# Songs for the summer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 18, 2005, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791 "2005-06-18T05:25:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qwertyasdfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/1 "2005-06-18T05:25:14Z")
Here in the northern hemisphere it’s summer, and so I’ve put together a mix CD to listen to with my friends in the car. Here’re my picks: Dr Dre - Let Me Ride Sublime - Doin Time Common - The light Pixies - Here comes your man Black eyed peas - Hey Mama Tupac - It Ain’t Easy Coolio - Fantastic Voyage Black Eyed Peas - Joints and Jams Enigma - Return to innocence The roots - The Seed 2.0 Wilco - I’m Always in Love Naughty By Nature - Feel me Flow Cake - Never There Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry What songs do you guys think are perfect for summer? ---
**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/2 "2005-06-18T07:47:29Z")
Pretty much anything and everything from the Jimmy Buffett and Beach Boys oeuvres. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/3 "2005-06-18T08:05:17Z")
SLAYER! SLAYER! SLAYER! SLAYER! and then some more SLAYER! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/4 "2005-06-18T10:55:39Z")
_Here Comes The Summer_ by **The Undertones** _Summertime Blues_ by **Eddie Cochran** _The Summer Sun_ by **Chris Stamey** ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/5 "2005-06-18T12:15:09Z")
Summer in the City–Loving Spoonful Summer Night City–ABBA ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/6 "2005-06-18T13:05:14Z")
Some oldies: Magic - Pilot Beach Baby - First Class Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies ---
**Author:** ![Gail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Gail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gail)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/7 "2005-06-18T13:09:43Z")
_Stone in Love_ by Journey _Summer Nights_ from the Grease soundtrack ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/8 "2005-06-18T13:36:51Z")
One Summer Night–Danleers See You in September–Tempos Lazy Summer Night–Four Preps The Girl in 301–Johnny Cash Summertime–Sam Cooke ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/9 "2005-06-18T16:29:11Z")
“Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer” – Nat King Cole “Buggin’” – The Flaming Lips “Summer’s Cauldron,” “Grass,” and “The Meeting Place” – XTC “Let’s Go For a Ride” – Cracker The entire album **Dirt Track Date** by Southern Culture On the Skids. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/10 "2005-06-18T16:32:40Z")
Sorry for the repeat posting, but: “Love Rollercoaster” by The Ohio Players has to be on the list. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/11 "2005-06-18T17:30:48Z")
Mungo Jerry’s “In The Summertime” is absolutely essential. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/12 "2005-06-18T17:52:00Z")
You have not truly lived until you have heard [this](http://mediamogul.seas.upenn.edu/pennsound/authors/365/365-Days-Project-09-13-pinza-ezio-with-the-budapest-string-quartet-lovely-tune.mp3). [sub]Recorded by Ezio Pinza and the Budapest String Quartet. I kid you not.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/13 "2005-06-18T17:56:53Z")
“Summer Song” - Chad and Jeremy “Summer Rain” - Johnny Rivers ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/14 "2005-06-18T18:01:13Z")
**Qwertyasdfg** , I’m puzzled — how do the songs in your list relate particularly to summer? ---
**Author:** ![CBEscapee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@CBEscapee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBEscapee)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/15 "2005-06-19T02:31:57Z")
Summertime - Doc Watson ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/16 "2005-06-19T02:49:52Z")
“Montana” by Venus Hum. ---
**Author:** ![Gail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Gail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gail)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/17 "2005-06-19T11:57:05Z")
_Hot Fun in the Summertime_ by Sly and the Family Stone _Welcome to Miami_ by Will Smith _Summer_ by War ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-the-summer/308791/18 "2005-06-19T16:11:54Z")
“Summer Guest” The Go Find “Boys of Summer” either version is good, Don Henley or The Ataris “Summer Luv” Lesbians On Ecstasy “D.U.I.” The Offspring “Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song)” Incubus “Summer Breeze” Type O Negative (_so_ much cooler than the orginal) “Bleed American” Jimmy Eat World “Blue Skies” Tori Amos & BT “Feel Good Hit Of The Summer” Queens Of The Stone Age "Waterfall"The Din Pedals “Sparks Are Gonna Fly” The Catherine Wheel “Hello Timebomb” Matthew Good Band “Touch, Peel and Stand” Days of The New