Chicago

[Verse 1]
What do you want
What do you want?
I'm giving everything I have
I'm even trying to see if there's more
Locked deep inside
I'll try I'll try
Can't you see
This is me

[Verse 2]
What do you need
What do you need
Is it someone just to hurt
So that you can appear to be smart?
Keep a steady job
Play God play God

[Chorus]
What do you really know
You parasite you're dynamite
At oversight misunderstanding what you hear
Oh you're quick to cheer
And volunteer absurdities
Musical blasphemies
Oh Lord
Save us all

[Verse 1]

Chicago is a rock band hailing from the Illinois city of the same name. With its multitude of certified gold and platinum hits, the band has had enough longevity to last for over fifty years.

Chicago was formed on February 15, 1967, between keyboardist/singer Robert Lamm, trumpeter Lee Loughnane, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, drummer Danny Seraphine, guitarist Terry Kath, and trombonist James Pankow. The group called themselves “The Big Thing,” and played Top 40 hits in nightclubs in Chicago. In 1968, the band relocated to Los Angles, and changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority. They gained massive amounts of exposure to famous musicians of the time by regularly playing at the Whiskey A Go Go nightclub. In 1969, they released a self-titled album which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The next year, the band shortened their name to “Chicago” to avoid a lawsuit from the actual company of the same name.

The band has released a plethora of albums, most of them titled Chicago enumerated with Roman numerals. The band changed its sound in the late 70s and 80s following the death of Terry Kath. Since then, the band has still carried on a legacy for the decades following, but has slowed the release of original music to a trickle.

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