“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.
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