As I mentioned previously (‘The Sun Rising – Song No.9 – Dec 2010) my wife Kerry is a big fan of ‘The Beloved’ and we listened to their album ‘Happiness’
on a trip to the French Alps back in the Mid 1990s, however it was not until much later that I found The Beloved’s second album ‘Conscience’ and this song in particular.
‘Sweet Harmony’ was one of those songs that I remember hearing at the time of its release and must have somehow lodged itself in my subconscious awaiting rediscovery.
During a holiday to Portugal in 2008 with the family we stayed in an amazing resort called ‘Suites Alba’ in the Algarve and in the grounds of the resort was a bar on a sandy hilltop furnished with a number of comfy white leather sofas, wooden runways above the sandy cliff tops, makeshift tents with white sheet sides billowing in the gentle breeze, the most amazing view of the sea and the full moon and a quite spectacular cocktail menu. As we were on holiday Kerry and I had cocktails and the kids ran around in the sand, dancing and eating ice creams!
The music being played by the DJ in the bar was extremely mellow and non intrusive and had an ambient quality that suited the mood of the bar and I don’t know whether I actually heard this song being played or not but whatever was being played reminded me of this song and The Beloved and on my return to England I bought the album and listened to it to remind me of that holiday (where we had a truly relaxing time and great fun!) and my original introduction to them on our trip to France back in the 1990s.
Now listen to the song…..
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