in the song "boys of summer" what is don henly referring to when he uses the phrase the "boys of summer? What does that phrase mean?
2007-01-14 14:28:26 · 5 answers · asked by Dreamyeyes 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
The guys that are only around for a season (or a short time).
Probably used to refer to farm hands sticking around to plant the fields, then moving on.
2007-01-14 14:31:31 · answer #1 · answered by Cheyuk 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The song is about the loss of youth and approach of middle age ...
"Out on the road today
I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice inside my head said,
Don't look back, you can never look back. "
Picture a Grateful Dead sticker on the bumper of a car that represents the establishment. It's really sad. The "boys of summer" refers to the lost youth of the singer, and the way he wanted to change the world when he was young, but failed to make a difference since everything is still the same.
2007-01-14 14:33:34 · answer #2 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he means that she basically dumped him because it was going to be a summer at the beach with a lot of hotties and she didnt want to be tied down; and he is saying that "the boys of summer" (hotties on the beach) will be gone and he will still be there
2007-01-14 14:35:17 · answer #3 · answered by Tazzy375 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the kids he hung out with during the summer it is a reference to his youth
2007-01-14 14:32:11 · answer #4 · answered by twysty 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the guys girls date temporarily in the summer.
2007-01-14 14:41:42 · answer #5 · answered by I hate carrots 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋