Summer Wind

About Summer Wind

"Summer Wind" is a 1965 song, originally released in Germany as "Der Sommerwind" and written by Heinz Meier and German language lyrics by Hans Bradtke. Johnny Mercer re-wrote the song into English along the same themes as the original, which talked of the changing of the seasons using the Southern European sirocco wind as a metaphor. In America, it was first recorded by Wayne Newton and subsequently by Bobby Vinton and Perry Como. The song is best known for a 1966 recording by Frank Sinatra which peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Easy Listening chart. The Sinatra version originally appeared on his album, Strangers in the Night. A variety of singers and bands have covered the song since, including Shirley Bassey, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Michael Bublé and James Dean Bradfield. Barry Manilow, Westlife, and Willie Nelson have included the song on their albums of Sinatra covers. Following Johnny Mercer's centennial in 2009, Scottish singer Todd Gordon recorded a version of the song that included original, addition lyrics penned by the songwriter. The track was released on the 2012 album, Helping the Heroes, with the Royal Air Force Squadronaires big band. more »

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2018

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The summer wind
Came blowin' in
From across the sea
It lingered there
To touch your hair
And walk with me
All summer long we sang a song
And then we strolled that golden sand
Two sweethearts
And that summer wind

Like painted kites
Days and nights went flyin' by
The world was new
Beneath a blue umbrella sky
Then softer than a piper man
One day it called to you
Well I lost you
I lost you to that summer wind

Now the autumn wind
And the winter winds, they have come and gone
Still the days
The lonely days go on and on
And guess who sighs his lullabies
Through nights that never end?
My fickle friend
That summer wind
Oh, the summer wind
The warm, warm summer wind

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Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson (pronounced /wɪli nɛlsən /; born April 30, 1933) is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed at the end of the 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. more »

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