In Reply to: The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald posted by geoff on March 10, 2023 at 05:38:22:
Just like anything in the English folk tradition of narrative ballads. Gord was consciously tapping into that tradition -- there were a whole slew of shipwreck (and other disaster) songs from the 18th and 19th centuries. One verse melody repeated, no chorus or bridge to break up the monotony.
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- Nice enough melody, but repeated over and over for many verses - Brian H P 13:01:35 03/10/23 (0)