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.
A much longer version and mix of this song, running 9:03, was on The Black Album.
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