Lee Harvey Osmond, stylized as LeE HARVeY OsMOND, is a Canadian psychedelic… Read Full Bio ↴Lee Harvey Osmond, stylized as LeE HARVeY OsMOND, is a Canadian psychedelic folk project fronted by musician Tom Wilson.
“Acid folk” is said to have been born in an old garage off Clinton Avenue in Toronto, concocted by Tom Wilson from Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, a few Cowboy Junkies, and some Skydiggers.
Allowing bass, hypnotic rhythms and a lot of groove into their songwriting circle, the artist collective LeE HARVeY OsMOND created a sound that would creep out of the Northern woods and across the Great Lakes into the South, the same way The Band did forty years before them.
Tom Wilson (guitar and vocals) struck Canadian rock gold in the ‘90s as the leader of the much-loved Junkhouse, and then found a whole new audience as a crucial component of roots-rock super-group Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, who have just released a compilation of some of their most loved songs entitled “Swingin’ from The Chains of Love” on True North Records. He released solo albums in 2001 and 2006, and his 2005 collaboration with Bob Lanois, The Shack Recordings, was critically acclaimed.
A Quiet Evil, the first release by LeE HARVeY OsMOND, was released on Latent Records in 2009, and the group toured with the Cowboy Junkies in the U.S. to support the release.
“Acid folk” is said to have been born in an old garage off Clinton Avenue in Toronto, concocted by Tom Wilson from Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, a few Cowboy Junkies, and some Skydiggers.
Allowing bass, hypnotic rhythms and a lot of groove into their songwriting circle, the artist collective LeE HARVeY OsMOND created a sound that would creep out of the Northern woods and across the Great Lakes into the South, the same way The Band did forty years before them.
Tom Wilson (guitar and vocals) struck Canadian rock gold in the ‘90s as the leader of the much-loved Junkhouse, and then found a whole new audience as a crucial component of roots-rock super-group Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, who have just released a compilation of some of their most loved songs entitled “Swingin’ from The Chains of Love” on True North Records. He released solo albums in 2001 and 2006, and his 2005 collaboration with Bob Lanois, The Shack Recordings, was critically acclaimed.
A Quiet Evil, the first release by LeE HARVeY OsMOND, was released on Latent Records in 2009, and the group toured with the Cowboy Junkies in the U.S. to support the release.
Summer Girl
Lee Harvey Osmond Lyrics
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Yeah, I like it when the girls
Stop by in the summer
Do you remember?
Do you remember
When we met, last summer?
New Kids On The Block
Had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
And I think it's fly
When girls stop by
For the summer
For the summer
I like girls that
Wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish
But she's been gone
Since that summer
Since that summer
Hip-hop mama, spic n span
Met you one summer
And it all began
You're the best girl
That I ever did see
The great Larry Byrd, jersey thirty-three
When you take a sip
You buzz like a hornet
Billy Shakespeare wrote
A whole bunch of sonnets
Call me when you miss me
'Cause I can't speak baby
Something in your eyes
Really drove me crazy
Now I can't forget you
And it makes me mad
You left one day
And never came back
Stayed all summer
Then went back home
Macualay Culkin wasn't home alone
Fell deep in love but
Now we ain't speaking
Michael J. Fox was Alex P. Keaton
When I met you
I saw my name is Rich
You look like a girl
From Abercrombie and Fitch
New Kids On The Block
Had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
And I think it's fly
When girls stop by
For the summer
For the summer
I like girls that
Wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish
But she's been gone
Since that summer
Since that summer
Cherry pants Coke
Crushed rocks till I boogie
Used to hate school
So I had to play hookie
Always been hip to the b ball style
Known to act wild and
Make a girl smile
Love New Edition and the Candy Girl
Remind me of you
Because you rock my world
You come from Georgia
Where the peaches grow
They drink lemonade
And speak real slow
You love hip-hop
And rock 'n' roll
Dad took off when
You were four years old
There was a good man
Named Paul Revere
I feel much better baby
When you're near
You love Fun Dip and Cherry Coke
I like the way you laugh
When I tell a joke
When I met you
I said my name is Rich
You look like a girl
From Abercrombie and Fitch
New Kids On The Block
Had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
And I think it's fly
When girls stop by
For the summer
For the summer
I like girls that
Wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish
But she's been gone
Since that summer
Since that summer
In the summertime
Girls got it goin' on
Shake and wiggle to
A hip-hop song
Summertime girls
Are the kind I like
I'll steal your honey like
I stole your bike
Bugalute shrimp and pogo sticks
My mind takes me back
There oh-so quick
Let you off the hook
Like my man Mr. Limpit
Think about that summer
And I bug 'cause I miss it
Like the color purple
Macaroni and cheese
Ruby-red slippers
And a bunch of trees
Call you up but what's the use?
I like Kevin Bacon
But I hate Footloose
Came in the door
I said it before
Think I'm over you
But I'm really not sure
When I met you
I said my name is Rich
You look like a girl
From Abercrombie & Fitch
New Kids On The Block
Had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
And I think it's fly
When girls stop by
For the summer
For the summer
I like girls that
Wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish
But she's been gone
Since that summer
Since that summer
In the summer girls come
And summer girls go
Some are worthwhile
And some are so-so
Summer girls come
And summer girls go
Some are worthwhile
And some are so-so
Summertime girls
Got it goin' on
Shake and wiggle
To a hip-hop song
Summertime girls
Are the kind I like
I'll steal your honey
Like I stole your bike
New Kids On The Block
Had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
And I think it's fly
When girls stop by
For the summer
For the summer
I like girls that
Wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish
But she's been gone
Since that summer
Since that summer
Stop by in the summer
Do you remember?
Do you remember
When we met, last summer?
New Kids On The Block
Had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
When girls stop by
For the summer
For the summer
I like girls that
Wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish
But she's been gone
Since that summer
Since that summer
Hip-hop mama, spic n span
Met you one summer
And it all began
You're the best girl
That I ever did see
The great Larry Byrd, jersey thirty-three
When you take a sip
You buzz like a hornet
Billy Shakespeare wrote
A whole bunch of sonnets
Call me when you miss me
'Cause I can't speak baby
Something in your eyes
Really drove me crazy
Now I can't forget you
And it makes me mad
You left one day
And never came back
Stayed all summer
Then went back home
Macualay Culkin wasn't home alone
Fell deep in love but
Now we ain't speaking
Michael J. Fox was Alex P. Keaton
When I met you
I saw my name is Rich
You look like a girl
From Abercrombie and Fitch
New Kids On The Block
Had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
And I think it's fly
When girls stop by
For the summer
For the summer
I like girls that
Wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish
But she's been gone
Since that summer
Since that summer
Cherry pants Coke
Crushed rocks till I boogie
Used to hate school
So I had to play hookie
Always been hip to the b ball style
Known to act wild and
Make a girl smile
Love New Edition and the Candy Girl
Remind me of you
Because you rock my world
You come from Georgia
Where the peaches grow
They drink lemonade
And speak real slow
You love hip-hop
And rock 'n' roll
Dad took off when
You were four years old
There was a good man
Named Paul Revere
I feel much better baby
When you're near
You love Fun Dip and Cherry Coke
I like the way you laugh
When I tell a joke
When I met you
I said my name is Rich
You look like a girl
From Abercrombie and Fitch
New Kids On The Block
Had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
And I think it's fly
When girls stop by
For the summer
For the summer
I like girls that
Wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish
But she's been gone
Since that summer
Since that summer
In the summertime
Girls got it goin' on
Shake and wiggle to
A hip-hop song
Summertime girls
Are the kind I like
I'll steal your honey like
I stole your bike
Bugalute shrimp and pogo sticks
My mind takes me back
There oh-so quick
Let you off the hook
Like my man Mr. Limpit
Think about that summer
And I bug 'cause I miss it
Like the color purple
Macaroni and cheese
Ruby-red slippers
And a bunch of trees
Call you up but what's the use?
I like Kevin Bacon
But I hate Footloose
Came in the door
I said it before
Think I'm over you
But I'm really not sure
When I met you
I said my name is Rich
You look like a girl
From Abercrombie & Fitch
New Kids On The Block
Had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
And I think it's fly
When girls stop by
For the summer
For the summer
I like girls that
Wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish
But she's been gone
Since that summer
Since that summer
In the summer girls come
And summer girls go
Some are worthwhile
And some are so-so
Summer girls come
And summer girls go
Some are worthwhile
And some are so-so
Summertime girls
Got it goin' on
Shake and wiggle
To a hip-hop song
Summertime girls
Are the kind I like
I'll steal your honey
Like I stole your bike
New Kids On The Block
Had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
And I think it's fly
When girls stop by
For the summer
For the summer
I like girls that
Wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish
But she's been gone
Since that summer
Since that summer
The lyrics of Lee Harvey Osmond's "Summer Girl" touch on memories and nostalgia from a past summer, and especially the girls who would come and go during that season. The first verse sets the scene of the song by referencing the New Kids On The Block and a girl who wears Abercrombie & Fitch, reminiscing about how she left since the summer. The following verse alludes to the popular figure Larry Byrd and Buzz Cola from The Simpson, and Shakespeare's sonnets to show the deep love the singer felt for the girl he met one summer, who never returned to him.
The last verse contains a mix of popular culture references and a yearning for the past summer. The lyrics mention classic things that the singer associates with that past summer, such as macaroni and cheese, Ruby-red slippers, and a bunch of trees. The song ends on the same note as the beginning, reinforcing the singer's sense of longing for that past summer. "Summer Girl" is a nostalgic song for those who enjoyed the good old summer days and the people who played a part in those memories.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: Bradley Young, Dow Brain, Rich Cronin
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