TONY PARKER NESC
Single - Cover Artwork
If the polar blasts don't get you,
the screaming fifties will.
The wind knows your name
it will get you in the end.
"Wild Weather," the latest single by Tony Parker NESC, is set to be featured on the upcoming album "Campbell Island." This captivating track delves into the experiences of a dedicated Meteorological Officer stationed on the remote sub-Antarctic Campbell Island during the 1980s. Amidst the harsh elements, the song vividly portrays the officer's relentless efforts in deciphering the ever-changing winds and tirelessly transmitting crucial data back to New Zealand, regardless of the hour.
The static at the start of the song is a recording from the speaker of a large radio transceiver used to transmit weather messages from Campbell Island to our Kelburn offices in Wellington in the ‘80s. The radio messages you can hear in the background of the song are coded weather messages after making contact with Wellington Radio.
"Wild Weather" is a poignant narrative woven with atmospheric melodies, offering listeners a glimpse into the challenging yet awe-inspiring world of weather observation in one of Earth's most unforgiving environments.
Lyrics
Wild Weather
The sun peaks through the clouds
a rare celestial show
As I decode the heavens
forecasting winds the blow.
Wild Weather
Wild Weather
Radio calls echo
through the lonely night
to the weather base in Wellington
my beacon and my light.
Wild Weather
Wild Weather
Wild Weather
It's wild weather.
All the time
If the polar blasts don't get you,
the screaming fifties will.
The wind knows your name
it will get you in the end.
Wild Weather
Wild Weather
Wild Weather
It's wild weather.
All the time
All the time
For 96 days, it's been raining
feels like
All the time
All the time
All the time
This place is sunlight's hostage
600 hours a year
the Clag clouds dreams
it's a mist that doesn't clear
Wild Weather
Wild Weather
Wild Weather
It's wild weather.
All the time
All the time
Music by Tony Parker
Words by Tony Parker and Peter Fisher
Produced by Tony Parker and Peter Fisher