Posted March 11, 200718 yr Tis the season... The days are longer, the need for a jacket is lessening, you stare at your grass knowing you'll soon have to tackle it... Spring is in the air, and closing in on Summer. (although we still have April showers to come I know) I'm putting together a CD which I mean to do every year but never get around to it... Basically, all the songs that remind me of Summer. So far I've got: Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 Will Smith & Jazzy Jeff - Summertime R Kelly - Remix to Ignition Underdog Project - Summer Jam T-Spoon - Sex on the Beach DJ Sammy - Boys of Summer That bloody Ketchup song that was around a few Summers ago... Just to name a few. Of course I know I'm missing Beach Boys, but I have their album already so I don't really wanna double up on songs... Also I know they may not be brilliant songs, but they're Summery to me all the same. Anyway, what song(s) remind you of Summer? Any special memory or just in general? Yes. I do want some other songs to add
March 11, 200718 yr Atomic Swing's "Soul Free" is one that reminds of summer. Can't find a link to it, but their songs "Stone me into the Groove" and "Panicburgh City" also remind me of a great summer several years ago. Feel good music for great times!
March 11, 200718 yr Ok these songs are special mainly because of the memories I have of hearing it...when and where that is. Well, Garbage's "Push it" and Beastie Boys' "Super Disco Breakin'" remind of a certain summer. Ah, the memories. There's others...I'll get back on this later.
March 11, 200718 yr Doesn't really remind me of summer but my favourite summer song is Summer 68'(not 69) by Pink Floyd. Love that song.
March 11, 200718 yr Talking of Pink Floyd, "Arnold Layne" reminds of a great summer! No...I'm not old enough to remember it when it came out originally, but one summer the EP with the first three singles was played A LOT! So, "See Emily Play" makes me think of that great summer..."Paint Box" and "Apples and Oranges" too! Couldn't find a link to 'Candy and a Currant Bun', though.
March 11, 200718 yr Talking of 'Summer Breeze', Jackie Mittoo's 'Summer Breeze' reminds me of summer!
March 12, 200718 yr Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince is always a feel good summer tune . Lola's Theme ''Shapeshifters . First heard it in Ibiza in May 2004 , for the rest of the summer it was the biggest track on the Island and became a massive summer hit everywhere. Summer Madness ''Kool and the gang '' its an instrumental and is sampled in ''Summertime '' above mentioned track. The Hustle ''Van McCoy , all i remember is that it was a huge summer tune in , i think 1976 ?? ''Your my heart , your my soul '' ''Modern Talking . Always reminds me of working in Cyprus in the summer of 1988 . Are friends electric ''Tubeway army . Ok its not technically a summer tune but it always takes me back to the summer on 1979 , sitting on a wide open park , gangs of us , watching females pass by , and this was a huge hit at the time. Ride on time ''Black box '' . 1989 and dance music exploded . It was the first real piano dance No 1 and hit the top spot in July that year . I was a poser then and driving down the road with that blasting out the window felt great Plenty more to come i'd say . Neighbour cut his grass yesterday and i could smell the freshly cut grass from here , ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, summer's here soon .
March 12, 200718 yr I always liked the sound of the Velvet Underground's 'Who Loves the Sun' on a warm sunny day (even though the actual lyrics are in direct contrast to any sense of summer jolliness!) When I think of summer songs I either of songs I like to listen to whilst drinking beer in the park or songs I like to listen to when driving with the windows down! (you can sstill do that in the country without choking to death ). With that in mind, as well as the VU track I would also opt for things like: Donovan - Sunshine Superman Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone Nick Drake - Hazey Jane I and so - you get the idea - quite mellow tracks! I guess other, more obvious, candidates are Van Morrisson - Brown Eyed Girl Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing in the Street Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime Loving SPoonful - Summer in the City The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
March 12, 200718 yr OK, I have a few summer song memories Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks - Got it played by the DJ at the Codrington specially for a girl I fancied and she rewarded me outside after Silver Machine - Saw Hawkwind at Stonehenge. Most of their stuff was sh*t but this is classic New York New York - This played every night in a beach bar on Majorca during one of the very best holidays we have ever had Radar Love - Played by Bit on the Side Live at the Rock and Blues Festival We went on after Motorhead, played a full set but had to stop halfway through for the strippers (see previous posts about disappearing truncheons) and played this song as a four piece band. It was totally amazing having hundreds of air-guitarists playing along with me Drive - The Cars Sadly, not a good summer memory, but the use of this and the film that went with it at Live Aid has stayed with me ever since. The incongruity of sitting in the sun watching and listening to this filled me up There's probably loads more but I now gotta go do some work Kev
March 12, 200718 yr Virtually anything by the Beach Boys or Jan & Dean bring back happy memories of summer! Also, from the 60's The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon Scott McKenzie - San Francisco Desmond Dekker - 007 (Shanty Town) The Move - Flowers In The Rain Marmalade - Lovin' Things Hollies - Carrie Anne Supremes - The Happening Tremeloes - Even The Bad Times Are Good Small Faces - Itchycoo Park Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go The Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die Blood, Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher The Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times or the 70's Mr.Bloe - Groovin' With Mr.Bloe Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People Marmalade - Rainbow Jackson 5 - The Love You Save East Of Eden - Jig-A-Jig Mungo Jerry - Lady Rose Temptations - Just My Imagination Bob & Marcia - Pied Piper Tams - Hey Girl Don't Bother Me Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice Drifters - Saturday Night At The Movies Chi-Lites - Oh Girl Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now Alice Cooper - School's Out Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs - Seaside Shuffle Hot Butter - Popcorn Supremes - Automatically Sunshine Linda Lewis - Rock-A-Doodle-Doo Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen George McCrae - Rock Your Baby First Class - Beach Baby 10cc - I'm Not In Love Johnny Nash - Tears On My Pillow Typically Tropical - Barbados Bee Gees - Jive Talkin' Four Seasons - Silver Star Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything Isley Brothers - Harvest For The World Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun Eagles - Hotel California The Jacksons - Show You The Way To Go Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle Donna Summer - I Feel Love Floaters - Float On Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner I'm not saying these songs are all classics, but they all remind me of summer - [sigh] think I'll go and lie down on the beach!
March 12, 200718 yr Another song that reminds of a certain summer from years ago is "Sun Hits the Sky" by Supergrass. For some reason I couldn't find the music video for it, just some live versions. "Instant Repeater '99" by Soundtrack of our Lives reminds me of summer too. Goldbug's version of "Whole lotta love" is also pretty good cover version and it reminds of a summer from years ago. One summer Beck's 'Odelay' was released in the summer of 1996 and the whole album reminds me of that summer.I'll provide a link to "Devil's Haircut", even if it's not my favourite from that album, but it's a good. "Time of the Season" by The Zombies is a pretty good golden oldie. And ofcourse Undertones' "Here Comes the Summer has to be mentioned. Well, it's got the word 'summer' in it.
March 13, 200718 yr Virtually anything by the Beach Boys or Jan & Dean bring back happy memories of summer!Also, from the 60's The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher or the 70's Marmalade - Rainbow Drifters - Saturday Night At The Movies Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner I'm not saying these songs are all classics, but they all remind me of summer - [sigh] think I'll go and lie down on the beach! THere are some great ones on there marmalade are a great band, loved the song 'i see the rain" Roadrunner is one of my favourite songs of all time Good vibrations by the beach boys, and a few other ones of theirs are always decent. Lets stick together, Al green. A quick one while he's away again not sure why, but associate them with Summer Mungo Jerry is another synonimous with summer Anyway, BB, I am really impressed by the inclusion of Honeybus. I actually am very good friends with the guitarist from this band, Ronnie Douglas. He is a top bloke, they were on the verge of becoming really big untill Honeybus's drummer made a pass at Brian Epstein....the deal was dropped. Anyway, just glad to see that one in their
