same and new reaction

Salinas Valley 4 - digital painting - image for a song - “Reaction to the Sun”

I believe I wrote this song in the Spring of 2006 - we had weeks and weeks of overcast and winter rain - and the sun came out for a glorious few days - maybe even a week - and everyone seemed so much happier - whether inside or out -

I know I celebrated with an unplanned and impromptu sunburn - and heat rash - which I thought - a “reaction to the sun” and proceeded to write the song.

In truth, I think it is my own version of George Harrison’s / Beatles - “Here Comes the Sun” - because it is the same concept were it not for the new play on words and a completely different melody and chord structure - but this undoubtedlly is borrowed as well -

because we know there is nothing completely new under the sun.

Listen or View

• Reaction to the Sun - recorded Spring 2007 - from  Red Eye Recordings - music, lyrics, performance, recording - Dan Beck | 1danband - Alone & Contageous
• Here Comes the Sun - video of George Harrison performance of (just slightly more famous) song