The Concrete Face
I saw this face in a charity shop in Harpenden. It was £6.50. I thought it looked very like the statue face on the Someone Somewhere In Summertime cover…and…oh, I grappled about buying it, but decided not to. Wish I had now….
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Minds Music Monday – SSIS – Whistle Test
Nothing rare or different this week…just this, because it’s in my head. And…I like Jim in this blue shirt. That’s it.
Someone Somewhere In Summertime – Vocal Isolation
*swoon* https://instagram.com/p/BWqZmP_n_9m/
Someone Somewhere In Summertime – Barcelona
In anticipation of what’s to come…
Someone Somewhere In Summertime – Essen, Germany
I feel my ONE piece of fair and constructive criticism (if indeed a wish for the set list to have a few more songs and to wish for the stage time to be just a little longer than it is can actually be DEEMED a criticism?!) has been taken out of context, misconstrued, turned into…
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Why I Love…Someone Somewhere In Summertime
I haven’t written one of these in SUCH a long time, but here goes… I have probably been aware of this track since at least 1984, if not since its release in 1982. It has been a long favourite. That unmistakable guitar riff of Charlie’s, and those amazingly picturesque and romantic lyrics of Jim’s, combined…
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Well, I Gotta Say That…
This week, I think I win on the BEST lyric art. Such bravado…BUT LOOK! And Sir liked it too!
Lyric Of The Day – Someone Somewhere In Summertime
Lyric of the day Song: Someone Somewhere In Summertime Album: New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) Year of release: 1982 Words: Jim Kerr (I usually fastidiously stick to album credits of the time, which in the case of NGD goes to the whole band…but, come on…we KNOW who writes the lyrics – and he deserves FULL credit…
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Valentine’s Day – Only One Song Right For It!
I don’t want to start my “Love Song is NOT A LOVE SONG” rant, but… LISTEN TO THE WORDS!! That is all I’m going to say on the matter. Now… THIS on the other hand…is pure romance! “Stay. I’m burning slow, with me in the rain. Walking in the soft rain. Calling out my name….
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Kerrsday Thursday – Jim Tie – SSIS Poster
This photo is from the poster sleeve of Someone Somewhere In Summertime 7? vinyl single. The sleeve folds out into a HUGE poster, with Jim and Charlie taking centre stage. Jim in a tie! Yes! Unfortunately, the copy I got myself, having been folded up as the single’s sleeve for the best part of 35…
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