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“Behind Blue Eyes” - The Who. This is one of those songs that seems to capture my life in a way that few can. “No one knows what it’s like to be the bad man, to be the sad man, behind blue eyes.” The lyrics both connect and haunt me. For years whenever I’d see Bob Burger perform and he saw me at the bar, he’d play this song for me. “Walk Forever By My Side” - The Alarm. Like hundreds of Alarm fans, this was my wedding song. Unlike many of the fans, it went on to have a far deeper meaning to my wife and me though. Walking is the way I fight MS taking over my body. Thankfully, after 26 years, my wife is still walking by my side. “Maggie May” - Rod Stewart. This is one of my five favorite songs of all time. It’s the kind of song that just brings me out of bad moods and makes me feel better. I remember playing it on a jukebox each night at the pizza place I worked as a teenager. My boss was named Maggie, which is why she kept it in the jukebox. It’s a song about hopes and dreams and things you never forget. • Listen to “Walk Forever By My Side” by The Alarm NJ STAGE - ISSUE 73 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 91