Over the summer, I spend many evenings on my deck listening to mellow rock. This is usually done by tuning into the Yacht Rock channel on satellite radio, or something similar on another station or streaming service.
In doing this, you hear a lot of the same artists, like Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers. But one group I noticed move of this summer was 1970s and 80s icon Chicago.
Chicago has/had such a unique sound, thanks to with the brass horns the band often put out front. They also had some tunes with unique lyrics, like Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is, and the strangely titled, marching band favorite 25 or 6 to 4. (It's the time of day, either 3:35 or 3:34.)
For me, however, none of their many hits had lyrics as good as the classic song Saturday In The Park. It really made you feel like you were spending the day at the park. [I've edited the following to avoid repetition.]
Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July
People dancing,
People laughing
A man selling ice cream
Singing Italian songs
Eh Cumpari, ci vo sunari
Can you dig it? (yes, I can)
And I've been waiting such a long time
For Saturday
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 colours of the day
A bronze man still can tell stories his own way
Listen children all is not lost
All is not lost, oh no, no
Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July
Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July
