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Jun 10, 2022 · From classic crooning about coladas and cocktails and Kokomo to top songs celebrating heat and the beach time that comes with it, these are the 80 best summer songs of all time. 1. The Beach...
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- (Sittin’ on the) Dock of the Bay’ by Otis Redding. Okay, so this lazy-day masterpiece, recorded mere days before Redding’s death in a plane crash, doesn’t specifically single out that it takes place during summertime.
- Under the Boardwalk’ by the Drifters. This song is deceptively simple – there aren’t many verses, and there’s a pretty long instrumental interlude right in the middle – but few tunes are as evocative of summer as this one.
- Summertime’ by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Before rushing the stage at the Oscars and proving himself the ultimate Wife Guy, Will Smith just wanted to kick it in the park in a Speed Racer shirt with half the population of Philadelphia around him and reminisce about chasing girls, driving slow and eating barbecue at the family reunion.
- Summer in the City’ by the Lovin’ Spoonful. The Lovin’ Spoonful begins its brilliant rock portrait of urban mood swings in a prelude of pent-up anticipation.
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May 17, 2023 · To help curate the soundtrack for the Summer of ‘24, we’ve collected a list of feel-good tunes to add to your playlist this year that includes just the right blend of classic summer songs...
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- “Hot In Herre” By Nelly. Summer is all about heat! And bringing down the heat is Nelly in his 2002 summer anthem, “Hot in Herre.” At its core, this song is all about having fun and partying hard as the singer finds himself in a club.
- “Cool For The Summer” By Demi Lovato. Late in the summer of 2015, Demi Lovato released her pop dance anthem “Cool for the Summer.” The idea behind it is similar to Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl.”
- “Summer Of ’69” By Bryan Adams. Here’s a nostalgic song to help you reminisce about your summer adventures. “Summer of ’69” by Bryan Adams reflects on the joys and struggles of a young man trying to figure out his path in life.
- “Summertime Sadness” By Lana Del Rey. Some singers get recognized for their edgy songs like Lana Del Ray. Her single “Summertime Sadness” was released in 2012 from her album Born to Die.
- Jonathan Richman, ‘That Summer Feeling’ (1983) On this simple, mournful song, the former Modern Lover strums a tribute to the summer moments that haunt you and taunt you as you get older.
- Nelly, ‘Hot in Herre’ (2002) Over one of the Neptunes’ signature beats, all rubbery head-nod and shoulder-shake, Nelly keeps it simple: “It’s getting hot in here/So take off all your clothes.”
- The Hold Steady, ‘Constructive Summer’ (2008) “We’re gonna build something this summer,” Craig Finn sings over an all-ages moshpit riff, as he sings about what punk-rock kids in America do to beat the summertime blues — namely, drink toasts to Saint Joe Strummer on top of watertowers.
- The Drifters, ‘Under The Boardwalk’ (1964) Released in June 1964, “Under the Boardwalk” is one of the greatest teenage symphonies ever recorded, a string-bathed evocation of a secret hook-up down by the sea.
May 17, 2023 · Is it a song about the season itself or is it a song that played in the background during all the good times in the sun? The answer, of course, is that a summer song can be both or it can be any ...
Apr 8, 2022 · Published on. April 8, 2022. By. Brett Milano. Before “song of the summer” became an official superlative used by critics, it was merely measured by an instinctive feeling. What makes a great...
