Posted October 14, 200618 yr Summertime When it was originally written it was one of the first, if not the first songs I wrote when I came out of Take That and the feel of the song is a complete juxtapose of how I was at the time. When I wrote ‘Summertime’, which is a very euphoric, up song I don’t think I could have been anymore depressed, deluded, lost. I remember I went down to London in a pair of Vivian Westwood tartan bondage trousers, a pair of black Patrick Cox and a lovely white Vivian Westwood shirt…I was skinny as, a right proper raver and I moved in with a lady on new years night, and by February I was just fat! fat and horrible and lost, all over the place. That was when I met up with Ant Genn and we wrote the song together, Ant was my indie enfant terrible; I adored him cos he was cool as **** and Northern and funny, I wanted to be him, but drugs took their tole on both of us. At least I have a lasting memory of an amazing yet catastrophic summer, plus I love the fact that little bunnies freeze in the snow
October 14, 200618 yr Author Very similar to Rob's original. His voice is a bit more deep in this one. Perfer the original myself.:D
October 14, 200618 yr I agree -_- . Nice way to end off though....before you're hit with Dickhead that is :D
October 14, 200618 yr I think this version sounds really good, Summertime is another favourite for me. Im glad its slightly different
December 2, 200618 yr January 2007 Q Magazine ( out this week ) The 100 Great Undiscovered Tracks of 2006 No 93 . Summertime. The last track on an often baffling album was an inspired ode to raving , produced by William Orbit. Get it: Rudebox Album. Chrysalis. Also has a full page spread on REWIND section on his album Escapology- on the making on the video in Los Angeles.
