Story Behind The Song
I saw Smokey Robinson in a summer concert at the Pasadena Park a year ago, and he hadn't lost a note...just an amazing artist. Jonell Mosser is a Nashville legend, and on a resurgence right now with a great new CD. www.jonellmosser.com
Song Description
A slow-dance ballad like I used to hear on my big brother's 45 turntable, when the local dance parties were called "Canteens" (at least on the east coast).
| Song Length |
4:25 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Pop - Classic |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Lost Love, Long |
| Similar Artists |
Linda Ronstadt, Celine Dion |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1960 - 1969 |
| |
Lyrics
SOME SUMMER NIGHT
(J. Rounds)
Cruisin' through the stations on my radio
"Oo Baby Baby" and away I go
Smokey wasn't jokin'
I do believe he felt that way
Summertime is fadin', hear the seagulls cry
Here for a minute, then it flies on by
Someone turned a page, we can't go back again
But baby, let's pretend...
Some summer night
You'll come knockin' on my door
Some summer night
Like a thousand times before
Whoa...the Miracles are singin'
And the stars are hangin' just right
And somehow, somewhere I'll be seein' you
Some summer night
Half a million things I never got to say
Half a million miles gettin' in the way
But if you hear this song on your radio
Baby play it soft and slow...
And some summer night
I'll come knockin' on your door...
(Don't they always tell you
You can't go back no more
But some summer night
You'll come knockin' on my door)