
You can be content and still have audacious goals. But in striving for those goals, you also always remember the value of what you have already achieved. Also, a summer breeze can carry pleasant smells (scents, odours).

So a 'summer breeze' brings to mind something that is pleasant. A summer breeze is pleasant because in summer its very hot and a breeze makes it a little cooler. Its often said that, “Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want but the realization of how much you already have.” Often times people confuse being content with being complacent. OldGeezer English (US) English (UK) A breeze is a light wind. The summer breeze can be seen as a metaphor for the passing of time and the inevitability of change and loss. Lewis explained the meaning of this song in a Rolling Stone Interview, noting, The whole meaning of I. Our meaning goes further than that, for a prison can be the prison of self and a person can become insecure and paranoid if he doesn't have a direction in his personal life." They would reunite occasionally after the 1970s, but never achieve the success of their earlier career. Jim Seals died in Jun of 2022 after battling a long illness at home. Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze (Official Audio). In 1972, Seals explained, "We operate on a different level, we try to create images, impressions and trains of thought in the minds of our listeners” and that Summer Breeze was "A very simple song about a man coming home from work and hearing the dog barking and things like that, and to a lot of people the song's about looking for security. Summer Breeze offered an unusually ambitious array of music within a soft rock context - most artists tried to avoid weighty subjects in such surroundings (. Jim Seals and Dash Crofts were the founders of Seals and Crofts, and together created several hits in the 1970s. Crofts was born in Cisco, Texas in 1938 and Seals in Sidney, Texas in 1942. They met early on in their careers when Crofts was a drummer in a local band. They played together in another band called Dean Beard and the Crew Cats. The group would produce a #1 song, called Tequila, and they both moved to LA based on the success of that song. After several other moves they would be back together again in the band the Dawnbreakers where both became followers of the Baháʼí Faith. Seals and Crofts decided to form a duo after the breakup of the Dawnbreakers with Seals playing guitar, violin, and sax, and Crofts playing guitar and mandolin. They were signed by Warner Brothers, and this became a hit song from their second album in 1971. Seals and Crofts referenced jasmine in the song because it is a flower that blooms in the summer, but also represents feelings of contentment and harmony. In the song, they wanted to create images of enjoying the simple pleasures of life with those you love. Warmth and coolness bathed him like the inflow and ebbing of a wave or a shifting summer breeze. Its a very simple song about a man coming home from work and hearing the dog barking and things like that, and to a lot of people the songs about looking. #587 (8/4/22) Thur Wake-Up Song: You don’t have to lower your goals to be contentĪ little light a-shinin' through the window,
