John Charles Lodge (born 20 July 1945) is an English musician, best known a… Read Full Bio ↴John Charles Lodge (born 20 July 1945) is an English musician, best known as bass guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter of the longstanding rock group The Moody Blues. He has also worked as a record producer and has collaborated with other musicians outside the band. In 2018, Lodge was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues.

Lodge attended school at Birches Green Junior School, Central Grammar School and later went to college at the Birmingham College of Advanced Technology for engineering. His early influences were musicians like Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis. By age 15, Lodge had met future bandmate Ray Thomas.

In May 2015 John released a solo album titled "10,000 Light Years Ago," which reunited him with Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder.

Lodge has been married to his wife, Kirsten, since 1968, and they are the parents of two grown children. Their first child, a daughter named Emily, was born in 1970; Lodge wrote "Emily's Song" for the 1971 Moody Blues album, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour. His son Kristian was born two years later. Lodge has spoken on several occasions about his belief as an evangelical Christian, and credits his faith with preventing him from sinking into the dangerous elements of the rock music business. Lodge is a supporter of Birmingham City F.C.

He resides in Surrey.

Summer Breeze
John Lodge Lyrics

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Would you like to tell me
All the secrets that you know
Would you like to tell me
While you're thinking
I want to tell you
Everything I know

How hard I try

I'll not understand why
'Cause there's nobody here
Nobody here but me

How hard I see I'll not understand me
'Cause there's nobody here
Nobody here I see

Summer breeze
Whisper softly thro' the trees
Make my cares slip away
My thoughts drift away from view
Summer song
Make my day
Make it long
Help this world walk on by
On its natural avenue

Would you like to tell me
All the secrets that you know
Would you like to tell me
If you're asking
I want to tell you
Everything I know

How hard I try
I'll not understand why
'Cause there's nobody here
Only my love for you

Summer breeze, summer breeze
Summer song, summer song

How hard I see I'll not understand me
'Cause there's nobody here
Nobody here but me

Summer breeze
Whisper softly thro' the trees
Make my day slip away
My thoughts drift away from view
Summer song
Make my day
Make it long
Help this world walk on by
On its natural avenue

Summer breeze, summer breeze

Summer song, summer song
Summer breeze, summer breeze

Overall Meaning

In John Lodge's song "Summer Breeze", the singer is inviting another person to share their secrets, while also desiring to share their own. However, the singer cannot understand themselves fully, despite their attempts to do so, because they feel alone in their thoughts. The soothing summer breeze and song provide temporary relief by allowing the singer's cares and thoughts to drift away. The repetition of the phrase "summer breeze, summer song" emphasizes the cyclical nature of the singer's desire to escape and find solace, as if the summer season itself creates a kind of escape from the difficulties of everyday life.

The lyrics suggest a longing for connection and understanding, but also the struggle of feeling isolated in one's own thoughts. The use of natural imagery, such as trees and a natural avenue, reinforces the idea of finding solace in nature. The song, then, can be interpreted as a meditation on the human condition of feeling alone and disconnected, but also finding moments of peace and escape through the beauty of the natural world.

Line by Line Meaning

Would you like to tell me
Asking someone if they'd like to share secrets

All the secrets that you know
Inquiring about all secrets known to that person

Would you like to tell me
Repeating the request for secrets

While you're thinking
Asking for the secrets while the person is contemplating

I want to tell you
The singer wants to share what he knows

Everything I know
Referring to sharing all knowledge he has

How hard I try
Expressing frustration about not understanding something

I'll not understand why
Will not comprehend the reason for something

'Cause there's nobody here
No one is present to explain or understand the situation

Nobody here but me
The singer is alone and unable to understand

How hard I see I'll not understand me
Despite observation, the singer won't comprehend himself