On this day...
Today, Thursday November 10th is the 30th Anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. To honor those lost to the dark waters of Lake Superior, here is some Gordon Lightfoot.
posted by Spec at 11:09 PM
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4 Comments:
Thanks, Spec. I love that song despite its shortcomings and Gordon's lost voice. I was living in the U.P. 1974-1976, and that song was on the radio A LOT. I never heard anybody say they got tired of it. Needless to say, Uppanites respect the Lake.
Hey Spec, I've got nothing valuable to say about Gordon Lightfoot or the Ed Fitz.
However, you have blessed me with one of the last pieces in my blogging puzzle--a place to put videos.
Thanks!
I believe it's the "gales" of November, Raisinette. A startling slip from a Michigan apologist!
Does anyone else think that Gordon's "Sundown" song is menacingly creepy? "Sundown, you better take care, if I find you've been creepin' down my back stair . . . " He comes across as this sunshiny singer-songwriter but his really popular songs? Moody as all hell! That's all I have to say about Gordon.
Lake Superior is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen, and I've seen some good ones. It truly is a magical place.
Since you force my hand, let me say this about that. The tragic irony of Gordie Lightfoot is that his career (read money-making) took off when one of his worst songs, "Sundown", got a lot of airplay, thus planting this lame song in millions of minds as his work. I read somewhere that he also got fat when he started making the big bucks, so double karmic whammy. For my money, his best work is bluish even though a bit lightweight, just like the man in his prime.
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