![]() Sinatra and Hazlewood alternate verses, in which Sinatra casts herself as a siren casting a spell on a not-unwilling Hazlewood. The tempo picks up and the orchestration fleshes out when Hazlewood rejoins with his verse, in which, typically, he paints himself as the cowboy wandering through town, waylaid by Sinatra's charms. The track starts with a dramatic proclamation from Sinatra about the alluring qualities of her "summer wine," those being strawberries, cherries, and an angel's kiss in spring. And like other of their duets, "Summer Wine" seems to position Sinatra as a mysterious angelic figure, and Hazlewood as an altogether earthier wanderer come to plead his case for her favors. Like many Hazlewood songs, it has a melancholy melodrama, though the melody of "Summer Wine" is more morose and minor-keyed than even the typical Sinatra-Hazlewood duet. ![]() ![]() "Summer Wine" was only a small hit, just sneaking inside of the Top Fifty, but it was one of the most memorable of the odd duets between Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood. ![]()
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