Expert: Mel Priddle - 5/30/2008

Question
My grandma was listening to a song in her car, and she said the name of it was "tis the season"....I can't find it anywhere though! Part of the lyrics goes "Let your love flow..." or something like that. It is sung by a man, sounds kinda country-ish, and I believe it might be from the '70s. The background of the song consists of a simple acoustic guitar rhythm, a simple drum rhythm, a tambourine, and a shaker. Any idea what song this is?

Answer
Hello Devin,

This song is called "Let Your Love Flow" and it was a big international hit for The Bellamy Brothers in 1976. Among others, it has also been recorded by Joan Baez; Tom Jones; Ray Charles: Billy Joe Royal; Arthur Greenslade; John Holt; The Ventures; Loretta Lynn.


There's a reason for the sunshine day
There's a reason why I'm feelin' so high
Must be the season
When that love light shines all around us

So let that feeling grab you deep inside
And send you reeling where your love can't hide
And then go stealing throught the summer nights
With your lover

Just let your love flow like a mountain stream
And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams
And let your love show
And you'll know what I mean, it's the season

Let your love fly like a bird on the wing
And let your love bind you to all living things
And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean,
That's the reason

There's a reason for the warm sweet nights
There's a reason for the candle lights
Must be the season when those love rites shine
All around us

So let the wonder take you into space
And lay you under its loving embrace
Feel the thunder as it warms your face
You can't hold back

Just let your love flow like a mountain stream
And let your love grow with the smallest of dreams
And let your love show and you'll know what I mean
It's the season

Let your love fly like a bird on the wing
And let your love bind you to all living things
And let your love shine and you'll know what I mean
That's the reason


Glad to be of help. Cheers........Mel.