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Remember the Good Times (Remix)

by Weekend Special

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This is a remix of a track from the 2018 album from Weekend Special, "In the heart of the castle". "Remember the good times" has an especially poignant back story. A close friend of songwriter Seán Silke died tragically in Peru in 2013. As the months passed, there was something very striking about the state of mind of her friends and family. They behaved as if she were a living presence. Some spoke of regular dreams where Maria “visited” and spoke to them. Her mother spoke of seeing her on a bus journey into the city. A nun in Lima commented: “Our loved ones are still here as a vivid presence: we keep them alive by means of our memories of the good times”. This conscious decision to keep Maria alive by speaking of her in everyday conversation and refusing to let her go struck Seán as a very profound understanding of death and loss. In “Remember the good times”, he uses the device of having the “dead” person sing the lyrics, communicating a message of love and hope from the “other side”.

Weekend Special is a band of experienced musicians brought together to showcase the songwriting talent of Seán Silke. Seán is a prolific composer from Dublin who has 500 original songs in his catalogue.

The band Weekend Special consists of Darien Chase (vocals), Rohan Healy (guitars, additional instrumentation), Al Quiff (upright and electric bass), David Virgin (vocals, guitar) and Seán Silke (pianos, strings).

lyrics

No need to be sad now

I am still by your side

Keep your eyes open

I ‘ll send you a sign

Always a dreamer

And that hasn’t changed

Remember the good times

And help me remain

Snuffed out like a candle

That’s what it may seem

But you can take courage

You can fill my dreams

Hold on to the memories

And linger awhile

Remember the good times

And help me survive

And think of me smiling

Setting off on the road

Like the soul of a nation

I will not grow old

Though destiny called me

It would not explain

Remember the good times

So I may remain

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released January 29, 2023

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