Foreplay/Long Time

Boston! Though they have many hits, this is by far my favorite, probably due to my vast affection that I have for guitar solos. Foreplay, the instrumental intro, was written about six years prior to the release of Boston's first album in 1976, but was joined at the end with Long Time, the main song. I'm sure most who see this won't listen to the whole seven minutes and forty-five seconds of this song, but if you do, it's worth it. The combination was released on Boston's first album, Boston, and reached twenty-two on the Billboard's top 100 tracks. Tom Scholz wrote it, or rather them, and actually didn't play the guitar solo in Long Time, the guitar work was done by Barry Goudreau, which is surprising, because most of the guitar action on Boston is done by Scholz. The meaning of the song is quite simple, keep on with life after a loved one is no longer in your life.

Bye Bye Love

I couldn't resist, The Cars were on my mind, so I'm posting a second song by them, Bye Bye Love. This song was also released on the Cars' first album in 1978, and though it was not released as a single, it was said to be their longest radio hit. It was written by their acoustic guitarist, Ric Ocasek, and was sung by him in the demo, but in the album version, it was sung by Benjamin Orr, the bassist. In my opinion, it's about being in a relationship with someone, but them always drifting off and thinking about some other guy. One can only take that for so long, and so Bye, Bye Love.