When was wreck of the edmund fitzgerald written

Lightfoot started writing in late November of and the opening lyrics echoed the first sentence of the article, written by James R.

I think it was one of the first pieces of music that registered to me as being a piece of music. The mother and daughter of two of the deckhands in charge of the hatches told him they cringed every time they heard the lyric. And it was about the only place in the song, Lightfoot acknowledged, where he took any poetic license. Lightfoot has revised a couple lines through the years in live performances, but the tale he tells is still basically the same.

Only members can comment. Become a member. Already a member? Log In. The Edmund Fitzgerald, which departed Superior, Wisc. Lightfoot has revised his lyrics for public performances. After a parishioner objected to him referring to Mariners' Church as "a musty old hall," Lightfoot began singing "a rustic old hall. The original lyrics refer to a hatchway caving in shortly before the disaster.

But in , an investigation for the National Geographic Channel's TV show "Dive Detectives" suggested three rogue waves broke the ship in half. Furthermore, the story-song was nominated for two Grammy Awards.

A few details in the song, however, are embellished. The Awesome Mitten team is our small team of authors and editors that research and write our in-depth guides throughout the site and update past content to make sure it's still super valuable to you.

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