The name “Baby Lemonade” comes from a track on Syd Barrett’s album Barrett.… Read Full Bio ↴The name “Baby Lemonade” comes from a track on Syd Barrett’s album Barrett. There are two bands called Baby Lemonade:

(1) The U.S. Baby Lemonade formed in 1992 in Los Angeles. They are contemporaries of the Wondermints and The Negro Problem, and consist of guitarists Rusty Squeezebox and Mike Randle, bassist Dave Chapple, and drummer David Green. They have released three albums of southern-Californian power pop, but are also known for touring with Arthur Lee for many years as the last line-up of his band Love.

(2) The British Baby Lemonade formed in 1986. Within a few months they were recording demos and released the song “Jiffy Neckwear Creation” on flexi-disc (with The Bachelor Pad’s “Girl of Your Dreams”), which became Sounds magazine’s “Record of the Week” in February 1987. The original band line-up only played a handful of gigs, with the debut gig in Edinburgh (December 1986) consisting of three original numbers plus two covers, then the first number was repeated! The “Secret Goldfish” / “Real World” single (produced by Douglas Hart of The Jesus and Mary Chain fame) was released on 27 June 1987 and spent five weeks in the NME indie single charts, reaching #9. After some line-up changes the album One Thousand Secrets followed in late 1988.

Summer Song
Baby Lemonade Lyrics

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Every summer
Sky is ocean blue
Every summer makes
Me think of you
In the summer
She will forget your name
And I can't help myself
You know its true

Summer's all about you
Terra forming on a broken star
In the summer
She's going to break your heart
And I can't help myself
You know its true
I can't help myself, what can you do?
In the summer
There's an outside chance

We might get together
And talk about the weather

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Baby Lemonade's "Summer Song" tell a story about the summer season and how it reminds the singer of someone they love. The singer is reminded of this person every summer, when the sky is a bright ocean blue. However, the lyrics also suggest that this person has caused the singer heartache in the past- "In the summer, she will forget your name, and I can't help myself, you know it's true. Summer's all about you." The singer is drawn to this person, even though they know they will be hurt again- "terra forming on a broken star/ in the summer she's going to break your heart." However, despite this pain, the singer still holds out hope that they might reconnect one day- "there's an outside chance/ we might get together/ and talk about the weather."

Overall, the lyrics of "Summer Song" convey a sense of longing and heartache, but also hope and nostalgia for a past love. The summer season acts as a catalyst for these feelings, reminding the singer of their complicated emotions towards this person.

Line by Line Meaning

Every summer
The start of each summer season

Sky is ocean blue
Skies emit a deep blue color, resembling that of the ocean

Every summer makes
Each yearly summer event brings about

Me think of you
Reminds me of you and our past experiences together

In the summer
During the summer season

She will forget your name
She may not remember who you are by the end of summer

And I can't help myself
I'm unable to control myself

You know its true
It is a fact

Summer's all about you
Everything related to summer reminds me of you

Terra forming on a broken star
Earth-like conversion on an already destroyed celestial body

In the summer
During the summer season