# Recommend a song that captures the joy of this beautiful summery day **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 7, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282 "2014-06-07T19:21:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [June 8, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/21 "2014-06-08T02:51:01Z")
[All Summer Long](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tytTebj8ic), The Beach Boys ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/22 "2014-06-08T02:56:03Z")
What, no “Saturday in the Park”? Also, “Summer” by War. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/23 "2014-06-08T03:10:04Z")
Lotsa good picks guys. [The Boys Are Back in Town](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quyB8PMTD3o) ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/24 "2014-06-08T03:38:50Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > [Summer Breeze](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsW8rXPcnM0) by Seals and Crofts. I’ll see your Seals and Crofts “Summer Breeze” and raise you [the Isley Brothers’ version of "Summer Breeze](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4YklqpJaUQ)". ["Sunny Afternoon"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKsHh3BFPI)by The Kinks ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/25 "2014-06-08T03:46:43Z")
“It’s a Beautiful Morning” by the Rascals: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cJqjlFGZxtE/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4AC6AKKAgwIABABGBEgbShyMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBvIMRHpE-M4gsu5kMFnAX5V7g2vQ "The Rascals - It's A Beautiful Morning") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJqjlFGZxtE) ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/26 "2014-06-08T03:52:00Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [All Summer Long](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tytTebj8ic), The Beach Boys And how 'bout [All Summer Long](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwIGZLjugKA)by Kid Rock! ---
**Author:** ![Dobbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Dobbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dobbs)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/27 "2014-06-08T04:09:16Z")
Mungo Jerry “In the Summertime” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wvUQcnfwUUM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AGMBYAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgYChVMA8=&rs=AOn4CLC3mFzOTE0EyKn4U5hlnvM5xnVp8g "Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime ORIGINAL 1970") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM) ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/28 "2014-06-08T05:41:42Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Also, “Summer” by War. Seconded. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k6XhvwuJykY/hqdefault.jpg "Summer by War") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6XhvwuJykY) ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/29 "2014-06-08T05:51:09Z")
Well heck this song has “sunshine” in its title [Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows by Lesley Gore](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gELYWF2x0tU) WARNING: Do not click if you are prone to earworms. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/30 "2014-06-08T06:24:10Z")
“Another Park, Another Sunday” by the Doobie Brothers. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/31 "2014-06-08T06:27:05Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > What, no “Saturday in the Park”? > > Also, “Summer” by War. Some great suggestions in this thread (I love Summer Breeze), but Saturday in the Park is my favorite summer song. It reminds me of days spent on Cape Cod in perfect weather. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/32 "2014-06-08T06:35:31Z")
[Parklife](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIEsmGzo2UE) by a very youthful looking Damon Alburn [Summertime](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA) by a very youthful looking Will Smith ---
**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:** [June 8, 2014, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/33 "2014-06-08T12:29:21Z")
[The Girl With the Sun In Her Hair—John Barry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlWIuIM2jDc) [Wild Honey—U2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJUppbabbE4) [California Sun—The Rivieras](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy57Xdk9u0o) [Turn Down the Sun—Splendora](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZHPE5dlh8I) 😉 [Tiasus—Synaulia](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tiasus/id91042805?i=91042685) [Summertime Lovin’—Regular Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU4uhbjG8R0) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/34 "2014-06-08T12:51:34Z")
[Ridgetop](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMBU4kR70z4&feature=kp) - Jesse Colin Young ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/35 "2014-06-08T12:59:34Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [All Summer Long](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tytTebj8ic), The Beach Boys Beat me to it. I love this song. ETA: And for some reason, [Light my Fire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY1l8T2Lcl0) is a great summer song for me. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/36 "2014-06-08T13:08:57Z")
And [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1AesMfIf8) from George Harrison. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/37 "2014-06-08T13:30:21Z")
_Enter Sandman_. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/38 "2014-06-08T13:46:25Z")
> [@Dobbs](#): > > Mungo Jerry “In the Summertime” > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM&feature=kp](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM&feature=kp) Beat me to it. Though I like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG0oBPtyNb0) video better. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/39 "2014-06-08T14:10:48Z")
[Accidently Kelly Street](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdJYrkra0nk), by Frente (sic) ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282/40 "2014-06-08T14:45:20Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > Well heck this song has “sunshine” in its title > [Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows by Lesley Gore](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gELYWF2x0tU) > WARNING: Do not click if you are prone to earworms. I didn’t have to click. All I had to do was read the title, and now it’s flooding my mind. How do I get rid of it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-song-that-captures-the-joy-of-this-beautiful-summery-day/690282.md?page=3)