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__NOTOC__ "Chicago" is a song written by Graham Nash for his solo debut ''Songs for Beginners.'' As a single, it reached #35 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and #29 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100.〔http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19710731.html〕 It is his highest charting single. In Canada, "Chicago" peaked at #19.〔http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5322&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=itsh9ogh17k948fo5hu8mpnb90〕 The song refers to both the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as well as the trial of the Chicago Eight, where protesters at the convention were charged with intent to incite a riot. The first line of the song: "So your brother's bound and gagged, and they've chained him to a chair" refers to Bobby Seale,〔(Mr. Fish in Conversation With Graham Nash )〕 the defendant who was gagged and bound to a chair in the courtroom following repeated outbursts. On ''Four Way Street'', Nash dedicates the song to "Mayor Daley". The chorus contains the lines: "We can change the world./ Rearrange the World." The line "Won't you please come to Chicago just to sing" refers to Nash pleading with band mates Stephen Stills and Neil Young to come to Chicago to play a benefit for the Chicago 8 defense fund. CSN and CSNY still play the song live. In June 2008, in Denver, Colorado, CSN played a slightly rewritten version of the song called "Denver", in anticipation of the 2008 Democratic National Convention.() ==Chart performance== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chicago (Graham Nash song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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