Songspiration – Waiting for the Winter

Song Artist Story Waiting for the Winter Planet P Project Waiting for the Winter

This song by Tony Carey starts with the terrific line: “He knows that winter is coming, and he knows he won’t survive.” I loved the fatalist but determined feel of it. Carey’s version is about Jews in World War II. Mine is about a small group of survivalists facing a nuclear winter.

Planet P was the name under which Carey took on science fiction and political themes. This song was part of a several album...