@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July
Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July
People dancing, people laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing Italian songs
("It's amore...")
Can you dig it? (yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For Saturday
Another day in the park
You'd think it was the Fourth of July
Another day in the park
You'd think it was the Fourth of July
People talking, really smiling
A man playing guitar
And singing for us all
Will you help him change the world?
Can you dig it? (yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For today
Slow motion riders fly the colors of the day
A bronze man still can
Tell stories his own way
Listen children, all is not lost
All is not lost
Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July
Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July
People reaching, people touching
A real celebration
Waiting for us all
If we want it, really want it
Can you dig it? (yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For the day
I think it was the Fourth of July
Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July
People dancing, people laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing Italian songs
("It's amore...")
Can you dig it? (yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For Saturday
Another day in the park
You'd think it was the Fourth of July
Another day in the park
You'd think it was the Fourth of July
People talking, really smiling
A man playing guitar
And singing for us all
Will you help him change the world?
Can you dig it? (yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For today
Slow motion riders fly the colors of the day
A bronze man still can
Tell stories his own way
Listen children, all is not lost
All is not lost
Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July
Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July
People reaching, people touching
A real celebration
Waiting for us all
If we want it, really want it
Can you dig it? (yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For the day
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
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I think some lyrics are missing.
Some lyrics are definitely missing. After "A man selling icecream," there should be "Singing Italian songs," followed by some nonsense Chicago thought was Italian-sounding (let's give them the benefit of the doubt, and call it "scat.") Also, it's "Another day" halfway through, not "Saturday."
Some lyrics are definitely missing. After "A man selling ice-cream," there should be "Singing Italian songs," followed by some nonsense Chicago thought was Italian-sounding (let's give them the benefit of the doubt, and call it "scat.") Also, it's "Another day" halfway through, not "Saturday."
This is a song about struggling with life and how to live it in the best way, and then suddenly hitting a break at some point and having a sense a peace just wash over you. Yes, it could be while taking a break to go out into a park for awhile and just seeing the people, the life, as it goes by.. coming back to earth for a bit, realizing that you have a lot of what you need already intact... you'll always be growing but for right now, in the moment, you are in the moment and you like being there... as you remember being many times in the past.. before all this 'struggling. It has a couple of layers to it involving protest and activism and so forth.. but I am just taking where I typically see it, at the high level. Of course it is Chicago, so the music itself is pretty much paradise on earth. The world would really suck if there was no Chicago...
You all might be interested in this link, which is about the song:
beliefnet.com/Inspiration/Chicken-Soup-For-The-Soul/2009/12/Saturday-in-the-Park.aspx
This was the first Chicago song I ever heard. It was the summer of 1972 and I was eight years old. It wasn't until several years later that I knew that Chicago had hits long before Saturday In the Park!!
"Can ya dig it? Yes I can.;)
From who I am and what I have seen... On a Saturday? Freedom love wins
It's about a guy who takes drugs every Saturday and goes on an acid trip!
It could possibly be about drugs or spending a Saturday in a park on the 4th of July!
Quite possibly Chicago's 2nd best song of all time!