107. Chicago by Sufjan Stevens 2005

2005. I've got three children and it's getting mighty crowded in our little house in Elwood. This was to be our last summer there and I had this album on constantly in the house, in the car ..like everywhere.  Two songs really stood out for me and this was the first. Chicago. Amazingly, listening to the orchestra swell up, it's just Sufjan playing most the parts in his bedroom. Or taking his laptop around to friends places to get their contributions. Snow Patrol even mention this song in one of their songs so their writer must of loved it too.

It seemed like the perfect summer. Totally unlike the one we're having now. It was great living in Elwood. we lived next to the bike path that took you down to the beach. I can't say I spent a lot of time on the sand but I made good use of the bike path for a time. I first moved to Elwood around 87/88. At the time it was known for an article in the Age where the spotlight was focused on the 7-11 store as the only bit of nightlife. It was terribly uncool for a while despite cool people living there but they walked down to St. Kilda. Then over the last 20 years it became a Melbourne hotspot. Even our local shopping strip in Tennyson got a few bars.

A few years back I moved out. It's good to change positions now and then.