Chicago

Asked my heart
If I'd ever want to fall again
Knowing it was shaky from the start
Big mistake
Learned something new about myself
And wondered how long this goodbye would take
There we were just wanting to be friends
Helplessly hopelessly falling
What people say and every sweet cliché
All true at that moment
When you surrender to it
It happened to be
Crazy
How did I find you?
Crazy, crazy happy baby
Crazy
I think it's crazy
I'm so glad that crazy happened to me
On my own
Never quite the way it's supposed to be
Surrounded in a crowded room alone
Now I know
All that I was ever praying for
Appeared except my eyes refused to see
And I never worry 'bout the way things might have been
'Cause the gods decide just how it's gonna be
When you least expect it
"This is it" they said "It's time to believe"

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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