2021 sees the 25th Anniversary of Dodgy’s best selling album, Free Peace Sweet – a fan favourite and deemed a classic album of the era, spawning hits such as ‘In A Room’, ‘If You’re Thinking Of Me’, ‘Found You’ and of course, ‘Good Enough’ The band will be dipping into this album for their festival appearances across the Summer of 2021 and intend to celebrate it’s 26th Birthday next year with a series of celebratory shows and tour.
Dodgy’s 2012 comeback album ‘Stand Upright In A Cool Place’, was a long time coming, 15 years to be precise since the double platinum selling ‘Free Peace Sweet’. From the rave reviews and many media plaudits that were heaped upon ‘Stand Upright….’ it seemed that the original line up of the band had done the impossible – to reform and make a contemporary and relevant album that surpassed their previous work. Creating a sound with “golden harmonies and echoes of CSN&Y and Fleet Foxes”, and prompting The Word magazine to say “They’ve just made the record of their career by a country mile”, The Guardian described the album as a “revelation” whilst it went on to get 4**** reviews in Mojo, Uncut, Q, The Times, The Mirror and The Express.
In 2017 Dodgy released ‘What Are We Fighting For’ on Cherry Red Records, the fifth album from the original line-up of Nigel Clark, Mathew Priest and Andy Miller to amazing reviews and was the first collection of new material since their critically acclaimed reunion album, ‘Stand Upright In A Cool Place’ in 2012. It was also the first album to feature new member Stu Thoy on bass and also featured the incredible Vanessa Wilson-Best from Ultrasound.
Gigs and festival appearances have always been a crucial part of the Dodgy experience, for many they are the perfect festival band. The band have performed at most festivals worth their salt, such as Bestival, Isle of Wight, Camp Bestival, V Festival, Glastonbury, Reading, Beautiful Days, Hyde Park, Kendal Calling and many more across the UK and Europe.rtially helped fund the recording sessions.
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Staying Out For The Summer
Dodgy Lyrics
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Playing games in the rain
The hills and the fortune
Got me fooled again
You see I work in a factory (I need the money)
I don't want to be late (Though I hate this place)
I got my debts to pay for (Free me from this race)
If I ever see you again
I will tell you why (Tell you why)
I was low and insecure
I didn't want to make you cry
Well my good's turned bad
And it's just my luck that
You're not on my side
So what happens now? Where did you go?
With these feelings I hide?
Staying out for the summer!
I've had enough lining
Pockets I've never met
They've got me working all hours
I ain't gained nothing yet
If I ever see you again
I will tell you why (Tell you why)
I was low and insecure (If I ever see you cry)
I didn't want to make you cry
Well my good's turned bad
And it's just my luck that
You're not on my side
So what happens now? Where did you go?
With these feelings I write?
I'm staying out for the summer
Playing games in the rain
The hills and the fortune
Won't be the same again
I'm staying out for the summer
I'm staying out for the summer
I'm staying out for the summer
The lyrics to Dodgy's song Staying Out For The Summer reflect a sense of feeling trapped in a mundane and unfulfilling daily routine. The singer expresses their desire to escape the monotony of everyday life and enjoy the carefree freedom of summer. They mention playing games in the rain, which can be seen as a metaphor for indulging in simple pleasures and being unburdened by responsibilities. The hills and the fortune mentioned in the lyrics may refer to the allure of new experiences and adventures that await in life, but the singer recognizes that they have been fooled before and may be again.
The verses of the song reveal the singer's daily struggles and dissatisfaction with their life. They work in a factory and need the money, but hate the place and feel trapped in a never-ending cycle of debt and work. They express regret for not being able to be there for someone in the past, as their insecurities and low self-esteem got in the way. The chorus repeats the line "Staying out for the summer" as an affirmation of their desire to break free from their routine and live a more liberating life.
Overall, the lyrics of Staying Out For The Summer can be interpreted as a call for self-discovery and embracing the fleeting pleasures of life. The singer's struggles and feelings of isolation and regret are emblematic of the yearning for something more and a sense of longing for a greater purpose.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm staying out for the summer
I'm not going to let work bring me down this season
Playing games in the rain
Having fun, doing what I want to do regardless of circumstance
The hills and the fortune
I'm not overly concerned with wealth or material goods
Got me fooled again
I've been tricked by the idea that work and money are necessary for happiness
You see I work in a factory (I need the money)
I have to work to support myself, but I'm tired of it
I don't want to be late (Though I hate this place)
I don't like my job, but I don't want to cause trouble
I got my debts to pay for (Free me from this race)
I feel trapped by financial obligations
They're going to have to wait
I'm not going to let money and work control my life anymore
If I ever see you again
I will tell you why (Tell you why)
If I see you again, I'll explain why I acted the way I did
I was low and insecure
I didn't want to make you cry
I wasn't in a good place mentally and didn't want to hurt you
Well my good's turned bad
And it's just my luck that
You're not on my side
Things have gotten worse and I feel alone in dealing with them
So what happens now? Where did you go?
With these feelings I hide?
I'm unsure of what to do next and I'm struggling with my emotions
I've had enough lining
Pockets I've never met
I'm tired of working hard and not seeing any genuine gain
They've got me working all hours
I ain't gained nothing yet
Despite the long hours, I don't feel like I've made any real progress
Well my good's turned bad
And it's just my luck that
You're not on my side
My circumstances have taken a turn for the worse and I feel like I'm alone in dealing with them
So what happens now? Where did you go?
With these feelings I write?
I'm still figuring out what to do and trying to process my emotions
I'm staying out for the summer!
I'm not going to let work ruin my summer
The hills and the fortune
Won't be the same again
I'm going to change my outlook and redefine what truly matters to me
I'm staying out for the summer
I'm staying out for the summer
I'm staying out for the summer
Summer is for enjoying life, connecting with others, and experiencing new things - and that's exactly what I plan on doing
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDREW PETER MILLER, MATTHEW PRIEST, NIGEL RICHARD CLARK
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@redroutemaster
1995 see the end of my 5 1/2 years as a postie in SE London, I'd bought a VW Camper off a guy at work. I'd been badgering this fella for several years to sell my the camper, to compliment my beetle, as they are both easy to work on.
A few 'negotiating smokes', £350 and the 1975 bay was mine, then off I set to Newquay to be a summer professional DHSS surf bum for several months, then back to London for Autumn, Winter and Spring, worked the city data cabling offices. Earn enough to MOT, tax and insure the camper, some spending money banked. Then Run To The Sun Whitsun weekend I'd be back off to Newquay doing it all again.
The beach parties and beach BBQ's, illegal raves, the pubbing, the clubbing the hedonistic social life, sign on, sign off work the surf comps selling jewellery on stalls, bandanas, sarongs etc etc...hanging out with the Coca Cola skate crew on the half pipe on Fistral beach, more partying, having Keith Cheggwin appear at my camper sliding door early one morning, parked on Fistral cheerful Cheggers at 6:30am 'Ere mate, wanna play that didj on Big Breaksfast...REEF on the stage, me jamming the didg as Keith and Denise VO are talking on screen to the nation. Mad mad times near on killed me, not much sleeping, too much partying and in |Aug/Sept 98 nearly cost me my life contracting pneumonia burning the candle from all directions...I could write a book and I did start one but being a flash git at the time, writing it on my Nokia 9000 Communicator, screen bust and that was the end of that story....
I should of been in movie blue juice, but that filming was kept quiet at the time, that film is literally what it was like in Newquay in the mid to late 90's a truely fantastic place to of been, all change now and not for the better, greed has taken over down there now.
95 what a summer, we were the boys of summer..
Big up too all that were part of the Newquay Summer scene from 95 to 2003.
@benlewis2475
Takes me back to much simpler times. God I miss the mid 90’s!
@sratus
It's being young that you miss.
@daynerpotter9514
Was a great time to be alive ❤
@anthonymcneil1542
So underrated as a band but there were so many brilliant bands in that era that there was only so much room at the very top and lots of great bands were pushed further down the list than they would have been
@ophiolatreia93
Agreed they were amazing. Saw them at v97 as a 13 yr old great memories
@michaelmorris1066
True. Richard Ashcroft and The Verve being one of them.
@rossheathorn121
Reminds me of summer days in noughties. Had my band back then was good days. Those hazey lazy summer days that seem to go on forever. Fcuk covid19 we will never surrender live like we always have people love x
@danocandido169
Heard this on the radio today for the first time in 20 years ish. Took me straight back to seeing them live at V97.
@lucaschapman2188
Went to V98 and V99 in Essex seems such a long time ago but some times feels like yesterday. Go figure!
@gileswalker5870
My one and only claim to fame was I lived next door to the lead singer Nigel when we were kids in Redditch!