I'm not a long time GL listener, having grown up more on Zepplin and old Genesis, but since I was a teenager, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald has always touched me, the music and lyrics are so haunting. When I realized that it was written by this guy Gordon Lightfoot, I listened to some "albums" (dates me, I know) and liked what I heard. I really like music that tells a story, and GL's music does that more than any I'm familar with to this point. I haven't seen the Canadian Railway Trilogy mentioned, but I love listening to it, it tells an old story and the music affects me the same way that Wreck of the Edmund.. does.
Glad to know this site exists!
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