The song was based on the Edmund Fitzgerald and Paul Gross wanted to use the song "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot. Lightfoot agreed to let Gross use it on contingency that the families of the men lost on the Fitzgerald gave permission. Paul Gross, out of respect for the families, decided against it.
The song was based on the Edmund Fitzgerald and Paul Gross wanted to use the song "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot. Lightfoot agreed to let Gross use it on contingency that the families of the men lost on the Fitzgerald gave permission. Paul Gross, out of respect for the families, decided against it.