Credited on the record as The Rain.
Talking Kent State
1992 · Summershine SHINE 017 · Basingstoke, UK: England
- Artist
- Clark Springs
- Credited on the record as
- The Rain
- Title
- Talking Kent State
- Release
- Talking Kent State / Martha (The Watercress Girl)
- Year
- 1992
- Label
- Summershine # SHINE 017
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Basingstoke, UK: England
- Songwriter
- Stubbings, Clark Springs
- Genre
- Rock · Indie Pop · Alternative Rock
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
This British indie/jangle pop band formed in Basingstoke, Hampshire, featuring Chris Morrell (drums, vocals), Nigel Rivers (bass), and Clive Stubbings (guitar). After Rivers left the band, they re-formed under the name The Rain.12 Their first single "Talking Kent State" (Summershine Records # SHINE 017) supposedly reflects on the aftermath of the Kent State shootings, as two people took an Autumn stroll.Sources1TweeNet: Clark Springs↩2TweeNet: The Rain↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Kent / Jackson State Songs
This British indie/jangle pop band formed in Basingstoke, Hampshire, featuring Chris Morrell (drums, vocals), Nigel Rivers (bass), and Clive Stubbings (guitar). After Rivers left the band, they re-formed under the name The Rain.12 Their first single "Talking Kent State" (Summershine Records # SHINE 017) supposedly reflects on the aftermath of the Kent State shootings, as two people took an Autumn stroll. Sources1TweeNet: Clark Springs↩2TweeNet: The Rain↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Well the leaves are falling and autumn is here / I walk down through the copper coloured tree /Well some things have ended, there's others just beginning / It's time we talked again, talking Kent State... / The dogs are barking, your leather coat flapped in the wind / For the next day make history Suzie... / I know a bank where the wilds have blown... / Why can't you understand how I feel in your arms
Notes
Summershine shine 017, 45 rpm, "Made in Australia", ℗ & © Summershine 1992; the label credits "The Rain" with "1. Talking Kent State" and "2. Martha (The Watercress Girl)", while the picture sleeve front prints "Clark Springs" over a tinted photograph of an ivy-covered stone tower against a cloudy sky. The sleeve back states "all titles written by Stubbings/Clark Springs" and lists Clive Stubbings (guitar & vocals), Tony Duckworth (bass & vocals) and Chris Morrell (drums); "sleeve by Maikka"; Summershine, P.O. Box 13, Prahran, Victoria, Australia 3181; "manufactured & distributed by Shock Records". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
English rock band from Basingstoke, Hampshire, previously performing as The Rain before adopting the Clark Springs name. [Source: Discogs; RateYourMusic]