[Gil4]

Very bad use of 'infamous' here, as that implies bad connotations

It depends on what you thought of the song. Miss marmelstein's brother thinks it's just fine. (see post 16)

[raccoonradio]

I think the song hit #2 on pop charts.Used to think it was a song about a long ago incident then found out the sinking took place the year before. “The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they call Gitchee Gumee”. The legend is about the lake, not the sinking.

Roy Firestone once sang Star Spangled banner to the start of the song melody, imitating Canadian Lightfoot:”Oh say can you see byyy the dawn’s early light...”

[miss marmelstein]

LOL! He sure did. He had an animus against folk songs. I greatly admire the song although the tune is monotonous.