Biography:
The Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for Only the Lonely and Suddenly, Last Summer, both of which peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively.*
First incarnation
Formed in 1971 in Berkeley, California, the band (then called The Warfield Foxes) moved to Los Angeles by 1973 seeking a record deal. The band consisted of Martha Davis on vocals and guitar, Dean Chamberlain on lead guitar, Chuck Wada on 2nd lead guitar and others.
Read more on Last.fm
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Verse]
A
It happened one summer
A
it happened one time
G A
It happened forever, for a short time
A A
A place for a moment, an end to dream
G A
Forever I loved you, forever it seemed
[Chorus]
D Dm A
One summer never ends, one summer never began
D Dm A
It keeps me standing still, it takes all my will
G Bm A
And then suddenly last summer
[Verse]
A A
Sometimes I never leave, but sometimes I would
G A
Sometimes I stay too long, sometimes I would
A A
Sometimes it frightens me, sometimes it would
G A
Sometimes I'm all alone and wish that I could
[Chorus/Outro]
D Dm A
One summer never ends, one summer never began
D Dm A
It keeps me standing still, it takes all my will
G Bm A
And then suddenly last summer
G Bm A
And then suddenly last summer
G Bm A
And then suddenly last summer
G Bm A
Until suddenly last summer
G Bm A
And then suddenly last summer
G Bm A
Until suddenly last summer
A
It happened one summer
A
it happened one time
G A
It happened forever, for a short time
A A
A place for a moment, an end to dream
G A
Forever I loved you, forever it seemed
[Chorus]
D Dm A
One summer never ends, one summer never began
D Dm A
It keeps me standing still, it takes all my will
G Bm A
And then suddenly last summer
[Verse]
A A
Sometimes I never leave, but sometimes I would
G A
Sometimes I stay too long, sometimes I would
A A
Sometimes it frightens me, sometimes it would
G A
Sometimes I'm all alone and wish that I could
[Chorus/Outro]
D Dm A
One summer never ends, one summer never began
D Dm A
It keeps me standing still, it takes all my will
G Bm A
And then suddenly last summer
G Bm A
And then suddenly last summer
G Bm A
And then suddenly last summer
G Bm A
Until suddenly last summer
G Bm A
And then suddenly last summer
G Bm A
Until suddenly last summer
The Motorhomes
The Motors
The Mountain Ram (...)
The Mourning Rei (...)
The Movement
The Murderburger (...)
The Murdocks
The Murlocs
The Murmaids
The Murmurs