Summerland

Album: Sparkle And Fade (1995)
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Songfacts®:

  • Everclear lead singer Art Alexakis wrote this about Summerland, California. Summerland is an unincorporated town in southern California. The name of the town and the fact that the town is unincorporated appealed to Alexakis.
  • The album's name of "Sparkle And Fade" is taken from lyrics of this song. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Bert - Pueblo, NM, for above 2

Comments: 2

  • Katie from Medford, Orbest song ever. is it just me or is the video that goes along with this a little strange?? "we could get lost in the fall glimmer sparkle and fade"
  • Alicia from Livermore, Caawesom song. one of my favorites
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