This is one of my favorite songs of all time. It means so much in so many ways. I didn't grow up in the 60s, but this song captures such a powerful spirit of the innocent life of the early/mid 60s. A time when America was truly American. The song is about a young romance in the summer. The guy in the song thinks back on all of the good times he had with his girlfriend during that summer, and how he is saddened that summer is ending, possibly meaning his relationship with this girl is also ending. I think that even today, all of us can relate to this innocent love that we once had, and how it holds such a special place in us, even if it wasn't lasting. And like I said, the way that this song incorporates this powerful feeling of the 60s in addition to the timeless meaning behind first love, just makes this song so awesome. And I also have to add this song fit so perfectly at the end of the movie "American Graffiti". Just the way it was placed at the end after you learn of the fates of the cast after their last night together as friends in the summer of 1962. It just gives ya goosebumps.
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. It means so much in so many ways. I didn't grow up in the 60s, but this song captures such a powerful spirit of the innocent life of the early/mid 60s. A time when America was truly American. The song is about a young romance in the summer. The guy in the song thinks back on all of the good times he had with his girlfriend during that summer, and how he is saddened that summer is ending, possibly meaning his relationship with this girl is also ending. I think that even today, all of us can relate to this innocent love that we once had, and how it holds such a special place in us, even if it wasn't lasting. And like I said, the way that this song incorporates this powerful feeling of the 60s in addition to the timeless meaning behind first love, just makes this song so awesome. And I also have to add this song fit so perfectly at the end of the movie "American Graffiti". Just the way it was placed at the end after you learn of the fates of the cast after their last night together as friends in the summer of 1962. It just gives ya goosebumps.