I’m going to guess I first heard the song when was 12 or 13. I fell in love with its hook. I don’t know where I heard it first, though. And I’m pretty sure I didn’t hear the whole song - just the first few lines of the chorus. But it burrowed deep into my soul - that tone, that melody was captivating.
What song?
See, that’s the problem. In 1992, as a young boy whose tractor radio only picked up country or lite-rock stations, I never knew what the song was. I didn’t know the title or the singer. Or if it was a band, for that matter. It was a man’s voice, and kind of had that singer/songwriter vibe—although I wouldn’t have known to use the term “singer/songwriter” — or “vibe”, for that matter.
So, what did we do in the Dark Ages when we had a question like this?
Who sings the song that goes “…..”?
Years. I’m not exaggerating. I went years not knowing the song was titled —
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