Francis Blume's beautiful and sad reflections on Christmas day- "Into Winter" (Happy Xmas 2020 Is Over!)

"And make the world a little more bright"

Francis Blume is one of the bright spots that I was introduced to this year, a contemporary artist living in the sunlit Dionysian atmosphere of San Diego, California, this singer songwriter crafts songs that take you to past places cast in Technicolor (but with a touch of faint film grain) where men have an ironed crease in their slacks and women button their sweaters up almost all the way up to their neck. Cast in pinks and blues or in black and white the world might be cheeky and clean, at least in front of the picket fences. Blume's interpretation of love and longing sit somewhere between Roy Orbison and Eddie Cochran (with a touch of Elvis) circa 1955 to 1965. 

Blume just sent me a Christmas song for 2020, a year (depending on who you talk to) wallowing in revolutions, evolution, or devolution of our global village. A tumultuous time of change and reflection leaving ashes that will give birth to both good and bad things next year. So listen to Francis Blume's 2020 reflections beautifully crooned and sway with someone you love.

-Robb Donker Curtius

"Into Winter" (Happy Xmas 2020 Is Over!)

So it seems the darkest days are reserved

For the brightest time of year
And truth is we all deserve
Some much needed cheer
So hang up those lights
And make the world a little more bright

At the top of my wish list
Is a party big and grand
Where everyone is having fun, giving gifts and shaking hands
But they say if our numbers don't go down
Then Santa won't be coming to town

And there's nothing we can do

I'm sorry my friend
What a hell of a way for this wretched year to end
And I have no words of comfort for you
I just hope that you make it through

Mistletoe? "NO!"
Caroling? "NO!"
We can't have any of that
And holiday greetings and gay happy meetings
You know that's all part of the past

I'm sorry my dear
Our season of joy has been replaced by fear
And I have no words of comfort for you
I just hope that you make it through

If the cruel fates allow
We'll all be together this time next year
Someway
Somehow

written, played, sung, and whistled by Francis Blume 

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Francis Blume is a singer/songwriter from San Diego, CA.
Drawing inspiration from all genres, Blume's sound hearkens back to the Golden Age of American rock music while still remaining relevant to the modern audience.

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