Chicago – Call On Me

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  Song Meaning:"Then came a change
  When I said I would soon be leavin' you
  Nothin' else to do"
  
  I always wondered what the change was, and why he had to leave her. Was he drafted? Did he decide to join the CIA? I don't think he was dying with a brain tumor or cancer because he said that if she ever needed him, he would be there, (unless he meant spiritually, but somehow I don't think so).
  
  Maybe he discovered he had super powers and criminals would always be after him. So it was too dangerous for him to have a love interest. :) Can you tell I'm a fiction author?

  Flag harcharon August 19, 2012   Link

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  General Comment:It is actually THE first song he wrote for Chicago (and, arguably, his best). He's talked before about how he met resistance from the other songwriters in the band, not wanting him to take away from their piece of the pie. I believe it was James Pankow who eventually agreed to help Lee to finish off the song. On a side note, I believe that Pankow is pretty much responsible for all of the horn arrangements anyway, but a few of the horn elements on this song were recycled for "Old Days" on the next album.

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  General Comment:If I am not mistaken, this is one of the first songs Lee Loughnane wrote for Chicago.

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  General Comment:One of those classic 70s songs that remind me of being a kid in my moms car driving around town. The song has a nice light tone to it.

  Flag DarkPooon May 13, 2006   Link

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