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Afternoon Delight

from By the River's Blue (album) by Brian Campbell

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lyrics

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

It’s so nice in the afternoon
Here with you in my living room
We’re doing nothing special
Just reading and smoking and lyin’ around yeah
We might make love yeah
It’s not on our minds right now except for mine but I won’t admit it
keep it to myself -- might just preclude an opportunity—

It’s so nice in the afternoon
Here with you in my living room
The sky is an ashtray
and the air outside cold as what’s behind my freezer door
without you I’d be looking at the walls
and thru the frost on my window sill
But now I can look at youuuuuuuuuuu

There’s a lightness in these lines
But a darkness in between
I can joke and a-make you laugh
But all this could be a dream
Here being with you

It’s so nice in the afternoon
Here with you in my living room
Together we could fly through the sky
to other planets beyond our sun
where lotus blossoms rain like jewels over everyone
where there’s no need for Buddha or Christ or Jain or anything like that
where everything’s so amber warm inside and oh so good
we could stay here forever, and I’m sure we will
la-n’-dee-da-dum

It’s so nice in the afternoon
Here with you in my living room
We’re doing nothing special
Just reading and smoking and lyin’ around yeah
We might make love yeah
It’s not on our minds right now except for mine but I won’t admit it
Why not admit it? Yeah! Let’s do it!

It’s so nice in the afternoon
Here with you in my living room...

credits

from By the River's Blue (album), released July 13, 2022
Brian Campbell: vocal, guitar
Female back vocals: Leesa Mackey
Martin Bennett: arrangements, virtual instruments, recording, mix, master
Recorded at Studio Loco, Montreal.

LISTENER COMMENTS

Omg Brian this is so corny fun great special! Love it!
- Leila M., Montreal

What a fun, upbeat song! Your love shines through...
- Sharon C, Pierrefonds, Quebec

Just love this one! So sweetly real! Bravo!
- Irika M., Weedon, Quebec

Outstanding! So much fun in a time when it is soooo necessary to have this kind of sweet, uplifting music around us. Brian's voice is terrific (love the bit of semi-falsetto near the end), and the back vocals from Ms. Mackey are terrific.
-Davetta F., Montreal

Nice song! Very catchy, playful and joyful. I listened to it at 6 in the morning, and the sky is an ashtray here as well.
- Thomas W., Geneva, Switzerland

It's so nice... fun and cheerful, good timing!
- Debra L., Montreal

Leesa Mackey's back vocal adds a very nice layer to the song that fits the mood very well! She complements your voice well too!
-Kaoru M, Montreal

Delightful!
-Jonathan K., Montreal

Bons vocals et très entraînant 😉 Love it 🥰 - Diane D., Notre-Dame-du-bon-conceil, Quebec

Love this!
-Mike S., Montreal

Wow!
-Martin C., Montreal

Fun and joyful, this brightens up the grey day like today!
-Bonnie W., Winnipeg

Beautiful song and harmonies! Truly an ode to the joys of living as a couple.
-Hugh H., Montreal

Love this! It's a definite hit!
- Ethel M., Montreal

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Brian Campbell Montreal, Québec

Brian Campbell is a song-poet, dexterous finger-stylist, and impassioned, heart-felt singer. A widely published poet, Campbell has several critically acclaimed collections to his name. On stage he is relaxed and natural, an entertaining storyteller who spellbinds with his songs. He performs regularly, mostly in the Montreal area. To learn more about him, see campbellmuse.com ... more

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