His voice captivated me from the START, pure joy for me. Such a silky smooth beautiful voice, seems without imperfections.

@spawn4582

10 ай бұрын

He was very confident in himself, this is what he needs, that's for sure

@SWLinPHX

10 ай бұрын

@SalvoG You my friend have such a sweet, sincere appreciation for music and general sensitivity not to know and have experienced all these classics I grew up with. Better late than never -- but you grew up in the wrong era, man.

@SWLinPHX

10 ай бұрын

His father lived to hear this tribute and have it become a big hit, and then soon died. Perfect timing. Poor Dan himself died much too young. He was a very kind, sweet and gentle man.

@CardiacCat

10 ай бұрын

@@SWLinPHX LOL, I commented when I first started watching his reviews that he is such a 70's kid. He listens the way we did back in the day, so intent and appreciating every little thing, picking up the needle arm and moving it back on the album a bit. 🙂

@SWLinPHX

10 ай бұрын

@@CardiacCat Yes, he is ideal and rewarding as a reaction channel. I just can't believe how he's never even heard of some many superstars and supergroups though. I think he's in his early 30's maybe and some you just know from your parents or movies or just how big they are.

NO ONE writes lyrics like Dan did. The Professor of Rock just did a great video on Dan and this song, an homage to his dying Dad.

@vickiwhite4004

10 ай бұрын

that was a fantastic video from him ! He really thought it was to personal to release .

“Same Old Lang Syne” is a personal fave. I never fully understood it's weight and depth until I'd gotten a bit older and better understood the lyrics. Such an amazing tale of how it feels to suddenly be confronted with your past and how cherished and yet melancholy those memories can be. I highly recommend it.

Dan wrote this song as a tribute to his father…and like several of his songs it’s based on his own life/experiences. “Same Auld Lang Syne” another of his great hits was based upon actually bumping into his old girlfriend at a convenience store on Christmas Eve while back visit his family in Illinois for the holidays 🤍🤍🤍

@kejola1969

10 ай бұрын

Christmas Eve my friend.

@scottpowell5605

10 ай бұрын

@@kejola1969 Even still, the basic sentiment is still correct. No need to pick nits here.

One of my favorite artists. Dan Fogelberg was such a great folk rock singer songwriter & storyteller. He also played multiple instruments such as guitar, bass, piano & mandolin. I had his double album "The Innocent Age" from 1981. "Leader Of The Band" is my favorite song by him, a loving tribute to his dad. He wrote so many great songs such as "Longer", "Hard To Say", "Missing You", "Make Love Stay", "Run For The Roses", "The Language Of Love", "Believe In Me", "Same Auld Lang Syne" etc. We lost him much too soon in 2007.

@ChicagoDB

10 ай бұрын

All great songs…”Make Love Stay” is also a personal favorite in addition to this one.

@dantallman5345

6 ай бұрын

Had the Innocent Age album. Loved it. Adding to your call outs.. I really liked the song Reaches and his duet with Emmylou Harris…Silent Sea?

Dan Fogelberg was truly one of the GOATs - and “Leader of The Band” has always been one of my favorites. Exquisite voice…and a great songwriter!

Melancholy is the word I think you want

It's a True story about His dad ❤

Dan Fogelberg was born in Peoria, Illinois. He was the youngest of three sons born to Margaret (née Irvine), (1920-2015), a classically trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, (1911-1982), a band director at Woodruff High School in Peoria, at Pekin Community High School in Pekin, and at Bradley University in Peoria. Fogelberg’s mother was a Scottish immigrant and his father was of Swedish descent. Fogelberg often related his memory of his father allowing him to "conduct" the Bradley University school band when he was only four years old. In 1981, Fogelberg released the song "Leader of the Band", which was written for and inspired by his father.

@leighsaldivar4439

10 ай бұрын

My hometown is Peoria. My stepmom used to sell sheet music to his dad who was a band leader in pekin Illinois

@leighsaldivar4439

10 ай бұрын

Are you from Peoria? I went to central

@algregory6597

10 ай бұрын

No I am not.@@leighsaldivar4439

Fogelberg - Long “O”

@sharongaskell

2 ай бұрын

Thank you long oh

Fogelberg is SO underrated as a singer/songwriter. His lyrics tend towards poetic with wonderful imagery. He has done bluegrass; orchestral / existential angst of Netherlands; he could do rock "Power of Gold" and he could do all the seasons of love: young love "Dancing Shoes"; enduring love "longer"; Rocky relationships: "lonely in love" and Broken love of divorce "Seeing you again" and "heart hotels" then there the nostalgic love of"same old lang syne". To name just a few. Edit: He ran with some great musicians. On "souvenirs" Joe Walsh - (EAGLES) who played and produced the album Gerry Beckley -(AMERICA) Don Henley - (EAGLES) Graham Nash - (Crosby Stills and Nash) Glenn Frey - (EAGLES) The Front Line Gardenia Choir (Don Henley, Randy Meisner, Jody Boyer and Marie Ouhrabka) - choir (11)

@MissAstorDancer

10 ай бұрын

Spoken like a true fan! Miss Dan so much!

@critterwatcher8009

10 ай бұрын

@@MissAstorDancer Yes. I fondly remember 3 concerts. Two acoustic shows and one with the band.

@MissAstorDancer

10 ай бұрын

@@critterwatcher8009 I only got to see him one time, but it was freakin' amazing! He performed SOLO at a great small theater in Phoenix called "Celebrity Theater", which was "in the round". It was just LUCK that he was appearing there when I was on vacation visiting my Dad in Scottsdale, and I happened to see it in the morning paper about the concert! Wish I could have seen him more times!

Same Old Lang Syne" is a song written and recorded by Dan Fogelberg and released as a single in 1980 another Holiday tear inducing song!

I was fortunate enough to have seen Dan Fogelberg in concert back in the 80's. What a great show. He did so many encores, near the end, he said something like "I think I've sang enough tonight. How about y'all sing for me?" That was amazing hearing thousands of people all singing their best.

The O in his name is pronounced like the O in "photo" or like in the name Vogel. This song resonated so much with people that his dad received multiple interview requests from the media. He was a former marching band and concert band leader at multiple schools. Dan Fogelberg said that one day when he was very young, his father let him go up on stage with him and handed him a baton and let him direct the orchestra with him. He said that experience was so powerful to him that he immediately knew he wanted to be a musician. He also said that if he had only been able to write one song in his lifetime, it would be Leader of the Band without question.

Being a musician, who’s father and grandfather were both musicians, this song has always rung so true for me, it’s pretty much guaranteed to bring tears.

@julianortiz4151

10 ай бұрын

Same.

@leslieoneal4464

10 ай бұрын

Same here. ❤ I've loved this song since it came out; it hit deeper every time I'd hear it through the years. It's especially poignant and heartwrenching now, since my Daddy died in May 2021. He was a professional musician and bandleader. The year before he died, at age 88, he was awarded the Edwin Franko Goldman Bandmaster Citation. It meant the world to him, although he'd be the first to tell you, he didn't do it for the awards or money or acclaim...he did it because he loved passing on his love of music to future generations! He worked with professional and military bands, college bands, and even many high school and junior high school bands; and treated them all the same. He loved everybody and everybody loved him. He was the leader of the band if there ever was one. 🎶❤🎶 I miss you Daddy!

This, together with Cat Stevens' "Father and Son" and Harry Chapin's "Cats in the Cradle" form a trifecta of the "best Father/Son songs" It's hard to listen to all three one after another and not end up with a tear running down your cheek, especially if you have lost your own dad.

@stevetournay6103

8 ай бұрын

Mike and the Mechanics' Living Years, too...

@danae8112

4 ай бұрын

And James Blunt "Monsters"

Thanks for reminding me about this one. Dan's lyrics had a way of catching your heart; even to feel the grandeur of being a horse with "Run for the Roses," written for ABC's Kentucky Derby coverage. His song "Longer" was my wedding song.

I have always loved his music. Great reaction! Please, please, please listen to his "Another Old Lang Syne". Dan is a master of story telling and this one doesn't disappoint. He meets an old girlfriend from years ago in the grocery store and he explores all the feelings that come with a chance meeting like that. Please listen to the studio version to get the full effect of the song.

Always loved Dan Fogelberg. Always!!!

Song makes me cry. A child who appreciates a parent that much is a beautiful thing.

This song was dedicated to his father.

He was my oldest brother's favorite singer so, of course, I heard his music a LOT growing up. I haven't heard this song in decades but can still remember the lyrics. His voice is so soothing. I think the word you're looking for is melancholy.

@oakhillfound847

10 ай бұрын

Dan had no bad albums. Some of his earlier work veered toward more of a folk rock sound. Theres ai Place in the World for a Gambler and The Power of Golg are two of his more accessible songs.

Written as an ode to his father, a University band conductor, who passed shortly after the songs release. He did get to hear it first though. I loved Dan from his earliest to his last albums. (Although he passed on my birthday which made his passing especially poignant.) Fogelberg (long "O" BTW) was a master of the craft.

@leighsaldivar4439

10 ай бұрын

He was a band leader at Bradley too. My neighborhood I grew up in

I still ugly cry every time I hear this song. I love Dan Fogelberg. He has a breathtaking voice & I love his story telling.

LATE COMMENT: Dan's song "Run for the Roses" is one that cannot be excluded as one of his very best. Growing up raising horses and helping to train them for a number of different tasks including racing, it is a song that also gets into my heart.

He needs to be in the HOF. He was an extraordinary songwriter...

I saw Dan way back in 1976 prior to his really big hits, but I've always enjoyed "Part of the Plan" from his earlier days. Fantastic voice and talent.

His rhyme scheme seems so simple, but his lyrics really make you think. I've always enjoyed this song.

Dan Fogelberg was a true storyteller. This song is, for me, melancholy because I also lost a “Leader of the Band”, he was like a father figure to me. Definitely check out more… you would love Dan Fogelberg’s Greatest Hits, or his version of “Since You’ve Asked”. “Run for the Roses” is incredible, “Believe in me”, “Nether Lands” is AWESOME and of course “Same Old Lang Syne”. He is one of my absolute favorites!

I can’t listen to his songs without profusely crying. I have the same reaction to Harry Chapin. One of my favorite artists. We did this song in chorus in high school.

Thank you for such a moving reaction. I've loved this song for decades. It gives me goosebumps and tears every time I hear it. Now go listen to "Longer." It came out just a couple years after I got married and became "our" song. Will celebrate 48 years this fall and it still moves me. Dan Fogelberg's voice was unique and he was so very very good at writing wonderful music.

What a beautiful song ! His voice gives me chills, very talented ! Love from Québec ❤

Oh my guy, this is my favorite guy. Thanks for giving this beautiful song a listen. Please more of Dan, his catalogue is great.💕💕🎶🎶🦋

@bevkonde9028

10 ай бұрын

I totally agree!

‘Moving’ is a good description for this song. It’s a reminder to appreciate our loved ones and the simple, powerful, moments we share with them. We know life is short, and Fōgelberg reminds us to tell those who love us, we love them in return ❤

I would cal it "uplifting". Whenever I hear this song I think of my Dad which brings a smile and good memories.

I have every album he ever released and he will always be missed. His concerts were amazing.

Dan said in all of his interviews that this song brought he and his father very close. He added that because of this song there was nothing left unsaid between them when his father passed.

So much to explore from Dan Fogelberg! My favorite is Run for the Roses. He wrote it for the Kentucky Derby, and shows his love of horses.

@firedoc5

10 ай бұрын

Mine too.

It's an elegy. Full of sadness but a son's respect for the legacy his father imparted.

Anyone else tear up watching this one? I must have heard this song over a thousand times and it still gets to me. Thanks for reacting to it.

@carolynschmidt5467

2 ай бұрын

All of us who have lost loving fathers get this one right in the heart.

Ok SalvoG, ready for a blown mind? Pull up an album called "Twin Sons of Different Mothers" by Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg and listen to a song called "Tell Me to My Face". If your jaw does not disconnect from your face, I will eat your backwards facing hat. I am serious, you will thank me. Dan plays guitar, Tim plays flute.

Such a beautiful song. I have always loved this song. Thank you!

I get a lump in my throat before Dan even starts singing. By the end of the song, I'm in tears.

Beautiful.

Dan Fogelberg has a deep rabbit hole, just about any song is a gem. His Dad got to see him perform this live shortly before he passed away

"His gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand". His father was a student band teacher.

I miss you, dad, my leader.

Dan had a summer home here on the Maine island that I live on ~ His place was on an area called "the Reach" ~ He wrote a beautiful song by that title honoring the local lobstermen and this place that he loved ~ He was a wonderful singer/songwriter! The only current singer/songwriter that has such a personal touch to his music is Avi Kaplan. Thanks for this reaction !

A magical storyteller and musician. RIP. Had the honor of seeing him live under the stars at Red Rocks.

I LOVE this song! I remember listening this as a kid.❤️

Classic here love you

As a grown man, I can't ever hear this song without getting choked up. Even if you're not a musician, the themes of what this song is saying easily translate into one's own life. A masterpiece.

Silky & Sentimental always sounds good to the Soul

This song is a forgotten gem. For some reason many artists who had great songs never saw them blossom in the garden of time.

This song, like so many others, build up to the last chorus........but this one hits home at the end like almost no other in rock history. Just a poignant, beautiful tribute to his dad. One of the greatest tunes, ever.

I was raised on Dan. These songs are my childhood. I have an intense gratitude to so many groups that came out of folk.

I know it’s not Christmas yet but Dan’s “Same Old Lang Syne” is a beautiful song as well.

One of my favorite singers. Try "To The Morning" and "Netherlands". Great songs!

I'm delighted that you enjoyed this song, and hope you explore some more of his music. I think instead of "somber", a better word would have been "Melancholy". Dan's family name is pronounced FOE-gel-berg.

Ohhhh, this song. It never, ever, ever fails to make me cry. It's beautiful and reminds me of my dad. Each line holding hands with the next? Perfect. I love that, and I promise that I am absolutely going to steal it.

This song makes me cry every time. It says so much about love, fathers and children, raising and being raised, such a beautiful tribute... aaaaaaggghhhh. It kills me and makes me really miss my dad.

This song makes me cry every time. Fogelberg is such a beautiful storyteller.

Absolutely one of my favorite songs of all time. My wife luckily won tickets to see Dan Fogelberg doing an acoustic only concert at the Lakeland Civic Center. It was an amazing show that I remember to this day. Sadly Dan died at age 57 from cancer or surely he'd still be performing and making his beautiful music.

One of my absolute favorites

Dan Fogelberg was a favorite artist of mine. His name is pronounced with a long O - like you're saying the letter O. Highly recommend "Same Old Lang Syne" - a beautiful song and a true story.

This song was so deeply personal to Dan…a touching tribute to his father, who was sick for a long time, DF was able to say all the things that he needed to tell his father through his music. He related how much his dad loved the song and that there was nothing left unsaid between them when his father passed away. We are privileged to be able to share this loving tribute.

I've known this song since its release and even today it brings tears to my eyes. The love for his father is so evident in the lyrics. Also, SalvoG... I'm obsessed with reaction videos. I follow quite a few channels and just found yours about a week ago. You've quickly become one of my favorites. I like that you research the artist and song before listening. And your love of music is obvious. Thank you for the time you put into your channel. I'm so happy to have found you.

@randyhite1347

10 ай бұрын

Yes! It is so obvious that SalvoG loves and appreciates all kinds of music. Watching his reaction to songs he has never heard before is my new favorite pasttime!

Love love love Dan Fogelberg. Always been one of my favorite singers. Great reaction.

Beautiful tribute to his dad. So love his voice

Profound! A great underappreciated lyricist and story teller. Auld Lang Syne another must listen to lyric/story.

Great reaction thank you ! Another great song and story would be "same old Lang syne " incredible story that hits you n the feels for sure .

Dan's Mother was an English Professor, His father was a Music Teacher. Dan learned to play multiple Instruments. His first album, "Souvenirs" was my first introduction in 1972.

Died way too young at 56...

Perfectly beautiful!! His voice has always reminded me of David Gates (vocalist for the band Bread), especially the song Guitar Man!!🎵🎼🎶💜💜🎤🎸🎹🥁

It's crazy to witness a younger generation discovering all the different and amazing music my generation had while growing up decades ago, it warms my heart in so many ways, thanks you.

Its an homage to his dad.

He was singing about his father. His father lived long enough to experience the public reaction to this song. Many people came to see his father and meet him because of it. Also - it's a long O FOgelberg.

Another of my favorites. His voice and lyrics are amazing still today.

Dan's lyrics were the best and his music was awesome as well. This song always makes me think of my father with fondness.

It's called real music...just feel it. True talent..

Lovely reaction. Simply lovely. THANK♡YOU.

An incredible tribute to his father

Dan Fogelberg is amazing. Thank you so much for taking the time to react to him. I think one of his best songs is seeing you again. I hope you listen to that❤

Sit down and listen to the entire Netherlands LP… start to finish. It’s a glorious masterpiece

Dan Fogelberg grew up in a neighboring county. Beautiful voice with well-written harmonies. This was written for his dad, who was a high school Band teacher, if I remember correctly. Could we have some more, please.

Just a little nitpick. The O in Fogelberg is a long O, like the o in so. He was a large part of the soundtrack to my college years. Was lucky enough to see him twice...once with a full electric band and once acoustic...just him with an acoustic guitar and a grand piano. Definitely one of my favorite artists.

I agree Dan Fogelberg is much underrated. Well worth digging deeper.

I used the words from Dan’s song in a tribute to my husband after he passed way because it said everything that needed to be said about him and his life.

Check out His other true story songs, Forfathers , Ole Lang Syne. He also has Rockers too. The Power of gold, Let Her go, One of my favorite ballads are, Check out, ( Go down easy ) & ( Run for the roses ) & ( Longer) to name just a few❤From Chris Davidson

I love Dan. My favourite song of him is perhaps the incredible "River of souls", with its deep lirycs, and spanish flavour as it regards the music.

He wrote this as a tribute to his father who was a brass band leader, who died a couple of years later. But he did hear it before he died. A terribly emotive and beautiful song from a superb artist.

Amazing singer and song writer. Left us too soon. His song Run For The Roses is amazing. It's about the greatest race horse that ever lived, Secretariat. I was blessed enough to see him in concert.

Dan has always been one of my favorites. He had so many great songs, but Hard To Say is my favorite.

Thank you for a Dan reaction! He was my high school sweetheart (metaphorically). Got Home Free (first album) as soon as it came out! Part of the Plan, There's a Place in the World for Gambler", Hard to Say and so many hidden gems on all his albums ("To the Morning" is one of my favorites.) Don't let the ballads fool you, his concerts rocked!

Discovered Dan and John Ford Cody in Cali in early 70's. Great music and great times.

I've been playing in a guitar/vocal duet with a good friend for 33 years. We have been covering Dan Fogelberg's song, "The Reach" which is about the lives of New England's fishermen. It is a beautiful song, but my favorite DF song is "Part Of The Plan". It's not played that often anymore but all the people who lived through the 70s will remember it well. I highly recommend giving it a listen!

This song is one of the most touching and honest tributes ever written. Thanks so much for covering this one. ❤

Everyone mentions Longer or Another Old Lang Syne. But my favorite is Run for the Roses, believe it or not a song about a horse chasing the dream of the Kentucky Derby. An amazing story as all of his are. Another more uptempo song from his duet album with Jazz Flautist Tim Weinberg is The Power of Gold from their album Twin Sons of Different Mothers.

I loved this song when it came out, but it means so much more now that my own father has passed. I only hope I made him proud.

He has a truly magical collaboration with an insanely talented flautist named Tim Weisberg called TWIN SONS FROM DIFFERENT MOTHERS. I first wore out my copy on cassette tape, then bought it again when it came out on CD, then loaded it to my MP3 player...and I still can't get enough of it. Especially the song "Since You've Asked" and "The Power of Gold"...but of course my absolute favorite song of his is "Longer"....hands down.

@stevetournay6103

8 ай бұрын

Since You've Asked isn't on either of the Weisberg collabs though. It isn't originally by Dan, either. It's a Judy Collins song, one of very few covers Dan ever recorded, and it is really beautiful...

@jackishman7707

8 ай бұрын

@@stevetournay6103 I had it both on my cassette tape and then on my CD of their collaboration.