What day is it?: "Saturday in the Park" Chicago (1972)
By John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109857)
Los Angeles, California
January 13, 2018 8:55am CST
“Saturday in the Park” was one of Chicago’s biggest hits going gold at #3. The album “Chicago V” was #1. Robert Lamm is lead vocalist and songwriter with Peter Cetera performing chorus vocals. The song’s inspiration came from what Lamm observed looking down on Central Park.
“Saturday in the park
I think it was the Fourth of July”
And so it goes. Those with long memories can hear it in the head. There is no more ideal song than “Saturday in the Park” in expressing the leisurely joys of a lazy afternoon in the park. Lamm writes of people dancing and laughing, eating ice cream and listening to Italian songs. Everyone is having fun.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Jan 18
Love this song, reminds me of my childhood, I was around 8 years old back then.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Jan 18
Great song and Chicago had such a great sound with all that brass.
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@snowy22315 (170018)
• United States
13 Jan 18
A classic Chicago tune. I think I know every word too.
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@FourWalls (62161)
• United States
13 Jan 18
Isn’t that a little old for you?
(Sorry, someone was going to say it, and I thought you should hear it from someone other than @JolietJake for a change....)
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@NJChicaa (116013)
• United States
13 Jan 18
@FourWalls Yes it is but I still love it. 
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@BloggerDi (3113)
• United States
13 Jan 18
I've always been a big fan of Chicago and this one is a favorite. One of their happy, happy tunes. 
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@dgobucks226 (34370)
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13 Jan 18
Robert Lamm was a the main songwriting force on this album. He wrote many of the band's big hits among one being, "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" A personal favorite 
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
13 Jan 18
DB @dgobucks226 , I like that song that you mentioned here too.
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@dgobucks226 (34370)
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14 Jan 18
@marlina Yes, they have so many hit songs and have been such a successful group. I enjoy their music.
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jan 18
This song will always remind me of my teen cousins that came down to visit from Sacramento when we were kids. My mom allowed them to buy whatever they want, and my oldest cousin got this album. My parents had that gigantic wooden coffin-like stereo at the time . . . my cousin played this song over and over on the record player and ended up messing up the needle. Those days it was way expensive to repair stereos, so my dad was mad . . . and they never fixed that thing (they still have that stereo). That's my story associated with this song .
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
14 Jan 18
I love that song. I love Chicago. I love Peter Cetera. 
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