Both Seals and Crofts were born in Texas. They first met when Crofts was a drummer for a local band. Later, Seals joined a band called Dean Beard and the Crew Cuts where he played guitar; later on Crofts joined the band. With Beard, they moved to Los Angeles to join The Champs. In 1958, Seals and Crofts toured with The Champs. After the success of their number one Latin rock instrumental hit "Tequila", the pair returned to Los Angeles to work as session musicians.
In 1962, Jimmy Seals, Dash Crofts, Glen Campbell, and Jerry Cole left The Champs to form a band named "Glen Campbell and the GCs" which played at The Crossbow in Van Nuys, CA. The band only lasted a couple of years before the members went their separate ways. Crofts returned to Texas and Seals joined a band named "The Dawnbreakers" (a reference to a book by the same name). Crofts eventually returned to California to join The Dawnbreakers. However, The Dawnbreakers turned out to be unsuccessful. Crofts married fellow Dawnbreaker Billie Lee Day in 1969, and both Seals and Crofts were introduced and converted to the Bahá'í Faith.
After the failure with The Dawnbreakers, the two decided to play as a duo, with Seals on guitar, saxophone and violin, and Crofts on guitar and mandolin. They signed a contract with Talent Associates and released two LPs, which were largely ignored. The pair signed a new contract with Warner Bros. Records in 1971. Their first album with their new label was also unsuccessful, but their second album, Summer Breeze charted at #7 in 1972.
After a long and successful run of recordings in the 1970s, the two lost their contract with Warner Brothers and set aside music for a while. They held a short reunion tour in 1991–1992 and appeared at several Bahá'í gatherings. Crofts lived in Mexico, Australia and then Nashville, playing country music and making occasional hit singles. Seals moved to Costa Rica and has lived on a coffee farm since 1980.
In 2003, Seals and Crofts reunited and recorded a new album, "Traces", for the first time since 1998. They toured during 2004–2005.
In the early 2000s up to 2008, Seals embarked on various tours with his brother Dan ("England" Dan Seals, of England Dan & John Ford Coley), billing themselves as Seals & Seals.
In December 2010, the bandmates' daughters Juliet (Seals) Crossley and Amelia (Crofts) Dailey, along with Genevieve (Bogan) Dozier, daughter of Seals and Crofts engineer Joey Bogan, formed a musical trio called The Humming Birds. They released their self titled EP The Humming Birds in September 2012.
In 2018, Brady Seals (Jim's cousin) and Lua Crofts (Dash's daughter) began touring as Seals and Crofts 2, performing the catalog of Seals and Crofts, as well as some new music.
Follow Me
Seals & Crofts Lyrics
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From the album UNBORN CHILD (1974).
Love me, love me. While the sun still lights the sky.
Follow me there, we'll live forever.
Follow me, you'll never die, die, die.
Hurry, hurry. While your heart's still on the wind.
Follow me, you'll never die, die, die.
Love me, love me. While the music fills the air.
Leave all the world to go on turning.
Follow me, you'll never die, die, die.
The lyrics of Seals & Crofts's song "Follow Me" convey a yearning for lasting love and a desire for immortality. The song encourages the listener to seize the moment and follow the singer to a place where love and life never end. The lyrics use the image of the sun setting in the sky as a metaphor for the fleeting nature of time, and urge the listener to embrace love and join the singer on a journey that promises eternal life. The idea of an afterlife is suggested by the line "we'll find a home beyond the meadow," which implies a place beyond this earthly realm where love and life exist forever. The repetition of the phrase "you'll never die, die, die" reinforces the central theme of the song, which is the quest for immortality through love. The final lines of the song suggest that the world will continue turning without the listener, as they follow the singer to a place beyond time and space.
Overall, "Follow Me" is a song about the power of love to transcend mortality and offer the promise of everlasting life. The lyrics are simple but effective, using vivid imagery and repetition to convey the message of the song. The melody is simple and catchy, with a gentle strumming guitar and soothing vocals that add to the dreamlike quality of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Love me, love me. While the sun still lights the sky.
Expressing a sense of urgency to love each other in the present moment, while there's still time to enjoy life under the sun and its light.
Follow me there, we'll live forever.
Inviting the listener to join the singer on a journey towards eternal life, perhaps symbolizing a spiritual quest or a romantic promise of enduring love.
Follow me, you'll never die, die, die.
Repeating the idea of eternal life as a reward for following the singer's lead, emphasizing its importance and legitimacy as a desirable outcome.
Hurry, hurry. While your heart's still on the wind.
Encouraging the listener to act quickly and decisively, while they still feel passionate and adventurous, ready to take risks and face challenges.
We'll find a home beyond the meadow.
Promising a better future, a safe haven or a utopian paradise, where the singer and the listener can live together in peace and harmony, away from the troubles of the world.
Love me, love me. While the music fills the air.
Echoing the first line, but with the added element of music, which represents a shared experience of joy, celebration, and beauty, making life worth living, and love worth pursuing.
Leave all the world to go on turning.
Accepting the inevitability of change, decay, and mortality, but suggesting that love can transcend these limits, and create a timeless bond that endures even in the face of adversity.
Follow me, you'll never die, die, die.
A final affirmation of the central message of the song, that by following the singer's call to love, adventure, and hope, the listener can achieve a sense of immortality or transcendence, which is the ultimate goal of human existence.
Contributed by Lincoln P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.