![]() The Isleys’ version did better in the UK than in the U.S., though I’m not quite sure why. The Isleys’ version is notable not only for the harmonies of the three vocal Isleys, O’Kelly, Rudolph and lead singer Ronald but also for the guitar solo by younger brother Ernie. Two years later, the Isley Brothers recorded their version which is more … um … sultry? More like soul music, I think. One thing I did not know about Seals and Crofts is that Jim Seals is the brother of Dan Seals, who was “England Dan” in the duo England Dan and John Ford Coley. We operate on a different level, we try to create images, impressions and trains of thought in the minds of our listeners.” ![]() Our meaning goes further than that, for a prison can be the prison of self and a person can become insecure and paranoid if he doesn’t have a direction in his personal life. “A very simple song about a man coming home from work and hearing the dog barking and things like that, and to a lot of people the song’s about looking for security. Released in 1972, this was their first hit single. was that by the writers of the song, Seals & Crofts, as in James Eugene “Jim” Seals and Darrell George “Dash” Crofts. Just depends, I think, on my mood of the moment which I prefer on a given day. Ooh yeah Summer, summer You're like a summer breeze, yeah, running through my head (breeze, head) You're like a summer breeze, haha, yeah (breeze) I just let the top down on a PCH (PCH, oh) Left hand on the steering wheel other hand up on your waist (on your waist) Hit her with that oh my God, I think she wanna taste my DNA, oh ah (DNA) 'Bout to pull up to the spot, you know I do everything. The song talks about how the summer breeze blowing through the jasmine flowers makes the protagonist feel good, like everything is alright. Summer Breeze is one of those songs that has been recorded by two artists I like, very different sounding versions, yet I like them both. I dug through my list of TBP songs (to be played), and came up with this one … ![]() But, since soon enough we will be seeing the leaves don their autumn colours, smell the autumn smells, and already the Hallowe’en candy and decorations have filled the stores … I thought a nice summer song would be appropos tonight. Summer Breeze offered an unusually ambitious array of music within a soft rock context - most artists tried to avoid weighty subjects in such surroundings (. Summer is winding down … or so they say, though you couldn’t prove it by me, for it’s been hovering around the 90° mark here for days now. After bursting onto the stage in 2015 with the debut single, Kingdom Leader. Tonight, I reviewed my archives and found this one that I did in September 2019, over two years ago, and I thought it might fill the bill until I get the energy to do a new one! The song has its beginnings pre-2020 but it took on a whole new meaning this year. I liked the idea, but hadn’t yet had the energy or the motivation to create another music post from scratch. A few days ago in another music post, I mentioned Seals & Crofts, and our good friend Keith wondered whether there might be a follow-up, a Seals & Crofts post, coming soon. ![]()
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