1862 – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – Summer nights (1978)

 

Escrita por Jim Jacobs e Warren Casey, foi gravada entre 1977 e 1978 e lançada em 14 de abril de 1978, na trilha sonora do filme Grease. Saiu também em compacto, no dia 25 de agosto de 1978, no compacto com Rock and roll party queen. Foi produzida por Louis St. Louis. No filme, John Travolta era Danny Zuko e Olivia Newton John era Sandy Olsson. A canção nasceu do romance de verão dos dois, que acabou quando Sandy disse que iria voltar pra Austrália com a família. Então ela descobre que não irão mais se mudar e ela se matricular na Rydell High School, onde Danny era estudante. Enquanto isso, Danny havia mentido pra ela dizendo que estudava em uma escola privada de ricos. Cada um conta sua versão do romance na canção. Chegou ao número 5 do Billboard Hot100, número 1 no Reino Unido, número 1 na Irlanda, número 3 no Canadá e Nova Zelandia. Número 4 na Alemanha Ocidental e Itália, número 6 na Austrália, número 9 na África do Sul e número 14 na Finlandia. Billboard a elegeu a nona melhor canção de verão de todos os tempos.

A letra:

Summer loving had me a blast
Summer loving happened so fast
I met a girl crazy for me
Met a boy cute as can be

Summer days drifting away
To-ah! Oh, the summer nights
Well-a, well-a, well-a, huh

Tell me more, tell me more
Did you get very far?
Tell me more, tell me more
Like does he have a car?

Uh huh (doo doo)
Uh huh (doo doo)
Uh huh (doo doo doo doo doo)

She swam by me, she got a cramp
He ran by me, got my suit damp
I saved her life, she nearly drowned
He showed off, splashing around
Summer sun, something's begun
But ah! Oh, the summer nights
Well-a, well-a, well-a, huh

Tell me more, tell me more
Was it love at first sight?
Tell me more, tell me more
Did she put a fight?

Dow, doobie do, doobie do
Doobie, doobie, doobie
Dow, doobie do, doobie do
Doobie, doobie, doobie, dow

Took her bowling in the Arcade
We went strolling, drank lemonade
We made out under the dock
We stayed up 'til ten o'clock
Summer fling, don't mean a thing
But ah! Oh, the summer nights
Whoa, whoa, whoa

Tell me more, tell me more
But you don't gotta brag
Tell me more, tell me more
'Cause he sounds like a drag

Shoo bop bop, shoo bop bop
Shoo bop bop, shoo bop bop
Shoo bop bop, shoo bop bop
Shoo bop bop, yeah!

He got friendly, holding my hand
Well, she got friendly down in the sand
He was sweet, just turned eighteen
Well, she was good, you know what I mean

Summer heat, boy and girl meet
But ah! Oh, the summer nights
Whoa, whoa, whoa

Tell me more, tell me more
How much dough did he spend?
Tell me more, tell me more
Could she get me a friend?

It turned colder, that's where it ends
So I told her we'd still be friends
Then we made our true love vow
Wonder what she's doing now

Summer dreams ripped at the seams
But, oh
Those summer
Nights!
(Tell me more, tell me more, more, more)

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