The Duchess Ivanna mentioned she was listening to Dinah Washington last week, and so Ms. Washington has been on the playlist for these crazy, hazy summer days. Of particular adoration is this classic – ‘A Sunday Kind of Love’ – which speaks to the kind of love that lasts beyond the initial infatuation and Saturday night fun. Perfect sentiment as we cross into the mid-section of summer.
I want a Sunday kind of love
A love to last, past Saturday night
I’d like to know, it’s more than love at first sight
I want a Sunday kind of love
I want a love that’s on the square
Can’t seem to find somebody to care
I’m on a lonely road that leads to nowhere
I need a Sunday kind of love
Summer songs are a dime a dozen in these parts, and music somehow hits more intensely in these hot months. That bodes well for memory-making and memory-maintaining, when scent and sound become our primal methods of rekindling moments from the past. What memories will remain after the summer of 2021? There are a few, but it’s too soon to look back, and there are more to be made. For now, a lazy Sunday mood finds expression and contemplation in the exquisite vocal stylings of Dinah Washington.
I do all my Sunday dreaming and all my Sunday scheming
Every minute, every hour, every day
I’m hoping to discover a certain kind of lover
Who will show me the way
My arms need someone to enfold
To keep me warm when Mondays are cold
A love for all my life to have and to hold
I want a Sunday kind of love
