The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Headstones Lyrics

@unacceptablecodyberg1402

The fact he sings like gord would. 👍 like it lr dont. This is how tragically hip wouldve done it. Miss gord downey👍

@MrJett1971

@@unacceptablecodyberg1402 *Downie

@unacceptablecodyberg1402

My bad. Thanks, cool guy.
*or
*would've
Glad you picked up on the downie part though.

@justinzoladz4552

@@unacceptablecodyberg1402, actually Gord did cover this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp9kZmcdBjc

@benparry5318

Takes big balls to take on a classic like this.

@mattprofewhitney5638

I grew up in the 70’s listening to this song…I’ll be honest and say that at first I was pissed that someone would speed up the song which, I at first found to be irreverent. After listening to the song in its entirety, I’m impressed…As someone commented below, the harmonica was more like a mournful bagpipe player giving respect to the 29 fallen crew. Good job, guys…You have a new fan.

@echase416

IKR?

@aggabus

How tempo down at end

@thorrkan2123

No, man, you're right. This could have degenerated into a parody so easily. It did not, and that's a credit to the band and the vocalist. Well done.

It hadn't occurred to me before, but this cover and the video drive home just how metal the Wreck is.

@ramsayelliott9230

Ditto

@Pipergirlrip

100% I had a similar experience in the end I loved what they did. Beautiful.

@ursusaureus

RIP Gordon Lightfoot. May you sail forever in peace

@stanleyarmstrong2898

Indeed: Fair winds and following seas. The crew of Edmond Fitzgerald rest now.

@ryanlattner8080

I'm a traditionalist and have always loved the original of this song, but damn, this is the most kick ass version I have ever heard!

@geoffpoole483

I've heard one or two very good acoustic covers of the song but this is the first rock cover I've come across. I think the band did a great job of maintaining the theme of the song- a tribute to 29 men whose final hours alive must have been terrifying.

@DirtyDickson82

They’ve done it justice.

@medvolts

@@geoffpoole483 there is another rock cover of this that I really enjoyed. I was actually looking for that when I came across this version.

@user-hq4jz6lc9d

@@medvolts Would that be the Simon Barr Sinister version? That would be my favorite.

@DjRenigade

Dandy Warhol did an amazing crover!

@scottrichards7788

As a Michigander. Thank you for treading lightly (pardon the pun) on a song that is very dear to us.

As an avid mariner on this magnificent set of inland seas...

You did this bard's tale justice in my mind.

Thank you.

I'll share this with my "purist friends".

Best regards,

Scott

@anthonyjaster4905

As a Wisconsinite I could not have put it better.

@anthonyjaster4905

@@junkboxxxxxx We have the same love and respect for the Canadian people.

@weejimsdad

As a Ontarian (?), the song is near and dear to us also. Peace neighbour. These boys would not have covered a Lightfoot masterpiece, unless they could do it proud...and they did.

@1critical.truther

👍👍💯

@thehoundsoftindalos8456

Very well said!

@diedrichbuck6975

Not gonna lie, this blew me away. Such a great take on an iconic song, making it your own without being disrespectful to the original or the subject matter. The visuals are also incredible and really elevate the whole experience of taking in this song.

@rouleduke123

i agree 100% you might like their version tweeter and the monkey man too.

@diedrichbuck6975

I've been a fan of Headstones for years. I didn't even know Tweeter and the Monkey Man was a Traveling Wilberries song until recently.

@allencollins6031

Well said

@sharondean1884

Gotta admit, I was skeptical....Gord's version is so classic...but wow....and the shot of the ship at the end gave me chills.....RIP, gentlemen...awesome, Headstones.

@brendankingery7391

The punch brothers cover is so good as well. I can not recommend it enough.

@Bebe.B.

Such a great rendition of this song. From the amazing vocals to the music and the slow drum in the middle. Plus the dark and icy aesthetic of the video. Just brilliant.

@tomh4803

I got caught in a storm 30 miles off-shore of NJ in a 26' Mako...waves were easily 15'...The verse: does anyone know where the love of god goeswhen the waves turn the minutes to hours...Took on a whole new meaning

@pickelsvx

And at that moment one realizes all those stories of ships just vanishing into thin air in places like the devil's sea and bermuda triangle with no distress signals make sense...

@13thvarebel16

Tom H Thank God you returned to tell about it. Thanks for sharing brother!

@jimsaunders4136

Had a similar experience my first trip on Lake Huron, snowed so hard you couldn't see 10 feet.

@mikefoehr235

RIP men of the Fitzgerald. No great lakes ships have sunk since this tragedy. Love this version...well done.

@tnmoe-

I can never not cry hearing this song, it's so beautifully sad.
Great rendition by the band, really kept it true.

@marysusla

This song always makes me cry, too.

@allanwidner9276

I grew up on Gordon Lightfoot. So I went looking for covers og this, as a huge fan of the original, and this - this one is brilliant, has it own voice and still respects the original. The verse about all the Lakes and the funeral echoes the majesty of the original, the harmonica shrill at the end carries the haunting sadness of the original - the rest holds the grit of the men the song eulogizes. Brilliantly executed, and with soul.

@cammyleecooks

Way to go Hugh! What a great tribute to Gordon Lightfoot's classic song!

@dannyking4736

I sailed the great lakes. For 18years of my life. And grew up on Erie. This is an amazing cover. CHEERS from canada

@SwollenGoat68

Good Canadian boys doing a classic Canadian tune justice! Well done, can't wait to see you this summer in Burlington (again)!

@clintondevooght4653

Golden Lightfoot song. What makes you think this is a Canadian song. As I recall the Edmond Fitzgerald was an American freighter.

@penniah

Clinton DeVooght American ship, sure, but the song was written and composed by Canadian icon Gordon Lightfoot. It hit number one in the states as well, but in Canada, not only was it a number one hit, but it’s iconic.

@clintondevooght4653

@@penniah Can't argue that.. Just pay respect to your neighbor.... Savvy!

@sandsmafia881703

@@clintondevooght4653 Yooper by da grace of God! That's an American Ship, and an American story... and a lot of Gordon's money came from the good ol red white and blue! But God bless that man and Canada for giving us such a legendary song to remember the ruggedness of the shipping industry and the simple badassness of those sailors.

@neanderthalsnavel7411

Nice job! Hope those were cheap instruments used in the outdoor shots. Guitars won't like those temps.

@westernfreedom5031

This is more Canadian than a double double!

@westernfreedom5031

Daniel Studinski This song. It’s writer and this band are all Canadian institutions. Yes it’s about an American ship and cites but this is Canada mon ami!

@eastvandb

@@danielstudinski8789
Do you not know who Gordon Lightfoot is?

@purpleard

@@danielstudinski8789 she sits on the bottom of Lake Superior in Canadian water. If you knew anything about the Great lakes and its history you would know that it is an equally shared history of pride and tragedy.

@couchbear6108

...enjoyed by a Mountie

@eastvandb

@@danielstudinski8789
Just been thinking about your comment. Americans write stories that take place in other countries all the time. And those are American stories, even if they're not about Americans, because those stories are told from the point of view of someone outside the society, that particular American's point of view.
Same thing when Canadians write about things taking place in India or fabled Atlantis or the Great Lakes. Canadian story about an American, Atlantan, Indian event.
If it's an effective story, and people get drawn in, it belongs to all those readers..

@astrocatcity

I just love this! A heartfelt tribute to an iconic song...gives me chills and a lump in my throat, just like the original. Awesome footage of the lake too.

@maluorno

looks like Sault Ste. Marie.....

@ritaperreault

My feelings exactly Catherine! This song is very sentimental to me but i luv this new version!

@juleymoberg5189

@@maluorno Yes, not Superior

@maluorno

Sault Ste Marie is on Lake Superior.

@rdh7942

I don’t know why this song and the story behind the ship, Captain McSorley and hero Captain Bernie Cooper and the William Clay Ford.... gives me goosebumps. Why is this so haunting? Almost supernatural! A movie should be made about this and it should be creative and not boring.

@uncledarren4262

One of the greatest bands of all times doing one of the greatest songs of all times. Kept it haunting and perfect. Hugh still gave me chills like Lightfoot always did with it. Excellent job!!! Loving all your new stuff too.

@cwilliams7604

I think this one is going to be an encore from here on out, it's epic. Love the transition in the last quarter of the song with the drum and harmonica sounding almost like Scottish bagpipes, paying respects to the men lost. See you all again soon !

@donkeychewinghorror9359

that harp sent chills down my spine!!!!!!!!!

@brianlgkennyable

The military style drum beat is awesome

@nordan00

Not me!

@alancorrao

Wow!!! I was 20 years old when she went down . Great rendition.

@FredTheMan1968

OMG... never hear of this band... but dammmmmm they nailed this song, excellent

@richshaver3962

You lucky bastard. You have so much good music to discover

@liisapulkkihenry3763

@@richshaver3962 What an excellent response! I'm 60 years old and still discovering so much fantastic music. :)

@kevjer8466

@@liisapulkkihenry3763 u-tube is awesome

@launabanauna8958

Gave me chills!! Omg!

@AN-kn1qt

The lead singer portrayed the head security guy at the oil rig in Wind River. Great movie if you haven't seen it.

@lisabriggs3151

So amazingly powerful! They did Gordon and those men honour!

@kirk4086

U hit the nail on the head, with that quote!

@pattyhall6686

Today is the anniversary of the wreckage. I went on YouTube to hear the song and just remember. Your version of the song came up after Mr. Lightfoot's and what a beautiful surprise. Thank you.

@treyblake1

Literaly I've listened to this about fifty times since I found it yesterday

@tylerstewart8420

Makes me a proud Canadian

@MrHabs66

me too

@kirk4086

I just got it today, I'm up to 11 already!
7-19-21
Never heard of this band..
Man, I know them now!

@p.j.taillon9220

So much same lol

@GWAILIN

I was skeptical at first, but Headstones have done a damn fine job of a Canadian classic. Bravo.

@carolrennie1311

47 years and the legend still lives on, amazing song and still gives me the chills.

@beverlypierce4355

THIS is fabulous!!! I just became a Headstones fan!!!

@indyhamilton6076

I second that emotion!

@murphyfromthegrave2306

Welcome to the family.

@BrianAchterberg928

Well done boys!!!
✊❤️❤️✊
“We are holding our own.” The last words ever heard from Capt. McSorely and the Big Fitz. May She and Her 29 man crew RIP.
✊❤️😢❤️✊

@allencollins6031

Heavy song indeed.

@BrianAchterberg928

@@allencollins6031 Amen Brother!

@michaelkennedy6000

Why’s this not being played all over Canadian radios???

@lizabethgussman331

Gordon Lightfoot

@triggerhappydad65

@@lizabethgussman331

Wow, really?

Is he pissed about it, or wanting royalties? What's the story?

@williamtingy5693

Cuz they ruined it

@michael.bombadil9984

Absolutely fantastic. I lived on the U.P. for 10 years, and while I was there attending NMU as a history major I did an internship at the Marquette Maritime Museum, so I am very familiar with the story of the wreak. This song is by far the best cover I’ve heard, and its simplistic power and scene give it a qualifying lifeness that can only be experienced by facing into one of those November north winds that literally strikes with a crack out of nowhere.

@rono108

Respectful and energetic version of a great Canadian song. Thanks Headstones.

@mikeb4858

It's a complicated feeling, 29 people died so I can enjoy the hell out of this incredible cover song.

@p.j.taillon9220

dam

@ronmercer7766

Motherf'n Headstones doin motherf'n Gordon Lightfoot. Hugh says 'Yer f'n welcome , eh .'

@Vidar.m

You dont like it??

@tylerstewart8420

Fuckin eh right bud

@erikb5100

And he probably said exactly that! Fuckin eh right bud 😎👍

@ronmercer7766

@@Vidar.m A Canadian classic reinterpreted by a Canadian classic.

@mojotunes829

I've listened to this song since it came out (I was yeee tall). I've lived no more than 15 miles from Mother Superior my entire life, and I don't fear her only because I've witnessed her shear🎉 power as well as her phenomenal beauty. Although I can honestly say this is the only time I've heard it that it didn't stop me in my tracks, tighten my throat and break me with tears, I will say it is the first remake I've listened to. Never wanted to hear an attempt. But, I heard Hugh was a singer so I looked up his music and saw this. As I said, it didn't hit me like Gordon's, but I smiled. And I send a thumbs up north From the UP. Great Job Headstones 😘

@truckermre

I had my doubts about watching this... but that just blew my mind!!! Good job fellas!!!

@a.monkey1275

🤡🌎

@kalvinharris9045

Ditto

@anniechapple1591

I just hit my fifties and was sceptic. Didn't want to hear it get wrecked... I didn't!!!! WOW!!!!!! First time I ever listened to this band too. Think I'll go listen to some more! Subbed!

@centralscrutinizer9591

I get the willies every time I watch it!!!!!!!!!

@centralscrutinizer9591

@@anniechapple1591 it is soooooo eff'n amazing!

@AnneEliseMorrigan

As someone who has been listening to this song for literally all 41 years of my life, this is an excellent cover. So happy to have found it.

@MickMr54

Great actor in Flashpoint; singer, & harmonica stud! Great job ‘Headstones’! Love that classic tune. ✌️

@451dskots88

Loved Flashpoint.

@etangbose4755

And a actor in “hardcore logo” and the sequel

@MrMasterman6969

Nice car...rag top?

@pamc4217

The slowed down part at the end with the snare drum. INCREDIBLE. 💞

@echase416

Love how the percussions shifts to a drum corps beat at 03:15. Makes me
think of the Fort Henry Guard (in our mutual hometown). 💂‍♀️

@mikesinclair6874

Well Done Headstones..
A Great Tribute To A Fellow Canadian Icon Legend..
Mr Gordon Lightfoot

@warrior316

Rank song Canadian classic

@AnnaLVajda

It's a great tribute to the ship and it's crew also.

@californicatedcoloradoan3558

Hugh Dillon can sing.

I remember him from "Flashpoint" when CBS aired it occasionally in the US.

@patriciamcdonald6837

The Headstones are another fabulous band from Kingston. Been following them since the 90's

@m118lr

…I KNEW I recognized him! Had ZERO clue he had any band..much less was a vocalist.

@georgecopeman366

The drum roll and Hugh with that Harmonica and deep Canadian voice sets whole song...makes me proud...

@JohmathanBSwift

does anyone know where the love of god goes
when the waves turn the minutes to hours

@cementheed

I don't think I've ever heard the lyrics more clearly...

@stevenbatke2447

Best lyric ever.

@JohmathanBSwift

@@cementheed back when the lyrics were your video .
So visual

@JohmathanBSwift

@@stevenbatke2447 Gordon and Leonard were and are some of the best lyricist's this world ever heard.
We got lucky that the both of them decided to become singer/songwriters.

@andrewsweet5186

That's my fav line in this song too.

@chrisatkinson7306

God it's great to hear the Headstones again!!!

@psafkow

Giving a completely different spin to a classic... and doing it very well. Brilliant. Love it.

@Sdeburca2012

45 years ago today!!!! May the Crew Rest in Peace!!!!

@jbevan4411

Thank you Hugh Dillon for immortallizing a great and powerful song.
This song always brings a tear to my eye.
May ye brave sailors rest in peace and never be forgotten

@tog61

The song was already immortalized, but they did do it a great Justice

@jbevan4411

@@tog61 absolutley

@challenger2ultralightadventure

Well Done gentlemen...very well done. This Canadian approves 100%, I raise my glass and toast your revival of a classic.

@Nova902Scotia

Peter Toth cheers...

@mpccenturion

F yeah - listened to this song for 40 years. Nice work Gents. Cheers

@jaclm

And later that night
When his lights went out of sight
Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
   I SMILE AND WAVE!

@bradjones7943

Tough cover when the original has so many ardent traditionalists. Well done.

@maxpower19711

The harmonica at 4:08 really makes this song

@Rattletrap-xs8il

On a whim I looked up covers of this song. All I can say is I think it's awesome that someone keeps this story relevant. I remember my dad reading this to me from the papers when I was a kid. You did this song and this tale well.

@tweeterthemonkeyman383

True!

@beharford

I'm with so many others here, having grown up listening to Gordon Lightfoot in the 1960s and 1970s, and i never imagined that anyone could touch his music.

I was wrong...another Canadian treasure has more than done justice to this song...good on ya, lads!

@metalabsynth

I've looked up so many versions of this song, but this one is my absolute favorite one! Great work to all involved in this, including recording and video!

@devilsoffspring5519

When you read the song lyrics, it reads in a generically-prosaic style as if it were a newspaper article.
When Gordon sings it, it's a great, classic Canadian song.
...and when the Headstones perform it, it kicks ass!

@wyleecoyotee4252

Headstones best Canadian semi-punk band ...btw Offspring rocks... my other fav

@devilsoffspring5519

@@wyleecoyotee4252 Love the Offspring myself, Face To Face have some mighty awesome stuff too!
This song caught my eye (and ear) because... well, how could it not?! :)

@Morrigan070671

This song...this cover...makes me feel funny,sad and proud all at once.

@TheBassLizard

EXACTLY

@azoutlaw7

That end shot of SS Edmund Fitzgerald gave me chills. Absolutely brilliant.

@adhdchaos4990

Honestly, I've heard this song over and over but it never ceases to give me goosebumps. Ever.

@tracyafig

Speechless. Love this version. Crisp and clear.

@mnueet

Loved this song since i was a child. Awsome cover of it.

@michelinman8592

Growing up with a lifelong fan of Gordon Lightfoot, I got used to hearing every single song; that includes 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.' Never in my life would I thought it necessary to cover this song, but boy was I wrong. Headstones, my hats off to you; excellent job on an excellent ballad! Cheers from the Mitten State.

Been a huge fan of the Headstones and the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald for years. Awesome combination.

@Steve-bm2zm

Awesome cover. RIP Gordon Lightfoot

@carteranderson5537

Full set of goosebumps with that harmonica!! Well done, such a great song that stops you every time you hear it!

@MrStarman2010

Thank you from Chicago! The Great Lakes are a Beast that many do not know of until it is too late.

@GottaWannaDance

Wonderful take on Gordon's classic. Still honoring those men forty some years later. Thank you for this. Brings tears.

@stitchersdelight

as a Gordon Lightfoot fan I wasn't expecting much but WOW I love this !!

@soperific

Fair thee well Gord, thanks for the tunes. 😪

@purpleard

Can't get enough of this version of a classic. Well done.

@fablemoonstone2

Goosebumps everywhere.... Amazing cover.

@jimcorbin5658

Great rendition guys—thumbs up! Born and raised in frozen splendor. Michigan!

@blairlane1614

One of my favourite tunes, brilliantly covered. Love it.

@triplespiral

This. So much this. My best friend died on March 15th and he would have loved this so much. We grew up listening to the Headstones. Bought tickets to the Burlington show and bringing my son to introduce a new fan and I know my friend is already smiling down. Thank you for bringing back great music! Much love!

@TheeAmazonRunna

I’ve had this song and Stan Rogers’ Barrett’s Privateers’ stuck in my head for 22 years. Happy to come hear and see another great Canadian group cover this classic.

@tay-ai5397

Headstones gave everything they had into this tribute. Much respect

@amandaj4667

MAD respect to any band with the huevos to cover this beauty. He's so damn cool

@dannyking4736

I've sailed the great lakes. And they did a amazing cover to this. CHEERS from kingsville Ontario.

@brianradio7311

these guys are awesome! saw them live a few times incredible !

@michaelkapty3529

I came across this yesterday and probably listened to it about 20 times. You guys did an amazing job of Headstoning this song but keeping the feel and spirit of Mr. Lightfoot's classic. So frickin' awesome.

@alsmuland3023

What an amazing job covering this legendary story and song. The tempo change and rock sound made this cover amazing in so many ways. Hugh Dillon's voice is perfect to tell the story here.
The video also adds so much to this perfect rendition. In case you haven't guessed yet "This F**** Rocks!"

@N324F

I'm 59, super nostalgic about my seventies radio pop.
There is no question that this version stokes up things in me that Mr. Lightfoot's didn't. Both are important to me.

@NoName-vx6up

I was in the mood to listen to this song and noticed this version and ended up saving it.

@BelindaWilsonFF

Possibly the best cover of any song, ever! Well done!

@crushingvanessa3277

Love the original song, this is a very good tribute, always liked the Headstones although never made it to a concert.Glad they're still around.

@qkitselectronics5415

I cannot believe that this is the same guy that grew up around the corner from me. Good for you! I do like your material Hugh, have a great day, have a great day everyone from Kingston Ontario.

@dellahicks7231

As one that was in grade school when the original came out, I give it 👍👍! Playing while being lit by headlights, reminds me of our son and his buddies playing street hockey!

@davidcadams3001

this is awesome to see a GORDON LIGHTFOOT classic covered by a canadian rock band .....

@DaveMacGee

Great cover. Discovered this on the eve of the anniversary of the wreck.

@kelarens7856

the Great Lakes have always mystified me.I come from, and am writing this on, Shuswap Lake, B.C. Totally different worlds, but still awesomely Canadian. thumbs up Headstones.gr8 cover

@jaminova_1969

I like this version very much because it is a tribute and not just a cover. A song as popular as this still has alot of meaning to so many people.

@stevewilson134

Great version of a Canadian classic! Endorsed by the man himself, too! On a side note I loved Hugh Dillon in Flashpoint, one of my favourite cop shows of all time. A talented man indeed!

@smilenwaven

Incredible job. My bro, the biggest Gordon Lightfoot fan, gives this a thumbs up. Well done! 👏❤

@janeperkins8870

Love

@kentpellerin36

This song has always been close to home for me growing up in Saulte Ste Marie Ontario watch the ships go by.

@medvolts

Never served on the boats or had family on them, but I had family who worked in the steel mills that ships like the Edmund Fitzgerald served. I worked in the mills in Indiana Harbor as a contractor and can say that the process of making steel is dangerous from beginning to end. RIP Captain McSorley and the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

@gsomers248

Harmonic near the end gave me goosebumps. Great job boys!

@tay-ai5397

That video is so quintessentially Canadian! Reminds me of a video you might see on Much Music in the 90’s.
Love it!

@DonRuffing-uy4gu

Incredibly powerful cover of a legendary song and artist. Very rarely can a cover version match the power and emotion of timeless song. Headstones have done it here better than anyone ever has. I applaud and salute your band. Much Respect. Thank You

@joanneschumacher6023

Most excellent version of this song!! I'm a fan now!! 🎵 💜🎵