Cassadee Pope
Summer
(Republic Nashville)
If you’re looking for that perfect summer song now that we’re into June (and, just how did THAT happen?), check out the song actually CALLED “Summer,” from Cassadee Pope. Late Spring in 2016 is a bit odd compared to recent years, in that we’re getting a lot of ballads – not that there’s anything wrong with that – but the format is usually gearing up for party central. Pope’s “Summer” is not a party song though. Here, she’s reminiscing about a “Clear Water Beach at 17 memory.” Yep, this is pure, innocent first-love, lightning bolt stuff. “Eyes as blue as the July sky/Sent shivers down my spine every time he smiled at me.” Pope is coming off a #1 duet with Chris Young, and follows up with a strong tune here, that brings tempo, and something else that always works: nostalgia. “The tan line’s fading in my sun kissed skin/hits me like a wave when I think about it.” Alas, like most summer romances when you’re a teenager, it all comes crashing down when summer is over. “He drove away the first of September/But I remember/He talked like/He walked like/And he looked like/And he burned like summer.” It’s a familiar, but well-told story by a vocalist capable of bringing the emotion every adult 18 and older can relate to.
Impacting: Monday, June 6th
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