Chicago

Songwriter: Bob Russell Duke Ellington

Missed the Saturday dance
Heard they crowded the floor
Couldn't bear it without you
Don't get around much anymore

Thought I'd visit the club
Got as far as the door
They'd have asked me about you
Don't get around much anymore

Oh, darling, I guess
My mind's more at ease
But nevertheless
Why stir up memories
(Memories, memories), whoa

Been invited on dates
Might have gone, but what for
It's awfully different without you
Don't get around much anymore

Not much more
Just a little bit longer

Oh, darling, I guess
My mind's more at ease
But nevertheless
Why stir up memories

Been invited on some dates
Might have gone, but what for
It's awfully different without you, baby
Don't get around much anymore

Not too much
Awfully different without you
Don't get around much anymore

Awfully different without you
Don't get around much anymore

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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