[Robert] Lamm said the song is about trying to write a song in the middle of the night. The song's title is the time at which the song is set: 25 or 26 minutes before 4 a.m., phrased as, "twenty-five or [twenty-]six [minutes] to four [o’clock]," (i.e. 03:35 or 03:34). Because of the unique phrasing of the song's title, "25 or 6 to 4" has been interpreted to mean everything from a quantity of illicit drugs to the name of a famous person in code.
I'll admit I never could figure out what the heck the song (lyrics) were about. It may well be about an acid trip:
Quote:
Searching for the break of day Searching for something to say Dancing lights against the sky Giving up, I close my eyes Sitting cross-legged on the floor 25 or six to four Staring blindly into space Getting up to splash my face Wanting just to stay awake Wondering how much I can take Should have tried to do some more 25 or six to four Feeling like I ought to sleep Spinning room is sinking deep Searching for something to say Waiting for the break of day 25 or six to four 25 or six to four
But it works well for the ad:
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[Robert] Lamm said the song is about trying to write a song in the middle of the night. The song's title is the time at which the song is set: 25 or 26 minutes before 4 a.m., phrased as, "twenty-five or [twenty-]six [minutes] to four [o’clock]," (i.e. 03:35 or 03:34). Because of the unique phrasing of the song's title, "25 or 6 to 4" has been interpreted to mean everything from a quantity of illicit drugs to the name of a famous person in code.
I read the same thing that Robert Lamm, the writer said about the song, which Linda cited above.
This isn’t the first time it’s been used for a commercial or movie (I know it was in The Flash).
At least they didn’t use the abysmal 1986 remake, which was truly an abomination.
Not fun fact: Peter Cetera was in agony recording the song, because he had been attacked at a Dodgers game and he still had his jaw wired together when he did the vocal.
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