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  DLM (dlm) 1-Arriviste Username: dlm Post Number: 29 Registered: 7-2010 |
My favorites are: It's Summer - The Tempts Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly Groovin' - the Young Rascals Summer In The City - Lovin' Spoonful All Day Music - War | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 6-Zenith Username: paladin Post Number: 6143 Registered: 5-2004 |
Since you have mentioned some of my favorites heres a few more....... Please Return Your Love to me/Tempts Smile Happy/War Crystal Blue Persuasion/TJ & Shondells Aint That Peculiar/Marvin Heatwave/M & Vandellas Mickeys Monkey/Miracles Do You Love me/Contours Tighten Up/A & Drells Spill The Wine/War Bang Bang/J Cuba Baby I need your loving/4 Tops | ||
NYSister (nysister) 5-Doyen Username: nysister Post Number: 364 Registered: 12-2004 |
Summer Breeze - Seals & Croft & Isleys versions Groovin - Rascals Summertime - Billy Stewart Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly & Family Stone Dancing In The Streets - Martha & Vandellas It's Too Late - Carole King A Horse With No Name - America Sailing - Christopher Cross | ||
Marv (marv2) 6-Zenith Username: marv2 Post Number: 4213 Registered: 11-2008 |
Summer Breeze (of course). La Costa (sp) - Natalie Cole It's Summer - War A Warm Summer's Night - Mary Wilson California Girls - Beach Boys Summertime - Billy Stewart My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder Coolin Out - Jerry Butler Coolin Out - Isley Brothers Under the Boardwalk - Drifters | ||
Boynextdoor (boynextdoor) 6-Zenith Username: boynextdoor Post Number: 1735 Registered: 4-2004 |
Cruel Summer...Bananrama Summer in the City...Billy Joel Summertime USA....Pixies Three Groovin....Rascals Get the Party Started....Pink Dancing in the Streets...Martha and Vandellas Most any Jimmy Buffet song Party Lights....Claudine Clark The Tide is High....Atomic Kitten Out in the Streets....Shangri-Las South Street....Orlons Too Many Fish in the Sea...Marvelettes | ||
queenybee07 (queenybee07) 4-Laureate Username: queenybee07 Post Number: 168 Registered: 3-2008 |
Groovin-Rascals Summer Madess-Kool & The Gang Hitchike-Marvin Gaye You Are The Sunshine Of My Life-Stevie Wonder Happy Music-Blackbyrds Still Waters-Four Tops Hot Fun In The Summertime-Sly & The Family Stone Everybody Is A Star-Sly & The Family Stone | ||
catwoman55 (catwoman55) 6-Zenith Username: catwoman55 Post Number: 889 Registered: 12-2004 |
Everybody Loves the Sunshine-Roy Ayers | ||
GEETEE(HPK) (geeteehpk) 6-Zenith Username: geeteehpk Post Number: 4869 Registered: 9-2004 |
Summer in the City - Quincy Jones version Last Summer in Rio - Ayzmuth Summer Nights - Lonnie Liston Smith Long Hot Summer Night - Jimi Summertime - Miles Davis Everybody Loves the Sunshine -Seu Jorge ( sorry Roy,but this version is the 2010 banger! )  | ||
BigSexee (mzmusik) 5-Doyen Username: mzmusik Post Number: 377 Registered: 5-2004 |
Breezin'/bobby womack hot fun in the summertime all day music groovin' crystal blue persuasion la coasta quiet storm up on the roof under the boardwalk on broadway native new yorker hello stranger/carrie lucas my life in the sunshine/roy ayers | ||
DLM (dlm) 1-Arriviste Username: dlm Post Number: 31 Registered: 7-2010 |
i like to add 4 cuts by the fatback band 1. (Girls) I like the girls 2. Backstroke 3. The girl is mine (so fine) 4. The Bus Stop 5. Brickhouse - Commadores | ||
rovereab (rovereab) 6-Zenith Username: rovereab Post Number: 699 Registered: 4-2004 |
Many of the above plus: Long Hot Summer - Style Council Highways Of My Life - Isley Bros California Dreaming - Mamas and Papas Eamonn | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 10580 Registered: 4-2004 |
Summer Ride-Superbs (Chicago group) Summer Means Fun-Bruce & Terry Sand In My Shoes-Drifters Under The Boardwalk-Drifters Up On The Roof-Drifters Summer In The City-Freddie McCoy Summertime-Sam Cooke Hot Fun In The Summertime-Sly & The Family Stone | ||
BigSexee (mzmusik) 5-Doyen Username: mzmusik Post Number: 378 Registered: 5-2004 |
forgot about Rock Creek Park/blackbyrds Firecracker/mass production You like me don't you/jermaine jackson how about love/chocolate milk | ||
Ralph Terrana (ralpht) Moderator Username: ralpht Post Number: 9750 Registered: 9-2004 |
Totally off the wall genre, but I have always loved Sinatra's "Summer Wind". | ||
stephanie (stephanie) 6-Zenith Username: stephanie Post Number: 3037 Registered: 2-2005 |
Chad and Jeremy - Summer Song Robin Ward - Wonderful Summer Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain Sly and the Family Stone - Hot fun in the Summertime Fifth Dimension - Stoned Soul Picnic Kool and the Gang - Spirit of the Boogie Stephanie | ||
douglasm (douglasm) 6-Zenith Username: douglasm Post Number: 3400 Registered: 4-2004 |
Summertime, Summertime -- The Jamies "...is one of those songs you only have to hear once to live rent free in your mind forever" -- www.allmusic.com They're soooo right... | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 10582 Registered: 4-2004 |
Summertime Nights-Happy Tones Summertime Summertime-Jamies (not really one of my favourites) It's Going to be A Lovely Summer-Albert Jones | ||
miguel1025 (miguel1025) 4-Laureate Username: miguel1025 Post Number: 147 Registered: 11-2005 |
Hot Fun In The Summertime -Sly Sweet Cherry Wine -Tommy James Summertime -Diana Ross You Do It -Diana Ross Don't Play That Song - Aretha The Rain, The Park and other Things -The Cowsills | ||
Sunshine (sunshineonacloudyday) 1-Arriviste Username: sunshineonacloudyday Post Number: 4 Registered: 7-2010 |
Summer Day ~ Tymes Sunny ~ Bobby Hebb Sunshine ~ O'Jays Sunshine Lady ~ Willie Hutch L.A. Sunshine ~ War High on Sunshine ~ Commodores ~the entire 1976 SUMMERTIME album by MFSB. Songs include; Picnic in the Park, Summertime, Sunnin' & Funnin', Summertime and I'm Feelin' Mellow, Hot Summer Nights ~what to wear: Short Shorts ~ Royal Teens Hot Pants ~ James Brown Hot Pants in the Summertime ~ Dramatics (Message edited by sunshineonacloudyday on July 20, 2010) | ||
tsull (tsull) 6-Zenith Username: tsull Post Number: 2328 Registered: 6-2005 |
Wow, totally agree with DLM's choices, so I cut and pasted his and added a few: It's Summer - The Temptations Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly Groovin' - the Young Rascals Summer In The City - Lovin' Spoonful All Day Music - War Endless Summer Nights -- Richard Marx (and yeah, I know it's cheesey, but I like it) Also two great ones I agree with on this thread: Long Hot Summer -- The Style Council -- highly underated song The Summer Wind -- Sinatra, great choice Ralph! Ronnie McNeir has a tremendous one, Summertime Medley II (an update from an earlier song), it's awesome. I like Billy Stewart's version of "Summertime" the best. Lots of energy there! Great thread. | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 6-Zenith Username: paladin Post Number: 6144 Registered: 5-2004 |
Hmmm .......I have always loved "Summer Wind" The Fifth of Beethoven was a summer banger as well..... | ||
Mike Sku (mike_sku) 6-Zenith Username: mike_sku Post Number: 478 Registered: 4-2004 |
I have so many favorite summer songs, but I recently found a song by the McCrarys on a compilation CD. The song is called "Love on a Summer Night," and it is FANTASTIC! I don't know anything else by this group, or even if there's anything else available by them on CD, but I'd be grateful for a push in the right direction if anyone knows! | ||
kamasu (kamasu) 6-Zenith Username: kamasu Post Number: 8389 Registered: 3-2005 |
Mike Sku, the McCrarys had a single on Portrait called You that I've heard and liked. Stevie Wonder supplied harmonica. There might have been a McCrarys compilation CD available in the late 1990s. There does not appear to be one in print now. However, there is a McCrarys title All Night Music available from Amazon. The McCrarys were a sister & brother group that started in gospel in Youngstown, Ohio before turning secular. Some of the McCrarys, there were a lot of them, were peers of Motown_Fan's. Actor Darius McCrary (Family Matters) is from the family. He's the son of Howard McCrary, one of the McCrary males. Howard has had success in both gospel & pop music. There is an Ann McCrary working in gospel, but i don't know if she's from the same family. Summer song: On the Beach - The Fifth Dimension (Message edited by kamasu on July 20, 2010) | ||
BigSexee (mzmusik) 5-Doyen Username: mzmusik Post Number: 379 Registered: 5-2004 |
Forgot about In Summertime/Ronnie McNeir Stone Soul Picnic/Fifth Dimension It's Summer/War? | ||
Voosh (voosh) 1-Arriviste Username: voosh Post Number: 31 Registered: 6-2010 |
Wow! You folks covered some classics (soul and not, but summer classics.) Sorry if I repeat, but that's quite a list. We spend a lot of time on Lake Michigan. The day gets busy, but you always make time for the sunset. "Dock Of The Bay" - Otis Redding (makes you ponder and be thankful) "Shotgun" - Jr. Walker (Best played as you're rushing to dinner or a concert) "Walk On 'Til The Sun Comes Up" - America "Brandy" - Looking Glass "Fugitive" (theme from TV show) & "Hawaii 5-0" - Ventures "Castles In The Sand" - Stevie Wonder "Bus Stop" - Hollies "Spill The Wine" - Eric Burdon and War "West Coast Blues" - Wes Montgomery "Dance With You" - Beatles "2120" - Rolling Stones "Bernadette" And so many more ... Even goofy ones like the themes from "Gilligan's Island," "Magnum PI" and many others that are still on televisiontunes.com (Message edited by Voosh on July 20, 2010) (Message edited by Voosh on July 20, 2010) | ||
Mike Sku (mike_sku) 6-Zenith Username: mike_sku Post Number: 479 Registered: 4-2004 |
Kamasu, thanks so much for the information on the McCrarys. I never even thought to link Darius McCrary to the group (now on daytime drama The Young & the Restless). I'll check out the info on the amazon site. | ||
RTA5225 (rta5225) 5-Doyen Username: rta5225 Post Number: 409 Registered: 11-2004 |
The Fifth Dimension - Stoned Soul Picnic The Rascals - A Beautiful Morning | ||
JAI NANCE (rhythm66) 6-Zenith Username: rhythm66 Post Number: 6330 Registered: 2-2005 |
MY SUMMER LOVE-RUBY AN THE ROMANTICS...ALL DAY MUSIC-WAR! | ||
DLM (dlm) 1-Arriviste Username: dlm Post Number: 37 Registered: 7-2010 |
"Sunny" by Bobby Hutton his only major hit from 66? I'm more familiar with his work with Mel Collins and Joshie Jo Armstead. (Message edited by DLM on July 21, 2010) | ||
lenny (lennytone) 4-Laureate Username: lennytone Post Number: 115 Registered: 4-2004 |
You Ought To Be Having Fun - Tower of Power Lonely Summer - 4 Tops Summer Is Here - Pals Who Loves The Sun - Velvet Underground | ||
Kev-Lo (7273747576) 6-Zenith Username: 7273747576 Post Number: 3719 Registered: 4-2004 |
Hi this is Kev-Lo World Of Fantasy-Five Stairsteps SummerTime- Billy Steward Sunny- Bobby Herb Alone Again Naturally- Gilbert O'Sullivan In The Summertime/ Mungo Jerry Afro Strut- Nite- Liters Suavecito- Malo Dancing In The Street- Martha Reeves And The Vandellas My Cherie Amour- Stevie Wonder I'll Be Around- Spinners The Monkey Time- Major Lance | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 10601 Registered: 4-2004 |
"Sunny" was sung by Bobby Hebb, in Philadelphia for Gamble and Huff. Bobby Hutton worked with Jo Armstead and Mike Terry in Chicago. Both of them have the first name Bobby, and both had releases out at the same time, on Philips Records. | ||
ladyvanaye (ladyvanaye) 6-Zenith Username: ladyvanaye Post Number: 7562 Registered: 12-2004 |
KEV LO - I got to agree with you on My Cherie Amor. Would you believe I remember when the song debut on WWRL? If i ever heard that bumper again I would trip out, because it stays in my head every time I hear that song which I love too much... Some of mine may be odd picks, but they remind me of summer... Loves Got Me - Loose Ends Adventures in the land of Music, Here I Am, Do Me Right Baby - Dynasty Take your Time , Do It Right - SOS Band Set It Off - Strafe Get Involved - Raphael Saddiq Ill be back...got a few more. | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 6-Zenith Username: paladin Post Number: 6146 Registered: 5-2004 |
One of my favorites, its like ice cold lemonade on a Hot "Bronx" Summer Night .....Mr Cuba if you please: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =MenOmqIBmIM&feature=related Back in the day, when the radio jocks would play this record, all the kids in my neighborhood (myself included) would have an impromptu jam session singing the chorus of this beautiful song.....it all began with the word "Cornbread".....yes those were the days..... | ||
Marv (marv2) 6-Zenith Username: marv2 Post Number: 4250 Registered: 11-2008 |
Kev, I put "My Cherie Amour" on my list because that song got played so much during the summer of 1969 ,it just brings up thoughts of summer to me to this very day! | ||
RTA5225 (rta5225) 5-Doyen Username: rta5225 Post Number: 411 Registered: 11-2004 |
Also "On the Beach" by the 5th Dimension! | ||
BigSexee (mzmusik) 5-Doyen Username: mzmusik Post Number: 381 Registered: 5-2004 |
Forgot about It's A Shame.......I believe it was summer of '72 or '73. We use to go swimmin' at Roosevelt pool and they had the radio piped in all over the place(it was an indoor pool at the time). They played that song over and over. I don't think it was a day that I went swimmin' that they didn't play that song. And I went every day!!! So when I hear that song, it takes me back to my pool days. | ||
the classic master (the_classic_master) 6-Zenith Username: the_classic_master Post Number: 2683 Registered: 7-2006 |
that sunday, that summer - nat king cole | ||
Goomba (goomba) 5-Doyen Username: goomba Post Number: 290 Registered: 11-2006 |
Summertime/Summertime - Will Smith/Fresh Prince | ||
GEETEE(HPK) (geeteehpk) 6-Zenith Username: geeteehpk Post Number: 4934 Registered: 9-2004 |
"Summer Song" (the live version) - Grover Washington Jr. | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 6-Zenith Username: paladin Post Number: 6175 Registered: 5-2004 |
Well GT, I like the studio version and was just about to mention it when I saw your post....grrrrrrhhhhh.......... and since I'm here two summer songs of my youth were Girls Alright with Me & Girl Why You Wanna make me Blue........ | ||
GEETEE(HPK) (geeteehpk) 6-Zenith Username: geeteehpk Post Number: 4938 Registered: 9-2004 |
My bad bro,but I still like the live version. | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 6-Zenith Username: paladin Post Number: 6176 Registered: 5-2004 |
Me too, couldn't resist that crack doe, you had it coming.....its like that cut "friends"...... How many of us have them....... | ||
GEETEE(HPK) (geeteehpk) 6-Zenith Username: geeteehpk Post Number: 4942 Registered: 9-2004 |
lol | ||
Nomis (nomis) 6-Zenith Username: nomis Post Number: 704 Registered: 9-2007 |
Whitney 'Thinking about You' Whitney "For the Love of You" Chic "Warm summer Nights" Anything by the Eagles makes me think of summer "Ventura highway " America "La Isla Bonita' Madonna | ||
Brian T. (mrclemma) 6-Zenith Username: mrclemma Post Number: 1888 Registered: 4-2004 |
"Summertime"-The Pretty Things "Here Comes the Summer"-Undertones "Long Hot Summer"-Tom Robinson Band "Popsicle"-Jan and Dean "All Summer Long"-Beach Boys "Celebrate Summer"-T-Rex/The Paybacks "Summer Cannibals"-Patti Smith "Vacation"-The Go-Gos "Rockaway Beach"-The Ramones "In the Summertime"-Mungo Jerry "V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.(in the Summer Sun)"-Sloppy Seconds(and whoever did it first) "Cold Summer Night"-Paul K. and the Weathermen "They Were Rockin'"-Danny Kirkland "Corvette Summer"-Short Fuses "Bummer in the Summer"-Love "Ice Cream Summer"-Hanoi Rocks "Summer Romance"-Rolling Stones "Sunny Afternoon"-Kinks "Summer(the Slum)"-Detroit Cobras(and whoever did it first) "Today is Summer"-Junk Monkeys "Bullshit Summer Song"-Lazy Cowgirls "Night Moves"-Bob Seger "American Nights"-The Runaways "Cold Blue Summer"-Diamond Dogs "Summertime Blues"-Eddie Cochran/The Who/Blue Cheer | ||
Sunshine (sunshineonacloudyday) 1-Arriviste Username: sunshineonacloudyday Post Number: 6 Registered: 7-2010 |
"Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" by Nat King Cole (Summer of '63) still smells like a freshly mowed lawn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =JWvC3e85yRE |
