[Steely Tom]

Same year I think - 1972. The song (about cannibalism) was written and sung by Rupert Holmes, who would have a string of hits nearly a decade later with the biggest one being "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"

Yes, he was a very imaginative song writer. I believe the story was that he wrote the song on a bet; he told someone he could write a hit song about anything, and that person bet him he couldn't write a song about cannibalism. He did, and it became a hit song.

Someone else mentioned Brandy (Looking Glass), which is definitely a song I identify with summertime.

Also Sausalito Summernight by Diesel, Moonlight Feels Right (Starbuck), and Afternoon Delight (the Starland Vocal Band).

[mylife]

I knew the original drummer from Looking Glass, we were in the Navy together.

I won’t say anything more, but he was not on that LP

[rlmorel]

I didn’t see your post...see my post above at #30 regarding Starbuck..I read an interesting thing about that song “Moonlight Feels Right”...they recorded it in one take. The guy on the marimba did it so flawlessly the people recording just thought it could not have been done any better!

Pop band with a marimba player...who would have thunk it...:)