Slower Dancing Songs: If You Leave Me Now

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Well, it’s time for a slow skate! Most of the songs until now have been more mid-tempo than rock-out songs. And, yes, I roller skated to this song, so it is a good one to skate to. So, for @rebelann and all the people who’ve been headbanging too much, here’s today’s song. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago Here’s a story for you. On May 20, 1969, members of the band Chicago were in Los Angeles at the end of a tour. As the Cubs were also in town, they went to Dodger Stadium to watch a game. Now, remember the time. This was back when we had “the sign said long-haired freaky people need not apply.” A bunch of guys with long hair, worse, rooting for the visiting team, wouldn’t go over well…especially with a few Marines. Four of them went to town on bassist/singer Peter Cetera’s face, breaking his jaw. So if Cetera ever had an aversion to playing veterans clubs, you know why. I loved this song when it came out. I still love this song. Unfortunately, I didn’t know that Cetera and Chicago were going to clone this song 50,000 times (the way REO Speedwagon did with “Time For Me to Fly”). Cetera, about to turn 81, has retired from music. He said he wanted to quit before he lost his voice. If you listen to those great Chicago albums from the 60s and 70s, you’ll see that he did have a GREAT voice. If You Leave Me Now Written by Peter Cetera Recorded by Chicago From Chicago X, 1976 How could we let it slip away: