# ID this '60s/'70s song, please

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-60s-70s-song-please/409066>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 22, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-60s-70s-song-please/409066 "2007-06-22T23:55:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-60s-70s-song-please/409066/1 "2007-06-22T23:55:33Z")

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I’m almost sure it’s by Donovan, but I’ve been looking for the last hour and haven’t found it.  
No, I have no clue of the name. It’s about a musician who plays to play, even when he’s past his prime.

Snippets of lyrics as I remember them : …You want to hear the music, and you like to sing along…  
…The lights are getting dimmer, and the crowds begin to thin…  
…He just has to find another place to play…  
Ok, I know it isn’t much, but, I’m sure someone here knows! Don’t let me down. 🆒

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**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-60s-70s-song-please/409066/2 "2007-06-22T23:56:29Z")

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Guitar Man by Bread

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**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-60s-70s-song-please/409066/3 "2007-06-23T00:02:06Z")

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linkee [Guitar Man](http://www.lyrics007.com/Bread%20Lyrics/Guitar%20Man%20Lyrics.html) recognized the line without even having to Google it, and was the first to answer.

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-60s-70s-song-please/409066/4 "2007-06-23T00:02:46Z")

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[QUOTE=5 time champ]  
Guitar Man by Bread  
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So much for being sure. :smack: Thank you so much!