Title: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: casa on December 18, 2007, 09:36:07 AM One of his best songs ever and very appropriate for my life right now.
Same Old Lang Syne Met my old lover in the grocery store The snow was falling Christmas Eve I stole behind her in the frozen foods And I touched her on the sleeve She didn't recognize the face at first But then her eyes flew open wide She went to hug me and she spilled her purse And we laughed until we cried We took her groceries to the checkout stnad The food was totalled up and baggged We stood there lost in our embarrassment As the conversation dragged We went to have ourselves a drink or two But couldn't find an open bar We bought a six-pack at the liquor store And we drank it in her car[/b] We drank a round to innocence, we drank a toast to now And tried to reach beyond the emptiness but neither one knew how [b]She said she'd married her an architect Who kept her warm and safe and dry She wuld have liked to say she loved the man But she didn't like to lie I said the years had been a friend to her And her eyes were still as blue But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw doubt or gratitude She said she saw me in the record stores And that I just be doing well I said the audience was heavenly but the traveling was hell We drank a toast to innocence, we drank a toast to now Reliving in our eloquence, another 'auld lang syne' The beer was empty and our tongues were tired And running out of things to say She gave a kiss to me as I got out and I watched her drive away Just for a moment I was back at school and felt that old familiar pain And as I turned to make my way back home The snow turned into rain.[/b][/font][/color][/font] Title: Re: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: casa on December 18, 2007, 09:37:57 AM I tried to bold the whole thing and put really good parts in red. Didn't turn out exactly but you can get the idea!
Title: Re: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: mrs. red on December 21, 2007, 07:49:17 PM DId you hear that he recently had a heart attack and passed away? I loved him....
I loved Run for the Roses... Title: Re: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: casa on December 21, 2007, 08:52:15 PM Mrs. Red. I did know that he died recently. I thought it was from his prostate cancer though. I loved all his music! Have a few favorites though.
Title: Re: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: mrs. red on December 21, 2007, 09:22:45 PM Mrs. Red. I did know that he died recently. I thought it was from his prostate cancer though. I loved all his music! Have a few favorites though. You are probably right... I am not sure where I got the heart attack idea... Title: Re: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: sharon on December 22, 2007, 09:37:45 AM Twin Sons of Different Mothers -- Dan Fogelberg with Tim Weisberg
One of my favorite albums EVER. And who can forget 'the power of gold'. RIP Dan Fogelberg. Title: Re: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: 2NJSons_Mom on December 22, 2007, 06:23:11 PM Twin Sons of Different Mothers -- Dan Fogelberg with Tim Weisberg One of my favorite albums EVER. And who can forget 'the power of gold'. RIP Dan Fogelberg. Guess I knew I was wrong on my thread...said Folk Rock and it seems he was considered 'Soft Rock'....anyway, my intent was to bring attention to him & his music....you get my drift...I know...thanks, casa, sharon, mrs. red and all. He was dx'd with advanced prostrate cancer and gave it his best shot....so young... Title: Re: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: Nut44x4 on December 22, 2007, 07:07:47 PM DId you hear that he recently had a heart attack and passed away? I loved him.... I loved Run for the Roses... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhdTCNCoL80&feature=related One of my favs too Mrs. Red...although I really loved all his work. Title: Re: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: sharon on December 23, 2007, 08:14:03 AM Twin Sons of Different Mothers -- Dan Fogelberg with Tim Weisberg One of my favorite albums EVER. And who can forget 'the power of gold'. RIP Dan Fogelberg. Guess I knew I was wrong on my thread...said Folk Rock and it seems he was considered 'Soft Rock'....anyway, my intent was to bring attention to him & his music....you get my drift...I know...thanks, casa, sharon, mrs. red and all. He was dx'd with advanced prostrate cancer and gave it his best shot....so young... I saw your thread just as I was signing off yesterday -- glad you're here so I can say hi :lol: Thanks -- his music holds such strong memories of a different time for me....... 'Tell me to my face that you're leaving now'....another fave. I really need to check youtube Title: Re: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: LouiseVargas on December 23, 2007, 08:52:38 PM I, too, was always blown away by Dan Fogelberg and his intuitive lyrics.
If it is the same Tim Weisberg, he teamed up with Dave Matthews in Dave's early days circa the end of the 1990s in a two CD live performance. Does anyone remember Steve Goodman? He also died very young. He wrote a song that always evokes my deepest emotions. The Dutchman The Dutchman's not the kind of man Who keeps his thumb jammed in the dam That holds his dreams in, But that's a secret that only Margaret knows. When Amsterdam is golden in the summer, Margaret brings him breakfast, She believes him. He thinks the tulips bloom beneath the snow. He's mad as he can be, but Margaret only sees that sometimes, Sometimes she sees her unborn children in his eyes. Let us go to the banks of the ocean Where the walls rise above the Zuider Zee. Long ago, I used to be a young man And dear Margaret remembers that for me. The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes, His cap and coat are patched with the love That Margaret sewed there. Sometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam. And he watches the tug-boats down canals An' calls out to them when he thinks he knows the Captain. Till Margaret comes To take him home again Through unforgiving streets that trip him, though she holds his arm, Sometimes he thinks he's alone and he calls her name. Title: Re: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: MuffyBee on December 23, 2007, 09:41:17 PM Louise ~ Yes, I remember Steve Goodman. He wrote "City of New Orleans ', recorded by Arlo Guthrie, and covered by Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson (who I've seen numerous times) and others. I remember Steve Goodman's association with John Prine. I never got to see Steve Good man in concert but I did get to see John Prine a couple of times. All are wonderful singer/songwriters...
Title: Re: Dan Fogelberg Music Post by: LouiseVargas on December 23, 2007, 10:39:54 PM Thanks, Muffy. I didn't know Steve Goodman wrote the "City of New Orleans." He was so talented. I know it was covered by multiple artists. It has become a classic.
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