If you're of a certain vintage, you might remember singer/songwriter Harry Chapin. You can read the Wikipedia version of his biography here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Ch...

But this blog post isn't about his life, just a young fan's (at the time) appreciation of his music. I don't remember buying any of his records since students aren't the richest folks. He died in 1981 from a tragic car crash. Where does the time go?

Anyways, after all these years, I can still listen to his big hit "Taxi" multiple times, and still love the bittersweet romance ballad just as much if not more. It just gets you deep in the gut. I like to put it on while I'm writing my fiction to cast a certain pensive mood or atmosphere. You can listen and see a decent rendition of "Taxi" here on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5dwks... Harry looks as if he's mellow and content, doesn't he?

His other popular songs "W*O*L*D," and the No. 1 hit "Cat's in the Cradle" are good, too, but "Taxi" is the first song I ever heard Mr. Chapin do (on FM radio), so that's the one I most closely associate him. His songs live on.

Thanks, Harry. "It was raining in Frisco..."