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Katrina and the Waves

A little something about Katrina and the Waves
Some music you just shouldn't overanalyze, for fear of taking all the life out of it. "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves, was not ground breaking or especially thought-provoking. It was just an upbeat, catchy dance track with a 1960s pop sound and a message about feeling good, and that is as much as I'm going to say about it. The heart of the act was not their talented singer Katrina Leskanich, but guitarist Kimberly Rew, who had previously worked with Robyn Hitchcock's Soft Boys. Rew wrote most of the band's early tracks, including their 1985 hit "Walking On Sunshine." The band has since tooled around with their sound, unable to duplicate their early success. They haven't given up, recording new material as recently as 1997.

Walking on Sunshine

I used to think maybe you loved me, now baby I'm sure. And I just can't wait till the day when you knock on my door Now every time I go to the mailbox, gotta hold myself down 'Cause I just can't wait till you write me you're coming around Now I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh! I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh! I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh! And don't it feel good! I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true But I just can't spend my whole life just-a waiting for you I don't want you back for the weekend, not back for a day 'Cause baby I just want you back and I want you to stay Now I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh! I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh! I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh! And don't it feel good! Walking on sunshine Walking on sunshine I feel alive, I feel a love, I feel a love that's really real I feel alive, I feel a love, I feel a love that's really real I'm on sunshine baby, oh yeah!I'm on sunshine baby Now I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh! I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh! I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh! And don't it feel good!