My mother once told me that if you did drugs you'd end up staring into the sun and going blind. This is an homage to carefree days playing underneath the canopy of the sun.
lyrics
VERSE:
HEY, FIDDLE DIDDLE, THIS CAT’S IN THE MIDDLE
THE MIDDLE OF ONE COOL RUN
HEY, SISTER RAY, IT’S TIME TO MAKE HAY
THEN STARE INTO THE SUN, STARE INTO THE SUN
HEY, SWEET BABY, DON’T YOU THINK MAYBE
WE COULD BURN SOME FUN
CALL ME HAZY, LITTLE BIT CRAZY
STARE INTO THE SUN, STARE INTO THE SUN
CHORUS:
I DIG LONDON, I DIG FRANCE
I HATE FAKING CHEAP ROMANCE
IF YOU ROCK MY SOUL TO SLEEP
FINALLY WE’LL GET SOME, GET SOME... GET SOME PEACE
VERSE:
OL’ MOTHER HUBBARD, CRAWLED OUT the CUPBOARD
CHEWING MAGIC GUM
SHE, JACK & JILL, SKIPPED UP THE HILL
TO STARE INTO THE SUN, STARE INTO THE SUN
CHORUS:
I DIG LONDON, I DIG FRANCE
I HATE FAKING CHEAP ROMANCE
IF YOU ROCK MY SOUL TO SLEEP
FINALLY WILL GET SOME, GET SOME... GET SOME PEACE
HIT ME! AGAIN!
SOLO
VERSE:
HEY, TWEEDLEDEE, BABY, WHAT DO YOU SEE
YOU’RE NOT SO TWEEDLEDUM
LITTLE BO PEEP, SOLD HER SHEEP
THEN STARED INTO THE SUN, STARE INTO THE SUN
CHORUS:
I DIG LONDON, I DIG FRANCE
I HATE FAKING CHEAP ROMANCE
IF YOU ROCK MY SOUL TO SLEEP
FINALLY WILL GET SOME, GET SOME... GET SOME PEACE
OUTRO:
STARE INTO THE SUN, STARE INTO THE SUN,
GOTTA STARE INTO THE SUN, STARE INTO THE SUN,
STARE INTO THE SUN, STARE INTO THE SUN....
credits
released July 23, 2021
Dusty Wright - vocals, rhythm & wah-wah guitars
David Lee Waters - lead guitar
Kevin Mackall - bass
Bobby Bird Burke - drums
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023
Jody Stephens of Big Star and Luther Russell of the Freewheelers team for a radiant LP packed full of slide guitar and pop smarts. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 11, 2019
Soulful guitar interplay form the heart of this lovely Americana collaboration from Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 2, 2018