Re: summer breeze
Richard Detweiler (rdetweil@hpbs2500.boi.hp.com)
Tue, Apr 18 1995 09:33:16 GMT
In article <3mtr4l$6jr@sif.cs.cornell.edu>,
Edward Sevcik <sevcik@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
>This may be an old, already answered question, but I would appreciate
>some information; thanks in advance.
Hello Ed,
As the moderator pointed out, Seals and Crofts are indeed Baha'is. I
became a Baha'i during the height of their popularity and went to
several of their concerts and the public meetings they would hold after
their shows where they shared the Baha'i Faith with those in the audience
who were interested.
>Does anyone know what connection the Seals & Crofts album, "Summer
>Breeze" (1971 - containing the pop song of the same name) has with
>anyone from the Bahai Faith?
The song "Hummingbird" is definitely about Baha'u'llah. "Garden of Cloves"
quotes a prayer by Abdu'l-Baha. "The Euphrates" is about Baha'u'llah and
makes reference to His time in Baghdad. "Yellow Dirt" and the song on the
A side about the old man building things which I can't remember the title
to off hand is their perspective of the state of the world and the need
for the teachings of Baha'u'llah.
In general, all of their albums had at least one overt reference to the
Baha'i Writings if not more and a lot of the songs on each were concerned
with Baha'i subjects. Both Seals and Crofts have also produced or helped
in several Baha'i musical projects which are available through the Baha'i
Distribution Service as well.
Although not rock and roll, their musical style was original - blending
jazz, eastern influences, the use of mandolin, etc. A lot of it still
sounds fresh to my ears and I enjoy listening to it today. A lot of
good stuff.
Dick D.
rdetweil@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com