The Sundays Interview 1997

I still go back to 'Summertime'. The more I listen to it, the more I like it!
Still..

Such an amazing band with such beautiful music. I hope the get more out there

Her voice literally saved my life when I was a teen. I didn't know anyone could sound that beautiful.

Á wonderful, hauting performance, no frills, plug in, mike up, simple guitar and vocals... and what vocals !

Wow they were planning more music in 6 months, and it's been 23 years now?

I wish that I could have caught The Sundays live! I was born in late '87, so I was just a toddler when they released 'Reading Writing & Arithmetic.'

It’s a carrot reaction

Of course Harriet has a beautiful voice and her husband is the consummate musician and arranger . Its a good bet they were forced to make a comeback . The record companies, most managers, all sorts of middleman and lawyers in the music and entertainment business are predators . Through dodgy contracts they signed when they were young were probably filled with all sorts of legalese to rip them off . These scumbags will try to squeeze every bit of life and money out of artists and bands . Badfinger a band in 1970 were great yet these middlemen and in particular their manager screwed them out of almost all their earnings . Two of the band members wrote a song Without You which Harry Neilson recorded and sold a million records. Its been recorded and performed by many till this day . the songwriters didn't recieve a penny from it . both committed suicide . Badfinger is probably the rule and not the exception , without that many suicides but most entertainers end up broke and not from their own overspending . again the entertainment business is a monster which will eat you up and spit you out .

Wish they would come back 😪

I don’t know why, but this fooking host rubs me the wrong way. I’d smack him silly.

Why did they stop? My guess is Harriet lost her singing voice.
I saw them perform on Friday December 5, 1997 and Saturday December 6, 1997 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. Both shows were awesome but I later noticed in recordings of the tour that Harriet was having issues hitting the high notes in the songs. After the Friday show, I hung around until David and Harriet came out to see the 20 or so members of the Sundays Mailing list that wanted to meet them. The list admin was there and one fan flew in from San Fran. We had no idea if they would show and security tried but didn't get us to leave. Harriet was pleasant but one thing I noticed immediately about her was that she had a very deep voice. Later I read she was a smoker and well, we all know what that does to a voice. There was a beer incident- Harriet balanced a beer on a chair armrest and it fell and broke. Someone picked up a bottle fragment and said it was for their collection. During our conversations they let it leak that Saturday morning they were doing a Toy For Tots benefit show, to be announced Saturday morning on radio station 99X. So we heard it first, and I was at Toy-R-Us at 7:30am finding a toy to donate (that was the admission fee). It was packed for Friday's show, but on Saturday there was a bit more room and I was able to get right up to the stage. I still vividly remember David playing that guitar and getting goosebumps from Harriet singing those beautiful songs.

Aaaaaaaagh!!!! Give us more!

💜💜💜💜💜 ...since '89

At the beginning I thought there are two Harriets there

Harriet (and by default her partner and band mates) have gotten me through a lot of bad times. I hope they're happy, healthy and so are their kids wherever they are. They released a load of positive energy out in the world and I do hope they come back. Heaven knows we could use some more positive energy right now.

why are there two of her

I saw them perform in Portland in the early 90s … pure amazement. A guy jumped up on the small stage and grabbed Harriet and kissed her. The bouncers were too slow and she was stunned. Wish they would make more music.

Harriet has the voice like melting chocolate..... That's a compliment by the way.....

I miss this band so much

I'll never understand how these groups make it in the industry and then just decide to disappear...sometimes at the height of their fame. I mean so many try and never make it. It's too bad, we lost so many years of her beautiful voice, how sad.

Oh how I miss their beautiful music

I was lucky to see them live twice. Her voice sounded amazing. The 97 show was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

Utter utter shite. Pure pap.

I have a lot of respect for artists who find themselves in a position of success after producing something great, but recognise that they want to move on from the music biz and explore other parts of life. I'm sure they loved making music but it does become work in the business and that can kill your enthusiasm. It's hard to make inspired music when the passion isn't there. To keep it alive you have to make big sacrifices and be completely obsessed and driven. I bet the home studio was an attempt to reduce the sacrifice required but it just didn't solve the fundamental problem. Making things more convenient doesn't help when at the end of the day your heart isn't in it any more. On top of that, you age, fashions change, life happens. Props to them for recognising it was time to move on. It's a dignified and mature decision to make and they already gave us enough.

Please come back, it's 2023 and you are missed !!.I will buy a new album

Where are they now?

Harriet's voice and the swirl of David's guitar playing encouraged me through some moments of loss of a relationship (I was at a really loose end). The other guys in the band possibly didn't get the recognition in the press they deserved (mainly because of the fact that David and Harriet were an item, also there are few bands who promote the bassist or drummer), but as a band they were all fantastic. I'm still in love with the song Goodbye, so well crafted and played. I notice Harriet has a Bristol accent when singing (e.g. "Am I cold or just a little bit waaarm"), she studied in Bristol at the same time as David, so perhaps that's a factor.

Also she once said she can't sing - hold on a minute, yes you can

"when you're searching your soul, when you're searching for pleasure, how often pain is all you find. But when you're coastin' along and nobody's tryin too hard, you can turn around and like where you are".

These words shaped my life. I'll never forget them.

My favourite band. 2023 and still i am hoping they release some more music. Surely their nippers must have flown the nest by now?

Blimey she looked exactly the same from 1987 to at least 1997!

I was 17 when their first album was out. I still often listen to it…. And even after several hundred listens it’s still sounds just as wonderful. I’d love them to reform, but part of their magic should stay as it was. Charming people who made beautiful music.

Apartment-dressing music. So irrepressibly motivational.

She is an absolute doll.

Such a weird backdrop for the interview. Double Harriet.

Despite what David says here about their home recording studio, Harriet & David never made another album after Static & Silence, and the Sundays have been dark for 25 years. My impression is that the 3rd album wasn't at the same standard of the first two, and perhaps they made it with the express intent of cashing out and retiring...

I had no idea until recently what a powerful message is contained in "Summertime," such a beautiful sounding song.

The chap interviewing is a tit

I cant believe I didnt buy this album. I feel lame. 😂

She's everyone's sweetheart.

I love the Sunday’s music and they seem like really nice people. However, whoever thought having an interview show where the host and guests eat during the interview? Bad idea, glad it didn’t becoming a normal thing.

When i was busking once an older gentleman informed me my voice sounded like Harriet Wheeler and Ive never felt so complimented in my life 😅 now a die hard fan

6 months about to be 30 years

God I love them both - cool as fuck

Please release new material - the world needs it 🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥🙌😃😍😍😍