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DAN FOGELBERG --- Sketches (from "Nether lands")
The late Dan Fogelberg remains one of my favourite songwriters; with almost a direct line to the human heart and soul, he seemed to be able to evoke memories and feelings with just a few words and a gentle guitar strum or piano melody, and he's a huge loss to the world of music. This one always puts me in mind of lazy days of summer, lying in grass meadows looking up at the burning sun in a soft blue sky: ah, memories...
THRESHOLD --- Sunrise on Mars (from "Clone")
Although the lyric in this song is somewhat obscure and not a little confusing, I still love the images it conjures up. Can't you just imagine the sun rising over the deserts of the red planet?
BREAD --- Make it with you (from "On the waters")
If you want pure, simple but catchy lovesongs, David Gates is your man! During the early and latter half of the seventies he pretty much dominated the charts with his band Bread, with classics like "If", "Baby I'm-a want you" and "Everything I own", and their hits have been covered down the years by more people than you can count, almost. Gates also had a huge hit on his own with the theme to the movie "The goodbye girl", but this was his first hit with Bread, and one of their best.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN --- Jungleland (from "Born to run")
No collection of great lyricists could ignore the Boss, and this is one of his most lyrically rich songs, taken from a classic album , a song which paints a vivid picture of life on the streets of Jersey, and gives you a glimpse into a shadowy world, while still retaining the basic message of hope that runs through most of Springsteen's material.
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