Roger Taylor and Ndlovu Youth Choir - Come On Summer (It’s Party Time) Video - This Year's Feel-Good Summer Anthem

I probably don’t keep up with things properly, but the last thing I expected to see today was a new single by Queen’s Roger Taylor.  And featured on Come On Summer (It’s Party Time) is none other than the Ndlovu Youth Choir from South Africa who did such a brilliant job on their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody, which we featured on Kuriositas last August.   This song is not as complex (by something of a margin) but restricts itself to simple lyrics yet gloriously summery rhythms.

There is something of a contrast to the performances on Come On Summer, too.  While the youth choir seem intent on celebrating the warmth of the sun as it beats down on them, Roger Taylor seems to be stuck in a rainy field somewhere in the UK, muttering Come On Summer under his breath every now and again.  It’s quite a neat juxtaposition – and I do hope it was purposeful because otherwise I’m getting the wrong end of completely the wrong stick.

Regardless, this song is a wonderful preview of what Taylor has in store for us when his new album, Violence Insane In A Beautiful World, comes out on September 18th, just ahead of Taylor’s UK tour which kicks off three days later.  In the meantime, I imagine that this song will do very well on the radio – we only have a lyric video at the moment (even thought it’s gorgeous – a lot of time and pennies have been spent on it) – its very upbeat mood is infectious – and I have already caught myself singing bits of it a few times.  So, come on, summer, do your best or your worst – we don’t care.  We have the track of the season anyway!