SONG OF THE DAY
“The Sound of Sunshine” by Michael Franti & Spearhead (The Sound Of Sunshine, Capitol/ Boo Boo Wax Records, 2010). Written by Jason Bowman, Michael FrantÃ, and Carl Young.
WHERE I HEARD IT
Today, was a beautiful day, right? Well it was here in the Hudson Valley region of the fine state of New York! Sunny and 60’s! Just beautiful! And Woodstock’s Radio Station WDST was the soundtrack for the day. This was literally the perfect song to have windows down, sun shining, driving to pick up the love of my life from work at the five o’clock quitting time. I mean, just look at the lyrics (below).
LYRICS
One, two, three, uh huh
Yo, yo
I wake up in the mornin’ at 6 ‘o clock
You say there may be rain but the sun is hot
I wish I had some time just to kill today
And I wish I had a dime for every bill I got to pay
Some days you lose, you win, and the water’s as high as the times roll in
So I jump back into where I learned to swim
Try to keep my head above it the best I can
That’s why
Here I am
Just waitin’ for the storm to pass me by
And that’s the sound of sunshine
Comin’ down
And that’s the sound of sunshine
Comin’ down (down, down, down)
Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
One, two, three, uh huh
I saw my friend Bobby he said “What’s up man?”
You got little work or 20 to lend
I opened up my hand he said “I’m glad to see”
They could take away my job but not my friends you see
And here I am
Just waitin’ for the storm to pass me by (pass me by)
And that’s the sound of sunshine
Comin’ down
And that’s the sound of sunshine
Comin’ down
Yo, yo, here we go
I wanna go where the summer never ends
With my guitar on the beach there with all my friends
The sun so hot and the waves in motion
And everything smells like suntan lotion
The ocean, and the girls so sweet
So kick off your shoes and relax your feet
You say that miracles are never ceasin’
And every single song needs a little releasin’
The stereo bumpin’ til the sun goes down
And I only wanna hear that sound
That’s the sound of sunshine (of sunshine)
Comin’ down
And that’s the sound of sunshine
Comin’ down (comin’ down, down, down)
And I say
You’re the one I wanna be with (yo, yo)
When the sun goes down (uh huh)
You’re the one I wanna be with (I really wanna be with)
When the sun goes down, sing
You’re the one I wanna be with
When the sun goes down
You’re the one I wanna be with
When the sun goes…
That’s the sound (that’s the sound) of sunshine (of sunshine)
Comin’ down (uh huh, uh huh)
And that’s the sound of sunshine
Comin’ down
Eh, eh, eh
When the sun goes down, when the sun goes down
Eh, eh, eh, eh (when the sun goes down)
And it is a perfect song on a sunny day… Two Franti’s in a week. Love it!!
It’s a good week for Franti when the world opens for Spring!