# ID this oldies song for me, please

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 16, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-oldies-song-for-me-please/356972 "2006-05-16T13:29:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Gail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gail)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-oldies-song-for-me-please/356972/1 "2006-05-16T13:29:40Z")

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I suddenly got this song in my head…it’s from the late 60’s early 70’s and it’s either called Summer of Love or it’s about the summer of love…It mentions Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It’s in a minor key and done by a male singer…It’s a slow song. Anybody remember this?

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-oldies-song-for-me-please/356972/2 "2006-05-16T13:44:50Z")

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“Summer Rain” by Johnny Rivers. Nov 1967, #14.

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**Author:** ![Gail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Gail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gail)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-oldies-song-for-me-please/356972/3 "2006-05-16T13:49:04Z")

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Thank you! That’s it.