We have to admit that we have a thing for cheesy classic rock--if you want to call it rock. Maybe it comes from the endless hours spent in the car with Mom: "It's my car, my music. When you have your own car you can listen to whatever you want." When we passed our No Doubt/Eve 6 phase, Mom's music was what we wanted. Our most prized possession is the Time Life Singers Songwriter's Collection and every time we're getting ready to go out, we have to dance around to "What a Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers. Also on that collection? "Longer" by Dan Fogelberg.
"Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens/ I've been in love with you."
How can you not get a little teary eyed to that after a bottle of wine and a bad break up? More tear-inducing, for anyone who was ever in high school band, however, is his hit "Leader of the Band." Even though it was about a father and son, it always made us think of our high school band director. Anyway, now Dan Fogelberg is gone. And you know what a huge dork Scanner Emily is.
[NYT: Dan Fogelberg, Lyric Rocker, Dies at 56]