Every time you wanted to do something, you'd hope it would score. You'd keep trying and trying, and all of the sudden, something would come right out of left field, like 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.' No one had any idea about that one.

Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot is a Canadian singer-songwriter, who topped the charts in the USA back in 1974. The album "Sundown" topped the album chart and the title track made number one in the singles chart. His songs have been recorded by many other artists, including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Peter Paul & Mary, Barbra Streisand, Eric Clapton, Paul Weller and Johnny Cash.

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