Chicago

Released: January 26, 1970

Songwriter: Peter Cetera

Producer: James William Guercio

[Verse 1]
Every day just gets a little shorter, don't you think?
Take a look around you and you'll see just what I mean
People got to come together, not just out of fear

[Chorus]
Where do we go
Where do we go
Where do we go from here?

[Verse 2]
Try to find a better place but soon it's all the same
What once you thought was a paradise is not just what it seemed
The more I look around, I find, the more I have to fear

[Chorus]
Where do we go
Where do we go
Where do we go from here?

[Bridge]
I know it's hard for you to
Change your way of life
I know it's hard for you to do
The world is full of people
Dying to be free
So if you don't, my friend
There's no life for you
No world for me

[Verse 3]
Let's all get together soon, before it is too late
Forget about the past and let your feelings fade away
If you do I'm sure you'll see, the end is not yet near

[Chorus]
Where do we go
Where do we go
Where do we go from here?

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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