Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

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Father's Day Song: Leader of the Band
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Sometimes a Song

Father's Day Song: Leader of the Band

Dan Fogelberg's Tribute to His Father

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I’ve mentioned before that you may find me venturing out of the mid-century from time to time with my Sometimes a Song. This is one of those times, and if we judge by recent comments on Youtube, today’s song still has power to touch people deeply. Shouldn’t a song from the 1980’s strike us as dated now? If we are talking about disco, I think we have …

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