When I play it live, people ask, “Where have I heard that before?” I am so happy to include this song, finally, on a record, and I still hold out hope that it will find a home in some television show or movie. Elmo’s Fire” when I listen to “No Risk, No Glory.” GM: Thinking again about 1980s film music, I am reminded of the song “St. It never made it on to the Thread record, but it was always a favorite of mine. For his audition with Thread, I wrote the music for “Living in a Daydream,” and Mark wrote the words and sang the song. I thought Mark was only a heavy metal singer, but then he sent me a demo, saying that heavy metal was just one side of his vocal style. VD: We were looking for Mark for another band that I am in called Thread, sort of a progressive rock trio with myself, drummer Doane Perry from Jethro Tull, and Ellis Hall from Tower of Power. GM: I was born in Ohio in 1958, like Mark Boals, who joins you on “Living in a Daydream,” with a touch of a Who rock opera sound. I intended to add more instruments to the second part, but Khalil Turk, from Escape Music, said that doing it with Bobby in one take was so special, that he suggested to leave it alone. VD: The inspiration for that was the Chicago ballad “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” with “Get Away” immediately following on their album. I thought about the song “Layla,” with its two part approach, when I first heard your piano piece “Exit Wound” back to back with “Stay,” reminding me of the “Layla” song structure. He just sang his butt off and I just love it. I was touched by the fact that he respected my playing enough to make it piano and vocal only. He brought “Stay” to me and said that it was one that he wished he would have recorded with Toto, but for some reason it never made it to any of their albums. VD: Yes, he is so unique and such a sweet guy. Bobby’s powerful voice fits very well on your new record with “Stay/Exit Wound.” He is so unique. GM: In 2017, I interviewed Bobby Kimball from Toto, and compared some of his new songs to Jason Scheff-era Chicago. I like the theme, too, asking, “Are there any miracles left for me?” and, “Are there any miracles left in me?” This is my favorite song on the new album, and is so Chicago-like. Hearing Jason with you on “Miracles” reminded me of that show. That intimate performance was one of Brianna’s favorite moments of the night.
Around the middle of the show most of the band took a break, the curtain was shut, and only Jason Scheff came out in front of the curtain with his keyboard, who sat there and performed “Look Away” from Chicago 19. Back to our daughters, Brianna and I saw the band Chicago here in Florida in 2013.
Donna and I are with our senior dog Ringo, a mix of chihuahua and Jack Russell terrier. She is such a sweet dog in the final stages of her life, here with me and my wife Beth, in the empty nest syndrome, now that our daughters moved out. That is our dog Layla, a sixteen-year-old mixture of German shepherd and dachshund, if you can believe that. GM: I think I just heard another family member in the background on today’s call. We got to a point where Sly took in all the other songs he originally rejected, so we ended up with six songs in the movie, and “Far from Over” ended up being a Top 10 hit for a couple weeks.
It was Frank’s great idea to give it one more shot and that turned into “Far from Over,” which changed everything. We thought that was a missed opportunity. We recorded five songs and it turned out that Sylvester hated all five.
#FRANK STALLONE ROCKY SONG MOVIE#
At some point his brother, Sylvester Stallone, came in and told us about this new movie he was writing and directing, and he asked Frank to write some songs to be submitted. I met Frank Stallone in a bar, and we worked in clubs in the L.A. VINCE DICOLA: That is the song that really started my career. This is a collection of songs and guests, which I think will take the listeners back to the 1980s sound, where I first heard your work on the Staying Alive soundtrack, with Frank Stallone’s Top 10 hit “Far from Over.” GOLDMINE: Congratulations on Only Time Will Tell.