Kris Roe also took on the role of managing other punk bands such as Useless ID from Haifa, Israel. They collaborated on a split EP entitled "Let It Burn". Kris also acted as co-producer with Mass Giorgini (whose other production credits include working alongside Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day) for a ]label]Cincinnati, OH-based band called the National Trust in 2004, an album which is as-of-yet unreleased..
After a long delay, the album End Is Forever was released in 2001. This album was a testament to Kris Roe's increasing maturity as a songwriter. Most of the songs, especially "Fast Times at Dropout High", touched on very personal and emotional topics such as losing a sibling because his parents gave his newborn brother away for adoption. Once again the lineup changed, with John Collura replacing Peña on guitar.
On the 24th of June 2002 The Ataris left Kung Fu Records and signed with Columbia Records. Later in that year they recorded their 6th album, "So Long, Astoria", released on March 4th, 2003. This album was responsible for giving them their break into the mainstream audience and generated many successful singles, including "In This Diary" and their cover of Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer".
After touring behind the album for most of 2003, the band began writing the follow-up to "So Long, Astoria". Much of 2004 was spent in inactivity. In February of 2004, the band released "Live At The Metro", an album containing a full concert at The Metro in Chicago, as well as acoustic tracks. Mike Davenport and Chris Knapp left the band in early 2005.
Recording of "Welcome the Night" began in February 2005. Along with it came five new members - Sean Hansen filling the bass position, Shane Chickeles on drums, and guitarist Paul Carabello, Angus Cooke (Who played Cello on "End Is Forever"), and Bob Hoag on 3rd guitar, Cello, and Keyboards respectively. The group spent all of spring and summer recording at Seedy Underbelly in Los Angeles. "Welcome the Night" was orginally due out in April or May of 2006 but as of March 2006 the release date was pushed back to July of 2006. The release date of this album was once again been pushed back to possibly early 2007 after The Ataris asked to be released from their contract with Columbia Records, which the label agreed too. The "Welcome the Night" album was released in late February to an eager Ataris fan base. Unfortunately, it was not what they expected. The "Welcome the Night" album took a completely different approach to music. In a drastic deviation from his past traditions of whimsical, nostalgic pop songs, Roe used the new album to pursue a much more mature post-rock/progressive sound, an initiative which many speculate arose from the divorce of his wife and other personal conflicts. While "Welcome the Night" is certainly a great departure from The Ataris' roots, Roe has indicated that their upcoming release will attempt to return to the happy, youthful overtures that older fans have grown accustomed to.
The Boys Of Summer
The Ataris Lyrics
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Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm driving by your house
Though I know you're not home
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair combed back
And your sunglasses on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy
Remember how I made you scream
Now I don't understand what happened to our love
But, baby, when I get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
I see you walking real slow and you're
Smiling at everyone
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
Out on the road today
I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice inside my head said
"Don't look back, you can never look back"
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go, but
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got that top pulled down
And that radio on, baby
Now I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got that hair slicked back
And those Wayfarers on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
"The Boys of Summer" by The Ataris is a cover of a 1984 song by Don Henley. The song opens with a feeling of emptiness with "Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach" - this sense of emptiness is then deepened with "I feel it in the air, the summer's out of reach". This opening passage seems foreshadow the idea of the loss of something - summer, love, youth. The narrator drives by his ex-lover's house, who is not there. However, in his mind's eye, he still sees her, wearing sunglasses and with her hair combed back. Despite their break up "my love for you will still be strong after the boys of summer have gone" - this suggests the sense that the relationship was significant, and the loss just makes it more important.
The second verse records a memory of a past love affair that was intense and possibly destructive, hinted at by "Remember how you made me crazy, Remember how I made you scream". The narrator, when he sees a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac, hearing that little voice inside his head telling him "Don't look back, you can never look back", he is remembering the past and the ache of unavailable love, and thought that he knew what love was, suggests that he is out of step with his heart in the present. In the final verse, when the narrator sees his former love all he remembers is her beauty and how much he loves her, despite the fact it seems they can never be together again, ending a touching song on a melancholic note.
Line by Line Meaning
Nobody on the road
The road is deserted, there's no one around
Nobody on the beach
The beach is empty, there are no people
I feel it in the air
There's something in the atmosphere that he can sense
The summer's out of reach
The season's ending and there's a sense of loss
Empty lake, empty streets
The surroundings are bare, with no activity around
The sun goes down alone
The sun sets and he is alone
I'm driving by your house
He is passing by the person's residence
Though I know you're not home
He is aware that the person is not there
I can see you
Despite the person not being present, he can still envision them
Your brown skin shining in the sun
The person has a distinct, shining complexion
You got your hair combed back
The person has styled their hair in a particular way
And your sunglasses on, baby
The person is wearing sunglasses
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
His love for the person will not weaken despite time passing
After the boys of summer have gone
Even after summer's end, his love will endure
I never will forget those nights
He has lasting memories of certain events
I wonder if it was a dream
He is unsure if the memories actually happened
Remember how you made me crazy
He recalls a time when the person caused strong emotions in him
Remember how I made you scream
He remembers causing the person to scream in the past
Now I don't understand what happened to our love
He doesn't comprehend why their love fell apart
But, baby, when I get you back
He has hope of rekindling their relationship
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of
He plans on demonstrating his worth to the person
I see you walking real slow and you're
He can picture the person walking leisurely
Smiling at everyone
The person is friendly and approachable
Out on the road today
He is out driving on the streets
I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac
He witnessed a particular sticker on a car
A little voice inside my head said
He had an internal thought
"Don't look back, you can never look back"
He hears a voice that advises him to move forward
I thought I knew what love was
He once believed he understood love
What did I know?
He's now uncertain about his previous understanding of love
Those days are gone forever
The past is irrevocable
I should just let them go, but
Although he should move on, he's struggling to do so
You got that top pulled down
He describes the person's attire
And that radio on, baby
The person is listening to music
You got that hair slicked back
He reminds listeners of the person's hairstyle
And those Wayfarers on, baby
The person is wearing a distinct type of sunglasses
Now I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
His feelings are still as intense and unwavering
After the boys of summer have gone
Even when summer fades, his love won't
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: Don Henley, Michael W. Campbell
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1D Forever
Lyrics
Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm driving by your house
Though I know you're not home
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair combed back and these
Sunglasses on baby
I can tell you
My love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy
Remember how I made you scream
Now I don't understand what happened to our love
But baby, when I get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
I see ya walkin' real slow smiling at everyone
I can tell you
My love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
Out on the road today
I saw a Black Flag sticker on a cadilac
A little voice inside my head said don't look back
You can never look back
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know
Those days are gone forever
I should just let 'em go but
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got the top pulled down and the
Radio on baby
I can tell you
My love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair slicked back and those wayfarers on baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
MAKAVELI ULTRA
THE BOYS OF SUMMER LYRICS
[Verse 1]
Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm drivin' by your house
Though I know you're not home
[Chorus]
I can see you
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
[Verse 2]
I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy? (Crazy)
Remember how I made you scream?
I don't understand what happened to our love
But baby, when I get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of
[Chorus]
I can see you
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
I see you walkin' real slow and you're smilin' at everyone
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
[Verse 3]
Out on the road today
I saw a BLACK FLAG sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice inside my head said
"Don't look back. You can never look back."
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let 'em go, but
[Chorus]
I can see you
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I can see you
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
kharisya bella
Lyrics
Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm driving by your house
Though I know you're not home
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair combed back
And those sunglasses on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy
Remember how I made you scream
Now I don't understand what happened to our love
But, baby, when I get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
I see you walking real slow and you're
Smiling at everyone
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
Out on the road today
I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice inside my head said
"Don't look back, you can never look back"
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go, but
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got that top pulled down
And that radio on, baby
Now I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got that hair slicked back
And those Wayfarers on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
Natsu DnB
17 years later this is still one of the best covers I've ever listened to.
Jack Price
It's so good, most don't know it's a cover.
Johnny Speed
Unfortunate when your biggest song is a cover, though...
Jeremy Lee
17 years......... omg. Thats equivalent to me as a kid listening to my mom's uncool music
John Benjamin Masilamoni
Seriously
Kristela Villarreal
2003: gave this CD to my first love, I told him remember us by this song, life happened we went our seperate ways, relationships & breakups, 18 yrs later he's on the road home hears this song out of nowhere, the search began and now we're together on a Sunday morning listening to this one song ❤️
Gina Consolini
At is so great!
Jake Eller
Magical story, this songs reminds me of going back to Idaho from cali and feeling so sad.
Kristela Villarreal
@Jake Eller crazy how one song can have so many different impacts on so many people hope you're better now
Jason Kaufmann
I want a story like this. Badly. 32 grew up on all this and without a date for 6 years. I’d love for any of my exs to come back.