“25 or 6 to 4” by Chicago. He’s a band geek at heart, so the horn section is a must.
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I was in elementary school at the time so my bedtime was right around when they’d be wrapping up and I have a core memory of hearing my dad singing it wafting up from the basement as I drifted off to sleep
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