I bought the CD with that song, just for that song. I also have about 1/2 dozen books on the sinking and have read many websites about the crew and the sinking. One book pissed me off so much that I refused to finish it.
Everytime I hear that song, I choke up a little. My dad was offered a job on the ships right before this happened, but didn't take it - he said it was too long for him to be away from home. And after the US Steel closed, he regretted it a bit.