Gordon Lightfoot cover of Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald



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This is my version of the Gordon Lightfoot song "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". It was recorded on a Korg 32XD Porta-Studio. I remember this song as a child, hearing it in the car on our annual summer trip from Detroit to my Dad's Uncle's Cherry Farm in Traverse City. I love when a song tells a story, and when it's a true story like this, it's that much more moving. There are a couple twists from the Lightfoot version. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it. God Bless the 29 men who went down, and God Bless their families.


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Beauty comes in ALl ... ( 4 months ago by supernautacus)
Beauty comes in ALl types of forms! And this, is ^_-
Awesome cover of a ... ( 4 months ago by lonewolf9390)
Awesome cover of a timeless classic!
I Did a School ... ( 3 months ago by earthstorm34)
I Did a School Report on The Wreck Of Edmund Fitzgerald;
Most people say that the ship was doomed/unlucky from the beginning: On The day that it was Christened, it slid down the dry dock after being hit with a traditional campaign bottle
Nice mix - nice ... ( 3 months ago by LeSphinx2)
Nice mix - nice production!
Quite excellent! ... ( 2 months ago by Erosmonkey)
Quite excellent! Very dramatic presentation.
Good cover. I ... ( 2 months ago by theamazing39)
Good cover. I especially like the key change at 2:17.
man, the band has ... ( 2 months ago by Plantagenaut)
man, the band has alot of potential! please, dig into this, more...slow it down...make some reverb more...bring out some deeper guitar...you guys are great!
nice job. I agree, ... ( 2 months ago by MacPac78)
nice job. I agree, you make it your own and stay true to the original, not easy to do. love the final image, not sure about the metallica imagery though.........
Awsome! Fantastic! ... ( 2 months ago by Trainfanatic192)
Awsome! Fantastic! A terrifiv cover of a terrific song!
Sorry, but it just ... ( 1 month ago by ColonelSamatoshi)
Sorry, but it just doesn't have any feeling to it. Almost sounds HAPPY! Not good for a tragedy.
what he said! ( 1 month ago by wmkboba)
what he said!
Instruments are ... ( 1 month ago by importtuner88)
Instruments are dramatic. Well done.
Voice is simply shit for this song. No soul at all.
i like it its such ... ( 1 month ago by bboorreedd112233)
i like it its such a true song i gordon lightfoot did a good job
Love it love it ... ( 1 month ago by smokieluv12)
Love it love it love it!
colonel samatoshi, ... ( 1 month ago by kinserboy11)
colonel samatoshi, you really need some actual fellings. I mean, seriously! This tradgedy killed 29 innocents just doing their job.
You twit.. He said ... ( 1 month ago by rvbkicksass)
You twit.. He said that the song sounds too happy for what it was written about(or for, whichever one sounds right to you)
Damn good! OK, so ... ( 1 month ago by scraype4111)
Damn good! OK, so it isn't exactly like the original recording, but I like the changes and the added inflections and melodies. It's an artistic variation that still honors the original song. Awesome!
well, ther's plenty ... ( 4 weeks ago by Cowboycurtis888)
well, ther's plenty of songs about WWII and millions about vietnam...yet nobody takes them to heart as much as something like this. I think he did a splendid job on the song.
The storm that sank ... ( 2 weeks ago by blondeambition98)
The storm that sank the ship should be called silent storm because the storm didn't have a name. And the ss (silent storm) Edmund Fitzgerald.
Pretty good cover ( 2 weeks ago by chop11111)
Pretty good cover
i love this song ... ( 1 week ago by russanorules)
i love this song and i think it was well done. *applauds* im impressed
awesome song ( 1 week ago by metalicaboy1626)
awesome song
you know the song ... ( 1 week ago by metalicaboy1626)
you know the song was made before she sank
sorry i ment to say ... ( 1 week ago by metalicaboy1626)
sorry i ment to say before she was discovered




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