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♪ And if this ends tonight
If this ends tonight ♪
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♪ You can save your tears
For the other guys ♪
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♪ I'll see you
In another life ♪
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♪ Goodbye ♪
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♪ And maybe
If the stars align ♪
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♪ I'll see you
In another life ♪
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♪ You're missing all
The time to cry ♪
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♪ We have one more night
Goodbye ♪
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[James] Yeah.
We're playin' that.
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Yeah, that's in the track.
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I was thinking
that we could entitle
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the album Goodbye.
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Nothing Lasts Forever.
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Chicago
is a finite experience.
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♪
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There's a lot of bands
that go through things.
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And, at some point,
people have to say goodbye.
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[Joe Mantegna]
How many bands last 55 years,
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never stop recording
and never stop touring?
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Only one.
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-[announcer] Chicago!
-[announcer 2] Chicago.
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[announcer 3]
Ladies and gentlemen, Chicago.
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It was just like normal.
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We played the show
and we were going to travel
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to California
and play the next two.
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♪
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[cheering and applause]
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I was keeping
my pulse on the news.
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I'm told
California's all shut down.
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You knew something was up.
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I thought, we'll start
the spring tour in April.
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We'll be back
workin' again in a,
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you know, a month or two.
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I was so disappointed
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that we were gonna have,
maybe, a few weeks off.
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You know, really,
it was kind of like,
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okay, what's--
what's really going on here?
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-It all felt very surreal.
-It was surreal.
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I was thinking,
what next?
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Who would've thought
that the world would shut down?
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It really hadn't sunk in,
at that point,
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when we were taking a bow.
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Maybe this could be
the very last show
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we ever do.
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[Joe] Everything changes.
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And this is
the end of Chicago
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as we know them.
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Let's rewind.
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It's 1967,
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we're in the windy city.
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The cold and windy city.
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There are at least
four different bands failing,
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breaking up, or both.
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Bobby Charles
and the Wanderers.
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The Missing Links.
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Ross and the Magestics.
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And the Jivetette.
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♪
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[Joe] Walt, Terry, and Danny
from The Missing Links
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recruit Lee from Ross
and the Majestics,
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and Jimmy from the Jivetette.
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And then
they see Robert Lamm
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playing bass pedals
with Bobby Charles
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and the Wanderers.
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Until they add Peter Cetera
from The Exceptions,
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and voila,
they're The Big Thing.
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Terry Kath, Robert Lamm,
Lee Loughnane, James Pankow,
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Walt Parazaider,
Danny Seraphine, Peter Cetera.
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This is the end
of their lives
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as they know it.
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Now, it's 1968.
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The Big Thing
is playing shows,
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making a name
for themselves,
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Tearing off the suits
and drying off the pommade.
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Getting signed
to a record contract.
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Renaming themselves
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The Chicago Transit Authority.
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And this is the end
of their lives
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as they know it.
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Cut to the Whisky a Go Go
on the Sunset Strip.
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Jimi Hendrix is there.
He says...
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[Joe] Before they know it,
they're touring with Hendrix,
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and before they know that,
they're recording
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the first album
and that was
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the end of their lives
as they knew it
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because now they're changing
their name again.
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[announcer] Chicago.
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[Joe] Because this is
just the beginning
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and you can
still change things.
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And now the years are passing
and for almost a decade,
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they're releasing hit album
after hit album.
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And hit song
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after hit song.
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They're Chicago
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and everybody knows
their music
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and nothing will ever change
unless they want it to.
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Everything is happening
right here and right now.
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And tomorrow is another day
to think about later.
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But, sometimes,
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a "see you around"
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turns out to be a goodbye
you never expected.
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And everything changes.
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And you're faced
with the question,
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"Is this it?
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Is this the end
of Chicago?"
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No.
It's not the end of Chicago.
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They're gonna keep going
because that's what you do.
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So, they start again,
but no one is listening.
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And they're having trouble
finding a fit on guitar.
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And their record label
axes them
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and this is the end
of Chicago as they knew it
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until, oh my God,
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it's 1982
and they're back on the radio
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in a big way.
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Some people are saying,
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"That's not
the Chicago I know."
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[man on radio]
It's a whole other Chicago.
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[Joe] And the years
are passing again.
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And for almost a decade,
they're releasing hit album
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after hit album
and hit song after hit song.
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And there's
more changes to the band
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with goodbyes that
could've never been predicted.
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And before you know it,
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Chicago is at once
a whole new band
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and exactly
as it should be.
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And the years
are passing
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just as they did before.
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And they're recording
new albums
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and touring city after city
and country after country.
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And things are changing
and before they know it,
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they're being inducted into
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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And things
will never change
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Yeah, baby.
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[Joe] But things do change.
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And they're always happening
right now.
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["If You Leave Me Now"
by Chicago playing]
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♪
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♪ If you leave me now ♪
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♪ You'll take away
The biggest part of me ♪
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♪
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[Lee] I mean,
we've had so many times
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where we could've broken up.
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The band could've
somehow imploded
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and it hasn't,
and we still get to do this,
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so I'm lovin' life.
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[Walfredo] A lot of people
don't know that,
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but Chicago never
stopped touring.
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I didn't even know that.
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And I actually said,
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"Are you kiddin' me?
Like, never ever?"
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Never ever.
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Never.
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♪ Ooh-ooh-hoo, no, Baby ♪
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♪ Please don't go ♪
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[James] I get on that stage
and it carries me.
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I don't think about it.
I just go for the ride.
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[Lou] Right now,
when people come
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to our concerts,
it's a memory filled experience
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for so many people.
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When they were in college.
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When they were growing up.
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They're all tremendous
musicians.
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And that's somethin'
that you can't fake.
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[Peter] How many people
start out at 18,
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19 years old,
doing what they love,
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being able to do it
their entire life?
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[Joe] It's early 2016
and Jason Scheff
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is leaving Chicago.
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♪ To leave it all behind ♪
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[Lee] Jason said
that he needed some time off.
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♪ How can we end it all
This way ♪
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Yeah, yeah sure, I know.
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How much time do you need?
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And he-- he said,
like, three months
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or four months.
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Are you kidding?
We got shows booked.
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♪
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So, we got
a replacement for him.
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[Joe] Almost 31 years
touring with the group
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and it's coming
to an end in an instant.
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[tv journalist] The guy
who replaced Peter Cetera
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way back in 1985,
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has now been
replaced himself.
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We had, uh,
Jeff and, uh,
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Neil--
They had both came in.
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[Jeff] We did the audition,
it was
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a three and a half hour
audition.
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We basically went through
the entire show.
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And we sang
all the tenor stuff.
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Once for myself and once for--
Neil Donell was there.
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I spent some time in Ohio
with the band
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uh, and went through
a whole day
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of running the entire show.
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♪ Spinning room
Is sinking deep ♪
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I thought Neil,
hands down,
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was the way better singer,
but Neil didn't play bass.
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[Neil] At the end of the day,
the decision was made.
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It wasn't--
it wasn't gonna work
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this time around with me
and the band.
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They kinda felt
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it's better
to have one guy doin' both,
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so we went with Jeff.
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[Jeff] They offered me the gig,
and off and running we went.
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[Joe] It's May 22nd, 2016.
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We're in Findlay, Ohio
and Jeff Coffey is playing
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his first show with Chicago.
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["25 or 6 to 4"
by Chicago playing]
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♪ Feeling like
I ought to sleep ♪
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♪
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[Joe] And before you know it,
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he's playing
his second and third
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and thirtieth shows
with Chicago.
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And the band is touring
with Earth, Wind and Fire.
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♪ Searching for something
To say ♪
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[cheering and applause]
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[Joe] 2017 is ringing in.
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And before long,
it's February
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and it's announced
that Robert Lamm
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and James Pankow
have been inducted
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into
the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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[host]
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.
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Robert Lamm and James Pankow.
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And Peter Cetera
of the band Chicago.
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[Joe] Fifty years
of work as songwriters
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and the honor
must feel great, right?
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It was really rewarding
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to be recognized...
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for the songs that we wrote.
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♪
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[Robert] Obviously, the--
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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is a-- is a group...
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uh, honor.
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But, the-- the Songwriters
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Hall of Fame meant
so much more to me personally
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because I really have
always considered myself
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first a songwriter.
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So, that was--
for me that was the--
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the one to get.
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[James] The songs
that Robert and I wrote,
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in the beginning,
are what set the stage
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and what created
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the beginning
of this longevity.
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He's always, uh,
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uh, motivated me
to get better.
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For me, it starts
with a musical idea.
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The music expresses a feeling.
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[Joe] It's October, 2017
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and the band
is at Notre Dame University
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rehearsing a new project.
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A complete recreation
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of their second album,
Chicago.
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Most well known asChicago II.
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[Robert] There were many songs
that we were relearning
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that were so unfamiliar
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because, really,
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we hadn't played them
for 40 years.
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♪
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♪
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It was no small task.
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Holy cow.
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We did that?
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I was hearing--
uh-- uh-- uh, yours is in G.
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["Memories of Love"
by Chicago playing]
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♪ Now I kneel and pray ♪
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♪
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There was this feast
of Terry Kath songs
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that I got to sing,
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and that was exciting for me
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because it was very R&B,
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which is what I love.
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So, I just was,
kind of, chomping
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at the bit at the thought
of doing all those great songs
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like, "In the Country."
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♪ It's all here ♪
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♪ For you and me ♪
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♪
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For me there was no problem
because we had played the songs
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so often when the album
came out,
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that I had--
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And historically
I've never had a problem
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remembering music.
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Everything else,
I have a problem with.
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♪ Let me tell you now ♪
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♪ I do love you ♪
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Chicago II
has so many incredible songs
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that a lot of the folks,
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when we played Chicago II
on the road,
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thought that
we were playing new material.
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♪ I do love you ♪
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This album has
a little of everything.
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It's got pop songs.
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♪
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It's got introspective
jazz approaches.
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♪
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♪
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[Robert]
I personally had a little--
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a conversation going on
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in my mind
for many of the songs,
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like, "What was I thinking
when I wrote that?"
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Why did I do that?
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You know,
you know what Chicago is.
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Musically.
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After listening to Chicago II.
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[crowd cheering]
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[Joe]
The band is better than ever,
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but things,
as ever, are changing.
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After less than two years,
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Jeff Coffey
is leaving the band.
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After 27 years,
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the drummer Tris Imboden
is also leaving.
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27 years instilled
into rapid fire memories.
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Before having
to be turned into new memories
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with new people.
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Band manager
Peter Schivarelli
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needs to act quick
as the band's touring schedule
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is full through
the following year.
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Replacements need
to be found immediately.
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For drums,
the choice is easy.
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The first thing I did
was call Wally and said,
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"Are you ready
to play drums?"
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He said,
"I've been ready since I came."
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"Learn the songs,
I'll see you at the down beat."
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[Joe] When it comes to finding
the bass player...
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I got called from my old friend
Steve Brumbach,
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the tour manager, whom
I've known for quite some time.
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Brett Simons has been
a replacement guy with, uh,
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Fiona Apple,
who I was tour managing.
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Here's one guy
I would put forward.
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[Joe] For lead vocals,
a familiar face
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from Canada gets a call.
333
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Then I called Neil,
up in Canada.
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And I said,
this is not an audition.
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♪ Really smilin' ♪
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The cool thing was
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I had already gotten
to know the guys a little bit.
338
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You know, it's not just
about your actually--
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your ability to perform,
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it's just to perform the songs,
but it's also
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your personality has to mesh.
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And I knew that that wasn't
going to be an issue.
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[Joe] It's January, 2018
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and the new Chicago
is rehearsing
345
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and taking pictures
for their upcoming tour.
346
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Robert Lamm,
347
00:14:44,057 --> 00:14:45,145
Lee Loughnane,
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James Pankow,
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Keith Howland,
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Lou Pardini,
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Walfredo Reyes Jr.,
Neil Donell,
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Brett Simons
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and saxophonist,
Ray Hermann.
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Flashback.
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It's 2016
and Ray Hermann is asked
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to become an official member
to replace Walt Parazaider
357
00:15:02,989 --> 00:15:04,425
who will be retiring.
358
00:15:04,555 --> 00:15:05,817
[Ray] It came to pass
359
00:15:05,948 --> 00:15:08,951
that he was unable
to do any shows
360
00:15:09,082 --> 00:15:10,822
because of his heart condition.
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And, so,
362
00:15:13,390 --> 00:15:15,044
that's when the guys came
and said,
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00:15:15,175 --> 00:15:16,480
"Would you like
to do this on a--
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you know, permanent basis?"
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♪
366
00:15:39,155 --> 00:15:40,548
[James] We don't have
a crystal ball.
367
00:15:41,027 --> 00:15:43,899
When are they gonna take
my driving privileges away?
368
00:15:44,030 --> 00:15:45,945
When am I not gonna
be able to do that?
369
00:15:46,075 --> 00:15:48,251
When am I not gonna
be able to do that?
370
00:15:48,382 --> 00:15:52,038
When is my lifestyle
going to be severely limited
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00:15:52,168 --> 00:15:53,517
because of my limitations?
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♪
373
00:16:01,699 --> 00:16:03,571
Again, you know,
we're not--
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uh, we're not...
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00:16:07,531 --> 00:16:08,793
kids anymore.
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[Lee]
I used to see him everyday,
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00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,844
then all of a sudden,
I wasn't seein' him everyday.
378
00:16:16,845 --> 00:16:18,194
Y'know,
now I don't see him at all.
379
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[Ray] The sad part
is the human part
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of humanity
where people get older,
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00:16:27,377 --> 00:16:30,337
they're unable to do
what they used to do, you know.
382
00:16:30,467 --> 00:16:32,252
And so, I know
I'm going that way too,
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00:16:32,382 --> 00:16:35,168
but I'm glad I'm able
to take care of the music
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and sort of preserve
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00:16:36,908 --> 00:16:39,259
that tradition
and the history,
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00:16:39,389 --> 00:16:41,957
you know, that Walt,
Jimmy and Lee did--
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00:16:42,088 --> 00:16:43,524
They would--
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00:16:43,654 --> 00:16:45,482
That I could continue to,
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00:16:45,613 --> 00:16:48,572
sort of, put them great music
out there and keep--
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keep playin' it for people.
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♪
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00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,499
[Joe] It's January, 2018
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and the band
has been formed.
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00:17:04,762 --> 00:17:07,852
Yet again,
Chicago is on the road.
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[cheering]
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00:17:09,854 --> 00:17:15,295
♪
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00:17:15,425 --> 00:17:17,949
The band starts
its first residency
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at the Venetian
in Las Vegas.
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00:17:19,864 --> 00:17:23,912
♪
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00:17:24,043 --> 00:17:26,001
Residencies have been rare
for the group,
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00:17:26,132 --> 00:17:28,482
but they will become
a yearly tradition.
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00:17:28,612 --> 00:17:34,792
♪
403
00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,058
♪ If you'd like
To get together ♪
404
00:17:40,581 --> 00:17:44,585
♪ Come right over to me ♪
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00:17:44,715 --> 00:17:50,852
♪ Ooh
We can do anything ♪
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00:17:50,982 --> 00:17:55,422
♪ That you like to do ♪
407
00:17:55,552 --> 00:18:00,122
♪
408
00:18:00,253 --> 00:18:02,037
[Joe] It's May, 2018
409
00:18:02,168 --> 00:18:04,561
and percussionist Ray Yslas
is added to the group
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00:18:04,692 --> 00:18:06,824
to play alongside Wally Reyes.
411
00:18:07,608 --> 00:18:08,696
Ow.
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00:18:09,958 --> 00:18:11,090
[Walfredo]
♪ Ooowa oowa ♪
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00:18:11,220 --> 00:18:14,005
[drumming]
414
00:18:14,136 --> 00:18:16,834
♪ Ooowa oowa
Ooowa oowa ♪
415
00:18:16,965 --> 00:18:18,575
[Raymon] You know,
I was a Chicago fan
416
00:18:18,706 --> 00:18:19,837
since I was a kid.
417
00:18:19,968 --> 00:18:22,318
[drumming]
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00:18:22,449 --> 00:18:24,146
I became a musician
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00:18:24,277 --> 00:18:26,888
because of CTA.
420
00:18:27,018 --> 00:18:28,585
I'm the youngest of seven
421
00:18:28,716 --> 00:18:30,805
and my brothers and sisters
would put that album on,
422
00:18:30,935 --> 00:18:33,373
put Chicago II on,
put Chicago III,
423
00:18:33,503 --> 00:18:35,462
and I just told myself,
I wanna do that.
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00:18:35,592 --> 00:18:39,030
[drumming]
425
00:18:52,522 --> 00:18:55,656
[drumming continues]
426
00:19:13,239 --> 00:19:16,764
[audience cheering]
427
00:19:16,894 --> 00:19:19,506
[Lee] Oh yeah. Give it up.
Wally Reyes on the drums.
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00:19:19,636 --> 00:19:22,378
[cheering]
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00:19:22,509 --> 00:19:24,293
Ray Yslas on percussion.
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00:19:25,686 --> 00:19:32,562
♪
431
00:19:43,051 --> 00:19:44,444
[Joe] Another year rings in,
432
00:19:44,574 --> 00:19:45,749
and the band
is on the road again.
433
00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,490
But, this year,
434
00:19:47,621 --> 00:19:49,579
they're not only going
to be playing shows,
435
00:19:49,710 --> 00:19:52,060
but also trying
to record a new album
436
00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:54,193
while traveling
from town to town.
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00:19:54,323 --> 00:19:56,064
[Lee]
That was a new experirence
438
00:19:56,195 --> 00:19:58,458
and we didn't know
how well it was gonna work.
439
00:19:58,588 --> 00:20:00,938
[Peter]
We'd have a day off in a hotel,
440
00:20:01,069 --> 00:20:03,724
we'd rent a suite,
set everything up
441
00:20:03,854 --> 00:20:07,728
and, um,
they would record, right there.
442
00:20:07,858 --> 00:20:10,252
[Joe] In the old days,
you'd rent out a studio
443
00:20:10,383 --> 00:20:12,559
and you'd record
for weeks at a time.
444
00:20:12,689 --> 00:20:14,300
But,
with the non-stop touring,
445
00:20:14,430 --> 00:20:16,084
there's no other choice
446
00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:18,478
but to record
on the bus and in hotel rooms.
447
00:20:18,608 --> 00:20:22,046
[Ray] Can you take that
f7 back down because I'm--
448
00:20:22,177 --> 00:20:25,702
The melody is...
♪ Bam, bam, bam, bam, bam ♪
449
00:20:25,833 --> 00:20:26,790
That's the melody.
450
00:20:26,921 --> 00:20:29,010
♪
451
00:20:29,140 --> 00:20:30,968
That-- that's it.
452
00:20:31,099 --> 00:20:33,493
We could only fit a few guys
at a time in the back of a bus.
453
00:20:33,623 --> 00:20:36,278
So often our playback was just
on the headphones.
454
00:20:36,409 --> 00:20:38,149
We did two
or three takes and we'd go,
455
00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:39,890
"Oh, I think
the third one was the best."
456
00:20:40,021 --> 00:20:41,631
♪
457
00:20:41,762 --> 00:20:43,503
So, it was
a real performance
458
00:20:43,633 --> 00:20:45,156
in a lot of ways
on all the tracks.
459
00:20:45,287 --> 00:20:46,636
That was a first for me
460
00:20:46,767 --> 00:20:48,290
because, you know, we're--
461
00:20:48,421 --> 00:20:49,509
The schedule is busy enough
with the traveling
462
00:20:49,639 --> 00:20:50,727
and the shows.
463
00:20:51,206 --> 00:20:52,468
And then, you know,
464
00:20:52,599 --> 00:20:54,122
recording in the back
of the tour bus,
465
00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:57,038
and cutting a lead vocal
in Lee's hotel room.
466
00:20:57,168 --> 00:20:59,736
♪ Ooo Ooo
A Merry Christmas ♪
467
00:21:02,783 --> 00:21:04,524
♪ And a happy New Year ♪
468
00:21:06,526 --> 00:21:08,354
♪ Ooo Ooo yeah ♪
469
00:21:08,484 --> 00:21:10,530
There were challenges.
470
00:21:11,008 --> 00:21:12,880
You're in a hotel room
recording
471
00:21:13,010 --> 00:21:14,316
and a Harley goes by.
472
00:21:14,447 --> 00:21:16,013
[imitates motorcycle engine]
473
00:21:16,144 --> 00:21:18,538
♪ Carolin' Carolin'♪
474
00:21:18,668 --> 00:21:21,541
♪ Carolin' Carolin'
Carolin' Carolin' ♪
475
00:21:22,324 --> 00:21:23,630
We had a motorcycle.
476
00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:25,196
Caroline's outside.
477
00:21:26,459 --> 00:21:27,721
That's sound effects.
[laughing]
478
00:21:27,851 --> 00:21:29,897
Yeah, we have
street cars, right.
479
00:21:30,027 --> 00:21:31,159
It's great, right?
480
00:21:31,855 --> 00:21:33,727
I remember being
down the hall,
481
00:21:33,857 --> 00:21:36,207
and I would, you know,
goin' to get a cup of coffee
482
00:21:36,338 --> 00:21:38,514
and I could hear down the hall,
I could hear the guys,
483
00:21:38,645 --> 00:21:40,037
the horn guys cutting,
you know, Jimmy
484
00:21:40,168 --> 00:21:42,257
and Ray and Lee
cutting the horn parts.
485
00:21:42,388 --> 00:21:43,563
And, like, literally
for eight hours.
486
00:21:43,693 --> 00:21:47,654
♪
487
00:21:47,784 --> 00:21:49,220
The manager's comin'
to the room.
488
00:21:49,351 --> 00:21:50,352
"Hey, what's goin on?"
489
00:21:50,483 --> 00:21:51,745
[knocking on table]
490
00:21:51,875 --> 00:21:53,703
You know,
because we're making noise.
491
00:21:53,834 --> 00:21:58,055
♪
492
00:22:09,023 --> 00:22:11,025
But just shows,
you know, the work ethic...
493
00:22:11,852 --> 00:22:13,244
is phenomenal.
494
00:22:13,375 --> 00:22:15,290
This is what I do.
I don't do anything else.
495
00:22:15,856 --> 00:22:18,598
And you know,
I don't have another hobby.
496
00:22:18,728 --> 00:22:22,079
[cheering]
497
00:22:22,210 --> 00:22:24,125
[Joe] The band
is traveling non-stop.
498
00:22:24,255 --> 00:22:25,605
And there's no end in sight.
499
00:22:25,735 --> 00:22:27,824
And before they know it,
it's October
500
00:22:27,955 --> 00:22:30,349
and the Christmas album
is coming out and the band
501
00:22:30,479 --> 00:22:33,003
is in New York City
to promote the album.
502
00:22:33,134 --> 00:22:35,832
♪ Carolin' Carolin'
Carolin' Carolin' ♪
503
00:22:35,963 --> 00:22:37,834
We got on to Macy's parade,
504
00:22:37,965 --> 00:22:40,359
and that was gonna be
our big kick
505
00:22:40,489 --> 00:22:42,665
for the next year.
506
00:22:42,796 --> 00:22:45,407
♪ Here we come a-caroling ♪
507
00:22:45,538 --> 00:22:47,278
♪ Among the leaves so green ♪
508
00:22:47,975 --> 00:22:49,759
Looking back,
509
00:22:49,890 --> 00:22:52,371
I was just thrilled,
it was a beautiful day.
510
00:22:53,110 --> 00:22:56,592
Uh, we hadn't always had
beautiful days,
511
00:22:56,723 --> 00:22:59,029
uh, the previous times
we were part
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00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:00,857
of the Thanksgiving
Day Parade.
513
00:23:00,988 --> 00:23:02,642
♪ A happy new year ♪
514
00:23:02,772 --> 00:23:05,775
♪ And God send you
A happy New Year ♪
515
00:23:05,906 --> 00:23:07,298
[Robert] As it turns out,
516
00:23:07,429 --> 00:23:09,300
one of the Thanksgiving
traditions, uh,
517
00:23:09,431 --> 00:23:11,607
in this band
is to get on a float.
518
00:23:12,391 --> 00:23:14,654
[woman] Well, now we welcome
one of the best selling bands
519
00:23:14,784 --> 00:23:16,525
of all time, Chicago.
520
00:23:16,656 --> 00:23:18,745
♪ Here we come a-caroling ♪
521
00:23:18,875 --> 00:23:21,225
♪ Among the leaves so green ♪
522
00:23:21,356 --> 00:23:23,532
♪ Here we come a wand'ring ♪
523
00:23:23,663 --> 00:23:26,100
♪ So fair to be seen ♪
524
00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:29,103
♪ Love and joy come to you
And a Merry Christmas too ♪
525
00:23:29,233 --> 00:23:32,541
That was
an absolutely magical week.
526
00:23:32,672 --> 00:23:34,587
We were j--
we were kind of floating on air
527
00:23:34,717 --> 00:23:36,110
for the whole thing.
528
00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:37,416
It was just--
You know being in New York
529
00:23:37,546 --> 00:23:38,721
at that time
of the year as well.
530
00:23:38,852 --> 00:23:40,375
I was just happy
to be in New York.
531
00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:42,421
Period.
532
00:23:42,551 --> 00:23:45,815
♪
533
00:23:45,946 --> 00:23:48,688
I was not prepared
for how I'd feel about it.
534
00:23:48,818 --> 00:23:50,864
We're riding the float,
and I'm seeing,
535
00:23:50,994 --> 00:23:53,954
probably two million people
in New York on the streets.
536
00:23:54,084 --> 00:23:56,870
I was absolutely blown away.
537
00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,873
I said, this is
the most amazing experience
538
00:24:00,003 --> 00:24:01,352
I've ever had.
539
00:24:01,483 --> 00:24:07,576
♪
540
00:24:11,667 --> 00:24:13,713
[Joe] The snow flies,
and it's November
541
00:24:13,843 --> 00:24:15,541
turning into December
542
00:24:15,671 --> 00:24:17,412
and the experience is joyful
543
00:24:17,543 --> 00:24:20,459
and there's no predicting
what's about to happen.
544
00:24:20,589 --> 00:24:23,766
[Peter] We played Thursday
for the Macy's Parade,
545
00:24:23,897 --> 00:24:26,116
Monday for the Today Show,
546
00:24:26,247 --> 00:24:27,727
and then Wednesday night,
547
00:24:27,857 --> 00:24:30,686
we did the big Rockefeller
tree lighting show.
548
00:24:31,339 --> 00:24:33,210
And I thought,
this is gonna be great
549
00:24:33,341 --> 00:24:35,386
to launch--
to launch the next year.
550
00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:37,867
♪
551
00:24:37,998 --> 00:24:40,130
Looking back,
you know, a few months later,
552
00:24:40,696 --> 00:24:43,307
umm, it makes those memories
553
00:24:43,438 --> 00:24:45,353
all that much more precious.
554
00:24:46,397 --> 00:24:48,182
[Joe] Change is inevitable,
555
00:24:48,312 --> 00:24:50,663
and it's all happening
right now.
556
00:24:51,402 --> 00:24:54,928
[Lee] Our ninth album was
the first greatest hits album,
557
00:24:55,058 --> 00:24:59,367
and normally, most careers
are on the downslope
558
00:24:59,498 --> 00:25:00,977
when they put out
a greatest hits album.
559
00:25:01,108 --> 00:25:03,458
And, it's like,
that signals the end as well.
560
00:25:06,461 --> 00:25:09,464
We've had
many ends signaled
561
00:25:09,595 --> 00:25:11,248
during the course
of our career
562
00:25:11,379 --> 00:25:13,033
and none of them
have panned out.
563
00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:17,385
[Joe] The new year rings in.
564
00:25:17,516 --> 00:25:19,039
It's 2020.
565
00:25:19,169 --> 00:25:20,693
Everything's the same,
566
00:25:20,823 --> 00:25:22,433
but it's going
to get different somehow.
567
00:25:22,564 --> 00:25:24,218
Even though now
the band is in Las Vegas
568
00:25:24,348 --> 00:25:25,959
for their third residency.
569
00:25:27,917 --> 00:25:30,267
But this year,
something much bigger
570
00:25:30,398 --> 00:25:31,704
is in the news.
571
00:25:31,834 --> 00:25:32,835
[Lester Holt]
Breaking news tonight.
572
00:25:32,966 --> 00:25:34,271
The coronavirus declared
573
00:25:34,402 --> 00:25:36,447
a public health
emergency in the US.
574
00:25:36,578 --> 00:25:39,015
Watching the news,
tripping out on everything
575
00:25:39,146 --> 00:25:41,452
going on world wide.
576
00:25:41,583 --> 00:25:43,280
So this pandemic,
of course,
577
00:25:43,411 --> 00:25:44,804
has created
a major health scare.
578
00:25:44,934 --> 00:25:46,240
It's threatening
main streets
579
00:25:46,370 --> 00:25:47,894
across the country now.
580
00:25:48,024 --> 00:25:50,505
From big companies
to small mom and pop shops.
581
00:25:50,636 --> 00:25:52,246
[Joe]
The entire world, it seems,
582
00:25:52,376 --> 00:25:53,813
is toppling
all around the bend.
583
00:25:53,943 --> 00:25:55,858
And the unease is palpable.
584
00:25:55,989 --> 00:25:58,644
We could see already
the last couple of shows,
585
00:25:58,774 --> 00:26:01,690
that the audience was gettin'
thinner and thinner.
586
00:26:01,821 --> 00:26:03,213
There's so much
anxiety out there,
587
00:26:03,344 --> 00:26:04,519
we're going to try
to walk everybody through
588
00:26:04,650 --> 00:26:06,042
what's going on this morning.
589
00:26:06,173 --> 00:26:09,655
It kept building
this momentum of the worry,
590
00:26:09,785 --> 00:26:11,178
and you know,
it really was, kinda like,
591
00:26:11,308 --> 00:26:13,267
okay,
what's really going on here.
592
00:26:13,397 --> 00:26:16,009
[woman] The list of closing
and activities being suspended
593
00:26:16,139 --> 00:26:17,401
has grown
from coast to coast.
594
00:26:17,532 --> 00:26:20,448
We were told
that we're going home
595
00:26:20,579 --> 00:26:23,233
the next day instead of
continuing on with the tour.
596
00:26:23,364 --> 00:26:25,322
We were supposed to go
to California to do--
597
00:26:25,453 --> 00:26:27,107
to do, I think,
two or three more
598
00:26:27,237 --> 00:26:29,239
and they got-- they got--
obviously got cancelled, but...
599
00:26:30,806 --> 00:26:33,504
It was before the show that I--
I really premeditated, like,
600
00:26:33,635 --> 00:26:35,202
I'm gonna enjoy the hell
out of this show
601
00:26:35,332 --> 00:26:36,856
cuz it's--
it might very well be
602
00:26:36,986 --> 00:26:38,597
the last show for--
for a bit.
603
00:26:38,727 --> 00:26:41,948
♪ Saturday in the park ♪
604
00:26:42,078 --> 00:26:45,255
♪ I think it was
The Fourth of July ♪
605
00:26:45,386 --> 00:26:47,431
That was the last show done
606
00:26:47,562 --> 00:26:49,433
before the pandemic started
607
00:26:49,564 --> 00:26:52,480
because the very next day,
everything shut down.
608
00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:59,530
♪
609
00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,715
I thought, well, we'll start
the spring tour in April.
610
00:27:09,845 --> 00:27:12,195
I actually thought that, uh,
611
00:27:12,326 --> 00:27:14,110
we would back out working
612
00:27:14,241 --> 00:27:16,069
within 60 to 90 days.
613
00:27:16,199 --> 00:27:17,461
We had no idea.
614
00:27:17,592 --> 00:27:19,594
We thought,
you know this was...
615
00:27:20,900 --> 00:27:23,076
two weeks
to slow the spread.
616
00:27:23,206 --> 00:27:24,207
Remember that one?
617
00:27:24,338 --> 00:27:26,166
And uh... [laughing]
618
00:27:26,296 --> 00:27:33,216
♪
619
00:27:34,348 --> 00:27:36,785
It turned out that we were,
620
00:27:36,916 --> 00:27:41,355
uh, the last in Las Vegas
to be playing a live show.
621
00:27:41,485 --> 00:27:45,228
If not the last in America,
or possibly the world.
622
00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,449
We were the last performance
that happened
623
00:27:48,579 --> 00:27:50,581
before they shut down
everything.
624
00:27:50,712 --> 00:27:57,588
♪
625
00:28:03,377 --> 00:28:08,338
[audience cheering]
626
00:28:08,469 --> 00:28:10,819
[Joe] It's March 2020,
627
00:28:10,950 --> 00:28:12,603
and Chicago
628
00:28:12,734 --> 00:28:14,997
is the last band on stage.
629
00:28:15,781 --> 00:28:17,739
[Robert] It really
hadn't sunk in at that point,
630
00:28:17,870 --> 00:28:19,306
when we were taking a bow.
631
00:28:19,436 --> 00:28:21,656
Uh, I think, uh,
632
00:28:21,787 --> 00:28:23,789
usually at the end of a show,
we're all,
633
00:28:23,919 --> 00:28:25,616
you know,
excited anyway.
634
00:28:25,747 --> 00:28:28,532
So regardless of what else
is going on in the world,
635
00:28:28,663 --> 00:28:30,143
you know,
we're still kinda responding
636
00:28:30,273 --> 00:28:32,275
to the audience's applause, so.
637
00:28:32,406 --> 00:28:33,973
I'm looking out
at the audience and thinking,
638
00:28:34,538 --> 00:28:37,803
maybe this could be
the very last show we ever do.
639
00:28:37,933 --> 00:28:41,110
[cheering and applause]
640
00:28:52,382 --> 00:28:53,949
[woman] It's a city
that never sleeps,
641
00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,038
but now, the main strip
in Las Vegas,
642
00:28:56,169 --> 00:28:57,648
is at a standstill.
643
00:29:01,304 --> 00:29:03,132
[James] I got in the car
to go to the airport
644
00:29:03,263 --> 00:29:05,482
the next morning,
and the limo driver looks--
645
00:29:05,613 --> 00:29:07,049
uh, looks at me
646
00:29:07,180 --> 00:29:08,659
in the rearview mirror,
he goes,
647
00:29:10,226 --> 00:29:11,271
[sighs]
648
00:29:11,401 --> 00:29:13,186
"Sorry to see you guys leaving
649
00:29:13,316 --> 00:29:15,797
because you're the last thing
that happened on the strip."
650
00:29:15,928 --> 00:29:17,712
[gloomy ambient music]
651
00:29:17,843 --> 00:29:21,063
Who would've thought
that the world would shut down?
652
00:29:22,673 --> 00:29:25,546
[Steve] I was concerned,
'cause it's my livelihood.
653
00:29:25,676 --> 00:29:28,244
I had a fear that, um,
654
00:29:28,941 --> 00:29:30,594
at the utmost--
655
00:29:30,725 --> 00:29:33,032
Optimistically, you know,
we'll be back working together
656
00:29:33,162 --> 00:29:34,468
in, you know,
a month or two.
657
00:29:36,383 --> 00:29:39,299
Man, I was so disappointed
658
00:29:39,429 --> 00:29:42,606
that we were gonna have
maybe a few weeks off.
659
00:29:44,913 --> 00:29:48,003
[Joe] The band heads home
on different paths.
660
00:29:48,134 --> 00:29:50,876
Robert Lamm, Ray Yslas,
and Brett Simons
661
00:29:51,006 --> 00:29:52,442
go to California.
662
00:29:52,573 --> 00:29:55,271
Lee Loughnane goes to Arizona.
663
00:29:55,402 --> 00:29:57,796
James Pankow,
Keith Howland, and Lou Pardini
664
00:29:57,926 --> 00:30:00,233
go to Tennessee.
665
00:30:00,363 --> 00:30:04,454
Neil Donell goes to the
Great White North in Canada.
666
00:30:04,585 --> 00:30:07,936
Ray Herrmann goes
to South Carolina,
667
00:30:08,067 --> 00:30:11,548
and Walfredo Reyes Jr.
heads home to Ohio,
668
00:30:11,679 --> 00:30:13,855
where he originally
had other plans.
669
00:30:13,986 --> 00:30:17,163
I got married March 21st,
670
00:30:17,293 --> 00:30:18,991
and I had
to cancel everything,
671
00:30:19,121 --> 00:30:23,125
but we still got married
and walked into a lockdown.
672
00:30:23,256 --> 00:30:25,736
[Joe]
The only thing in 53 years
673
00:30:25,867 --> 00:30:28,652
that could stop Chicago
from touring,
674
00:30:28,783 --> 00:30:32,221
is a worldwide pandemic
that stopped everybody.
675
00:30:32,352 --> 00:30:33,962
Two weeks turned
into a month,
676
00:30:34,093 --> 00:30:35,442
turned into two months.
677
00:30:35,572 --> 00:30:38,053
Will we ever play
in front of people again?
678
00:30:38,184 --> 00:30:40,273
[Joe] And just like that,
679
00:30:40,403 --> 00:30:43,145
this is the end of Chicago
as we know them.
680
00:30:43,276 --> 00:30:45,191
[upbeat drum playing]
681
00:30:45,321 --> 00:30:47,019
[Joe] The original members
are about to do something
682
00:30:47,149 --> 00:30:49,499
they've never done before
in their whole life.
683
00:30:49,630 --> 00:30:52,633
Stay home longer
than three months.
684
00:30:52,763 --> 00:30:54,461
[Robert] I discovered
that I liked being home.
685
00:30:54,591 --> 00:30:58,639
I've always been a traveler,
but in this situation
686
00:30:58,769 --> 00:31:00,510
where I had to stay home
687
00:31:00,641 --> 00:31:02,861
and with Joy,
my wife,
688
00:31:02,991 --> 00:31:06,473
uh-- uh, I found
that I really, really liked it.
689
00:31:06,603 --> 00:31:10,216
Being home
during the pandemic was dismal.
690
00:31:10,346 --> 00:31:13,697
I haven't been home that long
in a half a century,
691
00:31:13,828 --> 00:31:15,351
it was driving me crazy.
692
00:31:15,482 --> 00:31:16,875
Yeah, I mean,
once a, you know,
693
00:31:17,005 --> 00:31:18,572
pandemic's not gonna happen,
are you kidding?
694
00:31:19,442 --> 00:31:20,443
How's that gonna happen?
695
00:31:21,227 --> 00:31:22,532
That was
a hundred years ago!
696
00:31:23,142 --> 00:31:24,404
Oh, it's happening now?
697
00:31:25,535 --> 00:31:27,711
[laughs]
698
00:31:27,842 --> 00:31:30,627
[Joe] Everything changes,
but this is different.
699
00:31:30,758 --> 00:31:32,629
Uncharted territory.
700
00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:35,894
Everything is on hold until
they can go back on stage
701
00:31:36,024 --> 00:31:38,418
and play in front of
an audience again.
702
00:31:38,548 --> 00:31:40,768
Until then,
the perspective has shifted
703
00:31:40,899 --> 00:31:44,250
for everybody because things
are no longer happening.
704
00:31:44,380 --> 00:31:45,425
[drum playing]
705
00:31:45,555 --> 00:31:48,515
"Now" has been put on hold.
706
00:31:48,645 --> 00:31:50,169
It's affected our business
707
00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:52,127
more than any business
708
00:31:52,258 --> 00:31:55,739
because audiences
are the definition
709
00:31:55,870 --> 00:31:57,176
of social gathering.
710
00:31:58,351 --> 00:32:03,095
And whether we were wanting
to go back out and work...
711
00:32:04,052 --> 00:32:05,880
was only possible
712
00:32:06,011 --> 00:32:09,318
if they were ready
to come enjoy what we do.
713
00:32:09,449 --> 00:32:10,885
Nobody went anywhere...
714
00:32:11,581 --> 00:32:12,669
for anything.
715
00:32:13,714 --> 00:32:15,194
All jobs stopped.
716
00:32:16,499 --> 00:32:18,066
[Joe]
There was a lot to figure out
717
00:32:18,197 --> 00:32:20,068
in terms of everyone's
economic survival,
718
00:32:20,199 --> 00:32:21,548
from band members,
719
00:32:21,678 --> 00:32:23,332
to the touring crew
and staff.
720
00:32:23,463 --> 00:32:25,769
[Steve] Chicago took care
of their crew people.
721
00:32:25,900 --> 00:32:27,032
I mean, they'd get,
you know,
722
00:32:27,162 --> 00:32:29,425
the PPP, you know.
723
00:32:29,556 --> 00:32:32,167
And I think at first
they were reticent to do that.
724
00:32:32,298 --> 00:32:34,387
I didn't want to take
stimulus money
725
00:32:34,517 --> 00:32:36,606
and have it be
where someone says,
726
00:32:36,737 --> 00:32:38,739
"Hey, the rock band Chicago,
727
00:32:38,869 --> 00:32:40,741
they've been playing
for all these years,
728
00:32:40,871 --> 00:32:42,308
and they took stimulus money."
729
00:32:42,438 --> 00:32:45,137
But then we found out
that numerous other,
730
00:32:45,267 --> 00:32:46,660
you know,
bands were doing that.
731
00:32:46,790 --> 00:32:48,357
We made sure
that everyone got a portion
732
00:32:48,488 --> 00:32:50,969
of what their salary was,
733
00:32:51,099 --> 00:32:52,448
uh, every week.
734
00:32:52,579 --> 00:32:54,624
The three originals
and myself.
735
00:32:54,755 --> 00:32:57,671
They wanted
to make sure that anyone
736
00:32:57,801 --> 00:32:59,542
who couldn't get
any state money
737
00:32:59,673 --> 00:33:01,109
or anything
on their own,
738
00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:02,981
whether in the band
or the crew,
739
00:33:03,111 --> 00:33:05,113
we virtually paid
740
00:33:05,244 --> 00:33:07,550
a good portion
of their salary
741
00:33:07,681 --> 00:33:08,943
all the way
till the end of this.
742
00:33:09,683 --> 00:33:11,250
Some of the bands
took money
743
00:33:11,380 --> 00:33:14,122
and just gave it to the,
you know, principal members
744
00:33:14,253 --> 00:33:16,472
and didn't take care
of the staff or crew.
745
00:33:16,995 --> 00:33:18,735
And Chicago
absolutely did take care
746
00:33:18,866 --> 00:33:20,215
of their staff and crew.
747
00:33:20,346 --> 00:33:21,912
Even to the extent,
some of the people
748
00:33:22,043 --> 00:33:23,914
who were contract employees
through our vendors
749
00:33:24,045 --> 00:33:25,525
that had been with us
for, you know,
750
00:33:25,655 --> 00:33:26,830
a long time.
751
00:33:26,961 --> 00:33:28,354
You know,
we tried to give them
752
00:33:28,484 --> 00:33:29,659
some sort of
a stipend as well
753
00:33:29,790 --> 00:33:31,574
to help--
help them along, so.
754
00:33:35,926 --> 00:33:38,320
[Joe] In Sedona,
Arizona, Lee Loughnane
755
00:33:38,451 --> 00:33:39,626
found plenty
to work on.
756
00:33:39,756 --> 00:33:41,367
In December of 2019,
757
00:33:41,497 --> 00:33:42,803
he had bought a house
758
00:33:42,933 --> 00:33:44,370
with the goal
of turning it
759
00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:46,111
into a state-of-the-art
studio,
760
00:33:46,241 --> 00:33:47,764
in the vein
of a modern-day Caribou Ranch
761
00:33:47,895 --> 00:33:48,939
for the band.
762
00:33:49,070 --> 00:33:50,463
Little did he know,
763
00:33:50,593 --> 00:33:51,942
he'd have the time
to work on it
764
00:33:52,073 --> 00:33:53,901
without needing
to go on tour.
765
00:33:54,032 --> 00:33:56,599
I-- I bought
a second house.
766
00:33:56,730 --> 00:33:59,298
I found a second house
before the pandemic started,
767
00:33:59,428 --> 00:34:02,692
like two or three months
before the pandemic started.
768
00:34:02,823 --> 00:34:04,564
And I was going
to build a studio
769
00:34:04,694 --> 00:34:06,566
and I found a--
a board,
770
00:34:06,696 --> 00:34:08,872
a-- an SSL console
771
00:34:09,003 --> 00:34:11,005
that I could get
for a great price,
772
00:34:11,136 --> 00:34:12,746
and then I find
a house to put it in,
773
00:34:12,876 --> 00:34:14,530
and all of a sudden,
774
00:34:14,661 --> 00:34:16,532
pandemic happens
and I had plenty of time
775
00:34:16,663 --> 00:34:19,274
to-- to build it
and put it together.
776
00:34:19,405 --> 00:34:21,233
So here we are working
777
00:34:21,363 --> 00:34:24,366
in one of the most beautiful
places on the planet.
778
00:34:24,497 --> 00:34:26,064
We just felt like
it would be
779
00:34:26,194 --> 00:34:28,936
the ideal situation
780
00:34:29,067 --> 00:34:31,330
regardless of the project
that came up.
781
00:34:31,460 --> 00:34:33,506
I'm using it
to record anything
782
00:34:33,636 --> 00:34:35,073
and everything
that comes up.
783
00:34:35,203 --> 00:34:37,510
♪
784
00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:38,815
[Joe]
Another project was brewing
785
00:34:38,946 --> 00:34:40,687
with Rhino Records.
786
00:34:40,817 --> 00:34:42,167
A complete restoration
787
00:34:42,297 --> 00:34:43,864
of the band's
iconic performance
788
00:34:43,994 --> 00:34:45,039
at Carnegie Hall.
789
00:34:45,170 --> 00:34:49,826
♪
790
00:34:49,957 --> 00:34:53,178
[trumpet music playing]
791
00:34:53,308 --> 00:34:55,310
[Joe] Loughnane
and engineer Tim Jessup
792
00:34:55,441 --> 00:34:57,182
were up
against remastering
793
00:34:57,312 --> 00:35:00,794
all eight shows
from the band's April 1971 run
794
00:35:00,924 --> 00:35:03,057
at the famed
New York Concert Hall.
795
00:35:03,188 --> 00:35:04,624
[Lee]
These were all two inch tapes
796
00:35:04,754 --> 00:35:06,843
that were transferred
to digital,
797
00:35:06,974 --> 00:35:08,541
and there was just noise
798
00:35:08,671 --> 00:35:10,543
throughout every tape.
799
00:35:10,673 --> 00:35:12,458
["Does Anybody Really Know
What Time It Is" by Chicago]
800
00:35:12,588 --> 00:35:16,549
♪ As I was walking down
The street one day ♪
801
00:35:16,679 --> 00:35:19,117
[Lee] We were trying
to get as much of Carnegie Hall
802
00:35:19,247 --> 00:35:20,857
out of our way.
803
00:35:20,988 --> 00:35:22,207
We knew
that there would be
804
00:35:22,337 --> 00:35:24,600
still plenty
of ambient sound left.
805
00:35:24,731 --> 00:35:28,256
[Joe]
April 5th to April 10th, 1971.
806
00:35:28,387 --> 00:35:31,912
Hogan's Heroes was airing
its final episodes.
807
00:35:32,042 --> 00:35:34,219
The first Starbucks
was opening,
808
00:35:34,349 --> 00:35:37,047
and Chicago was recording
their first live album
809
00:35:37,178 --> 00:35:39,702
for a week
at Carnegie Hall.
810
00:35:39,833 --> 00:35:41,704
The Carnegie Hall release
was always known
811
00:35:41,835 --> 00:35:43,837
for being poorly mixed
and recorded.
812
00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:45,317
And Loughnane's memory
813
00:35:45,447 --> 00:35:47,014
told him
that probably meant
814
00:35:47,145 --> 00:35:49,147
the band didn't sound
that good, either.
815
00:35:49,277 --> 00:35:50,931
We always had
the recollection
816
00:35:51,061 --> 00:35:53,455
that we didn't play
the shows that well, that week.
817
00:35:53,586 --> 00:35:55,718
[Lee] When I listen back now,
I was wrong.
818
00:35:55,849 --> 00:35:57,198
We had a lot of energy
819
00:35:57,329 --> 00:35:58,634
and we just,
you know,
820
00:35:58,765 --> 00:36:00,767
we started
playing freely,
821
00:36:00,897 --> 00:36:03,509
whether we knew it
or not at the time.
822
00:36:03,639 --> 00:36:05,337
[Tim] Chicago at Carnegie Hall
823
00:36:05,467 --> 00:36:08,340
required ten months
of intensive work.
824
00:36:08,470 --> 00:36:10,820
[saxophone playing]
825
00:36:10,951 --> 00:36:14,041
And it really proved out
the new studio.
826
00:36:14,607 --> 00:36:15,956
[soft piano playing]
827
00:36:16,086 --> 00:36:17,697
[Lee] I knew
that this wasn't gonna end
828
00:36:17,827 --> 00:36:19,351
very soon at all.
829
00:36:21,091 --> 00:36:22,310
I didn't think
about that.
830
00:36:22,919 --> 00:36:24,965
I knew
that eventually
831
00:36:25,095 --> 00:36:26,227
we would probably go out.
832
00:36:26,358 --> 00:36:27,881
I had no idea when,
833
00:36:28,011 --> 00:36:29,970
but I just--
I just would wake up,
834
00:36:30,100 --> 00:36:32,320
have a cup of coffee
and start practicing.
835
00:36:32,451 --> 00:36:34,104
And then go over
to the studio
836
00:36:34,235 --> 00:36:36,237
and see what was going on
with the construction.
837
00:36:36,716 --> 00:36:40,023
First time since 1967
838
00:36:40,154 --> 00:36:42,678
that I have been unable
to work.
839
00:36:43,679 --> 00:36:45,028
My wife and I
were getting ready
840
00:36:45,159 --> 00:36:46,943
to do a duel
in the front yard.
841
00:36:47,074 --> 00:36:48,075
When are you going to work?
842
00:36:48,206 --> 00:36:49,424
I have never, ever been
843
00:36:49,555 --> 00:36:50,556
at home
844
00:36:50,686 --> 00:36:51,818
for this length of time.
845
00:36:51,948 --> 00:36:53,515
I am a professional musician,
846
00:36:53,646 --> 00:36:56,301
and usually
you gotta go somewhere
847
00:36:56,431 --> 00:36:57,911
to play your music.
848
00:36:58,041 --> 00:36:59,260
[Joe]
With everything shut down,
849
00:36:59,391 --> 00:37:00,957
and everyone at home,
850
00:37:01,088 --> 00:37:03,917
the news dominated more
than it ever had before.
851
00:37:04,047 --> 00:37:05,353
And to add insult to injury,
852
00:37:05,484 --> 00:37:07,573
the hopes for touring
in 2020
853
00:37:07,703 --> 00:37:08,835
were growing dimmer.
854
00:37:08,965 --> 00:37:13,274
We just kept
not going out.
855
00:37:13,405 --> 00:37:16,408
Not doing shows,
staying at home.
856
00:37:17,060 --> 00:37:18,540
Okay,
we're thinking maybe June.
857
00:37:18,671 --> 00:37:20,934
No, it's not gonna happen
in June, maybe September.
858
00:37:21,543 --> 00:37:24,111
And then
they told us...
859
00:37:25,025 --> 00:37:26,418
summer's gonna be gone.
860
00:37:26,548 --> 00:37:27,636
No-- no tour.
861
00:37:28,115 --> 00:37:30,509
This pandemic
was dragging on and on,
862
00:37:30,639 --> 00:37:33,076
and people were trying
to figure out how can we--
863
00:37:33,207 --> 00:37:35,253
how can we reach our fans?
864
00:37:35,383 --> 00:37:36,950
And--
Because we're stuck at home.
865
00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:39,300
In a way,
you sort of almost get lazy
866
00:37:39,431 --> 00:37:41,084
because there was
no opportunity
867
00:37:41,215 --> 00:37:42,695
to really do anything.
868
00:37:42,825 --> 00:37:44,087
There were
a few people calling,
869
00:37:44,218 --> 00:37:45,698
"Hey, could you put a solo
870
00:37:45,828 --> 00:37:48,483
on this song
that I'm working on?"
871
00:37:50,224 --> 00:37:52,444
[Joe] Towards the end
of June and heading into July,
872
00:37:52,574 --> 00:37:54,272
the only way
they could reach their fans
873
00:37:54,402 --> 00:37:56,665
was virtually,
and completely apart
874
00:37:56,796 --> 00:37:58,014
from each other.
875
00:37:58,145 --> 00:38:00,234
One of the solutions
became Zoom.
876
00:38:00,365 --> 00:38:03,106
Zoom videos we did with--
uh, with the band.
877
00:38:03,237 --> 00:38:04,934
[Joe]
Everyone used their phones
878
00:38:05,065 --> 00:38:07,023
to film themselves
recording their greatest hits,
879
00:38:07,154 --> 00:38:08,895
in order to put on
some semblance
880
00:38:09,025 --> 00:38:10,331
of a home concert.
881
00:38:10,462 --> 00:38:13,291
["25 Or 6 To 4"
by Chicago playing]
882
00:38:22,561 --> 00:38:25,085
I mean, it was bizarre
knowing that there were
883
00:38:25,215 --> 00:38:27,392
no live performances anywhere
884
00:38:27,522 --> 00:38:28,871
by anyone.
885
00:38:29,002 --> 00:38:30,351
Any artist.
886
00:38:30,482 --> 00:38:32,397
So everyone was like,
you know,
887
00:38:32,527 --> 00:38:34,224
setting up a camera
in their living room,
888
00:38:34,355 --> 00:38:36,705
"I wanna sing
a couple of songs for you."
889
00:38:36,836 --> 00:38:40,230
♪
890
00:38:40,361 --> 00:38:42,537
We're supposed
to be recreating
891
00:38:42,668 --> 00:38:44,017
this concert vibe.
892
00:38:44,147 --> 00:38:45,845
You know,
be excited,
893
00:38:45,975 --> 00:38:47,629
you know,
like you're on stage, okay.
894
00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:51,154
♪
895
00:38:51,285 --> 00:38:55,202
♪ Waiting for the break
Of day ♪
896
00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:57,552
♪
897
00:38:57,683 --> 00:39:00,642
♪ Searching for something
To say ♪
898
00:39:00,773 --> 00:39:03,297
Doing the videos at home,
you know, initially was--
899
00:39:03,428 --> 00:39:05,473
the novelty of it was, I guess,
900
00:39:05,604 --> 00:39:07,345
a bit interesting,
and it was sort of exciting
901
00:39:07,475 --> 00:39:09,695
to see the guys, you know,
even though it was through Zoom
902
00:39:09,825 --> 00:39:12,001
or, you know, other--
other formats.
903
00:39:12,132 --> 00:39:14,177
["Dialogue Part I & II"
by Chicago playing]
904
00:39:14,308 --> 00:39:15,962
♪ Are you optimistic ♪
905
00:39:16,092 --> 00:39:18,660
♪ 'Bout the way things
Are going ♪
906
00:39:18,791 --> 00:39:22,795
♪ No, I never ever
Think of it at all ♪
907
00:39:22,925 --> 00:39:25,624
That was as close
to working as we could get.
908
00:39:26,538 --> 00:39:28,409
And it was better
than nothing...
909
00:39:29,541 --> 00:39:30,585
but...
910
00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:33,936
it wasn't
the real thing.
911
00:39:35,111 --> 00:39:37,592
["You're the Inspiration"
by Chicago playing]
912
00:39:47,472 --> 00:39:53,434
♪ You know our love
Was meant to be ♪
913
00:39:53,565 --> 00:39:57,569
♪ The kind of love
That lasts forever ♪
914
00:39:57,699 --> 00:40:00,528
♪
915
00:40:00,659 --> 00:40:05,185
♪ And I want you here
With me ♪
916
00:40:06,752 --> 00:40:11,626
♪ From tonight
Until the end of time ♪
917
00:40:11,757 --> 00:40:13,672
We were connecting
and you know,
918
00:40:13,802 --> 00:40:15,456
we didn't know for sure
if it was gonna come back,
919
00:40:15,587 --> 00:40:16,936
or when.
920
00:40:17,066 --> 00:40:20,330
We moved dates constantly,
um, and to--
921
00:40:20,461 --> 00:40:23,508
We got to the point
where we realized, um,
922
00:40:23,638 --> 00:40:25,640
you know, it--
this is not gonna happen.
923
00:40:25,771 --> 00:40:28,338
I mean,
there was no way, uh,
924
00:40:28,469 --> 00:40:32,386
to go out and perform
between all the unknowns.
925
00:40:32,517 --> 00:40:35,128
Um, people were really,
926
00:40:35,258 --> 00:40:38,131
um, in a quandary
about you know,
927
00:40:38,261 --> 00:40:40,002
what actually
could cause this,
928
00:40:40,133 --> 00:40:41,395
will the virus--
929
00:40:41,526 --> 00:40:43,571
will the vaccine help
or whatever.
930
00:40:43,702 --> 00:40:45,225
[Robert] And right now,
honestly,
931
00:40:45,355 --> 00:40:46,356
it doesn't look like much,
you know,
932
00:40:46,487 --> 00:40:48,097
much is gonna happen.
933
00:40:48,228 --> 00:40:50,143
Maybe some-- something around
Christmas time,
934
00:40:50,273 --> 00:40:52,537
but it all depends on
935
00:40:52,667 --> 00:40:54,669
if-- if there's a vaccine,
936
00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,237
if there-- if people can be--
Feel safe.
937
00:40:57,367 --> 00:40:59,587
I'm going--
Am I gonna be doing Zoom shows
938
00:40:59,718 --> 00:41:01,633
for the rest of my career?
939
00:41:02,198 --> 00:41:03,591
You know. [chuckles]
940
00:41:06,072 --> 00:41:08,466
[Joe] With doors closing
all around the bend,
941
00:41:08,596 --> 00:41:10,119
Lee Loughnane
continued to work
942
00:41:10,250 --> 00:41:11,556
on the Carnegie Hall project,
943
00:41:11,686 --> 00:41:13,819
as well as
other side projects.
944
00:41:15,603 --> 00:41:17,562
-Yeah, yeah.
-Yeah.
945
00:41:17,692 --> 00:41:20,782
[Joe] The studio,
dubbed Studio 164,
946
00:41:20,913 --> 00:41:23,002
would ultimately be used
for the recording
947
00:41:23,132 --> 00:41:25,265
of new material
for the band.
948
00:41:25,395 --> 00:41:27,528
To prepare for this,
Loughnane
949
00:41:27,659 --> 00:41:29,399
and frequent collaborator
John Durill
950
00:41:29,530 --> 00:41:31,314
worked together
on a new song
951
00:41:31,445 --> 00:41:34,622
and animation project,
called "Robot Love."
952
00:41:35,928 --> 00:41:37,277
[Lee] It was great
to be able to have
953
00:41:37,407 --> 00:41:40,323
my own studio,
and no one else
954
00:41:40,454 --> 00:41:43,588
being able to come in
and take the time away from us.
955
00:41:44,414 --> 00:41:46,982
We were looking
for something else to work on,
956
00:41:47,113 --> 00:41:49,898
and John Durill had
sent us a demo of a song
957
00:41:50,029 --> 00:41:51,378
called "Robot Love."
958
00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:54,250
"Robot Love" sounded
like a hit to me,
959
00:41:54,381 --> 00:41:55,774
and I hadn't been
getting it right
960
00:41:55,904 --> 00:41:57,253
with so many components.
961
00:41:58,341 --> 00:42:00,561
[Lee] Being the only vocalist
in the studio at the time,
962
00:42:00,692 --> 00:42:02,041
in fact,
the only human being
963
00:42:02,171 --> 00:42:05,261
in the studio,
I recorded a demo vocal
964
00:42:05,392 --> 00:42:09,135
that is turning out
to be the vocal of the song,
965
00:42:09,265 --> 00:42:10,919
until I can get
someone else to sing it,
966
00:42:11,050 --> 00:42:14,183
I had to have
a finished version of the vocal
967
00:42:14,314 --> 00:42:16,359
for the animators
to produce the video.
968
00:42:16,490 --> 00:42:18,666
♪ Robot love ♪
969
00:42:19,841 --> 00:42:21,930
♪ Twenty-four hours a day ♪
970
00:42:22,844 --> 00:42:25,673
♪
971
00:42:26,544 --> 00:42:29,459
♪
972
00:42:30,809 --> 00:42:32,201
But the question remains
973
00:42:32,332 --> 00:42:34,856
as to whether
this will actually be used
974
00:42:34,987 --> 00:42:36,336
by the group
975
00:42:36,466 --> 00:42:38,947
or something
that I put out
976
00:42:39,078 --> 00:42:40,166
on a separate website.
977
00:42:40,296 --> 00:42:42,821
♪
978
00:42:42,951 --> 00:42:45,780
When we record,
we hope that anyone else
979
00:42:45,911 --> 00:42:48,261
besides us likes it as well.
980
00:42:48,870 --> 00:42:51,220
Social media,
having all of their comments,
981
00:42:51,351 --> 00:42:52,918
I've never listened
to Twitter once.
982
00:42:53,048 --> 00:42:54,615
I see that it's there.
983
00:42:54,746 --> 00:42:55,790
It doesn't...
984
00:42:56,574 --> 00:42:58,576
seem real to me.
985
00:42:59,359 --> 00:43:02,231
Being home for so long
during the pandemic,
986
00:43:02,362 --> 00:43:04,799
I think
we started getting used
987
00:43:04,930 --> 00:43:08,368
to having
a normal life again at home,
988
00:43:08,498 --> 00:43:11,501
and we-- we had everything
that we needed.
989
00:43:11,980 --> 00:43:14,504
The end of the video,
the character realizes
990
00:43:14,635 --> 00:43:16,942
that what he has wanted
all along,
991
00:43:17,072 --> 00:43:18,683
he already has.
992
00:43:18,813 --> 00:43:20,772
[Robert] I realized that
I had married the right woman.
993
00:43:21,642 --> 00:43:23,862
We had so much time
994
00:43:23,992 --> 00:43:25,385
to talk about things
995
00:43:25,515 --> 00:43:28,214
we had never,
you know, broached before.
996
00:43:29,650 --> 00:43:32,044
I love being at home,
and I think my--
997
00:43:32,174 --> 00:43:35,308
I think my wife enjoyed
me having-- being at home.
998
00:43:36,657 --> 00:43:38,703
It was nice being
a dad and a husband,
999
00:43:38,833 --> 00:43:40,226
but I'm also a musician.
1000
00:43:40,356 --> 00:43:43,185
And so,
I miss that aspect of my life.
1001
00:43:46,145 --> 00:43:49,148
[James] First of all,
we're really lucky people.
1002
00:43:49,931 --> 00:43:51,846
I can't wait
to get on stage.
1003
00:43:51,977 --> 00:43:55,328
How many people
can't wait to go to work?
1004
00:43:56,459 --> 00:43:57,722
Not many.
1005
00:44:00,072 --> 00:44:02,074
[Joe]
The summer turned into fall,
1006
00:44:02,204 --> 00:44:04,467
and then it was winter
and more music was being made,
1007
00:44:04,598 --> 00:44:06,644
when the band made
more at-home videos
1008
00:44:06,774 --> 00:44:08,428
to commemorate
the Christmas album.
1009
00:44:08,558 --> 00:44:10,256
["All is Right"
by Chicago plays]
1010
00:44:10,386 --> 00:44:13,346
♪ We'll all be singin'
Silent night ♪
1011
00:44:13,476 --> 00:44:17,132
♪ With a fire so bright ♪
1012
00:44:17,263 --> 00:44:23,965
♪ All is right with the world
At Christmas time ♪
1013
00:44:24,096 --> 00:44:28,013
♪ You know
It's just a state of mind ♪
1014
00:44:28,143 --> 00:44:32,408
♪ And I feel so alive ♪
1015
00:44:32,539 --> 00:44:38,284
♪ All is right with the world
At Christmas time ♪
1016
00:44:38,414 --> 00:44:43,158
♪
1017
00:44:47,685 --> 00:44:49,904
[Joe] It was almost
impossible to believe
1018
00:44:50,035 --> 00:44:53,647
that only a year earlier,
they were in New York City,
1019
00:44:53,778 --> 00:44:57,172
playing this in front of
millions of people.
1020
00:44:57,303 --> 00:44:59,740
A distant memory
of a world we all want back,
1021
00:44:59,871 --> 00:45:02,438
that only seemed normal
while it was happening.
1022
00:45:07,400 --> 00:45:08,880
When the New Year rang in,
1023
00:45:09,010 --> 00:45:11,578
everyone was happy
to say goodbye to 2020,
1024
00:45:11,709 --> 00:45:13,058
and there was finally
some hope
1025
00:45:13,188 --> 00:45:15,756
for shows to happen
in 2021.
1026
00:45:19,020 --> 00:45:21,849
After almost a year of dealing
with the Coronavirus,
1027
00:45:21,980 --> 00:45:24,025
the only thing
the band cared about
1028
00:45:24,156 --> 00:45:25,897
was getting
back on the road.
1029
00:45:26,462 --> 00:45:27,899
You know,
we talked to Live Nation,
1030
00:45:28,029 --> 00:45:30,989
you know, "We want to go
back on the road, okay?"
1031
00:45:31,119 --> 00:45:33,078
I feel so lucky
to be part of a team that
1032
00:45:33,208 --> 00:45:35,080
was really aggressive in
saying, "We want to do this."
1033
00:45:35,210 --> 00:45:37,256
I-- I know that
they worked hard at booking
1034
00:45:37,386 --> 00:45:39,345
and then had to cancel,
push back again and again.
1035
00:45:39,475 --> 00:45:40,955
Initially, it was May.
1036
00:45:41,086 --> 00:45:42,565
We were looking--
we were gonna go out in May
1037
00:45:42,696 --> 00:45:44,002
and start some shows.
1038
00:45:44,132 --> 00:45:45,699
And then that got
pushed back, so.
1039
00:45:45,830 --> 00:45:49,007
Live Nation said,
"Well, I don't know, you know.
1040
00:45:49,703 --> 00:45:51,313
It's different
from state to state.
1041
00:45:52,140 --> 00:45:53,838
We can't guarantee
that you'll be able
1042
00:45:53,968 --> 00:45:55,970
to do each show
1043
00:45:56,101 --> 00:45:58,451
as planned, as booked,
1044
00:45:58,581 --> 00:46:00,235
because there may be...
1045
00:46:03,108 --> 00:46:05,023
regulations that prevent it."
1046
00:46:05,153 --> 00:46:08,113
[Peter] Live Nation,
of course, took a big, big hit.
1047
00:46:08,243 --> 00:46:10,463
They lost
a tremendous amount of money,
1048
00:46:10,593 --> 00:46:12,291
not having all the shows.
1049
00:46:12,421 --> 00:46:13,727
We were approached again,
1050
00:46:13,858 --> 00:46:15,033
"Are you sure
you want to do this?"
1051
00:46:15,163 --> 00:46:17,122
We work every year.
1052
00:46:18,036 --> 00:46:19,646
Because that's what we do.
1053
00:46:19,777 --> 00:46:21,648
We wanna be back.
We wanna be back.
1054
00:46:22,344 --> 00:46:24,129
[Ray] Woke up,
opened my computer,
1055
00:46:24,259 --> 00:46:25,652
as we all do,
you know,
1056
00:46:25,783 --> 00:46:27,175
get a cup of coffee,
checking your email,
1057
00:46:27,306 --> 00:46:29,221
and there was an email
from Steve Brumbach
1058
00:46:29,351 --> 00:46:31,092
with a schedule.
1059
00:46:32,354 --> 00:46:35,793
Like, when we're starting,
when the rehearsal starts.
1060
00:46:35,923 --> 00:46:38,056
I cried, I was like,
"Wow, I didn't know
1061
00:46:38,186 --> 00:46:39,492
if I would ever
see this again."
1062
00:46:39,622 --> 00:46:41,233
And I'm sitting there like,
"Wow...
1063
00:46:42,147 --> 00:46:43,844
we're doing this."
1064
00:46:43,975 --> 00:46:46,542
[Joe] Just like that,
time had started again,
1065
00:46:46,673 --> 00:46:48,893
and the here and now
was back.
1066
00:46:49,937 --> 00:46:51,286
Dates are scheduled,
1067
00:46:51,417 --> 00:46:53,636
and the band
finally has plans.
1068
00:46:53,767 --> 00:46:55,421
When I have the ticket
in my hand,
1069
00:46:55,551 --> 00:46:56,988
the plane ticket
in my hand
1070
00:46:57,118 --> 00:46:59,686
and I know I'm heading
to the ar-- airport,
1071
00:46:59,817 --> 00:47:02,167
that-- I think that's the day
I'll really believe it.
1072
00:47:02,297 --> 00:47:03,733
["Old Days" by Chicago playing]
1073
00:47:03,864 --> 00:47:05,083
♪ Old days ♪
1074
00:47:06,127 --> 00:47:08,826
♪ Good times I remember ♪
1075
00:47:10,088 --> 00:47:13,787
♪ Fun days ♪
1076
00:47:13,918 --> 00:47:16,834
♪ Days I'll always treasure ♪
1077
00:47:18,748 --> 00:47:21,186
[Joe]
It's April, 2021.
1078
00:47:21,316 --> 00:47:24,929
Silver linings have turned
into clear positives,
1079
00:47:25,059 --> 00:47:26,887
but shocking news
comes through.
1080
00:47:27,757 --> 00:47:29,150
The band learns
1081
00:47:29,281 --> 00:47:31,544
that founding member
Walt Parazaider
1082
00:47:31,674 --> 00:47:33,415
has Alzheimer's disease.
1083
00:47:34,155 --> 00:47:37,115
[man] Yesterday, Walter
Parazaider posted a note.
1084
00:47:37,245 --> 00:47:39,813
He said, "So many of you have
been very kind over the years
1085
00:47:39,944 --> 00:47:41,467
with birthday
and well-wishes,
1086
00:47:41,597 --> 00:47:43,948
I want to share
some news with you,
1087
00:47:44,078 --> 00:47:45,601
before the rumors start
on the internet."
1088
00:47:45,732 --> 00:47:47,168
"Five months ago,
I was diagnosed
1089
00:47:47,299 --> 00:47:48,778
with Alzheimer's disease.
1090
00:47:48,909 --> 00:47:50,650
Needless to say,
my wife, daughter, and myself
1091
00:47:50,780 --> 00:47:52,478
were shocked and devastated."
1092
00:47:53,261 --> 00:47:55,960
Walt,
doing everything he can.
1093
00:47:56,090 --> 00:47:57,831
He's on the best medications.
1094
00:47:57,962 --> 00:47:59,659
He plays his horn
every day,
1095
00:47:59,789 --> 00:48:02,314
which he says is the best
medicine that he has,
1096
00:48:02,444 --> 00:48:04,403
because the horn
keeps him focused.
1097
00:48:04,533 --> 00:48:06,840
When I talked to him,
he was lucid.
1098
00:48:07,493 --> 00:48:09,625
He said,
"I'm gonna beat this thing.
1099
00:48:09,756 --> 00:48:12,715
It's not gonna--
it's gonna keep me down."
1100
00:48:12,846 --> 00:48:14,282
And I told Walt,
you know,
1101
00:48:14,413 --> 00:48:15,849
"You're gonna beat
this thing,
1102
00:48:15,980 --> 00:48:17,895
and you're gonna--
you're gonna have
1103
00:48:18,025 --> 00:48:20,201
many healthy years
ahead of you."
1104
00:48:23,030 --> 00:48:24,510
[Lee]
I know that Walt has been--
1105
00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:26,425
has had
a lot of health issues.
1106
00:48:27,165 --> 00:48:29,036
That's pretty much
all I know about Walt.
1107
00:48:32,735 --> 00:48:34,215
I haven't seen--
I haven't seen Walt
1108
00:48:34,346 --> 00:48:35,913
for-- for years.
1109
00:48:36,043 --> 00:48:38,524
I don't-- I don't remember
actually, how many years,
1110
00:48:38,654 --> 00:48:40,830
that's how long it's been,
and, uh--
1111
00:48:40,961 --> 00:48:43,094
I'll always miss Walt,
you know,
1112
00:48:43,224 --> 00:48:45,139
he's my soul brother,
I'll always miss him.
1113
00:48:45,879 --> 00:48:48,055
Uh, we went through
a lot together.
1114
00:48:48,708 --> 00:48:51,232
And he was part
of this signature,
1115
00:48:51,363 --> 00:48:53,191
which Ray has now become.
1116
00:48:54,279 --> 00:48:57,586
It's sort of--
it's sort of sad, actually,
1117
00:48:57,717 --> 00:49:00,720
because it's seeing
Walt's health deteriorate,
1118
00:49:00,850 --> 00:49:02,374
it's-- it's so human.
1119
00:49:03,114 --> 00:49:04,202
And it's a...
1120
00:49:05,290 --> 00:49:07,074
a fact that--
that we're all headed
1121
00:49:07,205 --> 00:49:09,033
in that-- that direction,
1122
00:49:09,163 --> 00:49:11,078
and, so,
I'm glad I'm here,
1123
00:49:11,209 --> 00:49:14,038
and, uh, it's--
it's been great.
1124
00:49:14,168 --> 00:49:15,474
[cheering and applause]
1125
00:49:15,604 --> 00:49:17,084
Put one in
the win column right here.
1126
00:49:21,349 --> 00:49:22,785
[Joe] Sedona, Arizona.
1127
00:49:22,916 --> 00:49:26,006
Lee Loughnane's
Studio 164 is complete.
1128
00:49:26,137 --> 00:49:28,139
Everyone in the band
is vaccinated
1129
00:49:28,269 --> 00:49:30,184
and can get together
to record.
1130
00:49:30,315 --> 00:49:32,230
It's gonna be fading
on the second time.
1131
00:49:32,360 --> 00:49:34,014
Me, Jimmy
and Ray Herrmann,
1132
00:49:34,145 --> 00:49:36,625
we're gonna record
the next few days...
1133
00:49:37,278 --> 00:49:38,453
on the album.
1134
00:49:39,715 --> 00:49:42,675
Right now we're doing,
uh, Chicago,
1135
00:49:42,805 --> 00:49:44,155
38, I think.
1136
00:49:44,807 --> 00:49:46,853
38. 38 albums.
1137
00:49:48,072 --> 00:49:49,160
That's insane.
1138
00:49:49,290 --> 00:49:50,857
[laughter]
1139
00:49:50,988 --> 00:49:52,467
[Joe] Over the months,
James and Ray
1140
00:49:52,598 --> 00:49:55,644
have only heard
about Studio 164.
1141
00:49:55,775 --> 00:49:58,256
But hearing about the studio
and actually seeing it,
1142
00:49:58,386 --> 00:50:00,084
are two
very different things.
1143
00:50:00,214 --> 00:50:02,390
We-- we got a Peeping Tom
1144
00:50:02,521 --> 00:50:04,001
in the horn section.
1145
00:50:04,131 --> 00:50:05,611
It's the trees--
no, I was looking at the trees.
1146
00:50:05,741 --> 00:50:06,786
[James] Oh, sure, Ray.
1147
00:50:07,308 --> 00:50:09,093
[Ray] It was just nice
to see Jimmy and Lee,
1148
00:50:09,223 --> 00:50:12,444
and just play
with some people again,
1149
00:50:12,574 --> 00:50:14,359
live, together,
1150
00:50:14,489 --> 00:50:16,187
you know,
and create together.
1151
00:50:16,317 --> 00:50:17,405
It was-- it was great.
1152
00:50:17,536 --> 00:50:19,973
You photographing
the fucking gum?
1153
00:50:20,104 --> 00:50:21,627
[Joe] This was
yet another new beginning
1154
00:50:21,757 --> 00:50:23,063
in the band's history.
1155
00:50:23,194 --> 00:50:24,891
A chance
to make music from home
1156
00:50:25,022 --> 00:50:26,806
without compromising quality.
1157
00:50:26,936 --> 00:50:28,938
Everything we needed
was good to go.
1158
00:50:29,504 --> 00:50:32,159
Uh,
and it was as professional
1159
00:50:32,290 --> 00:50:33,987
and as well-equipped
1160
00:50:34,118 --> 00:50:36,250
as any studio
we've ever been in.
1161
00:50:36,381 --> 00:50:37,947
[Joe] The studio
was even retrofitted
1162
00:50:38,078 --> 00:50:39,732
with a replica
of the door they used
1163
00:50:39,862 --> 00:50:42,735
at Caribou Ranch
in the 1970s.
1164
00:50:42,865 --> 00:50:45,216
This will be the first time
the band has granted
1165
00:50:45,346 --> 00:50:48,480
this much access in showing
their process in the studio.
1166
00:50:48,610 --> 00:50:51,570
[Lee] The stuff at the ranch,
that wasn't really recording.
1167
00:50:51,700 --> 00:50:55,052
That was a TV show
recording us
1168
00:50:55,182 --> 00:50:57,967
playing the songs
that were already recorded.
1169
00:50:58,098 --> 00:51:00,796
♪
1170
00:51:05,671 --> 00:51:08,239
This would be great
for someone to see.
1171
00:51:08,369 --> 00:51:11,111
I mean, for us to be able
to do this 55 years later
1172
00:51:11,242 --> 00:51:12,678
is a miracle in itself,
1173
00:51:12,808 --> 00:51:16,073
so I'm enjoying that fact
and the fact that...
1174
00:51:17,030 --> 00:51:18,423
we can do another album.
1175
00:51:19,250 --> 00:51:21,643
And beyond that,
I can do anything I want.
1176
00:51:21,774 --> 00:51:23,993
I mean, it's like I know
what I wanna do when I grow up.
1177
00:51:26,083 --> 00:51:27,910
[laughs]
1178
00:51:28,041 --> 00:51:29,912
[Joe] Multiple cameras
will run the entire time,
1179
00:51:30,043 --> 00:51:33,046
capturing every detail
of the creative process.
1180
00:51:33,177 --> 00:51:34,787
[James] We've been able,
through this project,
1181
00:51:34,917 --> 00:51:37,137
to record the brass, uh...
1182
00:51:38,007 --> 00:51:39,748
with optimal conditions.
1183
00:51:39,879 --> 00:51:42,447
You know, we're not on a bus,
we're not in a hotel room.
1184
00:51:42,577 --> 00:51:44,579
I don't know what to do,
like, I miss the bus.
1185
00:51:45,363 --> 00:51:47,060
-[laughs]
-[James] Not me!
1186
00:51:47,191 --> 00:51:49,193
[trumpet plays]
1187
00:51:49,323 --> 00:51:51,934
Maybe the motorcycle,
shut-- okay-- shut down.
1188
00:51:52,065 --> 00:51:53,284
Stop the track.
1189
00:51:53,893 --> 00:51:56,678
And then getting complaints
in the hotel
1190
00:51:56,809 --> 00:51:58,506
'cause we went too late.
1191
00:51:58,637 --> 00:52:01,335
[brass instruments playing]
1192
00:52:02,510 --> 00:52:04,121
[James]
We are in the process
1193
00:52:04,251 --> 00:52:07,559
of doing the first
original studio album
1194
00:52:07,689 --> 00:52:09,169
we've done
in many years.
1195
00:52:09,865 --> 00:52:11,606
This may be the last album.
1196
00:52:12,651 --> 00:52:14,218
Mortality is a reality.
1197
00:52:14,914 --> 00:52:16,698
You know, we don't know.
1198
00:52:16,829 --> 00:52:19,962
It's-- it's, uh,
it's anybody's guess.
1199
00:52:21,007 --> 00:52:22,313
But realistically...
1200
00:52:23,618 --> 00:52:25,272
this could be the last
1201
00:52:25,403 --> 00:52:28,362
serious original project.
1202
00:52:29,102 --> 00:52:31,583
So we're giving it
every ounce
1203
00:52:31,713 --> 00:52:34,455
of energy and thought
that we can,
1204
00:52:34,586 --> 00:52:37,806
because we want it to be
the best album we've ever done.
1205
00:52:37,937 --> 00:52:40,113
[brass instruments playing]
1206
00:52:47,860 --> 00:52:50,471
We should do it again because,
you know,
1207
00:52:50,602 --> 00:52:52,647
I gotta try to be ready
1208
00:52:52,778 --> 00:52:54,693
for that two-beat count off.
1209
00:52:54,823 --> 00:52:56,260
I'll bring a song in,
or, you know,
1210
00:52:56,390 --> 00:52:58,392
any one of us
will bring a song in
1211
00:52:58,523 --> 00:53:01,265
and as we're--
as we're recording the song,
1212
00:53:01,395 --> 00:53:04,833
individuals in the band
will add this--
1213
00:53:04,964 --> 00:53:07,619
their own personal touch
to the track.
1214
00:53:07,749 --> 00:53:09,664
And it'll inspire,
perhaps...
1215
00:53:10,491 --> 00:53:13,755
a better direction
for a section of the song,
1216
00:53:13,886 --> 00:53:16,280
because you didn't hear that
when you were writing it.
1217
00:53:16,410 --> 00:53:19,065
Or we could do
one, two, three--
1218
00:53:19,196 --> 00:53:21,154
[imitates brass instrument]
1219
00:53:22,503 --> 00:53:23,983
-We could really--
-[saxophone plays]
1220
00:53:25,158 --> 00:53:27,204
-We could do the Sam Butera.
-[laughs]
1221
00:53:27,900 --> 00:53:31,208
[saxophone playing]
1222
00:53:31,338 --> 00:53:33,340
[indistinct singing]
1223
00:53:33,471 --> 00:53:34,689
[imitates saxophone]
1224
00:53:34,820 --> 00:53:39,477
[saxophone plays]
1225
00:53:41,000 --> 00:53:42,610
That's the kind of shit
I want on the tag.
1226
00:53:42,741 --> 00:53:44,699
-[laughs]
-[trumpet playing]
1227
00:53:44,830 --> 00:53:47,049
[Joe] Being together
for the first time in a year
1228
00:53:47,180 --> 00:53:48,703
takes some getting used to.
1229
00:53:48,834 --> 00:53:50,401
And unavoidably,
1230
00:53:50,531 --> 00:53:52,185
the topic of the pandemic
makes its way
1231
00:53:52,316 --> 00:53:54,013
into nearly
every conversation.
1232
00:53:54,143 --> 00:53:55,232
-You wanna listen to it?
1233
00:53:55,362 --> 00:53:56,624
-Let's just play.
-[Ray] Okay.
1234
00:53:56,755 --> 00:53:58,322
You can't hear it
good enough anyway.
1235
00:53:58,452 --> 00:54:00,149
You're right, we don't have
the production cans.
1236
00:54:00,280 --> 00:54:01,368
[laughs]
1237
00:54:01,499 --> 00:54:03,805
-Our Covid--
-[indistinct]
1238
00:54:03,936 --> 00:54:05,111
Covid cans.
1239
00:54:05,633 --> 00:54:07,069
Covid cans!
1240
00:54:07,200 --> 00:54:08,810
Yeah, we gotta wear
a mask with a hole in it.
1241
00:54:08,941 --> 00:54:10,072
[Lee] Yeah.
1242
00:54:11,204 --> 00:54:12,292
Covid can.
1243
00:54:14,816 --> 00:54:17,471
[James] That's why they call us
the hole in the mask gang.
1244
00:54:17,602 --> 00:54:21,127
[laughing]
1245
00:54:21,823 --> 00:54:23,303
The brass room is beautiful
1246
00:54:23,434 --> 00:54:25,523
and gives us
all the isolation we need
1247
00:54:25,653 --> 00:54:27,307
between the three instruments.
1248
00:54:27,438 --> 00:54:30,005
Tim, the engineer,
had baffles set up
1249
00:54:30,136 --> 00:54:32,573
just to get some--
a little bit of isolation.
1250
00:54:32,704 --> 00:54:34,923
So yeah, it was--
it was built in--
1251
00:54:35,054 --> 00:54:36,925
built in social distancing.
1252
00:54:37,056 --> 00:54:38,927
And, so,
you had to go around,
1253
00:54:39,058 --> 00:54:41,060
sort of like
a sneeze guard and go,
1254
00:54:41,190 --> 00:54:43,454
"Hey-- hey, Lee,
is that an A-flat?",
1255
00:54:43,584 --> 00:54:46,587
you know, and so it--
but it was just--
1256
00:54:46,718 --> 00:54:50,548
it was great to see humans
and play with humans again.
1257
00:54:50,678 --> 00:54:52,201
[Joe] Even though
Ray Herrmann has been touring
1258
00:54:52,332 --> 00:54:54,813
with the band
for almost two decades...
1259
00:54:54,943 --> 00:54:57,511
James still snaps
right back into the old days
1260
00:54:57,642 --> 00:54:58,904
every now and then.
1261
00:54:59,034 --> 00:55:01,689
Okay, uh, Lee,
play Walt, uh-- oh shit.
1262
00:55:01,820 --> 00:55:03,996
-[laughs]
-Raised part, down an octave.
1263
00:55:04,126 --> 00:55:06,303
Raised part, down an octave.
I'm gonna play your part.
1264
00:55:06,433 --> 00:55:09,262
And, Ray, you're gonna play
the bone part in the scan.
1265
00:55:09,393 --> 00:55:10,785
-Okay.
-[James] Okay.
1266
00:55:11,351 --> 00:55:14,006
When somebody is, like,
changing a voicing or something
1267
00:55:14,136 --> 00:55:16,704
and then, you know,
Jimmy'll yell out a--
1268
00:55:16,835 --> 00:55:19,054
"Walt, you got an E,"
you know, or something,
1269
00:55:19,185 --> 00:55:21,100
and-- and it'll go,
"Oh, sorry, you're Ray."
1270
00:55:21,230 --> 00:55:23,537
It's an-- it's--
you know, it's no big deal.
1271
00:55:23,668 --> 00:55:25,539
I was thinking about this
just the other day.
1272
00:55:26,061 --> 00:55:28,716
They had played
with Walt forever.
1273
00:55:28,847 --> 00:55:31,632
It's just those--
those three guys, just forever.
1274
00:55:31,763 --> 00:55:34,331
When you've been in the saddle
with this, you know...
1275
00:55:35,201 --> 00:55:37,029
the same people
for so many years,
1276
00:55:37,159 --> 00:55:39,118
you know, uh, you know...
1277
00:55:41,120 --> 00:55:42,600
you get
so used to it that...
1278
00:55:44,166 --> 00:55:45,167
it's second nature.
1279
00:55:45,298 --> 00:55:47,779
I come along and, you know,
1280
00:55:47,909 --> 00:55:50,434
I've played with many people
in many horn sections,
1281
00:55:50,564 --> 00:55:52,610
but I've never played
with anybody
1282
00:55:52,740 --> 00:55:55,482
as long as I've played
with those two guys.
1283
00:55:55,613 --> 00:55:58,529
And those two guys
haven't played with me
1284
00:55:58,659 --> 00:56:00,618
as long as just Walt.
1285
00:56:00,748 --> 00:56:03,751
["Make A Man Outta Me"
by Chicago plays]
1286
00:56:09,757 --> 00:56:12,804
♪ Got a little friend
Looking up at me ♪
1287
00:56:12,934 --> 00:56:15,241
[James] I wrote a song
about all the feelings
1288
00:56:15,372 --> 00:56:18,418
going through me,
as I looked at my newborn son,
1289
00:56:19,288 --> 00:56:20,899
which were hugely powerful.
1290
00:56:21,029 --> 00:56:23,815
This little baby
is gonna have expectations.
1291
00:56:23,945 --> 00:56:25,164
And needs.
1292
00:56:26,165 --> 00:56:27,906
By fulfilling
those expectations
1293
00:56:28,036 --> 00:56:29,081
in this little boy...
1294
00:56:29,951 --> 00:56:32,432
by fulfilling those needs...
1295
00:56:33,868 --> 00:56:35,348
it will make
a man out of me.
1296
00:56:35,479 --> 00:56:36,523
It will--
1297
00:56:37,045 --> 00:56:38,438
make me grow up.
1298
00:56:38,569 --> 00:56:41,528
Much wisdom is gained
by parenthood.
1299
00:56:41,659 --> 00:56:42,964
[laughs]
1300
00:56:43,095 --> 00:56:44,792
Got a little guy
looking up at me.
1301
00:56:44,923 --> 00:56:47,447
Biggest little eyes
that I ever did see.
1302
00:56:47,578 --> 00:56:50,276
So much love
and dependency.
1303
00:56:50,407 --> 00:56:52,452
It's gonna make
a man out of me.
1304
00:56:52,583 --> 00:56:55,368
Parenthood
is a tremendous responsibility,
1305
00:56:55,499 --> 00:56:57,675
but it's also
the ultimate blessing.
1306
00:56:58,371 --> 00:57:00,504
I 100% agree,
and by the way,
1307
00:57:00,634 --> 00:57:02,114
I'm already tearing up
hearing those lyrics,
1308
00:57:02,244 --> 00:57:03,681
so if that's on an album,
1309
00:57:03,811 --> 00:57:06,553
uh, Jimmy Pardo's gonna be
a puddle of water
1310
00:57:06,684 --> 00:57:08,250
when that track ends,
1311
00:57:08,381 --> 00:57:09,904
and then hopefully
the next song takes me--
1312
00:57:10,035 --> 00:57:11,036
brings me back.
1313
00:57:11,166 --> 00:57:15,214
♪
1314
00:57:20,785 --> 00:57:22,308
[James] That's nice,
man, that's a wrap!
1315
00:57:22,439 --> 00:57:24,702
Just print that lick
the rest of the song,
1316
00:57:24,832 --> 00:57:27,095
-it's a wrap.
-[Ray] That's it, we're done!
1317
00:57:27,226 --> 00:57:29,576
♪ [indistinct] ♪
1318
00:57:29,707 --> 00:57:31,709
[Lou] That was
a big turning point for me,
1319
00:57:31,839 --> 00:57:33,058
going to Sedona,
1320
00:57:33,188 --> 00:57:34,842
recording with Lee
in his studio,
1321
00:57:34,973 --> 00:57:36,670
a really
state-of-the-art studio.
1322
00:57:36,801 --> 00:57:39,630
That was a real good
turning point for me because
1323
00:57:39,760 --> 00:57:42,502
I, uh, felt like
I was living life again,
1324
00:57:42,633 --> 00:57:43,851
and doing music.
1325
00:57:44,504 --> 00:57:46,375
There were phone conversations
1326
00:57:46,506 --> 00:57:48,203
and song files
flying back and forth
1327
00:57:48,334 --> 00:57:49,683
for months
and months and months.
1328
00:57:49,814 --> 00:57:51,424
["She's Right"
by Chicago playing]
1329
00:57:51,555 --> 00:57:52,860
♪ We've gotta take
This situation ♪
1330
00:57:52,991 --> 00:57:55,820
I'm in studio,
recording new Chicago songs,
1331
00:57:55,950 --> 00:57:57,691
and it was just a blast.
1332
00:57:57,822 --> 00:57:59,171
The files
would get sent to me.
1333
00:57:59,301 --> 00:58:00,477
The music files
would get sent to me,
1334
00:58:00,607 --> 00:58:02,435
up-- up in Toronto
where I live.
1335
00:58:02,566 --> 00:58:04,829
Kind of send me
basic things and go,
1336
00:58:04,959 --> 00:58:06,570
"You know,
do-- do your thing."
1337
00:58:06,700 --> 00:58:09,921
["Someone Needed Me The Most"
by Chicago playing]
1338
00:58:12,140 --> 00:58:14,142
We had a lot of fun,
I had-- you know,
1339
00:58:14,273 --> 00:58:16,754
'cause the creative process
is-- is exciting.
1340
00:58:18,799 --> 00:58:21,367
I found that--
that whole experience, uh...
1341
00:58:21,976 --> 00:58:23,891
uh, rewarding and exhilarating
1342
00:58:24,022 --> 00:58:25,153
on many levels.
1343
00:58:25,284 --> 00:58:26,415
[James]
Let's dig ourselves.
1344
00:58:26,546 --> 00:58:28,722
Let us see
how far off we are.
1345
00:58:29,680 --> 00:58:32,291
Oh, oh!
How close we are to perfection.
1346
00:58:32,421 --> 00:58:33,988
When we pulled up the sounds,
1347
00:58:34,119 --> 00:58:36,382
we went in the control room
and listened.
1348
00:58:37,035 --> 00:58:38,906
That was like going
back to the old days of...
1349
00:58:39,733 --> 00:58:42,301
what recording was like
in the beginning.
1350
00:58:42,431 --> 00:58:45,130
["If This Is Goodbye"
by Chicago playing]
1351
00:58:45,260 --> 00:58:47,915
♪ Look at all the things
We did ♪
1352
00:58:48,046 --> 00:58:50,135
♪ Never thought
It'd end like this ♪
1353
00:58:50,265 --> 00:58:52,441
When we finally got
to the song "Goodbye",
1354
00:58:52,572 --> 00:58:54,792
which is a sort of
upbeat ballad
1355
00:58:54,922 --> 00:58:57,446
about changes and farewells.
1356
00:58:57,577 --> 00:59:00,014
And you can really see
the emotional effect
1357
00:59:00,145 --> 00:59:01,581
it was having
on the guys.
1358
00:59:02,190 --> 00:59:04,323
I mean, they've been
through so many changes.
1359
00:59:04,453 --> 00:59:07,021
♪ To me and you
And every single show ♪
1360
00:59:07,152 --> 00:59:09,154
♪ Cheers, a toast ♪
1361
00:59:09,284 --> 00:59:12,592
♪ To living fast
But always dancing slow ♪
1362
00:59:12,723 --> 00:59:14,681
♪ Here's a toast ♪
1363
00:59:14,812 --> 00:59:18,729
♪ To saying yes
Whenever I said no ♪
1364
00:59:20,600 --> 00:59:24,343
♪ If this is goodbye ♪
1365
00:59:24,473 --> 00:59:26,301
♪ If this is goodbye ♪
1366
00:59:26,432 --> 00:59:28,782
♪ Let's take one more shot
For the memories ♪
1367
00:59:28,913 --> 00:59:31,480
♪ Life's too short
To be enemies ♪
1368
00:59:31,611 --> 00:59:34,309
♪ And if this ends tonight ♪
1369
00:59:34,440 --> 00:59:36,660
♪ If this ends tonight ♪
1370
00:59:36,790 --> 00:59:39,619
♪ You can save your tears
For the other guys ♪
1371
00:59:39,750 --> 00:59:42,317
♪ I'll see you
In another life ♪
1372
00:59:42,448 --> 00:59:46,974
♪ If this is goodbye ♪
1373
00:59:47,105 --> 00:59:50,282
♪ Let's sing one more song
For the memories ♪
1374
00:59:50,412 --> 00:59:55,330
♪ I'll see you
In another life ♪
1375
00:59:55,461 --> 00:59:57,594
-Maybe.
-[others laugh]
1376
00:59:58,246 --> 00:59:59,247
[indistinct]
1377
00:59:59,378 --> 01:00:00,988
If that even exists.
1378
01:00:01,119 --> 01:00:03,600
[laughs]
We might go nowhere.
1379
01:00:04,513 --> 01:00:05,602
[laughs]
1380
01:00:06,385 --> 01:00:08,300
I'll come back
as a fucking rat.
1381
01:00:08,430 --> 01:00:13,566
♪ I'll see you
In another life ♪
1382
01:00:15,176 --> 01:00:16,743
Terry wanted to be
an armadillo.
1383
01:00:16,874 --> 01:00:19,224
[others laugh]
1384
01:00:19,354 --> 01:00:22,401
[piano playing]
1385
01:00:27,711 --> 01:00:29,930
[Joe] In a career
spanning this much time,
1386
01:00:30,061 --> 01:00:32,454
changes and goodbyes
are inevitable.
1387
01:00:32,585 --> 01:00:35,675
But for now,
more is yet to happen.
1388
01:00:36,850 --> 01:00:38,939
It's June, 2021.
1389
01:00:39,070 --> 01:00:42,247
Tickets have been bought
and hotels have been reserved.
1390
01:00:42,377 --> 01:00:44,075
The band
is heading out on the road
1391
01:00:44,205 --> 01:00:46,991
to Lincoln, Nebraska,
to play their first show.
1392
01:00:47,121 --> 01:00:48,862
But before
they can get there...
1393
01:00:48,993 --> 01:00:51,038
We couldn't get
to Nebraska that night.
1394
01:00:51,169 --> 01:00:53,301
A delay
and then a tornado watch
1395
01:00:53,432 --> 01:00:54,738
while we were on the plane,
1396
01:00:54,868 --> 01:00:56,522
and the plane
was not leaving anywhere.
1397
01:00:57,436 --> 01:00:58,698
A thunderstorm rolled in.
1398
01:00:58,829 --> 01:01:00,700
The plane was shaking
on the tarmac,
1399
01:01:00,831 --> 01:01:02,267
you know,
the wind was so strong.
1400
01:01:02,397 --> 01:01:05,749
We're coming to Nebraska
to do our first show
1401
01:01:05,879 --> 01:01:08,316
-during the pandemic.
-[thunderclap]
1402
01:01:08,447 --> 01:01:10,014
I was ready to go,
"Look,
1403
01:01:10,144 --> 01:01:11,972
I'm not staying in this plane,
because you can tell
1404
01:01:12,103 --> 01:01:14,409
the tornado would have
turned the plane over.
1405
01:01:14,540 --> 01:01:16,934
So the whole band
was now there on the plane.
1406
01:01:17,064 --> 01:01:18,762
We sat on the tarmac
three hours.
1407
01:01:18,892 --> 01:01:21,242
It was just, like, really?
Really?
1408
01:01:21,373 --> 01:01:22,548
[laughs] You know.
1409
01:01:22,679 --> 01:01:24,376
One roadblock,
one gets removed
1410
01:01:24,506 --> 01:01:26,204
and another one
pops in its way, you know?
1411
01:01:26,334 --> 01:01:28,380
Finally,
the next day, we made it.
1412
01:01:28,510 --> 01:01:31,296
[Joe] The skies clear,
and the band arrived safely,
1413
01:01:31,426 --> 01:01:33,646
ready to play together
for the first time
1414
01:01:33,777 --> 01:01:36,214
in what feels like forever.
1415
01:01:36,344 --> 01:01:38,564
[upbeat instrumental plays]
1416
01:01:39,260 --> 01:01:41,175
[James] Everybody
was so happy to be back,
1417
01:01:41,306 --> 01:01:42,524
so grateful.
1418
01:01:42,655 --> 01:01:44,352
[Brett]
It was like I never left.
1419
01:01:44,483 --> 01:01:46,441
Because the minute
I got off the flight,
1420
01:01:46,572 --> 01:01:47,921
we're all vaccinated,
we have a teamwork.
1421
01:01:48,052 --> 01:01:49,357
We knew we were
kind of in a safe zone,
1422
01:01:49,488 --> 01:01:50,750
in our little bubble.
1423
01:01:50,881 --> 01:01:52,273
It was like
we just pressed pause
1424
01:01:52,404 --> 01:01:53,884
and then pressed play again.
1425
01:01:54,014 --> 01:01:59,585
♪
1426
01:01:59,716 --> 01:02:01,761
[Joe] The weather
is perfect in Nebraska,
1427
01:02:01,892 --> 01:02:04,808
and the venue was idyllic
for the first show back.
1428
01:02:04,938 --> 01:02:07,985
♪
1429
01:02:14,382 --> 01:02:15,514
Everybody...
1430
01:02:16,471 --> 01:02:18,212
was so happy
to see each other.
1431
01:02:20,171 --> 01:02:21,694
It was--
I mean, it was emotional.
1432
01:02:21,825 --> 01:02:23,696
Seeing the guys
at the airport was emotional.
1433
01:02:23,827 --> 01:02:25,524
Getting to see the crew.
1434
01:02:25,654 --> 01:02:27,656
[Joe]
The band hasn't seen the crew
1435
01:02:27,787 --> 01:02:30,311
since March, 2020.
1436
01:02:30,442 --> 01:02:31,748
The question
of whether they would
1437
01:02:31,878 --> 01:02:33,924
ever work
with each other again...
1438
01:02:34,054 --> 01:02:35,795
has finally been answered.
1439
01:02:39,451 --> 01:02:40,495
[in shaky voice] Yeah.
1440
01:02:43,368 --> 01:02:45,022
Yeah, I feel that because...
1441
01:02:46,588 --> 01:02:48,068
you know,
they probably thought...
1442
01:02:48,939 --> 01:02:51,593
that they weren't gonna be
working ever again, either.
1443
01:02:51,724 --> 01:02:53,682
I mean, I--
I gotta be, on some level,
1444
01:02:53,813 --> 01:02:57,077
that everybody knew
that this eventually would end.
1445
01:02:57,208 --> 01:02:58,600
I really like our crew.
1446
01:02:58,731 --> 01:03:01,168
I really like
the musicians in the band.
1447
01:03:01,299 --> 01:03:03,170
So it was nice
to see everybody healthy.
1448
01:03:07,174 --> 01:03:09,698
We were all happy
that we had all come through
1449
01:03:09,829 --> 01:03:13,746
a-- a very dangerous period,
uh, in-- in the world.
1450
01:03:13,877 --> 01:03:15,704
We actually rehearsed
for two days.
1451
01:03:17,968 --> 01:03:20,448
[presenter]
Ladies and gentlemen...
1452
01:03:20,579 --> 01:03:24,235
please welcome, Chicago!
1453
01:03:24,365 --> 01:03:26,672
["Make Me Smile"
by Chicago plays]
1454
01:03:28,848 --> 01:03:32,765
♪ Children play in the park ♪
1455
01:03:32,896 --> 01:03:34,767
♪ They don't know ♪
1456
01:03:34,898 --> 01:03:36,638
["So Much to Say, So Much
to Give" by Chicago playing]
1457
01:03:36,769 --> 01:03:38,336
♪ So much to give ♪
1458
01:03:40,381 --> 01:03:42,209
We were-- we were all
kind of struggling a bit
1459
01:03:42,340 --> 01:03:43,341
the first night.
1460
01:03:43,471 --> 01:03:44,733
We weren't used to it.
1461
01:03:44,864 --> 01:03:46,257
["Color my World"
by Chicago playing]
1462
01:03:47,214 --> 01:03:50,783
♪ I realize ♪
1463
01:03:50,914 --> 01:03:53,699
♪ Just what you mean ♪
1464
01:03:54,613 --> 01:03:57,355
♪ To me ♪
1465
01:03:57,485 --> 01:03:59,052
[Lee] The rehearsals
were the hardest part.
1466
01:03:59,183 --> 01:04:01,620
Being on top of your game,
you know?
1467
01:04:01,750 --> 01:04:04,362
And it's like a sports guy
1468
01:04:04,492 --> 01:04:06,277
coming back
from an injury,
1469
01:04:06,407 --> 01:04:08,757
the game is a little
faster than them initially.
1470
01:04:08,888 --> 01:04:12,892
[drum solo playing]
1471
01:04:14,851 --> 01:04:17,201
It's a study
in muscle memory.
1472
01:04:17,331 --> 01:04:20,073
It's amazing how you train
your muscle memory,
1473
01:04:20,204 --> 01:04:21,683
and if I make a mistake,
1474
01:04:21,814 --> 01:04:24,338
or I forget something,
that will be it.
1475
01:04:27,298 --> 01:04:29,735
And it's almost
like if-- you--
1476
01:04:29,866 --> 01:04:31,998
you count it out
and your arms
1477
01:04:32,129 --> 01:04:33,782
and your legs
start playing by themselves
1478
01:04:33,913 --> 01:04:37,656
and you're looking going,
"Oh, wow, this is incredible.
1479
01:04:37,786 --> 01:04:38,875
Oh,
they know where to go."
1480
01:04:39,005 --> 01:04:40,702
[laughs]
1481
01:04:40,833 --> 01:04:42,269
Automatic pilot.
1482
01:04:42,400 --> 01:04:43,967
["25 Or 6 To 4"
by Chicago playing]
1483
01:04:44,097 --> 01:04:47,144
♪ Staring blindly
Into space ♪
1484
01:04:49,755 --> 01:04:53,846
♪ Getting up
To splash my face ♪
1485
01:04:56,501 --> 01:05:00,984
♪ Wanting
just to stay awake ♪
1486
01:05:03,116 --> 01:05:07,033
♪ Wondering
how much I can take ♪
1487
01:05:07,164 --> 01:05:08,643
I have to give, uh,
1488
01:05:08,774 --> 01:05:11,429
endless admiration and kudos
1489
01:05:11,559 --> 01:05:14,084
to our manager,
Peter Schivarelli.
1490
01:05:14,214 --> 01:05:16,913
I feel real good
about everything that we did,
1491
01:05:17,043 --> 01:05:19,132
and I think
we really made
1492
01:05:19,263 --> 01:05:21,134
a-- a lot of
the right moves.
1493
01:05:21,265 --> 01:05:22,744
[Joe]
The reunion has commenced.
1494
01:05:23,441 --> 01:05:25,965
I mean, I just--
my face hurt from smiling.
1495
01:05:26,096 --> 01:05:28,402
[Joe] And there's
nothing left to do but play.
1496
01:05:28,533 --> 01:05:30,752
Everybody rock and roll!
1497
01:05:30,883 --> 01:05:32,885
Yo, man!
Show number one.
1498
01:05:33,016 --> 01:05:35,192
[upbeat instrumental]
1499
01:05:35,322 --> 01:05:38,021
For me, it's just great
to see the people back
1500
01:05:38,151 --> 01:05:40,197
and the-- the seats full.
1501
01:05:40,327 --> 01:05:42,547
Sheer excitement,
like nothing we'd ever seen.
1502
01:05:42,677 --> 01:05:45,724
And then all of a sudden,
it's a packed, sold-out venue.
1503
01:05:46,420 --> 01:05:47,552
It was surreal.
1504
01:05:47,682 --> 01:05:49,293
It was just
this one energy
1505
01:05:49,423 --> 01:05:52,252
that didn't exist
for over 15 months.
1506
01:05:52,383 --> 01:05:54,515
[Joe]
After 15 months, finally,
1507
01:05:54,646 --> 01:05:56,953
there's a chance for people
to forget everything,
1508
01:05:57,083 --> 01:05:59,172
if only for three hours.
1509
01:05:59,303 --> 01:06:01,609
[presenter]
Ladies and gentlemen...
1510
01:06:01,740 --> 01:06:05,004
please welcome, Chicago!
1511
01:06:05,135 --> 01:06:07,006
[applause]
1512
01:06:07,137 --> 01:06:09,008
["Introduction"
by Chicago playing]
1513
01:06:12,707 --> 01:06:14,927
♪ Hey there, everybody ♪
1514
01:06:16,624 --> 01:06:19,758
♪ Please don't romp or roam ♪
1515
01:06:19,888 --> 01:06:22,326
[Joe] Everything is back
to normal in an instant.
1516
01:06:22,456 --> 01:06:24,241
[Lee] In June of 2021,
1517
01:06:24,371 --> 01:06:27,940
the levels of cases
had dropped so dramatically,
1518
01:06:28,071 --> 01:06:29,594
everybody thought
it was gonna be--
1519
01:06:29,724 --> 01:06:31,465
"That's it,
all right, let's party.
1520
01:06:31,596 --> 01:06:32,989
Let's-- let's-- let's go."
1521
01:06:33,119 --> 01:06:37,036
♪
1522
01:06:40,126 --> 01:06:42,172
I think that
there was a bit of relief.
1523
01:06:42,302 --> 01:06:44,391
It was a tremendous relief,
being able to get back to work.
1524
01:06:44,522 --> 01:06:46,393
I think everybody
feels the same way.
1525
01:06:46,524 --> 01:06:48,134
["Dialogue [Parts I & II]"
by Chicago playing]
1526
01:06:48,265 --> 01:06:50,658
♪ 'Bout the way
Things are going? ♪
1527
01:06:50,789 --> 01:06:55,750
♪ No, I never ever
Think of it at all ♪
1528
01:06:55,881 --> 01:06:57,056
♪ Don't you ever worry ♪
1529
01:06:57,187 --> 01:06:58,623
You could see
that they're enjoying
1530
01:06:58,753 --> 01:07:00,103
being with each other.
1531
01:07:00,233 --> 01:07:01,930
[Neil] It was so much,
you know, pent-up,
1532
01:07:02,061 --> 01:07:04,020
um, emotion
and craving for it.
1533
01:07:04,150 --> 01:07:06,109
They were as ready
to go as we were.
1534
01:07:06,239 --> 01:07:07,284
The first show.
1535
01:07:07,806 --> 01:07:11,505
The people were just
so excited.
1536
01:07:11,636 --> 01:07:12,941
They know the words.
1537
01:07:13,072 --> 01:07:14,073
They're singing along
with the band.
1538
01:07:14,204 --> 01:07:15,988
♪ I love you ♪
1539
01:07:16,119 --> 01:07:17,598
The atmosphere was great.
1540
01:07:17,729 --> 01:07:20,340
Everyone was--
just the emotion there.
1541
01:07:21,341 --> 01:07:24,518
♪ You love me too ♪
1542
01:07:24,649 --> 01:07:26,129
No.
I can't see them crying.
1543
01:07:26,694 --> 01:07:29,262
Thank God, or I'd start crying,
too, probably.
1544
01:07:29,393 --> 01:07:30,742
[laughs]
1545
01:07:30,872 --> 01:07:32,961
The crowd was great
and we felt great.
1546
01:07:33,092 --> 01:07:35,399
I mean,
it was one of those nights
1547
01:07:35,529 --> 01:07:37,836
where everyone was happy
1548
01:07:37,966 --> 01:07:39,751
to be back
and be at a show.
1549
01:07:39,881 --> 01:07:42,449
We're so lucky
that we're above the ground,
1550
01:07:42,580 --> 01:07:43,755
making music.
1551
01:07:43,885 --> 01:07:45,887
Please feel this,
1552
01:07:46,018 --> 01:07:48,064
and smell it,
and taste it.
1553
01:07:48,194 --> 01:07:50,718
And don't forget
how it feels like-- it--
1554
01:07:50,849 --> 01:07:52,677
it's not--
don't take it for granted.
1555
01:07:56,420 --> 01:08:00,206
[cheering and applause]
1556
01:08:05,255 --> 01:08:09,259
[indistinct lyrics]
1557
01:08:14,220 --> 01:08:16,048
There's some beautiful trees
1558
01:08:16,179 --> 01:08:18,572
surrounding the whole venue.
1559
01:08:18,703 --> 01:08:20,879
The wind was kicking in
and I swear,
1560
01:08:21,009 --> 01:08:23,011
I could have sworn
the trees were dancing.
1561
01:08:23,142 --> 01:08:26,667
Like the-- nature
was just excited to hear music
1562
01:08:26,798 --> 01:08:28,887
as much as we were
to be playing it.
1563
01:08:29,017 --> 01:08:30,758
["Make Me Smile"
by Chicago playing]
1564
01:08:30,889 --> 01:08:33,413
♪ Feel the magic ♪
1565
01:08:33,544 --> 01:08:36,416
♪ When I hold you ♪
1566
01:08:36,547 --> 01:08:39,419
♪ Cry sweet tears of joy ♪
1567
01:08:39,550 --> 01:08:43,467
♪ Touch the sky ♪
1568
01:08:44,859 --> 01:08:49,125
[cheering and applause]
1569
01:08:53,303 --> 01:08:54,739
[Brett]
You know, I think it was, uh,
1570
01:08:54,869 --> 01:08:56,044
Ray Yslas,
the percussionist--
1571
01:08:56,175 --> 01:08:58,134
Ray Yslas that suggests,
"You know,
1572
01:08:58,264 --> 01:08:59,918
I was listening
to an old live recording.
1573
01:09:00,527 --> 01:09:02,355
Cetera, you know,
he-- he played a riff."
1574
01:09:02,486 --> 01:09:05,445
[bass guitar playing]
1575
01:09:05,576 --> 01:09:07,926
Just that kind of, that
thud of a bass riff up top.
1576
01:09:08,056 --> 01:09:11,103
[bass solo playing]
1577
01:09:11,234 --> 01:09:12,800
And I listened to a couple
different renditions of it,
1578
01:09:12,931 --> 01:09:14,976
and I was like,
"Thanks for the heads up, Ray.
1579
01:09:15,107 --> 01:09:16,500
that's what
I'm going to do."
1580
01:09:16,630 --> 01:09:18,850
Give any chance to him
to open a, you know,
1581
01:09:18,980 --> 01:09:20,460
in front of the stage,
and I'll be that guy.
1582
01:09:20,591 --> 01:09:26,205
♪
1583
01:09:26,336 --> 01:09:27,902
[Ray]
Doing the drum solo,
1584
01:09:28,033 --> 01:09:29,513
for the first time
in 15 months.
1585
01:09:29,643 --> 01:09:31,123
You know, of course,
we reviewed it.
1586
01:09:31,254 --> 01:09:32,907
We were like, okay--
backstage, we're like--
1587
01:09:33,038 --> 01:09:34,779
[imitates drum solo]
1588
01:09:34,909 --> 01:09:36,433
You know, playing the parts
with our sticks on chairs.
1589
01:09:36,563 --> 01:09:38,130
And-- and we're like,
1590
01:09:38,261 --> 01:09:39,523
"I think it's missing
something."
1591
01:09:39,653 --> 01:09:41,089
So we would go on YouTube
1592
01:09:41,220 --> 01:09:44,049
and watch ourselves
play the solo,
1593
01:09:44,180 --> 01:09:45,746
and then we started laughing,
"Oh, yeah, we got to--"
1594
01:09:45,877 --> 01:09:47,095
we forget that little part.
1595
01:09:47,226 --> 01:09:50,229
[drum solo plays]
1596
01:09:55,365 --> 01:09:57,454
The drum percussion solo
1597
01:09:57,584 --> 01:10:00,457
is not about drums
and percussion only.
1598
01:10:00,587 --> 01:10:03,895
We wanted to make it,
uh, an entertaining solo.
1599
01:10:04,025 --> 01:10:08,073
[drum solo plays]
1600
01:10:16,734 --> 01:10:18,126
It's like drinking water,
it just comes
1601
01:10:18,257 --> 01:10:19,476
right back to you,
it's a second nature.
1602
01:10:19,606 --> 01:10:22,087
It's just, you know,
it-- it hits you
1603
01:10:22,218 --> 01:10:23,610
and you're like,
"Okay, that's right."
1604
01:10:23,741 --> 01:10:28,615
♪
1605
01:10:28,746 --> 01:10:31,444
We actually want to put
everything together.
1606
01:10:31,575 --> 01:10:34,142
Entertain.
Audience participation.
1607
01:10:34,273 --> 01:10:36,057
A little bit of humor.
1608
01:10:36,188 --> 01:10:37,842
Make the audience clap.
1609
01:10:37,972 --> 01:10:39,757
Make the audience
enjoy themselves.
1610
01:10:39,887 --> 01:10:41,280
Make the audience laugh,
1611
01:10:41,411 --> 01:10:43,151
and maybe if you want to
get off your seat...
1612
01:10:43,674 --> 01:10:45,415
move and dance, too.
1613
01:10:45,545 --> 01:10:49,549
♪
1614
01:10:55,294 --> 01:10:58,689
[cheering and applause]
1615
01:11:00,821 --> 01:11:04,477
[indistinct]
1616
01:11:04,608 --> 01:11:06,958
["Feelin' Stronger Every Day"
by Chicago playing]
1617
01:11:07,088 --> 01:11:10,657
♪ Feeling stronger
Every day ♪
1618
01:11:10,788 --> 01:11:13,138
♪ You know
I'm all right now ♪
1619
01:11:13,269 --> 01:11:16,794
♪ Feeling stronger
Every day ♪
1620
01:11:16,924 --> 01:11:19,318
♪ You know
I'm all right now ♪
1621
01:11:19,449 --> 01:11:22,887
♪ Feeling stronger
Every day ♪
1622
01:11:23,017 --> 01:11:25,324
♪ You know
I'm all right now ♪
1623
01:11:25,455 --> 01:11:28,240
♪ Feeling stronger
Every day ♪
1624
01:11:28,371 --> 01:11:30,590
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
1625
01:11:30,721 --> 01:11:35,639
♪
1626
01:11:44,648 --> 01:11:49,348
[cheering and applause]
1627
01:11:53,570 --> 01:11:54,962
It's immediate gratification.
1628
01:11:55,746 --> 01:11:57,748
Live music,
you're getting it immediately.
1629
01:11:57,878 --> 01:11:59,619
I mean,
that's the review.
1630
01:11:59,750 --> 01:12:00,838
You know,
I've never believed in...
1631
01:12:01,752 --> 01:12:03,449
you know,
somebody as a music critic
1632
01:12:03,580 --> 01:12:04,842
writing something
the next day,
1633
01:12:04,972 --> 01:12:06,713
you know,
when you've got people,
1634
01:12:06,844 --> 01:12:09,194
you know, standing up,
screaming and clapping.
1635
01:12:09,325 --> 01:12:10,326
That's your review.
1636
01:12:10,456 --> 01:12:14,460
[cheering and applause]
1637
01:12:18,203 --> 01:12:20,031
I really
truly believe that...
1638
01:12:20,640 --> 01:12:22,903
this is a press
the reset button
1639
01:12:23,034 --> 01:12:24,818
for everybody
in-- in the group.
1640
01:12:24,949 --> 01:12:28,866
[cheering and applause]
1641
01:12:28,996 --> 01:12:30,998
[Joe] The tour
has continued ever since
1642
01:12:31,129 --> 01:12:32,696
without missing any shows.
1643
01:12:32,826 --> 01:12:34,262
From June 23rd,
1644
01:12:34,393 --> 01:12:37,135
till, um, December 19th,
1645
01:12:37,265 --> 01:12:40,486
we'll play close to 80 shows
in a half a year.
1646
01:12:40,617 --> 01:12:42,227
So we're gonna be real busy,
1647
01:12:42,358 --> 01:12:44,795
but we wanna get
to a lot of markets
1648
01:12:44,925 --> 01:12:47,014
and places
that we bypassed
1649
01:12:47,145 --> 01:12:48,929
for several years
that we missed.
1650
01:12:49,060 --> 01:12:51,758
[presenter] Chicago!
1651
01:12:51,889 --> 01:12:55,283
[cheering and applause]
1652
01:12:55,414 --> 01:12:57,547
[Joe]
Now it's September, 2021.
1653
01:12:57,677 --> 01:13:00,027
The band is back
in Las Vegas again,
1654
01:13:00,158 --> 01:13:03,422
a year and a half
after the pandemic began.
1655
01:13:03,553 --> 01:13:05,555
Well, it's a--
it's a real joy to play here
1656
01:13:05,685 --> 01:13:07,383
and learn that we were
one of the first acts
1657
01:13:07,513 --> 01:13:11,517
to perform in the Venetian
since we closed it down.
1658
01:13:11,648 --> 01:13:13,258
[Joe] The Chicago
Fan Club convention
1659
01:13:13,389 --> 01:13:14,955
is taking place.
1660
01:13:15,086 --> 01:13:16,566
[Lee] It's great to be able
to have the fan club
1661
01:13:16,696 --> 01:13:18,176
get together again.
1662
01:13:18,306 --> 01:13:20,570
Without the fans,
we don't have a career either.
1663
01:13:20,700 --> 01:13:22,223
Here we are,
back in Vegas.
1664
01:13:22,354 --> 01:13:24,051
It's like that year
and a half of the pandemic
1665
01:13:24,182 --> 01:13:25,531
was a blip on the screen.
1666
01:13:27,794 --> 01:13:29,187
And we're back
in the saddle.
1667
01:13:29,317 --> 01:13:32,233
♪
1668
01:13:32,364 --> 01:13:34,366
We will never
take it for granted,
1669
01:13:34,497 --> 01:13:36,455
any second
that we're on stage,
1670
01:13:36,586 --> 01:13:38,196
because we know
how it feels
1671
01:13:38,326 --> 01:13:41,068
not to be able
to be onstage.
1672
01:13:41,199 --> 01:13:43,070
We all have
that same feeling like, "Wow,
1673
01:13:43,201 --> 01:13:45,072
let's just kick ass
1674
01:13:45,203 --> 01:13:47,858
as strong
and hard as we can.
1675
01:13:47,988 --> 01:13:49,990
-Are you feeling it?
-[cheering and applause]
1676
01:13:50,121 --> 01:13:51,252
Are you feeling it?
1677
01:13:51,383 --> 01:13:53,777
-Can you feel it?
-[crowd] Yeah!
1678
01:13:53,907 --> 01:13:55,605
One more time,
can you feel it?
1679
01:13:56,083 --> 01:13:59,086
["You're The Inspiration"
by Chicago playing]
1680
01:13:59,217 --> 01:14:02,481
♪ You're the inspiration ♪
1681
01:14:02,612 --> 01:14:05,397
♪ You bring feeling
To my life ♪
1682
01:14:05,528 --> 01:14:09,270
♪ You're the inspiration ♪
1683
01:14:09,401 --> 01:14:11,925
♪ I wanna have you near me ♪
1684
01:14:12,056 --> 01:14:16,190
♪ I wanna have you
Hear me sayin' ♪
1685
01:14:16,321 --> 01:14:19,585
♪ No one needs you
More than I ♪
1686
01:14:19,716 --> 01:14:25,635
♪ No one needs you
More than I ♪
1687
01:14:35,645 --> 01:14:37,516
♪ I wanna have you near me ♪
1688
01:14:38,386 --> 01:14:40,606
Next year
is gonna be probably
1689
01:14:40,737 --> 01:14:42,390
one of the best years ever,
1690
01:14:42,521 --> 01:14:44,915
because everyone
who's been kinda
1691
01:14:45,045 --> 01:14:46,525
held back the last--
1692
01:14:46,656 --> 01:14:48,745
especially, you could say
almost two years,
1693
01:14:48,875 --> 01:14:50,877
are all gonna be
going out next year.
1694
01:14:52,009 --> 01:14:53,053
[Lee]
We don't know what a--
1695
01:14:53,184 --> 01:14:55,186
what normal's gonna be anymore.
1696
01:14:55,316 --> 01:14:56,753
We keep trying
to get back to normal,
1697
01:14:56,883 --> 01:14:58,755
but no one knows
what normal is.
1698
01:14:59,407 --> 01:15:01,497
[cheering]
1699
01:15:04,761 --> 01:15:06,240
Twelve years
of being in this band
1700
01:15:06,371 --> 01:15:08,721
is about eleven years more
1701
01:15:08,852 --> 01:15:10,723
than most bands
stay together.
1702
01:15:11,332 --> 01:15:12,943
It's a fact that-- that...
1703
01:15:14,031 --> 01:15:16,294
most of the time,
kind of invades my thoughts.
1704
01:15:16,816 --> 01:15:18,644
But, then I think,
1705
01:15:18,775 --> 01:15:20,428
"Wow,
that's twelve years.
1706
01:15:20,559 --> 01:15:21,734
That's a long time."
1707
01:15:22,300 --> 01:15:24,911
Most bands maybe stay together
two or three years,
1708
01:15:25,042 --> 01:15:26,304
and, uh...
1709
01:15:27,218 --> 01:15:28,436
even though
the band's been together
1710
01:15:28,567 --> 01:15:29,873
for 55 years...
1711
01:15:30,700 --> 01:15:32,223
twelve years
is still a lot.
1712
01:15:32,353 --> 01:15:34,051
That's a long time
out of your life.
1713
01:15:34,704 --> 01:15:39,665
[melancholy music]
1714
01:15:39,796 --> 01:15:44,801
♪
1715
01:16:03,254 --> 01:16:05,778
[Tony] I basically
took a whole month,
1716
01:16:05,909 --> 01:16:07,301
every day,
1717
01:16:07,432 --> 01:16:10,130
and just diligently
studied this music,
1718
01:16:10,261 --> 01:16:12,568
because this isn't something
that you just pick up and play.
1719
01:16:12,698 --> 01:16:14,613
So I just worked
really, really hard, uh,
1720
01:16:14,744 --> 01:16:16,572
to make sure
that I was up to speed.
1721
01:16:17,094 --> 01:16:18,574
[Loren]
It's a thrill and an honor
1722
01:16:18,704 --> 01:16:21,315
to be playing this music,
which-- which I love.
1723
01:16:21,446 --> 01:16:23,404
And here we are at 55 years,
1724
01:16:23,535 --> 01:16:24,884
and it's hard to believe,
right?
1725
01:16:25,015 --> 01:16:26,582
Can't wrap your head
around that one.
1726
01:16:26,712 --> 01:16:28,496
First of all,
I love the new songs,
1727
01:16:28,627 --> 01:16:30,150
but it was great--
1728
01:16:30,281 --> 01:16:33,110
being on stage
with everyone
1729
01:16:33,240 --> 01:16:35,939
and we're all kind of just
trying to figure our way and...
1730
01:16:36,766 --> 01:16:38,376
what's gonna work,
who's going to play what.
1731
01:16:39,072 --> 01:16:40,334
And I love the process.
1732
01:16:40,465 --> 01:16:42,032
You have to put Chicago
1733
01:16:42,162 --> 01:16:45,165
as one of the greatest
American Rock'n'Roll bands
1734
01:16:45,296 --> 01:16:46,514
that's ever existed.
1735
01:16:46,645 --> 01:16:48,560
I mean,
this is American music.
1736
01:16:49,082 --> 01:16:51,432
[Ramon] All of us are so happy
to be back out.
1737
01:16:51,563 --> 01:16:53,347
I know I am--
and I know everybody is,
1738
01:16:53,478 --> 01:16:54,479
you feel that energy.
1739
01:16:54,610 --> 01:16:55,654
Everybody...
1740
01:16:56,350 --> 01:16:58,222
understands
now more than ever,
1741
01:16:58,352 --> 01:16:59,745
how fortunate we are...
1742
01:17:00,398 --> 01:17:02,226
to be able
to be doing this.
1743
01:17:02,356 --> 01:17:03,619
You know, making music.
1744
01:17:04,097 --> 01:17:06,622
And the new music
that's gonna come out is...
1745
01:17:07,927 --> 01:17:11,235
The creative force
of the group is...
1746
01:17:11,365 --> 01:17:13,063
is-- is astonishing.
1747
01:17:13,193 --> 01:17:16,414
[Rey] There's more tracks
than-- than space for an album.
1748
01:17:16,544 --> 01:17:18,982
So, we have enough,
probably for, like, two albums.
1749
01:17:19,112 --> 01:17:20,766
You know,
now that we're on tour,
1750
01:17:20,897 --> 01:17:23,421
it's challenging again, uh...
1751
01:17:24,465 --> 01:17:25,858
but, you know,
it's coming along
1752
01:17:25,989 --> 01:17:27,773
as we've done
some great tracks.
1753
01:17:27,904 --> 01:17:29,906
["If This Is Goodbye"
by Chicago playing]
1754
01:17:34,171 --> 01:17:36,216
♪ I know ♪
1755
01:17:36,347 --> 01:17:38,958
♪ Just a bunch of
Crazy kids ♪
1756
01:17:39,089 --> 01:17:40,960
♪ Look at
All the things we did ♪
1757
01:17:41,091 --> 01:17:44,485
♪ Never thought
It'd end like this ♪
1758
01:17:44,616 --> 01:17:47,314
♪ Oh, oh, wake up ♪
1759
01:17:47,445 --> 01:17:49,926
♪ Playing
In the high school band ♪
1760
01:17:50,056 --> 01:17:51,841
♪ Never really had a plan ♪
1761
01:17:51,971 --> 01:17:54,800
♪ Made it
To the promised land ♪
1762
01:17:54,931 --> 01:17:57,847
♪ So here's a toast ♪
1763
01:17:57,977 --> 01:18:00,806
♪ To me and you
And every single show ♪
1764
01:18:00,937 --> 01:18:02,852
♪ Cheers, a toast ♪
1765
01:18:02,982 --> 01:18:04,288
♪ To living fast ♪
1766
01:18:04,418 --> 01:18:06,159
We're gonna do this
as long as we can.
1767
01:18:06,290 --> 01:18:07,726
But at some point,
1768
01:18:07,857 --> 01:18:09,815
we're gonna have to
bid farewell.
1769
01:18:09,946 --> 01:18:12,862
And this song kind of
captures the feeling
1770
01:18:12,992 --> 01:18:14,385
of that eventuality.
1771
01:18:14,515 --> 01:18:17,388
♪ If this is goodbye ♪
1772
01:18:17,518 --> 01:18:19,303
♪ Goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye ♪
1773
01:18:19,433 --> 01:18:22,698
♪ Let's take one more shot
For the memories ♪
1774
01:18:22,828 --> 01:18:25,048
♪ Life's too short
To be enemies ♪
1775
01:18:25,178 --> 01:18:27,093
'Cause it felt like
it was, uh...
1776
01:18:28,051 --> 01:18:29,835
striking close to home.
1777
01:18:29,966 --> 01:18:32,055
At some point,
people have to say goodbye.
1778
01:18:33,578 --> 01:18:36,059
♪ I'll see you
In another life ♪
1779
01:18:36,189 --> 01:18:38,626
♪ Goodbye ♪
1780
01:18:38,757 --> 01:18:42,848
♪ And maybe
If the stars align ♪
1781
01:18:44,197 --> 01:18:49,463
♪ I'll see you
In another life ♪
1782
01:18:49,594 --> 01:18:54,599
♪ You're missing
All the time to cry ♪
1783
01:18:54,730 --> 01:18:58,690
♪ We have one more night
Goodbye ♪
1784
01:19:01,780 --> 01:19:03,390
[Lee] It's been magical.
1785
01:19:03,521 --> 01:19:06,089
For us to be able to do this,
this long, together,
1786
01:19:06,219 --> 01:19:07,873
the same three guys
that I started out with.
1787
01:19:08,004 --> 01:19:09,048
You know and...
1788
01:19:10,006 --> 01:19:11,485
like in a marriage,
1789
01:19:11,616 --> 01:19:13,096
we have
our ups and downs.
1790
01:19:13,226 --> 01:19:16,882
And we've learned
how to survive that
1791
01:19:17,013 --> 01:19:20,364
and the focus,
I think, is this.
1792
01:19:20,494 --> 01:19:24,542
The focus is the music
and we-- we still love it.
1793
01:19:24,672 --> 01:19:26,283
[Peter]
How many people get to call
1794
01:19:26,413 --> 01:19:28,459
how long
they wanna keep going?
1795
01:19:28,589 --> 01:19:30,722
You know,
usually it's an age thing.
1796
01:19:30,853 --> 01:19:33,246
If we were with a company,
we'd be thrown out.
1797
01:19:33,377 --> 01:19:36,206
You know, you're 62,
get out, you know.
1798
01:19:36,336 --> 01:19:39,165
So, now we're older
than that by far,
1799
01:19:39,296 --> 01:19:42,473
and we're still able to go,
and it's still their decision.
1800
01:19:42,603 --> 01:19:43,866
[man]
I see the amount of impact
1801
01:19:43,996 --> 01:19:46,346
that this music has had
on couples,
1802
01:19:46,477 --> 01:19:48,784
you know, families,
people listening to these songs
1803
01:19:48,914 --> 01:19:51,351
at their weddings,
their high school graduations.
1804
01:19:51,874 --> 01:19:54,050
And it's just nice to see,
you know,
1805
01:19:54,180 --> 01:19:57,270
Chicago's music has
such a beneficial impact.
1806
01:19:57,401 --> 01:19:58,968
You know, you talk
about the Hall of Fame,
1807
01:19:59,098 --> 01:20:00,665
the Songwriters' Hall of Fame,
you know,
1808
01:20:00,796 --> 01:20:02,536
the Lifetime Achievement
Grammy.
1809
01:20:02,667 --> 01:20:04,103
You know, if you stick around
long enough,
1810
01:20:04,234 --> 01:20:07,106
people are gonna go,
"Oh, yeah, those guys."
1811
01:20:07,237 --> 01:20:08,891
[Joe]
100 years from now,
1812
01:20:09,021 --> 01:20:11,197
how will they describe
Chicago?
1813
01:20:11,328 --> 01:20:13,896
A rock band with horns
that started in the Midwest
1814
01:20:14,026 --> 01:20:15,854
in the '70s,
or whatever the hell it was.
1815
01:20:16,420 --> 01:20:18,465
And I don't think
it'll change very much.
1816
01:20:21,468 --> 01:20:25,211
[Joe] Chicago wasn't just
a Midwest band with horns.
1817
01:20:25,342 --> 01:20:28,084
They were a band
that millions of people loved,
1818
01:20:28,214 --> 01:20:30,695
who never stopped touring
year after year
1819
01:20:30,826 --> 01:20:33,393
for 55 years and beyond.
1820
01:20:34,438 --> 01:20:36,092
They played
their hearts out
1821
01:20:36,222 --> 01:20:38,050
for every audience
just the same.
1822
01:20:38,181 --> 01:20:40,618
And if they had their choice,
they would have played
1823
01:20:40,748 --> 01:20:43,490
until they were
the last band on stage.
1824
01:20:43,621 --> 01:20:45,492
[cheering and applause]
1825
01:20:45,623 --> 01:20:47,016
["25 Or 6 To 4"
by Chicago playing]
1826
01:20:47,146 --> 01:20:51,847
♪
1827
01:21:24,531 --> 01:21:28,796
♪ Waiting
For the break of day ♪
1828
01:21:31,103 --> 01:21:35,151
♪ Searching
For something to say ♪
1829
01:21:38,023 --> 01:21:42,158
♪ Flashing lights
Against the sky ♪
1830
01:21:44,421 --> 01:21:48,164
♪ Giving up
I close my eyes ♪
1831
01:21:51,167 --> 01:21:56,955
♪ Sitting cross-legged
On the floor ♪
1832
01:21:57,869 --> 01:22:03,831
♪ 25 or 6 to 4 ♪
1833
01:22:03,962 --> 01:22:07,966
♪
1834
01:22:17,628 --> 01:22:21,937
♪ Staring blindly
Into space ♪
1835
01:22:24,330 --> 01:22:28,595
♪ Getting up
To splash my face ♪
1836
01:22:30,946 --> 01:22:35,733
♪ Wanting
Just to stay awake ♪
1837
01:22:37,953 --> 01:22:42,261
♪ Wondering
How much I can take ♪
1838
01:22:44,698 --> 01:22:50,269
♪ Should I try
To do some more ♪
1839
01:22:51,357 --> 01:22:57,537
♪ 25 or 6 to 4 ♪
1840
01:22:57,668 --> 01:23:02,716
♪
1841
01:24:02,037 --> 01:24:07,955
♪
1842
01:24:44,688 --> 01:24:48,605
♪ Feeling like
I ought to sleep ♪
1843
01:24:51,173 --> 01:24:56,482
♪ Spinning room
Is sinking deep ♪
1844
01:24:57,875 --> 01:25:02,009
♪ Searching
For something to say ♪
1845
01:25:04,664 --> 01:25:08,015
♪ Waiting
For the break of day ♪
1846
01:25:08,842 --> 01:25:10,975
♪ Ooh, yeah ♪
1847
01:25:11,106 --> 01:25:16,198
♪ 25 or 6 to 4 ♪
1848
01:25:17,895 --> 01:25:22,204
♪ 25 or 6 to 4 ♪
1849
01:25:22,334 --> 01:25:25,772
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
1850
01:25:25,903 --> 01:25:30,951
♪
1851
01:26:01,199 --> 01:26:05,943
[cheering and applause]
1852
01:26:30,750 --> 01:26:32,752
[applause fades out]
1853
01:26:39,672 --> 01:26:42,675
["If This Is Goodbye"
instrumental by Chicago]
1854
01:27:42,996 --> 01:27:49,046
♪
1855
01:28:42,404 --> 01:28:48,410
♪
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