# What song is this **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [May 31, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452 "2022-05-31T18:48:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/1 "2022-05-31T18:48:42Z")
I cant place it. Its a late 60’s early 70s song that evokes feelings of summer…im gonna post the phrasing which may throw people so concentrate on the ‘aieee aiee yii yiiis’ cause thats the only part in certain of. Its a slow beat. " Now that something something sommmmmthinnnng Aieee aieee yiii yiiiiiiiiiii ohh something something. …Ohh Something something." Actual notes of opening are D Eflat F F Bflat F D C (held a little) D C Bflat (lower) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/2 "2022-05-31T18:53:43Z")
I’m sure it’s not it, but just because you said it evokes feelings of summer… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GQQbjpomexo/maxresdefault.jpg "Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQQbjpomexo) ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/3 "2022-05-31T19:00:51Z")
No idea how those notes would sound, but is it Saturday in the Park by Chicago? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PLiMy4NaSKc/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGHIgTCg0MA8=&rs=AOn4CLA_fWGlt9uEjTvh3Va0FEOmYbN75g "Saturday in the Park - Chicago") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLiMy4NaSKc) ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/4 "2022-05-31T19:01:57Z")
Nope…nor is it Mungo Jerry’s In the Summertime…Its got an Association like lush feel at the very beginning but horns in the middle then goes back to that lush feel. No its not Cherish and almost certainly isnt The Association. Which is why im having trouble pinning down the date. The beginning is very 60’s but the middle is early 70’s ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/5 "2022-05-31T19:02:10Z")
I think we might need a few more details. Male/female? Any certain instruments stand out (ie horns, if it’s Chicago)? Genre/style? Any other details at all? ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/6 "2022-05-31T19:03:19Z")
Male. Sounds like The Association mixed with Chicago but almost certainly isnt either of those. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/7 "2022-05-31T19:04:09Z")
> [@Pavelb1](#): > > Nope…nor is it Mungo Jerry’s In the Summertime…Its got an Association like lush feel at the very beginning but horns in the middle then goes back to that lush feel. No its not Cherish and almost certainly isnt The Association. > > Which is why im having trouble pinning down the date. The beginning is very 60’s but the middle is early 70’s Maybe the Beach Boys? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/8 "2022-05-31T19:04:24Z")
> [@Pavelb1](#): > > {…} ‘aieee aiee yii yiiis’ {…} [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NA2X1040_gY/hqdefault.jpg "Sylvia - Pillow Talk") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA2X1040_gY) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/9 "2022-05-31T19:06:09Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vUHEHibJLZQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Gary Puckett & The Union Gap "Lady Willpower" on The Ed Sullivan Show") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUHEHibJLZQ) ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/10 "2022-05-31T19:09:03Z")
Its none of these. Its driving me crazy. Soundhound and shazam arnt helping either ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/11 "2022-05-31T19:10:16Z")
Rare Earth’s Get Ready? [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZaWdw8wK7Gk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4AC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gKygcMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBmzRmi8ZSA63VfX5eWLF8L6k-Aow "Rare Earth - Get Ready\_1969") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaWdw8wK7Gk) ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/12 "2022-05-31T19:21:55Z")
Found it,you humm and humm and humm and finally a lyric will hit you and you have it. Thanks all for helping. Edit: It didnt help that the chorus was buried so deep in the song [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Bg0tFRea0wA/maxresdefault.jpg "Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg0tFRea0wA) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/13 "2022-05-31T23:15:58Z")
Such a great song. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/14 "2022-06-01T00:54:17Z")
Really makes you wonder where the band would have gone had Sly not fallen so far down the heroin bag. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/15 "2022-06-01T11:13:01Z")
I was going to suggest Three Dog Night’s _Shambala_. Sly & the Family Stone = Underrated. mmm ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-this/965452/16 "2022-06-01T15:01:10Z")
Gotta say, you gave a great description. If I’d found this tool sooner I could have ID’ed it just from the notes you wrote out. [https://www.onlinepianist.com/virtual-piano](https://www.onlinepianist.com/virtual-piano)