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“We have many favourite Nude Girls songs,” the bandʼs leader, Arno Carstens, tells Apple Music. “But ‘Blue Eyesʼ and ‘Genieʼ solidified our future in South African music and allowed us the fortitude of making a living.” Those two tracks may have arrived in the late ʼ90s—at the height of their initial wave of alt-rock success and just before their 2001 hiatus—but these soulful reinventions make them feel like fresh releases. Rounding off the bandʼs Apple Music Home Session is a cover of “December African Rain” by Johnny Clegg. “Heʼs been a legend within the historical relevance of South African music for as long as we can remember,” Carstens says. “It seemed fitting to honour his legacy in such a special way.

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Standing on the earth, seagull flying
Standing on the earth, the sky is bleeding
Standing on the earth, the sun is leaving
Or leaving us behind

Once there was an African love song
Helped us on our way
And made our hearts feel as strong
As an African day

Singing bye, bye December African rain
Well long gone, summer has passed
And I hear the owls calling my name
The firelight has danced its last across your face my friend
Although I love you
I somehow know this is going to be the end

Now the sun has disappeared and all that remains
An old tin mug and a photograph
So, wipe away those tears and remember the good times

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Standing on the earth, the moon is rising
Somewhere in the world the spirit flying
Standing on the earth, the leaves are falling
While taking us away

I never knew whom I could love more
You or the land
Till I stood lost upon that shore
Naked and alone

Singing bye, bye December African rain
Well long-gone Summer has passed
And I hear the owls calling my name

The firelight dances last across your face my friend
Although I love you, I somehow know this is gonna be the end
'Cause all the birds have flown away
The night is closing in
It's so hard to say goodbye to eyes as old as yours now my friend

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Where did the time go?
Can you tell me where did the time go?
Where did my life go?

And can you tell me where did my life go?
Where did your life go?
Well can you tell me where did your life go?

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