30 years ago, on those clear, fog-free San Francisco nights, I'd put Journey's Raised On Radio on my cheap Yorx mini stereo. That album ended with the majestic power ballad, "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever." For the most part, I'd forget about academics, homework, and my lousy athletics. I'd daydream about girls, stare lovingly out my second-floor bedroom window, and just savor the moment.Everybody loves Journey. But sometimes, people tire of "Faithfully," "Lights," and "Open Arms." So the shrewd audiophile or DJ [not necessarily exclusive] selects "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever." Every time, the crowd eats it up. When I DJ, I often end the set with this song, the perfect nightcap.
A few wisecrackin' audiophiles teased me, "If this song is so good, why didn't you play it at your wedding banquet?"
Well, we only had three hours, and we did include Journey's "When You Love A Woman." Though we had another CD of music, the banquet wrapped up with Paul Davis' "Cool Night."
You've heard me say repeatedly that the music of 1986, including "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever," pushed me over the threshold, made me take an interest in audio. Hard to believe that that was 30 years ago. Put on "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever," and it's like we never left '86. Keeps you young, yeah?
-Lummy The Loch Monster
Edits: 08/09/16
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Topic - Journey, "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever" - Luminator 20:36:37 08/09/16 (11)
- RE: Journey, "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever" - fantja 06:20:17 08/11/16 (3)
- The Making of ROR - Luminator 17:37:19 08/11/16 (2)
- RE: The Making of ROR - fantja 05:57:24 08/15/16 (0)
- "not enough treble" - mhardy6647 05:35:41 08/12/16 (0)
- Speaking of Journey... - mkuller 10:57:17 08/10/16 (0)
- RE: Journey, "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever" - fantja 08:33:33 08/10/16 (0)
- I've gotta admit, there is a lot of Journey's output that I (really) like - mhardy6647 04:37:12 08/10/16 (4)
- Those are good ones... - mkuller 10:54:51 08/10/16 (0)
- It's beyond uncool!... - musetap 09:12:13 08/10/16 (0)
- speaking of Journey (and of your ruminations on a certain time of life) - mhardy6647 04:43:30 08/10/16 (1)
- I always suspected that the two-track master was a cassette tape. - Ripple 07:38:52 08/13/16 (0)