Wednesday, March 29, 2017

"Story Of Your Life" by Five For Fighting

Hockey fans will recognize the moniker used by John Ondrasik - five for fighting refers to a penalty. It also refers to one of the most underrated singer/songwriters of our time. Ondrasik should be handed the "piano man" baton from Billy Joel, but he's only managed to score a handful of hits so far.

The biggest has been his first, when "Superman (It's Not Easy)" flew to #14 in 2001. The equally terrific song "100 Years" only climbed to #28 in 2004. A final top 40 appearance came in 2006 with "The Riddle", which just barely entered at #40. 

Five For Fighting should have many more tunes becoming sing-a-longs that everyone knows. The uplifting "Story Of Your Life" from his 2010 record, "Slice," is just one example of many.

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