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"I Saw the Light" is a song written and performed by American musician Todd Rundgren that was released as the opening track from his 1972 album Something/Anything? In the album's liner notes, Rundgren states that he intended the song to be the hit of the album, and copied the Motown tradition of putting hit songs at the beginning of albums.
Something/Anything? is the third album by American musician Todd Rundgren, released in February 1972.It was Rundgren's first album released under his own name, following two records credited to the quasi-group project Runt, and was also his first double album.
Todd Rundgren's best-known songs – the Carole King pastiche "I Saw the Light", the ballads "Hello, It's Me" and "Can We Still Be Friends", and the goofy novelty "Bang on the Drum All Day" – suggest that he is a talented pop craftsman ... but at his core, Rundgren is a rock & roll maverick.
I Saw the Light may refer to: "I Saw the Light" (Hank Williams song), a 1946 song written by Hank Williams, later becoming a gospel standard covered by many artists "I Saw the Light" (Todd Rundgren song), a 1972 song written by Todd Rundgren, later covered by many artists "I Saw the Light", a 1975 song performed by Status Quo on their album On ...
It's Alive! is the only album released by The New Cars.The album features fifteen live tracks, twelve of which are songs known as being performed by the original Cars.The remaining two, "I Saw the Light" and "Open My Eyes", were popularized by New Cars member Todd Rundgren ("Open My Eyes" was originally performed by Rundgren's earlier garage rock group, Nazz).
On a television performance in 1978, Rundgren introduced "Couldn't I Just Tell You" as a part of "the latest musical trend, power pop." [ 8 ] The song became influential to artists in the genre. Music journalist Paul Lester called the recording a "masterclass in compression " and said that Rundgren "staked his claim to powerpop immortality [and ...
"We Got to Get You a Woman" was inspired by Rundgren's friend, music executive Paul Fishkin, who later promoted the song and Rundgren. It refers to the two's "post-hanging days" in Greenwich Village. [2] In the song, Rundgren tells his friend Leroy, “We gotta get you a woman / It’s like nothin’ else to make you feel sure you’re alive.”
I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren song) K. Kissing with Confidence; L. Love Is the Answer (Utopia song) P. Postcards from Paradise (song) S. Set Me Free (Utopia song ...