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That 18 Summer
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Them were't days eh?
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Trash-pop, guitar rock and melodic miscellany.
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Electronic • Downtempo
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#2,754 today Peak #91
#176 in subgenre Peak #7
Author
Steve Smith
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Steve Smith
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December 01, 2020
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MP3 9.2 MB • 320 kbps • 4:00
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WAV 40.4 MB
Story behind the song
Right now we're in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, with every country on earth in lockdown, everyone staying home in isolation or keeping 2m apart from everyone else. I find my thoughts drifting back to the glorious summer in England two years ago, when we could never have predicted what's happening now. So bizarrely my fantasy escape place is my home country, England. But a different England.
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That '18 summer, do you remember? Unbroken sun from May to September Past bad summers emphatically put right People forgot what rain even looked like Five straight months of barbecue diets Too hot for even the customary riots Brits complaining as only they could But, oh, that summer was good Home early and a bottle of wine Ripe tomatoes straight from the vine Hanging around in our shorts and tees In the garden drinking G's and T's Yes England was a wonderful place The sun put a smile on everyone's face A rare plus-point for global warming And no hint of the brewing storm Oh the long hot summer of '18 We had the feeling that the world was waiting We couldn't have known then how it would roll Spiralling desperately out of control If only things hadn't taken that tack And we could just press a button and skip the track back To the carefree times that these days lack Just play this song and bring it all back We could walk in the park every evening Wishing we didn't have to work for a living Staying outdoors as ofte n as practical Summer festivals warm and magical It just seemed to go on forever We knew we were having the best summer ever To see one like that again we never would But oh, that summer was good Oh the long hot summer of '18 We had the feeling that the world was waiting We couldn't have known then how it would roll Spiralling desperately out of control If only things hadn't taken that tack And we could just press a button and skip the track back To the carefree times that these days lack Just play this song and bring it all back If only things hadn't taken that tack And we could just press a button and skip the track back To the carefree times that these days lack Just play this song and bring it all back
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digitalskull
Nov 03, 2021
Very true.