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♪ how could we let it slip away ♪ ♪ >> this is what you dream about. it doesn't always come in the form you wanted to. we've already had tons of success with different styles of music. we were able to do whenwhat we wanted. >> the process was bifurcated. we used the band. if you listen to "if you leave me now," it's bobby on the drums and everything else peter and i did. >> those of us who were kind of being in a rock band were looking at each other sideways saying what is this? why are we doing this? >> those songs were not chicago songs. those songs were peter songs. >> i think the per...

And everybody is a equal part. >> peter cetera. bobby lamm. danny seraphine on drums. chris kennic on guitar. >> my first day of rehearsing with them i had to go down and hide in the pool house because nobody had told don anybody was out of the band. >> we had auditioned unbeknownst to donny. donny day was late for rehearsal. we finally got a hold of him. what? bullshit. what do you mean? two words, buddy. you're fired. ♪ i thought that you thought ♪ >> you love the shoes. you bought the shoes because you loved them. but they don't feel comfortable. next you've got to get a different pair ...

>> at that particular point in time adding a new approach, you know, with a new enthusiasm was fortuitous timing. >> we were desperate for a hit record. okay, if that's what you think we're good with that. if that will put us on the radio, okay. ♪ hold me now ♪ >> david would start dictating lines to us. he wrote the song with peter. >> he did a great job and he did a wonderful job on those records, you know. >> i know i'm great. you can't have 16 grammys and not be great. >> naturally he had his crew. that's who is he was going to use. but it didn't do some of us any good because he would...

♪ we're getting excited like this is our moment. it's just filling the speakers. way in the background of the movie is a motorcycle, getting louder and louder. and the song is getting softer and softer. and it's like, you think the sound of a motorcycle is more important than this beautiful song we've written? we were really bummed. but it went to number 1. ♪ >> bam! ♪ ♪ everybody needs a little time away ♪ ♪ i heard her say ♪ ♪ from each other ♪ >> peter started to feel invincible. he started to feel empowerment. >> peter had really shaped up. he had gotten physically in sha...

>> here are three members from chicago. it's terry and there's peter and there's danny. welcome to the uk. can i start off with you, terry? where did you get the song from? >> well, you ought to start with him since he wrote this song. >> well, i wanted you to say that so i could get to you. peter. >> well, actually you should -- no, i did write the song. just from experience. >> somebody wanted out of your life? >> many times. i don't know. i just wrote it. i have no idea. >> so when peter presented the ballad it was like of course, you know, we're -- one of the things that chicago was about ...