Sunday Sun is the spiritual brainchild of four young veterans: Koen-Willem Toering (Woost), Yoshi Breen (RubyQ), Wouter Rentema (GEM, Laura Jansen) and Jan Teertstra (Wooden Saints, Laura Jansen) have earned their stripes many times over. They found each other in their mutual love for succinct pop songs with substance; songs that can spontaneously make you smile but can also burrow their way into your heart. Their first single, Highly Respected Rebel, has already lured the likes of 3FM to declare Sunday Sun their newest Serious Talent. There is so much music simmering within Sunday Sun that this ambitious band will be releasing three EP's before the close of 2012.
Sunday Sun was conceived the way most legends are: during a legendary night at the bar. Former Rock Academy colleagues Koen-Willem Toering, Yoshi Breen and Wouter Rentema experience a night out that the good friends will still be talking about ten years from now. As the early morning Sunday sun gently rises, the three inebriated friends decide that making music in the spirit of the past evening is worth a go. The idea is as devoid of pretention as it is ambitious for these seasoned musicians: write concise pop songs with a narrative that never bores, and doesn't stray beyond the three-minute mark. Song-crafting like the Beatles did and The Shins still do. Jan Teertstra is asked to join on bass guitar, and from that point on the idea takes on a life of its own.
The two frontmen Toering and Breen try to trump one another with creative ideas, and before long they've written more than thirty songs at the kitchen table. The common denominator in all of the songs is a positive mind-set. 'All four of us are in a certain stage in our lives, a good phase, and we want to express that. The response is good; during our first show in Leeuwarden-on a Sunday in the sun-all I saw were smiling faces looking back at us. That's exactly what we're going for: entertaining people and making them feel good.'
Sunday Sun is Serious Talent on 3FM and the single Highly Respected Rebel has just been released. EP1 will be released in July.
Sunday Sun is:
Wouter Rentema – drums/vocals
Jan Teertstra – bass guitar/vocals
Yoshi Breen – guitar/keys/vocals
Koen-Willem Toering – guitar/vocals
www.sundaysunmusic.com
Sunday Morning
Sunday Sun Lyrics
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Move until the next before we change our minds
We just wanna keep on walking
We let go Words out waisting on the borderline
You and me babe we're just a matter of time
We just wanna keep on talking
on sunday morning
We watch the clouds roll by
on sunday morning
Sugar up like children in a candy store
livin' of eachother, we don't ask for more
We just wanna keep on lying
come to talk when this is going to end
but I don't wanna hear about it
cause I just like to pretend
This is going to last forever
on sunday morning
We watch the clouds roll by
We drowning beams of light
on sunday morning
We let go On monday morning
We watch the hours go by
before we say goodbye
to sunday morning
Fools and victims of a perfect crime
move until the next before we change our minds
We just wanna keep on walking
The lyrics of Sunday Sun's Sunday Morning sound bittersweet and convey a sense of impermanence and fleeting pleasure. The first verse talks about letting go of things and people like fools and victims of a perfect crime, not wanting to commit to anything for too long and always moving on to the next opportunity before changing our minds. The chorus describes a peaceful scene where the lovers watch the clouds roll by, drowning in beams of light. However, the verse following the chorus talks about the reality of the situation. They sugar up like children in a candy store, living off each other without asking for more, and pretending that it will last forever. They don't want to talk about the end because they just like to imagine that it's going to last forever.
The last verse talks about the inevitable end, where they watch the hours go by on Monday morning before saying goodbye to Sunday morning. The song seems to be about living in the moment and enjoying what we have while it lasts, without worrying too much about the future. It conveys a sense of transience, where everything comes to an end eventually, but we choose to ignore it in pursuit of happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
We let go Fools and victims of a perfect crime
We release ourselves from the roles of naïve individuals who have fallen prey to the scheme of an expert criminal.
Move until the next before we change our minds
We carry on with the present course of action, knowing that we may doubt and alter our decision in the future.
We just wanna keep on walking
We simply want to continue with our path, taking small strides without any significant aim.
We let go Words out waisting on the borderline
We abandon the words or phrases hung between acceptance and rejection, dismissing their importance.
You and me babe we're just a matter of time
Our relationship is bound by an impending end that we cannot escape, and has an uncertain duration.
We just wanna keep on talking
We are content with freely exchanging meaningless conversations without a fixed target or motive.
on sunday morning
On a particular day of the week when we follow a comfortable, repetitive routine.
We watch the clouds roll by
We observe the movement of the fluffy masses in the sky, without concern for anything else.
We're drowning beams of light
We are immersed in the brightness of the sun, without regards to other surroundings.
Sugar up like children in a candy store
We indulge ourselves excessively, like kids given unrestricted access to a shop full of sweets.
livin' of eachother, we don't ask for more
We rely on each other for survival and companionship, without feeling the need for more external support.
We just wanna keep on lying
We prefer to continue making false declarations for the sake of peacefulness.
come to talk when this is going to end
We know that our relationship will terminate soon and decide to discuss its end beforehand.
but I don't wanna hear about it
I refuse to listen to the conclusion as I prefer to believe that we will continue forever.
cause I just like to pretend
I enjoy living in a fabricated world full of deceptive thoughts.
This is going to last forever
I want to pretend that our relationship is enduring and everlasting.
on sunday morning
On the same day of our routine, a day that has become a symbol of our comfortable but meaningless life.
We watch the clouds roll by
We continue our habitual event of gazing at the moving clouds.
We drowning beams of light
We are suffocated by the radiance around us, unable to focus on anything else.
on sunday morning
On the following day of our comfortable routine that marks the start of a new week.
We let go On monday morning
We relinquish the comfortable situation of our Sunday and face the reality that the week and its challenges have returned.
We watch the hours go by
We are aware of the fleeting nature of time and its passage.
before we say goodbye
Before we say farewell to our Sunday routine and embark once again on the week's journey.
to sunday morning
When we will return to our usual cycle of unstimulating repose.
Fools and victims of a perfect crime
We are punished by the deceitful plan of fate, demonstrating our ineptitude.
move until the next before we change our minds
We progress with the flow of life, aware that our perceptions and desires may alter in the future.
We just wanna keep on walking
We simply want to continue our journey, unaware of our final destination.
Writer(s): S2 EVOLUTION, SUNDAY MORNING, SUNG HAN LEE, KEY U
Contributed by Olivia M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
hm25332
Bijna belachelijk opgewekt dit nummer. Krijg je zelfs na een rotdag weer energie van!
Howard Byrne
If this isn't a hit, then the world is deaf!
AlphenDhuez KWFbenefiet
Tof dat jullie op ons festival komen spelen op 5 september!! Superrrrrrr
Morty Bodega
Catchy as fuck.
Esra Nikkels
jullie waren super in Deventer!
Antonio Lee
brilliant
Karel Voorwalt
Top gespeeld bij paaspop, direct even opgezocht
Stephen Shaw
Let go ...everyday is Sun-day!
#KeepOnWalking ☼
Amber Wielage
hoi ik en mijn vriendinnen gaan ook een parodie gaan maken hij is echt heel erg tof als ik hen een keer luister heb ik heb de hele dag in mijn kop geweldig nummer.
EmanuGames
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