The good folks at CBC Radio's Daybreak North have been asking their listeners for submissions for great summer songs this past week, in an effort to hang on to the last threads of the endless sunshine and warm weather.
It's back for at least this weekend, so here's my submission for the Daybreak North list. Although it's in Canada's both official languages, it probably won't make the cut since it's more than eight minutes long and the artist comes from France.
Summer's Glory is by the French rockers Alcest. The only part of it in English is the title but there's no need to know French or understand the lyrics to feel the hot energy of this song emanating from the soaring guitar riffs, particularly in the long middle section, where if a sunrise on a July morning sounded like music, the moment the sun crests the horizon would sound just like that.
"Allons recueillir l'ivresse qui vogue dans l'air de l't," sings Alcest's singer-guitarist, who ironically goes by the stage name of Neige, or snow in English. The rough translation is "let's go and collect the euphoria drifting on the summer wind."
Sounds like a plan for the weekend.
Throw on Summer's Glory by Alcest, turn it up to 11 and open the shades. You can find the song at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caICugPSv0Y.
