Summer '83, by Pok the Bard.
Album: Anthology
SUMMER '83
Did you ever get around
Smoking posies in the round
Did you ever get to see
The rainbow effect left on me
Can we be
Can we see
Do we always have to sit in this uncomfortable position
Is it more than we could ask for
I don't know
I'll ask my Ma
Will we ever get out of here
Will we ever see those same old faces
Will we ever finish our mission
To the sun
Music and lyrics by Simon Miller.
Copyright © 1983 Pok Songs/Explicit Music.
This arrangement by S. Miller/G. Davies.
Recorded and engineered at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2012.
Mixed and mastered at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 16th January 2013.
Remixed and remastered at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, September 2025.
Copyright ℗ 2025 Wud Records.
Performers:
Pok the Bard – vocals, guitars, banjo
Maxx Damage – bass
Zak Black – synths
Fun Facts:
Summer '83 was almost called To The Sun.
This song is a short song in the key of G with a surprise for the unwary listener!
It was composed during the course of the 1983 Sidmouth International Folk Festival, in the campsite on Peak Hill.
The intro chords are G - C - D - C.
The first verse chords are G - D - C, resolving to Fmaj - D7 - G7.
The next section is Ebmaj7 - F - Fm - Em7 - A7.
The end is Am - Dsus - D, ending on G - D - A no 3rd.
See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/pok/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/pok/anthology/
https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/track/summer-83
https://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/pok-bard/anthology/summer-83
https://www.youtube.com/@poktv6148/videos
https://www.facebook.com/pokthebard
http://pookofpok.blogspot.com/
https://linktr.ee/pokthebard
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords
