Edmund Fitzgerald

[DEVILMAN]

I think this beautiful song & timeless ode has one of the best sounding recordings. The bass' tone sits perfect along with the syncronicity of the drums/guitars, IOW, no overplaying & the presence is up front but not overpowering. Definetly classic & one of my longtime faves...

enjoy,
~S~



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99rOzMVtcx4

[Ryan L.]

Here's a pretty cool cover of the song, too (I've always liked this song)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJhtr...eature=related

And another:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLskW...eature=related

Although neither are as good as the original, IMO.

[Jumbotron]

Gordon Lightfoot rules. My band covered "Sundown" last summer, and I was surprised at how great the bass line on that song is.

[doktorfeelgood]

Excellent, excellent tune...and good video. Always gives me goosebumps when I hear it. Gordon Lightfoot's voice is magical and the rest of the band is wicked.... The pedal steel player adds so much to the ambeince of that tune. )-(

[doktorfeelgood]

Originally Posted by Jumbotron

Gordon Lightfoot rules. My band covered "Sundown" last summer, and I was surprised at how great the bass line on that song is.

My second favorite Gordon Lightfoot tune....Great harmonies...
And that pedal steel again...lol )-(

[Busker]

I've always loved Gordon Lightfoot. Seen him live, twice. Once in about 1974 or 75, the last time, about 2001. He's had very capable musicians working with him, some of them for decades.

[jsbass]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iquCH...eature=related This version has even better bass.

[Modo74]

"If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot is one of my favorite tracks of all time.

Pisses me off that someone was allowed to wipe their ass with it by recording that cheesy "dance" version with the woman singing. Dreadful.

[Phalex]

Gordon Lightfoot writes an awesome song! I love his compositions, even if he is Canadian.........

[SuperDuck]

I'm going to have to go against the grain here. I hear a repetitive, droning dirge that goes on for way too long. Not my cup of tea.

[ZonGuy]

(Asus2) (A11) (Dsus4) (D) (Asus2) (A11) (D) (Asus2)
The legend lives on from the (Em) Chippewa on down
Of the (G) big lake they (D) call Gitche (Asus2) Gumee
The lake, it is said, never (Em) gives up her dead
When the (G) skies of No(D)vember turn (Asus2) gloomy
With a load of iron ore twenty-six (Em) thousand tons more
Than the (G) Edmund Fitz(D)gerald weighed (Asus2) empty
That good ship and true was a (Em) bone to be chewed
When the (G) gales of No(D)vember came (Asus2) early

The ship was the pride of the American side
Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin
As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well seasoned
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
When they left fully loaded for Cleveland
And later that night when the ship's bell rang
Could it be the north wind they'd been feeling

(A) (A11) (Dsus4) (D) (Asus2)

The wind in the wires made a tattle-tale sound
And a wave broke over the railing
And every man knew, as the captain did too
Twas the witch of November come stealing
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
When the Gales of November came slashing
When afternoon came it was freezing rain
In the face of a hurricane west wind

(A) (A11) (Dsus4) (D) (Asus2) (A11) (D) (Asus2)

When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck saying
Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya
At seven PM a main hatchway caved in, he said
Fellas, it's been good to know ya
The captain wired in he had water coming in
And the good ship and crew was in peril
And later that night when his lights went out of sight
Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Does any one know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
If they'd put fifteen more miles behind her
They might have split up or they might have capsized
They may have broke deep and took water
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters

Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
In the rooms of her ice water mansion
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams
The islands and bays are for sportsmen
And farther below Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the Gales of November remembered

In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed
In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral
The church bell chimed til it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
Superior, they said, never gives up her dead
When the gales of November come early

[ZonGuy]

SUMMERTIME DREAM
Recorded: Toronto, ON at Eastern Sound in December 1975 and March 1976
Released: May 1976
Out-takes: Paper Mache
Notes: In late 1975 The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald; I'm Not Supposed ToCare; Race Among The Ruins and I'd Do It Again were cut. Returning to the studio in March he completed the remainder of the album.

[ZonGuy]

With Summertime Dream, Gordon Lightfoot produced one of his finest albums, and wrapped up a six-year period of popularity that he would not recapture. Propelled by his second biggest hit, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," Summertime Dream summed up the sound that had served Lightfoot so well in his post-"If You Could Read My Mind" days. This distinctive sound featured Lightfoot's strummed six- or 12-string guitar complemented by Terry Clements' electric guitar lines and Pee Wee Charles' pedal steel guitar accents. The material here is excellent, and the singer's voice is at its strongest. Mixing upbeat songs like "Race Among the Ruins," "I'd Do It Again," and the title track with beautiful ballads such as "I'm Not Supposed to Care" and "Spanish Moss," Lightfoot and his band deliver a tasty smorgasbord of intelligent, grown-up music. As for "Edmund Fitzgerald," its continued popularity more than 20 years after its release attests to the power of a well-told tale and a tasty guitar lick. Jim Newsom, All Music Guide

[ZonGuy]

Personnel Gordon Lightfoot - vocals, guitars
Rick Haynes - bass
Terry Clements - lead acoustic and electric guitars
Pee Wee Charles - steel guitar and Barry Keane


Rick haynes is till with Gordon Lightfoot: for pix
http://www.lightfoot.ca/evoluton.htm

[PunkerTrav]

Originally Posted by Phalex

Gordon Lightfoot writes an awesome song! I love his compositions, even if he is Canadian.........

Hey now...