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I swear, one of these times, you're gonna wake up in a coma.

Cordelia ,'Showtime'

Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach

There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.

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megan walker - Sep 11, 2006 12:04:10 pm PDT #3941 of 10003

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Question for the (music) hivemind. I'm putting together a playlist for my "goodbye to summer" housewarming. I've culled my collection and bought a couple from itunes, but I'd like to add a few more. Any suggestions for songs that explicitly reference summer?

Here's what I have so far:
A Summer Wasting, Belle & Sebastian
All Summer Long, The Beach Boys
Bad Case of Loving You, Robert Palmer
Big in Japan, Alphaville
Centerfield, John Fogerty
Cruel Summer, Bananarama
Dancing In the Street, Martha Reeves
Echo Beach, Martha & The Muffins
I Want Candy, Bow Wow Wow
It Must Be Summer, Fountains Of Wayne
Magic, The Cars
Mexican Wine, Fountains Of Wayne
Nightswimming, R.E.M.
Ohio, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
On The Beach, Chris Rea
Paint It Black, The Mighty Lemon Drops
Shattered, The Cranberries
Smooth, Santana
Summer, Buffalo Tom
Summer, Mercy Creek
Summer Breeze, Seals & Crofts
Summer In Siam, The Pogues
Summer In the City, The Lovin' Spoonful
Summer Nights, Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
Summer of '69, Bryan Adams
Summer Of Love, The B-52's
Summer Son, Texas
Summer Wind, Frank Sinatra
Summer Wind, Michael Bublé
Summertime, Billie Holiday
Summertime, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Surfin' U.S.A., The Beach Boys
The Boys Of Summer, Don Henley
The Pop Singer's Fear Of The Pollen Count, The Divine Comedy
Under The Boardwalk, The Drifters
Valerie, Steve Winwood

msbelle - Sep 11, 2006 12:06:54 pm PDT #3942 of 10003

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Summertime Thing - Chuck Prophet
Summer Wages - Nanci Griffith

Theodosia - Sep 11, 2006 12:11:53 pm PDT #3943 of 10003

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

"In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry.

Hayden - Sep 11, 2006 12:14:34 pm PDT #3944 of 10003

aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Yo La Tengo - "Beach Party Tonight"
Richard Thompson - "Sumer Is Icumin In"
Love - "Bummer In The Summer"

JZ - Sep 11, 2006 12:34:18 pm PDT #3945 of 10003

See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

That Summer Feeling - Jonathan Richman. A great summer song, with bonus days-gone-by wistfulness perfect for a farewell to summer soundtrack.

tommyrot - Sep 11, 2006 12:37:21 pm PDT #3946 of 10003

Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I'm putting together a playlist for my "goodbye to summer"

Ya' gotta have "Indian Summer" - either the original by Beat Happening or the Luna cover.

Also, "Summertime Blues"? My fave version is the T-Rex one - with just acoustic guitar and bongos!

megan walker - Sep 11, 2006 12:37:33 pm PDT #3947 of 10003

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

See, I've been racking my brains since yesterday, when I should have realized I would get great suggestions within minutes here. Thanks and keep 'em coming.

ETA: The real challenge are the ones that don't have summer in the title, just the lyrics.

Theodosia - Sep 11, 2006 1:56:59 pm PDT #3948 of 10003

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

"Indian Lake" by the Cowsills

Sue - Sep 11, 2006 3:43:14 pm PDT #3949 of 10003

hip deep in pie

Summer Fling - KD Lang
It's Summertime - Flaming Lips
Summertime - The Sundays

Hayden - Sep 11, 2006 4:14:31 pm PDT #3950 of 10003

aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Amy Rigby - "The Summer of My Wasted Youth"
Husker Du - "Celebrated Summer"
Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra - "Summer Wine"
The Dirty Three - "Some Summers They Drop Like Flys"
Fiery Furnaces - "Here Comes The Summer"
Leo Kottke - "Summer's Growing Old"
The Shangri-Las - "The Sweet Sounds of Summer"
Pavement - "Summer Babe"
Victoria Williams - "Summer of Drugs"
Townes Van Zandt - "Like a Summer Thursday"
Yo La Tengo - "The Summer"
Velvet Crush - "Weird Summer"
Wilco - "Summer Teeth"

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