Songs About Summer

[Aluminny69]

Colin Blunstone had a haunting voice. (Rod Argent on keyboards)

 

[Aluminny69]

Time for another Beach Boys entry - a beautiful ballad

 

[Scud49]

Lovin Spoonful- Rain on the Roof

"You and me and rain on the roof, caught up in a summer shower":

 

[jimazee]

What happened to Eddie Cochran?

 

[jimazee]

 

[Scud49]

Loggins and Messina - Sailin the Wind:

Summer in our sky ships, forever, sailing the wind.....

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[cullaville]

The Hottest Year on Record

 

[meyers7]

One of my favorites:

Always liked this version.

Boys Of Summer - The Ataris

 

[meyers7]

A nice summer song.

Better In the Summer - The Dirty Guv'nah's

 

[meyers7]

Just hanging out with friends in the summer.....Everyday.

Everyday - Robert Jon and the Wreck

 

[Scud49]

A Spoonful classic:

 

[Lafayette]

In 2010 (yeah 15 yrs ago) Danger Mouse did a playlist for Summer with ~170 songs in it - pretty diverse

https://www.vulture.com/2010/06/danger_mouses_endless_summer_p.html

Enough songs for a good car trip - Bananarama's "Cool Summer" and Nancy Sinatra "Summer Wine" was good.

 

[cullaville]

 

[Scud49]

A little summer shower:

 

[Lafayette]

Colin Blunstone had a haunting voice. (Rod Argent on keyboards)

Felt bad for Blunstone as his band never got their due while playing, and he became a furniture salesman for a year. Comes back with "One Year" album featuring "Caroline Goodbye"about his break up with Caroline Munro who thereafter was a Bond girl and her career blew up well.

 

[Aluminny69]

A little summer shower:

Also performed by Jay and the Americans

 

[Aluminny69]

And don't forget Neil Sedaka's comeback hit

 

[Aluminny69]

If we want to inject a little soul

 

[Bigboote]

Another Walkin in the rain (no relation). This one was covered by Grace Jones; her version is good, but I prefer the original.

 

[Bigboote]

One from the Doors:

 

[Scud49]

The Kinks-

Lazing on this sunny afternoon....in the summertime:

 

[Ozimoto]

A little Lesley Gore with some "Batman" vibes thrown in for good measure.

 

[Ozimoto]

An early Carole King song. Written with Gerry Goffen for Bobby Vee.