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The Summer of '72
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A nostalgic song about the transience of youth, and living for the moment. (Current version, 21/10/05)
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Just me and some songs that I wrote. More info at http://www.bjdooley.info. All of these songs have now been completed and recorded in stereo on the CD The R
Just me and a few songs that I have written. Mostly acoustic folk and comic material. Everything is a work in progress, so please leave your comments in the message board (the link is in tiny letters to the right). All songs here are now completed and recorded in stereo on CD!
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #87
Peak in subgenre #23
Author
Brian J. Dooley
Rights
Copyright © 2003, Brian J. Dooley
Uploaded
October 20, 2005
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MP3
MP3 1.7 MB • 128 kbps • 1:49
Story behind the song
Just thinking back to when I lived in Rio as a youth, many years ago.
Lyrics
The Summer of '72 by Brian J. Dooley Listen to the rhythm of the city as we dance Carnival in 1972 It was a time ago, it was far away, we were so much younger too Cathy and I are going down to Ipanema There is summer in the breeze and there is moonlight in her hair We pass the batucada, drums rolling samba, snaking away down the crowded street We're drinking cachaca and singing along with nearly everyone we meet Cathy and I are surrounded with magic There is laughter in her eyes and there is music in the air I remember how we danced 'til the sun came up and the sleepy dancers drifted away Then we parted still floating along in a magical sort of a way And Cathy and I would perhaps meet again next time Hold on to these moments they can never reappear. Well, Cathy crashed on a motorcycle ride and died in the summer of 1972. Copyright © 2003, Brian J. Dooley
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