"Summer of Loving" by Roy Zimmerman

words and music by Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby

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SUMMER OF LOVING

In the summer of 1967 the US Supreme Court heard the case of Loving versus Virginia, perhaps the greatest name for a court case ever!


We can love who we love
Love is free
We can live like we live
Be and let be

We can finally trade I dos
With whoever we may choose Its the Summer of Loving Loving v. Virginia People are people It aint whats outside that matters, its whats in ya


Richard and Mildred Loving came from Caroline County, Virginia where their interracial marriage ran afoul of a state law called the Racial Integrity Act of 1924 - Act was spelled with three Ks, for some reason. But in the summer of 1967, the Supreme Court overturned their convictions, assuring us that never again would the government decide who can and cannot be joined in matrimonial bliss.


Black or White (Black or White), Brown or Yellow (Brown or Yellow),
Red or Green (Red or Green)
Walk in style (walk in style) down the aisle (down the aisle)
If you know what I mean (He didnt mean green)
Yes, I did

Find a white dress or a tux
It aint nobodys business who a person marries (chorus)


Hey People, its nineteen-sixty-seven, can you dig it?
Uncle Sam aint no bigot
No more!

And Stom Thurmonds reconciled
With the mother of his child


And in November of 2008, the voters of California and the Mormon Church outlawed same-sex marriage in that state. And soon, that case or a case like it will reach the Supreme Court too, but you know, gay men could always get married - its just their wives didnt think much of it.


We can love who we love
Til death do us part
Cause no state can legislate
The human heart

Fear and prejudice are gone forever
Or til two-thousand-nine whichever comes first (chorus)

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[cjrsoccer1]

Roy's been brushing up on his Supreme Court history! Well done sir!

The funny part of Loving is that it overturned a previous case that basically said "Outlawing interracial marriage isn't discriminatory, b/c it affects blacks & whites equally. Blacks can't marry whites, and whites can't marry blacks! What could be more fair than that?"

I suspect that future generations will look back with similar incredulity at the current status of gay marriage.

[CarolBlanchard1]

I think the comparison of interracial marriage and gay marriage is spot on. Gay marriage is fueled by the same kind of ignorance and fear that interracial marriage was, and in some instances unfortunately, still is, thus the comparison. As for why they want to marry--they want to marry for the same reasons straight people want to: Love, commitment, and certain civil rights that are not afforded them otherwise. You are right though, everyone is entitled to their opinions. No thumbs down from me.

[hardinmichael1981]

@cjrsoccer1 opponents of marriage equality make basically the same arguments today. I have heard people actually tell me that "men can't marry men and women can't marry women. therefore, everyone is treated equally." 8 - |

[kenandkids]

@CarolBlanchard1 What truly upsets me is the fact that black people who lived during Loving v. Virginia and remember the segregation and prejudice held up the exact same signs a few decades later to discriminate against others. The wording was even the same: "unnatural," "unholy," "against god's will," etc..

[pelataanpa]

"Cause no state can legislate

The human heart"

The best argument ever. Thanks Roy!

[TouchOfGreatness]

What a great song. Thanks for the good work Roy!

[LarksSaviour900]

And so are you Will :) x

[joineecleary]

my song of the month, i reckon.

love you, Roy. you're an inspiration to bespectacled YouTube guitarists everywhere!

[mollificent]

Roy just gets more and more topical! :D

[TouchOfGreatness]

Keep writing and singing, 2009-Oct-16: "Civil rights advocates in eastern Louisiana are calling for a justice of the peace of Tangipahoa Parish to resign after he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple."

[realitychckr]

Great song! I'm voting NO on 1, November 3rd in Maine, for marriage equality!

[ArianneHermida]

Today is National Coming Out Day. I think we've found a theme song for this holiday.