Expert: Bong Santos - 9/5/2006

Question
Sir Bong,

It's me again, got another query here, its regarding a song also wayback early '80s, the lyrics goes like this, "Music is my first love and it would be my love, music is my future, the music...." the singer's voice is almost a resemblance of Dennis De Young, i dont know if this is a rare Styx song or with another artist, i was so young then (LOL) when i heard this song and never heard of it again.
Thanks...

Answer
Dear Jojo,

I'm not really familiar with this artist. I know the song but I don't know if he sounds like Dennis DeYoung of STYX but I'm pretty sure it is the one. Problem is STYX or Dennis DeYoung doesn't have a song called MUSIC. So this could be the song you heard then. The song is called...MUSIC by JOHN MILES. It came out his 1976 album REBEL. A minor hit in the US, it peaked at #88 on the Hot 100 Chart on May 29, 1976. But it's a beauty. Here's how it goes:

MUSIC / JOHN MILES

Music was my first love
And it will be my last
Music of the future
And music of the past

To live without my music
Would be impossible to do
In this world of troubles
My music pulls me through

Music was my first love
And it will be my last
Music of the future
And music of the past (3x)

Music was my first love
And it will be my last
Music of the future
And music of the past

To live without my music
Would be impossible to do
'Cuz in this world of troubles
My music pulls me through

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines