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 Fogelberg, Dan
Architect. He met his old lover in a grocery store. As the song goes, it is revealed that she marries an architect who 'Keeps her warm and safe and dry.'
Snow. Interesting take on songwriting: 'Lucky in love, well maybe so, there's still a lot of things you'll never know, Like why each time the sky begins to SNOW when you cry.'
the soul you've lost. 'You balance the cost of the soul you've lost.' This song comes from, 'Twin Sons of Different Mothers'.
Within the rapture. The ides for this song came from the book 'Life with Woodpecker' which stated that the most difficult thing plaguing man was how to 'Make Love Stay.' This song only appears on the greatest hits album and the boxed set despite being a top 10 hit.
Knowing it's own flight. 'Wealthy the spirit that knows it's own flight, Stealthy the hunter who slays his own fright, Blessed the traveler who journeys the length of the light.'
Georgia O'Keefe. This song is named after the Georgia O'Keefe painting 'Bones in the Sky'. It was inspired after her death in 1991.
A bird smashes through a window. In this encouraging song, a bird smashes through the window and then by some miracle or 'magic' is able to, 'Up and fly away.'
Georgia. Her husband's in Georgia and Fogelberg's says he's in Tennessee hoping that his girl will come back.
In the sun. 'Oh I want a lover and I want some friends and I want to live in the SUN, and I want to do all the things that I never have done.'
Glenn Frey. This would be Glenn Frey. you can hear his tenor singing the line 'It's Hard To Say' on the second chorus.
Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster. This song appeared on 1979's 'Phoenix' Album and is about the Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster. Fogelberg used the song also to promote solar energy.
Donald Trump. The song is dedicated to Millionaire, Donald Trump. Fogelberg sings, 'Sitting pretty in your trophy room.. Just reminds you of the wasted time and the lateness of the year.'
Loneliness. This is a song about loneliness in the elderly population. The song is about a widow who rarely gets out and rarely has contact with others. It is a very sad reality for many seniors who's loved ones have either passed on or moved away.
'Exiles'. It would be 'Exiles.' Most songs on this album are about the loss of love. It spawned two top 20 hits including 'She Don't Look Back' and 'Seeing You Again.'
| What is the name of the Traveling Salesman's love in the song, '_____ and the Traveling Salesman'? | Dan Fogelberg Take 2
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Magnolia. It would be Magnolia. The song is a sweet southern twinged ballad of unrequited love. ' I spend a night now and then passing through town on my travels, but some day, I'm gonna come back to stay, Magnolia, I'm coming home.'
an old friend or even a lover. 'Waiting for mail, maybe a tale, from an old friend or even a lover' is the lyric to this very early recording. 'To The Morning' appeared on Fogelberg's first album 'Home Free.'
| In the song 'The Last Nail' from 'Captured Angel', He sings that his former lover is now married and raising a child and lives somewhere in what northern state ? | Dan Fogelberg Take 2
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Pennsylvania. 'I hear you've taken on a husband and child, and live somewhere in Pennsylvania' sings Fogelberg. The song talks about regret and lost love.
Souvenirs. Released in 1974, this Full Moon/Epic album was a double platinum seller.
Eagles . Still going after all these years, their first greatest hits album is one of the best selling albums of all time.
Belladonna. "Leather and Lace" was the duet sung by Stevie and Don. I wanted this song played at my wedding, but my wife said no.
Stop Draggin' My Heart Around. "Woman in Love" was from Tom Petty's Hard Promises" album. "Edge of Seventeen" was a single for Stevie Nicks. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", in retrospect, should have been played at my wedding.
Ringo Starr. Such a fun band to listen to. Sadly, George and Roy left this world much to soon.
The Innocent Age. Fogelberg's most successful album, it contained the hits, "Same Old Lang Syne", "Leader of the Band", "Hard to Say" and "Run for the Roses."
| "Times Like These", from the 1981 album,"The Innocent Age",was also featured on the soundtrack of a John Travolta movie. What was this movie? | Seven Degrees of...Dan Fogelberg?
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Urban Cowboy. This song can be heard playing on the radio in Bud's pick-up while it is parked outside of his and Cissy's trailer. Bud and Cissy, pickups, and trailers; nothing stereotypical about this movie.
0. Proof that the Grammy voters don't know what they are doing. Dan has never won a Grammy. This versatile artist not only plays most of the instruments on his albums, he also has designed the art cover for many of his albums. I hope you enjoyed this quiz and I urge you to check out his music.
Peoria, IL. Dan was the youngest of three sons of Margaret (née Young), a classically-trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, a high school band director.
Home Free. Released in 1972, it contains "To The Morning" which he would typically open his solo acoustic concerts with. "This was the first song that made me think I might actually make it as a songwriter."
Souvenirs. Released in in 1974 and powered by the single "Part of the Plan," "Souvenirs" became his first in a string of seven consecutive platinum albums.
Credits on the album include Joe Walsh, Don Henley, Glen Frey, Graham Nash and Gerry Beckley (America).
Longer. Longer reached #2 on the Billboard charts in 1980.
From the liner notes on "Portrait: The Music of Dan Fogelberg":
"The song I jokingly refer to as the song that put me on the elevators. I wrote it on a vacation on Maui in 1979 while lounging on a hammock one night looking up at the stars. It seems this song was drifting around the universe, saw me, and decided I'd give it a good home."
Leader of the Band. From the liner notes on "Portrait: The Music of Dan Fogelberg":
"A one day wonder that I would never have dreamed could have been a hit...One of my most emotional memories was playing it for my father the first time."
In concert Dan would always comment that if there was only one song he could have ever written, this would have been it.
Same Old Lang Syne. A wonderful example of his storytelling ability. It is a narrative ballad told in the first-person. Despite only mentioning Christmas Eve in the song once, this song is frequently played during the holiday season and is integrated with other traditional Christmas songs. This fact makes the song one of Fogelberg's most popular hits.
Peaked at #9 on the charts in 1980.
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