I saw one of the twisted life boats at a museum in Sault Ste. Marie when I was in high school. Eeh. Makes it hard to take your eyes off the pavement when you are driving across the Mackinac bridge in the winter.
Didn't we just talk about this? And didn't I, then, post this link to the hilarious interview by T.D. Mischke, in which he asks questions about the tragedy of an Edmund Fitzgerald expert, but instead of simply stating the questions, he sings them to the tune of the Gordon Lightfoot song?
Not to make light of dozens of deaths, of course, but it is a bit of comedic brilliance.
didnt realize Gordo was discussed before - I guess when you get up into the thousands of posts level nothing slips by - brain like a steel trap I tell ya.
I got a good Sundown live off u tube if anyones interested
My favourite line of that song is "with a load of ironore 26000 tons more than the Edmond Fitsgerald weighed empty" just because it seems like an ingenious way to say 26000 tons of ironore.
Ahh, that's right! Thanks for the correction. I remembered them talking about the song. Not being from there or being familiar with them, I suppose they're all just boats that sort of blur together for me. All just more reason to stay ashore for this lubber.
according to wikipedia, 'edmund fitzgerald' was covered by the dandy warhols. i need to hear that one.
and, from wikipedia: "In the Seinfeld episode The Andrea Doria, Jerry and Elaine discuss the song. Elaine believes that Edmund Fitzgerald wrote the song and that Gordon Lightfoot was the ship that sunk. Jerry sarcastically responds that perhaps "it was driven by the Cat Stevens" (another folk singer of the 1970s)."
not to mention prelude's acapella cover of after the gold rush. liberty bell LOVES it. although i love Seinfeld, i don't believe the character of Jerry would know much about Gordon Lightfoot or music trivia in general.
Brian Burns does a spooky rendition of Edmond Fitsgerald. In the end, he reads off the names and positions of each person as a bell tolls, for each person. Creepy, and somber.
Dan Fogelberg diesd? Didn't he sing that song about meeting his old lover in the grocery store, then polishing off a six-pack with her ion the aprking lot, then driving off a bridge in the snow? Ahh, the 70s.
we are listening to dan fogelberg now as someone just happened to have his greatest hits. he was quite a handsome guy. men get your prostate checked! you might even enjoy it.
same old lang syne which lb told me all the lyrics to one time or somebody did and i was like i've never heard that song. well, i have like a million times!!! its a bummer man.
So I was wondering who was Edmund Fitzgerald anywaze??? he was the president and chairman of the board of northwest mutual insurance who built the ship.
Somewhat apropos: we watch Captain Phillips a couple weeks ago. Amazing bit of movie making, that movie: so tense all the way through then this wonderful release at the end. I was enthralled and then crying.
But the entire story, along with the Ballad of the Edmund Fitzgerald, reminds me that I hate boats. I'm deeply terrified of water. Some people feel at home with the ocean, or a lake, but not me. Put me in the desert instead; the thought of going under icy cold water is one of the most hellish notions I can conjure.
The gales of November remember
a tribute to the Edmund Fitzgerald
does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn minuets to hours
I think this song came up in a northern michigan shout out earlier in the fall...
fellas its been nice to know ya!
I saw one of the twisted life boats at a museum in Sault Ste. Marie when I was in high school. Eeh. Makes it hard to take your eyes off the pavement when you are driving across the Mackinac bridge in the winter.
Didn't we just talk about this? And didn't I, then, post this link to the hilarious interview by T.D. Mischke, in which he asks questions about the tragedy of an Edmund Fitzgerald expert, but instead of simply stating the questions, he sings them to the tune of the Gordon Lightfoot song?
Not to make light of dozens of deaths, of course, but it is a bit of comedic brilliance.
there can never be enough discussion aobut gordon lightfoot!!!
I used to listen to Mischke when he was on late night radio laughing myself to sleep. Truly a uni
...truly a unique talent, I meant to say.
im going to see him at the star plaza in feb.
didnt realize Gordo was discussed before - I guess when you get up into the thousands of posts level nothing slips by - brain like a steel trap I tell ya.
I got a good Sundown live off u tube if anyones interested
My favourite line of that song is "with a load of ironore 26000 tons more than the Edmond Fitsgerald weighed empty" just because it seems like an ingenious way to say 26000 tons of ironore.
And I like 'Lavender' as my favourite song.
i'm more of a "carefree highway" kinda guy.
whatever happened to am radio?
though being a northern michigan boy, i welled up a bit hearing "the wreck of the edmond fitzgerald" at a coffee shop in oslo.
in other soft rock news, dan fogelberg died this weekend.
Wow, the episode of Seinfeld where George is going to lose his apartment to a survivor of the Edmond Fitzgerald was on just the other night.
i didn't see that one. there were no survivors!
that was the andrea dora - NY harbour I think or Nova Scotia boat exploded
Ahh, that's right! Thanks for the correction. I remembered them talking about the song. Not being from there or being familiar with them, I suppose they're all just boats that sort of blur together for me. All just more reason to stay ashore for this lubber.
paul weller does an awesome version of "early morning rain"
speaking of covers of canadians, sarah mclachlan's version of 'song for a winter's night' is beautiful.
and ron sexsmith's version of anne murray's 'snowbird' is pretty good too.
according to wikipedia, 'edmund fitzgerald' was covered by the dandy warhols. i need to hear that one.
and, from wikipedia: "In the Seinfeld episode The Andrea Doria, Jerry and Elaine discuss the song. Elaine believes that Edmund Fitzgerald wrote the song and that Gordon Lightfoot was the ship that sunk. Jerry sarcastically responds that perhaps "it was driven by the Cat Stevens" (another folk singer of the 1970s)."
not to mention prelude's acapella cover of after the gold rush. liberty bell LOVES it. although i love Seinfeld, i don't believe the character of Jerry would know much about Gordon Lightfoot or music trivia in general.
Brian Burns does a spooky rendition of Edmond Fitsgerald. In the end, he reads off the names and positions of each person as a bell tolls, for each person. Creepy, and somber.
Dan Fogelberg diesd? Didn't he sing that song about meeting his old lover in the grocery store, then polishing off a six-pack with her ion the aprking lot, then driving off a bridge in the snow? Ahh, the 70s.
yep, lb. 'same old lang syne' and lots of other classics!
longer than...
run for the roses
leader of the band
how do we make love stay
...all the songs your [ok, my] mom loved.
we are listening to dan fogelberg now as someone just happened to have his greatest hits. he was quite a handsome guy. men get your prostate checked! you might even enjoy it.
same old lang syne which lb told me all the lyrics to one time or somebody did and i was like i've never heard that song. well, i have like a million times!!! its a bummer man.
Oh god, longer than...that's worse than time in a bottle!
jackson browne ain't too shabby either. i also like the year of the cat which most people i know really hate.
Wait...jackson browne sang year of the cat? isn't he married to darryl hannah?
Maybe she had a relative who died on the Edmund Fitzgerald.
year of the cat was NOT jackson browne. that's al stewart.
i know that
he also did on the border.
Twas a night just like tonight....
Where in the world are you, clamfan?
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So I was wondering who was Edmund Fitzgerald anywaze??? he was the president and chairman of the board of northwest mutual insurance who built the ship.
Lightfoot turns 70 today
from the Modfather.
bump!
God we used to have fun around here!
yeah, I know
HI LIBERTY BELL!!!!
HI MDLR!!!!
HI OYSTERS!!! LONG TIME NO SEE!! :o)
HI MDLER!!
hi tuna!
fellas its been nice to know ya...
at seven a.m. the main hatchway gave in, he said, fellas its been good to know ya.
Somewhat apropos: we watch Captain Phillips a couple weeks ago. Amazing bit of movie making, that movie: so tense all the way through then this wonderful release at the end. I was enthralled and then crying.
But the entire story, along with the Ballad of the Edmund Fitzgerald, reminds me that I hate boats. I'm deeply terrified of water. Some people feel at home with the ocean, or a lake, but not me. Put me in the desert instead; the thought of going under icy cold water is one of the most hellish notions I can conjure.
RIP Edmund Fitzgerald crew.
Redford's All Is Lost was quite good.
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