Good tune. Stuuuupid lyrics.
Gold was (is) a fine guitarist and excellent arranger/producer. He produced and did the guitar work for Ronstadt's "Heart Like a Wheel." His father wrote the them song to "Exodus." His mother sang in big Hollywood movies for lip-synching actresses who couldn't sing.
He joined up with a 10cc guy in the 1980s to form Wax. They had some up-charge hits UK-wide ("Systematic," "Right Between the Eyes").
If we're looking for soft-pop schmaltz, why isn't Dan Fogleberg this list?
From Dennis Leary:
"Judas Priest was on trial because (whining) "My kid bought the record and he listened to the lyrics and then he got into Satan and blah blah blah blah!" Well, that's great. That sets a legal precedent. Does that mean I can sue Dan Fogelberg for making me into a p*ssy in the mid-seventies? Is that possible? "Your honor, between him and James Taylor, I didn't get a BJ until I was thirty-one years old. I was in Colorado, wearing hiking boots and eating granola. I want some money right f'ing now."
Dan could out cheese alot of these guys.