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Chicago – 25 Or 6 To 4 (5:10)

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“25 or 6 to 4” is a song written by Robert Lamm for the rock band Chicago. To this day, it is one of the most frequently played Chicago songs on classic rock and album-oriented rock stations. It was recorded for their second album Chicago (1970) with Peter Cetera on lead vocals. The song was edited and released as a single in June of that year, climbing to number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and number seven on the UK Singles Chart. This recording features an electric guitar solo using a wah-wah pedal by Chicago guitarist Terry Kath, and has been included in numerous Chicago compilation albums.

An updated version of “25 or 6 to 4” was recorded for the 1986 album Chicago 18 with James Pankow listed as co-writer. Featuring new band member Jason Scheff on lead vocals, the single reached number 48 on the U.S. chart. This version was also used as the B-side for the band’s 1988 single “What Kind Of Man Would I Be?”.

Chicago fans have long argued about the meaning of the song. When it was released, there was speculation that the lyrics were drug-related; but the same thing was said about many songs in the late 1960s and early 1970s and the rumor has been largely dismissed. Lamm himself says that the title is “just a reference to the time of day,” and that “the song is about writing a song. It’s not mystical.” The time of day in reference is 3:35 AM (or 3:34 AM), which would then be 25 (or 26) minutes to 4 AM. Lamm was not above perpetuating the mythology of the song, though. In one interview, he referred to the song title as “a cricket score.
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  • Chicago
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  • Greatest Hits
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  • CaliHoosier

    Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Marjo47

    not what I am listening to its the org.

    last month

  • teledown

    bad, bad version

    March 2012

  • lisabemine

    listening to Chicago on a beautiful sunny day. Cant get any better than this.

    March 2012

  • r-iman

    I can remember playing this in high School Jazz band. Now i play it at the Bars very now and then.

    March 2012

  • PurplePostRock

    ♥

    March 2012

  • baskinart

    I wouldn't say Chicago, Zeppelin or the Beatles ripped off each other, it's just a simple run down on the bass. The three songs are so different from each other, so just enjoy them on their own.

    March 2012

  • baskinart

    Common riff. Also used in Beatles' While Your Guitar Gently Weeps.

    March 2012

  • dragon45692

    Is this a live recording?

    March 2012

  • Arukusesu

    it sounds like Babe I`m gonna leave you from Led Zeppelin... [2] Exactly! Still a great song though.

    February 2012

  • KeithandLor

    Chicago rocks!

    February 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    had to learn all these great hits on the wedding/dance hall circuit back when

    February 2012

  • KeithandLor

    lovely

    January 2012

  • lukasz_pulawski

    one of their best efforts

    January 2012

  • MuffinAufKoks

    So fucking epic. One of the best songs ever made.

    January 2012

  • fcomcas

    de los mejores temas de chicago con mucha fuerza musical y el requinto de guitarra, excelso, de mis favoritos

    December 2011

  • pogopatterson

    Sounds like a Led Zep bass riff?

    December 2011

  • RZA07

    this is the jam!

    December 2011

  • oldiesfanjohn

    horns !!!

    December 2011

  • guitargod71

    Kicks ass!

    December 2011
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