Uriah Heep - July Morning - Meaning of the song
The majority of the ideas for this ten-minute tune came from Ken Hensley and David Byron. The band tried combining three unique compositional sections they had that were all in C minor while they were recording Look at Yourself, and it resulted in the intro, verse, and chorus building of "July Morning."
The song gained notoriety and made its mark in a variety of ways. A Bulgarian ritual bearing the song's name was inspired by the song, and the organ music from the intro has occasionally been used as a wedding march. Every year on June 30, Bulgarians from all around the country travel to the Black Sea coast to see the sun rise on July 1. Frequently, they do it as the celebration is going on.
Ken Hensley explained how he came to write the song.
"Uriah Heep was on tour in the UK with an American band named Sha Na Na and we were sharing a bus, which meant we had to wait for them to finish before we could go home," Hensley said. "This was boring!" To entertain himself, Hensley started noodling around with his acoustic guitar. "It began with a true statement," he said. "'There I was, on a July morning,' and then my imagination took over." Hensley worked the song out over the next few days and played it for the rest of the band in their rehearsal room. "I played it to the band on my acoustic guitar and, by the end of the day, it had become the song that so many people grew to love," Hensley said. "That was magic!"
July Morning - Lyrics
There I was on a July morning
Looking for love,
With the strength of a new day dawning
And the beautiful sun
At the sound of the first bird singing
I was leaving for home
With the storm and the night behind me
And a road of my own
With the day came the resolution
I'll be looking for you
La la la la...
I was looking for love in the strangest places
There wasn't a stone that I left unturned
I must have tried more than a thousand faces
But not one was aware of the fire that burned
In my heart, In my mind, In my soul
La la la la...
In my heart, In my mind, In my soul
La la la la... La la la la...
There I was on a July morning
Looking for love,
With the strength of a new day dawning
And the beautiful sun
At the sound of the first bird singing
I was leaving for home
With the storm and the night behind me
And a road of my own
With the day came the resolution
I'll be looking for you
La la la la...
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