Monday, December 17, 2007

Dan Fogelberg

(1951-2007)

When I first heard Same Old Lang Syne, I cried. And Fogelberg's Leader Of The Band--a tribute to his father--is moving and inspirational.

I wasn't a fan of his complete work, but America's just lost a terrific singer/songwriter.

5 comments:

  1. Can't believe I'm chiming in on this one, but yeah, he was alright. "Leader of the Band" was played aggressively on the small am station I grew up listening to, but I got the message early on and remembered it.

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  2. Thanks for chiming in, Bill. The guy told some really cool stories with his songs.

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  3. I probably owe some of my tip jar bounty to Dan Fogelberg, people always seemed to like to hear those covers whether I was playing solo or in a band.

    Here's the last verse of my favorite Fogelberg song, Nexus:

    In a spiral never-ending
    Are we drawn towards the source?
    Spinning at the mercy of an
    unrelenting force?
    So we stare into the emptiness
    and fall beneath the weight
    Circling the Nexus in a
    fevered dance with fate --
    Wealthy the spirit that knows its
    own flight
    Stealthy the hunter who slays
    his own fright
    Blessed the traveler who journeys
    the length of the light.

    peaceout,
    cat

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  4. Hey, Cat; thanks for the comment and for listing those that lyric. They are remarkable.

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  5. Everytime I see an Ex in Kroger, I don't try to touch her sleeve. Instead I go into Artemis Gordon mode and disguise myself as a saloon hooker or a Mexican cattle baron to avoid pointless awkwardness.

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