The Wreck of the Buick Le Sabre

"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw) 12/22/2016 at 15:13 • Filed to: The wreck of the buick le sabre

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The car, it is said, shoulda been given up for dead, but she drove on for all she could muster...

He flagged a car down, the po-lice came around, he said buddy do you need a favor... As they stood there, the flames burst in the air, came the wreck of the Buick Le Sabrrrrrrrrrrre!

So I’m a little obsessed with the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and I love the song, so occasionally I look for good versions of it I haven’t heard. It’s not a song I think should be messed with too much, but this is a funny one I think we can all appreciate around here. Our resident Mainahs will like it too.

Jonee > RallyWrench 12/22/2016 at 15:20

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Funny. That Le Sabre is about the size of the Edmund Fitzgerald. I remember hearing that song as a kid and thinking that the Edmund Fitzgerald must have been some legendary ship from like the 1700's or something that was sunk by pirates.

RallyWrench > Jonee 12/22/2016 at 15:35

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Yeah, I thought it was fitting that they kept the “26,000 tons more” line.

deekster_caddy > RallyWrench 12/22/2016 at 16:10

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FWIW Buick never made a LeSabre wagon - that’s an “Estate Wagon”. This is a LeSabre:

and it is deserving of a boat’s name!

RallyWrench > deekster_caddy 12/22/2016 at 16:24

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I did not know that. A little artistic license with the song, then.

deekster_caddy > RallyWrench 12/22/2016 at 19:35

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Never a problem with a little creativity to make a song work!

Jobjoris > RallyWrench 12/24/2016 at 12:11

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Since Breaking Bad started I’ve been thinking Walter White was played by a younger Gordon Lightfoot...

With less hair of course. Never actually knew the story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, got some reading to do I see...

RallyWrench > Jobjoris 12/24/2016 at 16:21

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Wow, the resemblance is amazing! Yeah the Fitz is a pretty interesting story, worth learning up on. There are a few documentaries and interviews on YouTube worth watching.