Epitomising the sense of injustice that so often fuels teenage rebellion, ‘Summertime Blues’ tells the story of a young boy’s dissatisfaction with the expectation that he will leave school at 15 and spend the rest of his days working in a factory. A masterpiece of 12 bar blues, this song remains a classic long after Eddie Cochran’s premature death in a taxi crash at the age of just 22.
Buy this song at iTunes or Amazon. The official band site is here.
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