, and I can say with confidence that this song leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination. This tribute is a simple, heartbreaking tale of 29 souls who lost their lives in an unexpected storm. Where "The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay if they'd put 15 more miles behind her." I write all of this just to thank you for making all the appropriate facial distortions at all the right moments! That means you're listening, and I loved it! And the 'shush' just put this over the top! 🤣❤❤❤❤❤ And that same Maritime Cathedral rang its bells 30 times when Gordon Lightfoot passed. 29 for the crew and once for him. ❤
Wow, I'm touched by the responses of people who tragically lost loved ones and others who understand the dangers of Gitche Gumee. I grew up on the west coast with parents from Duluth. I remember their solemn response when this happened.--"not another iron boat tragedy." It's with me to this day.
The way he tells this makes me feel as if I were on that ship going down with them. Then makes me feel like I’m in that church listening to those 29 bells. Devin.....I’ve lost two kids. One to SIDS, the other stillborn. I do not blame God. Their time on earth was completed. Whatever their mission was I honestly think it was fulfilled. Remember tomorrow is not promised to any of us and as you know we belong to him. If I’m wrong forgive me. It’s my way of coping. Peace bro. Love your reactions. Had to edit to add this. Don’t know where you’re from but I’m half Gibson I can tell you lift heavy ....my husband does too. Keep up the good work.
I was 11 years old when the Fitzgerald went down. I saw her a few weeks before as she crossed the Straits of Mackinac. If you go to Whitefish Point, you can see the Ghostship Fitzgerald.
Edmund Fitzgerald, American freighter that sank during a storm on November 10, 1975, in Lake Superior, killing all 29 aboard. Its mysterious demise inspired Gordon Lightfoot’s hit song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976), which helped make it the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
It is widely believed that the Fitz drove deep and struck bottom, broke in half. There was a following ship that was in contact with the Fitz. She is laying in water shallower than she is long. When her lights went out of sight, the crew of the following ship saw it. There was nothing anyone could do. The following ship was fighting for its life too. The captain of the Fitz did everything right. He kept the Fitz facing the waves, and kept her riding the front and sliding down the back. If she had gotten sideways, she would have rolled. He told every one he could she was in trouble, but there was no way to get help to them.
I remember this tragedy and being an X navy which you're always navy the line that hits me the hardest is does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours every time I hear this song I literally get a tear putting myself in the position of these men just trying to do their job knowing that the odds were pretty much stacked against them And probably seeing the faces of their families their baby's wow...That was a really great reaction brother I could tell you really felt that song if you don't feel something when you're listening then you're not listening yes Gordon is an amazing singer song writer one of greats check out if you could read my mind that song will blow you away and he also has a song called sundown but definitely check those out and have a tissue ready for if you could read my mind Keep spreading the music around God-bless great job.
I lived in Minnesota at the time of this terrible accident. Even though the accident was between Wisconson and Michigan, Lake Superior's Western and North Western Shores were in Minnesota. I was 15 at the time, so I remember it on the news. This song told the story so well, and beautifully. Thank you for reactions to this song.
God loves us so much. I can attest to that love because I found it in '79 when I became a believer. He never promised we wouldn't have trials or pain; just the opposite. He said, "in this world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world. John 16:33. The tragedies of life force us to reevaluate things, to learn what's really important, and to show us ultimately it's what we have in eternity that matters most because this life is short. We are just sojourners. Be kind and loving. The world needs Jesus more than ever.
Just as people have free will to decide good or otherwise, our choices lead down paths that sometimes are governed by nature; though many would blame God, which I belive is a mistake. It is in truth, a congregation of choice (meaning they all chose to be on this ship for a job) And a naturtal event that that happen in my home state of Michigan; starting as early as october. When the cold artic air comes down from the artic, meets the warm moist air coming from the south. usually duing our Indian Summer as called a warming inthe fall season. And with the westerly flow accross Lake Michgan erupts into storms with freezing and subzero temps, high wind. These winds create as high as 50ft swells on the lake with gale force or hurricane force winds which is extremly dangerous to the shipping. Thank you for your reaction loved it.
It's very nice you have a respect for this song, and did some research before your reaction. To many people don't realize this is a true story and think this is a fictional story. Great reaction video.
The Arthur m Anderson is still sailing today and they where the last ones in contact with the Fitzgerald you should check out the recordings from the Anderson
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This song gives me the chills.
I like Gordon's song The Circle Is Small about a cheating wife.
I live in here Michigan, on Lake Michigan actually, and most people don’t realize the Great Lakes are absolutely huge, they are basically freshwater seas, and thousands of ships have wrecked in these lakes. And In November and December, the winter storms are crazy, with 25 foot waves.
So sad that Gordon Lightfoot passed away on May, 1, 2023 at the age of 84!! He was a National Treasure!! R.I.P Gordon Lightfoot 🙏❤️
Yes he was ❤
As a 58 year old Canadian..
Gordon is in the soundtrack of my life ❤
RIP our dearest Gordon 🇨🇦 ❤
Dude, one of the best reactions to this song, and, as a Canadian, I've seen many. Bravo!! As an aside, the church bell now rings 30 times. 29 for the sailors, and one for Gordon. Rhe families insisted on it. Much love dude
“The only BAD thing about a Gordon Lightfoot song is when it’s over.”
-Bob Dylan
Fact!
Agreed 👍 ❤❤❤❤❤
There may not be a more heart wrenching lyric than "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours".
I agree
Send God to Biden or he needs to go to H.....
@@michaelasay8587 Well, that was incredibly inappropriate.
I agree, it’s almost as heart wrenching and ominous as “ We are holding our own” McSorleys last transmission that night.
Truly.
All the proceeds from this song Gordon Lightfoot donated to the families of the crew that died.
My uncle was Coast Guard and searched for her. The "Mighty Fitz" holds a special place in all Michiganders hearts!
Awe...thank you for sharing that ❤ 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 ❤❤❤❤
This year when they rang the bells, they rang 30 times, including Gordon, who passed earlier this year. ♥
This song needs to just be listened to, absorbed and respected.
Yes!
"And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters"
RIP Gordon Lightfoot
The song says Lake Superior never gives up her dead.. This is true to the fact the water is so cold that once you drown in the water it doesn't allow the bacteria to form that would make a dead body float.. I have saw storms out on that lake and it's nothing to mess with..
The bodies also do not decompose I believe.
He passed away today...we lost an amazing songwriter. I hope someone in Whitefish Bay rings the Fitz's bell for him tonight.
They rang the bell 30 times to commemorate the sailors and Gordon's life. 😢
@@keepgrindingup7661 I love that!
I'm 71 and enjoy and pleased to find young believers in Yeshua, so please continue in the Good Lord.
I was a young kid growing up on Lake Michigan when the Fitz sank. I remember it well. Great reaction. God bless.
This is based on a true event that happened killing all 29 men on board the Edmund Fitzgerald. Such a great song & the way it’s sang in like a story type way is just genius. You’ll love it. ♥️💖💜
If You Could Read My Mind is a beautiful song by this talented man. Probably his most famous also.
Nice to see tribute to this song. It's surprising how treacherous the great lakes are.
Lake Superior is the farthest North, The Largest Coldest and Deepest of the Great lakes. The Water temperature never gets warm enough for a drown body to grow the bacteria that it takes to float a dead body to the surface. When you go under in Lake Superior you stay under The lake actually never gives up her dead. I remember the News Broadcast. I lived in Wisconsin. I knew a man who sailed on the Edmund Fitzgerald. The song still brings back tears.
I have stood on the north shore of Superior , in Marathon , Ontario , and as the song says "when the witch of November comes stealin ' " the lake is very dark and angry , the wind is high and the dark black clouds are very ominous ! , a sight to be respected , this is one mean lake!
My dad was a merchant seaman on the Great Lakes in the 30s until he became a naval aviator during WW2. He reacted so strongly when the Fitzgerald sank. He talked about it for months. I think this was the first “Rock” song he ever liked.
We'd love to hear one of his stories.
My Uncle died on Fitzgerald….he was Third Engineer.
FYI the bells just recently rang 30 times...the 29 for the crew and 1 for Gordon Lightfoot who recently passed away this year (2023)
Gordon is a Canadian Treasure. You will love this, more than a song, its a story done beautifully. Another Canadian to check out is Jeff Healey. He was an incredibly gifted blind guitarist. Lost is sight at age 1 due to cancer, and sadly died at 41 from cancer. Thankfully we still have the music. Check out " As the Years Go Passing By ". Trust me, you will not be disappointed.
Yes, love Jeff Healy and his song “Angel Eyes” which my husband demanded we have as our first dance at our wedding. He was talking to me through Jeff’s song.
@@x0539pthat's my husband's and my song as well
Thank you so much for reacting tovthis song❤
You are a true sweetheart ❤️
As a 58 year old Canadian...I have teared up to this song 1000 times.
I am so glad to see you youngsters appreciating these songs 🎵 and hearing our beloved Gordon Lightfoot ❤️
You definitely know "Sundown" even if you don't know who sings it. 😂.
Loved your video ❤ 🇨🇦
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There are actual radio communications between the Anderson and the coast hair reporting the Fitz was lost
I grew up in Detroit. Been past the cathedral many times. This was one of the worst tragedies in the lakes history. I was in the Coast Guard Reserve at the time of this sad event.
I'm from the Detroit area.. I've been inside the mariners church, it's just hauntingly beautiful. Highly recommend you see inside. If they still let you, idk, I went years ago. Peace.
All the proceeds from this song Gordon Lightfoot donated to the families of the crew that died- RIP LEGENDS
I remember the night the Edmund Fitzgerals went down in the icy waters and the howling winds. Sadly no bodies were recovered. RIP to the crew and Gordon.
Slowly say the words "Does anyone know where the love of God goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours" and tell me you don't mist up thinking about trying to ride out the storm like those men. What an epic line.
Years ago I had retired from the Army and my boss was retired Army but was prior service in the Coast Guard stationed in the Great Lakes and went out on the distress call for the Edmund Fitzgerald. Some insane weather up there.
The ship is basically an "unchanging cemetery"... Because the water where the ship is STAYS at 32° year-round those bodies have stayed frozen and static all these years within the ship. That's why the families are so very adamant, and rightly so, that NO diving be done in or around the ship as it's akin to grave robbing. Those bodies and everything around them will stay just as they are for the foreseeable future...😪
Yup the only thing ever taken from it is the ships bell. And it is on display at the shipwreck museum at whitefish point in Michigan.
Correct, the Canadian government declared it a graveyard and put a 500 meter exclusion zone around the wreck site and no one is allowed to dive on her without special government permission...
@@paulmurphy773 - Happy to know that, Paul. Thanks
Not only is this song a masterpiece, it was done in one take!
the great lakes has the ability to create it's own weather.
Michigan born resident, I was able to stand on the shore of whitefish bay, looking out at Lake Superior in all her beautiful glory, as I stand there and tears fall down my face. There is a shipwreck museum there where the actual bell 🔔 hangs from the wreck and it’s a surreal feeling as this songs plays in the speaker system quietly…
Facts. I've been to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum several times and it is a very solemn and haunting place.
They brought the Edmund Fitzgerald's bell up and replaced it with a replica bell, bearing the 29 names of the men who are still down there.
Gordon is a true legend. I can't listen to this amazing, beautiful song without feeling teary.
I believe that Gordon donated every penny he made on this song to the families of the men lost.
Devin, check out Sundown -- great song.
The haunting melody, eerie accompaniments and deep, tragic overtures enhance the telling of this sad event. I can't imagine anyone expressing the sorrow created by the loss of this ship any better than Gordon Lightfoot did with this tribute song. The words draw you in, the melody caresses your soul while the combined imagery creates an almost realistic experience to the listener. Could a songwriter do any more?
Agree 100%. I have always loved the way he makes the electric guitar sound like wind. Not sure if you know what I mean, but I don't know how else to describe what I'm hearing.
Another ship, The Anderson, was close behind and in communication with the Fitz. It was on their radar and when the radar circled around once more it was completely gone in seconds. No chance.
I used to see the Fitz often when I was a kid. Gordon is a treasure and many other singers performed his songs as well like Peter, Paul and Morning (Early Morning Rain).
The Anderson sails to this day.
That night Anderson and her sister, the SS William Clay Ford sailed back out on to lake superior to search for survivors. The Ford was scrapped in 87 while the anderson still sails today
The Anderson is Fitzgerald's Sister Ship!!! She (Anderson) was about to dock when the Captain turned her around and joined the Search!!!
ONe of the most perfect songs ever written. Not a word out of place. Some songs have great lyrics and great music but they don't "connect". Then there's this............
Masterpiece
I'm from Michigan and the Great Lakes are very dangerous, maybe even more dangerous than the ocean, because they are very deceptive! I was 18 years old with a small child when this came over the radio and I just sat on the floor with him clutched to my chest. The saddest part of the song to me is that they died hungry, I know that seems like a small thing, but is it?
This is a beautiful tribute by one of the best Canadian singer songwriters. This is based on a true story & the lyrics tell the sad tale of the sinking of the ship & loss of lives in 1975. Gordon Lightfoot has had many hits through his long career such as "If You Could Read My Mind", "Sundown", "Carefree Highway", "Rainy Day People", Canadian Railroad Trilogy" & many more.
I was about 14 when this hit the news. I don't think it was 8 months after when this song came out.
This song is so well done. When i listen to this song it is like i can imagine what was actually happening. It is a true story and such a sad one. 29 men on a big freighter that went down in lake superior and none made it out alive. Such a sad and scary event🕊
I heard this song yesterday. The last ship to see the Edmund Fitzgerald was the Arthur M Anderson. 15 minutes later driving along the Detroit River I spotted the Arthur M Anderson.
Incredible song by one of Canada's most legendary singers, about a most legendary and tragic event. This event would have been forgotten if not for Gordon Lightfoot.
About a decade ago I was in a restaurant in Toronto having breakfast. A man strolled in and sat at the table beside me. He looked familiar but I couldn't quite place who he was. He smiled at me; I smiled at him--and then I recognized he was Gordon Lightfoot. I didn't think it was appropriate to disturb his meal, but I regret not asking him for an autograph.
Gordon did a masterful job with the lyrics. He paints the picture in your head in a way that makes you feel like you’re on the boat.
Structurally, the song is interesting because there’s no chorus or bridge; it’s head, verse, head, verse throughout… but it’s never boring. That’s hard to accomplish, especially with a song that long. I cannot compare this song to anything similar, off the top of my head… Thanks for your reaction ✌🏻
I just want to say thank you very much.
That song means so much to so many people.
Love this one and his other great song SUNDOWN!
Loving your ink, Brother...this was the most haunting songs of the 70s...
Today marks the 46th anniversary of the sinking and 108 years since the James c Carruthers sank
i also like that you let the songs play through listen to his other hit "Sundown"
Def a sad one but beautiful, awesome song, Brings back memories of summer night driving...Love the old story tellers...Love that your stepping back to the classics, so, so many, should be an amazing journey for you and great flash backs for many of us...Thank you Devin, Blessings
a steal guitar masterpiece
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 Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point 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. This past year because of COVID, they held the ceremony online and opened it to the public.
It's based on a true story. The song is haunting. It goes straight to your soul. Absolute Legend.
Great Christian insight here! From a human life standpoint, this is the most important song you have ever reacted to….this was real and it is still raw to a lot of people!!!!
The Fitz was over loaded and Capt. knew it.
The cadence is like a sea shanty. A certain tone and Cassini the singing.
My hairdresser grew up with deckhand Bruce Hudson who went down with the ship, I have been infatuated with this story since age five, I am pushing for a movie, we have to many about the Titanic, we need one for The Edmund Fitzgerald the Big Fitz the Queen of the lakes.
Gordon Lightfoot still to this day visits the families from the Edmund Fitzgerald... He said they are family... There's about 350 recorded wrecks in lake superior and superior is known to not give up her dead.. over 10,000 lives have been lost in her waters...
I grew up in Oklahoma in the 60's/70's so I was familiar with Gordon Lightfoot but for some reason wasn't that fond of his songs. In 1976 I married a Canadian and lived in the Toronto area for several years. my husband was a fan of Gordon Lightfoot and was always playing his music, so it wasn't long before I realized how mistaken I had been. Now, 40 years later, Gordon Lightfoot is still probably my favorite singer/songwriter! He can write a song that can conjure up any emotion that he wants you to feel. My two favorite songs of his are "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Song for a Winter's Night". But, I guarantee you would probably love ANY song he sings. Thanks for reacting to Gordon Lightfoot! I hope you react to some more of his music.
I went to school with Karl Peckol.. nice guy with an amazing humor.
love the guitar intro. it has that eerie sound to it. i'm from the upper peninsula. i live about 3 hours from where the wreck happened. i remember that night and how nasty that storm was. a neighbor who lived down the street from me was on the anderson ship that followed and was in radio contact with the edmund fitgerald. i was 11 years old when that happened.
That’s something I’ve wondered. What was that night like for the people who were on land? And was the sinking widely known about when it happened?
it's still in the collective conscious of the people in the upper peninsula. especially for the people who are old enough to remember that night. "the wreck of the edmund fitgerald" does hold a special meaning to lot of people in the u.p. For years people were constantly speculating on what happened (how it sank). the waves were up to 35 feet high, with gusts of up to 75 - 90 miles per hour. i live a couple of miles from lake superior. it was raining, thundering and lightening a lot. the winds must have been gusting at least 40-45 miles an hour. remember standing out on the porch watching the storm and was just glad that i wasn't out on the big lake.
Great reaction! Love your t-shirt and hat!!
Today is the anniversary.. happened Nov 10, 1975
Gordon Lightfoot never took a dime from this song. Any money he made on THE WRECK OF EDMUND FITZGERALD was donated to the families of the 29 men who perished when the freighter sank. They have a memorial for the Edmund Fitzgerald every year... Gordon ALWAYS makes an appearance at the memorial EVERY year.
Just found your channel and subscribed.. best reactions I’ve ever seen.. you listen to the lyrics..you take the time to research things ..and tell the story behind the artist/song .. cheers from Canada 🇨🇦!
Every cent of royalties went to the families of the crew
Gordon still visits the mariners cathedral annually
Gordon is an amazing story teller, such a beautiful voice. Brother, I am praying with you and and all our brothers and sisters. Love and peace.
Every decision and act is aloud to play itself out to fully expose why what we did or said. Unless intervention brings people to Him..
G. Lightfoot immortalized these valiant men doing the job they loved to support their families. It is hauntingly beautiful, and still here all these years later.
Hi Deven, I was born in Michigan. Lake Superior is the deepest fresh water lake in the states. In November the waters can go from smooth sailing to Hurricane force winds very quickly with windchills negative 30 degrees. Many ships have been capsized on Superior. Superior flows at the top of the mitten between lower and upper Michigan.
This is a truly haunting song and a powerful reminder to always respect mother nature and the incredible power she has
GORDON LIGHTFOOT, " WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD".. THIS IS THE SONG THAT TOUCHED US ALL IN 1975... MASTERFUL STORY TELLING.. MORE "IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND"...
I grew up on Gordon Lightfoot’s music and he is such a good story teller and a creative song writer.
Im from Northern Minnesota and this one hits home, always has.
Hello Devin. Constitutional conservative, born again believer, Vietnam era⚓️Navy veteran and a few months North of 70 years, 2A supporter too. This song by Gordon Lightfoot has about it a sad, somber, haunting quality in it’s telling of a tragic event and a reminder of man’s mortality. I was 1 month in Florida from Ohio when the Fitzgerald sank Nov 10 1975. I was just 23 at the time. Born and raised in Ohio I was no stranger to another of the Great Lakes, Lake Erie. Having been on overnight sailing excursions on the lake aboard a 32’ Sloop I am quite aware of the vast expanse’s of these inland seas. I know too of the fierce lake gales that arise. Especially on Lake Superior that’s known for the severity of the storms there. Superior notorious for it’s shipwrecks did indeed claim another good ship and crew 7pm November 10, 1975. With my deepest respect and sincere sorrow 😞 to Captain McSorely and his good crew and their families. “To they that go down to the sea.” “Fair winds and following seas.” C Williams Vietnam era veteran 🇺🇸⚓️USN.
I love this song, okay! I actually had Gordon Lightfoot like and comment on a comment I made about this song (I was skeptical, then gobsmacked). And right before this reaction I watched another where the guy literally stated that he "...didn't know the 'motive' of this song" which left me dumbfounded. I've been doing deep dives into lyrics since I was 12, and I can say with confidence that this song leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination. This tribute is a simple, heartbreaking tale of 29 souls who lost their lives in an unexpected storm. Where "The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay if they'd put 15 more miles behind her."
I write all of this just to thank you for making all the appropriate facial distortions at all the right moments! That means you're listening, and I loved it! And the 'shush' just put this over the top! 🤣❤❤❤❤❤ And that same Maritime Cathedral rang its bells 30 times when Gordon Lightfoot passed. 29 for the crew and once for him. ❤
Wow, I'm touched by the responses of people who tragically lost loved ones and others who understand the dangers of Gitche Gumee. I grew up on the west coast with parents from Duluth. I remember their solemn response when this happened.--"not another iron boat tragedy." It's with me to this day.
No matter when you hear this song Gordon lightfoot takes you right to that moment..it's as if you are there
The way he tells this makes me feel as if I were on that ship going down with them. Then makes me feel like I’m in that church listening to those 29 bells. Devin.....I’ve lost two kids. One to SIDS, the other stillborn. I do not blame God. Their time on earth was completed. Whatever their mission was I honestly think it was fulfilled. Remember tomorrow is not promised to any of us and as you know we belong to him. If I’m wrong forgive me. It’s my way of coping. Peace bro. Love your reactions. Had to edit to add this. Don’t know where you’re from but I’m half Gibson I can tell you lift heavy ....my husband does too. Keep up the good work.
"Sundown", "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Carefree Highway" are must reacts to.
That’s “If you could read my MIND”
I was 11 years old when the Fitzgerald went down. I saw her a few weeks before as she crossed the Straits of Mackinac. If you go to Whitefish Point, you can see the Ghostship Fitzgerald.
GORDON LIGHTFOOT "SUNDOWN"..CLASSIC.
as a christian woman.god takes people so that they can be in heaven with him and gordon now can be with them to he has since passsed himself
Edmund Fitzgerald, American freighter that sank during a storm on November 10, 1975, in Lake Superior, killing all 29 aboard. Its mysterious demise inspired Gordon Lightfoot’s hit song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976), which helped make it the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
It is widely believed that the Fitz drove deep and struck bottom, broke in half. There was a following ship that was in contact with the Fitz. She is laying in water shallower than she is long. When her lights went out of sight, the crew of the following ship saw it. There was nothing anyone could do. The following ship was fighting for its life too. The captain of the Fitz did everything right. He kept the Fitz facing the waves, and kept her riding the front and sliding down the back. If she had gotten sideways, she would have rolled. He told every one he could she was in trouble, but there was no way to get help to them.
Please listen to Mr. Lightfoot sing Sundown. He's got such a great voice. The last I heard he was still singing. Thank you.
"The church bell chimed 'til it rang 29 times". After Gord's passing, it rang 30.
I remember this tragedy and being an X navy which you're always navy the line that hits me the hardest is does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours every time I hear this song I literally get a tear putting myself in the position of these men just trying to do their job knowing that the odds were pretty much stacked against them And probably seeing the faces of their families their baby's wow...That was a really great reaction brother I could tell you really felt that song if you don't feel something when you're listening then you're not listening yes Gordon is an amazing singer song writer one of greats check out if you could read my mind that song will blow you away and he also has a song called sundown but definitely check those out and have a tissue ready for if you could read my mind Keep spreading the music around God-bless great job.
I lived in Minnesota at the time of this terrible accident. Even though the accident was between Wisconson and Michigan, Lake Superior's Western and North Western Shores were in Minnesota. I was 15 at the time, so I remember it on the news. This song told the story so well, and beautifully. Thank you for reactions to this song.
God loves us so much. I can attest to that love because I found it in '79 when I became a believer. He never promised we wouldn't have trials or pain; just the opposite. He said, "in this world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world. John 16:33. The tragedies of life force us to reevaluate things, to learn what's really important, and to show us ultimately it's what we have in eternity that matters most because this life is short. We are just sojourners. Be kind and loving. The world needs Jesus more than ever.
Just as people have free will to decide good or otherwise, our choices lead down paths that sometimes are governed by nature; though many would blame God, which I belive is a mistake. It is in truth, a congregation of choice (meaning they all chose to be on this ship for a job) And a naturtal event that that happen in my home state of Michigan; starting as early as october. When the cold artic air comes down from the artic, meets the warm moist air coming from the south. usually duing our Indian Summer as called a warming inthe fall season. And with the westerly flow accross Lake Michgan erupts into storms with freezing and subzero temps, high wind. These winds create as high as 50ft swells on the lake with gale force or hurricane force winds which is extremly dangerous to the shipping. Thank you for your reaction loved it.
It's very nice you have a respect for this song, and did some research before your reaction. To many people don't realize this is a true story and think this is a fictional story. Great reaction video.
I appreciate your empathetic reaction to a great song.
The Arthur m Anderson is still sailing today and they where the last ones in contact with the Fitzgerald you should check out the recordings from the Anderson
...LIVE performance in RENO on TH-cam...🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸...(12 steel string guitar)
Carefree Highway is a real highway north of Phoenix that goes west from Wickenburg east to Carefree Az.
Lovin' it, lovin' it! Keep it up. Enjoy your style n energy
Gordon used an old sea shanty tune . Clever and creative.
Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours... No Greater lyrics have ever been written