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"Same Old Lang Syne" is a song written and recorded by Dan Fogelberg and released as a single in 1980. It was included on his 1981 album The Innocent Age.The song is an autobiographical narrative ballad told in the first person and tells the story of two long-ago romantic interests meeting by chance in a grocery store on Christmas Eve. [3]
The Innocent Age is a double album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1981.It was one of his most successful albums: three of his four Top 10 singles on the Billboard pop chart ("Hard to Say" (no. 7), "Same Old Lang Syne" (no. 9), and "Leader of the Band" (no. 9)) were from this album, as well as another Top 20 single in "Run for the Roses" (no. 18).
Dan Fogelberg was born in Peoria, Illinois.He was the youngest of three sons born to Margaret (née Irvine), (1920–2015), a classically trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, (1911–1982), a band director at Woodruff High School in Peoria, at Pekin Community High School in Pekin, Illinois, [2] and at Bradley University in Peoria. [3]
The phrase “for auld lang syne” essentially means “for (the sake of) old times”, which positions it as an apt song to sing at a time when people reflect on the past 12 months.
Dan Fogelberg's "Same Old Lang Syne" was released as a single in late 1980. Based on a 1975 visit to his native Peoria, the autobiographical ballad recounts a serendipitous Christmas Eve encounter ...
As a song, “Auld Lang Syne” first became popularized in the U.S. in 1929, when bandleader Guy Lombardo and his brothers performed it, Alexander said. The brothers had a band, The Royal ...
"Illinois" is the regional anthem (or state song) of the U.S. state of Illinois. Written in about 1890 by Civil War veteran Charles H. Chamberlin (1891–1894), the verses were set to the tune of "Baby Mine," a popular song composed in 1876 [ 1 ] by Archibald Johnston (died 1887). [ 2 ] "
The "Auld Lang Syne" song lyrics we know (or pretend to know) today are derived from a late-18th century poem by Scottish bard Robert Burns (1759–1796). The song reflects upon old friendships ...