Summer tunes!

BJC

Right, the sun is beating down out there and I'm tired of the same old beats, what do you all think are the best summer songs for a day like this!?

lordgoat

MGMT

Black Kids

ZakAttak

Reggae, Reggae, Raggae!

Steel Pulse, Burning Spear; pass the dutchie to the left hand- oh fvck i've dropped it in the inflatable pool.

Insect Overlord

ELO - Mister Blue Sky

jaykay74

B52's - Loveshack
Aswad - Don't Turn Around
Bruce Springsteen - Waitin' on sunny day

BJC

ZakAttak wrote: »

Reggae, Reggae, Raggae!

Steel Pulse, Burning Spear; pass the dutchie to the left hand- oh fvck i've dropped it in the inflatable pool.

Totally agree, I've exhauseted every Bob & wailers song under the song...now I've moved on to damien.

Bubs101

10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

McFearless

Sublime - Santeria!!

JuncoPartner

Mundy - July, absolutely top top summer tune

And say what you will about this but ya cant go wrong with Will Smith - Summertime, its a classic

fillmore jive

this one here http://youtube.com/watch?v=InUY-PENja4. i dont really know much by the magic numbers but that one song ' love me like you do' has a nice summery jangle to it.

Fanny Cradock

La Ritournelle (youtube link) by Sebastien Tellier. If the name sounds familiar that is because he will be representing France in this years EuroVision, but do let that put you off.

'Love is to share, mine is for you' - sung, those few words bring a tear to the eye.

BJC

McFearless wrote: »

Sublime - Santeria!!

I concur!

Shryke

The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset, Sunny Afternoon.
Some Smash Mouth wouldn't kill ya. Walking on the Sun etc.
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Curtis Lowe, Free Bird, Simple Man, Sweet Home Alabama etc.
Pulp, The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison and White Snake.

Here I go again on my own!!!! C'mon, ye all know the words.

smackyB

A Minha Menina - The Bees

This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks

Arizona - Kings of Leon

brow_601

gimme shelter and surfin' USA, oh yes

Hermy

JuncoPartner wrote: »

And say what you will about this but ya cant go wrong with Will Smith - Summertime, its a classic

Couldn't agree more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNFI4jB6gzY

Mickah

Just in the process of making a iTunes summer playlist actually. Dunno how to export the list all pretty-like so here's screen snap:



Playtime: 5.5 hours!

2nd edit: added even more to list!

Rigsby

The one song that always reminds me of warm sunny days is "Summer the first time" by Bobby Goldsboro.

trive

Yeah Mgmt - Electric feel defintely a summer surfing tune

chris_oc

i just spent the day driving around berlin listening to van morrison and i must say that on a sunny day, its actually like a cold pint bottle of bulmers and ice, it really hits the spot!!:D

also, jack johnson and sugar ray(someday):)

Sinfonia

Mickah wrote: »

Just in the process of making a iTunes summer playlist actually.

Me too!
Summer playlist.JPG

RichTea

SumGuy wrote: »

Me too!
Summer playlist.JPG

How do you paste those playlists. I have my own playlist here as well that needs to be shown!

JackKelly

Off the top of my head (and playlist)

Islands - Don't Call me Whitney, Bobby
Islands - Rough Gem
Vampire Weekend - A Punk
Ween - Voodoo Lady (because of the Club Orange ad lol)
MGMT - Time to Pretend

All the classics by Thin Lizzy, Creedence Clearwater, Led Zeppelin etc are summer songs for me

Jay P

Summertime from The Fresh Prince. The only tune you need.

deise_boi

Time to Pretend - MGMT

Will definetly get ya pumping for the summer!!

Kevster

LEN - Steal My Sunshine

Mickah

Richtea: take a screen snap (windows)

1) alt + print screen button (beside scroll lock)
2) paste it in your image editing
3) attach it in your post

kevster: funny, went looking for len for ages finally got it

Here's a good tip, search for sun/sunshine/sunny/summer in your iTunes collection, turns up alot of songs.

PS : added more to my list updated above

JC 2K3

Happy Mondays!

Oooh, and Blind Melon - No Rain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmVn6b7DdpA

Kevster

Mickah wrote:

Here's a good tip, search for sun/sunshine/sunny/summer in your iTunes collection, turns up alot of songs.

....Did that and got this:

Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

BJC

brow_601 wrote: »

gimme shelter and surfin' USA, oh yes

+1 most definitley, remember that song playing in teen wolf.... with Micheal J Fox on a surfboard on top of a car.....aaah, teenwolf...

Mickah wrote: »

Just in the process of making a iTunes summer playlist actually. Dunno how to export the list all pretty-like so here's screen snap:

Thats a class summer playlist especially for the car, going to construct myself a summer playlist starting with the majority of those songs!

chris_oc wrote: »

jack johnson and sugar ray(somed:)ay)

Another two I cannot argue with especially J Johnsons first album, perfect for those hazy summer days!

DarkJager

Footsteps in the Dark - Isley Brothers

Not a big fan of most of their stuff but this songs perfect for cruisin around with the windows down

Creature

Talking Heads - Once In a Lifetime
Van Halen - Panama
Beck - Jack-Ass
Cake - Short Skirt Long Jacket
Radiohead - The Tourist
Moby - Porcelain
The Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
Mansun - The Chad Who Loved Me
Audioslave - Dandelion
Groove Armada - At The River
Apples In Stereo - Energy

All of Vampire Weekend's self-titled debut album.

Mickah

Added:
Talking Heads - Once In a Lifetime
Moby - Porcelain
The Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
Groove Armada - At The River
Apples In Stereo - Energy

Veto'd:
Radiohead - The Tourist
Beck - Jack-Ass
Cake - Short Skirt Long Jacket
Mansun - The Chad Who Loved Me
Audioslave - Dandelion
Van Halen - Panama
Footsteps in the Dark - Isley Brothers

To do:
Blind melon - Rain

Added some others aswell. Whats the typical length of an average Irish BBQ?

Makaveli

The Isleys - Summer Breeze
Marlena Shaw - California Soul
Kool and the Gang - Summer Maddness

Bacchus

Muscles - Ice Cream
MGMT - Kids
Justice - D.A.N.C.E.
Band of Horses - The General Specific
Daft Punk - Television Rules the Nation (from Alive)
Of Montreal - A Sentence of sorts...

St Bill

Ignition - R. Kelly
Aladdin's Story - Death in Vegas
Cherry Blossom Girl; Ce Matin La - Air

iamnothim

Bacchus wrote: »

Band of Horses - The General Specific

an excellent choice

Sinfonia

DarkJager wrote: »

Footsteps in the Dark - Isley Brothers

Not a big fan of most of their stuff but this songs perfect for cruisin around with the windows down

Also, Ice Cube's 'It Was A Good Day' (which samples Footsteps)

iloveireland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfH9i-C9ico

seannash

cant deny this one,so laidback

bram van 3000-drinking in la,goes on my ipod every summer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Sd5bzrvDA&feature=related

Makaveli

Few more

Rick James - Mary Jane
Kool & The Gang - Hollywood Swingin'
The Gap Band - You Dropped A Bomb On Me
Zapp & Roger - More Bounce to the Ounce
Ripple - The Beat Goes On

If you don't like funk disregard.

Orizio

The Underdog - Spoon.

On repeat.

Latchy

Seeing them mentioned several times already here but ' who's that lady ' by the isley bros is another cool summer song ,the guitar opening is a classic

Martly

The Smiths, This charming man
Pm Dawn, Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
Beach Boys ,California Girls

blow69

Nick Gilder- Hot Child in The City

Men at Work- Land Down Under.....Classic:D

Photi

Some more to add to what's already been mentioned:

The Beach Boys - Do It Again
Belle & Sebastian - Another Sunny Day
Elbow - On A Day Like This
James Yorkston - Woozy With Cider
Erlend Oye - Sheltered Life
Spiritualized - Lay Back In The Sun

Kevster

Martly wrote: »

Pm Dawn, Set Adrift on Memory Bliss

Excellent choice

Latchy

Martly wrote: »

Beach Boys ,California Girls

The stereo mix version of this (which can be found on the endless summer cd 1998) is much Superior to the original single release , one of the most beautiful keyboard openings to a song ever and also used to open their live set with .

Also by the BB -Breakaway /good vibrations

Southern freeze - freeze
Summer wind - Frank sinatra
Sunny afternoon -Kinks
on and on - stephen bishop
On the border - Al stewart

Roddy23

The Lovin Spoonful - Summer in the City -classic

Latchy

Dock of the bay - ottis reading

San francisco - Scott Mckenzie
Daydream believer - the monkees
Creek alley - Mamas and papas
Riders on the storm -doors
lets go to San francisco - flowerpot men



the 67 summer of love was a good year for hits

djfitzerjnr

the kooks - sofa song