My Summertime Dreams
from A Working Title - special edition T by Shueh-li Ong
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In celebration of the beauty that surrounds the sunny season, I decided to sketch out a simple yet poignant tune. Drawing the voice and theremin in harmony and contrapuntal lines, "My Summertime Dreams" recollects Summer-living in the three countries where I spent much of my life; the Land Down Under, the Lion City and the United States of America.
Numerous tête-à-têtes of Summer spurred me on to selecting a handful of cheerful pet reflections to put to song.
And in case you are still unsure about the seasons in Australia and America, yes, they are reversed, and tropical Singapore (just below the equator) is mostly sunny all year round! Even the skies are different shades of blue, with the air and food just as eclectic!
Music video on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ-lZQFsz9Q&list=PL6B759C42A9A2D7B0&index=4
Numerous tête-à-têtes of Summer spurred me on to selecting a handful of cheerful pet reflections to put to song.
And in case you are still unsure about the seasons in Australia and America, yes, they are reversed, and tropical Singapore (just below the equator) is mostly sunny all year round! Even the skies are different shades of blue, with the air and food just as eclectic!
Music video on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ-lZQFsz9Q&list=PL6B759C42A9A2D7B0&index=4
lyrics
LYRICS:
[Verses] You ask me earnestly, the places I’d rather be
I look into the distance.
Some things I must forget but not the taste, the smell, the visions.
You search me tenderly, for faces of people I’m missing in my life
My idle loneliness is just a temporary high-light
For in my memory, I’d rather think of days you’re in my Summertime dreams.
[Chorused] that are in my memory, I’d rather think of these
In my Summertime Dreams.
When morning, noon or night is just a plane flight
No matter where I am, my Summertime dreams.
[Bridge] And beaches Down Under, movies in America, Singapore food craze.
These glorious days
And interwoven scent and scenes of Summer vistas in magazines
The taste of strawberries and cream
Exotic names with foreign themes
No matter rain or shine, you’re never too far
the world’s a generous place
No matter noon or night, it’s just a plane flight
No matter where I am my Summertime dreams.
[Verses] You ask me earnestly, the places I’d rather be
I look into the distance.
Some things I must forget but not the taste, the smell, the visions.
You search me tenderly, for faces of people I’m missing in my life
My idle loneliness is just a temporary high-light
For in my memory, I’d rather think of days you’re in my Summertime dreams.
[Chorused] that are in my memory, I’d rather think of these
In my Summertime Dreams.
When morning, noon or night is just a plane flight
No matter where I am, my Summertime dreams.
[Bridge] And beaches Down Under, movies in America, Singapore food craze.
These glorious days
And interwoven scent and scenes of Summer vistas in magazines
The taste of strawberries and cream
Exotic names with foreign themes
No matter rain or shine, you’re never too far
the world’s a generous place
No matter noon or night, it’s just a plane flight
No matter where I am my Summertime dreams.
credits
from A Working Title - special edition T,
released January 1, 2013
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PERFORMANCE:
Shueh-li Ong (theremin, synths, programming/sound design, body percussion, voice).
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PRODUCTION:
Written, Recorded and Produced in Nashville TN by Shueh-li Ong
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PERFORMANCE:
Shueh-li Ong (theremin, synths, programming/sound design, body percussion, voice).
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PRODUCTION:
Written, Recorded and Produced in Nashville TN by Shueh-li Ong
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Shueh-li Ong Nashville, Tennessee
Shueh-li is an Aussie-born Singapore composer, synthesist, thereminist, and record producer.
She is known for her ability to layer exotic synths with ethnic moods to create bombastic productions and haunting ballads of any style!
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