This song is a cover of the Gordon Lightfoot song of the same name.
The basis of the song is about a ship that sunk on November 10, 1975 in Lake Superior during a hurricane-strength storm. 29 people died. For more information on the original song and how it correlates to the true events that happened, read The sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
An alternate version of this recording was also released as "Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald," and was taken from a recording made by a radio station.
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