# Breezy, ephemeral songs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2026, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703 "2026-02-16T07:52:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/61 "2026-03-01T02:41:29Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FhIguI99BDo/maxresdefault.jpg "Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Penguin Cafe Orchestra (1981) [Full album]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhIguI99BDo) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/62 "2026-03-01T07:15:15Z")
Bossa nova can be described as breezy. Here are some of the best-known pieces: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v5DZ5clg-bg/maxresdefault.jpg "The Girl From Ipanema") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5DZ5clg-bg) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wBEesrdaRog/hqdefault.jpg "Waters of March - Águas de Março - Stereo - Elis Regina and Tom Jobim - Aguas de Marco -") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBEesrdaRog) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tCMhuN3053o/maxresdefault.jpg "Desafinado - João Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Stan Getz") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCMhuN3053o) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_Y1qM9E-MyQ/maxresdefault.jpg "One Note Samba (Live At Café Au Go-Go,1964)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y1qM9E-MyQ) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/63 "2026-03-01T16:24:57Z")
Oh, I get chills down my spine from early U2, not breezy to me! ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/64 "2026-03-01T16:34:59Z")
I actually have the following songs burned to CDs in my car that I listen to on long Sunday drives to pull me out of a funk: Lovely Day and Just The Two of Us - both by Mr. Bill Withers. Give Me the Night and On Broadway - both by Mr. George Benson Sunday Morning - Spanky and Our Gang Silver Threads and Golden Needles - The Springfields We’ll Sing In the Sunshine - Gale Garnett Make Me Smile - Chicago Itchykoo Park - the Small Faces The Rain, the Park and Other Things - the Cowsills Yeah, I’m old. All those songs take me back to when I was young and life was better. There are more, can’t think right now…The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, The Drifters…. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/65 "2026-03-01T16:37:18Z")
> [@salinqmind1](#): > > Sunday Morning - Spanky and Our Gang Is that a cover of the Velvet Underground song? Because the original definitely fits this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/66 "2026-03-02T17:22:07Z")
What a great list! ---
**Author:** ![Hermione1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d07c76/32.png) [@Hermione1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione1)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/67 "2026-03-02T19:36:24Z")
This one’s a must for me whenever the weather starts turning springy. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/icwPsVLdFEM/maxresdefault.jpg "Come Saturday Morning") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icwPsVLdFEM) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/68 "2026-03-02T21:47:02Z")
No. It has nothing to do with drug addicts crawling home after a binge. Spanky and Our Gang specialized in feel-good songs, slightly bittersweet about love and connection, not injecting heroin and vomiting in the gutter. Just my opinion what constitutes breezy and ephemeral. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/69 "2026-03-02T21:48:24Z")
We will never recapture those days or that time, when all the world was ahead of us and the future was bright. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/70 "2026-03-02T21:58:23Z")
All I could think of was “Summer Breeze” by Seals & Crofts. That’s my literal mind for you. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/71 "2026-03-02T23:15:36Z")
> [@Author\_Balk](#): > > FYI, some of my songs with that “something” are: These Dreams - Heart, I’ll Never Get over You Getting Over Me - Expose, Too Much Heaven - Beegees, Eternal Flame - Bangles, The Flame - Cheap Trick, Amanda - Boston. Love Bites - Def Leppard.. Well, a common denominator is that they’re all ballads played much softer than what the band’s capable of. Compare… well, I was going to list each artist’s “usual” fare ("Compare _Eternal Flame_ to _Walk Like an Egyptian;_ or _Amanda_ to _Rock’n’Roll Band."),_ but that’d make a long post of all-too-evident songs. Hmmm, how do you feel about _Sister Christian_ or _Beth?_ . ps: Thank you, kind Dopers, for introducing me to some great examples of ‘Soft Music For Hard Times’! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/72 "2026-03-02T23:30:57Z")
> [@salinqmind1](#): > > The Rain, the Park and Other Things - the Cowsills How could I have forgotten that?!? 😖 ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/73 "2026-03-03T00:04:03Z")
How about the quintessential Breezy, ephemeral song? ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TBQxG0Z72qM/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/TBQxG0Z72qM?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDTBQxG0Z72qM ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/74 "2026-03-03T00:06:42Z")
Windy - The Association Sailing - Christopher Cross ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/75 "2026-03-03T01:55:19Z")
😍. wonderful choice ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/76 "2026-03-03T01:55:47Z")
Excellent ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/77 "2026-03-03T02:18:13Z")
Haven’t thought about this one in years, now it’s become an earworm again! ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7s8glZ-efMg/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/7s8glZ-efMg?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/78 "2026-03-03T02:26:58Z")
The perfect song for listening to with your SO under the covers late at night: ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Bx51eegLTY8/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bx51eegLTY8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/79 "2026-03-03T02:48:12Z")
And now for something completely different: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lvR1YgT7QYs/maxresdefault.jpg "Roy Orbison - You Got It (Live 1988)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvR1YgT7QYs) ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703/80 "2026-03-03T03:15:14Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > [Mouth](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AlklK5q0wQ) by Merril Bainbridge Merril Bainbridge produced two fantastic albums in the 90s ful of songs like that, then AFAIK completely disappeared. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breezy-ephemeral-songs/1027703.md?page=5)