*First line is the artist name. 1976. This song was released in May 1976 so it flooded radio the summer of the Bicentennial. Dan Peek of the band America played Stewart a song called "Today's the Day." Stewart told him he was inspired to write a song. This song was the result. The song features a French spoken part from Britt Ekland who was the artist's girlfriend at the time. French lyrics not included here.