I had completely forgotten about this song as it's been decades since I heard it. I only ever knew the chorus but liked the sound. Thanks for the reminder and I'll have to dive deeper into his work too.
This is indeed an extremely melancholy song, both lyrically and musically, but gosh do I love it! I’m a sucker for story songs. And for sad songs. And this song checks both those boxes. Pretty sure I didn’t hear this until the 90s when my wife and I bought a 7-CD 70s music compilation on which it appeared. It’s one of my favorite soft rock songs from that era. I’ve never listened to much of his music, outside of this song and Clair. I’ll have to go back and give his other works a listen.
Same for me on pretty much all you mentioned, Mark. I prefer "Get Down" over "Clair," but am hoping to dive more deeply into his songbook and discover more favorites.
That compilation is quite impressive for the number of tracks alone! I remember having some compilation albums and CDs, but they're all long gone from my collection.
I had completely forgotten about this song as it's been decades since I heard it. I only ever knew the chorus but liked the sound. Thanks for the reminder and I'll have to dive deeper into his work too.
This is indeed an extremely melancholy song, both lyrically and musically, but gosh do I love it! I’m a sucker for story songs. And for sad songs. And this song checks both those boxes. Pretty sure I didn’t hear this until the 90s when my wife and I bought a 7-CD 70s music compilation on which it appeared. It’s one of my favorite soft rock songs from that era. I’ve never listened to much of his music, outside of this song and Clair. I’ll have to go back and give his other works a listen.
Same for me on pretty much all you mentioned, Mark. I prefer "Get Down" over "Clair," but am hoping to dive more deeply into his songbook and discover more favorites.
That compilation is quite impressive for the number of tracks alone! I remember having some compilation albums and CDs, but they're all long gone from my collection.