The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a song written and performed by Gordon Lightfoot in commemoration of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. The song originally appeared on Lightfoot's 1976 album, Summertime Dream, and was later released as a single. The single reached #2 on the Billboard pop charts in November 1976.

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Gordon Lightfoot - SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' - Lake Superior - November 10 - 1975 - 1976 - Summertime Dream - Billboard

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The tune was borrowed in 1984 by Christy Moore for his song, "I Wish I Were Back Home in Derry," which is itself an adaptation of Bobby Sands' poem, "The Voyage."

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1984 - Christy Moore - I Wish I Were Back Home in Derry - Bobby Sands

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