benny's mom,(Jack's?)
Quoting from the songbook booklet where gord comments on all the songs included in the set:
2/7. SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE
In many ways it's not one of my favorites, though people seem to want to hear it. It doesn't hold together technically on stage, to my way of thinking. It's about guys going away to fight in Vietnam; that's the whole driving thought behind it. It's about saying goodbye to your girlfriend and your mother and not knowing if you're coming back--going through God knows what.
As for Sit Down Young Stranger gord says: "It's a protest song..." I won't bore you with the rest--turn to page 39 because I know you all have the collection!
Dan the United Statian.
"War is not the answer, and young men should not die"
[This message has been edited by Dan (edited June 22, 2000).]
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