Just You 'n' Me (1973) 9/9/20

James Pankow of the group Chicago was having a fight with his fiance, Karen, and it was a big one. She locked herself in the bathroom and refused to come out.

Frustrated, James sat down and wrote this “Great Song of the '70s” IN ITS ENTIRETY. In his words, “This was a moment of clarity I've never experienced before or after. It remains a special event in my songwriting experience.”

In 1973, “Just You 'n' Me” appeared on the album “Chicago VI,” and when it was released as a single, it went to #2 on Billboard's Hot 100, and #7 on the Adult Contemporary Chart. On Canada's Top 40, it reached #3. Billboard called it “one of Chicago's best singles ever, with a heartfelt and mature love lyric.”

An argument turned into a “Great Song of the '70s” with a (qualified) happy ending: James & Karen made up and made a go of it. (The marriage lasted 18 years.)