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Song of the Day, 5/15/2024

I first heard this song in the episode of The Simpsons “‘Round Springfield,” and I listened to the original playing while sitting in the break area at the local grocery store, so here’s the whole song.

Here’s the The Simpsons version.

I used to watch but became alienated due to things like child abuse (which hits home for me but at a more emotional and psychological than physical level), school violence (in repeating what I said in my previous parentheses), and topical humor (which tends to date fictitious television shows).

Chicago VII

Posted on March 14 by Remy St. Gallen

I’m still glad I have my subscription to Apple Music since there’s a lot of great stuff, some familiar, some niche. I’ve been trying to listen to all of Chicago’s albums starting with their debut Transit Authority (and I first heard of the band when my dad started playing compilation albums in his car when I was still in high school, which was ages ago). I love the fusion primarily of jazz and rock, and their seventh album is in my mind one of their best with plenty of standout, toe-tapping tracks. Some of the lyrics are a bit asinine at times (like “snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow…” in “Song of the Evergreens”), but the music largely compensates for them.