Chicago, “What Else Can I Say” from Chicago III (1971): Saturdays in the Park
You could drop this Chicago song onto contemporary albums by CSNY or the Grateful Dead. So, what’s it doing here?
You could drop this Chicago song onto contemporary albums by CSNY or the Grateful Dead. So, what’s it doing here?
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