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Rundgren explains this, but wishes to part amicably, asking several times if he and his partner can "still be friends." The song is generally assumed to be about Rundgren's breakup with long-time companion Bebe Buell in 1977. Rundgren played all the instruments and performed all the vocals on the track, as he did with the rest of the album.
"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.
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.
Todd Rundgren is preparing us for a generation of frenzied children who will dream in animation." [ 43 ] NME ' s Nick Kent wrote that it was "a great record", praising its "versatility", and ended his review by saying it was "already destined to be one of my ten best-dressed of '73, and you deserve a kick in the pants if you don't purchase it."
"I Saw the Light" Canada RPM Singles Chart 15 1972 "I Saw the Light" UK Singles Chart [36] 36 1972 "I Saw the Light" Billboard Pop Singles [37] 16 1972 "I Saw the Light" Billboard Adult Contemporary [37] 12 1972 "Couldn't I Just Tell You" Billboard Pop Singles [37] 93 1973 "Hello It's Me" Canada RPM Singles Chart 17 1973 "Hello It's Me ...
Rundgren performing with Utopia, 1978. With the exception of an occasional visit from engineer Mike Young, Rundgren recorded Hermit of Mink Hollow entirely by himself. [12] He said that recording Mink Hollow alone was a tedious experience, "because the control room was upstairs and the drums downstairs, so when trying to record drums, if I made a mistake, I had to run up and down the stairs ...
Can We Still Be Friends; Couldn't I Just Tell You; D. A Dream Goes On Forever; Dreams of Ordinary Men (song) H. Hello It's Me; I. I Saw the Light (Todd Rundgren song) K.
Todd is the fifth studio album (and second double album) by American musician Todd Rundgren, released in February 1974 on Bearsville Records. It is the follow-up to the previous year's A Wizard, a True Star and features a comparatively heavier reliance on guitar playing and synthesizers.