No Ray of Sunlight’s Ever Lost
Have you ever experienced that feeling of excitement when you’ve met someone new? All you can do is think about them morning, noon, and night and when you are away you just gotta get back to them.
This week Jim at A Unique Title for Me asks us to explore the primary emotions of excitement, pleasure, sentiment, or spirit for this week’s Song Lyric Sunday. The song I have chosen doesn’t explicitly mention any of the keywords defining this emotion but the singer himself exudes the excitement he feels about getting back to that someone knew he has met.
James Gabriel Keogh is an Australian singer/songwriter best known by his stage name Vance Joy. Before writing his first song Joy was a promising Australian rules football player who had received offers to play professionally in the Australian Football League but chose to pursue a musical career instead.
Vance Joy has released three full length albums and one EP and has several hit songs including “Fire and the Flood“, “We’re Going Home“, “Missing Piece” and his biggest hit “Riptide“.
The song I have chosen to highlight today is taken from his second album “Nation of Two“. The track “Saturday Sun” is about new love and the excitement one feels when they are in the thick of it.
The song only charted in Joy’s native Australia but it is one of the most popular songs on tour. A hidden gem outside his homeland. I hope you enjoy my selection this week.
Saturday Sun Lyrics
Oh, Saturday Sun I met someone Out on the West Coast I gotta get back, I can't let this go Oh, Saturday Sun I met someone Don't care what it costs No ray of sunlight's ever lost So tired of sleepin' alone So tired of eatin' alone I need to ask her what's goin' on Are we goin' strong? She felt like resting her head My shoulder was the perfect height We fit so right, so what's goin' on? 'Cause I've been undone The long drive, the coastline Lookin' out at first light Am I still on her mind? I've been undone Oh, Saturday Sun I met someone Out on the West Coast I gotta get back, I can't let this go Oh, Saturday Sun I met someone Don't care what it costs No ray of sunlight's ever lost Ever lost Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba And still the memory's right there She put the breeze in my hair No kiss was softer, softer than this I'm readin' her lips, oh Each line I read She left her books in my bed And her song in my head I've been undone Oh, Saturday Sun I met someone Out on the West Coast I gotta get back, I can't let this go Oh, Saturday Sun I met someone Don't care what it costs No ray of sunlight's ever lost Ever lost Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba Lost Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba Lost Ba-ba, ba-ba ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba Oh, Saturday Sun I met someone Out on the West Coast I gotta get back, I can't let this go Oh, Saturday Sun I met someone Don't care what it costs No ray of sunlight's ever lost Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba Oh, Saturday Sun Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba Lost, oh Saturday Sun Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba I met someone Oh, Saturday Sun Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba Ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-b-ba-ba Songwriters: Dave Richard Bassett, Vance Joy.
Other great songs by Vance Joy:
I also had the pleasure of attending his recent Toronto concert and have included a link to the live stream on Youtube
Jim Adam’s Song Lyric Sunday.
Theme: Excitement / Pleasure / Sentiment / Spirit
Date: 2022-06-11 | Tags: #sls, #songlyricsunday
Photo Credit: Nick Dunn via Unsplash | Album Art: discogs.com
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Oh! This is a great choice, I have never heard of him before but I will be checking him out for definite. 💜
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He’s coming back to the Toronto area in February and we will be going again. He put on a great live show.
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Sounds great enjoy!
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Vance Joy is also new to me, but I really like his voice. Thanks for sharing this Greg.
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Fantastic song!! I actually saw Vance Joy perform Riptide at a festival show called “Wrex The Halls” put on around Christmas every year by local radio station 91X. He just did the one song… just him and his ukulele. The other bands were Alt-J, Billy Idol and Cage The Elephant.
Besides learning more about songs I like, or finding new to me music, SLS also reminds me of bands/artists I’ve seen live. I tried compiling a list, but there were SO many…
Sounds like bragging, but my parents paid for me to go to shows starting at age 12 or 13, so I got to go to a LOT of shows… and there were several multi-band festivals too.
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Lucky you, I love going to live shows. That Wrex the Halls show had a great line-up.
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What a great voice…makes me feel fizzy, 50 years younger! 🙂
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