The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald was 35 years ago today.
Just heard a story on the radio about the Gordon Lightfoot song. Apparently Lightfoot saw a TV documentary recently with new evidence that human error didn't cause the wreck. So he's changed a line of the song for future performances. From
At seven p.m., the main hatchway gave in.
He said, "Fellas, it's been good to know ya.
To
At seven p.m., it grew dark. It was then
He said, "Fellas, it's been good to know ya.
Okay, okay, it gets dark long before 7:00 on the Great Lakes in November. Points for the effort, and there's only so much he can do within the existing framework of the song.
Bleh. I'm still sick. Really have no voice at all now.
Healing ~ma to your voice, Hil.
DCJ, tons of ~ma for Ray and for your mom.
Hil, feel better.
I'm running around like a crazy person trying to remember everything I need to pack. We leave tomorrow!
Oh, thank you all very much for earworming me with this song. We used to perform it with our ridiculous Celtic music on Appalachian instruments band, so I know ALL THE LYRICS. And man, are there a lot of lyrics.
Oh, thank you all very much for earworming me with this song.
I grew up in Cleveland. It's my default earworm.
Hee. So did I. Or at least near enough.
Why am I coming up with Ashtabula, Liese?