This song is the final track on the 1974 Souvenirs album.
It was also featured in the movie "FM." (No static at all.) and was produced by Joe Walsh of the group known as Eagles.
I really enjoyed making this one.
The melody is infectuous and easy to follow.
The lyrics are simple but powerful.
Dan Fogelberg was a genius.
Also, I've changed the name of the channel from "ClarenceQ" to "Roy Plays For You."
There's nowhere to hide nowadays.
© 2025 by Roy B. Santonil
This album has haunted me since my freshman year, when I played the crap out of this album in my dorm room.
It was recorded in the artist's home studio, and was the prequel to his biggest commercial success "Harvest." which had "Old Man," the song I covered here.
"After The Gold Rush" has a strong country influence, and one of the tracks,"Southern Man," was the basis for the line from the Lynyrd Skynyrd song, "Well I hope Neil Young will remember, a Southern Man don't need him around, anyhow."
SPOILER ALERT:
I've always thought this song needed another verse, so I added one, with a resolution in the final chorus.
Hope you like it.
© 2025 Roy B. Santonil
Next up on the Boomer Hit Parade comes from the land down under.
"Cargo" was the 1983 release from the Australian band "Men at Work."
There are some nice cover versions on You Tube. I think the best is this one by Lazlo Bean, in which the song's writer, Colin Hay, makes a cameo appearance. The song gained a new generation of fans when Colin appeared on the hit TV comedy "Scrubs," playing this song over several scenes.
This was a second upload because I had to fix the lyrics as follows:
Insomnia sucks, but sometimes, it just makes you work harder.
This one is dedicated to all my jamming buddies through the years: Ann and Andy, Max, Mark, Mike, Chris, Pam, Blake, Rocco, Ross, and Virgil. I will never forget you guys.
I did what I could with what I had.
© 2025 Roy B. Santonil
This one was harder to produce than the previous three music videos, and in my opinion, it sucks. The video editor kept crashing, and just like the previous video, "Old Man," I had to restart after losing hours of work.
It's also cringey. But I'm trying.
Funny thing is, I'm nowhere near the boss battle in my music journey.
Anyway, this song is dedicated to all the girls I've loved and will love ...
Can't you kids see us boomers also want to stop hate ... except for evil.
It's OK to hate what is evil.
In the end, True Love conquers all.
© 2025 Roy B. Santonil
So I did it.
Here's the full cover version of the song, with both parts.
[These Days] includes me trying to sing, as well as the lyrics
Also, the YouTube channel will be under a pseudonym >>> Clarence Quemuel -- long story.
Don't be cruel.
YouTube is hassling me about copyrights and whatnot.
We'll see how long this lasts.
© 2025 Roy B. Santonill
