‘Here comes the Summer’ - The Undertones,1979
I wanted to write about the song at the begining of the summer but was holding off for the summer to truly kick with great weather, BBQ’s and beer gardens but sadly it never really came at all so I’m to write about it now in the hope that it will bring some enjoyment (and not depression) when the weather is god damn awful. I’ve given up on ever again seeing a week of sunshine here…
Taken from Derry’s finest The Undertones and their first album aptly named, The Undertones, and clocks in typical punk/post punk fashion at a measly 1.43 minutes. Don’t let the relative shortness of the song deter you from this upbeat, enjoyable ditty (which is not typical of punk / post punk bands).
The context of the song is basically an ode to beaches and girls in skimpy clothes which is what most guys look forward to in the summer. I particularily like the first verse which goes something like
‘Oh baby baby what can I do
You know you drive me crazy when I’m looking at you
The summer’s really here and it’s time to come out
Time to discover what fun is about‘
The second and third verses are repeated and create images of lying on the beach looking at girls
that have a bit of colour instead of the pasty Irishness that is evident the rest of the year.
‘Keep looking for the girls with their faces all tanned
Lying on the beaches all covered in sand
Stretching out their long legs lying in the sun
They know they’re beautiful they’re having fun‘
God I need a holiday !!
Anyway you can watch the song here
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