Punch Brothers cover Gordon Lightfoot "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" 3/3/22 Boston, MA
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- Chris Thile and Punch Brothers with Noam Pikelny, Chris Eldridge, Gabe Witcher and Paul Kowert perform Gordon Lightfoot and Tony Rice's "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" on March 3, 2022 at the Orpheum Theater in Boston, MA. Brought to you by Less Than Face Productions.
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Today the Mariner's Church of Detroit rang their bell thirty times, for the crew and Gordon after his passing.
It sould be remembered that Gordon Lightfoot provided scholarsjps for the Wives, and the Sons and the Daughters.
"Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" I was haunted by those lyrics as a young sailor, and I still am today.
I never was a sailor, but grew up on the Great Lakes.. it haunts me when I go fishing.
And all that remains
Are the faces and names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters
I put them in a Tune .. For the same reason..
If it were not for the 29 lives, this song would be funny. An Irish band covering a Canadian singer, singing about an American ship. BTW, the ship was 2 years older than I, and home port was my birth place. I still miss her.
Some amazing and deep lyrics are all throughout this song! They don't write songs like this anymore.
When I heard that they rang the bell 30 times this year to honor Gordon, I burst into tears.
That is my favorite Gordon Lightfoot song. This version of it had me speechless. The tempo. The instruments fading in and out. The way he used his voice. It had me mesmerized. Fantastic job, guys.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Yesss what she said, and he said!
Well said. Agreed 100%!!! Mesmerizing. Goosebumps…got me quite emotional. My favorite version of this great song!
And this Old Man................
Sittin here with Tears streaming down his face.........
Agrees with ALL, That was said above.
The audience needs to be more respectful when a song paying tribute to the dead is being done. Save your woos for the end. I know you want everyone to know that you think it's great, but just STFU!
Darker than the original. Didn't think that that was possible.
This is very avant-garde. There is no substitute for the steel pedal guitar, the bass guitar, Gord's voice. I like this. It's chilling. The original brings tears to my eyes.
Served in the U.S. Coast Guard, at Sault Ste Marie. One of my Radioman trainers was on duty the night the Fitzgerald went down. He was one of the last to speak to them.
A Canadian song about an American tragedy on the lakes we both share.
Beautifully done.
I'm from Detroit and my boat whole entire body has chills right now listening to this for the first time I'm mesmerized
sorry Mr. Carr. you are wrong . Yes, G.L. is Canadian, but shipwrecks , the are the worlds loss and G.L.'s song/story is EPIC. sailors everywhere are hurt by this tragedy. Canada, Yankee, Britton, Russian, Aussie, Kiwi, it does not mater the port of origin. Mother Nature is a " C " when she wants to be and then, she was. taking her pound of flesh when she wanted to. RIP Fitz.
Canadian waters dip almost into Ohio
We are all Americans.
@@anthonyfoutch3152 ummm.... no.
There isn't a person that lives in one of the Great Lakes states that this song isn't in his/her heart. Beautifully done, gentlemen!
As someone who lived in Michigan, I whole heartedly agree.
Deer camp 1976 we had a cook come in for 3 of the dinners the 6 days of hunting. Wakefield MI. That song came on the radio at dinner and he told us he was a cook on that ship a couple years back but couldn’t take the rough seas anymore. He got off just in time.
I grew up on Lake Michigan in the 70's in Milwaukee, I still love this song. What a tear jerker.
Huge numbers of Canadians who grew up in the 70s had this song as part of the fabric of their souls. For me Lightfoot's rendition is more emotional, but that might be inherent bias towards Lightfoot. Nothing wrong with this rendition.
Regardless of how a person leans, the song is stunning and has captured the tragedy and turned it into a multi-national legend.
l live by a creek & its in mine....
So glad these bluegrass masters are paying tribute to the master of poetry, Gordon Lightfoot.
Exactly my thought. A hard song to cover but this is stupendous. Who better to do it than Punch Brothers?
Never heard of them but I’m a fan now! This would be a hard song to cover. Great job. I’ve loved Gordon Lightfoot since high school. Fifty years if I’m being honest.
@@valeriesuttonpayne7413 May I please know why you call it a hard song to cover? Genuine question!
@@robkunkel8833 May I please know why you call it a hard song to cover? Genuine question!
@@manovoid741 not sure what they were thinking, but for me, GL’s version is *so* iconic and we all have every inflection and note ingrained in our bones. I actually have never heard anyone else try to cover it before. For me, Paul’s repetitive, slightly unfocused, pulsing background on the bass makes this happen. Just magical. Can’t imagine anyone other than the PB pulling this off.
Best cover I've heard of this tune. As a kid growing up in Cleveland, this song haunted me as a cautionary tale of our beloved lakes. Here I am on the day Gordon passed so grateful for the masterpiece he crafted, and this brilliant rendition. R.I.P Gordon.
Oh, that's good. That's *WORTHY.*
It's completely different from a Gordon Lightfoot performance, but still respectful. The string playing just raises the hackles on my neck and the vocalist is just the right touch of eerie. That's incredibly impressive.
Growing up Da Yoop in the late 20th, the Wreck was a part of our mythology. It's good that those men and that danger are remembered.
Due diligence, paid in full.
Absolutely magnificent. It can now serve as poignant tribute to it's creator. RIP Gordon Lightfoot
Been a Lightfoot fan for 60 years but these boys did an incredible version of the Fitz
Indeed. I’m still dealing with goosebumps. Wow!
They really roared through the verses;I wondered if they missed one in the middle, but probably not. This was a radio hit in Canada; shocking in retrospect because of the song's length.
@@lincolnmaceachern2410 Thought tempo a bit fast and, sure enough, original (absolute perfection) 1-1/2m longer than this excellent 5m rendition.
Got to watch Gordon in concert sing this ballad in the late sixties. A cherished memory
Have to agree with you on that! Wonderful cover of one of my favourite Lightfoot tunes! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
Wow. That was stupendous. The *sound* being created here! very much like the surface of water with a terrible power beneath it. I'm so, so impressed. Bravo.
They have a great cover of Josh Ritter’s song Another New World
Channeling Gordon Lightfoot the bro's captured the tempo and intensity touches to my soul
There are only two ways to cover a truly iconic song: (1)to nail the original arrangement, to know every part and duplicate it very precisely, or (2) to tear it down and rebuild it so perfectly, weaving the tone and the essence of the original into something wholly new, completely inventive, and like nothing we've ever heard before.
This is maybe the best example of (2) I've ever heard. What an incredible reconstruction. You take a song that for decade has belonged to Gordon Lightfoot, and ONLY to Lightfoot in spite of the many covers, and completely make it your own. This is gorgeous, and haunting, and I'm so happy that you shared it with us. Most of all, I'm happy that you recorded it while he was still alive, and hope that he was able to hear it before the end. I think he would have loved it, and been immensely proud of what you've done with it.
That was mesmerizing. My wife's grandfather, whom she never knew, perished when his iron ore ship went down on the Great Lakes during a November storm in 1966. This song has always resonated deeply, and this cover was just...powerful. Hear, hear!
It's "hear, hear"
@@AndrewVelonis , Parliamentary-ily corrected.
The Edmond went down in November of 1975.
Understood. Her grandfather's ore ship was the Daniel Morrell. Went down nine years earlier.
I bet it resonates deeply. What gets you about the song is visualizing the increasing terror the crew must have felt during the event and the final “it’s been good to know you” as resignation sets in. This version is the best I’ve heard other than the original.
Just saw them last night in Toronto. An amazing show and they closed with Gordon Lightfoot's cover of "Pride of Man", then with "The Edmund Fitzgerald" right on its heels. The audience erupted and what an unforgettable night!!!!
I played this song in a pub, on my break a man came up to me , crying. Told me his uncle was on the Fitzgeraldl when it went down... that touched me , glad I did it justice for him. Long live Lightfoot, and this song.....199?
Wow.
Is there a video of that on here? I’d watch it.
You never know how much music can inspire someone
Gosh! That must have touched! Love the song!
This is such a masterclass in dynamic range!
Revisiting this the evening after GL’s passing - I can only hope Mr Lightfoot had an opportunity to hear/see the guys’ incredible homage to an astounding song - it does the story, and the song, and its writer, great honor. I can’t help but think he would have loved it.
Thanks, guys.
Thanks , Gordon, for all you gave us.
RIP.
Dang, I didn't know he passed away. Been a fan of his for many years. I just read about it after seeing your post...
He was still doing concerts at age 84 and cancelled his tour schedule recently in April due to health reasons only one month before he died.
I can see he went the way he wanted to, still doing what he loved and was born to do.
A magnificent songwriter and musician he was for sure and will be missed by all.
Growing up and still living in Michigan this song is known by basically everyone. Most radio stations regardless of genre plays the Lightfoot version on the anniversary of this tragedy. I've stood and looked out over Superior as the waves rage.
This song gave me chills. Great job.
Hello,
Grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago in the 60's and always saw the ore boats heading to south Chicago or Indiana, Im glad the radio stations honor the Edmund Fitzgerald. Some do here in Chicago too. Now days ore boats around here are extremely rare...things have changed.
Those of us on the opposite shore remember well to.
I was born and raised around Michipictone Bay
Thanks for posting !
Never in my life have I heard a song better reimagined. As a native of Superior’s shores, I feel this song. But who cares what I think, these boys are something special.
Attended college in the Sault 72-75, SO very much remember that November storm.
Gordon Lightfoot wove so many levels of experience together: Superior never gives up its dead, the Seafarers Chapel in Detroit, the Chippewa's name Gitchee Gumee for Superior, Whitefish bay on the lee side of Marquette. Amazing song.
Unfortunately, the closed captioning has changed many of those lyrics on this video.
This performance really lets the meaning ring out too. I’ve listened to it for years but a few of the lines really hit me in this performance. “Could it be the north wind they’ve been feeling?”
Superior is a big, beautiful, cold grave. We all know who’ve been.
Never be more than an hour from shore.
@@lauralake7430
As a Minnesota native, I have sat on banks of Superior many times on that Anniversary. The light of Split Rock light house glistening across the lake as they only bring power to it once a year to remember this fateful day. There’s generally the shadow of a ship or two slowly gliding across the lake. Thank you for this. It was beautifully done.
As Canadians we often don't know when a famous Canadian is also famous outside of Canada haha. Good to see respect for a great Canadian story teller. Long live Gord!
Lightfoot is pretty popular among folkies down here. In the Great Lakes states, though, this isn't just a song by a singer. This is something sacred.
...And for what it's worth, another legend of Canadian folk music, Leonard Cohen, is extremely well-regarded and still fairly popular to this day.
@@unnecessaryapostrophe4047 You went and skipped over Stan Rogers...
@@DeadlyPlatypus Ever since I can remember -- and especially about 15 years ago -- I have been hearing Canadians say that the band Our Lady Peace is popular in the US. I have never actually known any Americans who listen to them.
Are we having an Our Lady Peace moment?
Gordon Lightfoot is very well liked. His music has so much heart in it and his lyrics are so amazing.
Well if you lived outside of Canada for a while yes you'd notice that there are a lot of Canadian stars that are well respected and admired outside of Ca.
It's rare that a perfect song can be sung by someone other than the creator. This really hits all the right thrums. Can't be better than the raw original. It's a song that has always thrilled me. But these young men do a proud swing pretty much equal to the original.
Wow. Real musicians, playing real instruments, making real music. No auto tune, no beat detective, no prerecorded tracks. Bravo.
Here here!!
back in the 70's my 5th grade teacher, when there was time at the end of the day, he would sit at his piano, we'd stand around and sing from the musicbook. he introduced me to this song and the story. he brought fourth many folk songs to us. the good ol days. thank you Mr. Bowlen. everyone's favorite teacher.
What a lovely tribute to a beloved teacher.
@@canterlevi he was everyone's favorite. He was a kind and thoughtful man. :)
I remember this song from my father who had a 8Track in the car and he would play this as he drove along.
Now i am over 50 years old and this song brings those memories back. Gday from Australia
8 track? I thought those were old tech by then. The song came out in 77. Cassette was the big thing at that time. BTW, I am 63. I was born in Milwaukee and am 2 years younger than the big Fitz. I remember when she went down and am upset that they play news cast in black and white. When she went down, everything was in color. Even Gilligan's Island was in color, almost a decade before the Fitz went down.
On May 03 2023 the Maritime Cathedral again rang the bells to honor the memory of the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald. 29 times for them and then once for Gordon Lightfoot, RIP sir and thank you for this beautiful and haunting song. Thank you also for this beautiful and haunting cover!
A powerful interpretation of one of the best sea ballads ever written. We just lost the brilliant creator of this song... Gordon, it's been good to know yah. Chis and his bros give the song a different, more tense and an almost clinical dynamic with their string orchestration. I love the bassist's bowing that cranks up the tension. Nice job, boys, and thank you Gordon Lightfoot for your immortal gift of story telling to the world.
Always such a devastating song, but this just adds such a haunting sound to it. Amazing.
Absolutely beautiful rendition of the song. I work as a ship's cook on the Great Lakes and this is one song (no matter who sings it) that I will not put on my playlist when I'm working.
That's very understandable. There's not many songs that can do that in any profession.
That would be like the in flight movie of an airplane crash during "Airplane!"
my father who just died last year was a cook on a freighter for two years (1946/47)...only once did they not serve meals because it was too rough.
"When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck
Sayin' "Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya"
Can't say as I blame you.
I remember that night very well. My grandparents good friends had a close relative on the Fitzgerald named Simmons. Never seen her so upset and worried. My whole family stayed up late listening to the radio. And this is an awesome rendition, brought tears to my eyes.
One of the greatest ballads ever written, especially because it’s a true story makes it #1 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Real story of real men, trying to provide for their wives and children, gave their lives to that endeavor. I always shed a tear when I hear this beautiful sad story put to music by Gordon Lightfoot. I had the privilege to hear him perform this number live. I'll never forget it.
I thought that was a simply brilliant interpretation of a magnificent song. Absolutely spine tingling. Thank you for posting.
Holy cow! I didn’t expect this. Outstanding boys! Bravo.
How the instruments build representing the growth of the storm. . . . perfect
Excellent! Most impressive is the use of a single microphone and the dynamics achieved through the skills of the musicians.
? I thought it was a good rendition, but lacking production value
Yes, the way they used that one microphone to achieve such dramatic effects is truly impressive. Genuine artists, for sure.
Unfortuntately lost on many
A real “O brother where art thou?” vibe
@@verdatajmorus4308 Having come of age in Gord's generation, I find so much of today's music so overproduced and off-putting, verging on cliché.
Ah, the Punch Brothers, still doing their part to keep music mysterious, passionate, urgent and thrilling. Long live live music.
Yes, Punch Brothers are an awesome bunch. So glad I knew of them from following Chris Thile, from Nickle Creek 👍
They played this song about a week prior to this recording in Saint Louis at Powell Hall. It was their last song of the night and they lost stage power and amplification about a minute into the song. They simply picked up their instruments, moved to the front of the stage and kept on without missing a beat. Made it only that much more haunting, mesmerizing, and moving. One of my top 5 musical performances I’ve ever experienced
That is one of the best musical performances I have ever seen! Love the original, but this was amazing
Anything these guys touch turns to gold. One of THE MOST incredible covers I've ever heard.
Agreed! "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald" is a classic song and it is a wonderful tribute to everyone who lost their lives that day. If you have the chance, please check out my dad's cover of this song on his TH-cam channel (it's called DavidMoatMUSIC). He did a live cover of this song. It's awesome. Thanks in advance! Take care :)
It isn't a cover, this is an original song.
@@matthawkins8880 I can't tell if you're joking or not but in case you're not, no it's absolutely not an original, it's a cover of Gordon Lightfoot's original song...
Not check out the headstones cover Amazing
@@andrewpeterson5882haha, Matt was saying it is such an original interpretation it is it’s own song, not a mere cover. Of course we know Gordon wrote it and recorded it.
Oh yes please. We already knew that Punch Brothers + songs about ships meeting bad endings was a win; add Gordon Lightfoot into the mix and there we go!
I didn't expect to be sitting here crying. This song has always been sacred to me but there is something about this interpretation that just raises it so much higher.
Gordon’s ability to tell that story in a song is nothing short of brilliance. I’ve always loved that song and had the opportunity to go to the museum at Whitefish Bay and see the ship’s bell. My dive instructor’s buddy was the diver that recovered it and he gave some of the ore from the wreck to him and he had it displayed in our local dive shop. Just thought I’d share. Great cover also.
I do want to visit that location. However, I would burst into tears if I saw that bell. Because I know the significance of it.
These guys are one of a kind, true musicians all. Enjoyed this rendition of theirs so much.
OMG!! this is amazing. Who isn't getting a little choked up listening?
I clicked on this expecting to ridicule it in defense of Lightfoot. I stand humbled by this beautiful rendition. Awesome guys.
I can't imagine if Gordon Lightfoot saw this that his reaction would be anything but humble honor and appreciation. Musicians are like that more often than not when someone pays tribute to their songwriting, the fans don't need to take any sort of protective tack. Even if someone has the opinion that the cover is better, it's just an opinion. Something so harmless it needn't even be classified as right or wrong by counter-subjectivity. It truly is a gift to be grateful for both renditions. One doesn't steal any light from the other when the intention was tribute in earnest.
Don't knock covers. Songs are written for every other musician to interpret their own way.
I'm not usually a fan of covers at all but this one impressed me. I clicked on this link with the same intention that you did.
I never ever thought I woupd hear anyone other than Gordon do this song so well and with such respect! Well done Gentlemen!
As a longshoreman working on the docks as I write this. Well done lads. Raise a glass to the men of Edmond Fitzgerald
Punch Brothers, well done. That was a remarkable rendition of a familiar song that moved me. Thank you
My ex-husband was a longshoreman in Kenosha, Wisconsin the night this ship went down. The weather was raining and high winds and waves, making their jobs dangerous. They were working a marathon , working round the clock trying to get ships out of the Great Lakes before the St. Lawrence Seaway shut down for the season. I remember watching the late night news and hearing about a ship that was missing and feared sunk. I can still feel the chill I had gotten upon hearing that news. This song has a personal bond for me. There have been a few artists that have covered this piece wonderfully over the years; Punch Brothers you did good. I felt that chill and emotion all over again, and yes, the sadness, too. Your version brings to my mind The Springhill Mining Disaster sung by the Dubliners, and in particular, Luke Kelly(??). Certainly the eerieness of lives taken by the storms of November and the Great Lakes. Wish you all the best with this piece!
This version just brought me to tears. Absolutely fantastic.
Chris Thile, is a Master and the company he keeps is simply amazing. As a Michigander, it's a life story we ALL know. The Punch Brothers turn it up, way up, I fully believe Mr. Lightfoot, would totally approve and wiggle along like Thile as it played. Good stuff Gentlemen!
I love the mandolin sound, especially when playing a Canadian 🇨🇦 classic
Legends! This song lives in the hearts of those who live on the Great Lakes and see all of her moods.
A mesmerizing masterclass in eloquence and understatement. Performances like this one propel Chris Thile to being recognized for the national treasure he already is.
Correctamundo ✔
Growing up as a Michigander, this song was basically THE staple for all of us. God bless.
Great rendition of Lightfoots' classic, mesmerizing, I feel like I've been to High Mass!
I cried the first time I listened to this song. It's a favorite. This version invoked those same tears years on.
There is an absolutely masterful use of tension and release here. Incredibly effective work with the dynamics. Everything about this was amazing, and authentic. I didn't just hear this, I felt it. Tremendous work!
Thank you for this remarkable arrangement of a song that is very important to those of us who remember this tragic event. I was pregnant with our first son, living in Sault Ste Marie, MI, that November. The news of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was breathtaking, and remains a vivid memory. Our Canadian brother Gordon Lightfoot did the crew and all of the rest of us a wonderful service with this great song.
I love The Punch Brothers and also Nickel Creek! The crescendo and decrescendo! Amazing!
A very nice cover of a classic tale by one of our greatest songwriters. As a side note, it was written by Lightfoot and covered beautifully by Tony Rice, possibly the most influential and imaginative bluegrass guitarists ever.
No one in our lifetime will love Tony more than I. Thanks for bringing him up and may many enjoy his musical legacy. Please, please listen to Tony.
Thanks for mentioning Tony - scrolled down into these parts to see if anyone mentioned Church Street Blues.
I remember how I was moved to sobs the first time I heard Gordon sing this song, so many years ago. I cried again for those men again today. Thank you for keeping both their memory, and one of the perfect songs, alive. Ironically, and powerfully, I'm hearing this song for the first time, (for the second time) just having seen a freighter leaving the lakes for the River on my first day back up north. Chills.
Wow!!! Best cover I’ve ever heard. I’m sure GL would think so too. I’m in Canada by the Great Lakes and I’ve seen the storms first hand. Wicked doesn’t describe them. The immense raw power of nature.
30 foot sister waves are a sight to see
I sailed lake Superior for 4 seasons.Cruised over the top of the of the wreck and witnessed the of raising her bell. This song echoed through me.The Lake can be a beautiful and dangerous place.
Great ensemble playing. A lesson in dynamics.
I was a teenager when Gordon wrote this song. With all the wild mess of the 70's , my teenage heart stopped, was still, and listened to this song that ripped through my soul. It rips through me every time I hear it. I cry and I remember.
A fantastic rendition of one of Gordon Lightfoot's greatest ever songs. A terrific example of LESS = MORE. Brilliant - thank you!
He would have LOVED this. Anyone know if he ever saw it?
What a brilliant performance of a legendary song.
I've known this song since my childhood in Upstate New York. This, however, was a perfectly arranged and heartfelt rendition of Gordon Lightfoot's epic, modern folk tune. Thank you, gentleman! 👏❤️🤙
This a master class of story telling, tempo, dynamics, and musicianship! Bravo men!
Grew up loving Gordon Lightfoot, and this song! What a great cover!
This is now in my top 10 of all time for cover songs.
Well done gents.
I'm so glad this popped up in my recs out of nowhere! It's a truly amazing cover of one of my favorite songs. I'm going to have to listen to more of the Punch Brothers.
Please do; they are amazing!!
Boy are you in for a treat!!!
The arrangement tells a whole story by itself. Beautiful cover
These young people are doing something great.
I get chills when I remember my own young man near death by drowning ship experience. It was also November but the journey was the proverbial Dutch Harbor to Seattle via West of Vancouver Island trip, many a fisherman has been lost in those waters. Our Freezers were jammed with frozen salmon and about 2 in the morning Al, the nightshift foreman came pounding on every berth, the binding holding the boxes in place had all come undone. The fish, mangled boxes, with every roll of the ship was pouring from port to starboard - side to side. Eric, my room mate was a deck hand and said, "two more degree is all we're designed for and we're rolling bad". My other room mate had already smoked many a bowl and was lost to the world. I went with Al and he open the huge freezer doors. We all knew it was hopeless. I prayed and made my peace with God. The thought of the icy water and the merging dark of water and sky. My adrenaline flowed...We had life suits but even the thought of that was terrifying. It was a 340 foot Victory ship from WWII and it had a round bottom with a bunch of new, heavy steel added to the top deck to make it a sea food processor.
Wow! I hope you'll tell us the rest of the story!...
God, obviously, blessed you to survive.....
Lghtfoot's gem handled with loving care, wonderful.
I would have to think Gordon Lightfoot would enjoy this gem
Well said.
Holy shit that song makes me tear up normally anyway. But this version I was crying like a baby.
I love that song, growing up in Michigan, and that versions was amazing
Thanks so much for allowing a brief revisit to their doing this beautiful number. Great video, and excellent audio. Makes my morning.
You are most welcome Ted. Best regards.
So good it raised the hairs on the back of my neck. an excellent rendition.
the most haunting rendition I've ever heard, amazing
I’ve heard this song a hundred times. I cry every damn time.
One of the best story songs ever. And a very nice, tell-tale version.
This is an amazingly moving performance.
The music and the song is a pure example of what the Good sounds like. First time I've ever heard this groupi. I show respect and prayer to the sea every time I go in it.
WOW! A like button isn't even enough! Is there a Can't Live Without This Song button? Chills, shivers and tears. Five star rating, gents.
i'm a 6yr army vet & 20yr retired cop, seen it all, but this tune breaks my hard heart, brings me to tears
"The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay if they'd put 15 more miles behind her..."
"The church bell chimed 'till it rang twenty-nine times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald."
I've known this song since I was 10yrs old & this was an amazingly Heartbreaking version.
WOW ! What a fabulous cover of this masterpiece!
I've been a Lightfoot fan since my youth (50+ years ago) and have many 'favorite' songs! Great crescendo and fade - just like the waves thst pounded the Fitz that night.
Never heard of this group, but I'm going to check out their music.
***Listening today, 11/10/23 (48 year anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald).
Wow… just wow… so good and so loving… what a way to remember them all…. What a way to call to memory again the wreck of the Edmundfitzgerald!
this version reminds of the irish shanty songs. i really enjoyed this. great job,guys!
beautiful cover of a legendary folk song. well done! "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" is there a heavier lyric ever written? geeeeez
Mother Nature can humble in a heartbeat......big water on boats has created no greater fear in my life at times.
I’ve heard this song a thousand times but this version is the first time I really heard that line. Had to rewind to hear it again.
Nice song but, being written in 1976 by Gordon Lightfoot doesn’t make it a legendary folk song. It’s pop music and not very old.
@@davidhull1481 Pop music???????????
@@rudyschwab7709 I think it’s clear what I said. Pop music.
Lake Michigan. Edmund Fitzgerald is likely the most beautiful song I’ve heard in my 71 years.
What a beautiful and somber rendition. Music like this makes the world a better place…..