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| Chicago – If You Leave Me Now Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Fluffy is right about this song marking an end of one era and the beginning of another. IYLMN was on Chicago X and was almost left off completely, cause most of the band hated it. Producer James Guercio sided with Cetera and the song was included. It turned out to be their first #1 single on the Top 40 pop chart. This song, along with Terry Kath's accidental shooting death and changing tastes in the music scene ended Chicago's era of making "cutting edge" tunes. After Kath's death in 1978, the band began on a downward spiral until 1982, when they released 16, which had Hard to Say I'm Sorry...their second original sound, I understand why the band went the direction they did. If Chicago had tried to put out albums like their first six or seven, they would have been out of jobs a long time ago. Frankly, there's some good music from their 80's era, but nothing can compare to the stuff before Kath died. People tend to forget Terry, which is sad, because his contribution to Chicago cannot be overplayed. His abilities with the guitar were divinely inspired, and his voice had the soulfulness of Ray Charles. He has been overshadowed by Peter Cetera, and the band for that matter, too. And that is not a slam at ol' Pete. I have always enjoyed his music and before he stopped playing, he could handle a bass quite well. But his music that he wrote with David Foster on 16 and 17 have blurred the music that came before it. People tend to forget there was another Chicago before your girlfriend's Chicago came out. It didn't rock, but it can help you get laid! |
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| Chicago – Harry Truman Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song was written by keyboardist Robert Lamm for the 1975 Chicago VIII album. It was written as a lament to the days when a President could be trusted and was not perceived to be a crook and a liar. Gotta remember, we had just seen the resignation of Richard Nixon in 74 with the Watergate scandal, Vietnam was about to end and the economy was starting to take a nose dive. This was just Lamm's way of wishing for a leader with conviction and character. It is right that Truman's popularity had fallen towards the end of his Presidency, with the Korean War. History has given him high marks since. |
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