The Sound of the Summer 1974 style

As I have mentioned in a number of my posts I have always been a huge fan of music. Actually, that’s underplaying it. Music has always been central to my life. Prompts like this are usually a real problem because I have so many songs that I can think of. However, in this case one song came into my head as soon as I read the prompt and it was instantly perfect.

In the summer of 1974, a song came on the radio that was unlike any other in the effect it had on me. From the introduction with it’s slow build to the brass section coming in is just a few seconds but it was enough to hook me instantly. The tune was, in an indefinable way, every bright summer day you have ever had set to music. The lyrics were a story of love, beaches and loss. All life was here and even though at the age of 9 I had experienced very little of life, I instinctively understood every word and every beat. Every note was perfect to me then and remains so now. Whenever I hear this song I get the same feeling of joy and excitement as I did over 50 years ago. My childhood self calls to me whenever I hear it and tells me it’s still there.

Here is First Class with Beach Baby. Take a listen and let me know if it gives you the same feeling of joy. ⛱️