# Suggestions for songs for a CD celebrating summer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 27, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449 "2011-05-27T17:08:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cain7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@cain7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cain7)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/21 "2011-05-30T00:21:55Z")
Here’s today’s playlist… **Brian Vander Ark** –_Fit To Be Tied_ **Hot Hot Heat** –_This Town_ **The Police** –_Contact_ **The Jesus and Mary Chain** –_She_ **Palodine** –_Sweet Mouth, Black Heart_ **Magnolia Electric Company** –_Hammer Down_ **Nick Drake** –_River Man_ **Homenagem a Zeca Afonso** –_Comme S’Il en Pleuvait_ **The Notwist** –_Pick Up The Phone_ **Caribou** –_Subotnick_ **The Dreamers** –_Piccadilly Night Bus_ **Camera Obscura** –_You Told A Lie_ **Yo La Tengo** –_Barnaby, Hardly Working_ **Joy Division** –_Love Will Tear Us Apart_ **New Order** –_Thieves Like Us (Instrumental)_ **Lullabye Arkestra** –_Ass Worship_ **The Fever** –_Waiting For The Centipede_ **The Sea and Cake** –_Lamont’s Lament_ **Bo Ramsey** –_Where The Sun Never Goes Down_ ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/22 "2011-05-30T00:33:15Z")
“Summertime Cowboy” - Husky Rescue “Rill Rill” - Sleigh Bells ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/23 "2011-06-12T17:59:21Z")
Sorry for my late response to this thread - there were a couple of posts, then I didn’t see any more and thought it had sunk like a stone! I had already finished the CD before I found this thread, but I did find some really great suggestions for future mixes. Here’s how it ended up: Light up the World - Glee Cast I Was Made For Sunny Days - The Weepies The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars Sweet Song - Jen Foster 40 Dogs (like Romeo and Juliet) - Bob Schneider Feel the Sunshine - Joe Brooks Summertime - Brianna Taylor Glow - Donavon Frankenreiter Brighter Than the Sun - Colbie Caillat Summertime - The Click 5 Sun - Airplanes Firefly - Sister Hazel Summer Girl - Jessica Andrews The Sound of Sunshine - Michael Franti Golden - Jill Scott Wet Hot American Summer - Cobra Starship Beauty in the World - Macy Gray Live it Up - Group 1 Crew Island in the Sun - Weezer Firework - Katy Perry Friday - Glee Cast Happily Ever After - He is We ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/24 "2011-06-12T18:00:58Z")
> [@FallingLeaves](#): > > Summer Sun - Matt Wertz > Sunshine in my Sky - Kate Voegele > And the Birds Sing - Tyrone Wells > Promise of Summer - Jackopierce Thanks - this is the exact kind of stuff I love. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/25 "2011-06-12T19:37:49Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > _The Boys Of Summer_ by Don Henley might fit the bill, it’s kinda laid back so might not be upbeat enough for what you want. It’s also not about summer. _Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach I feel it in the air The summer’s out of reach_ ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/26 "2011-06-13T01:39:43Z")
Nat King Cole’s _Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer_ from 1961 [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hv4gYHlqTds/hqdefault.jpg "Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer - Nat King Cole") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv4gYHlqTds) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/27 "2011-06-13T15:09:19Z")
“Summer Song” - Joe Satriani (one of the greatest air guitar songs of all time!) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/28 "2011-06-13T15:10:46Z")
I see that War’s “Low Rider” was nominated, but War also had another big hit called “Summer,” which fits even better. What about “California Sun” by the Rivieras? ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/29 "2011-06-13T15:26:46Z")
How about Troy Olsen’s “Summer Thing”? Very lightweight pop-country, but thematically perfect, and an easy little groove that few will object to in a mix. And since he checks Bob Marley, put “Sun is Shining” in there too. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/30 "2011-06-13T15:30:06Z")
“Stone in Love” - Journey ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/31 "2011-06-14T13:51:44Z")
any summer mix must contain [Summertime](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEvVs0_l3Gs) by Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff ---
**Author:** ![FallingLeaves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/54ee81/32.png) [@FallingLeaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallingLeaves)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/32 "2011-06-19T22:22:08Z")
> [@Glory](#): > > Thanks - this is the exact kind of stuff I love. Looks like you’ve got your CD, but if when you do Summer CD #2… On that same Tyrone Wells CD, Metal & Wood, get “Happy as the Sun” too. Not sure why I skipped that one. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449/33 "2011-06-20T00:37:39Z")
> [@FallingLeaves](#): > > Looks like you’ve got your CD, but if when you do Summer CD #2… > > On that same Tyrone Wells CD, Metal & Wood, get “Happy as the Sun” too. Not sure why I skipped that one. I found it when I was downloading the other Tyrone Wells song - already got it 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-songs-for-a-cd-celebrating-summer/583449.md?page=1)