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Chicago – Questions 67 And 68 Lyrics	18 years ago
According to Robert Lamm, this was written about a girlfriend who asked a lot of questions about commitment in 1967 and 1968, hence the title.

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Chicago – What Can I Say Lyrics	18 years ago
Before I continue, I do actually kinda like this song. However, "What Can I Say" is a blatant example of self-plagiarism. Listen to this song and "Just You 'n' Me" back-to-back and you'll notice the same syncopated horn notes in both. In addition, the opening riff from "Just You 'n' Me" shows up at the beginning of the horn break.

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Chicago – Call On Me Lyrics

18 years ago

It is actually THE first song he wrote for Chicago (and, arguably, his best). He's talked before about how he met resistance from the other songwriters in the band, not wanting him to take away from their piece of the pie. I believe it was James Pankow who eventually agreed to help Lee to finish off the song. On a side note, I believe that Pankow is pretty much responsible for all of the horn arrangements anyway, but a few of the horn elements on this song were recycled for "Old Days" on the next album.

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Chicago – Song For You Lyrics	18 years ago
This wasn't an offical "P.C. Moblee" song, but Peter does sing in an unusually low register on the verses.

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Chicago – Mongonucleosis Lyrics	18 years ago
That counts as lyrics? In any case, it always sounded more like "get the chainsaw!" to me. They don't even sing anything when performing it live today.

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Chicago – Make Me Smile Lyrics

18 years ago

The opening lyrics aside (and perhaps the line about being "alone in the dark" was ill-advised in hindsight), the "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon" that this song opens and closes is in reference to a girl James Pankow knew in Buckhannon (record label mistake), West Virginia. I would surmise that the opening lines are meant to signify how he is separated from his love due to the extensive touring schedule of the group (this was written largely from hotel room to hotel room as the band spent 300+ days a year on the road) and all he can do is go for a walk in the park when he gets a chance to rest, and think about the girl even though they can't be together. Even though they do seemingly end up together in "Now More Than Ever," in real life the girl ended up marrying someone else and living a separate life.

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Five for Fighting – California Justice Lyrics	18 years ago
John Ondrasik has explained in concerts before that this song was inspired largely by his being in the jury pool for the Robert Blake trial. It's probably meant as a commentary on the type of "justice" typical in the Golden State (or lack of it).

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