My Outstanding Summer Song Playlist (Vanity)

July 8, 2011 | Me

[paterfamilias]

It's Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies; A Summer Song - Chad and Jeremy; Beach Baby - First Class; Coney Island Baby - Julien Neel; Feelin’ Hot, Hot, Hot – Buster Poindexter; Gimme Dat Ding - The Pipkins; Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto / Stan Getz; Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles; Hawaii Five-O Theme; Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas; Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone; In the Good Old Summertime - Julien Neel; Kokomo - The Beach Boys; Love Letters in the Sand - Pat Boone; In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry; Magnum, P.I. Theme; Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet; Mister Softee Ice Cream Truck Jingle; Old Cape Cod – Patti Page; One Summer Night - The Danleers; Pipeline - The Ventures; Poison Ivy - The Coasters; Saturday in the Park - Chicago; See You in September - The Tempos; Ice Cream / Sincere - The Buffalo Bills (from "The Music Man"); Standing on the Corner - The Four Lads; Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts; Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful; Summer Samba - Astrud Gilberto; Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra; Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochrane; Summertime - Kathleen Battle (from "Porgy and Bess"); Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks; Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys; Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer - Nat King Cole; Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters; Up on the Roof - The Drifters; Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Brian Hyland; Wipe Out - The Surfaris;

[paterfamilias]

These songs deal directly with summer, summer activities, or emote summer for some reason in my brain.

Most, if not all, can be accessed via YouTube.

Feel free to add your candidates to the list!

[Cboldt]

Add some Steely Dan / Donald Fagan. Florida Room comes to mind, but there are probably 10 or more that would be welcome spice.

[rlmorel]

The three that make me feel like summer are:

A Summer Place

Summer Breeze

Boys of Summer

Showin my age...:)

Good.

[SoKatt]

“Surfin’ Bird” & “California Sun”- the Ramones.

[Revolting cat!]

Duuude, there is no mention of summer in Love Letters In the Sand! Shall I go on?

[frogjerk]

Ice Cream Man - Van Halen

Dedicate one to the ladies...
Now summertime’s here babe, need somethin’ to keep you cool
Ah, now summertime’s here babe, need somethin’ to keep you cool
Better look out now though, Dave’s got somethin’ for you
Tell ya what it is
I’m your ice cream man, stop me when I’m passin’ by
Oh my, my, I’m your ice cream man, stop me when I’m passin’ by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy
Hold on a second baby

I got bim bam banana pops, dixie cups
All flavors and pushups too

I’m your ice cream man baby, stop me when I’m passin’ by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy Hold on, one more

Well I’m usually passin’ by just about eleven o’clock
Uh huh, I never stop
I’m usually passin’ by just around eleven o’clock
And if ya’ let me cool you one time, you’ll be my regular stop

All right boys!

I got bim bam banana pops, dixie cups
All flavors and pushups too

I’m your ice cream man, stop me when I’m passin’ by
See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy, yes
I’m your ice cream man, stop me when I’m passin’ by
I’m your ice cream man, stop me when I’m passin’ by
They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy Ah one time

(Guitar Solo)

I’m your ice cream man, stop me when I’m passin’ by
I’m your ice cream man, stop me when I’m passin’ by
They say all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy

One time boys!
I’m your ice cream man
I’m your ice cream man
B-B-B-B-B-B-B-Baby!
Ah my my my
All my flavors are guaranteed......to satis-uh-fy
Ow!

[advertising guy]

wow

[frogjerk]

[Wiser now]

In west central Ohio it’s “Indian Lake” by the Cowsills (I think). Correct me Buckeyes, please.

[I still care]

Vacation - The Go Gos
On Vacation - Aimee Allen (a freebie from Amazon I thought cute)
Kokomo Beach Boys
Dancing in the Street - Martha and the Vandellas

I’ve got lots more but got to make dinner now!

[Cboldt]

Steely Dan - Reelin' in the Years

   Your everlasting summer
   You can see it fading fast
   So you grab a piece of something
   That you think is gonna last

   You wouldn't know a diamond
   If you held it in your hand
   The things you think are precious
   I can't understand

   CHORUS:
   Are you reelin' in the years
   Stowin' away the time
   Are you gatherin' up the tears
   Have you had enough of mine

   You been tellin' me you're a genius
   Since you were seventeen
   In all the time I've known you
   I still don't know what you mean

   The weekend at the college
   Didn't turn out like you planned
   The things that pass for knowledge
   I can't understand

   CHORUS

   I spend a lot of money
   And I spent a lot of time
   The trip we made in Hollywood
   Is etched upon my mind

   After all the things we've done and seen
   You find another man
   The things you think are useless
   I can't understand

[musicman]

Here’s my list;(Sorry for repeats)

1.Walkin’ on Sunshine - Katrina and The Waves
2. Steal My Sunshine - Len
3. Ice Cream Man - Van Halen
4. Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom
5. Soak Up The Sun - Sneryl Crow

6. Love Letters In The Sand - Pat Boone
7. Surfer Bird - The Trashmen
8. In the Cool,Cool, Coll of the Evening - Dean Martin
9. No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service - Kenny Chesney
10. Vacation - The Go-Go’s

11. I’ve Got Sand In My Shoes - The Drifters
12. No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
13. Surf City - Jan and Dean
14. I’ll Follow The Sun - The Beatles
15. Do It Again - The Beach Boys

16. When The Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney
17. Daydream - The Lovin’ Spoonful
18. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
19. Wipe out - The Sufaris
20. Toes - Zac Brown Band

21. Centerfield - John Foggerty
22. Boys of Summer - Glenn Frey
23. Rum and Coca-Cola - The Andrew Sisters
24. Kokomo - The Beach Boys
25. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson - Jimmy Buffett

26. Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
27. Cheeseburger In Paradise - Jimmy Buffett
28. Carribean Queen - Billy Ocean
29. Escape (Pina Colada Song) - Ruppert Holmes
30. Tide is High - Blondie

There’s a few for the list.

[paterfamilias]

Good list, but you are clearly younger than I

[goodnesswins]

Thank you for doing this....I was listening to Laura Ingraham today and she was playing/asking for summer songs....but I don’t have time to go look....THIS is great....

[paterfamilias]

Thanks

[paterfamilias]

PS: Laura is MY GIRL - don’t get any ideas.

[bobby.223]

Great list! I myself will go with anything feom Jan and Dean or The Beach Boys circa 1959 thru ‘65.

[Revolting cat!]

Here’s my list, for all it’s worth:

Endless Sleep - Jody Reynolds
Summer in Hell - The Hellnicks
Beach OD - Andy Heiss
Swim Across Styx - Belinda Pretty

Cold In Here - The Boiling Frogs
Big Teeth - Lucy & Ferdy
Eternal Summer - Faustian Dealers
Deep Waters - The Drowned

[musicman]

I have a mobile DJ biz with one job I've had for 13 years right on the Atlantic Ocean.

Your list combined with mine are pretty much on my "playlist".( I tried not to duplicate yours.) Here's my "office":

As for me being "younger", I graduated in 1970.

And you graduated in what year??

[smalltownslick]

This is my playlist - we listened to it on the Fourth. There are a few patriotic songs mixed in because we were using it for the Fourth.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL40B4CCC4DC70DBB9&feature=mh_lolz