Mike + The Mechanics - Living Years

Jim must have listened a lot to this CD,  M1ke + The Mechan1c5 - Living Years, when it came out in 1988.  The soft rock tunes are vaguely familiar, with the exception of The Living Years. That major hit was playing everywhere, and I still hear it now and then. Written by band members Michael Rutherford and B. A. Robertson, the song addresses a son's regret over unresolved conflict with his now-deceased father. I still hear the song occasionally, even recorded by other artists. You can listen to the song here or read about Rutherford and his dad here. 

Other notable favorites ( and surprisingly I do remember some - just not the names) include Nobody's Perfect, Seeing is Believing, Beautiful Day, and Why Me? The band is still touring and recording, with the latest album Let Me Fly.  Check it out here. Rutherford is a founding member of Genesis and one of the band's only two original members