Summery songs

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Here's the catch: they're not allowed to have the words 'summer' or 'sun' in the lyrics.

Robert Forster said radio stations would only play 'Streets of your Town' on sunny days.

Suggestions?

― N., Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

'The Red Door' by The Aislers Set.
'Technova' by Towa Tei.

― emil.y, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Domina by Maurizio.

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Santa Monica - Everclear Today- Smashing Pumpkins

― kiwi, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Anything by Bille August

― PM, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Booker T and the MGs - Soul Limbo AKA Test Match Special

― PM, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Or June Tabor.

― N., Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The whole of SFA mwng. I can't tell you whether any of the songs have 'sun' or 'summer' in the words. 'Most beautiful widow in town' by Sparklehorse has a really sad undercurrent that always reminds me that (alas like many things) summer never lasts forever, although you wish with all your heart it would.

― Barnaby, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I was going to say "School's Out" by Alice Cooper.....then rememberd " FOAH SUMMAH!" in the chorus. I lose.

― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

based on songs that i've just been listening to in the sun: Minnie Ripperton - Inside Your Love, Will Oldham - Jump In Jump In Come In, Low - Dinosaur Act, Leftfield - Swords, Ennio Morricone - Lolita plus the last Her Space Holiday album and the new Jack album.

― Wyndham Earl, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Disco Juice" by Cloud One! The only words in the song are 'disco' and 'juice'!!

― Andy K, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Los Angeles" - X

― Dave225, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mungo Jerry - "In the Summertime"

― Chris, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

oops read the question wrong. ummm, ahhh, ummmm "since i left you".

― Chris, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Lemonheads - "Its a Shame about Ray" and "Come on Feel the Lemonheads" - those two albums are superb summer music. Melodic, laid- back, undemanding. Specific tracks - "Being Around", "Confetti" and "Rockin' Stroll". The Fanclub and Suede are always good in Summer aswell - "Neil Jung" and "Down" are good ones. Also, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - "Sweeter than the Freshness in Water". The Pixies have a good surfin' vibe - so "Oh My Golly" and "Tony's Theme" are good summer fare. The Beta Band's "Three EP's" is quite laid-back and summery - "I Know" and "Dry the Rain" have nice slack, mellow grooves.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

808 State - "Jehosaphat"

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Despite what someone said on list: Basehead's Brand New Day (and all the rest of Play With Toys) sounds summery.

― nathalie, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Soup Dragons - On Overhead Walkways
Pale Fountains...anything!
Tomorrow's World - Kites Are Fun & Forgetting

― Jez, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tommy James & the Shondells-Crimson & Clover
David Bowie-Rebel Rebel
Freddie Cannon-Palisades Park (written by Gong Show host/CIA operative Chuck Barris!)
Breeders-Cannonball
Nick Gilder-Hot Child in the City

― Arthur, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Byrds' "Wasn't Born to Follow"

― Andy, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Elliott Smith- Son of Sam

― A Nairn, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yeah, Son of Sam! I love that song!Had it stuck in my diskman all summer a few years ago after seeing him for the first time at Glastonbury.

― kiwi, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

PM Dawn-'Set adrift on memory bliss'

― michael bourke, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The entire Bees album fits into this category. Salako's music is almost all summery too.

― Daniel, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Son of Sam is banned on the grounds that it has son in the title.

― N., Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I forgot to mention "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg" by the Ramones. It's perfect.

― Dave225, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

the chills 'heavenly pop hit'

there is a new Jack album?

― keith, Friday, 26 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

gold sounds by pavement

― di, Saturday, 27 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Beach Boys "Wouldn't it be nice"

― James H., Saturday, 27 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Every Jorge Ben song, almost every Free Design song, several Stereolab cuts (the ones with horns), and "A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays" by De La Soul.

― J Blount, Saturday, 27 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Plus - Hawaii by the High LLamas and any of the five thousand albums it rips off (Baxter over Denny).

― J Blount, Saturday, 27 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

five months pass...

Jonathan Richman's "That Summer Feeling" is a great summer song (both musically and lyrically). Another fave is the entire 1986 album "Born Sandy Devotional" by the Triffids. God bless the beautiful soul of the late great David McComb.

― Uncle H, Monday, 7 October 2002 08:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Does California by Joni Mitchell count? Though it features the "sunset pig", whatever animal that is.

― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Monday, 7 October 2002 10:18 (twenty-three years ago)

'California floating in space' by Call and Response.
'Get the message' by Electronic.
'Oblivious' by Aztec Camera.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Monday, 7 October 2002 10:24 (twenty-three years ago)

'June Is Finally Here' - Don Caballero

― Marinaorgan (Marina Organ), Monday, 7 October 2002 12:08 (twenty-three years ago)

eleven months pass...

BOSTON POPS...THEME FROM "JAWS" OH MY GOD!!! I lived near Cape Cod the summer that movie came out. Summers will never be the same. I even hear that haunting tune in my head when I drive though puddles.

― JOE HARDY, Friday, 3 October 2003 20:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Blondie-dreaming
catherin wheel + Tanya donnelly-judy's starin at the sun
the breeders-cannonball
weezer-the entire blue album
stereo total-Amour À 3
land of the loops-multi-family garage sale
primitives-crash
the cars-moving in stereo(mainly for its usage in "fast times at ridgemont high)

― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 3 October 2003 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

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