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''[[Summer with Monika]]'' is a suite of 60's songs and poetry about young love compiled, arranged recorded by  Roger McGough (1937-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_McGough] and Andy Roberts (1946-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Roberts_(musician)]. 

'''''Not to be confused with the 1953 film of the same name and similar theme by Ingmar Bergman'''''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046345/]

==The original text==

In 1967, Roger McGough published ''[[Summer with Monika]]'', a tale of love that took its title (ans surely inspiration) from Ingmar Bergman's classic 1953 film. A suite of interlinked poems, the work  paints a portrait of a romantic love affair from the intimacy of the honeymoon, through stages of quarrel, jealousy, recrimination and boredom, to the point where love is as nice as a cup of tea in bed.

In 1978 McGough and his long-time accompianist / guitarist Andy Roberts arranged the poems into a suite of songs. It was recorded with various artists, with arrangements by Robert Kirby and under the production of John Leckie, and released on the Island label.

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1989: Produced by [[PACT]], featuring [[James Borthwick]] and various musicians.

==Sources==

https://propermusic.com/products/rogermcgoughandyroberts-summerwithmonika?srsltid=AfmBOopGZTHTaZvQyGScucKqHwn0ysobt5QVxNkHYc5GYqtCJwzI4vFN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_McGough

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Roberts_(musician)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046345/

CV of [[James Borthwick]], submitted to [[ESAT]] by Borthwick on 24 September, 2025.

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