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Edmond Fitzgerald Song

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Ghost_BLandzV2
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I literally live on lake superior and I just heard that song on the radio stoned as fuck and all I can think about is the fact that homeboy really made a song about 30 dudes gettin merked right outside my house and the whole world of 1970’s was just like ya this is lit.

Isnt that fuckin crazy or what. It is a banger tho but I can’t imagine how it got so popular like it was on siruis xm 70’s on 7 which means there were people bumpin that shit like everyday like how bro I hear that song once and just think about what id would be like being in that situation I can’t hear that shit on a daily basis. Can’t believe there are people that just bumped it daily. Thats nuts
Apr 19 2020 12:47PM
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Ghost_BLandzV2
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/962372/-The-Wreck-of-the-Edmund-Fitzgerald----Gordon-Lightfoot--HD-w--Lyrics-
Apr 19 2020 12:49PM
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Lonely
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As another fellow who lives on superior this is a top tier song. Nothing like biking on the Marquette shoreline in the summer jamming to some Gordon Lightfoot or having a bonfire on the stamp sands drinking hamms and bellowing out The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald with the gang at sunset.
Apr 19 2020 1:06PM
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Lonely
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If you don"t know about the Edmund Fitzgerald here is the story. Probably the most famous shipwreck on the great lakes.

https://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/edmund-fitzgerald/the-fateful-journey/
Apr 19 2020 1:10PM
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Lonely
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TLDR:

Waves like this...well bigger than this (on a lake)

Turned this



Into this



I've witnessed one day with 18-24 foot swells on superior and the way the water moves is unlike anything else.
Apr 19 2020 1:20PM
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Young_patty
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I mean who WOULDN'T love a song about the largest maritime disaster in the great lakes history???


The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish bay if they put 15 more miles behind her
Apr 19 2020 1:22PM
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hoodratz47
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Fellas been good to know yahhhhhhhhhh
Apr 19 2020 1:26PM
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Ghost_BLandzV2
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LonelyAs another fellow who lives on superior this is a top tier song. Nothing like biking on the Marquette shoreline in the summer jamming to some Gordon Lightfoot or having a bonfire on the stamp sands drinking hamms and bellowing out The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald with the gang at sunset.


Facts
Apr 19 2020 3:14PM
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r00kie
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Throwback to the 4th grade when the teacher played the song while learning about Michigan history.
Apr 19 2020 4:41PM
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TOAST.
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Song is full of feels, gotta love it. Fantastic ballad
Apr 19 2020 4:43PM
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theabortionator
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Song fucks
Apr 19 2020 5:28PM
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JAHpow
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I also live on Superior and am a big fan of that song. It's sad, but very catchy.

Way better than some rapper singing about beating women.
Apr 19 2020 6:54PM
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little1337
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Kind of nuts that a lake can have waves big enough to sink a ship that big. Nature is scary sometimes man
Apr 19 2020 7:13PM
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coolflash8
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It's a chune
Apr 19 2020 8:41PM
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theabortionator
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Fuck this god damn thread. Not only was this fucking song stuck in my head all day but no I'm sitting up drinking whiskey in the middle of the friggin night playing some friggin song about some boat that sank on some stupid lake in the friggin midwest.

FML


Actually digging it though. This geetar has proven to be a worthwhile investment.
Apr 20 2020 5:52AM
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Lemuel
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Comes up multiple times a day on my pandora station. Great song.
Apr 20 2020 6:38AM
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Bdoobz
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Actually named my fatbike "the witch of November" after this song
Apr 20 2020 6:41AM
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Bdoobz
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theabortionatorFuck this god damn thread. Not only was this fucking song stuck in my head all day but no I'm sitting up drinking whiskey in the middle of the friggin night playing some friggin song about some boat that sank on some stupid lake in the friggin midwest.

FML


Actually digging it though. This geetar has proven to be a worthwhile investment.


3 chord Gord. A nice easy tune to play for all. Capo on 1 and then Em, G, D and Asus.

Learn it ma dude!
Apr 20 2020 11:48AM
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GayWolf420
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"At 7pm, The main hatchway caved in....he said fellas its been good to know ya"

If anyones ever up near Whitefish Point, definitely stop by the lighthouse/ship wreck museum and pay your respects.

**This post was edited on Apr 20th 2020 at 11:57:28am
Apr 20 2020 11:54AM
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Ghost_BLandzV2
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DeebieSkeebies"At 7pm, The main hatchway caved in....he said fellas its been good to know ya"

If anyones ever up near Whitefish Point, definitely stop by the lighthouse/ship wreck museum and pay your respects.

**This post was edited on Apr 20th 2020 at 11:57:28am


Whitefish is actually only like an hour long boat ride from where I live ill have to check it out one day
Apr 20 2020 2:06PM
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theabortionator
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Bdoobz3 chord Gord. A nice easy tune to play for all. Capo on 1 and then Em, G, D and Asus.

Learn it ma dude!



Oh I did. Not exactly perfect, bu I be learnin. Actually stoked that a lot of chords aint that hard and show up in a bunch of songs. Just got this dang geetar a few days ago but I've wanted one for a while. Literally all I do right now. Although I wanna draw out my transitions for my skate ramp today.

I like music and my roommates annoy me so this shit is perfect. I just sit in my room and try and learn shit.
Apr 20 2020 2:45PM
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theabortionator
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Bdoobz3 chord Gord. A nice easy tune to play for all. Capo on 1 and then Em, G, D and Asus.

Learn it ma dude!



Oh I did. Not exactly perfect, bu I be learnin. Actually stoked that a lot of chords aint that hard and show up in a bunch of songs. Just got this dang geetar a few days ago but I've wanted one for a while. Literally all I do right now. Although I wanna draw out my transitions for my skate ramp today.

I like music and my roommates annoy me so this shit is perfect. I just sit in my room and try and learn shit.
Apr 20 2020 2:45PM
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steezbox
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Banger tune and a cool story. I just might learn it today. Hopefully not end up jamming all night with whiskey, but it's the type of song that calls for it.
Apr 20 2020 3:44PM
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SuspiciousFish
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r00kieThrowback to the 4th grade when the teacher played the song while learning about Michigan history.


At least you got to sing about an epic shipwreck. Any of my Washington brothers here will prob remember singing ,

"Apple maggot quarantine area, do not transport homegrown fruit..."
Apr 20 2020 3:50PM
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Ghost_BLandzV2
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theabortionatorOh I did. Not exactly perfect, bu I be learnin. Actually stoked that a lot of chords aint that hard and show up in a bunch of songs. Just got this dang geetar a few days ago but I've wanted one for a while. Literally all I do right now. Although I wanna draw out my transitions for my skate ramp today.

I like music and my roommates annoy me so this shit is perfect. I just sit in my room and try and learn shit.


Guitar actually sounds like a great quarantine hobby now that I think of it. I played when I was young but I quit was I was about 14, might have to get back into it
Apr 20 2020 4:43PM
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theabortionator
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BLandzGuitar actually sounds like a great quarantine hobby now that I think of it. I played when I was young but I quit was I was about 14, might have to get back into it


Now is the time. Something to do and I live terrible music. I just learned baby one more time and genie in a bottle.

Sorry neighbors Ill be drinking bourbon on the deck and serenading you with all the shitty songs you wished you'd never hear again till quarantine ends.
Apr 20 2020 6:33PM
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theabortionator
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https://youtu.be/B-cb_T3n47A
Worth the watch if you're bored. I know a bit of the history and grew up around ontario and traveled to the others as a kid. Still wild but some things I hadn't heard.https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/962671/Shipwreck--The-Mystery-of-the-Edmund-Fitzgerald
Apr 22 2020 4:08AM
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ChadThundercock
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Yeah fuck that area
Apr 22 2020 5:36PM
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Michigan_Sucks
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ChadThundercockYeah fuck that area

Sounds like you live in a state with subpar fresh water.
Apr 22 2020 6:42PM
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OregonDead
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/962824/The-Dandy-Warhols---The-Wreck-Of-The-Edmund-FitzgeraldGood stuff! Here is a cover by the Dandy Warhols.
Apr 22 2020 8:09PM
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GayWolf420
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BLandzWhitefish is actually only like an hour long boat ride from where I live ill have to check it out one day


Definitely dude, its pretty sweet. The winter time is something else up there, a whole different world. Yooper land is a national treasure.

**This post was edited on Apr 23rd 2020 at 11:10:02pm
Apr 23 2020 11:09PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Rogue waves man They are the nightmare and they are real. Something at least 2x the normal wave height and moving 5x as fast.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/962446/Rogue-Wave-Full-Version-XVID
Young_pattyI mean who WOULDN'T love a song about the largest maritime disaster in the great lakes history???


The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish bay if they put 15 more miles behind her
Apr 24 2020 12:21AM
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Chubz.
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The legend lived on from the Chippewa down of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee


Always been fascinated by the edmund Fitzgerald wreck.

here’s some footage of the wreck for those interested
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/963011/Edmund-Fitzgerald-on-the-bottom-of-Lake-Superior
Apr 24 2020 1:08AM
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vibecheck
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May 22 2020 1:09AM
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toe-bang-gang
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It might be one of the most lyrically intricate songs ever it’s awesome song

the actual storey of the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald is pretty sad

**This post was edited on Jul 15th 2021 at 1:55:24am
Jul 15 2021 1:54AM
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deathvalley69
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I've been to the Edmund Fitzgerald museum in the UP, it was really interesting
Jul 15 2021 2:20AM
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Chubz.
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I smoked pot with Gordon lightfoot
Jul 17 2021 2:54AM
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