Summer Dreams

• Summer Dreams
  Posted by rpirone on 28 Mar, 2026 23:31
• I used to live in Seaside Heights, NJ during the 70s. That experience informed this song:
  
  

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  Cattails sway in the cool bay breeze/                                             
  While starlings swirl and dive/
  As the sun does a slow fade/
  In the soft twilight sky/
  
  Watching pier lights in the distance/
  Nights of long French kisses/
  Slow dancing to the radio/
  Long the strand in the mist/
  
  Chorus:/
  But love's a fleeting thing 'round here/
  And it's never what it seems/
  Hearts get caught up in the heat/
  And lose themselves in their summer dreams/
  
  Bridge:/
  Those romantic nights on the beach/
  Tanned young bodies intertwined/
  With the moon just out of reach/
  Like the love they hope they'll find/
  
  Now the season's come to an end/
  The boardwalk's shutting down/
  The last of the tourist traffic/
  Makes its way out of town/
  
  The scent of coconut oil/
  Starts to wane on the wind/
  Till the first of June rolls around/
  And it all starts again/
  
  Chorus/
  But love's a fleeting thing 'round here/
  And it's never what it seems/
  Hearts get caught up in the heat/
  And lose themselves in their summer dreams/
  
  
  
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Tex on 29 Mar, 2026 11:10
• Hello Rich,
  
  Welcome to the forum...  I think the music here is very nice, the vocals need to be bumped up just a bit...
  
  Good song, nice job.
  Tex
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by rpirone on 29 Mar, 2026 11:56
• Thanks for taking the time to check it out. Much appreciated.
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by Marsha on 29 Mar, 2026 14:29
• The link took me to a different song called sleeping with ghosts?
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by rpirone on 29 Mar, 2026 14:36
• Here's the correct link:

  Summer Dreams by Rich Pirone | Buy & License Beat | Free Download | SoundClick

  Discover "Summer Dreams", an Indie Pop track by Rich Pirone. Add this high-quality instrumental to your creative workflow. Available now on SoundClick.

  SoundClick · soundclick.com
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• #5 Reply
  Posted by Marsha on 29 Mar, 2026 14:39
• Still takes me to the same place. That's weird.
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• #6 Reply
  Posted by rpirone on 29 Mar, 2026 15:04
• Sorry bout that. I've tried several times and the link works for me.
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• #7 Reply
  Posted by Marsha on 29 Mar, 2026 16:07
• Ok I got it now.
  
  The music is nice, but it's painfully slowwwwwwwwwwwww.  Maybe a sync opportunity for a movie?  Otherwise, I would speed it up a little bit like. "between the moon and new york city".
  
  I agree the the vocal is a little weak, a stronger voice would be great.
  
  The lines are lovely, but still reads like a poem, because is there a hook? 
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• #8 Reply
  Posted by billdraper on 31 Mar, 2026 12:47
• Hello rpirone
  I read the lyric two maybe three day ago, and thought that some fine writing,  mental note to come back to starfish, and listen!
  
  Music sounds 70’s yeah…for some reason. I was in my 20’s in the 70’s, and remember the sad/sweetness of summer love and summer love songs. This song fits nicely…Could go nicely in a movie in that genre.
  
  I enjoyed the listen. Took me back! Cheers.
  Bill
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• #9 Reply
  Posted by rpirone on 31 Mar, 2026 15:06
• 'Painfully slow"?  I like to think of it as languid like a hot, humid August day on the beach at the Jersey Shore.
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• #10 Reply
  Posted by rpirone on 31 Mar, 2026 15:08
• Bill, this was just a remembrance of my teenage years living at the shore. Glad it resonated with you. The 70's feel was intentional. Thanks for listening.
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