A Sense of Doubt blog post #3856 - "Summer Breeze" - Seals & Crofts - Music Monday for 2509.08

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3856 - "Summer Breeze" - Seals & Crofts - Music Monday for 2509.08

I am not ready to let summer go. And it's actually still summer.

I love summer. I wish it could be June and July all year long.

The days are getting shorter and cooler and that makes me sad.

Also, Baseball season is winding down.

I always feel like I did not take advantage enough of the summer and its good weather.

I didn't sign up for the Ultimate league this year and have not even gone out to play pick up.

I need to log more porch time today as it gets into the upper 70s before temps drop for two days of rain.

I wonder if 80 or especially 90 degree days are done for the year (hope not though).

So just this song.

Makes me happy.

Hope it makes you happy, too.


I always thought that other line in the chorus was "going through the chasm in my mind" instead of "Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind."

Enjoy!


Thanks for tuning in.


"Summer Breeze" - Seals & Crofts

Seals & Crofts' original version reached number six on the U.S. pop singles chart. Bruce Eder of Allmusic referred to it as “one of those relentlessly appealing 1970s harmony-rock anthems,” “appropriately ubiquitous on the radio and in the memory”. One of the distinctive backing instruments on Summer Breeze is a child’s toy piano. The single reached #6 pop, #4 easy listening on the U.S. Billboard charts in autumn 1972.

The production of the song was completely handled by guitarist Louie Shelton

"Summer breeze" most commonly refers to a light, cool, and pleasant wind during the summer months, but it can also describe a feeling of ease, lightness, or carefree happiness associated with the season. The phrase is also well-known as the title of the 1972 soft rock hit song by Seals and Crofts, which evoked themes of tranquility and simple pleasures.

"Summer Breeze: - Seals and Crofts

[Verse 1]

See the curtains hangin' in the window

In the evening on a Friday night

A little light a-shinin' through the window

Lets me know everything's all right

[Chorus]

Summer breeze makes me feel fine

Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind

Summer breeze makes me feel fine

Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind

[Verse 2]

See the paper layin' on the sidewalk

A little music from the house next door

So I walk on up to the doorstep

Through the screen and across the floor

[Chorus]

Summer breeze makes me feel fine

Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind

Summer breeze makes me feel fine

Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind

[Bridge]

Sweet days of summer, the jasmine's in bloom

July is dressed up and playing her tune

And I come home from a hard day's work

And you're waiting there, not a care in the world

Seals and Crofts were known for their strong and open advocacy of the Baha'i Faith. Both Jim Seals and Dash Crofts became followers of the Baha'i faith in 1969 and incorporated its principles and teachings into their music and public personas, according to Bahaipedia. They often incorporated Baha'i themes and messages into their songs, though they also emphasized that they didn't want to be seen as constantly pushing a religious agenda. 

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