Posted on 06/10/2011 12:20:21 AM PDT by iowamark
Were all the great summer songs written decades ago? Click back for what's a mostly nostalgic sonic step into the sweltering season—with songs from The Drifters, Dolly Parton, the B-52's, and yes, The Fresh Prince.
The Lovin' Spoonful: "Summer in the City" (duh!)
The Drifters: "Under the Boardwalk"
Martha & The Vandellas: "Heat Wave"
"Summer Lovin'" from Grease!
Sly & the Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime
Bananarama: "Cruel Summer"
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince: "Summertime"
Dolly Parton: "Sweet Summer Lovin'"
The B-52's: "The Summer of Love"
Janis Joplin: "Summertime"
The Who: "Summertime Blues"
Sha Na Na, covering The Jamies "Summertime Summertime"
Don Henley: "Boys of Summer"
Bryan Adams: "Summer of '69"
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BFLR
They forgot this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN0IpSdiTJs&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=AVGxdCwVVULXemD1XmOV7g_PXxjEnBCFyn
Chad and Jeremy.
Here’s the recorded version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D2XD341xHo&feature=fvsr
And HOW could this not be on the top!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9wNfAheqnA
Dancing in the Streets:
“Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the streets”
Wrong Drifters tune. Greatest summer song ever [if you’re from New York]: “Up on the Roof”
What?! No Dire Straits “Twisting By the Pool”?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIDOEsQL7lA
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Summertime
pretty much...
I’ve always liked “Summer” and “All Day Music” by War.
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