best summer songs

The Thrills - Big Sur


Pure pop

Bobby Goldsboro - Summer The First Time

Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer

sunkissed- friends again- absoute cassic from great scottish band. great guitar ( original version )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xbzcfv2bm4

classic

absolute

Duke Dumont - I Got U

Perfect summer song and a great video too

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

Forgive the long post, but here's a Spotify Playlist of mine with some decent Summer songs

Help yourself:

http://open.spotify.com/user/jacknpoppy/playlist/4T608P4MkXXCx3yhp0N2IY


Sly & The Family Stone – Everyday People
Family of the Year – Hero
Gorillaz – Empire Ants (feat. Little Dragon)
Chance The Rapper – All Night (feat. Knox Fortune)
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros – Johnny Appleseed
The Rubens – Hoops
Milky Chance – Stolen Dance
Talib Kweli – Teleprompters
Devendra Banhart – Lover
Sublime – Doin' Time
Lana Del Rey – Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey Vs. Cedric Gervais) - Cedric Gervais Remix / Radio Edit
A Taste Of Honey – Boogie Oogie Oogie - Digitally Remastered 99
Chet Faker – No Diggity
The Tallest Man On Earth – Love Is All
Beat Happening – Indian Summer
The Zombies – Time Of The Season
Jorge Ben Jor – Taj Mahal
The Gibson Brothers – Cuba
Tarrus Riley – She's Royal
Smoke City – Underwater Love - Radio Edit
Frank Wilson – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Des'ree – Life
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Jamming - 12" Single Version
The Stranglers – Always The Sun - Sunny Side Up Mix
Sublime – What I Got
The Surfaris – Wipe Out
Pat Kelly – How Long Will It Take
The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun - Remastered 2009
Future Islands – Seasons (Waiting On You)
Groove Armada – Hands of Time
Fun Lovin' Criminals – Couldn't Get It Right
Mory Kanté – Yeke Yeke
Nujabes – Who's Theme
The Style Council – The Whole Point Of No Return
Richard Thompson – 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
Bee Gees – Spicks And Specks
Songhoy Blues – Soubour
Low Deep T – We Are One
X-Press 2 – Lazy - Radio Edit
Manu Chao – Bongo bong
The KLF – 3am Eternal - Blue Danube Orbital Mix
The Kooks – Seaside
Jorge Ben Jor – Taj Mahal
The Gibson Brothers – Cuba
Frank Wilson – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
Des'ree – Life
Jamiroquai – Seven Days in Sunny June
Al Green – Love and Happiness
Bangguru – Mooneclipse
Washed Out – Feel It All Around
Nujabes – Sanctuary Ship
Lenno – The Best - Radio Edit
Chad & Jeremy – A Summer Song
Billy Stewart – Summertime - Single Version
The Young Rascals – Groovin' - Single Version
Booker T. & the M.G.'s – Soul Limbo
Elvis Presley – Bossa Nova Baby
KC & The Sunshine Band – Give It Up
Gipsy Kings – Bamboléo
Buster Poindexter And His Banshees Of Blue – Hot Hot Hot
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime
Bananarama – Cruel Summer - Remastered Version
The Stone Roses – She Bangs the Drums - Remastered
The Velvet Underground – Cool It Down
The Doors – Love Street - New Stereo Mix Advanced Resolution
The Sea and Cake – Sound & Vision
Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Beautiful and Dangerous
Fred Neil – Everybody's Talkin'
El Guincho – Hindou
Ratatat – Cream on Chrome
Motorcycle – As The Rush Comes - Gabriel & Dresden Chillout Mix
Snoop Dogg – California Roll
Amadou & Mariam feat. Jacky (Neg' Marrons) & Mokobe (113) – La Triste Réalité feat. Jacky (Neg' Marrons) & Mokobe (113)
Parliament – Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up
Guts – What is love?
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci – Patio Song
The Postal Service – Such Great Heights (Performed by Iron & Wine)
Tame Impala – Apocalypse Dreams
Beres Hammond – They Gonna Talk
Dawn Penn – You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) - Trojan Mix
Peter Tosh – Legalize It
Eek-A-Mouse – Wa-Do-Dem - 12" Mix
Junior Murvin – Police & Thieves - Single Version
Sister Nancy – Bam Bam
Charles Schillings – No Communication, no Love ( Devastating ) - Original
Air – Femme D'Argent, La
Télépopmusik – Breathe
Grateful Dead – Franklin's Tower
Iron & Wine – Sunset Soon Forgotten
The Stone Roses – Waterfall - 12" Remix
Groove Armada – At the River
Jason Mraz – I'm Yours
Madonna – La Isla Bonita
Horace Andy – Skylarking
Sly & The Family Stone – Hot Fun in the Summertime
Céu – Grains de Beauté
Earth, Wind & Fire – Let's Groove
Kool & The Gang – Summer Madness
Warren Zevon – Werewolves Of London - 2007 Remastered Version
Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Morcheeba – World Looking In
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
Spandau Ballet – I'll Fly for You - 2010 Remastered Version
Zero 7 – In The Waiting Line
The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon
Martha & The Muffins – Echo Beach - 2002 - Remaster
Len – Steal My Sunshine
Sérgio Mendes – Mas Que Nada
The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze, Pts. 1 & 2
Finley Quaye – Dice

Most of the Beach Boys big hits remind me of summer.

Bill Withers- Lovely Day
Aztec Camera=Somewhere in my Heart
Housemartins=Happy Hour
Wingfield-Saturday Night

The Shadows - Wonderful Land

Mungo Jerry always remind me of the heady days of Summer in the 70s.

"Summer (The First Time)" by Bobby Goldsboro is probably the best of the lot. 

Millie Jackson did a fab version of it too.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxJSn4eHcbM

Very good alun.

Was lying on a beach in Kos  last week and I asked them to play this :-

Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers

This Summer - Squeeze:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rY5506sboQ

Here Comes The Summer - The Undertones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvn83P9H7lo

Rod Stewart - "Summer guys have all the luck".

Frosty Mud the anagram on keyboard doing Something. magic.

wonderland- xtc

Summer The First Time - Bobby Goldsboro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pURJDToKA0k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhvHZ__0dPs

The Baccarudas - Summer Fun

Jul 6, 2018 -- 9:12AM, Jack Hacksaw wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhvHZ__0dPsThe Baccarudas - Summer Fun

used to have the single, was always played on radio 1 roadshow ( do they still do them, is smiley miley still alive ) ?

A medley of "Beach Boys" would do it for me....

Your Love by Frankie Knuckles. A proper summer Friday banger.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M_WyW4lfv8M

morpteh, I used to have the single too!  Great memories.

Shame about those roadshows too.

Beach Baby by First Class (nap)

I've never seen so many stunning ladies in one video (seriousl) and not a tattoo in sight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpsmHfDqsl8

kenny mann 06 Jul 18 11:21 Joined: 29 Apr 10 | Topic/replies: 36,630 | Blogger: kenny mann's blog
Beach Baby by First Class (nap)

Oh, yes!

always thought was a beach boys song !!!! great pic

Great vid Kenny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6WpvBHdk1c

Summertime - Will Smith.

Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime ORIGINAL 1970

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=wvUQcnfwUUM

^ I had the great pleasure of getting thoughly pizzed wi these guys in the Cartoon, Croydon many, many moons ago

Summer the First Time
Summer Breeze
California Dreamin'
Horse With No Name

Kid Rock - All Summer Long [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

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

Roy Orbison California Blue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4KX88ANLyE

Texas - Summer Son

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uIFISklvXY

Vid's more for the gals but I was belting this toooooooooon out in Newmarket circa 1999!

Going To Brazil - Motorhead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyROMPgcJ0s

^ superb lyrics, btw!

This is the only summer song I need.
And this is the best version, the 12 inch vinyl version.

Lotus eaters - First Picture of You

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

That's a very good choice Journeyman, I like that song a lot as well

AC/DC - Night Prowler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6TzeuxwO7A

One for the late night sunsets ...

Thanks SlippyBlue. They never really followed it up, but then they didn't need to..

AC/DC - Walk All Over You (Official Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bP6aVG6L1w

Jesus Just Left Chicago - ZZ Top

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMjqgIZ1_YM

Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPUb4Wsi9kI

Let's try that again …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK5zubdgf4Y

CCR - Suzie Q

Bit of time lapse here so forgive the first minute's ramble from yer man - the song's good!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=FMJXYWOC68E

This is why I prefer records!

One Summer song that sticks in my mind is Self Control by Laura Branigan which was released in 1984 and I was on a lads holiday in San Antonio, Ibiza all of us 17 or 18 and bang on everything going for 2 weeks and this song was played constantly in the pubs and clubs and always reminds me of that Summer. It's actually a very good song.

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

I Put A Spell On You - CCR - John Foggerty from the early daze ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeXqtzusIU0

Suzie Q - from the studio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mxaA-bJ35s

In fairness the only Summer songs I know are "I Feel Love" , "MacArthur Park" and "Love To Love"

dakota great summer tune

Scott McKenzie if you're going to San Francisco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I0vkKy504U

Free Four - Pink Floyd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSb5QjgjAc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQj--Kjn0z8

alfee, I find it helpful to know what song a ling alludes to, hence my tips.

HTH for your tunes bud!

Sheep - Floyd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=3-oJt_5JvV4

Nite

yes lotus eaters great pick!!!

Probably my favorite summertime song, takes me back to the early 80's like some sort of time machine.

Simple Minds - Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRNXsIVW-ks