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Seasons In The SunThe Beach Boys

Released: August 27, 2021

Songwriter: Rod McKuen Jacques Brel

Producer: Al Jardine Terry Jacks

[Verse 1]
Adieu Emile, my trusted friend
We've known each other since we were 9 or 10
Together we climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABCs
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees
Adieu Emile, it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there

[Chorus]
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time

[Verse 2]
Adieu Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wondered how I got along
Adieu Papa it's hard to die (ahhh, ahh, ahh)
When all the birds are singing in the sky (ahhh, ahh, ahh)
Now that the spring is in the air (ahhh, ahh, ahh)
Little children everywhere (ahhh, ahh, ahh)
When you see them I'll be there (ba ba)

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Adieu Francoise, my trusted wife
Without you I'd have had a lonely life
You cheated lots of times but then
I forgave you in the end
Though your lover was my friend
Adieu Francoise it's hard to die (ahhh, ahh, ahh)
When all the birds are singing in the sky (ahhh, ahh, ahh)
Now that the spring is in the air (ahhh, ahh, ahh)
With your lovers everywhere (ahhh, ahh, ahh)
Just be careful I'll be there (ba, ba)

[Outro]
All our lives we had fun, we had seasons in the sun (ba ba ba, ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
But the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach (ba ba ba, ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
All our lives we had fun, we had seasons in the sun (ba ba ba, ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
But the stars we could reach were just starfish on the beach (ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
(ba ba ba, ba ba ba, ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)[repeat until fade]

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time and the first American pop band to reach the 50-year milestone. Their vocal harmonies are among the most unmistakable and enduring of the rock and roll era.

Formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California, by Brian Wilson, his two brothers Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and classmate Al Jardine, the group’s first single “Surfin'” got them signed to Capitol Records and they quickly became one of the most popular and successful artists of the surf music craze of the 1960s. From 1962 to 1966, The Beach Boys scored over twenty top 40 hits in the US including the chart-toppers “I Get Around”, “Help Me Rhonda” & “Good Vibrations” along with the top 5’s “Surfin USA”, “Fun, Fun, Fun”, “California Girls”, “Barbara Ann” & “Sloop John B”. Several of the band’s singles also found top 40 success in Canada, Australia, Sweden and the UK. In 1965, de facto leader Brian Wilson suffered a mental breakdown due to the stress of writing, producing & touring combined with substance abuse issues, causing him to step down and stop traveling with the band on tour.

Inspired by producer Phil Spector and The Beatles' Rubber Soul, Brian focused on studio work, determined to keep the group relevant as the surf music scene was fading with their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Despite tension between members in the studio about this new direction, lack of faith from the record label, mixed reviews, and comparatively lukewarm reception initially in the US, the album still found massive success in the UK and earned accolades from fellow artists including The Beatles, who acknowledged that the album was their inspiration to further push the boundaries of pop music with their landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Eventually Pet Sounds would be acknowledged as one of the greatest albums ever recorded by several media outlets like The Times, Mojo Magazine, The Guardian, VH1, BBC and Rolling Stone.

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