OT how could we forget...the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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In live performances over the years, Gordon changed some of the specific lyrics he would use. Usually at the request of the victim's families.
He ALWAYS held them in first regard when it came to this musical masterpiece.
He ALWAYS held them in first regard when it came to this musical masterpiece.
What was the weather like when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in November 1975?
CBS News Detroit chief meteorologist Ahmad Bajjey provides an analysis of the weather conditions on Lake Superior in 1975 when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank with 29 aboard.
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51 years after the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, all 29 men aboard are still remembered
The Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest ship on the Great Lakes in its era, sank in a gale on Nov. 10, 1975. Most of the crew were from Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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We had tickets to see Gordon Lightfoot in 2021 but the concert was rescheduled for a year later because of covid. Then the 2022 concert was also rescheduled until March 2022. That one was also cancelled and rescheduled to March 2023. He was amazingly still performing at age 84 and my wife and I joked that we hope he lives long enough for us to see him. Two days before the concert I told her I think we're going to get to see him. The very next day I received an email that Gordon was sick and had to cancel. He died 2 months later.
There's more to the story. I learned that the Lightfoot Band was still performing and their replacement singer is named Andy Mauck. It turns out that Andy lives in southwest Florida near our winter home. He plays at local venues when he's not travelling with the band. We've seen him solo and also on tour. The band plays a song or two then stops to tell stories about Gordon. It's very entertaining and I highly recommend going to see them.
Band introduces Andy Mauck
22 ANDY MAUCK LIGHTFOOT BAND Markham 3 28 2024 CHAR WESTBROOK video MVI 7712 - YouTube
Here's Andy singing
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weather here in Wisconsin currently lovely , sunny, calm, unseasonably warm in upper 50's. No early November gales this year......
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I had not heard he changed some lyrics. Which ones?
The Fitz was headed to Detroit not Cleveland, but not sure that bothered many.
He tuned it up . Now has the Ace of Spades edition .
There were a few, but the "main hatchway caved in" was replaced with something else because some new investigation into the wreck revealed some doubt about that, and the son of one of the Sailors responsible for that hatchway brought it to his attention.
From gordonlightfoot.com:
The line changed, and the new version, are:
Original version:
At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in; he said,
**2010 lyric change:
At seven PM, it grew dark, it was then he said,
See the lyric change in context below.
Several years later, he also changed the word "musty" to "rustic" in the final verse, in deference to the church referenced, which is actually named Mariners' Church.
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Lyric Changes
In 2010, Lightfoot changed one line in the lyrics of the song as a result of recent findings that it was waves and not crew error that lead to the shipwreck. He always felt bad that the line might have implied that the crew was at fault, and he was very happy that new evidence absolved them.The line changed, and the new version, are:
Original version:
At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in; he said,
**2010 lyric change:
At seven PM, it grew dark, it was then he said,
See the lyric change in context below.
Several years later, he also changed the word "musty" to "rustic" in the final verse, in deference to the church referenced, which is actually named Mariners' Church.
BTW, don't watch Gen Z reactions to this song/video on youtube and expect much. Geography has obviously been phased out of the curriculum.
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Here's a short piece from the Penn State program WeatherWorld featuring Dr. Jon Nese on the storm that caused the tragedy.
In my opinion there is no better song about a historical event.
I never miss this. When is your gts coming?
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