Bob Lind-Cool Summer

[@PiJaMaOfficial]

I listen to this song everytime i feel anxious and it helps.

[@lauraeiriarte]

When you’re young, your life it seems, like an endless happy dream...

[@raamlo]

Sept 1958 to July 1959 I lived these words with Carolyn. 60 years later I still am not over the pain.

[@StanBennet]

It's a bitch

[@lauraeiriarte]

at least you had it

[@harazharmr9885]

That’s a long time … And I’ve glimpsed eternity.

[@jennylings6092]

A Beautiful song that takes me back to a time when life seemed much simpler Bob has always been my favourite singer I love all his songs but sometimes find it so painful to listen to the words they are so lovely they make me cry. Such an underatted singer and songwriter.

[@marcchagall8211]

'..but somehow i can't be sad, thinking about the times we had, it was love and i remember it forever..'

[@carlskelton5230]

Heartbreaking, such a beautiful song, which brings back many memories for me when life was lovely.

[@Icneumone7]

You still have that life right? Cherish it

[@mangarda]

It's a gorgeous song! You can tell it's a demo, as it is imperfect...the guitars and vocals play catch-up with each other at some points...but effect of the song is still there. Classic Bob Lind. He still records today and thankfully his style has changed very little since then.

[@ilgasolberg]

🌻I agree you are so right. He is terrific lyric song writer.

[@JulieRobus]

Come Back to Me and Bring Me back the Sun ❤❤❤

[@Matt571]

It is sad how Bob Lind never had a hit with this song and that his only big hit was Elusive Butterfly, he deserved to have more hits. A very talented singer and songwriter.

[@pgroove163]

he did alright...i just read one of his novels

[@MrJesseLonge]

wouldnt have been so elusive though x

[@PiJaMaOfficial]

So beauté

[@shafirabalqish7211]

i visualize myself dancing with my(future)lover, on the hill, its just two of us, and a warm campfire, and some beers, and this song, loud.

[@rnawojczyk]

Corrected lyrics: Cool Summer (Bob Lind) Somewhere up there In the high mountain air Is the girl that I would have married But the summer was too long And the ocean was too wide And the burden too heavy to be carried In the fall when things were new We’d walk to town and wander through And her words set my restless mind to dreamin’ When her soft warm caress Made the hours stop and rest I wondered if it was what it was seemin’ But the summer was too long And the ocean was too wide And our dreams too heavy to be carried In those quiet Autumn days Sitting in some small café Our words they were said to each other Yes and when, late afternoon Cast its shadows across the room We’d walk back down the road together In the winter of the year Through the snow you would appear And we’d lay around and laugh and times were easy But our words were deaf and blind To the coming summertime Even though we knew inside it was a comin’ And in the spring when it was warm I would hold your suntanned arm And we’d walk across the grass just feelin’ lazy But our nights had just begun To be worried restless ones As the thoughts of the summer waited heavy When you’re young your life can seem Like an endless happy dream But your choices aren’t always yours for making So I sailed across the mist With a promise and a kiss And I saw her face in every wave that’s breaking And the summer was too long And the ocean was too wide And the burden too heavy to be carried Well I’ve seen her lots of times Since that summer on the Rhine And I know that what we used to have is over But somehow I can’t be sad Thinking about the times we had It was love and I’ll remember it forever And somewhere up there In the high mountain air Is the girl that I would have married Bu the summer was too long And the ocean was too wide And the burden too heavy to be carried

[@ilgasolberg]

🌻🌻Thanks for the corrected lyrics. Lind is just a great lyric songwriter.

[@hmslf]

there was a time when i could not bear the explicitness of his words - the sea was too wide, and the burden too heavy to be carried - in times of real and merciless heartbreak, it does not take much to trigger a wave washing you away. glad those times are over. bob still here, comforting me.

[@dontknocktherock1263]

Bob Lind wrote some beautiful songs. This is just one of them. What a great atmosphere on this.

[@Matt571]

I have since heard that Bob recorded this song, along with all the demos that ended up on The Elusive Bob Lind album, a long time before he recorded Elusive Butterfly and Cheryl's Goin' Home. He said in an intervew he was 17 (which would be 1960), but as The Times They Are A-Changin' was one of the demos, it must have been about 1963-64

[@JS050505]

i always imagine rainy weather while listening to this song. It's so cozy as summer rain

[@yaboyrlf]

When i want to cry I come back to this song

[@darrylnelson2399]

and, of course, goldboro"s "HONEY" HEARING, LIND'S ILLUSIVEB.F, I CHECK OUT HIS OTHERS AM GOLD, AND DISCOVERED THIS, GEM~ ARE THOSE, MY BABY SITTERS, OR WHAT ? HA HAHA~"D"~

[@puretroubleman]

First heard this on The rinse XFM in 2006, couldn't find the song for years so thanks for putting it up.

[@mikepauley2678]

Best cut from this excellent record....Bob Lind is a treasure.

[@PedroIvo13]

This is so beautiful...

[@richardramos1646]

Great song! Although I've loved Elusive Butterfly since I was a kid, I'm starting to discover Bob Lind's other songs...love this one!

[@darrylnelson2581]

OH, I SECOND, THAT EMOTION~ ILLUSIVE BUTTERFLY, AIRED, ON AM BAND~TILL, ;82~ PRETTY TUNE, I WAS SO IN LOVE~ 2 MONTHS AGO, ALICIA, PASSED AWAY~ BUT, SO GLAD, WE MET~

[@alanpollock7929]

A fabulous singer with only one hit, but at least he had one which is more than most singers have

[@ok-xx1wy]

Classic

[@MLElf]

Lovely x

[@cancionesrecuperadas]

first time that i hear U, and I love it! thanks BOB

[@darrylnelson2399]

"AND A BURDEN, TOO HEAVY, TO BE CARRIED"

[@darrylnelson2399]

LIKE, I'M THAT DUDE~AND INSIDE I'VE CRIED FOR A PAL, OR GAL TO EMBRACE IN A LOVING WAY~BUT WHEN MASKS COME OFF, THE FEMININE SMILES? ARE GONE,~REPLACED BY PARANOID, PERMASCOWLS OF A POISENED, LOVE, THATS JUST A MEMORY NOW~SO IN MONTHS OR 5 YRS AT MOST IS THERE SOMETHING GOOD I'VE LEFT BEHIND? NOT A DREAM, SURVIVED~ NO CAMERA, FOR 30 YRS, LAPTOPS? CAME W/NO CHARGER, POLOROID CAMS W/O A JACK 4 SIM CARD DIGI DWNLOADS? 4 TOTALLY USELESS OBSOLETE NOW 1 YR LATER GETTING A DC RECHARER? AFTER 30 DAYS? IMPROBIBLE I FEEL LIKE, USING THEM AS TARGETS FOR MY INSULT WEAPON~

[@domenicocirillo2279]

Corrected lyrics, but some part is still a little bit oscure. Somewhere up there In the high mountain air There's the girl that I Would have married But the summer was too long And the ocean was to wide And the burden too heavy To be carried In the fall when things were new We walked town and wandered through And a word set my restless mind to dreaming When her soft warm caress Made the hours stop and rest, I wonder if it was what it was seeming. But the summer was too long And the ocean was to wide And our dreams too heavy To be carried In those quiet Autumn days Sitting in some small cafe Our worths they were set To each other Yes the wind played at the noon And cast a shadow across the room We walked back down the road together In the winter of that year Through the snow you would appeared And we laid around and laughed when times were easy But our words were deaf and blind To the coming summertime Even though we knew inside It was coming In the spring when it was warm I would hold your [suntanned arm?] And we walked across the grass Just feeeling lazy But our nights had just begun To be worried and restless ones And the thoughts of the summer were heavy When you're young Your life may seems Like and an endless happy dream But your choices are always yours to make. So I sail across the mist With a promise and a kiss And I saw her face in every wave That's breaking And the summer was to long And the ocean was too wide And the burden too heavy To be carried Well, I seen her a lot of times Since that summer arrived And I know that what we used to have Is over But somehow I can't be sad Thinking about the times we had It was love and I'll remember it Forever And somewhere up there In the high mountain air Is the girl That I would have married And the summer was to long And the ocean was too wide And the burden too heavy To be carried

[@Uselesshands]

I would hold your sun tanned body I think he says

[@gdouglas999]

I bought the album the first week it was released. Already had the two World Pacific albums. Wasn't disappointed at all even though they were all songs recorded before "Elusive Butterfly." Has excellent versions of "Fennario" and "Times They Are a Changin'" Used to be found all over the place in used records bin, bet you can find if you try!

[@remaininginlight]

Thank you Don Letts for bringing this to my attention :-)

[@thedivinemrm5832]

remaininginlight ...on 6Music? The man is a living legend! :)

[@missmoscha]

Το τραγουδι π με ξυπναει ταξιδευοντας αναμεσα στην αισιοδοξια και την αγαπη

[@veniyeah]

This song made me want to lay in hammock all day long :3

[@Snaporaz100]

veni yeah Same here! Dreamy song

[@purpan.6764]

Love

[@PuajPuaj]

this is just too sad, I feel pierced by a spear

[@pgroove163]

cat is a legend

[@andrewtucker1828]

🔥

[@somuchface]

This album was never released on CD it was put together after Bob had success with elusive butterfly the strings were added.... it was really just a demo he made in Denver that was embellished by the record label in an attempt to cash in on his fame...you have to buy the record used

[@zippitydoowopjoe]

Many of the songs in this album are haunting. Although if you listen to this song you could tell the arrangement is all over the place. Nothing is consistent with the measures. That makes sense when you consider that these were made from demos. I also believe that Bob head talked about being under the influence a lot of times while recording. That being said, I have a sealed copy of this album that I hope to transfer to digital at some point.

[@mbrand19971]

This may had been his written song besides Elusive Butterfly.

[@isaqsalawu1729]

Can't find it to buy.

[@Snaporaz100]

Does anybody knows the lyrics for the fourth verse? He says something like "Winster's stop" and "caress". Thanks!

[@ClarkReviews]

Snaporaz100 i think it's "winter's soft warm caress, made the hours stop and rest, i wonder if it was, what it was seeming."

[@Snaporaz100]

ClarkReviews Wow, thanks a lot! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! XD

[@Maviss________]

Snaporaz100 also when it says something like in the winter of the year through the snow you would appear??

[@basvandetas]

Maria Sommerville NTS 210622 09:45

[@laaaarwood]

the only way is down

[@garethevans8484]

Larwood Hiscock nice! #yourejustlearninghowtodrown

[@ilgasolberg]

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[@spalexy]

Would you come back, baby?

[@manouvolanosy7809]

[@paulocornejo2162]

davenportage 4

[@swoops2811]

same

[@bradpauler1370]

I want to hear what the girls in the picture sound like, you say they are called ''Honey ltd'', as in ''limited''?

[@jonathanrichmond3562]

Brad Pauler i looked up some of their songs, they're kind of cool but not that great. they had good voices but their songs didn't have anything to set them apart

[@robinlee9020]

Does anyone know where this artwork is from?

[@BIGJONE269]

oh.

[@fenderbassboy]

love that photograph! any idea who made it?

[@geocs5895]

It's a photo of the female vocal group Honey, LTD from their 1968 album....

[@24TheMaestro]

jake buggz sug dis b4 hym

[@24TheMaestro]

sarcasm

[@jimdonahue5187]

The lyrics really don't go along with the music,, it's not THAT great of a song.. Just ok,, it's so repititive

[@johnpro2847]

not that catchy