Great summer tracks

[Don1]

As the weather has turned nicer, my thoughts turn to making a really good summer playlist. Items include either summer songs (see the first one on the list), or tracks that came out in the summer. Any suggestions please? (Apart from get a better taste in music… )

1) DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime
2) Will Smith – Men in Black
3) Tagteam – Whoomp There It Is
4) Rizzle Kicks – Down With The Trumpets

[Champhill]

Wake Up Boo! by The Boo Radleys always makes me smile when the sun is shining as do Rock Lobster and Loveshack by the B-52's

Edited by Champhill on Saturday 4th May 17:34

[macp]

summer of 69 - brian adams
There`s nothing like this - omar
seven days in sunny june - jamiroquai

[Slagathore]

Rudimental - Feel The Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5--3L5vHS4

Downloaded the album the other day and pretty much all the songs they've released and a couple of others from the album are great 'Summer songs'.

[The Hypno-Toad]

Wishful Thinking - China Crisis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj20LKdg8-8

On The Beach - Chris Rea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X0FjlybCqs

He's On The Beach - Kirsty MacColl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbsB2Q0w3gc

Weather With You - Crowded House.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag8XcMG1EX4

Steal My Sunshine - Len
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1fzJ_AYajA

Rio - Michael Nesmith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tpkxKZS4fc

Train Tour To Rainbow City - The Pyramids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCy1xJgln_U

Everybody Loves The Sunshine - Roy Ayers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiTkBLhG4Ko

The First Picture Of You - The Lotus Eaters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpQCAAOyi04

Summer (The First Time) - Bobby Goldsboro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYHEBa6Xx48

Make Things Right - Lemon Jelly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO8ouAHLe-Q

Come - Lemon Jelly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6MOk-XKfKA

Stay With You - Lemon Jelly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BERwYBwldPs

And I think this already qualifies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV6Rdv1a3I



The Toad knows, baby. The Toad knows

[Baz Tench]

Groove Armada - At the river

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-uztVX6QFQ

Also, I can't get enough of this at the moment;

Zero 7 - Morning Song. No references to Summer, but could pass as a 'chill out in the garden on a sunny evening' kind of tune (any excuse to post it really )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJiQ3tevDQM

[Baz Tench]

A bit of California Soul sir?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MMflNf-ocg

[Crafty_]

Maybe less obvious choices

Waterloo Sunset - Kinks
http://youtu.be/4vRURpe6FXE

Country - Weller
http://youtu.be/XmDK6i3H6og

Driving Nowhere - Weller
http://youtu.be/wDm0Idz_VrY

Once Around the Block - Badly Drawn Boy
http://youtu.be/RPVAipmV7jY

Could of picked any number of Beach Boys tracks, but we'll go with All Summer Long
http://youtu.be/2tytTebj8ic

Big Sur - The Thrills
http://youtu.be/A1fGNCvZL_w

In the Morning - The Coral
http://youtu.be/KErHjXpsfwA

Heatwave - Martha & The Vandellas
http://youtu.be/XE2fnYpwrng

[zb]

Tullio de Piscopo - Stop Bajon (Primavera)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhIXU4IXLWg

Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPTc1RVk4Xg

Otis Redding - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCmUhYSr-e4

Edited by zb on Saturday 4th May 21:33

[wildone63]

Suprised no one's mention the obvious one yet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUQcnfwUUM

[Otispunkmeyer]

The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds... Nice to listen to and relax

[Zad]

Jakatta (Dave Lee)'s album "Visions" has some great summery songs:

(With Seal) My Vision (Summer in White): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBGeUCCJ5zY
(With Beth Hirsch) One Fine Day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgUFvZ1LHWw

The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h1oRP7FfBw

You might have to have my memories of summer in the early 1980s for this to mean so much, but:

Simple Minds - Someone, Somewhere, in Summertime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmmdCRGLoD8

Hot hazy summer evenings in the countryside:

Goldfrapp - Little Bird: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l4PkcX8UEM

Most of the Zero 7 album "Simple Things" and "When it Falls"

Destiny : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INn1C6ImJKg
In the Waiting Line: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tZlu4wP4pw
Warm sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmPchJQjqUk
Home (with Tina Dico): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q7FpQISY7w
Somersault (with Sia Furler): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-ov3etUsYo

Air

La Femme D'Argent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4U19zwFENs
Talisman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9OiDaTKtxI

[DukeDickson]

Solamente


Sun In My Eyes


Fade


Blue Skies

[Rollin]

The Pierces...We are stars.
Ice Cube....Today was a good day.

[TheEnd]

OK, let's go with some more dancey trancey stuff-

009 Soundsystem, Trinity - famous as the most popular youtube free overlay.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohSNeQ70VsY

BT- Flaming June
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfCc56njC7U

Chicane - Poppiholla
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfZkdthPOTA

deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember - Voted the best track ever made ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK1mLIeXwsQ

Dizzee Rascal - Holiday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANE9A5osUes

Kaskade - One Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf2OtM1A4uQ

Kris Menace & Lifelike - Discopolis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ft8yL7VLR4

The Cardigans - My Favourite Game (you would though... barn door in a hurricane...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq-I4orlEhE

Sasha and Marie- Be as one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiM3_Lpfask

Nalin and Kane - Beachball
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoeFMkYYll8

Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qACVIch8bVM


Not feeling the dancey stuff? too modern?

Matt Monro - On Days Like These
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQIRbV_noi8

nina simone - my baby just cares for me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYSbUOoq4Vg

Let's Go Sunning - Jack Shaindlin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IqORm1uKN0

[Don1]

You lovely people. Right, I know what I'll be listening to, and downloading today!

[Baz Tench]

Forgot this one...

The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc0F-fw3tkY

[Don1]

Some extras for you...

PM Dawn - Set adrift on memory bliss

B.o.B - So Good

Kid Rock - All Summer Long

Shape Shifters - Lolas Theme

Chemical Brothers - Sunshine Underground

Ms Dynamite - Dy-na-mi-tee

Space Cowboy - Crazy Talk

[Baz Tench]

Summer(y) ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mm6ycEz2A8

[vladcjelli]

Dodgy - Good Enough.

http://youtu.be/kt3vZYkMB5I

Always reminds me of summery goodness.