This day in music history.

April 26, 2007, My daughter was playing my Cd's picking out her favorite songs for her i-pod. I was in the other room listening to the songs of my childhood. All of a sudden I heard a band I haven't thought of in years, Supertramp. I remembered how much the music used to mean to me, how wonderful they were live and how much I have changed over all those years. I walked in and asked her if she liked it she said it sounded old but she liked the positive message and she thought their hair was pretty funny. I told her the story of how Roger Hodgson had left the band at the height of their popularity and I told her I always respected him for that. I don't think she understood but it was nice that she was giving it a chance. So I pulled out some of Rogers solo music and it was then that I got a tear in my eye. I heard a song that meant little to me back when it came out but now in my middle aged rut it all made perfect sense. I'm sure it seams silly to most young people now but it reminded me of what we have lost. They dont write em like that any more... I am very old. lol
Had A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy) by Roger Hodgson
Had a dream, I was born to be naked in the eye of the storm
and now it's standing right in front of me
what's it going to do to me, who knows
Had a dream, it was time to be taken to the front of the line
well that is not a place you wanna be
sleeping with the enemy, you know.
Had a dream it was war, and they couldn't tell me what it was for
but it was something they could lie about,
something we could die about, you know
Anytime, anyplace when you look that man in the face
Well it is not a face you wanna see, sleeping with the enemy, you know
Mary, can you hear me, can you tell me what it's all supposed to mean
holding out a photograph of all that I have seen
I wish I could hold you, I wish I could hold you
Had a dream, it was time to be a witness at the scene of the crime
Well that is something you can analyze, something you can criticize, who knows
So we wait, hesitate and we're making such a mistake
Oh whatever can the matter be, sleeping with the enemy you know
I don't care what the future brings, give a damn about anything
I'd be fine if they'd only leave me alone
But it's time, gotta take a stance 'cause I won't get a second chance
And I know now I have to make it alone