Dan Fogelberg Dies

[filkertom]

At the age of 56. Long, distinguished career. Which of his songs did you like? I was always fond of "The Power of Gold". "Same Auld Lang Syne" and "Rhythm of the Rain", too.

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[darrenzieger.livejournal.com]

On a lighter note (by way of throwing a proper wake), I recently read an interview with Folgelberg which touched on "Same Old Lang Syne." Describing the origin of the song, DF confirmed that a) yes, it was a true story; the incident in the song had happened to him -- pretty much exactly as the lyrics described, and b) yes, the melody of the verse was consciously lifted from the 1812 Overture. He had started writing the song using that melody as the basis as a joke, but once he started telling that story with the song, it became a serious effort, and ultimately a huge hit.

It should also be noted that DF was a gifted graphic artist as well, and his paintings and drawing adorn many of his albums. (If you only own the one with the atrocious drawing of an angel on the cover, don't go by that.)