This song commemorates the sinking of the carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. The tragedy took the lives of 29 men.

“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is a song written, composed, and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to commemorate the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund ...

Haven't seen too many videos with a good quality version of this song, so I thought I'd put together a video with lyrics. Enjoy! Pictures are Copyrighted to their respected owners. Video made by...

The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot. The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake they called 'Gitche Gumee' The lake, it is said, never gives up her …

Lyrics for The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot. The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down Of the big lake, they called Gitche Gumee Th...

Later that month, Gordon Lightfoot (main page) - inspired by an article in Newsweek Magazine - wrote what is probably his most famous song: Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (song clip). He wrote the …

Powerfuol, one of Gord' s best narrative songs. Makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up everytime I hear [or play] the line - "...later that night when the lights went outa sight, came the Wreck …

" The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald " is a 1976 folk rock ballad written, composed, and performed by the Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to memorialize the sinking of the bulk carrier SS …

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a song written, composed, and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to commemorate the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald …

Which it was, the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald occuring when I was eight. I think this amazing ballad not only forever commemorates the grim reality for the 29 victims of the wreck (and their families), …