I think the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald of the best song that Lightfoot ever written. I really like playing this song with a 12 string guitar, and doing a little picking in it.
Like Valerie, I am a big fan of Lightfoot music. All of his songs are timeless classics, to "If You Could Read My Mind to Sundown, they are all great songs. And I find that Lightfoot uses alot of different or variation of chords, than other performers.
As for Lightfoot, he is still playing his classic songs anywhere he goes. Valerie Magee site, http://www.gordonlightfoot.com has nearly all the tour dates for next year, lyrics, news, you name it, its there.
Anyway that's my .02 cents worth.
Steven G.