Cruel Summer (song)

Cruel Summer is a song by Bananarama in 1983, which was written by the band and the duo Jolley & Swain. The latter also produced the song, which appeared on the album Bananarama and was used in the movie Karate Kid.

History

In an interview with The Guardian said Sara Dallin of Bananarama that the song alludes to the darker side of summer.

"The best summer songs remind you of your youth: what you did in your holidays, how it felt When you first kissed a boy, going away without your parents. For me, our hit, Cruel Summer, played on the darker side: it Looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by. We've all been there! "

" The best summer songs remind you of your youth: what did you do during the holidays, how it felt when you first kissed a boy, going out without your parents. For me, Cruel Summer refers to the darker side: it was about the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone during the summer passed. We 've all experienced! "

The song was released on June 27, 1983. By using in the movie Karate Kid, the song reached the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984 Bananarama however did not allow the piece on the soundtrack album released for the film. Nevertheless, the song in the United States a success, reaching number 9 was what Bananaramas local breakthrough meant.

In 1989 the album Bananarama another New Jack Swing version of the song entitled Cruel Summer '89, which reached number 19 in the UK charts. This version first appeared in 2005 on the Bananarama Really Saying Something compilation: The Platinum Collection.

Music Video

The music video was filmed in New York. This video shows the band members as a car mechanic inner work. Later, the girl group dances around with pedestrians on a sidewalk during which comes a truck. As one of the members Bananaramas places a call in a phone booth, the truck stops and the girl group ask the driver to take her to flee from the police, who became aware of the group before. The driver drives off with the truck and the girl group pelted the pursuing police car with banana peels to obstruct the police visibility. At the end of the music video, the group gets out and goes to a party.

Cover versions

On August 10, published in 1998 Ace of Base a cover version of the song. This version appeared on the album Flowers, which was called in the U.S. Cruel Summer. Other versions were released in 1995 by Jeremy Jackson, 2002 by Emma Daumas feat. Nolwenn Leroy and 2011 by Aidan Moffat.