"Summertime Blues" a Hook original

[Hook]

I perform outdoors alot in the summer...I guess I'm not a huge fan.

1 uke/vocals (stereo w/ moonage effect) did this track 1st
1 uke vocal (mono clean)

Summertime Blues

written & performed by Hook

Another summer in the land of no season
Makes a rational man doubt his reason
You can try a fan or an ice cold beer
But nothing ever helps when summer lasts all year

It's a state of mind or a prison state
When you're trapped by the heat it often manifests hate
Judgment is lost and you know judgment is a must
If it gets any hotter I'm going to spontaneously combust

I got the summertime blues,  whoa
Give me second while I
pour the sweat out of my shoes, whoa
lost in the madness of humidity
summertime is taking it's toll on me

They say global warming might bring a new ice age
With as much as I sweat global warming it sounds like all the rage
I wouldn't mind if it snowed on my parade
I've been marching in this heat without any shade

Chorus

The rubber from your tires melts to the street
Everything is sticky  but nothings sweet

chorus

[64Guitars]

Great summer song, Hook. I've got the summertime blues too. Not my favourite season. Bring on the snow.

[thetworegs]

Summer all year long now that's a place to live....great song Hook

[Geir]

I like the seasons, and I like this song

[Greeny]

I really like the uke-moonage combo (great patch, that one!). Everything skips along in a sprightly, summery way with a nice trippy edge. NICE!

[ODH]

I like the seasons, and I like this song

Likewise. Seasons are good.  Nice song.

[launched]

I perform outdoors alot in the summer...I guess I'm not a huge fan.

Tell me about it - Believe me, it does get pretty frickin' hot up here sometimes. At least we got the seasons, though. We played at a multi-band event for the 4th of July on a paved basketball court with no canopy in 95 degree weather. Sweaty fun - Whoooo hoooo!!


Killer tune bro, love the uke and the lyrics, especially the tire verse! Florida's got talent!!

[Gnasty]

It`s like a melting effect. Perfect for the song buddy. Uketastic!! I`ll come down and visit in the winter.

I love summer until the lights go out and you can`t turn them back on. But a cold beer on a hot day? Nothing beats it!

[launched]

But a cold beer on a hot day? Nothing beats it!

Yes.

[bruno]

Love this song and the sentiment. Fantastic lyrics (as always) - however we Brits are desperate from the summer sun in florida, living in the land of grey. The UK version of this song would go along the lines of .....

"Another summer in the land of rain
Makes a rational man light a flame
You can try a umbrella or an nice warm beer
But nothing ever helps when winter lasts all year"

Great song bro

 

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