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Monday, December 17, 2007

Same Old Lang Syne


Daniel Grayling "Dan" Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 - December 16, 2007)

12 comments:

Jimbromski said...

The world of soft rock mourns

Jumbo Slice said...

I know John Fogerty (I've even seen him live) but I've never heard of Dan Fogelberg.

Did he play any yacht rock or just soft rock?

Anonymous said...

In this Yuletide season, the song "Same Old Lang Syne" will be that much more bittersweet.

Jimbromski said...

He was like, soft yacht rock. Think of a yacht with cushions all along the outside of it, so that it never gets scratched when you bring it into port.

He sang this song:
___________________

Longer than blah blah blah blah blah blah

Longer than dee dee do dee dee do

something something lovvvve
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It's a very gentle song, perfect for a night of lovemaking in front of the fireplace.

Anonymous said...

This makes me wonder--how can someone recognize "good" music if they don't know "bad" music? By "bad" I mean uninteresting, schmaltzy, predictable treacle. No offense to the recently deceased, of course.

Potsy said...

I don't think anyone has said he made "good" music. Can't we mourn his death without attacking his craftsmanship? Have a heart, Anonymous.

Jimbromski said...

I don't think it's too soon to attack his craftsmanship. In fact we should have launched that attack weeks ago.

Anonymous said...

I love Dan Fogelberg and his music.

And it's, "something something in love with yoooooooooou."

Sigh. Who will fill his shoes?! I mean, I guess his shoes already were filled since he had not had a hit in 20+ years, but still...

Anonymous said...

Oops--I forgot the first rule of DC Rock Club--"Never make fun of dead one hit wonders from the 70s." I guess I have to keep all of my Mungo Jerry material to myself.

Anonymous said...

He was a 3-hit wonder, thank you very much!

Jimbromski said...

Mungo Jerry's dead?

Mungo Jerry is a group, not a person, right?

I don't want to do that whole...yeah, Jethro Tull, he's cool...thing. Although maybe there was a tour bus crash and the whole group died.

If true I'm going to play that "Summertime" song, but really slow, like a dirge.

Anonymous said...

Mungo Jerry is a band and they are all still alive (I guess--who would know the difference!!) but I thought "Mungo Jerry" sounded better than Jim Croce.