@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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 the summer wind
Like painted kites, those days and nights they went flyin' by
The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky
Then softer than a piper man, one day it called to you
I lost you, I lost you to the summer wind
The autumn wind, and the winter winds, they have come and gone
And still the days, those lonely days, they go on and on
And guess who sighs his lullabies through nights that never end
My fickle friend, the summer wind
The summer wind
Warm summer wind
The summer wind
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 the summer wind
Like painted kites, those days and nights they went flyin' by
The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky
Then softer than a piper man, one day it called to you
I lost you, I lost you to the summer wind
The autumn wind, and the winter winds, they have come and gone
And still the days, those lonely days, they go on and on
And guess who sighs his lullabies through nights that never end
My fickle friend, the summer wind
The summer wind
Warm summer wind
The summer wind
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Summer Wind Lyrics as written by Henry Mayer Hans Bradtke
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This is a song that means a lot to me... I think almost anyone can relate to it...I mean we've all been there, trusting someone with our hearts only to see our hopes dashed against the grindstone of our own foolishness. And that summer wind that helps to capture eyes and hearts...
mountainjew, it's a different generation. i think it's really cool that some people are getting exposed to sinatra through the ataris. shows you how much music influences us.
okay I didn't even know the ataris had a song about "Summer Wind" until I was downloading Sinatra's after I found it...it's beautiful, and so much better than any one else has ever done, IMHO.
my grandpa loved sailing, and 23 years ago he bought a boat and at the time this was his favorite song in the whole world so he named his boat Summer Wind. Unfortunatly the same year he drowned off of the same boat. This is my all time favorite song because it reminds me of my grandpa and everytime I hear the part "I lost you to the summer wind" it gives me chills down my spine. it's just so weird that he named his boat after this song. I am now into sailing and I named my sailboat Summer Wind II.
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The song is simply about a fleeting romance, a type of "the one that got away." While somewhat sad, it is a memory sweetly savored.
This song is so amazing. I always wanted to hear it after I heard the song "Summer Wind Was Always Our Song" by the Ataris. Everyone should listen to Sinatra
Oh my god you are right Saves the day girl. Summer wind is truly grand.
same here, heard "summer wind was always our song" and had to know what it was all about!
me i was curious when listenning at looking back on taday by the ataris, "playing summer wind in the juebox of the bar we use to go...."