A new documentary on the edmund fitzgerald has convinced gordon lightfoot to alter his legendary folk song. Download gordon lightfoot complete greatest hits torrent or any other torrent from category. Lightfoot drew his inspiration from newsweeks article on the event, the cruelest month, which it published in its november 24, 1975, issue. Lightfoot once said it was his most important work. Download gordon lightfoot complete greatest hits bubanee. Til gordon lightfoot was inspired to write the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald when he saw the name misspelled edmond in newsweek magazine two weeks after the sinking and felt it dishonored the memory of the 29 who died. Dec 08, 2017 the final voyage of the edmund fitzgerald began november 9, 1975 at the burlington northern railroad dock no. Lightfoot wrote wreck of the edmund fitzgerald to commemorate. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists.
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